Struggle in the Steam Age

In the dim pipeline, a group of Ratmen hurriedly trotted towards the place where the fire was shining just now along the maintenance passage next to the sewer pipeline. But to their surprise, when they arrived, they found that there was nothing they needed to do.

Turning a corner, what appeared in front of them was Lawrence standing on the inspection passage. Lawrence was pulling out his pistol and staring ahead vigilantly. The giant ooze monster was set ablaze as high as two people.

"What's going on here?" Looking at everything in front of him, the rat man who led the way looked at Lawrence and asked, "Where did this big guy come from? We have never found it in previous inspections."

"There is a crack in the ceiling of this place." Lawrence pointed to the top, and the rat people looked up and found a big crack in that place. "And this big ooze monster, or the king of the ooze monster, has a certain amount of wisdom. He hid himself in that crack, and then changed the color of his body into a color similar to the ceiling brick."

Lawrence almost ignored this big guy when he followed the traces of the magic aura just now, but the Bai Ze blood in his body about ten meters away from here gave him a feeling, so he subconsciously I used [Detect Magic], and I just saw a large group of magic aura sticking to the ceiling.

The first time he found the other party, Lawrence directly took out the Molotov cocktails he bought from the church from the interspatial bag, and then activated [Mage Hand] to bring the three Molotov cocktails close to the big silt monster hiding on the ceiling, and finally One shot set the guy on fire.

And now the ooze monster in the underground passage seemed to be made of viscous oil, so when the group of ratmen ran over, what appeared in front of them was a mass of burning silt .

Soon, the ooze monster that had turned into a fireball rolled less and less until it stopped moving. At the same time, Bai Ze Xuying also absorbed a ray of soul. Obviously, the strength of the monster's soul has nothing to do with their physical fitness or even their combat effectiveness. Lawrence can clearly feel that the soul provided by this huge ooze monster is even an order of magnitude lower than that of the evil spirit.

"The ooze monsters we saw on the road just now were all split from this big silt monster." After confirming that the silt monster was eliminated, Lawrence said to the rat people, "and the reason why this silt monster has become so big is that Because there is something magical mixed in the sewage flowing down in that crack."

"Leave one person to clean up the loot now, and the others will check the nearby pipe network. I want to see who is dumping this waste water again." The rat man who led the way gave instructions to the rat men behind him, Then he turned his head and explained to Lawrence, "We often encounter some ungrateful guys who pour untreated sewage into the underground pipe network, causing the animals or other things in it to mutate."

Lawrence nodded to express his understanding, which is why he had to throw the things left after the experiments to the designated place when he was doing various alchemy experiments. In this magical world, the harm caused by littering can be far more serious than in the previous life.

For Lawrence, his mission was over. The Rat Man signed his name on the task book with satisfaction, and Lawrence would get a reward of five yuan as long as he took the task book and handed it in to the church.

In addition, the essence of the ooze monster left after the death of the giant ooze monster was also distributed to Lawrence 80% according to the convention. This gray powder is very popular whether it is used to grow extraordinary plants or added to low-level magic potions as a moderator or some kind of additive.

Of course, this also means that this thing belongs to the hard currency of the extraordinary world, and it is more convenient to sell or exchange things. So Lawrence stuffed this thing into his interspatial pocket, and prepared to put it together with the box and incense that he seized earlier.

Then, under the guidance of the Ratman, Lawrence returned to the ground, and then returned to the detective agency in a public carriage. As soon as he entered the door, Safiel greeted him. "Ha, you're finally back, this time I took a big deal."

"Big business, what big business?" Lawrence asked a little strangely. He was now curious as to who would come to entrust a task from his detective agency, which had just opened for a few days, and it sounded like an important task.

"It's like this, the lady you met when you went out just now gave us a commission." Saifeier said, "Her owner is a wealthy widow, and all her hopes are pinned on her only son. .”

"That young man is also very good, and at the same time respects his mother very much. But the strange thing is that just a few days ago, he suddenly disappeared at night. Later, after asking several friends of her son, the lady confirmed that the young man People went to Mirabili Street that night."

"Mirabilis Street? I heard that there are many beautiful young ladies in naked clothes." Lawrence frowned slightly and searched his memory carefully, but when he came back to his senses, he found that Safiel's expression was not good. Stare at yourself.

"Oops, that thoughtful look just now seems to have caused a little misunderstanding." Thinking of this, he quickly explained. "I swear I haven't been there, I just heard it from my classmates when I was in school. By the way, how old is the son of the lady you mentioned?"

"Where you've been has nothing to do with me." Safir said, but even though he said so, the expression on his face softened all of a sudden, and then she added.

"The lady's child is now 19 years old and is studying literature at Far-Kang University. Speaking of which, he is still an alumnus of yours. Of course, we all know that it is normal for children from rich families to go to such places. And that The main reason Madam ordered her housekeeper to come to me was because his son was severely depressed after returning home, and even passed out directly while taking a bath."

"Just passed out while taking a shower?" Lawrence's eyes widened after hearing this. "Then how weak this dear friend must be."

"It's not a matter of physical weakness." Safiel shook his head, "He was a member of the school's track and field team in school, and even won the 100-meter obstacle course championship in the Eagle Fort University Track and Field League."

"This is indeed a bit abnormal." Lawrence frowned. "The champion of the 100-meter obstacle course should not be like this. By the way, have you investigated where he went?"

"Investigated, and that's why the lady came to us." Safir looked at Lawrence and said, "She asked her son about the specific situation and went to a hotel and bar called Amber Mead. It turns out that the woman his son said was with him for the night didn't exist."

"At first she thought her son had lied to her, but after asking people around, she found out that the lady was actually the head of the hotel three years ago. Unfortunately, she was accidentally killed by her client's wife while she was out for business. gone."

"So what we need to investigate this time is still a story related to ghosts or curses." Lawrence said in a curious tone, "Then what should we do now? Do we go directly to Zijali Street to investigate?"

"No, of course not." Safiel said very seriously, staring into Lawrence's eyes. "The lady's son has only been to that hotel once, but his son has been having some strange dreams for a few nights since he came back, and every morning he wakes up feeling worse than the day before. And until today In the morning, the situation deteriorated again, and her child is now in a coma. So she hopes that if we are willing to take this task, we will go to her manor to check on his child first."

"Because of this, the lady had no choice but to mobilize all her contacts to find a solution to this problem. On the recommendation of Mr. Marshall, she found us here." Sai Feier said.

"I accepted this mission, because through analysis, I think it is worth trying. After all, it doesn't seem to be very dangerous, and her salon is very famous. Once we can complete this commission, we will take it later. It will be much easier to get the entrustment."

"Your analysis is correct." Lawrence nodded, "Then let's start now. The sooner this type of matter is dealt with, the better. If it is delayed for too long, it may cause irreversible damage."