Mechanical Alchemist

Albuquerque choked the fat student away, and Kama also ignored the young master Alex who was called Luying's top rich and handsome. A group of small nobles looked down on the three country bumpkins like Su Lun even more.

But the three of them didn't care at all, they found a sofa in the corner and sat down on their own.

Karma held the business card that she had no interest in at all, and was about to find a trash can and throw it away.

But at this time, Su Lun thought of something and said, "Wait, don't lose that business card."

Karma turned her face over and asked, "What's the matter, teacher?"

Su Lun reached out his hand and said, "Give me your business card."

Although Karma didn't know what his teacher was going to do, he handed it over.

Su Lun thought for a while, took out a pen and wrote a line on the card.

Kama tilted her head and watched, but she didn't understand what the sentence that looked like a greeting was trying to express.

She asked directly: "Teacher, what did you write, why didn't I understand it?"

Su Lun didn't answer directly, but smiled, as if he wanted to test the level of cryptography of the two disciples.

Albuquerque saw something on the side, and said: "Sister, this is the Herodotus encryption method. Usually, professionals in the mystery department will use it a lot, and a specific sequence is required to decode it."

As he said, he counted the words with his fingers, as if he was calculating some special order, and then said: "The teacher should want to remind that guy. Since he is a Tarot magician, it would take some time for this level of code It can be deciphered. It can also prevent people from being spied on.”

Karma pouted, with a frustrated expression on his face, and then suddenly realized: "Ah, it's cryptography."

Cryptography is a basic subject in the field of alchemy, but it is also one of the most difficult subjects.

That requires a very large amount of knowledge, keen observation ability and logical thinking ability.

Anyone can learn cryptography.

But to become a qualified code breaker, talent is very much needed.

As it happens, Karma isn't very good at this.

Su Lun handed over the business card after finishing writing, and said, "Kama, hand this business card back to Alex."

"Ah teacher, shall I go?"

Kama didn't forget that the young lady came over to strike up a conversation just now, and she was almost pierced by the jealous eyes of those noble ladies.

But after murmuring, she was still so obedient: "Oh, I see."

Although she didn't understand what was written on it, she also knew that it was best for her to go alone.

If you have a motive, you will not be suspected.

Maybe I will be regarded by those noble ladies and young masters as an ugly duckling who loves vanity and wants to cling to the powerful?

Kama pursed her lips, thinking reluctantly in her heart.

Taking a deep breath, she mustered up the courage to walk towards the group of young students from Luying Royal Academy.

Su Lun sat on the sofa, looking at the people coming and going in the banquet hall.

He sent a letter to that young master Alex, not because he wanted to make friends with some powerful people.

Fortunately, there is still such a "Duke of Wushan" who opposes theocracy standing firm, so Lu Ying has not completely become a paradise for foreign gods to spread their beliefs. If something happened to his son, the forces controlled by the outer gods in Lu Ying's upper class would grow stronger.

"Dawn" will not turn the ancient empire of Luying into a theocracy.

So within the scope of ability, just help out.

Su Lun, a teacher, cheated Karma a lot, and guessed that after she gave that business card again, she would definitely become the focus of everyone's attention. They didn't intend to be the center of attention together.

It just so happens that Kit's plan is about to start.

and he left his seat,

Stay in Albuquerque to finish the Rubik's Cube on the couch,

I wandered around the banquet hall again.

On the other hand, in the small circle of Luying Royal Academy, a group of students were laughing and joking about what happened just now.

If they can become a small circle, there is a high probability that their parents are also political allies.

Most of these people are the sons of members of the theocratic opposition.

"Hahaha, our Young Master Alexis is sometimes deflated. The point is, the other party is still a commoner girl?"

"That girl doesn't look like an ordinary commoner. She should be a descendant of a down-and-out noble who lost her title of nobility. Tsk tsk. She really has some scheming. Wouldn't this be remembered by us all at once?"

"No, you must have misunderstood. That girl is very special. Tarot divination told me that she will bring me good luck."

