Mechanical Alchemist

Su Lun had heard of the "Gusmao Airship". This was the information he had obtained from the memory of the Mafa Royal Mechanical Knight who was beside Princess Stiga in the North Sea.

The Marfa military has some top-secret information, saying that the Luying military industry department is developing a super-powerful aerial fortress and wants to control the air to deal with future battlefields.

This is not an ordinary airship with a gondola suspended from a large balloon, but a real steel behemoth, which can even be understood as a steam steel castle in the sky.

However, it has not been heard of being used in the battlefield.

Even Mafa's intelligence department only heard that the Luying military was secretly developing it, but no one had actually seen it.

Su Lun didn't expect to see the real thing here.

No matter how the "Shadow Lord" got the airship, with just this method, his title of the king of the underground gang in Lingdun is really not blown out.

Seeing the military airship, Su Lun's thoughts turned quickly: "A gang boss definitely can't do this. Who is the benefactor behind this 'Red Oak Club'?"

After all, the Luying Empire has a thousand-year heritage, and there are many giant crocodiles hiding under the water.

Such as the low-key Lance family, the ambitious Grand Duke Raphael

This also made Su Lun feel more and more cautious about the dance.

Except for the slight movement like an earthquake just now, there was nothing unusual.

But in space perception, Su Lun knew that this behemoth was slowly rising into the sky.

He didn't show any abnormalities, and continued to chat with Sabina.

Half an hour later, Su Lun felt that they were at least three thousand meters above the ground, and the airship was still floating.

Suddenly, behind a wall of the closed room they were in, there was the sound of an organ being opened.

Su Lun and Sabina looked back at the same time, and the previous decorative wall was folded up, revealing a large piece of tempered glass.

Looking at the clouds floating by outside, a look of astonishment appeared in Sabina's crystal eyes, obviously she didn't expect to go to the sky.

Su Lun stood up, and Sabina took his arm naturally, and the two walked to the viewing window.

From this point of view, the whole of Lingdun can be seen.

At night, the city streets were brightly lit, and it happened that the height of the airship was already above the thick fog layer, so everything could be seen clearly.

The gray fog that covers Lington all the year round has put a veil of mystery on the row upon row of buildings.

The lights on the banks of the Roccovalen River are the brightest, and the gas lamps along the river walkway light up two long rows of orange light spots, dividing the entire city into two halves, the north and the south.

The fog in Nancheng is the densest, and the towering chimneys in the factory are spewing white smoke non-stop. Although the lights in the aristocratic area of ​​Beicheng are not dense, they are very bright.

The whole city is like a giant sleeping on the ground, and the buildings are like spikes on its back.

At the moment, there is a bright moon hanging in the sky, and the bright white moonlight is pouring on the misty ground, adding a layer of mystery to the world in the eyes.

It was also the first time for Su Lun to overlook the super big city of Lingdon.

He squinted at the bright lights in front of him, felt inexplicably relieved, and sighed: "Stand tall, the scenery is really different."

While looking at the scenery, he looked out of the viewing glass again, and looked at the sky fortress.

The hull is made of huge rivets spliced ​​into a steel shell, and many propellers of various purposes and sizes can be seen on the side. Some of the power equipment that can be seen from this angle has white smoke coming out of steam pipes. There is no obvious air bag device, and the shape is very strange, but it looks like a chubby giant whale.

Strong steampunk style.

Su Lun took a closer look and roughly understood the general structure of the "Gusmao Airship", but he couldn't figure out how such a heavy steel castle could fly into the sky. The key to the energy system was hidden in the airship. internal.

After just a glance, he also had some guesses: "It seems to be ancient goblin technology?"

Don't think about it, once it is a mechanical product that exceeds the current level of technology, it is likely to be an ancient black technology discovered by archaeology.

Although Su Lun couldn't understand it, it didn't prevent him from hearing that in the once glorious goblin civilization, there was a "City in the Sky" that was said to be able to fly in the sky.

The adventurers of the Luying Empire have been hunting for treasures and opening up wasteland for so many years, and it is not difficult to understand that the royal family has some black technology.

Su Lun and Sabina were enjoying the scenery in the sky by the window. After waiting for a long time, there was another "click" sound of gears gnashing in the room.

A folding staircase on the ceiling slowly descended.

