Chapter 128 The Fool Arrives at His Loyal Backlund
Woo!
The steam train was as huge as a monster and slowly drove into the Backlund platform.

Klein was wearing his most respectable tuxedo and a half-high silk hat. He held a luxurious gold-studded cane in his left hand and a very old-fashioned suitcase in his right hand. He stepped onto the ground of Backlund with steady steps.

Klein was excited. This was his first time in Backlund! His first time in the capital of the Kingdom of Loen, known as the Capital of Ten Thousand Capitals and the Land of Hope!

Of course, when he was first discovered by Dunn two months ago, he had thought about escaping, then climbing onto a steam train, "hanging" on it and escaping to Backlund, a country with a population of five million, and hiding there.

Now that I think about it, I was so naive back then. If I had really let myself run away, I might have been tricked into getting gangsters and getting stabbed…

Shaking his head to get rid of the strange thoughts in his mind, Klein followed the crowd and slowly walked towards the exit of the steam train station. As expected, this place was the same as Tingen Station, with many facilities similar to the exit gates on Earth. Staff stood on both sides, checking the identification of each person one by one.

Opposite the "gate" stood policemen with revolvers on their waists. They were all tall and had fierce expressions, as if they could pull out their pistols to intimidate criminals at the next moment.

In the shadows further away, there were several men and women wearing black windbreakers, with serious expressions and dark circles under their eyes. They were guarding a box with the emblem of the Goddess of Night painted on its surface, and they were silently watching the crowd.

On the other side, three men with dark blue hair and slightly rough skin stood not far away. They were even stronger than the previous policemen, with bulging muscles. They just folded their arms, stood in a row, and stood near the shadow.

Further away, in the spots of sunlight that filtered through the mist, two men were sitting under an awning with a very mechanical aesthetic, fiddling with mechanical creations on a small table with comfortable expressions, without even glancing at the passengers leaving the station.

"Nightwatch, Punisher, Mechanical Heart... Wow, this is quite a big show. I was wondering why there wasn't even a single thief along the way..."

Klein swallowed his excitement and took out his ID. He lined up to let the staff check it, then passed the gate smoothly. Then he walked past the box with the goddess badge, passed the scrutiny of the Punisher, and slipped past the awning brothers who were tinkering with the machinery, and finally arrived in Backlund.

——When he passed by his colleagues on night watch, he stopped for a while. Seeing that the latter had no intention of keeping him, he left. It seemed that they were not going to receive him specially. Ha, that was for sure. The content of the telegram was to let him go to the hotel and wait...

Cough cough cough! After relaxing, Klein couldn't help but take a deep breath and immediately suffered a heavy blow. He immediately witnessed the power of the fog in Bay City, and some gentlemen passing by were already muttering in a low voice: This must be a foreigner.

Very good. From today on, there is one more gentleman who complains about the air pollution in Backlund whenever he meets someone.

Klein was extremely agile and quickly recovered. He raised his gold-inlaid cane, remained calm, and walked towards the subway entrance that looked like the door of a department store with his head held high.

——Before coming, Dunn told him that taking the subway was convenient and economical, while taking a horse-drawn carriage across districts would be very expensive.

……

3pm, North District of Backlund, William Hotel.

"Klein Moretti... yes, I have an appointment for you. Welcome to Backlund, the guardian from Tingen.

"We will pass on the message of your arrival to the church as soon as possible. You can go back to your room and rest for a while."

Seeing the beautiful black-haired lady say such warm words, Klein felt a little flattered. He quickly took the Nighthawk badge and the key with the tag and said, "Okay, thank you for your hospitality." It's worthy of Backlund! It's worthy of being the property of the Goddess Church!

Klein picked up the suitcase and walked up the stairs to the third floor according to the number on the tag. The corridors here were filled with dark black, dotted with bright lights, and surrounded by a half-hidden crimson circle. That was the goddess' holy emblem. Walking here would calm people's emotions and bring peace to their hearts.

This gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had returned to the basement of Tingen Church and to the familiar Chanis gate...

With a click, the key turned, and Klein felt relieved after pushing open the door. The room had normal hotel decoration, but the various furniture looked like they were made of very fine materials, and the single bed had clean, tidy bedding.

Klein, who was experienced in business travel, hung up his coat and hat, put his suitcase in the locker, and went to the separate bathroom to wash his face before he felt hungry. He took the steam train at nine o'clock this morning, which was half an hour late. There was no stop in the middle of the journey. He took the subway and the public carriage, so he had no time to eat.

Klein threw himself onto the soft bed and couldn't help but sigh. Compared to Old Blue and Mr. Azik's spiritual journey, coming to Backlund was simply a torture...

I wonder when I can quickly travel between two places, or even further. Well, I can take Benson and Melissa to Dixie Bay for vacation! Uh... maybe it will scare them? They don't know about the existence of Feifan yet... Oh, long-distance travel in this era is really deadly...

As his thoughts raced, he picked up the paper on the bedside table and saw the following words:

“Welcome to the William Hotel, welcome home.

"You are currently in room 3 on the third floor. If you need anything, the restaurant is about ten meters to the left. The restaurant provides breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and supper. You can enjoy it for free by showing your key and door number.

“Across from the restaurant is a small bar…no distilled liquor, no hard liquor.

……

"Finally, I sincerely remind you that there are enough adult products in the bedside table. I hope everyone can protect themselves 0.0"

...Why should I watch till the end! Klein was a little helpless, but then he cheered up. Now it was afternoon tea time! Various newspapers had already said how delicious Backlund's afternoon tea was. It was time to see it for myself!

He pulled himself up with his back, grabbed the key and was about to go out, but suddenly realized something, went back to the coat rack, put on a tuxedo, a half-high silk hat, picked up his gold-studded cane, turned the doorknob, and walked to the left.

——The newspaper said that during the nobles' afternoon tea time, men had to wear formal suits, tall hats, and hold umbrellas, and women could not dress casually, but had to wear long skirts and hats, even if it was afternoon tea indoors.

In order not to lose face for the Tingen Night Watchers, Klein brought his full outfit, endured hunger, and walked gracefully towards the restaurant.

"Hey, I wonder how old Blue is doing now. Did he come to Backlund to hunt down Lanevus? How did he know that the culprit was this fraudster?

"I came to Backlund... am I really going to find Lanevus before him and stop his revenge?"

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