Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 325: The underworld appears

The noise of the fighting grew louder and louder, almost affecting the entire Ginza neighborhood.

More and more people came over, those who fled, those who watched the excitement, those who fished in troubled waters, and those who participated in the battle

The scene was chaotic.

Su Lun looked at the center of the battlefield with all his concentration. As he looked, a regretful expression appeared on his face.

From the beginning to the end, he didn't see the hand Yeji take action.

There are too many pirates, shogunate, Black Dragon Society and Imperial City samurai, so there is no need for her to take action.

Looking at the figures active on the battlefield, Su Lun sighed: "There are many masters in Edo"

Not long after, the battle was over.

The hundred ghosts dispersed, and the "demon" Yasuwa Abe disappeared in the burning fire...

Su Lun didn't doubt whether he could escape. Su Lun had seen the guy's method of saving his life with his own eyes, and it was as strong as anyone's.

Even a professional who is one or two levels higher may not be able to keep him.

Senjou on the side looked at the dilapidated neighborhood and muttered: "Oh, it seems there is no gambling tonight."

As she said that, she hooked Su Lun's shoulder and said, "Let's go. Let's go have some midnight snacks."

"Yeah."

Su Lun had eaten half of his meal before he came and was not full, so he might as well fill his stomach with something.

The two of them walked side by side towards the other half of the block that was not affected by the fighting, where there were many elite restaurants and stalls.

As they walked, Su Lun also asked: "Sister Qianjou, you fought against that Mitsuki Yeji before, what do you think of her strength?"

Qianjou thought about it and responded: "It's very strong. She can take my blows with her bare hands. She looks like the professional sequence is similar to that of the rune old man, and she takes the path of physical enhancement."

"Can you catch a sword with bare hands?"

Su Lun raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

But if you think about it for a moment, it’s not surprising.

Being able to receive thousands of slashes with bare hands is something that even sixth-level professionals cannot do. But the essence of "Pandora" is a rune ghost puppet. The runes drawn on her body are probably the top runes that the material itself can withstand. It is reasonable that the strength is very high.

Otherwise, the rune warlocks in the Luying Imperial Capital would not regard her as a legacy treasure.

Senjou didn’t know that Tamate Yahime was an alchemy cyborg and participated. At this point, she changed the topic, frowned and said: "But her fighting skills are not too good, and her martial arts skills are quite satisfactory, even a little jerky. At least it does not match her ability to take a knife with her bare hands. However, she has a very clever method of mental control, which is very strange. If it hadn't been for Miss Miko, no one would have been able to escape from that assassination."

Su Lun actually only knows the name of [Pandora], and has no idea what abilities this alchemy cyborg has.

Listening to what Qian Jiao said, he also guessed a few things.

Physically strong and mentally strong, these should be hardware attributes. The rawness of combat skills is probably a matter of acquired learning. She must have been kept as a "cursed object" for years after she was unearthed, so she had no chance to learn combat skills?

But Mitsuki Yeji is a very key figure. If she doesn't figure out what abilities she has, Su Lun always feels that there will be big problems.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of something, "By the way, senior sister must know!"

[Pandora] Since it is the research result of his teacher Ceria, then Mr. Mirror, as his own daughter, must know about it.

Qianjou saw his sudden change in expression and asked, "What did you think of?"

Su Lun said: "I may know the details of this Yushou Yeji."

With that said, he directly picked up the communicator and dialed: "Senior sister, do you know about the teacher's 'Pandora Research'?"

As soon as he heard this title, Qianjou knew who he was communicating with and raised his eyebrows.

Not long after, a response came from the communicator: "I know something. What's wrong?"

Su Lun was overjoyed when he heard this, and gave a general description of the situation he was currently encountering. Then he added: "So, the current situation is that I want to know more information about 'Pandora'. For example, what abilities does she have."

After listening, Mr. Jing pondered for a moment, and then responded: "That was my mother's research topic. When I fell into sleep, this topic had not been completed, so I didn't know it in detail. And , because 'artificial human' is actually a taboo subject, and there are no detailed research notes left in the world."

"Taboo subject?"

Su Lun was a little surprised.

"Yeah."

Mr. Jing said: "'Creating humans' is supposed to be an ability that can only be mastered by the Creator. This kind of research is a kind of 'taboo' that is tabooed by the gods. My father once deduced some conclusions from fate, which can What is certain is that once this knowledge is mastered by humans, it is likely to be covered up and erased by some indescribable high-level existence. That is not an ordinary god-level existence, but a supreme existence similar to the law of all things."

