Mechanical Alchemist

In just ten minutes, Su Lun harvested [Cronus' Bow Cursed by Time] and [War God Tyr's Golden Spear of Karma] two top treasures.

But instead of feeling lucky in his heart, he felt that things were going in a very bad direction.

Originally according to his plan, even if Barrett was saved, the problem would not be too big.

Magic marks and the like have no effect at all in the "Little Void Realm".

Two planes apart, how could it be so easy to be tracked.

What Su Lun thought before was to find a place to hide first, and it would probably be safe after the movement.

After all, this is the country of Romance, and no matter how many spies there are from the Lu Ying military intelligence department, it is impossible to find him in the city.

Even if people from the North Sea Fleet wanted to ask Barrett about the disappearing fleet, it would be more accurate to target those in the "Holy Judgment Corps" with special means. And he would never suspect Su Lun, an "outsider".

But now the situation is even more troublesome.

Su Lun didn't know why a golden spear fell from the sky to kill him.

And now the spear is also included in the Small Void Realm.

The situation suddenly becomes subtle.

It has been identified just now. This golden spear is the Roman "Town Clan Treasure" collected by the Temple of Agapanon.

The serious relationship involved in this thing is very important.

Su Lun happened to have heard of the legend of the [Golden Spear], which was a thing of faith of the Romans.

Outsiders took it, almost the enemy of the entire Roman.

But if he didn't accept it just now, he would be killed by the spear again.

At this point, while Su Lun was running around the city, doubts also appeared in his mind.

Who throws this spear?

Is it to hunt down Barrett?

Su Lun thinks it is possible, but not great.

If someone could cross a plane and divination to Barrett in his own small void, it would be almost impossible. Then maybe a seventh-level, eighth-level, or even ninth-level prophet is required?

Obviously a Barrett is not worth paying that high price.

On the contrary, there is a possibility that this golden spear was originally aimed at Su Lun himself?

The identity of the person who can use this golden spear is definitely not simple, and it is very likely that he is a certain "big man" in the Temple of Agaparton.

Su Lun was puzzled again, he had no conflict with the temple, why did he kill him?

There are a few big troubles in the small void, whether it is Barrett or the two weapons, it is obvious that they can't see the light now.

Su Lun seemed to be carrying a few ticking time bombs, hiding around the city in a nervous mood.

Fortunately, the suicidal bird has been very quiet, and nothing evil has happened.

But suddenly, a low-pitched horn sounded in the huge city-state of Moros.

"Om~"

Like an air defense siren, the sound awakened the entire city.

"Whew~"

"Whew~"

"Whew~"

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Then there was a series of explosions, and the flares lifted into the air.

It is now pitch black at midnight, but those flares illuminate the sky as if it were day, illuminating the people on the street.

At the same time, the Roman army barracks, the security camp, and the North Sea Fleet station in the city, and all major official forces sounded their rallying horns, and countless soldiers in armor and spears poured into the streets and alleys.

The previous battles were only caused by outsiders from the Luying Military Intelligence Department, but now the Romans themselves participated in the battle.

Seeing the movement, Su Lun, instead of being surprised, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The flare illuminated that solemn face, he looked at the sky, and murmured: "The mass search has begun."

Using human search means that those guys in the temple have no mysterious means to locate themselves.

This is a good sign.

"It seems to be safe for now."

Su Lun let out a long breath of foul air, and a bright light flashed in his eyes.

He has seen all kinds of divination, and now he is very clear about the principles of divination.

The higher the rank of the target of divination, the more causes and effects involved, and the more complicated the environment, the more expensive the divination needs to pay.

He, Su Lun, is not a second-rank rookie when he just came out of Old Lingdun, anyone can do divination.

He has now advanced to the fourth level, and with so many treasures in his body, the karma is huge. It is almost impossible to rely on manpower for divination. It is estimated that all fortune tellers below the sixth level would have to die suddenly on the spot if they wanted to gain an accurate insight into his location.

Without the Golden Spear, a rare soldier with special causality ability, the possibility of the opponent trying to lock his position is not very high.

Thinking of this, Su Lun was glad that he had put the golden spear in just now.

For a treasure of this level, the entire Roman may not be able to come up with a second one.

Although I was caught off guard by a sneak attack, it also made the opponent miss the initiative.

"Even the mysterious high priest of the Temple of Agaparton can only predict that I am in the city."

Su Lun quickly analyzed all the known conditions in his mind, and canceled the decision to break out of the city just now.

