Mechanical Alchemist

this day.

This is the five days that Su Lun, his master and his apprentice stayed on the "Queen Rodrika" cruise ship.

Two days ago, Su Lun discovered that there was something wrong with the professor leading the group of students in the Royal Academy, and wanted to know more about the situation.

But that guy hasn't gone out these few days, so he didn't find a good chance to get in touch.

The investigation these days has not found out what the believers of the outer gods are doing.

It just so happens that there is a charity auction tonight, and almost everyone on the upper deck will be participating. Su Lun also wanted to try his luck to see if the professor would go too.

By the way, let's take a look at the [The Hanged Man Card].

In the evening, in room A2077.

"Albuquerque, do I look good in this dress? Is it too leaky?"

"My sister, this is the fifth time you have asked me. You have said it is beautiful. If you don't believe me, if you ask the teacher, he will definitely say it is beautiful."

"Teacher, can I wear this? Is it too exaggerated?"

"It's pretty good-looking. People in Lu Yingdi Capital will wear it like this, it's nothing strange."

"oh."

In front of the full-length mirror, Karma was trying on a court-style dress, with a tangled face.

This is a very sexy black dress with an off-the-shoulder bra. Her body is not too plump, and she looks a little delicate in her clothes. But the smell is not bad. It's just that after being in the pirate circle for these years, I'm a little uncomfortable with the formal clothes I haven't worn for a long time.

Su Lun did not forget Kit's reminder that if he really wore ordinary clothes to attend the charity gala, he would definitely become a "hillbilly" that attracted much attention.

It was much more convenient for him and Albuquerque, and they bought two sets of exquisite tuxedos on the boat.

Here I have to feel that the threshold of the upper class is very high. The three sets of clothes cost nearly 300,000 lisos in total, which may be the half-life savings of the lower class civilians.

Hearing that Su Lun said it looked good, Karma finally stopped worrying about clothes.

She put on some light makeup, and she looked good. I found a lot of jewelry in the sea market before, and I picked a few pieces that were suitable for her age to wear, and the luxurious embellishment was just right.

"It's almost time, we have to go and see in advance."

"Um."

The siblings followed Su Lun out the door.

Su Lun was wearing a black and white tuxedo. On the left was Karma who held his arm, who was a little timid, and on the right was Albuquerque, who had a small face full of boredom.

Because he was going to the dinner party, he couldn't hold a book to chew after all, so Albuquerque kept playing with a mechanical Rubik's Cube in his hand.

This is not pure play, just like Su Lun once used gold coins to practice the dexterity of his fingers, this mechanical Rubik's Cube is specially used to practice the dexterity of his fingers and the ability to multitask. It is a good professional practice tool for puppet masters. It is also a bric-a-brac inherited from the lineage of the Boyle organ puppet.

"Kacha" and "Kacha" have a very smooth sense of rhythm, solving the complex Rubik's Cube into various patterns, and then restoring them. The mechanisms in the Rubik's Cube will be extremely random, requiring very sensitive thinking and fingers. This difficulty is already very high.

In the past, some thin needles would pop out to pierce his hands, but now Albuquerque can handle it very skillfully.

Seeing his disciple growing up day by day, Su Lun was filled with relief.

The three of them came to the banquet hall of the auction dinner, showed off their tickets, and entered smoothly.

The venue was full of feasting lights, and there were already many people when they came.

Seeing this, Karma finally didn't feel that there was anything wrong with her skirt.

The guests attending the meeting, regardless of gender, were all dressed very gorgeously.

Lingdon is worthy of being a fashion capital. Those dresses are luxurious and bold, which is very pleasing to the eye. Especially for those ladies from the imperial capital, the skirts are getting sexier than the other, and they can't wait to show their graceful figures with the least amount of fabric.

The auction hasn't started yet, and the guests can have some self-service drinks and desserts.

The three of Su Lun didn't have any acquaintances, so they wandered around the venue.

This place used to be the antique exhibition hall of the mysterious collector. There are various antiques displayed in glass windows everywhere in the venue, and the spotlights are on, which has a bit of a historical atmosphere.

Su Lun led the Kama siblings through the exhibits, introducing the origins of those antiques from time to time.

Not to mention the pupil of omniscience, his knowledge of antiques is beyond the reach of ordinary experts, and he can tell a little about the origin of almost any antique he sees.

"Teacher, why is there a seal rune in this showcase?"