"Alex, it's not that I don't believe in your Tarot divination. However, how could a girl who didn't know that remote territory reject you? Maybe she recognized your identity a long time ago and dressed up to come to the banquet I bet she'll be looking for you as soon as she gets back to Ringdon!"

"Hey, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until I get back to Lingdon. Look, isn't this delivered to your door?"

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A group of noble young masters and ladies looked at Karma approaching from a distance, their mouths were teased, and their eyes were full of all kinds of jokes.

In Luying, nobles and commoners belong to two worlds, and that class concept is engraved in the bones.

No matter how beautiful the ugly duckling is, it is just a plaything of the nobles.

Even if you can marry into a wealthy family, without the exchange of benefits from the matriarchal family, it is just a vase, and no one takes it seriously.

The male students watched the excitement with a smile on their faces, but the girls' eyes were full of vicious jealousy.

Kama resisted the contemptuous gaze and walked in front of the group of young people.

Although Alex was wondering why she came now, he still greeted her in a gentlemanly manner and asked, "Miss Kama, do you have something to do with me?"

Karma wanted to get rid of the hot potato in his hand as soon as possible, resisted the discomfort, and handed over the business card directly, "This is for you."

Then turn around and walk away.

But in the eyes of others, this is very artificial "shy".

Alex was slightly taken aback, a little confused by her reaction. He took the business card and saw that it was the one he handed out. It's just that there is one more sentence above.

He looked at it and frowned, did he guess wrong?

Is this really a commoner girl who loves vanity?

The others watched, and each of them gave out ambiguous smiles.

In the eyes of others, the content written on the business card is likely to be dating information or something, and it is not easy to read too much.

Glancing at it, no one took it seriously.

Alex read that passage carefully, like a greeting excerpted from some kind of literature book.

Usually.

He looked at the back of Karma who was leaving in a hurry, and always felt that something was wrong.

You can't go wrong with Tarot.

Then he read the passage again and again.

It wasn't until the third time that he narrowed his eyes and keenly discovered that the arrangement of these sentences seemed to be some kind of encryption method.

"Huh"

Alexis sighed inwardly.

After deciphering the above encrypted content calmly, it was only then that there was a secret word hidden in that sentence: "There are a large number of outer god believers on board, be careful of the people around you, as well as Professor Virginia."

Although the secret language only had a simple sentence, his heart was struck by lightning, and he understood something instantly!

My father is the biggest opponent of the "Proposal for the Freedom of God's Belief". Now that the believers of the Outer Gods have mixed up on the cruise ship, it is hard not to doubt it!

Could it be that there are followers of outer gods who want to assassinate themselves?

Abel immediately became alert and reminded his hidden guard.

Although it is not ruled out that the person who wrote this thing has bad intentions, but his intuition tells him that the girl just now is definitely not an enemy, otherwise she doesn't need to remind herself at all.

Alex put away the business card calmly, and continued to chat with his partners first.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the back figure who had gone to the corner, and felt a little lost in his heart: it turned out that he was just delivering a letter.

"Ah, what a shame."

Karma felt that her face was burning at this moment, scorching hot.

Those contemptuous gazes are really annoying.

Still can't explain it!

She walked quickly to the sofa in the corner, saw her younger brother playing with Rubik's Cube, and asked, "Albuquerque, where's the teacher?"

Albuquerque raised his head and looked in another direction, "Here~ over there. I'm chatting with the lady in the black dress."

Seeing this, Karma's gaze became even more resentful, "Teacher is really disgusting, you went to strike up a conversation by yourself. You actually asked me to do such an embarrassing thing."

Albuquerque was very indifferent: "Sister, only if you deliver the letter will you not be suspected."

Karma rolled her eyes at her younger brother: "I know! But I'm still so angry! It's too shameful!"

Albuquerque said indifferently: "The teacher said, sister, you have to be thick-skinned, so that you will suffer less in the future. Besides, I don't feel ashamed. What they think is their business. Sister, you just go to Just send the letter."

After speaking, he corrected again: "Also, the teacher didn't strike up a conversation. He was struck up by that lady. And if I'm not mistaken, it should be the woman who was watching us secretly before."

