Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 16: Old Lington

"It turns out that the reason why I wasn't shot dead by these guys was because they recognized the origin of this musket..."

Su Lun was a little lucky that death passed by him again.

After interrogating for more than an hour, he gave the last survivor of the "Silver Hand Hunting Group" a happy ending.

Only then did he realize that the reason why these guys didn't take action before was because of the rune gun on his waist - the famous gun [Three-Headed Ghost].

That is the gun of "Iron Head" Ivan of the Crow Gang, which can carry the energy fluctuations of powerful special alchemy bullets.

It turns out that the bald guy is still famous in the city called "Old Lingdun". He is a veteran killer in the Crow Gang. He is ruthless and will retaliate. Very few people dare to provoke...

Seeing that Su Lun was alone, those guys began to seek wealth and murder. But I couldn't figure out the relationship between him and Bald Ivan, so I tried to explore it.

.......

Sure enough, no one is rich without windfall.

Su Lun got the supplies as he wished, with ten more storage rings, and plenty of water and food.

He didn't know what the basic prices in this world were, but seeing that the number of alchemy bullets on these eight corpses was not more than that of the bare head, he guessed that the price he paid was probably not small.

However, it must be profitable.

Two of the most valuable things were stripped from the body of "Silverman" Dick.

A strange blood vessel and a bone.

[Cursed object: Veins of the Trembling Witch]

Quality: black iron

Detailed explanation: Warlock Mechanical Department's "Gunner" employment materials; after taking office, you will get a moderate improvement in skills and a small improvement in nerve reflexes. The characteristics of the curse are relatively well preserved, but they need to be re-enchanted to achieve optimal effectiveness;

Evaluation: Physical fit is 61%, mediocre employment material.

【Golden Humerus】

Detailed explanation: The first-level alchemy plant equipment has a high compatibility with the gunner profession; it can replace part of the host's bones; toughness +6, stability +153%, and bone solidity +175%;

Two cursed items with intact properties.

In Laun's words, each of these two items can be sold for at least one hundred thousand liso on the black market.

The monthly salary of an ordinary mechanical worker in this world is no more than three thousand liso.

This is already a huge amount of money that can make people rich overnight.

Su Lun was also very grateful for his judgment and killed the "Silver Hand" Dick immediately.

In Lawn's words, formal "professionals" are very strong.

The two mechanical arms of this Dick are modified to be gunners. He replaced both arms with firearms and artillery prosthetics, and once given the chance, he would definitely be a humanoid Gatling.

The flexibility of this "prosthetic limb" is completely different from that of an exoskeleton.

Even if his brain is controlled by his mind, his robotic arm will automatically activate the counterattack device, which is the ability that comes with the implant.

As for machines, they are not within the scope of mental control at all.

As long as Su Lun had hesitated a little before, when the automatic counterattack device of the robotic arm was activated, he would definitely be the one who died.

......

A few days later, Su Lun followed the route on the map. Finally, after encountering monsters several times and almost belching, he finally arrived at the city called "Old Lingdun" without any danger.

This is also what I learned from Lao En, the only place where humans gather.

An underground city.

"It's really spectacular..."

Although Su Lun had heard about the high wall of "Old Ringtown" from people, he was still shocked when he saw the concrete wall that was like a dam and was 100 meters high. light.

A city that is not inferior to the main urban area of ​​the provincial capital city in its previous life is actually completely surrounded by such a high wall. The amount of work alone is so large that it can be called an architectural miracle.

Moreover, there are many horrific marks left on the high wall, including scratches from giant beasts, craters like meteorite impacts, and corrosion marks caused by spells...

It is difficult to imagine what kind of fierce battle took place back then, and what kind of "being" left so many horrific battle marks on this wall.

Yes, this city is also an ancient ruin.

Long before these humans appeared here, it had been standing here silently for thousands of years.

The Eye of Omniscient confirmed this statement.

Su Lun looked at the high wall and a string of words was revealed.

【City Wall】

Detailed explanation: An ancient city wall built for more than 1,400 years;

.......

