Cathedral District in the north of Trier is located Archbishop Cathedral of the "God of Steam and Machinery" church. It is different from the more than 20 large or small steam churches in the Trier City area. It is the center of the entire Trier and even the parish including the surrounding areas.
"It feels bigger than the main hall of Backlund and Sodela Palace that I have seen, although I have only seen it once from a distance..."
Looking at the iron black chimneys that towered into the clouds, replacing the spires of ordinary churches, Fors Wall murmured, pressed the women's round felt hat on top of her head, and followed the believers who were constantly entering and exiting the church into this huge building where whistles sounded regularly, and the creaking sounds of machinery and gear meshing were constantly heard from inside.
She has completed all her to-do items when she came to Trier this time. Not only did she negotiate the copyrights for several best-selling novels on the Loen Kingdom, but she also bought a lot of "Emperor Roselle's Diary" without duplication. If she used them sparingly, it would be enough for her to contribute intermittently on Tarot Club for a month.
In the remaining few days, Fors plans to visit various attractions in Trier, such as Triumphal Square, such as Shady Avenue, and even secretly went to one I went to Red Princess District and looked at City Wall Street, which is as famous as Bayam's "Red Theater" from a distance, to find some materials for my next novel.
Of course, this "God of Steam and Machinery" church, the largest church in the North Continent, is also one of the destinations.
Every day at twelve o'clock at noon, the church's hundreds of chimneys emit steam, turn the levers, and ring the bell. It is a scene that countless believers are looking forward to.
As a self-proclaimed devout believer, Fors rarely comes to Trier once, and of course I don't want to miss this scene.
She found a bench in the corner of the main Prayer Hall and sat down, looking at the Triangle Holy Emblem surrounded by stained glass in the distance. She was about to take out her notebook and record the inspiration that kept coming to her mind, when she suddenly noticed that a figure walking by looked familiar.
"That's...Irene Watson Miss?"
With the familiar clothes, Fors quickly recognized each other.
But isn't she a believer in Evernight Goddess? Why is she here?
Just as she was about to call this acquaintance, she discovered that Irene took advantage of the fact that there was no one around and turned directly into Confessional on the side of the Prayer Hall.
A believer of Evernight Goddess comes to Church of Steam... to confess?
Fors Several ideas suddenly popped up in his head, and he was stunned for a moment.
Below the steam church, among the complex pipes, gears, and connecting rods, passages connect various rooms in the depths. Some of them store important documents, some seal Sealed Artifact at all levels, and more are areas where "Machinery Hivemind" people work and rest.
Archbishop Emanuel, who is on duty this month, took the file bag sent to the office by "Machinery Hivemind", opened it and looked at it, and listened to the other party's introduction:
"This is a report letter received by Master Prayer Hall Confessional half an hour ago. We did a preliminary inspection. There are no contaminated items or other traps inside. There are only a few identity documents and a strange mirror fragment."
Picking up the sharp mirror fragment with a pure black surface and no reflection at all, Emanuel's gray left eye pupil continued to shrink and expand, as if it was an artificial creation performing mechanical movements. "Machinery Hivemind" beside him seemed to have been accustomed to these movements of Archbishop. He did not show any emotion at all, but continued:
"We used divination to track the reporter, but many attempts failed. The other party is either proficient in Anti-Divination or possesses items with similar functions. Originally, this matter should be investigated by the 'Machinery Hivemind' team on duty, but you said in the early morning that all the reports today..."
"Leave it all to me, yes."
Archbishop interrupted the other party's words, put down the black mirror fragments, and spread all the papers in the document bag on his desk.
"Archbishop Horamick Haydn of Backlund Diocese sent a telegram early this morning, saying that Evernight took the initiative to contact him and proposed to conduct a joint operation in Trier. We sent people and they provided intelligence... It seems that these are the results of 'Nighthawks'."
He snorted coldly, looked at "Machinery Hivemind" standing beside him, and ordered:
"Assemble the team on duty today and notify the deacons of Observatory District and Museum District to prepare for a secret operation. In addition, call Sacred Heart Cloister and ask them if they have received any similar reports."
Glancing at the black mirror fragments on the table, Archbishop Emanuel added:
"By the way, before taking action, let all members come to my place."
As he spoke, he picked up the mirror fragment again and pressed his fingertips tightly against its smooth surface, as if feeling the slight vibrations.
As the Wall Clock hands on the wall point to twelve o'clock, Sheval Dumar also completes the work on Monday morning.
He carefully collected the original documents that Foreign Affairs Committee gave to the Secretariat, locked them in the safe embedded in the wall, messed up the cipher disk, stuffed the translated documents into his handbag, and took them with him.
"Dong, dong——"
The noon bell of the nearby "God of Steam and Machinery" church can be heard outside the window. Trier All steam churches will use huge mechanical clocks to chime the time at this time, and the time is exactly the same, demonstrating their technological power ahead of this era.
When Trier's Technical School conducts practical classes, they even use the ringing of bells from two churches that are not at the same distance to allow students to calculate the speed of sound propagating in the air.
Listening to the bell that had been ringing for more than ten years, Val left his office with a smile on his face and walked to the restaurant of the Foreign Affairs Committee office building.
After living in this city with rich colors, beautiful sounds and colorful life for more than ten years, I have almost forgotten the lonely, dark and cold feeling of "Mirror World"...
A sudden thought came to his mind, and his fingers subconsciously touched the translucent button on the cuff of the windbreaker.
At this moment, the regular bells outside the window stopped.
Shady Avenue The steam clock tower nearby is broken? Ha, I just praised them in my mind for being on time...
Val chuckled and glanced out the window of the corridor, suddenly feeling that today's weather was a little different from usual.
The sun is particularly strong...
There was a sudden burning sensation in his chest, and a small mirror hidden close to his body gave off a sharp warning, as if a steel needle had been inserted into his chest, causing him to break out in cold sweat.
No, the corridor is too quiet. It's off duty time now. Where are the colleagues in the Secretariat? What about the noise Shady Avenue outside the window?
"Mirror Person" Val Ever since he obtained his current identity, what he had been worried about finally happened.
He was visited by the official Beyonder!
I'm a bit stuck... there may be less today╮(￣▽￣")╭