"This crystal skull, an antiquity before the Dawn Era, should be some kind of sacrificial item, and there is still some extraordinary energy left on it. If the seal is not used, after the energy overflows, it will make people around you dizzy and sick."

"Oh, teacher, that painting looks so special, I always feel as if there is a monster sealed inside."

"It's a cursed object, don't touch it and it will be fine. It seems that this collector likes to collect some dark style collections. But I have to say that he is a real connoisseur and has good taste."

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Su Lun has visited the exhibition hall before, but now there are some boutiques that have not been displayed before.

The collection shows the character, and he became more and more curious about who the collector would be.

When Su Lun led the two disciples for a stroll, he did not forget to scan the venue from time to time.

He didn't wait for the bishop of the "Priority of Giants" he was looking for, but the guy Kit.

That guy was as personable as ever, holding a glass of champagne, chatting and laughing among various ladies.

Kit also saw Su Lun, but didn't intend to say hello.

The guy Su Lun was thinking about chatted with his wife so blatantly, why wasn't he caught. At this time, the guy from the communicator sent a secret message: "Su Lun, I'm being targeted by people from the Luying Military Intelligence Department."

Su Lun was also a little surprised when he heard it, and asked, "Military Intelligence Department? How did you find out?"

Kit was still talking and laughing in the distance, but there was a response from the communicator: "Someone moved my luggage. I suspect they left special element marks on my clothes. But they probably didn't I found out that I have noticed it, and I pretended not to know. I guess I want to wait for me to make a move at the auction tonight, so they can arrest me. So, I need you to help me a little bit."

"Oh. So, you still plan to make a move?"

"Hmm. I have to take action to separate my identities from 'Strange Thief Kit'."

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Su Lun understood that guy's plan and thought there was nothing wrong with it.

People who walk by the river all the year round don't have a few ways to escape.

The two exchanged a few words casually and made a plan.

So far, Su Lun has not discovered what the "Giant Priory" is planning to do.

But the calmer he was, the worse his intuition told him that things would get worse.

Now, people from the Military Intelligence Department have joined in, and I don't know if it is related.

Not long after, a group of young men and women walked into the banquet hall in groups of about twenty or thirty.

Although they were not wearing school uniforms, Su Lun still recognized the group of students from Luying Royal Academy.

This group of second-generation aristocrats dressed brightly, the men were heroic, and the girls never wore long skirts with low cuts and backs. Although their faces were slightly immature, their figures were already graceful.

Seeing those gorgeous female students, Albuquerque murmured quietly: "Sister, let me tell you, your clothes are fine. You are much more conservative than them."

Karma blinked, and the brilliance in the crystal eyes flowed, "Ah, it seems to be."

If nothing happened back then, she should be a student of Luying Royal Academy now.

Su Lun smiled slightly.

After a glance, he still didn't see the professor leading the team.

He didn't look any further, and continued to look at the collection in the exhibition hall.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Su Lun always felt as if a faint gaze fell on him.

It didn't look like someone was staring at him, but that kind of curious stare.

He felt that it was most likely because he looked good in a dress?

At least just now, there were several groups of noble ladies who glanced at him secretly.

The group of Royal Academy students also wandered around the exhibition hall.

Walking around, several students also came near the three of Su Lun.

One of the chubby male students had a shiny crow standing on his shoulder, and he was bragging to his companions: "Let me tell you, crows are very popular in the imperial capital now! The price of crows in the bird market has skyrocketed by ten." More than that. Especially some corvid monsters with special effects, each one can be sold at a sky-high price. My [Scary Crow] can release sonic attacks, which is very rare among first-order monsters."

Su Lun felt a little puzzled when he heard the fat student blowing so hard.

Crows usually symbolize ominousness, and few people generally raise them.

Especially nobles.

Didn't think that a trendy city like Lington would be so popular?

But then, he realized that the trend of raising crows was because of himself?

At this point, another student also said: "Wow Alex, I also want to get a crow monster, it's super handsome! The two-way crow of the previous "Death Puppeteer" is really powerful, and it is hard to resist Mafa. The firepower coverage of the mechanical legion is the top magic pet that everyone dreams of. The newspapers in the past half month are almost full of news about the war in Romania. Oh my god, if it wasn't for the fire warlock path I chose for the second level of advancement, I would have chosen to be a puppeteer. "

With this statement, everyone started talking about it.

"I've heard people say that the "Grim Reaper" is now everyone's idol in alchemist circles. The puppet major, which was originally unpopular, was already overcrowded. "

"Indeed. Mentors say that Death Puppeteer is very special. The physical body of ordinary puppet masters is weak, but that person is ridiculously strong. That outstanding melee ability, even if he is a melee professional. I really don't know where the freak came from. I have never heard of such a person in the imperial capital before."

