Mechanical Alchemist

"The second solution's [B-010-Big Eater] talent fits very well with this vampire ring Jane, no wonder the ring fell into this guy's hands."

Su Lun looked at the white-faced young man with thoughtful eyes.

This is the second professional with this talent that he has encountered.

The last one was the captain of the Ninth Fleet of the North Sea Fleet, "Greedy Admiral" Ixil Peon, who had died in the land of the underworld.

This talent is very powerful, it can devour foreign objects and use them for its own use, and its physical combat power will be very strong.

The blood race also has the talent to absorb the blood of others to restore and strengthen themselves.

The vampire ring and the [Big Eater] talent are a perfect match.

Although it is not difficult to see rare talents in top noble families. Because many talents can be passed down through blood, noble families usually choose to combine with some rare talents to have children. The base number is large, and there are always a few offspring of B-level or A-level talents.

But the second solution talent is hard to come by.

"Although this Augustus is only at the sixth level, his combat power must not be measured by the ordinary sixth level. It's a bit tricky."

Su Lun immediately judged in his heart that this guy was very strong.

He sighed secretly again, there are so many strange masters in Lingdun.

I met a mysterious "curator" before, and now there is another old man pretending to be tender.

This is something that he is not sure that he will be able to beat it.

The Rodriguez family is a staunch supporter and promoter of the Freedom of Religion Act, and they are almost 100% believers in the Outer God.

Nature is the enemy.

When Su Lun saw the ring, the first thing that came to his mind was how to kill this man.

But after thinking about it for a while, he still felt that he was not very sure.

At least here it's impossible to get your hands dirty.

"Why don't you ask that powerful Ringdon gangster king next time?"

Su Lun thought of a safer plan.

Without this ring, there is a high probability that this old thing will die suddenly on the spot, and there is a high probability that it is impossible to obtain it through normal benefit exchange.

But that "Shadow Lord" claims to be able to do anything, what if he succeeds?

It's best if you don't do it yourself.

Su Lun was not in a hurry after thinking about it.

Not long after, the top ten finals of the puppet contest began.

The host's passionate opening speech kicked off the prelude, and the contestants first came to the stage and missed a face. Albuquerque and Karma siblings were among them.

Seeing this, Su Lun also guessed that the young master Alex was here to cheer for Karma.

Su Lun didn't feel anything wrong.

Although the two Karma siblings are his disciples, they have their own paths to go in the future.

The host of the puppet conference briefly introduced the backgrounds of the ten finalists from the preliminaries, covering almost all the current mainstream puppet genres.

But except for the Boyle organ puppet line of the Kama siblings, who belong to outsiders, the other eight are disciples of the elders of the Lingdun Puppet Masters Union.

After all, puppet masters rely on foreign objects to increase their combat power. The stronger the puppet, the stronger the combat power.

A puppet master may not necessarily be rich, but a powerful puppet master must be rich.

It is said to be a national meeting, but it is actually a group of small nobles fighting among themselves.

Albuquerque has the body of a six-year-old, and his diminutive stature stands out from a row of competitors.

He is the only Tier 1 professional, and the others are Tier 2.

But Su Lun is still very optimistic that his disciple can take the first place.

Albuquerque was a little absent-minded after taking the stage, and seemed to have no interest in this kind of competition. He probably also guessed that his teacher would come to watch the battle, so he searched the crowd, and soon fell on Su Lun who was sitting in an inconspicuous corner.

Looking up, Su Lun also smiled and nodded to show encouragement.

Seeing that his teacher also watched the battle in person, Albuquerque suddenly regained some energy.

The pace of the game is not too fast, and this kind of academic-style battle is over, and it is quite enjoyable to watch. But in the eyes of a puppet master like Su Lun, he just watched the excitement.

However, he has also seen the fighting styles of several mainstream schools of puppet professionals.

The weapon flow is rough, the curse flow is weird, the beast puppet flow has all kinds of strange monster puppets, and the various puppet spells of the element flow are dazzling.

The cheers at the scene were also wave after wave.

It has to be said that the battle between puppet masters is more interesting than other professions.

It was clearly a fight between two people, but the sound of gang fights could be heard on the ring.

All kinds of puppets collided with each other, and the audience was so addicted to watching.

But the manipulation skills of these second-tier puppet masters are too immature in Su Lun's opinion. If they really want to face him, those fancy puppets may not even have a chance to make a move, and they will be paralyzed on the spot.