As soon as Su Lun heard this, he immediately understood.

Creating humans seems to violate the normal laws of nature?

Mr. Jing obviously also guessed what Su Lun wanted to ask. She directly expressed her guess, "I know everything else very well. But [Pandora]'s soul may be related to faith. According to some historical data, in ancient times, The plane wars during the period were often a battle for belief resources between gods. The belief system in Shanyin was very complex, and everything could become a spirit. Since the Yushou Jiye you mentioned has been in Shanyin for so many years, it is very difficult for him to Of course, it is possible that this is a conspiracy, and it cannot be ruled out that these are some methods left behind by my father and mother. Because they once studied the topic of 'how to create gods'. After all, facts show that even if gods have fallen, there are still believers. will exist in the world, which is why the Dawn Era collapsed, this plane can no longer give birth to gods, but some 'false gods' emerge in endlessly."

""

Su Lun was really shocked when he heard these words.

It turns out it’s more than just artificial humans,

Do Seria and Sir Isaac want to create gods?

What the hell

The teacher is awesome!

Master is awesome!

However, the current situation is that this [Pandora] is most likely from the hostile camp. The stronger she is, the harder it is to deal with her, isn't it?

Su Lun expressed his worries.

Mr. Jing responded: "My father and mother are very thoughtful when doing things and usually leave some leeway. They will never create an alchemy product that they cannot control to cause trouble for future generations of human civilization. So. , then [Pandora] definitely has a weakness of restraint, think about it carefully."

After hanging up the communicator, Su Lun let out a long breath.

Although he didn't get the exact solution to the problem from Mr. Jing, he still had some ideas in his mind.

[Pandora] is a product of alchemy, so her weaknesses are nothing more than material and some functional defects, just like the intelligent robots in previous lives, with "system backdoors" and "administrator privileges"

"Eh, administrator rights?"

Su Lun suddenly thought, since they are rune puppets, could the "weakness" be related to the inheritance of their lineage of puppet masters?

He is still ruling out all possibilities in his mind,

At this moment, Qianjou on the side stopped and suddenly said, "Are you going to eat here?"

Su Lun came back to his senses and saw that they had arrived at a snack stall on the street.

It is said to be a stall, but it is actually an exquisite wooden cart. There are stoves and steaming cauldrons on the car, and various ingredients are placed on the shelves. The sign reads: "Weile Ramen."

The boss is a middle-aged man wearing a scroll on his head. He sees the guests coming and greets them with a smile.

Su Lun was half full and nodded, "I can do it."

Senjou waved his hand and said to the boss: "Two large bowls of ramen!"

The two sat down on Qian's chair.

Not long after, the hot ramen was served. He stepped on the stool with one thousand legs and ate it without any concern for the image.

The two chatted for a while. Su Lun let go of the paper crane that Yuzi had left before, and wanted to ask about his thoughts on visiting the royal library.

I wanted to ask Chijou to join me, but the gambling-addicted young woman shook her head like a rattle, "You want to go to the Imperial Palace? That kind of place is boring as hell, and I won't go."

Su Lun knew that she couldn't bear the excitement of the casino and was not the kind of person who could live idle, so she didn't say much.

Turn around, he asked: "Sister Senjo, you said you came to Edo to find the "Sword Master" Akutagawa Ryuichi to seek swordsmanship. Did you find him? ”

"No. It seems that he is dead."

Qianjou had a big mouthful of ramen stuffed in his mouth, and his speech was a little unclear: "I went to several kendo schools before, and few of the so-called 'Itto-ryu' and 'Shinin-ryu' masters were real. Those who have understood the essence of swordsmanship are very boring. On the contrary, the former "Shadow Buddha" Kato Danzo has the highest level of swordsmanship. It's a pity that that guy is very powerful, but his swordsmanship is far from being a saint."

"Oh."

After listening to this, Su Lun also took a bite of noodles and drank the stomach-warming noodle soup.

On this windy and snowy night, my body feels very satisfied.

Qianjou said again: "I heard that "Sword Master" Akutagawa Ryuichi still has a successor in Edo. I went to Tenkai Pavilion tonight to find a guy named Yagyu Hanjiro. It is said that he is a descendant of Yagyu Jubei, the sword master from a hundred years ago, and he has learned the true inheritance of Yagyu Ittoryu. But I didn't touch it. ”

"Oh"

Su Lun doesn’t know much about swordsmanship and has only heard of these names.

