Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 She immediately thought of a possibility.

　　 "When is it? Didn't those vampires also fail? Where did he learn about it..."

　　 The best way to determine this kind of speculation is to look for the Doomsday Tablet. As long as it appears, it means that the fifth qualification has indeed been possessed.

　　 "Well, it seems that the next week will be busy."

　　 She sighed and looked up at the gloomy sky.

Section 672 Chapter 660 Card Game (Part I)

　　 Jenkins was right about the weather. Snow began to float in the sky of Nolan City around 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

　　 When he walked out of the wagon with the cat in his suitcase, Xiaoxue was about to change to medium snow. But even so, there were still pedestrians in front of Nolan Railway Station, and it took him a lot of effort to cross the flow of people out of the station and carry boxes to find his friends.

　　Thanks to the developed steam industry, small towns of a certain scale have been connected to railways. The group's plan was to first take the train to the small town at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. After staying in the town for a night, the next morning, they would take a carriage into the mountain. If all goes well, you will be able to reach the resort in the evening tomorrow.

　　 And there are seven young people participating in this winter trip. In addition to Miss Lawrence, Hathaway, and Miss Mihail who Jenkins knows well, there are also one woman and two men.

　　 The young girl's name is Yula Rick, and her father is an official in charge of trade in Nolan City Hall. Jenkins is not very clear about what that position is, but it should be important to think about it.

　　Miss Rick is sweet-looking and not tall. She obviously has a better relationship with Miss Lawrence, and she can only be regarded as ordinary friends with Miss Mihail and Hathaway.

　　 Two young gentlemen, one named Alan Garcia and the other named Franklin Quaker. Garcia’s father was a great merchant in the kingdom and owned three large factories in the east of Nolan; Quirk’s father was the same earl as Hathaway’s father, but was different from Hesha, who had an army background. Earl Quick doesn't seem to have any special background in Nolan. Jenkins has heard the girls say that Earl Quick is related to a big figure in Berdyland.

　　 Jenkins heard Hathaway and Miss Mihail talk about Yula Rick and Alan Garcia, the two seem to be very hidden lovers. But the two's family had some conflicts in the past, which led to their never public relationship.

　　 Although the train travel time was only one afternoon, everyone still booked the entire carriage. When boarding the car, even knowing that no one would come to see him off, Jenkins looked back behind him. He felt melancholy every time he left Nolan, after all, this city was the place he knew best.

"What are you thinking?"

　　 The servants have helped find the cart and moved everyone's luggage to the inside of the carriage. Miss Mikhail patted Jenkins on the shoulder and found that the expression on the man's face was strange.

　　 "I'm just thinking about what will happen here within a week of leaving the city; and what I did before leaving will bring new stories to the city."

　　Miss Mihaier did not expect that what Jenkins was thinking about was such a complicated thing. She chuckled at the man:

　　 "The purpose of the holiday is to forget the troubles, the train is about to start, sit down quickly."

　　 It is rare for this train to arrive on time and depart on time. When it moved slowly with the roar of steam and the loud noise of wheels, Jenkins' week-long vacation officially began.

　　 "Meow~"

　　 The cat and the man lie down at the window and look at the disappearing rear platform of the train. Soon the scenery turns into a vast expanse of snow-covered wilderness. Together they breathed a sigh of relief and rejoiced that the journey had begun.

　　The time to stay on the train is only one afternoon, and people are also looking for something to do to pass the time. Jenkins originally prepared a book for entertainment, but was soon dragged into the card game by the enthusiastic Miss Mikhail.

　　 They are not gambling, but they always have to put out money to bet on Joy. So, in the next hour, Jenkins nearly won the double-digit golden pound.

　　 "Your gambling skills are really amazing."

　　 The young Quik carefully counted his remaining change while exclaiming. The bet was small and he didn't lose much, but he lost to the same person thirteen times in a row. No matter it was, anyone would say such a compliment.

　　 "No, I never gamble... it's just luck."

　　 Jenkins piled up coins with his right hand bored, and looked sideways. Today’s luck is very good, which represents a good start, maybe the good luck blessings of the candy giver are still working.

　　 The entire carriage was packed, and the ladies would certainly not participate in such a "rude game". At first, they were very interested in watching the men play cards, but they soon discovered that it was boring-because Jenkins always won, so they sat together and took out their colorful jewelry to evaluate each other.

　　 "I hope the weather in the mountains will be better. I don't want it to be delayed by the wind and snow."

　　 A new round of card dealing started again, and Garcia, who was sitting on the right hand side of Jenkins, saw the first card in his hand shine. Jenkins and Quik looked at each other, knowing that he had a good card.

　　 "I have never encountered bad weather when traveling here this season in previous years."

　　Quick also revealed his first card. He pursed his lips and touched his chin, then took a sip of tea from the teacup on the side.

