Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 230: Drawings

The warship left the port, the knights returned to the castle, and this beautiful coastal city quickly returned to calm.

The battle destroyed a large number of houses and caused many casualties.

After Mr. Mirror and the others retreated, the lord, Count Osaka, seemed to wake up from his anger and realized what a stupid thing he had done.

Because of a good-for-nothing son who caused trouble everywhere, he offended an old friend, got into trouble with a superpower with a mysterious origin, and almost brought disaster to the Ackerman family and the city

The key is, no matter what the background of the woman is, he will not take any notice of the matter of abducting women!

After calming down, Count Osaka did not pursue him, nor did he order a search for any remaining party members in the city, as if nothing had happened.

For this reason, when Su Lun was walking on the street, there were no city guards looking for trouble.

On the other hand,

Viscount Primo was killed, and the breaking news spread throughout the entire Caturante Port at a rapid speed.

In taverns, squares, and streets, residents spread the story of the battle in the Commercial Street by word of mouth.

No one was angry because the order in the city was destroyed, and no one was sad because the lord's son was killed.

On the contrary, there was great joy.

Civilians all secretly praise the heroes who eliminate harm for the people...

After the disaster was over, businessmen, tourists, and residents finally dared to let their beautiful wives and daughters walk on the streets.

No one dares to say why they are happy, but everyone is celebrating

The auction was still early, so Su Lun went to the Adventurer's Guild to check the information on the main materials he needed to advance.

But I didn't get the results I wanted.

Psychic monsters are very rare. Although the materials are expensive, few adventurers pay attention to those monsters. For ordinary adventurers, spiritual beings are very deadly beings that can kill people silently. They usually choose to avoid them when they encounter them. What's more, it's a third-level monster. If we really encounter it, a fourth-level professional may not be able to come back alive.

Su Lun placed a reward after not getting any information.

Soon a professional intelligence businessman contacted him.

I got a few pieces of information that I don’t know whether they have expired or not.

Su Lun chose two that were somewhat reliable and wrote them down.

One is that a year ago, someone discovered a sea monster with suction cup tentacles near the "Roman Strait" in the north that could emit spiritual power to confuse the crew. It was suspected to be the "Nightmare Octopus".

Another piece of information is that somewhere in the "Silent Forest", an adventurer has heard about a spider that can make people die in nightmares, which is suspected to be a [Nightmare Spider].

The information is a bit vague, but it's good to have news.

Anyway, it will take some time to advance to the third level.

And to create the third-level [Spiritual Tentacle] reproductive equipment, he needs the brain tissue of Warcraft taken from living bodies, so he must go there in person.

So he wrote down the two coordinates and also visited the legendary Arctic Icefield.

In case you can't find it, there is a "Blizzard City" on the ice field, where adventurers who live in the ice field may have more detailed information

The slave auction in the evening is on Oak Street in Nancheng, near the Nancheng Fish Market near the sea, and happens to be on the "boot" shaped toe of Jaturante.

Su Lun came out of the Adventurer's Guild, asked about the route in the city, and took the water steam train along the coastline through most of the city.

It is said that when the train track was built, the track was still above the sea.

But in recent years, sea levels have risen, and train tracks have gradually become immersed in sea water.

However, it does not affect the normal operation of the train, and it has become a landmark steam train running on the sea in Kadurante.

It was already night, and the stars were shining brightly all over the sky.

The boundless starry sky is reflected in the sea, and the train seems to be traveling in the Milky Way.

The water steam train runs along the seaside. The front of the train pushes away the sea surface, stirring up the Milky Way and creating ripples, like a sea-blue dress studded with brilliant diamonds.

Su Lun leaned against the window, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, slightly fascinated.

The stars are in the sky, reflected in the sea, and come into view

At this moment, it seemed as if there was a brilliant galaxy hidden in his eyes.

Not long after, the train arrived at the station and came to Oak Street.

Su Lun looked at the red and green signs that were dazzling at night, and then he realized that the Tavern Street was also here.

The girls in cool clothes warmly greeted the passers-by.

