Klein naturally withdrew his gaze, holding the gold-inlaid cane, and followed Haggis into the general's mansion.

The architectural style here has no characteristics of the southern continent. It does not control the lighting, making the interior look gloomy, nor does it boldly use a small amount of human bones as decoration to give people a strong sense of impact. Instead, it looks more like a transplant of a luxury house in the northern continent, and has an indelible Intis color:

Each pillar is wrapped in gold foil in sections, the murals on the walls are in warm colors, and there are golden sculptures inlaid around them. A spiral and magnificent staircase descends from a high place, connecting all four floors and ending in the center of the hall, facing the door, which is extremely imposing.

It has to be said that the country led by the Church of the Eternal Sun is truly at the forefront of the world in gold art, and there is no sense of being a nouveau riche at all... Klein's eyes swept across the stair railings and the palm-sized golden angel statue that slanted out from the middle of the pillar, and he resisted the urge to reach out and touch it.

Looking at the guards standing on both sides, he casually found a topic and said to Haggis:

"Colonel Alfred Hall also seems to have made achievements in West Balam?"

Haggis nodded sincerely and said in the tone of a Loen noble:

"He is a determined and brave man. He once led a special operations team of more than 30 people to launch a surprise attack on Ins's 1,000-man army and completely defeated them. I heard that he also made many military achievements in East Balam and became a colonel in his twenties."

It sounds amazing... Miss Justice's brother might have already become a Beyonder, and his sequence is not low... Well, in a noble family, there should be some members in each generation who take the path of Beyonders... Hehe, when Mr. Alfred finally achieves his goal after going through hardships and tribulations and becomes a Beyonder of a higher sequence, and obtains the rank of brigadier general or major general, he might find sadly after returning to Backlund that he can't even beat his own sister's dog... Klein, who drank the potion before going out, adjusted his mental state with internal complaints.

He did not ask more about Alfred, but instead asked in a questioning tone:

“I found that there are some differences in customs between West Balam and East Balam. Many houses here have certain human bone decorations, but East Balam does not have them.

"I've been here many times. I had this question a long time ago, but I never had the nerve to ask it."

Haggis stopped and pointed to the ostentatious staircase opposite.

"Wait a few minutes, Monsieur Dantès; the general will be down soon."

After explaining the business, he laughed and said:

“The custom of using human bones is actually not common. Only the territories directly under the royal family during the Balam Empire retained this custom. For us, the death of a loved one does not mean the end of our relationship with them. Before burial, we will take a piece of bone from their body and place it at home as a decoration to show that the dead are with the living.

"The specific bone to be chosen is decided by the priest presiding over the funeral through a ceremony, and the best and most symbolic one is the skull.

“Some families even make skulls into wine glasses and only use them when entertaining the most distinguished guests.

"Mr. Dantes, if we can reach a deal this time, I would like to invite you to my home and fill a glass of 'Finis wine' with my grandfather's skull as a sign of respect."

…Klein’s expression was almost dull. He felt that he really couldn’t adapt to local customs in this regard.

He laughed twice and was about to respond to Haggis, but he saw a figure slowly walking down the stairs with golden handrails.

The figure was not wearing a hat, but was dressed in a neat black military uniform, with buttons shining gold and ribbons as red as blood.

He has a light brown complexion, soft contours, and his facial features don't seem to be spread out. They are tightly squeezed in the center of his face, making his face look larger than normal.

Klein, who had obtained information from multiple channels, recognized at a glance that this was the actual ruler of West Balam Uttar Pradesh, the self-proclaimed Admiral Mesanyes.

On the surface, he was wavering between Loen, Intis, Feysac, Feynaport, and several resistance forces, maintaining a balance, but secretly he had already gained the support of the royal family of the Spirit Cult.

At the same time, Klein suspected that this native general had also established a solid connection with the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

As for Mesanyes' own strength, both "Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina and "Star Admiral" Cattleya marked him as Sequence 5 in the data, but they did not mention which specific path it was, because most of the abilities displayed by this indigenous general were related to spirits, but he carried magical items from the "Death" path.

“Good afternoon, General.” Klein took off his hat and saluted with his hand on his chest.

At this moment, he felt that there were gazes staring at him from somewhere unknown. They were the light flashing on the golden angel statue, the sunlight reflected from the stained glass, and the light reflected from the smooth marble.

"Good morning, Monsieur Dantès," replied Messaignes in Tutankhamun.

