The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"How can this be..." Vaschi was about to question Leo's words, but soon she seemed to recall something, the words on her lips stopped abruptly, and her face became extremely ugly.

"What did you think of?" Leo asked in a deep voice.

"The scepter of divine punishment of the ancient clan." Vaschi said with a very serious face: "Two months ago, Mitty asked Rembrandt to translate a book left by the priests of the ancient clan. An artifact left to future generations by the ancestors of the ancient clan. This artifact is called the Scepter of Scourge. It is said that after this artifact is activated, it can easily destroy any city in the world. The things that the ancient people boasted about in order to show their authority did not expect to actually exist, and they were found by that woman."

"Do you know what's in that book about the Scepter of Scourge?" Leo asked in a deep voice. If he could know some details about the Scepter of Scourge, he might be able to deduce what kind of weapon Mitty Grant was holding. , it is also possible to prevent this weapon from triggering.

After hearing the words, Vaschi carefully recalled what he had heard, and said: "At that time, I didn't believe in the set of things mentioned in the ancient clan book, so I didn't listen too much. I have been to a ship where the scourge originated from the sky. The ancestors of the ancient race came to this world on this ship. After they settled here, they sent that ship to the sky and made it a guardian of the ancient race. Xing Xing, when the ancient people are in danger, the ancient people who hold the scepter of scourge can ask for scourge from that ship, and the scourge will fall from the sky, and there is no way to stop it."

After listening to Vaschi's words, Leo knew very well that the so-called divinely condemned weapon of the ancient clan was probably the energy rail gun on the space battleship without even thinking about it, and this news made him feel mixed.

Although there are many planets in the universe that can be inhabited by living things, they are too few among the various cosmic races that are as numerous as stars. Therefore, in order to avoid permanent damage to habitable planets caused by space wars, the Supreme Council restricts all planets. The rail guns of space battleships are not allowed to use live ammunition weapons, and can only be equipped with discrete particle energy weapons.

Although this kind of discrete particle energy weapon has the power to easily destroy a huge meteorite in a space war, if it is used to attack a habitable planet, the energy particles will be separated by the atmospheric particles of the habitable planet itself, plus the habitable planet itself. In the end, the power of energy weapons can only cause physical damage to various cosmic creatures, and will not cause too much damage to the planet itself.

In addition, this energy weapon also has a weakness, that is, it cannot penetrate too thick ground, so when this weapon launches an attack, people can avoid being hurt by this energy weapon as long as they hide in an underground bunker.

When Leo learned that the scepter of divine punishment held by Mitty was most likely an energy rail gun, a bunker that could be avoided immediately appeared in his mind, which was the underground vault of the National Bank.

Almost when he was thinking of a place to take refuge, he also saw the silk thread on his head that represented the disaster quickly disappear, from which he could judge that his guess was right.

Although it is a happy thing that he no longer has death threats, he also realizes that it is impossible for him to stop the attack of this weapon from Mitty, because the trigger condition of this weapon cannot be judged, it may be that Mitty Some kind of thought instruction from Grant, which is more likely to be the life characteristic of Mitty Grant.

Moreover, Leo felt that this divinely condemned weapon should have been used before. The holy mountain sacrifice that caused the extinction of the ancient clan just a few decades ago was more likely to be the real reason for the complete extinction of the ancient clan.

Think about the time when the ancients were performing sacrifices on the top of their holy mountain. The ancient man who mastered the trigger of the rail gun was suddenly assassinated. The rail gun was activated, gathered energy, and fired an energy beam at the final trigger coordinate. Unless they can find a cave to hide from, they cannot resist the energy beam of the rail gun at all.

As for the subsequent volcanic eruption, I'm afraid it was more of a coincidence. The ancient sacred mountain itself was an active volcano that had accumulated to the limit of eruption, and the energy beam just happened to be an igniter.

"You go back to Mitty Grant immediately to protect her safety." After learning the cause of this devastating disaster, Leo quickly had a way to deal with the disgust in his mind, and immediately gave Vaschi instructions road.