Sabina had been here once and obviously knew what that meant. She put her arm around Su Lun and said, "Sir, it's time for the dance."

Su Lun nodded, and the two walked up the stairs.

The interior space of the mechanical airship is also quite large, and the two of them did not meet other participants in the passage.

Not long after, the bunny girl pushed open a door, and her vision suddenly opened up.

This is a luxurious banquet hall with dim lighting.

When the two of Su Lun came, there were already dozens of people wearing masks. There are men and women, and they are dressed gorgeously. Just by looking at the jewelry decorations on their bodies, one can tell that these people are not ordinary.

There was a faint scent of incense in the air, and Su Lun felt refreshed.

Taking a closer look at the censer in the corner, it was identified as a potion with a strange name like [Could it be a girl's legend].

Although the name is strange, Su Lun has been famous for a long time!

Because this is a legendary alchemy potion.

The potion has the miraculous effect of beautifying the skin and prolonging life. It is said that people who are near the end of their lifespan will live another half a year after using it for the first time.

Long-term use, can last for many years!

And the main material of this potion is hundreds of millions of years of fossils that have only been found in the permafrost of the extreme arctic ice sheet, which is hard to come by. It is said that there is no channel for the special medicine refined by the Lu Ying royal family to sell in the market.

"Good stuff."

Seeing this, Su Lun suddenly felt a bit like a country bumpkin.

Haixu got rich a lot before, and if you are rich, you are rich, but your temperament has not caught up.

There are many things in this dance party, if the names are not identified by the pupil of omniscience, he really has never seen it.

The key thing that Su Lun couldn't figure out was that such a good thing was actually offered for free?

He looked at the dining table full of wine and food, and it was no surprise that they were rare delicacies and old wines that were rare in the market. It's not just eating to nourish the body, or it's all kinds of stacking buffs, anyway, it's not just ordinary food that only satisfies the desire of the tongue.

Seeing this, Su Lun understood that the things that the organizer of the dance provided for the guests to enjoy must be rare things that cannot be bought in the market, or are extremely difficult to buy.

Everywhere highlights the strength of the organizers.

Su Lun and the others didn't wait long, and some guests came out from the hidden corner one after another.

It's easy to tell, all the participants wore special masks to cover their faces.

And those young men and women who don't wear masks are exclusive waiters.

High society socialite, member of the Royal Ballet, big singer

Su Lun had several familiar faces among those bunny girls.

These beauties dressed in sexy and coquettish clothes are unattainable and elegant in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of real big shots, they are just setting off the atmosphere of the dance party.

Sabina on the side looked at Su Lundo for a few times, her gaze was obvious: If you are interested, sir, you can try it~

Su Lun let out a chuckle.

He didn't see those people coveting any beauty, but wanted to see exactly who was attending the meeting so that he could deduce more useful information.

He looked at everything around him calmly, but it was a pity that the masks provided by the participants to the guests obviously had restraints that interfered with perception, and the faces could not be seen clearly.

Su Lun remembered their soul fluctuations.

The Full Moon Ball is a member recommendation system, so most of the participants are old members who have been here before, and they all know the rules.

The dance desires of the upper class are hidden, but this "full moon dance party" is an underground dance party, and the desires of the participants are released.

Those masked people would not be surprised by what happened in front of them, and they were doing their own things in the corner of the banquet hall. Gentlemen can flirt with bunny girls, ladies can also find male models, and there are lively scenes everywhere.

After all, it was a dance party in name, and the soothing music sounded, and the members found their partners to embrace and dance.

Su Lun and Sabina also embraced and danced a slow dance.

Sabina looked at Su Lun as if she was a little puzzled by the disregard of the appearance of those fat nobles, she bit her ear and explained softly: "Actually, many people here don't mind revealing their identities. Because everything about the ball They are all kept strictly confidential, and private discussions are even forbidden. Otherwise, Lord Shadow Lord will send someone to erase them. That intelligence network is very powerful, covering both black and white. So far, no one has leaked the information about the dance party. People who can survive. Moreover, being able to join the dance party is also a status threshold for people in the upper class. Many people reveal their identities, but it can elevate their status in real social life."

Su Lun also understood a little bit.

In fact, there are countless sex scandals in the upper class, and everyone knows it by heart.

Now that there is a rule of "no disclosure", those people naturally have no fear.

