Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 137: “Juggler” Lloyd

 The vendors at this stall are two hunters with red fox emblems on their clothes.

Su Lun recognizes this logo. It is the logo of the "Firefox Group", a large hunting group in Old Lingtown.

  Their stall has a variety of parchment scrolls and ancient books.

 Some are well preserved and look like they came from the cursed space.

 Some of them are tattered and incomplete, and they should be antiques from the map.

 Looks like we found an ancient library.

 Watching Su Lun stop, one of them picked up the scroll and called to him: "Hey, brother, do you want to buy an alchemy scroll? The scroll that records the rare thunder alchemy [Five Thunder Boom], Jiulingdun The auction once had a high price of 300,000 yuan, but I only need 240,000 yuan to take it. We are from the 'Fire Fox Hunting Group', and our credibility is absolutely no problem. If you can't believe it, you can go through the Chamber of Commerce appraisal channel..."

 Most of the scrolls have spell names marked on them. Although they are not allowed to be opened, Su Lun used the Eye of Omniscient to identify them and confirmed that these are really good things.

 However, the spell scroll was not what he wanted.

  He looked at it and asked: "Are there any ancient books recording spiritual knowledge, or a puppet master's book?"

 “These two classics are very partial...”

 Having not thought about this casual question, the man seemed to have thought of something, "Wait...it seems there is."

  He rummaged around in the storage ring, took out a thick book, and said, "Look at this, right?"

Suellen looked at it and saw on the cover of the book "Introduction to Spirituality", written by Joseph Discher, written in Old Nepalese.

 He asked: "Can you turn a few pages?"

 “Of course.”

 The man didn't mind, so he handed the book over and said, "This thing seems to be a super knowledge, so I didn't put it on display."

Ultra-level knowledge is of no use to ordinary people in Old Town, and no one will buy it if it is put on display.

 Probably only the rich in the inner city would buy some as antiques.

Su Lun read a few pages, which were some theoretical introductions to spiritual power, but not the secret method of cultivation.

 But he was also going to buy it and take a look. Maybe he could find some useful knowledge, so he asked: "How can I sell this book?"

  The man said truthfully: "This is what our group just brought out from the ruins last night. If no one buys it, we are going to sell it to the big trading house in the inner city. They will send people to buy it every afternoon. , it can probably sell 70,000 to 80,000 copies. If you want it, just give it the same price."

 Alchemy knowledge is very expensive, even if it is second level, it will definitely cost more than this.

 But if you can't use "super-level knowledge", it will be worthless.

 “Yeah. I bought it.”

 The price is quite fair, Su Lun nodded, "Is there anything else?"

 The man took out a few more books and said: "There is nothing related to puppetry. But I also have a fragment of arcane alchemy here, as well as some super-level knowledge. If you are interested, I can give it to you. Take a look..."

Su Lun looked at it and bought a few more books.

 But he didn’t buy a spell scroll. Those items were expensive, required a lot of effort to learn, and were not suitable for his profession.

  .....

  I harvested some useful things from the first stall, and Su Lun felt that there might be some good things harvested from this market.

 He continued walking forward, stopping to look at stalls that interested him.

  The most popular items on the stalls are all kinds of alchemy materials and employment materials...

 The stalls of those large hunting groups were even piled up like mountains, and it was unclear how many monsters had been killed.

 However, now that Su Lun has advanced to a professional level, he has little need for first-level materials.

 But after a few rounds, most of the shops were filtered out.

 Furthermore, he actually saw the second-level inauguration materials and colonial decoration drawings on some large stalls.

 But most of them are materials for mainstream melee, assassin, and mage professions. They are very expensive and there are no suitable ones.

Su Lun wanted to find second-level employment materials that had better "space ability" first, but he didn't want to use them. That kind of thing would never appear at the stall.

Even if there is one, it will be immediately bought at a high price by speculators wandering the streets at any time.

Su Lun walked most of the street, and then discovered another unexpected surprise!

