Chapter 300: Moving the Exhibits
Night fell.
Chen Lun appeared outside the Simon Museum.
Two gray, square stone pillars stood on either side of the entrance, but the Gargoyle statue ornament was nowhere to be seen atop them. The building's overall appearance was also similar to, yet different from, the one in his dream.
He climbed the steps and walked straight through the entrance.
Just inside, the ticket window was on his right.
Chen Lun paid five Silver Crowns for a ticket. A tall security guard beside him quietly reminded him that the museum only stayed open until ten at night, so he should keep an eye on the time during his visit.
Touching his hat, Chen Lun thanked the guard and walked straight inside.
He had not brought the Silver Cane tonight, and he had used [Ultimate Beauty] to disguise his appearance as an ordinary-looking young man.
The museum's interior was plainly decorated, yet its simplicity carried an air of sophistication, with an overall palette of black, white, and gold. A faint floral scent hung in the air. Chen Lun could tell that it was probably some expensive fragrance, dispersed throughout the building through water vapor.
It was almost eight in the evening. There were not many visitors, but the museum was not deserted either. The five-Silver-Crown admission fee was bound to keep most people from the lower classes outside. Most of the visitors here were middle-class people or gentlemen and ladies from high society.
In twos and threes, they lingered before antiques and famous paintings, quietly discussing them and exchanging pleasantries.
Chen Lun kept a low profile among the visitors, seemingly admiring the exhibits in earnest while actually observing his surroundings in secret.
He noticed something interesting.
There were actually more than a dozen Beyonders hidden among these