Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 102

2021-07-07

Chapter 102 Steam Bird Daily

It was noon when I came to Pigtail Lane in the Northern Part of City time. Although it is an alley, it is actually wide enough to pass a carriage. On both sides of the alley are towering old buildings with vines crawling all over the outer walls, almost fused together with the steam pipes. This is the unique style of the summer city, coupled with the squeaking birds, and the smell of fireworks when cooking in the alley, this place with a strong atmosphere of life is really in line with Shade's appetite.

Of course he won't be moving out of St. Teresa Square.

The interior of the apartment is damp and dark due to sunlight. The smell of the corridor is already a bit unpleasant. In addition, the corridor has no windows and lacks ventilation. The smell of sweat, food and clothes that have not been dried is mixed together, which makes people very uncomfortable.

While chatting with Captain Rades about the customs and customs in the southern part of the kingdom while going up the stairs, they saw an adult cat who was completely white but dark near the right eye jumped down the stairs. It looks a little thin, but its limbs are very slender, and it is not afraid of strangers.

After taking a look at the Captain and Shade, he walked around them.

The cat doesn't look as clean as Mia, presumably its owner doesn't clean it up very often.

"This is the cat owned by Mrs. Cullen downstairs. It is usually very fierce to the ordinary person. Why is it so good this time? Detective, it looks like the cat likes you very much."

The captain said curiously, then continued to lead Shade upstairs. Captain Ladds lives on the second floor and shares a bathroom with five other occupants.

The wooden floor of the corridor on the second floor has been lifted due to dampness, and it makes a creaking sound when you step on it. When Shade looked at the environment, the captain had already opened the door of Room 3 on the second floor. Immediately after walking in, Shade saw the empty wine bottles stacked on the desk at a glance.

The middle-aged captain laughed awkwardly.

The room is very small, and functions as a bedroom, study, dining room, reception room, etc. The furnishings are very similar to the room of Peter the Dwarf.

Single officers are, of course, impossible to clean the room often, so they look a bit sloppy. But at least there wasn't too much odor, and he often opened the windows for ventilation.

Captain Radees told Shade to sit down wherever he wanted, while he rummaged through the junk boxes piled in the corner. In a cautious manner, Shade used [Echo of Blood] to observe the room. Although there was indeed blood, it was all a long time ago and had nothing to do with the current tenant.

【Are you being too cautious? ]

A voice is heard in my ear.

"Evil God can be encountered at ordinary banquets, but now I am worried about anything."

He replied.

He looked at the dining table with unwashed tableware and newspapers, and even found his business card in the corner of the dining table. With permission, Shade picked up the newspaper and looked at it.

This is the Steam Bird Daily, which Detective Sparrow hadn't ordered, so Shade wasn't very familiar with it. The date is today, and at the top is the advertisement area. The information is circled in pencil. Captain Radees is probably looking for a job.

"If I didn't choose to stay, but left immediately after the death of the former detective, if I were lucky, I would probably be living in such a cramped apartment, flipping through the newspapers and looking for a job."

Shade thought.

The sun slanted into the cramped apartment through the windows, and the warm summer sun was very comfortable on the skin.

The front page of the Steam Bird Daily, reporting that Resia Princess, who is about to return home, will take a boat along the west coast of the old continent, from the Kingdom of Kasenrik back to Coldwater Harbor City, for a period of time in Coldwater Harbor. Return to Tobesque after a one-week layover.

Shade was not interested in this, and turned to the second edition, which was actually an academic article published by Tobesque University, pointing out the recent astrological anomaly. Scrolling back, there is a debate over the renovation of the steam pipes in the old town of Tobesque, with editorial commentators calling the current plan "a money-swindling scheme of the city hall bureaucracy, a shameful conspiracy of a combination of academic and political bureaucrats" . Again, it's still academic report-type news and articles.

Only then did I understand that the "Steam Bird Daily" should be aimed at students and intellectuals in the Tobeysk University District, or middle-class people with some knowledge.

"Well, this kind of newspaper is suitable for my advertisement."

Shade thought, and saw the announcement of the upcoming academic report published by the Tobesque University Association, The notice said the report would welcome members of the public to participate.

He is actually very interested in the academic research of universities in the steam era, real universities, not universities like St. Byrons, and wants to know about the development of materialistic science and technology in this era.

After all, Shade was a student of a certain university when he was in his hometown. If it weren't for the existence of mystery and transcendence in this era, and the power that made him yearn for it, Shade would probably spend the rest of his life in this world on Steam mechanics and basic physics and chemistry.

He is actually an intellectual. If he can spare time in the busy circle of warlock studies, he is also willing to participate in the scientific development of the ordinary person society. In particular, the unique steam machinery here is really fascinating.

"Professor Shade Hamilton. A good title."

A slight smile appeared on his face, so he took out a notebook and wrote down the specific date of the academic report, planning to Have time to check it out.

Because I didn't have much hope of finding that accessory, Shade wasn't disappointed when Captain Radees regretted that he might not be able to find it today.

Of course, since the "other me" can know which item is a relic, he asked in his heart if she could look for accessories in this narrow room, and got this answer:

[You have to see at least that thing before I can perceive the presence of elements. ]

But if Shade can see that trinket, he simply doesn't need to look for it anymore.

Captain Laddes and Shade got along very well. Since the pendant could not be found for the time being, the captain wanted to invite Shade to lunch at a nearby restaurant, which could be regarded as a formal apology for the recklessness in Lake View Manor. .

Shade got a favor from the Captain and even escaped from a Heart Collector for that gun of goodness, so he didn't want to cost the Captain. He opened his mouth and said that he wanted to treat a guest. After all, the antique revolver was far more valuable than his formal clothes.

When the two poor people greeted each other, they suddenly heard a loud noise from the pigtail alley downstairs. The rough man's voice used very dirty words to say something that Shade had no desire to translate at all. sentence.

Then, gunshots rang out.

Shade subconsciously wanted to hide, but the middle-aged officer waved his hand indifferently, as if he was used to it:

"It's okay, it's okay, this kind of thing often happens around here, it's just that It's rare in broad daylight. We'll be looking for a place to eat later, and the group will probably leave soon."

Living in a remote downtown area is a completely different life than St. Teresa Square.

PS: Write about the daily life related to the main line, expand the world view, and enrich the character settings of the protagonist. It should not be considered water.