Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 130: Search
Su Lun put away the half-carved wooden doll and put on the gas mask again.
As soon as he walked out of the tent, he heard Mr. Abagon rubbing his legs and cursing as he walked out of his luxurious marching tent: "Damn it, this cave is really not for people. In this place, my old cold legs have relapsed..."
After hearing this, Su Lun raised the corners of his mouth slightly under the mask.
.......
This time, the "Thorn Bird Chamber of Commerce" hired a total of five small hunting groups, as well as some scattered hunters. These fifty or sixty heavily armed hunters are also the main security force for transportation.
Su Lun found a corner and listened quietly.
If there is an emergency meeting, it means something went wrong.
Not long after, everyone arrived and Mr. Abagong got straight to the point.
"I just got the latest news. In area D24, which is the area we will enter in about three days, several transport teams were attacked by aberrant monsters, and almost all the troops were destroyed. But our batch of supplies must be on time. We will be escorted to the camp at the ruins of Dawn City. Therefore, I hope you will be prepared and send more manpower when setting up camp for the night to ensure the safety of the transportation team..."
It could be seen that the steward, who had never been to the crypt outside the city, was a little nervous, and he also spread his fear to the entire transport team.
There are more hunters going to the ruins of Dawn City. Instead of making the journey safer, it is like fishing to "make a nest". The scent of humans attracts more and more aberrant monsters.
The cave is not a human territory, it will always be a paradise for monsters.
Humans are just one type of delicious food in the eyes of monsters.
The deeper you go underground, the stronger and more monsters there are.
The hunters also started talking about this.
"I also heard when I came here before that there seems to be a large 'three-eyed monster' group that is very active near D24. Several hunting teams have encountered small-scale harassment by monster groups before, and they suffered a lot of losses. Little..."
"That kind of aberration is a bit tricky. It's fast, appears in groups, and one bite can infect people with toxins from rotten flesh... Have you prepared enough antidote?"
"Not too many. I hope we won't encounter a large group of monsters, otherwise we will be in trouble."
"Everyone, please prepare in advance. When setting up camp, try to keep the sentries as far away as possible..."
"Well, that's all."
"..."
The leaders of the five wilderness hunting groups got together to discuss.
After all, they are all here to eat, and no one is scared away because of the danger.
.......
In an inconspicuous corner, Su Lun also silently listened to the battle plans discussed by several regiment leaders.
The passages in the crypt are complicated and winding, and there are many ways to get to Dawn City.
The transport team is taking this route now, which is the closest route that the hunters have discovered so far.
But it's not the artificial secret passage that Su Lun knew before.
We took many detours and passed through some dangerous areas marked on the map.
However, Su Lun, who was with the group, didn't care.
He didn't feel much urgency when he heard it.
He knew that the "Three-Eyed Gila Monster" was a big threat to non-professionals. But to him, those monsters that can be killed with ordinary muskets are not threats.
What's more, with the "Invisible Living Corpse" as a big killer in his hand, even if a high-level deformed monster comes, he will have the means to fight back.
Even if he really had to run away, most of the aberrant monsters might not be able to outrun him with the eight-armed spider spear.
Not long after, the meeting ended.
Su Lun wanted to go back and rest.
Benson, the leader of the "Drunkard Hunting Group" came over.
"Brother Johnny!"
"That's it, Captain Benson?"
"Hey, that boy Tommy has been causing trouble for you these past two days."
Benson is a bearded man with rosacea and a bold personality.
Although the contact time was short, Su Lun had a good impression of him. Because he saved Tommy before, the bearded man was always very polite to him.
Su Lun smiled and said, "It's not much trouble."
Benson looked helpless as an old father, "Hey...this little guy is heartbreaking. I think he likes tinkering with mechanical things, so I wanted to send him to a car repair shop as an apprentice, but no Speaking of being rich, at least he can live without worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life. But the boy is unwilling. He insists on being an adventurer or a real mechanic. No, it can't be overcome. He keeps clamoring all day long to go hunting. I wanted to take him out to see the world, but something almost happened on the way. If it weren't for you, brother, that kid would have suffered a big loss."
"Tommy is actually quite talented with mechanics..."
Su Lun smiled. He felt that the bearded man should have other things to do with him.
As expected, Benson was polite for a long time, and then finally said his purpose: "By the way, that... Brother Johnny. The route ahead may be dangerous, and we will really encounter large-scale distortions by then. Monster attacks, please stay closer to our group so that we can take care of each other."
The words were very polite and took care of Su Lun's face.
They say they are taking care of each other, but actually they want to take care of him, a lone ranger.