"Handsome man, do you want to drink? Come to our Giant Tavern"

"Come to our Windmill Tavern and have the best rum from the imperial capital"

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The auction house is not far away, and there is still a long time before the opening, so Su Lun is not in a hurry to enter. Thinking about it, he entered a tavern with a signboard of "Dolphin Tavern".

He had some impression of the name of the tavern among the gangsters from the Sea Serpent Gang.

He walked into the tavern, and the scene in front of him overlapped with those fragmented memories.

This seems to be an "intelligence black market" in Kadurante.

There are two signs on the bar, one with the price of drinks.

"Sailor beer ￡100/punch"

"King's Guillotine￡188/cup"

"Golden Rum￡3000/bottle"

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Su Lun snapped his fingers at the bartender and said, "Here's a glass of 'King's Guillotine'."

There is also a sign with a pirate wanted poster with a portrait on it.

Densely packed, the tallest one is naturally Oleg J. Popov, the "King of the North Sea", with a bounty of 8.477 billion.

But this is just a number, and no bounty hunter will take advantage of that top powerhouse.

Then marked in red are some pirates that frequently appear in nearby waters.

"'One-Eyed Dragon' Saiyam Ula, leader of the 'One-Eyed Pirate Group', a fifth-level professional, with a bounty of 136 million liso; the crime is as follows, plundering the 'Thorn Bird Chamber of Commerce' transportation team and massacring more than two hundred people ”

"'Drunkard' Zelko Jones, leader of the 'Black Shark Pirates', level four, with a bounty of 74 million liso. The crime is as follows"

"'Anchorman' Bryce Fleming, first mate of the 'Lazy Cat Pirates', fourth level, bounty of 30 million liso"

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Su Lun looked at the following and roughly saw some of the reward patterns.

The people with bounties on their heads are probably professionals of level three or above, and level four is worth tens of millions.

The threshold for a bounty of over 100 million is probably for fifth-level great pirates.

The sixth level is around one billion.

The "Frost Troll" Gar Popov and "Lieutenant General Sunfire" Gladys Olmedo, whom I have met before, are also on the list.

After getting the wine, Su Lun sat at the bar alone, listening to the boasts and chatter of the drinkers in the tavern.

The thing I heard the most about was naturally the "assassination of Viscount Primo" during the day.

As the person involved, he naturally knew what was going on, and he smiled from time to time while listening to those demonized storylines.

There are many sailors and fishmongers in this tavern. They hang out at sea all year round. They all have a smell of sea that cannot be concealed by alcohol.

Su Lun did not underestimate these people.

After observing for a while, he also found that some of these guys showed warning looks from time to time. These guys were not ordinary people.

Ordinary people are not that ruthless.

Probably a pirate informant.

Obviously, pirates are not welcome in Kadurante Port, but in the face of huge profits, there will always be speculators who will engage in shady business.

Pirates need intelligence to rob, and the goods they robbed need to be sold as stolen goods. Meat tickets are tied up, and the ransom transaction also requires a middleman

Therefore, there are many pirate informants, spies, and some black marketeers doing "gray business" lurking in seaport cities like Catulant Port.

Su Lun listened for a while and listened to a bunch of free information.

But not much useful.

Thinking about it, he took out three silver coins and stood them up next to the wine glass.

This is the "code word" for communicating with news merchants, indicating that you are a knowledgeable person.

Not long after, a thin man wearing a black felt hat came over, waved his hand, and quietly put the three silver coins into his sleeve.

He ordered a glass of wine for himself and sat next to Su Lun: "Hey, buddy, what information do you want to get?"

Su Lun glanced at this guy and said calmly: "Who was responsible for the assassination of Viscount Primo during the day?"

"The ones who took action were two outsiders who seemed to know "Blood Earl" Antonio. ”

Su Lun took a sip of wine and said coldly: "I want to know something useful, not the nonsense that everyone knows."

The man in the felt hat had a shrewd look in his eyes. After listening, he quickly explained: "No, sir, please don't doubt the intelligence ability of my "know-it-all" Polly! This is already the latest information. No one knows the identities of the two outsiders now! However, I do have top-secret information here."

