Chapter 134 Familiar Face

Suren had met Mrs. Filor twice.

Once was during the selection of the Black Tower Academy guide, and the other was a distant glance at the opening of Norton Street.

Both times, he felt that this woman was aloof and sexy, like a queen high above, both cold and desirable.

Moreover, her identity was also very mysterious.

Before, Suren thought he would never have any interaction with such a woman.

But now, seeing her, his eyes were slightly strange.

Because he guessed that Mr. Mirror must have other identities in reality.

Closely related to the Reis family, closely related to Qiantiao, possessing great energy in the inner city...

All the signs indicated that this "Mrs. Filor" was Mr. Mirror's disguised identity.

Just at the moment of eye contact, Suren was even more certain of his guess.

After all, people wear very little when bathing. If a strange man broke in, "Mrs. Filor" would definitely be vigilant and suspicious.

But now, her eyes were extremely calm.

Suren tentatively called out, "Senior Sister?"

"Mrs. Filor" glanced at him, seemingly not surprised that he could guess, with a hint of laziness in her expression, and nodded, "Mmm."

Hearing this response, Suren's face lit up instantly.

It really was her!

He hadn't dared to look closely before, but now, with a comparative perspective, her facial features were somewhat similar to the family portrait he had seen in Stormwind Manor.

However, the photo showed a pure girl of eighteen or nineteen years old, while now she was full of charm.

With this admission, Suren instantly felt that the aloof aura that kept people at a distance instantly collapsed.

Among acquaintances, there was no such thing as aloofness.

Mr. Mirror saw the scrutinizing and curious look in Suren's eyes, and a hint of helplessness flashed between her brows. She lay back on the edge of the pool, revealing her fair and delicate neck. She seemed to enjoy the feeling of the hot spring moisturizing her skin, closing her eyes with a contented expression.

Since they were acquaintances, the strangeness in Suren's heart dissipated, and he walked to the edge of the pool and entered the water.

......

Flowers bloomed beside the hot spring pool, surrounded by greenery, and wisps of misty green smoke rose from the water's surface.

The pool water was crystal clear, and the spring water flowed from the bamboo tube, making a melodious "ding-dong" "ding-dong" crisp sound.

People wore thin linen clothes in the hot spring, and once wet, their figures were revealed.

Suren glanced at it.

Well... his Senior Sister had an excellent figure and temperament.

Not that he had any other thoughts, just curiosity.

The legends said that high-level vampires were immortal and had eternal youth, was it true?

Or was it an illusion?

Mr. Mirror's personality was like her mother, Sereia, easy-going and gentle. Suren had respect for this Senior Sister, but he wasn't too unfamiliar with her.

Curiosity arose in his heart, and he asked directly, "Senior Sister, is this your original appearance?"

There was nothing to hide from his Junior Brother.

Mr. Mirror naturally noticed the scrutinizing gaze, and guessed what Suren was thinking, only responding faintly, "Mmm."

Wow...

It felt like discovering a small surprise.

Suren thought that his Senior Sister, who had lived for a thousand years and always wore a cloak, was an old woman, but it turned out that she really had eternal youth.

Just looking at it, this legendary vampire bloodline was a bit heaven-defying.

Lived long, and looked good...

There were only two people in the huge pool, and not chatting seemed a bit awkward.

Suren was curious, so he simply asked, "Senior Sister, did you get the vampire bloodline through acquired modification?"

Since she was the eldest daughter of Sir Isaac, she should be human.

Of course, it wasn't impossible that his Grand Master was a vampire himself.

"Mmm."

Mr. Mirror responded, and added, "My father killed a deep abyss vampire lord back then and extracted the power of the bloodline. This bloodline had a very high compatibility with human bloodlines, and the probability of distortion was very low. Later, because of some things... I accepted the bloodline modification."

This plot wasn't out of Suren's expectations.

But "because of some things"?

It sounded like it wasn't just Pestoya's problem?

