The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

At this moment, the astonishment shown by Stav was completely expected by Leo, and it was Sylvia's proposal to actively expose the relationship between Sylvia and him, because Sylvia's joining can Increase the weight on Leo, let the secret organization pay more attention to him, and when he shows his technology in body modification, this will inevitably make the secret organization take the initiative to contact him earlier.

Of course, this approach is not without drawbacks. The exposure of the relationship between the two will inevitably affect the role of Sylvia's dark line. Some intelligence collection may be affected, but fortunately, this negative effect is still possible. It is within the accepted range, and even if Leo does not take the initiative to reveal this relationship, I believe that with the strength of that secret organization, he will discover this relationship sooner or later, and it will cause some unnecessary suspicions.

At this time, Eric, who was standing aside, looked at Stave with a puzzled expression, and asked suspiciously: "Is there any problem with Ms. Sylvia? Your Excellency, do you know that lady?"

Eric had seen Sylvia before, and in his eyes, Sylvia was a beautiful lady whose temperament and appearance were so outstanding that he could not describe it in words, especially the noble temperament made him feel like facing someone Like a member of the royal family of an ancient empire, he couldn't help but have the idea of ​​bowing his head and surrendering, and he didn't know that Sylvia had another layer of deeper identity.

"Yes, that lady is not an ordinary person." While answering Eric's inquiry, Stave also reminded Eric by the way, but he didn't know that his reminder made Eric think wrong .

Because of Sylvia's noble temperament, Eric guessed that Sylvia might be a lady with royal status, and Stave often came into contact with those dignitaries with unusual identities in the past, so Sylvia Taft's vague reminder made him feel that his previous guess about Sylvia's identity was correct, and it also made him feel that Leo was unusual. This unusualness did not come from Leo's knowledge. In fact, it is because of Leo's identity. After all, such a thing as a commoner boy marrying a royal lady will only be a fairy tale in the book, and this kind of thing will not happen in reality.

After being surprised, Staff quickly returned to the state of the host of the banquet. Even though he was full of doubts about Leo and Sylvia, he did not ask other questions. Instead, he led Leo and Sylvia as the host of the banquet. Important members of other research associations met and introduced Leo to these people.

Although the relationship between Leo and Sylvia forced Stave to adjust his evaluation of Leo, this did not affect the fact that Leo joined the research association, not to mention that the purpose of this banquet was to let Leo join the research The meeting was held, and the subsequent ceremony and voting process were just formalities, and everyone present knew this. If they suddenly said that Leo could not be allowed to join the research meeting, Eric, the recommender, would not be the only one who would be ashamed. , even his reputation as the leader of the faction may be affected.

However, when introducing Leo to these members of the research society, Stave was not just introducing Leo, he also introduced Leo and Sylvia in a subtle way in front of some special members. relation.

These people obviously know the identity of Sylvia's underground queen, and it is Sylvia who they have talked about the most recently, because Sylvia has more or less control over the underground intelligence organization at Cape West. They all affected their interests, but no matter what means they used, they couldn't get any information about Sylvia, and they didn't even know Sylvia's appearance, let alone her identity.

The reward for information about Sylvia on the market has already reached an astonishing price, but no underground intelligence organization in Cape West dared to accept the reward, and even if the intelligence organization in other places accepted the reward, they would not be able to give it. Without any useful intelligence information, because all the people they sent to the port of Cape West disappeared without a trace.

However, now Stave clearly told them a piece of news related to Sylvia that was astonishing in value. This underground queen who had been extremely powerful since she appeared would actually have a husband, and this husband was a A well-known scholar, and this scholar will become their companion, this moment made them a little confused, until Stave led Leo to meet other people, they did not recover.

Only one person quickly recovered from his surprise after hearing Stave say that Leo was Sylvia's husband, and showed strong hostility, asking in a deep voice: "Do you know where your wife is?" What's going on in the city?"

Leo looked him up and down. Before Stav introduced this person, Leo already knew him, and also got all the information about this person from Sylvia.

The name of this person is Barnard Eller. He is the president of the Fisheries Association of Cape Ziwangyang Harbor and the whip of the Cape Ziwangyang People's Party. It can be said that he is one of the leaders of the local people in Cape Ziwangyang. He is also one of the important funders of anti-rich organizations, even if he is one of the rich and powerful himself.

If you only look at Barnard's appearance, most people may think that he is a sailor or fisherman who runs the sea all year round, but in fact, Barnard is the world's top marine biologist and is also very famous. An ocean explorer with a high reputation in academia.

The reason why he showed strong hostility towards Leo was mainly because one of the underground intelligence organizations controlled by Sylvia belonged to him, and he also had a lot of trouble with Sylvia because of this incident. During the battle, he suffered heavy losses. Not only did he lose more than a dozen capable men, but even three extraordinary men were captured by Sylvia and brainwashed into Sylvia's people. Not only the loss of personnel, the greater loss is his reputation. Many people think that he is no longer able to do it because of this incident, and some hostile forces have also begun to make small moves, which has caused him to be in a state of distress recently. Via's hostility is naturally not small.

As for the fact that Leo and Sylvia paid attention to Barnard not because of how powerful Barnard has in the local area, in fact let alone Barnard's power, even if it is the accumulation of various forces in the entire Cape of the West Together, they will not be seen by Leo and Sylvia. The reason why they pay attention to this person is entirely because this person is one of the few forces with extraordinary people among the various forces in Cape West .

