At this time, Nemo's home was different from what Klein saw last night. Although there were still vases at the door and scrawled sketches hanging on the walls, a larger round table had been placed in the center of the living room, with a large pot of coffee, a small pot of black tea, and some simple refreshments scattered around.
Five guests with different clothes and different expressions were already sitting around the table. When Angel observed them, their eyes quickly focused on her.
The next second, the expressions of these guests, who were obviously foreigners Beyonder, became much friendlier, and two middle-aged men even showed some flattering smiles.
This is Demoness's "social ability". Even without Charm, just by his appearance and temperament, he can quickly close the distance between strangers... Well, sometimes it's not good to be too close... Standing aside, Klein found that no one was paying attention to him, and he cursed in his heart.
Fortunately, the host of the party, Nemo, quickly broke this one-sided and impolite gaze. He closed the door, came to the table, and introduced everyone present.
The middle-aged woman named Kaya is the only female among the six "Fellow Townsmen Association" members, but she is the tallest among them. Sitting at the round table, she stands out from the crowd, reminding Angel of Mr. "Sun" in Tarot Club.
Kaya is Feysac people, who is also Sequence 7 "Weapon Master" of "warrior" Pathway. He has super strength, agility and physique, and can easily use a variety of weapons. It's a pity that her abilities are useless in "Hope City", and she is currently working as a clerical staff in the City Hall.
This is really a waste of the power of "Weapon Master". If she were not in this city, she should be able to become the backbone of an adventure group or the Beyonder team, but here she can only organize file bags... Angel thought of his damaged "Dawn Sword" and looked at Kaya with emotion.
The short man sitting next to the tall woman, almost hidden by her shadow, is called Lai Li, from Feynapotter. He has the typical yellowish-brown skin there, slightly curly hair, and soft facial features. He has entered old age, his originally low waist is somewhat curved, and his head almost only reaches Kaya's waist.
He is the "biologist" Nemo once introduced. His ability is the most popular in this city. It is said that his catalytic effect on animals and plants on farms and manors has increased the production of grain, fruit and meat by nearly 10%, and he receives medals from the consul every year.
"In other words, Mr. Lai Li allowed this 'Dream City' to support an additional 10,000 people? And the number of citizens they originally planned was 110,000?"
Hearing this, Angel asked curiously.
"Actually, there are only one hundred thousand," Lai Li replied with a smile, obviously very satisfied with his "work results". "In addition to me, there are many people who are committed to improving productivity and contributing to the city. Most of them are not even Beyonder. They only relied on their own knowledge and efforts to do what I did with the blessing of Mother Goddess."
Mother Goddess, refers to Earth Mother?
Angel was thinking secretly, thinking of another believer of Earth Mother whom he knew, Frank Lee, who was also a "biologist". He had passed the " Ms. Hermit" bought Beyonder Characteristic from Sequence 5 and was promoted to "Druid", but what she did made even Church of the Earth Mother extremely disgusted and panicked.
As if thinking of something, Klein beside her also straightened up, leaned back slightly, and asked in a weird tone:
"You can also feel Earth Mother here?"
"Unfortunately, the strict laws and isolation here prevent me from feeling any blessing from Mother Goddess. When I first came to 'Dream City' thirty years ago, I even risked being punished by reciting Mother Goddess's Honorific Name. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to finish reciting it every time, and the punishment came first."
That's good... Angel and Klein breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
One of them is worried that the coffee cup in front of them and the chandelier above their head will suddenly spurt out milk, and the other is worried that the moss next to the gutter will suddenly grow into a mushroom taller than a person.
In addition to Beyonder, who is tall and short, with extreme differences, three other guests Angel have never seen before also introduced themselves. They have been pirates for three years, but have been raised in "Dream City" for thirty years. There is "Folk of Rage" who is a fish, there is "Detective" who is about to retire and is preparing to publish an autobiography, and there is also "Archaeologist" who is making full use of his knowledge to conduct research at Chemical Factory.
But without exception, they all encountered various bad luck near the Sonia Sea, and finally drifted into Spirit World and came to this city.
After the group introduced themselves, their eyes once again fell on the three "new members". Of course, most of them looked at Angel.
Nemo asked on their behalf:
"What about you? How did you get here?"
Angel turned his head to look at Klein, indicating that he would speak first, and in the eye that he avoided everyone, a flash of Dim Light flashed, reflecting the street scene where City Hall was, and a staff member who was off duty.
Among them, the figure of Archon Goredolf is particularly conspicuous.
After finding a good viewing angle, "Mirror World" Mirror Substitution hidden behind the glass window on the street began to chant "Golden Queen" Honorific Name.
At the same time, Klein also smiled and introduced his origin:
"My name is Sherlock. I am a 'Magician' and a 'Detective'... Of course, the former is the name Potion, and the latter is my profession."
He vividly told how he came to Backlund from a small city. He started from small things like finding cats and catching rapists, and gradually became famous. He proved his ability in the process of solving serial murder cases. His work involved foreign ambassadors, prominent nobles and even His Highness Prince, and he successfully gained the favor of a beautiful and kind-hearted Demoness.
"Demoness?"
"Folk of Rage" Yasin repeated curiously, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Angel, who was facing him sideways, as if he had some understanding.
"Yes, this is Seer Witch, Miss Angelica."
Klein took off his hat, pointed to Angel aside, and made a grand introduction.
