Lord of the Mysteries

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The sound of the whistle echoed in every corner of the platform, and the huge steam train head dragged more than 20 cars and stopped slowly.

Wearing a tuxedo suit and wearing a half-high silk top hat, Klein carried the exaggerated suitcase that was not quite commensurate with his size, and steadily set foot on the ground in the Beckland capital of Ruen Kingdom.

The city is divided diagonally into two parts by the River of Tasok, which flows into the southeast estuary. It is connected by the Beckland Bridge and the ferry. With a population of more than 2, it is the most prosperous city of southern continent and northern continent.

Klein looked very far, and saw pale-yellow mist everywhere. The visibility was extremely poor. The gas lamp hanging on the platform was lit up one by one, dispersing the gloom and darkness.

“It’s only 6:9? It’s the same as 1:1 …” Klein shook his head slightly invisible, and suddenly remembered a joke I saw in “Tasok newspaper” before:

“A gentleman who had just arrived in Beckland lost his way in the thick smog. He had to ask the gentleman who was passing by and wet, and asked the other party,” How is the River of Tasok going? “The gentleman replied very kindly: ‘ Go straight, don’t stop, I just swam up from there. “(Note 1)

Every time I read Beckland ’s newspapers or magazines, the reporters and editors are ridiculing the air pollution here, and ridiculing more and more foggy days … Previously, the Beckland Daily also made statistics specifically, saying that similar The weather has increased from about 30 days 60 years ago to the current 75 days … For this reason, many people of insight have set up organizations such as the “Soot Emission Reduction Association” and “Fume Emission Reduction Association”. One of the bills of the month was said to propose the establishment of the “Kingdom Air Pollution Investagatory Committee” … Klein put down his huge suitcase and reached out to pinch his nose to ease the sudden discomfort.

Then, following the golden bracelet, he took out a gold watch from the vest pocket, snapped it open, glanced at it, and confirmed the time.

After really saying goodbye to the big brother and the younger sister, Klein went to a 100-store store deliberately, bought a gold pocket watch for 4 pounds 10shilling, and equipped with a gold chain of 1 pound 5shilling.

——For him, not being able to grasp the specific and clear time at all times will cause panic.

Originally Klein planned to buy a silver pocket watch, which felt that it was in line with his temperament, but considering Clown’s true meaning, he finally chose a more flamboyant and exaggerated gold watch.

“6:39 … it’s not too late …” Klein figured out his pocket watch, picked up his cane and suitcase, followed the crowd, and slowly walked out of the steam train station.

Suddenly, he turned a corner without warning, and let someone who had quietly followed him and stretched his hand to his pocket touched the air.

Klein didn’t care about the episode, along the cement-paved boulevard, mixed in crowds and headed for the crossroads ahead.

There are street lawns and gardens, surrounded by pillars that stand like chimneys.

“No, it might be the chimney…” Klein saw the thick smoke from the top of the pillar.

Part of the smoke fluttered to the sky, and some of it turned into tiny droplets that sprinkled all around.

Klein stepped again, dropped the suitcase and unfolded the newspaper and map held by the other hand.

– When riding a steam train, he has already planned where to go next and what to do.

The experience of this period and the mood experience disguised as Clown in the morning made Klein finally comprehended Clown ’s true meaning, that is, although he can predict his destiny slightly, he still feels helpless about his destiny, so he covers all his sadness, pain and confusion with his smile And frustrated. “

At that moment, he clearly felt the digestion of Clown magical medicine, believing that if he continued to play like this, it would not be long before he could try promotion.

The problem is that he doesn’t know what the corresponding Sequence Seven magical medicine is, let alone the specific formula.

“How do I get the formula? Secret Religious Order seldom appears. They seem to be only interested in the items of the Antigonus family … This is also the reason why others have little understanding of them. Well … consider 2 aspects. One is to contact the local. Extraordinary circle, see if you can find a clue. 2 is to take the initiative to use the treasure of the Antigonus family as a bait to fish out the people of Secret Religious Order. After all, I hold the strange vertical pupil composed of many mysterious symbols. “

“But this is too risky and must be cautious enough. The bait should not be too ‘good’, too ‘poor’, too ‘poor’, others will not be interested, too ‘good’ will easily catch the giant shark, a bit I can swallow my giant shark … Zarath, the leader of the Secret Religious Order, has directed the Great Emperor Russel’s character, maybe he also got the biggest piece of the era feast of change … Of course, he may not be able to live to this day. It was almost 200 years ago … “

Klein felt the coldness of Beckland, and the Unable to Bear shivered and decided to find a place to live as soon as possible.