Vaschi was not used to Leo's commanding tone, and frowned, but did not refute, but nodded to accept Leo's command, got up immediately, and walked to the Garden Palace.

"Wait," Leo suddenly stopped Vaschi after walking a few meters, and said, "In case you fail to protect Mitty Grant and Mitty Grant dies, then you will have nothing to do." Don't think too much, go to the underground vault of the National Bank as quickly as possible."

Vaschi was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood that it should be a way to escape. Although she didn't know why Leo knew that the underground vault of the National Bank could avoid this devastating disaster, she still decided to follow Leo's suggestion .

After Vaschi left, Leo was ready to go to the Special Bureau to find Frank Fussen.

In his opinion, if the royal family and the Congress really betrayed Mitty Grant, then the main force responsible for arresting Mitty Grant must be the special bureau headed by Frank Fussen, so if Frank Fussen is dealt with first, then the disaster will come. Chances of occurrence may be reduced by half.

However, before Leo's carriage got out of the block where the Garden Palace is located, the carriage was stopped in front, and then an agent from the Special Bureau walked to the side of the carriage, showed his ID to Leo, and said: " The chief wants to see you."

"Lead the way." Leo was a little surprised by the appearance of the special agent, but after thinking about it, he felt it was reasonable, so he nodded and said.

After getting the answer, the detective jumped into the side seat of the carriage, showed his ID card to the driver, and signaled to go to the refreshment shop on a nearby street.

Leo was sitting in the carriage, and the spirit net scanned the agent and the other agents in the carriage behind him, and he was a little surprised by the feedback.

Because he found that the energy fluctuations of these agents showed that he, like the night watchman, was a superhuman implanted with different god cells, and their energy fluctuations were not as strong as that of the eternal man he met in Miria City. No matter how inferior Bailey Weai was, he was also much stronger than the other special bureau agents he saw in Sete Port and Durin City.

"Direct line!" Leo quickly had an answer in his mind. Thinking about it, Frank Fussen has been the director of the Special Bureau for so many years, how could he not have some secret power in his hands,

Soon the carriage arrived at the destination, the detective jumped out of the carriage, opened the door, and said to Leo, "The chief is waiting for you inside."

Leo got out of the carriage, and habitually swept the spirit net around the environment, and found that the kind of powerful jammers only found in important government departments had been set up around him. This result made his face a little gloomy.

There were no other guests in the refreshment shop, only Frank Fussen sat alone at the table by the window. Some refreshments were placed on the table, and it seemed that they had not been ready for a long time.

"Try it! The tea here is very unique, completely different from other places." Frank Fussen pointed to the opposite table and said to Leo.

Leo went over to sit down, and naturally picked up the pastry on the table to taste, and then said like a real gourmet: "The method of making the cake should be the pastry making method of the three schools of Sanchez. The technology is a dome oven, adding Sigma's charcoal grilling method, the temperature is well controlled, and the timing of the oven is also very accurate. It is perfect with Thiago purple leaf juice. The only flaw is that the charcoal he uses for baking is not The red incense wood from Sigma is the local light red incense wood in Yingge. Although the aroma of the two types of red incense wood is the same after burning, the moisture of the light red incense wood is too heavy, and it will have a burnt smell when made into charcoal. That burnt smell permeates the cake as well."

Frank Fussen, who was sitting opposite, heard Leo speak out the advantages and disadvantages of the pastry in front of him as easily as a gourmet, and he couldn't help showing a look of surprise in his eyes, but soon he showed a relieved expression, and said: "I forgot Oh, you were a gourmet for a while in Miria City."

Leo put down the teacup in his hand, and said abruptly: "You knew it from the beginning."

Frank Fussen was silent for a while, and said: "I'm about to retire." Then, he took a sip from his teacup and said, "You know what? None of the special bureau chiefs before me was able to spend a peaceful life. During the term of office, three were arrested for corruption, two committed suicide in the director's office, and another six were assassinated at the door leaving the special bureau. I was able to sit in the position of the director of the special bureau for so many years, not entirely because of me The ability is also because I know when to be confused."

