Mysteries: Arcana Wars

"Don't you like little Katie? It's okay, we'll go over there later and introduce you to little Charlie, little Coco, little Lili...ah! Little Patty, you're here too!"

Ignoring Gene who was immersed in teasing the sweeping robot, Klein quietly moved to the side.

In fact, Klein had sensed the robot named Little Katie a long time ago. His spiritual intuition told him that although Little Katie had been mopping the floor, a beam of light was projected from this small robot and indirectly fell on Klein himself.

…There’s actually a camera installed in this robot…

Is the person behind the camera observing my reaction to this wanted warrant?

…Could it be that Scott?

While walking in deep thought, Klein felt a foreign object under his feet. He picked it up and found that it was a piece of iron metal.

The shape of the small iron block was a bit strange. Klein looked up and found a hole of the same shape above his head. This piece of component connected to various mechanical structures controlled something unknown, it should be a facility in this church.

Maybe it fell accidentally...

Klein casually put the small piece of iron back to its original position.

When the small iron block just fell into the hole, Klein's spiritual intuition suddenly gave a small warning. However, under the huge magnetic force, the small iron block was immediately stuck firmly in the hole.

Immediately afterwards, the entire mechanical structure built against the wall suddenly moved.

Watching this kind of classical machinery in action is simply a pleasure. In the church hall, you can see that each component operates in sequence according to its own rules. It is as if Klein has invested not a small piece of iron, but a breeze full of vitality, so wherever spring comes, metal flowers bloom one after another.

Gears meshed with gears, levers pushed levers, these huge and complex structures were like ancient beasts awakened, running at full speed with a magnificent and powerful posture. No one could defeat them, no one could stop them.

People could only watch helplessly as the parts moved rapidly, not knowing what to do with the structures or how to stop this strange behemoth from continuing to run. In the end, they could only watch the abnormal movement spread from a small piece of iron to the podium in the hall. A sprinkler suddenly emerged from the ceiling, periodically spraying water mist on the area where the bishop stood.

Wenceslas Cardin, who was preaching on the stage, did not even raise his head. Relying on his excellent spiritual intuition, he stood aside before the water mist sprayed down, elegantly avoiding these endless troubles.

"Praise the Steam!"

Klein was just admiring the beauty and magnificence of this giant device, but the praise that came out of his mouth directly was not in line with his personality before he woke up.

The programmer was at a loss as to what to do with this confusing device. He tried to shut down the large machine, but even though he quickly dug out the small iron block, the huge trick still couldn't be stopped. Some people from the Steam Church came out from all over the church, carrying large and small bags, looking gloomy, and joined the battle to shut down the machine.

"Who put the ball into the hole of 'domino' again?"

"Is it fun? This is the 'domino water mist' that our church is 'proud of'. It is said that this device was designed by the Manstein couple for the St. Hillran Church. Now we will use it in some performances."

As he spoke, Gene picked up the odd-shaped piece of iron that had fallen to the ground and carefully displayed it in front of Klein.

"The small piece of iron you put in just now was the original key to the device. It is said to be called 'Trigore', which was also the name given by the Manstein couple."

"The biggest feature of this device is that as long as you put a small piece of iron into this inconspicuous hole that you can't tell which machine it belongs to, it will work in a way you would never expect. The various units will work one after another, spraying water mist on the podium continuously, and it is almost impossible to stop it. There is no point in digging out the small piece of iron. You can only watch it work and then try to find a way to break through the workflow of these machines."

"Every time it is turned on, each unit will operate in a different way, randomly forming different working conditions. Every shutdown is a challenging and fulfilling job."

Gene put the small piece of iron named "Trigor" back into the programmer's hands.

"It is said that the Mansteins wanted to use this device to tell the world that once something is triggered, it can no longer be stopped, just like the falling dominoes, where one can only watch the last domino fall."

A piece of black cloth and a pair of headphones appeared in Gene's hands.

"My superior has finally summoned you, Mr. Moretti. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, but please bring these with you."

"Now, follow me."

*****

Watching the real Klein walking further and further away, the secret cat that was staying in Saint Hillran Church and was being specially cared for yawned in a way that was in line with its cat nature.

Judging from the feeling transmitted from the main body, this piece of black cloth and this headset temporarily affected his positioning and perception abilities, until he reached a place similar to an elevator hall, where these extraordinary items were taken off, and then he continued to take the elevator all the way down.

This elevator... is really deep... why hasn't it reached the end yet...

……what?

Suddenly, a female monk picked up the secret cat and walked towards the signboard.

“Captain Damien, Captain Damien! Is it convenient for you to come over and take a look? There’s a strange cat here!”

"Okay, wait a minute until I'm done here."

Damien applied glue and placed posters about the Wheelchair Racing Grand Prix on the billboard, then climbed down from the chair and walked away to watch.

Rich paste dripped from the brush, and the diligent sweeping robot Katie rushed over and quickly gave Damien a clean floor.

"... Steam, sorry little Katie, I didn't mean it... By the way, can you do me a favor? Please help me get something here, thank you!"

Damien lowered his head and adjusted the smart eyepiece towards the sweeping robot. A file transfer sign appeared on the robot's display screen, and soon a big check mark appeared.

These were still within Klein's common sense, but the subsequent developments were a bit beyond the programmer's understanding.

The chubby Katie suddenly split into six large pieces, and then began to extend, twist, and deform until it turned into a mechanical cat with a very cyberpunk spirit. Then it meowed, spread its feet and ran away swiftly!

In your Saint Hillran Church, even the pets are Transformers? !

You wouldn't really put a submachine gun in the mouth of this Transformers cat!

Damien quickly finished the work at hand, and after listening to the brief introduction of the female member of the Mechanical Heart team, he immediately picked up the Secret Cat and touched it.

"...With this feeling and the situation, I suspect that this cat has been turned into a secret doll. Moreover, the owner of the secret doll has little knowledge of mechanics. It doesn't feel like a real simulated mechanical cat at all... Of course, it could also be a zombie cat that has been stuffed with some strange machinery to match its extraordinary power... Anyway, let's put it at the gate for now. Lock it up and don't let this cat find a chance to sneak into the church and steal information..."

"Captain, why do the higher-ups suddenly require that pets be checked during security checks, especially cats?"

"According to colleagues patrolling the Earth Church, while Director Sinedu of the Earth Church Hospital was hospitalized, an extraordinary cat bypassed the heavy security and sneaked into his ward, and healed all his injuries..."

...In the end, I was the one who dug my own grave...

Dean Shinedu, is there a possibility that the reason I was able to sneak in that night was not because you or the Steam Church did not have enough security, or because I was particularly powerful, but because your leader at the time was a mole?

The secret cat, who was crying in prison, heard the low sighs between Damien and his teammates.

"…I worked all night to rush a program for the Abraham family, but was attacked by a mysterious killer at night. I lost my job and stayed at home unemployed. The program that had already been launched was caught in an extraordinary incident. At this time, someone sent me a cat to comfort me, but I didn't expect it to be a secret doll or a zombie…"

"...This programmer is just a little too unlucky..."