He caught the hesitation in her words for a moment, and asked again, "Senior Sister, does calling yourself 'Mrs. Filor' have any special meaning?"

She had always referred to herself as "Mrs.", so if she was really married, Suren was curious about who could be worthy of his Senior Sister, who was suspected to be a Tier 7 or higher professional.

If she was an elder, asking this question would seem a bit rude.

But with Senior Sister... gossiping a little didn't seem to matter.

"..."

Hearing this roundabout question, Mr. Mirror finally opened her eyes.

She glanced at Suren, with a hint of helplessness in her brows.

She knew that if she didn't explain, her little Junior Brother would guess wildly. Since there was nothing she couldn't say, she simply dispelled his curiosity and said lightly, "I was once engaged. But before we could get married, he died in battle guarding a space channel."

Hearing this, Suren realized that she had mentioned some sad past, and quickly said, "I'm sorry."

Mr. Mirror shook her head, her face very calm.

A thousand years had passed, and she had seen many things through.

She probably guessed what else Suren was curious about, so she simply said everything, "Also, the vampire bloodline isn't as heaven-defying as you think. This bloodline does have a longer lifespan than humans, but it's not like you can live forever. For most of the past thousand years, I've been spending my time in hibernation, and I only woke up in the last hundred years. Moreover, there's a price to pay for gaining a longer lifespan through hibernation. The long years will also cause the body to lose strength. I've only recently recovered to the level of Tier 5 or 6..."

"Oh..."

Hearing this, Suren understood why she had shown low strength but high comprehension of laws when fighting the Fallen Angel before.

It turned out it was caused by hibernation.

But...

Excluding the time in hibernation, she had still lived for over a hundred years?

Suren still felt that the vampire bloodline was pretty good, as for things like being afraid of light, slower cultivation efficiency than humans... those weren't problems anymore.

......

The two were chatting when Qiantiao, having washed herself, walked over from the corridor.

Suren had long known that her relationship with "Mrs. Filor" was very good, and now that Filor was Mr. Mirror's alias, everything fell into place.

Qiantiao obviously knew the relationship between the two, and smiled, "Yo, what are you two Senior Brother and Senior Sister chatting about?"

As she spoke, she took off the bath towel she was wearing and entered the water.

The water temperature was very comfortable, and Suren lay lazily, with a wet towel on his forehead, and replied, "Chatting about some vampire bloodline issues."

Qiantiao didn't avoid Suren at all now. After entering the water, she sat next to Suren.

The linen clothes for bathing were very thin, and when wet, they clung to the body, making the touch extremely real.

But no one cared.

The three of them comfortably enjoyed the soothing hot spring, and chatted idly.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Suren knew that they hadn't specifically arranged to come, but just happened to meet.

He remembered that Qiantiao had said before that "Mrs. Filor" also had a habit of bathing in hot springs. Was it because vampires were cold-blooded races, so they liked the feeling of warmth?

As they soaked, Mr. Mirror suddenly spoke, talking about serious matters, "The external intelligence has been roughly confirmed. The garrison outside the tower is a guard team of Grand Duke Raphael. The strongest is a Tier 6 commander, and there are also many Tier 4 and 5 elites. This time we obtained the Fallen Angel's divine body, and in about half a month, my strength will be able to recover to the point where I can suppress Tier 6. It should be safer to rush out by then..."

Speaking of this, she looked at Qiantiao and asked, "By the way, Qiantiao, what's the situation on your Evelyn family's side?"

"I can leave at any time anyway, I don't have any attachments. I asked the family, and they have no intention of getting involved."

Qiantiao replied lazily, with a hint of speechlessness in her tone, "Those elders are enjoying their current lives very much. They're afraid of losing their existing power and wealth, saying that even if they go out, their lives won't be better than they are now, and they told me not to cause trouble... Compared to freedom, those old guys chose a comfortable life. Oh well, if they want to stay here, let them stay."

Although Suren didn't chime in, he guessed what the elders of the Evelyn family were thinking.

