Chapter Seventy-Seven: Professor Moriarty's Invitation to the Prom
"Hoo ......"
Crane keenly took off the black coat he was wearing and skilfully climbed down the wall into the Aurora Society's manor. This wasn't Klein's attempt to hide from the Aurora's eyes, but a deliberate measure to prevent someone from tracking his direction.
Klein walked over to his desk in three or two steps and fumbled to light the gas lamp. He touched his wallet, which was bulging with gold pounds, and couldn't help but lick his lips. I saw Klein sit down and stretch out his hand to count the harvest from the extraordinary gathering of the old gentleman who ran to the "Eye of Wisdom" today:
Three hundred and fifty pounds from the "Fat Pharmacist" - the gold pounds that Klein got in exchange for the potions materials he had exchanged for from the Aurora Society's treasury this month. This is the reward that Klein has saved, and since the Aurora Society's funds are also insufficient, Crane can only sell materials in tears to make a living.
At this party, the Extraordinary, codenamed "Wild Dog", issues a mission to rescue his friend from the "Substitute Punisher", and Klein can't help it. However, Klein was commissioned by Gao Wei to tell "Wild Dog" that "someone might be interested in this commission".
It's that Klein doesn't know why the old man "Eyes of Wisdom" suddenly became nervous when he took on the task by himself......
Crane counted the bills in his hand over and over again, preparing to go back and find the auxiliary materials needed by the Facelings that were not available in the Aurora Society. Crane's ears twitched, and he heard a sound coming from the next room.
It seemed to be the sound of a girl with extraordinary characteristics who had been raised in his room before Lao Gao kicked the wall. I don't know why, she seems to have a very bad temper today.
Thinking of the child that Lao Gao brought back before, Klein couldn't help but have some associations - however, Gao Wei said to Klein seriously about some people who are born with extraordinary characteristics, if they are not handled well, there will often be some signs similar to "out of control" on their bodies, and they will even become monsters, hurting themselves and others.
And according to Klein's guess, the little girl who had some black tissue on her body that only extraordinary creatures had on her body might have suffered some injuries and was burdened with some curses of high-ranking existences, otherwise she wouldn't have become like this, and was so concerned by Lao Gao.
In fact, the uncontrolled mythical biomorphism of the Mother Goddess's vessel is affected by the contamination of the "Mother Tree of Desire". Fortunately, he can already restrain his influence, otherwise Klein is likely to lose control directly at a glance.
Just then, there was a knock on Klein's door. He took two quick steps to open the door, and looked at Gao Wei, who was dressed in formal clothes, leaning against his door.
Gao Wei wore a Quaternary dress that had been restyled by a designer to make it look more like a formal dress worn at a ball. This black and white asymmetrical garment is also dotted with colorful gemstones, making the color match very beautiful and even a little dreamy.
He also deliberately arranged his hair into a fine interweaving of black and white, leaving only two strands of white hair above his forehead. Instead of wearing the carefully polished monocle with a gemstone on it, he put it in his pocket.
Klein also noticed that the color of Gao Wei's eyes had become blue because of the effect of some extraordinary object, and if he looked closely, he could faintly see the layers of doors.
"Let's go, Crane." Outside, Gao Wei and Klein have always called each other by their current names, and only when there are only two of them will they call Klein "Zhou Mingrui", and Klein will directly call Gao Wei's surname.
"Okay."
Klein nodded, and checked his belongings—it was Miss Justice's ball, and she had invited Gao Wei, who was the baron, to the banquet. And as a guest, Gao Wei can bring a companion with him.
After discussing with Miss "Justice", Gao Wei decided to bring Klein with him, just in time to pave the way for Audrey's commission to bring Professor Moriarty into the aristocratic circle later.
After boarding the carriage, the two chatted as they looked out the window at the past street scene. Since it was a "Rose Bishop" of the Aurora Society who was in charge of driving, Gao Wei didn't talk much about the past with Klein. The two were just chatting casually while passing the time in the car.
The reason why Mr. Z did not drive for his family this time was because "Mr. Heathcliff", as a new nobleman, was also invited by Earl Hall to attend this party, which was a banquet for almost all the minor nobles of Rune, and the source of this matter was only a request from Audrey.
After learning that his youngest daughter wanted to hold his own banquet, Earl Hall decided to hold a banquet after careful consideration to pave the way for his daughter and son's future development in aristocratic circles.
Not only the minor nobles were invited, but several of the big nobles who knew Count Hall in Beckland were also willing to spend a small amount of money to show their goodwill.
After all, for these rune nobles, decency is more important than anything else.
In the tacit communication between the high-level leaders of the Kingdom of Rune, a grand dance party was slowly opened under the cover of night.
The factories of Beckland were working day and night, and the balls in the manor were magnificent. The carriages drove towards the outside of Beckland with the steam that was still spewing outward, and under the curtain of night, Gao Wei and the others had a secret aura attached to them; With the audience watching, the biggest ball of the year in Beckland is about to begin.
The carriage drove under the darkness of the night, and the lights converged to create a beautiful scene. The Extraordinary of the Three Churches also took action, preparing to protect these nobles who were at the heart of the ruling core of the Kingdom of Rune.
There were so many people attending the banquet that at the behest of the king and Adam, the ball had been moved to Prince Edsak's estate, and when he received the news weeks earlier, he had hired a number of workers to transform the meadow into a richly decorated open-air venue.
Such a banquet also indicates that the nature of the banquet was not serious, but only an entertaining gathering of many nobles, as a sign of the king's characterization of the nobles' gatherings.
