Struggle in the Steam Age

After solving the inexplicable death of the two punks, the three refocused on this weird attack. As a person who has fought against all kinds of strange evil forces for most of his life, high priest Arthur can roughly judge what happened based on the evidence collected from Lawrence.

"Those two people may be controlled by some kind of evil magic," High Priest Arthur said seriously. "However, the current evidence is really too little. The only remaining evidence can only prove that the power and death that control them are related to the lower space."

"In other words, the power attached to those two people is from hell or the underworld." As Lawrence, who grew up in the Church of Knowledge, he naturally knew what High Priest Arthur was talking about. "This is the ruin that represents this time. There is likely to be something related to the lower space, and the conspirator behind the scenes wants to gain the power inside, right?"

"No, not necessarily." High Priest Arthur shook his head. "What you said is one possibility, and the other possibility is that the ruins are likely to be related to some righteous gods. If they are desecrated, those who use evil power will gain the favor of the lower space."

"In addition to this, it may also be some kind of wealth, a kind of wealth that all extraordinary people need. Actually, I personally prefer this."

"But why did that person attack me?" Lawrence asked puzzled. "I'm just an ordinary person, and I can't stop those extraordinary people from doing what they want to do."

"Maybe it's because this expedition is not as simple as it appears on the surface." Priest Carter said after thinking for a while. "I suspect there's something in it that neither of us knows."

"Your suspicion is probably right, Brother Carter." High Priest Arthur nodded. "Don't you think it's a coincidence that the baron discovered a ruin around the city that he had never heard of before not long after he arrived."

"Could this be due to luck?" Lawrence asked, "After all, those rich people have always liked to spend money to buy fame like this, and for the nouveau riche who just came to Eagle Fort, Baron Gonzales heard It should be normal to spend money to organize an expedition after hearing similar news."

"I thought so too at first." Priest Carter said after glancing at Lawrence, "But after you told me your suspicion a week ago, I asked someone to investigate it. Fort is mainly to build a food factory for deep processing of his agricultural products."

"This is normal!" Lawrence murmured in a low voice. It is very normal for a capitalist with a large number of plantations to expand his business to the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.

The food processing industry is either close to the source of raw materials or close to the consumer market. As the largest port city in the White Eagle Federation, Eagle Fort is naturally a big consumer market, so it is not surprising to build a food factory here.

"But the next thing is not normal." Priest Carter did not blame Lawrence for muttering in a low voice, but said directly, "The work that the workers did when they discovered the underground ruins this time was to create a new one. Sewers are being built in the industrial park. Baron Gonzalez’s factory is located in this industrial park.”

"It's indeed too coincidental." Lawrence frowned. "But these obviously don't explain anything, especially if he really doesn't want outsiders to join, he can completely exclude me from the expedition. There is no need to use such drastic measures."

"Yes, that's why we can't do anything now." High Priest Arthur looked helpless. "Because we're not a nefarious organization, we can't just act on speculation."

"So I hope you can join this expedition." Speaking of which, Priest Carter looked down at Lawrence and said, "This is mainly because I think you have been involved in this matter now, and the only way to completely wipe out That evil guy behind you will keep you safe."

"Of course, I have to admit that you would take more risks if you get involved, but I can assure you that as long as you make contributions, our Church of Knowledge will never treat us badly."

"Okay, I will join this expedition." After thinking for a while, Lawrence made a decision immediately. On the one hand, he considered that it was really bad to be stared at all the time, and on the other hand, he considered his golden finger It requires sufficient resources as a backing, and it is difficult to obtain enough opportunities if you dare not take risks.

For Lawrence, since he has already determined that he will live in this world with extraordinary power in the future, he is not only satisfied with spending this life as an ordinary person, especially when he has the opportunity to become an extraordinary person. So, so he hopes to seize this opportunity to gain enough benefits for himself.

Seeing that Lawrence agreed to join the expedition, the two priests nodded approvingly. Afterwards, High Priest Arthur suggested: "Since you agree to join the expedition, for safety reasons, I suggest that you stay in the guest room of the church during the period before the expedition departs."

"No problem." Lawrence nodded. After all, the mastermind behind the second attack today used some kind of strange extraordinary power. He didn't think he could survive for three days in such a situation.

Next, accompanied by Priest Carter, he went back to the tavern and took away his luggage. At the same time, he got a letter from Aunt Susan. This letter was sent by Lawrence's childhood playmate. In the letter, she said that she had graduated from a girls' school and would come to Eagle Fort within half a month. She hoped to see him immediately after arriving in this city. to Lawrence.

"It seems that we need to finish this matter quickly." Lawrence thought when he followed Priest Carter to the guest room of the annex building behind St. Gutenberg Cathedral. "Otherwise, it would be a terrible thing to release a friend's pigeons."

Looking at the white walls and simple brown furniture in the room, Lawrence immediately relaxed. He had been growing up in the church of the Church of Knowledge before. This familiar decoration style and the location of the room made him feel a unique sense of security at home.

For the next three days, Lawrence seemed to have returned to the time when he lived with his adoptive father. Apart from waking up early to exercise, the rest of the time is spent reading books and helping out at church-affiliated schools.

But on the second day after he lived here, Priest Carter brought him a letter from Professor Black. The letter stated that after investigation the school had found the mastermind behind the scenes.

The man behind the scene is a student who also belongs to the medical school. He is the son of the largest bootlegger in Eagle Fort. To fight for this he recruited a gang to hire punks to attack other candidates.

As a matter of course, that person has now been expelled from the school. At the same time, his father paid compensation for each person who was attacked according to the degree of injury. Lawrence also found his own compensation of 65 yuan in the envelope.

"Uncle Carter, I always feel that this matter is not as simple as it said in the letter." After checking that there was nothing else in the envelope, Lawrence raised his head and said to Priest Carter.

"Everything in this letter is true." Priest Carter said after glancing at the letter that Lawrence handed over, "But after you were attacked, we immediately began to trace the identities of the two gangsters and related matters. It turned out that when their boss was tracked down, they found that their boss had been dead for two days. The cause of death was drinking and celebrating after receiving the mission, but he fell into the sewer and drowned while drunk."

"This is another coincidence." Lawrence pursed his lips. "It seems that the troubles in the expedition team are really serious!"