Turning the newspaper, he once again browsed the rental version of the house and saw the one that was previously defined:

“Chowod District 15 Minsk Street … townhouses … weekly rent 18shilling …”

Klein has repeatedly thought about where he lives. Although Beckland has a population of more than 5,000,000, he still has to beware of the possibility of encountering the local Night Watcher-whether it is the newly transferred Daly here, or Lolta which previously belonged to Beckland , Ayre Hanson and Borgia, they all recognize him.

Therefore, Klein excludes the northern district where Goddess of the Night church Beckland church headquarters “Church of Saint Samuel” is located, and excludes the Queen ’s District and the western district with the best security and the most stringent supervision-these two districts belong to nobles and top rich merchants They are more biased towards the Queen District.

After excluding a few factory areas, the dock district, the eastern district and the Beckland bridge district where the poor are gathered, Klein has few options. First, it has the Beckland stock exchange, clearing house, futures center, and seven major bank headquarters. , Various trust funds, various railway companies, various bulk goods trading companies in the Hillston District, it is known as the economic, commercial and financial center of Ruen Kingdom, 7 is a small company stand in great numbers, many residential Chowod District.

The two districts have a lot of people, and the public security is relatively good, so it is easy to hide. After careful consideration, Klein chose the Chowod District with a cheaper rent.

– He did not look for organizations such as the Metropolitan Housing Improvement Association and the Metropolitan Labour Class Housing Improvement Corporation because these require a certain identity certificate, and he is currently unable to get it.

“If you can’t rent a house successfully today, find a small hotel that doesn’t need identification. Temporarily stay …” Klein folded the things in his hand, put his suitcase, and according to the directions on the map, toward the door of a seemingly 100-store store Go somewhere.

That is the entrance to the Beckland subway.

Yes, the subway!

When Klein first saw the term “metro” in newspapers and magazines, he was really taken aback. Didn’t expect this kind of transportation became a reality before entering the electric era.

It was born 20 years ago and was connected to the shore of River of Tasok 5 at the earliest. Now it has expanded to the main urban area. Of course, there are not many sites.

Through the gate, Klein followed the people in front and walked to the ticketing point step by step.

After a few minutes of the team, he finally saw a beautiful blonde ticket seller.

The girl did not look up and pointed to the price of the wooden token hanging near the window:

“The peak period (7 AM to 9 AM, 6 PM to 9 PM) 10 points clock, the remaining 15 minutes, first class 6 pence, second class 2 pence, 4 class 3 pence, round trips are 3, 9 , 6 pence, the annual ticket is 5 pounds for first-class seats, 8 pounds 2shilling for second-class seats, and no annual ticket for third-class seats. “

It’s cheaper than I thought… There is no limit to the distance… Melissa definitely likes this over the carriage, which is the crystallization of the machine… Klein thought about it, and suddenly it was a little uncomfortable.

He gave a brilliant smile and pulled out 4 bronze penny and handed it to the conductor:

“2 seats.”

Pa! The ticket seller tore the ticket, stamped a chapter and handed it to Klein.

After finding the line to Chowod District, after passing a less stringent inspection, Klein went down the stairs and quickly came to the platform. According to the ground signs, he found the corresponding position of the second class seat.

wu wu Wū!

He didn’t wait long, he heard the reverberation, like the sound of thunder whistle, saw a huge steam locomotive with a sense of power breaking through the 2 side gas lights, kuāng dāng kuāng dāng stopped.

Its huge shape, sturdy body, black iron color and complex machinery are mixed together for a unique beauty.

The Beckland subway still uses steam trains, and the thin smoke is in a unique design, through the upper pipe, into the chimney and heading for the outside world.

This is the “real use” of street lawns and gardens.

In the sound of metal friction, Klein waited for the passenger in front to go down, then took the cane and the suitcase, walked slowly, and accepted the flight attendant’s ticket.

Unlike the 3rd seat, the 2nd seat is one person, don’t worry about being robbed, Klein just sat down, put the suitcase, leaned on the cane, and heard a rush of footsteps.

He looked subconsciously to the door, and saw a thin boy with a green face hurriedly entered the carriage.

The boy wore an old age coat, a dome hat, carrying a worn-out satchel and his head buried low.

“I’m sorry, I got in the wrong car. I’m in the 3rd class …” He showed the ticket and apologized to the flight attendant, then quickly walked toward the position of the 3rd class car.

Klein retracted his gaze, reconfirmed his destination, and waited for the door to close.

Just then, he heard a messy and rushing footsteps, and then saw several men wearing black jackets and wearing a half-high top hat rushing into the compartment.

Chasing the 15-16 old boy? Klein intuitively came up with such an idea.

He shook his head slightly and continued to read his newspaper and map, no different from the other passengers in the carriage.

Note 1: This joke comes from a previous British magazine, “Clumsy.”