Part 4 The Undead Chapter 156 A Shocking Glimpse
For a moment, Klein’s casually sweeping gaze paused and froze on the familiar figure.
He whirled around and realized that he was acting a little out of the ordinary, and in the inspiration of a demigod, that was something impossible to ignore.
The muscles in his back tightened as thoughts electrified and collided within Klein’s mind.
He didn’t jerk his eyes away like a reflex, but continued to look over there at the demigod who was suspected to be in the path of the “Black Emperor”, and said to Councilor Macht with a smile on his face:
”There are really more than just retired officers here.”
This is the kind of nonsense that seems to be observant and meticulous, but in reality, it doesn’t make any sense.
Councilor Macht chuckled:
”Any club grows beyond its original boundaries in the end.”
His answer seemed to say nothing, but when savored carefully, it made it seem as if he had said something, or just the opposite.
By this time, the gentleman with the broad shoulders and slightly longer arms in black formal attire also naturally turned his head sideways to look at where the two men were, and saw that a certain rich man who had donated fifteen thousand pounds was curiously surveying himself and the others, and talking in a low voice with Councillor Macht beside him.
It made him think that the other man’s startled gaze just now was more like a normal reaction to knowing his position.
Then he withdrew his gaze and continued the still-unfinished conversation.
And by this time, a dense layer of cold sweat was already coming out of Klein’s undershirt, and he only felt that his legs were a bit weak.
Although he has faced demigods directly, and even had battles, but this kind of small occasions, close contact, contains the crisis in a thought of the situation, is still the first time to encounter, and more importantly, now he is far from being ready to face the demigods, not only a secret puppets do not have, but also only brought the “death knell” revolver, Aztec copper whistle and the adventurer harmonica. Adventurer’s Harmonica.
–The Scepter of Poseidon could not be carried in the flesh, and the environment required to use it was harsh, otherwise it would cause a large number of casualties; “Grosser’s Travels”, once left on the body for a long time, would allow Kraven to passively enter the world of the book, and then it would be very troublesome to come out; “Creeping Hunger”, which was the only one of its kind, was not ready to face the demigods. The “Creeping Hunger” is still unsealed and is restless every day, so it’s impossible to take it out in advance unless it’s needed; the “Stealer of Luck” spell is made of the “Worm of Time”, so it might attract Amon, unless it’s used soon. Unless it will be used up soon, Klein won’t have the guts to carry it with him all the time. ……
If the demigod who was suspected to be in the way of the “Black Emperor” found out the problem, there was only one best solution he could think of:
The best solution he could think of was to play the harmonica, summon the messenger lady, and ask her to take him to escape from Beckland with the help of the spirit world!
He didn’t think of letting Renette Tignicole fight with the other party directly, and he himself took the revolver “Death Knell”, looking for a chance to fire a shot from the side, because this was Birkeland, the home of the official extraordinary people, and with the strange shape of the messenger lady, that gentleman would be able to make a charge, and what awaited Klein would surely be a siege, which would surely be more and more demigods and powerful sealing objects. demigods and powerful seals.
Really thrilling ah …… Klein logically averted his eyes, using the “clown” ability to control his legs, without showing any abnormalities out of the gate.
He did not ask the nearby Senator Macht, did not ask who and who those people were, and appeared to be not interested at all, so as to prove that it was really just a casual glance.
However, the other man’s glance back had the effect of exposing his features to Klein’s eyes:
Thick but uncluttered black eyebrows, short, hard inches of hair of the same color, deep blue, nearly black eyes, a nose as high as a mountain peak, a large beard that extended outward from around the mouth, a deep profile, a longer face, and cold lines.
This was a man with a very tough man’s flavor, his age could be in his thirties or forties, it was difficult to judge accurately.
From his appearance alone, Klein felt that he was more like a demigod of the “Arbiter” way than the “Black Emperor”.
Of course, this demigod’s temperament was closer to that of a “warrior”, but he was too short.
With this clear appearance, Klein does not need to ask any more questions, he can directly approach Arodes for an answer, even if he is still afraid to guard against the “Magic Mirror”, he can also entrust Ms. Hugh, Ms. Sharon and others to do a simple identity investigation.
–He believed that no matter how much a demigod hid, his position would not be too low, and he could easily be found out.
One step, two steps, three steps, Klein left the East Baylon Veterans Club with a normal demeanor.
When he got into the carriage, he leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and after a few seconds of silence, he let out a long, deep sigh:
”The broken trail of the Great Bakerland Haze incident is finally connected again ……”
He didn’t open his eyes for a long time and didn’t say anything, as if he was still reminiscing about the business issue he discussed earlier, but in fact, it was more about smoothing out the inner emotions he had just forced down.
During this process, Klein noticed that Richardson, the valet, tried to speak several times and closed his mouth again, as if he was struggling with something.
In the end, he said nothing and concentrated on preparing the Marquis black tea for his employer.
