Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 460 Dragon Language

When Su Lun harvested the memory of Augustus before, he knew a lot of secrets of the Rodriguez family, and was shocked by the old aristocratic wealth that the duke had inherited for hundreds of years.

The industry of this great aristocrat involves all walks of life, has an unimaginable ability to absorb money, and is sitting on trillions of wealth.

However, although one of the ancestors of the Rodriguez family died, the others are still there. If you want to move this cake, you have to think about it in the long run.

And luckily, the old guy didn't put all his eggs in the same basket. Under the pseudonym "Williams", he rented a secret safe at the Royal Bank.

There are hundreds of banks in the Luying Empire, large and small, but there is only one bank with a national name.

That is "Royal Savings Bank of Luying".

This is the small treasury of the Bona royal family, the safest bank in Lu Ying, and no institution has the authority to investigate.

Also because you can open a large anonymous account, it is also the favorite secret bank of all kinds of invisible rich people.

The headquarters of the Royal Bank is located at No. 1 Shenghui Road in the rich area on the north bank of the Roccovalen River in Lingdon.

Su Lun put on a luxurious classic suit, disguised himself, and hired a luxurious retro carriage, all the way to Luying Royal Bank.

It was a gothic building that looked like a church.

There is an underground vault of unknown size under the bank.

Because of the detailed memory of harvesting Augustus, Su Lun successfully entered the bank's VIP customer hall through handwriting identification and password authentication.

After explaining his purpose, the vice president of the bank led him all the way down to the private safe area.

"The defense is really tight enough."

Su Lun followed the middle-aged president all the way to a depth of tens of meters underground. Perceiving the surrounding space, the bank vault has a more complicated anti-theft system than the Royal Academy's treasury room.

And the neighbor is the Bonaparte Palace, and there are more hidden guards patrolling the nearby streets than normal pedestrians. No thieves have ever thought of coming here to steal.

Not long after, the middle-aged vice president led Su Lun to a room full of safes. The defensive restrictions here were already jaw-droppingly exaggerated.

The middle-aged man used the bank key to open the safe with the number "1062" with a simple pattern, and then left after saying a word. Su Lun was left alone at the scene.

As soon as the safe was opened, there was a nine-digit alchemy combination lock that looked like a drum.

This series of authentication methods is theoretically impossible to be taken away from the safe by someone other than the person himself.

However, Su Lun adjusted the code of the alchemy lock according to the code of harvest in harvesting memory, and it opened with a "click".

The moment he opened it, he was immediately caught by the glowing gems in the safe.

Su Lun looked at the pile of top-quality gemstones, energy spars and magic cores, and he didn't feel the sudden richness in his heart for a long time, and thought: "I've made a lot of money."

The gems that can be placed in this safe are all top quality.

There are dozens of flawless gemstones, elemental source crystals, and seven or eight-level monster crystal nuclei!

There are still two "cursed source crystals" brought out in Su Lun's warehouse, and the unit price exceeds 100 million per piece.

These two were brought out from Old Lington, and they are not sold on the market at all.

And this kind of top-quality energy gemstone that only produces one in a vein, there are more than a dozen "Element Source Crystals" of the same grade in the safe.

These top-level alchemy materials are hard currencies in the market, strategic-level resources, and the supply is in short supply at any time.

There are also those seventh- and eighth-order magic cores, which are essential materials for top puppets.

There are eleven or twelve here.

Just this pile of gems is worth billions of lisos!

Su Lun happily put all those gems into the storage space.

The colorful luster in the safe disappeared immediately.

There are also two small boxes inside.

Su Lun opened one of the openable ones, and found a stack of thick paper and parchment inside. After looking through it, there are some stock certificates, bonds and bearer certificates of deposit.

"Royal Luying Railway Company", "Sea Lane Mining Group", "Lingdon Water Company", "Imperial Tobacco Company".

Seeing the stock certificates of these large companies that are the lifeblood of Luying's economy, Su Lun felt that he saw a golden hen.

These profiteering monopoly industries make money even faster and more steadily than being a pirate, and they are no different from money printing machines.

If the empire falls, these monopoly companies will not fall.

These things are probably the retreat that Augustus left for Rodriguez.

Even if the family encounters some major problems, with these things, the family can make a comeback.

