Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 33: 【Shiranui】and【Kappa】

The "King of the North Sea" Oleg is indeed the strongest pirate in the North Sea, and his fleet also has the power to crush almost any force in the North Sea.

But he actually has no right to rule over the various large and small forces in Beihai, especially the four countries of Beizhou.

Power is far less important than wealth to pirates, and everyone is in peace. After all, pirates also need to survive, and no matter how strong the tree is, it cannot destroy the land where it grows. Many pirates recruited by the North Sea Fleet are also citizens of the Four Kingdoms.

But now that Oleg suddenly became the "king", the situation has changed somewhat.

Seeing this "tax collection" move, Su Lun guessed that Oleg probably wanted to start declaring sovereignty and taste the taste of a real lord.

So the purpose of collecting taxes this time is not to plunder wealth.

Compared with any territory of Lu Ying, the four countries of Beizhou are representative of poverty and desolation. The income from taxation is not as real as robbing merchant ships.

At least for now...

Moreover, this time Su Lun's Ninth Fleet not only brought artillery, but also a large amount of property.

As much tax as you collect, you will give more gifts.

Roughly equivalent to a gift from a superior country to a vassal territory, or a gift from a king to a small lord of the territory.

This is also Oleg's test.

If the collection goes well, just collect some money in return for some gifts; if it doesn't go well, just use force to deter them.

Once the four countries pay taxes, they recognize the status of vassal territory, and Oleg is the true King of the North Sea.

The relationship will continue to be close, and in a few years, Oleg will be able to completely control this sea area.

However, this process is not easy.

There are a large number of remnants of gods in the four countries of Beizhou, and they have their own belief in gods. Just like the Shanyin Kingdom, their lord's divine right to rule has lasted for countless years. Now that an outsider suddenly wants to be a lord, it will not be easy to accept it for a while.

Su Lun has recently learned a lot about the customs and customs of the four countries, and he knows that this tax trip may not go smoothly.

So I have always been vigilant

It takes several days to sail from Pirate City to Shanyin Country. There are a large number of islands in that sea area. On Lu Ying's chart, they are also called Tallinn Islands.

The days of sailing are very boring. As long as they don't encounter bad weather, the pirates' job is to play cards, fish, and brag.

Su Lun made an excuse to spend all his money in the Golden City. He spent the past few days in a daze in the cabin and did not fool around with the pirates in the gun room.

Actually, I am digesting the knowledge of [neuro-mechanical drawings].

Even if he didn't see the drawings, as soon as Su Lun closed his eyes, the contents of the various drawings he had written down before would densely appear in his mind. First, deduce various possibilities in your mind, and then record them in your notebook. Occasionally, when no one is around, I take out my half-finished silver arm and try out some new ideas, and my days are very leisurely.

Because he was always on guard against something going wrong, Su Lun also kept the death bird with him whenever he channeled it.

It’s not surprising that pirates would keep small animals such as monkeys, parrots, and hamsters on their ships. In addition to relieving the loneliness of sailing, it is also used as a warning. Animals often have better perceptions than humans. Such as bad weather and certain dangers.

This day.

The fifth day of the voyage.

Just when Su Lun was "sleeping" in the cabin as usual, the black crow next to him suddenly screamed.

"Ga~"

Su Lun's ears moved slightly and he suddenly opened his eyes.

He gently stroked the black crow and fed him two drops of liquefied necromantic energy, but looked through the cannon port to the sea outside.

Now that he is familiar with the black crow, Su Lun can understand some of its thoughts more accurately.

This cry is a warning of danger in the surrounding area, but it is not too fatal.

"Did something appear on the sea?"

Su Lun thought of something, got up and walked out of the artillery cabin.

Sharp and a few gunners were playing cards at the door. Seeing Su Lun rarely leaving the warehouse, he smiled and greeted: "Hey, brother Johnny, are you awake today?"

Su Lun shrugged, rubbing his eyes as if sleepily, "Yeah, let's go to the deck for some fresh air."

He didn't pay much attention and walked onto the deck.