The prom is a membership system, and many people know each other or are involved.

This is also a special alliance.

This kind of alliance will be more stable only if everyone has black material about each other.

From another point of view, the organizer's "Shadow Lord" probably has a lot of black material about the upper class.

Not long after, a mysterious man in a black robe and a golden human face mask walked into the banquet hall.

Su Lun noticed this person immediately, sensed the special soul fluctuation, and murmured: "It's very strong."

This is the mysterious "Shadow Lord".

It is difficult for top professionals to tell which level is from the soul fluctuation, but Su Lun feels that it is at least the seventh level, even a bit like Mr. Jing's illusory eighth level of unreal fluctuation.

"But his soul fluctuates very weakly. Is this the end of his lifespan?"

Although this man's demeanor was extraordinary, Su Lun felt some information that others could not.

Just like the situation when he met Grandma Katyusha on the boat going to Shanyin, the fire of the soul of the man in the golden mask in front of him is like wax in the wind.

In other words, this guy's lifespan is approaching and he is going to die.

It was only then that Su Lun figured out that the potion [Could it be a girl's legend] arranged in the venue was also for his own use.

Thinking that this man was the king of the Lingdun gangster more than 20 years ago, he can understand it when he is older.

Seeing him coming, everyone stopped and bowed in salute.

The man in the golden mask waved his hand, and said again: "Everyone is old friends, don't be so polite. Before the official opening of the ball, our 'Marquise Agnes' has an opening dance to perform for everyone. I think everyone would like Watch that beautiful lady dance instead of listening to my old fellow's rambunctiousness"

As soon as he said this, a spotlight fell on a lady in a black evening dress at the venue.

Although wearing a mask can't see his face clearly, just by looking at his attire and skin color, he can tell that this is a well-maintained high-ranking nobleman.

All eyes turned to the past.

The lady didn't hesitate to listen, she took off her mask directly, revealing her true face and a helpless smile: "Oh, it's very embarrassing for me to dance naked at my age."

This is a beautiful woman who still has charm. Although she laughs at herself that she is getting older, her skin is as smooth as a girl in her twenties, and her uneven figure reveals the charm of a mature young woman.

She took off her black evening gown, and then all the cover, and said: "I hope I lose the bet. Since I asked for it at the ball last time, a certain gentleman helped me with that, and he wants to see me Dancing in front of everyone will only make everyone laugh."

A group of participants showed no strange expressions, and applauded in harmony with the atmosphere.

Facts have proved that no matter before time travel or now, during the GHS, people who eat melons will be surprisingly uniform gentlemen: good people will live a safe life.

Su Lun was also very surprised. A marquise is already a real figure in the upper class. How could she just step onto the stage under the spotlight and dance such a beautiful dance in front of everyone?

The noble lady is proficient in all kinds of dances, and this Marquise Agnes is not at all stage frightened, her dancing is sexy and pleasing to the eye.

Needless to say, this opening dance is really good.

Su Lun has long been used to seeing all kinds of girls performing at night shows. It can be said that watching flame dances and the like will not fluctuate in the slightest.

But dancing with the noble Marquise in front of her gave people a different kind of fun.

At the same time, Su Lun was also amazed. Are the rules of this ball so hardcore?

Like truth or dare, take a risk and take a risk.

The majestic Marquise has to fight in person?

Sabina beside her also watched with relish, and whispered in Su Lun's ear: "So you like this, sir?"

Su Lun did not deny that he was interested in watching it, "Not bad."

Sabina smiled lightly and remained silent.

Su Lun could understand after thinking about it.

Lu Ying's private life in the aristocratic circle was chaotic. For ladies and wives who lived in aristocratic families since childhood, they often have no obsession with chastity. They are very clear that their greatest value lies in marriage. Beauty is just a tool, if you want to get it, you only need to see if the price is enough, not whether you like it or not.

This marquise will dance here, which means that the benefits she gets in exchange must be more than what she is paying now.

A fragrant opening dance kicked off the ball.

After all, these people are not here to enjoy, but to exchange resources and information.

After the man with the golden mask appeared at the beginning, he didn't speak again, but sat in the corner where the light just happened to cast shadows.

A man who looked like a butler presided over the ball,

Then came the communication part.

Those wearing masks spoke one after another and raised their needs.

