Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 153: 1911 Hotel
As Su Lun walked towards the "Wild Hunting Union", he also noticed that there were indeed some special eyes among the crowd in the city, probably people from the umbrella organization.
Their sharp eyes will scan back and forth among the crowd, paying special attention to some hunters who are hiding their heads or tail, or who are carrying large boxes.
Su Lun’s half-face mask was not intended to cover his face, it was just to cover up his handsome appearance, making him look more like a hunter.
Those people glanced at him and saw that he did not match the image of a wanted criminal, so no one paid attention to him.
Not long after, Su Lun arrived at the Wilderness Hunting Guild Hall.
This place is several times more lively than a month ago. There are crowds of people in the Guild Task Hall, and the hunters who receive and distribute tasks fill the entire Stormwind Manor.
Happily, Su Lun had been more cautious before and did not use the identity of "Johnny" to send out commissions.
This also saved him a lot of trouble.
Going to check, the Mission Management Office received a total of more than ten messages, all saying that they had information on "space materials."
Can’t contact anyone except Wutiao, probably left or died;
Seven or eight pieces of information are unreliable. A few of them look like fishing at first glance, and there is not much useful information.
After final screening, Su Lun saw a relatively reliable piece of information. The information came from a well-known professional intelligence businessman "Red Nose" Fox.
Five days ago, this guy left a message saying that in a newly discovered cursed space in the West City, a hunting team discovered a strange creature with spatial abilities. The appraiser concluded that the strange thing was at least the second-level silver level, and had a high probability of producing space advanced materials.
Su Lun also carefully read the address and general information description on the text message, and initially judged that the news had a certain degree of authenticity.
As for whether it is definitely what you want, not necessarily.
But he planned to meet the intelligence dealer first.
After paying the commission, Suellen left the Wilderness Hunting Guild.
.....
Information dealers are a very profitable gray profession in Old Town, and there are many on the black market.
Their intelligence sources are very complex, including pubs, **** clubs, gambling stalls, gangs, women's friends... Some people are responsible for collecting intelligence, and some are responsible for summarizing it. They are even "rats" serving the intelligence networks of major forces. They occasionally leak some information and sell it to whoever pays the most.
Of course, this circle is a mixed bag, and these people are usually multi-faceted spies. They buy information and can easily be sold as information.
Suellen returned to the city, and then came to the "Blackadder" tavern again.
This is where the contact information "Red Nose" Fox left.
There will probably be a big disturbance in the next two days on the 19th. Su Lun feels that it is best to leave the camp to get the necessary information as soon as possible.
Only after advancing to the second level, he felt that he had the ability to calmly protect himself when being rounded up by the umbrella organization and bounty hunters.
Su Lun entered the tavern, went directly to the bar, tossed a silver coin, and asked the bartender: "Hey, man, have you seen the "red nose"? ”
The bartender took the tip and said: "Mr. Fox comes here to drink almost every day at seven o'clock in the afternoon. If you sit down, you may meet him in a while."
Su Lun looked at the time and saw that there was about an hour left. He thought of staying and trying his luck. He raised his hand and said, "Here comes a bunch of rye."
The tavern has been noisy all day long, much livelier than a month ago. Although it has been renovated and decorated and raised two floors, it is still packed to the rafters.
Failed to find a booth, Su Lun could only sit at the bar.
Looking around, there are a lot more tavern girls wearing hot clothes, but the supply exceeds the demand.
Su Lun originally wanted to find a girl to inquire about the recent news in the camp, but Mamasang actually said that there was no time available.
But luck was good. After waiting for less than half an hour, a green-haired man with a red nose and a sinister face walked into the Blackadder Tavern.
The bartender seemed to remind Suellen and greeted: "Mr. Fox, you are here."
Su Lun looked at that guy's shrewd eyes and knew that he was "Red Nose" Fox. He was very familiar with the rules on the road and greeted him without any surprise: "Hey, red nose~"
Fox was not surprised but delighted when he heard this.
Those who are qualified to call him his nickname mean that they are all well-established customers.
Su Lun got straight to the point: "I want to buy some information."
Fox walked over, looked at Su Lun calmly, and said with a smile: "Easy to say, easy to say..."
Su Lun said directly: "I want to know the information about the 'space material' in your hand."
Once Fox heard this, his little eyes immediately lit up, as if he had discovered something interesting, and whispered: "Oh, I remembered! You are the one with the 'Shocking 5 million' reward." People?"
