Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 445: He is actually the curator!

Tonight’s school anniversary dinner is a celebration-themed masquerade. Students wearing all kinds of fancy costumes can be seen everywhere in the academy.

Vampires, pirates, clowns, mummies, dragon-slaying warriors, and slimes in various strange shapes.

Not long after, the three of them arrived at the college’s banquet auditorium.

Sabina took out the gold-gilded invitation.

The masquerade ball is a traditional banquet form of Luying's upper class. Even the mature and stable nobles and ladies do not like those weird and alternative costumes, so they have to dress up.

Suellen also wore Zorro's blindfold mask over his eyes.

Sabina put on a Gothic wide-brimmed hat decorated with black roses. The black gauze on the edge of the hat covered most of her pretty face, revealing her **** red lips.

The banquet hall of the Royal Academy is magnificently decorated. It is a large banquet hall that can accommodate thousands of people.

As soon as he entered the door, Su Lun saw dozens of huge crystal lamps lighting up the entire banquet hall. The carved white stone pillars have golden bases above and below, giant oil paintings of high artistic value are hung on the walls, and colorful murals are painted on the ceiling.

Every detail shows royal luxury.

Su Lun and the other three walked in, and the venue was already very lively.

There were still ten minutes until the official opening, so the three of them found a rest area to wait.

As soon as Su Lun came in, he released his perception. There were many powerful people in the banquet hall. In terms of soul perception alone, there were more than ten suspected seventh-level professionals.

This is not surprising, Lingdun is the Holy Land of Alchemy after all. There are many strong people in the Royal Alchemy Academy. The recruitment standards for all major deans are starting at the sixth level, and the dean, Winfred P. Crofts, is a top professional at the eighth level.

As a professional intelligence officer, Sabina immediately observed her surroundings.

At this time, she seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly motioned Su Lun to look away, and said jokingly: "Here, sir, your fiancée is here too."

Su Lun looked over and was watching Ekaterina talking and laughing among a group of people.

Even wearing a shiny diamond mask, her purple hair is very eye-catching.

As an outstanding alumnus, she was naturally invited by the school.

Su Lun had no psychological fluctuations at all.

What kind of fiancée is not a fiancée?

What does "Fick's" engagement have to do with Su Lun?

Not only Yekaterina, but also the eldest young master of the Raigadi family, William Raigadi, who had killed him once.

Seeing this person, Su Lun's eyes became a little strange.

No matter what the reason is, an enemy who has murderous intentions must not be allowed to stay if given the chance.

What's more, Su Lun felt that his marriage with Ekaterina was not all about benefits, but also had to be paid.

For example, dealing with the revenge of some love rivals.

Sabina is Su Lun's exclusive intelligence officer, so she naturally knows everything. She obviously understood something, and said with a smile: "Oh, sir, you have to be careful if your identity is exposed. Intelligence shows that there are not even ten thousand but eight young talents in London's upper class pursuing Miss Ekaterina." Qian, many people have expressed their attitude in the newspapers and there are many rivals of your love who want to duel with 'Fick'."

Su Lun shook his head slightly as he listened.

He doesn't want to get involved in these troublesome things.

Before he went to the palace to receive the Queen's blessing half a month later, he had no intention of using the identity of "Fick".

After using it, he planned to throw it away.

As for the status of a top noble, Su Lun has no interest in it.

This is just an exchange of interests for both parties.

Su Lun didn't think about the useless things.

He looked at Young William who seemed to be still entangled with Ekaterina, but some questions flashed through his mind.

I once didn’t understand why this guy wanted to pursue him so far to kill me, but now I understand that one is for inheritance rights, and the other is for marriage.

No one would let their beloved girl marry someone else. What's more, for such a very conceited genius, Young Master William is already a sixth-level professional at a young age.

But the motivation doesn't matter anymore.

Anyway, I've already done it.

And Su Lun thought of another question, even if the wedding date has been set, will this guy still want to kill him?

Definitely.

But Su Lun is not the second-level rookie he once was. Even if he wants to take action now, he is not afraid.

But after thinking about it for a moment, his intuition told him that this guy was going to play dirty.

After all, the marriage has been confirmed, and neither the Raigadi family nor the Lance family will allow William to make such a move that harms the interests of both families.

