Mechanical Alchemist

Su Lun looked at the mysterious man in front of him, and he didn't relax his vigilance in the slightest.

Although the two were talking, the murderous intent was quietly hidden.

It was the few breaths of time that the two of them spoke to each other, and Su Lun's eyes became unusually sharp.

There are criss-cross waterways in the black market, and the environment is hot and humid, so many mosquitoes will breed.

But when this guy appeared, the mosquitoes in the alley fell to the ground strangely. It seemed that there was an invisible barrier of death slowly eroding Su Lun.

The guy opened his mouth to say "X Serum", not naively wanting to reminisce, but to use this as a cover for his hidden killer.

Su Lun also guessed it. Since the other party can tell that his body has been transformed by the X serum, the first reaction will definitely be that the people of Grand Duke Rafael are chasing him!

Therefore, it makes sense to kill the killer.

"It's strange. It's not an alchemy formula, nor is it like a regular toxin. What kind of method is it?"

Su Lun was a little curious, and didn't understand the man's attack method.

There was no sign of coagulation techniques, not even any energy fluctuations.

It looks like it has manipulated some kind of deadly microorganism in the air?

This method is really hard to guard against for assassination.

Therefore, Su Lun didn't try, and asked that question directly: "Who are you from Danny Banks?"

When the mysterious man in front of him heard Su Lun's words, he immediately knew that the other party might have guessed his identity.

But why ask his son instead of just breaking his identity?

A moment of doubt.

Su Lun would not give this guy a chance to cause misunderstandings, he directly threw a bombshell, and said directly: "I am Danny's friend. He is not dead yet."

If nothing else happened, he guessed that the guy in front of him must be a direct blood relative of Danny!

There are many ways to awaken human talent, but blood inheritance is the most common one.

Danny is [D-031-Sense of Smell Enhancement] the second-stage talent awakening. Su Lun was once used by him, and was approached from a long distance away.

Now that it is used by someone else, he naturally thought of it.

Knowing "X Serum" and being a gifted sense of smell, there are not so many coincidences in this world.

However, Danny said his parents were killed in the blast. After that accident, other relatives were also secretly executed by Grand Duke Rafael.

Su Lun was curious, how did the man in front of him survive?

"What, Danny is not dead!"

If not, the mysterious man was greatly shocked by this statement.

Even though his face could not be seen clearly under the cloak, his excitement was clearly felt.

He asked in that deliberately low hoarse voice, "Who the hell are you?"

Su Lun glanced around from the corner of his eye, and he was relieved that the invisible barrier did not continue to approach.

It's fine if you don't do it.

He said directly: "I told you, I'm his friend. He survived an explosion in a laboratory accident before, and then came to the outer city from the sewer."

Danny once told Su Lun a lot about his parents, so if he told Su Lun some details about his life, he could immediately tell the truth of what he said.

When the mysterious man heard it, he believed it. He seemed to be in a daze, and his mouth was excited and whispered like sobbing: "Danny is still alive, he is still alive."

The kind of ecstasy of regaining lost will indeed make people lose their composure.

Especially parenting.

Seeing his expression, Su Lun was sure that the guy in front of him was either Danny's father or his mother!

After a few breaths, the mysterious man asked again: "Where is Danny now, Old Lington? How is he now?"

Su Lun said: "He is very safe now, he should be in the Luying Imperial Capital. But his condition is not very good."

Hearing this, the mysterious man's tone became obviously hurried. Before Su Lun could finish asking, he quickly interrupted, "What's wrong with him?"

It's not sensitive information, Su Lun said directly: "After that laboratory accident, although he didn't die, but because of the distortion and injected the semi-finished [Distortion Reversal Potion], his lifespan has come to an end. No accident , that is, one or two years may run out of lifespan.”

"Genetic mutation?"

The mysterious man murmured, "Huh."

Su Lun keenly caught that trace of emotional fluctuations, as if he was still relieved?

After thinking about it, I can understand that the chief scientist who can study "X Serum" in Old Lington must have the top attainments in the field of biotechnology in the world.

It is not surprising that such a degree of distortion can be resolved.

But people who have lived in betrayal and conspiracy for a long time will always assume the worst conditions for those close to you.

The same is true for this mysterious man.

After he asked these questions, his eyes suddenly returned to indifference, he looked at Su Lun, and asked straight to the point: "What do you want from me?"

The person in front of him followed him just now, obviously for a purpose, maybe he has been staring at him for a long time.

Now that he is a friend of his son, the motive has to be doubted.

"Neuromechanical technology."

Su Lun naturally guessed what the other party was thinking, and didn't hide his thoughts at all.

In this situation, if he were in the opponent's situation, he would also be very cautious.