Klein, because of what had just happened to him, was not in the mood to take his question into account for a while, and pretended not to notice anything.
In the silence and the sound of wheels turning, they returned to 160 Birklund Street.
Ascending to the third floor, Crane was about to take a dip in the tub whose water had been warmed by the first-class maid, when Richardson, who held his bowler hat and cane, hurried forward two steps and asked respectfully:
”Sir, are you going to the Southern Continent these days?”
”Yes.” Crane responded matter-of-factly, and he was even ready to give his housekeeper, Tania, another 500 pounds in cash for the daily expenses of the Dawn Dantes residence while he was in the South Continent.
At the same time, he had gained a deeper understanding of the importance of the positions of butler and personal servant in high society:
The master could not hide many things from them at all, so when irreconcilable contradictions arose between each other’s attitude of faith or political stance, it was inevitable that they would have to be replaced.
Richardson hesitated and said:
”Sir, I was born in the southern continent, mastered the Duttan language, and have a very good understanding of the various local customs, so I should be able to help you.”
Duttan was the common language of the Ancient Byron Empire, in today’s East and West Byron, the common people still used this language, only those in the middle and upper classes knew foreign languages such as Gufsak, Ruen and Intis.
Klein’s feeling about this is more of a lucky one, because Gubairang used to be a unified empire with the existence of a true god, so although each state has its own accent, they all use the Duttan language, and the writing is the same as well, which saves him a lot of trouble.
If I encounter dozens or hundreds of languages mixed together, that will make people’s head big …… However, the Duttan language is not a system with the Guversack language, I can’t master it as quickly as I can learn the many branches of the latter, and looking for an interpreter is an indispensable thing, uh, Anderson seems to be very good at the Duttan language, I haven’t seen him mentioning that there is an exchange in the West Byron Barriers …… Klein listened to Richardson’s words and suddenly understood what he was struggling with just now.
As a valet, he was required to follow his employer when he went out to do his business, while the butler was not required to do so.
In other words, a valet was both a living secretary and also played the role of a business secretary to some extent.
Obviously, Richardson liked the life in Birkeland, liked everything here, and did not want to go back to the southern continent, did not want to see the sights and things that could make him remember the past, so, when he was on top of the carriage, he wanted to explain his specialty several times but could not open his mouth, hoping that Dawn Dantes could find another more suitable candidate.
Crane mused:
”I can see that you don’t like the Southern Continent too much, so why did you take the initiative to tell me these things?”
Richardson slowly lowered his head and looked at his toes and said:
”You gave me the opportunity to gain experience and grow up, I think, I think I should be able to help.”
A very plain sentiment of repayment …… If you do not say, no one can be sure that you will be all frank language, after all, you were born and raised in the colonial estate of East Byron …… Klein looked carefully at Richardson for a few seconds, laughed silently, and lamented a couple of times in his heart.
However, he did not intend to let this personal manservant follow him to the southern continent, for one thing, this would cause all kinds of actions to become inconvenient for him, and secondly, in case the other party was recognized by any acquaintances of the Restoration Society’s Spirit Order again, it might affect the rest of his life.
Klein smiled and said:
”I have quite a few friends over there, all of whom understand the Duttan language and are aware of the various customs.
”Well, you have more important things to do, you have to stay in Beckland, every once in a while instead of me go to some of my friends’ houses to deliver some gifts, I will give you a list when the time comes, and also, read more newspapers, watch out for news of worthwhile investments, and do fieldwork, and then give me reports accordingly, I will ask Ms. Tanea to set aside a sum of money specifically for these things. ”
Richardson froze a little at first, then said with surprise and joy:
”Yes, sir, I-I’ll try!”
At this moment, he felt that he had been reappropriated, and his vision became inexplicably blurred.
For the first time since he was born, he felt that the future was full of hope and yearning.
After sending Richardson away, Klein comfortably took a bath to ease his tense spirit, then, putting on his pajamas, he returned to the bedroom, took out a pen and paper, and drew a complex symbol combining “peeping” and “hidden”.
On the surface of the full-length mirror, waves of water rippled out in sudden circles, and a silver glow formed a luon:
”Great Master of the Most High, your loyal and humble servant, Arodes, has come at your call!
”Are you leaving Berkland again?”
Klein said with a nod:
”Yes.”
Without waiting for Arodes to indicate that he could ask a question, he spoke directly:
”Can I still contact you in the Southern Continent?”
”Of course you can! As long as you take out that magical receiver.” On the surface of the mirror, those silver words reorganized rapidly, “However, you can’t let it stay in reality for too long, or use it too often; there are many bestowals of the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’ in the Southern Continent, and it is possible for k to sense through it.”
Klein nodded gently and asked smoothly:
”What do you know about the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’?”
”The Magic Mirror” Aroldus was haughtily silent for a long time before letting the mirror’s silver trails of light wriggle and change into a complete sentence:
”I dare not say or show.”