Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Chapter 75 The Second Twilight Hermit Meeting

When the steam train enters the deceleration phase, it means that it is about to enter the Tingen train station.

So her personal maid, Irene, went into Altair's carriage and woke her from her deep sleep. After she got up, Irene began to fulfill her duties as a maid, helping Altair with her makeup.

After everything was tidied up, the two left the carriage and stepped off the now-stopped steam train.

Looking at the station in front of her, Altair never expected that, just five months later, she would once again come to Tingen, the city where the story began.

Altair was still quite shocked as he watched the person approaching from a distance. The person who had come to meet him wasn't Hahn's brother, Amos Clayton, but his father, Old Clayton.

Upon seeing the group alighting from the car, old Clayton quickly approached, bowed, and said:

"Good day, Count Altair. On behalf of the people of your territory, I welcome you back to your ancestral lands once again."

Altair nodded slightly in response, then smiled and asked, "Good day, old Clayton. How's your recovery going?"

Hearing his Count's concern, old Clayton replied with a broad smile, "Thank you very much for your concern, Count Altair. Thanks to you, my health has been gradually improving since I drank those potions."

After hearing his answer, Altair nodded in satisfaction.

After all the luggage was loaded onto the carriages, the convoy of eight carriages departed from the Tingen train station in a grand procession.

The carriages were mostly filled with things Altair would need for the winter, such as casual clothes, winter formal wear, jewelry, tea, fine wine, and so on. The remaining small portion contained items for Hahn and the others.

By the time the carriage returned to Morse and entered Sheffield Castle, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Old Clayton did not choose to linger, but hurriedly left again to urge the servants to prepare dinner.

Because Hahn had informed old Clayton by telegram three days earlier that "the Earl of Altair is preparing to return to his ancestral lands for the winter," tonight's dinner was exceptionally lavish: roast beef, roast lamb, venison chops, roast goose, strawberry cream tarts, fruit jelly...

After dinner, Altair returned to his room, which had already been cleaned, and spent the time meditating.

At exactly 8 p.m., Altair's consciousness once again arrived at Adam's Church of Bones through that peculiar means and sat in his assigned seat.

Meanwhile, different people kept appearing out of nowhere in the empty spaces around her.

Once everyone had arrived, the middle-aged man dressed in traditional Southern Continent clothing looked at the craftsman with a serious expression and asked, "How is your research progressing? Is mass production possible now?"

"I desperately need that weapon right now." After asking these questions, he turned to look at the crowd around him and angrily shouted:

"What's going on with you two kingdoms, Rune and Fusak, in the Northern Continent?! You're really treating the Southern Continent as the main battlefield. If you want a full-scale war, go back to the Northern Continent. The Southern Continent doesn't welcome you!"

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, the man who appeared to be a high-ranking official in Fursaq murmured:

"The war in the Southern Continent is now completely out of Fussack's control. Moreover, according to current intelligence, they speculate that 'George III' is still thinking of expanding the war."

Altair looked at him curiously. The man's purpose was clear: to remind the important figures of other countries that if Fusak was completely defeated, then Rune would definitely launch a war against them.

It seems the Twilight Hermits' Society isn't truly united; it's essentially a loose alliance with everyone harboring their own agendas.

While most people joined the argument, the craftsman, who had been keeping his head down and remaining silent, finally spoke up: "I have thoroughly studied those 'new weapons.' Their working principle is very simple, and I can mass-produce them at any time."

"But the most crucial gunpowder technology is still difficult to replicate. I need another six months, and I'm sure I can replicate it after that."

"If you want me to replicate gunpowder faster, you'll need someone to help me get into the factory and learn the craft."

The craftsman's words gradually calmed the crowd that had been arguing. They seemed to have all gone deaf, choosing not to reply.

Altair couldn't help but laugh at the scene before him. If they had the ability to send people into the factory to learn, why would they need to find you to replicate it? They would have sent him to steal the knowledge long ago.

Moreover, Altair had specifically considered how to solve the problem of his work being stolen.

Her solution was to break down gunpowder production into many steps, so even if you successfully entered the factory, you could only participate in one step of the gunpowder production process. Of course, if you had special means, you could go through all the steps.

Great, congratulations on successfully advancing to the second stage. Find a way to determine the correct manufacturing sequence and remove the inert substances added to Altair in certain steps.

Otherwise, the consequences would be either the workshop being blown up or substandard gunpowder being produced.

Watching the 'monkey show' unfold before her, Altair gradually relaxed. Then, Hermes, standing beside her, said in an aged voice, "It seems you're not worried about the consequences of this matter."

Altair turned his head and looked to his side, where he saw Hermes, who was smiling, looking at him with curiosity.

Altair nodded with a smile, but did not reply. He then looked at Adam.

As their eyes met, the question "When?" echoed deep within Altair's mind.

After sensing Adam's words, Altair thought deep in his mind, "I need to use your 'trumpet'."

"Can."

As soon as he finished speaking, Altair's consciousness landed on a male figure sitting at the very end.

Once she was certain she had complete control over the figure, she stood up and declared loudly, "I can manufacture the weapons you need and guarantee their power, but what will I get in return?"

Altair's outrageous behavior drew the attention of everyone present, including "himself" sitting not far from Adam, who also looked over.

But after Altair finished speaking, she was caught in an awkward silence, because no one chose to respond; they were all looking at her with questioning eyes.

After a moment of silence, the man who appeared to be a high-ranking official in Fursack asked curiously, "You really can make it?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Altair nodded and said, "I think the chairman can guarantee this."

Then everyone turned their attention to Adam, who had been watching from the sidelines, and saw that he was nodding slightly in response.