The rumbling steam train followed the sparkling Snow River all the way to the end of the Great Snowy Mountain.
Inside a VIP compartment of the train, there was a small gap in the window. Thick white steam was drifting out from the inside. If someone happened to be near the train tracks, they might be able to smell the delicious meat.
At this moment, there were only four people in the VIP carriage that was emitting the aroma of meat.
They were Angor's group, who left Floating Mech City.
There was only one table in the compartment, which was placed in the center of a small but delicate boiler. Greya was sitting at the table, teaching Azaz how to put the mutton into the boiler and how to handle the flame.
Angor and Sunders were also sitting at the table. Angor was not paying attention to the boiler. Instead, he was quietly looking at the scenery outside the window, while Sunders was taking a nap.
After giving Asaz some advice, Greya shifted her attention to Angor.
"You look troubled. Are you still thinking about the Germinal believers?" Greya asked.
Angor turned around and spoke in a flat tone, "No. I just don't have much time to think."
"I think you're just brushing me off." Greya crooked her finger, and a piece of mutton flew out from the boiler. She took a bite and looked at Azaz. "Not bad. You used the best of the ingredients."
Greya crooked her finger again, and another piece of mutton floated in the air. This time, Greya didn't eat it. Instead, she tossed it to Angor.
"I'm not hungry," Angor said.
"I'm not giving it to you." Greya raised an eyebrow and pointed at Angor's shoulder.
Angor looked at Toby from the corner of his eye. Toby, who was sitting on his shoulder, had stood up and was drooling while staring at the piece of meat floating in the air with his tiny red eyes.
Angor sighed. "Eat it."
Toby picked up the mutton without hesitation, put it on the table, dipped it in the mushroom sauce on the plate, and began munching away. Greya turned her attention to Toby as well. Whenever Toby finished a slice, Greya would offer him a new one, which was perfect timing.
Angor shook his head with a chuckle. He looked outside the window and saw that the Snow River had gone around a snow mountain. Behind the mountain was Fragrant Lake.
Behind Fragrant Lake was the Parmigi Highlands.
But this time, they didn't head towards the Parmigi Highlands.
Their current target was a small border city in the Yali Duchy – "Ephesus", also known as the Shepherd City.
The reason why he had come to Muyang City was because of a small incident.
Angor thought that Horus would set the exit somewhere near Brute Cavern, but he didn't. However, they ended up in the duchy of Yali, which was next to the Parmigi Highlands.
It was said that ruins kept appearing in the Parmigi Highlands recently. Every hidden ruin represented a broken dimension. In order to avoid any problems, Horus chose to set the exit in the Yali Duchy.
Yali Duchy was fine too. It wouldn't take them long to reach Brute Cavern via Gondola. However, Greya suddenly mentioned that she wanted to go to the City of Shepherd to buy some of the specialty products there – Icefield Rock Sheep.
Angor planned to ask Butler Goode to send someone to buy them, but Sunders agreed to Greya's suggestion.
Sunders was also planning to go to the City of Shepherd to find the "kind demon", Zslade, and ask him something.
Since Sunders said so, Angor naturally agreed.
As for why they chose to take the steam train, it was Greya's idea. According to Greya, a relaxing train ride was a good way to soothe the tension in his mind.
Angor considered for a moment and nodded. That was how the scene before them came to be.
It was rare for Angor to enjoy such a relaxing train ride. He did feel a little better compared to the tense atmosphere in Floating Mech City. However, maybe it was too fast for him to get used to.
Knock knock knock!
At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the VIP box. A female voice came from outside. "I'm a train attendant from Yali Border. Just a friendly reminder. We're still half an hour away from Ephesus."
Because they had bought VIP tickets, there was a special reminder service.
After the attendant left, Angor tried to relax his mind again. But before he could do so, he heard the knocking again.
Angor frowned and looked at the door, only to see other people looking at him.
It took him a while to realize that it was not someone knocking on the door this time. It came from his pocket.
Hesitantly, he reached into his pocket and took out a silver gear-shaped button.
The silver gear was glowing at this moment, and the thumping sounds were coming from the gear.
"What's going on?" Greya asked.
The loud noise attracted Sunders' attention. He opened his eyes and looked at Angor.
Angor checked the button. "Someone's trying to contact me?"
Inside the button of the silver gear was the mini signal tower that Muse had given him.
"Let me take a look."
The mini signal tower took up quite a lot of space. Greya had to move the seats in the VIP box to make room for the tower.
The signal tower was glowing red. It was Angor's first time using it, but he quickly got the hang of it.
In less than a minute, an unfamiliar face showed up on the screen.
It was a woman holding a folding fan that covered half of her face, revealing only her beautiful eyes.
Before Angor could say anything, the woman winked at him. "Hey, Angor. How are you?"
Greya gave him a curious look. She did not say anything, but she kept glancing between the woman on the screen and Angor from time to time. She could not wait to find out more.
"What's the matter, Principal Muse?" Angor asked with a blank expression.
"How did you know it was me?" The woman was surprised. She didn't expect Angor to see through her so easily.
Angor did not answer, but he already had an answer in his mind. He knew that Principal Muse was a bit of a hypocrite. She used to lie to him many times, such as pretending to be Mithra or a statue. He had learned his lesson, and he was already prepared to face such a situation.
Besides, the mini signal tower was given to him by Muse. The first person who came to his mind was Muse, who knew his name so well and acted so coquettishly.
Of course, he wasn't sure, so he just made a random guess. And it turned out that his guess was correct.
This woman really was Principal Muse in disguise.
Muse saw Angor's silence and grumbled, "Since when did you learn that from Lawson? Showing surprise to the performer is a form of self-cultivation for the audience."
Angor didn't know what to say.
"So, what do you want from me, Principal Muse?"
Muse heaved a long sigh at Angor's lack of cooperation. He quickly put away his playful expression and spoke to Angor in a serious tone. "We were right. A Germinal follower came to Floating Mech City today. She must be the culprit behind all of this."
"We caught her near Red Sunflower Workshop.
But sadly, she's dead now. "
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