"Haven't you heard? He is a member of a mysterious organization called 'Dawn'. It is said to be a neutral alchemy organization, probably similar to the 'Alchemy Guild'."

"I also want to be a puppet master. In the battle of Roman Kingdom, the "Death Puppeteer" was really too powerful. With one enemy of 200,000, he killed 50,000 to 60,000 pirates alone! The teachers said that in the field of high-level professionals, no other professional can do it.”

"Isn't it? A meteor fell from the sky on the Moros city-state that day, which kicked off the war. In the end, the central arena was filled with pirate corpses."

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At their age, it is the age when heroism is sprouting, and they all want to become dragon-slaying youths.

Being able to kill blood in the pirate base camp, isn't that the hero in every boy's dream?

Su Lun's expression was slightly strange.

After a long time, these people are actually bragging about themselves?

Moreover, those news became more and more outrageous, and his combat power was almost as good as Oleg, who was at the eighth level of hard steel.

Albuquerque and Karma on the side were full of pride, because these people were talking about their teachers!

Although they didn't personally experience that battle, even because they have been at sea these days and haven't read the newspapers, they don't know how fierce the battle was.

Listening to the bragging of these Royal Academy students, their eyes are full of shock.

Seeing the scorching gazes cast by Albuquerque and Karma, Su Lun couldn't laugh or cry, and explained helplessly: "It's not that exaggerated."

The fat student said: "Hahaha, let me just say it. What's the use of you advancing so quickly? Now my line of puppet masters has finally risen!"

Someone immediately pointed it out: "Alex, don't brag. I'm lazy, I can't advance to the second level, and puppet master, aren't you a fighter sequence?"

The fat student immediately retorted: "Is the puppet master I'm transferring now not good? You haven't heard that the "Reaper" with all his fighting skills can toughen a sixth-level professional. People are also advanced in this way, why can't I? "

Someone laughed and said, "Now everyone is asking about that person's advanced route, but no one has figured it out. How do you know that he is advanced in the fighter sequence? I heard from the analysis of the teachers that that person can have Such a terrifying strength, at least at the low level, the advanced materials are very high-end, and even more than one "forbidden object" level material is fused. It may be the descendants of some ancient families that have lasted for thousands of years. And Alex Max, you can barely fuse silver materials, and you still want to be that kind of puppet master?"

The fat student was slapped in the face, and said arrogantly: "Hmph, you don't understand! Let me tell you, the most important thing for a good puppet master is to have a good puppet. Then "Reaper" can kill him alone. Seventy to eighty thousand pirates, the most important thing is his special puppets. My father just sent me a message, saying that he asked someone to spend a lot of money to buy a fifth-order puppet. When I go back and get it, I'll be a fifth-tier combat power! Anyway, I don't care, puppeteer professional is the strongest profession! To refute, let me give an example of how one person can kill 100,000 pirates at the fifth level of a profession! "

Everyone: "."

Bragging is such a thing, the more people brag, the more mysterious it becomes.

Su Lun's eyelids twitched violently.

The fact is, he didn't kill 10,000 people, so it's almost 100,000?

But it must not be admitted that if the talent is not good enough and hard work is not enough, alchemists can indeed rely on foreign objects to improve their combat effectiveness.

And the puppet master is one of the most remarkable extraordinary professions that rely on external objects to improve.

As long as you can have a few puppets that surpass your own rank, you can indeed beat the same rank.

However, this is only limited to low-level areas.

Or the "click to go" ring competition in the Noble Academy.

In a life-and-death battle, no matter how powerful the puppet is, its control ability cannot keep up, or its life-saving ability is not enough, and the enemy can be killed in the blink of an eye.

Albuquerque had accepted Su Lun's teachings on a daily basis, so he scoffed at this point of view.

Hearing that the fat man kept blowing, he couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "The puppeteer doesn't just rely on puppets. This guy has put the cart before the horse. Without manipulation, he can be killed with just a musket."

Mafa listened to those increasingly unreliable words, but did not take them seriously. Instead, he covered his mouth and chuckled, looked at his teacher, and whispered, "Teacher, that "Reaper" is so powerful~"

Su Lun smiled and shook his head, but had nothing to say.

But probably because Albuquerque spoke too loudly, the fat student named Alex heard it and looked over with displeasure: "Hey, what are you talking about?"

