Chapter 1333: Warning Using His Experience As Example

All of a sudden, the muscles on Wendel's back began to tense up as if he

were about to explode.

He was shocked and doubtful as several guesses flashed through his mind.

*The residents of Utopia are monsters in human skin. They usually look

normal, but once they encounter blind spots in logic, they would show a

side that is different from an ordinary person, ignoring the points that

are obviously problematic?*

*Or perhaps that staff realized that I was lying and was unwilling to

deal with me, so he pretended not to see me and let me go? But

why?*

*Yes, carrying my luggage to the bathroom can be explained away as me

being afraid of losing my luggage, but the entire platform is sheltered.

There's no need to take the umbrella. Besides, the rain had already

stopped...*

Wendel instinctively turned his gaze out of the window, only to see the

sunlight shining on the platform he was at. One by one, passengers

waited in order behind the safety line, completely different from the

dark and gloomy vibes that Utopia gave off.

Phew... He exhaled and suddenly relaxed.

This isn't Utopia... I've already left... Wendel murmured to

himself as he wiped away the cold sweat that had seeped out from his

forehead.

When he recalled his oversight earlier, it was as if he had fallen into

a nightmare that he couldn't wake up from no matter how hard he tried.

After a while, Wendel stood up and decided to smoke at the platform to

ease his mood.

The tobacco comforted him greatly, allowing him to recall his past

experiences in Utopia.

During this process, he gained inspiration from his encounter:

*Maybe it's because I sincerely helped Tracey, so that staff member

intentionally ignored my problematic actions and let me go?*

Compared to the entire population of Utopia being monsters hiding

underneath human skin, Wendel was more willing to accept this

explanation.

At this moment, from the corner of his eye, he saw the conductor talking

to a group of people in a corner.

Wendel took a few steps forward, trying to hear what they were saying.

With the help of his hearing that transcended the normal limits of

hearing, he vaguely heard the conversation from a distance that wouldn't

incur suspicion.

"Last night, the station... Utopia..."

"Doesn't exist... in the kingdom..."

"Please keep it a secret..."

Wendel's brows twitched slightly. Based on the description of the

document near his chest, he roughly understood what the train conductor

was talking about.

They were saying that the kingdom didn't have a station known as Utopia

at all, and last night, the steam locomotive had gone "missing"!

At that moment, a strong sense of horror surged through Wendel's heart

again. He felt that it was his greatest blessing to be able to leave

Utopia alive.

Alfred spent nearly a week before returning to Backlund from Eskelson

Harbor.

This was because he had visited the family of his deceased comrades, his

old friends, the elders who had returned to their fief for vacation, and

some of his family's business partners along the way.

"This is even more tiring than participating in battle," Alfred grumbled

to his father, Earl Hall.

Earl Hall smiled and pointed at the staircase.

"Return to your room and get some rest. We'll talk in the study later."

He was quite satisfied with the mental state and progress of his second

son.

Alfred surveyed the area and asked with a smile, "Where's the most

dazzling jewel of Backlund?"

He paused for a moment before adding, "What about Hibbert?"

Earl Hall laughed and said, "Audrey went to her foundation and will only

return in the afternoon. She kept complaining that you couldn't provide

her with a definite schedule, preventing her from knowing when you would

arrive.

"Hibbert is now a cabinet secretary. He's very busy."

Alfred nodded and returned to his room to take a shower. He changed into

a shirt, vest, and formal suit.

"I prefer East Balam's casualness." He looked into the mirror and smiled

at his adjutant.

"This outfit makes you look more like a noble," his adjutant said as he

handed him the document in his hand. "General, this is from MI9."

"MI9?" Alfred thoughtfully destroyed the seal on the envelope. "There's

a result regarding the investigation of Utopia that quickly?"

Before he could finish his sentence, he pulled out the document and

flipped through it.

During this process, Alfredo flipped through the pages slower and

slower. In the end, he read it again from the first page.

The main content of this investigation was divided into two parts:

The first was regarding the MI9 member who had dispatched Alfred's

report. He had accidentally entered Utopia and witnessed a murder case.

He managed to forcefully escape in the middle of the night and return to

the steam locomotive. The second was that the railways in Desi Bay which

led to Backlund didn't have a stop named Utopia Station along the way,

nor was there a harbor known as Utopia in the Berserk Sea. The

subsequent investigators didn't find any traces.

The two cases didn't exceed the limits of Alfred's imagination. What

surprised him was the criminal involved in the murder.

Her name was Tracey. She was the owner of a hotel. She had received

middle-class education and graduated from grammar school. After that,

she became a mistress of a businessman. Recently, she was trying to free

herself from this identity.

This was identical to the owner of the harbor hotel, Tracey, that Alfred

had met. Every detail matched.

