Part 4 The Undead Chapter 22 The Invitation
Klein had rehearsed that latter question of Bishop Elektra’s and sighed at it:
”It was my father, an elder with true wisdom, but unfortunately, he had passed away in an accident many years ago.”
When he said this, he incorporated the feelings of the original owner when his parents died, the emotions he had accumulated from being in a foreign land and unable to return home, and the traces left by that experience in Tingen City, his tone seemed to be plain, with a slight smile, but there was a kind of sadness but not sadness that never ends lurking in the flavor.
”I am sorry, but he shall have entered the Kingdom of God and rest in peace under the watchful eye of the Goddess.” Bishop Elektra said sincerely, and drew a Crimson Moon with four clockwise dots on his chest.
Not waiting for Dawn Dantes to respond, he looked at the other man and spoke invitingly:
”The day after tomorrow there will be a moon mass for the dead to help them slumber into the Goddess’ kingdom and gain eternal peace, I wonder if you are interested in participating?”
There weren’t many feast days in the Church of the Goddess of the Night, the most important was the Winter Rite Day, followed by the High Mass at the full moon, also known as the Moon Mass, and after that it was the normal weekly Mass and prayers on Sundays, however, different cathedrals in different parishes would have a special feast day that belonged to them due to the differences in their respective guardian saints or angels.
”That’s exactly what I was hoping for.” Klein said heartily as he rose to salute.
This would allow him to fully come into contact with the priests and bishops of St. Samuel’s Church, and even strike up a relationship with the diocesan bishop, laying the groundwork for entering and exiting certain areas of the church in the future.
At the same time, he once again felt why the “night” pathway could be interchanged with the “death” pathway:
Both have the power of peace, eternal rest, darkness, etc., and represent closure and the end!
Then, instead of starting a conversation about Dawn Dantes’ identity and experiences, as if it were really just a casual question, Murray Macht and his wife Liana chatted about their vacations to Dixie Bay over the years, to which Klein, who had been remediated and stayed there for two days, responded in a native tone of voice, highlighting Dixie’s specialty of grilled fish.
In the process, he also made a feigned offhand reference to his own hunting activities when he went to West Byron for business and seemed to be very familiar with the pristine jungle there.
He was doing some necessary padding for Dawn Dantes’ second layer of identity, and unlike East Byron, West Byron and East Byron, the colonial powers of Ruen and Intis were comparable and often conflicted, even the actual areas under their control changed from time to time, it was not a simple matter to find out the track of the activities of a merchant or an adventurer there, especially since the name that Dawn Dantes had used might also be a false name.
As for the hunting experience within the pristine jungle of Xibailang, Klein did not make it up at random, nor did he copy it from any magazine or newspaper, he used the most powerful hunter in the Sea of Mists Anderson’s mention of his own glorious deeds as a blueprint, extracting the details, abandoning the main body, and deducing it on his own, which was both true and false.
Hearing about the thick pythons within the jungle, the man-eating sharp-toothed fish, the flowers that could catch their own prey, Councilor Macht’s wife, Liana, let out an exclamation every now and then, with an air of fear and desire to continue learning more about it, while the Councilor and the Bishop, equally intrigued, could never resist interrupting Dawn Donteth’s descriptions to ask for some detailed information.
”You are truly an accomplished hunter! I never had the chance to go into the jungle when I was serving in East Byron, and I didn’t realize it was so dangerous.” When the extremely genteel middle-aged gentleman across from him finished speaking, Mori Macht picked up a small piece of velvet cake and sincerely praised, “If there is a chance in the future, I would like to ask you to go hunting with me.”
While they were talking, the maid had brought in afternoon tea refreshments, and a manservant was in charge of serving them.
Hearing Councilor Macht’s half-hearted invitation, Klein smiled and responded:
”I can’t wait.”
After chatting for a while more about the situation of Bakerland’s atmospheric governance, the three guests proposed to take their leave, and since they had just met and were not yet familiar with each other, Klein did not stay, and with his personal manservant Richardson, he sent them to the door.
Watching the bishop, councilor and councilor’s wife leave, the smile on Klein’s face faded a little, but did not completely disappear.
He was quite satisfied with the current progress, Bishop Elektra was connected to the Church of the Goddess of the Night behind him, which was the main purpose of his return to Bakerland this time, and Councilor Murray Macht, who was a retired military man and current councilor, undoubtedly belonged to a certain officer club or several officer clubs, which would help him to continue his investigation into the Bakerland Great Foggy Haze Incident.
The next step was to deepen the connection a little …… Klein returned within the little parlor and saw that the maid had put away the remaining refreshments and black tea.
He had planned to have some more ……
–No matter how the other food is, the desserts and sweets of Ruen, especially Becklander, are quite outstanding, and the chef that Dawn Dantes hired is especially good at this field, even Mrs. Liana praised it repeatedly just now, and Klein also deeply agreed in his heart.
Retracting his gaze, Klein did not say anything and walked stoically towards the stairs leading to the third floor.
