"But according to the town's regulations, you are not allowed to go out at night."
The girl hesitated,
But given that she had just been exposed that she violated the rules and dug up the graves of her ancestors,
Su Wen just smiled and added:
"Three pieces of fresh milk cake."
“!!!!”
In an instant, the girl's eyes seemed to be replaced by the beautiful shadow of the cake.
She was knocked down on her little bed by such a happy impact,
Then he immediately stood up and nodded sharply to Su Wen:
"I'm going!"
"How long until dark?"
Su Wen knew that this might be the Lost Sea, or it might not be, but it was definitely not on Earth, so all the timing rules he knew were invalid, and he could only rely on Joyce to give tips.
And hearing his little request,
Miss Qiao, a genius in mathematics, raised her fingers seriously.
One, two, three:
"About, three hours?"
Seeing this unreliable look,
Su Wen didn't have the heart to dampen her enthusiasm.
He just silently turned on the time comparison function on the computer screen, and decided to preset an approximate timeline based on his research habits as a physicist.
At least,
It was most likely more accurate than the three hours she calculated on her fingers.
at the same time,
As the silver-glossy fleet drove quietly into the depths of this steampunk town,
A depressing atmosphere gradually spread.
The high-tech convoy stopped in front of a towering steam-style building. This building was like a huge steel fortress, full of the heaviness and coldness of industrialization.
Accompanied by a dull and harsh friction sound,
The mechanical rolling shutter door opened slowly in silence, as if tearing apart the silent air around it.
A depressing and strange scene appeared behind the door - countless ores were being ruthlessly transported by conveyor belts under dim lights. They were like imprisoned creatures, struggling in an endless cycle.
The air is filled with ore dust and heat waves emitted when machinery is running, making people feel suffocated.
There was a dead silence surrounding the place, with only the roar of the conveyor belt echoing in the empty space.
But the people in gray robes who got off the convoy seemed to have no emotions at all. They stared at the ore being ruthlessly transported by the conveyor belt, and just kept an eerie silence.
As the mechanical rolling shutter door slowly closed, this depressing scene was sealed again.
Shortly after,
A man in a gray robe came up the stairs to the upper floors of the building.
Even his robe is a little different from the others in color.
He knocked on the door of an office, then entered the room and asked in a low voice:
"How is the quality of this batch of goods?
Let me be honest, the border war is about to begin.
Although we have an advantage, this advantage only exists in the dark, and it may not be enough to fight those flesh and blood puppets."
"not bad."
Sitting opposite the man in gray robe was a bald, fat middle-aged man with a glass of blood-red wine in his hand.
The obese man narrowed his eyes and said slowly:
"If you don't want to cooperate with me,
you can refuse,
But do you have a better choice?"
The man in gray robe remained silent, and then gave his final reply,
"That's good. I hope your miners can complete their tasks on time."
"I never exploit workers."
The fat man showed a sinister smile,
"Do not worry,
If there are people who are not serious about their work, they have another place to go.
It won't be wasted."
And next to his luxurious office:
A girl was lying in a pool of blood inside a glass dome, with hoses inserted into her body.
And those hoses transported her blood to an unknown location higher up.
Time passes slowly like this,
After Su Wen estimated that about two hours and thirteen minutes had passed,
Night falls.
This steampunk town mercilessly wrapped in yellow sand is like a huge metal maze, exuding a heavy sense of depression.
The night skylight, which is more distant than the daytime, appears pale and hazy under the cover of sand and dust, giving the land a cold atmosphere.
The air was filled with the mixed smell of rust and engine oil, and along with the roar of steam locomotives in the distance, there was a hint of horror in the noise.
The streets of the town are intricate,
It is intertwined with countless steam pipes and metal supports, so there is plenty of space left.
now,
A dozen men in black are patrolling along the streets formed by these steam pipes.
They wore black tights, hoods on their heads, and black masks on their faces, leaving only a pair of sharp eyes shining coldly in the night.
After Suvin and Joyce reduced his sense of presence through his influence in the world, they moved towards the church through various shadow positions.
Although it hurts to waste such world influence, without Jiang Menghan's Artemis lineage's ability to refract light, he can only do this.
The miner lady covered her heaving chest and whispered:
"This is really my first time doing this,
It is said that if you sneak out at night and are caught by those men in black, they will disappear immediately.
Very scary.”
"Is this what the nun told you?"
Su Wen asked calmly,
At this moment, he is opening his appraisal vision to determine the psychic level of these men in black.
[First-order median]
A level that you can easily solve by yourself.
But solving whether they will cause the butterfly effect is the key.
So Su Wen did not choose such a risky move.
Even so, he was sure that the managers here were most likely his enemies.
Hearing Su Wen's question, the girl shook her head slightly:
"no,
This is what my miner friend told me,
But she didn't come yesterday because she was sick. I heard she was taken to the hospital for treatment.
But I don't have permission to visit her,
That’s why I wanted to find some food on my days off and share it with her when she recovers.
hey-hey,
She will be happy."
Thinking of this incident,
Joyce raised his head and looked at the handsome gentleman beside him, and said a little embarrassedly:
"Mr. Kevin, can I let her try the delicious cake you gave me?"
Su Wen nodded.
The two of them were about to reach the door of the church.
It was only about two streets away from the church with its faint fire.
But at this moment,
There was a roaring sound from a fully enclosed building not far away from them, as if a huge rolling shutter door was slowly opening.
In an instant, Su Wen pulled the miner girl next to him who was still dreaming and hid in the shadows.
Because of their influence in the world, even if they are very close to this building, there is no risk of being discovered.
Immediately afterwards,
Two men in black came out dragging a dozen sacks on a cart.
They walked towards the back of the house,
Su Wen understood that he might have encountered key information. He made a gesture, and then followed the two of them with the girl.
in the shadows,
They saw the two men in black opening the sacks and dumping them into the garbage.
Subsequently,
An extremely terrifying picture appeared:
Those sacks contained corpses!
One after another, young corpses were so pale and thin that all the blood had been drained from their bodies!
Su Wen was silent, his eyes solemn.
Miss Joyce, who was always cheerful, covered her mouth because of this scene, and her pupils seemed to have fallen into a state of trance due to the huge shock of fear.