This kind of pick-up routine is too old. In novels, it is to the extent that readers will be disgusted if it is used once... Christina looked up and down the middle-aged man who called himself "Dominic", and unexpectedly found that the other man's facial features were three-dimensional, his face was tough, he was not bad looking, and he had a natural aura that attracted the opposite sex.
Although it is not as good as Mr. Medici who has come to take care of me and Dorothy several times, it is still much better than ordinary people... Tina's expression softened unconsciously. Although there was still a trace of vigilance in his heart, he still greeted politely:
"Hello, Mr. Dominic, I have never seen you before."
"Of course, it's not you I met, because that was 20 years... no, 19 years ago." The black-haired Dominic nodded without surprise, "You look almost exactly the same as the Miss at that time. If I guess correctly, are you his daughter?"
Has he met his mother? Or before I was born? Could it be that...Tina's mind instantly popped up with several plot points that he had seen in various novels, and he immediately realized that the other party was probably trying to trick him. After all, it was normal for a daughter to look like her parents. It was entirely possible that Dominic had never met her mother and was just saying it casually.
Although I do look exactly like my mother, Dorothy, who was born a year earlier, combines the characteristics of the two. She is less weak and more bookish... Tina glanced at her sister who was kicked awake by her, and looked at Dominic's sister with the same vigilance. Seeing that she had reached out to touch "Arodes's Mirror" in her pocket, she felt slightly relieved.
At least we both have a piece of "Sealed Artifact", so we don't have to worry too much about being approached by strangers, and this is on a steam train, so he can't kidnap us... Tina muttered a few words in his heart, and replied cautiously:
"I don't know if it was my mother you met many years ago."
Her overflowing vigilance was conveyed to Dominic, who smiled slightly, sat further away from Tina, and eased the relationship between the two parties, saying:
"Don't worry, I just asked casually because I saw a familiar face. If you feel uncomfortable because of this, I will leave immediately."
As he spoke, he looked up and around, as if he was really looking for Tina's mother to be there. After a moment, his eyes rested on Dorothy, who had taken out a small silver mirror and was wiping it with his fingers. He said in a voice that both she and Tina could hear:
"Is this your sister? No, it should be your sister. She obviously inherited part of your mother's appearance, well, part of it..."
Why can he recognize Dorothy as his sister at a glance? We are only one year apart, and I am even a little taller than her... Tina felt a fire in his heart because of the other party's judgment. He moved his body in the soft seat and interjected as if to change the subject:
"Have you really met your mother? Then you should know her name."
"Name? Then I'm not sure. Your mother must have used a pseudonym at the time, and there were more than one," Dominic shook his head, lowering his voice and pretending to be mysterious, "But our first encounter was 19 years ago, at Enmat Harbor. I sold some things to her, and she lowered the price."
Without even mentioning his name, this guy must be lying... and why would mom use a fake name? Tina didn't believe the man in front of him more and more. He looked at Dorothy as if asking for help, only to find that the other man turned over the "Arrodes" in his hand, made the mirror face this way, and blocked part of it with his body, which just blocked Dominic's sight.
What was reflected inside the mirror was not the scene in the carriage, but a dim room. A woman with long pale blond hair, who looked like she had just grown up, was communicating with Dominic, who was sneaking around in a cloak and also looked much younger. She handed over a thick banknote with one hand and took a vague object with the other.
Is what Dominic said true? Did the young mother really buy something from him all those years ago? Tina was stunned, and then realized that Dorothy had asked the question by writing on the silver mirror, and got the answer from Arrodes.
This is the tacit understanding between sisters! She was excited, but immediately felt confused. Both her parents joined "Blackthorn Security Company" when they were young and were engaged in the search and protection of antiquities. Although they often traveled to other cities on business, they did not look like people who used pseudonyms and conducted transactions secretly.
Could it be that they are actually "double-faced people" who have one face in front of others and another face behind others... Thinking of Sealed Artifact, Arodes's Mirror and the magic lamp that were "unearthed" in the basement, Tina felt moved in his heart and couldn't help but ask Dominic:
"What did mommy buy from you?"
"This is a trade secret, little girl."
Dominic replied, and touched Tina's head, but was dodged by the other party. He could only smile helplessly and continued:
"Anyway, it's not a good idea to run away from home. Go home quickly. When you see your mother, give her my regards and say that Dominic and Sonia will always remember her help."
After saying that, he stood up and returned to his seat, seemingly no longer caring about the sisters' problems.
