Chapter 13 How Could It Be Such a Coincidence?
business district,
In a coffee shop,
The white coffee cup is filled with mist,
Arno took a sip, his eyes never leaving the glass.
A whole piece of glass reveals a bustling street.
As the core area of the entire empire, everything is available in the business district.
The bard crouched in the corner, strumming his harp;
Traveling merchants hawked loudly, hoping to make a fortune from the goods they bought from other parts of the mainland.
Countless fluorescent screens are lined with lines of characters and shadows, writing about the rules of the business district.
Occasionally, a few patrol policemen in airships would pass by in the sky. Their eyes were sharp and sensitive, but they would let go of any suspicious characters.
The interweaving of technology and classics constitutes the color of the entire business district.
However, this is not what Arno observed.
His eyes fell directly on a clothing store not far away.
The woman who had been to his house before was inside.
"Alicia Alice De Noire."
Arno picked up a file and looked at it.
He asked Evie to borrow it from the Correcter's database.
As a professional intelligence department backed by the empire, most of the empire's information can be found in it.
Personal information and the like are of course not a problem.
"The wife of the deputy minister of science and technology?"
"A reformist, which is a bit interesting."
Arno drank the coffee in one breath and stood up.
"The show is about to begin."
"Evie Gray, show me what you are capable of as correctors."
With a faint smile on his lips, Arnold walked towards the clothing store.
He is not worried about Alicia coming out now, women never buy clothes so fast.
Halfway there, Arnold saw a boy selling newspapers hurriedly walking towards him.
"Uncle, buy a newspaper."
He stopped Arno, handed him a latest newspaper, and spoke in a low voice.
"Everything has been arranged according to your instructions."
Arno nodded, took the newspaper, and paid him a generous reward of one gold coin.
The newspaper seller showed a happy smile on the road and left happily.
[Warning: It is reported that criminals who have not been exterminated in Bishui City near Wangdu have arrived in Wangdu. Citizens are asked to be prepared for safety and try not to go out at night without special reasons. 】
Spread out the newspaper, and the first line on it is the most conspicuous words.
"It's quite fast."
Arno threw the newspaper carelessly.
A small trash can not far away immediately sprouted legs and rushed over to catch the newspaper.
There was a "buzz" sound, and the newspaper was crushed inside the trash can.
"It's really high-tech."
Arno muttered.
This kind of thing cannot be seen in the real world.
[Warning warning! Massive energy accumulation has been discovered! 】
【warn! After judging that there may be a risk of explosion, citizens are asked to take shelter immediately. 】
Just when Arnold was lamenting high technology, higher technology appeared.
The trash can vibrated twice, making a sound loud enough for the entire street to hear.
However, it is very technological, but not technological enough.
It was less than a minute after the warning was issued, before passers-by could react.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and a huge hole was blown out of a corner of the business district.
Although the ground made of special materials is slowly being repaired, it looks like it will still take a lot of time.
"Damn it! There are criminals, all departments should pay attention."
The patrol officer above scolded, summoned his teammates and headed towards the source of the explosion energy.
Arno didn't care that much, and there was even a smile in his eyes.
"Oh~Mom..."
A few steps in front of him, at the door of a toy store, a little girl, probably frightened, collapsed on the ground and started crying.
Her mother, Arno remembers seeing from the window, was going to buy something to drink for the little girl.
"This kid, why are you crying?"
Arno walked forward, squatted in front of the little girl, and smiled softly.
"Mom, mom is missing."
The little girl looked at the handsome big brother in front of her, twitched her nose, and whispered.
"That's it."
"But don't worry, your mother will be back soon."
"Before that, let me perform a little magic trick for you."
Arno touched the little girl's head and opened his hand to her.
"Pa" a white mist appeared, and a rose appeared in the palm of Arno's hand.
"Wow, how did you do that?"
The little girl forgot to cry and asked curiously.
This world does not lack magic, but it lacks the means to use magic to entertain.
For magic, even in this world, it is relatively rare.
"For children who don't cry, the gods will hear your voice and reward you."
Cutting off the stem, Arnold pinned the rose to the little girl's chest.
At this time, footsteps came from behind,
Just in time, her mother came back.
"Mom, do you think this looks good?"
As if to show off, the little girl turned towards her mother,
However, the mother just smiled and touched her head, turned to Arno and bowed.
"I'm very sorry to trouble you so much."
She said, lowering her head even further.
"I'm really sorry, because we still need to take shelter, so I will definitely repay you for your kindness later."
"It's okay, the child is very cute."
"I had a lot of fun too."
Arno waved his hand casually and let the mother and daughter leave.
Looking at their backs as they left, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Christina Alice Denoval."
Chewing the name in his mouth, Arno showed a bright smile at the corner of his mouth.
"So far, things have been going smoothly."
"Next..."
He turned his head and looked at the clothing store that Alicia had gone to before.
It was very unfortunate that this clothing store was located around the pit.
Those despicable explosion lunatics seemed to have hidden in this store.
Outside, those public servants with live ammunition had surrounded them.
Taking this opportunity, Arno observed their organization.
"A team is equipped with two magicians, and then five people using hot weapons?"
This combat power is not bad.
To become a magician, you need qualifications.
Even Arno now, whether as a player or an NPC, is a blank slate.
No, to be precise, his profession is also a nomad.
So, for a team, two magicians can even be considered luxurious.
"However, if there are hostages, I'm afraid they will be restricted."
"Especially with the presence of Alicia, the wife of an important official."
Arno smiled playfully.
"So, what can you do now?"
Power is higher than politics, but power controls power.
No matter how much combat power they have, they dare not shoot.
They can't bear this responsibility,
even their superiors can't bear it.
"Sure enough, this world needs heroes."
Arno sighed and walked forward.
Everyone was running back and forth, and Arno, who was running in the opposite direction, was particularly eye-catching.