Struggle in the Steam Age

In the early morning, bright sunlight poured into the bedroom. Lawrence opened his eyes in the sun. Even after sleeping all night, he still felt sore in his muscles and wanted to lie down for a while.

Recalling yesterday as the first day in this world, the school, the operating room, saving people, making a fortune, buying guns, and getting very effective spear skills... everything seemed like a dream. But whether it's a slightly sore wrist and shoulder or the pistol on the bedside table, it shows that all this is not a dream.

With a slight sigh, Lawrence got up from the bed and took the washbasin from the washbasin stand and went out to the bathroom outside to wash. When he finished handling these things and went downstairs to eat, a postman brought him a copy. Letter.

"Thank you!" After receiving the letter, Lawrence continued to eat his own breakfast. He did not return to his room and opened the envelope until he took the last sip of tea.

This letter was sent by Baron Gonzalez. In the letter, the Baron told Lawrence that all preparations are steadily advancing. If there are no accidents, the expedition team will enter the scene and start facing the underground area north of Eagle Fort in ten days. Investigate the remains. At the end of the letter, I also attached a place as the place for the expedition team to gather ten days later.

"That means I still have ten days to prepare." Lawrence said to himself after reading the letter. "I remember that after I enrolled in school, I should have a portable medical kit, which just happened to be available."

Thinking of this, he walked to the side of the cabinet and opened the door, bent down and pulled a few pieces of clothing away from the bottom of the cabinet and took out a black box wrapped in black leather and reinforced with brass sheets at eight corners.

After opening the box, Lawrence found that inside the box were small grids separated by thin wooden boards. The grids contained large and small glass bottles.

"Let me see—" He looked at the bottles and cans in the box with curious eyes. In his memory, he would use this box once or twice a week, mainly for people who came to the pub for help. Provide charitable medical services. Because of this approach, Lawrence, a neighboring resident, has a pretty good impression.

But after carefully examining these medicines and comparing them with the common medical knowledge in memory, Lawrence felt that these things had to be replaced at least half of them to suit his liking.

"Laxatives, the internal sacred salt from the Church of Knowledge. Also keep medical equipment such as lancets and tweezers." He muttered while checking. "

"But it’s better to throw away blue pills like this that are said to be able to treat cholera, liver disease, flu, and rheumatism. There is magic in this world, and the extraordinary can indeed use mercury as a raw material to make potions with various magical effects. . But this simple method of adding mercury to the medicine will only poison the user with mercury—"

After cleaning for a long time, this box was mostly empty. After deciding what to leave, Lawrence found that he needed a lot of time today to refill the box. "

"In addition to preparing the necessary drugs and tools as an expedition doctor, I think I may need to further strengthen myself." After closing the lid of the box, Lawrence considered it seriously.

"I was attacked before, which has something to do with this expedition, but after I accidentally rescued Baron Gonzalez before, I successfully entered the expedition. The black hand behind the scenes is likely to attack me again because of this. So I need I can further improve my strength."

"So today I will first purchase the medicine needed to be a doctor on the expedition, and at the same time go to the Temple of Knowledge Church and ask Priest Carter to help recommend a place where I can practice fighting."

Priest Carter was a friend of Lawrence's adoptive father when he was training at the Great Salt Lake Temple Headquarters of the New World Church. After Lawrence came to this city four years ago, the adoptive father wrote a letter asking Priest Carter to take care of him.

Because of the letter of introduction, Lawrence has always maintained contact with the local knowledge church. For example, when he is free, he will take time to volunteer at the affiliated charity school of the knowledge church, and by the way, he can improve his reputation in the knowledge church. This is why he can get part of the holy salt at an internal price.

After going downstairs for a breakfast consisting of sandwiches and tea, Lawrence spent a five-cent coin and asked Aunt Susan to boil all his gauze and bandages in boiling water for half an hour and dry them in the sun. After that, he left the tavern and went straight to the St. Gutenberg Cathedral, the knowledge church in Eagle Castle.

This church is located next to the Municipal Library and is a building that looks very similar to the Bauhaus style on Earth. This is because according to the oracle of the God of Knowledge, only knowledge is the most precious, and everything else should be kept simple. Therefore, compared with the Church of the Lord of Dawn or the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, the church buildings of the Church of Knowledge are often much simpler.

The whole building is a plain gray-white, and the front elevation projection is a regular rectangle. A round dial is inlaid in the middle of the elevation, and on both sides are two rows of brown transparent glass windows.

Lawrence walked into the church with a group of people who were ready to pray, but instead of walking straight down the corridor into the main hall like the others, he turned left into a corridor.

After turning a few turns along the corridor, he stepped on the sunlight spilling on the ground through one side of the glass window to the entrance of a side hall. At this time, a clergyman wearing a black robe with a feather pen and a parchment holy emblem on his chest blocked him.

"It turned out to be you, Brother Lawrence." After seeing the face under the brim of Lawrence's hat, the fourteen-five-year-old novice priest greeted him happily, "Are you also coming to see my teacher today?"

"Good morning, Peter, I came to see Priest Carter today for something." Lawrence also recognized the identity of the apprentice priest in front of him. A few years ago, Lawrence met this child named Peter at the charity school attached to the church. After he was very smart, he recommended it to the priest Carter.

Unexpectedly, after the inspection by Priest Carter, he found that Peter had a talent for being a priest, so he recruited Peter, who was only ten years old, into the church. Changed the fate of Peter, who was an orphan before, which is why he and Lawrence have a good relationship.

"By the way, why are you here to watch the door today? UU reading www.uukanshu.com I remember that you should go to the charity school to give lectures according to your schedule." As a frequent visitor, Lawrence The schedule of those acquaintances in Gutenberg Cathedral is still very clear.

"Because I changed classes with someone the day before yesterday." Peter said, "I will call the teacher over now."

After speaking, he opened the door behind him and walked into the side hall. A few minutes later, a priest with gray and white hair as strong as a bear walked out. He also wore a simple black cloth robe, but compared to his shoulder as a trainee priest. Peter's has an extra silver pattern.

"Ha, my little Lawrence." He strode over and patted Lawrence on the shoulder. "You haven't been exercising recently."

As he looked up at Lawrence's face, he saw the bandage exposed under the brim of his hat: "How did you make it like this?"

"This is a long story, but to put it simply—" In the next five or six minutes, Lawrence spoke seriously about his attack and his post-mortem analysis.

"——So I would like to ask you to recommend a place where I can practice fighting." After the story, Lawrence said what he came from today.