Chapter 125 Trust

After Aberk saw off that chubby student, Karma also ignored that Alex, the top-tier handsome, rich, and powerful guy from Ruin. A group of minor nobles looked down even more on these three country bumpkins.

But the three of them didn't care at all and found a corner sofa to sit down on.

Karma was holding the business card she had no interest in and was about to throw it into a trash can.

But at this moment, Solon thought of something and said, "Wait, don't throw that business card away yet."

Karma looked over and asked, "What's wrong, teacher?"

Solon gestured and said, "Give me the business card."

Although Karma didn't know what her teacher was going to do, she handed it over.

Solon thought for a while, took out a fountain pen, and wrote a line of words on the card.

Karma tilted her head and looked at it, but she didn't understand what that line of seemingly greeting-like sentences was trying to express.

She asked directly, "Teacher, what did you write? I don't understand."

Solon didn't answer directly, but smiled, seemingly wanting to test the cryptography level of his two disciples.

Aberk, on the other hand, saw something and said, "Sister, this is the Herodotus cipher. It's often used by mystics and requires specific sorting to decode."

As he spoke, he counted on the text, as if calculating some special order, and then said, "Teacher should want to remind that guy. Since he's a Tarot Warlock, he can decipher this level of code with a little time. It can also prevent people from snooping."

Karma pouted when she heard this, with a frustrated expression. Only then did she realize, "Ah... it's cryptography."

Cryptography is a basic discipline in the field of alchemy, but it is also one of the most difficult.

It requires a very large amount of knowledge, keen observation skills, and logical thinking ability.

Everyone can learn cryptography.

But becoming a qualified codebreaker requires a lot of talent.

Coincidentally, Karma was not good at this.

After Solon finished writing, he handed the business card over and said, "Karma, give this business card back to that Alex."

"Ah... teacher, I'm going?"

Karma hadn't forgotten that the young master had come over to chat her up just now, and she was almost pierced with jealousy by the gazes of those noble ladies.

But after muttering, she still obediently said, "Oh, got it."

Although she didn't understand what was written on it, she also knew that it was most appropriate for her to go.

Having a motive will prevent people from being suspicious.

Probably... I will be regarded as a vain, ugly duckling who wants to cling to the powerful by those noble young ladies and masters, right?

Karma pouted and thought unwillingly.

Taking a deep breath, she mustered up the courage to walk towards the group of young students from Ruin Royal Academy.

......

Solon sat on the sofa, looking at the people coming and going in the banquet hall.

He sent a message to that Alex young master, not because he wanted to make friends with some powerful people.

It was just fortunate that there was still such a "Duke Mist Mountain" opposing the theocracy, so Ruin was not completely reduced to a paradise for the spread of outer gods' beliefs. If something happened to his son, the forces controlled by the outer gods in the upper echelons of Ruin would become even stronger.

"Dawn" will not allow Ruin, this ancient empire, to become a theocratic country.

So within his ability, it's good to help out.

Solon, as a teacher, tricked Karma a little, and guessed that after she sent the business card, she would definitely become the focus of attention. So he didn't plan to be in the spotlight together.

It just so happened that Keith's plan was about to begin.

He got up from his seat,

Left Aberk on the sofa to finish the Rubik's Cube,

And wandered around the banquet hall again.

......

On the other hand, in that small circle of Ruin Royal Academy, a group of students were teasing about what happened just now.

Being able to form a small circle probably means that their fathers are also political allies.

Most of these people are descendants of councilors who oppose the theocracy.

"Hahaha... Our Alex Young Master actually has times when he gets turned down. The key is, the other party is still a commoner girl?"

"That girl doesn't look like an ordinary commoner. She should be a descendant of a fallen noble who lost her title. Tsk tsk... She does have some scheming. This way, she'll be remembered by us all at once?"

"No, you must have misunderstood. That girl is very special. Tarot divination tells me that she will bring me good luck."

"Alex, it's not that I don't believe in your Tarot divination. But how could a girl from an unknown remote territory reject you? Maybe she recognized your identity long ago and deliberately dressed up to come to the banquet... I bet that once we return to Lyndon, she will can't wait to find you!"

