“Maybe they are right, maybe humanity really doesn’t deserve to be saved,” Mr. Turing said. He has always been a person with whimsical ideas. “Anyway, we have no evidence to prove that humanity deserves to be saved.”
Just as Beowulf glared at him, a sharp siren sounded outside.
Everyone looked outside in surprise, where the CC1100 express train was undoubtedly pulling into the station. During peak times, one or two CC1100 express trains would run daily between Chicago and Cassel College, their whistles like melodious bagpipes, the college’s background music. But now the college was practically defenseless. Its elite personnel had been dispersed to branches around the world, and to prevent anyone from infiltrating the college via this most convenient transportation route, several kilometers of tracks had been dismantled, rendering CC1100 essentially inactive.
This academy was not immune to invasions. The elders were on high alert. They may have been fierce warriors on the battlefield when they were young, but age was catching up with them.
“Eva, I’d like to know what level of attack your defense system can withstand,” Beowulf asked in a low voice.
“I’m not sure how many times I could destroy them, but you might want to be prepared to have some guests,” Eva said.
“A guest?” Beowulf was stunned.
EVA brought up the scene on the platform. The CC1100 train, which had just come to a stop, immediately opened its cargo hold door, and a gray-yellow SUV drove out like a wild horse unleashed. As it passed the camera, the driver didn’t forget to wave to the lens.
It’s hard to tell whether this guy is an enemy or a guest, but even if he is a guest, he’s the most troublesome kind.
That was Henkel, the leader of Chicago’s mixed-race community, Hilbert’s friend and now rival of Anjou, whose name had been mentioned on this very table not long ago.
Hybrid communities around the world vary in size, and Han Gao leads one of the largest, comprised of over a dozen long-established families that also absorb outstanding new members. These families were renowned throughout Europe before migrating to the New World, many possessing backgrounds such as royalty, nobility, bankers, or seafarers, accumulating enormous wealth—typical examples of “old money.” They were no less powerful than the Secret Society, and arguably even wealthier, but they lack a strong obsession with dragon slaying. For them, the most important thing was family survival and living peacefully within human society.
They sometimes cooperated with the Secret Society and sometimes clashed with them. When faced with a high-risk event like the awakening of the Dragon King, Henri would generously lend his strength to Anjou. However, when it came to dividing the spoils afterward, the true nature of Henri’s gang would revealed.
If the Secret Service was a group of warriors, then Henkel and his gang were a bunch of businessmen with dragon blood flowing through their veins. He should have also learned about the mysterious coordinates from the media, and given his sensitivity, he should have personally flown to the location to take command. Even if he wasn’t sensitive, the Secret Service’s massive mobilization from around the world to northern Siberia would be enough to alarm him. Yet, he actually came to visit Cassel College at this time, and the military-style wave he gave in front of the cameras seemed to be saying, “Please prepare some tea for me; I’ll be there in a moment.”
Since it was Henkel, the resumption of railway operations can be explained. That railway line connects Cassel College on one side and Chicago on the other, so it would be easy for Henkel to repair the line in his territory. Ten minutes later, the sound of screeching brakes came from outside. Henkel was undoubtedly an old speedster. A few dozen seconds later, the door to the Valhalla meeting hall was pushed open, and Henkel plopped down in the chair prepared for him, gulping down the hot tea he had brewed for himself.
“I’m not here for your so-called doomsday faction,” Henkel said succinctly, staring into Beowulf’s eyes. “I want to see Flamel, now!”
Beowulf was shocked by the rudeness of this uninvited guest, but he still managed to restrain himself. Within the Secret Society, Beowulf’s “seniority,” or rather his status, was even above Anjou’s, yet Anjou held no expectations or respect for him. Therefore, even towards Anjou, Beowulf still displayed a condescending and somewhat disdainful attitude. But Henkel was different. and even those who wanted to challenge him could only hope for his demise. Moreover, despite coming from a mixed-race community of merchants, he himself was a true warrior, just like the Secret Society members—the kind of person Beowulf had to respect.
“Flamel is in custody, and I cannot allow you to see him. Instead, I would like to ask what prompted the esteemed Henkel to suddenly visit Cassel College,” Beowulf said coldly, “like an intruder.”
“I was invited,” Henkel said slowly. This withered, thin man, who resembled an old cowboy, was just as imposing as the burly Beowulf. “The one who invited me was Hilbert Jean Anjou!”
“He’s been in a coma for almost a year!” Beowulf exclaimed in surprise.
“The invitation was sent to me long before that.” Henkel drew his massive Texas Dawn revolver from his waist, a move that started led everyone. However, he simply ejected a silver bullet from the magazine and rolled it down the table toward Beowulf.
Beowulf put on his glasses and carefully examined the tiny writing on the bullet. The writing even included a cursive signature, and the content was indeed an invitation.
“I used this invitation because there was a problem in northern Siberia and I had to rush to Cassel College to meet him immediately,” Henkel paused, “and from that moment on he was in danger of dying.”
“The principal’s heart was practically ripped open; he’s practically dead,” Mr. Turing said in surprise. “Yet you haven’t even visited him once. Are you suggesting you’re actually his good friend?”
“No, we’ve always been rivals, but those worthy of being my rivals are few and far between in this world, and I hope they all live healthy lives. If there truly is a force capable of eliminating one of my rivals, then it can also eliminate me. In that case, I will certainly accept that rival’s request and rush to his side when that force appears,” Henkel said. “As for the matter of his heart being cut open, he never asked me to do it, and I don’t believe that simply cutting open his heart could kill him. Such a delicate state of survival, I’d rather believe it was intentional on his part.”
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