Karma: "."

Su Lun was wandering in the banquet hall, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by this mysterious woman in front of him.

She was wearing a long black lace dress, with a graceful figure and good temperament, she looked like a pampered noble lady.

Of course, if she's not a professional.

The energy fluctuations of professionals can be hidden by some special means, such as the [Energy Fluctuation Disruptor] used by the Marfa Army.

But soul fluctuations cannot be hidden.

The mysterious woman with big breasts and upturned butt in front of her is at least a Tier 4 professional.

Moreover, Su Lun also discovered that this woman had observed them many times since just now.

A high-level professional took the initiative to post up to get close, obviously not because he is handsome, there must be some other purpose.

Su Lun even suspected that she was also a member of the Priory of Giants.

But this woman had no allergic reaction to the "perfume" on him.

This made Su Lun confused for a while as to why she came.

The two began to test each other in the chat.

"Is sir an expert on ancient cultural relics? Just now I heard you explain the exhibits to your disciples in great detail. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to listen, but I just happened to be by the side."

"Not an expert, just a little bit of research."

"What's your name, sir?"

"You may call me Nicholas. How about you, madam?"

"Mr. Nicholas, why do you think I'm a 'ma'am'?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. I just feel that ordinary girls don't have the charm and charm of you."

"Sir, you have a sweet mouth."

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Although Su Lun felt that he was a decent person, he would not be polite to this kind of scheming woman who always sticks to him, probably because she wants to test the strength of her muscles.

If you dare to post it, I will dare to start.

Su Lun's big hands naturally caressed the woman's soft and slender waist, and naturally tried her gluteus maximus.

The muscles are very flexible, obviously a melee professional.

But the strange thing is that this woman's body seems to be weak and boneless, and it feels like an abnormal softness.

Su Lun guessed that it might be some kind of talent.

Have to say, the feel is good.

I have always heard that the capital of Luying has a very open concept of gender, and it is known as the capital of romance, which probably refers to it. Gentlemen and ladies will be happy to have fun and release their passion when they meet the opposite sex with their appetite. No one will feel any burden.

The woman in front of him clearly had the boldness and calmness of a woman in an imperial capital.

While Su Lun was chatting with the woman, the charity auction dinner also started.

The lights in the banquet hall dimmed, and a few beams of light shone on the stage.

After the auctioneer came to the stage, he briefly introduced that all the proceeds from this batch of auctions would be donated to the charity children's fund, and the auction process began.

In the dark, Su Lun and the woman named Caroline were still talking.

"Sir, your perfume smells very special~"

"oh?"

"I run a perfume business myself, but I have never smelled such a special perfume."

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Su Lun also knew that this woman probably saw some clues.

He didn't intend to write too much, and both parties knew it well, "I think madam, you can be more sincere."

A hint of ambiguity appeared in Caroline's woman's crystal eyes, her body was almost half glued to Su Lun's body, and she asked, "Sir, what do you think is sincerity?"

The auction has already started, and Su Lun still has business to do. It's not like he hasn't seen a beautiful woman before, so he doesn't want to waste time on this woman: "For example, let's talk about the mysterious collector behind this batch of collections. "

Caroline raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard it, but she didn't deny it: "How did you see that?"

Su Lun didn't want to explain more, but guessed it from some details, tried it out, but didn't think about it: "If you want to talk, let's talk. If you don't want to, then I'm sorry."

He was sure that the other party took the initiative to strike up a conversation, apart from probing, there must be something to ask for.

Hearing this, Caroline took a look at Su Lun.

After pondering for a moment, she seemed to have made some decision, and said without hesitation, "This batch of goods came from my channel. But now, I find that things are out of my control. Because there are some people with evil plans On board."

"oh?"

Su Lun's expression didn't change when he heard it, and he looked like he was listening quietly.

However, he was quite surprised. The person who arranged for this batch of goods was not a member of the Priory of Giants?

Caroline continued: "To tell you the truth, I don't know who this collection belongs to. It came from a mysterious channel. But I arranged to board the ship. Because I found something wrong before, I just Followed up personally."

