[AllK] Travels in Tingen in the Fifth Age

第五纪廷根游记

https://molinsidundadaoshangyouyishuhua.lofter.com/post/869caf8c_2bec89beb

A reward for the group members after the college entrance examination I finished writing it yesterday and only remembered to post it today

Don't ask why I suddenly updated it when I wasn't preparing for the exam. This is for my relatives and friends.

Written for group friends, ooc warning, my group friends and I are all iron-blooded Ke Ma, and

Bethel→Klein←Leonard

I asked her if she wanted some plots, and she agreed.

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Klein sat bored on the sofa in the lounge, reading the Tingen City Honest Man newspaper in the sunlight outside the window, looking at the latest headlines.

There was nothing special about the recent news. It looked very normal. The morning and evening newspapers were all the same. But today was different. In addition to the one person who had to stay to guard the Chanis Gate, only Leonard and Klein were left to guard the Blackthorn Security Company.

Leonard next to him is holding a notebook and writing like a poet.

"Please pay attention, citizens. Recently, different cases of missing persons have occurred in the alleys during the day and at night in the West District, University District, and North District. Although they all appeared in front of the police station a day later, the police believe that this is a naked provocation by the perpetrators to the police."

Leonard

Klein raised his head, beckoned Leonard with his hand, and pointed at the newspaper, asking him to look at the headline.

"The captain has been busy with this matter recently. Due to the seriousness of this matter, we are cooperating with the police, the "Manufactured Punisher" and the "Mechanical Heart" to participate."

After reading it, Leonard brushed his hair, put one hand on his waist, and smiled at Klein.

After listening to this, Klein nodded, put the newspaper on the table, stood up, and left the lounge.

"This matter may not be so easy to resolve, otherwise how could it be possible that only Luo Yao and I were left to look after the security company and guard the Chanis Gate?"

"If that's the case, then...what would you do as the 'protagonist of the era'?"

Klein left these words and opened the door of the lounge.

As soon as Klein walked out of the hall, he heard the sound of another door being pushed open. Rosanne, who was sleeping lazily with her copy of Women's Fashion, suddenly woke up. She looked around and saw a strange man coming to the door of the Blackthorn Security Company. She breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and began to receive the guest. Klein also walked to the reception hall.

"Hello sir, would you like tea or coffee?"

Luo Shan kept smiling and asked the strange man about his needs.

"Coffee, thank you."

The man greeted him and sat on the sofa. Klein sat opposite the man and began to pay attention to him.

There was a small amount of white hair in front of his black hair. His overall clothing was decent and well-cut, but it was not the black and white suit commonly seen in the Fifth Epoch. Instead, it looked like the clothing commonly worn by nobles of the Tudor Dynasty in the Fourth Epoch in Klein's fragmentary memories. There was a square yellow gem hanging on his bow tie that did not match the overall color scheme.

Although Klein didn't know much about gemstones, just by looking at the color, he could tell that the yellow gemstone was of high purity.

"Hello sir, how may I help you?"

Klein raised his lips and asked about the gentleman's needs. Roshan brought the brewed coffee to the gentleman and returned to the reception desk.

"Hello, my name is Bethel Abraham, nice to meet you, I need you to protect me on my next trip"

Klein instantly became serious. He was happy that he had just arrived at Blackthorn Security Company less than a month ago and had received two missions other than extraordinary events.

Moreover, Klein has

Become an official team member!

Praise the goddess, praise the captain, praise the extra money, praise Mr. Bethel

Klein pointed out Crimson Moon in his mind, praising all legitimate ways to make money.

"I may need to go to some places later. Besides, I just arrived in Tingen and am not familiar with it. I need someone who can act as both a tour guide and a bodyguard, so I came here."

"Okay, I understand. How many days of protection do you want?"

'Just one day'

"Then the price..."

"50 pounds, is that enough? I will pay for all your expenses during this period."

Bethel picked up the coffee cup, exhaled gently on the originally calm water surface, and took a sip of the still steaming coffee.

So tempting, but I'm just a supporting sequence...

"I understand. I will discuss this with my colleagues. Please wait a moment."

Seeing Bethel nod, Klein walked into the lounge.

"There is a mission, will you go?"

Leonard, hearing the voice, put down the poetry collection in his hand, with a somewhat careless movement but a serious look in his eyes. He raised his eyebrows and pointed at himself.

"Me? I should need two bodyguards, right?"

"Of course not, we are together"

"But the captain and his team haven't come back yet. We can't just leave Blackthorn to Roxanne Bright and his team, right? How about asking that gentleman to find a different security company?"

