Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

"Is there?"

Julian smiled and looked at Lanluus, whose eyes revealed a playful look, and asked with a smile.

"have."

Lanius nodded, his expression full of certainty:

"That was three years ago, when we met on a passenger ship that was transiting through Fenneport to Pulitzer."

"At that time, I had just obtained the potion formula for 'The Thief,' but I had to leave Fenneport because of some lawsuits... I heard that you had done something in Remnburg that was not allowed by the rules and offended the Church of the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom,' which is why you had to leave Azshara."

"What I said shouldn't be wrong, right?"

These words immediately created an awkward atmosphere in the private room.

Hainas Vancent looked at Julian with an expression that was both knowing and excited, while the latter put away his smile and stared silently at Lanius, his eyes revealing a seemingly blank emptiness.

The other party directly revealed their past in front of others, and the motive behind this is very clear.

First, Julian's disguise was removed, revealing that both of them were extraordinary individuals, while simultaneously creating the impression that "we have information about your background and weaknesses."

In this way, Julian's public image will naturally be lowered, and the members of the "Aurora Society" can naturally express some anti-mainstream values ​​in subsequent conversations, and Julian will have to accept them all.

Although Julian is currently under the protection of the Church of the Goddess of Night, if the Aurora Society spreads even a little bit of rumors, Julian, who originally had the title of assistant professor and a high social status, will find his situation very passive.

This is an invisible threat, but it is also the basis for "equal dialogue" between the two sides.

Seeing Julian's expression and the changes in it, Lanius couldn't help but feel a little smug.

He knew he had touched a nerve with Julian, which had angered the other man, but the assistant professor remained restrained and did not lash out on the spot.

In any case, Lanius has achieved his goal—this "fraudster" helped the "Aurora Society" gain a dominant position in the dialogue through this method, which also helped him improve his own status within the organization.

But in fact, contrary to what Lanius thought, Julian was not angry, but was instead focusing his attention on silently reciting the name of the "Goddess of the Night".

In this way, he temporarily suppressed the faint restlessness emanating from the "Starry Sky" within him—just as Julian had expected, this mythical creature from outer space not only showed malice towards Beyonders of the "Diviner" pathway, but also towards Beyonders of the "Thief" pathway.

If nothing unexpected happens, Extraordinary individuals who have taken the "Apprentice" route will likely receive the same treatment if they come before Julian.

If he hadn't been trying to suppress the already raging "Starry Night," the self-righteous Lanius wouldn't have been able to finish a single sentence before being swallowed up by that deadly rainbow.

On the other hand, Julian was not afraid of Lanius's threat at all, because he never thought he would stay in Tingen forever.

For ordinary people, Julian is already considered a winner in life—he not only has a good social status and a high-paying job, but also the protection of the Church of the True God. Such a life is something that most people can only dream of.

But only Julian himself knew that the moment he became involved with "Starry Night," his life was destined to be extraordinary.

Furthermore, he possesses far more occult knowledge than ordinary extraordinary individuals, so unless Julian dies a violent, uncontrolled death during his ascension, he will undoubtedly advance towards the middle and high sequences.

This is not only about power, but also about survival—you know, the apocalypse will come in about ten years at most, and only by becoming at least an angel or even the king of angels can he have the initial ability to control his own destiny.

Therefore, he will have to leave Tingen and go to larger cities or even the Five Seas to obtain better resources, find rarer potion ingredients and sealing artifacts, and so on.

Even if the road ahead is shrouded in mist, even if it might force him back into the Knowledge Church's hunting grounds, Julian must do it.

Therefore, he didn't care about Lanluus's threat at all; on the contrary, he found the other party's behavior very funny.

Moreover, the appearance of Lanius was a pleasant surprise for Julian, giving him some new ideas.

Just as both sides remained silent, the door to the private room suddenly opened, and a figure walked in.

He was a middle-aged man in his fifties with gray-blue eyes, thick and messy eyebrows, and very little hair left.

He was dressed in a black double-breasted suit with the collar turned up high.

Good evening, Sirius.

Upon seeing the man appear, Haynes Vancent promptly changed the subject:

"Julian, this is Sirius Arepis, a cloth merchant with a very large business."

Upon hearing this, Julian averted his gaze from Lanius's face and turned to look at Sirius Arepis.

This is another member of the "Aurora Society," a Sequence 9 "Mystic," and the first person to reveal the birth ceremony of the "True Creator's" offspring to Lanluus.

Moreover, his act of selling the Antigonus family notes to Welch McGovern directly led to the annihilation of the Klein trio. From every perspective, this guy can be described as utterly wicked.

"It's a pleasure to meet you."

Julie pretended to know nothing about the other person and shook hands with the middle-aged man in front of her.

Following Sirius, a man and a woman, both highly suspected to be members of the "Aurora Society," arrived. They were both portrayed as businessmen in their thirties.

The man's name was Zane Blackwood; he was wearing a khaki suit and looked very thin.

The other woman was named Ivy Sinclair. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. Although she was wearing a suit dress that exuded the aura of a mature woman, her face was still beautiful, and she could be described as still charming.

Through the aura observation of the "Four-Colored Awakener", Julian was able to determine that everyone in the private room was an Extraordinary, and the aura patterns on Haynes, Sirius, Zane, and Ivy were very similar, which led him to speculate that these four should all be Extraordinary through the "Mystic" pathway.

At this moment, Julian was surrounded by cultists from the "Aurora Society".

After Hainas introduced the guests to everyone, the appetizers and wines in the private room were all served.

He arranged for Julian to sit to the left of the main seat, against the wall, while Sirius and Lanius sat near the box door.

Faced with this arrangement, Julian naturally realized that the Aurora Society was preventing him from escaping, but he was not afraid at all, as he held many trump cards in his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am very grateful to have you grace us with your presence at this banquet today."

After everyone was seated, Hainas raised his glass first, followed by Julian and the other four, who began to listen to their host's next remarks:

"In every sense, everyone here is extraordinary, because we all possess talents that surpass those of ordinary people in some way."

"These talents, though derived from our wisdom and past experiences, are in essence gifts from the divine."

At this point, he turned to look at Julian:

"As Mr. Julian Albrecht said, we are all chosen by the gods and therefore bear a special mission... In recent days, I have felt his prophecy more deeply."

"On this point, I'd like to share some personal thoughts... In fact, I've shared these thoughts with most of you here, except for you, Julian."

"Would you be interested in 'listening'?"