Mechanical Alchemist

A gigantic ship slowly sailed in the distance, with four towering chimneys billowing white gas towards the sky.

This "Queen Roderica" ​​is a long-distance cruise ship under the jurisdiction of Luying Sun Shipping Company. It is not really a princess property, but it just takes this name, which makes people feel luxurious and high-end.

The height of the hull from the sea surface to the highest point is about a dozen floors, and there are at least ten decks by visual inspection.

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

The super-large iron plates are spliced ​​together by thick rivets to form the hull, which is painted with black and gold paint. Unlike ordinary cruise ships, there is also a layer of artillery cabins on the hull, with thick muzzles protruding outward. It makes people think that this cruise ship is like a muscular gentleman with a harpoon. While not aesthetically pleasing, this prevents most pirate ship attacks.

Su Lun saw the white writing on the hull clearly, and greeted Karma and Albuquerque: "Let's go."

Su Lun took the two of them into the small void, and he teleported a few times before waiting in the sea.

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

This cruise ship looks about the same size as the Eternal Night Emperor, but the steel cruise ship is much more stable than the sail warship, and the weather is good, there is no wind and waves, and it stands on the deck smoothly and steadily.

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

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

Su Lun vaguely guessed something, and said in a strange tone: "It seems that I disturbed you at an inopportune moment?"

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

"No hurry, you go first."

Su Lun couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the panting that seemed to be exercising, and said to himself: "Kit is really as romantic as ever."

He released the Albuquerques again.

The two disciples can't stay in the laboratory all the time, it's better to bring them out to see the world more.

Albuquerque was still holding a book of alchemy and chewing on it, as if he had no interest in taking a boat or anything. After being trapped in [Boyle's Puppet Heart] for several years, he has the concentration that can endure loneliness at any time.

Kama looked around with great interest, and Sea Breeze had her big brown braids. There was a deep emotion in the girl's eyes: "Many years ago, when my father was still there, I also took this kind of ocean ferry. At that time, I was only seven years old and it has been many years."

All these years, I have been looking for the murderer who destroyed the manor in the pirate circle, and returning to civilized society again seems like a lifetime away.

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

Su Lun looked slightly sideways.

He sensed the external release, and quickly familiarized himself with the space layout on the ship.

The three of them watched the scenery from the edge of the fence.

Before Kitt could arrive, at this moment, several young students who were about the same age as Kama passed the corridor.

They said they were students, because they were wearing uniforms with the eagle badge of "Luying Royal Academy" hanging on their chests.

This is Luying No. 1 Alchemy Academy.

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

The burgundy high-end fabric is expensive, and there are exquisite gold buttons and silver threads on the neckline and cuffs. The men's suits are neat and the leather shoes are shiny; the women wear plaid pleated skirts, youthful and beautiful.

The students in the Royal Academy are almost all descendants of nobles.

The temperament of the six or seven passing students was indeed different from that of any peers Su Lun had seen before, confident, proud, and imposing.

However, the good impression was shattered in an instant.

These half-children passed by, and from the corner of their eyes they obviously glanced at the attires of the three of Su Lun, showing obvious disdain. It was like a proud swan walking past.

Not only walked over, but also whispered.

"Amy, did you see that kid just now looked like a very advanced alchemy book."

"Tch, pretending. Can that kind of brat understand Master Basil Valentine's "The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony"? Oh, don't be funny, seniors in the graduating class may not be able to understand that complicated Alchemy classics. 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 to 'write a report on ancient relics', and I plan to study the 'Chapter Twenty-Two Miku Tarot Cards'. It is said that this one It is an authentic handed down from the Age of Dawn."

"I heard that 'Phantom Thief Kit' threatened to steal that tarot card. It looks like it should be genuine. After all, that guy only steals good things."

"Oh, don't mention that damned thief! Last month, the safe of my jewelry store was patronized. That guy stole an antique necklace from the Tetra era, and my lord father was furious about it."

"I've heard people say that 'Phantom Thief Kit' is a super big handsome guy. He is said to be a gentleman, romantic, and charming. Oh, if only I could meet him."

"That's right, I've heard about it too. People who have seen him say he's super handsome."

"Oh! Lina, Elizabeth, don't be crazy. That's a despicable rascal. Besides, he also specializes in seducing high society ladies, and he has no interest in young girls like you."

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The three of Su Lun were standing in the corridor to blow the wind, but they were lying down inexplicably.

Albuquerque kept chewing on the alchemy classics, ignoring the intentions of the few people at all, but it was this behavior that was ridiculed by these guys. After all, his physical age is only six years old.

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

This "Triumph of Antimony Chariot" is a high-level material refining book often used as a reference by alchemists. For students of the normal college stream, the teacher hopes that they will only be exposed to this kind of advanced and complex knowledge after they have a solid foundation.

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

After all, the learning methods of geniuses and ordinary people are different.

So much so that Albuquerque's knowledge is partial to science now, but his knowledge in some aspects is much higher than that of his peers.

