Mechanical Alchemist

Su Lun had harvested some information when the "Vaughan Brotherhood" was destroyed before, and knew that this "curator" often hangs out with the underground gangs in Lingdun, and has illegal human trafficking with some gangs.

He has always subjectively felt that he should investigate the underworld, but he has not found any useful clues.

Unexpectedly, Emilia and the others found out through investigation that the "curator" was someone from the Royal Academy.

Now it seems that it should be a perfect disguised identity deliberately created.

To be able to control that kind of [Horror Wax Figure Ghost Bride], the level must not be low. Su Lun estimated that it would start at least level six.

Although there are many masters in the Royal Academy, those who are above the sixth level are the only ones. And since the old cowboy also confirmed that the person practiced necromancy black magic, the scope was even smaller. The soul of that kind of person will be very special, as long as you meet it, you can confirm it almost immediately.

Thinking of this, Su Lun also felt that the originally stagnant investigation suddenly had a clue, and his thoughts suddenly brightened.

This "curator" is definitely a crucial part of the Red Death. If he can be killed, many problems may be solved.

However, Su Lun felt a little embarrassed after hearing the results of Emilia's investigation.

When Su Lun commissioned the old cowboy to investigate the Black Death, he really just wanted to know where "infected person zero" was. Then see if you can pass this result and find some related clues, the trouble is really not too big.

Therefore, Su Lun didn't even mention the "curator" and "ghost bride" to the old cowboys. I'm afraid they will go too far along this line.

But I didn't expect that the other party's investigative ability was too good, and I didn't give any clues, so I investigated it myself.

I thought it was probably the professional ability of the old cowboy's special god believer.

However, the process is not so important.

Fortunately, the old cowboy was cautious and did not continue to investigate further, otherwise he would really meet the "curator" and he might be killed.

But this Emilia's sense of justice is so strong that she is a little stunned. She knows that the mastermind behind the scenes is very tricky, so she still dares to investigate?

After a dance, there is another song.

While dancing, Su Lun said directly: "This commission is indeed a bit beyond expectations. As it was commissioned, I will pay another one million lisos for this information. You don't need to investigate the following matters."

There are enough clues, and the following things are very dangerous. If the old cowboy investigates the cause, Su Lun can commission it. But that guy avoided it. Just relying on this second-level woman is tantamount to sending her to death.

Su Lun didn't want this righteous female detective to die, so she decided to do it herself.

As he said that, he already had an extra storage ring in his hand, and stuffed it into the gap of Emilia's skirt belt while dancing around his waist.

Emilia was also polite, and readily accepted it, not forgetting to snort coldly: "This is what the teacher and I deserve."

Su Lun nodded with a smile, agreeing with this statement.

This degree of danger is indeed what they deserve.

The commission was completed and a generous reward was received. It should have been something to be happy about, but Emilia didn't feel any happy expression.

She kept thinking about the tragic conditions of the patients that she had seen during the investigation these days.

What a miserable world it is, it is not an exaggeration to say it is a hell on earth

After pondering for a moment, she was still uneasy, and said, "What do you plan to do next? From the current point of view, the situation of the Red Death is very serious in all major slums. If there is no special medicine, at least hundreds of thousands, Millions died."

Su Lun didn't want to say much, and responded lightly: "I have my own arrangements for this matter."

Emilia didn't like this old-fashioned tone very much, because she always felt that it was an abominable expression of noble gentlemen when they weighed the pros and cons.

It is beneficial, and if there is no benefit, it will not be managed.

Looking at the resplendent banquet hall, looking at the extravagant lords and wives, and thinking of the tragedy of the slums, Emilia felt inexplicably angry, and said, "You noble lords, where are you?" I know the suffering of the people at the bottom. Even if there is no entrustment for the Red Death, I will continue to investigate!"

Su Lun didn't want to explain further, "Don't meddle, it's dangerous. This matter is very involved, and continuing to investigate will kill you."

