Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 21 Under the Night
If the chair was engraved with some kind of symbol that Li Wei was not familiar with, then he could accept it. After all, in Li Wei's experience, that's how it is in those movies, novels and games. Resurrecting some secret evil god that has disappeared from this world, isn't that the kind of plot?

It turns out that the chair is also carved with the all-seeing eye?

Li Wei wouldn't mistake this thing; after all, it's engraved on the doors of churches all over the streets, so one more wouldn't make a difference.

After that, Levi found nothing more and had to leave the Pink Lady building with Katie. Of course, before leaving, Levi once again found the burly doorman and asked him about the origins of the Pink Lady building. The doorman told Levi that the building had been abandoned for a long time, and that Mrs. Clarty had transformed it into the Pink Lady building after she came here.

This confirms Li Wei's guess. It is clear that it was no accident for Lady Clarty to open the Pink Lady here. The mysterious little chapel underground shows that she chose this place after discovering that mysterious underground space.

Unfortunately, Levi had no idea what the chapel represented or why Lady Clarty had chosen this place. He could only guess that the chapel was closely related to the other party's conspiracy. Otherwise, Lady Clarty wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to transform the Pink Lady there.

Therefore, it is clear that the other party chose this location because of the small church, but the reason is currently unclear.

In the end, Li Wei decided... to go back and read the book.

After saying goodbye to Katie, Levi returned to the clock tower and once again perused the history book in his hands. This time, he focused on the contents of the Golden Calendar.

Because Li Wei still remembered the visions he had seen before, he didn't know what they were, but considering that they were all related to religion, investigating the myths and legends was obviously the fastest way.

While rereading and carefully examining the records of the Golden Calendar, Li Wei discovered some interesting things.

According to the records above, during the Golden Age, there were countless gods who wielded various powers, such as the sky, the earth, day and night, storms, and giant waves. None of these gods submitted to one another; each wanted to prove themselves the strongest and the true ruler of the world.

Thus, the gods waged a divine war.

Among them was a god who possessed neither great power nor exceptional wisdom, but a compassionate heart. He was deeply pained to see innocent lives destroyed in the divine war. Therefore, he made a choice: he would protect this world and all its inhabitants!

So he resolutely joined the war of the gods. Although he was neither strong nor smart, he had courage!

He first challenged the god of fire, then took advantage of the god's arrogance and exploited his weaknesses to eliminate him. Next, he challenged the god of water... In short, after a long period of unparalleled skill, reckless action, and strategic maneuvering, he finally defeated the other gods and won the divine war.

After that, he made a wish that the creatures ravaged by the divine war could be resurrected, and that this land destroyed by the gods' greed could be reborn!
Then, God's flesh and blood transformed into streams and fertile land, his bones became rolling mountains, and his eyes became the sun and the moon... In short, in the end, in the world formed from God's flesh and blood, those beings were resurrected once again.

The age of gods has ended, and the age of heroes has begun.

This is why the Holy Bishops ultimately chose to recognize Emperor Arthur, because he unified the chaotic continent, a feat no different from that of the all-knowing god they worshipped who sacrificed himself to save the world. Therefore, they declared Emperor Arthur as the messenger of God, a heroic king who guides humanity into the future!
At first, Li Wei did indeed treat it as a fairy tale.

the reason is simple.

Assuming these facts are true, how did ordinary people know them and record them?
The books say that when the War of the Gods ended, the entire world was on the verge of destruction, and all living beings had perished. So who wrote all of this? It could only have been the omniscient god. But didn't he completely melt away his own body and become this world?

So either someone has a spiritual connection with the creator god and learned everything from his memories and recorded it, or someone is on drugs and writes down their wild thoughts as reality, or the creator god is not dead and wrote it down to himself to show off, saying, "Look, I'm just that strong and that awesome."

This is like an urban legend—it can neither be proven nor disproven. Stories like "I had a friend who was killed because he attracted an evil spirit," described in such detail and with such dramatic twists and turns, even mentioning being tempted by a female ghost while alone at home—how do you know all this? Could that friend be you? Or are you the evil spirit?
However, after experiencing this strange event, Li Wei decided to disregard how these mythological contents were recorded and assume they truly existed, and then look for clues within them.

And he actually found a clue.

That was a duel between a god who was the "protagonist" of this history and a goddess during the Golden Age.

"That goddess had long, dark hair, and her cloak covered the sky, bringing endless night. Her eyes shone with the bright light of moonlight, illuminating the world beneath the dark night. Sparkling points of light shimmered through the gaps in her long hair, like stars. She was—the Goddess of the Night!"

Looking at the description in the book, Li Wei frowned, closed his eyes, and carefully recalled the image from that time.

To be honest, because it happened so suddenly, Li Wei didn't see it very clearly. The only thing that impressed him was that the other person seemed to be wrapped in a black cloak, with bright eyes that looked at him like an emperor.

As for whether her hair shimmered with starlight or something... Li Wei had absolutely no recollection of it. Of course, it could be artistic license. After all, the book described her eyes as bright as the full moon, but to Li Wei they just looked like two glowing LED light bulbs.

It's impossible that the goddess has dandruff, and all those so-called stars in her hair are hers... Hmm, that's not very polite, so let's not think about it.

Unfortunately, the book does not describe in detail how the creator god defeated the goddess of night; it only states that "after a fierce battle, the great creator god defeated the goddess of night and took away her authority."

