Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 419: 【The Hanged Man Card】

A huge ship sailed slowly in the distance, with four towering chimneys billowing white steam toward the sky.

The "Queen Roderica" ​​is a long-distance cruise ship owned by Luying Sun Shipping Company. It is not really the property of any princess. It is just named to make people feel luxurious and high-end.

The hull is about ten stories high from the sea surface to the highest point, and it is visually estimated that there are at least ten decks.

This giant steel ship has all the characteristics of this era, including steam, hugeness, rivets, and multiple turrets.

Super large iron plates were spliced ​​together with thick rivets to form the hull, which was painted with black and gold paint. Unlike ordinary cruise ships, there is a layer of artillery compartments on the hull, with thick muzzles pointing outwards. It makes people feel like this cruise ship is like a muscular gentleman holding a harpoon. While not pretty, this will prevent most pirate ship attacks.

Su Lun saw the white words on the hull clearly and greeted the two brothers Kama and Yabok: "Let's go."

Su Lun took the two of them into the small void world. He teleported several times and waited in the sea.

When the giant ship was less than a hundred meters away, he found an uninhabited area and teleported up.

This cruise ship looks about the same size as the Evernight Emperor, but the steel cruise ship is much more stable than the sailing battleship, and the weather is good, there are no wind and waves, and standing on the deck is smooth and stable.

On the boat, Su Lun took out the Mirror Organization's communicator and asked: "Mr. Kit, I'm already on the boat. Where are you?"

After waiting for a moment, a response came from the communicator, "Su Lun, are you here? Oh~ wait a minute, I am chatting about life with a beautiful lady."

Su Lun vaguely guessed something, and said in a strange tone: "I seem to have disturbed you at an inopportune moment?"

A hearty smile came from the communicator: "Hahaha, wait a moment, I'll do it as soon as possible."

"No rush, you get busy first"

Listening to the heavy breathing that sounded like exercise, Su Lun couldn't help but laugh or cry, and said to himself: "Kit, this guy is really as charming as ever."

He released the Yabok siblings again.

The two disciples cannot stay in the laboratory all the time. It would be better to take them out to see more of the world.

Aberke was still holding an alchemy book and chewing on it, and seemed to have no interest in taking a boat or anything. After being trapped in [Boyle's Puppet Heart] for several years, he has the concentration to endure loneliness at any time.

Kama looked around with interest, looking at Hai Feng's big brown braid. There was a deep emotion in the girl's eyes: "Many years ago, when my father was still alive, I also took this kind of ocean ferry. At that time, I was only seven years old. It has been so many years."

For these years, I have been searching for the murderer of the manor’s destruction in the pirate circle. Returning to civilized society again feels like a world away.

Aberke tilted his head and looked at his sister, as if he didn't quite understand that emotion.

Su Lun looked slightly sideways as he listened.

He sensed the external situation and quickly became familiar with the spatial layout of the ship

The three of them were watching the scenery by the fence.

Before Kit could wait, at this moment, several young students about the same age as Kama passed by the corridor.

They are said to be students because they are wearing uniforms with the eagle emblem of "Luying Royal Academy" hanging on their chests.

This is Luying’s First Alchemy Academy.

Su Lun didn't expect to encounter students from Luying Royal Academy on the ship, so he took another look.

The burgundy high-grade fabric is expensive to make at first glance. There are also exquisitely crafted gold-patterned buttons and silver thread on the collar and cuffs. The man's suit is crisp and his leather shoes are shiny; the woman is wearing a plaid pleated skirt, looking youthful and beautiful.

Nearly all students in the Royal Academy are descendants of nobles.

The temperament of these six or seven passing students was indeed different from any of their peers that Su Lun had seen before. They were confident, proud, and majestic.

However, the good impression was shattered in an instant.

As these half-grown men passed by, they glanced at the outfits of Su Lun and the others with clear disdain. It was like a proud swan walking over.

Not only walked over, but also whispered.

"Amy, did you see it? The boy just looked like it was a very advanced alchemy book."

"Tch, just pretending. Can that kind of kid understand Master Basil Valentine's "The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony"? Oh, don't be ridiculous, even the seniors in the graduating class may not be able to understand that. A complicated alchemical classic. People from the countryside always want to be different in front of others."

"Let's go quickly, we still have to go to the exhibition hall. The professor arranged for 'writing a report on ancient relics', and I plan to study the 'Twenty-Two Chapter Miku Tarot Card'. It is said that This one is an authentic hand-me-down from the Dawn Era."

