Chapter 223: Klein's Request
Carlson finally came to his senses when he saw the white, frothy Southwell beer being placed in front of Sherlock Moriarty.
When the bartender was away from here, he asked in a suppressed voice:
"What do you want?"
Klein took a sip of his glass, savoring the bitter malt aroma and the faint sweetness that came out after a few seconds.
"Cheers!" he looked sideways at Carlsen and raised his glass with a smile.
Without hesitation, Carlson shook his head and declined his invitation, muttering:
"Yours is beer, mine is strong distilled spirits, and it's not for a toast. β
Klein himself was just making a sip, taking another sip of Southwell beer, looking ahead, and laughing:
"What I want is simple.
"I don't know what's going to be inside the mausoleum, so I'll just be vague about it, huh...... I hope to be able to pick one of the gains from your exploration of the mausoleum, I am not greedy, this will not involve high-level items, and even if there is, I dare not ask for it.
"If you don't find anything, or if there's only high-level things there, then I don't want anything, and of course, I'm sure you won't be stingy with a sum of cash in the latter case, in line with the cash I contributed. β
After learning about the Amon family's mausoleum from Miss Sharon yesterday, he had a rough plan.
The first option is to blow the bronze whistle, contact Mr. Azik, and join forces with him to explore the mausoleum.
However, there are many potential problems with this plan, one is that Azik, who is still looking for his memory, has recovered how much strength he has recovered, Klein is not clear, the second is that Azik is being pursued by MI9, and it is easy to cause trouble to the other party and himself if he contacts rashly, and the third is that Klein is likely to re-enter the sight of the seal "0-08", of course, he has considered the possibility of using the gray fog to complete the contact and exploration, but the copper whistle blowing above the gray fog can't summon the messenger at all, so it is stuck in the follow-up plan.
More importantly, Klein did not dare or want to expose the secrets above the gray fog to the unidentified Azik Eggers for the time being.
Therefore, he finally chose the second option, which is to use the identity of an informant to hand over the information to the "mechanical heart" and ask for a corresponding and reasonable payment.
If we talk about the number of high-ranking powerhouses, will there be more forces than the seven major churches?
As far as Klein knows, there are nearly ten high-ranking powerhouses in the Church of the Night Goddess, that is to say, nearly half of the thirteen archbishops and nine senior deacons have reached or exceeded Sequence 4, not counting the goddess's favorite, the Pope who is in charge of the church.
Even if the Church of Steam and the Church of the Mechanical God is inferior in this respect, it is not too far behind, and the Archbishop of their Diocese of Beckland, Horamik Haydn, is a high-ranking powerhouse.
And this kind of well-accumulated Orthodox Church will not be very, very, very important for things in the middle sequence, and Klein thinks he has a chance to negotiate a reasonable "price".
To put it simply, the core elements of the second option are:
If you have difficulties, find an organization!
Hearing the price offered by Klein, Carlson was stunned for a second and blurted out:
"Aren't you a believer in God?"
I have always lived in my heart as a goddess...... Klein drew a triangular emblem on his chest:
"It is because of my belief in God that I am telling you this news, and not through Mr. Stanton to the night watch.
"God said, 'Let him who strengthens himself make him strong.' Only when I become stronger and have more money will I be able to access more channels and resources to provide you with better and more effective information. β
In order to convince the "Heart of Machinery", he deliberately flipped through the "Steam and Machinery Sacred Text" that he had bought to decorate the faΓ§ade in the morning, found a few quotes from the gods that met his needs, and memorized them carefully.
Carlson couldn't argue for a moment, stayed there, and forgot to drink.
Seeing this, Klein hurriedly added:
"And this is conducive to the establishment of a harmonious and efficient relationship between you and the informants of the new era, as long as you publicize the reward I have received for this, and as long as you keep your promises and never regret your behavior, I believe that other informants will be deeply moved and motivated, and will do their best to gather useful information for you.
"Of course, I want to use my pseudonym when I promote it. β
Carlson listened dumbly, picked up his glass, and took a big gulp, almost choking.
"Ahem, Sherlock, the real you are nothing like what I thought of you. He sighed.
The Sherlock Moriarty detective he remembered, who was good at analysis and reasoning, extremely calm, extremely polite, and full of a sense of justice who gave very effective advice, was an outstanding believer in God.
And now the other side ......
Klein took a sip of his beer and chuckled:
"Everyone has different faces, and it is easy to make mistakes by substituting individual faces for the whole, which is something that must be paid attention to when reasoning. β
Carlson calmed down for a moment, stood up and said:
"I don't have the authority to agree to such a request, I'll report it immediately, and you wait here for a while. β
"Good. Crane beckoned to the bartender and added a potato grid.
After he finished his food and drank his beer, Iconser Bernard, the deacon of the "Machine Heart", returned to the bar with Carlson.
