Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 351: I plan to join you

Su Lun captured three mechanical octopuses, which in the eyes of everyone in the Dawn Group was almost the same concept as capturing several "alien creatures".

Members who have never heard of neuromechanical technology find it difficult to understand how there are steel monsters in the sea, or how they survive.

But looking at the silver-plated streamer and the alchemical-coated skin that could change color and hide, Su Lun really felt that he had found a treasure.

This is not bad luck, it is simply great luck!

Now that I think about it, Grand Duke Raphael stretched his hand a little too long.

The Grand Duke, who seemed to be excluded from Lu Ying's core circle of power, had actually been ambitious for a long time, and already had the strength to challenge Oleg, the King of the North Sea.

No, even the Luying royal family.

In the past, when pirates robbed unscrupulously, they thought that the navy's steel ships could not catch up with the fast sailing pirate ships and could not reach the pirate city.

Looking at it now, people simply don’t bother to use cannons to fight mosquitoes, and are waiting for Marfa’s high-tech submarines.

Tiannian?

Does not exist.

Even the chaotic wind belts and sea whirlpools surrounding the pirate city of Hastlin cannot stop these mechanical octopuses that can swim in the deep sea.

Qianjiao watched Su Lun put the three octopuses into the storage space, and saw some clues. He was amazed, "This thing seems to be very good."

"More than good."

Su Lun was slightly excited and explained: "In the sea, even fourth- and fifth-level professionals who have no restraints may not be able to do anything to them... Moreover, it is a ship-breaking weapon, and the group combat power is very terrifying. This is Top technology capable of changing the direction of future wars."

Qianjou sounded confused but nodded.

If their methods hadn’t been able to restrain this mechanical octopus, if these steel monsters were really allowed to get close to the sea ship, the submarine would be able to cut it. What do you think of the outcome of the wooden sailboat?

A strong man like Qianjiao can kill, but how many or hundreds of them?

The entire sea area is filled with boiling mechanical tentacles. The sight is terrifying just thinking about it.

Moreover, this is a "small" mechanical octopus with a body length of ten meters.

What about the super behemoths that are hundreds of meters long and 1,000 meters long?

The design concept of this era is that hugeness is beautiful. The larger the mechanical monster, the heavier the defensive armor it can carry. When it reaches a certain level, it is simply invincible!

Su Lun would not leave anything to chance, Archduke Raphael did not expect it.

He even speculated that Archduke Raphael should have one or several "secret bases" in addition to Old Rington, specifically used to study mechanical monsters and giant steel ships.

Su Lun had a hunch that now that Archduke Raphael and the Raigadi family in the south have joined forces, the old diehards at the top level of power in the Luying Empire may suffer a big loss.

The storm is coming.

The once "barren land" of Hokkaido Shikoku has really become lively recently.

Fortunately,

The most critical "neuro-mechanical technology" is not only owned by Raphael,

Su Lun understands too!

Now that there are samples of mechanical monsters, the direction of future research and development is clear, and he can avoid many detours

Not long after, the sound of gunfire in the distance suddenly subsided.

The battle ended a bit quickly, and it was far from a battle involving a "Brigadier-level" mechanical armor comparable to a fifth-level professional.

But Su Lun was not surprised at all.

This kind of soft mechanical octopus is extremely restrained by most Marfa mechanical armors.

Once it is glued on, the mechanical armor can only exert 100% of its combat power but only 20%.

Furthermore, since Archduke Raphael's men chose to ambush and attack, they must be sure of success.

After Su Lun heard that the battle was over, he originally wanted to take a look at the battlefield to see if he could pick up any mistakes.

But after thinking about it carefully, I decided to give it up.

Archduke Raphael has already stretched out his hand, so there may not only be an army of mechanical monsters deployed near the Rockchaman Strait, but also along the way to the Pirate City.

This is even an "encirclement" in itself.

