Chapter 63: Steampunk (1/2)
Chapter 63: Steampunk
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
News of the achievehout Phoenix They returned to Phoenix as famous people this time
Just like the sports world and the entertaine auction industry had its own circles, both sot their entertain at the storage units, Hans explained the situation in Phoenix to Li Du while on the way to one of the hotels popular ast treasure hunters
”Why didn’t we stay here the last two tied ”You Chinese have a deep culture Is there a saying for soot? Hoould you say it?”
”Yī jǐn huán xiāng”
”Yes I’,’” Hans said with the intonation all wrong ”I didn’t want to go there last time because I was afraid that I’d be made fun of!”
The hotel they went to was called ”Stea with a spire roof A path paved with pebbles led to its door, with oil la both sides
Hans carried a box with hiot down from the truck Li Du walked ahead of hi, an exhaust pipe mounted on top of the door puffed out white fu noise
He was shocked and staggered backward Having steahed about!
Sohed ”Don’t be scared, man That’s just smoke from dry ice It won’t hurt anyone”
Hans hollered at the man who spoke, ”Ironman, you bstard, you scaredto repay us for that!”
The hotel’s interior had been decorated in the steawheels and bearings on the wall The furniture looked like machinery, and some of the chairs looked like sports car seats!
A sed, whitehe had been holding ”I’ll compensate your brother, but not you Come on, China Li Get over here for a Steaht that all steah, burly ed man in front of him seemed quite mild-mannered; much different froedstick and even had a pocket watch on hientleo
Hans introduced him ”This is Bedes Rothschild We call him Ironman Do you know of the Rothschilds, Li?”
Li Du was floored ”The legendary Rothschilds?”
The Rothschild family was one of the most mysterious, ancient families in the world They were said to have controlled the world’s economy for the last two centuries and were often portrayed in popular literature
Bedes just s”
Li Du glanced back at Hans, as laughing in delight, and gave hi back to the counter, Bedes nodded A youth with delicate features started to mix a cocktail
The youth, with his attire, looked just like a noble who had walked out of an old HollywoodThere may have been some dry ice in it because when it was served, white steam wafted up from it No wonder it was called Steam cocktail
”Just one?” Hans asked
”For your brother as a token of y”
Hans opened the box ”That’s so sad You bstard, I thought of you this tiht you a present!”
In the box was an antique clock; the counterfeit they hadn’t sold
Seeing it, Bedes broke into a smile He carried it over and started to examine it closely