The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

The speed of the elevator was not very fast, and it took about two minutes to reach where Martin was going.

This place should not be far from the top of Cage City, because they could clearly see the light projected from the sky from above the elevator shaft.

The higher the floor, the fewer people on the platform, and the people waiting for the rail cars on the platform are more neatly dressed. Some men and women even wear lace skirts, short trench coats and Three-cornered hats, it feels like they are a group of upper-class people from the Faran Empire.

However, when the elevator reached the floor where the walls were painted with red dye, the ordinary workers and well-dressed people disappeared, leaving only some people in black burqas standing quietly on the platform, waiting for the rail car .

The place where the elevator stopped was still some distance away from the top floor. According to estimates, there were about twenty floors. The three of them got off the elevator, turned a passage, and came to the platform on this floor.

At this time, besides a few people wearing black robes, there were Catherine and Nelson who were separated from them before, and the two of them were also wearing a burqa at the moment, but the burqas on their bodies were different from those of the others. There are some differences, such as a few less patterns, a few more ribbons, and so on.

The people waiting for the rail car on the platform obviously have different identities, not only because of the burqas on their bodies, but more because of the temperament they exude, which is different from the workers at the bottom of the cage city.

However, these people with extraordinary identities in Cage City are very close and respectful to Catherine at this moment, and even one of them will bend slightly when talking to Catherine, looking like a subordinate listening to the boss Same order.

Because Martin deliberately aggravated his steps, when the three of them walked to the platform, all the people waiting on the platform noticed their arrival.

It's just that the attitudes of the people waiting for the bus were completely different after seeing Martin.

Three of them were indifferent, even slightly hostile, while the other two showed admiration and worship, just like the soldiers guarding the special elevator and the workers at the bottom of the cage city.

The two men in black robes who showed a friendly attitude toward Martin greeted him without waiting for Martin to walk over, and bowed down in front of Martin, completely putting themselves in the lower position until Martin raised his hand to touch the two of them. Head, they just straightened up.

When the two were about to say something to Martin, they were stopped by Martin raising his hand, and then Martin turned to the three indifferent people and shouted loudly: "Could it be that the church doesn't even have the most basic etiquette?" Are you no longer teaching?"

The female among the three said coldly: "Your Excellency Martin, you are no longer the Patriarch..."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Martin directly retorted: "Although I have resigned from the position of Patriarch, I am still an apostle of Akenaya after all, and my status in the church is equal to that of the three high priests."

When the woman was about to say something, she was stopped by an old man next to her. He gestured to the two companions, then crossed his hands on his chest, and possessed Martin, performing a courtesy that could not be considered respectful. Then he moved to the edge of the platform, ignoring things here.

On the contrary, the two people who were able to talk to the three of them before were a little embarrassed. They wanted to stand beside Martin, but they also wanted to lean towards the three of them. They were completely in a dilemma.

However, when Martin faced the two men, his attitude was completely gone from the aggressive manner just now, and he acted very close to the people, signaling to the two that they don't have to worry about what happened just now, and that it is enough to stand with their companions in the past, and he will not Blame them.

Just as Martin clashed with the senior priests of the Aknaya Sect, Leo and Jason had already walked to Catherine and Nelson.

"Did Jean Valjean give them to you?" With the light of the platform, Catherine saw the very eye-catching king and queen on Leo's waist at a glance, she was stunned and said in surprise.

"Hmm." Leo nodded flatly, as if he had no intention of talking.

Sensing Leo's indifference, Catherine didn't continue to ask, and walked away after helping him and Jason get the burqas.

"Doctor, have you been together for such a long time, did you not do anything else?" Jason suddenly teased Nelson when there were only three of them left.

"You, don't talk nonsense!" Nelson shook his head again and again, explaining: "Kenna and I are just preparing some medicines. She said that there are many patients in the area where the church is located. She hopes that this trip can also be used to see if she can give them Let them heal."

"By the way, let's see if we can treat them?" Leo frowned and asked, "Is there any qualification or requirement for treating those patients?"

Nelson hurriedly explained for his sweetheart: "No! Those patients refused to be treated. They are all loyal believers of the Akenaya sect. They believe that illness can bring them closer to Akenaya. They also believe that in Akenaya With the help of them, not only can they get rid of the pain, but they can also get the divine power bestowed by Akenaya."

As he spoke, he looked at the other five black-robed men, and said, "They were also one of the patients before, but after they recovered, they became high-level priests of the church. With these people as examples, those who How can a sick person want to be treated."

"Some bad role models, aren't they?" When Nelson said these words, Martin also walked over, just in time to hear what the black-robed man said, inserted into the conversation between the three, and said a little excitedly: "The clergy should be People who believe in the gods devoutly and truly understand the teachings, not these guys who recover from illness because of good luck. Doctor Nelson, do you think I am right?"

Upon hearing this, Nelson nodded instinctively without thinking too much.

"It's a pity that not everyone can see it as clearly as you do." Martin smiled wryly, and said, "When those guys proposed to promote these people to clergy at the clergy meeting, I knew there would be such a day, so He strongly opposed it, and even resigned from the position of the Patriarch, but he failed in the end. Now you see what has become of this. If you are sick, you don’t seek treatment, and you are willing to go to the church area to wait for death. Maybe there are one or two The lucky ones can survive and become priests through lies, but how many people know that the vast majority of other patients missed the best treatment period while waiting, and died there. This is not how I established Akenaya The original intention of the sect?"

Just when Nelson was touched by Martin's words, Leo said very coldly: "You should speak in the church you founded, not in front of outsiders like us."

"I also really want to speak to all the believers in the church's main square, but I also have to keep my oath." Martin did not feel any negative emotions from Leo's indifference, but sighed and said helplessly : "I am not allowed to enter the diocese of Cage City without the permission of the three high priests at the same time."

