Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 496: Ancient mineral vein remains

Chapter 496 Ancient Mine Remains

In fact, sometimes the crisis is too big to bear, which makes people feel less oppressive.

Su Lun would rather be a pirate than a prince with his laid-back temperament, and the sense of danger of plane invasion is not even as big as an enemy like one of the "Top Ten Legendary Hunters".

The same goes for Chijo.

This gambling-addicted young woman only had eyes for swordsmanship. After hearing the information, the only change in her was that the restrained sword intent in her eyes became sharper.

Su Lun sorted out the information and told Mr. Jing through the communicator.

My senior sister is the person who carries the banner of the plane war, so let’s give her a headache with that information.

The accident, which was not considered a big battle, brought a little interruption to everyone in the Dawn Group, and everyone returned to their normal sailing routine.

Su Lun and Senjo had a rare moment of leisure, so they sat on the mast of the sailboat, poured some sake brought from Shanyaku, and started drinking.

The sea breeze blew across my face, and the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated a fiery red glow on the sea.

The sea breeze also has a light and leisurely flavor.

However, let’s talk about it.

While drinking and chatting with Qian Jiao, Su Lun was also reviewing the previous battle in his mind.

Beheading four seventh-level magicians with his own hands also gave him an accurate concept of the extraordinary system of the alien plane.

Alchemists are a group of people who seek the truth. With the reference of combat power, most of the doubts are instantly dissipated.

Extraordinary power is always gained step by step. Except for the illusory divine order, the strong men in the alien plane no longer seem to be savage beasts.

"Legion War"

Su Lun had some war scenes in his mind.

It was a world of pure magic and fighting spirit, without any machinery, not even artillery.

But the power of ten thousand magic groups and tens of thousands of magic blasts is even more exaggerated than the power of ten thousand cannons.

Moreover, magic is not limited by the barrel and is flexible and diverse.

What [Meteor and Fire Rain], [Storm Technique], [Earthquake Technique], [Tsunami Technique].

It is not painful or itchy to use it by a single mage, but if it is used by a group of mage, its power can destroy the city and the land in minutes, and wipe out all life!

Below the **** level, they are all cannon fodder in front of the top legal groups in that plane.

With this thought in his mind, Su Lun felt more and more that his "Legion Puppet Flow" had a bright future.

And another piece of great news is that in the battle just now, he also discovered his [Gargoyle] Sky-Knocking Magician.

[Activated Silver] This god-level material has almost perfect resistance to all magic. Therefore, although the mage army is powerful, the scene when it really encounters the gargoyle army is not very beautiful.

And the gargoyle can be engraved with almost any rune, which means it can have the effect of any rune puppet.

I really want to have thousands or tens of thousands of gargoyles by then.

Corporate?

The scene where a group of gargoyles physically attack the corporation is really exciting to think about.

As soon as Su Lun thought of this, he frowned: "But, where can I find so much [Activated Silver]?"

His gargoyle was collected by Barrett from the God Burial Ground before. There may be more silver mines underground there. But it's too dangerous to consider now.

"I wonder if the Marfa Empire, which has developed mining industries, will have any clues"

Su Lun thought of something and could only hope that he would gain something from this trip to Marfa.

A few days later, the Dawn Regiment had sailed to the edge area marked on Lu Ying's official chart.

"Nugget Island" is in this deserted sea.

It is said that this sea area is often haunted by giant monsters from the deep and has a harsh and changeable climate.

On weekdays, no merchant ships pass by at all. Even if there are adventure ships and fishing boats that are blown away by the storm, no one is heard of returning alive.

Over time, even pirate ships will avoid such dangerous sea areas.

There are countless such dangerous areas in the West China Sea, and no one cares about them.

Su Lun now knows that there is a secret base here, and it is not difficult to guess that the news is a protective rumor deliberately created by Archduke Raphael.

We were already close to our destination, and Su Lun didn’t stay in the captain’s room to practice.

He stood on the bow of the ship holding a rune black umbrella, always paying attention to everything nearby.

The black crows shared the view in the sky and could already see the huge island more than 20 nautical miles away.

That is "Nugget Island".

The island is lush and green and looks no different from an ordinary desert island.

The Evernight deliberately made a large circle and approached the west side of the island, avoiding Rafael's intensive defense area on the east side of the island.