"The reporter of the "Lingdon Entertainment News" has some scandals that are not good for me. It is the property of the Fez MP, who happens to be my political enemy. Someone blackmails me. I need someone to deal with it. The reward is a card Rong silver coin."

"I can fix it. I can guarantee it won't be in the papers."

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"The Congress will have a proposal on ore trade reform the day after tomorrow. I need some accurate internal information. The reward is two silver coins."

"I know this information. But I need three silver coins."

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"In the previous assassination of Earl Mallory, I needed information on the murderer."

"I have a batch of sensitive bulk munitions to leave the port, and I need a special pass signed by the Minister of Commerce and Trade Oliver himself."

"There is a war going on in the Principality of Mustang. I need a middleman to mediate. The reward is a gold coin."

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Questions were asked one by one, and then someone answered them.

Everyone is obviously familiar with this process.

If no one can solve it, the matter will fall to that "Shadow Lord".

Although they didn't get an answer on the spot, everyone knew that as long as it wasn't rejected, it would definitely be resolved.

In addition to speaking out, there are also some members who are unwilling to reveal their identities, so they use a special projector to project the demand meter on the public screen.

Originally, this kind of resource exchange could be achieved in ordinary noble receptions, but members prefer to trade here.

In other places, even people you know in real life need to worry about whether the transaction partner will have a different heart.

But the transaction here is absolutely safe.

Because all transactions are guaranteed by the "Shadow Lord".

If someone agrees, it must be executed according to the contract.

This is the rule of the dance.

It's like the voluptuous dance danced by the marquise at the beginning.

It is worthy of being a high-end exchange meeting, and all the talks are about real big business.

Su Lun silently listened to others speaking, observing everything carefully.

He didn't speak in a hurry.

The factions and identities of those people can be roughly guessed from the questions asked, and there are also those who hide their heads and can't guess.

He also found that the identities of the people at the ball were very mixed, and there were bigwigs from all walks of life.

And what can be brought to this ball to solve are some very difficult problems.

After listening to the news, Su Lun deeply felt that there were too many predators hidden in Lingdun, the British capital of Lu Ying. Those problems that are difficult to solve on the surface are often a one-sentence problem in these people's mouths.

Just to join in the fun, you can get a lot of top-secret information, and you can infer a lot of changes in the upper echelon of Lu Ying.

But Su Lun knew that it was impossible to prostitute information for nothing.

The members are very active because there is an unspoken rule in this dance party, that is, they will be kicked out of the membership if they participate in the meeting many times but do not show "value".

Judging from the information Sabina has, this "Shadow Lord" has always represented absolute neutrality and does not take any stand.

It is almost certain that he does not take the stand of the royal family, nor is he supported by one of the six congressmen

If there are conflicts among members, he can be asked to mediate, but he will not favor anyone.

This was also the most important reason why Su Lun wanted to come to this place to find clues.

If "neutrality" is a created human design, this dance party has existed for more than 20 years, and after many political changes, it should have collapsed long ago.

But the intelligence personnel of Mr. Jing's blood who have been lurking in Lingdun for hundreds of years have never heard of them.

On the contrary, "Shadow Lord" has become more and more mysterious in recent years.

The only certainty is that he is very strong.

He has been hearing that someone is going to assassinate him in black and white, but now he is alive and well.

And the people and forces who wanted to kill him disappeared.

The atmosphere of the exchange session was delicate.

There are a lot of people who reveal their identities, and there are also a lot of people who hide their heads and show their tails.

Su Lun observed for a while, but found no danger, so he wrote his needs in a special sensor and projected them on the screen: "A special formula of psychedelic medicine has recently appeared among the gangs in Nancheng. I think Knowing the source of the potion and some detailed information, it would be even better if you can get the formula. The reward is a Charon silver coin."

[Silver Charon Coin] is the hard currency in circulation at the ball, and it is the certificate issued by the "Shadow Lord".

The essence of the exchange at this ball is bartering, but sometimes the two parties in the transaction do not have an equal bargaining chip, so there is this silver coin.

Naturally, it was impossible for Su Lun to ask the identity of the "curator" directly.

I just fought against each other, and if someone else is at the ball, it will be easy to be exposed.

What's more, because finding the "curator" is not the ultimate goal.

Find the source of the medicine.

And it was no secret that the potion appeared in Nancheng. Many well-informed forces got the news and asked again. It's not easy to ask this question.

