Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 50: Mechanical gloves

 After returning from the black market, life returned to normal.

 With money, Su Lun can also tinker with some equipment he needs.

There are several inconspicuous machine shops near Green Street, which are the favorite places for people from the Cross Club to modify their motorcycles.

 The owner of "Big Beard Mechanical Modification Shop" is called Wright.

 He has superb skills and is an "intermediate mechanic" certified by the Machinists Union. He is good at modifying steam locomotives and muskets, and is well-known in the mechanical modification circle.

 There were still two hours left before work. Su Lun came to the machine shop, looked at the greasy bearded man, smiled and said hello: "Hey, Laisen, has the thing I asked for arrived? ”

 “Brother Su Lun, the material conditions you want are too harsh.”

 The bearded Wright saw that the person coming was Su Lun and muttered.

  He put down the steam Harley shock absorber he was tinkering with, picked up a dark rag on the side and wiped his hands. Suddenly he raised his eyebrows and said, "But this doesn't bother me, Wright."

 As he spoke, he took out a roll of coil from the house and introduced it in a ostentatious tone: "This is the 'Hai Rui Type VII alloy wire' produced by Gerson Ordnance. I dare to say with my chest, this is The thinnest and toughest alloy wire can be found in the outer city. It is the top material flowing out of the inner city's military industry channels. It is just too expensive, one foot costs three hundred liso. I helped you get three hundred feet. It’s all here.”

 These owners of the machine shop have their own fixed supply channels. As long as you can afford the money, the material merchants who supply them can always find satisfactory materials.

 Even if it is contraband and controlled items in the inner city.

 “Oh, I’m very satisfied with this material!”

Su Lun looked at the coil of alloy wire that was slightly thicker than hair and showed a kind smile.

 As Wright said, this is already the best material in the world that meets his conditions.

 If the performance is any better, it can only be some cursed materials.

 However, not all silk threads can be used to control puppets. Su Lun also felt that this silk thread was enough for the time being and said: "Thank you very much. This is one hundred thousand liso. I have been lucky in the gambling stalls recently. I won a lot. Less."

 Everyone knew that Su Lun was a gambler and would stay in the arena and gamble until dawn every night.

 That time and Senjou's winning of more than two million in one night had spread throughout the major venues on Green Street and became a topic of conversation after dinner.

Su Lun also felt that it was just what he wanted, and it was reasonable to get rich in the casino, which could also explain the source of his funds.

 He took out a pile of banknotes without hesitation, took the coil, and said: "Leta, I want to use your workshop."

 Wright shrugged, as if he was familiar with this request, and said, "Use whatever you want. If you need help, just ask."

  .....

Su Lun has been here many times and walked into the workshop of the shop with familiarity.

 There are two operating rooms in the shop, and one room is a modification room for steam locomotives. There were piles of old parts disassembled from various channels, and there was always a strong smell of rust in the air.

 The other room is a gun modification room. The walls are like an arsenal, filled with various types of firearms.

 Trolls, pistols, submachine guns, sniper rifles...

 Because of the existence of alchemy in this world, the properties of materials can be magically modified in many directions, which also results in the firearms in this world being all kinds of weird. Various magically modified machine guns with exaggerated ammunition capacities, steam-powered super-pressure airguns, super-large-caliber enchanted pistols, and gunpowder war hammers that can be used as melee weapons...

Although there are no "famous guns" in the shop, the modified firearms produced here also provide enough fire support for the Cross Society members.

Su Lun walked in, took out some tools in a familiar manner, and began to fiddle with the roll of "Rui VII-type alloy wire" he had just obtained.

 He spent some time in the past few days to design a pair of semi-mechanical leather gloves like "Sleeve Arrows" for himself, so that he could use the wires to control the puppet more flexibly.

 After the last battle at Tongzilou, he killed many people in the Steam Party and peeled off many pieces of mechanical technology, turning his mechanical knowledge into [Advanced Mechanical Introduction].

 Designing such simple mechanical equipment is easy.

Suellen took out his half-finished leather gloves, and then put on the loupe goggles.

Although this mechanical glove looks simple, in order to meet the needs, it also has brass paper wheels and springs that are as dense as the core of a watch.