The two of them were eating and chatting. At this moment, a blind girl holding a Sanxuan Qin and leaning on a bamboo pole walked up the road. "Sir, Miss, do you want to play a song? Just two copper coins." ."

This blind girl is about fifteen or sixty years old, wearing a washed starched white patched cotton coat. This kind of handicapped little girl cannot be a geisha, so she can only perform on the streets. There are a lot of them nearby. Although two copper coins can buy about half a kilogram of brown rice, which is the cheapest enjoyment, it is not something that the poor people of Yamayaku can enjoy. They have the money to live a decent life in Ginza, a place where foreign businessmen hang out.

Su Lun glanced at it and didn't care. He noticed this blind girl when she came from seven or eight stalls next door. No one asked for her song, she asked all the way alone in the cold wind.

Before he could speak, Qian Tiao threw out a few coins and said with a wave of his hand, "Let's play a song."

"Thank you, boss."

The blind girl listened to the direction of the sound and bowed slightly.

She put down the bamboo mazar she was carrying, tuned the strings, and started playing the tune.

"Keng, Keng, Keng"

A little tune came to my ears.

Su Lun thought it was pretty good when he heard it, and his technique was correct. The sound of the three-stringed harp was a little hard, but listening to it on this windy and snowy day, it also had some artistic conception.

"Hey"

But Qianjou on the side seemed to hear something else, and stopped eating noodles.

After the song was over, she turned around and asked, "Have you ever learned kendo?"

The blind girl said softly: "No."

Qianjo looked her over. Apart from the calluses for playing the piano, there was no knife edge on her hands, so she was certainly not a swordsman.

She didn’t say much, and threw a few more coins into the basket, "It played well."

The blind girl touched the coins and seemed a little scared, "Boss, this is too much. Let me play you a few more songs."

Qianjou waved his hand: "No need. I'll reward you."

"Thank you."

The blind girl couldn't resist, so she thanked her and left.

After the person left, Qianjou muttered again, "Her song is a bit interesting. She must have heard a swordsman master practice swordsmanship before. I understand some of the sword's meaning."

Su Lun didn’t hear so many secrets, but the blind girl’s soul fire was just an ordinary person, and there was nothing worth paying attention to

Qianjou didn’t know how long he had been at the gambling stall. He seemed to be really hungry. After eating a bowl of ramen, he ordered another bowl and gulped it down.

Coincidentally, while the two were eating noodles, a customer came to the stall next door.

Those are several samurai with swords.

Looking at his clothes and sword, he is not a down-and-out warrior, he seems to have some background.

"Hey, those foreign pirates are really bullying people. They humiliate me, but there is no one in the mountains!"

"Hmph! I'm not bragging. As soon as my 'Five Lightning Swords' came out, those pirates were scared to death. It's just the Takeda Shogunate's inaction and refusal to resist, otherwise I would really give those arrogant Some lessons for outsiders."

"There is nothing to say about Mr. Yagyu's swordsmanship. Nowadays, there are various schools of "Itto-ryu". I am afraid that you are the only one who has realized the true meaning of swordsmanship."

""

As Su Lun listened to the conversation between several people, he had an inexplicable sense of seeing "Grandmaster X".

And, by coincidence, one of them is the "Yagyu Hanjiro" whom Senjou mentioned before?

Not to mention anything else, that guy looks really good, his hair is combed shiny, and the sword on his waist is definitely not an ordinary thing.

However, the soul perception does not seem to be too strong.

Su Lun thought he had made a mistake and glanced at Qian Jiao beside him, "Is this the person you are looking for?"

This young gambling-addicted woman thought she was so lucky to find the person she wanted to meet. As soon as her high-spirited fighting spirit arose, she turned her head and was immediately disappointed.

Some people can tell at a glance that he has lost.

Qianjou shook his head, "This guy is not worthy of my sword at all."

When Su Lun heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry. It turned out that what he perceived was right. There are fake masters in every world.

Because there were new customers at the stall next door, the previous buskers took turns to go up and ask around again.

Yagyu Hanjirō would be able to enjoy it alone. He asked a few artists to play and sing there and serve them and drink.

The blind female violinist is also among them

Su Lun wants to wait for Yuzi's reply and is not in a hurry to leave.

Senjou, a big eater, was not full yet, so several bowls of ramen were stacked on top of each other.

This Ginza is originally the entertainment district of Edo, and the probability of drinkers causing trouble in this place is already very high.

