Leaving the dark and quiet wine... detective agency, the extended bluestone streets and the passers-by dispelled a touch of depression in the heart.
Although the sky is still covered with a layer of fog that cannot be dispersed.
Lu Li put on his top hat, his dark eyes under the shadow calmly scanning both sides of the street.
There are no brightly painted orange carriages on this street.
Giving up the idea of going back by car, Lu Li checked the direction he came from, lowered his hat, walked away, and turned into a figure among the pedestrians.
Most men wear a black vest over their shirts, and the clothing is mainly black and gray. In order to show off their status and money, some people will wear leather shoes and hold a cane. The suspenders commonly seen in sailor streets are almost invisible here - clothes
It is also divided into classes. Only workers and those who do manual labor will wear suspenders that are easy to clean and not easy to fall off.
Women wear long lace skirts with bright colors. The length of the skirt almost covers the tops of their feet, and layers of folds make the skirt fluffy. As a counterpart to the leather shoes and walking sticks, they wear lace veils with exaggerated outfits that make the streets look different.
He wears a wide-brimmed hat with feathers and sprays expensive perfume on his body.
Most of the traffic was by horse-drawn carriages with closed carriages. Occasionally, a strange-looking car would steam through the streets.
The houses on the street have two to three stories, are mainly painted in bright and dark colors, and mostly have spires or domes.
Everything has the special beauty of the Victorian era——
Not far away, a beggar was pushed away by police patrolling the street.
--and ignorance.
There is no doubt that the street where Hades is located is one of the places where Belfast's upper-class residents live. Most of the people living here are businessmen, doctors, lawyers, government officials, or down-and-out nobles, as well as people with a certain vision.
The exorcist whose wealth is as good as his life.
Looking around calmly, Lu Li recalled the content of his conversation with Hades before leaving.
"How should I carry it."
Lu Li did not touch the flintlock gun that was so exquisite that it could be used as a work of art. He took the box and 20 silver-plated spell bullets placed in 4x5 were standing in the box. Counting the bonus one, there were 21 bullets in total.
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"Take it with you." Hades took out the leather gun holster from under the counter that seemed to have everything, and threw it into Lu Li's arms. "Put the gun in the holster, and you won't have to face those damn guys again."
He didn't say the meaningless nonsense "You wouldn't have given me the holster if I hadn't asked." He silently straightened the holster, grabbed the flintlock holster, put it in the holster, and put it into the inner pocket of his coat.
The palm of his hand touched the gun body for only a few seconds, but even so, the space affected Lu Li, making him feel depressed and depressed.
"Friendly reminder, don't use her too much."
The black eyes regained focus and fell on Hades: "Reason."
"As I said before, if you want to extinguish the flame in the oil lamp, you must first get rid of the outer shield, but when you are in the same space as them, you are also equivalent to a different kind of them. As you gaze into the abyss,
, the abyss is also watching you.”
"It means that the longer I use it, the closer I will become to the ghost form?"
"It's worse than this. You are still alive, but your body is contaminated with too much of the aura there. Until you use it too much, you can still be in that space - a living person in the ghost world, even if you don't need a psychic gun.
Tsk tsk tsk. That’s not the worst thing. What’s really bad is that you can’t avoid them.”
Lu Li walked to the newsstand on the street. Behind the newsstand, an old man with gray hair and a black vest smiled politely and said, "Sir, what do you need?"
"A newspaper."
“Want something local from Belfast?”
"Um."
"Oh okay, please wait a moment."
The old man turned over to get the newspaper, while Lu Li stood upright in front of the newsstand and waited.
"Besides the psychic gun, is there any other way to deal with ghosts?" Lu Li asked. After thinking about it, he added: "There is no way to have any negative effects."
"Of course."
The long-lost gold tooth appeared before his eyes: "You can hire the exorcist of Hades, and you won't lose anything except shillings."
"What about the price?"
"It depends on the strength of the ghost. If it is an ordinary ghost, it only costs 300 shillings."
"Strength? Do ghosts also have levels?"
"People are divided into poor people, common people and nobles. Why are there no ghosts?"
Hades sneered, laughing at Lu Li's naivety.
"This information is free: Ghosts are divided into three types: ghosts, resentful spirits, and evil spirits. However, among ordinary people, they generally refer to ghosts."
"Why do you say that the more you know, the sooner you will die? This is the last question."
Sensing signs that Hades was driving people away, Lu Li finally asked.
"Sir, here is your newspaper, one shilling."
The old man brought a neat and brand-new newspaper.
Handing over a coin, Lu Li unfolded the newspaper, and the smell of ink filled the air.
[The Parliament of the Principality of Ellen Peninsula passed the "Red Wine Bill" with 8 votes in favor, 3 votes against, and 1 abstention. In order to protect the cultivated area, the "Red Wine Bill" does not allow the grape planting area of the Ellen Peninsula to exceed last year. 】
[Baron Scandal! Last night, Baron Joseph invited dozens of young men to party in the garden at his manor all night——]
[Congressman Oliver will increase the daily working hours from 10 hours to 12 hours and the labor wages will remain unchanged. This proposal was criticized by other members——]
Hades's last two words came to mind.
"You will understand, time will tell you the answer." and "If you still want to ask something, remember to bring the money as soon as possible! If you delay too long, I will increase the price!"
After passing a few news items, Lu Li put away the newspaper and asked the old man, "Do you have any newspapers from the past few days?"
"The ones from the day before yesterday are sold out, except for the newspapers from the last seven days the day before yesterday."
"Give me one."
Lu Li searched his pockets and found no 5 shilling coins, so he handed over a 10 shilling coin instead.
Just then, a commotion came from around the corner.
Several boys with sand on their bodies came running from the corner, shouting as they ran.
"Something happened to the Rhodes ship!"
"Something happened to a fishing boat! They encountered something strange and are in the port now!"
"Several people died!"
Three shouting little boys ran past Lu Li, carrying a gust of moist sea breeze with them.
Pedestrians and store clerks on the street looked at each other, and the emotion called panic was spreading. Specifically, people's steps became hasty and the orderly streets became chaotic.
The idle patrol policeman came to his senses, shouted and chased the boys.
"Sir, here are your newspapers and change."
Lu Li took a small stack of newspapers and change and asked, "How long does it take to get to the port from here."
"It takes more than twenty minutes. It can be faster by carriage. Sir..."
"Thanks."
Lu Li nodded and thanked him. Without waiting for the old man to finish speaking, he turned around and walked towards the port.
