"A mission related to the Daedalus Foundation?" Moonlight suppressed her excitement, and her eyes could not tell whether it was excitement or curiosity. "What is the mission assigned by Arthur Merlin?!"
Evan Burns has also conducted a lot of investigations into this mysterious foundation. Seeing Sean say this, he stared at the captain with a pair of light blue eyes.
Sean pressed his palm, signaling Moonlight not to rush, and said at a steady pace: "To explain this mission, I have to start with the conversation with Arthur Merlin...
Sean's thoughts returned to the somewhat messy office when he was talking to Arthur Merlin.
After talking about the tasks issued by the association, Arthur Merlin took a sip of whiskey with almost melted ice cubes and said: "Sean, in addition to this task, I also have a private commission that you need to complete..."
"What?" Hearing the solemnity in Merlin's tone, Sean raised his head and asked.
Arthur Merlin did not answer directly, but made a somewhat strange gesture.
He opened his palms and held his hands up in the air, as if reading an invisible book.
Sean felt like he was struck by lightning, but he didn't reveal any inner turmoil on the outside.
He didn't speak, just looked at Merlin quietly - he didn't understand why this Ace-level strongman made the secret gesture of "Candlelight Reading Club".
Sean had a guess, but he wasn't sure.
So we can only wait and see what happens.
"Sean..." Merlin returned to his lazy posture and state, looking at Sean with admiration and understanding in his eyes, "I think we are the same kind of people.
"It's an honor to be in the reading club with you."
Merlin said this, and Sean had the answer in his mind - the independent detective in front of him was also a member of the Candlelight Reading Club.
"Why do you say I'm a member of the book club?" Sean still didn't admit it outright, and used a specious question to test Merlin.
Merlin smiled and said: "That beautiful and exquisite candle bearer... others may not know her origins, but they can't hide it from me.
"That is a president-level legacy. If you can activate it, it explains a lot."
Olivia's existence is easily concealed from the eyes of those who don't know.
However, those in the know can see many clues at a glance.
Especially the person in front of me, perhaps the person with the strongest observation and reasoning abilities in the Explorers Association.
"Nothing escapes Merlin's eyes except his own eyelashes." This witticism circulated in the association is not just a joke.
Merlin took out a brass pendant from somewhere.
Candlelight and open book.
Slightly smaller than Sean's pendant.
Sean also took out the pendant with a slight patina in the gap from his pocket.
Compared with Merlin's pendant, Sean's looked more ancient and crude.
Merlin suddenly leaned over and stared at the pendant. For the first time, his face, which seemed not to care about anything, showed a look of shock: "How did you join the association?!"
The difference in strength let Sean know that Merlin didn't need to use such a clumsy way to talk.
However, his joining process was related to the anonymity of Pompeii, so Sean hesitated for a moment and did not say it directly.
Merlin raised his hand and said with a wry smile: "Concern leads to chaos... I shouldn't ask such a question.
“You don’t have to say, you don’t even have to tell me if he’s still alive.
"My identity is too high - keeping me unaware is the best protection for him."
Merlin's eyes flickered: "As long as you know that his inheritance is with you."
"Destiny is indeed a beautiful long poem woven by the gods..." The detective smiled, lost in memories and sighs.
After a moment, his eyes returned to calmness and he continued: "The personal task I want to entrust to you involves the life and death of another reading club member."
After joining the association, Sean successively received support from his own experts on ancient books and from candle-bearing people.
Both harvests provided him with huge help in rescuing Aaliyah.
In addition, even though they have only met each other a few times, Sean has already regarded Old Pompeii, who led him in selecting books, as his mentor.
Not only that, he also had a vague sense that the book club might have a mission involving a bigger picture.
Therefore, when he heard that this matter was related to the life of a colleague, his attention suddenly focused.
"For some reasons, I cannot directly inform you of the names involved in this task...
"But I believe that with your intelligence, you will be able to deduce the characters involved in the mission in a short time after entering Ocean City."
After Sean nodded, Arthur continued: "This matter involves factional fighting within the Daedalus Foundation.
"Our colleague who also belongs to the reading club is one of the core members of Daedalus. Her code name is 'Queen'.
"The Queen discovered that the powerful 'wizard' of the foundation was carrying out some kind of conspiracy...
"The wizard is trying a special 'path to becoming a god'. If his plan succeeds, it will cause damage to the existing balanced order and endanger the Reading Club and the Reading Club's mission that has been passed down for thousands of years."
"What is the mission of the book club?" Sean asked with narrowed eyes.
"Forgive me for not being able to tell you yet, but you will know in the future - maybe after this mission.
"The Queen has informed us that she will find a way to stop the wizard.
"It should be around the time you enter Ocean City that she will implement her plan - to steal the Foundation's treasure trove."
"Treasure house? What is that?"
Arthur shook his head: "I haven't seen it either, these are the original words in the message sent by the queen.
“Although your explorer level is low, I know that you are the kind of person with great potential and possibility.
"So, as a peer in the reading club, I hope you can find the queen, ensure her survival, and assist her in escaping Ocean City with the treasure trove..."
Daedalus, "Queen", "Wizard", Treasure House...
These names made Sean's head feel a little dizzy.
In silence, he sorted out his goals for going to Ocean City this time:
First of all, from my own point of view, rescuing Aaliyah must be the highest priority.
In order to make up for his mistakes, he must complete the task assigned by the association, which is to find out the cause of Charlie Jojo's disappearance.
Then, an event will occur in Daedalus in Ocean City that may cause turmoil in the environment. During this major event, Sean must find the "Queen" and assist her in leaving Ocean City with the so-called "treasure trove".
"Aaliyah, Jojo and 'Queen'...the three tasks seem to be independent." Sean sat in the chair and looked straight ahead, folding his hands under his mouth, immersed in his own thinking world, "However, they There must be some connection...
"When I try to break through in one direction, it will definitely involve the other two tasks...
As Sean told Moonlight and Evan, his thoughts returned to the present.
"As long as you find the key to the matter, you can find the shortest path to climb three peaks in the journey plan to climb a mountain..."
When describing the content involving the candlelight reading club, Sean skipped it - his teammates had nothing to do with the reading club for the time being, and there was no need to increase the volume of the narrative.
He just explained that the Queen is Arthur's old friend and an important part of the independent detective's overall plan...
After listening to Sean's story, Ivan nodded: "I agree with your judgment - everything that happened in Ocean City must be related to each other. These two tasks must be related to the big goal of rescuing Aaliyah."
It is said that they wanted to make up for their mistakes after causing a big fuss in the New Testament for half of the New Testament. A large part of the reason why Ivan and Moonlight came to Ocean City was to help Sean.
Sean is always grateful for that.
Ivan pondered for a while and said calmly: "It is difficult to find clues about the missing people. Moreover, asking rashly about the whereabouts of Aaliyah and Qiaoqiao in Ocean City may attract the attention of the enemy...
"The starting point of this whole thing should be this 'Queen'..."
"She is the core backbone of Daedalus. If there are any secrets in Ocean City, she will definitely know them.
"and……"
Sean felt very happy about the synchronization of thoughts, and he said with a little excitement: "Moreover, she and her team are our potential powerful allies. If we can cooperate, we have a greater chance of getting out of this maze! "
The four of them exchanged glances, and in the quiet room, they all nodded slightly...
