Phoebe, who had originally intended to ask a question, was momentarily stunned. "A king who presides over good fortune?"
"Lord of Tides and Riddles was already puzzling enough, but what is this king who presides over good fortune?"
Gilberto spread his hands wide and laughed loudly. "What king who presides over good fortune…"
"In my view, there is only one king in the world, and that is Lord of Tides and Riddles!"
"Do you think you've won just because you've caught me?"
"No, it's already too late… Hahahahaha…"
Lucian leaned close to Rover's ear and whispered, "Do you feel like this guy's mental state isn't quite right?"
Rover nodded slightly; she had the same feeling. "It's like there's something wrong with his brain, similar to Scar."
Lucian & Phrolova: "…"
Phrolova thought to herself, so they gossip about Scar behind his back every day…
Come to think of it, Scar was still locked up in the Jinzhou prison and hadn't been released.
Whatever, let him be…
Gilberto continued:
"Perhaps I am just a pawn, just a small fry."
"But while you were chasing after this small fry like me, you overlooked something important."
Zani said gravely, "I'll contact the family members and have them send people over to take custody."
Zani turned around, only to suddenly notice that not far away, many Echoes were all heading in one direction.
"That's…? The direction of the Sea of Clouds?"
Phoebe followed the sound and looked over. "The Echoes… they're all moving toward the direction of the Sea of Clouds. What's going on?"
Gilberto let out a long howl toward the sky. "Hahahahahahaha…"
"Excellent! Lorelei is already in our grasp, just as the sacred prophecy foretold—everything will be purified!"
"Very well, let us wait quietly, wait for the Sea of Clouds to submerge this place, to submerge that city of sin."
"Only the true believers can gain new life beneath the waves."
Lucian scratched his head in confusion. "What is Lorelei?"
Phoebe furrowed her delicate brows and explained, "According to the holy scriptures, Lorelei is a powerful Remnant creature."
"She resides in the Cloud Pavilion at the center of the Nimbus Sanctum."
"In the legends, the Sea of Clouds once flooded the old seminary, turning it into a wasteland, and continued to expand chaotically toward Ragunna City."
"It was Lorelei who restrained the raging Sea of Clouds that ended this crisis."
"If… they've really done something to Lorelei, then Gilberto isn't exaggerating."
"The Sea of Clouds really could submerge Ragunna City and cause unimaginable disaster."
Zani said coldly, "What a bunch of lunatics. It seems this is the backup plan they left behind."
Lucian asked in confusion, "Are all the Fisalia Family members this crazy?"
Phoebe pondered for a moment before saying, "The Fisalia Family has opened a pharmacy in Ragunna City."
"It was opened by a member of their family branch, Rosemary."
"But the Fisalia Family is known as 'poison' in Ragunna, so most people steer clear of this pharmacy."
"Just thinking about this pharmacy is enough to know what the Fisalia Family's reputation is like in Ragunna."
Rover rubbed her chin in puzzlement. "But since the Fisalia Family has such a bad reputation, why would the Order still collaborate with them?"
Lucian shook his head slightly. "In the face of interests, reputation means nothing."
Zani nodded. "Mr. Lucian is right. In the face of interests, even enemies can become friends."
"Mr. Lucian, Miss Rover, I request to stay behind and temporarily keep watch over Gilberto."
Zani was, after all, the bodyguard and guide sent by the Montelli Family to protect them.
If she wanted to stay and keep Gilberto under watch, she naturally needed to get their agreement.
If it were just a small fry, Zani wouldn't bother with this extra step, but Gilberto was ultimately a member of the Fisalia Family—this was a matter concerning families, and she couldn't afford to be careless.
Phoebe chimed in as well. "Miss Zani is an employee of the Montelli Family. If you detain him, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction from the Fisalia Family."
"How about I stay too? If I intervene in the name of the Order of the Deep, they probably won't be able to twist the facts anymore."
Lucian nodded slightly. "No problem. We'll regroup later."
"Rover and I will go check out the direction the Echoes are moving in first."
Zani reminded them, "There's a port nearby. From there, you can take a gondola to reach the vicinity of the Cloud Pavilion."
"Once we hand Gilberto over to the family, we'll head straight to the Cloud Pavilion to meet up with you."
Phoebe said with a hint of worry, "Please be very careful. May the Sentinel protect you!"
Lucian grinned. "Don't you trust our strength?"
"You should be the ones worrying about yourselves."
With that, Lucian once again exchanged a Binding Immortal Rope from the system shop and bound Gilberto with it.
The displayed time was six hours, the maximum duration for the Binding Immortal Rope.
Lucian chuckled. "It seems Mr. Gilberto talks a big game, but his actual strength doesn't match his mouth."
Gilberto struggled to break free, his face contorted in ferocity. "This… what is this thing!"
Zani smiled faintly. "I advise you not to waste your energy."
"Even Phrolova couldn't break free from it. Do you think you can?"
Gilberto: "…"
Phrolova: "…"
Phrolova's expression darkened; she felt that her understanding of Lucian was still too shallow.
Though Zani's words were infuriating, it was a fact that Phrolova couldn't refute.
Not just the ability to make her fall flat on her face, but even this rope— she had no idea what kind of product it was, yet it completely prevented her from breaking free.
And the chilling immobilization ability from before…
Phrolova exhaled a turbid breath. She had to find a way to escape!
Seeing Gilberto bound, Rover relaxed. "Alright then. In that case, we'll split up here for now."
The group waved farewell.
Lucian once again hoisted Phrolova over his shoulder and headed with Rover toward the port Zani had mentioned.
Rover glanced at Phrolova. "We won't have to keep carrying her like this the whole time, will we? Won't that be a bit too much trouble?"
Lucian grinned. "Isn't this a good thing?"
"At least now she's right under our noses and can't cause any trouble."
As he spoke, Lucian's hands weren't idle at all.
Phrolova's black silk legs were endlessly enjoyable to touch, no matter how much.
Rover cleared her throat lightly. "I have to remind you of one thing— even though she's not a good person."
"But she is a woman, after all. If you go too far, I'll get angry too."
Lucian was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then sighed. "Then can you help me out?"
Rover asked in confusion, "Help you with what?"
Lucian's tone turned serious. "Touch yours."
Rover: "?"
Before Rover could react, Lucian's other hand scooped her up by the waist and hoisted her over his other shoulder.
The world spun before her eyes, leaving Rover utterly dumbfounded.
In the next second, her pair of black long boots were removed.
Unlike Phrolova's pantyhose, the black silk Rover wore was thigh-high stockings, exposing the absolute territory of her snowy, smooth skin.
When touched, it felt like sinking into cotton, with a slight rebound, coolness mixed with a warm undertone of body heat, like warm, smooth jade.
Rover's face turned slightly red, a wave of shyness washing over her heart.
Though she had already had many in-depth encounters with Lucian, such touching still made her feel unbearably hot.
Lucian said delightedly, "Wonderful, truly wonderful. The left hand is doing what it loves, so the right hand can't be idle either."
Rover & Phrolova: "…"