the last king of darkness

Chapter 67 The Flower of Human Nature

Coming to the alley next to the tavern, Rhodes opened the eyes of the soul to prevent being followed or eavesdropped.

Under the vision of the eyes of the soul, the people with strong soul fluctuations are all far away, and there is only one nearer. According to the route, it should be the patrolling academy guard.

He is not being watched.

This is also where Rhodes feels strange recently.

Since the sewer incident, he hadn't found the surveillance figure again.

Neither the Internal Affairs Tribunal nor the War Department came to find him.

For a moment, he seemed to be an outsider, and those complicated things had nothing to do with him.

Rhodes doesn't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but he has made up his mind that as soon as the invasion is over, no matter whether anyone comes to him or not, he will go to the Internal Affairs Tribunal to find Lauren and his teacher Black Bear, and tell him everything he knows. Information, using "amnesia cured" as an excuse to inform them.

If necessary, he can also provide him with Sherlock Holmes-level investigative reasoning ability, catch the murderer as soon as possible, and settle the matter.

"Tell me something quickly." Zales said impatiently, "I'm going back to have breakfast with the animal trainer sister."

Rhodes took out the silver sign: "Zaza, can you confirm whether this thing is real or not?"

Zales took it and read it over and over several times:
"Hunter's license? What do you want to do? If you have time to go to Red Square Street, why don't you find a way to get into Kashan's room. In terms of appearance, there are few people who can compare to her, but the breasts are a little smaller. You don't mind that, do you?"

Rhodes frowned and said, "Answer my question, I'm in a hurry now."

"Well, let me tell you, this thing is almost impossible to counterfeit. All the licenses are actually part of the Holy Grail of the hunter. If you imprint the spirit into it, you can sense the existence of the Holy Grail. Similarly, it can sense yours. .”

"How to brand it?"

"It's enough to input the psionic energy into it. The psionic energy is controlled by your mind, and the license plate will record the characteristics of your spirit. This is the imprint."

"Is it dangerous?"

"No."

Rhodes was silent for a moment, then asked again: "How much is a hunter's license?"

"Around five thousand, eight thousand for the academy."

"But I didn't spend any money."

Rhodes briefly explained the matter.

Zales smiled after hearing this: "I guess the boss might be targeted by the sheriff, and he is anxious to get rid of this thing. You are so lucky. Alright, I'm going to have breakfast."

Rhodes finally asked: "If I am discovered by the academy, will I be in danger?"

"Yes, Kashan will kill you, because you will deduct fifty points from ten groups."

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Rhodes hesitated for a moment, but chose to believe what Zales said.

He held the long silver tablet and poured spiritual energy into it.

In an instant, an inexplicable feeling appeared, Rhodes seemed to have touched a huge monster, like a beast that towered above the sky, sleeping in the eternal darkness.

The hallucination quickly disappeared. Rhodes looked at the silver medal, and the words "Blade of Dawn" still remained in the corner of his eye.

Is it done?
Rhodes decided to try.

He put on the Goldworth Medal, inserted the Spirit Spear into his arms, took Soul Element, Soul Red Crystal, Red Powder, True Silver Bullet and Thunder Stone, and walked towards the east gate of the college.

Along the way, you can see many one-year students performing patrol tasks in the college. They are scattered throughout the college in units of departments, but more of them are just for vigilance, order maintenance and training. They are real guards. Those who are scattered in the dark, only Rhodes can find.

The on-duty function of the east gate is also replaced by patrolling students, but there will be a department teacher to prevent the students from encountering situations that cannot be handled.

Rhodes came to the east gate and explained his purpose to the teacher on duty.

The teacher obviously knew him, but he still asked him to go to the academy's security office to register after lighting up the Kingworth badge.

At the defense, Rhodes showed and lit up the hunter license.

The captain of the defense gave him a deep look: "Are you sure you will not accept the supervision of the academy?"

"What happens if you accept it?"

"I will send someone to follow you to make sure that the destination you are going to is as legal and safe as you registered. During dangerous times, we will bring you back to the academy in advance. You will need to pay for the on-duty person."

"Is Wangcheng very dangerous now?"

"sometimes."

"Will the doomsday cultists openly show up and attack us?"

