Age of Mysticism

  Chapter 351 Arrived in Winter Capital

But just when Luke was about to change the topic, Harry, who had been taciturn, said: "My father used to be a worker in a steel factory. He lost his legs in an accident. But not only did the steel factory not give him any Indemnity, and compensation for the loss of the factory caused by him.

  I...was sent to thieves training camp, and have been paying off my father's debts.

  I didn't think there was anything wrong before, everyone did. But after hearing what Mr. Luke said, my previous cognition was greatly shaken.

  My father and my grandfather worked in steel mills all their lives. They smelted good steel one after another to build railways and bridges... They created a lot of wealth for the factory, but they still had nothing in the end, and even owed the factory.

   It's not fair! "

Rebecca was very moved by the words of the thief Harry: "My situation is similar to yours. My father worked in an ore crushing plant. As a result, he got lung disease because he inhaled too much dust. He was fired by the factory without any To make up for it, I spent all my family’s savings on his treatment, so I had to drop out of school to undergo body modification and join the company’s security team.

   I also have two younger brothers who are very smart.

   I'm often afraid of who will take care of them if I don't go back one day.

  I used to think that such an encounter was normal, but after hearing what you said, Mr. Luke...it's not normal at all! "

   "Alas..." Norton let out a long sigh.

   Luke, who sighed, felt cold in his heart.

  The current scene is strangely familiar, and this moment is just like that moment. As long as you pour a spoonful of oil into this spark, you will definitely be able to burn a raging fire in Dongdu.

   But if the fire starts to burn, I don't know what it will look like.

   Losing control is not what Luke wants.

   "I sympathize with your experience, but the past cannot be changed. Living well is what you need to consider. Don't have dangerous thoughts, your power is not enough to shake the rules made by the superiors."

The middle-aged Norton was reminded: "Yes, yes, Mr. Luke is right. You can talk about these words in the car, and forget them when you go outside. We are just ordinary security personnel, and only three of us One is not qualified to fight against the superior.

  Adding Amao doesn’t work either. "

   Snowman Amao roared.

Rebecca also realized that such a topic was too dangerous, she said: "Of course we won't talk nonsense outside. Mr. Luke... Thank you for letting us understand our own value and let us know that we are not born lowly, but just Things that belonged to us were stolen."

   "Thank you, Mr. Luke." Harry's expression showed more hope for life.

  Luke didn't know how much his advice was listened to by them. He just hoped that they wouldn't make trouble before he took away the power engine.

  Alas...careless!

   "This topic is over. Prepare to go back to the surface, complete the task report early, and go back to rest early.

  Pipeline repairs cost us a lot of time. "

  The rail car drove out of the tunnel, and a group of people replaced the off-road vehicle parked here and drove towards the underground steam city.

  At this time, winter has entered the night.

  The snow that had been falling for a whole day finally stopped. Amidst the long whistle, a train slowly entered Dongdu Railway Station.

  Princess Dai'er was lying behind the window, looking curiously at the snow scene outside, and the hot air she exhaled condensed into a layer of mist on the glass.

"Wow, this is the Winter City! Miss Weather, Daanba Fort is completely different from St. Lun City. Look, there are so many pipes, all of which are filled with steam. And there are steel everywhere. It is really a city built in steam and steel. city ​​of."

  Qing Kong was distracted by the excitement of Dai'er's noise, so she didn't care to read. She closed the book in her hand and turned her head to look out the window. The train is slowing down...

   "Princess Dai'er, if you want to know more about Winter Capital, you can find some books introducing it. There is no need to follow me secretly. You are the princess of the Golden Shield Empire, and the Empire and the United County of Art are at war."

  Daier sat back in her seat, her face full of curiosity and expectations for the city.

   "Seeing it from the book is different from seeing it with your own eyes. And you are also a member of the upper council of Raging Waves City. If you can come, of course I can come too."

   "I'm still the head of the Oulu Academy's Department of Occult Arts. This winter I'm invited by the Dongdu Magic Steam Academy..."

"I am your student, Miss Skylight, I believe you will be able to protect me. And..." Dai Er sat upright and assumed the temperament of an imperial princess: "I have long heard that the Attorney League's propaganda to the empire is all kinds of To smear, say that the imperial family is ugly, stupid, greedy and imbecile. I am here this time to let the people here see what the imperial princess of the empire looks like!"

  Qingkong was very helpless to this eccentric Princess Daier, she said: "You are convalescing behind closed doors because of Emperor Augustine, and the queen is not in the imperial capital, so you want to come out to play."

