Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 30: Silver Hand

Su Lun heard the sounds of fighting and arguing and walked out of the "Poseidon Divination Shop". I happened to see a large number of people gathered in front of a shop selling materials.

Dozens of people from the "Iron Lion Pirate Group" were confronting more than a dozen people from the other side. There were also a large number of people who heard the noise and came to the side.

On the other side, the dozen or so guys wearing navy white military uniforms looked so out of place in the chaotic environment of the black market.

"Damn it! We clearly promised to pay and deliver the goods, how can you break your promise?!"

"Hey, hey, don't **** talk nonsense! I didn't get the goods, how can I give you money?"

"Didn't we already hand over the goods to your steward at the dock? The old man with black teeth received it personally. I still have the handover order here!"

"You didn't give the goods to the wrong person, did you? There is no black-toothed manager in my shop."

"You! My seriously injured brother needs this medicine to save his life, you must come up with it!"

"Huh, some of you are injured, what does it have to do with me? This is not Lu Ying, I still think you are superior military officers. If you continue to make trouble here, don't blame me for being rude!"

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Su Lun listened to a few words and immediately understood the reason.

These people have suffered the consequences of "taking advantage of others"...

Selling materials on the black market, as long as you don’t know how to sell them, can easily be swallowed up along with the goods.

Those who can open a shop in the black market have more or less background. And it's very unfriendly to outsiders. If you dare to cause trouble, the big pirates in this pirate city won't tolerate you.

The pirates had a large number of people, and after some pushing and shoving, the large-scale fight finally stopped.

Alec Barrett, who had a broken arm, had a dark face and remained silent throughout the whole process.

But no matter how the lieutenants around him argued, the owner of the shop sneered and had no intention of paying them

In the pirate circle, it is not uncommon for the navy of the Luying Empire to defect.

Usually they are prisoners of war, or they defect for some unavoidable reasons and become pirates.

These rigorously trained navies are also popular recruits for major pirate groups. There are many division captains and fleet captains under the King of the North Sea who have the background of the Luying Royal Navy, as well as aristocratic private armies.

Normally, defecting navy soldiers will still wear Lu Ying military uniforms to identify themselves. Even if they defect, they feel that they are different from ordinary pirates.

But a scratch will also be made on the military rank, indicating a break with the past identity.

Su Lun was slightly surprised when he saw Barrett and his group appearing in the Pirate City.

This kind of major general-level officer is considered a big shot in Luying. He has power, money and wealth at his fingertips, and the pirates cannot give them any tempting conditions.

Now it seems that I still came here to sell materials and equipment, and then I was tricked by a black merchant?

However, after thinking about his previous experience, he was not so surprised to see them here.

Su Lun speculated that a certain big shot in the Lu Ying royal family might be involved with the "foreign god" who coveted the place where the gods were buried. This Barrett had previously prevented the destruction of the seal, and had also witnessed the entire process of the Military Intelligence guy summoning the alien gods to come. It would be strange not to be ostracized.

Although that guy almost forced him to death before, his actual impression was not bad. Leaving aside certain positional issues, being able to risk your life and honor to prevent people from the Military Intelligence Department from destroying the seal shows that you have a good sense of justice

Su Lun looked thoughtful and asked Amarys, who was also watching the fun next to him, and deliberately asked: "Who is that guy?"

Professional intelligence dealers indeed know better.

Hearing this, the black beauty revealed his identity in one breath, "A member of the Luying Holy Judgment Legion. The leader is Alec Barrett, with the rank of major general. I don't know why he broke up. One arm, great loss of strength."

Su Lun naturally knew how he lost his arm, and was even more curious about it. He added, "Isn't the Holy Judgment Legion a royal legion? Why did he defect to become a pirate?"

"Because of 'treason'."

As Black Beauty said this, there seemed to be confusion in her eyes.

After a pause, she continued: "The Luying royal family announced that Barrett and others are wanted for 'treason', and the bounty is frighteningly high. Now countless people are thinking of exchanging his head for the bounty. . Not only bounty hunters, the Luying Military Intelligence Agency also sent special service personnel to chase and kill them all the way. There were assassins in the Pirate City several times. But they all ended in failure."

Treason?

Hearing this accusation, Su Lun was also greatly surprised.

For a meritorious general to be charged with this crime without having to go to a military court, the identity of the person who issued the order must be frighteningly high.

