The next morning, Klein Moretti was awakened by a knock on the door. He climbed out of bed, touched the pocket watch on the table and looked at the time. It was exactly 7 o'clock.
Melissa was preparing breakfast for the family, and Benson was washing up in the bathroom. He had no choice but to go to Door Opening while rubbing his eyes that were a little swollen from sleep.
Standing at the door of Daffodil Street 2 is his colleague, Angel Granger, who also newly joined the Nighthawks team.
The beautiful blonde woman said to him apologetically, "Sorry, I can't make the appointment on Saturday."
Klein, who was not yet fully awake, took several seconds to understand the meaning of this sentence and asked blankly, "What?"
Only then did he notice that there was a leather suitcase beside Angel. It was not the windbreaker he usually wore, but a long cloak with a cape, and light casual clothes under the cloak.
"After you left yesterday morning, the captain informed me that there was an urgent mission that I needed to participate in." Angel pointed to the east side of Daffodil Street with a wry smile, "He asked me to pack up my weapons and daily belongings overnight, and take the steam train to Enmat Harbor early this morning."
Klein turned his eyes to the direction she was pointing. Sun, who had just risen, spread its soft light to the entire street. Over there was the direction of Enmat Harbor, which was about four hours' drive away from Tingen City.
"Did he tell you what the situation was?" He looked away and looked at Angel in front of him. Klein asked, "How long will it take to go?"
The woman in front of him lowered her head and thought, as if hesitating whether to tell him the details of the mission. Klein stood inside the door. The height difference of the stairs in front of the door made it impossible for him to see the other person's expression clearly.
But Angel quickly raised his head, and Deep Purple's eyes looked at him.
"He didn't say the specific mission details. He only said that it was a big operation. Stoen City, Pritz Harbor and even Nighthawks of Backlund were dispatched a lot. Tingen City's team also had to send people there, but there are not enough people here now, so I was only asked to go and participate."
"If everything goes well, we'll be back in about a week."
Nighthawks teams from so many places have been mobilized?
Klein heard a few place names, secretly drew a map of the Loen Kingdom in his mind, and found that several large cities east of the Tussock River were among them.
But this efficiency may be very low... Each city will select a few Nighthawks to form a temporary team. Does it really have any combat effectiveness?
After complaining about Nighthawks's organizational skills in his mind, Klein saw that Angel had already picked up the suitcase and said quickly:
"Then I wish you a safe journey. When you come back, we will make another appointment."
Angel was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Okay."
Watching her carrying the box towards the hired carriage at the corner, Klein seemed to remember something, turned around and ran home, took the stairs three steps at a time to the bedroom on the second floor, grabbed the things on the desk, and rushed down the stairs in large strides.
"Benson? Klein? What's going on?"
The sound of stepping on the wooden stairs spread throughout the house, and my sister Melissa asked in confusion in the kitchen. Without giving any thought to the answer, Klein ran onto the street and found that Angel had put the suitcase on the carriage and was talking to the driver.
"Steam Train Station, please come as soon as possible, I can pay twice as much."
Angel and Klein have been delayed a lot of time in saying goodbye. They may miss the first train to Enmat Harbor. If they miss the time, the next train will leave in the afternoon and arrive at their destination at night.
In order to arrive in time, she promised to pay double the fare, which immediately made the coachman smile. He nodded repeatedly to express that he was familiar with all the shortcuts in Tingen City. The horses pulling the carriage were also famous for being fast, and he would definitely be able to get people to the station in time.
"Wait, wait a moment."
Klein's voice came from behind, and Angel looked back in confusion.
"Take this with you, I just made it."
Klein stretched out his hand and handed over a silver pendant.
At the end of the slender silver chain hangs a thumb-length pendant in the shape of Maple Leaf, which is engraved with complex words and patterns, all written by Hermes.
"Is this... amulet?"
Angel raised her eyebrows and asked curiously. She took the pendant, opened it Spirit Vision, and found that the ornament in her hand was emitting obvious Spirituality light.
This shows that it is an item rich in Spirituality.
"Yes, I hope it will bless you on your journey."
"Thank you!" Angel said sincerely.
She knows the complexity of making amulets. She has been trying "Slumber Charm" and "Dream Charm" taught her by Old Neil during this period. Unfortunately, there are few successes and many failures. Even though she had extensive experience in making special bullets, she still had a headache with the delicate work of carving runes on thin silver sheets.
What's more, the text and patterns on this amulet are far more complicated than those of Charm alone, and it obviously took a lot of effort from the maker.
Not wanting to offend Klein's kindness, she untied the live buckle at the end of the silver chain, put her hands around her neck, brushed away the long hair on her back, closed the buttons, and then stuffed the Maple Leaf-shaped pendant into the front of her dress.