As a result, Alfred determined that the culprit behind the murder was

Tracey, the beautiful woman who had received a certain degree of

education, who was able to produce sad music in the middle of the night.

Is this her backstory? Alfred muttered to himself silently.

This made the residents of Utopia seem very realistic. It wasn't what

Alfred had expected---an illusion.

In other words, after the outsiders left, the inhabitants of Utopia

continued to lead their own lives. They had their own love, hatred,

pains, and sorrow. They had all sorts of experiences.

Apart from Utopia seeming to not exist in the real world, it was similar

to any ordinary town in the Loen Kingdom.

*Perhaps, Utopia is real. Everyone there is real. However, if one wants

to enter the town, they have to be in the right place at the right

time...* Alfred nodded indiscernibly and put away the

investigation report he had received from MI9.

To him, even if this matter ended here, he had no intention to

investigate further.

One had to know that, in the Southern Continent, there were countless

bizarre incidents and phenomena. If one was too curious, it would only

bring him greater danger than he imagined.

After adjusting his clothes and mood, Alfred came to his father's study

and knocked on the door with his curled finger.

"Come on in." Earl Hall's voice rang out.

Alfred tidied his blond hair, pushed the door open, and sat down.

Earl Hall smiled at him and said, "You're already a man."

"No one would say such words to a man," Alfred replied without any

reservations.

"In my heart, you're still that rebellious youth," Earl Hall said with a

smile. "You're already a Sequence 5 Beyonder?"

Alfred replied with a double entendre, "Yes, I am a real knight."

Earl Hall nodded and suddenly sighed.

"You should've experienced a lot of hardship.

"From what I know, no matter if it's the potions or war, they will bring

serious damage to people, from their bodies to their minds."

"Everyone undergoes a lot of pain in their lives," Alfred said with a

sigh.

He used a Loen-styled euphemism.

After a pause, he added, "Compared to when I left Backlund, my present

state is even better. As long as I grasp a method properly, I don't need

to worry too much about the impact of the madness at my level."

Earl Hall didn't continue on this matter and instead said, "Your sister

has also become a Beyonder."

"Oh?" Alfred was shocked at first, but then he remembered something. He

said with some annoyance, "I thought she just changed her hobby."

"From the looks of it, Audrey's adventure had a little bit of your

help," Earl Hall said, seemingly enlightened. "I hope you can talk to

her about how dangerous, crazy, and painful it is about the Sequence

potions. Let her remain at her current level."

Alfred replied without hesitation, "I'll do it."

In the evening, in Audrey's small study room.

"Alfred, why are you looking for me?" Audrey, who had changed into home

clothes, led Susie and opened the door for her brother.

She had been waiting for her brother for a few minutes.

"I have something to warn you of." Alfred walked into the study and

casually pulled a chair over.

Audrey smiled and pointed at the golden retriever.

"Do you need Susie to leave?"

Alfred couldn't help but smile as he looked at the obedient golden

retriever who was sitting by the side, her eyes filled with a look of

sentience.

"There's no need for that. I believe it won't eavesdrop on our

conversation."

"She," Audrey casually corrected him.

After the noble girl sat opposite him, Alfred sighed inwardly.

After not seeing her for a few years, her younger sister was no longer

as tender as before. Regardless of her looks or temperament, she had

already reached a level that brought about amazement. She was no longer

the little girl from the past.

Alfred retracted his gaze and asked casually, "I heard that you became a

Beyonder?"

"Yes." Audrey nodded frankly.

Alfred had originally planned on asking what Sequence she was, but after

some thought, he felt that it was too direct. It was easy for her to

flare up, so he deliberated over his words and said, "You should be a

Beyonder of the Spectator pathway, right? The Rainbow Salamander has

similar powers."

The Rainbow Salamander was a gift from Alfred to his sister.

After Audrey gave an affirmative answer, Alfred joked, "Can you do

treatment in the mind domain now? Most Beyonders, including me, need

help in this aspect. Yes, I forgot to tell you that I'm already a

Sequence 5 Disciplinary Paladin of the Arbiter pathway."

Audrey pursed her lips and smiled.

"I'm a qualified psychiatrist who has undergone professional training.

You can verify this with Father and Mother."

She's already a Sequence 7... Alfred's expression gradually

turned solemn.

"Audrey, I have to remind you that the potions do not only bring about

strength."

Having said that, he paused and observed his sister's reaction. He

realized that Audrey wasn't impatient at all and was listening very

seriously.

"Every potion contains madness that can lead to a loss of control...

I've seen similar situations before. More than once... They happened to

my enemies, and they happened to my friends. No one is spared..." Alfred

amalgamated his experiences in East Balam and began explaining the

dangers of the potion in detail.

During this process, he realized that his sister, Audrey, wasn't the

only one listening attentively. Furthermore, Susie, the golden

retriever, appeared extremely quiet.