Chapter 67

Suddenly, the muscles in Wendell's back were completely tense, showing a state that was about to explode.

He was shocked and suspicious, and several guesses flashed in his mind uncontrollably:

"The residents of Utopia are all monsters in human skins. They usually look normal, but as long as they encounter a logical blind spot, they will show a side different from ordinary people, ignoring the obvious problems?

"Or, the platform staff has already found out that I was lying, and just didn't want to deal with me, so he deliberately pretended not to see and let me go? Why is this?

"Well, carrying a suitcase to the station bathroom can be explained by the fear of losing luggage, but the entire platform is covered, so there is no need to take out an umbrella in advance, and the rain has already stopped..."

Wendell's gaze turned out of the window subconsciously, and saw that the sun was shining brightly on the current platform, and passengers waited in a fairly orderly manner behind the cordon, which was completely different from the gloomy and gloomy feeling of Utopia.

Phew... He exhaled, and his body suddenly relaxed a little.

This is not a utopia... I've already left... Wendell muttered to himself, raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

When he recalled his omission just now, it was as if he had fallen into a nightmare that he could never wake up from.

After a while, Wendell stood up and decided to go to the platform to smoke a cigarette to ease his mood.

Tobacco comforted him well, and made him recall his experiences in utopia again.

In the process, he had an inspiration for his own experience:

"Perhaps it was because I sincerely helped Tracy that the platform staff deliberately ignored my question and let me go?"

Wendell is more willing to accept this explanation than that the residents of the entire Utopia are monsters in human skins.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the conductor talking to a group of people in the corner.

Wendell walked a few steps without a trace, wanting to hear what they were saying.

With the help of hearing beyond normal people, he vaguely heard a conversation at a distance that did not arouse suspicion:

"We last night...Platform...Utopia..."

"The kingdom... no..."

"Please keep it a secret..."

Wendell's eyebrows moved slightly,

Combined with the description of the document in his arms, he probably understood what the group of people was saying to the conductor.

They are saying that there is no Utopia station in the kingdom, and the status of the steam train was "missing" last night!

At this moment, Wendell had a strong feeling of fear in his heart again, and only felt that it was the greatest luck to be able to leave Utopia alive.

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It took Alfred nearly a week to return to Backlund from Port Eskosen.

This is because he visited the family members of deceased comrades, former friends, elders who were on vacation in the fief, and certain family partners along the way.

"It's more exhausting than fighting." Alfred complained to his father, Earl Hall.

Earl Hall smiled and pointed to the stairs:

"Go back to the room to rest first, and talk later in the study."

He is quite satisfied with his second son's mental state and growth progress.

Alfred looked around and asked with a smile:

"What about Backlund's most dazzling gem?"

He paused and added:

"And what about Hibbert?"

Earl Hall smiled and said:

"Audrey went to her foundation and came back in the afternoon, she kept complaining that you couldn't provide a definite itinerary, so that she had no way of knowing when you would arrive.

"Hibbert is now cabinet secretary and very busy."

Alfred nodded, didn't say more, went back to the room to take a shower, put on his shirt, vest and formal suit.

"I prefer East Balam's casualness." He looked in the mirror and said to his adjutant with a smile.

"You have more aristocratic temperament like this." His adjutant handed over the document in his hand, "General, this is given to you by MI9."

"MI9?" Alfred broke the seal of the document bag thoughtfully, "So soon there is a Utopia investigation result?"

Before he finished speaking, he had already pulled out the document and read it with a bang.

During this process, Alfred turned the pages more and more slowly, and at the end, he went straight back to the beginning and read it again.

The main content of this survey report is divided into two parts:

One is that the members of MI9 who escorted Alfred's report strayed into Utopia, witnessed a murder, and forcibly escaped in the middle of the night and returned to the steam train; There is no Utopia station, nor Utopia port in Fury Sea, and subsequent investigators have not found any traces.

Neither of these two situations exceeded Alfred's tolerance. What surprised and stunned him was the culprit of the murder:

Her name is Tracy, an innkeeper, secondary education, a grammar school, and she has recently become the mistress of a businessman, and has recently been trying to shake off that status.

It's pretty much in line with Tracy, the port hotel owner that Alfred met, and every detail is matched.

So, Alfred judged that the culprit of the murder was that Tracy, the beauty who had received a certain education and played sad music at night.

"Is this the story behind her?" Alfred muttered to himself silently.