However, the top ten are actually at the level of very good puppet masters among normal people.

It's not like Su Lun has harvested about one or two hundred years of manipulative experience by relying on the talent of "Reaper", which is naturally difficult for others to match.

After playing a few rounds, they entered the semi-finals.

There are a few notable ones.

But to Su Lun's surprise, Albuquerque actually lost!

This guy made it all the way to the semi-finals with his excellent wire control skills and didn't even use a puppet much.

But in this last game, he faced Elsa Bach, the closed disciple of Grandmaster Aubrey who was most expected to win the championship. He lost within two rounds.

"This boy Albuquerque is controlling the ranking?"

Su Lun looked at the corners of his eyes and twitched slightly. After thinking for a while, he showed a sudden smile.

The bystanders watched the excitement and thought that Albuquerque was really invincible, but as a teacher, Su Lun really knew his disciple very well.

I just looked around, and there are indeed a few good seedlings in the top ten.

But no one was a match for Albuquerque.

Although everyone else is at the second level, they have one more career advancement and one more alchemy equipment than him. But the [Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart] of the second solution seems to be broken, and it is not a player of the same level at all.

It's like Albuquerque fought all the way, and he hasn't used the eight-armed spider lance colonization outfit yet. Others even thought that his alchemy breeding equipment was some kind of augmentation manipulation hidden breeding equipment.

Su Lun couldn't help but think, "This kid probably went for the prize for the third place."

He looked at the third prize in the display cabinet, which was a copy of the "Core Structural Diagram of the Heart of the Four Color Elements" marked by Van Holmont, the number one alchemist in the Luying court three hundred years ago. It is also the most authoritative and detailed version on the energy core structure currently on the market.

Palace collections are simply not available through ordinary channels.

This is also a good thing that even Su Lun coveted before the game.

Although it was the third place prize, in his eyes, its value was countless times higher than all the other top ten prizes combined.

But this kind of intellectual treasure is far less valuable to noble contestants than a good puppet that can immediately increase their combat power. Because if they want to learn knowledge, the royal library has collections, and the private warehouses of nobles also have them. You can always buy all kinds of profound classics by spending money on relationships.

So, this knowledge is third prize.

"Have a heart."

Su Lun looked at the corner of his brow and smiled slightly.

Albuquerque's own level is still in contact with the core knowledge of non-energy, so this prize is obviously won for him as a teacher.

Su Lun even guessed that he was willing to participate in such a boring competition in the first place, probably for this prize.

As for the first and second place silk implants and puppets, they are not attractive to Albuquerque at all. With Su Lun, the teacher of the puppet master, their siblings have no shortage of good puppets.

Sure enough, Albuquerque lost a game in the semifinals. Later, in the third qualifying match, he solved his opponent within a few breaths and won the third place without any suspense.

I don't even play it.

As a result, Su Lun in the audience couldn't laugh or cry.

The people who eat melons are also very confused.

This is the end?

They thought it would be a fierce battle, but they didn't think about that little boy of the first rank, who even took out the puppet just for a show, and then directly deprived the opponent of the puppet's control right with one hand. , ended the fight.

Also created the record for the fastest race time in the top ten.

It is the gap between the actual combat school and the academic school.

Noble students have experienced life-and-death fights. Usually, college-style games usually require good-looking, handsome, and all kinds of big moves to come and go.

But I don't think that in real combat, a small flaw is enough to determine the outcome.

But despite this, it is usually necessary to perform a performance to give the opponent a little face.

Albuquerque did not.

Su Lun also felt that his disciple had been imprisoned in the [Government Puppet Heart] for five years, and everything was fine, but his personality and EQ were hard to describe.

"That kid named Albuquerque Boyle is so crazy, he actually defeated Master Vogt's proud disciple Roy in this way. My God, look, Master Vogt's face is so black "

"It's just good luck. Roy's puppet is much better than that kid, and it's completely lost in carelessness."

"Those country folks are aggressive and aggressive, and they will fight to the death for a little profit. The battle just now was obviously a sneak attack, and there was no gentlemanly demeanor at all. When they were about to fight in a dignified manner, that boy could not be Roy's opponent at all. Hmph~ This kind of victory, if it were me, I would not even bother to win!"

"No! This is obviously a trick. It's not a gentleman's demeanor for a mere victory in a game. It's a shame to call it an aristocrat."

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Albuquerque won so easily that the melon-eaters in the audience did not watch, and everyone became lively.

