Please be my partner.

The leader was a young man with blond hair and black eyes, a sunny and handsome appearance, and a gentle smile always on his lips.

After an unknown amount of time, the young man asked, "Deputy Director Usama, no harvest yet?"

Osama was only in the middle of the group. When his name was called, he could only step forward and say, "Your Highness Dylan, the Special Affairs Bureau has sent several of its most elite teams to investigate, but so far, they have lost contact."

Dylan, the fifth prince of the Crow Kingdom, didn't seem surprised by this answer. He continued gently, "Can you summon the Alphabet Corps to investigate the Blossom Town incident?"

"This one……"

Osama was a little hesitant. Rather than being affiliated with the Special Affairs Bureau, the Alphabet Legion was more of an independent organization under the Special Affairs Bureau.

The Special Affairs Bureau certainly has command authority over them, but the Alphabet Legion is composed of a group of powerful third-level warriors after all, and they have a lot of independent authority, including the right to refuse to perform certain high-risk tasks.

Besides...

Thinking of the hints given by Luer and Jon, Osama became more suspicious about the composition of the Alphabet Legion.

After all, nominally, the Alphabet Legion is under the command of Luer.

Retracting these fleeting thoughts, Usama said respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness Dylan, I will immediately issue a call to arms to the Alphabet Corps when I return."

Dylan nodded with a smile, then turned and respectfully asked an old man beside him, who was wearing a wizard robe and had been silently observing Blossom Town, "Master Deng Ze'er, have you seen anything?"

Deng Zeer pondered for a moment and said, "Fanhua Town overlaps with a strange world, and this overlap is still expanding."

Dylan's expression hardened as he pressed on, "A strange world? Is it a spirit world? Is this man-made? Or some kind of supernatural phenomenon?"

Deng Ze'er shook his head and said, "This strange world is full of shadows and is fundamentally different from the spirit world. It shouldn't be somewhere in the spirit world."

"As for how it was formed... to know the answer to this question, we need further investigation and the collection of more intelligence. We can't tell just by looking at it from the outside."

"However..." Deng Ze'er hesitated for a moment, then added, "Generally speaking, the probability of this kind of world overlapping occurring naturally is extremely small!"

Dylan nodded solemnly.

Next, Dylan began to issue various orders in an orderly manner, including blockade, alert, exploration, etc.

Only after all this was done did Dylan and Dunzel board the royal carriage.

After the carriage had traveled for a while, Dylan suddenly asked, "Master Dunzel, do you have a way to completely destroy Fanhua Town?"

Deng Zeer looked at Dylan and said in a deep voice, "There are tens of thousands of people in Fanhua Town, as well as a considerable number of nobles and wealthy businessmen."

Dylan said calmly, "Don't be nervous, Master Dunzel, this is just a precaution."

Deng Zeer looked at Dylan deeply and finally said, "It's easy to destroy Fanhua Town, but it's difficult to break this world-level fusion."

"Even with the help of the Wizard Tower, I still need three months of preparation to be certain."

Dylan nodded and said, "Please start preparing as soon as possible after you return. I will get approval from my father and have the other royal wizards cooperate with you."

Deng Ze'er nodded and said no more. As a royal wizard, since he enjoyed the royal family's offerings, he naturally had no reason to refuse the king's order unless it endangered his own life.

…………

In the steam train room.

Mellen was leaning on the bed reading a book, Spike was curled up on the sofa beside him, and Xiao Honglian was squatting beside the bed, putting her little head on the bed, just looking at him.

The previous riot on the steam train had been quelled, and it was said that the train conductor personally came out to communicate with the dissatisfied passengers and calmed them down.

Melen didn't care much about these.

The journey was already halfway through. Even including the time required for the carriage ride, it would be enough for him to arrive in Roland City before August 8th and not delay the start of school.

Suddenly, Mellen felt a commotion coming from behind the steam train. It was a mixture of the sound of horses galloping, fighting, and screams.

Mellen was in the front carriage of the steam locomotive, so he couldn't figure out what was happening behind him.

He patted Xiao Honglian's head gently and said, "See what's going on."

The little guy nodded obediently, and a wisp of imperceptible blood-red mist floated out, directly through the gap in the window to the outside of the steam train, and floated to the rear.

After the little guy's strength reached the second level, his ability to control blood was further enhanced, and he could already sense the external situation with a wisp of blood mist outside his body.