Before dinner, the butler Walter finally returned home and reported to him about the 10% shares of the Becklander Pedal Car Company:
”Sir, we were lucky enough that someone had already hired professional lawyers and accountants to investigate the situation of the Bakerland Pedal Car Company before, and made an offer to the seller before the advertisement was published, but a buyer with a higher bid intervened in the subsequent negotiation, and he couldn’t afford to continue, so he had to give up.
”This way, we don’t have to wait for the investigation report and can just hire that original team.”
Klein nodded and asked without hiding it:
”What price is offered now?”
”The bid from the buyer who gave up is 6000 pounds, the psychological bottom line is 7000 pounds, the other buyer’s situation, the seller didn’t disclose it, but from the feedback from all sources, it’s at least 8000 pounds.”
8000 pounds, not bad …… Should I raise another hand? If I slightly increase the price on my side, the other party will just give up, wouldn’t that be awkward? Klein gently nodded and said:
”You give me the corresponding report, I’ll consider it.”
After flipping through the reports and finishing dinner, in order to erect the image of a broad but shrewd practical person, Klein turned his head sideways to Richardson and said:
”Prepare the two-wheeled carriage; I’m going out.”
He had thought that Richardson would be surprised and ask why a two-wheeled carriage, which is not decent enough, but who knows that this personal manservant only flashed a hint of doubt before responding respectfully:
”Yes, sir.”
Obeying orders and not asking why, this is also a merit …… Klein secretly sighed and waited for Richardson to return to help him put on his coat.
Getting into the two-wheeled carriage, he gave direct orders:
”Go around the Birkeland Bridge area and the edge of the East End.”
Richardson still didn’t ask the purpose, but simply told the coachman to steer the horses carefully.
The carriage passed through the Chorwood district and arrived at the Bakerland Bridge area under the illumination of a gas street lamp.
Crane didn’t say where he was going, but just let the coachman weave through the neighborhood streets as he pleased.
He leaned against the wall of the compartment and looked out into the street, only to see a pedestrian with outdated clothing and a tired face walking, as if they had just finished a busy day and were in a hurry to go home to enjoy their dinner, and occasionally, a ringing bicycle would pass by, gently sprinting off into the distance, and the rider’s expression was more energetic compared to that of the pedestrians, overflowing with a kind of unspeakable pride.
Very intuitive hierarchical division, although it is only the difference between skilled workers and ordinary workers, the difference between a weekly salary of 1~2 pounds and less than 1 pound …… Klein slowly exhaled, subconsciously looked up at the sky.
At this time, Bakerland has completely entered the darkness of the night, but the haze is not too serious, and can penetrate through and see a lot of bright stars.
After the great haze event, the environmental management is really better day by day …… but the situation of the lower class laborers of the residents of the eastern district does not seem to have changed too substantially, although the salary may be higher, and the labor time has been improved to a certain extent, but the former has been offset to a large extent because of a large influx of population, and the prices of all aspects of the goods have risen to a certain extent. The latter has changed to a rather limited extent, at most from 15 or 16 hours to 11 or 12 hours ……
It really is a matter of focusing on what goes wrong and fixing what goes wrong, and treating the others as if they are not there for now if they have not erupted …… Well, the kingdom is still in the midst of internal reforms, and a lot of things have not yet been straightened out …… Klein watched as his thoughts drifted away until the carriage left the Jowood district.
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”Aboard the Future, Admiral “Stars Above” Gadelia stood behind the captain’s cabin window and watched as Frank Lee pushed a barrel into the shadows, put something in it, and then covered it securely.
He seems to have been studying plant growth in dark environments …… lately How did he suddenly become normal? Katriya frowned in confusion, always worried that Frank Lee was brewing a big “invention”.
Later let Nina go to ask …… She just flashed such an idea, inspiration suddenly touched, turned back to see a letter on the desk.
Unconsciously sketched out a light smile on her face, Gadelia walked over, opened the letter and unfolded it, quickly skimming through it:
”There are two Obnis that do not belong to the Storm Church near the ‘Abyssal Vortex’ due north of Sunia Island ……
”Finding a direct descendant of the House of Abraham ……
”Well done.”
”Abyssal Vortex” is the name of a dangerous sea, not an abyss.
House Abraham …… Gadelia thought about it for a while, didn’t find a clue, and was going to ask about it at the next Tarot gathering.
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The next morning, Klein, who had carefully divined whether to raise the price once, said to his butler, Walter:
”Hire that team and continue the negotiations, my reserve price is 9000 pounds.”
”Okay, sir.” Walter whirled around and revealed an apology, “Something happened in my family, I hope to have a half day’s vacation in advance.”
”No problem, do you need any help?” Klein asked gently.
”Thank you for your kind offer, I’m able to fix it, and it’s not urgent, I’ll take care of the equity negotiations first.” Walter said sincerely.
Without further questions, Klein nodded and approved his vacation.
Only when Mr. Butler left the room did Klein turn his head sideways to Richardson:
”Did Walter see anyone this morning?”
”Mr. Butler received a letter.” Richardson answered without holding back.