He was thoughtful and wanted to know more details, so he tried again: "Isn't it a conspiracy of those nobles?"

Black Beauty seemed to feel that she was happy to cooperate with the money she just received, and she was not stingy and said: "Some people also suspected that this was a trap by Lu Ying's royal family, but there was definite news from Lu Ying. The establishment of the Holy Judgment Legion has been revoked by the Luying royal family, and everyone in the legion has been wanted. Moreover, almost all the relatives of these knights have been sent to the gallows. Especially the wife, daughter, and parents of the legion commander Barrett. There was no trial, they were all shot."

After saying this, she pursed her lips and continued: "This behavior of the Lu Ying royal family is very abnormal, but no one knows why. Outsiders speculate that it may involve some scandals in the royal family, so it is not convenient to make it public. After all, this situation It has also happened before, it seems that a big noble hooked up with a member of the palace, and then was inexplicably convicted and disappeared."

"That's it"

When Su Lun heard this, his eyes suddenly became a little complicated.

The family was wiped out?

This is probably because the "outer god" is afraid that the news will be leaked, so he plans to kill people and silence them.

The royal family issued a special wanted order. Those who used to be members of the Holy Judgment Legion no longer have a foothold in Luying, and only the Pirate City has some hope of survival.

It’s not surprising to see it here.

After saying this, Black Beauty sighed slightly: "Now I heard that Lu Ying has sent more masters to deal with these people, and there are also big pirates who want to get the bounty. Haha, Beihai can provide them with There isn’t much power to protect you.”

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Su Lun frowned slightly when he heard this. The situation of Barrett and the others was indeed very bad.

No matter how strong you are, you will not be able to survive if both the black and white paths give you no way to survive.

"But these guys have fallen into this situation at their own expense."

What did Black Beauty think of? She changed the topic and continued: "Although that guy broke an arm and his strength was greatly reduced, after all, the Holy Judgment Legion was once Lu Ying's ace legion. Although there are fewer people, the strength and heritage are both Not bad. Several big pirate groups are keeping an eye on them, intending to recruit this group of people. Unfortunately, they have high standards and are not interested in working with pirates like us. Even though the King of the North Sea contacted them, they got no results. ”

After a pause, she continued: "It's a pity that they can't survive in the pirate city without the protection of powerful people. Look, it won't be long before these people either disappear or have to compromise. ."

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Su Lun couldn't help but feel a little sad.

A dignified and loyal general of the empire ended up like this.

However, other people's affairs are other people's private matters after all.

When Su Lun saw these people from the Holy Judgment Legion, he thought of issues related to his own interests.

If nothing else happens, these guys should have a lot of [Activated Silver] on them, as well as their lost cursed object [Annistora's Poisonous Incense Burner].

I thought I had missed the treasure before, but now I think I have another chance.

"I wish I hadn't been sold by them"

Su Lun prayed in his heart

As the crowd of onlookers grew, Barrett and those who judged the Legion failed to fight after all.

The generals and knights who used to be full of honor in the Luying Empire are now arguing and bargaining like women buying vegetables at the vegetable market. This contrast is not something that everyone can bear.

Barrett saw how fearless the shop owners and the pirates were, and guessed that these were the "rules" of the pirate black market.

This time I learned a lesson.

He snorted: "Let's go!"

He turned around and walked away. Although the soldiers behind him were unwilling to do so, they also followed him.

Once the members of the Holy Judgment Group left, there was no more excitement, and the black market was restored to its due order.

Su Lun mingled in the crowd and watched the Barretts go. After thinking about it, he followed quietly.

For the sake of [Activated Silver], he still planned to take the risk and get in touch with it.

Barrett's people didn't live in the superstructure of the walled city. They looked like they were going to the dock. They should be living on the boat.

But Su Lun didn't follow very far before he noticed something unusual.

It turned out that it was not just him, there were several groups of people staring at Barrett and the others.

"Hey, these guys are really troublesome."

Su Lun was like an ordinary passerby walking through the alley.

With soul perception, even if he doesn't have to look at it, he won't be embarrassed.

But in his soul perception, there were several sneaky guys following him all the way.

Thinking he is not an intelligence businessman, but probably a big pirate informant who wants to recruit them

Barrett and the others should have discovered that someone was following them, but there was probably nothing they could do.