"Oh, I'm afraid we won't have to wait until we return to Lyndon. Look, isn't she coming to our door?"

"..."

A group of noble young masters and ladies looked at Karma walking from a distance, teasing in their mouths, their eyes full of various ridicules.

In Ruin, nobles and commoners are people from two worlds, and that concept of class is engraved in their bones.

No matter how beautiful the ugly duckling is, she is just a plaything of the nobles.

Even if she can marry into a wealthy family, without the exchange of interests from the maternal family, she is just a vase, and no one takes her seriously.

The male students looked at the excitement with smiles on their faces, but the girls' eyes were full of vicious jealousy.

Karma endured the bone-scraping contemptuous gazes and walked to the group of young people.

Although Alex was puzzled as to why she came now, he still greeted her very gentlemanly and asked, "Miss Karma, are you looking for me?"

Karma wanted to get rid of the hot potato in her hand as soon as possible, and forced herself to resist the discomfort, handing the business card directly to him, "This is for you."

Then she turned around and left.

But in the eyes of others, this is a very pretentious "shy".

Alex was slightly taken aback, a little confused by her reaction. He took the business card and looked at it. It was the one he handed out. It's just that there was an extra sentence on it.

He frowned, could it be that he guessed wrong?

Is this really a vain commoner girl?

Others looked at it, and each of them made ambiguous smiles.

In the eyes of others, the content on the business card is probably dating information or something, so it's not good to look at it too much.

After glancing at it, no one took it seriously.

Alex carefully read the passage, which seemed to be a greeting taken from some literary book.

Ordinary.

He looked at Karma's back as she left in a hurry, always feeling that something was wrong.

The Tarot will not make mistakes.

Then he read the passage again and again.

It wasn't until the third time that his eyes sharpened and he keenly discovered that the arrangement structure of this sentence seemed to be some kind of encryption method.

"Eh..."

Alex was slightly surprised.

He discreetly deciphered the encrypted content above, only to find that the sentence contained a hidden message: "There are a large number of outer god believers on the ship, be careful of the people around you, and Professor Virginia."

Although the secret message was only a simple sentence, his heart was struck by lightning, and he instantly understood something!

His old man is the biggest opponent of the "Freedom of Belief in Gods Proposal", and now that outer god believers have boarded the cruise ship, it is difficult not to be suspicious!

Could it be that outer god believers want to assassinate him?

Aberk immediately became alert and reminded his secret guards.

Although it cannot be ruled out that the person who wrote this thing is also ill-intentioned, his intuition tells him that the girl just now is definitely not an enemy, otherwise she would not have needed to remind him at all.

Alex discreetly put away the business card and continued to chat with his partners first.

His peripheral vision caught the back view of the person who had gone to the corner, and he even felt a little lost in his heart: So it was just delivering a message.

......

"Ah... I'm so embarrassed."

Karma felt that her face was already burning at this moment, scalding hot.

Those contemptuous gazes are really annoying...

But she can't explain it!

She quickly walked to the sofa in the corner, and seeing her younger brother playing with the Rubik's Cube, she asked, "Aberk, where's teacher?"

Aberk raised his head and looked in another direction, "Look~ over there. He's chatting with that lady in the black dress."

At this glance, Karma's gaze became even more resentful, "Teacher is really hateful, he went to chat someone up himself... and actually let me do such an embarrassing thing."

Aberk said calmly, "Sister, only if you deliver the message will you not be suspected."

Karma rolled her eyes at her younger brother, "I know! But I... I'm still so angry! It's too embarrassing!"

Aberk said calmly, "Teacher said that sister, you have to be thicker-skinned, so you will suffer less in the future. Besides, I don't think there's anything embarrassing about it. It's their business how they want to think, sister, you just went to deliver a message anyway."

As he said that, he corrected, "Also, teacher didn't go to chat someone up. He was chatted up by that lady. And if I'm not mistaken, it should be the woman who was secretly observing us before."

Karma: "..."