In the past, "Fick" was killed whenever he was killed, but that is not the case now.

"So, if I were him, where would I start?"

After putting forward this hypothesis, Su Lun's thoughts suddenly became active.

Not long after, the celebration banquet began.

We have gone through the complicated procedures of the school anniversary during the day, and there are some festive performances in the evening.

Students at the school performed musical instruments, ballet, and fencing.

The Royal Alchemy Academy not only teaches alchemy knowledge, but also court etiquette, painting, musical instruments, dance, etc., which are also required courses for the young nobles of the upper class. And the teachers who teach are all top art masters in the empire.

These artistic influences that are difficult for the common people to access and appreciate are also the entry-level standard for the upper class.

Su Lun also found it interesting.

The last program of the banquet performance is the palace ballet, because this program will seamlessly connect to the subsequent dance.

Young female students in ballet costumes came on stage and danced gracefully to the music, which was a feast for the eyes.

Su Lun recognized the beautiful girl leading the dance at a glance.

Phoebe, Najik’s classmate.

Sabina next to her looked at the corner of her mouth with a smile and said teasingly: "Hey, Phoebe dances very well too."

Jike on the side couldn't take his eyes away, but his expression became slightly nervous.

After one dance, the performance is over.

The soothing music sounded again.

The next step is the formal part of the dance, where everyone in the banquet hall can invite their favorite partner to dance.

In Luying's upper class society, dance parties are the best way for people of the opposite **** to socialize.

The high-spirited young students will invite the girl they like to dance with them. If the girl does not refuse, then they can dance together and get to know each other. Courtship is usually not rejected if more than one dance is performed.

The dance not only enhances the relationship between young men and women, but also noble ladies and gentlemen like this part very much.

In an ancient aristocratic system like Lu Ying, the concept of gender is actually very open. Marriage is just an exchange of interests, and there is little love at all, so it is normal for nobles to have romantic affairs.

The person who gets married may not necessarily like it, but the lover must.

So in addition to socializing, upper-class dances also have a hidden function, which is to find lovers.

Ballroom dancing with physical contact is the best platform. If you invite someone to dance, you will know whether you are interested.

This is true for both men and women.

At this moment, the music became soothing and the gentlemen could not wait to go to their favorite dance partners and send out invitations.

If you hesitate at this stage, maybe your favorite dance partner belongs to someone else.

Because even if the woman doesn't like it, she will politely agree to someone's invitation after rejecting it many times.

As soon as the dance performance ended, the group of ballet girls immediately received enthusiastic invitations from the male students, and in the blink of an eye, they were matched up.

Phoebe, the lead dancer, has the best appearance and temperament in the dance troupe, so she naturally received the most enthusiastic invitation from the male classmates.

But she rejected many people and looked around as if expecting something more.

In the rest area in the corner, Su Lun was not interested in the dancing and was enjoying the delicious palace snacks by himself.

Next to her, Sabina looked at the nervous Jike and joked: "Little Jike, don't go now. Phoebe will be invited by someone else later, so you won't have such a good opportunity." ."

Hearing this, Jike also looked a little anxious.

He knew that if he missed it this time, he would really have no chance.

But what if you are rejected?

The conflicting mentality made him feel like his feet were filled with lead and he could not take a step forward. He could only turn his head and look at Sabina, and asked anxiously: "Madam, then... shall I go over now?"

Sabina gave her an encouraging smile and said: "Go ahead and be brave. Even if you fail, you at least tried, right?"

"Yeah!"

When Jike heard this, he plucked up the courage.

Yes!

Even if you are rejected,

At least I tried my best!

"Phoebe, can I ask you to dance?"

"Sorry, classmate Galen, I'm a little tired and want to take a rest."

"Sister Phoebe, am I honored to dance with you?"

"Sorry, Mr. Jiawen, I seemed to have sprained my foot while dancing just now, and I feel a little uncomfortable."

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On the other side, Phoebe had already rejected several invitations from her male classmates and made excuses to retreat to the rest area.

She was not in the mood to dance before she could wait for the person she wanted to wait for.