This guy didn't mention the sale first, and said: "Hey, man, your trick really works. I learned it for a few days, and the business has indeed improved a lot. But there are more people imitating it recently. I’m always shocked, and now I don’t even know what news is really valuable.”
“…”
Su Lun smiled. No wonder he saw so much exaggerated information when he went to the Wilderness Hunting Guild before. It turned out that he brought this unhealthy trend to himself.
He did not dwell on this topic and asked: "Is the cursed space mentioned in your intelligence still there? Or can you provide information on the whereabouts of the finished advanced materials?"
"Yes, the cursed space is currently being developed, and the materials haven't been produced yet. But..."
Hong Nose rolled his eyes and said directly: "I see that the reward you have placed is that it will provide intelligence fees of up to five million. The information in my hand is worth one million."
After a pause, he boasted again: "Although the price is a bit high, I can guarantee that I, Red Nose Fox, have the most detailed information about the entire Dawn Camp."
These intelligence dealers are all old fools, and they will open their mouths like a lion.
Just like the vendors in the antique market, if you counter-offer, you will pay back the change.
Su Lun didn’t care when he heard this, and said calmly: “Judging from the information you left in the Wilderness Hunting Guild, it is currently only worth three thousand. If you can provide more detailed and useful information, I will consider adding a little more. ”
As he spoke, he also took out three thousand cash notes in a polite manner.
“Hey hey...”
One million turned into three thousand, and this guy Fox didn’t mind it either.
He accepted the money with a smile, knowing that he was in front of a knowledgeable person, so he said directly: "Seven days ago, the people from the 'Stag Hunting Group' discovered a black lake near the central area of the ruins. A large cursed space. Later, after exploration, I found something strange that was at least second-level silver in that cursed space. It was an ancient 'magician', and it had the ability to take out various items out of thin air. We speculated , that is 100% a professional space ability..."
Then, the information stopped abruptly here.
This guy received three thousand yuan, but he only gave information worth three thousand yuan.
Su Lun became interested: "The cursed space is still there?"
“Still.”
Fox nodded, rolled his eyes, and added: "I haven't heard of anyone hunting the weird one. Moreover, I can guarantee that even if there is a large hunting group, it will not be possible in a short time. Get rid of that cursed space."
Su Lun heard that even the large hunting group could not be dealt with, and asked: "Is this an S-level space?"
Fox shook his head and whetted people's appetites skillfully: "No. It is a complex cursed space. It is difficult to tell what level it belongs to now. The danger level of the currently explored part is probably level B. The second floor It’s a bit special, but it should be A+; I don’t know about the third floor at the moment, no one has survived, so it’s T-level for the time being. Moreover, I can give you a message for free, that cursed space is very special, and the rewards will be astonishing.”
"Composite cursed space" usually refers to some very large cursed spaces. The difficulty of the space has local differences, and often produces a variety of cursed objects, even super-level cursed objects at the level of forbidden objects.
Su Lun was indeed becoming more and more interested and asked, "What if I need detailed information about the cursed space?"
Fox's eyes flashed with shrewdness, he raised three fingers and said: "Thirty thousand addresses and basic information; detailed information...one hundred thousand."
Su Lun expressionlessly took out a pile of money and put it on the bar, but did not hand it out completely and said: "This is one hundred thousand. I hope the information I got is worth the price."
"Don't worry, I, Red Nose, am not doing the intelligence business for a day or two anymore. I still have some professional ethics. ”
Fox looked at the money, squinting and smiling like a fox.
He immediately took out a pen and paper, and while drawing a map, he said: "The cursed space is called [1911 Hotel], which is a luxury hotel in ancient times. There is a flow rate difference between space and real time, which is about 20:1; The conditions for coming out are also very simple. As long as you stay in the space for 24 hours, you can see the space exit. The general situation is...at night, the hotel will be polluted by ghost fog, and all the tenants in the hotel will change. It's called 'weird'. There are ninety-nine rooms on the first floor, and most of them have been explored so far. The rooms are filled with first-level black iron, and a small amount of silver-level weirdness. The hunting group that can come out alive to explore will have a very rich harvest. ..."
When Su Lun heard this, although the expression on his face did not change, his mind began to think rapidly.