Emilia is not afraid, and even has some disdain for Su Lun's words, "Life is born with a certain meaning, and if you can go on firmly in your own beliefs, death is not so worth fearing. If it is because of Gaining benefits and giving up beliefs, is it like firewood and rotten wood? Even if you can live a few more years, so what?"

Su Lun's calm heart suddenly fluctuated when he heard these righteous words.

He looked at the woman who was dancing together in front of him, and suddenly felt a special glow of humanity lit up on her body.

Su Lun always felt that there was a completely different soul wave between this woman and the old cowboy.

One curled up in the shadows, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages;

One is like the scorching sun, fearlessly driving away the darkness.

Su Lun vaguely felt that this seemed to involve some kind of high-level extraordinary power.

But I have to admit that I am not as good as her in this point.

Not just being reckless, her righteousness is incompatible with this world.

After thinking about it, Su Lun added another sentence: "Things are different from what you thought. There is something wrong with [Scarlet Potion], and it cannot be used by others. Tell your teacher this, and he should understand what it means .”

When Emilia heard this, she was thinking in her heart, but her eyes were full of resentment.

This guy is, and so is the teacher, every time he does this, can't he speak clearly?

Make yourself look like an idiot.

Su Lun didn't want to say much, "Okay, the commission is over. You should leave here early."

Emilia snorted dissatisfiedly, did you invite me to dance?

Is this just throwing your hands away?

Bah, greasy man!

But it seems that he is thick-skinned if he insists on staying.

Just after the dance, she left without looking back.

After Su Lun invited Emilia to dance, she also returned to the rest area.

Thinking about Emilia's words in his mind, he took out the black umbrella like a magic trick, maximized his perception, and quietly checked everyone in the banquet hall.

The focus is on those high-level careers such as deans and professors.

Soon, he discovered a guy with a strange soul fluctuation. That soul is obviously haunted by darkness, as if it has been polluted by the air of death for a long time.

He had noticed these people before, but certain dark alchemists would have similar fluctuations, and Su Lun didn't take it seriously. But now, it deserves special attention.

Su Lun locked on to the target and glanced at it inadvertently from the corner of his eye.

He saw an old woman in a black magic robe and a witch's hat.

This is the head of the Royal Academy's "Institute of Ancient Magic and Archaeology", Heideman Elpsor.

Su Lun knew that he probably found the right person.

The major of ancient magic research and archeology can often come into contact with all kinds of strange ancient objects, and it is the professional who is most likely to come into contact with ancient magic such as necromancy.

And after careful identification of the soul fluctuations in her body, there is indeed something wrong.

When the conditions are met, so is the motivation.

Su Lun thought about testing it again, in case she would "sneeze", then she could be almost 100% sure that she was the "curator".

At this moment, there was a light footstep, followed by a pleasant voice, more like a question than a coquettish voice: "Sir, will you invite a poor girl without a partner to dance?"

Su Lun had actually noticed this man a long time ago.

Another reason why he was anxious to let Emilia leave quickly was because he had been noticing a gaze looking at him.

It doesn't seem to be malicious, but I don't know what, I just keep observing.

Su Lun turned around and looked over, and saw clearly the person who spoke.

He did not feel that this was a poor girl without a partner.

At a masquerade, the good-looking and good-looking ones usually show their faces. Only those who are ugly and unconfident will wear all kinds of weird shapes.

This is a blonde girl in a wine-red low-cut dress, even with a light veil covering her face, her beauty is still hidden.

That's enough to make her one of the hottest ladies at prom.

Su Lun didn't fluctuate much.

However, there is an unwritten rule in Luying's upper class society, that is, a woman should take the initiative to invite a dancer, and no matter what, a gentleman should not refuse.

The woman took the initiative to speak, and Su Lun couldn't refuse, so she held hands, bowed and invited, "It's my honor."

He was also curious why this woman was so interested in him.

"Thanks."

The blonde girl also smiled, curtseyed, and naturally placed her slender hand in Su Lun's.