How did he know... Is it because we took the steam train alone and didn't bring any luggage? Tina followed him back to the other side of the corridor with surprised eyes, and found that the woman probably named "Sonia" was playing with a copper penny in her left hand. The coin was flying between her slender and nimble fingers, which was dazzling.
What a flexible move... As soon as Tina's eyes stopped on Sonia, the copper coin flew out from the opponent's fingers and rolled along the edge of the table to the other end. It was caught by the black-haired boy sitting in the seat who looked to be only about 10 years old and one size smaller than Tina and Dorothy, and returned it to his mother.
As if sensing the gaze directed at him, the boy turned to look at Tina, suddenly made a face, squinted his eyes and stuck out his tongue, and the three-dimensional facial features inherited from Dominic wrinkled.
I always feel like I want to beat this guy up to vent my anger... Be calm, be a lady... Tina clenched his fists, with difficulty retracted his gaze, turned to look out the window, and was surprised to find that the steam train passing by was not the golden wheat fields on the outskirts of Tingen City, but a series of low buildings.
At the same time, an announcement with a buzzing sound of electricity came from the loudspeaker in the carriage:
"Passengers, this train will stop at Backlund North Station in two minutes. Passengers arriving at the station please prepare to get off."
Backlund... Has it arrived? Only about 10 minutes have passed!
Christina looked at Dorothy and found that the other person's brown eyes were also full of surprise. He immediately touched Golden Lamp in the bag as if he had an epiphany.
The strange and majestic voice of "Genie" immediately reached her ears:
"Stop talking to this family, all three of them are Beyonder!"
Tina The smile that had just appeared on his face because he arrived at his destination quickly immediately froze on his face.
Looking at the two sisters who were a little confused and hesitant to leave the carriage, "Reaper" Dominic's fake smile disappeared, turned to look at his lover, and asked in a low voice:
"Didn't you divine anything?"
"Faceless" Sonia, whose brown hair was tied behind her head and exposed her slender neck, shook her head:
"The coin divination failed, and the pendulum divination didn't give an exact answer, so I didn't dare to use Dream Divination."
"Your caution is correct. Neither of them looks like Beyonder. That is, they have high-level Sealed Artifact capable of Anti-Divination...Miss Angelica was already Angel more than ten years ago. His daughter most likely brought some powerful items that could protect her body before she dared to leave her parents and run out of the house alone."
Dominic breathed a long sigh of relief, touched the head of his son beside him, and said seriously:
"Did you provoke her just now? Did I say not to use Beyonder Ability casually outside? That may cause trouble or even harm to ordinary people."
Because this child was conceived shortly after he used a copy of the "Reaper" trait to advance to Sequence 5, he inherited part of his extra Beyonder Characteristic, which was equivalent to half a "Provoker" when he was born. He also showed his natural Beyonder Ability two years ago, which made him both proud and worried.
"I'm sorry, Dad, but I don't know why just now, I couldn't help but want to get closer to that sister, so I made a face..."
The little boy lowered his head shyly and explained in a muffled voice.
After hearing his son's words, Dominic's expression softened a little and continued:
"How old are you, why do you have such thoughts?
"But that girl inherited the appearance of her mother, a powerful Demoness, and even if there is no Beyonder Characteristic, your Pathway and 'Demoness' also have the mystical Aggregation Effect, which may have a strong attraction to you... It is my fault for not teaching you this knowledge in advance.
"I originally wanted to get off the bus at Backlund and escort them quietly, but it seems that the powerful Sealed Artifact that prevents divination is enough to protect them. It's better to leave as soon as possible and don't get into other trouble."
Listening to his father's rambling words, the little boy had a bitter look on his face and looked at his mother for help. When he found that the latter also showed an expression of approval, he suddenly became even more desperate.
He suddenly thought of something, interrupted Dominic's words, and said:
"Dad, when I was 'provoking' that sister just now, I had a strange feeling in my heart.
"It was like... the candy melted into the hot water and I swallowed it in one gulp, the feeling of comfort."
He danced around and made metaphors.
Dominic and Sonia looked at each other in surprise, their expressions changing.
Both of them experienced similar moments, which was a sign of "Potion"'s complete digestion.
Leaving the platform, which was always lingering with a strange odor, and arriving at the Backlund station, which was crowded with people, Christina looked behind him warily, but did not notice that the family was following him. Then he said to Dorothy, who was always silent next to him:
"You didn't know how dangerous the situation was just now!"