Fox continued: "The number of rooms on the second floor is unknown, and no more than ten have been identified. The level of danger is very high. The "magician" I just mentioned lives in room 2013 on the second floor... The third floor There are currently no survivors and no information. ”
Not long after, I finished hearing the information.
Su Lun also had a rough idea of the cursed space of [1911 Hotel].
It is probably an ancient hotel, and then at midnight, a special pollution energy will turn everyone into monsters.
Every tenant in a room will be polluted and become "weird".
And according to this information, the hunting group has been exploring there for seven days and has gained a lot.
But I haven’t even explored the first floor...
That means...the risk is very high!
Fox also finished speaking, drew a sketch, and promised: "I guarantee that this is the most detailed information about [1911 Hotel]."
“Hmm.”
Su Lun thinks that’s about it. This information is indeed worth the price.
Having this information indeed saved him a lot of trouble.
Furthermore, after listening to the intelligence description, he became more and more certain that the ancient "Magician Weird" in that space should be able to produce the materials he needed.
.....
Su Lun got the information about the cursed space and was not in a hurry to leave the tavern.
He was drinking wine at the bar, thinking non-stop in his mind.
Having finally found out the news about "space materials", he naturally had to find a way to get it.
It is definitely not realistic to wait for others to take out such rare advanced materials and then spend money to buy them, so he must go to the cursed space in person.
But the [1911 Hotel] cursed space sounds a lot confusing.
Why is the Cursed Space filled with BOSS and no mobs?
How powerful is the "ghost mist" that can directly pollute hotel tenants into weird-level monsters?
Why is the hunting group that discovered this cursed space willing to share it with other hunters? Is it the same situation as last time at [White Monastery], where people need to sacrifice to the sinkhole?
Doubts popped up one after another.
However, there is also some good news.
This space is in "survival mode". You can come out after surviving "twenty-four hours".
There is no need to completely clear the level and kill the final BOSS.
Judging from the known information, if you stay on the first floor, then [1911 Hotel] is not risky for Su Lun.
Of course, avoid those rooms where "ghost species" are found.
But the materials he needs are on the second floor of the hotel, which is still an "A+ level" area and is highly unknown and dangerous.
The "magician's weird" strength is unknown, and it's hard to say in many cases.
Even if he brought a living corpse with him, he didn't have much confidence.
Thinking about this, Su Lun fell into deep thought for a long time.
.....
After nightfall, the business in the tavern becomes more and more lively.
The Blackadder Tavern was filled with hundreds or even thousands of people.
Su Lun was sitting there drinking wine boredly, while he raised his ears and listened to the various conversations in the tavern.
After fully absorbing the "X serum", his hearing ability became more acute.
In the tavern, heavy metal rock music and conversation intertwined together. It was noisy like rolling thunder, but he could clearly distinguish it in his ears. The mixed sounds were like threads of different colors. , as long as he focuses on a certain thread, he can distinguish that sound from the noise and hear it clearly.
Even those quiet whispers.
“Oh, boss, that’s not possible here, you can only get started and not do anything else...”
“Huh ~ seven thousand, double satisfaction.”
“…”
Having automatically filtered out some useless information, Suellen focused on the ruins information exchanged by the hunters.
“Have you heard that the ‘Two-Headed Snake Hunting Group’ went to Beicheng the day before yesterday and harvested a batch of valuable gems and ancient alchemy books...”
“A few days ago, a detachment of the ‘Iron Boots Regiment’ went to Central, but I heard that they suffered heavy losses...”
“…”
Su Lun listened, and then heard his name again.
“Hey brothers, the eldest son of the Oliver family is looking for the ‘S wanted criminal’ Suellen all over the world. Do you have any news? The bounty is too tempting...”
"I got news that Suellen should be in the ruins. After all, as you know, the 'fog tide' last month caused heavy casualties to the hunting teams in East City. The Oliver family united with various large and small hunting groups to blockade the Outside the ruins, if you don’t escape, you are definitely dead..."
“Hey, it’s a pity. However, after the fog wave, there seemed to be many weird aberrations in Dongcheng...”
“…”
Su Lun listened, summarized the information, and then roughly understood the progress of the hunters in the past month.
As for after the Central Ring, the casualties of land reclamation were high and the progress was very slow.
.....
Su Lun was drinking alone, catching all kinds of information in his ears.
But as he listened, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the second floor of the tavern.
That was a slightly immature roar.
“Old witch, kill me if you dare!”