"I heard that 'Kit the Phantom Thief' threatened to steal that tarot card before. It seems to be genuine. After all, that guy only steals good things"

"Oh, forget about that **** thief! The safe of my jewelry store was raided last month. The guy stole an antique necklace from the Tetra era, and my father was furious about it. ."

"I heard people say that 'Phantom Thief Kit' is a super handsome guy. It is said that he is a gentleman, romantic, and charming. It would be great if I could meet him."

"Yes, I heard about it too. Everyone who has met him says he is super handsome."

"Oh! Lena, Elizabeth, don't be crazy. He is a despicable gangster. What's more, he also specializes in seducing ladies from high society and has no interest in young girls like you."

""

The three of Su Lun were standing in the corridor blowing the wind, but they were inexplicably lying with guns blazing.

Aberke kept reading the alchemy classics and ignored them, but he was ridiculed by these guys for his actions. After all, he is physically only six years old.

But now, under the guidance of Su Lun, he has come into contact with a lot of knowledge in the advanced alchemy field.

This "Triumph Chariot of Antimony" is a high-level material refining book often used as a reference by alchemists. For students in the normal academic stream, teachers hope that they will have a solid foundation before they are exposed to such advanced and complex knowledge.

But Su Lun and the others are different. As long as Albert can understand, he will continue to guide them deeply.

After all, geniuses and ordinary people have different learning methods.

As a result, much of Yabok's knowledge is now partial to science, but his knowledge in some aspects is much higher than that of his peers.

Being ridiculed, Aberke seemed to ignore it and continued to read his book.

Kama on the side felt indignant for his younger brother and said quietly: "Those guys are really arrogant."

"Haha."

Su Lun also smiled.

He had heard before that the people in the Luying Imperial Capital were born with a kind of arrogance, and everyone looked like country people wherever he looked. Unexpectedly, before arriving in Lingtong, I had already experienced the lesson on the ship.

However, he was more concerned about other information.

"That guy Kit has quite a reputation"

Su Lun couldn't laugh or cry.

At this moment, a head popped out of the window on the two decks upstairs and greeted warmly: "Hey, Suellen!"

Su Lun looked over and saw the handsome guy with blond hair and blue eyes, and responded: "Ji is here."

I originally wanted to call out his name, but I thought this guy's reputation wasn't very good, so I let it go.

This person is none other than "Magician" Curitis M. Kit, one of the veteran members of the Mirror Organization.

Su Lun is still deeply impressed. When Mr. Dawn Ruin Mirror and the others were hunting weirdos, this guy used a card to fly around handsomely.

Just before my eyes, this guy jumped down from two decks, climbed on the railing and jumped in.

A cool one.

If the girl sees it, she will definitely not be able to take her eyes away

Although Su Lun felt that this guy was not as handsome as him, he had to admit that Kit looked better.

This guy is wearing a crisp white suit, shiny leather shoes, the trendiest oil hair style, even his eyebrows are meticulously trimmed, and he has a faint smell of men's perfume.

No matter how you look at him, he is a handsome and wealthy young gentleman.

This temperament is not fake.

Su Lun knew that Kit was originally the young master of a big family in the inner city when he was in Old Town.

This guy is a familiar person. After Su Lun joined the camera team before, he worked with this guy several times, so he naturally became familiar with it.

Kit gave Suellen a warm hug when he saw her, "Oh, my friend, long time no see."

Su Lun was also used to this kind of enthusiasm and joked: "Kit, aren't you afraid that one day you will be cornered under the bed and have three of your legs broken?"

Kit didn't care and corrected: "Oh no, Suellen, you don't understand, that's love."

Su Lun smiled and said: "You have so many love experiences."

Kit also promoted his view of Neptune's love without any blush, saying affectionately: "How can a person fall in love with only one person in his life?"

Su Lun looked helpless and did not give this guy any more words. He introduced: "These are my disciples, Kama and Yabok."

Kama and Yabok also obediently saluted and said hello to this senior member of the Dawn Organization.

After saying hello, Kit magically took out three tickets from his pocket and said: "This is a first-class ticket. I'm sorry Su Lun, it's not that I don't want to get a better one for you. It's just special class. The cabin ticket requires a registered noble seal, and it is too eye-catching."

"Thank you."

Su Lun didn't care about this and took the ticket.

He didn't mention this at all, and asked directly: "What's going on with the 'Giant Hermitage' on the ship?"