......

Solon was originally wandering around the banquet hall, but he didn't expect to be stopped by this mysterious woman in front of him.

She was wearing a black lace dress, with a graceful figure and a good temperament, looking like a pampered noble lady.

Of course, if she wasn't a professional.

The energy fluctuations of professionals can be hidden by some special means, such as the Mafia's military-used [Energy Fluctuation Jammer].

But soul fluctuations can't be hidden.

The mysterious woman with big breasts and a翘翘 butt in front of him is at least a fourth-order professional.

Moreover, Solon also discovered that this woman had been observing them many times just now.

A high-level professional took the initiative to come up to make conversation, obviously not because he was handsome, but because there must be some other purpose.

Solon even suspected that she was also a member of the Giant Hermit Society.

But this woman had no allergic reaction to the "perfume" on him.

This made Solon unable to figure out her intentions for a while.

The two of them tested each other in casual conversation.

"Is the gentleman an expert in ancient cultural relics? I heard you explain the exhibits to your disciples in great detail just now. Sorry, I didn't mean to listen, it's just that I happened to be next to you just now."

"I can't be considered an expert, I just have a little research."

"What is the gentleman's name?"

"You can call me Nicholas. What about you, Madam?"

"Mr. Nicholas, why do you think I am a 'Madam'?"

"Oh, sorry. I just think that ordinary girls don't have your charm..."

"Sir, you have a sweet mouth."

"..."

Although Solon thinks he is a serious person, he will not be polite to this kind of scheming woman who always sticks to him, probably wants to test his muscle strength or something.

If you dare to stick to me, I dare to touch you.

Solon's big hand naturally stroked the woman's tender waist, and naturally tested her gluteus maximus.

The muscle flexibility is very strong, obviously a melee professional.

But strangely, this woman's body is as soft as if it has no bones, and it feels like an abnormal softness.

Solon guessed it might be some kind of talent.

I have to say, the feel is not bad.

I have always heard that the concepts of both sexes in Ruin Emperor are very open, and it is known as the city of romance, which probably refers to this. Gentlemen and ladies will be very happy to have a pleasant time and release their passion when they meet the opposite sex they like. No one will have any psychological burden.

The woman in front of her obviously has the unrestrained and calmness of a woman in the capital in her demeanor.

......

It was when Solon was chatting with that woman that the charity auction gala also began.

The lights in the banquet hall dimmed, and several beams of light shone on the stage.

After the auctioneer took the stage and briefly introduced that all the money from this auction would be donated to the charity children's fund, the auction process began.

In the darkness, Solon and this woman named Caroline were still talking.

"Sir, the smell of your perfume is very special~"

"Oh?"

"I run a perfume business myself, but I have never smelled such a special perfume."

"..."

Solon also knew that this woman probably saw some clues.

He didn't intend to ink too much, both sides knew it well, "I think Madam you can be more sincere."

A touch of ambiguity appeared in the crystal eyes of Caroline, and her body almost stuck to Solon, and she asked back: "Mr. you think how can it be considered sincerity?"

The auction has already started, and Solon still has serious business to do. He has not seen any beauties, but he doesn't want to waste time on this woman: "For example, talk about the mysterious collector behind this batch of collections."

When Caroline heard this, her eyebrows were slightly raised, and she didn't deny it: "How did you see it?"

Solon didn't want to explain too much, he just guessed from some details, tried it out, but didn't expect it to be true: "If you are willing to say it, we will continue to chat. If you are not willing, then I'm sorry."

He was sure that the other party took the initiative to make conversation, in addition to testing, there must be something to ask for.

Hearing this, Caroline looked at Solon.

After pondering for a moment, she seemed to have made some decision, and without being verbose, she said directly: "This batch of goods came from my channel. But now, I find that things are beyond my control. Because some people with ulterior motives are on board."

"Oh?"

Solon listened to this expression without any different color, with an expression of listening to the following.

However, he was quite surprised in his heart, the person who arranged this batch of goods, is not a member of the Giant Hermit Society?

