Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 199 Blind Student, You Found Huadian

Woo!
The steam locomotive, spewing a lot of smoke, dragged one carriage after another into the platform, moving slower and slower.

On January 1, the steam train that Yu Jin was riding on finally arrived at Constant City, the capital of Jianhai County.

The straight-line distance between Backlund and Constant City is more than 1,100 kilometers, but the actual mileage of the laid tracks is much higher than this. After all, the road cannot be flat all the way, nor can it be a straight line all the way. After all, the railway company has to consider economic interests, and when laying tracks, it will pass through as many cities as possible, which inevitably leads to detours.

Although the steam train that Yu Jin and his crew were riding did not need to stop at other cities along the route, it still took more than a day to reach the city of Constantin.

A girl in a pure white dress inlaid with gold lace followed Yu Jin out of the car. Her long golden hair was casually tied up, falling down softly and shiny. Her emerald green eyes reflected a bright luster, as deep as the sea and like the purest gem. The girl's facial features and her face shape matched her breathtaking beauty, and her temperament was elegant and pure.

"Is this Conston?"

Audrey looked around at her surroundings, her eyes twinkling.

Yu Jin looked around and suddenly asked:

"There doesn't seem to be anyone here?"

The platform of Constant City looked spacious and bright, but there was no one there. It was a little too empty, and it was hard not to wonder if something unexpected had happened here.

Anne, Audrey's personal maid, who was carrying a suitcase, explained softly:
"Mr. Ash, this is the platform for the special train. There aren't many normal people here. The normal people are on another platform."

Yu Jin nodded silently, and his doubts were slightly dispelled.

This is a platform built specifically for special trains. In a world ruled by nobles and extraordinary people, this is not uncommon. After all, rulers always enjoy many privileges.

The golden retriever Susie was looking around curiously. Everything in the city was new to her. Compared with Audrey, Susie didn't need to hide her feelings. Her tail was wagging from side to side, showing her owner's joy and excitement.

Ikanser Bernard came over with a team of members of the Mechanical Heart team and greeted them with a smile:
"Good morning, Lord Black, Miss Hall."

"Good morning, Deacon Ikanser."

Audrey nodded modestly and replied politely.

Deacon Ikanser explained:

"The special train will stop at the platform for repairs and replenishment, and will depart tomorrow morning. Before that, you can have a good day in Constanton City. Of course, we have already booked a room at the 'Blue Sea' Hotel, so you can also go and rest first."

After a pause, Ikanser smiled and said, "But I think you don't want to listen to my nagging here. The exit is over here."

Ikanser pointed in a direction, and a group of people came towards them from that direction.

One of the parties was mainly composed of young people who looked quite energetic. From their clothes, it could not be seen that they were Ikanser's colleagues in Conston City and members of the Mechanical Heart of the Steam Church. The leader was a man of the same age as Ikanser, with a broad forehead, serious brown eyes, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked gentle and refined, but also had a certain inexplicable severity.

On the other side, most of the people were dressed like servants, both men and women. The leader was a middle-aged gentleman who was dressed meticulously, with a snow-white shirt, a thick gray-blue vest that perfectly covered his stomach, and a long tuxedo with clear lines and no flaws.

The gentleman was wearing a pair of shiny leather shoes and a pair of white knitted gloves. There were a few silver hairs on his temples, deep wrinkles on his face, and his light brown eyes looked very serious. Perhaps because he lived by the sea, his skin color was very dark, but he looked very healthy.

"Bruce, long time no see."

Ikanser greeted the leading man with a smile and extended his hand.

The man called Bruce hesitated for a second before extending his hand to shake hands with Ikanser, but soon retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

Ikanser's face darkened. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will eat you? !
Bruce noticed that Ikanser looked unhappy, so he quickly changed the subject:
"Ikanser, everything is ready, don't waste time, follow me."

Ikanser's expression eased a little, but he still shook his head and explained:

"Wait a minute, arrange for someone to take them to the hotel first."

He turned his head and looked at Yu Jin, his three companions and his dog, as if he wanted to invite them to join him.

Then he saw that the middle-aged gentleman had successfully connected with Yu Jin and the others.

"Lord Black, Miss Hall."

