A steam train running towards the city of Constance in Jianhai County.

Klein, dressed as a wandering magician, looked across a narrow table with items placed on it at the young man and his parents and said:

"I have two kinds of magic. One is to make your wishes come true, and the other is to use a mirror to answer your questions. Of course, you need to pay for the first kind of magic, and you must answer the questions asked by the mirror for the second kind. Which kind of performance do you want to see?"

The young man had black hair and brown eyes and seemed to have received a relatively good education. He looked at his parents sitting next to him and said with a smile:

"My wish is too difficult, so I won't bother you.

"Relatively speaking, I'm more curious about mirrors that can answer questions."

Klein sighed and shook his head. He flipped his left hand, revealing a silver mirror that could fit into his sleeve, with a black gem on each side.

"It seems to be an antique." The young man opposite commented with interest, and then said, "My question is, what is the purpose of my visit to Constanton City this time?"

Klein had the kind of smile that street magicians often have. He stretched out his right hand to touch the surface of the mirror and whispered seriously:

"Mirror, mirror, tell me the answer to the question."

After repeating this three times, he released his right hand and showed the surface of the mirror to the three passengers opposite him.

There are a few more silver words on it:

"To get married."

"...Amazing." The young man and his parents looked at each other with incredible expressions.

After they boarded the train, they never mentioned anything related to the wedding, nor did they show anything that could evoke any associations.

This was the first time they had seen such magic that did not rely on props or fake audiences.

“Okay, it’s the mirror’s turn to ask questions.” Klein smiled and placed his right hand on the surface of the mirror.

"Okay." The young man responded curiously.

"Next, let's see what questions the magic mirror will ask." Klein loosened his right hand in a slightly exaggerated manner, as if he was performing a formal magic show.

The silver words on the mirror surface have changed, stretching into a complete sentence:

"You would prefer your bride to be a lady over forty, right?"

The young man's expression froze, then turned pale, and then completely red.

"How is that possible!" He immediately refuted, and couldn't help but look sideways at his parents, complaining hastily, "What a weird question!"

“…It was just joking.” Klein smiled apologetically and quickly pressed his right hand against the surface of the mirror, as if he had no idea this situation would occur.

Then he loosened his right hand again.

Sure enough, the words on the mirror surface changed again:

"How old are you?"

“25 years old…” the young man answered cautiously, as if he was afraid of falling into a trap.

He felt that the way his parents and the passengers around him looked at him had changed.

"Okay, this magic show ends here." Klein smiled and put away the mirror. "You can try another magic trick."

As soon as he finished speaking, the steam train whistled, a sign that it was about to enter the station.

“Sorry, I have to get off now.” Klein took out his gold-cased pocket watch, opened it and took a look.

He immediately picked up his luggage, followed the crowd of passengers, left the steam train, and came to the platform where the gas street lights were not yet lit.

This is Beldan City in Jianhai County, a city that rose and fell because of coal mines.

To Klein, the greatest significance of this place is that it was an important node in the invasion route of Feysac during the previous world war.

——Feysac had three invasion routes in total. One was to attack the Amanda Mountains on the border and try to break through the land defense line there. One was to start from Sonia Island, attack coastal ports, and try to land. The other was to start from the Inter-Sea and invade Backlund along the main railway.

Among them, due to the existence of the Church of Storms and the power of the ironclad ships in cooperation with the high-ranking "arbitrators", the navies of Feysac and Feynaport have never been able to achieve the expected results, and have even failed to control the sea. On the battlefield of the Amanda Mountains, the headquarters of the Church of Evernight blocked wave after wave of attacks and did not fall until the end of the war, so that places such as Winter County and East Chester County did not suffer the baptism of war directly.

Of the three routes, the only successful one was the Jianhai Force. They combined land and sea forces to capture Loen's second largest city, the Jianhai County capital, Constant City, and then advanced southeast to meet up with the Intis people in the Backlund region.

Klein plays the role of a wandering magician. On the one hand, he wants to accumulate wishes, perform miracles, digest potions, and improve his strength. On the other hand, he plans to retrace the path of war and truly experience the trauma brought by the previous war with his own eyes, ears, and heart.

After knowing the secrets of the starry sky and the underground, he could understand the plan of the "Goddess of Night" and accept it to some extent, but this did not mean that he would be indifferent to those sacrifices.

