"Turanney von Helmholtz is at 32 Black Pepper Avenue!"
"Turanney von Helmholtz is at 32 Black Pepper Avenue!"
A fierce wind swept through the meeting room on the second floor of Sea Water and Flame, carrying low yet distinct shouts into the room and to Angel's ears.
She first looked out the window in confusion. Only after the unceasing cries gradually subsided did she ask:
"What's going on? It sounds like all of Bayam can hear that shout. There's the power of a storm within it..."
Sitting opposite her was Dominic, Bayam's underground information broker, Lucky Nick.
At that moment, he was stuffing precious Star Crystals into an iron box divided into several compartments. Hearing her, he looked up and sneered.
"I'm only a newly advanced Sequence 7. Do you think I could know about something like this?
"But I do remember that name. The Third Generation Difference Engine Manuscript we found and sold in Backlund was Hermosuin's work. The entire North Continent is looking for him now. How did this guy end up in Bayam?"
Difference Engine Manuscript... Hearing those words, Angel remembered that the "first pot of gold" she had earned after arriving in Backlund had come from it. She also recalled that famous scientist with the terribly awkward name.
Dominic had also fled Backlund in haste and escaped overseas because of it, so the name had left a deep impression on him. Seeing Angel lower her head in thought, he snapped the iron box shut, pushed it toward her, cleared his throat, and said:
"If I were you, I wouldn't get involved in this. The entire city heard that announcement just now. Whether it's true or not, countless people will head to 32 Black Pepper Avenue to try and catch this popular target. There may even be