Especially in the past two days, a large number of pirates have poured in. Those guys, the city guards, did not dare to take care of them, so they became more and more unscrupulous. Insulting women of the people, eating, drinking, and taking things from them, extremely rampant

While Su Lun and the others were eating noodles, several guys in pirate costumes sat drunkenly at the stall next door.

"Boss, bring up the best food and wine!"

A few people sat down and yelled at the wine stall owner.

The boss didn't dare to waste any time and quickly sent him wine and meat.

Su Lun, the leader, happened to meet the acting captain of the 11th Division of the Ninth Fleet. His name seemed to be Marquez, a fourth-level professional. Several people around him are also carrying sophisticated firearms, and they are not easy to mess with at first glance.

The few people seemed to be not satisfied with the food and drink, so they shouted to the buskers sitting next to Yagyu Hanjiro's seat next door: "You guys, come here and sing a song for me!"

After listening to Qu'er indifferently, someone robbed her. This was originally a very humiliating thing. But Yagyu Hanjiro's table of samurai who had just been in high spirits looked at a few people in pirate costumes and didn't dare to say a word.

This is just looking for some life on the street, and my figure and appearance are not outstanding. But people who are drunk and lustful will always do some outrageous things.

The drunken pirates started the dispute brazenly.

"Come on, take off your clothes and dance for me."

"Damn it, did I give you face? Believe it or not, I will shoot you to death!"

""

Conflict arose immediately.

These pirates know very well that as long as no one is killed, Shanyin officials will not care about them.

There was only a "tearing" sound, and the cotton-padded jacket of the blind female violinist was removed, revealing her thin body. She fell into the snow, groping for her bamboo pole.

The pirates' lewd laughter rang out in the streets.

The pirate who tore his clothes just now even reached out his hand and wanted to continue to touch the tender meat inside the cotton-padded jacket

Even so, the people at Yagyu's table a few meters away did not move at all. Instead, they buried their heads for fear of being implicated.

Seeing this, Su Lun had a cold look in his eyes.

Qianjou on the side dropped his chopsticks and sneered: "Is this the descendant of Sword Master Yagyu Jubei?"

Listening to being pointed at and scolded, Yagyu Hanjiro wanted to defend himself: "If the general had not given the order, I"

"Humph!"

But before he finished speaking, there was a disdainful snort, and then the sword was unsheathed with a "clang".

When no one could react, the sword energy passed through the air, and a severed hand fell into the snow.

The fourth-level acting squad leader immediately sobered up and was the first to react, shouting angrily: "Bold! Who dares to attack our North Sea Fleet!"

But before he could finish speaking, Qianjou's figure flashed and dashed ten meters forward. A table of five people and four heads fell to the ground instantly.

The fourth-level captain also quietly blocked a few more knives, and his head fell to the ground with a clang.

The whole process only took a few breaths, and all the pirate heads fell to the ground.

Qianjou has sheathed his sword and stands alone in the snow.

The people at the table next door to Yagyu Hanjiro were dumbfounded.

They didn’t expect that they would actually kill people.

But then, the shock turned into fear.

"This woman is in big trouble!"

"Oh, come on, don't be implicated."

""

The diners in half the block stayed away, and even the stall owners of several shops gave up their business and hid somewhere.

Su Lun sat there expressionlessly, crossed his fingers, held the black umbrella in his hand, and was ready to fight.

If you really want to make a scene, then let's make it happen.

However, in the next second, unexpected things happened one after another to Su Lun!

There are many pirates near this snack street, and Senjou just killed the Marquez men from Division 11.

Some of the pirates on the street shouted loudly and were decapitated by thousands of sword energy, and no one dared to stand up easily again.

I thought I would have to wait a few minutes for the other captains to arrive.

When the division captain can no longer handle it, senior officials such as the fleet commander will come.

Su Lun felt that he could at least swim for a few minutes.

Senjo didn't pay attention to the blind female piano player on the ground. If she was involved too much now, it would only harm her. He only said lightly: "You go first."

The blind girl remained silent, touched her bamboo pole, and left quietly.

I didn’t wait until the pirate captain arrived

At this moment, suddenly, a light and shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and a swordsman in sackcloth appeared out of thin air.

"This!"

Su Lun's pupils shrank suddenly, without any fluctuation, this person appeared!

Not far away, Senjou stared at the man with an expression as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

Master!

Top swordsman!

Not from the North Sea Fleet!