It's better to tell the whole story than to hide it.

"oh?"

Hearing this, the mysterious man was not surprised at all, but snorted coldly.

But the attitude suddenly became gloomy and cold.

Even Grand Duke Raphael may not know that he has mastered neuromechanical technology, but the man in front of him actually said it in one mouthful. This is a bit intriguing.

Others may not know the value of this technology, but he knows it all too well.

That's something worth killing countless people.

If you really want to take it out, the two empires will risk their lives to fight for it.

As soon as this purpose was spoken, all the previous words and motives seemed not so pure.

Su Lun also guessed what he was worried about, and said directly: "I learned through some channels before that Banner was transformed into a mechanical body, and I guessed that there is someone around him who has mastered neuromechanical technology. So, I met you just now. , I took the liberty to follow."

"So this is ah."

When the mysterious man heard this, some doubts in his heart became clear.

It turned out that he was so exposed.

But he didn't ask carefully, just sneered: "Not many people know that Banner is a mechanical body. Let me think about it. Is it the woman from the Umbrella Organization?"

It is not surprising that Sabina's disguised identity is the sister-in-law of the gangster, the person closest to Banner.

Su Lun didn't hide, nodded: "Yes."

Hearing that the information was obtained through the Umbrella Organization, the mysterious man could no longer hide his indifference, and said with a half-smile: "Hehe. You really have a condition that I can't refuse. Tell me, how do you want to exchange it. "

In Old Lingdon, he had seen too many dirty power struggles. Obviously, he had decided that Su Lun had investigated everything, and then wanted to blackmail him with "Danny" as a condition.

Su Lun was not surprised that this person would misunderstand, shook his head slightly, and said directly: "As I said, Danny is my friend. I didn't mean to take this as an exchange. I need neuromechanical technology because of some personal reasons. Doesn't represent any power. Even if the deal doesn't work, Danny is my friend. That will never change."

After a pause, he said again: "Sabina did serve the Umbrella Organization before, but she is mine now. And I"

Having said that, he didn't continue talking.

He didn't reveal the identity of his "Mirror Organization", nor did he tell the whole story about Danny's current situation.

There are so many strange and extraordinary powers in this world. Although he guessed it was, he was not sure that the person in front of him must be Danny's close relative!

Perhaps it is some kind of special existence that carries the memories of Danny's closest relatives?

It's like the fallen angel soul that once attached to Pestoia's soul.

Because Su Lun felt something unusual.

He didn't think it was too strange before, but after sensing it at a close distance, he found that the aura of this mysterious man was very strange. The surrounding "halo" that kills mosquitoes comes from the same source as the aura on his body.

That aura has now sealed off the alley.

Clearly ready to fight.

This mysterious person, no matter his heart or means, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

If you keep in touch, it might be self-defeating.

"Forget it, let's leave it at that for now. Let's talk about other things after we both have enough trust."

Su Lun said something, but did not intend to continue the conversation, and meant to leave.

He really wants to get neuromechanical technology, but he doesn't want to hold it in his hand right away.

What's more, now that I have a certain connection with this mysterious person, there will be opportunities in the future.

"Not an exchange?"

The mysterious man looked at Su Lun's attitude and fell into deep thought.

It seems that he is hesitating whether to leave the person in front of him.

If they can be captured and threatened with their lives, the situation of both parties will be reversed immediately, and more information can be obtained by force.

But seeing Su Lun's calm expression, he knew that it might not be so easy to deal with.

Su Lun didn't intend to stay longer, and turned around to leave.

The unknown "halo" that sealed off the alley is indeed tricky, but it's not a big problem to move out of space.

He didn't intend to conflict with this mysterious man.

And when he turned to leave, there was a soft shout from behind him: "Wait!"

Su Lun glanced back, "???"

"How can I contact you?"

The mysterious man said, afraid of being misunderstood, he added: "What I mean is, I want to make some medicine for Danny to repair genes. I hope you can bring it to him."

He could wait, but Danny's body couldn't.

No one knows better than him the impact of genetic aberrations on the human body.

He also figured it out, if the person in front of him is a member of Grand Duke Rafael, there is no need to say so much. Once it is discovered that he is still alive, he will definitely kill the grass and roots directly to cut off the possibility of technology leakage.

Could it be Lu Yingdi, or someone from Mafa?

But in any case, it is not as important as his own son.

"Can."

Su Lun was not surprised by his words, and even breathed a sigh of relief.

At least it was more certain that this man was concerned about Danny's safety.

Humanity is not a monster.

But he pondered for a moment, and instead of answering, asked, "But before that, I have a question for you. Who are you?"

"You should have guessed who I am."

Without any hesitation, the mysterious man directly revealed his identity and said, "I am Danny's father, Pickman Banks."

