Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 22: The Secret of Firearms

　This is Su Lun’s first day in Old Town, and he doesn’t know the precise concept of “inner city”.

I thought it was a segregated wealthy area in the previous life, but now it seems that the class gap in this world is even wider.

 Seeing Captain Kai approaching, he greeted politely: "Captain."

 “Hmm.”

 Kai also nodded and let out another sigh.

 The "Red Devil" Goron gradually returned to his human form in the ring, and the domineering feeling that made everyone breathless gradually dissipated.

 Kai seemed to be deeply touched by the battle just now. He looked at the burly Gronn and said: "Those guys in the inner city have the best resources, cursed materials, a complete career promotion system, and endless alchemy knowledge. ...Professionals who grew up in that kind of conditions are simply not comparable to those of us who are struggling on our own in the outer city. The smoker boss has told me before, don’t underestimate those who have lived in the inner city since childhood. If you have the opportunity to really go to the inner city and take a look, your perspective will be completely different..."

 “…”

 Su Lun heard this as if he was speaking to him, but it seemed as if Kai was speaking to himself.

Although they have not been in contact for a long time, Su Lun can also see that this new gang leader seems to have great pursuits and ideals.

 Different from most gangsters who just enjoy themselves and have fun, Kai seems to be more interested in alchemy.

 Otherwise, he would not have become an official professional at such a young age.

 You must know that although the "salary" of gangsters is good, those who are promoted to professionals are the real bottomless pit. Not to mention that the inauguration materials often cost hundreds of thousands of liso, and the alchemy plant equipment after taking office also consumes a lot of money.

 The more advanced the material, the more expensive it is. If you want it to be stronger, you have to spend more money.

 In a gang, it takes many years of frugality to become a professional depending on salary alone.

 This will make the vast majority of gangsters who want to live and die every day reject this idea. Why don't they join gangs just for wine and girls?

 Su Lun heard about it when he was listening to the old birds chatting. When Kai was an ordinary gang member, he took the initiative to participate in many dangerous actions and hunts, and that's how he got to where he is today.

  ......

 Kayi looked at the ring again, the hope on his face disappeared, and he said with an envious tone: "[B-002-Red Devil] ah...ah, what an enviable talent. Those in the inner city Rich people are really willful, and such a great master actually comes to the arena."

 Huge strength, high recovery, high toughness, petrified skin, hardened bones...

 Generally speaking, you can fight, resist, and heal yourself...

 This is why [B-002-Red Devil] is known as one of the strongest melee talents.

 “Well, it was indeed a wonderful game.”

Su Lun raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this and was noncommittal.

 As far as talent is concerned, I have nothing to envy.

 Although this "B-level" [Red Devil] has strong combat power, if you look at it far enough, it has obviously greater potential than his "S-level" [Death Reaper].

 But then again, would such a cold and powerful bodyguard really be expelled because of sexual issues?

Su Lun didn’t think too much about it, at least he wouldn’t have contact with people in the inner city for a long time in the future.

 Because he guessed that the original owner was most likely a child of a big family in the inner city. Until the investigation was clear, it would be best to just quietly be his "little transparent".

 The lower your profile, the longer you will live.

 Kayi did not look at the ring again, but casually asked Su Lun: "How are you lucky today?"

Su Lun shrugged and said: "Not bad, I won two or three thousand."

 “Small gambling brings joy.”

　Obviously he is not very old, but Kai adopted an old-fashioned tone and said: "If you want to become a professional, there will be many places to use money in the future. Knowledge, materials, planting... are all very important. It costs money."

 This is what his former captain "Smoker Boss" told him.

 “Got it, Captain.”

Su Lun could tell that Kai didn’t seem to be comfortable with his “preaching tone” either. But probably because of his status as the newly promoted captain, he tried his best to adapt to this role.

 Since there was no game to watch, Kai didn’t stay much longer. “Let’s go now. Remember to gather on time tomorrow.”

 Su Lun waved his hand: "Okay, captain."

  .....

 The fighting competition is over, and the excitement of the "Scarlet Bunker" is gradually coming to an end.

 The gamblers began to leave. Those who had won happily went to redeem their lottery tickets, while those who had lost were cursing and preparing to come back tomorrow.

 The hall was in a mess, with torn and discarded lottery tickets scattered all over the floor.

