Upon hearing Zhang Lisheng's question, the young coachman flashed a mouthful of white teeth and said excitedly, "Of course I know that place! Sir, are you going to look for Mr. Saganso for astrology? H-Has his fame already spread to the outer city?"
"Astrology?" Zhang Lisheng was slightly stunned. "I'm indeed looking for Mr. Saganso, but isn't he a geologist?"
"Don't you know, sir? Mr. Saganso's official job is indeed a geologist specially hired by the Mining Association, but he's better at using the stars to predict the fate of people." The young man said in a mysterious voice, "Not only that, unlike the astrologers who only perform divination at night, Mr. Saganso can also perform divination during the day by watching the changes in the sun's halo.
Those who have seen his astrology said that the past and future of an ordinary person are like an open book in Mr. Saganso's eyes. There are no secrets at all. "
The reason why the Wizard Li's Holy See could find the whereabouts of the founder of the Yasen artillery infantry phalanx was all because they inadvertently found a clue in the old diary of a dead old alchemy workshop craftsman. Following the clue, they finally had a harvest.
In view of Tandari's cautiousness, after finding his hiding place, Zhang Lisheng had specifically ordered Tuan not to let any spy appear in Lange City, let alone deliberately collect any information. For this reason, other than some basic information about Tandari, who was using the alias Saganso, he did not know much about him. It was his first time hearing the information that the coachman told him.
However, Zhang Lisheng was puzzled by Tandari's actions that could not be explained at all. For example, as a legendary alchemist master who stood at the peak of the mainland and was revered by many powerful monarchs in the mainland, why would he spend so much effort to create a false identity more than 30 years ago and even strangely adopt an orphan girl?
After the Wizard Li people won the battle of Gaoden Hill that decided the fate of the Green Leaf Mainland, why would he kill all the assistants and apprentices in his alchemy workshop and flee in a hurry?
If there was really one, or even several, intelligent and powerful existences standing behind him, then why did he not continue to resist the expansion of Wizard Li's faith after the battle of Gaoden Hill? Zhang Lisheng had thought about it again and again in the dead of night.
Now, there was one more unsolved mystery. For an impersonator who needed to disappear frequently, a geologist who needed to explore mineral veins in the wild all year round was a very suitable disguise, but an astrological hobby that needed to interact with strangers was very redundant.
Zhang Lisheng walked into the carriage and sat on the shiny leather seat. He turned around and asked the coachman through the small round hole in the carriage wall, "Does Mr. Saganso often do astrology for people?"
"Yes, sir." The coachman cracked his whip and drove the carriage away from the airship station in the suburbs. On the spacious mainland, he said in a refreshed manner while being blown by the cool breeze, "Mr. Saganso is a warm-hearted person. As long as you don't go out to explore the mineral vein, he won't reject anyone who wants to perform divination. Not only that, he won't charge a single cent."
A legendary alchemist who inexplicably disguised as a geologist would spend his time in seclusion by doing astrology for people? This was just too strange. Upon hearing the young coachman's answer, if it was not for the fact that Zhang Lisheng believed that the Holy See would never use a ridiculous mistake to deal with the oracle, he would have already suspected whether Mr. Saganso was Tandari's incarnation or not.
"He won't charge a single cent?" Suppressing the doubts in his heart, the young man asked again, "In that case, there must be an endless stream of people looking for Mr. Saganso for divination."
"Not really. Mr. Saganso is a decent scholar after all, so ordinary people would not dare to look for him. Besides, not everyone knows about his reputation …" The coachman continued to answer the guest's question as he drove into Lange City.
As a well-known mining city in the mainland, even though the streets of Lange were bustling, the environment was not so pleasant. The road that could accommodate four carriages side by side was inevitably scattered with countless fine slag. The green trees that had just been planted on the street were also covered with a thin layer of dust.
It was very easy to distinguish the locals from the foreigners in the city. The pedestrians who could walk in the dust that seemed to be rising with a thin layer of mist as though there was no one else around must be the old residents of Lange City. This was because when travelers came here, whether it was to do business or to visit relatives and friends, they would all frown and cover their noses.
"Sir, we've arrived at Mr. Saganso's mansion." The young coachman drove the rental carriage to and fro in the dirty and huge city for a long time before finally stopping slowly in front of a gray stone building. Putting away his whip, he said loudly.
After the Hellfire people invaded the Green Leaf Mainland, they cruelly suppressed the aristocratic families who would rather sell their hard labor to live a hard life than surrender and serve the Holy See, confiscating all of their land and wealth. However, they did not offend all the wealthy merchants and scholars who consciously showed goodwill.
Adding on to the fact that when Lange City fell without any resistance, the Wizard Li faith had already shrouded most of the mainland, showing an unstoppable momentum. Most of the millions of people in the city had devoutly converted, so the property and life of the respectable people in the city were not affected at all. This could be seen from the imposing mansion that Tandari lived in seclusion.