Albuquerque didn't pay attention to the man's intentions at all, glanced at it, and continued to look at the antique in front of him.

It seems like a waste of time to say more.

It's not intentional ignorance, Su Lun is very clear that his disciple is very withdrawn. On weekdays, except himself, the teacher and Karma, he was indifferent to almost everyone.

The group of aristocratic students were probably spoiled and had no intention of letting things go. They sneered, "Where did you come from? How dare you say that the puppet master is not good?"

Aristocrats will show their uniqueness in any detail, so even if they are wearing a dress, there are noble coats of arms on the buttons.

Those people could tell at a glance that the three of Su Lun were not nobles, and they had no scruples.

After all, Albuquerque couldn't hold back, and responded: "It's not that the puppet master is not good. It's because what you said just now is wrong. The puppet is just a weapon for a puppet professional, just like a swordsman's knife or a fighter's gauntlet. You The cart has been turned upside down.”

Su Lun didn't plan to interrupt.

He also wanted to see how his two disciples would deal with this kind of thing.

Albuquerque has high professional talent, but lacks a lot of worldly sophistication.

Su Lun took them with him all the time because he wanted them to practice.

What's more, at this time, he finally saw the professor leading the team enter the venue.

The fat student saw Albuquerque's expressionless expression, and instantly felt that he was humiliated by a little kid, and said angrily, "I am a formal student of Luying Royal Academy, do you have me who knows puppetry?"

In terms of seeing the world, the people of Luying Imperial Capital have the confidence to say this.

Lingdun is known as the Holy Land of Alchemy, and the Royal Academy is also known as the "No. 1 Alchemy Academy".

There is a saying in the field of alchemy that the most powerful professionals in the Lu Ying Empire may not be students of the Royal Academy, but the most powerful must be from the Royal Academy!

But there are moths everywhere.

This fat man is a half-assed man.

Hearing that fat man say that he doesn't know how to perform puppetry, how can Albuquerque, the direct descendant of Boyle, bear it?

He glanced at Su Lun, and seemed to have obtained tacit approval, and then said: "If you don't understand, you don't understand. Just admit it and study hard. My teacher said that puppet art is extensive and profound, and you can only go far enough if you are humble enough." .”

Su Lun felt weird when he heard it, because he was indeed the one who taught Albuquerque to say this.

The fat student was stunned by the lesson, and when he realized it, he shouted angrily: "You bumpkin, you have successfully angered me, I want to fight you!"

Upon hearing this, Albuquerque seemed to take the suggestion seriously.

But he thought of something again, and said solemnly: "You can't even beat my sister. I don't want you to beat me."

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Su Lun listened, and finally couldn't help laughing.

That's how Albuquerque talks. It's choking.

Regardless of lethality, it is quite insulting anyway.

Although it's all true.

Su Lun even knew that his disciple had really considered whether to fight just now.

I didn't expect people to just say hello.

The fat man blushed when he heard this, and said angrily: "You have offended a great nobleman!"

Albuquerque glanced at the coat of arms pattern on his buttons, and said seriously: "Your family's title is not hereditary, but the Lord of War Merit. So, strictly speaking, your father is a nobleman, but you are not. In Luying, The Lord of War Merit can be bought with money."

His keen observation ability gave him an insight into everything.

But before Albuquerque finished speaking, Kama, the elder sister, was afraid that he would cause trouble, so she finally interrupted, "Albuquerque, don't talk nonsense."

"oh."

Albuquerque looked bored, and didn't want to waste time with these people anymore.

"you!!!"

That fat man's old bottom was exposed by others, his face was flushed with shame and anger, but he couldn't refute.

Afterwards, no matter how much he taunted, Albuquerque ignored it, and even slipped away to look at antiques by himself.

A farce soon came to an end.

The fat student who wanted to show off his sense of superiority left the arena disheartened.

They didn't know that a young student was watching this scene the whole time.

Su Lun has also been paying attention to the young man. After all, he seemed to be the highest among the group of students.

Moreover, there are two groups of souls on the person in the perception.

"Dark guard?"

Su Lun probably guessed something.

The assassin lurking in the shadows is very powerful! The identity of a person with this level of guard is definitely not simple.

Seeing the young student approaching, Su Lun quietly backed away.

The young man walked up to Kama and greeted him in a gentlemanly way: "Hello, beautiful lady, my name is Alex. Nice to meet you."

Karma saw the polite blond boy in front of him, and politely replied: "Hello."

