Lord of the Mysteries

St. George Borough, Sird Street.

As soon as Klein and Jurgen alighted from the carriage, they saw a massive object parked in front of Inventor Leppard’s door.

It was iron-black in color, with a dozen wheels in three groups, the top of which towered like a ship’s chimney, and smoke was emitted from it.

It was a steam engine that Klein had seen in magazines and on the streets, often described by the public as an ironclad warship with a rather exaggerated body.

If the streets that hadn’t been built or rebuilt in the last twenty or thirty years, then it would’ve filled the roads and left no room for horse carriages. Therefore, transportation vehicle such as this could only be seen in certain areas and places.

At this moment, the heavy glass window and door of the car opened, and two figures stepped out.

One of them was the steam power mogul, Framis Cage, whom Klein had met before. A quarter of his blood was of the Feysac Empire, and he had pale blue eyes and a tall, but bulging build. He had a pipe in his mouth.

The person beside him was wearing a heavy black coat with a gray scarf wrapped around his neck. His features were unremarkable. He looked common with his black hair and brown eyes; yet, he exuded an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

“Hi, Detective Moriarty, you’re really punctual. This is my lawyer and partner, Pacheco Dwayne.”

While they conversed, two burly men got out of the steam-powered vehicle. They were obviously Framis’s bodyguards.

How unprofessional? Shouldn’t they come down first and then open the door for their boss? Klein grunted, smiled in greeting, and introduced his lawyer, Jurgen.

While he was waiting for Leppard to open the door, he casually chatted with him.

“Mr. Cage, is this kind of steam-powered vehicle popular? Do a lot of people like it?”

Framis Cage laughed.

“Those who think that they’re decent say that it’s too barbaric and crude, and ordinary people can’t afford it. Only I, an enthusiast of such machinery and steam, would be willing to buy it.”

“It’s mainly because many streets are too narrow,” Klein said in consolation.

Framis Cage was the investor he found, and he had little to do with Leppard.

When he was playing cards at the Quelaag Club, he had deliberately mentioned it, and the equestrian teacher, Talim, immediately mentioned that Framis liked similar inventions, offering to introduce them to each other.

This made Klein sigh with emotion. The club really was a great place to develop connections, and the members who joined it were never really interested in the free food, drinks, and activity venues.

“Haha, this is indeed one of the reasons. As the population increases and the cities grow larger, the horse carriage will definitely be eliminated. It’s just too slow. What this world is pursuing now is efficiency!” Framis said confidently.

then revealed

order from the military. They want me to make some improvements, just like it was mentioned in Roselle’s manuscript; increase the armor’s bulletproof plating, cover the tracks so that it can drive on a simple road. In addition, add a thick cannon barrel, and then this will

manuscript… Klein sighed silently and for a moment he didn’t know what

people talking were Jurgen and Pacheco. The two lawyers would argue with each other and discuss the terms with their employers, while the completely unprepared Inventor Leppard sat there in a daze. Only when asked would he give his

would invest a thousand pounds to take 20% of the shares, and the shares of Klein and Leppard would fall by an equal

Framis agreed to buy a further 18% of Klein’s shares at a premium, and

he would buy a 9% stake in the

became the largest shareholder in the newly established Backlund Bike Company, with a 47% share. He became responsible for

43% of the shares. His job was to help in the setting

who only had the remaining 10% of the shares, became a purely financial

almost enough for him to buy a main ingredient for a Faceless potion. As a private detective, he still continued accepting commissions in the past month

to Lawyer Jurgen, leaving me with 2,185 pounds… I’ll have to thank Talim when I see him… A thought flashed through

for

took out his golden pocket watch and looked at

person

important figure, another one…. The one behind Talim? The one that I claimed reimbursement from using fake information that points to

exiting the house and getting into

agreed too

you say that?”

didn’t even know what Jurgen

rather seriously, “When we were

at the moment, deflating the overall valuation, you should’ve kept more shares even though 5,000 pounds is a

actually agreed to 18%. Even if it were only 500 pounds,

huge transaction, so that does seem rather abnormal

of them is a Beyonder? Fortunately, the price was fairly reasonable… As

to explain

was a smart person, then they would go along with the opening and perfect the explanation with their own reasoning. There was no need

at smart people. Ordinary people would end

was obviously a smart man. Noticing Klein’s brief silence, he nodded and

the steam metro station in front of them

…

steam-powered vehicle roared forward, Framis, who was sitting in the front row, wound down the window and blew out a ring of smoke. He said to the inconspicuous

with a smile. “My powers aren’t suitable for such situations. I

Framis nodded slightly.

just wanted to

powers in such situations. Do not let

understand,” Pacheco replied in a low