After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, a gunner is a profession that requires the protection of teammates, especially a sniper. Once a monster gets close, he is a weak melee player.
Su Lun understood that he wanted to repay the kindness of saving Tommy before,
He didn't say much, smiled and nodded, "Well, okay, thank you."
.......
In this way, the transport team continued to walk deeper into the cave.
On the way, we encountered several small-scale attacks by aberrant monsters, but because the transport team had a large number of people and sufficient firepower, they were all repelled without any danger.
Su Lun is a sniper, so he doesn't need to fight hand-to-hand. He can just use cold shots occasionally.
No one cares about such a fishy and lonely guy in the team.
Su Lun’s daily life is also very regular.
Study [Voodoo Doll], tinker with some machinery, meditate to increase dark spiritual power, record the detailed changes in body data after injecting "X Serum"...
Then it’s time to study and interpret the [Isaac’s Alchemy Manuscript].
When he was intercepted and killed by the Umbrella Organization in the "White Sail Warehouse", Su Lun was still confused as to why those guys chose to kill people and silence them even though they could steal things quietly.
Later in the battle on Green Street, Su Lun killed three second-level professionals of the umbrella organization. After peeling off the memory fragments of the ice warlock who intercepted them in the warehouse, he finally understood that the reason why the Umbrella Organization wanted to silence them was because they internally regarded the manuscript as a "contaminant" and believed that the cursed properties of the manuscript would Contaminating people who come into contact with the notes, causing huge harm?
The order they received was to eliminate everyone who had come into contact with the notes, and the manuscript must be recovered.
Moreover, this is a direct order from the Black Tower Duke's Mansion!
But this made Su Lun very confused.
He identified the detailed information of this manuscript and found that it had no "pollution characteristics" at all.
The only curse characteristic is that contact with the manuscript will involve some "cause and effect" of the manuscript. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. What kind of pollution is this?
Su Lun thinks that this may be a move by the Black Tower executives to monopolize the knowledge of super-level alchemy?
After all, he also knew from another second-order memory that the Umbrella Organization knew about the existence of this manuscript before. Moreover, they also speculated that this was one of the five manuscripts recorded by Sir Isaac that recorded "divine alchemy".
After thinking hard to no avail, Su Lun wanted to find the answer in his notes.
I have been deciphering this manuscript for the past few days.
Without thinking about using his not-so-smart deciphering method, he actually managed to translate the contents of the manuscript.
The result is...
He found that this notebook was a normal alchemy notebook, at least that was the content he had seen so far.
The content recorded above is also a special alchemy cultivation equipment.
Back then, Sir Isaac wanted to use a "heart-growing device" to withstand the extra dark spiritual power, and at the same time add a "blue BUFF" to the human body that would continue to recover. Let the alchemist never lack dark spiritual power in battle, and be able to release more powerful spells without worrying about mana consumption...
Furthermore, the content of this manuscript is also very user-friendly. It seems that the alchemy demigod was afraid that future generations would not be able to understand his wonderful ideas, so he also explained step by step from the basics how to successfully create that kind of material step by step. "Heart Implantation".
The first few pages that Su Lun understood were the manufacturing blueprints for [Isaac’s Alchemical Heart (Level I)]. The main material used is the heart of a first-level deformed monster. Although the runes and refining formulas are complicated, they are all introductory knowledge that low-level professionals can master slowly by learning them slowly.
What’s more, the magical thing is that only after he understands the previous content, the following content will automatically appear.
In the past two days, he understood the first few pages, and then he decoded the next few pages, which contained [Isaac’s Alchemical Heart (Level II)].
Think about it, there are Level III, Level IV, Level V...
It is a completely normal notebook.
This is a classic book that records alchemy. In addition to alchemy knowledge, it also contains more profound alchemy knowledge.
There is nothing that could be considered "pollution" at all.
The only thing Su Lun thought was special was the allegedly "blasphemous" sentence.
In a scornful tone, Sir Isaac wrote this sentence on the title page: "So-called god-level creatures are nothing more than high-level materials in the face of the great alchemy."
Su Lun guessed that at the end of this note, maybe he used the so-called heart of God to refine a [Heart of Isaac]?
.......
The transport team walked deeper into the cave for several more days, finally entering the high-risk area, and the atmosphere in the team gradually became tense.
On this day, they chose a relatively safe place to camp as usual and sent extra night watchmen.
Su Lun also set up his tent and began his daily research.
Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, a group of uninvited guests broke into the camp.
"Someone is attacking the camp!"
"Everyone, prepare to fight!"
