Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 434: The scenery in the alley is nice
"Good stuff"
Su Lun looked at the sales information of the mechanical equipment projected on the public screen, and it was impossible not to be greedy.
This batch of imported equipment from Marfa is the best of the best. If it really falls into his hands, it doesn't even need to be modified. With the high-precision equipment on the previous submarine, it can be immediately assembled into a mature industrial assembly line in the mechanical war factory in the small void world.
This will at least save several years compared to the previous plan to transform the old equipment into an assembly line.
Just in time, the Thunder Cat Chamber of Commerce also received the batch of materials, so there is no shortage of materials. Now with this batch of instruments, the mechanical puppet army can also form a group combat effectiveness in a short time!
And, more importantly, after missing this opportunity, Su Lun did not feel that he could get such good equipment through other channels in a short time.
The New Dealers used imperial-level means to obtain such a batch of imported goods. No matter how rich ordinary people are, they don’t have the means.
Even if there are some smuggled goods on the black market, the quantity will never be large, with such complete functions!
For Su Lun, this is definitely a "big opportunity" for him to fall asleep and encounter a pillow.
The kind that is bound to win!
However, after the surprise, Su Lun was not dazzled by the good news of pie falling from the sky.
On the contrary, he smelled a conspiracy and thought more calmly.
Nowadays, the entire Luying machinery industry is very backward. These imported equipment that are decades beyond the current era are useless to others. It is almost only useful for those who want to study mechanical armor.
Correspondingly, this special supply and demand relationship also filters out buyers.
There are many rich people in the Luying Empire, but not many are willing to be taken advantage of.
So, this news feels like a directional bait.
Luring a specific group of people.
Once someone is interested in them, then it is certain that these instruments are useful for this person, and they can almost certainly be used to make mechanical armor.
Except for Archduke Raphael, whose technological level is unknown, and Su Lun, who have the ability to build their own mechanical armor. Probably no one is interested in buying such a bunch of "useless instruments" that are many times more expensive than ordinary equipment.
Suellen usually considers the worst-case outcome before making risky decisions.
Thinking of this, he thought in his mind: "Assuming that this batch of goods is bait for someone to fish, then there are two major forces with serious suspicions, one is Raphael's people, and the other is Marfa's people."
Su Lun has neuromechanical technology in his hands, and he has also intercepted the "Secret Submarine Mechanical Research Institute" that the Marfa Empire used as a companion to Oleg, the King of the North Sea.
Both of these forces are the masters of suffering.
But it is not ruled out that this information was learned by other forces, such as the Luying Military Intelligence Agency, or other forces.
After all, in the previous battle in the Moros city-state, the information about the mechanical puppet army killing everyone appeared in the newspapers. A knowledgeable person can roughly guess that he may have the ability to make mechanical armor after analysis.
However, Su Lun also felt that if this was really a fishing conspiracy, then there must be an enemy, and it didn't matter who it was.
But you must be prepared for the worst
Various possibilities flashed through Su Lun's mind.
After much thought, the biggest uncertainty is not other people, but the organizer of this dance!
After the "Shadow Lord" with the golden mask said a word from the beginning, he never spoke again and sat quietly in the shadow of the light.
He is like the director of a stage play, silently watching everything happening on the stage from behind the scenes.
The Full Moon Dance was organized by him,
This man knows everything.
Because Su Lun knew that this was an old man whose life had come to an end, he also understood his indifferent attitude.
But this is also somewhat confusing.
It is impossible for the great alchemist to not understand his own physical condition. When a person is about to die, no matter power or money, it will be fleeting. So what is the purpose of this person who is still active in the dance?
Which force does he represent, or does he only represent himself?
This "Shadow Lord" makes Su Lun feel more and more mysterious.
He did not have time to understand these doubts for the time being.
Because the seller has made it very clear that if no one buys it, these sealed equipment will fall into the hands of Archduke Raphael, and it will be impossible to buy them back.