　　 "Speaking of which, has the number of people traveling this year been less? I heard from Miss Mihail that in the past two-digit friends participated in the trip."

　　 Jenkins asked, slapped a stack of coins in his hand on the table, first touched his cat, and then opened his first card.

　　 "Oh, it seems my luck is pretty good."

　　 There was a smile on the young face.

　　 "No, I won't necessarily lose this time."

　　 Garcia shook his finger to remind him, motioning to the old butler who was temporarily acting as the referee to issue the second card.

　　 "There were indeed many people who came last year, but some unpleasant things happened, so this year we only invited friends we trust."

　　Quick answered Jenkins’s question. The cards were dealt in the second round. Judging from his expression, his luck was obviously still that bad.

"unhappy matter?"

　　 Jenkins repeated, rubbing the chocolate cat's head. The latter was a little upset that Jenkins interrupted his interest in playing ball.

　　 "Yes, a very unpleasant thing."

Quirk added another adjective, "I will tell you the specific situation. After all, it is something that happened between the ladies. Mr. Williams, I think you might be able to ask Mikhail or Hesha, they I should be quite clear about the reason for that incident. But it was just a small matter. Last time I invited a dandy, because of the jealousy of the competition, something caused some trouble. But it doesn’t matter. In the fall, because of the kidnapping and illegal offerings by Little Wellington. As for the sacrifice, the group of people were arrested together, and they are probably still in the prison of the church or the religious court in the royal capital."

　　 He shrugged and looked at the third card dealt to himself. He sighed and hinted that the other two had absolutely no chance in this round.

Section 673 Chapter 661 Card Game (Part 2)

　　 Little Wellington is the young nobleman who was possessed by one of the twin demons. After the incident, a large number of people were taken away by the church because of him. This incident is not as forgivable as Miss Lindsay’s illegal psychic. According to Jenkins's knowledge, none of the people who are captured can be free again.

　　 He didn't expect that Quirk would talk about the fall event, and wanted to come to him to have a certain understanding of that group of people.

　　 "Speaking of which, I still don't know who the villa in the mountain belongs to. Since we are going to borrow someone else's villa for vacation, we must always thank you in person."

　　 The fourth card has been dealt. Jenkins thinks that his winning percentage is very high. Quik looks like he is losing. Garcia seems confident.

　　 "The villa belongs to the Mandela family, but little Mandala and his sister have not come this year. I heard that they were infected with the flu that is circulating in the city. May the gods bless them. The flu this year is really terrible."

　　 Garcia murmured, waiting for the last card with piercing eyes.

　　 "The strange things that happened this winter are not limited to the flu. A meteorite actually fell in the city a few days ago. I have never heard of such a thing."

　　Quick also added that he shrugged and did not look at the last card, probably because he thought he would not be able to win:

　　 "It's like the city is cursed."

　　 "How can our city be cursed? There are five churches of the Orthodox Church, and no evil force can affect them."

　　 Jenkins said, and Quick smiled apologetically, knowing that he had made a mistake.

"Fabry scam, meteorites, flu, earthquakes, factory explosions, silver vertigo, serial disappearances in summer (referring to octopus), kidnapping cases in autumn (referring to demon incidents), consecutive blood moons, the abnormal last year Clocks stopped (referring to the clock being broken by Jenkins), and the city's air is getting worse and worse... God, so to speak, Nolan City has suffered a lot of misfortune in the past six months.

　　 The ladies listened to the men's sigh and raised their eyebrows.

　　 "But no matter how bad it is, it will be resolved in the end. I have no doubt about this."

　　 At this time, the three people at the table have each got their own five cards. Garcia smiled and showed his hole cards to Jenkins:

　　 "Look, after losing all afternoon, the hermit finally showed me his smile."

"Is that right?"

　　Quick will also reveal his hole cards, and his five cards happen to be of the same suit:

　　 "Look, mine seems to be bigger."

　　 He has been pretending to have a bad hand just now. It seems to be a disguise, in order to let Jenkins and Garcia relax their vigilance.

　　 "No, wait a minute."

　　 Jenkins didn't look at the last card either. He was trying the inspirational divination taught by Miss Audrey.

　　 "I think I won. Oh, your card is really big enough, but according to our gameplay, it's not the biggest."

　　 He pressed the index finger of his right hand on the back of the card, closed his eyes and hesitated for a while, then violently lifted the card and threw it on the table, making a loud "pop~" sound.

"Oh."

　　 This time he still won, but unfortunately he still didn't guess the content of the card correctly.

　　 Playing card games too much will make you feel bored, especially on a train with restricted range of movement.

　　 In the second hour of the train departure, the snowflakes outside the window disappeared, which shows that everyone has moved farther away from the snowfall area of ​​Nolan City.

　　 There is no special kitchen or lounge in the car of the short trip. Jenkins feels that his friends will soon fall into the state of depression that often occurs during the trip.