Speaking of this, her eyes showed a look of solemnity, and she said again: "Coincidentally, just now, my subordinates discovered that the remote communication device on the ship was malfunctioning. It was not a mechanical failure, but man-made. The external signal was blocked. Completely blocked. It means that we can't contact the outside world now."

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When Su Lun heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he still didn't express his opinion.

He had known for a long time that there were members of the Priory of Giants on this ship, so it was not surprising that someone was going to do something now.

He didn't fully believe what the woman said.

Caroline looked at Su Lun without expressing her opinion, and narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.

At least she felt that her judgment was correct, she saw a strong professional in front of her, and said: "You asked that little girl to deliver the letter just now, probably because you know the identity of the young master, and you want to remind him of something? "

Only then did Su Lun feel a little surprised, such a hidden purpose was revealed?

He asked curiously, "How did you know it was to deliver a letter?"

Caroline said: "Because I'm also a woman. That little girl doesn't have that young master Alex in her eyes at all. And I know the whole story of this exhibition, as well as the [Hanged Man Card]. So the content of the letter, It's not difficult to guess. This is also the most important reason why I came to you. Although I don't know which side you belong to, you will definitely not belong to the group of guys who are plotting evil."

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After hearing this, Su Lun felt a little interesting.

He also made sure that this person was not an enemy.

At least not from the Priory of Giants.

At the same time, he also secretly sighed that the city of Lingdun was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, how powerful would it be to meet a random woman?

But it doesn't matter if you guess or not, in the face of absolute strength, scheming plays very little role.

At least so far, Su Lun has not found any threat to him on this ship.

The auction is still going on, and each piece of auction is being auctioned, which seems to announce the countdown of some kind of conspiracy.

Knowing that she had no time to delay, Caroline said directly: "I mean, there is such a big man on this ship, if anything happens, I ship the goods, and I will get into a lot of trouble. And I The manpower on board may not be enough to cope with that kind of accident. Therefore, I hope that you can help within the scope of your ability, sir. Of course, no matter what, I will have a big thank you when I go to Lingdon in the future. Don’t say goodbye Yes, I still have some energy in Lyndon."

Others may not have heard the tone, but Su Lun roughly guessed the identity of the woman when she heard the slang words.

Su Lun glanced at her and asked lightly, "Who is your Excellency?"

Caroline did not continue to hide her identity, and handed out a golden business card with a black rose on it.

If nothing else, this business card is worth a lot.

It also had the name 'Caroline Worcester' printed on it, and the name of a well-known Ringdon gang.

Su Lun glanced at it, and now he understood everything.

Borrowing a knife to kill someone kills three birds with one stone.

The gangsters in Old Lington are a deformed and special product of the times, and it is not possible for a gang of gangsters to stand together. Behind them are big consortiums with real power.

Through Caroline's channel, the people from the Priory of Giants got the batch of antiques with the "Hanged Man Card" onto the ship, attracting the young master Alexis.

If something really happened, Caroline and the forces behind her will definitely be implicated once she is investigated.

The Roberts family occupies one of the five "big congressman" seats and has great energy. At that time, there will inevitably be great turmoil, and there is even the possibility of a major change in the political situation of Lu Ying.

No wonder she called for reinforcements temporarily, it seemed that Caroline also realized that the seriousness of the matter was far beyond her expectations.

After all, outsiders could tell that Alex must have high-level professional bodyguards and a sixth-level professor leading the team.

If the enemy dares to attack, he must have stronger combat power.

At this time, Caroline's tone was already very serious: "I know that Your Excellency is very strong. Since those people dare to attack, they will not be weak. Once they attack, everyone in this boat may be implicated. Helping me is also helping Your Excellency."

The military intelligence department, the believers of the gods, the royal academy, and now there is a mysterious woman who is a mafia boss.

This is already a powerful force in the fourth wave.

Lingdon really deserves to be the capital of the empire, there are so many big fish hidden on this random cruise ship.

Su Lun said with emotion.