Leo unceremoniously exposed the hidden content of Martin's words, and said: "If I'm not wrong, the three high priests must have the same oath, and they are not allowed to leave that parish without your consent. Is it right?"

When Martin heard Leo's words, his face darkened a little, but he immediately returned to his original state. He didn't talk nonsense in front of the three of Leo anymore, but as if he had completely forgotten everything he said just now, he abruptly brought the topic back. When it came to the next thing to do, he said: "Originally, I planned to let you go to the chapel to attend baptism as Protestants, and then enter the catacombs from the chapel to find evidence. Now I think this plan is a bit rough."

Leo quietly watched Martin perform alone, and didn't take his words. As for Nelson and Jason, they also felt that with Leo around, they didn't need to pay attention to these things.

The expected conversation did not appear, which made Martin a little embarrassed, but he is not an ordinary person after all. From a certain point of view, his mentality is even stronger than Leo, so he quickly returned to normal, and continued on his own: " But if Kaina is here, you have a good excuse. Kaina and Dr. Nelson can enter the catacombs as doctors, where the seriously ill stay. You two can follow as guards, so you can also Enter the catacombs with your weapon, you don't have to surrender it before entering."

"Very good." Leo replied very simply.

At this moment, Martin can already clearly feel Leo's distrust of him, and he doesn't care about it, because in his opinion, even if Leo sees through his intentions, as long as Catherine and the others enter the catacombs, regardless of the final result Whatever it is, he will be the final winner.

At this time, Catherine brought two burqas and handed them to Leo and Jason, only to see the weapons on Leo and Jason, especially the flintlock on Jason's back At that time, he couldn't help but frowned, and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to enter the sacrament with these weapons..."

"No! Keina, they don't need to go to the chapel." Martin immediately explained, and told Catherine what he thought just now.

After hearing this, Catherine's face became very ugly, and she said, "You..." Just as she was about to say something, she looked at the burqa wearers and felt apprehensive, so she made a gesture to Nelson and Leo. With an apologetic look, he pulled Martin to a relatively remote place, gritted his teeth and said, "Are you crazy? Don't you know where the Catacombs are? You want to make trouble there, aren't you afraid... ..."

"I'm not afraid of anything!" Before Catherine finished speaking, Martin said righteously: "As long as I can find out the truth, I'm willing to bear any crime."

Catherine seemed to be affected by Martin's aura, and her face became less firm, her blame towards Martin weakened a lot, and her tone softened a lot, she said, "Why do you think that the underground The tomb will be..."

Martin still interrupted Catherine, saying: "It's not that I think it's just the catacombs left. You should be very clear that our people have searched every possible place, but they haven't found any evidence. There are two places left, one is the Sainte-Chapelle and the other is the Catacombs. The Sainte-Chapter is crowded and busy, and it is impossible to hide things, but the Catacombs are different. Don’t you think that is the best place to hide secrets? ? After all, there are either dead people or dying people, and dead people don’t tell secrets. Don’t you think so?”

Catherine fell silent, and seemed to have a great dislike for Martin's suspicion that there was something wrong with the catacombs, but she had to admit that Martin was right.

And she felt even more that she had doubts about the catacombs before, just as Martin said, but because of the special nature of the catacombs and her trust in her companions, she always involuntarily ignored that place.

Even just now she was thinking of taking medicine to the parish to treat patients, but the catacombs are full of seriously ill patients. It stands to reason that there should be catacombs in her treatment place, but in fact she didn't think of going there at all, which made her feel A little sad, a little guilty.

Catherine seemed to have been persuaded, but she complained very much: "Actually, it's fine for me to go. You shouldn't let Nelson and the others follow. If something happens to me, I might come back..."

"No, it's impossible for you to come back!" Martin interrupted Catherine for the third time, and said, "Think about what they did, once you found the evidence and were noticed by them, no matter who you are, even me, Impossible to come back, you must not have any luck in your heart."

Catherine also sensed the danger, and said, "But this is our own business, and we shouldn't let Nelson and the others get involved."

"He did it voluntarily!" Martin patted Catherine on the shoulder and said, "Don't you think it's a kind of fate that he came here at this time? Don't think about it too much, you should think about how to get in the catacombs." Find evidence inside!"

After speaking, he took the initiative to end the conversation and walked back to the platform.

Catherine stood there for a while, then walked out slowly.

At this time, Nelson saw Catherine's face was a bit ugly, so he stepped forward to ask about the situation, and Catherine opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't speak, she just smiled at Nelson calmly and said it was okay.

When these people performed their roles to their heart's content, they didn't know their every move, they were all under Leo's surveillance, including the conversation between Martin and Catherine, etc., were all known to Leo. For this reason, Leo had to use perfect control skills to control the hearing of the ears to the extent that they could hear the conversation between the two.

Although it is a bit wasteful to use psychic energy for eavesdropping on this occasion, Leo thinks it is worthwhile to waste this psychic energy. At least by eavesdropping on this conversation, his attitude towards Catherine has changed from vigilant to surveillance , which becomes temporally credible.

The reason why it is only temporarily credible is because he is still not sure whether the scene just now was caused by two people deliberately acting next to him. After all, Martin also knows that he has extraordinary abilities, and with Martin's mind, maybe he will use them , to cheat his trust.

With the metallic sound of rolling rails, a train of ten-car trains stopped on the platform.

Everyone walked in one after another, and Martin stood on the platform, said to everyone a good journey, and watched the rail car slowly leave the platform.

Perhaps it was because everyone was gone, he couldn't hide a smug smile on his face at this moment, and this smile was just caught by Leo who inspired his vision.