Time, in silence, came to dusk. After a whole day''s repair, the breach on the wall of the city of molten iron has been repaired for a whole day, and the initial scale of fortification has been set up. The constant black smoke from the numerous blacksmiths in the streets of the city also shows that the armaments consumed yesterday have been properly replenished. The residents of this border city built the city with their hands-on enthusiasm to repair it. Walking on the streets of molten iron, the cool wind from the grassland is not cold at all. The lights in the buildings make the whole city look like a huge, boiling furnace from the sky.


    Lin stood up after helping the two old people get water from the well and straightened the hair from the temples. Look at the sky. It''s getting late. It''s time to go back and prepare dinner. With this in mind, the former maid picked up the basket at her feet and began to walk in the direction of her arrival. The pedestrians on the road showed a certain respect when they met this beautiful lady. There was no other reason. Lin''s skirt had been stained with many stains because of her day''s work. It was these stains that made the people in the melting iron city understand that the people in front of them were not only concerned about their own nobles, but also a member of this pioneering city.


    "I remember there is still some food in the cellar. Do you need to buy some more? I don''t know what Mr. deep likes to eat Lin, with a basket on her arm, thought. Thanks to the preparation of the Great Duke of liehammer, there was no shortage of resources in the city after the war. Although almost all the merchants from the Kingdom left at ordinary times, the businesses engaged in food and daily necessities were not affected. On the contrary, in order to ensure that residents have enough physical strength to survive this difficult period, many chamber of Commerce owners even choose to sell food at reduced prices at this time. Such behavior will undoubtedly make them miss a chance to make a fortune, but as long as the war is over, this good reputation can guarantee the long-term interests.


    Just then, the Banshee seemed to notice something. Her calm expression changed and turned her head to a house nearby. Without much hesitation, Lin went straight to the narrow passage in the middle of the house and disappeared in the shadow. As a child growing up in molten iron, she was no stranger to the dark alleys between the houses. When Lin was young, she and her friends in the orphanage often used these spaces to play games. The Dean, who was in charge of taking care of them, had to invent a series of stories about the horror monsters in the alleys to scare them and prevent them from being dangerous in the dark alleys.


    So what is the truth in the alley? In the shadow of the building, is there really a monster that chooses people to eat? Or are they just white lies from adults who are worried about danger? Or maybe it''s just to hide the more somber truth. At least in Lin''s understanding, these alleys are not dangerous indeed. Walking through them, feeling surrounded by walls close to the body on both sides, even makes people feel a strange sense of peace of mind.


    But this is not the time for nostalgia. The purpose of the former maid entering the lane was a back door with broken chains. The hinge on the wooden door had rusted and broken, and it seemed that the owner of the house seldom opened it. But I don''t know whether it''s because awakening has become a mourning Banshee or because she has been living with the curse crow for a period of time. When picking up the broken hinge, Lin is acutely aware that there is a little rust on the chain, which is not as serious as it seems on the surface, at least it can''t break off voluntarily. However, at the place where the iron chain breaks, the former maid can see very serious weathering traces, which is like different parts of the same chain have experienced different times, which is full of a sense of disobedience. Lin frowned a little. She knew that it was not because of the quality of the hinge. There was only one explanation for this, magic.


    Things developed to this step, the hands of the unnatural fracture of the hinge let Lin have a heart of retreat. She''s thinking about the possibility of connecting with the curse crow. But she couldn''t think much. The face of the Banshee was on the other side. She threw away the iron chain in her hand. The expression on her face showed that she had made a certain determination. Lin opened the wooden door in front of her and walked into the building. The strong musty smell made the Banshee step back subconsciously. The space behind the door was even narrower than she thought. There was only a staircase leading to the second floor. There was nothing else. Lin looked up at the top of the stairs and could see nothing on the second floor except for the disturbing cracks and peeling paint on the wooden steps.


    From the basket out of a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, the former maid carefully stepped up the stairs. The "creaking" boards, which groaned in pain, were disturbing, raising the suspicion that the steps would collapse at any time. Lin had to hold on to the moldy wall with one hand to make sure she didn''t put all her weight on the stairs. The second floor of the building seemed extraordinarily high, and the Banshee guessed that the first floor here should be some kind of storefront, only the ceiling of a pub or grocery store could be made this height.


    After a short hard journey, Lin still walked all the steps smoothly. She was glad that the boards were not broken. Maybe it was because she was very light? In this way, the former maid looked at the second floor with a smile. In fact, there is nothing redundant at the end of the stairs. There is only a wooden door standing on one side with a broken wooden signboard nailed on it. Lin vaguely can recognize that the sign is painted with a hand holding a balance, but different from most of the patterns with balance, the balance here is not upright upward, but held horizontally by the palm of the hand, on both sides of the balance The basket tilted at random, giving people a strange feeling.It''s a symbol of a debt collector. Although the molten iron belongs to the pioneer, it is undeniable that the residents here do not like the rules, credit and fraud, which were quite serious at the beginning of the city. Therefore, in order to protect their own interests, businessmen employed some powerful thugs to collect debts for themselves. Over time, debt collectors have become a special occupation in this city. However, this was a long time ago. With the construction of the city on the right track, the Duke of liehammer promulgated relatively loose and highly executive laws. The atmosphere of molten iron gradually became clear, and most of the debt collectors lost their business and went to other businesses. Most of the people who still use this kind of logo are gangs who pretend to be debt collectors.


    After swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Lin opened the second floor door. Then the strong smell of blood and the shock scene made the lady retch violently on the stairs.


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