Secret: The Witch's House Traitor

This is obviously not something an ordinary person can accept. Even Lin Nuo was very reluctant to reopen it at the time. He did not want to start all over again even if it involved some risks.

It would have been fine if Klein really couldn't beat Ince Zangwill at that time. At least he tried his best. He had no regrets.

But Klein was killed by Ince Zangwill just when he was about to win, in such a humiliating way. He was so close to winning...

"Ince Zangwill!"

In the magnificent building that looked like a giant's palace, Klein gritted his teeth and slowly uttered the name.

Klein really hated Ince Zangwill this time!

Chapter 82 Backlund

Woo!

The sound of the whistle echoed in every corner of the platform. The huge monster-like steam train dragged more than 20 carriages and slowly stopped.

Lin Nuo, wearing a black windbreaker and a half-high silk hat, carried a suitcase and walked steadily onto the ground of Backlund, the capital of the Kingdom of Loen, with two beautiful ladies.

The city is divided diagonally into two parts by the Tussock River that flows into the southeast estuary, connected by the Backlund Bridge and the ferry. With a population of over five million, it is the most prosperous city in the southern and northern continents.

It was still early in the morning, but looking around, all I could see was pale yellow fog everywhere and visibility was extremely poor. The gas lamps hanging on the platform had already been lit one by one, dispelling the gloom and darkness.

"Backlund's air quality is not as good as Tingen's?"

Anna, wearing a light blue dress, looked at the lingering yellowish mist around her with some disappointment. As the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Her beautiful fantasy about Backlund in the past was shattered.

Megose nodded in agreement. She had not expected that Backlund, known as the 'City of Miracles', would give people this kind of first impression.

"That's one of the reasons why I don't like this city. In this city, people have to endure a lot of things to survive, and the increasingly serious air pollution is just one of them."

Lin Nuo took out three handmade masks that Anna had sewn in advance from his arms. He wore one himself and gave the remaining two to Anna and Megose.

"I've read the Backlund Daily before. The newspaper said that many knowledgeable people have established organizations such as the "Coal Smoke Reduction Association" and the "Smoke Reduction Association". It is said that the September bill will also disclose a proposal to form a "Kingdom Air Pollution Investigation Committee."

"So, young master, you can look forward to the future. Backlund is the most dazzling gem in the Kingdom of Loen. Someone should come soon to wipe the dust off its surface."

Anna took the mask, put it on and comforted Lin Nuo.

She had done some guides on Backlund before coming here, but... seeing is believing...

"Anna, those who really hold the power in this country will not really commit to environmental protection issues. It will only delay their making money."

"They may not object openly, but they can keep dragging out the issue and temporarily shelving it, so that they can make more money by delaying the issue for one more day, until the problem can no longer be covered up."

"The consequence of this is that many, many people will die. Then they will dig up the proposal that was kept under the table in the past, set up a new organization called the 'Kingdom Air Pollution Investigation Committee', and place their own people in that organization to start competing for a new round of interests."

Lin Nuo picked up his walking stick and suitcase, and led the two girls through the crowd, talking about the planned future developments with an expressionless face.

History is a circle, and the only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind cannot learn any lesson from history.

So Lin Nuo never liked Backlund, but it wasn't just Backlund that he disliked.

"Is there really no noble with a sense of justice willing to step forward and try to resolve all this?"

Anna was choked by Lin Nuo and asked. Although she knew that what Lin Nuo said was right, she was a little unwilling to accept it. Is there really no one in a higher position who is willing to solve this problem? Everyone is just shouting slogans in the newspaper?

Lin Nuo chuckled. It wasn't a bad thing that Anna was still willing to have hope for this terrible world. At least she looked quite cute when she was naive.

Of course, Anna still had some common sense, because she expected some nobles to step forward and solve the problem. This showed that there was nothing wrong with the direction of her fantasy. The current Kingdom of Loen did not have a civil service system, so the nobles were the ones who really had a say.

"Of course, I happen to know a noble lady who has a sense of justice."

"But she was too well protected by her family in the past. If she wants to really bring some positive changes to the city, she still needs some experience."

"Hearing your description, I can imagine a beautiful, noble, kind, and good noble lady. I look forward to the opportunity to become friends with her in the future."

Anna was very interested in the noble lady described by Lin Nuo. She took a few quick steps and begged Lin Nuo to introduce her to her if he had the chance in the future.

"Next time I will definitely..."

Lin Nuo was perfunctorily answering Anna, but he suddenly turned his head and looked to the side and behind him. Megosaurus was holding a child's arm, and judging by his movements, the child was obviously eyeing Megosaurus's bag.