Su Lun’s top priority is to return to the Pirate City to find Dr. Banks to treat the deformation, so as not to cause complications. Otherwise, once it is surrounded, the "Dawn" will be sunk, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Moreover, those guys who intercepted and killed the Marfa submarine seemed to be very cautious.

After succeeding, the sea immediately became calm.

Maybe they thought the missing three-headed mechanical octopus had "self-destructed", and no one caught up to investigate the situation.

The Dawn Group left smoothly

To be cautious, the Dawn Regiment did not pass through the Rockchaman Strait as originally planned, but took the risk of taking a large circle and changing a route. Although we encountered several extreme weather conditions and real sea monster attacks, fortunately, we were safe along the way.

For the next few days, Su Lun has been studying how to control the mechanical octopus.

The huge glass jar is filled with seawater, and he will occasionally feed the octopus to supplement necessary nutrients.

He carefully analyzed every detail of the mechanical octopus, removed the positioning tracker, and gradually became able to control it skillfully.

The octopus itself is very smart. It has a highly developed and plump nervous system. The number of neurons is similar to that of mammals. It has an IQ that is no less than that of many land and water mammals.

This is also one of the most suitable templates for making mechanical monsters that Su Lun has thought about before.

This mechanical octopus has obviously been trained. Faced with different situations, it will have many conditioned reflex-like combat reactions.

He guessed that among those who hunted submarines in the past, there should be professionals similar to "animal trainers". Their control of the mechanical octopus is at the "surgical" level. But that requires a specific secret method and a long process to become familiar with it.

And Su Lun doesn’t need such complicated things for the time being.

He directly uses [mental tentacles] to directly control the octopus's limbs. As long as he knows enough about the nervous system of octopuses, he can perfectly control them like living corpses.

Finally, they returned safely to the pirate city of Hasterlin

After the King of the North Sea became king, the Pirate City became several times more lively than before, and it was as prosperous as a large territory.

Countless new pirates with dreams of getting rich gathered here from all sea areas, a mixture of dragons and snakes.

The most intuitive manifestation is that there are several times more pirate ships at the Golden City Walled Pier than before.

There are densely packed pirate ships of various sizes, as well as all kinds of flashy skull pirate flags. The berthing of the ships used to be almost free, but now there is a fee.

The Dawn Group is not well-known yet, and can only be squeezed into a bunch of "unpopular" pirate groups on the periphery.

They didn't care either. They had just captured three of Marfa's mechanical octopuses and collected the flag. It was good to keep a low profile.

"Sister Senjo, I'm going to find Dr. Banks to deal with the distortion problem first. Be careful, there must be Grand Duke Raphael's spy in this pirate city."

"Yeah."

After the ship docks, it needs supplies, and the crew also needs to spend some time and relax. Qiantiao couldn't bear the thought of not gambling for many days, and all he wanted to do was go to the gambling stalls to spend money.

Su Lun was not with them, and his deformed state was getting worse and worse.

After bidding farewell to everyone, he walked alone on the streets of the walled city.

There are many more people in the Golden City, and the streets are full of people in various costumes. Before, almost all of them were slovenly pirates and sailors, but now, Su Lun actually saw some well-dressed, serious people in the crowd?

Businessmen, nobles, guards, Marfa navy and so on

Although there are not many, it was absolutely impossible to appear in Pirate City in the past.

What’s more surprising is that there are lights and colorful decorations everywhere in the city, as if some important person is getting married.

There is also a custom of hanging red lanterns for happy events in Pirate City. These lanterns are everywhere in the city. Except for Oleg, no one dared to create such a grand display.

"Oleg, or one of his children just held a wedding?"

Su Lun looked at the specifications and it was obvious that this was no small matter, and there were many that were obviously high-ranking nobles.

For example, when a high-ranking aristocratic family gets married, they will scatter coins on the streets to civilians, professional musicians will perform on the streets for several days, and the celebration will last for a long time

"Could it be that the King of the North Sea is getting married to a big noble in Marfa?"

Su Lun guessed in his heart.

Marriage is the most common means of political alliance.