Being ridiculed, Albuquerque seemed to ignore it, still reading his book.

On the side, Kama felt aggrieved for her younger brother, and said quietly: "Those guys are really arrogant."

"hehe."

Su Lun also smiled.

He had heard before that the people in the Luying Imperial Capital were born with a kind of arrogance, and everywhere they looked, they looked like country folks. I didn't expect to have learned the lesson on the boat before I arrived in Lingdun.

However, he is more concerned about other information.

"That guy Kit is really famous."

Su Lun couldn't laugh or cry.

At this moment, a head popped out from the window on the upper two decks, and greeted warmly: "Hey, Su Lun!"

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

Originally, I wanted to call out his name, but I thought that this guy's reputation is not very good, so I just let it go.

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

Su Lun still has a deep impression on him. When Mr. Dawn Ruins Mirror and the others were hunting weirdness, this guy used a card and flew around handsomely.

Just like in front of his eyes, this guy jumped down from the two decks, climbed the railing and jumped in.

A cool horse.

Let the girl look at it, it is definitely the kind that can't move her eyes.

Although Su Lun felt that this guy was not as handsome as himself, he had to admit that Kit's appearance was better.

This guy was wearing a neat white suit, shiny leather shoes, combed the trendiest greasy hair style, even his eyebrows were meticulously trimmed, and there was a faint smell of men's perfume on his body.

No matter how you look at it, this is a handsome and rich young gentleman.

This temperament is not fake.

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

This guy is familiar. After Su Lun joined the camera team, he worked with this guy a few times before, so he got to know him well.

When Kit saw Su Lun, he gave a warm hug, "Oh, my friend, long time no see."

Su Lun is also used to this kind of enthusiasm, and joked: "I said Kit, are you afraid that one day someone will block you under the bed and break your three legs?"

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

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

Kit also promoted his Neptune's view of love without blushing, and said affectionately: "How can it be possible for a person to only fall in love with one person in his life."

Su Lun showed helplessness, and without giving this guy too much trouble, he introduced: "This is my disciple, Karma and Albuquerque."

Karma and Albuquerque also obediently saluted and said hello to the senior of the dawn organization.

After saying hello, Kit took out three tickets from his pocket like a magic trick, and said, "This is a first-class ticket. I'm sorry Su Lun, it's not that I don't want to get you better. It's just a first-class ticket." The noble seal needs to be registered, and it is too conspicuous."

"Thanks."

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 'Priority of Giants' on the ship?"

When Kit heard about the business, he restrained his cynical demeanor, and responded: "Didn't the leader say that he should pay close attention to this church organization? It just happened that Mr. Hei got a top-secret information from that church. The bishop is on board. This is the highest known clergyman of that sect. I followed him personally. I have observed that man these days and confirmed that he is connected with the people in the three rooms V3011, A2022, and B1066 , there are about a dozen people in total. They seem to be preparing for some secret missionary activities."

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

It is not difficult to kill these outer god believers, but it cannot solve the problem.

The meaning of "Dawn" is to carry forward the alchemy civilization.

Mr. Jing once said that she doesn't care who Emperor Lu Ying is, but she must not be a believer in God!

Now it has been determined that this "Priority of Giants" is directly related to the Lu Ying royal family, and if they can follow the clues to find the high-level members of the royal family, the matter will be completely resolved.

Kit shook his head: "Not at the moment. Those guys are very mysterious, they don't leak many clues, and they hardly even meet each other. I have a vague feeling that there may be 'big fish' behind, so I haven't made a fool of myself."

"Um."

Su Lun nodded.

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

Intuition told Su Lun that there seemed to be a problem with this matter, and he 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 ships will depart twice a month, at the beginning of the month and in the middle of the month. There are nearly 5,000 people on board, most of them are Passengers and businessmen, there are a small number of nobles. There is also a group of students from Luying Royal Academy on board, and they are going on a normal 'ocean observation trip'. As for others, there is an "exhibition of ancient objects" held by a mysterious collector ", and there will be a charity dinner auction in a few days."

"oh."

Su Lun listened thoughtfully.

The necessary information is basically there, but there is 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 collections. Most of them are precious antiques, and there are also some cursed objects. I went to see them, but I didn't see anything special. Collector There is no accurate information about his identity yet. I learned from Mrs. Marjorie that the collector is the owner of the southern plantation. But Mrs. Silas said yesterday that he is a declining old nobleman."

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Su Lun also felt that he was very thoughtful.

To be able to investigate so much information during the sailing period is already very powerful.

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

Kit seemed to see the strangeness in Su Lun's eyes, and defended himself with winks: "You have to know, there is no intelligence organization that is more informed than the small circle of noble ladies about the information about the upper class."

Su Lun gave an awkward laugh and shook his head slightly.