There is no room for hesitation.
The dance is still going on, and sweet classical dance music is floating in the banquet hall.
Su Lun thought for a moment and asked, with Dancing Sabina in her arms, "Is there a way to determine who sent that message?"
Sabina is very smart, she naturally knows what her master is talking about, and responds softly: "Not now. But you can check, but the risk is not small."
When Su Lun heard this, a flash of thought flashed across his eyes, and he did not continue to ask.
Sabina's answer did not make him feel embarrassed, it was just a casual question.
Because he knew very well that this method would not work.
Even if you contact the cargo owner privately, if this is a conspiracy, you still have to face the risks.
Even more dangerous.
On the contrary, if you contact us through the dance platform, there will be middlemen who can tell the truth.
He also wanted to use this to determine whether this "Shadow Lord" was absolutely neutral and how powerful he was.
After pondering for a moment, Su Lun said again: "I am going to take over this batch of goods. Just in case, when we get off the airship in a while, you are ready to notify all your people to lurk."
Once there is a problem with the organizer, Sabina's disguised identity will be exposed, and most of the intelligence network that was finally established may have to be abandoned.
Sabina was not surprised at all and responded without hesitation, "Yeah."
She had this awareness from the beginning.
After all, everything about her belongs to the master
The risk is totally worth the risk compared to what you gain.
Su Lun has already thought of a countermeasure in his mind. Without hesitation, he directly chatted privately with the person who provided the clues, then handed over two silver coins and reached an agreement.
The dance is on an airship, thousands of meters in the air.
For others, there is probably no place to escape.
But for him, saving his life is not a big problem.
Furthermore, he also felt that even if the organizer was an accomplice in fishing, there was a high probability that he would not do anything on the airship.
Otherwise, the neutral character design that the "Full Moon Ball" has been operating for so many years will collapse immediately. Losing such an important resource platform, even if you get the technology, the price is not light.
What's more, Sabina's identity is inherently false, and no one is sure that they are the real owner.
You have to take action after getting off the airship!
As Su Lun expected, nothing unexpected happened after he reached the deal with the buyer.
The Full Moon Dance lasted for more than two hours.
Then they went back to their rooms. The airship landed somewhere unknown and was taken back to Linton City by private car.
Not long after, Su Lun and Sabina were already sitting in the special car they came in before.
In the sealed carriage, Su Lun took out the black umbrella and expanded the range of perception.
Everything is normal.
No one followed except the driver.
From the time I got in the car before the dance, to the airship, and now, the communication signal has been blocked the whole time.
Now that they are down, Su Lun uses space magic to open up a door for Sabina, asking her to immediately issue a secret order to the people in her line of mirror organizations.
Su Lun thought about it, and to be on the safe side, he pinched the surgeon's seal with both hands and shouted softly: "Psychic!"
The black pentagram formation lit up, the alien plane connected to the void, and a thick aura of death suddenly hit the carriage.
Looking again, a crow with shiny fur was channeled.
The psychological quality of professional intelligence personnel is naturally not bad. Even if she guessed that she might be in danger, Sabina remained very calm. She looked at the extra black crow in the carriage, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she seemed to have a little more fun: "Wow~ Master, is this your legendary two-way crow?"
At first, the Moros city-state's ability to reduce dimensions in one battle and two directions shocked the whole world. This suing bird is now as famous as Su Lun, a proper "big star".
Because of it, the price of crow pets in Linton has skyrocketed more than ten times.
Su Lun nodded, "Yeah."
"Wow"
Sabina read the introduction in the newspaper in detail, but she didn't expect that the bird of death, which was said to be extremely dangerous, looked quite cute and silly before it transformed.
She asked again: "What's its name?"
As soon as Su Lun said this, before Su Lun could reply, the black crow on his shoulder began to cry: "Uncle Crow, Uncle Crow!"
"Huh?"
Sabina sounded amazing and said in surprise: "Can it still talk?"