In the city, it seems safer.

Su Lun had considered a comprehensive plan before, how to avoid danger in case of a raid.

Hotels, post stations, bathhouses, romantic venues, taverns... These places where outsiders gather are definitely the focus of the search.

Su Lun didn't dare to go, but went directly to the slums.

There are shantytowns with a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and hundreds of thousands of low-level people have gathered.

The situation in the city is getting more and more chaotic.

The army, local snakes, pirates... All forces under the King of the North Sea are active.

The Sifang City Gate and various main roads have been completely sealed off, and no one can act in the open.

But this is good news for Su Lun.

He wasn't the only one who feared being caught. Now there is a mix of people from all walks of life in the city-state of Moros, especially the few waves of forces that want to assassinate the "Princess Frost Moon", and they are also in shambles.

After all, not everyone knows that this is the people from the Temple of Agaparton looking for their lost [Golden Spear].

When encountering a search, the assassins must think that they have been discovered, and a fight is inevitable.

Searching the whole city was like blowing up a fishpond, and those big fish hiding in the dark were also blown out.

Not long after the closure of the city, fighting erupted everywhere in the city.

This also shared the pressure for Su Lun.

But it didn't take long for things to change again.

Only then did Su Lun realize that the Agapanon Temple's determination to find the treasure of faith exceeded his expectations.

Even the priestesses of the temple, in their robes and veils, were present in the city in person.

With their call, the Romans in the whole city took action.

The Romans were born warriors, and the civilians took up weapons and immediately became search guards.

Those people also thought of the complex civilian area, and more and more people participated in the search.

Su Lun mixed into the civilian shanty town, but was also trapped there.

The main road outside is already full of Romans.

Su Lun quickly shuttled through the alley.

The urgent warning sound from the loudspeaker echoed in my ears.

"A thief stole [Golden Spear] and defiled our sacred Temple of War God"

"Urgent martial law! Curfew in the whole city! Unrelated persons, return to your residence immediately!"

"The High Priest has ordered that all the Romans stay at home except for the joint defense personnel and cooperate with the search. If you encounter any strange and suspicious persons, report them immediately!"

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These words were played repeatedly, and the Roman crowd in the city became excited.

Insulting faith, this is more serious than anything else, and everyone is clamoring to catch that "thief".

The corners of Su Lun's eyes twitched violently when he heard this, and his previous affection for Roman was gone.

steal?

Looking at the simple belief system, it turns out that it is just a means of power for the superior.

However, Su Lun also wanted to understand something.

The priests of the Agapanon Temple will get the unconditional obedience of the Romans in everything they do, but now they use deception.

In other words, the matter of someone throwing a spear in the temple is not to be seen.

Otherwise, there is no need to hide it like this.

The search and arrest in the whole city intensified,

Su Lun didn't expect that there would be such a commotion.

Looking at this situation, if you don't turn the bottom up, it won't end at all.

There are obviously capable people among those guys. The army dispatched immediately surrounded the slums, and then divided this complex shanty town into dozens of pieces, and then knocked on the door of every house.

No one in the Romans does not cooperate.

Those who don't cooperate must have ghosts in their hearts.

There were a few waves of people who rushed in, but they were quickly subdued by force and subdued.

Su Lun's original plan had to change as well.

Even if he wears a human leather mask and pretends to be a Roman, he is a solitary person with no family or friends, and he is also the focus of investigation. History, neighbors, and living time. It is easy to reveal when you ask.

And what's worse, before he had time to go to the several hiding places he had hoped for in advance, he was blocked by the Roman army's "block interception".

Because of the black crow's shared vision and the perception of the rune umbrella, he narrowly avoided several rounds of roundups, but the situation was getting worse and worse.

Not long after, Su Lun hid in a dark alley and was blocked again.

It's not difficult to kill these people, but once exposed, it will be troublesome later.

Looking at the interrogation scene in the distance, he was very solemn in his heart, and he thought: "It's not easy to fool around. Without 'family members' and 'acquaintances', you will definitely be interrogated. The other party seems to be focusing on investigating people who have entered the city in the past few days. People, they should have some information."

Su Lun looked up and looked around. There were more and more people eating melons, and the probability of hiding was getting smaller and smaller.

Just when he was thinking in his mind that he would have a better chance of winning from that direction, he suddenly saw a human head popping out from the second floor of a residential building not far away.

She looked at Su Lun, and greeted in a questioning tone: "Sir?"

