In the days that followed, Luke spent his days inspecting pipes for Harut Heavy Industries' underground facilities, and the Norton team followed him in and out of the dungeon on railcars.

These days, no one brings up the topic of the day, and everyone tacitly seems to have forgotten about it.

Luke let go of his worries, and laughed at himself for being just worried about the sky and thinking about things too complicated.

Just let it pass.

Luke searched for the Raiders' pipes during the day, and at night sneaked into the dungeon, bringing the arcane materials to convert the pipes into the needed arcane aids. It's a pretty big project, and it can't be borrowed from someone else's hands, so Luke has to take on the role of "Super Mario" and run between this pipe and that pipe.

It's just that there's no princess waiting for me to rescue......

Yikes! How could I set such a flag!

Thinking that there is a princess in the winter capital now, and that she is the kind that can be taken away at any time, Luke immediately "blah" erased the idea just now.

"What's wrong with you, sir?" Mina holds a pair of polished leather shoes to change for Luke, who is preparing to go out.

Mina was in a very good mood today, with a big bow stuck in the headband of her hair, and her eyes were full of joy that could not be concealed.

"Nothing?" Luke noticed Mina's change and asked, "The bow is beautiful, is it new?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Luke, my father bought it for me......" Mina wanted to say more, but remembering her father's advice, she didn't continue to say the details of buying a bow.

Luke didn't ask much, it was normal for girls to be happy when they received gifts.

After changing his shoes and taking the top hat and briefcase from Mina, Luke said to Mina, "Go home after cleaning your room, your father needs your care more." ”

"Thank you, sir."

Luke says goodbye to Mina and leaves the apartment to go to work, and as soon as he enters the lobby of the company's office building, he meets a nervous Norton.

Norton took Lukla to their team's break room, put Harry on the outside, and said worriedly, "Mr. Luke, have you heard?" Something happened in the B36 mine! ”

Luke was stunned for a moment, thinking something was wrong, and asked, "What happened?" ”

Without waiting for Norton to speak, Rebecca said excitedly: "I don't know exactly what happened, but the B36 mine made the director Kundeen compromise after two days of trouble. He promised to pay his salary in full and would not ask for any more pay. ”

Miners' wages will be deducted from above, and they may receive less than half of what they deserve. It's this half that is still remembered, and if you want to work, you need to secretly stuff another amount of money to the supervisor.

During this time, the production quota of the mine was very high, and the B36 mine had only been in trouble for two days, and the supervisor Kun Deen could not hold on.

Luke finally understood why Mina was so happy today, it must have been Kundeen who sent money to her father.

Other than that...... This happened in the B36 mine.

Luke laughed and said, "What does this have to do with us?" When I'm ready to go to work, I'll go to Mrs. Yolanda to get today's inspection line, and you bring your supplies to the rail station and wait for me. ”

Norton, who was a little expectant, saw Luke's response, so he had to agree: "Yes, Mr. Luke." ”

Luke received the day's maintenance line from Lady Yolanda and joined Team Norton and went underground.

No sooner had the railcar stopped in the company's dungeon-controlled area than an officer from the company's security department took the order to make an impromptu call-up to Team Norton.

At this time, the security personnel in the entire company's control area were making an emergency assembly, lining up first, and then getting into the car and driving out of the camp.

Norton looked at the command and asked, "What happened?" And we're a team of guards in the Steam Engineer Division, and we're on a conservation mission, and this is Mr. Luke, who is a Steam Engineer. ”

The company's security officer immediately saluted Luke when he heard of his position: "I'm sorry, Mr. Luke. It was an incident in which the men of the A98 mine refused to work, and they sealed off the mine and took the supervisor and overseers hostage. The company's underground security brigade received an order to attack the A98 mine and rescue the company's employees.

In accordance with company regulations, we have called up all security personnel in the underground. ”

Luke looked at each other.

I didn't expect the second incident to come so quickly and so violently. The A98 mine is not like the B36 mine to solve it privately, but directly tied up the supervisor and supervisor, which made the matter bigger.

What to do?

Norton: They waited for Luke's answer.

Luke said, "Since it's a company rule, let's take people away." I also took this opportunity to take a day off and take a stroll through the underground steam city. ”

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Luke."

Since Luke said so, Norton had no choice but to lead the team and leave with the security officer. One after another, trucks full of armed men drove out of the camp, not knowing what would happen to the workers in the A98 mine.

Luke became alone, and without a guard, he naturally did not need to complete the company's tasks, and was legally absent from work.

A man leaves the company camp and enters the streets of the underground Steam City.

These days, in order to buy materials to perform secret arts, Luke has entered the underground steam city many times. It's just that every time because of the urgency of time, I came and went in a hurry, and I didn't have a good tour here.

