From this, it seemed the Montelli Family truly had no knowledge of the Echoes' loss of control.
Aside from their suspicions about the Fisalia Family and the Order of the Deep, there was also the shadow of the Fractsidus lurking in the background.
Could it be that the Fractsidus had also reached some sort of cooperation with the Order of the Deep?
Rover said, "Actually, we're also investigating the cause of the Echoes' loss of control."
Antonio, somewhat embarrassed, replied, "This… to have esteemed guests from afar working on our matters, it's a bit…"
Rover shook her head slightly, "We have our own reasons."
Antonio suddenly understood, "I see, I see."
"But this should still be considered a request from our family…"
Antonio pulled a thick envelope from his coat.
"The family values the spirit of contracts. I'll pay you a deposit first, and there will be a generous reward once the matter is resolved!"
Before Rover could take it, Lucian's hand had already reached out.
Lucian took the envelope and tucked it away, then cleared his throat, "Isn't this a coincidence?"
"I, Lucian, walk the world with integrity as my highest principle."
Antonio was momentarily stunned, then smiled, "That's excellent…"
"Working with such an honest guest is the Montelli Family's fortune."
"Well then, I won't disturb you further. I still have many matters to attend to… sigh!"
Sighing, Antonio turned and left, visibly worried about the family's future in this situation.
Zani rubbed her chin and said, "From this, it seems the Montelli Family truly has no motive to cause the Echoes' loss of control, especially since they also want the Carnevale to proceed as planned."
"If, as Mr. Antonio said, the Fisalia Family is obstructing them…"
"The entire Rinascita is looking forward to the Carnevale. What benefit would this bring the Fisalia Family?"
Lucian speculated, "It's possible they want to pull the Montelli Family back down to reshuffle the power dynamics among Ragunna City's families."
"Since the Fisalia Family was once at its peak, they must want to reclaim that position."
"There's currently no evidence proving the Fisalia Family is behind the Echoes' loss of control."
"As long as the Montelli Family lacks definitive proof, when the public discovers the dangers of their Echoes, the Fisalia Family can naturally continue to smear the Montellis and profit from it."
It seemed highly likely that the Fractsidus had formed a partnership with the Order of the Deep and the Fisalia Family.
After all, the Red Spider Lily petal they saw earlier couldn't be fake.
And the Fisalia Family and the Order of the Deep likely lacked the ability to control Echoes on their own.
Zani rested her chin on her hand and sighed, "It does sound quite serious."
"In that case, we should hurry and track down that out-of-control Vitreum Dancer."
The group followed Zani to the Pioneer Association's Ragunna City branch.
At that moment, a blond man was examining something with a camera. Hearing footsteps, he turned around.
"May the world unfold before your eyes! Welcome to the Pioneer Association!"
After speaking sincerely, he glanced at Zani and teased, "Yo! Miss Zani, long time no see. Have you finally decided to jump ship?"
Zani coughed heavily, "I'm here for something else today…"
She introduced to Lucian and Rover, "This is Mr. Fulmine from the Pioneer Association."
Fulmine, noticing Zani had brought people, carefully sized them up.
When he saw the composed Lucian, he was startled, immediately stepping forward to grab Lucian's hands excitedly, "You, you, you…!"
Rover: "?"
Zani: "?"
Lucian paused for a moment. It seemed his charm was indeed universally appealing. This Mr. Fulmine wasn't bad-looking either, but unfortunately…
"Mr. Fulmine, my preferences are quite conventional, sorry."
Fulmine: "…?"
Realizing Lucian had misunderstood, Fulmine quickly shook his head, "No, no, no, you've got it wrong. I recognize you—you're Lucian, the savior of Jinzhou!"
Fulmine let go, embarrassed, "Sorry, I got too excited."
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Fulmine, the head of the Wutherium Film under the Pioneer Association in Ragunna City."
He turned to Rover excitedly, "And this must be the foreign savior, the black lightning that traverses the world—Rover, right?"
"I'm so moved! To meet two people I've been dying to see in one day!"
Rover: "Who gave me all these titles?"
Lucian patted Fulmine's shoulder, dissatisfied, "Why does she get so many titles, while I'm just the savior of Jinzhou?"
"Uh…" Fulmine froze, his mind racing.
A legendary figure like Mr. Lucian must have his own pride.
It seemed his earlier words had upset him.
"Well…"
Just as Fulmine was about to speak, Lucian suddenly raised a hand, "Wait!"
Fulmine: "?"
Under his puzzled gaze, Lucian took out his Pangu Terminal, opened a live stream on the Pioneer Association's forum, and aimed the camera at Fulmine.
"Go ahead, speak."
Fulmine: "???"
In that moment, Fulmine felt Lucian's image in his mind collapse.
Since it was a pinned live stream, a flood of viewers poured in instantly.
[?ClickMe?Lucian+SweetVideo: Woo! It's my favorite God of Universal Love live stream! By the way, check out my name!]
[Autumn Water Without Ripples: My ship, which I worked so hard to film at the New Federation's Universal Expo with my silver tongue, gone! Lucian, you thief, give me back my ship!]
[Vermilion Blossom: Aalto, don't be sad. You may have lost the ship, but you didn't get your Shell Credits back either.]
[Autumn Water Without Ripples: Is this how you comfort someone?]
Lucian, seeing this, asked, "What's going on?"
[Vermilion Blossom: You don't know, but Shorekeeper was originally going to return the Shell Credits to Aalto.]
[But when she heard the ship was destroyed and nearly put you all in mortal danger, she was furious and decided to keep the Shell Credits as punishment for his negligence.]
[It was the first time I saw Shorekeeper with that expression!]
[Black Sheep White Sheep: Don't worry, everyone, Aalto won't starve himself.]
[If it comes to it, I can have KU-Cook make some coral calcium rice so Aalto doesn't starve.]
Recalling the dark cuisine KU-Cook had once scorned, Aalto was on the verge of tears.
[Autumn Water Without Ripples: Thanks a lot, Encore!]