Chapter 635 Collecting Information
The shop owner was a middle-aged man wearing glasses, who was concentrating on fiddling with a steam watch.
Ah Ha looked around the store and suddenly picked up a strange part and asked, "Boss, what is this?"
The shop owner looked up at him with a hint of displeasure in his eyes, but he still patiently explained: "This is the core part of the steam gun. It is used to control the direction and strength of the steam jet."
Ah Ha's eyes turned and he asked, "I heard that there have been a lot of problems on the railway recently. Is it related to these steam equipment?"
The shop owner frowned and said, "How would I know? But most of the problems on the railway are probably caused by the maintenance workers not doing their job properly."
Aha asked some more questions about the steam equipment. Although the owner was a little impatient, he still answered them one by one.
After leaving the shop, Aha continued to wander the streets.
He saw a group of children playing with a small steam-powered toy car on the street, with innocent smiles on their faces.
Aha walked over and joined the children's games, laughing and playing with them.
While playing, Aha learned from the children that some mysterious strangers had come to the city recently. They always appeared at night and no one knew what they were doing.
On the other side, Akivalli also began his action.
Akivalli chose a relatively quiet street called the "Steam Gallery".
There are some tall metal trees planted on both sides of the street. The trunks are made of steel, and the branches are curved steam pipes with faint steam light flashing on them. It looks both strange and beautiful.
Akiveli walked steadily forward, his eyes keenly observing everything around him.
Passing by a coffee shop called "Steam Warm Room", it was filled with the rich aroma of coffee and the warmth of steam.
Akivelli walked in and sat down by the window.
Most of the customers in the cafe were well-dressed middle-class people, who were sipping their coffee and chatting in low voices.
Akivelli ordered a cup of coffee and listened to the conversations around him calmly.
He heard two people at the next table talking about the recent economic situation, saying that due to the shortage of steam energy, the factory's production costs continued to rise and many workers were facing the risk of losing their jobs.
Kiwili frowned slightly, thinking secretly about the importance of steam energy to this city.
At this time, the door of the cafe was pushed open, and a man in a black windbreaker walked in. He had a long scar on his face and looked a little fierce.
The man walked up to the counter, ordered a glass of strong liquor, and drank it all in one gulp.
Although I don't know why coffee shops sell liquor, the cultures of various worlds are somewhat different, and no one stipulates that coffee shops must sell coffee.
So he was not surprised at all.
But Akivalli noticed that the man was wearing a strange ring on his hand, with some incomprehensible symbols engraved on it.
He stood up, walked to the man, and asked politely, "Sir, I noticed your ring. It looks very special. What is its origin?"
The man looked at him warily and said, "Who are you? Why are you asking this?"
Akiveli smiled and said, "I am just a traveler, and I am more interested in new things."
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "I found this in an ancient ruin. I heard it is related to the secret of the Dark Cave, but I'm not sure."
Akivali's heart moved, and he continued to ask: "Do you know what has happened in the dark cave recently?"
The man frowned and said, "Those greenskins seem to be planning something big recently. I advise you to stay away from them. They are not easy to mess with."
Akiveli thanked the man and left the cafe.
After he left, the man looked at his back with a strange light in his eyes.
"Why would this guy suddenly come to ask me these questions... Could it be that he knows something?"
"No... If he knew what I was doing, I'm afraid..."
A trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and the man said to himself:
"I have to sneak up and see!"
"Because I'm really going to stab this guy out!"
Thinking of this, the man looked around a few times, then followed Akivalli at a suitable distance.
Akivali continued walking along the steam corridor and came to a small square with a huge steam fountain.
The water of the fountain is driven by steam, and the water droplets sparkle with colorful light under the sunlight.
There were many people walking and chatting in the square. Akivalli mingled among the crowd and listened to their conversation.
He heard people talking about the consul's new policy, saying that in order to deal with possible crises, the consul planned to strengthen the city's defenses and increase investment in the research and development of steam technology.
As he walked, Akivali came to a narrow alley called "Shadow Alley".
The alley was dark, damp, and filled with a pungent smell.
As Akivali entered the alley, he heard the sound of fighting.
He walked in the direction of the sound and found a few thugs bullying a thin young man.
Akivelli walked over without hesitation and shouted, "Stop!"
The pioneers of justice will never allow bullying of the weak to happen before their eyes!
So he jumped out without hesitation.
The gangsters turned around and saw Akiveli. They were stunned at first, then they smiled with disdain.
A thug said, "Kid, mind your own business, or you'll be in trouble."
Akivali looked at them coldly and said, "If you don't leave, I will be rude to you."
Seeing that Akivalli was not afraid at all, the thugs rushed forward.
Akiveli dodged the thugs' attacks easily with a flash of his body, and then beat them to a pulp with just three punches and two kicks.
One of the thugs got so angry that he secretly took out a dagger from his waist and stabbed Akivali when he turned around.
Akivalli seemed to have eyes on his back. He dodged sideways, grabbed the opponent's wrist and twisted it hard. With a "click", the gangster's arm was broken.
The other thugs were horrified when they saw this, and they helped their injured companions up and ran away in shame.
It's also because these hooligans don't know who they are facing, otherwise...
To be honest, these thugs were the first to pull out a dagger and try to hurt the Star God, but judging by Akivalli's personality and behavior, he probably wouldn't be the last.
After seeing the bullies running away, the young man looked at Akiveli with gratitude and said, "Thank you, sir."
Akivelli waved his hand and asked, "Why are you being bullied by them here?"
The young man sighed and said, "I'm a scavenger. I recently picked up some strange things near the Dream Forest. Maybe they are targeting me."
Akivali's eyes lit up and he asked, "What is this strange thing?"
He had secretly explored on the train before, and based on the limited information he had, he knew that the Dream Forest was an area surrounded by a large amount of memory matter.
Being able to walk out of so much memory energy...
The young man in front of me has some special talents.
The young man hesitated for a moment and took out a green crystal from his arms. The crystal emitted a faint light and looked very mysterious.
Akivelli looked at the crystal, and his pioneering intuition made him feel that this crystal might be closely related to the secrets of the Dream Forest and the Dark Cave.
So, when he was about to ask for it, he suddenly remembered that the other party was not the idiot Aha, and he didn't seem to have much money...
and many more!
Speaking of money...he...seems like he ran away with the bill just now!
Thinking of this, his expression changed slightly.
At the same time, several footsteps were heard coming from far away, and at the same time, a voice spoke.
"Hurry, hurry! It's just ahead!"
"The guy who just drank the King's coffee! He wanted to run away with the bill!"
"Sheriffs, you have to make the decision for me!"
"We are a small business, relying on the money from coffee to survive, but that guy just asked for our coffee and drank it, and didn't even pay for it..."
“Isn’t this a bully?”
Akivali thought to himself that it was not good. He didn't expect to be caught up because of such a small matter.
It was also awkward at the same time.
A great Star God was actually arrested by the local sheriff just because he had no money...
He could already imagine how long Aha would continue to laugh after knowing these things.
At least an Amber Age is indispensable.
At this point the young man also realized that something was wrong and quickly hid the crystal.