Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 136: Hunting Town
When Su Lun returned to the transportation team camp, it was not time to get up and break camp.
The night guard was smoking boredly around the camp, and there were flickering lights in the darkness.
He quietly walked back to the tent from the top of the rock wall, and no one noticed him.
Having been busy for most of the night, now that he was free, Su Lun also began to count the harvest of the night.
The "Iron Knights" are, after all, peripheral members of the umbrella organization. Their equipment is pretty good, and they can be sold at a good price when packaged.
What Su Lun cares about most is the fortune teller's storage ring.
In addition to some strange divination materials, there is also the crystal necklace he used for divination before.
After identification, it was expected that it was an ancient cursed object.
【Seria's Crystal Pendant】
Description: A crystal necklace engraved with 'To my dear Seria';
Curse characteristic: When you have a difficult choice, it can help you make a decision; depending on the level of the divination thing, you will pay an equivalent lifespan in exchange;
Detailed explanation: Although the refining technique is not too clever, it is an alchemy necklace full of love; wearing it will give you a high probability of being immune to divination detection of no more than the second level; it can be used as a 'pendulum diviner' ''s employment materials;
Su Lun felt that the name "Celeiya" looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
But because this is also a very common female name, I didn’t think about it too deeply.
In terms of effect alone, this is a very practical necklace.
Su Lun was a little worried about his whereabouts being detected by fortune tellers before. The "anti-detection" property of this pendant solved this problem.
The curse characteristic is still acceptable, and lifespan will be shortened only by using divination.
Su Lun is not a fortune teller. Although he has acquired some divination skills, he feels that he will not be like the guy before who forced fortune telling and caused him to vomit blood and lose his life.
Wear it on your body and it will have passive properties.
It was a good thing. Su Lun wrapped the pendant around his wrist to cover it up, and muttered: Sure enough, the "shortcut" to obtain the exclusive items of that profession is to rob professionals accurately.
After counting the loot, Su Lun lay on the sleeping bag, carefully thinking about what happened that night.
Now that he has figured out the origin of the original owner, Su Lun has also felt a big stone fall in his heart.
He also figured out what was going on with the reward on the black market. It must have been done by the original owner's hostile forces "outside the tower".
Even if they are exiled in this underground world, they must be exterminated.
But that’s good, at least the enemy is not a big family in the inner city.
What Su Lun has to face is just an increasingly useless wanted notice.
I was not recognized by anyone before, but now that I have been injected with the "X serum", who can still connect my blue-skinned, tendon-covered self with the appearance of the handsome aristocratic young man of the original owner?
.....
Not long after, the assembly order sounded in the camp.
The transport team started a new day of escorting.
I heard before that there would be a monster attack in area D24, which made everyone in the team frightened all the way. But after a few days of walking, their transportation team actually moved surprisingly smoothly.
D24, D25... Along the way, except for a few small-scale attacks by aberrant monsters, we did not encounter any dangerous battles.
There were many signs of battles seen along the way, but the bodies had all been cleaned up. It looked like a big, powerful team had come before and cleaned up all the way.
There is no fighting, and the hunters in the team are happy and relaxed.
Finally a few days later, they finally arrived at the ruins of Dawn City.
......
Su Lun was also quite moved when he came to Dawn City again, the "birthplace" he had just traveled to.
Once upon a time, this place was like a mass grave, lifeless.
But now, with "Storm Manor" as the center, there are various buildings under construction all over the mountains and plains.
From a distance, you can see the brightly lit lights in the camp, and the towering steam boilers puffing out white smoke. These boilers can provide a steady supply of energy to the large workshops in the camp, accelerating construction...
In the manor, there are also two sets of large mechanical equipment composed of various tanks and pipes like a chemical plant, which are the "air filtration device" and the "drinking water treatment device". This is also the most important device to ensure that the hunters can survive for a long time in the underground where dark spiritual power is violent.
It is said to be a camp, but more like a war town.
Hunters used stones and steel supports to build a large hunting camp that could accommodate 100,000 people. Caravans were still transporting various building materials from the old city of Lington. Probably in the near future, this place will become a lively small city...
However, when Su Lun saw Stormwind Manor, his eyes became distant.
Visiting his old place again, he thought of Pestoya.
The little ghost girl who gave him the advanced materials for "Puppet Master".
"Storm Manor has been invaded, which means that the cursed space has been broken..."
