Struggle in the Steam Age

After the bell rang, a 50-year-old butler in a tuxedo came out of the room soon after. After seeing Lawrence and the three of them, the butler seemed a little surprised, but he quickly recognized Safir who had made an appointment in advance.

"Nice to meet you, Miss Coburg." The housekeeper bowed slightly to Safiel, then straightened up. "May I ask if these two friends of yours are—"

"Oh, they are my friends." Sai Feier slightly approached the old housekeeper, then lowered his voice. "And they're some amazing people, and I think they'd be a great help if I needed to find something."

"Come in, then," said the butler, opening the gate, and leading them along the cobbled path through the neatly trimmed shrubs and flowers in the garden.

After they walked into the living room with the marble floor, the butler motioned Lawrence and the others to sit on the sofa first. Then go upstairs and call the owner of the room. At the same time, a door on the side of the living room opened, and a middle-aged auntie maid wearing a standard long-sleeved dress and maid outfit walked out to make a cup of coffee for Lawrence and the others.

Lawrence and the others had just taken two or three sips of coffee. Along with laughter, an old man who looked like a chubby walrus came down from the stairs. "Ha, little Safir, let me take a good look at you. The last time I saw you was five or six years ago, I didn't expect you to grow so big in a blink of an eye."

"Nice to meet you, Grandpa Dalton." Seeing the old man enter the living room, Lawrence and the others immediately stood up and saluted. Then Safir stepped forward to chat with him.

With the conversation between the two, Lawrence finally knew what they needed to do if they wanted the property: the whole thing finally involved the big businessman William Marshall.

William Marshall had several children with his wife and several illegitimate children with his lovers in his life. But the most difficult thing for him to forget among so many children is the eldest daughter of him and his wife. The girl was their first child and had always been regarded as the apple of their eye by him and his wife.

Especially at that time, William Marshall was often busy with his business activities and had little time to accompany his daughter. So as a father he has been trying to make up for it elsewhere. Especially when their eldest daughter was 17 years old, he spent a lot of money and connections to send his daughter to study in Ludais, a cultural center in the Old World.

Lydes was the capital of the Frans Empire and the cultural center of the western part of the Old World. The school William Marshall found for his daughter was the famous Trianon Girls' School. In the Old Continent, regardless of one's background, as long as one graduates from this girls' school, one can undoubtedly enter the upper class.

And William Marshall's eldest daughter did not live up to her father's expectations. Four years later, she successfully completed her studies and accumulated a lot of contacts. If she returns to the White Eagle Federation, it is very likely that she will become the Eagle Fort and even today. A shining star in the high society of the whole Federation.

But unfortunately, when the eldest daughter of the Marshall family returned home after studying, the luxury passenger sailboat called the Titan Glory she was on board deviated from the course due to the storm. As a result, it broke into the territory of a huge legendary sea beast.

Although the master mage on board tried his best to resist, but because the gap between the two sides was too large, 1/5 of the people on the entire ship managed to escape. It's a pity that the eldest daughter of the Marshall family is not among the 1/5 people.

After that tragedy, William Marshall built a burial for his daughter in her favorite suburban manor. To this day, he still visits his daughter on some important days.

However, after a rain three days ago, when he and his wife went to visit their daughter, they saw a scene that broke their hearts: the daughter's tomb was broken open, and the jewelry and various utensils that their daughter liked during her lifetime were placed inside. They were also thrown messily into the muddy water on the lawn beside the Clothes Mound.

After an inventory, they found that the intruders did not take away the gold, silver and jewelry in the tomb, but only took away a gold enamel pendant with a portrait of Miss Marshall.

"So I hope to help my brother find that lost pendant." After telling the reason, Dalton Marshall sighed. "The lock of my poor niece's hair is inlaid behind that pendant, and it is also the last thought of my brother and sister-in-law for their daughter."

"I don't deny that if I find this pendant, I can get a lot of benefits from my brother. But on the other hand, I also hope to find that thing from the bottom of my heart. After all, I also watched my little niece grow up. Yes, it's too bad not to bring her home, I really don't want her to be the last trace in this world—"

Having said that, Dalton Marshall twitched his nose. Then he took out a handkerchief from the pocket of his clothes and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Sorry, sometimes it's easy to recall the past when you get old."

"We can all understand, Grandpa Dalton." Safir stepped forward to comfort him. After Mr. Dalton calmed down, he called his housekeeper to say a few words.

The butler nodded and left the living room after listening to Mr. Dalton's instructions, then he turned his head and said to Lawrence: "I asked my butler to prepare a carriage for you to take you to that manor in the suburbs, I hope you can find some clues .”

"It seems that the matter this time should be related to the extraordinary." After sitting in the carriage, Lawrence was the first to say, "If it is a normal thief, it is impossible to just take a simple pendant, but should take those The jewels should be swept away."

"You're right." Fatina nodded. As a person who lacks money, she understands the thoughts of those who lack money. "If it's for wealth, then the person who does such a vile thing as digging graves will definitely not take only one thing, even if there are too many things for him to take away, at least he will take away those valuable things. For example, whether it is Rings, necklaces or bracelets, you just put them in your pocket and take them away, it's impossible to ignore them."

"As far as I know, the manor has always been patrolled by a squad of gunners composed of retired soldiers. The mound was formed by hollowing out a large stone, putting things in it, and then sealing the gap with a thick bronze plate with an inscription. Yes. When sealing, the gap was completely filled with molten copper and iron." Saifeier, who knew more about the situation, explained.

"Whether it is breaking the stone or prying open the blocked place, it will take enough time, and at the same time, the movement will not be too small. If the entire gunner team was not bribed, then the only thing that can be explained is this incident. There are traces of a transcendent in the matter."

Half an hour later, they came to Miss Marshall's grave. The appearance of this tomb looks like a bronze statue of a young girl standing on a boulder. The young girl was wearing more complicated clothes that were popular in that era than now and stood quietly on the stone, as if looking into the distance.

There is now a hole in the boulder, and the hole is empty, and the things should have been taken away by the Marshall family. A thick copper plate with engraved characters is leaning against the boulder.

"Sure enough, this incident is related to the Transcendent." After carefully examining the big stone and the copper plate on the side, Lawrence easily came to a conclusion. Next, the edge of the copper plate and the stone were fired into a molten state at the same time, so that the edge of the copper plate was even mixed with glass-like solids.