At this moment, Tani suddenly jumped down from the mast and reported: "Mr. Su Lun, the fish said that there are some strange guys in the sea over there. They should be mechanical creatures. Let's go again If you get closer, you might be discovered."

After Su Lun heard this, he nodded thoughtfully: "Yes."

He didn't know that the island seemed undefended, but the mechanical creatures hidden in the sea were the best detectors.

If a strange human approaches, not only will it be discovered by the people on the island, but it may also be sunk.

Thanks to Tani's ability to "listen to the sounds of sea beasts", otherwise no one would be able to approach Nugget Island quietly.

But Su Lun also looked at Tani, the first navigator of the Dawn, who had advanced to the third level in just a few months.

After the plane channels are connected, the laws of heaven and earth are gradually perfected, and career advancement becomes easier and easier. Especially in the field of low-level professionals, there was originally no threshold for the first, second, and third levels, but now it is as easy as drinking water. As long as the spiritual power is overflowing, almost everyone can advance smoothly.

Tani also became more and more proficient in using his talents after his promotion.

Seeing this, Su Lun didn’t waste much time and greeted everyone on the boat: "Brothers, those who are going to rob are ready to trigger."

"Haha, finally the wait has come."

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With this voice, everyone in the Dawn Group who had been prepared for a long time started shouting excitedly.

Qianjou also walked over, looking like he was sharpening his sword, "Do you want to go directly to the island?"

"No, let's sneak in first."

Su Lun shook his head.

Although forced landing was not a big problem for the current Dawn Regiment, looking at the islands in the distance, he still chose the safest method, "I discovered it during the battle in Linton before, Raphael An indispensable part of the mechanical warcraft army is the 'tamer'. If I guessed correctly, the great beast tamer among the top ten legendary hunters who has disappeared from public view for a long time should also be on the island. Really? If I were to guess right, even an eighth-level professional would not be able to defeat him in a short period of time. And if he is discovered in advance, there may be other changes in the laboratory in the base. We are going to rob property this time. A head-on confrontation is necessary."

Qianjou also shrugged, "Okay!"

She is not good at things that use her brain. With Su Lun here, she didn't want to put any thought into it.

Everyone entered Su Lun's small void world, and Su Lun took out the [Shroud of the Iceman of Oz] and wrapped it around himself. While it was transparent, the breath had completely disappeared.

It was when the Dawn Group approached Nugget Island, underground on the island, in the secret mechanical research institute.

A technician in a white coat was mysteriously communicating with a guard.

"This is the design drawing of the A3 part of the Mechanical Warcraft. You can take advantage of the next supply and send it back to the empire. Also, ask the military department to arrange for another group of people to send it over. If there are enough people, then I will We are sure to seize control of this secret research institute with arms. Those equipment and scientific research talents are very important and will save us decades of research and development time. There is absolutely no room for error!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Colonel!"

"One more thing. Recently, there is a mechanical transformation plan for high-level sea monsters in the research institute. I suspect that there are top professionals on the island. You inform the military department that no matter which intelligence force they are, they must not be allowed to approach the island rashly. Nearby waters! No one should come to test it, otherwise it will interfere with my plan. Once it is blocked by the military like the mines over Old Lingtown, it will be difficult to obtain these technologies."

"Yes!"

If anyone were here, they would be surprised by the conversation between the two.

No one would have thought that the secret research base that Archduke Raphael guarded so tightly would have been infiltrated by spies from the Marfa Empire.

Su Lun teleported many times and appeared on Nugget Island.

This is a rainforest climate, with tall trees blocking out the sky and the sun.

There are various animals active in the forest, and it is a vibrant scene. Monkeys jumping around on the branches, vipers sitting under the dead leaves, fish swimming in the creek, and deer grazing in the forest.

It seems to be no different from ordinary tropical islands.

But no one saw that a corner of the skin of some animals was scratched by branches, and it shone with a metallic luster in the sun.

Quietly, a transparent figure appeared standing on the dead leaves.

The passing little lizard seemed to have noticed the slight movement, sniffed it, but found nothing and left again.

Su Lun looked around, his soul fluctuated a lot, and he didn't dare to be careless.

Snakes, insects, rats, and ants themselves have extraordinary sensory abilities. Even with deodorant potions, humans exposed to the air will be discovered by animals several kilometers away.