And in the extraordinary world, this banquet was driven by Adam, who found that there were too many things that had gone wrong lately, and needed a chance to find out if there had been an unexpected change in Bakeland. Therefore, Adam suggested that George III arrange the banquet outside the city of Beckland.
But how can it not be said that arranging this banquet in the estate of Prince Edsak was not a form of compensation for George III's own son whom he regarded as an outcast?
……
"Hey, old man."
Leonard, who came to secretly protect the nobles and wore bright red gloves, looked at the grand scene in front of him with some dumbfoundedness, and couldn't help but ask Pales in his mind:
"Is this really a banquet that can be held in a month?"
It's no wonder that the child didn't know, because around Leonard, most of the extraordinary, and even some minor nobles, showed a ghostly expression. This scene has never even been seen by some nobles who have not attended the banquet much, after all, this is a banquet jointly organized by several big nobles, coupled with the king's instructions, it is naturally unbelievably grand.
In addition to the extraordinary person in charge of protection, some important members of the church also came here to show the attitude of this meeting. Archbishop Anthony of the Night Church had already secretly speculated whether the royal family had any deep meaning after this meeting, but Ace Snake didn't think too much about it, just sipping wine and scanning the surroundings.
And the source of this banquet, Audrey Hall, who can barely be regarded as a little girl now, couldn't help but sigh when she looked at such a grand banquet:
"The scale of this banquet is really large......
As a veteran "mind reader", Audrey can probably understand what her father wants from this banquet from her father's expression. Audrey walked towards the center of the banquet in a carefully selected gown that could even be called a work of art.
No matter what plan is behind it, from the bright side, she is the hero of this banquet!
As she walked, Audrey's eyes swept over the scene around her. This banquet is divided into two areas, the banquet hall and the outdoor banquet venue. Outside, it is divided into three floors, which are available for different levels of guests to dance and communicate. A large number of carriages were parked in makeshift stables.
In the banquet hall, there are mainly big nobles like Earl Hall or Prince Edsak, and nobles of this age who belong to the "father's generation" do not go outside, but skillfully exchange interests in the banquet hall. There are not many such opportunities, and they must seize the opportunity to gain benefits for themselves.
The most central part of the banquet hall outside was given to the younger generation of nobles with higher titles or official positions.
By analogy, the seats in the middle circle were reserved for the minor nobles, while the outermost floor was not originally set up, but Earl Hall considered that the banquet was nominally his daughter's, so he set up seats for the elite.
In the center of the circle, there is a makeshift but extraordinarily gorgeous dance floor. Couples of men and women danced and socialized inside.
And in the middle of these layers are the "Night Watchman", "Punisher" or "Machine Heart" Extraordinary Beings. On the one hand, they are maintaining the safety of the place, and on the other hand, they have separated some people to secretly ambush the surrounding area and inside Beckland, to see if they can wait for the rabbit and hook out the murderer who committed the serial murder in the past.
Leonard stood somewhat idly in the middle of the ball, acting like a writer or a poet.
For the banquet circles outside, they, the official extraordinaires, are integrated into the crowd to guard against possible gangsters or out-of-control extraordinaires. Leonard carefully played the role of a guest, taking the food from the plate with one hand while keeping an eye on his surroundings.
"Old man, this snack tastes good."
Leonard glanced at him with heartfelt admiration. Parles chuckled: "This is not a grand banquet, I was still Solomon's ...... back then."
"Huh?"
Leonard was about to listen to Pales's words, but suddenly noticed that Pales let out a surprised "huh". Leonard was puzzled when he heard the voice, and asked:
"What's the matter, old man?"
He had never seen the old man attached to him make such a startled sound.
"Be careful, little one." Parles said to Leonard a little nervously, "It's too similar, it's too similar...... Is He back? ”
"What is too similar? Who's back? Leonard was even more confused, he really felt a sense of jealousy and nervousness from Pales, you know, even when he was confronted with the divine pollution of the "true creator", Pales's tone had never been so nervous.
Infected by Pales, Leonard couldn't help but get nervous.
And there is a reason for Parles' nervousness.
From his point of view, the young man in front of him is exactly the same as the appearance and even temperament of Mr. "Gate" back then.
However, at the end of the Quaternary Age, he Parles Zoroaster saw Mr. "Gate" polluted by the Outer Gods during the promotion ceremony, and was banished from this world by the Goddess of the Night and the Lord of the Storm! He shouldn't have returned, and when He came back, he proved that the power of the outer gods had penetrated the world!
Parles also wondered if this would be a descendant of the "House of Abraham", but how could anyone imitate the temperament of Mr. "Gate"?
Without so many starry sky imprints under his eyes, he would not have the temperament of Mr. "Door"!
At this moment, Gao Wei suddenly turned around as if he was aware of the gaze, and made eye contact with Leonard, who was staring at him. Layers of doors loomed in his eyes, as mysterious and strange as the key to a mysterious world.
Gao Wei smiled, and walked towards Leonard while Crane was leaving here to talk to other people involved in the education and newspaper industries. He wants to take the opportunity to strengthen the memory of Mr. "Door" of people who are familiar with Mr. "Door", and master the way of "Door" as soon as possible!
"Long time no see."
With a smile on his face, "Bethel" said to Leonard, who was possessed by Paris.
However, Leonard was at a loss, looking at Gao Wei in front of him, he only felt that the person in front of him was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but it seemed that he had never seen it.
His brain twitched: "Are you ......?" ”
"Hmm...... Not to talk to you. Gao Wei politely ignored Leonard, with a strong aggressiveness in his tone, and said to Pales in front of him, "Don't you come to see me?" ”
With that, he also took out a monocle from his pocket and put it on his right eye:
"Or do you want to see 'me' more?"
(End of chapter)