Grand Duke Raphael almost completely left his "mine" to its own devices. The top families in the inner city of Old Lingdun, except for not being able to go to the surface, their quality of life and status were really not worse than those nobles on the surface.

No matter what era, the upper class of society dislikes change the most.

But the pigs in the pen, no matter how fat and strong they are, are ultimately livestock raised by others.

Those people aren't unable to see through it, they just don't want to give up the comfortable lives they already have.

This was the thought of most of the top families in the inner city.

Mr. Mirror didn't say much.

Even with her, there were unpredictable risks to "rushing the tower", especially since they could only choose to take a small group of people away first.

After all, this Old Lingdun City was Grand Duke Raphael's "mine". Once a riot occurred, the Duke's Mansion would immediately send people to support it.

Not to mention whether gathering the entire strength of Old Lingdun could resist a Duke's force, even if it could, Grand Duke Raphael had a powerful Luying Empire behind him.

Some people chose freedom, and some people chose comfort.

.......

With Mr. Mirror, the chances of successfully rushing the tower...

As the three chatted, they began to talk about the outside world.

Suren also shared some of the intelligence he had gathered.

Then, they talked about their plans after going out.

Qiantiao was born in this dark underground city. Listening to the wonderful world outside, her face overflowed with a more intense anticipation than gambling.

She suddenly asked, "Filor, what do you plan to do after you go out?"

Probably used to calling her that, Qiantiao called

Mr. Mirror had been to the outside world, and saw everything through, she said, "I'm not interested in getting involved in the struggles between the two great empires. I might go to 'Synodia County' in the northern Luying Strait. I heard that it's currently a territorial disputed area with no sovereign affiliation. If possible, I plan to establish a neutral force for alchemists to exchange alchemy, like my father established Dawn City, to pass on the flame of dawn..."

"..."

Listening, Qiantiao pouted, obviously not interested in such a great plan.

She turned to look at Suren next to her, and asked, "Suren, kid, what do you plan to do after you go out?"

Suren thought for a moment and said, "I plan to travel around and broaden my horizons. If possible, I'll look for those alchemy manuscripts left by Grand Master."

Actually, the safest plan was to follow Mr. Mirror.

When her strength was fully restored, she could be considered one of the top experts on the surface. And there was also a sleeping Pestoya, a sure thing.

But Mr. Mirror had actually given him pointers, that under her protection, he would never be able to experience some of the things that true experts could comprehend. If he wanted to go further on the path of transcendence, he had to have his own insights and experiences.

Moreover, that was one of the reasons.

Secondly, having come to this mysterious and wonderful world, Suren also wanted to see it for himself.

Hearing this, Qiantiao's eyes flashed with excitement, and she suggested, "Why don't we go be pirates together? Specially robbing those corrupt nobles, uh... we can also go rob other pirates!"

As she spoke, she seemed to have already seen the wonderful life ahead, and she leaned closer, hooking Suren's shoulder, and counted, "There's an endless ocean on the surface, and there are many treasures at the bottom of the sea. We can also go treasure hunting, explore new sea routes, hunt dragons, and find ancient ruins..."

In the underground world, the sea was a very unfamiliar word.

That boundless and mysterious ocean did indeed have unparalleled charm for anyone.

Suren only felt his arm sink into a soft touch, and smiled, "Okay."

Pirates and gangsters didn't seem to be too different.

One was on land, and the other was at sea.

They were both doing shady black deeds.

Treasure hunting stories had always been an enduring topic, and as soon as Qiantiao mentioned this topic, she immediately began to fill in the details in her mind.

Suren told her some common sense, such as... to be pirates, they first had to have a seaworthy ship that could withstand the wind and waves.

Mr. Mirror, listening to the two guys plotting to be pirates, had a gentle smile on her face.

But the good times didn't last long.

Just as the three were still leisurely chatting in the hot spring.

Suddenly!

A violent commotion came from the direction of the inner city.

