Mechanical Alchemist

Su Lun didn't know whether the woman in kimono who led him in should be called "Buddhist" or "Mama-san", but she followed suit.

There are not many cherry trees, but because of the ingenious arrangement, it gives people the feeling of a forest of flowers.

Passing through a beautifully carved covered bridge, the vision suddenly opens up, and the main body of the building suddenly comes into view.

This is not a simple wooden building, but a building boat. The whole building is half floating in the air. There is an airship-like skin bag on the top, and a suspension device like a boiler room at the bottom. The overall architectural style is very unique, with bucket arches and eaves, blue tiles and white walls, and paper-pasted wooden lattice doors and windows. Red lanterns with the words "Nagano House" hung under the eaves of the corridor, all of which are the unique style of Shanyin Country .

Su Lun felt that it was very pleasant to look at. Every stone, every tree, every flower and every grass in this geisha house gave people a sense of beauty just right.

But I never thought that it was such a coincidence that as soon as I entered the door, I ran into a familiar person.

That big flowered kimono, the heroic woman with a domineering walking posture, who is it if it is not Qianjo?

"How did she come here?"

Su Lun was also surprised.

If he met this gambling addicted young woman at a gambling stall, he would not be surprised at all. But what's going on now?

Behind Qiantiao was the timid little girl holding a sword, naturally it was Lolotta.

What surprised Su Lun even more was that Qianjo actually had his arms around a white-faced young boy who was wearing a samurai uniform and looked so handsome that even the cherry blossoms in full bloom shy away from him.

The two looked very close.

Male geisha?

(Spoiler alert, it's a woman.)

"Huh?"

Su Lun knew very well that Qianjo had only a few hobbies, but there was absolutely no such thing as visiting geisha halls. She is neither masculine nor feminine. For her, with this spare time, it would be more comfortable to gamble a few times.

So seeing this abnormal scene, Su Lun not only didn't have any gossip thoughts in his mind, but immediately realized something: Qiantiao came here to make trouble?

Obviously, yes.

Even with this glance, Chijo also saw him.

Even though Su Lun made a disguise, the two were so familiar that they could recognize each other with just one look.

Qiantiao's gaze swept across, but he didn't intend to say hello at all. She put her arms around the white-faced boy, talked and laughed, and walked straight into the building.

The eyes of the two people touched and parted.

Even if they didn't speak, the two of them are so familiar, Su Lun can feel the playfulness in those eyes, as if to say: Oh, you really enjoy it, come to a brothel?

"I asked her before and didn't tell me. There must be troublesome things to deal with, but I didn't think about it, but I still ran into it."

Su Lun felt a little dumbfounded.

At this time, his mother Sang suddenly said something, interrupting his thoughts, "Sir, be careful of the steps."

"Um."

Su Lun responded, and then restrained his thoughts.

They have all walked to the door, so naturally they want to go in and have a look.

What's more, if there is really too much trouble, Qiantiao will also summon him.

Su Lun was also very curious about what happened that Qianjo didn't want him to be involved in.

To be on the safe side, he quietly changed his clothes while walking, and he was already holding the black umbrella wrapped in cloth strips and tied into long sticks.

As soon as he entered the door, the elegant decoration in the building prevented Su Lun from the noisy feeling of entering any other customary places.

The ship building is obviously not big, but because of the ingenious design, the interior space does not give people a feeling of cramped and depressing at all.

Quiet and elegant, as soon as you enter, you will immediately feel a little bit of peace in your heart.

Su Lun scanned his surroundings and immediately felt that it was indeed worth the money.

For ordinary pirates, the geisha hall is considered high consumption, and there are not many customers here.

And there are screens and partitions. After going upstairs, you can hardly see other guests, which also ensures privacy.

Su Lun was led to a room on the second floor. This "Naganoya Geisha Pavilion" was located halfway up the city, and the night view of Pirate City could be seen from the window.

He looked at the price list, ordered a geisha with the lowest price, and served 5,300 lisos per hour.

Not long after, a young woman wearing a koi cheongsam with a blue background, covered her face with a golden fan, and walked in gracefully.