In this situation, it is impossible for Lu Ying's nobles to come to marry, only Mafa.

However, he did not inquire more. The top priority was to find Dr. Banks.

Su Lun went to the middle level of the walled city and found an inconspicuous hotel with the word "Shark Hotel" on it.

I sensed that there were some old acquaintances from the "Steam Party" in the hotel.

Go upstairs to room 206.

Tuk, Tuk, Tuk!

Suellen knocked on the door.

The door opened, and a man who looked like a deformed monster stood there.

Suellen greeted politely: "Dr. Banks, long time no see."

The weirdo also smiled and said: "Long time no see, little Su Lun."

After a pause, he gestured: "Please come inside."

There was obviously a barrier in the room, and Su Lun smelled a pungent smell as soon as he entered.

This is a temporary laboratory filled with various bottles and jars and running instruments. The bookshelf beside it is also filled with various manuscripts, classics, weird-shaped biological bones, and animal and plant specimens.

But he was also used to it, because Su Lun himself often conducted similar experiments.

Dr. Banks directly called him to the laboratory for a meeting. He did not treat Su Lun as an outsider, and said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, because there is an experiment that I can't leave, so I asked you to come to the laboratory. It’s a bit messy here”

After a pause, he realized that Su Lun's expression was different. He patted his forehead and said, "Little friend Su Lun, maybe you have to wear a gas mask. [The rhizome of golden cloak grass] will volatilize trace amounts when heated and extracted. Although toxins have little effect on me, they still have the potential to cause loss of smell for ordinary humans."

"No need."

Su Lun smiled and shook his head, "I feel fine."

Other than being pungent, this toxin actually has no effect.

Dr. Banks thought of something and suddenly said: "Oh, I almost forgot, the body modified by 'X serum' can completely metabolize this level of toxins normally."

Su Lun smiled noncommittally.

He was interested in Banks' experiment and looked around the room, looking a little greedy. Several of the pieces of equipment he needed but couldn't find a way to purchase, he said with emotion: "Dr. Banks has a lot of top-notch equipment here."

Banks was also quite sad: "Yes, it was all collected with great difficulty during this period. Old Lington was robbed before, and a large part of the instruments were lost in the pirate city. Fortunately, the pirates did not know the goods. I got these top-notch scientific research equipment at a very small price. Otherwise, now that Marfa people are here, all the good things will be taken away."

Su Lun also raised his eyebrows when he heard this. The equipment in his hand also came from this way.

Thinking of something, he asked casually: "By the way, who is getting married in the city with such a grand ceremony?"

Banks responded: "The marriage between Emperor Marfa's thirteenth princess "Frost Moon Princess" Skadi Harris and Oleg's youngest son "Frost Troll" Gar Popov. There was a grand wedding in the city the day before yesterday. ”

"Gar?"

Su Lun's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

He has seen Nagar before. That guy was a cross between a troll and a Viking giant, tall and of limited intelligence. It's simply not suitable for a normal human woman. A true "Beauty and the Beast" feeling of déjà vu.

I didn’t expect that the Marfa Empire would be so willing to spend money and directly marry a princess to a pirate?

No wonder I saw so many outsiders who were not pirates in the city before.

The two chatted about a few irrelevant topics. At this time, Banks asked: "Little friend Su Lun, you contacted me before to tell me what was the emergency?"

Su Lun nodded and said directly: "Yes. My body is deformed. I want you to see if there is any way to deal with it."

"Distortion?"

Banks sounded confused and murmured: "As long as the X serum is successfully transformed, its subsequent state will be very stable. How can it be distorted?"

Su Lun seemed to find it a bit troublesome to explain, and said: "It's not 'X serum', but a special kind of dark energy. Well, have you heard of the monster legend of Shanyin?"

Banks frowned as he listened, probably understanding something, and thought for a moment, "Can I take a look first?"

"Yes. Sorry to trouble you."

Su Lun released a suppressed demonic energy, and gray-black markings immediately appeared on his skin.