Su Lun frowned slightly as he looked at her.
She is quite an appetizing little girl, even though she is not a human being.
Oh, I almost forgot.
There seems to be a brooch given by her, buried somewhere.
......
Coming to the ruins under the D33 area, the intensity of the dark spiritual power is already several times that of the old Linton city.
For humans, this is a dangerous area that can easily cause physical deformation if stayed for a long time.
But for Su Lun, it had no effect at all.
On the contrary, he felt that in this environment, all the pores in his body were relaxed.
After the "X Serum" increased, his body felt very comfortable with this high concentration of dark spiritual power. He didn't even need to meditate. The increase in the dark spiritual power in his body now was almost the same as when he meditated before.
Furthermore, there is no sign of distortion due to the rapid absorption of this dark attribute energy.
This concentration is only on the hillside. In the ruins of the city in the distance, there is a "particularly dense area" filled with black mist.
It can be expected that in this environment, Su Lun's dark spiritual power will soar rapidly. Perhaps within the next month or two, his dark spiritual power may reach the threshold of a second-level professional.
If he finds suitable advanced materials by then, he might be able to successfully break through to the second level.
......
"Okay, our employment contract ends here. Thank you for your dedicated escort. According to the contract, there is no loss of the goods, and an additional 10% of the **** fee will be paid..."
“Oh, praise the generous Mr. Abagon!”
"Our Chamber of Commerce will return to the city in ten days. If you are interested in continuing to take on the **** mission of our Chamber of Commerce back to the city, you can sign up at our Chamber of Commerce office in the camp..."
“…”
Once they reach their destination, the mission of the wilderness hunters like Suellen is completed.
Abagong paid everyone the remaining employment balance and went to deliver the goods.
Because there was no fierce battle and no additional combat subsidy, Su Lun only received a basic commission, but it also amounted to nearly 100,000 liso.
High risks, but also high returns.
Everyone received the money and dispersed.
Su Lun looked at the camp not far away, but was not in a hurry to go there.
Hate Warrior is his life-saving weapon, so he naturally has to carry it with him.
However, its three-meter-tall body is too burly. Even if he is hidden by the shroud, he can be easily spotted in a crowded place.
Furthermore, because living corpses have vital signs, they cannot be put into storage rings. This is the most troublesome thing.
Su Lun feels that for his second-level advancement, he will give priority to cursed materials that can awaken the "space ability".
Otherwise, if there are too many puppets to be controlled in the future, it will probably be like walking a duck with a bunch of puppets following behind.
Finally, after struggling for a while, Su Lun bought a steam dog from a caravan returning to the city, disguised the living corpse as cargo and carried it on the mechanical dog, so that it was not so conspicuous.
.....
Su Lun led the robot dog towards the hunting camp.
At this moment, there is already a long queue of people entering the city at the gate of the camp.
Before coming, Suellen thought that the camp at Dawn Ruins would be an idle camp with tents everywhere. I never thought that in such a short period of time, it would reach the scale of surrounding the town with high walls.
There are heavy machine guns and artillery on the city walls, and some heavily armed guys are setting up barricades at the door.
I thought it was an identity check, but it turned out that I was only charged city fees.
Su Lun calmly looked at the layout of the guards at the gate of the lower city, and instinctively estimated whether he could escape unscathed in the event of a real conflict.
Then, he lined up at the back of the queue silently.
He listened carefully to the conversations of the people in front of him and got a general idea of the situation in the city.
The high entry fee also made the new hunters curse.
“Damn it, you have to charge three thousand li to enter the city for one night in this camp?! I only earn one hundred thousand for one **** trip, and I spend it all in a month’s stay?”
“A month? You think it’s so beautiful! I heard from the buddy who went in before that everything in this camp is expensive. There are three to five hundred ordinary pretty women in the old town of London, but here they cost five thousand. Drinking water. It is ten times that of Old Lingdun! There are also food, medicine, and ammunition supplies, which are also several times..."
“It’s so expensive? Then why don’t we risk our lives to hunt for wilderness and earn all of it for this unscrupulous businessman?”
“Actually, it’s not expensive. Everyone comes here to hunt, and who comes here to stay for a long time? At most, they can only resupply and repair, and they can’t stay in the city for a few days. Besides, those big chaebols have spent a huge amount of money. We built the city and bought so much equipment, so we have to recover the cost..."
