Mystery: From the Shadow World

Chapter 4: Being spotted by the "evil god"
Kingdom of Loen, Ahowa County, Tingen City.

As the sun neared noon, it shone brightly on the ground. Philip lifted his bag and walked out of the steam train platform. He breathed in the air, which was incomparably cleaner than Backlund's. He finally relaxed, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

There were no accidents along the way. According to his memory of the Rose School, the other party would not have their own power in such a remote small city. If that were the case, the Church of the Orthodox God would have been out of business long ago.

After all, the Rose School's reputation has never been good since the indulgence school became the mainstream. It is even worse than the witch sect next door that instigates assassinations and even teaches men to become women for seduction.

But that didn't matter. Philip was only a half-Sequence 9 "prisoner" now, and strictly speaking, he wasn't a Beyonder at all. Even if the church knew about it, they wouldn't do anything to him.

The next step was to find a good place to settle down in this small city with beautiful scenery, peace and tranquility, fresh air, and no danger at all.

He bought a map and a newspaper with information on houses for rent, and then found a horse-drawn carriage parked nearby and sat down.

"Sir, where are you going?" The driver asked, but Philip's eyes froze for a moment on the newspaper he had just unfolded in his hand.
No. 1 Devon Street, North District, a detached house can be rented for one, two or three years, with a weekly rent of 6 pounds. If you are interested, please go to No. 16 Champagne Street and find Mr. Gushev.

No. 17, Daffodil Street, townhouse. Can be rented for two or three years, rent is 13 soli per week. If interested, please go to No. , Zouteland Street and look for Mr. Colmar.

The houses in the newspapers were a bit pricey, but that was understandable, since they were for families. But right now, he only had a little over 300 pounds on him, and he didn't even have any income. With all the expenses, he didn't know how long it would last. So, he decided to just share the house.

There might be some cheaper places, but either the environment is worrying or they require third-party companies to provide identification to handle various procedures, which he cannot provide now.

As a member of the foodie nation, Philip believed that if his income couldn't exceed his expenses, it would be a major crisis in his life. He closed the newspaper and decided to postpone the idea of renting a place for himself: "Hotel."

After he handed over a silver soli in exchange for a copper penny with a face value of 5 and two copper pennies with a face value of 1, the horse, under the guidance of the coachman, began to move towards the bridge across the Tussock River in the distance.

Finally, at noon, Philip arrived at the hotel, putting an end to this short trip. He carried his bag, spent 1 soli to book a room, bought a fried fish with aromatic essence, beef with black pepper sauce and two glasses of ginger beer, and walked into his room.

After the waiter put the food on the table, closed the door and left, he sat on the edge of the bed, put down his bag, and leaned back gently until he was completely pressed on the flat mattress.

It went more smoothly than expected. Philip blinked his glasses and stared blankly at the ceiling.

None of the accidents he imagined on the road happened, such as being discovered carrying a large sum of money and being robbed, or being suddenly shot from the window while riding in a carriage, or the steam train overturning due to an accident.

Well, it’s better if it doesn’t happen.

It turns out that you can’t watch too many virtual works.

How could such an outrageous thing happen?

The boy entered the bathroom in the hotel room, picked up the towel hanging on the side, wet it with tap water, and began to carefully wipe his arms, cheeks and other convenient places on his body.

After finishing all this, Philip wanted to wash his hair, but then he realized that he probably wouldn't be able to resist showering that evening, so he left the bathroom and returned to the table to eat lunch. Because he was once a big foodie, the food from this other world didn't taste very good to him. However, after all, the years of temperance and suffering experienced by his original self, "Philip," made it seem very precious to him.

Well. The next step is to find a way to make money before tomorrow night to ensure that I can rent a house and live a daily life, otherwise I will have to spend another soli. Philip ate the last bite of beef, then stood up and walked to the bed.

But before that, get some sleep.

Anyway, there is no rush for this matter.

However, the moment Philip took off his clothes, lay down on the bed, and covered himself with the quilt, his vision was suddenly obscured by the gray-white mist and he could not see anything clearly.

"Um???"

What happened again?
Is it illegal for me to take a nap?
This strange thing made the young man sit up calmly and speechlessly, turning his head around to find the reason, but the next moment, a deep red light lit up on his body and swallowed him whole.

Above the gray-white fog, Philip looked around calmly, comparing it with the shadow world. After feeling a little relieved, he found that there were three people standing nearby besides himself.

A tall blonde girl, dark blue hair as messy as seaweed, a middle-aged man who was not very strong, and a mysterious man in the distance whose whole body was completely obscured by fog, clearly different from the others.

The difference in position and appearance allowed Philip to instantly distinguish the host from the guest. He immediately moved his feet calmly and hid behind a man and a woman.

The man seemed to notice him at this moment, turned his eyes and glanced over, but did not speak. Instead, the girl noticed the mysterious man and asked cautiously but politely:

"Sir, where is this place? What is your purpose in bringing us here?"

Fortunately, someone stepped forward. Philip silently gave the other party a thumbs up in his heart. Even though he felt that this mysterious man had no connection with the Rose Sect, he did not dare to take the risk.

The mysterious man, shrouded in gray mist, was silent for a few seconds. He then gently raised his hand and said calmly and gently, yet with style:
"An attempt."

try?

The three of them silently repeated this phrase in their minds. The girl frowned slightly, but quickly calmed down. She said nervously, "Now that the experiment is complete, can we go back? I mean, without any negative effects."

"Oh, of course no problem." The mysterious man chuckled, and then he seemed to think of something, and the fingertips he had just retracted pointed in the air, causing the gray fog around him to begin to surge.

Two rows of towering stone pillars emerged, connecting with the dome above. The magnificent building enveloped everyone.

There was also a long bronze table where they were standing. On the twenty seats on the left and right sides, as well as on the backs of the seats above and below, there were strange star maps that did not completely correspond to reality.

(End of this chapter)