 At an inconspicuous stall, he saw the stall owner packing some silver threads in a box. It seemed that there were more than twenty pieces.

 After identification, it turned out to be the [Curse Hair of the Weeping Witch] that he had been looking for!

 It was an expected and unexpected surprise.

  He had guessed before that since the hair came from the ruins, other people might suffer from it, but he didn’t expect that he would actually encounter it.

Su Lun walked over quickly and asked, "Brother, how do you sell this silk thread?"

 The stall owner looked at the customers and introduced them enthusiastically: "Oh, sir, you have a good eye. This thread is magical, it is very tough, and after injecting dark spiritual power, it will become transparent and can be transformed into elements. .."

 Although this silk thread is magical, it may not be used by many professions, so it is not easy to sell.

 This blow also attracted some passers-by around, who seemed to be very interested in this kind of elemental thread.

Su Lun knew the characteristics of this hair very well and didn’t want to attract too much attention. Before he finished the introduction, he said, “Make a price and buy it if it suits you.”

 The stall owner turned his eyes, flashed a shrewd look, and casually called out the price: "Ten thousand sticks. You know, after all, it took a lot of effort to get this..."

 This is obviously a test of oral pleasure.

 “If I’m not mistaken, you must have picked up this thread from a corpse, right?”

 Su Lun said this, naturally because he wanted the other party to realize that he knew what he was doing.

 This material is “new material” and almost no one in Old Lington has ever seen it.

 For those who need it, 10,000 pieces is really cheap.

 But for people who don’t need it, giving it away for free is useless.

 Puppet master is a rare profession after all, and there are very few people in need.

 Although he felt that the hair was worth the price, he did not want to be taken advantage of.

Su Lun did not hesitate and said simply: "One price, I packed everything, one hundred thousand liso."

 The man thought for a while and seemed to feel that this customer was not easy to fool, so he responded decisively: "Okay!"

Su Lun paid the money and put the hair into the storage ring, feeling inexplicably relieved.

 At this time, the stall owner introduced other things on his stall, "Look, I still have some materials here..."

 “Do you still have this thread?”

 “No, that’s all.”

 “…”

 Su Lun glanced at it, not thinking about the material, but asked directly: "I want to know the information about the origin of this thread. If you know, I am willing to pay the right price."

 Everything has a price when hunting in the wilderness.

 Including intelligence.

 The stall owner was not surprised when he heard this. The information about the source of the material was also one of the "commodities" he set up a stall to sell.

  He quoted the price directly: "Thirty thousand. I promise to give you the specific location where the thread was found."

 “Ten thousand!”

 Sulun is more direct.

  He took out a thick stack of green cash and said: "If it's not detailed enough, I will refuse to pay."

 “Okay!”

 The stall owner took out a pen and paper and drew a sketch: "On the outskirts of the east city of the ruins, there is a monastery three hundred meters northeast of the red brick tower..."

Su Lun listened and had a rough impression of the address in his mind.

 He needs this [Curse Hair of the Weeping Witch], the more the better.

 This will give him a qualitative leap in puppet control.

 If possible, he would even want to find the monster that produced this material.

 Now that we have the Black Scythe, a powerful killing weapon, even high-level deformed monsters have the idea of ​​trying it out.

  ......

 This was originally a normal transaction.

Unexpectedly, while the vendor was still telling Su Lun the address, several people suddenly came over.

 “I heard that you sell a special kind of silk thread at your stall?”

 The arrogant tone of his mouth revealed the superior status of the visitor.

Su Lun knew without looking that most of these people came from the inner city.

 I glanced out of the corner of my eye and glanced slightly sideways.

 The visitor is a middle-aged man in a suit with an upturned mustache.

Su Lun’s eyes were instantly attracted to his hands holding the handle of the cane. The fingers were long and the meridians on the back of the palms were clear. This condition usually means that the fingers are flexible, which is seen in professions such as pianists and typists.

 If he is a supernatural professional...or he is a puppet master!