Any small animal on this island may be the trainer's "eyesight".

Su Lun found a direction with no soul fluctuations and teleported again.

Looking again, he has appeared in a claustrophobic cave.

Stop to expand the range of perception, he muttered in his heart: "There is a very powerful soul wave lurking on the island. It seems that this is it."

On the surface, there is nothing unusual about this island.

But according to Su Lun's perception, several magical beasts with at least sixth level soul fluctuations were found on this island with a radius of several kilometers.

This is very abnormal.

It is not surprising that there are high-level monsters on the island, but it must also follow the basic supply and demand ecology of the natural food chain.

This island cannot support so many high-level monsters.

This abnormal situation makes it easy to speculate that the only result is that the high-level monsters on this island were tamed here.

"In other words, the secret base is underground here"

Su Lun recognized this and confirmed the location.

From the information that was previously revealed, we only knew that this island was Raphael's research base, but we didn't know exactly how to get in.

The combatants and scientific researchers in Rafael's base are always absolutely isolated, which has also prevented his base from being discovered by outsiders for so many years.

Although Su Lun did not sense the underground space, Su Lun was not surprised.

The only reasonable explanation is that the research base is hidden very deep.

He carefully arranged the isolation formation, and then summoned the wax statue of the earth element.

Just like finding the altar of the outer **** in Lingdun, Su Lun's whole body also merged into the earth as the wax figure transformed into elements.

He didn't plan to find any entrance, but simply and rudely went underground.

It sank all the way, but fortunately it was not discovered.

When he descended about two thousand meters, Su Lun suddenly sensed a huge space appearing underground.

And there are dense soul fluctuations in that space.

"Found it!"

Su Lun was delighted.

After determining a direction, he teleported again and found himself in a lively mining city.

"It's really an underground mine. And the traces are from hundreds of thousands of years ago."

Su Lun clung to the rock wall and looked at the ancient mining traces.

In other words, the mine is still an ancient relic.

It existed before Archduke Raphael came to mine it.

Seeing this mine, Su Lun also felt a little emotional. Archduke Raphael was really lucky. Not only did he discover Old Lington, but he also discovered the remains of this ancient mine.

This underground space is several hundred meters long, and in the distance is an underground city made almost entirely of steel.

Su Lun's perception is that there are many humans in the city, estimated to be hundreds of thousands.

With such a dense population of humans, Suellen doesn’t have to worry about being discovered.

After observing for a while, he tore off the shroud, changed his clothes, and put on a sloppy miner's outfit.

Teleporting again, he appeared in an empty room in a high-rise building in the city.

Su Lun stood by the window, staring at the busy street downstairs.

This city is like a super large "steel mill", with steel pipes everywhere and many high-rise buildings with ten or twenty floors. But almost all buildings are steel structures, and the air is filled with a strong smell of rust and waste gas from ore smelting.

Steam boilers are everywhere in the city, emitting white smoke, and smelting workshops of all sizes are everywhere. It is not difficult to see that the overall degree of mechanization in the city is very high, but the technology is not too advanced.

The whole city is like a steel monster hiding deep underground, constantly swallowing rocks and spitting out gold.

"There are so many rare metal resources. How rich is this vein?"

Su Lun verified that the buildings here were not made of ordinary steel, but alloy steel that was expensive outside.

Instead of refining those rare metals, are they directly used to build houses?

The only explanation is that the mineral deposits here are luxurious enough to squander it like this.

The corners of Su Lun's eyes twitched slightly, and she was looking forward to it more and more: I'm afraid I'm going to make a lot of money this time

Looking over, he saw a very large ore refining factory not far away.

There are countless workers working in the workshop. They refine the ore into metal ingots and then load them into trucks for transportation.

When Su Lun looked over, he happened to see the boiler of a steam train roaring on the exclusive track for ore transportation leading to the factory workshop.

"哐综合", "哐综合", "哐综合".

The minecart pulled a cartload of ore in.

Su Lun looked at the colorful ores exposed in the carriage, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was surprised: "Rainbow ore? The quality is so high!"

Rainbow mineral veins do not refer to a certain type of ore alone, but to rich ores mixed with certain rare metals.

Magic brass, mithril, black iron, rebar

These rare metals will reflect various brilliant colors when mixed together.