When Su Lun heard this tone, he knew he wanted to add more money.

He took out a few silver coins and put them on the bar without hesitation, but pressed them with his hands: "Then tell me some information that you think I will be interested in. I will only pay if I think it is worth it."

Polly looked around thiefly, and then said: "The woman who did it is a high-level vampire. "King of the North Sea" Oleg has offered a very high reward to find a group of neck piercers. One of the guys with the cloak tattoo is a vampire. Sir, if you are confident, you can consider accepting this reward."

Are you being rewarded by pirates?

Su Lun’s expression did not change when he heard this.

I had killed several captains in the tower before, so it was no surprise that they were offered bounties by pirates.

However, the good news is that neither the pirates nor the Earl's Mansion have much specific information about Su.

Mr. Jing is so discerning that all the intelligence is focused on her.

"What else? Is there any other interesting information?"

"I got news that there will be a large number of high-quality treasures coming from the black market in this auction, including many ancient objects"

“I don’t know why, but there have been a lot of big arms dealers coming to the seaport in the past two days. I guess there may have been some large arms transactions recently, but the information is still very limited”

"A very special ship came over the harbor. Some people suspected that it was someone from the intelligence department of the Luying royal family who secretly came to the port of Kadurante"

"There is a batch of very valuable antiques among the goods of the 'Red Dolphin Chamber of Commerce'. That batch of goods is worth at least several hundred million. The ship will set sail the day after tomorrow"

"The great bounty hunter "Fist of Justice" Hodge lives in the 'Moon Bay Hotel'"

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You get what you pay for.

This guy is also well-informed and knows how to observe people's emotions. Su Lun spent money to get a lot of interesting information.

After drinking more than half of the glass of wine, Su Lun also had a general understanding of the situation in Jiadurante Port.

Seeing that the auction was almost over, he was ready to finish his drink and leave the tavern.

At this time, the noise in the tavern became strangely quiet.

There were sharp sounds of "puff", "puff", "click" and "click" from outside the door.

Without looking, Su Lun's keen sense of hearing identified the sound as the friction between the steam boiler and the mechanical device.

Dense and numerous, at least a mechanical guard.

Looking over, sure enough, a group of stern-looking Steel Guards just passed by the door of the tavern.

Everyone looked sideways, and the tavern suddenly became quiet.

Because the costumes of these guys are so eye-catching!

They are wearing standard full-coverage combat mechas, and their mechanical physiques are extremely majestic, like human bears. On the left shoulder of all armors is a three-dimensional silver eagle, and on the right is the national emblem with a royal blue background and a gold pattern of Marfa steam and hammers. The enchanted armor covers every joint, and the overall design of chains, rivets, and mechanical power tubes has a strong dark industrial style.

They also carried exaggeratedly huge steam warhammers, alloy shields, saws, broadswords, and various exaggeratedly shaped heavy-duty external firearms on their backs.

The individual steam boiler provided power for the heavy armor, and with every step he took, some white steam spurted out from under his feet.

Looks clumsy, but his movements are not slow at all.

The paint on the armor is mottled, which is obviously the trace of battle.

Just by looking at the overwhelming momentum, one can tell at a glance that this is a group of real elites coming off the battlefield.

This is the core technology of the Marfa Empire, an external full-body mecha.

Wearing a helmet, one person becomes a mobile steel fortress!

A layman sees the excitement, an expert sees the door.

Others only thought that these armors were fierce and powerful, but Su Lun couldn't take his eyes away from the details.

He looked at the battle armor on the bearded bald head, his eyes slightly narrowed, and murmured in his heart: "The sixth-order composite rune, the Marfa Empire's military rune skills are really high."

He is also proficient in machinery and runes, and he can see the power of that armor at a glance.

After taking a look, I was even more shocked.

"Armande alloy, magic pattern brass, and dragon blood black iron are all ultra-rare metals. Not to mention the technological content, the material cost alone, I am afraid that the price of this general-level armor is worth it. It’s a city”

Su Lun was filled with emotion. After judging the runes and materials, he had roughly estimated the combat power of this mechanical armor.