"There is no problem with your request, but it must be added that items with strong side effects and curse effects are not selected. Iconse looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he said in a deep voice.
I want materials...... Klein immediately laughed:
"Good!
"I take the liberty of asking again, is this your personal decision, or is it a response from above?"
"I have the right to make such a decision. Iconse pressed his fluffy hair with his hat, "But since the matter involves the tombs of the nobles of the Quaternary Age, I have sent a telegram to the archbishop, and he has no objection in the reply. β
"Okay. Crane drew a triangular emblem again, "I'll tell you the information right now." β
Iconse subconsciously shook his head.
He looked left and right, pointed to a billiard room and said:
"Let's go inside. β
This deacon, who is always called Arodes, is still very sophisticated...... Crane grunted and followed Iconser and Carlson into the billiard room, making sure there was no one in the left and right rooms.
Klein paused for a few seconds, then pondered:
"Here's the thing, there are extraordinary people who have discovered a hidden mausoleum in the bend of the River Stillford in White Cliffs, and have explored the perimeter and found some items.
"Afterwards, they recruited people to do further exploration, but no one came back, and if you go there and look carefully, you will definitely find the corresponding traces. β
Iconse listened carefully and asked:
"Is it confirmed that it is a noble tomb of the Quaternary Period?"
"Those items on the periphery can prove to be members of the House of Amun of the Tudor dynasty. Klein replied truthfully, and reminded, "The extraordinary who died inside are not weak, and there are quite a few of them, and I don't think this mausoleum can be explored below the high order." β
"Amun......" Iconse instinctively frowned slightly.
It can be seen that as a deacon, he has the authority to know some ancient secrets.
Without waiting for Klein to emphasize again, he raised his gaze and said:
"We will gather the appropriate information before we take action.
"The tombs of the nobles of the Quaternary Age are very dangerous, don't tell anyone else this information, or explore it yourself, otherwise you and your friends will only lose their lives. β
If I dare, I wouldn't be sitting here...... Klein laughed at himself and said:
"My credit has always been good. β
After striking the deal and seeing Iconser and Carlsen leave, he put on his hat and walked slowly outside the door of the "Lucky One" bar.
For the nobles of the Fourth Age, for the Amon family, the "Mechanical Heart" is still very cautious, they will have to be ready for at least a few days before they start acting...... Caution...... Klein's casually divergent mind suddenly froze on one word.
He remembered another thing that could be called cautious:
After Russell joined the ancient organization suspected of being the "Dusk Hermit Society", in his secret diary written in Chinese, he never mentioned the name of the other party, and each time he used the corresponding characteristics to refer to him.
This is a suspicious phenomenon with caution!
Why didn't Russell the Great dare to mention the name of that organization, not even in Chinese? This is very different from the style in which he dared to remember everything in his diary...... What was he afraid of, what was he worried about? Could it be that just by saying or writing the name of the "Dusk Hermit's Society", they would know it in any language? One of their members or one of their seals had similar abilities? Crane had a guess that he couldn't confirm unless he was willing to take the risk of trying.
The reason why I was not perceived by them was that the "psychic" Apostle of Desire was above the Grey Mist, and the Lady of Justice, who was told that she was also responding to the supplication with the help of the Grey Mist...... Well, it's Monday again, and I'm going to have to remind Miss Justice at the tarot meeting not to name or record the name "Twilight Hermit", and as for the reason, give her a look and let her understand for herself...... Klein soon had a follow-up plan and strode out of the "Lucky Ones" bar.
Seeing that it was still early, he rode directly to the Kragg Club, intending to spend the afternoon there.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Talim Dumont, an equestrian teacher.
The descendant of the nobility sat in the corner, holding a glass of scarlet wine, his face ruddy, and he tasted it in high spirits.
"Talim, you seem to be in a good mood. Klein greeted with a smile.
Talim laughed:
"Because the New Year is coming. β
After saying that, he asked rather excitedly, "Sherlock, do you know what it's like to really like someone?"
...... Klein smirked:
"I'm sorry, I'm still single. β
"That's a shame, okay, I've got to get busy. Talim drank the rest of the wine and stood up and waved.
"By the way, thank you for introducing Mr. Frankie Cage. Crane remembered the investment in the bicycle project and sincerely thanked him, "When are you free lately? I would like to ask you to take me to taste the food of Beckland." β
"After the New Year. Talim put on his hat and walked to the reception hall with a smile on his face.
Is this guy in the season of love?Klein couldn't help but mutter.
He had just turned around and walked a few steps when he suddenly heard the sound of a thud falling.
Klein jerked back and saw Talim Dumont lying on the ground, his left hand pressed to his heart, his body convulsing.
This...... Klein hurried over in a few steps.
But at this time, Talim had finished foaming at the mouth and lost the last breath of his life.
In just a few seconds, he turned into a dead corpse when he was still full of spring breeze.