Su Lun took a look.

She pretended to be very strong. But in fact, without makeup, the contours of the facial features should be good. The grades of sixteen and seventeen are pure and lovely. And behind this geisha, there are two foils who look like maids. After the three women came in, the last one gently closed the door.

The leading woman walked in front of Su Lun, bent down and smiled: "Hello, sir, my name is Koike Teppei, and I am a geisha from Naganoya."

"Um."

Su Lun nodded without showing much emotion.

The environment here is very comfortable, and it feels good to stay here.

In his perception, Qianjo was in a room diagonally opposite.

Take your time, don't rush.

The geisha enters the house, and then there are some service procedures, such as tea ceremony, dancing, musical instrument performance, and swordsmanship performances are all very distinctive performances.

Su Lun knew some music theory himself, and he wasn't a fool chewing on peonies.

He listened to the ditty and looked at the dance, and he really felt pleasing to the eye.

This geisha named "Xiaochi" has indeed worked hard in these literary and artistic aspects, and has profound attainments.

At his age, he's quite talented.

What's even more rare is that when she gets along with her in the same room, she doesn't feel like a entertainer to Su Lun, but more like a friendly friend. Those eyes are also full of emotion, not the blunt philistinism of "hurry up, I have to go to the next clock" like the girl in the customs hall.

Even if there is no physical joy, getting along with it gives people a kind of spiritual joy.

This is a very clever way of getting along.

For the price alone, it's really worth it.

After a dance, Xiaochi gathered the hem of the cheongsam, walked to Su Lun with small steps, and approached to pour tea for him.

Two attendants in the corner of the room were playing the sanxuanqin, the rhythm was slow and soothing.

Because they were very close, Su Lun smelled the faint fragrance on her body, and asked casually: "The dance just now was very interesting, but it looks a bit like a sacrificial dance?"

In addition to performances, conversations are also one of the most important services in geisha halls.

Su Lun didn't just come to watch the dance. He heard that these geisha held a lot of important information.

The teapot was held high, and the tea did not spill at all. This is a kind of familiarity like an "oil seller".

Xiaochi poured tea for Su Lun, handed it over with a gentle smile, and responded at the same time: "Mr.'s vision is really accurate. This dance is a dance for worshiping the wind god. It used to be a sacrificial dance performed by the witches in our clan when they worshiped the gods." dance."

"Oh? Is this Kagura Dance?"

Su Lun knew something about the hidden mountain country, and the two chatted.

"Why do you wear heavy makeup? It's obviously very beautiful."

"Because in our mountain hidden country, every household uses candles. At night, the light will be very dark. So in order to make the guests' sensory experience better, the geisha will paint it white. Let you laugh, sir."

"Are there any interesting customs and specialties in Shanyin?"

"Kendo, tea ceremony, literature, volcanic hot springs, and monster legends. There are demon swords, hundreds of ghosts, and gods"

"Are there really monsters in Shanyin?"

"Of course there are. Gods and ghosts are the most important existences in our Shanyin Kingdom. Sir, if you are interested in going there yourself, you may encounter monsters. Kappa, Jiu Tun Boy, Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Yuzao Former, Young Women's Room, Network Bride"

"It is said that the 'No. 1 Beautiful Girl in the World' has the ultimate beauty in the world. Is it really that beautiful?"

"That's right, even Koike has never seen a more beautiful person than Mitte-sama. It's a pity, Mitte-sama will not leave Yamagakushi"

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Su Lun and Xiaochi gradually chatted.

Geisha have mastered very good conversational skills, and they really live up to their reputation.

She gave Su Lun the feeling that it was a chat between friends, and she was very knowledgeable. Ask anything, almost can give three points. Facts, history, literature, temperament... never cold.

In other places, it's just this knowledge, I'm afraid many ladies from big noble families don't have this level.

Su Lun cleverly inquired a lot about the customs of Shanyin Country, and also learned some information about the complex forces in Pirate City.

This information can also be regarded as the added value of the high service fee.

But the strange thing is that when it comes to information about "Old Man Rune", Koike will deftly avoid this topic, as if it is a taboo.

