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Chapter Twenty-FourThrift and Household Management Outside the window, the golden afterglow was darkening by degrees. Klein looked into Melissa’s eyes and, for a moment, could not find a single thing to say, because every line he had prepared had become useless. He coughed twice and made his mind turn quickly. “Melissa, this is not wasting my salary. In the future, when Benson and my colleagues come to visit, are we going to receive them in a place like this? And later, when Benson and I marry…-
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Chapter Twenty-ThreeThe Sidearm Weapon Walking along Zouteland Street, feeling the warm damp breeze against his face, Klein was in high spirits when a sudden thought struck him. He had only three pence in loose change left on him. Returning to Iron Cross Street by public carriage cost four pence. To hand over a one-pound note and ask for change was like buying a cheap bottle of mineral water with a hundred-yuan bill back before he transmigrated. It was not that there was no other way—he simply…
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Chapter Twenty-TwoThe Beginning of a Sequence After climbing the stairs and returning to the reception hall, Klein was just about to say goodbye to Rozanne when the brown-haired girl spoke in her usual bright tone. “The Captain said you should come back on Monday. Take care of your family matters first.” “…All right.” Klein had not expected the management of the Nighthawk team to be so humane, and for a moment he felt rather grateful. He had originally planned to rise early the…
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Chapter Twenty-OneAn Old Friend in a Foreign Land For an instant, Klein almost thought he had transmigrated back. But the elegant gas lamp enclosed in a brass lattice before him, and Old Neil’s silver-inlaid tin can for hand-ground coffee, made him recognize reality. So Emperor Roselle, this transmigrating predecessor, really was a compatriot? He had used simplified Chinese, a script that did not exist in this world, to record his secrets? Carrying an indescribable feeling—like meeting an…
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Chapter TwentyForgetful Dunn “Very well.” Klein bowed slightly. He removed his not-quite-tall top hat, then placed it back on his head. His mind, meanwhile, was still busy imagining what the Sealed Artifact known as 0-08 might look like. A quill pen that looked ordinary? One that could write without ink? Then what was its true function, for it to be kept so highly confidential and considered “extremely dangerous”? Could it be a causal pen—write a person’s name and that person…
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Chapter NineteenSealed Artifacts “We are guardians, but also a group of poor wretches forever fighting danger and madness.” The corridor beyond the window was enclosed. The stone walls were cold. Inside the room, lamplight shone bright and yellow. In such surroundings, Dunn Smith’s repeated words lingered in the air, striking Klein’s heart again and again, leaving him momentarily unable to speak. Seeing Klein fall silent, Dunn shook his head and smiled. “Disappointed? Beyonders are…
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Chapter EighteenOrigins and Reasons Hearing Klein’s question, Dunn glanced out the window toward the corridor leading to Chanis Gate. Then he took out his pipe, filled it with tobacco and mint leaves, and brought it to his nose, inhaling deeply. His voice drifted faintly as he sighed. “Only at home can I enjoy, without restraint, the wonderful scent of tobacco mingled with mint leaves… Klein, you know the creation myth, don’t you?” “Of course. When I received my first education at the…
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Chapter SeventeenSpecial Operations Department Blackthorn Security Company. Seeing the signboard, Klein froze for a good while. It felt both beyond expectation and completely reasonable. Well, really… I do not even know how to mock this… He shook his head and laughed, climbed the stairs, lifted his right hand, and lightly knocked on the half-open door. Knock. Knock. Knock. The slow, rhythmic knocking echoed, but there was not the slightest response from within. Only a faint…
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Chapter SixteenDogs Catching Rats Whew. At last, he had passed the Spirit Medium’s hurdle… Klein breathed out a mouthful of stale air and turned slowly around. While enjoying the quiet of the night and the cool, refreshing breeze, he strolled toward the entrance of the apartment building. He took out his key, inserted it, and turned it gently. With a creak, darkness threaded with crimson widened before him. Walking up the empty stairs, breathing the cold air, Klein felt, for no reason at…
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Chapter FifteenInvitation “Why?” At Dunn’s words, great waves surged through Klein’s heart. Instinctively, the question left his mouth. Beyonders have serious hidden dangers? So serious that even the churches’ own judgment agencies—even Beyonders who handle evil and bizarre incidents—are prone to problems? Dunn Smith entered the carriage and sat where he had sat before. His expression and tone remained ordinary. “That is not something you need to understand, nor something you…
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