Is this some kind of apocalyptic crisis?, Lukka couldn't help but frown as he looked at the dim sun. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Can you see what's going on?" he asked, turning back to the carriage behind him.

Crete's voice came from the empty carriage: "The sun is blocked by something. ”

"Do you still need to say that, why is this happening?" Luka's eyes may not have been as good as Crete's, but he could still see what so many onlookers could see outside.

"I don't know, but the shape of the stripes on the sun's surface is the same as the ones in the ruins. Crete confirmed Luka's suspicions.

The gray sun was a little creepy, but its biggest impact now was to make the carriages at the intersection completely messed up. Traffic jams may not be common in the Sunset Islands, but for Luca, the scene is quite close to him, but unfortunately there is no electric car that he loved back then.

Since the sun didn't look like it would go out in a moment and a half, he quickly turned his attention to today's plan. It seemed unlikely that the last part of the road would be completed, and the coachmen on the road were all tilting their heads, and the horses were snorting uneasily.

Lukka and Ollie squeezed their way through the dense crowd and walked in the direction of the Alliance's Palace, with the other invisible people following behind. From time to time, the crowd let out a few "huh?", in a daze at the air that pushed them away.

At the gate of the Government Affairs Palace, the guards also widened their eyes, looking at the gray sun. But at least they hadn't forgotten their job, and after verifying the letter Lukka was holding, they let the guards in charge of the reception lead them into the courtyard.

In the front yard of the Palace of Government Affairs, there is a green lawn, and there are two rows of maple trees planted sparsely next to it, and the sea breeze blows far away, and the leaves that have not yet turned red sway with the wind, flapping each other to make a rhythmic sound - this is also the origin of the name of Maple Song Island.

Walking through the courtyard, the guards and Luca pushed open the main entrance to the palace. In front of the door, Lukka lowered his head and picked up the envelope that had deliberately fallen on the ground, and said in a voice that only his companions could hear: "Go your separate ways." ”

The guard, of course, did not know that there were not two but six men behind him, and that two of them had now turned right along the stone-paved path towards the east wing of the building. He dutifully walked into the door with the "important person" behind him, climbed up the stairs on the west side to the second floor, and stopped at the door of the reception room.

"Please come in, the Archon is waiting for your arrival. The guard said.

Lukka strode through the door. He had imagined that something might have gone wrong with Taylor, but the worst-case scenario was probably a team of soldiers with weapons trying to do something to him like they were grabbing Mores.

The diamond skin on his body is not an ornament, and the greatsword on Ollie's back behind him is not a vegetarian. So, he seemed completely defenseless and swaggered into the reception room.

Taylor sat in the chair opposite.

He hadn't been kidnapped by anyone, and he didn't look sick at all. On the contrary, he sat in a golden-backed chair and looked healthier than he had been two months earlier. Not only is he healthy, but Taylor's whole person seems to be full of vitality, if it weren't for the bald crown of his head and wrinkles on his face, he wouldn't look like an old man of nearly eighty years old at all.

Lukka was not polite, sitting directly on the chair opposite Taylor, his right hand stretched out and stretched forward: "Where's the money?"

Taylor laughed, "That's straightforward, Captain Lester. ”

"I've always been a concise person, if you send someone to move money, I'll turn around and leave, and I will never be entangled. Luca said.

"But you haven't given me what I wanted. Taylor said as he picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip with his head down.

Lukka took out the box containing the compass, took out the silver coin of four and a third of the face value from his pocket, put it on the table together, and pushed it over:

"Your stuff, give it back to you. For the specifics of the expedition, you go to Mores and ask about it. ”

Taylor shook his head, "Joseph? ”

"So, you really took him?" asked Ollie.

"I don't deny it, and besides, you must have seen his wanted warrant, so why ask knowingly?" said Taylor.

Lukka asked, "What charge?"

Taylor didn't seem to think about how to answer this question at all, squinted his eyes and thought for a moment before replying, "Collaboration with the enemy." ”

"Huh?" Lukka listened to the obviously perfunctory answer, not knowing whether to be angry or laughing.

Seeing him glaring at himself, Taylor added, "Collusion with the Brohn Empire, that's what my intelligence agency said. ”

"How is that possible? The Knights are not subordinate to the June Alliance!" Ollie stood up from his chair.

Instead of answering, Taylor put on a "believe it or not, I'll just say it" expression.

"Anyway, he is the supervisor of our transaction, since you have already accepted him, then our transaction will be considered a deal, and the rest is that you pay quickly. Lukka said as he tugged at Ollie's sleeve to sit down, Daniel and Thea had already gone to find someone, and there was no need to argue about it here.

"That's not how business works, Captain Lester. Taylor said and pointed to the teapot, and the servant next to him quickly picked it up and poured a cup each for Lukka and Ollie.

"You haven't given me anything in the ruins yet. He continued.

Lukka ignored the tea in front of him, shook his head and replied, "Our contract is only to explore the ruins, and we didn't say that we want to hand over the things to you." ”

"Indeed," said Taylor, "that's just the price of exploring the ruins. As for what is found inside, you can make a price. ”

"The ruins have been submerged in the sea, and I have nothing to give you. Lukka wasn't lying, all he had brought out from the ruins was the ancient illusion energy, which had now been completely integrated with his spiritual starry sky, and even if he wanted to sell it, he didn't know how to separate it.

"You're laughing, Captain Lester. Taylor's voice was smiling, "Isn't the thing in the ruins right hidden on your right hand right now?"

"How do you know?!" Lukka was really taken aback this time, and even Ollie, who was next to him, probably couldn't say the location of the power so accurately.

"There's a lot more I know, like," Taylor pointed to the wall next to the door, "Why don't you have a cup of tea with those two invisible friends?"