Su Lun was not in a hurry, the night was still long.

The geisha hall is not like a romantic place, the technicians and customers are all there for that kind of thing. Geisha will do everything patiently, even pouring tea is a pleasing process.

Obviously the geisha didn't show the slightest bit of astringency, but every frown and smile gave people a sense of coquettish style.

Su Lun felt very relaxed.

After only chatting for an hour, Xiaochi gave him a familiar feeling like an old friend.

He didn't forget his pirate character design, and while collecting information, he didn't make a few jokes in vain. While chatting, he also asked a question that he was also very curious about: "Miss Xiaochi, this is the Pirate City after all, will you encounter rude guests during your daily reception?"

Pirates are rough guys, no matter how smart they are, if they meet those sensual guys, can these geisha resist?

Xiao Chi naturally knew what he was asking, his cheeks flushed slightly, his shyness looked very natural, and he nodded slightly: "Of course we will meet. However, there are also special personnel in the museum to deal with it."

Su Lun said again: "What if it's a very tough guest?"

Xiaochi smiled subtly, his beautiful eyes sparkled, as if he meant something, "If you meet happy guests, it's fine."

After a pause, her tone suddenly became strong, and she said again: "If you don't like it, then you have no chance. Although we geisha are lowly, we will not spare our lives and will not embarrass the hall."

Su Lun heard the narrowness of the acquaintance's joke in that tone, raised his brows, and said casually: "What if I want to stay overnight?"

Xiaochi glanced at him, and there was a hint of charm in his eyebrows, "Mr. definitely won't."

This is really a very clever reply, retreating as an advance, making people feel a sense of love and pity and can't bear to be tortured even if they have that thought.

Su Lun was a little curious about the extent of her speaking skills, and asked with a smile, "Why do you think so?"

Xiaochi said seriously with a pretty face: "Because you have an extraordinary temperament about you, sir. Xiaochi knows that you are different from other guests."

"oh?"

Su Lun listened, narrowing his eyes slightly.

The skill of this answer is really impeccable.

This is a routine, but it seems not to be.

In the romantic arena, if the girl praises you for being good at work, there is a high probability that it is not that you are so good, but a professional term. Talking about people when they see people, and talking nonsense when they see ghosts are their forte. In that kind of physical entanglement, even if the guests know that it is fake, they will feel very happy, and the happiness will be doubled.

But this is a geisha house, and it's plain.

With Xiaochi's response, Su Lun couldn't tell for a moment whether she saw through her disguise or whether her professionalism made her say this.

This is where the geisha's perception and conversation skills really shine.

It is also the most important reason why the geisha hall can exist in the custom halls of the Pirate City.

Even though pirates are vicious and vicious, the more rude they are, the more empty their hearts will be, and the more thoughtful they will be.

Su Lun stayed at the post house for two or three hours, and had a pleasant conversation with Xiaochi.

The Selling Gold Cave is indeed the Selling Gold Cave.

If it wasn't for his disguised identity, he probably wouldn't be stingy with tips.

But his character is set as a little pirate, with tens of thousands of dollars in his pocket, he definitely won't be able to stay up all night.

Su Lun stayed here for another purpose, and that was to see why Qiantiao came here.

Now it looks like the money won't last until midnight.

Coincidentally, it didn't take long before the big show started.

At about ten o'clock, the screens and grids of the room on the second floor were opened, allowing people to see the public stage on the first floor from the room.

This is a special project of "Naganoya Geisha Hall", the geisha sword dance at night.

However, before the sword dance started, a dispute broke out in the opposite room.

The violent quarrel resounded throughout the geisha house.

"Hey, hey, how do you prove that I killed One-Eyed Shock? To catch thieves and get dirty, at least you can find personal evidence that my Liming group did it? What's more, even if I killed him, so what? He came to trouble me, and I'm not allowed to fight back? There is no such rule on the road, right? "

It was a thousand voices, and Su Lun pricked up his ears when he heard it.

It sounds like the sequelae caused by killing "One-Eyed" Shock before.

But it was done very carefully that time, everyone was killed, and no one was left behind. Even if there is a boat, it can be fooled.