When Kit heard what was going on, he calmed down his cynical attitude and responded: "Didn't the leader say that they should pay close attention to this church organization? Mr. Hei happened to have received a top-secret information before. A bishop of that church boarded the ship. He was currently the highest known cleric of that sect. I followed him in person. I have observed that man in the past few days and confirmed that he was the same as the one in the three rooms of V3011, A2022 and B1066. There are about a dozen people in total. They seem to be preparing some secret missionary activities."

Su Lun frowned slightly and asked, "Did those people show any abnormalities?"

It is not difficult to kill these believers of foreign gods, but it does not solve the problem.

The meaning of "Dawn"'s existence is to carry forward the alchemical civilization.

Mr. Jing once said that she didn’t care who Emperor Lu Ying was, but she definitely couldn’t be a believer in God!

It has now been determined that this "Giant Hermitage" has a direct relationship with the Luying royal family. If we can follow the clues and find the senior members of the royal family, the matter will be completely resolved.

Kit shook his head: "Not yet. Those guys are very mysterious. They don't reveal much, and they almost never touch their heads. I vaguely felt that there might be a 'big fish' behind them, so I never alerted them."

"Yeah."

Su Lun nodded as he listened.

Kit seems to have a loose temperament, but he is still very reliable in his work.

Intuition told Su Lun that there seemed to be something wrong with this matter, and asked: "Did you find anything special about this ship?"

Kit has obviously investigated clearly enough, he said: "At present, it seems that it is no different from ordinary cruise ships. This kind of cruise ship leaves twice every month, at the beginning of the month and in the middle of the month. There are nearly 5,000 people on board. , mostly tourists and businessmen, with a small number of nobles. There is also a group of students from the Luying Royal Academy on the ship, who are on a normal 'ocean observation trip'. As for the others, there is an "ancient" event held by a mysterious collector on the ship. Exhibition of items" and there will be a charity dinner auction in a few days."

"Oh."

Su Lun looked thoughtful as he listened.

I basically have all the information I need, but it’s nothing special.

Thinking about it, he asked again: "Are there any special exhibits in the exhibition?"

Kit said: "Basically nothing special. A mysterious collector exhibited his family's collection. Most of them were precious antiques and some cursed objects. I went there and saw nothing special. . There is no accurate information about the identity of the collector. I learned from Mrs. Marjorie that the collector is the owner of the southern plantation. But yesterday Mrs. Silas said that he is an old nobleman who has declined."

""

Su Lun also felt that he was very thoughtful.

It is already impressive that so much information can be investigated during the voyage.

However, the source of this guy’s information seems to be those ladies?

Kit seemed to see the weirdness in Su Lun's eyes, and winked and defended himself: "You have to know that regarding the intelligence of the upper class, there is no intelligence organization that has a better understanding of the small circle of ladies. ”

Su Lun laughed and shook his head slightly.

Kit continued: "I suspect that the mysterious collector may have a problem. And it just so happens that there is a [Hanged Man Card] in this exhibition, which is one of the 'Twenty-Two Secret Tarot Cards'. That is a very precious real thing. Many people came to this charity auction just for it. I plan to use this excuse to steal it and see if I can lure the collector out."

Tarot cards are very common cards in this world. They are usually very popular among occult researchers and are mostly used for divination.

Su Lun has never heard of the "Twenty-Two Secret Tarot Cards".

But when he heard the words [Hanged Man Card], he became interested: "Is there anything special about that card?"

Kit is not only a monster thief, he is also a collector and has a lot of knowledge about treasures.

When it comes to the treasure, his expression seems to be that he has seen a beautiful woman, and he talks: "The origin of that thing is not trivial. It is said that it was made by one of the five elders of the Rosicrucian Order in the dawn era. A special tarot set, twenty-two cards in total. Each one hides a big secret."

"This is not a rumor. In the autobiographies of the great adventurers left over from history, there are many records of people getting the original cards and finding great opportunities by cracking the encryption of the cards. This is what later generations called 'two "Twelve Secret Tarot Cards". Of course, there are many fakes on the market. Currently, there are not ten thousand "Twenty-Two Secret Tarot Cards" collected by major museums and private collectors. Eight thousand sheets"

After a pause, his eyes sparkled, and then he said: "The one on display this time is the [One-eyed Hanged Man Card], which is said to be related to the inheritance of a certain supreme **** in ancient mythological civilization. . I have gone to see it before. I can’t say whether it is the original version, but it is definitely an antique from the Dawn Era!"

Su Lun also became very interested when he heard this.

Once in the cursed space of the Cursed Valley, he saw a complete stone carving left by the ancient giants. On it was carved the image of a high-ranking **** who wanted to obtain "knowledge" and hung himself upside down next to the fountain of wisdom. story.