The captain of the defense sneered: "Unless they want to commit suicide."

"Then I don't need it."

"But you're just a freshman."

Rhodes frowned, and turned out the badge of his special student: "I am a special student."

The captain of the defense did not speak any more, and silently gave him a pass, only registering the time when he went out.

Walking out of the majestic Kingworth gate alone, Rhode let out a long breath in his heart.

Finally another step forward.

The street outside the door is very spacious. On one side is the bright and dazzling Kingworth College, and on the other side there are many horseless carriages neatly parked. New carriages are constantly leaving or entering on the road, and all kinds of people Coming and going, very lively.

Rhodes watched for a moment and noticed that everyone would take out silver coins and stuff them into the box at the door before getting in the car.

Self-service hearse?

Well, I admit that you guys are really advanced.

Rhodes walked to a hearse, took out a silver coin, and stuffed it into the long mouth on the box.

With the sound of clicking, the gears and bearings rotated one by one, and the closed door popped open.

Inside the carriage are standard two rows of seats with a low table in the middle.

The only difference is that there is a blue slate on the low table with an inverted round clock on it.

Rhodes took a look, and the longest needle moved out one space and was slowly returning.

One quarter of an hour.

A silver cord takes a quarter of an hour.

A bit expensive.

90 silver cables can take more than [-] days.

Rhodes put in another coin.

click.

The round clock took a step outward and turned into two divisions.

should be enough.

After sitting on it, Rhodes found that there were many bright dots on the blue slate, which said "King's Cross Station", "Iron Cross Street Station", "Fire Hammer Street Station" and so on.

This should be the station that can be reached.

Rhodes remembered Lauren's horseless car, which should be the difference between a public car and a private car.

Isn't it right, you also want to buy a car here?
Rhodes complained silently, and moved his gaze to the top of the stone slab, on which were written two lines:
[Please drive safely, do not damage the hearse or the contents of the car, do not evade orders and cheat, and do not behave uncivilized in the car, this car has been monitored, any behavior that violates the laws of the king will be judged and severely punished! 】

The last four words are enlarged and marked in red, showing its powerful deterrent effect.

Wow... It really is the era of psionic electricity. It seems that this hearse has experienced many twists and turns from its birth to the present.

Humans are all the same.

Withdrawing his messy thoughts, Rhodes quickly found where he was going.

Iron Cross neighborhood.

This is where he previously performed patrol duties as a special cadet.

Rhodes had already thought about it.

If you don't let me go, I will go by myself.

The chief of defense in Iron Cross District had a very good impression of him, and he would definitely not refuse a free laborer.

He can join any team, as long as he frantically picks up the leaks like last time.

Rhodes will not go to the streets to hunt monsters by himself like a fool.

Not to mention the doomsday sect that has made enemies with him, there are also enemies in the internal affairs tribunal staring at him. It is very unsafe for him to wander alone on the street for a long time.

Teaming up is the best option.

Originally, Rhodes planned to find passers-by to go there together to avoid accidents on the road, but this hearse looks so advanced, there is a high probability that it will not be attacked.

With his thoughts fixed, Rhodes pressed the light spot representing the Iron Cross block.

boom!
The car moved and hit the chair with its back.

A steady push back came, and the hearse had already driven onto the avenue, speeding towards Iron Cross Street.

I don't know why, there are quite a lot of people in Wangcheng today, the streets are full of hearses, there are small four-wheeled carriages like his, and there are also double-decker floating buses.

There are people on both sides of the road. They seem to be well-dressed and well-behaved. Most of the men are wearing light-colored robes. White, yellow, and blue are the most common colors.

Ladies mainly wear long skirts, beige, red and gold are the main colors, some of them wear big top hats, some have light gauze, and when they smile, they cover their lips lightly, looking very elegant.

Black seems to be a dreaded color here, except for a very small number of special groups of people, no one uses this color.

Rhodes looked at the scene outside the window, and his thoughts were running rapidly.

In his limited experience of going out of the city for a few times, Wangcheng was always deserted, and there was almost no one in sight.

Why are there so many people today?Is it a special day?
If so, would there still be countless monsters for him to hunt and kill on the street like that day?
Rhodes was slightly worried.

