"call……"
Klein keenly took off the black coat he was wearing, and skillfully climbed along the wall into the Aurora Society's manor. This is not Klein's attempt to avoid the Aurora Society's spies, but a deliberate measure to prevent anyone from following his direction.
Klein walked to his desk in a few steps and fumbled to light the gas lamp. He touched his wallet, which was bulging with gold pounds, and couldn't help but lick his lips. As Klein sat down, he stretched out his hands and counted the gains from attending Mr. Eye of Wisdom’s extraordinary gathering today:
The three hundred and fifty pounds from the "Fat Pharmacist" were gold pounds that Klein obtained in exchange for the potion materials he obtained from the Aurora Society's treasury this month. This was the reward that Klein had saved up. Since the Aurora Society's funds were insufficient, Klein could only make a living by selling materials with tears in his eyes.
At this party, the Extraordinary code-named "Wild Dog" issued a mission to rescue his friends from the "Punisher", and Klein was helpless. However, under Gao Wei's commission, Klein told "Wild Dog" the information that "someone might be interested in this commission."
It’s just that Klein didn’t know why the old Mr. “Eye of Wisdom” suddenly became nervous when he accepted the mission...
Klein counted the banknotes in his hand over and over again, preparing to go back and find several auxiliary materials needed for the "Faceless Man" that were not available in the Aurora Society. Klein's ears moved and he heard the sound coming from the next room.
It seemed to be the sound made by a girl who was born with extraordinary characteristics that Lao Gao had raised in his room before and kicked the wall. I don't know why, but she seems to be in a bad temper today.
Thinking of the child that Lao Gao brought back before, Klein couldn't help but have some associations. However, Gao Wei seriously told Klein about the problem of certain people born with extraordinary characteristics. If they are not handled well, They often show signs of being "out of control", and may even turn into monsters, hurting themselves and others.
According to Klein's guess, the little girl with some black tissue that only extraordinary creatures have on her body may have suffered some injuries and was burdened with the curse of some high-ranking beings. Otherwise, she would not be like this. Such attention.
In fact, the uncontrolled mythical creature form in the Mother Goddess' vessel has the tainted influence of the "Mother Tree of Desire". Fortunately, he has been able to restrain his influence, otherwise Klein would probably lose control after just one glance.
At this moment, there was a knock on Klein's door. He took two quick steps to open the door and looked at Gao Wei, who was wearing formal clothes and leaning in front of his door.
Gao Wei was wearing a fourth-era costume that had been modified by a designer to make it look more like a formal dress worn at a ball. This asymmetrical black and white dress is dotted with colorful gemstones, making the color combination very beautiful and even a bit dreamy.
He also deliberately arranged his hair into a fine interweaving of black and white, leaving only two strands of white hair above his forehead. He did not wear the carefully polished monocle with gems as decoration today, but put it in his pocket.
Klein also noticed that the color of Gao Wei's eyes turned blue due to the effect of some extraordinary item. If he looked carefully, he could vaguely see layers of doors.
"Let's go, Klein." Outside, Gao Wei and Klein always called each other by their current names. Only when there were only two of them would he call Klein "Zhou Mingrui". Wei's surname.
"OK."
Klein nodded and checked his belongings - today is the ball held by Miss Justice, and she invited Baron Gao Wei to attend the banquet. As a guest, Gao Wei can bring a companion to participate.
After discussing with Miss Justice, Gao Wei decided to bring Klein with him, which would pave the way for Audrey's subsequent commission to bring Professor Moriarty into the aristocratic circle.
After boarding the carriage, the two of them chatted while looking at the passing street scene outside the window. Since the person in charge of driving was a "Rose Bishop" from the Aurora Order, Gao Wei didn't talk too much about the past with Klein. The two of them were just chatting casually while passing the time in the car.
The reason why Mr. Z did not drive for the Beloved himself this time is because as a new nobleman, "Mr. Heathcliff" was also invited by Earl Hall to attend this party - this was an event that covered almost the entire country. A banquet for the small nobles in Loen, and the source of this incident was just Audrey's request.
After knowing that his youngest daughter wanted to hold a banquet by himself, Earl Hall decided to hold a banquet after careful consideration to pave the way for his daughter and son's future development in the aristocratic circle.
Not only the small and medium-sized nobles were invited, but several large nobles who were familiar with Earl Hall in Backlund were also willing to spend a small amount of money to show their goodwill.
After all, for these Loen nobles, dignity is more important than anything else.
Amidst the tacit communication among the top leaders of the Loen Kingdom, a grand dance party was slowly held under the cover of night.
Backlund's factory works day and night, and the dances in the manor are magnificent. Carriages drove toward the outside of Backlund with the steam still pouring out. Under the curtain of darkness, the Gaowei people had a mysterious aura on them. Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Backlund held the event this year. The grandest dance is about to begin.
The carriage drove under the night, and the lights converged into a beautiful scenery. The Extraordinaries of the three major churches also took action, preparing to protect these nobles who were at the core of the rule of the Loen Kingdom.
There were too many people attending this banquet. Under the instructions of the king and Adam, the dance was moved to the manor of Prince Edsac. When he got the news a few weeks ago, he had already Many workers were hired to transform the lawn into a gorgeously decorated open-air venue.
Such a banquet also shows that the nature of the banquet is not serious, it is just an entertaining gathering of many nobles, which expresses the king's determination of the gathering of nobles.
In the extraordinary world, this banquet was promoted by Adam. He found that there were too many wrong things that had happened recently, and needed an opportunity to explore whether there were unexpected changes coming to Backlund. Therefore, Adam suggested that George III arrange this banquet outside the city of Backlund.