"It's very serious"

After just a brief glance, Banks frowned: "If it weren't for the strong tolerability of the X serum, you would have died with this level of distortion."

After a pause, he added: "I need to do a precise examination to make an accurate assessment of your physical condition."

Su Lun nodded

Su Lun's body was connected to various testing instruments, and Dr. Banks also collected some biological samples and put them on the instruments for examination.

Sure enough, professional matters must be left to professionals.

Looking at what Dr. Banks means, it doesn’t seem like there is nothing that can be done. He just says that more detailed data is needed to make a judgment.

Su Lun also breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, he has found the top biological expert. The rest depends on luck.

Not long after, the results of the inspection came out.

Banks analyzed the data carefully, with a solemn expression on his face: "It's very troublesome. Your body has multiple signs of deformation, and it continues to develop in an uncontrollable direction. Fortunately, you have strong physical fitness and have persisted until now. Under normal circumstances, within a month, it will affect your life."

These words were very rigorous, and Su Lun understood his situation.

He asked directly: "Is there a solution?"

"Yes."

Banks did not write ink, and said: "I have done some research on distortion suppression before. After spending some time, I can prepare a potion that can suppress your distortion, but it can only suppress it for a period of time."

"Yeah."

Su Lun listened patiently and nodded from time to time.

He has also thought about this, and it is also the most important reason why he found him.

Banks continued: "To solve the fundamental problem, I have currently thought of three ways. The first is to inject the [Immortal Cell Serum] I am currently using. The 'X Serum' has the tolerance of a god-level bloodline. Sex is the strongest genetic sequence I have ever seen. Therefore, with this foundation, your probability of successful fusion will be much higher than mine. But it should not exceed 10%. However, after fusion, your physical appearance will be like mine. Change. I think you won’t consider this method.”

As he spoke, he handed out a dark potion.

Su Lun took a look and frowned.

This is somewhat similar to "X serum", they are both genetic modification agents. The effect is to suppress his current distortion and greatly improve his attributes, but the success rate is only 7.3%.

And there are 100% side effects, just like what Dr. Banks said, it will turn into the compound-eyed, saw-toothed monster form he has now.

Indeed, I would not consider it unless it was a last resort.

He asked with a wry smile: "What other ways are there?"

Dr. Banks said: "The second is to advance as soon as possible and integrate the corresponding biological reproductive equipment to increase the upper limit of your body's ability to withstand distortion. In fact, we have talked before, the so-called distortion is the biological body Certain heterogeneous factors that cannot bear it have mutated. The energy endured by mice and elephants is not at the same level. In the final analysis, it is because the human body is too weak and cannot bear it."

Having said this, he added with a serious look: "But I estimate that using this method to enhance the body will require very high biological requirements in order to ensure that it can withstand the overflow of this kind of distorted energy. For example: Giant Dragons, ancient giants, deep-sea monsters, or some other giant biological organizations refine the breeding equipment. The quality of the breeding equipment needs to be at least 'Legendary' or above, but this method may also cause some other problems. If you really want to try it, what else can you do? It depends on what happens next."

""

Su Lun's eyes fell into deep thought as he listened.

This is a very reasonable plan.

Biological aberrations are actually bidirectional.

If you can't survive it, you will become a monster, but if you survive it, you will gain.

The human body is like a tree. The stronger it is, the greater the possibility of being able to "graft" other branches.

If he had a body as huge as a dragon, this deformed negative state would be about the same as a "little cold".

But now that he had a plan, the first thing Su Lun thought of was to find it.

His conditioned reflex came up with an idea: "Giant breeding costume?"

Because he has met it before.

There is a volume of [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscript] in the Luying Royal Library, which records a kind of giant plant [Isaac's Giant Power].

In the past, many people in the "Holy Judgment Legion" advanced into the official colonial costume of fusion.

And Su Lun happened to have a piece of giant material found in the Cursed Valley [the arm of the Hundred-Armed Giant King] in his hand.

Not surprisingly, with such a combination, the colonial clothing refined will definitely meet the "legendary quality".