The young man named Alex took out a Tarot card like magic, and said with a smile: "The Tarot card tells me that you are a very special person."

Karma frowned, and didn't feel any fluctuations in the stranger's approach.

She is not a nympho like other girls, she just asked calmly: "Hello, what can I do?"

She immediately had an evaluation in her mind: Although the blond guy with the Duke's coat of arms on the button of the dress in front of her is a good first impression, she doesn't have the arrogance of those nobles just now, but she is far worse than the teacher.

"Well"

This indifferent tone made Alex seem to have doubts about his own charm for the first time, forcing a smile on his face.

But he didn't mean to be angry at all, and still said politely: "Hi, if possible, I would like to buy this Rubik's cube in your brother's hand. I am a collector and a tarot magician. This mechanism Rubik's Cube is the best finger exercise tool I have ever seen"

He saw very clearly just now that the boy playing the Rubik's Cube listened to the girl very much. In other words, there is a high probability that they are siblings.

Karma shook her head and said, "Sorry, this is an inheritance from my family, and it is not for sale."

"Oh, that's a pity."

Alexis didn't force it, and seemed to see that they were not from the imperial capital, so he handed over a business card naturally, and said: "If I have the opportunity to meet you in Lingdun in the future, I will be a qualified guide. I also hope that I will It's an honor to have that."

The other party behaved impeccably, and Karma took the business card politely, "Okay. If you need it."

Alex showed a very friendly smile, and walked away without much fuss.

This is the real heir of aristocrats, without the arrogance and arrogance of the nouveau riche Xiaopang just now.

Su Lun watched silently the whole time, and also captured some key words, Tarot Warlock?

Came here for the 【Hanged Man Card】?

Suddenly, he thought of something, and used the communicator to contact Mr. Hei in Lingdun.

When I asked about the origin of this "Alexis", everything seemed to be clear.

After the young man left, Su Lun also walked over.

The antiques were almost finished, and Albuquerque and Karma obediently followed their teacher.

Su Lun asked with a smile, "What do you think of that young man just now?"

Karma hooked Su Lun's arm, with a disinterested expression on his face, and said in a mischievous tone: "I'm not interested. After all, you are far worse than you, teacher."

Su Lun smiled and shook his head.

Albuquerque, who was on the side, keenly knew what Su Lun was going to ask, and said, "Teacher suspects that the believers of the outer gods came for that person this time?"

Su Lun's gaze shivered slightly, "Oh? How did you see that?"

Albuquerque said: "The aristocratic coat of arms on that man's button is a hereditary first-class duke, and there are not many in Lu Ying. There is a high probability that his family has an important seat in the parliament. And he is a tarot magician, so he must not I will let go of the 'Twenty-Two Secret Tarot Cards'. If I am the one who set up the game, this is the best bait to deal with him. Now the motives of those cultists on board are unknown. At present, it seems that the biggest It was probably aimed at him."

Having said that, he tilted his head and thought about it again, and said, "If I'm not wrong, it should be a political conflict or something. As for whether those people want to kidnap or kill, it's hard to say."

When Su Lun heard this, he showed a very gratified expression, and praised: "Albuquerque, your thinking is very clear, and your judgment is also good."

Hearing this, Albuquerque smiled happily, "Thank you teacher for your compliment."

At this time, Karma also stuck out her tongue.

Only then did I realize that what my teacher wanted to ask was this, not gossip.

Su Lun has always brought the two of them with him, so they know all the information about the "Priority of Giants".

But being able to connect the whole thing through this sporadic clue, Albuquerque's crisis insight and logical thinking ability are indeed extraordinary.

Moreover, the truth of the matter is likely to be what he guessed.

Su Lun also thought of this just now, so he asked Mr. Hei.

After inquiring, he immediately deduced the ins and outs of the whole matter.

That "Alex" had the Duke's coat of arms on it, and Lu Ying didn't have a second family, so he knew it when he asked.

It was none other than Alex Roberts, the young master of the first-class duke "Grand Duke of the Fog Mountain" Roberts family.

This is not an ordinary nobleman, but a powerful family of Lu Ying's first class.

Their family is as old and powerful as Catherine's Lance family, and they are also one of the five "big members" of the parliament.

and!

Most importantly, the Roberts family is the biggest opponent of the "Proposal on Freedom of Belief in Gods" proposed by the Bona Royal Family!

Now there is motivation.

There are so many believers from the Giant Priory on board, even the leading professor is a believer.

Now there is such a son of an opposition MP on board, who dares to say it is a coincidence?