This set of armor takes conventional elemental resistance and indoor resistance to the extreme.

It can be said that if you encounter a traditional professional whose damage output cannot exceed the defense limit of the armor, this guy will stand still and cannot be hit.

Not to mention the output ability that the armor has not shown, and the combat power of the beard itself

Su Lun judged in his mind: "This kind of mechanical warrior is at least equivalent to a sixth-level professional. When faced with a restrained ability, it can even be compared to a seventh-level professional!"

The technical content of this suit of armor is so complex that even he is overwhelmed by it now.

However, this top-level armor is also an exception.

Enchanting and runes are not just about using rune technology, they also require materials that can withstand advanced inscriptions.

At least the armors of the sergeants behind the beard were much inferior. There were two sets of fifth-level armors, and the rest were armors with third-level runes and fourth-level runes.

When Su Lun saw this team of mechanical warriors, it was like seeing a bunch of moving high-end mechanical technologies.

While looking at it with envy, he also unconsciously reflected in his mind how to deal with it, and analyzed: "The physical and demon resistance is very high, the firepower is fierce, and there are not many weaknesses that can be exploited. The mental defense is weak. , Perception can also be used. It would be great if we could get a set and study it in detail."

Think about it, Su Lun asked the "know-it-all" Polly beside him: "Who were those people just now?"

Poly said: "That is Bloor Turner, the commander of the "Imperial Hammer", one of the four ace legions of the Marfa Empire. Now the two countries are at war. This guy was originally working as a negotiating ambassador in the imperial capital. No one knows why he came to our north. It seems that he just arrived this morning. ”

Su Lun suddenly understood and thought to himself: It turns out to be an ambassadorial group. No wonder the armors are so advanced.

He asked again: "Is there any way to get this kind of armor?"

Poly seemed to have heard a very incredible question and smiled: "Hey, brother, I said don't think about it. There are high-priced bounties on the black market for that kind of armor, but I have never heard of anyone getting it. Marfa The officer's armor has a high level of technology and is equipped with a self-destruction system. If disassembled in incorrect ways, or if a soldier actively activates it, it will self-destruct and damage the core components. Even on the battlefield, there are very few complete armors. Seized."

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Su Lun was not too surprised when he heard this. It was a technical protection method.

But he thought of something else, and his eyes revealed his thoughts.

What are these guys doing here?

Look in that direction, heading for the auction?

Wait a minute, what about the big arms dealers and the Royal Intelligence Department of Luying, all of whom have been coming to the Port of Kadurante intensively in the past two days?

Su Lun guessed that there might be something else in these auction items

Su Lun came to Jiadu Lante Port just now, and he came to participate in this auction because of the group of Daru slaves. He had no idea what products were in this auction.

Even the intelligence dealer didn't know, and Su Lun didn't make any wild guesses.

It will be revealed soon.

The wine was finished and the auction started at about the same time.

Su Lun did not stay in the tavern and went straight to the auction venue.

The auction house is a converted old theater, and capital verification is required to enter.

Su Lun showed off his property worth millions, and then received a temporary catalog of the auction items at the door.

As the opening approached, various rich-looking gentlemen and ladies came in one after another, talking about the upcoming auction items.

It seems that the auction has already informed other big customers of some information, and retail investors like him only now know what will be auctioned.

When Su Lun looked at the product catalog, he immediately felt familiar: "Hey, this is from Old Town?"

The underground world belongs to the lineage of dark warlocks, and many of the outputs, professional materials and equipment are different from those on the ground.

For example, those cursed crystallized raw ores, which are dark energy gems unique to underground mineral veins!

And finally, there is the "final item" with a question mark printed on it

Seeing these things, Su Lun immediately guessed what the main source of goods in this auction was.

80% of this is the stolen goods intercepted by the King of the North Sea's Fourth Fleet from Old Lingdun!

"The grand finale won't be the drawings and materials of [Super Robot Warrior], right?"

Su Lun thought of this possibility after thinking about all the information he had obtained.

Ambassador Marfa, and arms dealers

He also felt that only this thing could attract so many people with sensitive identities.