Out of the company's control area, it is the real underground steam city.

The streets are flanked by houses made of stone and scrap steel, and black and rust red are the main colors of the city. Steam pipes coiled between the buildings, like the webs of a giant spider.

There are various steam-powered machines on the roads, and there are young people racing on the roads in homemade steam motorcycles.

They drove very fast, and there was a young girl sitting in the back seat. The locomotive roars along the road, and the riders swing from side to side to change lanes to avoid vehicles and pedestrians on the road.

That kind of madness is only for the rush of energy, and does not take his own safety and the safety of others seriously at all.

They are the most famous motorcycle party in the underground steam city, and control all the motorcycle races and gambling in the dungeon. Road racing in the Steam City is just an amateur race for the bottom members of the Locomotive Party, and the real professional track is outside the city, where the road conditions are more complicated and there are sometimes underground beasts.

According to statistics, there is a casualty rate of more than 30% for every professional locomotive race in the underground steam city. It is this race full of death that can provide a very strong sensory stimulation and make related gambling popular.

Not only do the residents of the dungeon like to participate in motorcycle gambling, but even the dignitaries in the winter capital often haunt the arena.

As a result, motorcycle racing has become the hope of many young people who want to change their existing lives, and the winner enjoys honor, money and status; The loser will either die in obscurity or live in obscurity.

In the middle of the Underground Steam City is a tall, straight black tower with a giant evil eye at the top. It sweeps with its huge one-eyed eyes, and can take in the entire underground steam city in its own field of vision.

Directly below the Evil Eye is a spherical tower, which is the center of the organization and operation of all locomotive events, and is one of the core industries of the Locomotive Party.

Inside the tower is a large bar.

As Luke takes the elevator into the dimly lit bar, the cacophony of music hits his eardrums. People of all colors gulped down and danced to the music, dressed in dungeon-style costumes, showing off their tattoos and edgy releases. Under the dazzling lights, from time to time, colored smoke was sprayed out from the airway above, and the people in the bar jumped and tried their best to smoke the smoke, and soon became more excited.

When Luke saw the smoke drifting down, he immediately took out a pill box from his coat pocket and quickly took out a pill and put it in his mouth.

The involuntary excitement brought by the colored smoke gradually subsided.

Luke squeezed his way through the crowd and walked deeper into the bar, refusing to be accosted by a girl with heavy makeup, and went to the bar to ask the bartender for a drink.

"Sir, this is your first time here, right? At first glance, you are the upper class of the winter capital, do you want to have a bottle of 'carnival night'? It allows your five senses to be improved like a fly, and you can enjoy wonderful sensations that you can't normally achieve......"

The bartender tries to sell Luke a special drink from the bar.

Luke took a bottle of crimson liquid from his coat pocket and said to the bartender with a smile, "I just bought one and was thinking about where to drink it." ”

The bartender was a little disappointed that he didn't sell the "carnival night" and didn't get a commission, but he quickly suggested to Luke: "The next Ring of the City Race is about to start, you can place your bets with me, I can give you a reference for betting." ”

After speaking, the bartender pointed to the magic projection at the top of the bar, which was connected to the vision of the evil eye at the top of the tower, and could adjust the focus to clearly see the locomotive track outside the city.

Luke asked, "What kind of advice can you give me?" ”

The bartender, in order to prove that he had a source, pointed to a special group of people in the bar. They all wore professional racing suits and enjoyed the beauty and drinks. The bartender said, "They're the next Circle Racer racers, and I know the state of each of them, and ...... Who among them drank 'Condensed Carnival Night'.

As long as you place a bet with me and give me a little more tip, I'll tell you...... Who has the best chance of winning the game. ”

Luke sighed: "Ordinary 'carnival night' can already greatly improve people's senses, drinking 'condensed carnival night' is a race against death."

The drivers really didn't even want their lives in order to win. ”

The bartender shrugged as if he had seen through it: "They just worked hard to get promoted from amateur to professional, and if they didn't get a good ranking on the Ring Road, their previous lives would be in vain."

Some of them broke the bank to buy a bottle of 'Carnival Night' just to fight for their lives.

How is it, sir need my news? ”

Luke took out a bill and put it on the bar, pointed to a young man in the drivers' section and asked, "You can introduce me to that person, I'm not interested in the other drivers." ”

The money on the table did not meet the bartender's expectations, but when he saw the driver pointed by the guest, he happily put the money away.

"Is that the little guy with red hair?"

"Yes!"

"His name is O'Connor Nedik, and we all call him Red-headed Weasel. He's a good driver and he was qualified to run the professional track at the beginning of last year. It's just that he was unlucky, and the first game injury wasted the 'condensed carnival night' that the sponsors offered him.