Leo looked at the other party calmly, and said, "Since you want to continue to be confused, you shouldn't come to me to investigate this matter."

"It's not my idea to find you." Frank Fussen sighed helplessly, and said, "You never know what those big shots are thinking. Some people hope that no matter what happens, the situation will be as stable as before. Some people But I feel that this kingdom is too stable, and I want to make a little noise."

Hearing Frank Fussen's words, Leo couldn't help but feel a little doubt in his heart. It is not difficult to see that Frank Fussen's original intention was not to involve Leo in this matter, and he even avoided letting Leo come into contact with this matter. But someone ordered him to find Leo after Pasa Cagulan's death and involved Leo in this matter, which really surprised Leo.

Frank Fussen is undoubtedly one of the most powerful people in the Kingdom of England. He holds the Special Bureau and can use the Special Bureau's special features to investigate and arrest anyone in the Kingdom except the king, including the Speaker of Parliament. It's a bit weird that a person with real power is just someone else's subordinate, and even does some idealistic things because of that person's orders.

Leo quickly analyzed all the people who have the ability to command Frank Fussen in his mind, and soon got the answer. After all, in the Kingdom of England, there are only a handful of people with such power and ability.

"The Duke of Buckingham?" Leo stared at Frank Fussen, and after saying the name, he saw that Frank Fussen's expression did not change, but his fingers trembled involuntarily, and he said with certainty: "It's Buckingham Does the Duke hope to use this incident to stir up civil turmoil in the Kingdom of England?"

"It's not the country that's in chaos, it's just those who are in power at the top." Frank Fussen said by default, "And it's just to find something for the royal family and Congress to do."

Leo asked in a deep voice: "You, no, or what will they do with Mitty Grant?"

"You can rest assured that Mitty Grant will not be in any danger. They want to get the weapon in Mitty Grant's hands, so naturally they won't hurt Mitty Grant." Frank Fusen said calmly: "When they get the weapon they want I will find someone to take the place of the dead ghost and execute it, and then return the person to Old Rembrandt."

"Sounds good." Leo nodded and asked, "Why are you keeping me here now? Shouldn't you let me go, let me continue to investigate, and then help Mitty Grant escape from England?" Kingdom, make the situation more chaotic?"

Frank Fussen shook his head and said: "What I want is controlled chaos, not widespread casualties. If those guys conflict with you, I'm afraid many people will die, even the royal family and members of Congress will die. It's not me want."

Leo was silent for a while, and asked again: "Where are the members of Mitty Grant's drama troupe?"

Frank Fussen was a little puzzled, and didn't understand why Leo cared about the members of the drama troupe, but he still said truthfully: "As long as they don't cause trouble, there should be no danger."

"You lied." Leo stared at Frank Fussen and said, "You didn't have any confidence when you said this, otherwise you wouldn't use such vague words."

Frank Fussen was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

"The Duke of Buckingham asked you to do these things in order to create chaos in Durin. Although you have to follow the orders of the Duke of Buckingham, you are unwilling to follow the orders of the Duke of Buckingham completely. I'm under your nose, no matter what I want to do, you can stop it in time." Leo analyzed Frank Fusen's thoughts, and then said to him with a serious expression: "But, have you ever thought about it? What I want to do is actually the same as you? I don’t want to see the situation get out of hand.”

Frank frowned, but didn't speak.

Leo thought for a while, and continued: "Since the Duke of Buckingham is going to use Mitty Grant as a pawn to disrupt the political situation in Durin, and made you do so many things, did he tell you that Mitty Grant not only masters How about a weapon that can assassinate targets at a super long distance, and a weapon that can instantly destroy all life in a city?"

"What?" Frank Fussen was taken aback.

At the moment Frank Fussen was stunned, Leo quickly put his palm on his forehead.