Chapter 12: A New Companion, A New Plan

A maglev oil lamp flickered on the tower of the Croatian parliament estate, but only a few faint low-voltage lamps lit on Catherine Square not far to the north. There are also several street lamps that illuminate the harbour wharf on the banks of the Antree River.

By this time, most of the residents had returned to their homes as night fell, leaving only a group of sailors and enthusiastic teenagers still working in the bright light.

A few of the sailors hurriedly tended to the rigging, some of the teenagers scrubbed the ship's large black chimneys, while others dragged or pulled, busily transporting the cargo from the hold to the large crane in the harbor, which was then placed in the warehouse.

Nearby residential areas are also lit up, and there are few pedestrians on the nearby streets.

A few years ago, Albert Adam Christian, the president of Lardhika College, was elected governor of the borough at the age of thirty, and he went crazy to take Franklin's invention to the extreme, bringing about a certain degree of order and calm.

Despite this, the city has never been quiet, and despite the threat of the Electric Tower, there will still be fierce battles here, with each faction vying for control of the area, some of which have become allies of Albert Adam Christian for the time being, and others who have always been a thorn in Albert Christian's side.

The moon rose in the cobalt blue sky, reigning above the stars, its light shining on the open Catherine Square, and the crowded streets were silent and unlit.

The moonlight also illuminated a dark shadow standing on the roof of Overseer's Chapel. He is dressed in black robes like death, with a long sword hanging from his waist on his left side and a flintlock pistol hanging from his chest strap. He didn't have to wait long, but the man quickly climbed down the roof of the main wall of the church, followed the edge of the window, and quickly descended to the eaves below, and then jumped to the poor house opposite, and ran quickly.

He kept walking, and at this moment, his body was as nimble as a lizard, and then, he was seen to climb up an iron wall, and when he first went up, the crimson tiles seemed to be crumbling, and he quickly kept steady, and then took another step, and crawled to the roof opposite, and climbed to the roof.

He picked up his speed and leaped across the pitch-black void, landing easily on the flat roof of another, slightly lower gray mansion. After running a few more steps forward, he suddenly stopped, and he paused when he looked down at the abyss, which was five stories high, at his feet. But it didn't take long for her body to leap forward with all her might, drawing a perfect arc in the air, grabbing the edge of the opposite roof.

Without the slightest hesitation, he pulled his hand hard in front of him and climbed up, and then continued to run forward.

The hard gray wall swooped in on you, jumping up and down, stepping over and over the wall that rose and fell again and again. He hurried through the chimneys, over the abyss, and then leaped to the ground, which was the wide ground in the alley, and walked slowly two steps, and looked up at the bell tower in the distance, and climbed briskly up with the wall beside it.

With enough force to jump, he leaped into the void in front of him, flew through the air, and the sound of the wind whistling in his ears reached the edge of the roof, and he bent and stepped forward. Then he succeeded in grasping the iron frame under the bell tower, and then climbed up with a kick and jump, approached the edge of the roof, and pulled hard with both hands to reach the roof.

After coming up, his body felt a little shaky at first, but he quickly stabilized his body with his hands and feet and balanced.

The bell tower rang with a thick sound, and standing in the bright moonlight, the man took off his mask and hood.

That's Luna.

Luna looked around, her gaze glancing over the moonlit city, looking at the beautiful virtual city.

"Luna, you did a good day." From the other side, Mr. William complimented, "But there will still be more than this man in the real game, at least now you don't have a decent enemy around you." ”

Luna didn't speak, breathing calmly as she looked down at the city, which seemed silent and serene in the beige morning light. In order not to break the beauty of the moment.

"Luna, where are you?" A Caflin's voice came from the other end.

"I'm at Big Ben."

"Exit the limiter and come to the lab."

Luna then takes off her hood, puts on her black robe, and walks to the edge of the roof, flipping the switch on the VR sensor around her neck, and the magnificent buildings around her disappear with the light, and the surrounding area has become empty.

She pushed open the iron door of the room, through the outer metal corridor, and through the appendage deck above to the main deck, outside which Ms. Cavlin stood with the sea on one side foggy.

Seeing her intently watching, Luna walked towards her, secretly delighted, wanting to surprise her, no, fright.

"Alright, let's get back to business." Cavlin said. "As for Franklin's location, I've investigated it a little." She took out a drawing map from her coat pocket, which was a map of the Wharton district.

"Why don't you use the map on the AR?" Luna was about to open the limiter on her wrist when Caflin stopped her.

"Have you had enough?" Cavlyn said solemnly, then took the map in her hand, shaking it constantly, and said, "This is just the pre-training period, if you really joined the game, you would have been killed a long time ago." ”

"Yes, she's right." Mr. William stepped forward, "Luna, your grades have gone up a lot, but you're still a little lacking to actually join the game." He paused, "Why don't you do something for me first?" ”

"What?"

"Show her that thing first."

With some hesitation, Cavlyn paused, discreetly taking a folded piece of parchment from the leather case around her waist and handing it to Luna.

"It's ......" Alice took off her gloves, took the parchment, buttoned up the paint, and carefully opened it.

It reads: "Curse the fools who let the wolf cubs escape from Coldridge Prison, who knows what Sergeant Johnson was thinking!" And that Albert Adam Christian, why didn't he do a good job as the president of the college, but he had to fund Franklin. He seemed confident in the safety he had laid all over the city, and as for the she-wolf, she had been taken to a safe place, and perhaps only Albert Adam Christian knew the secret, the sturdy cage. ”

Cavlin lit the cigarette in her pocket with a lighter and smoked it unhurriedly.

"Where did you get this?"

Cavlyn pointed behind her, where it was a corpse. A gold trident pattern is reflected on the jet-black background on the chest, and a milky carapace mask. There was a wound in the neck of the corpse, and the blood was flowing from the wound, and it seemed that the man had not been dead for long.

"You did this corpse?" Luna asked, a little surprised.

"No, it's me!" An elegant maiden was walking towards them from the side sewer, looking about Luna's age, and her appearance was like that of a princess, dressed in a white robe, and her emerald and clear eyes under the hood inexplicably added to her beauty. Luna can't help but be attracted to her.

She hugged Luna forward and hugged her tightly, as if she had seen an old friend she hadn't seen in a long time.

"We're finally meeting, Luna." The girl said.

"You are?"

"She's your new companion." Cavlyn let out a puff of smoke and said, "Alice's sister, too." ”

Luna looked back and saw a familiar figure walking towards her, it was Alice, she was wearing a black battle dress, the silver that had been draped around her waist had been cut short to the shoulders and tied into a ponytail, and on top of that, her body was covered in scars from burns, which made Luna feel a little scary, "Why are you here?" ”

Alice ignored Luna, she lowered her head and quietly walked past Luna, Luna's gaze moved in the direction she walked, "Bertha..."

"Bertha?" Luna looked at the girl in front of her with some surprise, then turned her head to look at Alice in surprise, "Your sister?" ”

The girl stepped forward and patted Alice on the shoulder, and she said, "Hey, old lady? ”

Luna's expression of surprise turns to the other two who claim to be sisters: Cavlyn turns her back to look at the ocean view, and Mr. William shrugs at Luna, who says he is also confused.

Luna sighed, then walked up to the girl, reached out and gently pulled down her hood, it was white hair, different from Alice's white, her hair was as white as snow, and Alice's white was closer to silver. In addition, her skin was also very white, and it was a little frighteningly white, as if she had been soaked in formalin.

"What are we going to do next?" Luna asked.

Cavlin tossed the unburned cigarette into the river, paused, and said, "Raldicka......"