Extraordinary Mechanical City
Chapter 39

Nobles Really Know How to Play Series

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Rein was alone in the cabin, so he no longer had any reservations. He quickly collected the two corpses into his folding space.

Then, he cleaned up the bloodstains and destroyed the crime scene.

Without the powerful martial protection of the great Ymir, he thought about it and decided to take out the mechanical arm first.

Given the current situation, if he were recognized as "the walking 100 million bounty," he could be in a life-or-death battle at any moment. With the mechanical arm, he felt a little sense of security.

However, this mechanical arm was too exquisitely made. The alloy metal skeleton gleamed coldly; it was clearly a valuable item at first glance.

Rein, thinking about not showing off his wealth, used a potion to make it look old. Then, he hid the entire mechanical arm under his white coat.

Uh... Although it looked a bit out of place, as long as it could save his life at a critical moment, that was good.

Then, he dyed his beautiful yellow hair flaxen, did a few simple curls, and got a small perm.

The attire in this world was a bizarre dark punk style. Even indoors, there were many people wearing masks. Rein thought that besides the full-face gas mask with a pointed beak that he always wore, he also got a similar-shaped black leather half-face mask.

Now, he was all set.

Rein looked at himself in the small mirror again. It was highly unlikely he would be recognized at first glance.

Knock, knock, knock.

Rein had finished his "disguise" and was about to leave the cabin to find an opportunity to blend into the crowded and noisy ordinary carriages behind.

But just then, the cabin door suddenly rang.

He thought it was the aftermath of killing those two gangster thugs last night and calmly opened the door.

To Rein's surprise, it wasn't a fierce enemy at the door, but a tall, beautiful woman in a train uniform.

After opening the door, she gave Rein a sweet, professional smile: "Hello, sir. I am Athena, the VIP attendant for Car No. 3. I apologize for disturbing your rest."

Rein glanced at her, not underestimating her at all just because she was a woman. The mechanical arm hidden behind the door was already charged; if anything happened, he could snap her neck immediately.

He asked, "What is it?"

The attendant said very respectfully, "It's like this, sir. A noble Count just reserved a business seat for you in the front carriage. I'm here to help you with the carriage change procedures."

She paused, then continued, "That noble also asked me to convey a message to you, saying that you can rest assured on the train and no one will bother you again."

"Change carriages?"

Rein's first thought was that Ymir had arranged this for him before she left.

So, she was an Imperial Count?

Hiss... That's quite a high-ranking title.

Counts in the Oma Empire almost always had their own independent territories; that was already considered the domain of high-ranking nobles.

Although Rein himself didn't have many requirements for the cabin, the noble carriages at the front would indeed cause much less trouble. At least, there were partitions and train security guards, so there wouldn't be any more gangster thugs suddenly barging in to check the room.

"Okay. I'll pack my things."

Rein agreed immediately. He didn't have much to pack, just stuffing his sleeping bag into his backpack.

The train attendant naturally took his luggage and lifted it with incredible ease.

So, this seemingly delicate train attendant was actually an Extraordinary?

Rein was slightly surprised.

Not long after, Rein was moved to the third carriage at the front, which was one of the most luxurious "VIP business class" cabins on the entire train.

The room was nearly ten times larger than the previous mid-train carriage and even had a private bathroom with hot water supply.

What Rein found even more incredible was that the train attendant, Athena, who had a good appearance and figure, was actually his exclusive attendant for this VIP cabin.

After following Rein into the room with his luggage, she didn't leave. Instead, she went into the room's cloakroom, changed into a maid outfit with a black apron, and then walked out again.

This maid outfit, uh, had a rather suggestive feel to it.

Rein had never taken a train or enjoyed noble service since coming to this world, nor did he expect such arrangements on this train.

He looked at the attendant in the low-cut lace maid outfit before him, his eyes showing confusion.

Clearly, the professionally trained Athena explained the purpose of her presence, softly explaining, "Sir, I am your exclusive attendant. You can tell me if you need anything, and Athena will provide you with the most satisfactory service."

The word "anything" was emphasized slightly, subtly hinting at something.

After speaking, she bowed obediently, her deep cleavage completely visible, with an expression of willing submission: "Sir, would you like me to make the bed for you now?"

Upon hearing this, he immediately understood.

Rein's eyelids twitched. A "holy crap" escaped his mind: Are all nobles in this world this playful? They enjoy train rides this much?

In the commoner carriages behind, having a place to sit was good enough, but the front carriages even had exclusive bed-warming services?

"No, thank you. I prefer to be alone."

Rein refused without even thinking.

Although he wanted to criticize how extravagant this damned noble life was, he had many secrets and was a wanted criminal. He didn't want anyone sharing his room.

"Very well, sir."

Hearing this, Athena showed no change in expression and added, "If you need anything, you can pull the bell rope by the bedside, and I will serve you at any time."

"Mm."

Rein nodded.

Athena stepped out of the door.

The train still had more than half a month to go until its final destination, "Andohar Province."

Rein was living comfortably in carriage number three.

The privacy protection for passengers in this VIP cabin was excellent. After he expressed his desire for no one to enter his room, Athena hadn't come in again. Every time she delivered meals, she would leave the delicious food at the door, knock, and then leave.

Rein was also satisfied with being undisturbed.

At night, as usual, he read potion and medical texts in his dreams.

During the day, he took out the bodies of the two thugs to practice dissection. He turned on the bathroom's ventilation fan, and the cold wind would blow through all night, making the temperature similar to a cold storage unit, preventing the bodies from smelling or decaying easily.

The sense of crisis made him more focused on his studies than ever before, and his progress was rapid.

Thus, after six or seven days of peaceful life, a ripple appeared.

It was because an auction invitation had appeared with his meal.

It was a small auction held by the "Thornbird Merchant Guild," which operated this train, and passengers in the front carriages had all received this invitation.

Rein originally had no interest in such public events, but when he flipped through the catalog on the invitation, his desire to investigate was immediately ignited.

This was because several items among the auction pieces were of great interest to him!

One of the highlight auction items was several ancient beast-skin scrolls covered in dense text.

The product description was as follows: These are ancient scrolls discovered in a newly explored large ancient ruin. They seem to be inscribed with several lost Tier 1 Spells.

Rein was interested because the writing on the beast-skin scrolls was precisely the "Monkel Ancient Language" that he was trying to decipher without success!

Furthermore, the product catalog also noted that information related to that newly discovered large ancient ruin would be auctioned at this event.

A brand new large ancient ruin meant that there might be more undiscovered ancient texts.

If he had more textual materials, Rein felt he might be able to decipher the mysterious scroll in the "Morin Relics"!

Thanks to 'Er Ci Yuan Yi Feng Ye Yu' for the habitual Monday tip. Your effort is appreciated, thank you.

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