What he lacks is to find that manuscript.

Banks glanced at him and continued: "The third way is to look for some special mythical items. You know, there are many treasures from the mythical civilization era in legends, which have some incredible effects. For example, overseas' "The Water of Youth', the 'Moon Fountain' of the elves, and the Holy Grail made by the dwarves"

After Su Lun listened, the three options were all very difficult.

They can prepare at the same time, but he gives priority to the second option.

He had planned to collect other volumes of [Isaac's Alchemy Manuscripts] if he had the chance.

Now there is one more reason to collect.

Mr. Hei and Sabina happened to be in the Royal Capital of Luying right now, so Su Lun informed them via communication and asked them to pay more attention.

But it’s definitely not that easy to get the kind of thing that is treasured by the royal family.

Su Lun felt that he might have to go there in person sometime.

While communicating, I asked about Danny who was in the Luying Imperial Capital. He has also received the distortion suppressing potion. After taking it, my physical condition also improved.

As a father, Banks felt visibly relieved after hearing this

The urgent need was temporarily solved, and Su Lun breathed a sigh of relief.

It takes a long time to configure the "distortion inhibitor" in a targeted manner, so he chatted with Banks without leaving the laboratory.

"Mr. Banks, have there been any big changes in Pirate City recently? I think the city seems to have changed a lot"

“There is a capable person under Oleg. I heard that he was a politician from Luying, named ‘Zolas D. Andres’. That man has great talent for governing the world. In a short time Within, the Pirate City and several Beizhou countries were integrated almost without a fight. However, it seems that there is something wrong with Shanyin Country, but it doesn't matter. If this trend continues, Beihai will definitely be unified by Oleg within three to five years. By then At that time, Oleg, the 'King of the North Sea,' truly transformed from a pirate to a king."

"Have there been any changes in the war between the two empires recently? Otherwise, why would Marfa suddenly send a princess to marry?"

"The war is still at a stalemate. I suspect that Mafa and Oleg's eager marriage is most likely aimed at the 'void ruins'."

"Void ruins?"

"Well. The news that the North Sea Fleet has a large amount of void materials has spread, and now all parties are asking for information. Lu Ying's, Marfa's, various arms dealers, big nobles, intelligence agencies, bounty hunters, Adventurers are now mixed in the city, and many strong people have come. And I got some definite news from the fleet, saying that Oleg discovered the ruins of an alchemy academy from the dawn era ten thousand years ago, which was once a place to study void monsters. ”

""

Although "Mechanical Butcher" Banner is the captain of the North Sea Fleet on the surface, Dr. Banks is actually the man behind the scenes.

He also has a lot of first-hand information.

After listening to the information, Su Lun understood the current situation.

It turned out to be really lively.

He even felt that the mechanical monster army that Archduke Raphael exposed this time was not only coming to intercept Marfa's submarine, but was also heading for the "void ruins". After all, the void material is too special. If Oleg really creates a void army, the threat will be immeasurable.

Su Lun must find a chance to see that ruins.

It's a pity that there is not enough information now. He needs time to collect information, and he can't rush it.

The two chatted about the current situation, and then turned the topic to academic issues.

"Neuromachine Technology", "Silver Hand", "Mechanical Octopus" and so on.

Su Lun asked about all the difficult and complicated diseases that he had recently encountered in research.

He is not good at theoretical research, but is better at applying mature technologies into practice. Banks happens to be a top theoretical expert in the field of biology. This is a rare learning opportunity.

Dr. Banks was also eloquent and patiently analyzed and explained the problems to Su Lun and came up with solutions one by one.

Time always flies when we talk about academic issues.

Su Lun also felt that there was not enough time. He always thought that it would be better if they could stay together more often.

Unexpectedly, Banks took the initiative to mention what happened last time.

While the two were studying the mechanical octopus, he suddenly said: "By the way, little friend Su Lun, you told me about the 'Dawn Project' last time. I thought about it later and decided to join you."

Chapter 351: I plan to join you