Half-step Purgatory

For a long time, Malin always felt that Fate had been quite generous to him. Although he had to face that life-threatening job every day, as long as he had the lovely Leopard Girl cooking delicious food for him daily, and as long as there was meat to eat and cats to stroke, life wasn't too unbearable. Working a bit harder and facing some difficulties on the job weren't really an issue for a man.
Moreover, being able to live two lives meant one shouldn't have too high demands, right, Mr. Different-Kind?
Having said that, and without waiting for an answer, the young man snapped his fingers, and the white flame on his fingertip lit the tobacco in his other hand, then he flicked it towards the non-human entity on the stake.
Welcome to Abield, to witness the last splendor of the steampunk era.
And the madness.

Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

·Mechanical Grim Reaper... No, that's not right, it's the same craftsmanship as the Miss Katerina I just saw, Lord Malin, you must be a direct child of the Goddess of Fortune, the Lord of Justice is your godfather, and that red gentleman... oh my goodness, I've overstepped, but I truly can't fathom all that you possess!


The peak of all this occurred when Malin took him to see those soulless husks, Ails, the great lord of the Realm of the Undead, bowed his head, lifted Malin's left hand, and kissed the Sacred Ring on Malin's middle finger.


·I have never seen such magnificent technology, can I study this knowledge here? I can become your servant, even an eternal servant if need be!


Ails exclaimed with the utmost devotion.


"Do you like this knowledge so much?" Malin asked because it was the first time he had encountered a lich like Ails who was fond of science and technology. Therefore, out of curiosity and caution, he had to know what it was all for.


Section 483: Knowledge Comes with a Price (Part 1)_2