Stormwind Heights.

In the middle of the night, Mary woke up.

Bang dang! Bang dang!

In the silence, only the long pendant of the mahogany grandfather clock was still swaying from side to side, and a small sound could be heard.

She grew up on the estate and knew that her parents were fond of mechanical items such as clocks.

In the halls of the manor, in the corridors, and in the master's storeroom, there are not precious antiques, but mechanical objects.

And all kinds of mechanical clocks are the couple's favorite.

Dangdang!

The bell rang at 12 o'clock.

"Mama! Momma! ”

Mary called out a few times, but no one answered.

She got up, put on her pajamas, and rubbed her eyes.

Outside the crack in the door, orange candles shine through.

The little girl sneaks out of the bedroom with a teddy bear in her arms, perhaps just for a novel adventure or just a knee-jerk stroll.

"The grandmothers, the maids, the manbuters, the housekeepers of the manor...... I've been feeling a little weird lately......"

Mary thought to herself and walked around a corner.

She saw Bob, the butler, sitting there with a blank face and wide eyes, like a puppet.

The little girl was instantly frightened.

After a long time, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to nudge Bob's shoulder.

Click!

At this moment, Bob's head fell off like this, and gear bearings and spring parts popped out of the interface of his neck.

"Ahh

Frightened, Mary ran down the long hallway to find her mom and dad.

"Miss......"

On the way, she saw a maid.

The other party's movements were unusually mechanical, it seemed to be just a wind-up doll, and the joints moved with a creaking sound: "Night travel is not what a lady should do." ”

She reached out and seemed to want to grab Mary.

"No!"

Mary deftly walked past her and scurried up the stairs.

"Go to Mom and Dad......"

With tears in her eyes, she ran out of her parents' bedroom.

The door was unlocked, and it opened open.

Mary stared at the scene inside, and the teddy bear in her hand fell to the ground.

Her father, with a wrench in his hand, repairs a giant robotic figure.

The doll was made entirely of metal strips and gear nuts, to the proportions of an adult, and the head of an old woman was placed on the table next to it.

"Oh? Mary, are you coming to your grandmother? I'm sorry...... She fixed it right away. ”

Mary's father turned his head and greeted stiffly.

His expression was blank, and the expression on his face seemed to freeze, and he made a mechanical sound.

"No !!"

The little girl's sharp voice echoed through the manor.

……

Bang Bang ...... Bang Bang ......

The steam train skimmed over the tracks, making a distinctive steel crashing sound, accompanied by the occasional long whistle.

Jenny shuddered, as if she had just woken up from a nightmare.

The dim lights, the dim darkness of the night outside the window, and the drowsy passengers around them all indicate that this is a steam train that travels at night – something new that has just emerged in recent years.

Storm Lodge is located in a rural area, six or seven hours by train from the city of Sealand.

Once you arrive at the place, you have to transfer to a horse-drawn carriage.

Jenny was on her way there.

'You're going to fall asleep...... Am I too tired lately? ’

She smiled self-deprecatingly, rubbed her eyebrows again, and her expression calmed down: "I'm already a fourth-order saint...... Was that sudden awakening a spiritual warning? ’

'I obtained a lot of ancient documents through adventures, and with my own understanding and experience, I deduced the fifth-order integration plan...... Why do you still feel uneasy? ’

Originally, according to the orthodox idea of the Free City Federation, after perfecting the spider stigma, it should be to continue to promote the bloodline of the eight-eyed demon spider and become a more powerful ancient monster.

But Jenny, who is already mixed with strange blood, can't go this way.

As time passed, she felt more and more the impact of that eye on her.

It was growing madness and chaos, and there was the danger of splitting personalities.

Only continuous promotion can be slightly suppressed, and even so, there is already gossip in the academic world that the inventor of Jenny's steam engine is a woman full of eccentricities and moodiness.

'This time...... You have to succeed and get the right monster bloodline! ’

Jenny made up her mind.

What she didn't know was that just now, two white men in their thirties wearing trench coats walked past her and came to another carriage.

"The Kingdom of Forrester has changed a lot...... However, the most advanced steam locomotives are still from our kingdom of Tallinn, as well as railways! ”

Feige said proudly.

"These don't make sense......"

Valen said disapprovingly, "Don't forget our purpose this time. ”

Unlike Feiqi, who was originally a foreigner, he was considered a 'traitor' and acted very low-key: "This time...... It's rare to have news of mechanical wonders, and you can't let it go! ”

"It's a pity that it's not in our country, otherwise it would be much easier to transfer manpower...... Even in the Free City-State Alliance, you don't need a big scientist to come out and take risks. ”

Feige assured, "But when you get there, a small team of 'Battle Scholars' will come to your aid. ”

"This is what I asked for. After all...... The material is precious and worth studying. ”

Valen said indifferently: "Besides...... I'm not a weakling, either. ”

On his chest, an owl spreads its wings, apparently complete.

"But...... You're going to assure me that you've given up on that crazy idea! ”

Fei Qi suddenly said solemnly: "After completing the stigma, isn't it good to take the orthodox route?" Fusing the bloodlines of ancient monsters is already crazy, don't think about the idea of evil things! ”

"But...... The abilities of some evil creatures are indeed very tempting, huh...... Well, I assure you, I've given up on that idea......"

Valen raised his hands helplessly.

……

As the fog cleared in the early morning, the steam train also met the morning sun and stopped on a small town platform.

"Welcome to Stormtown!"

Above the platform, there is also a huge slogan.

Sporadic passengers got off the train.

Jenny was carrying her suitcase, ready to leave the train station and call a public carriage, when suddenly she glanced at it and saw Valen.

Although the other party was slightly disguised, she still recognized it, after all, the person who the teacher specially reminded was still the inventor of the steam locomotive, so he was naturally impressed.

'Why is he here?' ’

Jenny naturally shifted her gaze.

At this time, Valen also looked over, but of course he did not notice Jenny, who was wearing the 'pretender', and followed Feige into the carriage.