Su Lun looked up, and he recognized the man. It turned out to be the girl with big braids who bought a puppet at the flea market last time. It seems to be called Karma.

I didn't expect her to live here.

Even after seeing this, Karma obviously guessed that he had identified the right person. A flash of hesitation flashed across her face, as if she had decided on something instantly, and then greeted: "Sir, come here quickly!"

Su Lun didn't know how she recognized herself, but after thinking for a moment, she teleported and appeared in the room of that building.

There is a curfew in the whole city, and they are still wandering in the streets. They must be foreigners without a fixed residence.

As soon as Su Lun entered the room, he watched Karma pull out a half-meter-long black rune puppet from the storage ring.

After appraising it, it was clearly a treasure.

【Replacement Puppet】

Detailed explanation: This is an antique puppet that has been passed down for thousands of years, engraved with "Made by Robert Boyle"; after dripping blood, the puppet can replace the host to transfer all the causes and effects that have been contaminated in the past period of time, avoiding being traced by mysterious means;

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Su Lun was also surprised.

Because he knew how to refine this [replacement puppet], but the cursed materials needed for that kind of transshipment were very difficult to find. Haven't seen it yet.

I didn't expect to meet a finished product here.

And looking at the maker's name above, it was made by his "senior brother" himself.

This Karma actually took out all her ancestral puppets to a stranger?

Su Lun gave her a surprised look: "For me?"

He also immediately understood that the other party had guessed it, and he was the one who was being hunted in the city.

How did Karma discover this, and recognize it by such a coincidence?

While speaking, Su Lun's eyes also showed caution. The other party must have guessed something when he took out the puppet.

"You're welcome if you feel the need."

Karma is obviously very smart, she looked at Su Lun's subtle expression, and naturally guessed his doubts.

Wanted by the whole city, recognized by others, anyone will be alert.

She used honorifics, and added an explanation: "Don't get me wrong, I just feel that you need it. My talent is [B-098-Sixth Sense]. I took the liberty to call you just now, but I also thought it was you. "

It turned out to be this talent.

Su Lun was also surprised when he heard it, and then took over the puppet.

"Thank you. This is a very precious treasure."

He thanked him, and without any delay, he cut a small hole with his finger and smeared the blood on the puppet.

Originally, he would not accept a stranger's level of treasure for no reason, but now the situation forced him to be polite.

The blood was smeared, and a flash of light flashed on the puppet.

Karma responded: "You are welcome. My father always taught me that treasures are valuable because they are used in the right place."

She looked at everything in her eyes, and the thought in her mind confirmed something more: to know how to use this puppet, it must be a descendant of her puppeteer line.

She also instantly felt that the treasure was entrusted to the right person, and said: "You can throw it in the fireplace."

"Um."

Su Lun nodded, threw the bloody puppet into the burning fireplace, and heaved a sigh of relief.

The puppet burned, and faint flames appeared.

Now, no one will be able to track it down through some causal clues tonight.

Now even if someone catches him, it's not a big problem.

People's family heirlooms must know their value, Su Lun didn't intend to take advantage of others, and said directly: "The [Replacement Puppet] just now is very precious, what do you want in exchange."

Karma heard Su Lun say the name of the puppet, shook her head and said, "Mr. Although the puppet is precious, it is of little use to me. You don't need to take it to heart."

That being said, favors are owed.

Su Lun felt that it was probably because of the few blueprints he had given before that he got the present reward.

Karma seemed to have guessed it a long time ago, and couldn't help asking: "Sir, are you a descendant of the puppeteer?"

Su Lun didn't hide anything, and said bluntly, "Yes!"

Hearing this, Kama's clear brown pupils immediately glowed, "Really! Then you... are the inheritor of which lineage?"

Puppet masters were originally a minority, and now they met fellow students, so they were not outsiders.

Su Lun hesitated for a moment.

Which line?

This is not impossible to say, but really hard to say.

In terms of seniority, should this girl call him Zu. Zushishu?

Karma looked at him hesitating for a moment, thinking that he had violated some privacy, and said quickly: "Oh, sir, it's not convenient for you to tell me, so don't use it."

Before she finished speaking, Su Lun shook her head and said, "It's not that it's inconvenient to say. It's just that it's troublesome to explain. I'm Teacher Seliya's disciple."

Hearing this, Kama showed suspicion on his face. Obviously thinking, it seems that I have never heard of this vein.

According to the notes left by my ancestors, there are only a few orthodox lineage masters in total.

etc!

Teacher Serena?

In his mouth...could it be that "Seriya"?