  Dai'er was immediately relieved by Qingkong's words, but she still said firmly: "That's not it!"

When the train stopped, Qingkong told Daier: "No matter what purpose you come with me, you must always be vigilant. The Art County United will not do something publicly, but it does not mean that they will not do something secretly. your move.

  I really don't know how you got into the team. "

   "Don't worry, Miss Clear Sky, I will never run around." Dai'er suddenly asked in a low voice, "Governor Meteor is also here, can I see him?"

  Qing Kong smiled: "I don't know."

  Jen Ferney came over: "Professor Qingkong, Your Royal Highness, Dongdu has arrived. The reception staff of Dongdu Magic Steam Academy is on the platform, and there are also some people from the Attorney County Union Government."

  Clear Sky has already seen the people waiting on the platform through the window. Under the night lights, everyone has a look of anticipation.

  Dongdu Magic Steam Academy has been established for a short time, and the uniforms of the faculty and staff are very modern. A black suit with some runes representing different meanings, and a top hat with a snow gull's tail feathers on his head, fashionable and mysterious.

  As for the ancient Oulu Academy, the staff uniforms are traditional magic robes with historical details.

   "Let's get out of the car!" Qingkong picked up the magician hat on the table and put it on his head.

  Under the hat is a sleeping black cat.

  The sheriff got up and stretched, and before Jenny's hand caught him, he jumped into Dill's arms. An Ye crawled out from nowhere, and she jumped on the sheriff, rubbing her front paws and massaging him.

  The Sheriff purred in enjoyment.

  Jen Ferney is very helpless to the sheriff.

  The current sheriff is developing in the direction that Qingkong is worried about. He claims to be Her Majesty's mount, swaggering through the city in the museum, showing off his power, and recruiting younger brothers. Jenny's pocket could no longer hold him, and the princess's arms became his exclusive seat.

  Jen Ferni didn't dare to **** the cat from Princess Dai'er's arms, so she could only write down this lesson and punish him together when she had the opportunity.

  Clear sky walked away, Jennifer immediately caught up.

  The entourage got off the car one after another.

  Including several magic professors from the Oulu Academy, the moonlight knights such as the fierce war song Modesty, the half-orc Harquin, and the special occult apprentice Dale Augustine.

  Since accepting the authority of the previous World Tree and becoming the queen of the Moonlight Royal Court, Qingkong has received many invitations from magic academies around the world. The World Tree is an extraordinary creature that existed in ancient times. All major magic schools hope to go to the Moonlight Royal Court to conduct research on the World Tree.

   At this time, the clear sky came to Dongdu because of the invitation from Dongdu Magic Steam Academy. It's just that the invitation letter was sent very early, and she only agreed recently.

  Dongdu Magic Steam Academy attaches great importance to this visit from Clear Sky.

   In view of Qingkong's special status in the Golden Shield Empire, Dongdu Magic Steam Academy not only did a lot of work at the government level, but also set up a special magic guard team to protect the safety of Qingkong and his entourage.

  Clear sky got off the car, and the guards of Dongdu Magic Steam Academy immediately pulled up a semicircular protective wall. Holding magic wands, they watched vigilantly at the people who were obviously at the government level.

  The team led by the Dongdu Magic Steam Academy greeted the clear sky. He was a handsome and tough young man with a temperament that matched the city of Dongdu.

The young man took off his hat and saluted Qingkong: "Respect Professor Qingkong, hello! I am Professor Temple Antoine from the Winter Capital Magic and Steam Academy. And take charge of the guards formed specifically for you.

  Forgive me for the presumptuous compliment, your beauty is the most beautiful scenery in this snowy night. "

Qingkong saluted Antoine as a mage: "Visiting Dongdu Magic and Steam Academy during this special period must have caused you a lot of trouble. But we all believe that academics have no borders, and war cannot be the battle between Oulu Academy and Winterdu Magic and Steam Academy. barriers to communication."

"Yes, Professor Qingkong. Academics have no borders, and academic exchanges should not be hindered in any way. The car to Dongdu Magic Steam Academy has been prepared, and the rooms where everyone rests have also been cleaned. Rest well tonight, and tomorrow we start working."

  Antoine invited Qingkong and his party to Dongdu Magic Steam Academy.

  Qing Kong said: "Before I leave, let me introduce a occult apprentice who came with me."

  Being able to receive such a grand introduction from Qingkong, Antoine immediately became very interested in this occult apprentice. When he saw Qingkong standing next to a beautiful girl wearing an apprentice robe, he guessed what kind of talent she had to be so valued by Qingkong.

   "I'm looking forward to it, what kind of mysterious genius he is."