Mechanical warriors are mainly used in large-scale wars. They need a large base for the cluster to have combat effectiveness. Those who are interested in that kind of drawing are either mechanics or big forces. Su Lun had previously peeled off the soul fragments of a group of institute mechanics, and he also knew that the technical threshold for "super mechanical warriors" was extremely high. He felt that the pirates didn't have the technology or resources to build a mechanical army, so it was useless to bring those blueprints.

Keeping a backup copy in hand and then selling it to big forces is the best way to maximize profits.

Su Lun was thinking as people entered the venue.

The opera hall is similar to a movie theater. There is a stage in the front, and then there are two floors of auditorium.

He sat in the corner under the guidance of the waitress.

After a while, the lights focused on the stage, and the auctioneer came on stage to start the ceremony

Looking at the auction catalog, the slave auction was in the middle stage, and Su Lun still had to wait.

Soon, lots appeared one after another.

Breathing techniques, ancient magic scrolls, ancient classics, advanced materials, mechanical blueprints and finished products are all rare masterpieces in the world.

In the surface world, because the base of professionals is large, the demand is huge. At auction houses in big cities like Kadu Lante, "silver grade" colonial clothing materials are rarely in demand.

But in Old Lingdun, due to the excavation of ruins, there is no shortage of ancient relics, including a lot of gold-quality materials and colonial clothing. The pirates looted too many treasures

This batch of high-quality goods directly set off waves of bidding frenzy among various bidders.

Su Lun frowned as he watched the items being auctioned one by one.

Even he knows the origins of some of these lots

The auction is in full swing, at this moment, in a private room on the second floor.

A purple-haired woman looked at the auction item in front of her with great interest.

This is none other than Ekaterina Reims, the fourth daughter of the Grand Duke Reims, the lord of the six northern provinces.

She seems to be very interested in auction items such as ancient books, and she will almost always bid for them when she encounters them.

Not long after, an old housekeeper hurried into the room and reported: "Miss, it has been confirmed that the final item of the auction is the complete drawings and some research materials of [Super Mechanical Warrior]. Are we ready to bid? ?"

Hearing this, Ekaterina didn't have much surprise on her face, but she shook her head and chuckled: "Bidding? No. Those guys from the Marfa Empire are bound to win, and we can't shoot them. They bid We can’t pay the price”

The old housekeeper seemed to understand his young lady's temperament very well, and asked again: "Shall I go there?"

Ekaterina had obviously paid attention to it, and shook her head and said: "We must get the blueprints. But there is no need for us to intercept and kill them first. The 'Military Intelligence Office' did not hesitate to expose the secrets buried in the north this time. There are many important secrets. Those guys will not let the blueprints leak to the enemy country. Let them fight first."

"Yes."

The old housekeeper thought for a moment and then fell silent.

Ekaterina thought of something, and the playful smile on her face became stronger and stronger. "I'm afraid it's going to be lively this time. Haha, those pirates are also smart. They put this blueprint up for auction just to make the war The fight becomes more intense, and they are trying to fish in troubled waters."

After a pause, she continued: "Oleg, the pirate leader, will probably be 'king' this time. By then, the war will also involve our six northern provinces. Although it is not all bad things, do something in advance. Get ready."

Old housekeeper: "Yes, Miss."

Ekaterina: "Oh, one more thing. Send someone to keep an eye on that vampire woman to find out who she is and what she wants to do. I always feel that she will be a big threat to us in the future."

Old housekeeper: "Yes!"

The auction house was bustling with activity. Outside the auction house, a group of people wearing various professional attires were meeting mysteriously.

"Are you sure that the grand finale of this auction is the drawing of [Super Robot Warrior]?"

"Yes, sir."

"Those **** arms dealers haven't revealed any information yet. In order to make huge profits, they really don't even care about the safety of the empire!"

"Behind several big arms dealers are some of the top royal family members of the empire, and they are not afraid of our Military Intelligence Department at all"

"Forget it! Assemble all available manpower. If you can't take a picture, even if you intercept and kill the Marfa mission, you must not let the drawings leak out!"

"Yes, sir!"