Old Lingdun has four huge city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest.

If Su Lun had not known about the situation of "Old Lington" in advance, he might have foolishly entered through the main entrance.

Because that seems to be the only way to enter this kind of city.

If so, then he will be inspected at the city gate. And since he has no "legal status", he will be examined separately immediately. The worst outcome is that the identity of the original owner is exposed and Su Lun will face assassination again.

As for beyond the high wall? Except for hunting, no one would choose to live outside the city for a long time.

Because...can't!

Just like being in a nuclear radiation area for a long time, even if you don't encounter monsters, the manic and rich dark spiritual power will cause a high probability of "distortion" in people.

The most common monsters outside the city walls are the deformed humans wandering around.

But in fact, there is another way to enter the city, and that is "gang smuggling".

.......

Suellen learned a lot of useful information from that Raun.

Old Town is divided into an inner city and an outer city.

The inner city is where the rich and elite gather, while the outer city is the civilian area.

Although the entire Old Town is managed by Grand Duke Roberto who controls the "Black Tower" and the Raphael family behind him, in fact the actual control of most of the outer city is in the hands of the three major gangs. inside.

There are three major gangs in the outer city, the "Steam Brotherhood" in Dongcheng District, the "Iron Cross" in Nancheng District and the "Crow Gang" in Xicheng District.

They also represent the three mainstream branches of alchemy in this world: the mechanical faction, the fusion faction, and the ancient magic faction.

The essence of alchemy is "equivalent exchange of materials", and the "ancient magic faction" has the ability to cast various spells like a magician. They are good at potion refining, enchantment and occultism.

Although they can cast spells, they do not believe in any elemental gods. Casting spells is not driven by magic rules, but is a fusion of pure energy and elements, using alchemical rules to exchange equivalent elements to change the form of the elements. , or change the properties of elements.

For example: Alchemy standing on the ground will use alchemy to convert the form of the earth element to form [Earth Thorn Technique]; it can also consume more energy to exchange the earth element into the fire element, releasing 【Fireball】;

The "Mechanical Faction" is also called the New Faction.

Their alchemy research and development direction is more used to create mechanical equipment, firearms, mechas, steam equipment... and mechanical curse seal planting equipment!

The essence of the "mechanical prosthesis" that confused Su Lun before was a semi-technological product based on alchemy, rather than a pure technology.

The "fusion faction" is a combination of the two factions. There are mechanics who are good at mechanical transformation, and there are ancient magicians who study magic. They are all welcome.

.......

Su Lun cannot use the identity of the original owner, so he has no legal status to enter the city.

The only choice is to join the three major gangs and smuggle in.

The bald Ivan who was killed before was a famous member of the "Crow Gang", and that "Silver Hand" Dick was a member of the "Steam Brotherhood". Although no one knew that Suellen had killed these people, he thought it was best to be careful.

Especially since he still had some loot that needed to be sold, he didn't want to get into trouble for it. Just like how Bald Ivan's famous gun [Three-Headed Ghost] was recognized before and he was almost killed.

"It seems that the only option is to join the 'Iron Cross'..."

Su Lun avoided the city gate and took a detour to a section of wall in Nancheng District.

Looking up, someone had already placed a crude iron cage elevator on the city wall to help people enter the city.

Su Lun has no choice. If he wants to enter the city, this is the only way.

Without much hesitation, he walked over.

Joining a gang has great benefits and there are enough extraordinary resources...

But in fact, the vast majority of people in Old Lington would rather be workers for the rest of their lives than join gangs.

Because...the casualty rate of gang members is extremely high and their life span is short.

They have replaced the city security department and will also deal with aberrations, violent conflicts, and wilderness hunting missions in their jurisdiction... These are areas involving combat, and the casualty rate is very high.

This is a bit like Su Lun being paid to work on the battlefield in his previous life... a mercenary.

The chaotic management of the slums is the most important reason why the "Black Tower" in the inner city acquiesces to the existence of the three major gangs.