Especially since Tim kept pestering her, "Phoebe, are you feeling uncomfortable? The day before yesterday, our two families had a dinner together, and my mother had a very good impression of you. After returning home, she always praised you. He kept talking. Oh, my father also said that our two families can have more cooperation in the shipping business in the future, and the two families should move frequently."

Phoebe rested on the sofa, listening to her distraught voice.

Tim's feigned intimacy made her very uncomfortable.

But the dance has just started, and we can’t leave early.

This made her feel very embarrassed.

At this moment, she suddenly heard someone ask again: "Phoebe, can I invite you to dance?"

"Sorry, I."

Phoebe thought that one of her classmates was coming again, and instinctively wanted to refuse.

But when she looked up, she swallowed half of her words.

She saw a familiar yet slightly unfamiliar face, and said in surprise: "Classmate Jike?"

Jike nodded, raising the corners of his mouth slightly.

The courage he summoned allowed him to show confidence that he had never had before.

As he spoke, he repeated it again, bowed and extended his hand in a gentlemanly manner, "Can I invite you to dance?"

Suddenly stars sparkled in Phoebe's crystal eyes, and she stood up happily and readily agreed: "Okay!"

She had scanned the guests in the banquet hall before, and had a vague impression of seeing this magician costumed person, but she simply ignored it.

Because the person she was expecting had burn scars on his face, he would not stand there so confidently.

Looking at Jike who has regained his appearance now, Phoebe is also extremely happy for this friend.

Looking at his intact left hand again, and the confident temperament he had never had before, she had ten thousand doubts in her heart: God, what happened, did Jike change so much?

But Phoebe's response made Tim, who was on the sidelines, stunned.

My legs don’t hurt anymore, and I’m not tired anymore?

This.

Seeing Phoebe stretch out her hand to accept the invitation of the person in front of her, Tim couldn't sit still and his face darkened, "Hey, who are you?"

He also recognized that the guy who looked like a different person was Jike.

But just because I recognized him, I was not rude at all.

The last time he was scared away by a woman, Tim hired a private detective to investigate Jike's family background.

It turns out that this fur merchant’s son is just bluffing and has no aristocratic relatives at all!

I originally thought that I would make things difficult for me again, but I didn’t expect that I would actually come.

What made him even more jealous was that Phoebe refused his invitation and actually agreed to this guy?

But as soon as these obviously provocative words came out, Jike ignored them at all.

Hearing Phoebe's promise, the only trace of anxiety in his heart dissipated. The incomparable gentleman kissed the back of Phoebe's hand and said, "This is my honor."

He had a calm and confident smile on his lips, completely ignoring the provocative Tim.

Yes,

Just ignore it!

In just half a month after meeting his teacher, Jike's vision and state of mind were completely different from before.

The nobles who used to feel unattainable now realize that the inferiority complex stemming from class is meaningless and is simply a waste of life.

Jike once felt that his best future was to work as a technician for an aristocratic ammunition company after graduation. But now that he met his teacher and saw the scenery from above, he realized that the end of his road was his "dream".

It was the teacher who gave me the conditions and confidence to pursue my dreams.

Phoebe looked at Jike, who had a completely different temperament. Her crystal eyes were full of disbelief, but she was also happy from the bottom of her heart.

The two stepped onto the dance floor with brisk dance steps, high-fived, twirled in the crowd, and embraced each other to dance to the graceful music.

The two also started chatting.

For the first time in such close contact, Jike looked calm, but felt a little nervous in his heart.

Phoebe also felt that the palms of his hands holding hers were sweating, and she chuckled, "Jike, you are sweating."

With this generous chuckle, Jike gained courage and said truthfully: "This is my first time dancing with classmate Phoebe, so I am very nervous."

Phoebe had a smile on her face and responded playfully: "This is also the first time I have received an invitation from classmate Jike."

As she spoke, her eyes flashed brightly, and she added: "If you invited me before, I would agree. But you have never done so."

Jike suddenly felt relieved after hearing this. It turned out that she would not refuse.

But he didn’t know how to respond to this, “Ah, I didn’t know that at that time either”

Phoebe was guided by Jike to spin around, and then looked at the embarrassment on his face, and the corners of her eyes smiled like crescent moons.