This made the inhabitants of that utopia seem very real, not just an illusion as Alfred envisioned.

That is to say, when the outsiders leave, the residents of Utopia still have their own lives, with their own love, hatred, pain and sorrow, and various experiences.

Except that Utopia doesn't seem to exist in the real world, it's similar to an ordinary town in the Loen Kingdom.

Maybe, utopia is real, and everyone there is real, but, to enter there, you must be in the right place at the right time... Alfred nodded faintly and put it away with emotion. The investigation report returned by MI9.

As far as he is concerned, this matter is over here, and he has no idea of ​​​​in-depth investigation.

You must know that in the Southern Continent, there are countless strange things and phenomena. If you are too curious, you will only bring danger beyond your imagination.

After sorting out his clothes and mood, Alfred came to his father's study and knocked on the door with relief.

"Please come in." Earl Hall's voice came out.

Alfred straightened his blond hair, pushed the door in, and found a seat to sit down.

Earl Hall smiled at him and said:

"Already a man."

"No one would say such a thing to a man," Alfred responded without any hesitation.

"In my heart, you are still that rebellious teenager." Earl Hall smiled and said, "You are already a Sequence Five Beyonder?"

Alfred replied with a pun:

"Yes, I am already a real knight."

Earl Hall nodded and suddenly sighed:

"You should have been through a lot of pain.

"As far as I know, no matter the potion or war, it will cause serious harm to people, from physical to psychological."

"Everyone will have a lot of pain in their life." Alfred said with some sigh.

He used Loen-esque euphemisms.

After a pause, he added:

"Compared to when I left Backlund, I'm in a better state now. As long as I master the method, at my level, I don't need to worry too much about crazy shocks."

Earl Hall no longer mentioned this matter, but said:

"Your sister has also become a Beyonder."

"Huh?" Alfred was startled at first, then remembered something, and said a little annoyed, "I thought she really just changed her hobbies."

"It seems that Audrey's adventure has your help." Earl Hall said suddenly, "I hope you can talk to her and tell her how dangerous, crazy and painful the sequence of potions is. Let her stay at the current level."

Alfred responded without hesitation:

"I'll do it."

In the evening, in Audrey's small study alone.

"Alfred, what do you have to do with me?" Audrey, who had changed into home clothes, led Susie and opened the door for her brother.

She has been waiting here for her brother for several minutes.

"I want to remind you of something." Alfred walked into the study, pulled a chair and sat down.

Audrey smiled and pointed to the golden retriever dog and said:

"Need to let Susie out?"

Looking at the big golden retriever who was squatting beside him, his eyes full of humanity, Alfred couldn't help but smile:

"No need, I don't think it should eavesdrop on our conversation."

"She." Audrey corrected casually.

When the noble girl sat opposite, Alfred sincerely sighed in his heart:

I haven't seen her for a few years. My sister has completely broken away from immaturity. No matter her appearance or temperament, she has reached the level of admiration. She is no longer the little girl in the past.

Alfred retracted his gaze and asked casually:

"I heard that you became a Beyonder?"

"Yeah." Audrey nodded calmly.

Alfred originally planned to ask the sequence number, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was too direct and would easily lead to rebelliousness, so he considered the language and said:

"You should be a Beyonder of the Spectator pathway, right? The Colorful Lizard Dragon has similar abilities."

That colorful lizard dragon was a gift from Alfred to his sister.

After Audrey gave a positive answer, Alfred asked in a joking tone:

"Can you do psychological treatment now? Most Beyonders, including me, need help in this regard. Well, I forgot to tell you, I'm already a Sequence 5 'Retribution Knight' of the 'Arbiter' pathway. "

Audrey pursed her lips and said with a slight smile:

"I am a qualified psychiatrist and have received professional training. You can verify this from your father and mother."

It's already Sequence 7... Alfred's expression gradually became serious:

"Audrey, there are some things I need to remind you, the potion brings more than power."

Having said that, he paused for a while, observed his sister's reaction, and found that Audrey was not impatient at all, and listened very seriously.

"There's madness in every potion that can lead to loss of control...I've seen similar situations, more than once...they happened to my enemies, they happened to my friends, and no group was immune... ..." Alfred talked about the dangers of potions in detail based on his various experiences in East Balam.

During this process, he found that not only his sister Audrey listened intently, but the golden retriever Susie also behaved very quietly.

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