Su Lun was in no hurry to leave, because he still had to wait.

 There are cursed materials in the corpse of a professional. Even if it is smashed, the materials of a second-level professional are still valuable.

 On the ring, the staff began to collect the body of "Yin Scorpion" Yabok.

Su Lun glanced at the "gray mist" on the corpse from the corner of his eye, praying in his heart that those guys would hurry up. The longer time passes, the more fragmented the memory fragments will become.

 Perhaps prayer had an effect. The person who collected the body collected the valuable curse materials and had no interest in the body. They packed the stumps and broken arms on a piece of linen cloth and dragged them over.

When passing by Su Lun, the "grey mist" was swallowed up by him as he wished.

 "Obtain memory fragments of 'Aberke Turner'*4"

  "You got some information: 'Humph, those idiots from the 'Umbrella Organization' really thought that there were only a few places where I could hide treasure... It's a pity that the [Forbidden Object] is still in the 'Moon Hotel' I didn't bring it out, otherwise I wouldn't have been caught...'"

 “You have mastered some ‘advanced alchemy knowledge’”

 "You have understood the secret skill of firearms [Gun Fighting Technique], firearms experience +19"

 "Assassin fighting experience +26"

 「Psychic Power +0.3」

 With a lot of information poured into his mind, Su Lun felt that digesting the soul fragments of a second-level professional this time was like having a nightmare.

 After he figured out what he had gotten, his eyes lit up.

 “The harvest is huge this time...”

Su Lun murmured something in his mind and sorted out what he had learned from the memory of Yabok.

 First of all, this guy gave him ten times the fighting experience of an ordinary corpse. He is worthy of being a second-level professional.

 This gave Su Lun a certain understanding of the professional skills of the assassin type. He is cunning, ruthless, and sinister... He has many vicious assassin killing techniques in his mind.

 Moreover, this time a complete skill has been stripped out!

 "Mysterious Spear Skill [Gun Fighting Technique]? Eh... Bullets in this world can really turn?!"

 When Su Lun looked at this skill, he seemed a little incredible.

 In the memory scene, Yabok raised his hand and swung the gun, and the bullet shot out in an arc trajectory, hitting the enemy behind the bunker.

 The bullet turns, this is a truly magical skill!

 A second ago, Su Lun felt that he believed in science.

 According to the law of inertia, force is the cause of changing the motion state of an object. After the bullet leaves the chamber, no matter what its initial speed, it is only affected by gravity and air resistance. In other words, the trajectory will be straight downward.

 Turn around halfway?

 Where does power come from?

After completely digesting this [Gun Fighting Technique], he suddenly understood that this mysterious spear skill requires very high firearms skills.

 Not only that, but also a strong gun that can bear the initial ballistic deflection, and the wind alchemy that masters the ability to change the spiral force of the bullet when it exits the barrel, are needed to provide the "force" for the turn.

 Furthermore, he has only mastered this skill so far.

 There is still a long way to go before we can use it as skillfully as in Memory Fragments and accurately hit the enemy behind the bunker with one shot.

 That requires very complex ballistic data analysis and shooting understanding.

 “No wonder I am the ‘primary proficient’ in my marksmanship. It turns out there are so many ways to use firearms...”

Su Lun suddenly realized.

 His current attribute panel shows that the experience value of primary proficiency has reached 239/300, but he feels that even if he reaches the "intermediate level", there is still a long way to master the [Gun Fighting Technique] perfectly.

 Maybe, only when he truly reaches "advanced firearms proficiency" can he truly master this mysterious firearms skill.

 Seeing this, Su Lun unconsciously put his hand on the musket on his waist, feeling a little ready to move.

 But he had a very strange feeling that he could not pull out the gun even though he knew all the skills.

 At least, the action of "throwing the gun" requires extraordinary strength and skill. This is an action that his current body simply cannot perform.

 “My body is too weak...”

 Frowning his brows, Su Lun also figured out the source of this discomfort.

 The brain said: You have learned.

Hand said: No, you didn’t.

 Skills cannot be used once they are learned. They also require sufficient physical strength and muscle memory after repeated practice in order to be able to use them as you wish.

 Thinking of this, Su Lun's lips revealed a hint of self-mockery.

  He knows that although [Reaper] can learn skills quickly, he will also need to strengthen his physical training in the future.