The middle-aged gentleman took off his hat and put it on his chest, and saluted in the most standard manner:
"My name is Derek Woolley, and I am the steward of all the Hall family estates and villas in Conston."

There was no doubt that this middle-aged gentleman who came with a large group of servants was a butler who came to greet Yu Jin and his companions.

Ikanser's expression froze, and Bruce's faint voice immediately came to his ear:
"I know that lady. She is Backlund's most shining gem. She is the daughter of Earl Hall, the second largest shareholder of the Constantin Coal and Steel Consortium. And in the city of Constantin, the words of the Constantin Coal and Steel Consortium are more useful than the king. I think you don't need to worry about it."

Audrey smiled and said:

"Deacon Ikanser, you can go ahead and don't have to wait for us."

"Ok."

Ikanser sighed and said helplessly, "I was just being sentimental."

"Good-bye, then, Lord Black, Miss Hall."

"See you tomorrow, Deacon Ikanser, Mr. Bruce."

The two sides said goodbye to each other, formed two groups, and walked towards the exit one after the other.

As soon as they left the station, Ikanser and his companions took a carriage and left directly. It was obvious that they came to this city with a clear purpose.

On the other side, Yu Jin and his companions had already arrived at the luxurious carriage with the Hall family emblem parked on the side of the road.

Audrey modestly extended her right hand, which was covered with a light-colored gauze glove, to Yu Jin, and let him lead her into the carriage. At the same time, she used her other hand to gently press the gauze hat inlaid with blue ribbons and silk flowers to prevent it from being blown away by the wind - because it is close to the sea, the wind here is always strong.

The old butler stepped forward respectfully and opened the door for them. The girl stepped on the thick brown carpet with her shoes inlaid with ribbon roses. She glanced at the wooden cabinets storing red wine, white wine, champagne, Lancia, and Blackland, as well as the crystal-polished cups, and sat down by the window.

Because of work, Earl Hall, the second largest shareholder of the Conston Coal and Steel Consortium, often needs to come to Conston for work, and this carriage is obviously prepared to meet Earl Hall's needs, so that he can have a drink on the road. Yu Jin also got on the carriage and sat opposite Audrey, while Anne sat next to Audrey.

Susie glanced left and right as she got in the car, then silently squatted down at the ember's feet.

Woolley got in the car and asked:
"Lord Black, Miss Hall, are we going to the villa or the manor?"

Yu Jin said casually:
"Go to the nearest one."

Audrey nodded slightly and agreed:
"I also think it's better to be closer. It's more convenient."

"Ok."

Woolley replied respectfully and gave an order to the coachman outside.

The carriage slowly moved through the street with the sound of the reins being whipped.

Audrey looked out the window at the scenes flashing by, and already had a certain impression of the city.

It was not until then that Audrey finally saw the true appearance of this city and realized how different it was from Backlund.

There were chimneys and blast furnaces everywhere, like a man-made steel forest, full of visual impact. Although Backlund's factory area also had many factories, they were nothing compared to Constanton. Constanton, the second largest city in the Kingdom of Loen, represented industry better than the capital Backlund.

The buildings here widely used concrete and steel bars, and were taller, larger, and denser than those in Backlund. Perhaps because of the abundance of mines here, many places here were stained with coal dust, including the surface of human bodies, but the air quality was better than Backlund—because of the strong sea breeze.

The carriage traveled through the city's concrete jungle, passing through one street after another, and finally entered the Lake Forest area.

Like Backlund's Queens District, Constantin also has its own 'noble district', which is the Lake Forest District.

It is close to the sea, but in two completely different directions from the port and the factory area. It is extremely luxurious to enjoy large green parks, even forests and artificial lakes in the city!

When the carriage traveled around the artificial lake and through the leaf-covered forest path, it was as if we had suddenly entered a primitive dense forest from a steel jungle, filled with the breath of vitality and the prosperity of all things.

After more than half an hour, the carriage finally arrived at its destination - a luxurious villa on the seaside. In terms of area, it was larger than the Hall family's luxurious villa in Queens, and could even be called a small manor.

Entering the villa, Audrey suddenly asked:

"Mr. Woolley, is there a church of the Church of Night here?"

Woolley explained:
"Yes, there is a church of the Church of Night in Lake Forest. But in Constanton, the followers of the Church of Night are indeed rare."