If I hadn't dealt with that Dominic perfectly, we might have been arrested long ago... and then locked up in a small dark room, one way or another... She puffed up her chest with some pride, and was about to explain further, but heard her sister reply calmly:
"Of course I know, that Dominic should be Sequence not low 'Hunter', Sonia is probably a Seer, but he does know my mother, and he didn't show any malice."
Huh? Tina was stuffed with words in an instant and looked at Dorothy with his mouth open.
She actually knew that I just learned about it from "Genie"... Tina's eyes stayed on the other party's bulging pocket stuffed with "Arrodes", and she guessed a possibility.
Perhaps in the night after night of communication with this Magic Mirror, my sister has already known the mysterious knowledge such as "Twenty-five Paths of the Divine", "Beyonder Characteristic", "Acting Method" Dorothy is more familiar with this knowledge than the general knowledge he swallowed, so he can judge Pathway from Dominic and Sonia based on some details.
But she definitely doesn't know another key piece of information... Thinking of this, Tina showed a confident smile again, approached the other party mysteriously, and whispered:
"Then do you know that the little boy who is a few years younger than us is also Beyonder?"
This time, Tina succeeded in seeing the surprised expression on Dorothy's face.
"You mean, his parents made him choose Pathway and drink Potion?" Dorothy's intellectual and bookish face showed confusion, and then he shook his head, "No, that's too young, no parents would do that... Did he inherit Beyonder Characteristic from his father or mother?"
She even knew that Beyonder Characteristic could be inherited from her parents... Damn Arrodes, why did she tell Dorothy everything... Tina resentfully touched a magic lamp through her bag, as if it was the carrier of Arrodes.
But soon, another question lingered in Christina's mind, making her forget about the verbal victory or defeat with her sister, and asked instead:
"Dorothy, do you think your parents... are also Beyonder?
"You see, my mother had contact with Dominic and Beyonder before she gave birth to us. There are two more living Sealed Artifact that can communicate in the basement of the house. The possibility that they are just ordinary people is too low, right?"
As she talked, she couldn't help but look forward to it, and she didn't even know what she was looking forward to.
Dorothy shook his head and said:
"The probability is very low. According to the laws of Beyonder Characteristic inheritance, Beyonder of Sequence 5 and Sequence 6 will naturally inherit some of their characteristics to their children. The probability of the even lower Sequence will be relatively low. However, neither of us has acquired any characteristics. It is almost impossible in terms of probability to become a natural Beyonder."
Seeing Dorothy talking eloquently, his expression looked more and more like his father's during a lecture. Tina curled his lips subconsciously, feeling a little jealous that his sister could integrate the knowledge gained from Arrodes so quickly.
She racked her brains and finally found a loophole in the other party's words, and couldn't wait to say:
"But there is another possibility. Both parents are Beyonder from High Sequence, which is 'Demigod' above Sequence 4. Then they can choose not to pass Beyonder Characteristic to us."
"I also thought about this, so I specifically asked Arrodes if his father and mother were High Sequence Beyonder. "Dorothy smiled as if he expected it, and said, "His answer is very clear, no."
This answer completely ended Tina's expectation of entering the extraordinary world. She sighed, looked around, and took the lead in walking towards the passage connecting the train station to the Backlund subway system.
"Let's go, let's fulfill the wish of 'Genie' first, maybe we can make a wish to make us all Beyonder."
She whispered.
As the capital of the industrial country of Loen Kingdom, Backlund's subway was replaced five years ago by outdated steam locomotives with new locomotives powered by electric motors that cover the entire line. This is not only fast and quiet, but also does not produce smoke that envelopes the entire underground, which is an eye-opener for Tina and Dorothy.
When their parents took them to Backlund to visit Aunt Melissa and Benson and Lily's family three times before, they only took hired carriages and had no chance to see the most advanced subway system on the continent.
But compared to the power of the "Deng God" that allowed the steam train to reach Backlund, more than 200 kilometers away, from Tingen in just 10 minutes, the convenient subway was nothing... After walking out of the subway station and stepping onto the slightly messy streets of the East District, Christina touched her satchel and felt that extraordinary power was much more interesting than the power of science and technology.
Next, she went to the street Genie mentioned. I'm afraid she still had to take a hired carriage... She looked around, and as soon as she saw a carriage waiting for guests at the corner of the street, the bag on her waist was yanked violently, and the fragile cloth strap on her shoulders was stretched. Her body was pushed by a huge force, and she fell backwards dancing.
Dorothy, who was following her, quickly helped her sister, but the bag containing the "magic lamp" was already in the hands of a tall but thin man. He hurriedly squeezed through the pedestrians leaving the station, and in the blink of an eye, he got into an alley and disappeared.