At the same time, he was also certain of one thing, that is, even if he failed to prevent George III from becoming the "Black Emperor", the world war would still break out, but Rune would have the upper hand, and the "Goddess of Night" and his allies would directly oppress the "God of War", step by step forcing him to seek help from the "Mother Goddess of the Earth".

At that time, the number, intensity, and scale of the wars between gods will surpass the current ones.

For this reason, Klein wandered forward one stop at a time along the invasion route of Feysac.

After leaving the platform where there were still traces of cannon fodder, he carried a worn suitcase filled with spare clothes, identified the direction, and walked towards a place that might be a hotel.

At night, he would wander the streets of the city, performing magic tricks to grant wishes to people.

After walking a few steps forward, Klein was inspired and looked towards the end of the street.

There walked a female figure wearing a simple linen robe, a bark belt, long black hair, and no shoes or socks.

Arianna!

The leader of the ascetics of the Church of Night, the angel on earth, Arianna!

How did He come to Beldan? Shouldn't He have returned to the Night Monastery of the Tranquility Church by now? Or was He sent to Saint Milon, the capital of Feysac, to preside over the reception of the "War God's Legacy"? An angel walking on the earth appearing in such a small city would definitely not be simple... Klein was puzzled and frowned slightly.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to ask something.

It's not that he wants to meddle in other people's business, but everyone lives in the same city, and if something unexpected happens, no one can escape.

But at this time, Arianna had already disappeared in the crowd, and as the "Servant of Secrets", Klein had no way to track her. Similarly, when it came to matters related to "secrets", "Magic Mirror" Arrodes was also somewhat helpless.

Klein took a slow breath, turned around and thoughtfully entered the hotel, checked into a room, and put his luggage away.

Then, he kept the attire of a wandering magician, brought the "magic mirror" Arrodes, followed the spiritual intuition of the "fortune teller", and walked all the way to the town square of Beldan City.

Here, near the town hall, there is a signboard with many notices posted on it.

Klein saw that many people were watching, and it seemed that a new document had been issued, so he moved closer, stood on the outskirts of the crowd, and looked at the wooden sign.

In the center of the notice board, a slightly yellowed white paper covered the other notices. On the surface, it was written in black ink and Rune:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am your new Archon.

"Now, I issue three new laws:

“The first rule is that no living being can leave here without my permission.

“Second, all beings are equal before the law. Even angels can be killed by ordinary people.

"Article 3: Anyone who commits the following crimes shall be subject to severe punishment, up to and including the death penalty:

“1. To kill people;

“2. Stealing;

"3. Recite the Name of the Deity in its entirety;

“4. Offering sacrifices to evil gods;

“5. Fraud;

“6. Leaking of secrets;

“…”

Such an announcement... Klein raised his eyebrows. He didn't need spiritual intuition to sense that there was something wrong with the content.

He instinctively changed his mind and tried to get his spirit body back to Source Castle.

However, an invisible force blocked his "departure", allowing him to only touch the gray mist but unable to pass through.

This... Klein narrowed his eyes slightly and took a few steps back, creating some distance between himself and the crowd.

In his opinion, this level of abnormality has reached a level close to that of a god.

He had been unable to return to Sefirah Castle before, but the main reason was that he did not have time to walk back four steps, recite the spell, or was disturbed and blocked by "himself".

There was only one time when he was truly unable to escape from the real world due to external forces:

That was in the misty town - a secret world and a powerful seal created by the "Goddess of Night" herself.

Except for this time, even the Blasphemer Amon did not do anything similar. Of course, at that time, Amon's main purpose was to force Klein to activate the "Source Castle", and then seize the opportunity, take advantage of the loophole, and replace him as the "Great Lord of the Spirit World". Otherwise, this "Time Angel" could completely prevent Klein from returning by stealing his thoughts.

Who is this newly appointed "Consul" of Beldan City... Is this why Ms. Arianna came to Beldan City? As his thoughts raced, Klein let the "Magic Mirror" slide from his wide sleeve to his left hand.

"What happened?" Klein asked in a low voice.

On the surface of the silver mirror, the water light flickered and slightly whitish silver words appeared:

“Several rules here have been replaced. It is unknown who did it. Great Master, you can try to find the ‘Servant of Secrets’ Arianna and learn the truth from her.

"Are you satisfied with my answer?"

The rules were replaced... "Lawyer"? "Arbitrator"? Or, was there a "bug"? Klein raised his head thoughtfully and looked around. He found that the citizens in the square were a little confused. They didn't quite understand why the new notice mentioned angels, and why they needed to apply for and get permission to leave.

The war is over!

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