Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

Due to the existence of Extraordinary Power, the technology tree of this world is biased.

If it wasn't for the appearance of Emperor Roselle, I don't know how long it would take for the age of steam to arrive. It was this kind of leapfrog development that caused Backlund to be shrouded in smog for a long time.

In addition to the mushrooming of various factories all over the city, the pollution caused by the rapid construction and laying of steam trains cannot be underestimated.

While bringing convenience to people, it can also cause harmful effects. As the saying goes, all the gifts of fate have already secretly marked the price.

The locomotive of the steam train roared like a steel monster, bringing billowing thick smoke, which finally merged into the sky above the city.

The train stopped slowly on the platform, and the piercing whistle sounded disturbing.

"Miss, let me accompany you."

When he was about to board the car, the maid suddenly asked.

Louise smiled, patted her head lovingly, and refused softly again without accommodating:

"The trip to Tingen this time is not for fun, but because I have something to deal with. It is only suitable for me to go alone. You and Katrin will stay in Backlund, and I will be back soon."

After all, Louise stopped being entangled, and went straight to the entrance of the first-class carriage, and walked into the inner space of this "steel monster" under the respectful gaze of the ticket inspector.

With the familiar figure disappearing into the "black iron sheet", the steam train once again let out roaring smoke and rolled over unscrupulously in front of it. Sophia stayed outside the platform, still staring deeply at the thick black.

Katrin comforted softly at the side: "Don't worry, even if the two of us get into trouble, nothing will happen to Louise."

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Steam-powered trains are inevitably noisy, and the shock absorption effect is not perfect, but one thing is very in line with the characteristics of this era.

That is, the space of the first-class carriages is very large, and the decoration is very gorgeous, and the attitude of the train service personnel is even more thoughtful, so that the dignity of customers who can afford the first-class carriages are fully taken care of.

Louise sat in her own seat. She wanted to think about what to do after she arrived in Tingen, but unexpectedly found a familiar figure.

Sitting next to her is a woman with exaggerated blue eye shadow and a pair of emerald green eyes, young, beautiful and seductive... This seems to be the "psychic" Miss Daly!

And she kept looking at me for what... Louise wanted to ignore it, but she had no choice but to turn her head in this situation, with a puzzled look on her face, and asked softly:

"Hi, do we know each other?"

Louise's guess was correct, this woman was indeed Miss Daly, and her destination was also Tingen.

The reason is very simple, because Daly received a letter from Captain Dunn, and learned from it that there was a lucky kid who became a Extraordinary less than two months ago, so she summed up the "acting method".

For the object of her admiration, Daly secretly left Backlund on the weekend and went to Tingen, trying to get the lucky kid named Klein to reveal the "acting method" to Dunn before the church personnel arrived.

When I was planning to spend this journey in boredom, I suddenly saw a beautiful woman whom I met once... Dai Li replied with a smile:

"Beautiful lady, this is our second meeting. The first time was at St. Samuel's Church. Do you remember... this must be the goddess' arrangement."

"Praise the goddess." Louise tapped her chest four times before hesitatingly said:

"Sorry, I don't have much impression of you."

A normal person wouldn't remember a stranger who just passed by, so Louise had to pretend she didn't know him.

"Psychic" Miss Daly didn't care about this, she chuckled twice and said:

"The first time is always a little strange and unaccustomed, but the second time you will be very proficient, just like us."

As expected of you, Miss Daly... Louise said, "Your speech is very interesting."

"Very few people comment like that." Miss Daly walked across the aisle of the train, sat opposite Louise, and stretched out her right hand:

"Let me introduce formally, Dai Li, who is working in the Goddess Church."

Louise shook each other's hand, it was soft and smooth, slightly cool, and also introduced herself:

"Louise, currently living in Egram Street, this trip is going to Tingen to meet a friend."

With a smile on the corner of Dai Li's mouth, she joked, "Are you going alone? Are you going to meet a male friend?"

Does it count if you were a man... Louise sneered, and corrected her seriously: "Female friend."

Dai Li didn't continue joking just enough, and turned to talking about herself, with a half-smile at the corner of her mouth:

"It's also a coincidence, my destination is also Tingen, to meet a man."

I know, and I went to knock on Klein's window in the middle of the night... Louise had already guessed the purpose of "psychic" Daly's trip, and responded with a smile:

"Hope you have a good trip and have a good time."

Then, she leaned her back on the comfortable seat and looked directly into the other person's eyes. The breeze outside the window passed through the gap by the window, blowing the ends of their hair. Louise lowered her voice and asked:

"Miss Daly, are you tired?"

As soon as the words fell, the cynical and deliberate sense of playing in the world in "Psychic" Daly's eyes was slowly fading, and her expression became a little serious. After more than ten seconds of silence, she suddenly laughed again and said:

"I don't quite understand what you mean?"

Louise reached out and opened a small window, making the wind noisier and covering up the conversation between the two.

She said calmly: "It can be seen that we are the same kind of people, and we all have a past that we don't want to mention."

Daly didn't refute this, because she felt the same way, which is why she only passed by the fate of Louise, but she kept it in her mind... However, the following words made her feel a little uncomfortable Comfortable, only to hear Louise continue:

"The difference is that I have come out of the past to welcome a new life, but you have been afraid, so you can only show the way you are now."

"In fact, in our short life, most of the time is often spent in a state of hesitation, thinking about whether the adventure will be rewarded, whether tomorrow will be better, whether the person I love loves me... "

"Since there are so many problems, why not give it a try? Maybe, taking risks will give you treasures that can never be used up in your life; maybe, the person you love is also loving you at the same time."

"Psychic" Daly listened carefully to these words, and became more and more silent. After a long time, she raised her head, her gaze was calm, and she asked aloud:

"Why are you telling me this?"

Maybe it's hard to understand... Louise suddenly smiled when she saw Miss Daly's exaggerated makeup:

"As you said, perhaps, this is the arrangement of the goddess."