Klein, who had mastered the Dutan language with the help of the secret doll, could of course understand it, but the longer he stayed in East and West Balam in the southern continent, the more he felt that the Dutan language and the ancient Feysac language were similar.

Although the two languages ​​undoubtedly belonged to different systems, making it very difficult for him to actually learn Dutan, there were always striking similarities in certain details, as if they had a common source.

The only thing Klein could be sure of was that the source was not Giant language.

Pretending to notice nothing, he chatted with Mesanyes naturally until the other party took the initiative to mention the issue of arms trade:

"How much stock do you have in total?"

Klein smiled and said:

"It's no problem to equip three or four thousand men. Besides, there are several artillery pieces."

Mesanyes was silent for a moment and said:

"Name your price."

Klein thought for a moment and then said:

"If you let me deliver the goods to Uttar Pradesh, the price will be 50,000 pounds. If you send a team to pick up the goods with me and take care of the subsequent transportation and security yourself, it will only be 40,000 pounds."

Mei Sanyes thought for a moment and said:

"the latter.

"You take the deposit and take my people with you. Once you see the goods and load them onto the carriage, my people will pay the rest of the money."

He paused and added:

"But I don't have that many Rune pounds."

Insufficient foreign exchange reserves... Klein looked around and smiled nonchalantly:

"You can pay me directly with gold coins, or even gold bars or bricks."

Mesanyes was quite decisive. Without further ado, he nodded and said:

"Deal. I'll send Haggis to find you tomorrow with people and money."

That’s right. I like doing business with people who don’t bargain... Klein breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately wondered if his offer was too low.

When he left the general's mansion, Mesanyes suddenly looked up and said to the top of the stairs:

"Sir Luca, is this the person you are waiting for?"

On the upper level of the magnificent staircase, a figure slowly emerged.

This was an old man wearing a plain white robe inlaid with brass silk threads. His hair was completely white but combed very neatly. He had a pair of gray-green eyes so deep that one could not see the bottom.

He responded at a moderate pace:

“I can’t be sure. Although my prophecy told me that I would meet someone who could solve my future problems here in the next two days, the person just now was too ordinary. There is nothing worth describing about him except that he is an extraordinary person.

"Of course, I can't see his deeper truth. Maybe there is someone behind him who is at least as good as me."

Having said this, he walked down slowly and said after a few seconds:

"I will try to use the dream to see if I can find out more."

"Do you need a special room prepared for you?" Mesanyes asked respectfully.

Luca shook his head.

"Just in the living room next door. Um... the best time is four hours later. Don't disturb me before then."

He then entered the room, sat down, leaned back on the sofa, relaxed his body, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

It was not until it got dark that the old man finally fell asleep.

In his dream, he found himself standing in the hall of the general's mansion, on the first step of the magnificent staircase, with Mesanyes, Haggis, and numerous guards beside him.

The middle-aged man named Dwayne Dantès stood opposite, his mouth corners suddenly raised, revealing an exaggerated smile.

Flames rose up and playing cards fell one after another from above.

Luca's grey-green eyes suddenly darkened, and Dwayne Dantès' body was immediately plunged into a strange darkness.

The old man in the plain white robe then opened his arms, revealing a vortex of faint light between his chest and abdomen.

The vortex suddenly expanded and swallowed Dwayne Dantès.

Before Luca could confirm the situation, he suddenly felt something in his heart. He turned his head to look to the side, and saw Messanyes' face moving and his body stretching, instantly turning into another Dwayne Dantes.

Almost at the same time, Haggis and all the guards present transformed into Dwayne Dantes' faces one after another, and all turned their gazes towards Luca!

Luca woke up with a start. Under the gaze of Mesanyes who came in at some point, he was stunned for two seconds and said in a low voice:

"I have to go and meet that gentleman in person, and meet the demigod behind him."

Before he finished speaking, he subconsciously turned his head and looked out the window.

At this time, the street lights were on, the sky was dark, and the scarlet moon was strangely stained with blood.

Another blood moon!

…………

Fortunately, there is Mr. Fool... Isn't the blood moon too frequent this year? It's only been more than two months since the last one... I'm not prepared at all! Fors sat up, wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and muttered to himself silently.

She had arrived at the small town on the edge of the Delaire Forest and checked into a hotel, sharing a room with Hugh, planning to conduct a preliminary exploration of the abandoned castle early the next morning. However, just as she was about to rest, she encountered a blood moon.

At this moment, she seemed to remember something and turned her head stiffly to the side.

Xio, who claimed that he wanted to go to bed early, had woken up at some point and was looking at her with his eyes open.