The length of the silver chain was just right. She adjusted it a little and placed the pendant in the middle. When she looked up and saw Klein's slightly red face, she realized that her behavior was not very elegant.
Putting on the hood as if to cover up, tightening the cloak, Angel thanked you again, "... Thank you for the amulet, I will take it with me."
"Woo——"
A long but sharp whistle sounded, and the giant monster-like train made of steel by humans exhaled bursts of gray smoke. It started slowly, driven by the steam sprayed by the boiler, and headed east.
Angel rushed to the platform in the last five minutes, showed his ticket and boarded the train bound for Enmat Harbor. If he missed this train, he would have to wait until the afternoon for the next train to the same destination, and he would miss the arrival time agreed with Enmat Harbor Nighthawks Squad.
But even if it is the first train, the time left for Angel is very short. There is no direct railway from Tingen to Enmat Harbor. The train will detour to Stoen City in the northeast, stay there for a while and then go to Enmat Harbor. The whole journey takes nearly four hours.
The time of arrival at Enmat Harbor is expected to be 11 a. m., leaving her with less than an hour to go to the Enmat Harbor Nighthawks Squad station.
Looking out the window at the low-rise houses moving slowly backwards, feeling the vibration of the wheels passing through the gap between the rails, Angel found his own seat and sat down, put his suitcase at his feet, and slowly exhaled the breath he had been holding while rushing along the way.
Originally, according to the plan, she had plenty of time to catch the train, but when she went out, she suddenly thought of telling Klein that she would not be able to attend the dinner tomorrow evening, so she knocked on the door of Daffodil Street 2, which wasted a lot of time.
But even if she missed the train and arrived at Enmat Harbor late, she would not regret her impulsive behavior.
After all, I received a gift...
Touching the pendant on her chest through her clothes, she made an excuse for wasting time. She pulled the leather suitcase at her feet onto the table, unbuckled it, opened the suitcase halfway, and checked the contents again.
The suitcase is not big, and the main space inside is reserved for two sets of clothing, followed by a spare revolver and most of the ammunition that are inconvenient to carry around. She only has the main weapon in the armpit holster, the dagger at the waist, and twelve rounds of spare ammunition.
In addition to the 50 pounds she received temporarily, she also carried all the cash with her, not only because she was worried about leaving money at home when she went out for a long time, but also to look for opportunities to buy some Potion materials for promotion to "Instigator" at Enmat Harbor.
And she still remembers the address of a certain Artisan that "Hanged Man" once provided. If there is a chance during this trip to Enmat Harbor, she plans to ask about the price of Beyonder Weapon.
There was also a metal box stuffed in the corner of the suitcase, which contained a revolver that was used by Cole Granger before Angel traveled through time, as well as a strange item she picked up from the basement, which was probably "Witch" Beyonder Characteristic.
It was supposed to be like this...
When she was packing her belongings last night, she thought of this long-forgotten Beyonder Characteristic, and planned to take it with her and ask someone at Enmat Harbor, or give it to "Artisan" to make Beyonder Weapon.
But when she took out the iron box from the secret compartment in the study and opened it, she found that the purple-red jelly-like substance had disappeared, and the revolver with a damaged hammer that could not be used had undergone strange changes.
Taking the iron box out of the suitcase, placing it on his lap, Angel carefully opened the lid.
Just opening a crack, a strong, bloody smell overflowed from the box. Looking through the crack, the revolver originally made of brass was completely black, and even the missing piece of the hammer was replaced by an unknown substance and became complete again.
She didn't even need to use Spirit Vision. When she looked at this weapon with the naked eye, she felt her eyes sting.
This carriage was a second-class car. There were not many people at this time. There were only less than ten people sitting on the seats that could accommodate forty passengers. However, the bloody smell that instantly filled the carriage had attracted a lot of attention.
Seeing that there were already passengers in the carriage frowning and standing up to look for the source of the smell, Angel quickly covered the iron box again. The box with the isolation function Spirituality re-sealed the source of the smell, and the fluctuations that spread to the entire carriage disappeared in an instant.
There is no doubt that the Beyonder Characteristic has become one with this revolver...
Angel made this judgment remembering the mysterious whisper in his ears and the bloody smell in his nose when he first discovered Beyonder Characteristic.
According to Old Neil, this revolver should have become a Mystical Item, and it should have some of the abilities of Beyonder Characteristic, as well as the accompanying negative effects.
But she lacks relevant knowledge and is currently unable to use this weapon. Its functions are unknown and its negative effects are unknown. Even if she takes it out, people nearby will frown and look for the location of the bloody aura...
Perhaps only Enmat Harbor's "Artisan" can answer these questions and even find out how to use this revolver safely.
Watching the suburban houses outside the window gradually turning into rural fields, Angel suddenly looked forward to this trip.
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