At this time, a slight dispute was heard on the deck.

"Captain Hanz, this sea area is the outlet of the Fei River, and there are monsters. It is forbidden to enter the sea, otherwise there may be big trouble. We must sacrifice animals quickly"

"Hey, I mean Yongxiu, isn't it just a **** into the sea? What's the big deal? Monsters? Haha, just some strange sea beasts, don't make such a fuss. I have been at sea for so many years, and the deep sea giants You’ve seen all the monsters, but you’re still afraid of some little monsters?”

""

The thin man in linen clothes was our guide this time. His name was Matsuzuki Hide, and he was from Yamagakure.

At this moment, he was anxiously trying to dissuade a bearded man in a captain's uniform.

The big beard is naturally Su Lun's current squad leader "Teabeard" Hands.

This guy had previously obtained the advanced potion for breeding equipment given by Oleg and successfully advanced to the fifth level. In the past two days, he showed off his newly realized spatial displacement ability everywhere on the ship.

Su Lun sensed spatial fluctuations more than once.

In layman's terms, this guy's strength has skyrocketed and he is "floating".

Yongxiu was still persuading, but Hanzi looked impatient: "Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense! If there really is a monster, just pick it up and take a look. I haven't eaten monster meat yet."

For ordinary fishermen who have never seen the world, some big fish weighing more than 1,800 kilograms are like monsters. But for high-level professionals, it is usually a ration that can kill them with one punch. Hanz is now a fifth-level professional. It is true that most sea monsters can't do anything to him. This is not completely exaggerated.

But Su Lun in the distance frowned slightly.

The black crow will issue an early warning, which means that there is really something going on nearby.

Su Lun has seen descriptions of "monsters" from various ghosts and ghosts in the Mountain Hidden Kingdom, but he has never seen one before.

He is also somewhat interested in seeing what a monster is

The fleet was probably still a few nautical miles away from docking. Looking around, one could already see vague mountain shadows in the distance.

The sun had just set, and a light mist floated on the sea.

Jiu Xiu was still at the bow of the boat, with a look of fear on his face and a murmuring prayer.

At this moment, suddenly, a red light like an orange light lit up on the sea.

The observer on the mast noticed something unusual and shouted: "Captain, at ten o'clock, there seems to be a ball of fire on the sea!"

Su Lun guessed that there would be a problem and did not leave the cabin. Naturally, he also saw the erratic flame, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

The sight of the omniscient eye allowed him to see the flame clearly. It was strange that there was nothing around, but the flame was floating on the sea and was said to be a will-o'-the-wisp, but the color was a normal orange-red

Most of the pirates did not take the dispute seriously. After all, the legend of monsters in Shanyin Country has been circulating for a long time, but not many people have actually seen it. Most of them are spreading lies.

Looking at the sudden appearance of a fire of unknown origin on the sea, everyone on the deck looked at the flames in the distance curiously.

Jiuxiu seemed to recognize something, pointed to the sea with a look of fear, and said: "Then that is [Shiranui]!"

Su Lun was not surprised when he heard this word. The identified name was also this.

He had read about [Shiranui] in the classics, one of the legendary Hundred Ghosts of Yamagakure. The usual explanation is that mortals have offended the gods, resulting in nameless anger.

In this moment, more and more flames floated on the sea.

Looking closely, it seems that I can see some miraculous scenes of burning buildings and ships. The fire is getting stronger and stronger, and it turns into a sea of ​​​​fire in a blink of an eye.

This vanguard fleet has a total of four divisions and four ships. The pirates who heard the noise ran to the deck to see what the legendary "monster" looked like.

It looked like something really happened, so "Tea Beard" Hanz didn't care and sent some people on an assault boat to check the situation first.

Not long after, a message came back from the communicator: "Captain, those flames are just illusions, not real."

Hearing this, everyone on the deck breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haha"

Hanz also sneered: "This is just a **** mirage, what a monster! The fleet is moving normally!"

Because they had to enter the river from the mouth of the river, there was no detour option, so the fleet continued to move forward.