The dance music being played is a classical piece, light and solemn.

The two joined the crowd who were dancing in circles with a tap dance-like rhythm.

It can be seen from her dancing steps and temperament that this is a girl from a high-ranking noble family.

Out of courtesy, Su Lun asked, "What's your name?"

The blonde smiled, "Anna."

The woman didn't say her last name, probably because she wanted to keep it a little mysterious.

She asked again: "What about you?"

He didn't know him anyway, so Su Lun said casually, "Nicholas."

Hearing this, Anna chuckled, as if she knew it was a fake name instantly, "Sir, you are so humorous."

"Hehe, yeah."

Su Lun chatted awkwardly the whole time, and it didn't matter.

Anyway, I have no interest, and the impression is not important.

Anna didn't mean to hide it on purpose, she looked at Su Lun's face from a very close distance, blinked her eyes, and praised generously: "You are really handsome."

Hearing this tone, Su Lun became more and more sure that this woman knew him, and asked, "Miss Anna knows me?"

Anna smiled and didn't answer, but asked instead: "Sir, you don't seem to be very satisfied with your dance partner?"

Su Lun responded politely: "Of course not. Miss Anna is a very attractive girl."

Anna refused to let go, and said with sly eyes: "Then why don't you be more intimate? If you invite me, I probably won't refuse to dance with you a few more times."

Hearing this ambiguous hint, Su Lun smiled politely, and still danced in circles with her arms around her.

It's not that Anna is not attractive enough, on the contrary, she is an ideal object of pleasure.

Classical dresses all have underwire waists, which will squeeze the breasts spectacularly, but she is not small. Under the low-cut burgundy dress, it is magnificent, and when you look down, you can see a deep snow-white. The skin is delicate, and there is nothing to be picky about her appearance, and her status as a high-ranking noble lady is also a plus.

But Su Lun is not interested in this kind of emotional ambiguity.

What's more, this woman obviously has other purposes.

After a few brief chats, Su Lun guessed how she knew herself.

I don't know many people in the camping aristocratic circle, so there is only one possibility to use this kind of out-of-the-ordinary tone to test.

He asked directly, "Miss Anna and Miss Ekaterina know each other?"

"Is it so easy to guess?"

Anna smiled noncommittally, and said, "I'm Katyusha's good friend. Come and see what the handsome guy she's praised so much looks like."

I see.

Su Lun asked casually, "How do you feel?"

Anna turned her eyes and smiled, "It's really special."

At the end she added: "It's also my favorite type."

Su Lun also smiled slightly, but did not respond.

At this moment, the two followed the dancing team and came to the main stage of the ball, where the professors of the college gathered.

With Su Lun's seemingly inadvertent gesture, the smell of "perfume" poured over.

The air filled with aromatherapy and red wine smelled nothing special, but at this moment, that Heideman Elpso felt a slight discomfort in his nose, and sneezed slightly with a "sneeze".

Glancing at this scene from the corner of his eye, Su Lun looked away with a very natural expression.

He had already concluded in his heart that this old woman was most likely to be the "curator".

After another very intimate close dance step, the dance song is drawing to a close.

Anna did not hesitate to put her proud figure on Su Lun, and asked suggestively, "Will Mr. Nicholas invite me to dance again?"

As she said that, she directly found the steps for Su Lun, and said, "If it was me, your fiancée wouldn't mind."

Su Lun smiled, but did not respond.

Just after the dance, he politely kissed the back of Anna's hand as farewell, "It's an honor to dance with Miss Anna."

After speaking, he turned and left, and went back to the rest area to eat.

Leaving Anna alone was a little dazed.

But there was no anger in her eyes, she just muttered: She was rejected.

Showing a regretful expression, Anna also walked to the rest area on the other side.

Not far away, Ekaterina looked at her best friend who came over a little frustrated, and asked, "What's the matter, our Miss Anna seems unhappy?"