Su Lun had to sigh with emotion that it is indeed extraordinary that these top families have been able to pass on for hundreds of years.

Because it is a hidden way, all these bond certificates have nothing to do with the Rodriguez family, and Su Lun also accepted it with a smile.

He thought about going out and giving these securities to Lei Na. If the business is really successful, it will bring a steady stream of huge profits. And the business secrets about the Rodriguez family that he stripped out, if they are controlled by people who know business, they will definitely make him a lot of money.

Su Lun rummaged through it again. Apart from bonds and other things, there were also some antique items in the box. Some of them bear the noble coat of arms of the Rodriguez family. It looks like an old keepsake passed down from the family.

Su Lun had little interest in these items, but was curious about their age.

Those stone carvings were identified to be tens of thousands of years old?

The origin of these antiques is so long that even the ancestor Augustus didn't know when they were passed down.

If it wasn't picked up somewhere, then this Rodriguez family really has a long history.

Su Lun flipped through it, and suddenly, a snake-shaped fragment caught his attention again.

【Ouroboros Fragment】

Detailed explanation: The extremely precise alchemy fragment is only about a quarter; the name of the dwarf godsmith 'Eastwood Hammer' is engraved on it; in addition to the breath of the original substance, you have seen more incomprehensible things *information;

"I found another piece."

When Su Lun saw this thing, his expression was slightly different.

Because he also has one in his hand.

In the sea ruins before, he had encountered the soul-body monster of the "Pirate Emperor" Francis Drake more than two hundred years ago. That guy once snatched about half of the fragments from the Marfa Empire. Now the shard is in the small void.

Su Lun tried it, and the fractures of the two fragments could just fit, but the overall gap was about a quarter.

It was only half of it, and he didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, if the Marfa Empire had been complete, it wouldn't have been robbed of only half of it.

Now that he has found another quarter, Su Lun has a little expectation.

I want to find someone to inquire first, and if I have the opportunity to gather together, I will also see what this thing is.

Then.

Su Lun set his gaze on the last treasure chest in the safe.

This is a magic sealed box, and there are some special symbols on it that look like rune language, but are completely different from the rune language system of alchemy civilization.

It looked like a treasure chest for important items.

The identification shows [an unknown high-level magic pattern language system], which functions as a magic lock that requires a specific method to open.

When Su Lun saw the box, he also pondered: "What will be inside?"

This box, so ancient that even Augustus didn't know where it came from.

Anyway, the family has been passed down from generation to generation, and no one can open it.

This box, the [Sigurd's Dragon Slayer's Dagger], and the knight training method are all inherited from the Rodriguez family.

Su Lun studied for a while, but couldn't find a way to open it.

Thinking about it, he decided to go to the well-informed Mr. Hei.

After searching August's secret vault, Su Lun left the Royal Bank without any incident.

Not long after, he rode a motorcycle to the Library of Congress in Franklin District.

He walked in familiarly, and then found Mr. Hei who was working hard in the pile of ancient books in the book collection area.

Seeing Su Lun coming, Mr. Hei greeted: "Su Lun, you came just in time. The [One-Eyed Upside-Down Man Card] of the 'Twenty-Two Miku Tarot Cards' that you asked me to help you decipher earlier, I have deciphered it for you."

Su Lun also had a look of anticipation in his eyes, walked over, sat on a chair beside him without seeing anyone, and asked, "Oh? What's the big secret hidden inside?"

The tarot card was obtained on the Queen Roderica cruise ship before, and he couldn't decipher it by himself, so he asked Mr. Hei.

Didn't have much hope at first.

After all, Su Lun himself is considered a master of deciphering, and the pupil of omniscience has not deciphered it, so it is difficult to decipher it.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Hei gave a surprise.

Hearing this, Mr. Hei put down the ancient books in his hand and responded: "The content deciphered is a treasure map. It records a place called [Mimir Spring]. There is also a mythical epic, roughly It is said that in a certain ancient civilization, a giant sacrificed an eye by the spring, and then got some runes. The person who made this card left a treasure map on it, saying it was I can find the spring water. Oh, there is also a sacrificial ceremony. But I checked carefully and compared, the sea area on the card is an unknown area that is not marked on any chart of Lu Ying.”

"this"

Hearing these plots, Su Lun's pupils shrank slightly.

