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Chapter 202 Setting up the stage (4K)

It was already known to everyone that the Bloody Earl was going to challenge the Phantom Thief. Even though there was only two days left, with the full cooperation of the Governor's Mansion, Perfect Court prepared a grand stage for the thief.

"For such a person with strong self-confidence and desire for expression, such a stage that can attract everyone's attention cannot be rejected at any cost." Purficott walked in the venue that had been arranged, looking at the surrounding The red carpet and the guards were waiting with a satisfied smile on their faces.

This is the largest luxury hotel in Xinshang City, and it was completely booked by Purficott in the name of the Governor's Palace.

In order to ensure that there would be no accidents this time, the governor specially mobilized a regiment of soldiers to take charge of security work. A full battalion of troops was packed into the venue. It can be said that there are literally one post at five steps and one sentry at ten steps. .

All soldiers are loaded with live ammunition. Although the flintlocks they use are slow to load, after arrangements have been made in advance, all soldiers now have a bullet preloaded in the chamber. If necessary, They can unleash heavy firepower or barrages at any time.

A grand performance, in addition to the stage, of course also has an audience.

In order to better catch the thief, Purficott invited all the celebrities in New Shaker City in the name of the Earl of the North. The reason she used was not only to catch the thief, but also to catch the thief. She also wants to show everyone her latest invention - the Flying Stone.

In the center of the venue, a booth with no obstructions has been set up. There are four Steam Riders around it, standing at the four corners of the venue facing the booth, ensuring that the line of sight can cover most of the venue and at the same time can Keep staring at the booth.

There are four Steam Riders around the booth, facing away from the booth and facing the four directions of the booth. They cover each other's line of sight with the other four Steam Riders, forming a surveillance area with no blind spots.

Of course, using people to monitor will lead to fatigue and negligence. Even if the steam knights are extraordinary, their energy is limited and they will get tired.

"Your Majesty, is it unsafe to leave this flying stone like this?" The governor, who accompanied Perfectcott to inspect the security preparations of the venue, looked at the flying stone, with a desire to own it uncontrollably in his eyes: "Although you sent the steam knights as guards, will they fail to take into account some details..."

Therefore, the Governor hopes to persuade Purficott to stop playing like this.

So this time, Purficott did not let the White Bear Knights be responsible for driving the Steam Knights. Instead, he directly asked eight female servants to put on the Steam Knight armors to form the Self-Disciplined Steam Knights.

Not only that, Purficott also specifically checked the building structure of the venue. This is the first floor. There is no basement below, so there is no question of exploding the floor and causing the booth to fall to the next floor and take it away from an unexpected angle. Possibility of treasure.

To be honest, using a battle of this scale to catch an extraordinary thief is a bit fussy. It can even be described as using a cannon to kill mosquitoes.

So there is no plot where the monster thief turns off all the lights and then takes advantage of the cover of darkness to steal the treasure.

She just turned to look at the Flying Stone and smiled at the Governor: "During the exhibition tomorrow, the Steam Rider will ensure that no one can get within ten meters of the Flying Stone. Even if the thief has great abilities, there is no way he can do it." Stealing the Flying Stone in full view of everyone.”

Moreover, Purficott also installed a lantern for lighting on all the steam knights, which was enough to ensure that even if all the lighting in the venue was extinguished, the steam knights themselves could become the light source for illumination.

As for an autonomous steam rider, if it is filled with fuel, it can actually be on standby for more than 16 hours. It needs to be replaced every 6 hours. This is just to ensure that even if an accident occurs, the autonomous steam rider will be able to stand by for more than hours. Can react quickly and fight at full strength for more than an hour.

At the moment, this gem with blue brilliance is suspended in the air, covered by a transparent glass cover. Although it is only the size of a pigeon egg, it is enough to attract the attention of the entire venue.

After all, if all sixteen Steam Knights were to move and fight with all their strength, it would only take half an hour. Not to mention this luxury hotel, even the surrounding streets would be razed to the ground by the Steam Knights.

The Governor said that the Steam Knights did not take into account the details, but in fact what he meant was that the sixteen Steam Knights were too exaggerated. If they really took action, they would have to take over the largest luxury hotel in Xinshak. All demolished.

To achieve this, Purficott has switched the flying stone back to its active state and placed it on a stand in the center of the venue.

But for Purficott, she just wanted to take this opportunity to test the practical application of the self-disciplined steam knight, so as to announce to the world that she had invented the flying stone.

Not to mention that the flying stone itself can emit light. When the whole place is dark, the flying stone is the most conspicuous existence.

The self-disciplined steam knights only need fuel. After filling up the fuel, they can continuously monitor the area that Purficott asked them to monitor without making the slightest mistake.

"Don't worry, considering safety issues, I didn't let the steam knight carry a portable recoilless cannon." Of course Purficott could see through the governor's mind, but she had no intention of changing her mind.

In order to ensure nothing goes wrong and prevent the thief from sneaking in while the Steam Knight was refueling, Purficott even prepared four self-disciplined Steam Knights and four White Bear Knights as backup.

The four spare self-disciplined steam knights will be exchanged with the four self-disciplined steam knights in the venue every 6 hours. The steam knights that have run out of fuel in the venue will be replaced with fuel and maintenance, and will be replaced with the other four self-disciplined steam knights after 6 hours. Steam Knight conducts a new round of exchanges.

For this venue, Purficott has done a comprehensive survey. The lighting of the hotel venue uses candles and oil lamps, which are also the most common lighting equipment in this era, and electric lights have not yet appeared in this world.