This is a pirate city, but they are incompatible outsiders

Sure enough, not far away, Barrett and the others arrived at the dock and boarded a wooden warship parked in the harbor.

It is rare to see all-wood sailing ships in Luying, which are usually used to chase pirates.

The hull of the warship is full of traces of battles, cannon pits, bullet marks, and sharp weapon wounds. It seems that they have fought fiercely all the way here.

There is no pirate flag hanging on the mast, and the ordinary seagull flag has also been scratched with paint.

Even though it is no longer the Luying Royal Navy, the group of people on the ship still maintain a rigorous military style.

The sentries and hidden sentries each performed their duties and guarded their ship closely.

Compared with the laziness of the surrounding pirate ships, this style seems extremely unusual.

As soon as the group of people who went to the black market to trade got on the boat, the people guarding the boat immediately gathered around and asked.

After hearing what they had just experienced, everyone was filled with indignation.

"Damn profiteers! We finally got the materials but they swallowed them up like that. Leader, let's go kill those dirty liars!"

"Fortunately, the captain had a little more thought before, so we didn't take out anything too important, and the losses weren't too much. These despicable pirates are really not worthy of trust."

"If it hadn't been for those guys from the Military Intelligence Agency who came to assassinate us, we wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses. Everything else is fine. We are in urgent need of some medicine to curse injuries, otherwise those seriously injured brothers may not be able to survive."

"Don't expect too much from the Pirate City now to provide us with too many supplies. Those pirates are obviously deliberately making things difficult and forcing us to join. Haha, the King of the North Sea is just a bunch of rabble. They also want to recruit us as the royal family. Ride"

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Everyone was talking and suddenly fell silent.

Now their situation has indeed become extremely bad.

However, life and death are another matter. They have encountered all kinds of bad situations while fighting through life and death.

No matter how difficult it is, just grit your teeth and get over it.

But right now, what I feel most is chilling.

The Bona royal family, which once swore allegiance to Lu Ying, not only abandoned them and deprived them of the convenience their ancestors had gained by sacrificing their lives to serve Lu Ying, but also slaughtered all their families!

What is even more puzzling is that the charge of "treason" is completely groundless!

If they didn't want to suffer unjust injustice, they would definitely dare to return to the Luying Imperial Capital to confront him.

But if you go back now, you will definitely die.

If they are willing to fall and choose to be pirates, they can live a good life.

But

Barrett didn’t say much and entered the cabin

Su Lun originally wanted to find an inconspicuous opportunity to contact Barrett secretly.

But after observing the ship at the pier for a long time, he found to his embarrassment that he had no chance to take advantage of it!

Those guys were so heavily guarded that Su Lun didn't find any chance to sneak past them. He thought that even if he used space teleportation to get on the ship, he would probably be discovered immediately, which might be self-defeating.

Su Lun didn't think of any other better way, so he decided to take the risk and go directly.

Although this dock is full of informants, it is also a good thing. There are many forces following Barrett and the others now. Even if Su Lun goes openly, no one knows which side he is from.

Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand, changed his magic dress, and walked over with his alchemy cloak.

As soon as he approached the warship and it was still far away, Su Lun noticed many eyes falling on him.

He didn't flinch at all and walked over calmly.

As he walked to the edge of the ship, two sentries stopped him: "Stop! Private ships, no approaching!"

Su Lun did not hesitate and said: "I want to see Captain Barrett."

Before he finished speaking, the sentry refused coldly: "I'm sorry, our leader doesn't see anyone."

These days, there are so many people who want to see their leader. Pirate leaders from all sides, bounty hunters, and dead soldiers from the Military Intelligence Department mostly come with malicious intentions.

In their current situation, it would be best not to see anyone.

Su Lun did not hesitate, took out a small piece of [Activated Silver], and said: "I have some important things to discuss. I think Captain Barrett will be interested in meeting me when he sees this. ."

The sentry looked at the silver object in Su Lun's hand and obviously recognized it, and his confident tone also made them confused.

The two hesitated for a moment, and then exchanged glances as if discussing. Then one of them said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask the group leader if he wants to see you."

Su Lun said lightly: "Yeah."

Not long after, the sentry came out, his tone was not as cold as before, "The leader said, please come in."

Su Lun was not surprised when he heard this.

The reason why Barrett is so sure that he wants to see him is not because of some activated silver.