What's more, just like what Qianjo said, if you kill it, you kill it, what else can you do?

"Miss Qiantiao is deliberately trying to find fault."

Su Lun guessed something.

I pretended not to know each other before, probably just waiting for now.

Just when he was still guessing who was arguing with Chijo.

Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound of broken wood.

On another look, a man smashed the railing and fell into the hall.

Su Lun looked at the swordsman covered in runes, and knew that this man was related to the old man with runes.

The next moment, Chijo also fell down murderously, as if he was about to fight with his sword drawn.

Su Lun asked curiously, "Who is that man?"

Koike's expression was slightly abnormal, "That is the owner of our restaurant, Mr. Yashi Aurora."

""Ghost Sword" Aki? "

When Su Lun heard this, he immediately knew who this guy was.

The other son of the old man Rune is also the most famous one, "Ghost Sword" Axi, the famous mixed-race swordsman in the pirate city.

The glowing runes on this guy's body are much stronger than his brother he met before. Moreover, the bloody black knife with chrysanthemum patterns in his hand is not simple, it looks extraordinary.

Su Lun asked again: "Is that like a famous knife?"

Koike's eyes were a little unnatural, and he responded, "Yes. That's the "Ichishou of the Chrysanthemum Monument", one of the twelve famous knives of our Shanyin Kingdom. "

"It really is a famous knife."

Su Rendo took a look.

Although the hidden mountain country is poor, it has also passed down the world's top sword forging skills. The swords that flow out here, even in the upper class of Lu Ying, are top collectibles and combat weapons.

These "twelve well-known knives" are probably equivalent to high-level cursed items in alchemy items, or even [forbidden items].

Legend has it that these Lianggong knives are not only sharp and tough, but each handle has been infused with painstaking efforts by craftsmen, and has some magical special effects, such as those that make people bleed, those that have sword energy to chop souls, and those that cut marriages in previous lives and present lives. There are special effects of sealing demons, summoning monsters and so on.

But with the passage of time, the "Twelve Excellent Knives" are still handed down, only three or four handles.

For a small country like Shanyin, the "Chrysanthemum Monument Ichishou" in front of me is a proper level of national treasure.

The two suddenly fought, with sword energy overflowing, cutting gaps everywhere in the geisha house.

Su Lun frowned, but he wasn't worried.

Qiantiao dared to act, and had calculated ahead of time, so he was naturally sure.

But where does the opportunity come from?

This is their home field!

The spirit of "Ghost Sword" Aki is said to be a fifth-rank swordsman, and he still has a famous sword in his hand.

In front of all eyes, Qian Tiao does not expose the second-stage [Rakshasa girl], can she take advantage of it?

Just when Su Lun was thinking about how she would respond, suddenly, without any warning, a few ninjas appeared from the four corners of the hall!

"It's not spatial displacement, and it's not stealth."

Su Lun's pupils shrank sharply, and he guessed something: "The 'Void Flash Killing Technique' in Shanyin's ninjutsu? This movement technique is a bit powerful."

Just now he clearly sensed the soul fire of those four ninjas, and it suddenly condensed. But did not perceive any spatial fluctuations.

This is a movement method that cannot be explained at the physical level, almost ghosts and gods.

He had heard of it before, and now seeing it with his own eyes, he felt it was an eye-opener.

Sure enough, the believers in the four kingdoms of Beizhou have inherited many strange abilities.

"However, this [False Flash] is not accessible to ordinary people. It seems to be the secret of ninja from the Shanyin Kingdom. Who does Qianjo know?"

Su Lun's thoughts were spinning, his eyes were slightly dignified.

Because just as Chijo pinned down Nayashi, the four masked ninjas who appeared suddenly formed seals, and then a purple square light curtain appeared, creating a space enchantment.

With this block, outsiders can no longer see what is going on inside.

Su Lun knew very well that this was not a temporary conflict, but a premeditated ambush!

He hesitated, considering whether to help and when to do it.

But then I thought about it again, if there is a need, Qianjo will definitely say it.