"No, Klein, we should wait until the captain or Xijia and the others come back. Otherwise, we can't make decisions on our own unless it's something serious."

Just as Leonard was about to explain to Klein, who nodded repeatedly and was celebrating his success, the door of the lounge was pushed open.

"Klein, you are here. The gentleman in the hall is looking for you."

Keenli looked at the two people in front of him with some fatigue. After explaining the matter, he walked straight to the sofa.

The old sofa seemed as soft as wool to Cohen Li. He could not help but indulge in it.

Klein glanced at Leonard, returned to the entrance of the hall, and walked towards Bethel who was sitting on the sofa.

"I'm sorry, sir, we may not have so many people because the captain is out on a mission. The company needs more than two people to guard it. The people we just came back are currently resting...so we may have to reject you."

Just as Klein was about to get up and send Bethel off from the company, Sigatron, a man with pure white hair, walked in.

"What's wrong? Is there a mission?"

"Yes, but we are a little short-staffed."

Xijia walked to the door of the lounge, looked at the number of people, and said to Klein

"You go with Leonard, Cohen and I will watch here."

Leonard came out after hearing the conversation, sweating a little, and asked

"Must I...go?"

"Kornley and I are back from our mission. We should both take a break now. Leonard, you said yourself that you should respect the lady's opinion. Besides, this is an easy opportunity to earn some extra money."

Without allowing Leonard to debate again, Sega pushed Leonard out of the locker room

I glanced at Bethel there, took another sip of coffee, and waited without any anxiety.

Klein turned his back to Bethel, took a deep breath, and turned around.

"Wait a moment sir, I will get the contract for you to sign now, please pay a deposit of 10 pounds first"

"OK"

"Happy cooperation"

"Happy cooperation"

Finally, Leonard, Klein, and Bethel got on the carriage that was called in advance.

"As the 'university city' of the Kingdom of Loen, Tingen City will not have poor air quality like the capital, nor will it be too hot like Jianhai. Sir, what do you think?"

Bethel looked at the scenery outside the carriage and asked Klein with a smile:

"Tingen and Backlund are similar, but also different. Although they both have a dark side that is not shown to tourists, a city that is "prosperous" is also something that can be easily trampled on. What do you think of this explanation, Mr. Bethel?"

After listening to Klein's words, Bethel nodded slightly without saying anything else. He stroked the topaz on the front of his bow tie with his right hand, as if in a daze. Leonard didn't say a word in the car from beginning to end. He looked out the window at the busy scene with his chin in hand. Among the pedestrians, there were people in work clothes rushing around, and there were a few ladies and young ladies chatting and laughing. Leonard said quietly but silently:

"You've never treated me like this before."

After getting off the carriage, Klein saw their employer's first destination.

Divination Club

The sign outside the building was taken down at some point. Apart from old customers and fortune-telling enthusiasts who often come here, no one knows that there is a club for fortune-telling enthusiasts here unless they meet by chance.

"Um...Mr. Bethel, is the Divination Club the first place we visit?"

"Yes"

Klein, feeling somewhat helpless, felt his shoulder being gently pushed. He glanced over and saw that Leonard, who had already guessed, seemed to want to say something to him. Klein observed for a moment and saw that their common employer did not notice Leonard's little move, so he moved closer to Leonard and listened to what Leonard wanted to whisper to him.

"Isn't this where you make extra money? How did he know about this place?"

"Maybe Mr. Bethel saw the advertisement of the Fortune Telling Club in the Tingen City newspapers in recent days? Or maybe the club's sign attracted Mr. Bethel here?"

Klein expressed his opinion that it is not scary to take a stranger to a familiar place. What is scary is that you may have to introduce each other to each other one by one when you meet acquaintances.

Miss Angelica is still a fixed character, I am afraid she can't escape the introduction once

Klein prayed that the people he knew didn't come today, or went out to eat first, or changed their schedule for some reason.

"But Klein, Mr. Bethel said he just came here today, and didn't you notice? The sign of the Divination Club was taken down a while ago, and it hasn't been replaced with a new one yet."

Listening to Leonard's words, Klein recalled how he interacted with this gentleman. Memories came rushing back like a wave. Clear memories appeared in Klein's mind in different forms, playing

When Mr. Bethel first started talking to him, he was no different from an ordinary person. But for some reason, even when they were in the car, the conversation with him was calm and normal. Could it be because Mr. Bethel was sitting opposite him?