Speaking is secondary, the key is to be able to understand people!
"Yeah."
Su Lun couldn't laugh or cry, so he explained a little more, "It's called 'Uncle Crow'."
Hearing this, Sabina Lek became interested. Although the name was cheap, it seemed very interesting!
She turned her crystal eyes and asked eagerly: "Uncle Crow, your feathers are so beautiful, can I touch you?"
Black Crow tilted his head and looked at her coldly.
Su Lun explained helplessly: "This stupid bird has nothing to eat and doesn't like to talk to others."
"That's it"
Sabina thought about it, took out a piece of dried meat, and tried it. Black Crow didn't even look at her.
Su Lun thought about it and handed her a piece of rotten meat and said: "It has a very picky mouth. Feed this."
"Huh?"
Sabina picked up her beauty and found it more and more interesting.
She took the carrion from Su Lun's hand and fed it.
Sure enough, when he changed the one he liked, the black crow swallowed it happily, and then said a few flattering words without forgetting to eat people: "Big beauty! Big beauty!"
Su Lun's eyes twitched when he heard it, and he glanced at it.
"Thank you~"
Sabina also felt happy in her heart, laughed, and responded matter-of-factly. She reached out and touched the black crow carefully, as if she were a human being, and responded politely, "Wow, Uncle Crow, you are also a very handsome bird."
Obviously, Uncle Crow understood that this was a compliment. He fluttered his calves and jumped into Sabina's hand.
Look at its arrogant expression, as if it is saying: Uncle Crow allows you to touch it a few more times.
Sabina couldn't help but laugh when she saw the vivid anthropomorphic expression.
Su Lun was a little surprised and complained: "You are still the first person this stupid bird will take the initiative to approach."
Sabina blinked and sounded very happy, "Really?"
The owner’s pet naturally needs to have a good relationship
The steam car drove Su Lun and Su Lun for less than half an hour, entering the city from the suburbs.
There were no problems in the first half, but at this moment, Su Lun suddenly sensed something, and his expression changed slightly.
Sabina was still teasing the black crow, keenly sensing the change in Su Lun's demeanor, and asked: "Is that so?"
Su Lun said in a deep voice: "The driving route has deviated. We just turned into 'Hot South Street'. This is not the road to Queens, but to Franklin."
Sabina understood something immediately after hearing this, and her expression became serious.
It stands to reason that this car will take them back to the designated place.
But now it's gone.
This is a big problem.
She glanced at the serious-looking Su Lun and said nothing. Obviously her master had expected this.
The worst may have happened.
Su Lun frowned at Ning Chuan, recalling the spiderweb-like urban routes of Linton City in his mind, and knew their current location clearly.
The inexplicable turn just now could be understood as a temporary lane change caused by certain road conditions, but then there were several wrong routes without looking back, which finally made him sure that there was definitely something wrong with the driver!
"Is there really a problem with the organizer?"
Su Lun's expression was very solemn, this was almost the worst situation.
Or maybe someone infiltrated Yuanyue Misunderstanding and bribed the driver?
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Now it is certain that there is going to be a fight!
There are restrictions in the carriage to prevent perception, so the driver most likely doesn't know that Su Lun has discovered the problem and is driving very fast.
But since it was determined that there was a problem with the line, Su Lun naturally couldn't watch the driver drive them into the ambush. Black Crow has not given any warning yet, which means there is no fatal danger around. It’s still too late to take action in advance.
Thinking of this, Su Lun waved one hand, and a black scythe suddenly appeared in his hand.
He had no intention of communicating with the driver. He slashed out without hesitation, cutting off the top of the car and the head of the driver in the cab in front.
The cold night wind blew in, and the closed car suddenly turned into a "convertible".
There is a headless corpse in front of the car seat, gurgling blood.
Su Lun swallowed up the "grey mist" on the driver's body, then quickly jumped out of the car with Sabina in his arms.
