Most of the people on the roads in Clay City were horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians, with only a few steam locomotives rumbling along, making a terrifyingly loud noise. Moreover, they were all huge, making the road surface creak. Small stones flew out from the gaps between the tires and the road surface, flying past the passers-by in leather jackets like bullets, scaring him.
"These rich bastards drive these big machines to scare people all day long. They have no manners!" passers-by cursed.
Wang Xiaohai followed the big steam locomotive towards the city gate. Many children were running around the locomotive, hoping to get some warmth from the steam locomotive. The Marquis Sean's territory was high and relatively cold, and the steam locomotive was traveling very slowly. There was a row of air vents on both sides of the locomotive, which spewed out hot air from time to time, giving the children a chance to get some warmth.
The size of the steam locomotive is like the minibus Wang Xiaohai has seen, but it only has eight seats. Of course, the driver and two coal shovel assistants must also be counted. After all, the coal shovel assistants need to take turns and need to rest. So although the car is large, it only has five seats, but they are all as wide as sofa chairs and very comfortable.
"You kids, get out of here and stop messing around!" A man in a security uniform opened the car door and yelled at the children who were running after the car.
The two children made faces at the security guard and stuck out their tongues, but still refused to leave. Although there must be nobles on the steam locomotive, the children were not afraid of them. If it were an adult, they would definitely have concerns, but even if the adults were cold, they would not rub against the hot air on the sides of the steam locomotive.
"You little brats!" The steam locomotive's security guard was obviously in a bad mood. He turned around, picked up two pieces of coal, and threw them at the two kids.
One child dodged to the side of the road, slipped and fell on the cold ground, his clothes instantly stained with mud and water; another child reacted a little slower and was hit directly on the forehead by a piece of coal. He held his head and cried, squatting on the side of the street, blood flowing from between his fingers.
Seeing this, all the children following the car no longer dared to chase the car and ran away.
"You're going too far!"
A steam locomotive happened to pass by Wang Xiaohai, and he immediately cursed: "It's just a way to get some popularity. In this day and age, pedestrians should be given priority on the road."
Wang Xiaohai had read in books about his hometown that in the first decade or so after cars appeared, the roads always belonged to pedestrians. Pedestrians would gather on the road and dance, singing and laughing. Cars had to find an opportunity to pass slowly. In short, traveling by car was much slower than walking.
Has the continent evolved to the point where pedestrians need to give way to cars? But come to think of it, those who can afford steam cars these days are aristocrats. How could they care less about the lives of ordinary people?
"It's none of your business. Keep meddling in other people's business!" he said to the security guard as he was about to close the car door.
Wang Xiaohai kicked a stone from the roadside, and the stone flew quickly towards the security guard following the car. The security guard subconsciously wanted to block it with his hand, but he felt a "bang" on his forehead, his eyes turned black, and he fainted backwards, with blood flowing in the car.
"I don't want your life. This is a lesson for you." Wang Xiaohai looked at the city gate in front of him. He planned to walk through the gate and find a deserted place to fly towards Marquis Sean's Mansion. Flying in the city was too conspicuous. He usually chose to keep a low profile. There was no need to fly around and yell when he came to the New World, wishing that everyone in the world would come to find him. Such a person was a fool, and a fool would not go far.
Brakes sounded and the steam train stopped. The door was suddenly pulled open from the inside, and a man wearing a rapier leaned out. The man was burly, but his face was a little thin. It was obvious that his body fat percentage was very low, and he was a person who exercised regularly.
"Viscount Sam Sean's knight Kant is here. Who dares to cause trouble?"
"You are talking about me, right?" Wang Xiaohai stopped and pointed at himself.
"Did you hit the security guard following the car?" Knight Kant asked. Suddenly, his expression froze—he couldn't sense Wang Xiaohai's knightly rank! There was only one possibility: he was stronger than him. "Oh—since my friend has taken action, let's teach this security guard a lesson. He did do something wrong!" Kant said, shaking his sleeves. A silver ingot fell into his hand. He tossed it to the crying child on the side of the road, "Take it and treat your wounds."
The knights of this continent also change with the situation. Most of them lack bravery, fearlessness and integrity. The rank of a knight only represents strength and nothing else.
Knight Kant got out of the car and prepared to close the door.
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Wang Xiaohai asked, "What's the relationship between this Sam Sean and Marquis Sean of the territory?"
"This... is nothing to tell you. Lord Sam is the third in line to the Sean family and the youngest son of the Marquis," Knight Kant said. "So, please don't offend Lord Sam, because you will be facing the entire Sean family, the most noble person in this marquisate."
"Wow, that's scary!" Wang Xiaohai exclaimed exaggeratedly, slipping into the car before Knight Kant could close the door. Kant watched Wang Xiaohai enter the car without reacting in time, thinking, "Oh no! If it's an assassin, Viscount Sam inside is dead!" He quickly reached out to grab Wang Xiaohai, but missed, and Wang Xiaohai instantly sat in the seat next to Viscount Sim.
"Sir!" Kant was afraid that Wang Xiaohai would break Viscount Sam's neck. This man was stronger than him and it would be easy for him to do that.
"Who are you...what are you going to do?" Viscount Sam asked in a trembling voice.
"I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer correctly, I'll consider letting you go," Wang Xiaohai said. "And everyone around here, don't move rashly. The man on the right side of the door, I see you're holding a coal shovel in your hand. Relax—before your shovel hits my head, I'll break Viscount Sam's head."
"Back off, everyone!" Viscount Sam cursed. "If anyone comes close, I'll kill his entire family!"
Everyone in the car took a step back, but Kant remained motionless.
"If you have anything to ask, I will definitely tell you." Although Viscount Sam was in his twenties, he was still as timid as a mouse, and his teeth chattered when he spoke.
"Your family asked the postmaster to deliver a very important document in person a few days ago. Do you know the content of the document?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"I don't know about that. I guess only my eldest brother knows. He's the first in line to the throne, and it was he who sent me to live in a border city!" Viscount Sam answered carefully. Seeing Wang Xiaohai frown, he immediately added, "I know a little. The document was sent to the neighboring marquisate."
"Sent to another territory? You actually asked the post office to deliver such an important document? Marquis Sean didn't escort it personally?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"This is in bulk, with a total of one thousand copies. Each document is encrypted and shipped to one thousand different territories. If the Marquis's Mansion delivers it personally, where can we find so many people? We can only entrust the postmasters of various cities to deliver it personally. Besides, the post office has its own guard team, so it is very safe." Viscount Sam replied.
"Safety? I heard that a document was lost in Clay City, did you know?" Wang Xiaohai's previous words were to deceive Viscount Sam and the people around him, making them mistakenly believe that their target was the document. When he mentioned Eddie inadvertently, no one would think that his real target was Eddie.
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