Cars and people were coming and going on the street. When they walked out of the gate of Giant Bank, the hired coachman was already standing there to greet Victor.
"Sir, do you need to change your boots?"
After being reminded by the other party, Victor took a look at his pair of high riding boots.
This was passed all the way from the east, and it hasn't been replaced yet, which looks particularly awkward in this industrialized city.
When he was working in the first few banks, he was ignored by the tellers there, presumably because of his old-fashioned attire.
"Well, you can take me to the shoe store to buy a pair."
After getting on the train and closing the door, the red carriage and the track steam train run side by side.
Before arriving at the destination, Victor suddenly felt a little hungry because he had not eaten breakfast. So he changed his mind and asked the coachman to find a restaurant first.
Half an hour later, Victor was sitting at an outdoor table of a restaurant with his legs crossed, and there was only a little cream left on the plate in front of him.
He flipped through the newspaper in his hand, looking for some news out of boredom, especially news about the Western Continent.
The time he left Missouri was probably around the 5th of October. Victor couldn't remember clearly, but it couldn't have been more than the 10th.
Along the way, we were accompanied by caravans and escorts, and we did not take the convenient steam train. It was already November when we arrived in Minx State, and it took more than a month.
It took another ten days to continue the journey to Renekton. It was already November 20th, and the journey was quite tiring.
The reason why he did not take trains or ships was not only because he was afraid that Thomas would stretch his hands too far, but also because Victor wanted to keep a low profile and carefully observe the changes in his body.
After the statue integrated into my back, there was no pain or itching. Except for the three eyes that sometimes moved when I touched them, there were no abnormal physiological reactions.
While he was on the road, he had no way to receive external information, especially "international" information.
Therefore, when he arrived in Renekton, he had been buying newspapers to get clues about the western continent.
After all, the Immortal was born in the Western Continent. In order to make himself complete, the other party will definitely find him.
Fortunately, there have been no accidents in more than a month, which proves that the Immortal is not omnipotent and cannot sense the location of the statue and teleport directly there.
This is a moment of respite for Victor. He must keep a low profile and use all means to grasp the other party's information.
So first, you must confirm where the opponent is coming.
The death of 100,000 people will never be easily covered up. It was a huge disaster that would cause an uproar internationally.
The nearest newspaper was more than a month after the disaster. Victor deliberately recycled a bunch of old newspapers and took advantage of the ample time now to read back bit by bit.
The newspapers of his own country trumpeted the achievements of the times and the government, which made people roll their eyes, but they speculated the worst about the reports of other countries. After turning over dozens of pages, Victor understood the writing routine of the reporters in the newspaper. However, the records of basic events can still be scrutinized. Victor finally saw the rumors about the disaster in the Western Continent in the newspaper on October 13.
"Graybain..."
He frowned and studied the news record word for word.
What is roughly mentioned above is that on the day when Gray Bean held the Samhain Festival, the government did not implement safety measures for the event, which caused the whale oil warehouse at the pier to burn. In the end, the fire spread, destroying various ships and the square.
Inflammable and explosive items ignited, resulting in successive explosions.
Because too many people gathered that day, a sudden fire swept through the entire area, causing hundreds of thousands of people to be trapped in the sea of fire and eventually died miserably.
This incident had a very serious impact. A group of countries, including Gordon, denounced Grayburn and asked them to investigate and compensate for their country's losses after the accident.
The person who wrote this report also wrote some personal opinions, probably to please the racing officials.
He first praised his country's government for its wise decision in not sending an official trade delegation to participate in the Samhain celebration held in Jotun.
Then various conspiracy theories were put forward. For example, in this accident, the Gordon Kingdom sent people to maliciously transport explosives to blow up the Yodon Harbor in retaliation for their defeat in the eight-year war;
Attack from the sea, five ghost ships that have appeared in legends for hundreds of years have appeared again...
At the end of writing, the newspaper actually started to discuss why such a backward industry as whale oil extraction still exists in Greybean.
However, regardless of the journalist's subjective judgment, there is no problem with the incident itself. Victor can basically confirm that the immortal has arrived at Jotun in Greyburn.
Yodon...
Victor suddenly thought that the writer lady seemed to be there, could it be...
With a sudden tremor, Victor pinched the key in his arms.
However, he did not enter the secret place immediately.
Because there are too many people around, it is impossible to fall asleep here.
He had to find a place to stay first. After all, he didn't even have a place to stay after arriving in Renekton.
Bang bang bang!
There was the sound of hurried running next to him, and the groom from before was back. He brought Victor a pair of newly bought boots with smooth leather.
After Victor paid the bill, he stepped onto the carriage nearby and prepared to change his boots in the carriage.
Boom!
The carriage shook violently, startling the driver outside. He was a little surprised. Why did changing a pair of boots make such a big noise?
Just as he was about to poke his head in and ask, Victor's hand stretched out from the window and handed two farka to the coachman.
"The commission for a day is 30 French cents. 1 French card and 45 French cents is the money to buy boots. The rest is considered as your tip. The next stop is the Renekton Police Station."
Seeing that his employer was so generous, the coachman immediately became overjoyed. Without asking any questions, he jumped on the front of the car and drove to the Inspection Bureau in Renekton.
The big commotion just now was actually caused by the weird meatball that Victor put in the jar.
The reason why he still carried this strange thing instead of finding a river to sink it into was actually because he considered that this thing might be helpful to him in the future.
Although it is aggressive and changeable, it will not harm Victor and can be used as a weapon if conditions permit.
There is also the black horse that he exchanged from the wandering traveler. Victor did not sell it, but temporarily stored it at a horse farm on the outskirts of the city. After he purchased real estate, he would get it back to pull the cart.
Why not sell it?
Because Victor discovered that the horse was no ordinary black horse. Although it did not have the explosive power and endurance of White Butt, and it could not walk on water, it could walk on fire!
Yes, that black horse is not afraid of fire. It has rough skin and thick flesh. I don’t know what it is.
In short, the things that the wandering travelers got in their hands were not ordinary species, which gave Victor a new understanding of the mysterious businessman.