Audrey nodded thoughtfully. The people she had been in were mostly followers of the Church of Evernight. This was because both Backlund and Eastchester County were the traditional missionary areas of the Church of Evernight.

Even in Backlund, where the royal family of the Storm Lord is located, the followers of the Church of Night still account for a large part, because most of the nobles and people are believers of the Goddess of Night. East Chester County is located in the northeast of the Kingdom of Loen, close to Winter County, and the people there are almost all believers of Night.

In contrast, most coastal cities believe in the Lord of Storms. For example, almost all overseas colonies have churches of the Church of Storms, and the Church of Night only has churches on a few important islands such as Dainos Island.

Similarly, in the large industrial cities and factory areas of other cities, most workers believe in the Steam Church.

As a coastal industrial city, the missionary difficulty of the Steam Church and the Storm Church in Constantinople is obviously lower than that of the Night Church.

Yu Jin said thoughtfully:

"This may also be related to the strategic layout of the Kingdom of Loen."

"Eh?"

Audrey blinked and asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Yu Jin glanced at Audrey and asked:

"Among the four kingdoms in the northern continent, who is the biggest enemy of the Kingdom of Loen?"

"Feysac Empire." Audrey said without hesitation.

The four countries of the Northern Continent were all established at the end of the Fourth Epoch and the beginning of the Fifth Epoch, and they have continued to exist to this day. In the past thousand years, the Kingdom of Loen has had frictions with various countries, but they were limited to frictions. The only country that has really fought multiple full-scale wars with the Kingdom of Loen is the Feysac Empire.

At the end of the Fourth Epoch, the Kingdom of Loen suffered a tragic defeat in the Twenty Years' War, and handed over Sonia Island and a large area of ​​land north of the Amanda Mountains to the Feysac Empire. The headquarters of the Church of the Darkness, which was originally located in the heart of the Kingdom of Loen, now appeared at the forefront of the conflict with the Feysac Empire.

This war was undoubtedly the greatest humiliation for the Kingdom of Loen. No one in the kingdom, from top to bottom, wanted to regain face from the Feysac people. Retaking Sonia Island and the territory north of the Amanda Mountains was also the greatest vision of the kings of the Kingdom of Loen.

"Correct."

Yu Jin nodded slightly and explained:

"The biggest enemy of the Kingdom of Loen is the Feysac Empire, so we must always be on guard against attacks from the Feysac people. The Church of the Night is responsible for defending the northern part of the Kingdom of Loen, the Church of the Storm is responsible for defending the Sonia Sea area, and the Sea of ​​​​Between and its coastal cities are under the responsibility of the Church of Steam. Once a war breaks out, the three major churches will launch a counterattack against the Feysac people from the areas they are responsible for."

Audrey immediately understood what Yu Jin meant.

If the Feysac people launch a sneak attack, the three major churches must prepare for defense and be ready to launch a counterattack at any time.

But on the other hand, if the Kingdom of Loen decided to declare war on the Feysac people, then the three major churches would also need to cooperate with the Kingdom of Loen to launch an attack on the Feysac Empire from the Sea of ​​​​Break, the Amanda Mountains, and the Sonia Sea at the same time.

As for the three major churches, although this may be suspected of being used by the royal family, it is perfectly in their interests. Because the three major churches need to preach in the Kingdom of Loen, they naturally hope that the Kingdom of Loen will be as strong as possible.

If the Feysac Empire could be defeated in one fell swoop, the Kingdom of Loen would be able to expand its territory while the three major churches would also be able to gain more believers.

On the contrary, if the Kingdom of Loen was destroyed by the Feysac Empire, the three major churches would lose the opportunity to spread their religion, and might even perish as a result...

Audrey was stunned when she thought of this.

Because she suddenly discovered that if the Kingdom of Loen was really destroyed, the Church of Night and the Church of Storm would both lose their only missionary country. But there was one church that would not perish along with the Kingdom of Loen - the Church of Steam!
This is the only Orthodox Church in the Northern Continent that can openly and openly preach across two countries on a large scale. This means that even if the Kingdom of Loen is destroyed by the Feysac Empire, the Steam Church can continue to preach in the Republic of Intis.

(End of this chapter)