It's his "identity".

When he was in the Cursed Valley, a soldier from Katyusha blocked his life. Barrett will definitely be curious about his identity.

Furthermore, this also confirms that Su Lun is not a member of the royal family.

"Yeah."

Su Lun nodded and walked up to the bridge calmly.

As soon as I stepped on it, the piercing eyes from all around fell on me.

Even if Barrett, who has lost his arm, only has fifth-level combat power, he is still not what he can match now. What's more, there are two to three hundred elite royal knights on this ship.

But Su Lun is not worried either.

The reason for taking action before was because of conflicts between the camps. Now that the conflict is gone, there is no need to take action at all.

After sensing the weak soul fire on the ship, he became more confident

Suellen quickly boarded the ship and saw Barrett in the captain's cabin.

He lifted his cloak and revealed his face.

Barrett looked at it with slightly complicated eyes.

Of course he remembered the person who had punched him before, so he asked straight to the point: "Do you have anything to discuss with me?"

Su Lun glanced at his empty right arm sleeve and said directly: "I want to buy some materials from you."

Barrett's expression showed no emotion or anger, and he asked calmly: "Those silver nuggets?"

"Yes."

Su Lun did not hide his purpose, "If possible, I would also like to redeem that poisonous incense burner."

Barrett didn't seem to be interested in the transaction. Instead, he stared at Su Lun's eyes for a while and asked, "What can you give me?"

"Supplies, advanced potions, and some possibilities."

Su Lun said it without blushing or out of breath.

No one would have thought that he was here to be a "white wolf".

The guy who almost spent all his money buying materials by himself before now has little cash in hand.

What's more, this is god-level material. If Barrett knew the value of this [Activated Silver], no matter how rich Su Lun was, he wouldn't be able to afford it.

So, I can only escape with my mouth.

"Haha, you are well prepared. No one in the entire Pirate City dares to help us, how dare you?"

Barrett is like a sick tiger, his eyes are still sharp.

He thought that Su Lun must have investigated long ago and knew that there were wounded people on his ship, so he made these terms that he could not refuse.

Su Lun said without changing his expression: "You should have guessed that I am not a pirate. Therefore, I dare not say anything."

Barrett raised his brows slightly, "I was also curious about your identity before. But the origins of those who can plant spies in the Military Intelligence Office are naturally not simple. But now"

It has nothing to do with him anymore, as long as he is not the royal family.

He did not continue, but instead said: "It can be traded. However, I need to get something first, and then give something."

"No problem!"

When Su Lun heard this, he agreed without hesitation.

Pirates don't follow rules. This Hastlin is a place of disorder. If they are tricked again, people like Barrett are really stupid.

"The cursed incense burner can be returned to you."

Barrett said calmly, paused for a moment, and then said: "But how much do you want that silver bar?"

Su Lun said: "The more, the better."

Hearing this, the nicknamed general narrowed his eyes slightly, and his bright light disappeared, "Haha [Activated Silver] is a god-level material. How much do you think it should be?"

Although their situation is terrible, they will not be bullied by others.

“The more, the merrier.”

Su Lun still gave the same response.

When he heard the other party say the name of the material, he immediately knew that the other party knew the value of this thing.

It is impossible to obtain even a small amount of this "priceless treasure" just by relying on some supplementary medicines.

Su Lun did not intend to get away with it. He looked at his broken arm and said directly: "To be honest, I need a lot of this metal. Moreover, I happen to know one of the functions of this metal, which is repair. Human limbs."

Barrett was suspicious when he heard this: "You want to talk about the robotic arm?"

The broken arm did have a great impact on his strength, even to the point of losing his rank.

His original limb has been completely damaged, and he will not expect any severed limb to be regenerated. The best case scenario is to install a robotic arm.

But the current technological level of robotic arms is of little use to a high-level professional at his level.

Even Marfa’s most advanced technological robotic arm.

Rather than adding a cumbersome mechanical arm, it would be better to just break it off.

Su Lun corrected: "It's the 'Silver Hand'. Not a conventional mechanical arm!"

He was able to say this, so he was naturally prepared.

He went on to explain: "[Activated Silver] is a special metal that can only be produced in places with divine corpses. In addition to its wonderful properties, this metal can also be integrated into human flesh and blood! Use it to forge a In theory, the arm can completely replace the original limb, and even be stronger. You should have realized this when you hunted those monsters before. As for nervous system transplantation, it will be easier."