But she didn’t say much more on this topic, and instead asked: "Oh my God, Jike, your burn is healed and your hand is healed. What happened during this time?"

Jike said: "I met my teacher. Well, it's a long story. Then. Then I mean, I want to invite you to have dinner with me. Mrs. Demakula said yes. Well, it's because of my teacher's kindness. Friend, you said last time you saw her"

"Ah? Classmate Jike, do you want to invite me to dinner?"

Listening to these incoherent words, Phoebe blinked, probably understanding.

She was delighted and surprised, and immediately responded, "Okay!"

The beautiful lady said a few days ago that they would have dinner together. She was still a little worried about why she hadn't heard any news for so long.

Now that she has received a definite invitation, she is naturally very happy.

Jike: "Oh, then tomorrow?"

Phoebe: "Yeah!"

Jike had prepared a lot of things to say before he came, but Phoebe seemed to understand them all, and for a while he didn't know what to say.

He thought about it and said the most important thing, "Phoebe, there is one more thing I want to tell you. Well, I have to leave and leave the academy."

"Huh?"

When she heard this, she was doing a cheerful dance, but Phoebe was stunned for a moment. She almost stepped on her own foot because of her superb dancing skills.

Jike continued: "I plan to go to Marfa to study ammunition engineering. I may leave Luying soon."

"Oh. The Marfa Empire is so far away."

Phoebe's expression suddenly darkened.

For some reason, she felt inexplicably depressed, "So, are you here to say goodbye to me?"

Looking at Jike again, Phoebe forced a smile on her pretty face and sent her blessing: "It's okay to go to Marfa, I know your future will not be ordinary. I will bless you. , work hard. You will become a very, very powerful 'ammo master' in the future! But don't forget, Lu Ying also has a friend who cares about you~"

Jike nodded, no matter how slow he was, he could still see the trembling light in Phoebe's eyes, and he felt inexplicably sour in his heart.

At this moment, the music suddenly became lyrical and the dance slowed down.

Looking at the girl whose eyes were full of tears and could hardly hold back, he quickly said: "I want to say that if you are willing, my teacher and Mrs. Demacula will go to your home and hand us a greeting card. Our future"

When Phoebe heard this, her dim eyes suddenly lit up.

Although she didn't hear the middle part clearly, maybe even Jike himself couldn't say it clearly, but she seemed to fully understand what he wanted to express.

At this moment, Phoebe felt as if a beam of light suddenly shone in her heart that was shrouded in clouds. Her smile was like a sunflower facing the sun, and she said happily: "I do!"

Hearing this, Jike nodded very seriously: "Yes!"

Looking at each other, the two young men and women nodded slightly, as if they had made a lifelong promise.

Suddenly, the dance steps became brisk.

In the rest area in the corner, Su Lun watched the dance steps of Jike and Phoebe suddenly become more lively, and a happy smile appeared in the corner of his eyes.

He had no interest in dancing, and he had no intention of flirting with girls. A sip of royal wine and a sip of palace snacks could be regarded as participating in the dance.

Outside, Sabina did not show too closeness to Suellen. She was already holding a glass of wine and chatting with the ladies of London's upper class. This group of women are very talkative. They will talk about whose lover is more handsome, and they will talk about whether the man in the family has a good job, but they usually also reveal some top-secret information in the gossip.

This is a very important intelligence channel for Sabina.

The dance party has just started now, and it is still too early to start the scheduled action. Su Lun observed the nobles in the banquet hall, recognized their faces, and wrote down the soul fluctuations of those masters.

But after watching for a long time, he didn't see August wearing a vampire ring, and he became suspicious: "It's strange, both Ekaterina and William are here. As the first members of that class, A genius, August shouldn’t not come.”

Su Lun is a little confused. Logically speaking, in the world of Linton, nothing is more important than the anniversary of the Royal Academy, right?

Before he could figure it out, Su Lun suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes when his soul perception swept across the crowd.

Because he found another acquaintance.

"Why is this woman here?"

Su Lun was slightly surprised.

Looking over, the woman was wearing a long palace dress and a veil covering her face. Since it was a masquerade party, it didn't matter.

Although she couldn't see her appearance clearly, Su Lun still recognized her soul.

Isn’t this the short-haired girl from the detective team we met before?

