The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Saab County is one of the few inland counties in the Kingdom of England. It is surrounded by mountains or swamps. Although it is an inland county, because the only small mountain range in the Kingdom of England, the Feixin Mountains, is in the county, the three rivers in the Kingdom of England The birthplaces are all here, so the water veins here are also very developed.

Also because of the well-developed water veins, Saab County was the freight hub of the entire Kingdom of England before the steam car appeared.

The goods landed from the port of Sete are transported upstream through the Saibot River to Saab County, and then transferred to other water veins, and transported to the counties of the main island of the Kingdom of England. Beren, the most outstanding poet of the Kingdom of England, once Kingdom Hearts has been used more than once as a metaphor for Saab County.

It's a pity that as the steam train began to operate in the Kingdom of England, the importance of Saab County in the Kingdom of England gradually decreased. Although the river transport still existed, the scale was less than half compared to the past. The cities and towns that rose up because of freight transportation also fell down.

With the decline of villages, towns and cities, a large number of ordinary people have lost their jobs. Those with connections find a way to leave Saab County and continue to work as workers in cities in other counties, while those without connections can only stay in Saab County and wait for a turnaround.

The emergence of a large number of idle workers naturally also affected the city's law and order. Sabo County has been rated as the worst county in the kingdom by the Kingdom Times for several years. Almost every city has at least a dozen robberies every day.

The vast majority of robbers are workers who have lost their jobs and have no reliance. In their view, it is good to be able to successfully rob. Even if they fail to rob successfully and are caught, they can still be locked up in prison. Worrying, over time a large number of people specializing in robbery also appeared in Sabo County.

In addition to those who robbed, gangs are also one of the security issues in Saab County. The Saab County Police Department is useless. Most of the policemen have colluded with gangs, either they are the umbrella of gangs, or they are directly gangsters.

Because of security issues, Saab County, the heart of the kingdom, has gradually become a cancer of the kingdom. Congress has sent investigators into Saab County more than once to investigate security issues, and has also dispatched elite police from other counties to replace Saab County’s already decaying security system. , but in the end those who were sent were either in the same boat or died on the streets.

It is precisely because the law and order environment in Saab County is too bad, and the gangsters have been integrated into the workers. Unless there is a major cleansing of Saab County, it is difficult to cure Saab by arresting one or two gang leaders. County security.

In the end, Congress could only acquiesce in the current state of Saab County as an extrajudicial place. Except for sending water police to protect the smooth flow of the river and sending troops to control the docks, most of the law and order in other places are left alone, as long as the gangsters and criminals are not too much. If they exceed the bottom line of Congress, they will not pay attention to the security issues in the city.

However, once the gangsters in the city want to do something excessive, the troops stationed around Bosa County will enter Sabo County and cleanse Sabo County up and down.

Although the big and small gangsters in Sabo County are brave and ruthless, they are not fools. They know what they should do and what they should not do. Not only will they not touch the bottom line of the Congress government, they will even take the initiative to push those who try to touch the bottom line. The guy is cleared out, lest Congress find an excuse.

In this way, Sabo County maintains normal operations in this weird state of balance. Although it cannot continue its previous prosperity, it will not fall into poverty. Most people are wandering between getting by and living well.

Leo's train arrived at Mine City in Saab County, which is the closest city to Josh County. As long as you take a boat, go down the Minies River and enter the Josh Swamp, you will be able to quickly Reach Joshburg.

Because Josh County is in a swamp, the ground cannot bear such a heavy steam train, making Josh County the only county in the main island county of the entire Kingdom of England that does not have a steam train, which also makes Josh County The economy has never been able to develop, and it has always occupied the position of the poorest county in the Kingdom of England.

The vast majority of young people in Josh County are unwilling to be trapped in this swamp like this, so they will choose to leave Josh County after they grow up and look for opportunities outside, and the city of Mine has become their first choice. .

Although the economy in Josh County is not very good, the people in Josh County are not bad. Surviving in the swamp with harsh environment all the year round makes the young people in Josh County extremely tough and brave. The gangsters naturally also took a fancy to the strength of these young people, so when those young people just left their hometown, they tried every means to lure them into the gangsters. Over time, joining the gangsters became the best way out for young people in Josh County.

Because the number of Joshshire people who joined the gangs gradually increased, some ambitious Joshshire people were unwilling to risk their lives for others, so they left their respective gangs and came to Mine City to form their own gangs. , Recruiting fellow villagers, over time, the gangs in Mines City began to gradually become Joshshire, and finally became what they are now, with Joshshire people everywhere in the city.

Leo got off the train and walked this distance outside the train station. He encountered seven thefts and one robbery. If he hadn't knocked the robber down to the ground, trampled off his arm, and exposed his King and queen at the waist, maybe he will encounter more theft and robbery.

It’s no wonder that Leo encountered so many accidents, mainly because his dress was incompatible with the people around him. He was wearing a lambswool coat carefully prepared for him by the housekeeper, leather shoes made of precious longhorn skins, and more Not to mention the expensive mechanical watch in his pocket, no matter who sees him, the first impression is that he is a rich man.

After walking out of the train station, Leo looked at the surrounding buildings. He could feel the city's former splendor from the wide streets and towering buildings, but he could also feel the city's former splendor from the dilapidated houses and potholes. The pavement feels like the city is dying.

At this time, a group of ragged children suddenly rushed up from around the train station, surrounded Leo, and begged him for money.

Leo didn't pay attention to these children, because he could see that although these children were ragged and dirty, they looked like street children, but from some small details, it could be seen that their actual situation did not care about them. It looked so bad, and when these children surrounded him, many people around him focused their eyes on him, spying on something.