Among the many legends about [The Hanged Man Card], Su Lun feels that this myth and legend is more reliable.

He also speculated that this might be related to the origin of the [Eye of Omniscient] talent.

And!

Others don’t know what the “Five Elders of the Rosicrucian Order” are, they only think it is a distant legend, but Su Lun knows it and has personally seen the legacy they left behind!

Mr. Jing once said that the five stone sculptures in the basement of Storm Manor, the ruins of Dawn City, are those five!

Su Lun's [Eye of Omniscient] and [Death Reaper] are inherited from the five stone sculptures.

If that card was really left by one of the Five Elders, wouldn’t it coincide with the origin story of [Eye of Omniscient]?

Kit looked at Su Lun and became interested, and then said: "That card is currently in the heavily guarded exhibition hall, and there is no chance to get it. But the charity auction will be held in five days, and I will take it out when the time comes. Can I show you how to do it?"

Su Lun smiled and said, "No need. I will go and see for myself then."

He has the Eye of Omniscientness. Even if he doesn’t get it, he can just go and see it.

At this moment, a voice that sounded like a lady's voice suddenly came from upstairs: "Hey, Jack, where are you?"

When Kit heard this, he tilted his head and looked out, "Miss Ruth, wait a moment, I met a friend."

Su Lun's eyelids jumped as he watched.

This pseudonym is so cool.

At first glance, he is a habitual offender.

Kit did not intend to stay long, so he turned to Su Lun and said: "Okay, I have to find clues. If anything happens, I will contact you through the communicator."

"Yeah"

Su Lun rolled his eyes as he listened.

I found this clue

Before Kit left, he looked at the outfits of Su Lun and the others, and reminded them: "By the way, you still have to change your outfits. I can guarantee that you will wear this kind of local style in northern Luying." If your clothes are on the upper deck, you will definitely be despised by those arrogant Linton people. Especially if you go to a charity dinner"

Su Lun looked strange as he listened.

It’s not that I will be, but I have already been despised.

When I looked again, Kit was gone

Su Lun took three tickets and quickly found the first-class room A2077.

When passing by room A2022, he paid special attention to it.

Most cabins in this class have some simple restrictions, such as soundproofing and preventing detection.

But it can't stop the soul's perception.

Su Lun noticed four people in the room, did not disturb them, and took note of them.

Then he returned to his room.

The first-class room is not too big, but it is more than enough to accommodate three masters and apprentices.

There is a large bed with plain white sheets, a separate bathroom, and windows with sea views. The environment is good.

The master and apprentice Su Lun were just like they were in the laboratory before, doing whatever they were supposed to do.

Later, he went to the exhibition hall, but did not see the [Hanged Man Card], only an exhibit marked as "imitation".

I asked the staff and they said that it would be taken out only on the night of the auction to guard against "Kit".

Su Lun just gave up

In the next few days, Su Lun also took Kama and his brother for various walks on the boat.

I visited everything from the first class cabin to the civilian cabin on the ground floor.

The first is to understand the customs and customs of Lu Ying's various places, and the second is that he wants to confirm how many people from the "Giant Hermitage" are on the ship.

Kit can only rely on experience and clues to judge,

But Suellen has a way to directly identify believers.

Based on the information he knows so far, those believers of the outer gods will have that red mysterious parasite in their bodies!

When Su Lun was in Hai Ruins, he killed Baron Siegel and obtained a living sample of the parasite. After Dr. Banks' research, although he still does not fully understand the characteristics of the bug, he has developed a quick-response reagent.

Once that kind of reagent comes close to bugs, it will trigger some special reactions like "allergy."

Banksy adjusted the concentration and came up with a more subtle "perfume."

As long as the perfume is sprayed on the body, believers of the outer gods will feel slightly uncomfortable and sneeze within a certain range.

Su Lun went to try it and sprinkled a little at the door of room A2022.

Then the person who came out of the room actually had a corresponding mild allergic reaction.

Su Lun also used this method to find several more believers of God on the ship.

But they don't seem to matter, they are all small roles.

Until this day, Su Lun discovered a big problem.

The professor who led the group of students from Luying Royal College actually had an allergic reaction to "perfume"!

And this is information that the Dawn Organization currently does not have at all.

Mr. Black and Kit just believed that there was a "Pope" level executive on board.

But he will definitely not be the professor of this sixth-level professional!

Su Lun then realized that there were so many believers gathered on the "Queen Roderica" ​​this time, and their ranks were still so high, it was very likely that a big conspiracy was brewing!