Embers of Embers

Chapter 91 Exhibition in the Far East
That was a story a long time ago. After the Glorious War, the head of the Stuart family suddenly died of a serious illness. Because there was no direct heir, and the huge family was about to be torn apart by different branches, some people said that there was still Stuart. The blood of Tuat was left outside. It was the child left here when Yin Erweg counterattacked to Gaul Naro.
So a task was sent to retrieve that bloodline, and many people went to Gallo Naro, and Lorenzo was just one of them.
This is related to the ownership of power, so when the task is issued, everyone knows different things. For example, Lorenzo's task is to find Seleu and pry out what she knows in her mind. Lorenzo is the first to find it. At that time, she was living in a cold alley and relying on charity to survive. As a result, the girl now looks a little malnourished.
The two walked through the deserted streets and were almost at the lower city.
It was very cold, Seleu hugged Lorenzo's arm unconsciously, and walked across the frozen road and dilapidated buildings.
Seleucid has always had a strange feeling for Lorenzo, just like a newborn beast will recognize the first creature it sees as its support. Lorenzo was the first to discover her and brought her from Nalo, Gaul. When I returned to Old Dunling, my life was completely changed. The number of children begging on the street suddenly became more than ten thousand.
But she was not happy about it, only uncomfortable fear. Neither the tall castle nor the armed guards could bring her any sense of security. There was always a sharp dagger hidden under the pillow. She had always been that person. The child shivering in the alley has never changed.
"So why are you interested in that kind of stuff?"
As he spoke, a touch of heat gushed out from Lorenzo's mouth. The weather in Old Dunling was getting colder and colder. Coupled with the steam coming from the furnace pillar every day, it was simply impossible to guard against.
"They said it was unique and something from the Far East."
Seleu replied indifferently, Lorenzo had long been used to her indifference, and thoughts flew in his mind.
"A machine from the Far East? It's really curious."
The only thing left that can be called the Far East is the mysterious Jiuxia. Apart from the fleet that arrived a long time ago, the Western world only knows them as a word, but now something from there has appeared. This is indeed better than What family dinners are so much more fun.
"But if you don't go to the banquet, won't they have any objections to you?"
Lorenzo was referring to those noble groups headed by Stuart. They were honored by the war, so they guarded the girl like knights. Even though she was the only one left in Stuart's direct line, she could Under the management of those people, the family industry has become increasingly prosperous, although the population is still pitifully small.
From Lorenzo's point of view, they are a group of babysitters connected with the old housekeeper, Weiya, and sometimes the kindness is annoying.
Lorenzo still remembers that one rainy night, Via knocked on the door of 121A Cork Street, holding a suitcase of money to persuade Lorenzo to leave their owner, just because of the girl's marksmanship under Lorenzo's kind guidance. It's gotten to a weird level, but what she should learn at her age is how to be a manager.
"I will be an adult in one month, and I will become the Duchess of Stuart. This is the last time those old guys can be arrogant."
This is truly a rebellious speech.
Lorenzo looked at Seliu helplessly, but because of his height, he could only see a undulating deerstalker hat.
Yes, during the hundred years of the Glorious War, Stuart relied on his strong military exploits and Michelle Stuart's obstruction in the landing battle. In the middle of the Glorious War, Stuart was promoted to Duke and led the southern theater.
Although only Seliu is left in this glorious family, the power she deserves is still reserved for her. This is a sign of respect and praise for the sacrifice.
"Then a duchess who is about to take the throne walks into the downtown area. This will not have a positive impact."
As Lorenzo spoke, he pulled up Seleu's collar, completely covering her small face.
"Then from now on, you will be my assistant. I will answer whatever others ask. Then you can see what you like. Do you understand?"
Seleu may not be clear, but Lorenzo understands very well that the shrike in the lower city is an Infernal Affairs man. Do you think he is a gang boss who relies on nobles for his survival?In fact, what stands behind him is a mysterious purification mechanism. More importantly, his real master is Queen Victoria.
Every noble who goes to the Lower City will be recorded by this person in a small book, which will be used to threaten them when necessary.
"Do you know the way?"
"I am more familiar with Lower City than you are."
Before Lorenzo became an outside detective, he was almost an old acquaintance from downtown.
Through the dilapidated wasteland, among the small wooden houses built randomly with wooden planks, Lorenzo took Seleu and walked for a long time. Finally, they stopped at a downward intersection. The gatekeeper lay beside him, pretending to be a sleeping wanderer. Han, but secretly observing Lorenzo, his hand reached into his clothes, and he must have tightened his grip on the gun.
"Step aside."
Lorenzo said as he flipped a coin, its scratched surface bearing a resting shrike.
The gatekeeper caught the coin and observed it carefully, but still stopped Lorenzo. He pointed at Seleu next to Lorenzo, his meaning was obvious.
"Does it take a child's height to pay a ticket?"
Lorenzo started talking nonsense again, but he still threw the second coin in compliance with the rules, and endured the pain of Seleu pinching his waist, and the two stepped into the darkness.
The air gradually became warm, and there was a faint light of fire in the depths of darkness. The two of them walked along the stairs at their feet until they reached the deepest point.
Suddenly there was a whisper in another language. The man's skin was brown and red with white dye written all over his body with strange handwriting. He closed his eyes tightly and recited a prayer that Lorenzo couldn't understand. He seemed to be praying to someone. Remembering the forgotten gods.
Seleu unconsciously tightened his grip on Lorenzo, and as the firelight lit up, more praying people sitting on the ground appeared in their sight.
Like an eerie ritual, they lined the way to welcome, only in an ancient and obscure language.
"People from the Far East."
Lorenzo whispered to Seleu.
Jiuxia rules the entire eastern world after the Caucasus Mountains, but he does not control all the territory. In fact, nearly half of the land in the East belongs to some small countries, and those small countries are all affiliated with Jiuxia. These strange people in front of him Presumably they are those from the vassal country.
Seliu couldn't help but take a few more glances at those people who were muttering with their eyes closed. In the Western world, Easterners were too rare, like strange beasts.
Lorenzo pulled her forward, but there was a slight ripple in his heart. With the emergence of steam technology, the uncrossable ocean became possible. The connection between the two worlds of the East and the West was gradually getting closer. He suddenly remembered that When Arthur said to him, the world was getting smaller, just like the shrinking Colosseum. Sooner or later, the beasts would meet and confront each other.
But this is not what he, a little detective, can think about. The attendant stopped by the door, bowed slightly when they saw the two coming, and then presented the mask.
The door then opened, and it was a completely different world.
Countless precision instruments lie quietly behind the glass cabinets, and their dancing waists are beauties made of metal and machinery. People walk through the cabinets and face the machines they have never seen before. Commentary.
Not far away, there was an open space isolated by guards. A huge machine stood erected in it, like a fallen steel giant, with its cold edges as sharp as sword blades.
"Is this a machine from the East?"
Seliu gently stroked the glass, and behind him was a small bronze woman. The sound of small gears sounded slightly underneath, and she raised her hand high, with fire burning on it.
Lorenzo didn't look at that. He focused his gaze on the front, where the huge bronze object was held high like a huge sword and halberd.
(End of this chapter)