Limit eyes on the edge of the spring

Isn't this the myth and legend he saw in the giant ruins in the Silent Forest?

The card actually recorded the same story?

To put it simply, Mr. Hei saw that Su Lun was very interested, so he took out the tarot card and said, "You can see for yourself."

Su Lun immediately focused his attention on the card.

Because he had already deciphered the encryption method, he saw a holographic projection of the sea area under the card's pattern of the Hanged Man at a glance.

In the center of the chart is a huge "horseshoe-shaped" island.

Then there are the myths and legends of sacrificing eyes that Mr. Hei said before, and a mysterious ceremony to obtain spring water.

"Really."

Seeing this, Su Lun's thoughts flew.

He has never seen the fairy tale about sacrificing the eyes in any classics, and Mr. Hei said that he has never heard of it.

But the same legend is recorded on the giant ruins and the [Hanged Man Card], so it is worth pondering.

Su Lun didn't believe that this set of "Twenty-two Miku Tarot Cards" was really the work of the Five Elders of Dawn. After all, legends belong to legends. Merchants who sell these ancient relics like to add some mysterious background to their products, so that they can sell at a higher price.

But now, he really believed it.

But anything related to mythological civilization is by no means simple.

"So [Fountain of Mimir] really exists?"

Su Lun felt that this might be an opportunity closely related to the origin of his [Pupil of Omniscience] talent, so he must go and see it if he can.

But obviously, the conditions are not ripe.

The sea chart on this card only has the scene near "Horseshoe Island", which probably indicates that it is in the West Sea.

But trying to find that island in the vast sea based on this bit of information is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Mr. Hei has the ability of photographic memory, he said he has never seen it, so it really doesn't appear on Lu Ying's chart.

It was as if a little hope suddenly came, and then it was completely gone.

Su Lun pursed his lips, showing a helpless smile, and complained: "The senior who drew this treasure map really made things difficult on purpose. If you don't draw a detailed circuit diagram, how can you find it?"

But Mr. Hei smiled, and proposed another idea, "Have you ever thought about it, because the sea area is too dangerous, and the person who left the treasure map on the tarot card did so in order to prevent innocent people from dying." Didn’t draw a specific route? Even if there is a ship approaching the sea area that once passed, this information is enough to determine the position. There is no chart now, which means that no one has approached it alive.”

When Su Lun heard it, his eyes immediately understood, and he suddenly said: "That's right."

The current navigation level of the Luying Empire is not low. Countless adventurers sailing for thousands of years have expanded the empire's sea chart countless times.

However, the sea area has not been discovered so far, which means that it is either extremely remote or extremely dangerous.

No matter which one of the two is, it is a sea area that humans cannot reach at present.

Su Lun sighed again, "It's another headless treasure map."

Although this card has been deciphered, there is a high probability that it will be ashes in the warehouse.

Exploring the unknown seas is not something you can do whenever you want, it may take decades or hundreds of years.

However, the holographic projection-like map on the card also reminded Su Lun of the [Black Sam's World Sea Map] he had obtained before, and the production methods seemed to be the same.

Thirty years ago, the One Piece went to explore unknown seas and never came back

Thinking of this, Su Lun felt a little painful.

Don't think about the Tarot cards for now, Su Lun remembered the purpose of his trip again, so he took out the treasure chest with a special seal.

He asked: "Mr. Hei, can you help me see what is the restriction on this magic box, can you decipher it?"

When Mr. Hei looked at the box, a very cautious look appeared in his eyes.

He pushed the glasses that were sliding up and down the bridge of his nose, took the magic treasure box and observed it carefully.

Su Lun just watched quietly and didn't speak.

After studying for a while, Mr. Hei finally said: "This is not a rune of the alchemy civilization system. It seems to be a kind of advanced magic text."

Hearing the uncertain tone, Su Lun was a little surprised and said, "You don't know Mr. Hei either?"

"It's normal if I don't know. The river of civilization is as brilliant as the sea of ​​stars, and the knowledge we know is only one billionth."

Mr. Hei smiled slightly, as humble as ever.

But the subject changed, and he said again: "However, I have seen similar symbols on some antiques dating back to civilization before. Because there are too few surviving worlds, the alchemy world is not sure what it must represent. By the way, you Where did you get it?"