“What the fuck, I haven’t even started making money yet, so I have to spend this money in vain...”
"If you don't want to pay, you can still camp outside the city. However, the aberrations near the ruins attack frequently, as well as looters and thieves. I'm afraid that if you fall asleep, your life will be lost inexplicably. .."
“In fact, there are ways to avoid paying city fees.”
“How to say?”
"Join the hunting teams of the five major consortiums. Just obey their orders and participate in some collective hunting missions."
“Join the hunting team of the five major consortiums?”
“Yes.”
"If you join, you will receive a salary. Then the treasures discovered during the hunt will be sold to them first, and there are no other restrictions. I have asked, and the price is quite reasonable."
“…”
After listening to a few words, Su Lun roughly understood the situation of the camp.
Several big chaebols from the inner city came and built a camp, and then paid such a fee for entering and exiting the city.
If you want to be free of charge, you have to join their wilderness hunting team, follow the arrangements, and carry out some fixed-point exploration missions.
Su Lun has no intention of joining these chaebol hunting groups.
After all, he didn’t risk his life hunting wilderness to make money.
He knew very well that what those chaebols probably wanted to recruit were "cannon fodder" for mine detection.
After all, no one knows in advance what the danger level of the "cursed space" is, and that requires someone's life to find out.
If you encounter a "T-level" with no survivors, it would be a pity for high-level professionals to be lost in it. First go to some cannon fodder to explore the way, and you can roughly understand the degree of danger.
Not long after, it was Su Lun's turn in the queue.
He paid the money, got a colored sign and hung it in a conspicuous place, and entered the city smoothly.
.....
Su Lun has no intention of pitching a tent outside the city, and the hunters who can’t even pay the city entry fee probably don’t have much good stuff in their hands. He wanted to go to the Xunhuangfang City in the city and check it out first. It would be better if he could buy the needed materials. If he couldn't buy it, he would first go to the Hunters Guild to get some information. Instead of blindly diving into the dangerous ruins.
There are no ordinary residents in the hunting camp, and there are no unnecessary buildings.
Weapons shop, gun shop, machinery shop, medicine shop...
After entering the city, there are dense supply stores on both sides of the street.
The names of major trading houses in the inner city are also displayed on the signboards.
After walking a few steps, you can see the familiar feasting and feasting.
The speculators opened taverns and custom halls into the camp immediately.
Perhaps because it’s too troublesome to explain, there are signs with prices hanging at the door.
「Girls starting from ￡3500」
「Rye wine from £400/bottle」
Hish even though the price is ten times that of Old Rington, business looks good.
Su Lun passed by these few steps and could see the hunters walking in with their arms around each other, laughing and joking.
It is not easy to send such a group of delicate and delicate custom girls underground. It is expensive for a reason.
The precarious days put the hunters under a lot of mental pressure, and they needed to vent. The wine and meat business has more market here. What's more, any hunter who can come out of the ruins alive has money in his pocket.
Su Lun walked all the way.
He looked at the plan of the camp at the city gate before and knew that there was a street to the east, which was a market specially designed for hunters to sell things.
He led the mechanical dog and walked two streets when he heard the noise of a market coming from that direction.
“The silver inauguration material [Eyes of the Human-faced Owl] just came out of the ruins yesterday...”
"Come, come, come, the ancient alchemy scrolls that have just been unearthed are in limited quantity..."
“Ancient weapons, two-handed swords that cut iron like clay, alchemy crossbows, dwarf shields...”
"Freshly produced cursed materials, both black iron and silver, are available at beautiful prices..."
“…”
Su Lun became interested when he heard the sound in his ear.
The names of many rare materials appeared in the mouths of those traders.
In the old city of Lingtong, it is impossible to see silver materials being sold at street stalls anywhere.
Even in the black market of Shadow Alley, silver materials are a rare and sought-after commodity.
But here, the hunters treat them as ordinary commodities and sell them at stalls.
This is the benefit of a first-hand source of goods.
Since there are no shops, antiques worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars were randomly torn off and put on the ground for sale.
There are many people walking on the street.
There are well-dressed speculators, and more are hunters dressed as adventurers.
Most of the cursed objects left over from ancient times are rare goods. Even the black iron materials are much better than those made in this era.
Here, hunters who want to advance as professionals can find truly high-quality materials.
Su Lun had just entered the Fangshi neighborhood, and the first stall attracted his attention.