Anna showed a frustrated and helpless expression, "He rejected me."

Saying this, the beautiful blond girl pursed her lips, doubting her own charm for the first time, "Three times!"

Hearing this, Ekaterina's expression was not surprised at all.

Anna looked at her good friend, and said quietly: "If you hadn't confirmed Katyusha yourself, I really doubt whether he is not interested in women."

Yekaterina shook her head dumbfoundedly at this open-mouthed girlfriend.

Anna thought of something, raised her eyebrows, "But...it's really special."

Dancing with Anna was just a small episode, Su Lun didn't care at all.

Most importantly, he has confirmed the identity of the "curator".

Thinking about making a comprehensive plan later, I will trouble this guy again.

Su Lun looked at his pocket watch again, and it was almost the time when he planned to do it. That guy Kit should already be preparing to do it.

But at this time, a little accident happened.

At this moment, several groups of people suddenly entered the venue. Those who were obviously guards and stewards hurried into the venue and quietly reported some information to their respective masters. Almost all the top nobles got the news, and their faces changed slightly.

Apparently something went wrong.

Su Lun thought that Kit's actions had exposed him, and was a little worried.

At this time, Sabina also got the news and came over.

She said directly: "The latest information, an hour ago, the motorcade that the Rodriguez family came to attend the meeting was attacked. Augustus was severely injured by the assassin, and his life and death are currently unknown."

Su Lun was surprised when he heard the news.

Only then did he understand why Augustus didn't come to the dinner party. It turned out that he was assassinated.

But in an instant, Su Lun discovered the problem again and asked, "An hour ago? Why did it take so long for the news to come?"

Sabina said: "The detailed information has not yet come. But someone went to the scene to see it, and it has been dealt with by professional scavengers. It is probably because the details of the Rodriguez family's unwillingness to fight were known to outsiders, and they deliberately suppressed the news. That’s why it’s coming out now.”

"In the event of an assassination, not only did you not report to the police, but you also took the initiative to deal with the scene?"

When Su Lun heard this, he felt that this operation was a bit abnormal.

He thought about it, and probably thought of something.

That old guy Augustus has lived for so long with [Lilith's Vampire Ring]. Probably some too obvious methods were exposed during the battle, so this made people take the initiative to clean up the scene.

But, that guy is obviously very strong, but someone actually injured him severely?

Or in Lyndon?

Su Lun asked, "What about the identity of the assassin?"

Sabina said: "It's not clear yet."

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Hearing this, Su Lun fell into deep thought.

Obviously, there is a high probability that this is a political assassination.

But directly assassinating a member of the member of the big councilor's family is a big deal.

Moreover, whether the assassin knew that Augustus was an old monster, or just randomly picked someone to assassinate him, was also a critical issue.

Who will do it?

There are not many targets who have this strength and dare to do it.

Although there have been political assassinations before, those who were killed were ordinary congressmen. There is also a tacit understanding among the six congressmen, and no one has used this method to attack each other.

Now the tacit understanding was broken, and a breath of conspiracy rushed over.

Killing with a knife, framing others, fishing in troubled waters.

All sorts of conspiracies flashed through Su Lun's mind.

Obviously, some people don't want Lu Ying's political situation to be so peaceful.

However, the matter seemed to have nothing to do with him. Su Lun didn't care whether Augustus was dead or not, but cared more about the whereabouts of [Lilith's Vampire Ring].

Thinking about it, he decided to give Kit the news.

I don't know if this unexpected situation will affect that guy's treasure stealing plan.

But as soon as the communicator said it, Kit didn't think it was troublesome after hearing it, but said the timing was just right.

In the next moment, he acted ahead of time, and suddenly there was a booming explosion outside.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

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Several violent explosions were so loud that they directly overwhelmed the music in the banquet hall and reached everyone's ears.

The ground vibration was not too violent, but the crystal lamp above the head swayed for a while, jingling like wind chimes. Everyone stood there blankly, looking around suspiciously.

