Lucien slightly nodded, holding the white porcelain cup, "I know. A man like Ivanovich would've died a long time ago if he wasn't so cruel. Unfortunately, I don't even know how many guards he has. Otherwise … "
Lucien's tone was mild and calm, but Leo felt chills running down his spine. Lucien was a sorcerer who was extremely calm. If Lucien knew how many powerful guards Ivanovszki had, Lucien would have immediately analyzed their defense and mental weaknesses, as well as the possibility and risk of the plan being carried out in the shortest time possible.
"When I was working for Ivanovich, he only had a grand Knight or a middle-rank sorcerer with him, but I'm sure he has more. Several times, the assassins sent by his competitors had died mysteriously outside his house before they could even reach him. There was also a time when a level two Blessing Knight came to assassinate Ivanovszki. The Blessing Knight severely injured the grand knight who was protecting Ivanovszki. However, when the assassin was about to kill Ivanovszki, he fell to the ground and died. His face was frozen with fear. "Leo told Ivanovszki everything he knew about Ivanovszki.
Lucien smiled, "I just summoned an invisible servant to follow Ivanovich from afar, but I was almost discovered. The good thing is that Ivanovszki's room is protected by some invisibility spells. Therefore, if we want to kill him, we can't kill him at his designated spot. We have to make him follow our rhythm. "Lucien nodded.
"Sir." "If you give me a middle-rank magic item, I'll try my best to kill Ivanovszki," Leo said hesitantly.
In Leo's opinion, the reason why the assassins did not kill Ivanovich was that they did not want to sacrifice their own lives. If the assassins did not care about their own lives, they could kill Ivanovich before they were killed by the grand Knight or the middle-rank sorcerer.
Lucien looked around the room, "There's no need for that now. You can take a rest."
Right now, Lucien's biggest advantage was that Ivanovich did not know how powerful Lucien was. Ivanovich might make a mistake when he sent someone to assassinate Lucien. And this mistake was an opportunity for him to split up and nibble away at his subordinates. Of course, it would be best if Ivanovszki did not intend to kill Lucien. Therefore, there was no need for Lucien to send Leo as a human bomb to alert Ivanovszki.
At the same time, Lucien secretly set up a magic circle that was unique to the Congress of Magic. It did not prevent others from prying. Its only effect was to increase the sensitivity of the Spiritual Energy Field of the operator of the magic array, allowing them to detect extremely small and abnormally restrained magic waves. Under normal circumstances, they would not be able to detect them at their current level.
The moonlight was soft and beautiful. Lucien leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes. He seemed to have fallen asleep while admiring the moon.
The night was getting darker and quieter. Lucien suddenly felt a faint magical fluctuation.
It almost blended with the breeze in the darkness. If Lucien had not set up a magic circle in advance, he would not have noticed it at all.
The magical fluctuation gradually calmed down, but it was still hanging in the air, shining on Lucien like a mirror, observing his every move.
Lucien, on the other hand, was twisting his body from time to time, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
This "harmonious" scene lasted until dawn, and nothing happened.
…
Ural City, "Green Vine" high-class hotel.
After selling most of the goods in this prosperous city and replenishing a lot of ironwares, Berdyf seemed to be very relaxed.
After breakfast, he sat in the corner of the hotel, sipping hard liquor while looking at the guests passing by. He was also discussing with another drunkard in a low voice, trying to figure out the identity, position, hobbies, and personality of the drunkard.
"Father, why are you drinking so early in the morning?" Lena, who was wearing a white fur coat, accepted Igor's apology last night and made up with him. Today, she was about to go to the market and the blacksmith district with her father. However, she was surprised to find that her father was drunk early in the morning, so she was a bit angry.
Berdyf burped and smiled, "Lena, we're leaving Ural City tomorrow. Let me drink all day. The more I drink, the more energetic I'll be." The next stop was the destination of the caravan, the capital of Jinov Province.
"Father, you've been drinking for two days!" Lena frowned, "Then you have to promise me that you won't drink a single drop of alcohol from Ural City to home!"
Berdyf laughed, "Lena, don't think that I'll make a promise just because I'm drunk. I still have to drink the wine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner."
After saying that, he suddenly stood up and said, "Mr. Peter, welcome back. I thought you'd stay with Baroness Carleena."
Berdyf's tone was flirtatious. He did not sound like an old man at all.
At this time, Lucien and Leo were walking in through the door of the hotel. Their blonde hair was shining, and they looked very energetic. After breakfast, Carleena, who had obviously cooled down, sent the coachman to send Lucien back to Ural City. This was exactly what Lucien wanted, but he did not let his guard down.
"Good morning, Mr. Peter," Lena said happily. She always thought that Mr. Peter was a gentleman.
Lucien looked at her and Igor and smiled, "Good morning, Miss Lena. You seem to have made up. That's great. "
Lena blushed when she heard the obvious teasing. Igor, who did not like Lucien, also scratched his head shyly, not knowing how to answer.