Countless thoughts flashed through Su Lun's mind, and he couldn't figure out the origin of the swordsman who suddenly appeared.

Suddenly, just as Yagyu's table was about to slip away, a silver moon appeared in front of them.

The light of the sword is like the hidden moon.

At first glance, Yagyu Hanjiro's expression froze, and a blood line immediately appeared on his neck.

The accomplices on the side saw something and said tremblingly: "The unique skill of the 'Yagyu Itto-ryu', [The Secret of the Sword: Moon No. 2]! This is the senior of the Yagyu family!"

Su Lun didn’t understand at all. This swordsman in sackcloth suddenly appeared, killed a minion, and then left?

And, from what others are saying, it seems like he is an elder of the Yagyu family?

However, the next scene.

Su Lun couldn't believe his eyes even more.

The swordsman in sackcloth walked away for two steps, and then his figure faded away. In front of everyone, just like when he appeared out of thin air, he suddenly disappeared out of thin air!

There is no space fluctuation, and the fire of body and soul disappears

What the hell?

Obviously he was a living person, so how could he suddenly appear and disappear again?

Su Lun felt that this scene seemed familiar and immediately thought of the situation in the "Sword Forging Village" before.

But before he had time to think about it, Senjou on the side seemed to understand something and murmured: "At this level of swordsmanship, the only one who can reach this level is the sword master Yagyu Jubei from a hundred years ago."

Listening to this, Su Lun felt for the first time that his brain was running out.

He didn’t say anything, but Qian Jiao greeted him: “Let’s go first, we’ll talk later!”

Su Lun nodded, and the two quickly disappeared into the crowd

Listening to the commotion behind them, Su Lun and Qian Jiao changed their clothes and walked leisurely in the dark alley.

Su Lun asked: "Sister Qiantiao, what happened just now?"

Senjou said: "That should be the sword master Yagyu Jubei from a hundred years ago."

"The characters from a hundred years ago are not dead yet?"

Su Lun sounded even more confused.

The ancestor of the Yagyu family came to kill a junior and then left?

"Dead. That's his soul."

Qian Jiao’s face was equally surprised.

Su Lun frowned as he heard this, "Soul?"

It is clear that he is a living person in his perception, how could he be a soul?

Is my perception wrong?

Suddenly, he thought of what Abe Yasukata said to him before: the "Black Sun Festival" is coming, and the land of **** and the real world overlap

Is this what you are referring to?

Although Su Lun has heard the legend of Shanyin, people will go to the Underworld after death. It is said that it is the same as the human world. There are even legends that the world at night is actually the Kingdom of Underworld.

Qian Tiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Similar situations have occurred one after another in the past few days. Some people who were clearly dead have appeared in the living world. The souls of the dead from the Underworld will follow their relatives Find your bloodline"

This explains everything.

Why did the Sword Master Yagyu Jubei appear here just now?

Probably it comes from unfilial descendants.

But Su Lun also found it incredible when he heard it.

Legends are legends, but they have become true. How can people understand them?

Alchemists are materialists. They need to see through phenomena to see the essence in order to avoid doubts.

But what is the essence of this matter?

Qianjo added: "I asked Miko before, and she said that this kind of situation had happened before during the Black Sun Festival. But this time, it seemed to be very different. Before, there were just some ordinary ghosts. But this time Once and for all, the people who appeared in the rumors were all famous and powerful people in history. It seems that those big figures who should be in the historical records are all gathering together to return to the present world."

She said, but there was no doubt on Su Lun's face.

On that heroic face, there was a hint of expectation.

A feverish expectation to compete with the strong in swordsmanship!

How lucky it would be to fight against a strong man who has disappeared from history!

Su Lun sounded like something was wrong.

But the whole thing seemed evil, but he didn't know what the problem was.

Could this matter have something to do with Mitate Yeji?

No, if you can really control Huangquan Kingdom, this ability is too exaggerated

Su Lun thought hard to no avail.

But just as the two were about to walk out of the alley, they were blocked by someone.

Looking up, a blind girl holding a Sanxuan Qin stood at the entrance of the alley.

She opened her eyes and looked at Senjo, and said, "Miss, can I have a word with you?"

Qianjo tilted his head, "Oh?"

Su Lun looked at her eyes that were as dull as cataracts, and suddenly realized something. He guessed in his heart: [Talent A-088-Tian Tongyan]?

Strange things happen one after another.

Seeing this scene, he was no longer surprised.