 Because of Suellen’s own hand, that’s what happened.

 The merchant heard someone asking, looked at the visitor's attire, and his tone suddenly became polite: "Dear Sir, what do you need?"

  The middle-aged man with a mustache said his purpose again: "I heard that you are selling a special kind of silk thread, and I am interested in buying it."

 “This...”

Upon hearing this, the vendor glanced at Su Lun, showing a hint of embarrassment.

Su Lun guessed the guy’s intention and didn’t intend to add any details. He handed the money to the stall owner and said calmly: “Here is the money, just give me the note.”

 “Oh...”

 The stall owner was a little at a loss.

 The middle-aged man obviously saw something from the stall owner's expression and asked: "Do you want to say that the silk thread has been sold?"

 The stall owner replied bravely: "Yes. I just sold it to this gentleman."

　Mustache looked at Su Lun's adventurer attire and didn't look at it again.

 It seems that he feels that his status will be diminished when talking to civilians.

 At this time, the young man who looked like an apprentice was following him. He noticed the color correctly and called Su Lun who was about to turn around and leave: "Sir, please wait."

Su Lun heard that the other party’s tone was quite polite, so he paused for a moment and asked, “Huh?”

 The young man said: "The silk thread you just bought is very important to us. Can you please part with it?"

 “Sorry, I have no idea of ​​selling materials.”

Su Lun decisively refused.

 He actually guessed the other party's intention before he spoke.

 However, he will definitely not sell this hair.

 Because this is not just a few materials, but also whether he can control the "hateful zombie" normally!

 A few months ago, he got three pieces of [The Cursed Hair of the Weeping Witch] on the black market, but because the number was too small, it was not enough to control the puppets, so he just left them to gather dust.

 Now with these more than ten, it is completely enough for him to control a puppet in a small area.

 When he entered the city before, he felt that the Abomination Living Corpse was too eye-catching, and if it was controlled with a steel wire, it would be easy for others to see it.

 Now with these hair strands, this problem is solved perfectly.

 He now doesn’t even have to hide the existence of hatred like before. The cloak covers the living corpse, and when controlling it, the dark spiritual power is poured into the hair, and the special thread that can be elementalized will completely disappear.

 You can take it with you at any time, there is no trace of manipulation, and no one will suspect it.

 Hence, he will never give up the material he obtained.

  ......

 Hearing Su Lun's rejection, the young man's expression suddenly changed and he became less pretty.

 His identity and status have never received such treatment.

 This made him feel ignored and humiliated by a commoner in an outer city.

 A hint of gloom flashed in the young man's eyes, but he kept silent and said calmly: "I am Danzig Oliver. This is my teacher, the 'Puppet Master' Mr. Lloyd Rodney. That silk thread material is only useful to the puppet master. If you can part with me, sir, we will pay you extra compensation..."

 Oliver family,

 The first-class chaebol in the inner city.

˜It is almost as powerful as the branches of the Reyes family, which is divided into seven.

 It is also one of the "five major chaebols" who built the camp.

 The purpose of removing one’s identity is naturally to make people retreat when faced with difficulties.

 Su Lun was also somewhat impressed by the identity of the mustache mentioned by the young man.

 One of the few puppet professional mentors in the entire Old Town, a veteran second-level profession, the famous "Juggler" Lloyd Rodney.

 But what about inner city dwellers?

 Others may still be wary of three points, but...

  Does this have anything to do with him being a wanted criminal?

 Su Lun responded because the other party had been polite enough before.

 But now, he couldn't see the arrogance of these guys. They were obviously using their power to overwhelm others.

 “Sorry, I really don’t have any ideas for materials to sell.”

 He didn't say any more, turned around and strode away.

  .....

 Seeing that Su Lun was not giving any face, the young man named Danze blushed instantly.

 But everyone was gone, giving him no chance to attack.

  Danze could only turn his head and glare at the stall owner, and said angrily: "How much did he pay?"