Su Lun felt that she remembered it correctly, it should be called "Emilia".

After sensing it for a while, I didn’t see the old cowboy again.

Recognizing the person, Su Lun looked a little strange. He remembered that he had given you 100,000 yuan to the old cowboy and entrusted them to investigate the source of the Red Death.

Unexpectedly, these days have passed without any news.

Su Lun would not suspect that the other party was taking money and not doing anything, but he did not expect to meet Amelia here.

After observing for a while, Su Lun became more and more certain that this woman was not an invited guest, but was here to investigate something.

Although she disguised herself well, if you look closely, you can still see that her eyes are furtive, as if she is looking for someone else.

But this made Su Lun even more confused.

According to the old cowboy's character, he would definitely not touch such a "big case" involving the nobles. Now this woman has sneaked into a school anniversary party full of nobles?

"You didn't hide it from the old man again, did you come here secretly?"

Thinking of this, Su Lun's eyes looked a little strange.

Although she conceals it very well, there are many masters here!

It's not that there's any danger in discovering it, it's just that being exposed may affect her investigation.

Thinking about it, Su Lun walked over anyway.

Emilia is stealing dessert in the rest area.

Originally it was just a cover-up, but after tasting a few bites, she felt that these palace snacks that could not be bought outside were indeed very appetizing.

Duo greedily ate two pieces and was observing the dancing crowd, but at this moment, someone suddenly asked from behind her: "Miss, can I invite you to dance?"

Emilia responded calmly: "No, I'm waiting for my friend."

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she saw clearly the person she was chatting with.

Although the other person's face was covered, as a professional private detective, she recognized him from some details.

Isn’t it that hateful guy?

Emilia said in surprise: "Why are you here?"

Su Lun said in a strange tone: "I still want to ask, why are you here?"

Emilia muttered: "How come I can meet you anywhere."

As she spoke, she rolled her eyes and said truthfully: "Isn't this just taking your money, sir, to help you complete your commission?"

This tone obviously sounded a bit resentful.

Su Lun felt a little surprised.

I have entrusted you to investigate the source of the Red Death. If you don’t go to Nancheng District to find it, why are you coming to the ball at the Royal Academy?

But in an instant, he realized that there might be progress in the investigation.

Su Lun then asked: "Did you find out some information?"

Emilia said angrily: "Yeah."

"Then why haven't I heard your feedback?"

As Su Lun spoke, he immediately realized something.

Since this woman has appeared here, she has obviously investigated something very sensitive, and said: "Your teacher doesn't want to cause trouble?"

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Emilia pursed her lips and said nothing, which was regarded as acquiescence.

But seeing her employer here, she only said: "You still said that this matter would not cause trouble, but now that the investigation comes out, the trouble will be huge!"

After hearing this, Su Lun realized where this woman's resentment came from.

After investigating this point, it is obvious that things are more troublesome than expected.

But on the other hand, even though she knew there was trouble, this woman still came, and Su Lun was more optimistic.

It was just like when she came back to save people for the second time in the "Music House Club".

Although his personality is a bit reckless, he is still a good person.

Su Lun asked: "Did you come here without telling your teacher?"

Emilia responded weakly, "Yes."

But she immediately choked out, "It's not because of your commission, sir! The teacher found out some truths after investigating and knew that it would cause big trouble, so he didn't let me participate."

When Su Lun heard this, it was exactly as he guessed.

He did not rush to ask what the investigation revealed. Instead, he asked: "Since your teacher said there is danger, why are you still here? Aren't you afraid of being in danger?"

Seeing this greasy man, Emilia felt an inexplicable anger in her heart for some reason, and she never gave up on her face: "I'm already here, what do you think?"

After choking, she seemed to be in a much better mood, and complained again: "If I had known that your commission would be so involved, we shouldn't have accepted the deposit in the first place. But now that we have taken the money, this is a professional ethics There still needs to be some. The old man doesn’t want to investigate, so I’ll just come and take a look."

Although they had only met twice, Su Lun failed to notice that although this woman was a slanderous woman, she was a rare person with a full sense of justice.

Su Lun didn't say much and asked: "Can you dance?"

Emilia obviously knew how to do it, but she looked wary and said: "What do you want to do?"