 The core components of the mechanical glove are the "H-33 Spring Adapter" and the "B15 Clockwork Power Modulation System", which are good things that can be disassembled from the inner city military robotic arm obtained from the black market. Let the steel wire launch accurately like a catapult.

 This kind of high-precision mechanical parts cannot be completed by small workshops in outer cities. Su Lun's current mechanical knowledge can only allow him to use them flexibly, rather than create inventions.

Not long after, Su Lun adjusted the parts of the mechanical glove, and then wrapped the roll of silk thread into the metal storage compartment of the forearm.

  He pinched his fingers. The semi-mechanical gloves did not affect his shooting.

 Have tried the launching device. The alloy wire will pop out smoothly from the launch port on the back of his hand. His fingers can also control the wire dexterously, and he can often use it to control the puppet.

 The cuffs are pulled down, just enough to block the mechanical devices, and they are not too conspicuous.

Su Lun is quite satisfied with his handicraft, and it will probably take a few fine adjustments before it can be used in actual combat.

  .....

Not long after, Su Lun left the Bearded Mechanical Modification Shop and went to the "Three Guns Tavern".

 It is not the time for the pub to open yet, and the bartender at the bar is wiping the glass out of boredom.

Suellen walked over and asked: "Hey, man, is there any letter from 'Dove' today?"

  He had already expected to hear "no" again, but the bartender looked at the notepad and gave a different answer: "Yes."

 “Huh?”

Su Lun walked over with a smile and got the note that was pieced together with words cut out from the newspaper.

 This was already the third day since the original encounter at the black market, and he finally received information from the mysterious stall owner.

 The note read: "At five o'clock in the afternoon on the 12th, put ten thousand liso in a cowhide bag and put it under the mailbox at the door of Bellman's Bakery, No. 14 Ginkgo Street. Sorry sir, I need to see you Sincerity in purchasing the medicine, I need you to pay some deposit in advance. If you don’t see this message in time, I will wait until the 13th. But if you fail to pay the deposit as agreed, I will reject this transaction."

 “Heh, I’m quite cautious.”

Su Lun looked at the note in his hand with a smile on his face.

 The wording in the letter was polite as expected. As he had guessed, the stall owner had a good tutor and was young.

 If it were him, he probably wouldn't trust anyone he met on the black market. The suggestion of paying a "deposit" is also reasonable.

 Of course, the most important thing is that Su Lun has money now, so it’s okay to pay a deposit first.

 He was also sure that the money would not be wasted.

 His intuition told him that the mysterious stall owner would bring him more surprises.

 Looking at the time, there were still twenty minutes until five o'clock, which was enough time for him to go to Ginkgo Street five blocks away.

 Suellen gave the bartender two hundred liso as a tip for delivering the message.

 Then he took a cowhide bag, stuffed a bunch of banknotes into it, folded it, put it in the chest pocket of his windbreaker, and walked out of the tavern.

  .....

Green Street is the territory of the Cross Society, and Su Lun is already very familiar with it.

 He casually waved and borrowed a steam motorcycle on the street.

 Two minutes later, he arrived at an alley near Ginkgo Street.

 Parked the car and lowered the brim of his hat to cover his face.

Su Lun looked at the time, there were still three minutes to five o'clock.

  He counted the time and walked out of the alley, blended into the crowd, and walked all the way to Ginkgo Street.

 Shop No. 14 is Bellman's Bakery, with a green mailbox at the door.

 It was exactly five o'clock when Su Lun walked there.

 He did not look left or right, but directly stuffed the oil paper bag containing money into the gap between the mailbox and the wall.

 Then he walked forward without looking back. In gangs, this kind of transaction is very common.

 Of course, Su Lun was also a little curious about who would get the money.

 Thinking that the area around here is the territory of the Cross, maybe we still know each other.

 When he passed the corner, he had gone far enough. At this time, I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw a half-grown man quickly take out the oil paper bag behind the mailbox and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

 His jointing techniques are very sophisticated, like a professional thief.

 “Hey, it looks like the kid over at Tongzilou...”

Su Lun glanced at it and didn’t think much about it.

 Walked around to find the motorcycle in the alley, and then returned to Green Street.

 After paying the deposit, the next step is to wait for the next news.

 At that time, the mysterious man will probably bring potions to trade.