Berdyf patted Lucien's shoulder and comforted him, "Mr. Peter, don't be sad. You're actually very popular with girls. Burp … Lady Carleena probably only likes the real Schachran men, the tall, strong, and rude ones."
Although Lucien was a few centimeters taller than most of the men in Schachran Empire, he was still a head shorter than most of the men in Schachran Empire.
Berdyf's words soon removed the awkwardness.
Igor was in a good mood after making up with his sweetheart. Suddenly, he remembered something, "Mr. Peter, you should go back to your room and check your luggage! I was too happy last night and couldn't sleep. I heard a slight noise coming from your room next door, but it soon disappeared. I don't know if it was my illusion or a rat or a thief … "
Lucien looked at Leo and saw the same serious look on Leo's face. Lucien smiled calmly, "Thank you for reminding me, Igor. I'll go back to my room now. "
… …
In the room, Lucien carefully checked the magic marks, cups, kettles, and other things that he left in the room. He asked Leo in confusion, "No magic traps, no poison … Are they really rats?"
The magic trap Lucien was talking about was no longer a simple apprentice-level magic circle, but a trap in its original meaning.
"Master, I don't think it's a coincidence." Leo still had a lingering fear of Ivanovszki's cruelty.
Lucien nodded and looked around the room again, checking the items one by one.
Lucien opened his suitcase, changed his clothes, collected folk music manuscripts, Special Items that he bought on the way here as souvenirs …
When Lucien focused his spiritual power on a colorful matryoshka doll, he finally sensed the faint viciousness in it. The viciousness made the doll's funny face look creepy.
"Is it a curse?" Lucien, who had been studying the voodoo doll for the past year, made a sharp guess.
Following Lucien's gaze, Leo looked at the doll and asked, "Master, is there something wrong with it? What should I do? "
Lucien thought for a few minutes and smiled, "Just do what a noble should do!"
The amulet of Sun's Corona on his chest was activated, and a sacred and vast enchantment of death protected Lucien's body.
Then, Lucien picked up the doll and opened it as usual.
The first layer, the second layer, the third layer … When an exaggerated head of an old lady appeared on the fourth layer, countless invisible black bugs, like gas, quickly covered Lucien's body.
Unfortunately, they could not pass through the enchantment. One by one, they disappeared.
Seeing that the enchantment was about to disappear, Lucien roared angrily, "A sorcerer is trying to assassinate me! I can't believe there's a sorcerer in the empire who dares to do such a thing! Fortunately, I have the Lord's blessing and grace! "
While roaring uncontrollably, Lucien asked Leo to wrap the doll with clothes. Then, under the shocked eyes of Berdyf and the others, he took Leo directly to the nearby church!
…
In a hidden room in the church.
"Lord Bishop, I think you've already detected the magic aura on the doll, and you've also confirmed the status of the enchantment on me." Lucien was still "maintaining" his anger as he spoke to the bishop of Ural City.
The bishop looked like a bear in a white robe. He was tall and strong, with thick hair all over his body. He comforted Lucien, "Yes, Mr. Peter. I have confirmed the magic aura and the extent of the damage to the enchantment on you."
Lucien said, "Then, Lord Bishop, do you have any other questions? Why don't you go after that damned sorcerer? If I hadn't noticed it in time and activated the amulet that the Lord gave me, I would have been a victim of the evil sorcerer! Does the Church allow sorcerers to do whatever they want in the empire? "
After saying that, Lucien deliberately took out Sun's Corona and showed it to the bishop. As long as the bishop did not check it directly, the Sun's Corona would definitely be a level-five divine item.
"Mr. Peter, I understand your anger, but we still need to investigate further. After all, we don't have any information about the sorcerer yet," said the bishop kindly.
Lucien became serious, "Lord Bishop, I think I know who the murderers are! It's Ivanovszki and Carleena! They asked the sorcerer to kill me in order to steal the Count's property! "
Then Lucien told him the whole story "as it was".
"But, Monsieur Pyotr, Baroness Carleena and Monsieur Ivanovszki did what normal people would do. They just knew the news in advance and prepared for it. They did not break any law, neither the empire nor the Church. Why did they have to kill me? Even Mr. Nevsky knows about it. " The bishop shook his head. He felt that Lucien was a bit paranoid after being assassinated. "Of course, thank you for your information. We'll investigate them."
Lucien could not accept the fact that Ivanovszki was the murderer. Half an hour later, he finally calmed down and left the church.
Leo followed closely behind Lucien and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Lucien, why didn't you just say that Ivanovszki is a smuggler?"
"If I did, they wouldn't believe that there's something wrong with this businessman, and that would expose my real identity. Let's see what Ivanovszki will do next. "Lucien squinted his eyes.
…
As soon as Lucien returned to the hotel, he saw a middle-aged gentleman waiting for him.
"Mr. Peter, Count Witte heard that an outstanding young man from the Vladimir family came to Ural, so he wants to invite you to the castle for a chat." The middle-aged gentleman smiled politely.
Lucien was a bit surprised. It seemed that his plan to deal with Ivanovszki was ruined by Count Witte's invitation. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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