After a pause, probably to convince Su Lun of his words, he lifted his cloak over his head.

Su Lun listened and said to himself: It really is him.

But looking at the non-human face in front of him, his pupils shrank suddenly.

It was a face shaped like asphalt, with very distorted features. Two huge eyes occupy half of the face, and if you look closely, you can see the compound eyes like the eyes of flies, densely packed like thousands of small eyes. As soon as he opened his mouth, his mouth was full of dense fangs.

No matter how you look at it, this is a deformed monster, or a creature from another plane.

rather than a human being.

After a moment of astonishment, Su Lun asked lightly: "Danny should be very happy to know that his father is not dead. But sorry, I want to ask... how did you survive?"

Hearing this, the mysterious man let out a slight sigh.

I also know that I have to explain something in order to gain the trust of the other party.

Then he said slowly: "Danny should have told you about the accident in the laboratory. At that time, there were actually some changes."

The Banks couple was the leader of the "Project X" project at the beginning, but after discovering that Raphael's experiment had caused too many innocent deaths, they planned to terminate the project.

What Su Lun learned from Danny's mouth was not much different from the version he heard from this mouth.

But that laboratory accident actually had some twists and turns.

Originally, the Banks couple planned to use other methods to slowly destroy "Project X", but they were discovered in advance. The arrest was extremely extreme, and as a last resort, the entire laboratory was hastily detonated.

I originally thought that my family and the laboratory died together, but a little mistake happened.

The "Dr. Pickman" in front of him was explaining how he survived, and he was talking in great detail.

"The so-called aberration is that the biological body cannot withstand certain foreign factors and has mutated. More precisely, the essence of human body distortion is that some special factors have changed the original gene sequence of the human body and acquired the biological characteristics of foreign genes. But in fact, those 'heterogeneous factors' are not all malignant. It is also because the human body is too weak to bear it, which is also the purpose of our research."

"The bigger the body, the higher the order of the organisms, the more violent the mutation process they can withstand. But correspondingly, their reproductive ability is lower. This is the delicate balance point of life in nature."

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Su Lun's current basic knowledge in the field of biological sciences is also solid, and he is not completely confused.

From Pickman's mouth, he also learned more secrets about "Project X".

It turned out that during the centuries of archeology in Old Lington, wild hunters discovered many strange ancient objects. Even things that can prolong life are not just [Fallen Angel's Heart].

That's just part of "Plan X".

The mysterious man continued: "I was working on another high-secret project at the same time. We found a piece of abyssal biological tissue that was still active. I extracted a very active cell from it, which has a super strong Division ability and repair ability. In a way, the number of cell divisions determines the lifespan of organisms. But in the process of my research, I did not find the upper limit of the number of divisions of this kind of cells. Theoretically speaking, this ancient biological tissue is 'Immortal body'. So, I call it [Eternal Cell]. "

"I set up a new experimental project, which is to use a gene of this cell to add to the human gene chain, so as to prolong life. But all experiments have ended in failure. In the end, 'X Serum' became The main direction of research"

"Well, this is a bit much. I just want to say that I am not a monster. I have a completely rational mind. It just changed my genetic chain, which affected the body structure"

After Su Lun listened, the technical terms were automatically separated in his mind, and then he got a simple outline of the story.

After the explosion, Pickman was indeed dead.

But the piece of life in the laboratory dish was also scattered in the explosion, and then merged with the corpse by coincidence. That [eternal cell] repaired his brain and body tissue, and then it became what it is now.

As for the subsequent transformation of Banner Machinery, there are some other coincidences.

Therefore, "The Butcher" Banner seems to be the captain of the Pirates of the Fourth Fleet, but in fact, Pickman is the real master behind the scenes.

Su Lun listened to his words with clear logic and thinking, and he didn't look like a monster, or possessed by some will, so he also relaxed a little bit.

However, whether it is or not is irrelevant.

At least there is no hostility, and communication will be very convenient.

After hearing this, Su Lun said, "I can help you bring the potion to Danny. After the potion is ready, you put it in the 'Fire Dance Tavern'. I will pick it up then."

Pickman nodded, and didn't say any more: "Okay!"

This method is good for both parties who do not trust.

Su Lun didn't mention the "neural machine blueprint" anymore, and the atmosphere eased up a lot inexplicably.

After speaking, the two disappeared at the end of the alley.

Stepping on the street again, Su Lun's expression also looked very relaxed.

He recalled the previous conversation and thought of something, and said with emotion: "The ability to kill mosquitoes is really the ability to control microorganisms. Tsk tsk. This thing is weirder than toxins. Besides, according to what he said , Even the wounds of the broken body can be repaired by [eternal cells], which is a bit exaggerated. His combat power is really hard to say."