The nobles naturally replaced that Roy, feeling that the victory was invincible;

The commoners stood by Albuquerque, cheering his victory.

But in the eyes of real experts, they can see the gap in strength. The old fellows of the Puppeteer's Union saw Albuquerque's exquisite manipulation power, and all of them had strange faces, but no one dared to speak.

Of course they have heard of Boyle's puppets. The organ puppet was once one of the most glorious puppet inheritances of the empire. But in the past two hundred years, the Boyle family has declined, gradually disappeared from the public, and even withdrew from the imperial capital.

Unexpectedly, the sudden appearance of the two siblings this time really muddied the water in Lingdun's puppet professional field.

Su Lun listened to the mixed comments and was not surprised.

After all, from now on, regardless of honor or slander, it is the way that the siblings have to go.

On the other hand, Karma successfully advanced to the final and faced Elsa Bach, who is also a female puppeteer.

This competition for the first place was very lively.

It was two more female puppet masters, which naturally drew applause from the audience.

Karma doesn't seem like her younger brother has the kind of monster-level puppet talent, she belongs to the category of normal people.

But because the family has been destroyed all these years, I have been thinking about revenge and practicing puppet skills hard, so the combat effectiveness is naturally not bad.

On the other hand, Elsa, who can be accepted as a closed disciple by Grand Master Aubrey, is naturally extremely talented. She is also a high-ranking aristocrat, not short of money and good teachers. Therefore, no matter puppets, employment materials, or breeding clothes, they are the best choices for her to integrate, and the strength is naturally not weak.

Strong against each other, the fight was very lively.

"Secret Skill: Deceitful Soldiers Ten Man Long!"

"Element Profound Truth Storm Song and Dance Troupe!"

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In the arena, both sides used the puppet master's iconic crowd tactics.

The collision of mechanism puppets and puppets is indistinguishable.

Su Lun saw that Karma was still able to control more than a dozen puppets by himself, and it was obvious that his skills were not wasted these days.

And under the arena, the young master Alex also applauded and supported him from the bottom of his heart. From the smile on the young man's face, it can be seen that there is indeed light in his eyes.

Su Lun was not only watching the game, but also silently observing the group of high-ranking nobles who came to watch the game.

Especially the one with the vampire ring named Augustus.

Su Lun listened carefully to the conversations of those people, only to realize that Elsa was Augustus' cousin.

God damn cousin!

What is a wolf in sheep's clothing doing with the lambs?

This guy also talks to Alex from time to time, arguing about who can win the championship. After all, their respective fathers are political enemies, and a bad relationship can be justified.

But if Su Lun thinks that his guess is right, that Augustus is an old monster from the Rodriguez family, then in terms of scheming, these little nobles will not be the opponent of Augustus.

Could it be that they came to join in the fun in order to disguise their identities?

Su Lun was a little puzzled, observing everything silently.

After fighting for a long time, a bunch of puppets were scrapped, but the two women on the ring were still tied.

Before this competition, in order to ensure relative fairness, puppets above Tier 3 were not allowed to be used.

But seeing that there was no winner in the fight, the organizer temporarily changed the rules and allowed the two to use any puppets they could control.

This rule is obviously a bit biased.

Really compared to a puppet, how could Boyle, a down-and-out little nobleman, be able to compare with Elsa, a great nobleman who is also the disciple of the president of the puppet guild?

Sure enough, once the rules were changed, Elsa directly took out a set of fourth-order [Element Seven Dwarfs] golden puppets.

The puppets of the seven elements of earth, wind, water, fire, light, darkness, and wood each have magical functions.

This is the degraded version of Grandmaster Aubrey's set of dark gold puppets.

Although this Elsa is only at the second level and cannot be fully controlled, this set of puppets has both offensive and defensive capabilities. Even against real fourth-level professionals, they are almost invincible.

As soon as this set of puppets came out, it really showed how the noble puppet masters fought.

It also allows the audience to see the power of money.

Just when everyone thought that Karma was bound to lose, the only second descendant of the Boyle organization puppet line also took out the [Thousand-handed-handed-off War Demon] handed down by her family.

Although there was only a part of it, but when the puppet got on the body, the faces of all the audience became strange, expecting, feeling, shocked, and puzzled.

Karma controllers have dozens of puppet arms with various mechanisms, whirring on the ring, steel cables, hinges, poisonous needles, and poisonous gas. This method greeted and instantly brought the final to another climax.