There was a chill in Megosa's emerald eyes. Her eerie temperament and extremely low body temperature frightened the caught pickpocket so much that he trembled a little.

Seeing this, Lin Nuo held his forehead and sighed helplessly. He walked forward, stretched out his hand and tapped the two people's foreheads to separate them, then calmly stuffed a 5-pence copper coin into the pickpocket's hand.

The little pickpocket stood there stupidly until Lin Nuo took the two ladies away and he suddenly woke up. By this time, his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

He seemed to have had a dream just now. In the dream, he saw an old teacher in a strange long gown took out a solid wooden ruler and hit his palm hard.

The dream was so real that he is still immersed in it now, because the beating from the old man really hurt.

Because the old gentleman was blaming him for stealing things, and although the old gentleman hit him very hard, he didn't cry yet. Instead, the old gentleman covered his face and started crying first.

This gave the little pickpocket an indescribable feeling in his heart, a feeling he had never experienced before, but he knew that he did not hate the old man who slapped his palm.

The little pickpocket could no longer recall the appearance of the two gentlemen and ladies just now. As a pickpocket who lurked near the steam train station, he was certainly not stupid. He must have provoked two big shots whom he absolutely could not afford to offend.

Even though she looked like a foreigner who had just come to Backlund for the first time, and even though the lady who kept her head down and didn't speak didn't seem that scary at first...

But since he was caught on the spot, he should bear the corresponding consequences himself. The little pickpocket had already realized this. He raised his unconscious palm and took a look. There was a copper penny with a face value of 5 stuffed in it. This was the result he had always expected.

In the past, there were well-dressed gentlemen and ladies who were unwilling to embarrass a child like him in public.

But they would either curse inwardly and walk away, or generously give him some coins.

But this is the first time I have met someone who gives a lecture first and then pays the money.

It was not a hypocritical verbal education. His palms were still aching slightly, but he inexplicably wanted to see the old gentleman again. It was really a strange thing.

Chapter 83: Megose's Complicated Thoughts

Lin Nuo took Megose and walked a few quick steps until they disappeared into the crowd. Although he was a little surprised at Megose's overreaction just now, he could also understand it.

"sorry..."

Megose followed behind Lino and whispered.

"It's not your fault. It's my fault for not considering your feelings."

Lino led Megose and Anna into the Backlund subway station.

Lin Nuo pointed to the ticket office and asked Anna to buy three first-class subway tickets.

He himself began to play the role of a psychologist, using words to comfort the somewhat gloomy and depressed Megose.

"The reason why you are now more indifferent, sensitive, and indifferent than before is actually because you are affected by the potion and the supernatural power. I was too impatient before and shouldn't have promoted you to become a Beyonder so quickly before you were familiar with the supernatural power."

Lin Nuo himself was already familiar with the influence of the supernatural on himself, so he ignored the fact that Megose's will might not be able to control the power of both the 'supernatural' and the 'corpse collector' at the same time.

Megose had just experienced a life-and-death crisis, and was very sensitive and fearful. At this time, he also possessed two negative powers, the supernatural and the 'corpse collector'. It was normal for him to have some problems on the psychological level.

Lin Nuo was originally thinking about whether he could lure Ince Zangwill out and kill him, but he didn't think much about Megose's mental health.

"I know you didn't mean to hurt the child. You were just frightened and your reaction was a little extreme. Megose, you've done very well."

After listening to Lin Nuo's apology and explanation, the haze covering Megose's emerald eyes dissipated a little, and she reached out and held Lin Nuo's arm tightly.

"Just be patient for a while. After we settle down, you and Anna can go around Backlund and relax. Although this city is terrible, it is a paradise for the rich."

Lin Nuo reached out and rubbed Megose's head. He was not a professional psychologist and didn't know how to comfort a lady, but he could ask Anna to take Megose out to relax.

Shopping, window shopping...

There is probably nothing better than these two things to restore a woman's vitality and energy.

Just spending some gold pounds can accelerate the growth of Megos, which is simply the most cost-effective deal in the world.

The contract between Lin Nuo and Lanevus had been terminated, which also meant that Lanevus had completed the contract and remitted the balance in batches into his multiple anonymous accounts.

Lin Nuo took away more than 30,000 pounds in Tingen City this time. This money was enough for him to squander for a while. Naturally, he would not be stingy with his maids. After all, if he was stingy with his support for Deadpool...was he still a human being?

The subway in Backlund was very cheap, a first-class seat was only 6 pence, and three people only spent one soli and six pence.

He took the two women into the underground steam train, found their respective seats and sat down, then casually opened the newspaper in his hand.

About twenty minutes later, the three arrived at one of the three subway stations in the Cherwood district, and then took a nearly ten-minute horse-drawn carriage to arrive at No. 16 Minsk Street.