Now it seems that "Pickman" is probably Danny's father.

Moreover, since they could choose to perish together and terminate the experiment, their character should not be bad.

The risk of subsequent exposure would also be low.

Su Lun was just worried about whether his [eternal cell] would affect his mind in the future.

However, that kind of top biological scientist should know the situation himself, so there is no need for him, a layman, to worry too much.

In the future, when mutual trust is established, the "neural machine blueprint" is also expected to be obtained. Su Lun's own plans for the mechanical puppet army will also take a big step forward.

Moreover, it is not just a drawing.

That Dr. Pickman is a top scientist in the field of neural machinery and biotechnology.

There is still plenty of room for cooperation in the future.

Su Lun thought it was a good start.

Before he knew it, he walked into a brightly lit alley.

This is a food street, and the whole street is brightly illuminated by orange lanterns overhead. The shops on the street are brightly lit with dazzling neon signs. There are piles of food piled up in the window, such as big red sausages, fish balls flipping in the boiling soup, roast suckling pig with golden oil on the grill, lively octopus teppanyaki, fragrant smoked turkey, Fresh and plump deep-sea fish sashimi.

The diners are sitting in Gaodeng, feasting.

The delicious aroma of food in the air wafted into his nostrils, and Su Lun also felt his stomach growling.

He stretched out his hand, changed his clothes with the previous pirate costume, and strode over.

The food in Pirate City is extremely rich, and there are god believers of various faiths mixed here. Their food also has the characteristics of various civilizations, and there are thousands of scattered snacks. This is a delicious journey of taste buds that cannot be enjoyed anywhere else.

Compared with those exquisite restaurant foods, Su Lun prefers these delicious street foods that can give the body a great sense of satiety.

He walked all the way, tried new things all the way, and ate a lot of delicious food.

Experiencing food is also the meaning of traveling.

Appetite is also one of the most instinctive desires of human beings. There are many big pirates in these roadside stalls.

The great pirate "Iron Nun" Susie Meyer with a reward of 146 million lisos, the aristocratic human trafficker "Poison Buddha" Kebi Price with a reward of 255 million lisos, the defected lieutenant colonel of the Navy with a reward of 89 million lisos Black Dragon" Nolan da Silva.

Su Lun had a good memory. Looking at the faces that he had seen on the bounty order walking on the street, it was like seeing bounties walking around.

These characters who can only hide their heads and show their tails elsewhere can walk on the street at will here.

Su Lun ate all the way there, so he showed his whereabouts in the city.

He knew that under the calm conditions, it was the eyeliner of various intelligence agencies dancing around.

Among the pirates, the most indispensable thing is the intelligence merchant.

It was still early, and Su Lun planned to go to the geisha hall.

Formal geisha halls are not custom shops, and geisha also sell their skills but not their bodies.

The country of Shanyin is very poor and feudal.

These geisha are "labor export" personnel sent out by their officials to earn money.

A geisha is not a drinking girl, nor does it provide sexual services, but a talented woman who has excellent attainments in etiquette, tea ceremony, martial arts, language skills, poetry, and lute.

He started to learn art when he was a few years old, and he officially went to sea when he was sixteen. Geisha are also proficient in the art of conversation. It is said that they have the most complete information on pirate ships in their mouths, and they are also proficient in the art of conversation. They know how to cater to a man's self-esteem, are good at observing words and expressions, and understand the emotions of customers. Let the guests enjoy a very satisfying spiritual enjoyment. It can be said that the geisha shows the most beautiful posture of the girl in front of the guests.

Su Lun hadn't experienced it before, thinking, maybe it's a kind of spiritual enjoyment?

Although expensive, it is really worth it in a sense.

The tens of thousands of dollars that the pirate group sent to Su Lun was probably enough to invite an ordinary geisha to drink tea and listen to a few ditties.

Don't even think about the oiran, there is no one with a few million, and there is no chance to meet each other.

Don't look at pirates who are usually sloppy, but they are never stingy when it comes to enjoyment. Big pirates who spend a lot of money in Pirate City are very common.

Su Lun was walking, and after stepping over a wooden bridge, suddenly there was a faint fragrance of cherry blossoms in the air.

When I looked up again, I saw a golden lacquered wooden plaque of "Nagano House" hanging among the cherry blossom trees in full bloom.

In his impression, this is one of the most famous official geisha halls on the pirate ship.

I don't know how these guys transplanted the cherry trees here, but they just created a feeling of deep winding paths in this narrow building complex.

I have to say that this card face alone makes people feel very comfortable.

Su Lun walked over, intending to see him.

I didn't even think about it, but I ran into Qiantiao here.