The crew didn’t take it seriously, looking at the sea of ​​fire in front of them with smiles and pointing

In the crowd, Su Lun was leaning on the fence, holding a black umbrella tied with cloth strips in his hand, and muttered in a fine voice: "It is indeed a spirit. Legend has it that [Shiranui] can burn unclean things" How will the thing be burned?"

Perception, some special spirits appeared in this sea of ​​fire.

This also confirmed Su Lun's previous guess. If monsters are intelligent, they must also be spiritual.

However, these spirits are very strange and feel completely different from human souls. It was cold, strange, and had an ethereal feeling, like the feeling of the will of the gods that Su Lun had seen twice before.

This is good news.

At least many of the hundreds of ghosts recorded in "Fairy Story" he watched have "supernatural abilities." If it can be sensed, the degree of danger will be greatly reduced.

The fleet continued to move forward, and then broke into the mirage-like sea of ​​fire.

It was like breaking into a field of light and shadow, without any danger.

Those flames were burning around me, but there was no feeling of heat at all. If I reached out and touched them, they would pass through them.

Everyone felt relieved and thought this was really a "mirage".

Only Matsunaga was still prostrate on the bow of the boat, trembling and praying.

He seemed to be crazy with fright, and kept talking: "Old people say that if you really encounter a monster, you must be in awe. Pray sincerely, and the monster will forgive you."

He looks like a fool who has never experienced the world.

Hearing this, all the pirates laughed.

"It's just a mirage. I really thought it was a monster. It seems that the legends of Shanyin Country are not necessarily true."

"Normal, just rural people who have never seen the world. It's not like we have been floating on the sea all year round and have seen everything."

"Tsk tsk, that guy is already scared to death."

""

Su Lun listened to the words in his ears and said nothing.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and the sea of ​​fire was reflected in the waves.

The spiritual pressure was getting stronger and stronger, and he knew that something big was going to happen.

Sure enough, when all four boats sailed into the sea of ​​fire and everyone was still laughing at the guide's ignorance, suddenly!

A scream suddenly sounded.

"Ah!"

Everyone turned around and saw a guy standing there with dull eyes on the deck.

Someone was startled and yelled: "Dudden, what the **** are you yelling about?"

But as soon as he said these words, Duden looked at him with a look of horror on his face, and stretched out his hands to pinch his neck, looking extremely painful and unable to speak.

Seeing this strange scene, everyone realized that something was wrong.

"Teabeard" Hands walked over and shouted angrily: "Hey, what's wrong with you kid?"

He was just about to reach out and pat Duden's shoulder, but at this moment, Duden's skin quickly scorched to the naked eye, and then turned black. When he looked at it, his whole body was on fire. A strong aroma of meat immediately floated in the air

In just a few seconds, everyone watched a living person burn into a puddle of ashes before their eyes.

For a while, no one spoke on the deck, and you could hear a pin drop.

And this seems to be just the beginning.

At the same time, similar burning incidents began to occur on the other three ships, and screams occurred one after another.

"Ah"

"Ah"

"Ah"

""

Invisible enemies will arouse more fear in people's hearts.

Four ships and nearly a thousand pirates, no one understands what happened. They could only watch as the people around them suddenly burst into flames and burned to a crisp.

There is no time to even perform any dispersing or healing spells, and each living person will be taken away by the [Shiranui].

Fear quickly filled my eyes, and there was a roar on the huge deck. Not long after, the frightened pirates' strange screams also sounded continuously, and the entire fleet fell into chaos

Even "Tea Beard" Hanz has a fifth-level strength, and there are many third-level and fourth-level professionals, but they are completely helpless.

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On the panicked deck, some people put out fires, some fetched water, and some put on armor in a panic

In the darkness, there was a pair of calm eyes, watching all this indifferently.

Su Lun has roughly seen some of the roots of [Shiranui].

Monsters are no different from other creatures. They also follow the law of conservation of energy.