Well, there's a lot of room for imagination here. If it were Li Wei's era of entertainment to the death, just this one sentence could be used to create a defeat recollection.

Given Livy's "rich experience," he could offer countless speculations, such as stealing the Creator's authority to resurrect the defeated gods, but the problem is that none of these are meaningful. Any speculation needs to be supported by evidence, and Livy currently has no clear evidence to prove his conjectures.

Hmm, perhaps we could start with the real estate transactions to see how Mrs. Clyde bought that place, but real estate transactions in the lower city are always chaotic, and that place might not even be registered in the official database yet…

Until late at night, Li Wei had no good solutions, so he could only put the investigation aside for the time being and go to bed.

Tomorrow is another new day!
"Clang—clang—clang—!"

The piercing sound of the bell rang out.

What the hell is going on? Can't a person get any sleep?
Li Wei groggily opened his eyes, about to complain a few words, when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

The clock in the clock tower has been broken for a long time.
Where did the bell come from?

Thinking of this, Li Wei trembled, then hurriedly opened his eyes. After seeing the scene before him, Li Wei was stunned.

He was standing on a dimly lit, misty street, with only the deep darkness, a red moon, and a clock tower illuminated by the moonlight visible in the distance.

All of this was so similar to when he had just transmigrated, that Li Wei even wondered if he had transmigrated again.

"What exactly is this...?"

Li Wei blinked, looked at the clothes he was wearing, and was completely bewildered. What was going on?
He looked around; he was the only person on the entire street. But what struck Li Wei as odd were the windows. Though he couldn't see clearly, he could make out figures standing behind them, watching him. This struck Li Wei as very strange; he had absolutely no idea what was going on.

"ah-----!"

Suddenly, at that moment, a scream pierced the silence of the night. Upon hearing the scream, Li Wei's expression froze, and he quickly ran towards the source of the scream.

Even now, Li Wei still doesn't understand what's going on, but he certainly won't stand idly by when he hears someone screaming.

Just as Li Wei rushed across the street and reached the corner, he saw a young girl running out, panting heavily, her face filled with terror and unease. Behind her, however, floated a strange, eerie figure!

Yes, a weirdo!

The figure was completely shrouded in a black cloak, wearing a black top hat and a deathly pale mask with a clown-like smile outlined in blood. He raised his hands, holding sharp daggers, and swung through the air like a bat, lunging towards the girl. At the same time, the shadowy figure emitted a chilling, shrill laugh.

"Hahaha, scream, run away! No one will come to save you. I'll rip you open and turn you into a gruesome corpse!"

"…………………"

What the hell is this?
Looking at the strange figure that floated and swayed in the air like a bat, Li Wei was completely dumbfounded and had no idea how to react.

Are all criminals in this world so unrestrained and dissolute?

Is he mentally normal?
In any case, he obviously couldn't just watch the girl be killed by that weird madman, so Li Wei immediately raised his pistol and stared at the other man.

At this moment, time seems to slow down!

Death Eyes!

"Bang bang bang bang!!"

Li Wei fired four shots in total. Two bullets hit the daggers held in the man's left and right hands, while the other two hit his head and chest respectively.

In an instant, the daggers held by the strange man shattered, and his mask and chest were hit by bullets. But to Levi's surprise, the strange man had no flesh and blood. On the contrary, his mask and body were like those of a puppet, and they were also shattered into pieces by his own bullets!
"Bang-----!"

The next moment, the strange man, like a shattered mirror, completely turned into a pile of fragments and disappeared into thin air.

"………………………"

This is too supernatural! What on earth is this thing?
Li Wei stared blankly at the strange man who had vanished into thin air, completely bewildered and utterly clueless as to what had happened.

The monster from before at least followed the laws of physics, but now it's not even putting on an act anymore?

Just then, Li Wei felt a slight weight in his arms. He looked down and saw the girl clinging to him, trembling and sobbing.

"Miss, it's alright now. I've already taken care of that guy."

Looking at the trembling girl in front of him, Li Wei gently comforted her. Upon hearing his voice, the girl's trembling body calmed down. Then, she raised her head and looked at Li Wei with eyes full of gratitude.

"Really? Mr. Levi? Has that monster been eliminated?"

"Of course, I can assure you that you are safe now."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Li Wei smiled slightly and answered.

"Thank you, Mr. Li Wei."

Upon hearing Li Wei's reply, the girl seemed to relax, leaning against him again and closing her eyes.

“I knew you would come to save me…”

“………………………?”

No, miss, who are you?

Looking at the girl who had thrown herself into his arms, Li Wei was completely dumbfounded. Although she was quite cute, Li Wei said he didn't know her at all!
How could it be "I knew you would come to save me"?

“This young lady…”

Just as Li Wei was about to ask her who she was, his expression suddenly changed, because he discovered that the girl who had been in his arms had disappeared!

Almost simultaneously, Li Wei felt a blinding light pierce through the darkness of the night, turning everything before him a dazzling pure white…

"Um……………"

Li Wei opened his eyes and saw the morning sunlight shining through the huge stained-glass window onto him.

Li Wei sat up, stretched, and yawned. Then, he recalled everything that had happened, which made his expression incredibly complicated.

So, I was dreaming before?

What kind of dream did I just have?!

(End of this chapter)