The three of them changed color at the same time.

.......

Mr. Mirror frowned, "Something's happening in the inner city. The commotion is coming from the direction of the Black Tower!"

Hearing this, Qiantiao was also full of doubts, "Could it be that someone is attacking the Black Tower?"

Suren also found it strange.

The Black Tower was guarded by the Duke's Mansion's guard team, which had the strength of Tier 4 and 5 professionals.

The only one in Old Lingdun with the strength to rush the tower was the Mirror organization.

Anyone else would die.

No matter how many people there were.

And the commotion in the distance became more and more intense, with the sound of gunfire rising wave after wave. It was like they were using some kind of weapon of mass destruction, and even from this distance, the three of them could see the mushroom cloud rising in the inner city.

Obviously, the battle was very fierce.

Mr. Mirror sensed something and shook her head, "No, it seems like someone is rushing out from inside the Black Tower. The inner city guards are resisting."

Qiantiao was completely confused, "People coming from outside?"

Suren thought of the extracted memories, and guessed that it was a civil strife in the Duke's Mansion, or perhaps the war between the two great empires had spread to this Black Reef where the Black Tower was located?

Before they could guess, the benefits of having an intelligence informant were manifested.

Suren immediately received a message from Shabina, "Sir, a group of very strong people rushed out of the Black Tower. They're holding up a mace and skull flag, they seem to be pirates! They defeated the Black Tower's garrison, and the inner city's city guards collapsed at the first touch. Now that group of people is rampaging and looting in the city. The mechanical warriors at the research institute are resisting, but they shouldn't be able to hold on for long. There are very powerful super-tier professionals in that group..."

Suren shared the intelligence in front of the two of them, and Mr. Mirror and Qiantiao both looked very grave.

Were they really people from outside?

Moreover, the ones rushing the tower were actually pirates?

The inner city's city guards were all equipped with mechanized equipment, and their strength wasn't weak.

Since they collapsed at the first touch, it meant that the pirates had a crushing advantage in strength.

Mr. Mirror analyzed, "Being able to break through the Black Tower means that there are at least Tier 6 professionals in that group..."

Suren caught the details in the intelligence, and instantly thought of something, "’Mace and skull flag’... it should be the pirate flag of the 'North Sea King' Oleg's fleet. That pirate group is very strong, and even the Luying Empire can't do anything about them. There are many Tier 5 and 6 high-level professionals in the pirate group, and Oleg himself... is said to be a Tier 8 professional."

Mr. Mirror frowned as she listened.

At this time, Qiantiao thought and said, "Someone rushing down the tower isn't necessarily a bad thing for us. No matter how strong the pirates under the 'North Sea King' are, they can't fight positional warfare. The biggest possibility is that they're just here to loot."

Suren also thought that what she said made sense.

The Black Tower being broken meant an absolute "change of sky" for Old Lingdun!

This change came a bit suddenly, and immediately disrupted their original plans.

Mr. Mirror nodded and said, "Mmm, I'll go take a look at the situation first. Qiantiao, you gather the people from the organization. The operation may have to be brought forward. Wait for my news."

Qiantiao: "Okay!"

As she spoke, there was the sound of splashing water, and upon another look, the surface of the water was rippling, and Mr. Mirror had disappeared.

Qiantiao looked at the endless fire in the far distance in the inner city, and a surge of fighting spirit flashed in her eyes. Rakshasa was not afraid of war. She unhurriedly got up, called out to Suren, "Let's go, time to prepare for action."

As she spoke, she went ashore, wiped her body with a bath towel, changed into her combat attire, and then put on a gold-patterned cloak.

Once the cloak was on, her whole person was immediately shrouded in a sense of mystery.

Suren had stage magic to change clothes. After going ashore, he shook his limbs and a set of clothes suitable for combat was put on his body.

For the first time, he put on the gold-patterned cloak representing the identity of a member of the Mirror organization, and followed Qiantiao out of the wall in a leap.