However, this is the inner city, maybe it will be different in the outer city.

The speed of the hearse is very fast, and it is quite flexible, passing through the flow of people and the hearse quickly.

After a while, Rhodes came under the high wall of the inner city. The guards at the city gate were students of the academy, and one of them was Beowuld whom he had seen at the banquet.

His bear-like body was very conspicuous, and he was standing in the road to stop all the hearses and check their IDs one by one.

When it was Rhodes' turn, he greeted and handed over the pass.

Beowuld froze for a moment: "It's you." Immediately afterwards, great contempt appeared in his eyes, he simply glanced at his pass, and threw it back.

"Dirty guy."

Getting out of the way, the hearse quickly drove past with the inexplicable Rhodes.

"Did I offend him?"

After thinking for a while, Rhodes suddenly remembered the words of Zales and Annabe.

"Oh, I see, maybe he thought I was going to that Red Square Street."

As soon as the name is heard, it is probably a place of fireworks and romance, and the two of them think that he wants to go to that kind of place with the hunter's license.

Ha ha.

You underestimate me too much.

How can a place as vulgar as Hongfang Street compare to the nuns and sisters in the church medical center?

Hey hey hey.

After laughing for a while, Rhodes thought of Aunt Uther again.

Well, I have time to go back and see her later.

If it weren't for Aunt Uther, he wouldn't have been able to get into Kingworth Academy, and would have probably died in the first invasion long ago.

In reason and reason, he should go back once.

Aunt Uther also said that she would help him treat amnesia again, although in Rhodes' view now, it doesn't matter anymore, he should know everything.

However, this can also be his excuse.

He can claim that Aunt Uther's treatment was successful, he successfully recovered his memory, and handed over all the information he knew.

If the Internal Affairs Tribunal finds out the truth and catches the murderer, maybe Aunt Uther will be rewarded.

Ok.

Not bad!

This idea is good.

As long as you survive the invasion, do it immediately.

Rhodes felt a little happier, and he was not so worried about his upcoming fate.

He looked out of the window, and after crossing the high wall to the outer city, the scene changed dramatically.

The light suddenly dimmed, the street became narrow, the flow of people became crowded and noisy, cross-flowing sewage and debris could be seen everywhere, the houses on both sides became messy and old, and the speed of the hearse slowed down.

The yelling on the street poured into my ears one after another.

"The finest phlogiston! The finest phlogiston! One serving will keep your lamp lit for a whole week!"

"The clam meat just sent from Qianhu Town! One piece of silver!"

"Fresh and hot mushroom soup! Drink a bowl of it for a whole day!"

"Sweet vine jam! Sweet vine jam!"

"New honey from the City of Flowers!"

All kinds of itinerant street vendors shouted loudly, and the air mixed with stench and fresh fragrance poured into his nose, making Rhodes feel the breath of life that he had not seen for a long time.

This is what the lowest-level residents of the royal city look like. Most of them wear plain and shabby robes, wrinkled faces, sallow and thin faces, and calluses on their hands.

The hearse slowly but firmly parted the flow of people and moved forward.

When it came to a circular square, Rhodes saw a harpist sitting on the fountain, playing melodious music.

The ringing of church bells not far away did not overshadow his music.

A large group of half-grown children ran wildly around him, dancing unknown dances. They were dressed in rags and their faces were covered with unknown dirt, but they couldn't hide their happy smiles like angels.

Several women in thick rag-like clothes looked at them lovingly.

The hearse passed over here and headed firmly forward.

Suddenly, a little girl ran to the window of the carriage and held up a bouquet of flowers.

"Brother, do you want flowers? They are narcissus planted by my mother. She said they are flowers of love. Big brother can give them to the ones he loves, as long as he has a silver cord."

"It's very fresh, just picked it off, and there are still drops of water on the petals!"

"Big brother, do you want it?"

Rhodes couldn't hold back, and handed over a silver coin.

The little girl's surprised voice came from outside the car window: "Brother, thank you, I will give you the flowers!"

"Do not."

Rhodes stepped over the car window and smiled at the skinny little girl.

"I'll give you flowers."

Sophie's Joy +33
Humanity +3
Flower of Humanity +1
(End of this chapter)