Su Lun's purpose was to know who made the batch of medicine and how the Red Death came about.

He had come to try his luck.

I don't think I'll be able to get accurate information.

Unexpectedly, not long after this news was asked, a row of anonymous texts appeared on the sensor that looked like a notebook to respond: "This batch of goods was secretly developed by the 'Bakchi Bio-Pharmaceutical Company', and the laboratory is at the headquarters , strict precautions. I just know that they will hold a new drug conference recently, and will officially release this medicine. Don’t worry about the formula. The interests involved in this matter are too great. It is a special medicine for diseases, and it will be produced in the future With huge profits, the formula will never be sold outside. There are only so many news. As for the reward, you can see and give it. Oh, I have another message for you. There are many people paying attention to this potion now. If you want to buy shares, you have to find a way as soon as possible. "

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When Su Lun saw it, he came to the right place!

This directly asked about the place of origin of the medicine.

This "Buck Qiwu Pharmaceutical Company" is one of several pharmaceutical giants in Lu Ying, and it is also the industry of the Rodriguez family.

The congressman of the Rodriguez family is the staunchest supporter of the Freedom of Religion Act.

Now that you know who your opponent is, you will have a direction to deal with later.

Su Lun didn't expect to get the information so easily.

Now that the biggest purpose of coming to this ball has been achieved, he is also relieved.

Then you can quietly be a bystander.

There are not only needs in the dance party, but also resources of idle resources, most of which are special items that cannot be exported through formal channels.

Soon, Su Lun saw another piece of information that he was very interested in.

Someone posted a message: "I still have a batch of special equipment imported from Mafa by those guys from the New Faction during the Bruma coup, 90% of them are new, and they are now sealed in the Royal Shipyard. Warehouse. Duke Raphael is secretly operating and wants to buy it. After half a month later, the Royal Shipyard will probably sell it to him. But some people don’t want this thing to fall into his hands. Interested friends can quote a price. Transaction Two silver coins are added, and the price of the machine is calculated separately. I will find a way to get it out, and the transaction channel is guaranteed to be safe.”

"Imported equipment that imitates mechanical armor?"

Su Lun was overjoyed when he saw it.

Although Marfa prohibits the export of mechanical armor, it does not prohibit the export of various mechanical equipment. It's just that the two countries are fighting each other, and it is very difficult to find purchase channels. Especially military equipment related to mechanical armor.

The chamber of commerce of the rich lady Leina also helped to collect a batch of second-hand machinery and equipment, but Su Lun had seen those lists, and most of them were outdated production equipment produced by Lu Ying.

Although it is barely usable, it cannot meet the production needs of the war workshop in the small void world.

But this batch of goods imported from Mafa is different.

Very matching!

Before the coup d'etat, the new faction seized power, wanted to restructure the Luying Empire, and made a lot of plans to learn the advanced system of Marfa.

Among them is the plan of "Mechanical Armor Factory".

These imported equipments were obtained from Mafa at a high price and through special channels. At that time, the Prime Minister wanted to start from imitation and explore step by step, so that Lu Ying could also follow the path of a mechanical power.

But then the Queen quickly returned to power, and the old faction directly hammered to death the New Deal that had been in power for a few months.

All proposals for the New Deal were frantically suppressed.

As a result, those expensive imported equipment were sealed up before they could be produced.

Without policy support, it is really useless for these special equipment to fall into the hands of others.

Because the manufacture of mechanical armor requires senior mechanics, precise drawings, and a systematic training system for mechanical talents.

Indispensable.

Even Lu Ying's major arms dealers are useless with these instruments and equipment.

Many of these devices are special-purpose instruments, and lack some core instruments for manufacturing high-precision parts of mechanical armor.

So even if you hold it in your hand, you can't make a slightly better mechanical armor at all.

Using them to make mechanical weapons that Lu Ying has been behind for decades is not as easy to use as old equipment.

But others are useless, but Su Lun has it!

Whether it's mechanical armor blueprints, mechanic talents, or precision core instruments (the batch on the submarine), he has it all!

When Su Lun saw this information, he was immediately tempted.

Sure enough, high-end resources are in the hands of a small group of people.

The dance was worth it!

PS. The comments in the past few days have not been deleted, because they cannot be seen due to policy reasons. It should be fine in a few days.