Melen can share this perception.

The rear of a steam train.

A gang of more than ten bandits was chasing a steam train on horseback, and many of them had taken the opportunity to board the train and were fighting with the train guards.

The bandit leader was a second-level warrior, and was currently fighting with a second-level guard captain.

The bandit leader laughed loudly and said, "I am Black Shark from the Black Shark Thieves Group. I only want money. If you know what's good for you, surrender. Otherwise, I will kill you all!"

The captain of the guard had an indifferent expression and did not react to the bandits' words.

This attitude seemed to have angered the bandit leader. He spat out obscenities and danced the two swords in his hands rapidly, with light flowing on them. For a moment, he actually put the captain of the guard at a disadvantage.

The bandits who saw this scene suddenly became more valiant and kept shouting, scaring the passengers so much that they screamed even more.

Some bandits started robbing directly and used the passengers as a threat, making the guards even more cautious.

Seeing that the commotion was getting bigger and bigger, and even showing signs of spreading to the carriage ahead, the captain of the guard became extremely anxious.

The bandit leader looked rough and reckless, but he was actually quite shrewd and experienced in combat. He immediately seized the captain of the guard's weakness and left several wounds on him.

Spike, who had witnessed this through his shared senses, slowly stood up with a questioning look on his face.

'Do you want me to help?'

Mellen smiled slightly, shook his head at Spike, then patted Xiao Honglian's head and said, "That's right, let me see how much your strength has improved."

The little guy woofed excitedly, blood mist surged, and he opened the door and rushed out.

Seeing this, Spike shook his head, slowly closed the door, then returned to the sofa and nestled comfortably again.

The rear of a steam train.

The battle situation took a sharp turn for the worse in a short period of time. The captain of the guard was struggling to hold on, and the bandit leader was laughing loudly, already calculating how much he could gain from this vote.

The bandit leader was indeed just after money as he said at the beginning.

After all, the passengers on the steam train are basically either rich or noble. If he really kills someone, the intensity of the manhunt at that time will definitely not be something that his small bandit group can withstand.

He was even prepared to leave the Kingdom of Crow once he had accomplished this task.

He has also seen the level of chaos in the kingdom during this period, and he doesn't want to be affected by it.

Just as the bandit leader was still dreaming about something beautiful, a series of screams caught his attention.

Because he was very familiar with these screams, including one from one of his trusted subordinates.

After forcing the captain of the guard to retreat, the bandit leader turned his head and was horrified by the scene he saw.

Then a rolling blood mist was seen passing quickly through the carriage. All the bandits who were touched by it screamed and wailed. After the blood mist passed, their bodies had become shriveled and all the blood had been drained.

The bandit leader looked at the blood mist in horror. As if noticing his gaze, a pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the blood mist. The evil, cruelty, and hideousness in them frightened the bandit leader, who had always claimed to be fearless, and made him retreat again and again.

The next moment, the blood mist suddenly pounced towards the bandit leader.

The bandit leader waved his two swords repeatedly, but it was of no use.

As the blood mist passed by, a large number of tiny wounds appeared on the bandit leader's body. Although these wounds were small, they were all cut on the blood vessels in his body. A large amount of blood was forcibly sucked out and turned into blood mist to create more wounds on his body.

As the blood drained from his body, the bandit leader felt increasingly powerless, and then he fell to the ground in despair and died.

At this point, all the bandits who boarded the train were killed by Xiao Honglian. Only a few bandits who had not yet boarded the train fled when they saw that the situation was not good, and the little guy was too lazy to chase them.

The captain of the guard looked at the monster in the swirling blood mist. Although he had guessed that this was probably the trick of a passenger, he was still frightened.

Xiao Honglian naturally had no interest in paying attention to them, and immediately returned in the direction she came from like a whirlwind.

When the little guy was first assigned to fight alone, he was quite excited. However, he has been away from his owner for three minutes and has begun to miss his owner. He must go back immediately!

Xiao Honglian rushed back to the room, staring at Mellen without blinking, her eyes radiating unconcealed expectation, as if to say...

'Praise me! Praise me! Praise me!'

Melen looked at Xiao Honglian with a rather strange expression.

Although the little guy in front of me has blood-red fur, he is okay.

Especially at this moment, its little eyes are shining and its tail is wagging rapidly, it is obviously very cute.

Why did the bandit leader and the guard captain look as if they had seen a ghost when they saw the little guy?