The founder of the puppeteer lineage? !

how could it be possible!

Seeing Kama's sudden puzzled and shocked expression, Su Lun said helplessly, "That's what you think. It's just that it's a bit troublesome to explain."

"this"

Karma listened, her eyes widening.

I thought it was a brother from a certain lineage, but it turned out to be Zuzuzuzushishu?

This... This gentleman in front of me is an old monster who has lived for a thousand years?

After this starter appeared in his mind, Karma's expression instantly became extremely strange.

Su Lun knew that this statement was a bit unbelievable, so he hesitated just now.

He didn't intend to explain, and said: "I'm not that old. But I can't explain it clearly in a few words. If there is a chance in the future, let's talk about it in detail."

He didn't hide that he was the people outside who were looking for people again, and said: "You have solved a lot of trouble for me, and even saved my life. But I am here, and I may cause you trouble."

Karma listened and seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said: "No! No trouble! If you don't mind, you can stay here. I can help you with some trivial favors."

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Su Lun's expression was slightly different when he heard that, and he glanced around.

This is the puppet workshop, and also the permanent residence. Tools and drawings for making puppets are everywhere on the walls and workbenches, and the decorations in the room are also very girlish.

Judging from the layout of the room, Karma has been here for a long time.

Now that the possibility of being traced by mysterious means is also cut off, staying here will indeed save a lot of trouble.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Su Lun already felt someone surrounded him.

A group of people went up to the small building and knocked on the door from door to door.

Go out now, the probability of being discovered is very high.

Karma also heard the movement, glanced at Su Lun, and nodded seriously: "Leave it to me."

She didn't know Su Lun's combat strength, but she knew very well that the priest of the temple had spoken, and now no one could leave the city.

Su Lun frowned and didn't express his opinion, but he didn't leave either.

At this time, the door was knocked.

Kama went to open the door, and outside the door were several pirates with the logo of the North Sea Fleet on their bodies.

As soon as the door was opened, a wave of unsophisticated waves swept over, obviously a professional with the perception system.

"How many people are in the room? When did you come to the city-state of Moros?"

"Two. Me and my cousin. We've been here for more than half a year."

"Cousin? When did he come?"

"It's been several months."

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Apparently, all the people who came to check out the houses were pirates who were familiar with the area.

Before the question was finished, someone shouted outside the door: "Hey, Rechter, don't ask, that's Miss Karma's house, I know. Let's go to the next one."

"oh."

Listen, the pirates seemed to want to finish their interrogation as soon as possible, so they took another look and turned their heads to leave.

With roots and roots, he will naturally not be suspected.

Su Lun listened in the room and said nothing.

If he remembered correctly, the frivolous young man who pursued this girl happened to be the captain of the North Sea Fleet?

Karma breathed a sigh of relief as the door closed.

After cross-examination once, the current trouble was temporarily resolved.

She looked at Su Lun and said, "Sir, when the time comes, you will say that he is my cousin, named Pok."

Su Lun felt that there was nothing wrong with the history she made up, and nodded: "Yes."

As soon as the group of pirates left, there were only two people left in the house.

In the girl's boudoir, there was no topic after finishing the business, and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

Su Lun looked at the semi-finished puppet on the workbench, and said casually, "Are you studying the 'Gilles Equation'? Your direction is wrong. This is the alchemy matrix of the sealing system, which is usually not used in offensive Come on puppet. Moreover, it is rarely used at the intermediate puppet master stage."

There are many puppet parts in the room. Different from the rune puppets that Su Lun usually studies, these puppet parts have many exquisitely designed organs, such as steel needles, poisonous mist, nooses, and thorns.

The Boyle family inherited another branch of the puppeteer - the trick puppet.

But this level, in the eyes of Su Lun now, is indeed not much left.

Karma listened to Su Lun's words, and an expression of humbly accepting criticism flashed across her face, and she nodded from time to time: "Yes."

As Su Lun said, he kept thinking in his mind, what should be given to her in exchange for consuming the [Strange Puppet] just now?

After thinking about it, he took out a few fourth-order puppets that he had refined, and said, "Oh, by the way, these puppets are for you."

Although it can't match the [Strange Puppet], it's still expensive.

And for Karma's current second-level strength, these strange puppets are more practical and can bring her enough security.

The puppet master is like this, and the combat power depends entirely on the puppets.

And if you get a good puppet, your combat power will increase instantly.

This is also the "hard currency" of the puppet master.

You can't go wrong with sending this.