Kit continued: "I suspect that there may be something wrong with the mysterious collector. It just so happens that this exhibition contains one of the 'Twenty-Two Miku Tarot Cards' [The Hanged Man Card]. That is very A precious real thing. Many people came here for this charity auction. I plan to use this excuse to steal it at that time, and see if I can lure that collector out."

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

Su Lun had never heard of the "twenty-two secret Tarot cards".

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

Kit is not only a strange thief, he himself is a collector and has a lot of research on treasures.

Speaking of treasures, his expression seemed to be seeing a beautiful woman, and he talked freely: "That thing has a lot of origin. It is said that it was a set of special towers made by one of the five elders of the Rosicrucian Society in the dawn era. Luo, there are twenty-two cards in total. Each one hides a big secret."

"This is not a rumor. In the autobiographies of great adventurers left over from history, there are many records that someone got the original card and found a great opportunity by cracking the encryption method of the card. This is what later generations call 'twenty-two cards. Miku Tarot Cards'. Of course, there are a lot of fakes on the market. At present, there are not 10,000 of the '22 Miku Tarot Cards' in the hands of major museums and private collectors, but 8,000 of them. "

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 god in ancient mythological civilization. I I went to see it, I can’t tell if it’s the original version, but it’s definitely an ancient relic from the Dawn Era!”

Su Lun also became very interested.

Once in the cursed space of the Cursed Valley, he saw a complete stone carving left by the ancient giants, on which was engraved the story of the high-ranking god who wanted to obtain "knowledge" and hung himself upside down beside the fountain of wisdom.

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

He also guessed that this might have something to do with the origin of the [Pupil of Omniscient] talent.

and!

Others don't know what the situation of the "Five Elders of the Rosicrucian Society" is, they only know that it is a distant legend, but Su Lun knows it, and has seen their inheritance with his own eyes!

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

Su Lun's [Pupil of Omniscience] and [Death Harvester] are inherited from the five stone carvings.

If that card was really left by one of the five elders, wouldn't it coincide with the origin story of [Pupil of Omniscience]?

Kit saw that Su Lun was interested, and said: "The card is currently in the heavily guarded exhibition hall, and there is no chance to get it. But it will be taken out at the charity auction in five days, and then we will find a way to get it out." Show you?"

Su Lun smiled, "No need. I'll go and see for myself then."

He has the pupil of omniscience, even if he doesn't get it, just look at it directly.

At this moment, suddenly there was a lady's shout from upstairs: "Hey, Jack, where are you?"

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

Su Lun watched his eyelids twitch.

This pseudonym is Sao.

It looks like a habitual offender.

Kit didn't plan to stay for a long time, and turned to Su Lun and said, "Okay, I have to find clues. If there is something wrong, I will contact you through the communicator."

"Um"

Su Lun rolled his eyes.

Found this clue.

Before leaving, Kit looked at the outfits of the three of Su Lun again, and reminded: "By the way, you have to change your outfits. I can guarantee that you will wear this kind of northern Luying local style clothes on the upper floor. Deck, sure to be looked down upon by those haughty Ringdonites. Especially at a charity dinner."

Su Lun looked strange for a while.

It's not that they will be despised, but they have already been despised.

On another look, Kit was gone.

Holding three tickets, Su Lun quickly found the first-class room A2077.

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

Most of this class has some simple restrictions, such as soundproofing and preventing detection.

But it can't stop the soul perception.

When Su Lun found four people in the room, he didn't disturb them and took notes.

Then he went back to his room.

The first-class cabin is not too big, but it is more than enough for three masters and apprentices.

There is a large bed with plain white sheets, an independent bathroom, and a window with sea views. The environment is good.

Su Lun, the master and his apprentice, were just like they were in the laboratory before, what should they do.

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

I asked the staff, and they said that it was to beware of "Phantom Thief Kit", and it would only be taken out on the night of the auction.

Su Lun gave up.

In the next few days, Su Lun also took the Kama siblings to wander around on the boat.

From the first-class cabin to the civilian cabin on the bottom floor, I went shopping.

One is to learn about the local conditions and customs of Luying, and the other is that he wants to confirm how many people from the "Priority of Giants" are on board.

Kit can only judge by experience and clues,

But Su Lun has a method that can directly identify believers.

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

And when Su Lun killed the Baron Siegel in Haixu, he got a live sample of the parasite. After Dr. Banks's research, although he has not fully understood the characteristics of the bug, he has developed a rapid response reagent.

Once that reagent gets close to the bug, it will cause some special reactions like "allergies".

Banksy tweaked the concentration and came up with a more secretive "perfume."

As long as the perfume is sprayed on the body, the believers of that kind of outer god will feel slightly uncomfortable and have a sneezing reaction within a certain range.

Su Lun tried it and sprinkled a little on the door of room A2022.

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

Su Lun also used this method to find a few more believers on the ship.

But it doesn'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 at Luying Royal Academy had an allergic reaction to the "perfume"!

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

Mr. Hei and Kit also only thought that there was a high-ranking "Pope" on this ship.

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

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