   "Professor Antoine! This is... Princess Dai, the youngest daughter of Emperor Augustine of the Golden Shield Empire. Now she is a student of the Oulu Academy's Department of Occult Arts. This time, she will come to Winter Capital with me as an assistant."

  Antoine's expression instantly became stiff.

   "Princess Dai! Princess of the Golden Shield Empire!"

  Antoine never expected Qingkong to bring such a person to Dongdu.

  As a councilor of Raging Waves City, it took a lot of effort for the academy to arrange for you to come to Winter. Why don't you come by yourself? Why did you bring an imperial princess? Isn't this poking a hornet's nest?

  Qing Kong said: "Professor Antoine, you just said: Academics have no national boundaries, and academic exchanges should not be hindered in any way."

   "Yes, yes, academic exchanges should not be hindered in any way." Antoine looked at Daier, still having difficulty accepting this sudden incident.

  The other teachers and staff of the Dongdu Magic Steam Academy who came to greet her also looked at Dai'er in shock.

  Daier gracefully saluted Antoine as a mage: "It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time, Professor Antoine."

   "Princess Dai'er, Your Highness, it's a pleasure to meet you..."

  Antoine couldn't be happier.

  With so many people on the platform, the news that Princess Daier of the Golden Shield Empire is coming to Dongdu has already spread. Not only people from the government gathered here, but some tourists were also attracted by the princess of the empire, wanting to see what the noble princess looks like.

  Antoine didn't dare to delay here.

  People definitely can't rush back to the train, let them go back and forth. Now we can only pull back to the academy first, and then hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with this incident.

  Antoine left the train station with his hands to protect Qingkong and Daier. After getting in the car, he drove to Dongdu Magic Steam Academy.

  The news that Princess Dai'er of the Golden Shield Empire came to Dongdu quickly spread in Dongdu as if she had grown wings. When tomorrow's newspaper is released, it will definitely be a big news that can be discussed by all the residents of Winter City.

  Winter night, the temperature drops sharply, but the sky is hazy white.

   Mina climbed down the maintenance ladder inside the ventilation duct. Although the iron ladder was extremely cold, she wore a pair of thick gloves. The body is warm and the heart is warmer.

  The benevolent, kind and intelligent Mr. Luke asked me to take away the rest of the dinner, and also advanced one month's salary. Father would have bread and fried meat, and a jug of wine.

  My father used to like to drink alcohol. He said that alcohol can relieve cold and fatigue, so that he can do more work.

   Now that I have money, I can treat my father's leg.

  The doctor said... If the father's leg can't be cured, he can replace it with a mechanical leg, which will cost a lot of money.

  Inside the long, dark air duct, Mina crawled alone. She thought about many things, especially the conversations of several people in the rail car, which always appeared in her mind.

  Workers are the real creators of wealth.

  …

   "Father, do you think Mr. Luke is right? Uncle Norton, sister Rebecca, and brother Harry all say that Mr. Luke is right.

   And... Uncle Norton said: If the workers make the entire mine unable to produce, Kun Deen will definitely agree to any conditions put forward by the workers! "

  Back to the home in the camp, the father and daughter had dinner in the simple house. Mina couldn't help expressing her doubts in her heart. She felt that her father and his workers dug out so much ore every day, why everyone was living so hard.

  Mina's father was tasting the wine he hadn't had in a while, but after hearing what Mina said, he immediately stayed on the spot.

   After a while, he asked his daughter, "What kind of person is Mr. Luke, and what has he said to you?"

Mina told her father how she met Luke and how she was hired: "Mr. Luke is a gentleman. He is very smart. Uncle Norton, sister Rebecca and brother Harry all respect him. , only Snowman Amao always yells at him."

  The father looked at his daughter and fell into deep thought.

  In order to prevent his daughter from being bound underground for the rest of her life, he decided to do a bold thing.

   "Mina, Mr. Luke is a good man. Don't let other people know what he said to you."

   "I understand, father. Uncle Norton said the same thing. If these words get out, it will cause trouble for Mr. Luke."

  The father thought for a while, and then said to Mina: "I need to tell more people about this truth, but I can't let other people know that Mr. Luke said it.

   We need a code name to represent Mr. Luke. "

  Mina thought for a while and said, "When I came back, the sky was dark and white. How about calling him Mr. Baiye?"

Father thought it was good: "Call him Mr. White Night, and the truth he brought brings light to the dark night. Go and call Lambert, Dominique, Wycliffe, Ivan, and say I invite They drink."

   "Yes, Father."

  (end of this chapter)