This scene also stunned the melon-eating crowd under the ring, shouting it was wonderful.

Except for the group of young master Alex who had seen the [Mechanical War Demon] on the cruise ship, the others were all shocked when they saw the inherited treasures of the Boyle family.

"Is this still a puppet?"

"My God, what is this thing? How can a puppet do this?"

"You don't know this! A hundred years ago, Boyle's lineage of war demons was already invincible in the field of puppet professionals. I heard that part of it was missing, and now it seems that there are only a hundred arms."

"This is too shameless. She is hidden in the mechanism puppet, and she can't even be hit. How can Miss Elsa win?"

"Why didn't you say it was unfair when the rules were changed just now? Tsk, since they all have a fighting background, let's see who has a deeper background."

"That is, the puppet is part of the puppet master's strength, so there is nothing fair or unfair about it."

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Su Lun watched the fierce battle on the stage, and a gleam flashed in his eyes from time to time.

If there is no means of restraint, a complete [Mechanism War Demon] can have an almost invincible absolute defense among fifth- and sixth-level professionals.

With this move, Karma probably cannot be defeated.

Before taking out the puppet of the family tradition, Su Lun also obviously found that Karma had seen himself under the stands.

It seems to be asking for permission: Teacher, can I use it?

Su Lun nodded.

Only then did Miss Kamana dare to fight with all her might.

Probably because she wanted to prove something in front of her teacher, and also to justify the inheritance of their Boyle organ puppets. She showed a very serious attitude towards this competition.

She needs a victory too much to prove herself.

Su Lun understood Karma's mood very well.

Because it's really hard for her.

She is obviously an innocent age, but she has burdened too much.

The feud of extermination of the clan and the heavy burden of inheritance were all on the shoulders of the little girl who was only less than ten years old at the time.

In order to get revenge, he endured humiliation by the side of his enemies for many years in the pirate circle.

Silently guarding the trapped younger brother by himself, practicing puppet skills.

That kind of sadness can't be expressed clearly in a few words, she needs an outlet to vent her emotions.

Su Lun looked at the eyes that would glance over from time to time even during the battle, and showed an encouraging smile.

Karma is no longer afraid.

This "National Puppet Master Contest" has reached the present, and no one has expected the situation.

The audience feasted their eyes and witnessed a truly wonderful puppet master battle.

This competition also attracted many newspapers in Lingdun, and the reporters also took pictures of the two puppet masters who shined in the final.

It is conceivable that tomorrow's report will definitely set off a wave of puppets in Lingdon again.

But the so-called competition, in the eyes of the nobles, is actually their default gilding.

The noble lady who had never experienced setbacks since she was a child became more and more angry.

She has been number one since she was a child, and she will never allow herself to be second!

But Karma's family biography [Mechanical War Demon] is too strong, it is impossible to lose.

It is not easy for both sides to win.

Also because it has now been changed to an unlimited game, Miss Elsa, who has been fighting for a long time, is more and more unwilling, so she took out a cursed item that is not cheap

This did not frighten the noble lords and wives who watched the battle.

Fortunately, they were stopped by the organizers, and finally it was a tie and tied for first place.

A puppet master contest with a little trouble came to an end.

Su Lun was inconspicuous among the crowd, and the awards ceremony was continuing, and he didn't leave that young Alexis to celebrate with Karma.

Instead, he followed the crowd and left the arena.

At the door, I met Albuquerque who slipped out after taking the prize.

Su Lun smiled and said, "Why don't you stay and take a picture?"

Albuquerque spread his hands and said, "Teacher, this kind of competition is so boring. If it wasn't for this prize, I wouldn't have come."

Su Lun raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and said, "It's good to know more about my peers. Other puppet master factions also have a lot of merits."

Albuquerque said with a serious face: "It is because of the teacher's teaching that I came here. But they are too weak, especially those nobles who only use puppets as tools, and no one really appreciates and understands puppets. Art. Those old men from the puppet union are pretty good. I can beat them in two years, and I will definitely come to them to learn from them."

Su Lun laughed.

He also knew that his disciple was not arrogant, but really bored.

In the eyes of geniuses, professionals of the same level are not considered opponents at all.

Su Lun didn't say much, but only thought of some situations that he had guessed before, and warned: "Be careful, Lingdon is not peaceful recently. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved, contact me as soon as possible."

Albuquerque said, "Understood, teacher."