"Go away, go away! You dirty little bastards!" At this time, a middle-aged man suddenly walked over, waved his arms at the children, and cursed loudly, the children immediately dispersed, and from time to time Turning his head back and making faces at the middle-aged man, they seemed to know each other.

"Sir, may I help you?" The middle-aged man walked up to Leo, looked at Leo with a smile, and said.

Leo looked at the middle-aged man and said bluntly, "I want to go to Josburg."

"Going to Fort Josh?" The middle-aged man was taken aback, and blurted out a question with a strong Joshshire accent.

"What? Is there any problem?" Leo said, looking at the Josh County man in front of him.

The middle-aged man quickly returned to normal, and said with a smile: "No, of course not, any tourist is welcome in Josh County, and we Josh people are also famous for their hospitality." He said, deliberately embarrassed, and said : "It's just that the latest boat to Joshburg just left in the morning, and the next boat won't arrive until two days later. If you don't mind the bumpy carriage, sir, you can try taking a carriage."

Leo was able to judge from the heartbeat that the middle-aged man was not lying, so he asked again: "Is there any good hotel near the pier?"

The middle-aged man smiled and introduced: "Of course there are many good hotels. If you like fine wine and beautiful women, you can go to Fire Wine. If you want to have fun while waiting for the boat, then you'd better go to Swamp Crab. Where there is a casino, there are still many interesting things."

"I want a quiet place," Leo said.

The middle-aged man immediately introduced: "The quiet place is naturally the dense forest. It meets your requirements, and it is a hotel run by the wolf gang. It is very safe and no one will disturb you."

"Take me to the jungle." Leo took out a golden shield from his pocket, flicked it towards the middle-aged man, and said.

"Okay, after Franco listens to your instructions." The middle-aged man took the golden shield skillfully and stuffed it into his pocket. The smile on his face became more obvious. After asking Leo if he needed to help him with his luggage, He ran to the side of the road and waved to a carriage waiting at the gate of the train station. After Leo got on the carriage, he jumped to the side of the driver's seat and gave orders to the driver.

After about ten minutes, the carriage heard the sound, the middle-aged man jumped down and opened the door, Leo got out of the car, and threw a golden shield to the middle-aged man and the coachman respectively, and then walked towards the hotel ahead .

After watching Leo enter the hotel, the coachman turned his head to look at the middle-aged man leaning on the carriage, and asked, "Boss, why don't we take him to the slaughterhouse? This guy is a big fat sheep!"

As he spoke, the coachman looked at the golden shield in his hand, and then looked at the door of the hotel in front of him unwillingly.

"You know what a fart!" The middle-aged man gave his subordinate a hard look, and then said with lingering fear: "That guy is not easy to mess with. We will send him to the slaughterhouse, and we may be the ones who will be slaughtered in the end."

While speaking, the middle-aged man couldn't help recalling the process of the simple conversation with Leo just now. Although the content of the conversation was just some ordinary conversations, the middle-aged man could feel that the person who just talked to him was not a normal person, but It was a ferocious beast, as long as I said a wrong word, I might be swallowed by this ferocious beast.

The middle-aged man trusts his own feelings very much, because it is this feeling that allows him to live until now, so he chooses to deliver this person to his destination safely without any tricks until the person enters the hotel. The dangerous feeling like being stabbed on the neck disappeared.

After calming down a bit, the middle-aged man immediately ordered the driver to leave here, and planned to tell his subordinates not to hang out at the Jungle Hotel after returning, so as not to get into trouble.

Leo didn't know what kind of influence the invisible coercion formed by his life level had on this naturally sensitive middle-aged man. What he was paying attention to now was the strange acquaintance he met by chance, Sue Stewart, Lady of the Night.

Su's appearance was a surprise to Leo, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't think it was a surprise. After all, for some well-informed people, things like Earl Drake and Death Valley were not absolute secrets, and Su As a descendant of Earl Drake, she is also naturally interested in Earl Drake's legacy.

Just like Leo's surprised expression when he saw Su dragging his luggage to check-in in the reception hall of the dense forest, Su was also very surprised after seeing Leo, but soon she seemed to guess Leo What is the purpose, the surprise on his face has receded, replaced by displeasure and vigilance.

Neither of the two seemed to have any intention of talking to each other. After checking in, they went to their respective rooms under the leadership of the waiter.

After entering the room, Leo put Su's matter behind him. Although Su's appearance might have some impact on him, the impact was not that great. What's more, what Leo needed was the Sea God Artifact. It is a treasure to the royal family, but it is useless to other people, so even if they found Earl Drake's inheritance at the same time as Su, the possibility of conflict between the two is not very high.

So, after Leo put down his luggage, he took out Sir Roland's notes from the luggage and continued the unfinished interpretation.

Time passed quickly, and it was gradually getting dark. After nightfall, the waiter came to ask if Leo wanted to have dinner, and left the room after getting a negative answer.

And just after the waiter left, Leo put down the note in his hand, looked at the door that was just closed, with a sneer on his face, and muttered to himself: "It's really safe here!"

Although the waiter was well disguised when he came in, Leo could still notice that the waiter's gaze stayed on his hands, the king and queen on the table, and his backpack.

Anyone with a little vision can tell from a person's hands what he is doing and whether he has the ability to protect himself, and the king and queen on the table are so gorgeous that they are more like decorations than decorations. As for the weapons used in actual combat, as for the backpack, the wealth of the user can be judged only from the leather.

Undoubtedly, the waiter came to the conclusion that Leo was just a rich fat sheep pretending to be. If nothing else, the butcher of this hotel might be dispatched at night.