　　 He also felt bored, so he stood at the window and looked out.

　　Before entering the mountains, the train will travel in this endless wilderness for a long time. There are no stops in the middle, so even if you want to take the opportunity to stop and go out, there is no chance.

　　 "The boring travel is beyond my expectations."

　　 A woman's voice came from behind, it was Hathaway.

　　 "We will reach our destination in two hours. I think I can bear it. Compared with the boring journey to Berdylan, I can at least talk to you now, which should be considered good luck."

　　 "Why don't you find a companion when you go to Berduran? Accepting the Queen's award is a very glorious thing. No one will refuse your suggestion to invite a fellow worker."

　　 "But I have no friends."

　　 he replied.

　　 "No, you have."

　　 Jenkins felt the woman behind him approaching him, which made his heart beat faster. But the woman didn't stick behind him as he expected, just took a step closer.

　　 "From the first day I met you, you have been lonely."

　　 There is plenty of light outside and inside, and the glass can only reflect part of Jenkins’s face and Hathaway’s eyes. Those eyes were so beautiful that Jenkins didn't even dare to look at them directly.

　　 "Really? No, I am not alone."

　　 Yes, he still has chocolate.

　　 "I have always wanted to know, what on earth are you worried about? Compared to your age, Jenkins, you are showing too much worry."

　　 The woman took another step forward, and the faint Jenkins could even feel the heat of the body. This is of course an illusion, his senses have not yet been so sensitive.

　　 "Sorry, I think I'm going to the toilet."

　　 He frantically made excuses, and only the cat standing on the side table and Hathaway looked at each other. I don't know when, probably recently, he has discovered that his attitude towards Hathaway and Hathaway's attitude towards him are very strange. This may be love or friendship, but Miss Mikhail is also his friend. What can he do?

　　 "He always does this, right?"

　　 The woman asked the cat.

　　 "Meow~"

　　 probably means agree.

　　 Tobe is an ordinary town in the Kingdom of Fidiktli, with ordinary names and ordinary residents, ordinary locations and ordinary scenery. It is said that no vicious cases have occurred here for 13 consecutive years, and even the members of the small town police station have been abolished. Jenkins does not know whether this statement is true.

　　 When the train stopped steadily at the station in the small town, it was still dark outside. The young people who came to travel couldn't wait to get out of the dull carriages and breathe in the fresh air of the country.

　　 Tobe Town, which has no large factories, has a pleasant scenery, but unfortunately this is hard to find in winter. The town’s station only stops at three trains a day, so the station is very small, with a bald head. The station chief just waited until the train departed with a flag, and then returned to the warm station master’s room, without even looking at coming from afar. Guests.

　　PS: Regarding the relationship between Jenkins, Hathaway and Miss Mihail, a little change will happen in this volume of travel. I know that some readers are reluctant to watch this kind of plot, so let me know in advance.

Chapter 674 The accident of the first night

　　Because it is not the first year to travel here, there are carriages waiting for travelers in advance outside the station. The three carriages quickly drove the young people, their servants, and their luggage into the town, but before Jenkins could seriously observe the country life in this era, the carriage turned and drove them away from the town.

　　 In front of the bumpy road, an old house is waiting for them at the end of the road.

　　 The house outside this small town belongs to a local "rich". Of course, compared with young people who are traveling, the word rich is in quotation marks. He has a deep business relationship with Miss Lawrence's father, so he is willing to lend this place to a group of travelers temporarily.

　　 The businessman is now handling his business in a neighboring country, so the only person in charge of receiving everyone in the house is an old butler who is as slow as a zombie. But I have to admit that the dinner served here is very delicious, even people who have an appetite due to train travel can enjoy this extraordinary taste.

　　The house has a small area and is divided into two floors. The guest rooms are uniformly located on the second floor, and because they are only for one night, there is no need to allocate rooms specially. The seven people each chose a small bedroom, and the men’s and women’s rooms were separated by a staircase. .

　　 There was only one cat with Jenkins, and this cat was sleeping next to Jenkins’ pillow. The rooms are probably not used for a long time, so there is an unpleasant damp. This made the sensitive chocolate a bit dissatisfied. Jenkins could only find a clean blanket, supported it with a spoon, and set up a small tent on the other side of the double bed for it to get in.

　　 Although the train trip didn't consume much energy, everyone went to bed early in order to get up and set off early tomorrow. The same goes for Jenkins and chocolate, but chocolate is probably not accustomed to unfamiliar surroundings. Before going to bed, he keeps paws on Jenkins's face to prevent him from sleeping.

　　 "Go to sleep, no matter what happens, sleep is the most important thing."

　　 He said so, and the cat became honest immediately.

　　 The quality of sleep tonight was very good, but I was unexpectedly woken up by the cold at midnight. This is almost impossible, because every room in this house has heating, and Mr. Butler does not spare the fuel.