The train started to move slowly amid the sound of its whistle.
The conductor inspected the carriages as usual, passing by the third-class carriages, smiling in the second-class carriages, taking them seriously in the first-class carriages, and becoming cautious when reaching the special-class carriages.
Different from the previous carriages, the guests here are either rich or noble.
This is not something that a little train conductor like him can offend.
"Have the drinks and snacks been delivered?"
The conductor asked the full-time waiter in the special class car.
"Everything has been delivered."
"The young gentleman said not to disturb him unless summoned."
Standing in the corridor of the special carriage, the young waiter immediately answered.
"Everything must be obeyed by the guests."
Although he felt regretful, the conductor suppressed the idea of visiting the young guest and instead ordered the waiter. In order not to affect the distinguished guest with his words, the conductor not only lowered his voice, but also moved closer to the waiter.
, half bent over.
As the conductor bent down, a silver cord slipped out of his trouser pocket.
The fallen silver rope did not fall, but rolled into the special compartment. When it came to a certain private room, it turned around and entered the private room that had not been closed.
Goethe, who had just put away his luggage, looked down and saw the silver cord running towards him.
Ever since [Steinbeck Breathing Technique] reached the proficiency level and had the effect of [Wealth Recruitment], he has encountered similar things almost every day in the past few days.
Sometimes I suddenly sting my feet while walking, and when I lower my head, I find a silver cord.
Sometimes when I open a book, a copper corner bookmark appears in front of me.
At first, Goethe was very surprised, but when he discovered that the maximum limit for picking up money every day was one silver cord, and sometimes even less than one silver cord, Goethe became indifferent.
It is obvious that the [Steinbeck Breathing Technique] is useful for attracting wealth, but its usefulness is limited.
At least, that's the case at this stage.
Maybe when you level up, you can pick up more money?
Goethe didn't know.
All he knows is that money is hard-earned.
so,
As soon as he bent down, he picked up the silver cord and put it into his wallet.
"Good luck."
Goethe said this, turned around and closed the box door.
The special class car in front of me is very spacious. It not only has a bed and a separate bathroom, but also a sofa and a coffee table. A blue table flag is spread out on the coffee table, and a plant with small yellow flowers is placed in a white vase.
The tea that Goethe ordered was placed on the side near the sofa along with the hot water bottle and the snack rack.
The dessert stand is divided into three layers, the first layer is caramel pudding, the second layer is tiramisu, and the third layer is donuts.
The dim sum was warm and obviously freshly baked.
Goethe picked up a piece of tiramisu and put it in his mouth.
The nuts are crispy, but the sweetness is too rich.
So much so that Goethe had to pick up the tea on the side and take a sip.
The tea is pretty average.
I just don’t know how to eat three meals a day.
From the current point of view, it is still in line with the ticket price of 12 gold grams and 10 silver cords.
The starting point of this train is Luster, and it goes straight to the largest city in the North, 'Halester'. There are some stops in the middle, but not many. It can be regarded as a 'semi-special train'.
The whole journey takes about 6 days.
Therefore, when Goethe decided to go to the North to inherit the inheritance and learned that the 'Keeper of Secrets' could be reimbursed, Goethe chose the most luxurious carriage without hesitation.
Goethe sat on the sofa and looked at Luster who was getting further away outside the window. His thoughts could not help but drift back to two days ago——
'Who is Duke Scrooge?'
‘The Guardian of the North! The former manager of the Northern Branch of the ‘Keeper of Secrets’! He was also the...richest man in Tesine!’
'It is rumored that the Grand Duke owns a kink that could fill the 'River Semley' so that all the people of Hallest could jump in and swim!'
When he asked who Scrooge Grams was, Mrs. Burns answered for him.
And this made Goethe more and more convinced that there was something fishy in it.
Given the identity and status of the other party, it is impossible to be as stated in the letter, because distance has severed contact.
But it’s also true!
For example: I heard about him!
As for what the news is?
Guardian of the ‘Mad King’s Legacy’!
Goethe couldn't think of anything else!
There is a high probability that the other party is here for the 'Mad King's legacy'.
Thinking of this, Goethe naturally refused to go to the north.
but……
The 'Keeper of Secrets' sent a secret order at the headquarters of 'Bode', hoping that Goethe would go to the north to investigate the reason why 'Archduke Scrooge' was seriously ill - as he directly skipped the probation period and was promoted from trainee to full-time
The official 'Keeper of Secrets' test.
The wording of the secret order seemed mild, but it could not be refused.
Goethe immediately informed Alger Aldrich about the secret order.
The captain of the 17th team first confirmed that the secret order was genuine, and then confirmed that the letter from 'Grand Duke Scrooge' was also genuine. He sneered several times, handed him a silver dagger, and said:
Returned to 'Bode' without saying a word.
Alger Aldrich's attitude gave Goethe more speculations.
Especially when he saw the silver dagger clearly——
[Morning Asylum (Dagger): The dagger is specially made by the craftsmen within the ‘Keeper’, and is infused with the power of Alger Aldrich’s ‘Sword of the Morning’]
[Effect: Sword of Dawn]
[Sword of Dawn: After accumulating power for 3 seconds, slash out a light sword that is 100 meters long and the attack is judged as 'ferocious'. 】
(Note 1: Dawn Shelter is a one-time item and cannot be recharged.)
(Note 2: After using Dawn Shelter, it will become an ordinary dagger.)
(Note 3: Dawn Shelter cannot be brought into the ‘Secret Realm’)
…
"A 100-meter lightsaber judged as 'ferocious'!"
