Chapter 63: Purpose
So fast? Lumian didn't expect that in just one day, the investigation of the "Sword Knight" would be fruitful.
Following his instincts, he turned to the side and looked in front of the full-length mirror.
The "Sword Knight" with messy brown hair and a pale face had appeared there at some point.
"Just a clue?" Lumian reflected on the other party's words just now and distilled the main point.
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The "Knight of the Sword" glanced at Lumian with that extremely suppressed and restrained gaze and said, "The day after they arrived at the port of Santa, they went to the Balansatt boat rental company and asked how much gold it would cost to rent a boat to go out to sea for fishing, and after that, they never showed up again."
Hearing the answer of the "Knight of the Sword", a thought subconsciously flashed through Lumien's mind:
It's quite romantic, it's a combination of one and a half Indisians and half Fenerport, and they actually choose to go fishing as a way to date!
If Norfi didn't have the identity of the "Handmaiden of the Sea" child, and this was Santa Harbor, the pursuit of romance might be closer to their real purpose of renting a boat, but unfortunately, the reality has no ifs, Lumian sighed and seriously thought about the real reason why Norfi and Butner did this.
- There are many fishermen in Santa Harbor, but not everyone has their own fishing boat, these fishermen in the lower class either accept employment, get on the boat to help, and get an income composed of a relatively fixed monetary remuneration and a part of the sea, or a group of people to buy or rent a fishing boat that can go to sea, Balanssatt Boat Rental Company mainly makes money in this area, as for the middle class and tourists sightseeing, sea fishing does not bring much income, Santa Port does not
It is a city known for its tourism.
As Lumian entered the state of thought, the "Knight of the Sword" continued: "The inquiry was led by the woman named Norfi, but the man named Batna was very cooperative and did not show the slightest sign of resistance."
Butner doesn't really think fishing is dating, does he? For the Intis, this is indeed something to look forward to, how can it be resisted? Chartering a boat to go to sea...... What did Norfi want to do, during the sea prayer ceremony, intercept the special ship that was waiting to be the "Governor of the Sea", or load a boatload of gunpowder and crash directly into it, ending the lives of the "Governor of the Sea" and the "Handmaiden of the Sea"? Or, quietly follow and take its place at a critical moment? Lumian's thoughts were swirling, and he had all kinds of speculations.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
In the information he collected from different sources about the sea prayer ceremony, there was a piece of information: the final and most core part of the sea prayer ceremony was held in a special sea area outside the port, and those who had not followed it did not know the details of the sea festival, nor did they know where that sea area was located.
Thinking of this, Lumian's mind flashed and made a new speculation: "Norfi's mother is the 'handmaiden of the sea' who escaped from Santa Port, she must have been to that special sea, and it is possible that she will tell her daughter the corresponding information."
"The purpose of Norfi's charter is to go to that special sea?
"What's there?
"Does it mean that there is something, a certain being, or a certain power hidden somewhere in that sea area, and the essence of the sea prayer ritual is to borrow something special from it?
"Does Norfi want to take that thing and take it for himself and become the permanent 'Governor of the Sea', or will it destroy it completely and end the long history of Santa Harbor selecting the 'Governor of the Sea' and the 'Handmaidens of the Sea' and holding a ceremony to pray for the sea?
"It is really easier to take that thing and take it into their own hands, the members of the Fisheries Guild have already done it, most of the time, human nature is selfish, and it is impossible to leave good things to the child of a 'Handmaiden of the Sea', unless the 'Handmaiden of the Sea' has another opportunity after leaving Santa Harbor, and knows how to approach, how to obtain, how to avoid danger......
"It might be easier to destroy than to occupy......"
In a flash of thought, Lumian raised his head slightly.
Wouldn't the purpose of the core members of "April Fool's Day" make such a prank, but also to steal that thing or all its specialness?
Did they succeed?
This is a critical question.
The "Knight of the Sword" looked at Lumian silently, not interrupting his thoughts, as if he were a corpse.
After a while, Lumien asked with a little curiosity, "How did you manage to find out part of Norfi and Butna's whereabouts in just one day?"
The "Sword Knight" replied in a deep voice, "Get information from the spirit world, and then investigate on the spot."
"After they left the Baransatt boat charter company, all the relevant information was hidden or erased and could no longer be found."
"Isn't that how some divination works...... Nolfi and Butna didn't do anti-divination before they went to the boat rental company, but they did it after leaving?"
"It's unreasonable, either you don't do it, or you will do it the whole time, unless both of them are rookies, and they only think of doing anti-divination after asking the price of the charter boat......"