Su Lun smiled and stretched out his hand, inviting him in a gentlemanly manner: "Let's go and dance. The two people at seven o'clock are from the Luying Military Intelligence Agency and have already looked at you many times."

This is also the reason why he came here before.

The observation skills of professional intelligence officers are not false.

Although Emilia disguised herself well, she sneaked in after all.

People who don’t know anyone at the dance, and have no acquaintances to say hello to, are the most exposed.

Emilia didn't look, and she realized something after being reminded.

She reluctantly extended her hand and accepted Su Lun's invitation.

The two came to the crowd on the dance floor and started dancing to the beat of the music. This was a classical "minuet" popular in the upper class, with a cheerful rhythm.

The men are dancing with passion and the women are smiling happily.

Although Amelia was very reluctant, she still pretended to have a professional smile, just like she did in the club that night.

Su Lun knew that this woman's resentment was probably revenge for giving her a "long memory", so she stopped teasing her.

The two danced and communicated quietly.

Su Lun asked: "As your employer, I think you can tell me what you have investigated. If there is any trouble, I may be able to help."

Emilia rolled her eyes at him, but also said: "Because of your commission, we searched and investigated for several days, and then found the slums near Fox Gem Avenue in Queens, the area where the earliest cases of the Red Death appeared. ."

Su Lun was not surprised when he heard this.

Because this is where he first discovered the spread of the potion.

Emilia added: "But after some investigation, we found that many clues contained traces of human intervention. Originally, the investigation clues were at a standstill, but the newspaper a few days ago happened to report on 'Bakchi Biopharmaceuticals' The company' announced the release of the new drug [Scarlet Potion]. Coincidentally, this is a specific medicine for the Red Death. With such a coincidental potion, my teacher suspected that the spread of the Red Death was man-made. So we followed this path The investigation went on. Then, my teacher used some special investigation methods to find the source."

At this point, her tone suddenly became angry, "You noble gentlemen, you haven't even looked at the miserable situation in the civilian areas! This time the disease spreads widely, I'm afraid many, many people will die! You guys Still thinking about holding the potion in your hand to make huge profits, do you know how many people will be killed by this!"

"Haha, of course you don't care. You have special medicine and are not afraid of this disease. It's also because the lives of civilians are no different from livestock in your eyes, right?! No matter how many people die, it has nothing to do with you. . Even if it is finally released, will those at the bottom who cannot afford it all die?!"

"Asshole!"

If it weren’t for a misunderstanding, Emilia might have roared with these words.

She suppressed her anger and finished her story without forgetting to curse: "The nobles are all complete bastards!"

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Su Lun also fell into silence when she heard this. No wonder she was so resentful. She probably regarded herself as a noble.

After all, most of the people who can attend this dance are nobles.

Looking at the woman with burning anger in her eyes, Su Lun suddenly understood her, and explained lightly: "I am investigating this because I want to prevent the tragedy from happening."

Emilia snorted coldly. Although her anger was still there, she seemed unable to deny it.

Because the old man said so too.

Otherwise she wouldn’t have said it!

Su Lun felt that the old cowboy's investigation was probably close to the truth, which was probably the reason why he met this woman here. He asked calmly: "Then what? Why are you here?"

Hearing this question, Emilia hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Because. My teacher investigated and found some clues, and the source of the Red Death pointed to a certain big shot in the Royal Academy!"

Hearing this, Su Lun frowned slightly.

The professional intelligence officers did not investigate, but the old cowboy did, obviously using some special methods.

But that's not important anymore.

Emilia added: "To be honest, the people behind this are very difficult, so I don't want to continue exploring."

Su Lun then understood that it was no wonder that no investigation progress was reported. It turned out that he did not dare to report it.

He thought for a moment and said directly: "Who do you think it could be?"

Emilia's tone also became solemn, and she whispered: "I'm not sure yet. But that's a person who knows black magic. The teacher said that he used a necromancy spell to control something similar to a corpse. puppet. All clues point to this guy spreading the Red Death!"

When Su Lun heard this, his pupils shrank suddenly, and a figure immediately appeared in his heart: "Director!"

He never expected that the "curator" of the underworld was actually someone from the Royal Academy!