In the outside world, a purity exceeding "20" is already a valuable bonanza.

At present, these high-purity ores have been identified and generally have the highest purity of "Purity 25", "Purity 29", and "Purity 27".

If it were to be sold to the outside world, one car would be worth millions of liso.

Looking at the numb eyes of the workers, is this just ordinary ore?

"No wonder"

Su Lun looked at it with great enthusiasm.

In an instant, he understood why Archduke Raphael had so much financial resources to create those hundreds of thousands of mechanical warriors!

The current value of the mine is definitely as rich as any country.

It seems that the Raphael family has been operating here for decades, and they have accumulated so much wealth!

Su Lun observed silently from a high place for a while, teleported again, walked out of an alley, and quietly blended into the flow of people on the street.

“It’s actually such a big scale.”

Su Lun was also surprised when he looked at the bustling city in front of him.

For a moment, my memory was blurry, and I thought I was back in the underground world of Old Lingdun that would never see the light of day.

But the situation here is different.

Old Ringtown was once the ruins of an ancient city. Its main industries were mechanical military industry, biological research, and hunting for treasure. Although the industrial chain was abnormal, it was similar to a normal city.

And this place is simply an underground hole dug out by mining, and then a densely populated city grew.

Moreover, just looking at the shabby attire of the people on the street, the occupational structure here is also very simple, almost all of them are "miners"!

Hundreds of thousands of miners!

Su Lun sensed the spatial structure and found that there were spiderweb-like passages underground. It was unknown how deep the mine went.

As he walked along, he also saw some shops selling basic materials and alchemy knowledge, but most of them were mechanical modification shops.

Miners are very likely to have their limbs mutilated, so miners with mechanical prosthetics can be seen everywhere on the streets here. There are also some "advanced miners" equipped with mechanical exoskeletons, which do not appear to have combat functions, but are used for more efficient mining and carrying heavy objects.

Pharmacy shops, food shops, various daily necessities stores, as well as entertainment hotels, taverns and public baths.

The business ecosystem in the Steel City is already complete, enough to support the lives of these hundreds of thousands of people.

Su Lun walked all the way down the street.

In soul perception, they are all low-level professionals and ordinary people.

Miners do not need strong combat capabilities. Along the way, they did not even see a third-level professional.

Archduke Raphael controls the [Sun God Stone] necessary to advance to the fourth level. No one in this mine can break through to the fourth level.

People's skin color is white because they haven't seen the sun all year round, but their facial features can tell that they are not only people from Luying, but also from Marfa.

The source of the population is obviously slaves brought from various places.

This is exactly the same situation as in Old Rington.

In addition to miners, there are also a few professionals wearing weapons among the pedestrians on the street. Listening to their conversation, it turned out that they were the "hunting team" responsible for hunting down the cave-dwelling monsters in the mines.

While wandering on the street to observe, Su Lun turned a street when he heard the noise, and happened to encounter a hunting team returning to the city with the smell of blood on them.

The leader is a third-level bearded man.

This is the strongest professional Su Lun has seen in this city.

As those people walked along, people greeted them one after another as if they were welcoming heroes.

"Hey, Captain Mark, you're back. Have you cleaned up those **** giant cave rats in area T5? If we don't get some World of Warcraft corpses, the cannery has been short of meat recently."

"Of course. Not only were the giant rats killed, but a new vein of purple gold was discovered there. Oh, the guys assigned to mine there next month will be happy. Not only will they be able to complete the monthly tasks of the city lord, If you can provide the task, at least you can still have a lot of money left."

"Haha, brother Mark, this mission is completed. Your contribution points should be able to enter the inner city guard team, right? Oh, then you will really have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

"Uncle Ward, please give me some good advice. It seems that your Ike will join the hunting team this year, right? I will ask my teammates to take care of him then."

"Oh, thank you so much. Come home quickly, your beautiful wife Joanna is waiting for you."

"Hey. I'll leave now and I'll ask you for a drink next time."

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Just some ordinary neighborhood chats, the folk customs are simple.

These conversations may sound incredible to outsiders.

But Su Lun, who came from Old Lingdun, was very touching.

These "miners" have had their memories wiped clean and have no idea of ​​the outside world.

If there were no outsiders, they would stay in this "underground world" for a lifetime and continue to multiply.