"Well, a more reasonable explanation is that boat leasing also belongs to the fishing and maritime trade-related industries, and has a deep relationship with the members of the Fisheries Association......
"The note that told me that Norfi was the child of the Handmaidens of the Sea came from the owner or one of the shareholders of the Balansatt Boat Charter?" Lumian's train of thought gradually became clearer.
He looked at the "Sword Knight" and hesitated to ask the other party to continue the investigation.
At this time, the "Knight of the Sword" took the initiative to say:
"I'll do further research from the boat rental company."
"Thank you." Lumian thanked him sincerely.
He then saw the figure of the "Sword Knight" quickly disappear through the sky.
Turned into a soul-like creature?" Lumian saw more details this time.
This made him wonder if the "Knights of the Sword" was from the "temperance faction" of the "Fool" church, and then went to the Southern Continent to deal with the "indulgence faction" of the Rose School.
Without thinking much about it, he took off his clothes, changed into a cotton shirt that had been washed to white, and lay down on the bed.
Late at night, in Trier, Franka wore a thick tweed top and a pair of trousers that fit her legs quite well, and walked in boots in the light of the streetlights.
Although she didn't wear makeup and deliberately used darkness and shadows to hide her appearance, there were still many drunks who just saw her back or side, and came over to talk or ask for the price, behaving like those tiny flying insects hovering under the gas street lamp on a summer night.
Syllable!
Franka's ponytail flicked, and a side kick kicked away a pestering drunk.
The drunkard screamed and threw up.
Franka pursed her lips in disgust, and said to herself silently: "Joy" is really troublesome, it's okay during the day, it's just that some guys who feel good about themselves will come to hook up, and when they go out at night, they are full of malice, and even the heroes who save the beauty are for the follow-up conversation.....
"However, those bastards came with imaginary happiness and anticipation, and only got a beating and the corresponding pain, well, this is also a simple version of pleasure and pain?"
It was precisely because she wanted to experience this and see if she could find an opportunity to digest the potion that Franka did not sneak into the shadows and let no one see it.
After a few more walks, Franka stepped into the shadows and came to the vacant room where she had met with "007".
The companion said that he had found out about the ancient tomb next to the "Crazy Mushroom Cave" on the fourth floor of the catacombs through the information of the church and the municipal archives, but it was inconvenient to talk about it in the telegram group, after all, no matter how good the relationship was, he had to be guarded against, so he put the sorted information to this contact point and let Franka pick it up herself.
Franka searched a little and found two thin sheets of paper folded up.
She directly unfolded them and quickly browsed them as "assassins", and no amount of darkness could prevent her from seeing the words: "The ancient tomb where you found the 'Fragment of the World in the Mirror' belongs to a large noble family of the Quaternary Tuduo Empire."
"Their last name is Tamara.
"I haven't found the corresponding information about which members of the Tamara family belong to that tomb yet, but I found a strange thing: "Not only are there multiple Tamara family tombs on the fourth floor of the catacombs, but there are also those on the third floor, such as the 'Thorn and Shield Wall Tomb', the 'Tomb of the Just One', etc., why don't they be put together.." …”
Seeing this, Franca's eyes suddenly froze.
Isn't the "Tomb of Thorns and Shields" the same tomb where Jane took the tear bottle to complete her mission?
The mission they used as an excuse involved the Tamara family, and the burial chamber where the "Fragment of the Mirror World" was harvested also belonged to the Tamara family!
Wouldn't that be too much of a coincidence?
Could it be the embodiment of the laws of the occult?
After calming down, Franka read the rest of the story: "........ Regarding the Tamara family, my rank has not yet been able to access more detailed information, so you can figure out more for yourself. ”
Well....... Franka bowed her head slightly, and had decided to report the whole matter to the "Trial" lady, hoping to get some information and hints from the "Tarot Society".
Early morning, Port Santa, Aquinas Street.
In a house diagonally opposite the Solo Inn, a rebranded Lumien was standing at the window of a room, holding Valerio's new identity credential, looking out of the suite where he, Lugano and Ludwig were living and the street below.
Now, he wants to play the role of Louis, a great adventurer who has been secretly commissioned to spy on him. Berry's ordinary bounty hunter.
With the radical performance of the past few days, well-informed people throughout Santa Harbor should know that there is such a big adventurer who wants to investigate the sea prayer ceremony, and it is likely that this includes the core members of "April Fool's Day" such as "Bards"!"