"..."
The sentry sent out an early warning, and suddenly there was a noise outside.
Su Lun did not dare to be careless, packed up the invisible zombies, and walked out of the tent.
I didn’t expect this. Although the commotion was loud, there was no fight.
Because the intruders are not aberrant monsters, but a famous bounty hunter group in Old Town.
Although the several members of the wilderness hunting group guarding the camp were angry, they did not dare to take action.
Because among these brutal intruders there is a second-level professional, "Foil Sword" Hall, the branch leader of the "Iron Knight Bounty Hunter Group", a veteran swordsman who is good at the palace rapier.
After all, they had signed a guardianship contract, and the hunters of the transportation team also had the clothes to guard the transportation. They stood up to each other with weapons and did not let this group of uninvited guests break into the core of the camp.
Although the opponent has second-level professionals, after all, the transport team also has one or two hundred people. If the real fire comes together, both sides will lose.
The other party didn't dare to act rashly.
Then Hall negotiated with Abagon and seemed to have said something. The Chamber of Commerce steward actually easily agreed to their search in the camp!
"We are chasing a very dangerous wanted criminal. Please cooperate with us. This is also for your safety."
"Everyone get out of the tent, open the tent and large bags, we want to check!"
"Take off the mask, please show your face..."
"..."
A total of ten people from the Iron Knights came. Judging by their temperament, apart from the second-level Hall, there were at least several formal professionals.
This is already a very strong team configuration.
Su Lun watched this group of people break into the camp aggressively, as if they were looking for some "wanted criminal".
Hearing this, he also frowned.
Because he himself is a wanted criminal.
Could it be that the people from the Umbrella Organization chased me here?
That was his first reaction.
.......
The guys kicked everyone out of the tent and inspected them one by one.
Su Lun is now wearing blue leather and cannot see the light of day at all. Once you take off your mask, you are bound to attract attention.
But he also had some doubts... The way the "Iron Knights" dealt with it was also a bit arrogant, right?
After all, everyone in this transportation team is a hunter with legal status. Bounty hunters are not law enforcement agencies and have no right to search at all. This is also the most important reason why Qian Tiao arranged this legal identity for him, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.
And this outrageous behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of several leaders of the wilderness hunting group.
Captain Benson spoke directly: "Hey, hey, hey, 'Cavalry Group', don't go too far. We are a hunting group, not wanted criminals. We have no obligation to cooperate with your search!"
With this statement, the leaders of the other four regiments also responded: "That's right! Why are you searching us?"
The hunters are not afraid, they are about to turn into an armed conflict.
The search was blocked, and Hall's face turned pale.
Ordinary bounty hunters would not dare to actually kill legal hunters.
But he seemed to be carrying some urgent order, so he had no time to waste words. He took out a wanted order and a gold badge, directly revealed his identity, and said coldly: "This is the highest level wanted order issued by the Black Tower. , I am the special law enforcement officer of Umbrella in the outer city. Just half an hour ago, this vicious wanted criminal assassinated Mr. House, the chief intelligence officer of the Old London Intelligence Service. Anyone who stops the pursuit of the murderer will be regarded as a wanted criminal. His accomplices will be punished without mercy!"
Looking at the golden emblem displayed by Hall, the expressions of several hunting group leaders suddenly changed, and they no longer dared to speak for an instant.
You can mess with anyone, but no one dares to mess with the Umbrella Organization.
.......
On the other hand, Su Lun's expression became a little strange.
Is this really the secret thread of the Umbrella Organization?
It turns out that a high-ranking official was assassinated just now?
He looked at the wanted notice and understood at the same time that these people were not here to arrest him.
From a distance, he could clearly see the portrait on the wanted poster.
Isn’t this the woman who blew up the experiment?
That woman had made more noise than him before. She would definitely not be able to stay in Old Town any longer, so it was expected that she would escape from the city.
But now that you have escaped, why don’t you keep a low profile and make a big fuss again?
Su Lun frowned.
The legendary "Super Mechanical Warrior" that exists only for fighting is so capable of causing trouble?
Hall, who could force him, hurriedly revealed his identity and searched the camp, which meant that they were sure that the woman should be nearby at this moment.
However, Su Lun was not concerned about the woman's situation, but himself.
Because at this time, a guy from the "Iron Cavalry" had already walked up to his tent, held a gun, and ordered: "Hey, you...take off your mask!"
When Su Lun heard this, his eyes hidden under the gas mask also turned cold.
A thought flashed through his mind: Should we kill them all...
PS. These two transitional chapters are written strangely... I don’t know what went wrong.