As he spoke, Su Lun added: "But using this metal to make an arm requires an unusually precise structure. Runes, fusion formulas and drawings are all indispensable. By chance, I may be the only one in the world. Someone who knows the uses of this metal."

He himself didn't have that ability, but the various uses of this god-level metal were recorded in detail in the books related to the refining of the alchemy golem left by his teacher Seria.

I also tested it on living corpses on the way to Pirate City. [Activated Silver] can indeed be successfully integrated into flesh and blood. Moreover, the intensity after fusion will become many times stronger visible to the naked eye, and even possess some incredible mutations.

"Hehe"

Barrett chuckled.

When he heard this idea that was exclaiming a fantasy, his first reaction was that it was impossible.

As far as he knew, the Luying royal treasury had some of this divine gold, but he had never heard of anyone who could use it to make arms.

The metal is installed on the body, not a mechanical arm?

Although his intuition told Barrett that the man in front of him was trustworthy. But Barrett still questioned: "Do you think I will believe it?"

He turned his eyes and seemed to see through Su Lun's idea of ​​a white wolf with nothing to show for it.

Su Lun didn't think it was so easy to convince the other party, and said bluntly: "It's normal for Mr. Barrett not to believe it. After all, the entity has not been created, and I can't guarantee 100% success."

After a pause, he said without any concealment: "Besides, this problem is not urgent. Because, even if I can refine a high-precision arm, I still lack a key technology to fuse the blood."

Although Barrett doesn't know much about the scientific field, he is a graduate of the Royal Academy after all.

Hearing this, he immediately realized something and said: "Lack of neuromechanical technology?"

Su Lun did not deny it and said calmly: "Yes."

Now, Barrett became even more suspicious, and his tone changed from indifferent to doubtful: "From your tone, it seems that you have a way to get the top-secret technology in the hands of Archduke Raphael?"

He thinks this is even more impossible!

Now the information that Raphael has mastered the top-secret technology has come out.

Every major territory and two major empires are trying to find a way to get that technology, but no one can do it.

Not to mention outsiders.

Barrett suddenly felt that he could not understand the young man in front of him, and guessed: Could this be Archduke Raphael?

Su Lun didn't explain much, just said: "Let's talk about this later. If I am sure then, I will naturally come to you again. As for how much materials I can exchange for the supplies I give you, it depends on what you think. ”

Unable to force it, he directly gave the other party the choice.

Barrett remained silent as he listened, as if he was in trouble.

Now it’s hard to find someone who is willing to help them. There is also a big background. It would be wrong to give too little, and it would be wrong to give too much.

Up to this point in their communication, the two have basically reached a transaction intention.

Su Lun suddenly thought of something and said: "Oh, by the way. How can I contact you later? According to the information I got, Lu Ying, bounty hunters and pirates are all eager to try. If you don't plan to join It’s not safe for a certain pirate group to stay here.”

Barrett naturally knew his situation and said: "If you can bring the supplies before tomorrow evening, trade here. If it is later, we will leave the port."

As he spoke, he took out a communicator and said: "This is the Luying military-grade communicator. The communication distance is much longer than that of conventional communicators, and there is no need to worry about leaking secrets. If you have any questions, you can contact me directly. ”

"Okay!"

Su Lun took the communicator and said nothing more.

It’s useless to talk about [Activated Silver] without enough trust

Barrett gave Suellen a supply list. They needed a lot of things.

Everything else is fine, but those rare potions that cure the backlash of special curses make Su Lun a little troublesome.

It's not that you can't buy it, but it's easy to be spotted if you buy it.

Now everyone with a discerning eye knows that Barrett has a group of special wounded, and the shops in the city that sell that kind of medicine must be full of informants.

Regardless of whether you have enough money, once you buy it, you will definitely be stared at.

Suellen thought of Dr. Pickman, Danny's father!

That person is the top pharmacologist in the world. If you contact him, you might get something unexpected.

After all, the more potions you give, the more [Activated Silver] you can get in exchange.

After walking around the city for most of the time and buying a lot of supplies, Su Lun wandered to the middle area.

Although Su Lun is now a pirate in the North Sea Fleet, he did not go to Banner directly, but went to the "Fire Dance Tavern".

This is the place we agreed with Dr. Pickman before.