Chapter 777: Chapter 777 Unexpected Encounter
Knight Charlie is a graduate of the Mysterious Departnt at the Knight Academy. He’s a genius who mainly studied stitching and, as far as Han Dong’s mory goes, doesn’t seem to have much to do with the chanical Series.
Moreover, knights of such a level had no need to buy machinery gears from the artisan district for ordinary people.
Even if he needed to adjust complex machinery, Charlie’s connections would undoubtedly allow for his easy inspection with advanced chanics.
“Strange, Charlie is positioned inside the counter, considering the na of this clock shop… could he possibly be the owner? That’s impossible. Symbolic Knights have a heavy workload, aside from the special vacation given on the eve of an expedition, they don’t have extra ti to get away from the Secret Museum.”
As Han Dong carefully inspected from afar, he saw through a custor’s body and discovered a short, approximately seventy years old man, sitting in front of the counter, tuning a costly wristwatch with a very delicate instrunt.
“Mia, co with …”
“Okay!”
For a mont, Mia thought Han Dong was really going to buy her sothing.
However, as they got closer to the clock shop, Mia gradually recognized the rank knight inside the shop doing assorted tasks… A knight who had once casually subdued the monster trained by the Hell Knight Corps at the knight’s conference, completely outdoing her.
“Charlie Lebron Bermanchev! What is he doing here?”
An invisible pressure engulfed Mia’s entire body.
The Spider’s Eye could even glimpse so terrifying puppet shadows, floating behind the knight. As long as Charlie moved his finger, it would bring puppet arrival and kill the enemy instantaneously.
Because of this, Mia half-hid behind Han Dong, appearing shrunken and timid.
Han Dong, on the other hand, appeared normal.
After straightening his collar and cuffs, he pushed open the glass door of the clock shop.
Ding ding ding!
The copper bell connected to the door rang.
A thin wire then connected to a precise gear on the left, driving a mini steam pressure machine to perform piston movent.
With this system, the force of pushing the door was perfectly converted into energy, transmitted to a chanical puppet on the side of the door, dressed in a suit and responsible for greeting the guests.
After a polite bow.
The puppet slowly raised its right arm, suspended horizontally in front of it.
Such a motion invited guests to place their hats or coats in his ‘hand’.
Then, the puppet would simply organize and categorize them for safekeeping.
At the mont.
A chubby nobleman standing in front of the counter, holding a golden eagle-headed cane, patiently waited for his wristwatch to be tuned.
There wasn’t an ounce of arrogance typical of nobility in him. All the while, he wore a smile and said nothing.
When he heard the doorbell, he even turned around to signal the two people entering to keep quiet.
As the precise tuning process ended, the nobleman hastily bowed, “Thank you very much! Mr. Lindbergh, your craftsmanship is still so wonderful.”
The man paid and carefully cradled the wristwatch inside a sealed iron box, wearing the hat passed to him by the reception robot, and quickly left.
However, Han Dong discerned remarkable clues from what seed like an ordinary watch repair process.
The wristwatch, repaired by the elder, wasn’t rely ti reset; it was embedded with so miniaturized power sources and so razor-sharp multiplexed knives.
What it was specifically used for was unclear.
Han Dong hurriedly stepped forward to greet and explain why they had co, “Senior Charlie, we happened to pass by here and saw you in the shop, so we ca to say hello… and who is this gentleman?”
Charlie felt very fond of his junior, Han Dong.
After all, Han Dong didn’t hesitate to take over more than a week’s worth of work files for him, allowing him to enjoy the special vacation granted before the eve of the expedition in advance.
“Lindbergh, my adoptive father.
The store was nad by my foster father, using my na.
He’s considered the oldest watchmaker in Artisan Street and his skills are top-notch… I usually help out here whenever I have ti.”
Charlie went on to explain the origin of the shop’s na.
The elder pushed his copper glasses up on his face, glared at Han Dong and Mia with a face full of annoyance. He seed to think that the two of them were disrupting the clock shop’s business.
“Charlie, since they’re your friends, go and chat outside. For now, we don’t need your help here.”
“Alright… I’ll be back in a mont.”
Charlie seed a bit bored in the shop and took the opportunity to get so fresh air.
He changed into formal wear and put on a newspaper boy cap to cover the sparse hair on his head.
Click~
Upon closing the door of the shop, Charlie took a deep breath and seed to have relaxed a lot.
“Nicholas, what brings you here? Your girlfriend doesn’t seem to be soone who needs ordinary chanical equipnt… I rember her ranking in the top ten of this Knight’s et.”
Upon hearing the word ‘girlfriend’, Mia’s eyes lit up, and her fear of Charlie drastically diminished.
Han Dong didn’t beat around the bush and took out his letter.
All Charlie had to do was see the cog seal on the letter to understand Han Dong’s intention.
“An invitation authorized by the Steam Knights… tell , have you been to Steam City before?”
“Steam City? Not the Steam Knights?”
“So, you haven’t been there… It’s just as well I have so free ti to get so fresh air, I’ll accompany you.
Steam City is a fascinating place, if it wasn’t for my excessive arrogance and owing a big favor to Captain Hugo, I would have probably chosen the Steam Knights.”
“Will Knight Charlie enter under the guise of Puppet Guard Commander?”
“No, I’ll use my foster father’s na… He was once a senior engineer of the Steam Knights and involved in designing the Bell Tower.
After retirent, he started a clock shop here in my na.”
“Bell Tower designer…”
Han Dong recalled their eting just now. At first glance, the elder seed to be an ordinary person.
However, as he got closer, Han Dong felt a fleeting mysterious aura, akin to a Clockmaker’s, a kind of aura that could bend ti.
“So, who sent the invitation? Generally, only elite knights can invite outsiders to Steam City.”
“Mr. Newton.”
“Kongriff Newton?”
Instantly, Charlie’s expression turned gloomy. He frowned and whispered, “How did you get in contact with him? Be careful… He’s as dangerous as the demons outside the city.
My foster father left his role as a senior engineer and withdrew from Steam City early because his views did not align with this man.”
“Hmm, I have sensed so danger… Thanks for the reminder, senior.”
“If it’s not urgent, don’t show Newton’s letter when we enter Steam City later. I’ll lead you in directly.
The last thing I want is to be connected to the chanical God Sect as soon as I enter the city.”
“Alright.”
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