Caroline continued: "To tell you the truth, I don't know who this batch of collections belongs to. It came from a mysterious channel. But I arranged it to be on board. Because I found something wrong before, so I followed it myself."

Speaking of this, a touch of solemnity appeared in her eyes, and she said again: "And coincidentally, just now, my subordinates found that the remote communication device on the ship malfunctioned. Not a mechanical failure, but a man-made one. The external signal has been completely shielded. That is to say, we can't contact the outside world now."

"..."

When Solon heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he still did not express his position.

He already knew that there were people from the Giant Hermit Society on this ship, so he was not surprised to hear that someone was going to take action.

He did not completely believe the woman's words.

Caroline looked at Solon without expressing her position, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

At least she felt that her judgment was correct. The person in front of her was a very strong professional, and she said again: "Just now you asked that little girl to send a message, probably you knew the identity of that young master and wanted to remind him of something, right?"

Solon was a little surprised, such a hidden purpose was seen through?

He asked curiously: "How do you know that you are going to send a message?"

Caroline said: "Because I am also a woman. That little girl doesn't have that Alex young master in her eyes at all. And I know the inside story of this exhibition and the [Hanged Man Card] all the way. So the content of the message is not difficult to guess. This is also the most important reason for me to come to you. Although I don't know which force you belong to, you must not be in the same group with those guys with ulterior motives."

"..."

Solon listened to this and felt a little interesting.

He also determined that this person was not an enemy.

At least not from the Giant Hermit Society.

At the same time, he also sighed that Lyndon City is really a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. Is it so powerful to meet a woman at random?

But it doesn't matter if you guess it or not. In the face of absolute strength, the role of scheming is minimal.

At least so far, Solon has not found any existence that threatens him on this ship.

......

The auction is still going on, and the rich people in the banquet hall are still enthusiastically taking pictures of those antiques, and they don't know that a crisis is quietly coming.

Caroline knew that she didn't have time to delay, and said directly: "My meaning is that there are such big people on this ship. In case of any accident, the goods were sent by me, and I will get into big trouble. And my people on the ship may not be enough to deal with that kind of change. So, I hope Mr. You can help as much as you can. Of course, in any case, I will definitely thank you when I go to Lyndon in the future. Not to mention anything else, I still have some energy in Lyndon."

Others may not hear anything in this tone, but when Solon heard this mouthful of dark words, he roughly guessed the woman's identity.

Solon glanced at her and asked lightly: "Who are you?"

Caroline didn't continue to hide her identity, and handed out a gold business card printed with a black rose.

Not to mention anything else, this business card is worth a lot.

It also says 'Caroline Foster' and a notorious gang name in Lyndon.

Solon took a look, and now he understood everything.

Borrow a knife to kill, kill three birds with one stone.

The old Lyndon gang is a deformed and special product of the times. It is not a group of gangsters who can stand on their own feet. Behind them are real consortia with powerful connections.

People from the Giant Hermit Society used Caroline's channels to get this batch of antiques with the [Hanged Man Card] on the ship, attracting that Alex young master.

If something really happens, a trace will be investigated, and Caroline and the forces behind her will inevitably be implicated.

The Roberts family occupies one of the five "Big Councilors" seats and has great energy. At that time, there will inevitably be great turmoil, and there may even be a possibility that the Ruin political situation will change greatly.

No wonder she temporarily found reinforcements, it seems that this Caroline also realized that the seriousness of the matter far exceeded her expectations.

After all, outsiders can see that there must be high-level professional bodyguards around that Alex, and there is also a sixth-level professor leading the team.

The enemy dares to do it, there must be stronger combat power.

At this time, Caroline's tone was already very serious: "I know that you are very strong. Since those people dare to do it, they must not be weak. Once they do it, people on this ship may be affected. Help me, also help yourself."

......

Military Intelligence Agency, religious believers, Royal Academy, and now there is a mysterious woman from a gangster boss.

This is already the fourth wave of forces with great backgrounds.

Lyndon is really worthy of being the capital, there are so many big fish hidden in this random cruise ship.

Solon sighed in his heart.