As for the roof, it's even more impossible. Purficott asked Claudia to check it specifically. The top of the hall is made of cement prefabricated boards and is not a common wooden structure, so there is no need to worry about the sturdiness.

Moreover, guards were arranged to guard the rooms upstairs and on the roof to ensure nothing went wrong.

Although the entire venue has multiple doors for entry and exit, the venue will close all the doors during the exhibition tomorrow, leaving only two doors, and only one can enter and one can exit. All guests can only visit along the established route, and in Admire Perfectcott's masterpiece from a distance while keeping enough distance from the flying rocks.

Purficott didn't quite believe that the thief could still steal her flying stone under such strict security measures.

Even if the thief is able to bypass the tight security and access the flying stone, the flying stone itself will be the last security measure.

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In the venue, a guard was standing in a corner of the venue with a serious expression, no different from the other guards around him.

But his eyes always followed Purficott and the Governor, and from time to time he peeked at the surrounding situation, constantly simulating and constructing the terrain structure and security situation of the entire venue in his mind. There is no doubt that this is the thief. After he saw the challenge published by Purficott in the newspaper, he disguised himself and sneaked into the venue regardless of the fact that he was hungry just last night.

He clearly knew that someone had scent-marked his body, but after understanding that the scent-mark was related to his blood, he did some processing before doing so.

Although it can't be said that the smell has been completely covered up, at least it is difficult to smell it when someone is not close to you.

In addition, he was pretending to be a guard, so there was no need for him to deliberately disguise himself. The impact of the poor hygiene conditions of this era was enough to make the smell of this guard very touching.

Even though everyone in this unit was required to take a shower and put on clean military uniforms before coming, some of the underwear that had been worn for a long time still had a strong smell.

Coupled with some deliberate disguise and some small tricks, this thief believed that as long as he paid attention, it was basically impossible to be discovered.

And he didn't come directly to steal the flying stone, but just to conduct on-site investigation.

As a thief who calls himself a Phantom Thief, he is indeed a person with extremely high self-confidence, just as Purficott expected.

He firmly believes that his stealing skills are perfect and there is nothing in this world that he cannot steal.

Therefore, his stealing is no longer limited to property, but to steal something with special significance, preferably something that can cause a sensation and thus establish his name as a Phantom Thief.

Although he has indeed done some cases so far, for various reasons, his reputation is not actually that great.

This is also the most embarrassing thing about this self-proclaimed Robin Hood-style thief. He used to spend most of his time honing his skills. Although he became a transcendent, this also left him with no time. Go make your own name.

So now, although he is somewhat famous in the circle, there is still a huge distance from the level of fame that he expected to be so famous that people would be in constant panic once they know that they are being targeted.

But this did not affect his self-confidence. He always believed that he was the strongest and there was nothing in this world that he could not steal.

This self-confidence was even a little too much, giving him a sense of pride that he was invincible.

Then he overturned his car last night and almost killed himself.

This gave the self-proclaimed monster thief a huge blow and warning, making him realize that there was a huge gap in combat effectiveness between himself and the combat-oriented transcendent.

Moreover, as a monster thief, rushing to steal a treasure without sufficient preparation is purely for your own sake.

Although if he had been pursued last night not by an assassin but by a knight, he felt that he would have been absolutely sure of escaping the pursuit, and there would be no need for him to abandon his stolen items and hide in the sewers to escape. Chasing troops.

But if you overturn, you have to overturn. When you lose, you have to admit it, and when you get beaten, you have to stand upright. This is the first thing he learned from the teacher who taught him.

But while accepting this time, he was also extremely unconvinced. After all, this was the first time he had failed in his career as a Phantom Thief, and he was defeated so completely.

So after seeing the news in the newspaper that Perfection challenged him in the morning, he set off to the venue to conduct inspections without saying a word, preparing to make a grand debut for himself tomorrow night and completely establish the name of the Phantom Thief. At the same time, it also allowed me to regain the face I lost last night.

Of course, the most important point is to give this wanton countess an unforgettable lesson and let her understand that the New World is not a place where she can do whatever she wants.

Only in this way can he comfort his friends who were captured and killed during the bloody week.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Purficott with a trace of hatred in his eyes.

However, even a slight change in his eyes was enough for Claudia, who was following Purfict, to notice it, and her eyes instantly glanced over.

This frightened the Phantom Thief so much that he couldn't help but tremble, and quickly turned away his sight, collecting his mind and not looking in that direction again.

Because of his timely reaction, Claudia didn't notice any clues. She just looked in this direction a few more times and then turned away.

Seeing Claudia turn her gaze away, the Phantom Thief quietly breathed a sigh of relief and continued his observation.

He didn't leave right away. On the one hand, he didn't have a suitable excuse or opportunity. On the other hand, leaving in such a hurry was actually a very revealing behavior.

Just like last night, if he hadn't been so eager to escape, he might not have lost so embarrassingly.

It can only be said that he is still not experienced enough when dealing with such a big scene.

Finally, when the guards of his group changed, the Phantom Thief followed the others and left the venue, and then found an excuse to escape and left the sight of others.

But he didn't go to the men's bathroom, but turned into the women's bathroom when no one was paying attention.

Then in a cubicle, he took off his military uniform and put on the clothes of an aristocratic lady. He dressed himself up as a tall, fashionable aristocratic lady and put on a big-brimmed top hat to hide his face. Then he walked out of the women's bathroom.

Although this hotel was booked by Purficott in the name of the Governor's Palace, there were still other guests in the hotel itself. Therefore, a fashionably dressed aristocratic lady did not attract any attention and returned to the hotel smoothly. Inside, the Kaitou has already opened a room.

(End of this chapter)