In the eyes of alchemists, all events can be explained as energy fluctuations. Even if you haven't seen any kind of living things, like the "spontaneous fire" in front of you, it's just a different way of releasing energy and a different way of expression.

With this cognitive foundation, many mysterious imaginations can see through phenomena to see the essence.

Su Lun had carefully read many introductions to monsters before coming here. Looking at the scene of spontaneous combustion of a human body, he also analyzed the reason: "Is it a method similar to parasitic fire? It should be to use people's fear to spread and let the body's own energy Chaos fuels the fire, so it cannot be burned out in a short time. How does this fire change from a 'mirage' to a real thing?"

Fear accelerates the energy chaos of the human body, and a spark ignites it. This is also the reason why there is no time to treat spontaneous combustion at the beginning.

In just this moment, dozens of people were burned to death on the four boats, but Su Lun didn't panic at all.

Because he knew very well that this monster could do nothing to him.

Normally, the weaker the strength, the more fearful of the unknown, and the greater the impact.

If you observe carefully, you will find that they are all first-order pirates, and they are the kind with weak soul fire.

That level of energy fluctuation is still far from being enough to burn Su Lun to death.

There is a general method to deal with ghosts, ghosts, ghosts and the like. That is, if you are not afraid, the other party's influence will be minimized.

This method is not difficult to say, but it is not easy to do it either.

It is difficult for ordinary people to control their emotions, especially when they are afraid of mass spread.

But for Su Lun, it’s routine operation

Su Lun saw [Shiranui] for the first time, which was regarded as seeing the monster of Shanyin Country.

After a while, "Teabeard" Hanz finally reacted and shouted: "Don't panic, everyone! This monster is similar to a ghost. As long as you control your fear, it can't do anything to us!"

As a veteran pirate, he naturally guessed some of the roots of this fire.

However, just as these words were spoken, bad news struck again.

The people in the bottom warehouse sent a message through the communicator: "Captain, it's bad, something is digging into our ship!"

As soon as he said these words, the hull of the ship suddenly trembled violently, and there were even signs of capsizing.

The atmosphere of fear that had eased slightly became intense again.

On the deck, there were panicked footsteps everywhere.

"Captain, I saw it! A sea monster like a water monkey. That thing is very powerful, they want to sink our ship!"

"What is that?!"

"Lord Hands, that is also a monster, it is a [Kappa]!"

"Damn it, Stoya, take the water ghost team down and have a look! Musketeers, artillerymen, shoot into the water!"

"Yes, Captain!"

""

The four ships were in chaos.

Su Lun is the gunner. No matter whether he is in the water or Yang Fan, it is not his turn.

He also followed the other gunners, wearing the individual artillery issued previously, and occasionally fired a shot at the fast-swimming figure under the sea. [Kappa] is a physics-based monster, and it also has a physical body. It is easy to deal with, and guns can do very good damage. However, this monster is very fast in the water, and its claws are sharp and can break armor. It can easily penetrate the hull of a wooden sea ship. Even though the pirates reacted quickly, two of the four ships were pierced in a very short period of time. The hulls of the other two ships were also more or less damaged and were slowly taking on water and sinking.

But fortunately, it is not far from the shore here, and the pirates who fell into the water can still swim to the shore.

Su Lun also fell into the water, and the cold water was densely packed with human heads. He blended in with the crowd and swam ashore quietly

Beside the dock, two to three hundred people from the four squadrons of pirates died before they even landed.

The atmosphere was very solemn.

Fortunately, with the military communicator provided by Marfa, several division captains reported the situation to the captain of the Ninth Fleet, "Gluttonous Admiral" Paion, but the response they received was, keep moving forward!

Most people then realized that the vanguard's mission this time was not that easy.

But after receiving the order, they could only continue moving forward as planned.

Now that there is no boat, they cannot walk by water and can only walk.

The cold wind howled and the temperature was extremely low at night, making it impractical to set up camp.

Fortunately, the guide Matsunaga Hide is familiar with the road here and knows that there is a village not far away.

The pirates followed the guide and entered the mountain.