"The house is not bad, but the air here is really suffocating." Zhang Lisheng walked down the carriage and frowned as he muttered in a low voice.
Then, he looked at the bronze plate 'Gold Tin Road No. 29' nailed on the heavy wooden door of the double-storey stone building and a look of anticipation crept upon his face. Casually taking out a gold coin from his pocket, he turned around and flicked it at the young coachman. With a smile on his face but not a hint of a smile in his eyes, he said, "I'll give you a piece of advice, Mr. Coachman. Leave Lange City immediately." Taking a few steps up the stairs, he pushed the door open and entered the low building.
After entering the door, it was a vestibule. There was no one inside, only a clear laughter reverberating everywhere.
Following the direction of the laughter, Zhang Lisheng walked out of the vestibule and came to a spacious living room.
Due to the bad air outside, the windows in this living room were not big. Due to the sparse sunlight, the crystal lights on the ceiling were already lit up at noon. Under the illumination of the lights, five to six young men and women were chatting about something with a smile on their faces on a few not-so-new but luxurious sofas.
A grey-haired old man dressed in a black swallow-tailed suit, who looked like a butler, walked around the room with his head held high and chest puffed out. He ordered a few tall and sturdy maids to serve tea and snacks in a low voice.
The uninvited guest's arrival immediately broke the harmonious atmosphere in the room. At once, everyone shut their mouths. After a few seconds of silence, the old man took a step forward and looked at Zhang Lisheng from head to toe before asking one after another, "Sir, may I know who you are? How did you enter the door? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"I'm Zhang Lisheng from another mainland. The reason I came to see Mr. Saganso today is that I hope to have my future fortune told. As for entering the door, your door doesn't seem to be closed." Zhang Lisheng looked around at the patterns engraved on the walls of the living room and replied with a smile. Since he had already arrived at the mansion where Tandari lived in seclusion, he was no longer afraid of alerting the enemy.
"The door is not closed …" The old man hesitated for a while before looking at the young man and saying, "Mr. Zhang Lisheng, I'm Mr. Saganso's butler, Alexandre. It's my honor to …"
"Mr. Saganso's butler? I didn't know that a geologist is such a profitable profession. To think that he can actually afford a mansion and hire a butler, or is he secretly collecting money when he's doing fortune-telling?" The young man interrupted the old man's words and joked with the same smile on his face.
It was Zhang Lisheng's first time visiting, and he had a favor to ask. After Zhang Lisheng looked around as though there was no one else around, he teased the host in a weird tone.
The old man choked and had nothing to say at once with a gloomy expression. On the other hand, a slightly thin but handsome man among the young people who were chatting by the side stood up and said in a sonorous voice, "Mr. Zhang Lisheng, Uncle Saganso has explored two medium-yield iron mines and one high-yield copper mine by himself.
His annual dividend of shares alone is more than 10,000 gold coins. If it wasn't for the fact that he donates most of his income to the orphanage and charity hall every year, his life would be ten times more decent than it is now. For this reason, please apologize for what you said just now. "
"Apologize? Of course, I can!" Zhang Lisheng glanced at the young man who spoke and his smile became strange. Shifting his gaze to the butler of the mansion, he said, "But I'll have to see Mr. Saganso first, won't I? Butler Alexandre, why don't you call him out or I'll go see him personally?"
"Mr. Zhang Lisheng, please forgive me. My humble master is playing cards with a few respected gentlemen, so I'm afraid it's not convenient to disturb them now," The old butler said with a blank expression.
"If I must see him …" The complex patterns on the living room's walls were simply simple decorations, and the people inside were also ordinary. Zhang Lisheng could not see through them, so he did not want to waste any more time. A ferocious gleam flashed across his eyes. When he was about to clench his fists to manifest his divine power and crush the entire mansion, he suddenly heard noisy footsteps resonating from above.
At the same time, a voice resonated, "Saganso, the last game should have been won by us. As long as you play that 'Knight' card … Oh Wizard Li, you can see through my past and future, so why can't you guess that I need that card?"
"Hahaha … That's because your greed has blinded your destiny, Angino. Besides, even if Saganso plays the 'Knight' card, I still have two crossbow cards in my hand. You guys will still lose in the end."
"That's not necessarily the case, Keane. The 'Knight' card combined with the 'Galloping Double-horned Horse' in my hand has at least a 50% chance of killing your crossbow …" Six to seven well-dressed middle-aged men walked down the stairs noisily.
Looking at the serious face of the old butler, one of the fat gentlemen, who was the heaviest among them, laughed and said, "My dear old Alessandro, is lunch ready? I've been looking forward to your roasted beef ribs for the past month."
"Mr. Bigail, lunch is just ready." The butler bowed slightly to the fat gentleman and then looked at the middle-aged and old man with thick eyebrows and deep eyes walking at the back of the stairs. "Sir, there's a Mr. Zhang Lisheng from a foreign mainland who came to see you. He wants to have his destiny divined."
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