For this one, Su Lun had nothing to hide, and directly told the situation of Augustus.

Hearing this, Mr. Hei seemed to think of something.

After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "Su Lun, what is the difference between these symbols when your omniscient pupil sees them?"

Su Lun appraised it again, and said, "I saw some extraordinary characteristics similar to advanced rune language."

Hearing this, Mr. Hei fell into deep thought, and said after a while, "That should be it. This is probably 'Dragon Language Magic'."

Su Lun was also surprised when he heard it, "Dragon language?"

This is an existence where he has harvested so much knowledge, which is a blind spot.

"Um."

Mr. Hei nodded, and when it comes to this kind of topic, his extensive knowledge is immediately reflected, "In the mythical civilization, it was once called the "Four Higher Language Families" together with Devil Language, Elven Language, and Protoss Language. This is not a text that ordinary people can touch and understand, because the text of the higher language family is not just a pattern, it is like an alchemy rune, containing certain specific laws and extraordinary characteristics. In layman's terms, the higher language family is like magic Like a mantra, it is magical in itself."

Su Lun listened thoughtfully, half understanding.

After a pause, Mr. Hei gave another example: "It's like the whispers of the gods brought by some cursed objects. Ordinary human beings can't accept the words that contain extraordinary characteristics, and they will be mentally deformed."

Upon hearing this, Su Lun immediately understood.

He is too familiar with mental distortion!

Mr. Hei said again: "I have suspected that these symbols are related to the dragon civilization, because most of the ancient objects on which these symbols appear are related to some ancient civilizations with dragons. But because those artifacts have lost their extraordinary characteristics, the symbols alone It has lost the expressive meaning of the high-level language, so I can’t be sure about it. And this box is the only magic artifact I have seen so well preserved, and it comes from the Rodriguez family.

After listening to the science popularization, Su Lun was quite knowledgeable, and asked again: "Then Mr. Hei, can you crack it?"

Mr. Hei spread his hands, showing a helpless expression, and said decisively: "No. This is beyond my current level of cognition. Even I can't see the extraordinary characteristics contained in these symbols."

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Su Lun shrugged.

Without the pupil of omniscience, he himself would not be able to see.

But it is also expected.

After all, the Rodriguez family has tried their best to open it for thousands of years, so this box must not be easy to open.

It is said that it is dragon language magic that humans cannot understand, and everything makes sense.

From this point of view, the Rodriguez family's self-proclaimed "descendant of dragon-slaying warriors" really didn't come from putting gold on their faces.

Maybe it's still true?

Unexpectedly, Mr. Hei said again: "But you can ask the teacher. She should know more. After all, the ancestor was once a demigod, and he also saw the dragon with his own eyes."

When Su Lun heard this, he suddenly said, "That's right!"

Sir Isaac has seen a dragon with his own eyes. As his own daughter, Mr. Jing may know some dragon language magic?

Su Lun and his senior sister were not separated by generations like Mr. Hei, so he dialed the communicator directly.

this question,

Mr. Jing really understands some dragon language!

Su Lun came to the Library of Congress and stayed here without running around.

He has just advanced to the sixth level, and he has too many professionals of the same level who need a person who can communicate with him.

Mr. Hei is just right, he has advanced to the sixth level not long ago, and he is a polymath who can solve various problems.

And when Su Lun mentioned that he had brought the Mirror Hall of the Royal Library into the Small Void Realm, he didn't make Mr. Hei's eyes goosebumps.

The most important reason why Mr. Hei chose to be this administrator is because he can get in touch with countless knowledge here, which not only satisfies his thirst for knowledge, but also helps his [polymath] career advancement.

But although the position of the administrator is very idle, there are many chores that will delay some time.

Moreover, the Royal Library has a much richer collection of books than a public library like the Library of Congress, and there are too many high-level alchemy classics, which can almost be regarded as the difference between gold and silver.

Mr. Hei immediately said that after handing over some of the intelligence work of the mirror organization, he planned to live in the Small Void Realm for a long time.

Su Lun also felt very good.

The two stayed in the library, reading books and exchanging advanced experiences.

It was not until two days later that Mr. Jing suddenly sent a communication, and she had already arrived in Lingdun by boat.

I didn't have time today, so the leader's addition will be postponed for a while.