Because the steam locomotive lost control, it crashed into a red brick house directly in front.
With a loud "boom", the front of the car crashed into a wall and rushed in.
Su Lun didn’t even look around, grabbed Sabina and rushed into the alley: “Let’s go!”
It is already after midnight.
Except for a few drunkards who were unconscious, there was almost no one on the block.
After the temperature dropped, this time period was also when the fog in Lingdun City was the thickest, and the visibility was only 20 to 30 meters. In neighborhoods that are not on the city's main roads, gas street lights are sparse. The faint light that was only half a street away didn't give anyone the slightest sense of security. Pedestrians walking on the street feel as if they are facing an abyss.
But this has no impact on Su Lun at all.
Even if the visibility is low, his spatial awareness allows him to clearly identify the surrounding situation.
He jumped up with Sabina in his arms, and jumped to a tower not far away. It was just at this distance that he could observe the scene of the car accident from a distance.
Su Lun observed the movement in the street and digested the newly stripped memories. He was a little surprised and thought to himself: "It was not instructed by the organizer?"
But at the same time, I was relieved.
After stripping away the driver's memory just now, Su Lun discovered that the guy was also a long-term spy arranged by other espionage forces in the Full Moon Ball.
But who is behind the scenes? I don’t even know who this guy is.
He was just following orders and drove the car to the fresh fish market in Franklin District.
Now that it was confirmed that it was not the mysterious "Shadow Lord" who was behind the scenes, the pressure was suddenly relieved by half.
Su Lun was not in a hurry and ran away.
He also wanted to see if he could find more clues as to who was setting the bait.
The noise of the car accident was very loud. Residents were woken up one after another and some lights were turned on.
Looking at the nervous Sabina next to him, Su Lun motioned for her to relax and said: "It was not the party organizer who took action. Please inform your people for the time being not to be too nervous. Wait and see the situation, and then Make your next decision."
He knew that Sabina was still waiting for his judgment to issue the second order.
"Yeah!"
Sabina was visibly relieved when she heard this.
Then she quickly sent a secret message through the communicator: Stand by.
There are many people in the chain of her intelligence team. To avoid being traced and implicated, some key "hardware" needs to be erased.
Before not sure who the enemy was, Sabina issued an order for everyone to prepare to lurk.
If the second message is "Execute", or if the order is not received within a certain period of time, then all espionage personnel will immediately enter an emergency latent state, and each will disconnect and "disappear".
In a short period of time, it will be difficult for even Sabina to contact them again, and some may even lose contact forever.
This is about the same price as losing an arm to save your life, so the loss will definitely not be small.
It is certainly a blessing to be able to avoid losses now.
And if the enemy is the party, it will be a real disaster.
Now that it is confirmed that it is not the case, the threat level has been reduced by more than half.
Sabina's frown finally relaxed a little. She pondered for a moment, then gradually showed a smile and said, "If it weren't for the organizer, Master, you might have been a blessing in disguise."
Su Lun glanced at her, "Oh?"
Sabina explained: "We had an accident in the prom car, and it was obvious that there was an internal problem within them. In this case, "Shadow Lord" will definitely compensate us. There had been a similar accident before, where someone broke the party's trading rules and caused huge losses to a member. But within two days, the "Shadow Lord" sent someone to handle everything perfectly. It made up for the loss of that member, and also gave that person sufficient sincerity in compensation."
When Su Lun heard these words, he immediately looked up to the organizer of the Full Moon Ball.
With such courage, no wonder it can be done so well.
Thinking about the scenes at the previous dance, Su Lun also guessed that the compensation must be sincere enough.
But he felt that compensation could be discussed later.
Su Lun is more concerned about, where is that batch of goods?
After taking such a big risk, it would be a pity not to get the goods.
No matter how good the compensation is, he feels that it is not as high as the value that the imported machinery currently brings to him.