But why can't we say that arranging this banquet at Prince Edsac's manor was not George III's compensation for the son he regarded as an abandoned son?
…
"Hey, old man."
Leonard, who came to secretly protect the nobles and wore bright red gloves, looked at the grand scene in front of him with some jaw-dropping eyes. He couldn't help but ask Pales in his mind:
"Is this really a banquet that can be held within a month?"
Don't blame the child for not seeing it, because around Leonard, most of the Beyonders and even some minor nobles showed expressions as if they had seen a ghost. Even some nobles who have never attended banquets have never seen this scene. After all, this is a banquet jointly held by several big nobles. Coupled with the king's instructions, it is naturally so grand that it is unbelievable.
In addition to the extraordinary people responsible for protection, some important members of the church also came here to express their attitude towards this gathering. Archbishop Anthony of the Church of the Night had already secretly speculated whether the royal family had any deep meaning after this gathering. Ace Snake didn't think too much and just drank wine while scanning the surroundings.
And the source of this banquet, Audrey Hall, who is still barely a little girl, looked at such a grand banquet and couldn't help but sigh:
"The scale of this banquet is really big..."
As an experienced "mind reader", Audrey could probably figure out what her father wanted to get from this banquet based on his expression. Audrey walked towards the center of the banquet wearing a carefully selected dress that could even be called a work of art.
No matter what the plan is behind it, from a superficial point of view, she is the protagonist of this banquet!
As she walked, Audrey's eyes glanced at the scenes around her. This banquet is divided into two areas, the banquet hall and the outdoor banquet venue. The outdoor area is divided into three floors, providing guests of different levels with dance parties and exchanges. A large number of carriages could only be parked in temporary stables.
In the banquet hall, there are mainly big nobles like Earl Hall or Prince Edsac. Nobles of the "father's generation" will not go outdoors, but will be skillful in the banquet hall. An exchange of interests is taking place. There are not many such opportunities, so they must seize the opportunity to gain benefits for themselves.
The most central part of the banquet hall outside is given to the younger generation of nobles with higher titles or official positions.
By analogy, the seats in the middle circle were prepared for the minor nobles, while the outermost circle was not originally planned to be set up. However, Earl Hall considered that this banquet nominally belonged to his daughter. Yes, seats were set up for those elites.
In the center of the circle, there is a temporarily built, but extremely gorgeous and beautiful dance floor. Pairs of men and women danced and socialized inside.
In the middle of these layers are the "Nighthawks", "Punishers" or Extraordinaries with "Mechanical Hearts". On the one hand, they maintained the security here, and on the other hand, they separated a group of people to lurk in the surrounding areas and inside Backlund to see if they could wait and hook out the murderer who had committed the previous serial murders.
Leonard stood somewhat leisurely in the middle of the dance, acting like a writer or poet.
For the banquet circle outside, these official Beyonders blended into the crowd to guard against possible gangsters or out-of-control Beyonders. Leonard carefully pretended to be a guest, eating the food on the plate with one hand while keeping an eye on his surroundings.
"Old man, this snack tastes good."
Leonard admired from the bottom of his heart while scanning. Pales chuckled: "This is not a grand banquet. I was still Solomon back then..."
"Um?"
Leonard was about to listen to what Pales said, but suddenly he noticed that Pales let out a surprised "Huh". Leonard was immediately puzzled when he heard the voice and asked:
"What's the matter, old man?"
He had never seen the old man attached to him make such a startled sound.
"Be careful, little guy." Pales said nervously to Leonard: "It's so similar, so similar...is He back?"
"What is so similar? Who is back?" Leonard was even more confused. He really felt the fear and nervousness from Pales. You know, even if he faced the divine pollution of the "True Creator" before, Pales's tone had never been so nervous before.
Infected by Pales, Leonard couldn't help but become nervous.
And Pales was nervous for a reason.
From his perspective, the young man in front of him was exactly the same in appearance and even temperament as Mr. Men back then.
However, at the end of the Fourth Age, he, Pales Zoroaster, saw with his own eyes that Mr. "Gate" was contaminated by the outer gods during the promotion ceremony, and was expelled from the world by the goddess of the night and the Lord of Storms. ! He shouldn't have come back. When He came back, it proved that the power of foreign gods had penetrated into the world!
Pales also thought about whether he could be a descendant of the "Abraham Family", but how could anyone be able to imitate Mr. "Mr. Door"'s temperament?
Without the imprint of so many stars in his eyes, it would be impossible for him to have the temperament of Mr. "Gate"!
At this moment, Gao Wei suddenly turned around as if he noticed the gaze and looked at Leonard who was staring at him. Layers of doors vaguely appeared in his eyes, as mysterious and strange as the keys to a mysterious world.
Gao Wei showed a smile and walked towards Leonard while Klein left to talk to other people involved in the education and newspaper industries. He wants to take the opportunity to strengthen the memory of Mr. "Gate" among those who are familiar with Mr. "Gate" and master the path to "Gate" as soon as possible!
"haven't seen you for a long time."
"Bethel" said with a smile on his face to Leonard who was possessed by Pales.
However, Leonard looked confused. Looking at Gao Wei in front of him, he felt that the person in front of him looked slightly familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere, but he seemed to have never seen him before.
His brain twitched: "Are you...?"
"Well... I'm not talking to you." Gao Wei politely ignored Leonard, with strong aggression in his tone, and said to Pales in front of him: "Don't you come to see me?"
After that, he took out a monocle from his pocket and put it on his right eye:
"Or do you want to see 'me' more?"
(End of chapter)