The entire Old Continent has very strict control over the Transcendent. Basically, as long as a Transcendent is discovered, they will either be wiped out by the church’s heresy hunting team, or they will join the church and become a Knight of Original Sin. There are very few people, and Barnard has three such transcendent subordinates.

In addition, during the fight with Barnard, Sylvia also found that although some of Barnard's subordinates did not have extraordinary power, the power they possessed was already different from ordinary people. Exercise, it is impossible to smash a solid carriage with the body, so Sylvia guessed that these people must have undergone some kind of body modification, for this reason, she even captured a living creature for Leo to study.

However, the results of Leo's research are not as Sylvia thought. These people have not undergone plastic surgery, but their bodies are indeed different from ordinary people. The reason may be related to some drugs that stimulate bone and muscle growth. It is related, but this method has great flaws. People who take drugs will be greatly affected in terms of intelligence and lifespan, which means that these people are all stupid short-lived ghosts.

Although the reason for these people's physical abnormalities is not the transformation surgery that Leo and Sylvia want to see, their physical conditions can also be classified as transformation, and then contact Barnard is also a member of the Mystery and Human Body Research Society Members, they have every reason to believe that this Barnard should be one of the official members of that secret organization.

So Sylvia has placed some eyeliner around Barnard to monitor Barnard's every move. Even this time, Leo knew about Barnard before Eric came to notify him. He will be there, so Leo has long been mentally prepared for the hostility shown by Barnard.

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Barnard should be a well-known marine biologist, right?" Facing the questioning, Leo acted calmly and asked rhetorically instead of answering.

Barnard said coldly, "Do you have any objections to this?"

Leo smiled and said, "Since you are a well-known marine biologist, you should know that the rules of nature are survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, and winner-take-all."

Barnard's expression turned extremely ugly in an instant, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Who is the winner until the last moment?"

After finishing speaking, he had no intention of continuing to attend the banquet, so he greeted Staff and walked out of the banquet hall.

In this gathering, Leo was naturally the focus of everyone, even the slightest movement would attract the attention of everyone in the hall, not to mention the conflict with a big man like Barnard, many of them were interested in Sylvia. Those who don't know the conflict think that the conflict between Leo and Barnard is like an egg hitting a rock. Only those who understand the situation will know that the outcome of the two is unknown, and these people are also considering whether it is possible to win the battle between the two sides. Take advantage of the conflict.

Regarding Barnard's fierce reaction, Stave humbled Leo as his master, and also asked if he should come forward to make peace, showing that he did not want to see a conflict between Leo and Barnard. Contradictory appearance, in fact, when he decided to reveal Leo's identity to Barnard, he had already expected this situation, and this is what he wanted to see, because in this way, the organization factions that Leo could choose in the future would be One less, and the most threatening one to his faction.

Although Stave's little thoughts are well hidden, how can they escape Leo's eyes, and Leo is also willing to cooperate with this, because from the very beginning when he decided to submit an article to Stave's magazine, Leo He chose to contact the secret organization through the springboard of Staff, and now that Staff took the initiative to win him over, he would naturally not refuse.

After Barnard's episode, Stave also accelerated his introduction of Leo to everyone present, and soon they walked around in front of everyone in the hall, and then Stave walked to the center of the hall, beckoning Everyone quieted down.

Staff then introduced loudly: "I believe you have already understood the purpose of this gathering. Our research association will recruit a new member who has master-level anatomy skills and an understanding of human body structure that is no less than any other member." The authoritative Mr. Leo Dodd."

There was applause immediately in the hall, no matter what these people were thinking in their hearts, they would not be stingy with some applause at this time.

When the applause sounded, Leo also walked to the middle of the hall, stood beside Stave, and nodded to everyone around him.

Stuff went on to say: "We are not politicians in those parliaments, and we don't need to give some hypocritical speeches before voting. I believe everyone present has seen Mr. Leo's dissection performance in the academy. , You should already have an understanding of Mr. Leo's ability and knowledge, and you should vote with your own ideas now to decide whether the research society should accept such a rare talent as Mr. Leo." After speaking, he turned his head to Lei Ou again. Ou asked: "Mr. Leo, do you have anything else to say?"

Leo said calmly: "There is nothing to say, I just hope it can end as soon as possible, after all, the time spent attending this kind of gathering is enough for me to complete two dissection experiments, I don't like wasting time on this kind of party." pointless communication."

Although Leo's words were a bit harsh, they were unexpectedly recognized by many scholars present. Their inner thoughts were actually similar to Leo's, so they also had some inexplicable affection for Leo, and even belonged to the same class as Barnard. There are also some scholars in the faction who are going to change their minds about making trouble and vote for Leo.

Under Stave's signal, the voting began in an orderly manner. It was not the first time that everyone had voted like this. They all skillfully took their vote from the waiter, and then walked to the side of the hall. In a small room, they put their tickets into a locked iron box in the room.

Not long after, everyone had cast their votes, and Staffor signaled the servants to take out the iron box, and counted the votes in front of everyone.

Perhaps because of routine procedures, Leo's votes soon exceeded half, and Staf also signaled the end of the vote, and congratulated Leo on joining the Mystery and Human Body Research Society, while the others also stepped forward to congratulate Leo. Leo said hello, only a few people left early without saying hello.

After Leo had a few conversations with the others, Stave signaled for others to move freely, and he brought Leo to his study, apparently intending to introduce the Mystery and Human Body Research Society to Leo. Things like organizational conditions, member benefits, and responsibilities.