Sabina obviously understood her master's thoughts very well. She arched her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, if the goods really exist, they will be delivered according to the agreement at the ball. That " The energy of "Shadow Lord" in Lingdun is very terrifying. ”
Su Lun nodded and said, "I hope so."
Although it seems that there is no danger at present, this batch of goods is actually a gamble with his life.
If he hadn't discovered the problem in advance before, he might have fallen into the enemy's ambush now.
Since the other party dares to fish, he will naturally have the confidence to kill fish.
Crouching tigers, hidden dragons in Linton City, Su Lun doesn’t think he will be able to survive in someone else’s trap
The two squatted in the tower and observed for a while.
The car accident attracted some people to watch, including ordinary people and professionals.
Su Lun observed secretly, but did not wait for those who wanted to fish.
Those guys probably also know that they only have one chance to intercept and kill, and if they lose it, they have to quickly find a way to wipe their butts.
After all, the "King of Rington Gang" is not a kind person. If you dare to make small moves on his territory, you must be prepared for crazy revenge.
As far as the "cases" that Sabina mentioned happened before, everyone involved in the interception and killing this time will be found out immediately.
The consequences are definitely not something ordinary people can bear.
Su Lun was somewhat looking forward to it.
Because he guessed that the Marfa Empire or Archduke Raphael was behind this incident.
He also wanted to see how the "Shadow Lord" would deal with these people.
Before the patrol arrived, a group of mysterious men in trench coats arrived first. They quickly cleaned up the scene and took away the bodies and vehicles.
A car accident ended here.
Looking at the professionalism of the floor-scrubbers, Su Lun also guessed that these men in trench coats must be the ones sent by the King of Rington Gang to clean up the mess.
It is impossible to bring this kind of matter to the authorities.
The crisis was over and Sabina was no longer nervous at all, but to be on the safe side, she did not contact anyone.
The two jumped off the tower and wandered aimlessly on the streets of Lington, filled with thick fog in the middle of the night
The previous sense of danger of someone pointing a gun at the back of the head was gone, and it seemed like there was nothing important anymore.
Sabina held Suellen's arm affectionately, and the two of them walked slowly without being in a hurry.
There is a sign with the words "Tailor Street" written on the iron road sign on the side of the road.
It is surrounded by low-rise red brick houses. In the past few hundred years, the residents were tailors, which was also the lowest occupation in Linton. This is also one of the oldest neighborhoods in Ringtown.
The house is very dilapidated, and the white walls have turned into mottled gray and black over the years. The road is not flat. It is made of stone slabs that existed hundreds of years ago. When walking on it, you will occasionally get bumped by raised stones.
Because this is not a main road, there are no rail trains or even a few street lights.
Dark, quiet, peaceful, harmonious
This place has a completely different antiquity from Lingdun, but it gives people a different atmosphere of the city.
Walking through the foggy ancient streets late at night, neither of them spoke, as if their souls were soothed that they were as silent as the environment and the night.
The two of them walked from the street to the alley.
At this time, they had just passed by, and from the corner of their eyes they saw the sign "No. 73 Twilight Lane" hanging on the rusty door plate.
The house number is not important.
The important thing is that this is a dark alley that is secluded enough that no one will pass by.
Suitable for doing some romantic things.
Here, even if the noise is louder, it probably won’t disturb other people’s dreams.
Sabina turned her beautiful eyes and suddenly stopped. She said flirtatiously: "Sir, don't you think the environment here is very good?"
Su Lun was still thinking about what happened before. He was slightly startled when he heard this, and his eyes instinctively focused on the dark street in front of him.
That's it? ? ?
But a moment later, Su Lun saw the charming smile in Sabina's beautiful eyes in the dark, and understood immediately.
The dim light illuminated the expression on Su Lun's face that couldn't laugh or cry, and he said in an uncertain tone: "Isn't this not good?"
Sabina’s charm is engraved in her bones. She is not shy at all. She takes Su Lun’s hand and goes deep into her windbreaker, hinting: "Skirts are very convenient~"