 The stall owner swallowed his saliva when he was stared at: "Ten...one hundred thousand."

  Danze said angrily: "We will give you one million and sell me the silk thread!"

 “This...”

 The stall owner had a bitter look on his face and instantly felt that he had made a loss.

 Although he knew the rules of separation of transactions in the market, he still wanted to take the money, so he quickly turned to greet Su Lun who had already left, and said loudly: "Sir, can you..."

Su Lun did not look back and said coldly: "No!"

 “You...”

 The stall owner was in the wrong and had nothing to say.

 Seeing Su Lun's attitude, the young man named Danze became even more furious and cursed: "Damn guy!"

 But the mustache on the side shook his head and called to the young man: "Now that the materials are sold, let's go. Originally, silk thread is a perfect puppet material. If there are enough, I can consider giving it to you for refining [Qian Silk is the main material of colonial clothing. What a pity..."

 Danze is even more unpleasant to listen to.

 After a pause, the mustache looked at the stall owner again: "By the way, where did you get the silk thread material? Let's buy a copy of the information too."

 Several people returned the same way.

As he walked, the anger in the young man’s heart not only did not subside, but instead rose up.

  He said to the middle-aged man beside him: "Teacher, I think that guy just now may not know [The Cursed Hair of the Weeping Witch]. After all, that thing is of little use to ordinary professionals. It's probably me. It was too reckless to report my origin. Let him know that I am from the Oliver family, and then I deliberately wanted to raise the price."

 After a pause, he felt that he had caught something, and suddenly realized: "I will go find him now, and I will definitely buy it at an increased price. That silk thread is worth even if it costs one million!"

 “No, he should know the function of that hair very well.”

 Mustachio shook his head.

Su Lun did not give him face as a disciple, nor as a teacher.

 His eyes also flashed with a hint of coldness: "Since you reported out of the house, he is not afraid of offending people and refuses to give up the materials. He thinks he should be a puppet master. Haha... Jiulingdun Puppet Master One lineage, just a few inheritances. I really want to see where he got the confidence from!"

 After a pause, the middle-aged man rolled his eyes and thought: "However, I do think that he should be a wanted criminal..."

 Otherwise, there is no way such a short-sighted guy would dare not to give face to the Oliver family, nor to Lloyd Rodney!

 “Yes, I think you are right, teacher!”

Hearing this, the young man's eyes were filled with joy and he immediately understood.

 He glanced at the bodyguard behind him.

 The bodyguard understood immediately and quietly left the team.

  .....

Su Lun was walking on the street when he suddenly noticed something. He frowned slightly and murmured in his heart: "I am being followed..."

 He has the ability to perceive malicious intent, and he can detect any ill-intentioned sight immediately.

 Obviously, they are the people from the Oliver family just now.

Have you got evil intentions?

  Hehe...

 Su Lun's mouth raised a hint of coldness.

 But there are many people in the camp and it is not suitable for taking action.

Su Lun thought for a moment and didn’t want to kill people and cause trouble here, so he turned into a corner.

 The person following him is probably a professional bodyguard, and he is not very good at tracking.

Since Su Lun knew about it in advance, and the camp buildings were confusing and complicated, it was easy to lose sight of the target.

Not long after, Su Lun changed his costume and mask, and walked onto the street again.

 At this time, there were no mechanical dogs and cargo beside him, but a burly man in a cloak.

Although such a tall figure is very eye-catching, one or two such exaggerated melee professionals and heavy-armed mechanical warriors can occasionally be seen on the street.

 Instead of the witch's hair, the control thread completely disappeared into the air.

 There is breathing and heartbeat, and no one else can detect the abnormality of hating living corpses.

Su Lun just led the living corpse in the direction of the "Hunter Guild".

If there is a place where you can find out the whereabouts of the "spiritual secret method" and space ability advancement materials, it must be the Wilderness Hunter Guild.

 There is the most complete information about the ruins there, and there is also a hunting team that has the information.