Mellen stretched out his hand and, with Xiao Honglian expecting to be touched, rubbed and flattened the little guy's head.

Well, the identification is completed, it is indeed very cute, and the feel is super good!

A question mark first appeared on Xiao Honglian's head, and then she started to play happily with her owner.

Xiao Honglian: (*?︶?*).. .:*?!

Chapter 108: Dream Fox? Fox? Fox?!

Mellen played with Xiao Honglian for a while, and the commotion on the steam train gradually subsided.

The waiters knocked on the doors of the passengers one by one and served them delicious food to calm them down and express their apologies in advance. The train conductor would then visit each passenger one by one.

When the waiter saw Xiao Honglian, his eyes suddenly changed and his expression became more respectful and humble.

As the waiter closed the door and left, a small noise was heard outside.

After a while, footsteps were heard and Mellen's door was knocked again.

After getting Mellen's response, two people came in, one was the train conductor and the other was the captain of the guard.

When they saw Xiao Honglian, they looked at each other calmly. The captain of the guard nodded slightly, and the train conductor immediately understood.

They have confirmed that the one who killed the bandits was the seemingly harmless little red dog in front of them.

The two of them naturally came to express their apologies and gratitude. After exchanging a few pleasantries and realizing that Mellen didn't want to talk about his previous help, they stopped talking.

Before leaving, the conductor respectfully handed over a metal card and said, "Dear guest, please accept this small gift."

Mellen took it. It was a bright silver metal card, half the size of a palm. Its material seemed to be of some special kind, extremely heavy and hard. The four characters "Mechanical Association" were engraved on the front, and below it was the address of its headquarters in Roland City; on the back was a pattern of a hammer and a wrench overlapping, which was the logo of the Mechanical Association.

"This is..." Melen asked puzzledly.

The train conductor explained, "This is the certificate for distinguished guests of our Machinery Association. As long as you hold it, you can enjoy certain conveniences when visiting Machinery Associations in various places, including customized machine tools, repairs for precision machinery, and priority purchase rights for high-quality machinery."

Melen showed interest, nodded and said, "Yes, I am very satisfied with this gift."

The conductor said respectfully, "As long as you are satisfied."

After the train conductor left, Mellen played with the metal card in his hand for a while and said to himself, "I wonder if I can get the Mechanical Association to build a mecha tailor-made for me."

Then he was speechless. This world had mechas. It was said that once a mechanic reached the third level, he could drive a mecha and immediately transform into a killing machine on the battlefield.

But just thinking about building something like that would require mountains and seas of gold coins, and building it was just the beginning; the subsequent maintenance costs would be even more staggering.

With his small body, he can't afford to waste time, so let it go.

The rest of the journey was uneventful and without incident.

By the time the steam train stopped at Danmucheng station, it was noon on the 28th.

With the waiter's attentive hospitality, Mellen and other guests boarded the carriage that the Steam Chamber of Commerce had already prepared.

Of course, some passengers chose to leave directly, and the Steam Chamber of Commerce also gave them sufficient compensation.

Because Fanhua Town and a large area around it have been blocked at this time, they need to take a long detour to go to Roland City.

Fortunately, the carriage is moving at a fairly fast speed and is expected to arrive before noon on the 29th.

In the convoy, there were basically three to four passengers in one carriage, but Mellen seemed to have received special treatment and was allowed to ride in one alone.

The Steam Chamber of Commerce seemed to be afraid of encountering any more trouble. In Melen's perception, in addition to the original guard captain on the train, there were two more second-level strongmen on this trip.

As it grew dark, the convoy stopped near a small town southwest of Roland City.

In fact, according to Mellen's idea, if they continue to move forward like this, they should be able to reach Roland City before midnight.

how...

The Steam Chamber of Commerce would not dare to let its guests go hungry, especially since there were many delicate noble ladies and children among them.

If they stopped to eat, it would take at least three or four hours to arrange for so many people, including picky nobles and wealthy businessmen. By then, it would be late and they would not be able to continue their journey, so they might as well stop moving forward.

To this end, the Steam Chamber of Commerce has also made sufficient preparations. They did not enter the town directly, but built a simple camp not far from the town.

The guards stood guard, the accompanying chefs prepared fresh ingredients and began to cook. The passengers chatted with each other, hoping to make new connections. The children were also happily playing...

A journey was turned into a temporary banquet.