Steven got off the carriage near the train station, crossed the street and walked through the bustling crowd into a hotel. He checked in at the registration desk on the porch, then ordered food in the porch, and had a simple dinner before going to the hotel.
Went back to the room to rest.
In his estimation, although he did not find a follower, he did not rule out that he had been discovered and tracked by the killer organization. If that was the case, there might be assassins coming to harass him in his sleep in the middle of the night.
So he decided to go to bed early. According to his habit, he first sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced the visualization method on the sixth painting of the scroll. This usually took about 4 hours. He quickly entered a state of silence and visualized the flames on the chest of the soul body.
In the state of silence, time transcends perception. The flame burned quietly in the darkness. It seemed that not long after, he opened his eyes and exited the silence. He looked at his pocket watch and saw that the time had reached 11 o'clock in the evening.
Four hours passed in such silence. This feeling was very strange. Steven began to check his equipment and weapons to prevent possible fights in the middle of the night.
Now he wears arm guards specially made from the back shell of a giant centipede on both arms, a fixed knife and a hunting bow. The quiver is placed next to his hand on the bed, within easy reach, and the dagger is inserted into the leather scabbard of the canvas leggings.
He still wore high-top leather shoes on his feet, and he did not take off his combat uniform and leather weapon belt when sleeping. He only took off his sun visor and put it on the table, then pulled a thin quilt to cover him.
Just like that, Steven quickly fell asleep.
The night passed peacefully, and no assassins entered the room to kill Steven in the second half of the night. When he woke up in the morning, he still felt a little strange. Did the assassins really not notice that he had entered the city?
Steven decided to ignore it and do whatever he had to do, just be vigilant.
After freshening up a little, he picked up his equipment and went downstairs to the porch. After having a simple breakfast in the porch, he checked out and came to the street. After crossing the street and walking a short distance along the street, he reached the train station.
Steven bought a copy of the Ukesa Morning News on the way and planned to take it on the train to read.
Not long after, he walked into the train station, which had just opened, and queued up to buy a baggage sleeper ticket.
The steam trains of the Grant Continent are much more advanced than the simple trains of the New World. Each train has many sleeping compartments, which is very suitable for long-distance passengers who need sleep and have money.
This kind of box sleeper only has two single beds in a box, so you can rest very comfortably. The box has a lockable door, which ensures the privacy of the box. Therefore, rich people are willing to buy this kind of box when traveling by train.
ticket.
The train departed at nine in the morning, and Steven saw that there was still some time, so he walked into the waiting hall. There were shops selling tea and coffee, and you could even buy hamburgers and other breakfast items.
Steven bought a cup of coffee and sat on a chair next to the wooden table, sipping the coffee and reading the newspaper.
"Hello sir! Excuse me, is this seat empty?" A clear and pleasant voice interrupted Steven's reading.
He looked up from the newspaper, and there was a young woman standing in front of him. She was wearing a light brown dress with lace pleats, carrying a small and exquisite leather bag, wearing a camel-colored round hat, and a black gauze translucent face scarf pulled down to cover it.
With a face.
At this time, she was bending slightly and holding up her long skirt to salute Steven. Steven had to stand up, take off his hat, bow in return, and then said: "Dear lady, please feel free to do so! This seat is empty."
The girl showed her white teeth behind the gauze veil and said with a smile: "Then I'll excuse you, sir!" She then sat opposite Steven.
Steven glanced around quickly. The tables on the left and right were all empty. This lady wanted to sit at his table. I'm afraid there was something wrong with it. He didn't think he was so attractive that he would be attracted to her.
A beautiful young lady sat across from me.
Since the human society of Grant Continent entered the steam industrial era, the social atmosphere has been much more open than during the Rhine Empire hundreds of years ago. Many women can enter universities and find jobs in the society, relying on their own strength to support themselves and even
family.
Girls who have not studied much can also work in factories, especially some textile factories, light industrial factories or light workshops that do not require heavy physical work, and earn wages by relying on their own labor.
But after all, mainland society has not entered the industrial age for a long time. There are still some restrictions on women in various aspects, and equality between men and women has not been achieved. Generally, women are required to wear skirts when going out, and the standard clothing for women does not even include pants.
The options are not as open as they were in my previous life.
So this young lady’s move of sitting across from her was a bit alarming for Steven! He didn’t think his attractiveness was that strong, even though he was also very handsome!
The young lady was not restless after sitting down, but said to Steven: "Hello, sir! Nice to meet you! My name is Defoe, sir, what should I call you?"
Steven frowned slightly behind the newspaper. It seemed that it was impossible to read the newspaper quietly. Let's see what the other party was going to do! Whatever happened would follow.
He put down the newspaper and decided not to tell the other party his real name: "Dear lady, you can call me Lin. Are you also taking the steam train to Paraser?"
At this time, the girl opposite took out a folding fan and gently fanned her face, while replying: "Yes! I took the train to Paraser. Could it be that Mr. Lin also took this train?"
?!What a coincidence!”
After she finished speaking, she covered her mouth and nose with the folding fan and continued: "Mr., is your surname Lin? This surname is very rare!" After she finished speaking, she laughed softly, showing off the charm of a young beauty very appropriately.
"Yes, this surname is indeed very strange! My grandfather's grandfather was not from the Grant Continent, so I inherited this strange surname!" Steven started to make nonsense with her.
"Oh! Then where did your grandfather's grandfather come from? Was he an aborigine from the New World?" Miss Defoe asked in surprise.
Steven said: "No, the New World hadn't been discovered at that time! I heard from my father that my grandfather's grandfather came from the east of the Geysers Mountains. He might have come from the homeland of the Vida tribe, or even from a race in a more distant place.
Anyway, the clues ended later, and my grandfather’s grandfather didn’t clearly record his birth date, but my family inherited this surname.”
"Then Mr. Lin must have genetics from other races! Why can't it be seen at all in you? You are a standard Grant handsome man!" Miss Defoe said with a smile, with just the right compliment in her words.
Steven was about to answer when a man in uniform came over and loudly announced that the train was about to enter the station. Passengers who had bought tickets were asked to pass the inspection and enter the platform.