All kinds of dark guards and shadow guards of nobles and elders also appeared in an instant, and there were a hundred more people in the banquet hall in an instant. There are so many masters here, the guests are not panicked, they just think it is a bit strange that the Royal Academy will hear the explosion.

This movement was very loud and could not be concealed from others. After a few breaths, an outsider suddenly came to report: "My lord, just now there were explosions in the No. 3 material warehouse in the West District, No. 7 in the North District, and the laboratory in the South District. "

Dean Winfred frowned, and immediately asked, "Are there any student casualties?"

The person responded: "There is no one in the teaching area at night. The explosion seems to be a precise and directional blast. Apart from blowing up a few buildings, the aftermath has little impact. There should be no casualties."

Hearing this, everyone in the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did everyone understand that this was not an accident, but that someone intentionally carried out an explosion on campus.

However, since it wasn't for the purpose of hurting people, wouldn't some fool want to use explosives as a stupid way to break open the warehouse door to steal things?

Dare to make trouble in the Royal Academy, this is no small matter.

What's more, the news of the assassination of Augustus of the Rodriguez family came just now, and the situation is very delicate.

Dean Winfred sternly shouted, "Immediately seal off the courtyard, activate the emergency plan, and arrest all suspicious persons!"

With this said, various departments of the college have also started to operate.

The Royal Academy has a special patrol mounted policeman, and there is also a police station and the Royal Knights Legion nearby. There is no need for the professors of the Academy, who are already aristocrats, to catch the murderer.

Thousands of people in the banquet hall whispered to each other calmly.

Su Lun also stood in the rest area, being a qualified melon eater.

He was not surprised to hear this movement, because this was a part of the plan.

Those explosions just now were the explosions of ordinary explosives. They were loud and quiet, but they had no power. They were probably useless except for blowing down a few houses.

But the real purpose is to cover up the explosion in the library.

Su Lun's expression did not show any abnormality.

Because according to the original plan, if there are no accidents, his task is to watch the show, and then find an opportunity to pick up things.

Under normal circumstances, Kit had already escaped by the time the academy staff discovered the anomaly.

The pocket watch on his chest counted down the seconds, and Su Lun also estimated the time silently, thinking: "In three and a half minutes, Kit should have opened the protective cover of the collection management treasure, and the alarm will be triggered within ten seconds."

Sure enough, at this moment someone came to report: "My lord, someone broke into the library's treasure room!"

With this statement, everyone in the banquet hall realized that it was a slap in the face. The previous explosion was just to plot the royal treasures in the treasury?

There are quite a few high-ranking nobles in the banquet hall, and there is nothing to worry about when it sounds like there are strange thieves coming.

Instead, they chatted with interest one by one.

Because almost all of them graduated from the Royal Academy, they all knew that the library of the academy had the strongest defense system called Lu Ying, and it was impossible for thieves to succeed.

This is not the first time the theft has happened.

But someone actually broke in and triggered the ban?

This makes people curious.

After saying this, another group of people chased after him in the direction of the library, and many of them were professionals of the sixth or seventh rank.

Su Lun watched people go out, but he didn't panic at all.

Because so far, it's all in Kit's plan.

But just as the thought flashed across Su Lun's mind, the next second, an accident happened suddenly.

There was another muffled bang, and the sound of an explosion suddenly rang out.

This time, because there was no cover from explosions from other directions, it was easy to tell that the explosion came from the direction of the library.

Moreover, Su Lun was all too familiar with the thunder-like blasting sound.

Isn't this the special explosive sound of the 【Multi-Layered Explosive Melt Bomb】exploded by Jike to break the restriction?

"What's going on, how could there be a second explosion?"

Su Lun was slightly startled.

It stands to reason that Jike had made precise calculations before, and the planned dosage was completely enough to break through the special shell of the treasure room. But why is there a secondary explosion?

Moreover, the movement was so loud that more explosives were used than the first time.

Could it be an accident?