He didn't bother to wonder who the power behind this woman was, and there was a high probability that she was hiding something.

But it doesn't matter.

An enemy of an enemy is also half a friend.

Help is definitely needed.

If possible.

However, Su Lun didn't want to express his attitude to a strange woman whom he had only known for half an hour.

Just kept listening and didn't speak.

Seeing that the man in front of her didn't respond, Caroline's expression became slightly dignified.

But she also felt a little weird.

Even after listening to his own words, there was no panic on this man's face from the beginning to the end, but he was extremely calm?

This confidence is definitely not very human.

Caroline was able to gain a firm foothold in the underground black market in Lingdon, so she naturally had her own way of identifying people.

She has already determined in her heart that she is a very strong professional in front of her.

Now that she had no choice, she took a breath, and made another heavy promise, saying: "If you are willing to do your best, just protect that young master from death as much as possible. Afterwards, I will satisfy you with whatever I can offer you." Conditions. Even if I can't do it, the big boss behind me will definitely be able to do it."

The weight of these words is not light, and there is also a kind of extraordinary self-confidence.

Su Lun listened and finally said, "Okay."

I didn't want to express my opinion, but she promised too much.

Hearing this, Caroline suddenly relaxed, as if she finally had some confidence.

Su Lun asked again: "Can you tell me what other information you have? For example, what do you think the origin of those plotting evil people?"

Caroline looked straight, and responded: "It is likely to be a fanatical believer of a new religion recently. I have been investigating again these days."

Her information was similar to that of Su Lun.

But some are more detailed. For example, the real identity of the bishop is actually a barrister.

After chatting for a while, Su Lun suddenly wondered how this woman found him from so many people in the banquet hall, so she asked directly, "How did you notice me?"

Caroline smiled slightly: "Because you are a very charming gentleman."

She said directly: "I thought you were 'Kit the Stranger Thief'. After all, you are very powerful and handsome. I just came here to test it out just now, and I just wanted to cooperate with you. But obviously, I guessed wrong."

After hearing this, Su Lun realized that he was being targeted because he was too handsome?

He asked curiously, "How can you tell that I am not?"

Caroline smiled coquettishly, "Sir, you are one of the few real gentlemen I have ever met. The romantic gentleman like Kaitou Kit cannot be compared with you."

Su Lun smiled: "Hehe."

The auction is still going on, and the rich people in the banquet hall are still enthusiastically taking pictures of those antiques, completely unaware that a crisis is quietly approaching.

Su Lun was not in a hurry, told Kit about the current situation, and then returned to sit on the sofa.

At this moment, the tarot card was finally taken out of the safe.

It is contained in a crystal box, and a one-eyed hanging giant is drawn on the card.

When Su Lun turned his left eye, he immediately identified it.

【A mysterious tarot card】

Detailed explanation: [The Hanged Man Card], one of the "Twenty-Two Miku Tarot Cards" in the Age of Dawn; this card has super mysterious characteristics and can be applied to various advanced divination techniques; holding this card, A certain degree of divination immunity can be obtained; a set of 22 cards will be integrated, and there will be a super set effect bonus; the card contains some encrypted content that cannot be deciphered temporarily; there are some parasites banned by mysterious means on the card larva;

"It's really the real thing."

When Su Lun saw the identified information, he immediately became interested.

But in fact, the value of this kind of card depends on the beholder.

For a Tarot sorcerer, it is indeed a fatal attraction.

Even though it has been circulated for countless years, it still has super mysterious properties and is an excellent divination tool.

But after all, it has been circulated for so many years, and it may have been through the hands of many people. The information may have been deciphered long ago, and there is a high probability that it is an empty card.

But after all, it was confirmed to be genuine. Su Lun thought that the "hidden secret" might have something to do with the Omniscience Eye, and it was difficult to judge its value without seeing the deciphered content.

As for the "parasite" identified, it must be the method used by those believers of the outer gods to deceive that young master Alex.

If there is no accident, this card will definitely fall into the hands of the young man.

But accidents are bound to happen.

Because at this time, Kit also sent a message that he was going to do something.