He didn't bother to wonder who was behind this woman, and it was likely that her words were also concealed.

But it doesn't matter.

The enemy of the enemy is also half a friend.

Helping is definitely necessary.

If possible.

However, Solon didn't want to express any position to a strange woman he had only known for half an hour.

So he just listened all the time and didn't speak.

Seeing that the man in front of her did not respond, Caroline's expression showed a touch of solemnity.

But at the same time, she also felt a little incredible.

Even after listening to her words, the man's face did not show any panic from beginning to end, but was extremely calm?

This confidence is definitely not an ordinary person.

Caroline can gain a foothold in the Lyndon underground black market, and naturally has her own set of methods for recognizing people.

She has already firmly believed in her heart that the person in front of her is a very strong professional.

Now there is no choice, she took a slight breath, and threw out a heavy promise again, saying: "If you are willing to do your best, as long as you protect that young master as much as possible from death. Afterwards, I will satisfy any conditions you can provide. Even if I can't do it, the big boss behind me will definitely be able to do it."

The weight of these words is not light, and there is an extraordinary self-confidence.

Solon listened and finally said: "Okay."

I didn't want to express my position, but she promised too much.

Hearing this, Caroline's expression suddenly relaxed, as if she finally had some confidence.

Solon asked again: "Can you talk about what intelligence you still have? For example, what do you think the people with ulterior motives are from?"

Caroline's expression was right, and she responded: "It's likely to be fanatical believers of a certain emerging religion recently. I have been investigating these days..."

Her information is similar to what Solon knows.

But some are more detailed. For example, the real identity of that bishop is actually a lawyer.

After chatting for a while, Solon suddenly wondered how this woman found him among so many people in the banquet hall, so he asked directly: "How did you notice me?"

Caroline smiled slightly: "Because you are a very charming gentleman."

She said directly: "I originally thought you were 'Phantom Thief Keith', after all, you are very strong and handsome. I just came to test you just now, I wanted to cooperate with you. But obviously, I guessed wrong."

Solon listened and understood that he was being targeted because he was too handsome?

He asked curiously: "How did you see that I'm not?"

Caroline smiled charmingly, "You are one of the few real gentlemen I have ever seen. Phantom Thief Keith is not comparable to you."

Solon smiled: "Hehe..."

......

The auction is still going on, and the rich people in the banquet hall are still enthusiastically photographing those antiques, and they are completely unaware that a crisis is quietly coming.

Solon was not in a hurry, told Keith about the current situation, and went back to the sofa to sit down.

At this time, the Tarot card was finally taken out of the safe.

It was stored in a crystal box, and the card was painted with a one-eyed upside-down giant pattern.

Solon's left eye turned with a stream of light, and he immediately identified it.

[A Mysterious Tarot Card]

Detailed explanation: [Hanged Man Card], one of the 'Twenty-Two Secret Tarot Cards' in the Dawn Era; this card has super mysterious characteristics and can be applied to various advanced divination techniques; holding this card can obtain a certain degree of divination technique exemption; integrating a set of twenty-two cards will have a super strong set effect bonus; this card contains some encrypted content that cannot be interpreted for the time being; there are some parasitic larvae sealed on this card by mysterious means;

"It's really a genuine product."

Solon was immediately interested when he saw the information identified.

But in fact, the value of this kind of card is a matter of opinion.

For a Tarot Warlock, it is indeed fatally attractive.

Even if it has been circulating for countless years, it still has super mysterious characteristics and is an excellent divination tool.

But after all, it has been circulating for so many years, and it may have been in the hands of many people, so the information may have been cracked long ago, and it is likely to be an empty card.

But after all, it has been confirmed to be a genuine product, Solon thought that the "hidden secret" may be related to the eye of omniscience, and without seeing the deciphered content, it is impossible to judge its value.

As for the "parasites" identified, they must be the means by which those outer god believers want to trick that Alex young master.

If there are no accidents, this card will definitely fall into the hands of that young master.

But accidents are inevitable.

Because at this time, Keith also sent a message that he was going to take action.
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