"this"

Seeing Su Lun take out a few rune puppets, Kama's eyes lit up immediately.

As an expert, she can naturally see at a glance that the subtlety of these strange puppets is far beyond her own understanding.

Not only are the blueprints exquisite, but the carving, enchanting, and runes are all master-level crafts. All the details show that it is the first ancient method passed down orally by the ancestors of the Boyle family.

She just remembered the previous conversation.

This person in front of him is really his ancestor, ancestor, ancestor, uncle?

Only in this way can he explain why the few complete blueprints he was able to produce, as well as these high-level puppets in front of him.

Karma seemed a little flattered. Facing the gift of "Senior Master", she couldn't refuse, so she accepted the puppet: "Thank you Patriarch Uncle."

Hearing this address, Su Lun had a strange expression on his face.

Although the seniority is correct, I still feel uncomfortable, so I said, "My name is Su Lun. You can just call me by my name."

When Karma heard that Su Lun didn't correct her, her expression became more serious, "Yes, Uncle Patriarch. Oh no, Mr. Su Su Lun."

Su Lun didn't bother with the question of address anymore, and said: "My identity is very troublesome, and it's not good for you to get involved. I won't stay here any longer. After a while, the search in the city is over, and I will Leave. If you have any questions, or need my help, just say so."

As he said that, he also glanced at a corner of the room from the corner of his eye.

A family that has been passed down for thousands of years must have some heritage.

The semi-finished product with soul fluctuations is placed in an inconspicuous corner.

Karma didn't take the initiative to mention it, and he didn't ask about other people's privacy.

But there must be a reason for being so miserable.

Hearing Su Lun's words, Karma had a look of loss on his face, as if he felt that he had finally met a senior from the teacher's school, and he was about to miss it.

She thought about it, and thought: "That Mr. Su Lun. If possible, I would like to ask you a few questions about puppets."

Su Lun said, "You don't have to be so polite. Tell me."

As Kama said, he took out a puppet, then fiddled with the mechanism, and pulled out a few blueprints hidden in the puppet's body, "Can you help me see what's wrong with this blueprint?"

Su Lun looked slightly sideways, so carefully preserved, it is obvious that things are not simple.

This blueprint is hand-painted, but the level of precision is higher than any one in the workbench line.

Su Lun only glanced at it, then frowned, and asked, "Did you find this in some ancient book?"

Just looking at the mysterious runes on the drawings, he knew that this was a very complicated and high-end puppet part.

And only partly.

New paintings, like copying from objects. This is also a key clue.

Kama said truthfully: "This is a secret treasure passed down from my Boyle family line."

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Su Lun looked at it carefully, and immediately knew that it would not be easy to find the problem in a short while.

Mechanism puppet was carried forward by that "Robert Boyle", and many things are his original creations, which are not known to outsiders. A lot of knowledge designed in this drawing is the "top puppet knowledge" that Su Lun has not yet touched.

He also needs to go back and read a lot of classics to find out the problem.

However, even though he couldn't fully understand it, Su Lun could guess the function of this part of the drawing.

He vaguely understood what was going on with the soul on the puppet in the corner.

"This should be the production of a top-level 'puppet core'. There are traces of the Lich's secret method on it, and it should be able to entrust the soul."

Su Lun's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't hide his shock at the blueprint. He exclaimed, "This is really a great innovation, a fantastic invention!"

Karma listened to Su Lun explain the purpose of this blueprint in one mouthful, but he didn't know that his puppet attainments far exceeded his own understanding.

She asked in surprise and anticipation: "Can you restore this blueprint?"

With a serious expression, Su Lun said, "It's very difficult. The technology in the blueprint is knowledge that only the top puppet field can involve. Even if there are materials, I can't make it. Besides, this is only a part of the picture."

Hearing this, Mafa asked eagerly: "What if... I can have other blueprints?"

As she said that, she also knew that she was rude, and a flash of hesitation flashed in her crystal eyes, as if she had made some decision.

[Sixth Sense] Tell her that the person in front of her is trustworthy.

Finally, she revealed the family's biggest inheritance secret, and said, "That... I didn't hide your intentions. But please help me and my younger brother!"

Su Lun raised his eyebrows: "Your brother?"

It turned out that the soul wave on the puppet was her younger brother.

Kama nodded seriously, and said: "Yes! This is the blueprint of the [Puppet Heart of Mechanism] passed down from the ancestors of our Boyle family. My younger brother is trapped in a broken puppet heart."