In the future competitions, there was no one to sponsor, and he couldn't even afford a regular 'party night', so he could only smoke free atomized 'party nights' here before the game.

His achievements are predictable.

The red-headed ferret is just a poor escort, you don't waste your money on him.

You only need to give me 500 to have a good chance of winning. ”

Luke looked at Nydic as he drank his wine.

Dressed in a somewhat shabby racing suit, he didn't enjoy the pre-race service provided by the bar like the other drivers, but sat silently under a vent and breathed heavily whenever the mist came out.

"What are the odds for Nydic?" Luke asked the bartender.

The bartender was surprised by the question: "Sir, Neddick can't win unless you offer him a bottle of 'Concentrated Carnival Night,' but that's not something you can buy with money." ”

Luke said with some dissatisfaction: "You just need to answer my question, there are many places to bet here, you are not my only choice." ”

The bartender didn't know why the customer in front of him was so interested in the red-headed ferret, but no matter how little the commission on the bet was, it was money.

"The odds for Nydic are: three to one to finish in the top eight; the third is one to twenty; the second is forty to one; The first is one to pay 100.

Sir, there are twenty-five racers in a race, and the vast majority of them drink 'condensed party nights' or 'party nights'. Unless half of them have an accident on the track, Nydic has a very slim chance of finishing in the top eight.

Don't waste money on him. ”

"But I'm just a waste of money." Luke put a stack of gold coupons on the bar: "There are a total of 100 gold coupons here, all for Nidic!" ”

The exchange of a hundred denominations for ATCs is more than half a million. So many bets, the bartender has seen a lot, but all buy an extremely unpopular driver...... Isn't this throwing money into the water?

"Sir, I remind you that the Redman's previous best result was only 11th place, and that was the result he had achieved with his own money on a bottle of 'Carnival Night'. You may have a bottle of 'Party Night', but even if you give it to him, it won't give you anything in return.

Only those who drink 'Condensed Carnival Night' will have a chance to finish in the top eight. ”

"You're talking too much nonsense, don't you want a commission on this bet?"

The bartender who was threatened immediately apologized to Luke: "I'm sorry, sir, I'm just thinking about you. Since you insist on buying Nydic, I'll immediately place a bet for you. ”

The bartender took the gold ticket from the table, quickly completed the betting process, and handed a slip to Luke.

Luke drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, ordered two more glasses, and walked over to Nydic with his glass.

Nydic is still smoking free smoke.

"Can I sit here?" Luke asked Nydic politely.

Nydic was closing his eyes and feeling the increase in his senses by the free smoke, and when he heard someone ask, he opened his eyes and saw the clothes of the visitor, and immediately said respectfully, "Sir, of course, please be seated." ”

Luke sat down across from Nedik and placed a glass of wine in front of him, "Please." ”

Nidic immediately refused: "I'm sorry, sir...... I can't drink alcohol before the game starts. ”

"Very good habits."

The praised Neddic laughed self-deprecatingly: "That's because I don't have the money to buy 'party nights', and in that state, the effects of alcohol are negligible."

I had to keep my current best form or I would be disqualified as a professional driver at the bottom of the table. ”

"For two years, you've been able to stay at the top of the pros without 'party nights,' which shows you're good at driving," Luke said. ”

"Thank you for the compliment, I'm just a rider who barely managed to keep myself from being eliminated. Sir, did you come to me on purpose, is there something you are up to? ”

Luke drank his wine and said nonchalantly, "Because I bet on you." ”

Niedic was pleased at first, but he quickly said, "Sir, you bet on me...... Will lose all your money, hopefully you don't bet much. ”

"One hundred gold coupons, do you think it's too much?"

Neddic was stunned when he heard that the gentleman in front of him, dressed in a decent suit, had placed a bet on himself for a hundred gold tickets.

"Sir, I don't know what to say. Only...... Apologies to you! If you've checked my racing record, you know that my best result is only 11th place. ”

"I chose you because I checked your game record." Luke smiled mysteriously: "You're a racer with a lot of potential, just missing a chance for you to shine." ”

As she spoke, Luke placed the dark red liquid on the table in front of Nedik.

When Nidic saw the liquid, a look of excitement immediately appeared in his eyes.

"It's 'Carnival Night'! Did you sponsor me, sir? ”

"Of course, my 100 gold coupons didn't blow in the wind, and I have to be responsible for my investment. Drinking this bottle of 'Carnival Night' made me a fortune. ”

Nidic couldn't help but pick up the liquid.