"This is the house my parents left to me after they passed away. You two can feel free to look around."

Lin Nuo opened the dark door with some nostalgia, and he led Anna and Megose into the house.

This is a large single-family house. Even if the descendants of Abraham's family cut off contact with their family, their lives would not be too difficult.

There is a large living room, a dining room with good lighting, two guest rooms, a bathroom, a basement, and a kitchen that extends to the back on the first floor. There are four bedrooms, a living room, a sun room, a study, two bathrooms, and a large balcony on the second floor.

"In fact, I can take you to the West Side or Queens, where the safety is the best. These two areas are where aristocrats and top businessmen gather. But that doesn't fit in with my future plans, so I can't take you there to experience life there."

"My humble abode is simple, I hope you two will not mind it."

Lin Nuo said to Anna and Megose with some apology.

In fact, no one asked him to do anything, but Lin Nuo didn't mind giving them a better life within his ability.

Because in Lin Nuo's eyes, both of them worked hard for him, and the money earned was to be spent, right? Anyway, the money spent was the money that Lanevus had worked hard to defraud.

"Master, if this place is still considered shabby, then what was the place I used to live in on the lower street of Tingen City called? A doghouse?"

Anna pointed to the uniquely structured fireplaces, removable carpets, landscape paintings, mahogany-based sideboards, fine ceramic plates, and silver cutlery and said with a resentful look on her face.

"If you want to rent a house like this, the annual rent will be at least 100 pounds, right?"

Megose also sighed as she looked at the exquisite interior decoration. Even the cold aura on her body dissipated a lot as she looked at the easy chairs, card table, and the uniquely designed coal-smoked steel pipes on the wall in the living room.

All her parents' savings added up to less than 200 pounds, about 150 pounds. Now she is asked to live in a house with an annual rent of 100 pounds?

Megose thought that if it weren't for the supernatural power that suppressed some of her emotions, she would probably not be able to help but rush up and kiss Lin Nuo hard on the cheek.

Oh, Anna has already rushed up to do this, what a &*…

"My dear maid, it's still daytime!"

Megose watched Anna's actions. She once again revealed her depressed and uncomfortable low mood. She walked up with a dark face and pulled Anna out of Lin Nuo's arms by the back of her collar.

"Megose, you can enjoy the Master's embrace with me, why do you have to pull me out?"

Anna glared at the sinister Megose without showing any weakness.

Megose was choked by Anna and fell silent for a while. Although she had tacitly accepted the identity of a maid before, she was still a little reluctant in her heart.

This is not because she looks down on the job of a maid, but because she used to have her own career as an independent female accountant.

She has her own career, her own family, and her own life.

If her life had not changed drastically and she had no other choice, why would she be willing to leave her hometown and follow a man she just met all the way to the unfamiliar Backlund?

She was very grateful to Lin Nuo for saving her and giving her a new life. She also knew that as Lin Nuo's ghost slave, she was destined to be tied to him for the rest of her life.

But although she accepted this fate, she did not adapt mentally so quickly.

This is the normal reaction of a normal person.

She is not Anna. Anna had nothing when she met Lin Nuo.

Chapter 84 Anna's Folk Herb Shop

Lin Nuo saw the predicament that Megose was in at the moment. He also knew that Megose was just a little embarrassed, so he did not let her continue to be embarrassed. He turned around and smiled at Anna.

"Anna, you can actually call me 'Master', or just call me by my name. Um... Anyway, don't use that word to address me easily. I'm not used to it..."

Lin Nuo was indeed not used to it. He was a modern man. It would be fine if it happened in private, but he would be embarrassed if Anna called him "Master" from now on.

He couldn't even imagine what would happen if there were guests at home or on the street... oh, that would be a disaster.

"Lin Nuo? No, that would be too disrespectful to the master."

Anna tilted her head and called Lin Nuo's name, then quickly shook her head to reject this option.

"Then you can continue to call me 'Master'. Isn't that how we get by in Tingen City?"

Lin Nuo doesn't care about what he's addressed to.

"No, it's fine if it's in Tingen City, but in Backlund, how can I, as a personal maid, make such a low-level mistake?"

"My dear little master, according to etiquette I should call you 'Master'. Only when you have children in the future should you be called 'Young Master'."

Anna held up the hem of her skirt with both hands and bowed gracefully to Lin Nuo.

Lin Nuo felt that Anna's wings had become strong, which meant that he had successfully tamed her, otherwise she wouldn't dare to use the words "little master" and "master" to tease him.

"Well, it's simple. You can just call me by my name for now. I'll buy a title in a few days, and then you won't have to worry about the name anymore."