As soon as a bad thought came to Su Lun's mind, Kit's excited message suddenly came from the mirror organization communicator: "Hahaha Su Lun, do you know what I found in the explosion just now? My God! It is a great discovery that is enough to cause a sensation in the entire Luying Empire! I actually discovered the legendary 'mirror library'!"

Mirror library?

Su Lun was suspicious, and before he had time to ask, there was another communication from Kit, saying: "Oh, someone has triggered an early warning. It seems that the siege has arrived. I have to escape quickly. I have already taken the notes." Got it, follow the plan!"

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Su Lun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

It was no accident.

But because of a new discovery, that guy only exploded one more time because of his cheap hands?

A few minutes later, the situation of that guy Kit was probably not so dangerous, and he sent another message: "I exploded for the first time before, and the energy of the explosion destroyed the original stable structure of the collection room. I accidentally exploded." I found out that there is still a deep layer of special restrictions hidden in it. So after I succeeded just now, I tried to carry out a second explosion. Then a "folding space" was blown out! No surprises, that is the Royal Family of Lu Ying The legendary 'mirror library' has been lost for hundreds of years. The folding space is very special. The gap has been automatically repaired within a few breaths after the explosion, but I left a copy of your space mark in it. If you have If you have a chance, go and have a look. God, I can already see the luster of top treasures in it!"

Hearing this, Su Lun fully understood what happened just now.

To make that guy Kit so excited, the "mirror library" probably has something incredible.

But Su Lun thought about it, as if he had never heard of it.

I asked Sabina, and she hadn't heard of it either.

Thinking that Kit was running for his life, Su Lun didn't ask him, but asked Mr. Hei.

Only after this question did Su Lun know why Kit was so excited.

It turned out that this would really be a shocking discovery that shocked Lu Ying!

As we all know, the Royal Library of Luying has collected countless precious classics, as well as many rare and rare books. The number is probably the highest in the entire plane.

In order to prevent some natural and man-made disasters from destroying the precious knowledge in the library, preserve the inheritance of alchemy civilization. So there is such a "mirror library".

Back then, the Lu Ying royal family got a strange alchemy treasure, which could automatically copy the text of all the classics in the royal library (only books were copied, and cursed objects were not included).

This thing is the "mirror library" itself.

In other words, all the classics in the Royal Library are in the Mirror Library.

The missing, lost, and destroyed books in the Royal Library are also available in the Mirror Library!

But this "mirror library" has extremely high authority, and only the dean of the Royal Academy and the successive Lu Ying emperors are eligible to enter.

Unfortunately, four hundred years ago, there was a usurping rebellion within the royal family of Luying, and both the emperor and the librarian died in the civil war.

Then no one knows where this "mirror library" is or how to open it.

And because of things like usurping the throne, those in power probably want to beautify and tamper with history. So hundreds of years have passed, and there are too many secrets that have been covered up. Almost no one knows the truth about the history of usurping the throne, let alone a library that disappeared.

Nowadays, only a few high-level officials of the college know that it is in a folding space, and the entrance is unknown in the college.

Kit that guy didn't know where he got the news.

But Mr. Hei knew so clearly because he read the whole book and deciphered the history that was erased and tampered with in an ancient top-secret document.

After listening to Mr. Hei's introduction, Su Lun also looked forward to it.

He has long been envious of the hundreds of millions of collections in the Royal Library. It took thousands of years to accumulate so much knowledge. This is the crystallization of the existing wisdom of the entire alchemy civilization.

This is a real treasure trove of knowledge, of inestimable value.

Originally, Su Lun could only be greedy, because these were the personal belongings of the Bona royal family, and outsiders were not allowed to covet them at all.

But now there is a "mirror library" that no one knows about. Doesn't this mean that the things in it can make a big splash?

Moreover, Mr. Hei also said that there is a collection hall in the library that collects various "forbidden objects"; and in the mirror library, there are "forbidden objects" collected by the Lu Ying royal family!