Klein thought more after being reminded by Leonard. He became more wary of Bethel.

Then they walked into the fortune-telling club.

The situation went against her will. Angelica, the pretty receptionist at the Fortune Telling Club, was in a good mood looking at her newly bought books. When she looked up and was about to greet someone to see if they were members of the Fortune Telling Club or guests, she saw a gentleman in elegant clothes followed by two men with gun bags. But in the blink of an eye, the two men in her memory turned into one.

Angelica tilted her head, thinking she was hallucinating, and stood up and came to Bethel.

"Hello sir, do you want divination?"

Angelica kept a faint smile, entertaining this aristocratic gentleman with standard movements and a pleasant voice.

"Um"

Klein, who was hiding behind Leonard, popped his head out and was almost discovered by Miss Angelica again.

Leonard turned his head quietly and said to Klein

"Why don't you just run... I'll explain later that you just went to the bathroom."

Klein nodded and waited for the opportunity to go out through the door.

"So do you have a designated person? Or should you take a look at our membership list first?"

"I don't know anyone, can you let me see your membership list?"

"Okay sir, these are the members we have currently joined the club."

Angelica skillfully pulled out a booklet from the table and pointed out the members of the Fortune Telling Club one by one.

"Okay sir, these are the members who are currently in the club."

"Miss, did you miss one?"

"Are there? And can you please point out which one I missed?"

Bethel turned a few pages forward and pointed out what he called "the fish that slipped through the net."

"Klein Moretti..."

Angelica muttered something, but Klein heard it word for word. He slowly moved his feet and walked towards the door.

"Ah, Mr. Moretti, you are here."

As soon as she reached the door, Angelica discovered Klein's trace.

"Hello, Miss Angelica."

Bethel looked at Klein and Leonard, then at Angelica, and suddenly realized something, and smiled at Klein.

"I chose him."

"Really?! Mr. Moretti's divination accuracy is one of the best in the club. He is almost the second most famous person besides Mr. Vincent."

But I don't want to accept the order.

The corners of Klein's mouth began to twitch.

"Choose the Blue Diamond Room"

Bethel raised his eyebrows slightly, but said nothing. He followed Klein into the Blue Diamond Room.

"Mr. Bethel, please go in first."

Klein glanced at Leonard and closed the door.

As soon as the door was closed, Bethel walked to the side of the table and pulled out a chair to sit down. Klein followed closely and sat opposite him.

"Haha, Mr. Bethel, what do you want to predict? Love? Career? Wealth? Lost items? Safety? Or academic performance?"

For more than ten seconds after Klein finished speaking, the room was completely silent.

Just when Klein was getting a little impatient, Bethel finally moved his noble little mouth.

"Can you tell the relationship between us?"

"ah?"

Klein was a little confused, but he saw Bethel suddenly stand up and walk towards him until he was behind him. Klein moved his chair and turned to look at Bethel, only to find that his body was pressing down, pressing Klein under him.

Klein was frightened like an unsuspecting cat that had inexplicably seen a cucumber. He covered his chest with both hands.

But Bethel just kept sniffing him. Klein was still wondering what was going on when he saw the door suddenly open a crack. Leonard quietly slipped in through the crack, closed the door, looked at Bethel and Klein, and stood there in a daze.

"Stay away from Klein"

After coming back to his senses, he heard Leonard's warning. Klein was really thankful that Emperor Roselle invented the soundproof wall to block the voices of people who liked to speak loudly in emergencies. Klein's hand that was intended to push Bethel was empty. He turned his head to look in Bethel's direction and saw him rising from Klein's body.

"My commission has not yet ended, please do not breach the contract."

He walked past Leonard and headed for the door. He looked into Klein's eyes as he left.

"It looks a lot like a kitten I had before. If you like desserts, we can go downstairs and buy some together."

After that, he left the Blue Diamond Room and added an extra 2 pounds to Klein's divination fee. This was what Miss Angelica told him after Bethel went downstairs.

"Goodbye, Miss Angelica"

After bidding farewell to the beautiful Miss Angelica, Leonard and Klein walked downstairs side by side.

"Klein, shouldn't we have agreed to that commission from the beginning? Besides, everything is just a coincidence."

"Well, from the beginning, Xijia and Keenli happened to come back when we told him that we couldn't spare any help, and then there was a series of things that happened in the Fortune Telling Club."

"But we have no way out. At least, we cannot put Tingen in danger again, at least..."

Leonard didn't say the next sentence, and Klein didn't choose to ask the truth. They returned to Bethel and got on the carriage again.