Although his best result was 11th place, that was when he first entered the professional races. In order to get a good result and regain the favor of his sponsors, he spent all his savings and borrowed money to buy a bottle of 'Party Night', but he didn't get the desired results.

Now I am very familiar with the track, and my driving skills are much better than before. If you can drink "carnival night", you may not be able to hit the top eight.

As long as you can get the rankings, everything will be fine.

Nedik excitedly said to Luke, "Sir, I'm ...... I'll do my best to finish in the top eight! ”

Top eight?

This wasn't Luke's name, and his "party night" for Nydic wasn't your average "party night".

The boss behind the underground steam city locomotive party is actually a demon. The so-called "carnival night" is a sensory inducer that acts on the soul level. It allows the user to greatly improve the perception of external stimuli for a period of time, so as to achieve an out-of-body mental power increase.

Demons can suck a portion of their soul energy from it.

Chaos and souls are the things that demons love the most.

Locomotive racing and casinos are the restaurants that the devil has prepared for himself.

Luke knew the recipe for "Carnival Night", as well as an even more powerful demon that provided the demonic blood that must be used in the potion.

The "Night of Carnival" in Nedik's hands at this point is an undiluted "Night of Carnival", and because the demonic blood comes from an ancient demon, it is more potent than in the hands of other riders.

Nedick is the driver who will win the championship in the future, and with the blessing of this "carnival night", he is really sorry for the tyrant's blood if he does not get back a first place.

Luke didn't tell Neddick about the difference in his "party night", let him experience it for himself on the track.

Luke took his glass and said to Nydic, "I'm expecting you to run an unprecedented time, is this glass of wine ready to drink?" ”

Nidic hurriedly raised his glass and touched Luke: "Thank you again for your patronage, sir, I ...... Be sure to do my best! ”

"Cheers!"

"Cheers, sir!"

Not long after, the race entered the preparatory stage, and all the riders left the bar and headed to the starting point of the race under the tower.

Behind the track gates, Nedic starts his car, and the power responds quickly. Nidic checks the condition of the car and recalls the details of the track.

To his right and left, the riders pulled out their prepared "Carnival Nights" and threw up all the dark red liquid, a low, excited roar coming from deep within their necks.

The driver's eyes glowed slightly red, and the whole person seemed to enter a state of madness.

Neddick knew that this was the effect of a "condensed carnival night", and he had experienced it himself, but he lost the opportunity to experience it again.

I can't afford to lose this opportunity again.

Nidic pulls out the "Carnival Night" he just gotten, he unscrews the cap of the bottle, and drinks all the liquid in one gulp.

Immediately after, he couldn't help but let out a low roar of sudden outburst of irritability. At this time, he felt a strange self awakened by some kind of power, and the perception extended beyond his body, allowing him to clearly hear everyone's heartbeat.

All the objects seen by the eye were covered with a layer of blood, and those things were not blurred, but more clearly than they had seen before, and the trajectory of moving objects was clear, as if they were slowing down.

Me, what am I drinking?

Nydic knows what it's like to drink "party night" and what it's like to have a "condensed party night." It's a different feeling than any of them, and it's just amazing!

The starting gun sounded.

The moment the gate opened, Nidic started the locomotive and rushed out grazing the edge of the gate that had not yet fully opened.

Luke sat on the couch in the bar, watching the magic projection above his head. At the beginning, before the starting gun was fired, everyone was shouting the names of their chosen drivers.

But when the race started and the drivers rushed onto the track together, the noisy crowd suddenly fell silent.

Everyone stared intently at the magic projection, their eyes wide open as if they had seen the most incredible thing.

The evil eye on the tower gives the perspective to the driver who rushed to the front, and the appearance of the driver is clearly visible on the bar magic projection. The steam motorcycle, which sprayed white mist backwards, raced along the road as the driver drove it, pulling out a position with the driver in second place.

This was nothing surprising, but now it was the red-headed Weasel Nidic who rushed to the first place.

How is this possible!

In previous races, Nedic was a rider who barely stayed above the relegation line, so how could the momentum start today's race was so ferocious. And when you are running on the city track, the dodging and cornering in the face of obstacles are all just right amount of silky.

Experienced people know that this driving technique is not something that can be done only by skill, and requires extremely strong perception to perform all the maneuvers in the slightest moment.

The second-placed driver struggled to catch up, but the gap between him and the first-place Nydic did not narrow, but gradually widened.

In the silence, Nydic, in the magic projection, rushes out of the city circuit and into the ring circuit. On a rough and winding road, tires that turn at high speed throw gravel backwards. Nydic faced every obstacle and corner, and all of them were able to pass perfectly and efficiently......

It's "Carnival Night"......

He must have drunk "Carnival Night", and it was a condensed special!

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