The goblin communicator of the mirror organization can transmit without obstacles even if it is blocked by space.

The guests in the geisha house were already a little flustered.

However, the battle came quickly and ended very quickly.

As if by magic, as soon as the purple light space enchantment was propped up, it suddenly disappeared in front of my eyes.

Su Lun looked at his brows and frowned, thinking: "The battlefield space has been transferred to another place."

Seeing this, he also wanted to understand the ins and outs of tonight.

Chijo came here just to ambush that "ghost sword" Aki. Moreover, a certain force from the Shanyin Kingdom participated.

But...why kill?

Thoughts raced through Su Lun's mind.

While Su Lun was staying at the geisha hall.

Pirate City is also as lively as ever.

The tallest building in the city is the "Emperor Entertainment City".

On the top floor of the Entertainment City, there is a secret palace overlooking the entire city.

This is the territory of Oleg, the "King of the North Sea", and outsiders are not eligible to enter.

After entering, it was resplendent and magnificent. The decoration is extravagant to the extreme, the eyes are full of golden light, and golden pillars, doorknobs, and fences can be seen everywhere. It seems that all metal things are made of gold. On the ground is the top Asgardian cashmere stall on the market. The oil paintings hanging on the walls are all original works of masters, and the porcelain vases illustrated are also priceless antiques.

This palace, even some top nobles are not so luxurious.

At this moment, Oleg, wearing a crown, is sitting on a golden throne in the center of the palace.

This top powerhouse with a bounty of 8.477 billion has a powerful coercion that is not angry.

In the shadows to the left and right of him sat twenty-three figures of various appearances. These are all the captains of the North Sea Fleet. These people are all powerful, no matter where they are sitting, they can suppress the whole golden hall with a suffocating dignity.

And here it is, in the hall, standing a lonely middle-aged man. He was meticulous in his starched and washed white suit, and his expression was indifferent. Even though he was stared at by this group of big pirates, there was no trace of fear in his eyes.

On the throne, Oleg's voice sounded domineering and majestic: "Zolas, I have heard about your talent, but those pedantic nobles in Lu Ying don't know how to appreciate it. From now on, you will do things for me."

Zolas said neither humble nor overbearing: "Yes! But I want absolute management rights. Starting from the reform of the four countries in Beizhou, give me 20 years, and I will make this barren sea a prosperous place that is not inferior to any of Luying's territories. "

Hearing this, the captain of the fleet immediately questioned, "Twenty years? Hehe, I don't know if we will still be here after twenty years."

Zolas made no secret of his short-sighted contempt, and said: "Since Mr. Oleg has become king, please stop thinking about the future of this sea area with the thinking of pirates in the past. There should be a sense of responsibility for the territory and its people. The reason why I chose to agree to stay here is not for power, but to allow more people in this world to live with dignity!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a dead silence in the huge palace.

Even though these pirates couldn't understand his plan, they could clearly feel the forceful "righteousness" of these words.

"Then Mr. Zolas, what do you think our first step should be?"

"Start with the taxation of the four countries of Beizhou."

"Hehe, how much tax can there be in the poor mountains and rivers? A year's tax is not as good as if we grab a few merchant ships."

"Mr. Oleg, do you think now that people from the four countries can be mobilized? If not, what is the significance of the King of the North Sea?"

"Not everyone wants to be a pirate for the rest of their lives. If there is a stable life, who wants to fight with their lives? You can do it, but do you think about your family and future generations? Now there is a critical time for the battle between Mafa and Luying , this is the best opportunity for the rise of Beihai. Plan for the present and plan for the future!"

"Taxation is not a means of collecting wealth, it is just to let the four countries of Beizhou slowly start to have a sense of belonging and let them know who their king is. This process may be difficult and long, but it must be done! Moreover, I I can guarantee that in a few years, when the four countries become rich, this tax will be ten times or a hundred times what you earned from robbery!"

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Zolas's words were loud and loud, and all the big pirates who stomped their feet to set off a tsunami in the North Sea fell silent.

No one can argue.

After a long time, on the throne that had been contemplating for a long time, there was a shocking response: "Okay! As you said!"