Goethe immediately thought of the lightsaber that slashed through the Flesh Church.
He had seen that power with his own eyes!
Now, Alger Aldrich has given him such power. Even if he only has the power of one blow, it is enough for Goethe to imagine.
Moreover, Goethe directly affirmed one thing: there seemed to be disputes within the ‘Keepers of Secrets’!
Although such disputes should be quite far away from him, after all, he is just a 'trainee secret keeper', but because of the 'Mad King's legacy', he has been involved in it.
Goethe knew very well that in the face of such disputes, he had to be careful and cautious, because even if he was only slightly affected, he might be in danger of losing his life.
Even with [Morning Protection].
Because it is very likely that this trump card will be known to others.
Since those people dared to do this, they must have expected that Alger Aldrich would do this.
Even, a corresponding one will be arranged accordingly, which can directly put Alger Aldrich into the most unfavorable situation after he uses [Morning Shelter].
Therefore, when using [Morning Shelter], you must do it at the right time.
The only good thing is that he still has a way out in the 'Secret Realm'.
[10 days 10:59]
[10 days 09:59].
…
Looking at the remaining cooling time of the two 'Secret Realms' and the rightmost 'Secret Realm' that could be entered at any time, Goethe couldn't help but touch the suitcase - there was a full 600 gold grams in it.
Part of it was originally saved by him.
The other part is the dividend from the 'business' with Swart.
When he learned that he was in urgent need of money, the police sergeant worked as quickly as possible to collect the dividend, which was supposed to arrive several months later.
In addition, Goethe's wallet also contained five 10-denomination gold tickets, 6 silver cords, and 5.30 copper cents.
Among them, 40 gold grams is "trainee secret keeper" + "task subsidy", and because he has passed the probation period and entered the period of regular inspection, he received a weekly salary of 6 gold grams and a daily subsidy of 2.5 gold grams
, there is also a reimbursement limit of no more than 50 gold grams per month. Once this reimbursement limit is exceeded, reimbursement is not impossible, but you need to apply again.
Or simply use the additional amount of ‘task subsidy’.
To a certain extent, the welfare system of the 'Secret Keeper' is quite good.
For example, the ticket at this moment is the additional amount of the "task subsidy".
As for the official amount of ‘task subsidy’?
It will be distributed once calculated based on distance, difficulty, time, etc.
But accidents happen all the time, so the additional amount of ‘task subsidy’ becomes ‘reasonable’.
Therefore, even though being a "secret keeper" is an extremely dangerous job, there are countless people who want to become "secret keeper".
However, this definitely does not include Swart.
Because of his outstanding performance in the past and the fact that when the Church of the Flesh and Flesh invaded Luster, he took the telegram without delay and allowed the reinforcements to arrive in advance, he was given a 'traineeship' by Alger Aldrich.
While retaining the title of "Secret Keeper", he also enjoys all the benefits of "Trainee Secret Keeper".
Swart cried as he accepted the title.
Because, the police chief whose memory had not been erased knew that when the 'Keeper of Secrets' was cleaning the battlefield, he did not find that the body of the high priest of the 'Flesh Church', including his head and body, had disappeared.
Although this does not prove that the 'flesh and blood high priest' is still alive.
But it was enough to make the police chief nervous.
The same thing also made Goethe wary.
In Skeffens Steinbeck's style, once he takes action, he will definitely kill him, and it is absolutely impossible to allow the opponent to have a chance to 'resurrection'.
But now, the body of the 'flesh and blood high priest' has disappeared.
There are only two possibilities.
First, Skeffins Steinbeck kept his hand.
Second, someone stole the body of the ‘High Priest of Flesh and Blood’ under the nose of Alger Aldrich.
The latter seemed almost impossible to Goethe.
That leaves only the former.
The other party deliberately spared the life of the ‘flesh and blood high priest’!
"What does this lunatic want to do?"
"Why leave yourself an enemy?"
Goethe felt pain in his temples when he thought of the owner of the Pine Nut Inn.
Just like you don't know what the chocolate jelly beans you will eat next will taste like, you can never guess what a crazy person is thinking.
unless……
You are also crazy.
Goethe did not want to become a madman yet.
Therefore, he temporarily gave up his speculation on Skeffins Steinbeck.
He took out the illustrations and some notes on extraordinary knowledge that Mrs. Burns had prepared for him and prepared to read them. He did not intend to spend the six-day journey eating, drinking, and sleeping.
Twenty minutes later, Goethe felt that simply reading was too boring, so he read while eating and drinking.
An hour later, Goethe decided to eat and drink at the same time in order not to stain his notes with food-stained hands.
After eating and drinking, Goethe felt sleepy and planned to read through his notes after waking up.
The first day passed like this.
Same thing the next day.
On the third day, Goethe warned himself that he could not continue to degenerate like this and must work hard to become stronger, but today's butter cookies were so delicious.
On the fourth day, Goethe thought he could resist the temptation of cream cookies. In order to face his temptation, he ordered another cream cookie, and then...
So delicious!
On the fifth day, Goethe learned from the mistakes of the previous day and prepared to give himself a greater test again to prove his determination, so he not only had cream cookies but also puffs.
So delicious!
Day six, early morning.
In the bathroom, Goethe stood in front of the mirror, looking at the young man with rounded cheeks in the mirror, and he said seriously.
"Goethe, Goethe, you can't indulge yourself anymore!"
"You have to work hard!"
Facing his last day of travel, Goethe made up his mind not to indulge in sweets anymore. He really picked up the notes carefully prepared by Mrs. Burns, but just when he was flipping through the second page, there was a sudden sound in the carriage.