"Pfft——" The Feysac female Kaya whose height exceeded the limit of Klein "Faceless" laughed, kindly and curiously, "Is it a real divination?"
"Of course, I am a master of divination."
Angel nodded, and at the same time his own voice chanting "Incarnation of Pain and Despair" was heard in his ears.
"It's a pity that she can't be a divination expert here. Maybe she can only go to the food factory to freeze drinks and make ice cream."
Klein chuckled lightly and took over the conversation, receiving a merciless eye roll from Angel.
"Not necessarily. If you can get the full consent of the divination subject, and both parties believe that the divination is harmless and will not reveal privacy, you will not be punished," the "Detective" Wilson, who is over sixty and about to retire, said while stroking the beard on his chin. "I call this situation 'good intention harm'."
"Is this a 'loophole' in some kind of law?"
"Marionette" Chunas, who had been sitting silently in the corner, asked, attracting everyone's attention.
"No, this is just a buffer zone to avoid the punishment of Error due to normal behavior. Let me use an analogy. Both alcohol and sweets have been proven to be harmful to the human body, but will brewing workers be punished for selling too much liquor and inadvertently harming the bodies of many people?"
Wilson took a sip of coffee and replied.
"I see, this answers some of my inner doubts. It seems that the laws of this city are not extremely strict, but still have some human touch..." Klein nodded and said with emotion, "By the way, this is Warrant Officer Cole Gregg, a 'Barbarian', the bodyguard of the two of us."
"Bodyguard?"
"Savant" Sequence 8, who is in love with chemical molecular formulas, "Archaeologist" Neumann repeated doubtfully, his eyes sweeping over Qonas Kilgor who was sitting in a standard posture and with a serious face.
"Yes, I'm afraid you don't know that the situation outside is very bad now. Feysac launched a sneak attack on Loen. The two countries fell into war. Feynapotter took the opportunity to invade Lenburg. Intis was also ready to join the World War, whether on land or on land. The sea is full of dangers... Angelica and I left North Continent and prepared to settle in Toscarter Island far away from the war. Before that, we came to the east of the Sonia Sea to see whales, but we ran into a naval battle between Loen Navy and pirates. We came here by chance..."
Klein said with emotion, and put his arm around Angel's shoulders. The two of them cuddled together like a couple in love.
"There's actually a war outside..."
"Pyromaniac" Nemo murmured, with a shocked expression and a hint of joy. Others also had similar reactions. On the one hand, they were worried about their family and friends they had not seen for many years, and worried about their homeland. On the other hand, they felt that "Dream City" had become the only blessed place in the world that could never fall into war. It might be a good thing for him to come here and become a permanent "resident".
Just as they were sighing, the cascading prayers in Angel's ears suddenly disappeared, which meant that her "Mirror Person" had received the message and turned to respond to the believers, penetrating a trace of power based on the "City of Calamity" personality into Mirror World and coming to the stand-in's side.
This immediately aroused the reaction of "Hand of Order". A majestic force of order poured into Mirror World with the help of the characteristics of "Catastrophe" Demoness. The almost substantial dark gold ribbon was like a giant hand, wrapping Mirror Substitution who looked the same as Angel, but no "punishment" was immediately imposed.
Because this item belonging to good citizen Angel is also a victim, and the force trying to harm it comes from outside "Dream City"!
Taking this opportunity, "Mirror Person"'s vision broke through "Mirror World" and came to the inside of the city. Everything within a radius of three hundred meters suddenly came into her eyes. The first one to bear the brunt was "Archon" Goredolf, who had short brass hair, pale gold eyes, and a somewhat fat figure.
His whole body was covered with streamers of the same color as his eyes, just like those wrapped around Mirror Substitution. He seemed to be feeling something at this time, and he looked sideways, but he couldn't see through the world behind the mirror.
"Mirror Person" further raised the line of sight. In True Vision, the clothes of the people on the street faded away, and their bodies became translucent. The body and Spirit Body's state were clearly visible.
"In short, we are a loose team. We take turns inviting everyone to get together on weekends. If you need help from others, you can contact us at any time..."
After the brief worry about the external war disappeared, everyone started talking about this small group of "outsiders". Finally, Nemo initiated an invitation to Angel, Klein and his Marionette.
"Sounds good. Are there any conditions for joining you?"
Angel asked with a smile, his eyes looking straight, as if expecting Nemo's answer, but what his eyes saw was the picture of the "gift" received by his own Mirror Substitution.
Inside Goredolf's body, a translucent insect with twelve links is curling up, as if it has fallen into a deep sleep!
The "Archon" is indeed Amon's Avatar!
This discovery almost made her lose her composure, and she stretched out her hand to hold Klein's arm on her shoulder.
This small movement caused Nemo's expression to change slightly, but he still answered in a stable tone:
"There are no conditions, the only thing we have in common is Each Identity... Of course, I heard that there are three friends who will join you in 'Dream City', and they can also join this group at any time...
"And what we have in common is what makes us unique, so the name of this party is..."
As he spoke, he looked around and seemed to activate the actions of the other members, causing them to speak together:
"The 'Different' Club!"
At this moment, another picture came to Angel's eyes.
That was the view of "Mirror Person" that broke through the roof barrier from high altitude and entered 26 Sassen Street.
In her eyes, the "different" club members in the house, except Nemo, all have "Worm of Time" in their bodies!