Mechanical Alchemist

In the evening, there was a drizzle in the sky.

Pedestrians on the street opened their standing umbrellas, black ones. Like black duckweeds, flowing in the pattering rain.

As soon as the sun went down, the light of the city dimmed.

The gas lamps on the side of the road lit up orange lights, row by row, long.

The Roccovalen River is the largest freshwater river in Lyndon.

It divides the huge city into two.

There are many steel bridges with different shapes on the river, like steel monsters crawling on the ground. From time to time, a dark steam train galloped across the iron bridge, and the whining white smoke from the locomotive mixed in the dense fog in the evening, covering the entire iron bridge. Like a ghost train, it shuttles through the thick fog, looming.

In a high-end restaurant by the river, Su Lun admired this ancient and huge city through the glass.

The raindrops fell on the window, like crystals slowly sliding down.

This is the nineteenth floor, overlooking half of Lyndon.

Lingdon has almost maintained the architectural style of a thousand years ago, with few high-rise buildings. Especially in the Beicheng area where the rich live, there are still many ancient manors from thousands of years ago.

It was night, and the city seemed to have just woken up, and the lights suddenly brightened up.

Like flowers blooming in the dark, the colors suddenly become richer.

The dining table was covered with an exquisite blue and black checked tablecloth, and there were exquisite desserts on the table, and there was a little red wine in the goblet.

In Su Lun's eyes, there was a reflection of the gorgeous lights that looked like a starry sky.

Reina, who was sitting opposite, introduced: "The rainy season in Lyndon is like this. It rains at least four or five days a week. There is also a thick fog that can't be blown away."

When Su Lun heard this, he realized that he was a little lost. He raised his glass and touched it lightly, "Cheers."

Reina smiled, "Cheers~"

From the moment she ate, she had a happy smile on her face.

Su Lun took a sip and put down the glass.

As far as his personal preference is concerned, this kind of high-end restaurant requires fine-tasting red wine, which is far less refreshing than gulping rum.

But eating with an old friend like Reina is always a pleasure.

Because this restaurant is also owned by the rich woman Reina, there is no one else on this floor. Even the waiters dressed as maids only show up when the food is served.

The two ate, drank, talked and laughed without restraint.

"I still remember the trial in Old Lington. If you hadn't saved me, Mr. Su Lun, I would have died at that time. Oh, I felt terrible when I thought about dying in that dark sewer. Later You also let me be a 'bait' to lure and kill assassins. Thinking about it now, you are so disgusting."

"And that time in the inner city, you went too far. You actually 'kidnapped' me! Later, everyone laughed at me for a long time, saying why I was tied up because I didn't resist."

"Wow, Mr. Su Lun, before you appeared in the newspaper, I thought I had become very powerful, and I looked forward to giving you a surprise when we meet again. But I didn't expect that you have become so powerful."

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Because they haven't seen each other for a long time, what Reina talks about is the past when the two met each other.

Listening to his own story, Su Lun couldn't help laughing from time to time.

What happened in Old Lingdon seems to have passed for a long time.

When we met for the first time, I was not familiar with each other, and it seemed that I had done something that looks disgusting now.

However, there was no trace of blame in Reina's tone, it was all good-natured ridicule and complaints among good friends.

The more you talk about the past, the stronger the friendship.

It was still early, and Su Lun was not in a hurry to go out to run errands.

From the past, the two expected the current situation.

Su Lun also glanced at the nearest newspaper.

On the "Lingdon Daily", he saw the previous report on the accident of the "Queen Roderica" ​​cruise ship, and the Priory of Giants was also classified as a cult by the newspaper.

However, Su Lun saw another version on the "Queen's Metropolis Daily", another mainstream media.

Some reporters said that the shipwreck was just a fictional fact with political purposes. It is obviously an ordinary shipwreck, but some people want to use it to attack certain policies of the authorities. There are even interview reports of "survivors", which are quite serious.

Su Lun frowned.

It was thought that the accident that killed nearly 5,000 people would remind those politicians in Lingdon City who tried to promote freedom of religious belief.

I didn't expect to see such a distorted report.

Lena also seemed to see what he was thinking, and said helplessly: "Behind the "Lingdon Daily" is the property of the Roberts family, the Duke of Wushan, and it is the family behind Mr. Alexis that you rescued, Mr. Su Lun. They are also strong opponents of the Faith Act. The Rodriguez family behind the "Queen's Metropolis" is a staunch supporter of the Faith Act, so newspapers on both sides often have various attacks. And this The Accident Royal Intelligence Bureau has not announced the official investigation results for a long time on the grounds that the investigation of the ship sank was difficult, and the public did not take it seriously."

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Su Lun also felt a little helpless when he heard this.

Mastering the news media can really cover up the truth.

For such a serious incident, it was said to be an accident and it was perfunctorily dismissed as an accident.

But what is certain is that the Rodriguez family must be followers of Outer Gods.

Reina continued: "After the Faith Act was promulgated, the political balance and tacit understanding were broken. Now the political situation in Lingdon is also very chaotic, and there have been many assassinations of members of Congress. There are also gangsters and military rebellions. All parties are taking advantage of the opportunity to seize power."

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After hearing these words, Su Lun fell into deep thought.

The situation in Lyndon is really bad now.

Especially the infiltration of the Giant Priory.

I didn't think it was urgent before, but now I know that those believers of the outer gods are spreading the [Spirit Awakening Potion] with parasites, which is the worst.

The harm is even greater than countless cruise ship incidents.

Su Lun threw the potion bought at the pier to Dr. Banks for research, and came to a more troubling conclusion, that is, the current research equipment could not detect the parasites in the potion at all. Moreover, even after taking the medicine, the parasite would still be lurking in the human tissue, and the dormant state would not be discovered at all.

This is very scary.

The instrument can't detect it, that is to say, every user has a time bomb installed in their body.

If it wasn't for Su Lun's all-knowing pupils to see the tricks, if this matter was discovered a few months later, the entire Lingdun might fall into an irreversible crisis.

The only good news is that the parasite can only survive in the [Rejuvenating Potion] prepared by the blood crystallization. It also eliminates the possibility of being put into tap water to poison the whole city.

From the current point of view, the transmission channel is single, and if addicts only take it, the infection will not be too wide.

But intuition told Su Lun that things might not be that simple.

Since those believers of the outer gods dared to directly sacrifice an entire cruise ship and assassinate the heir of the great councilor's family, there was nothing they dared not do.

Su Lun faintly felt that those guys might still be planning a bigger conspiracy.

However, even a terrorist case like the cruise ship case, which killed thousands of people, can be distorted by those politicians with ulterior motives. He also feels that his own words are not convincing at all.

A hallucinogen that cannot be detected by an instrument is definitely not taken seriously.

Therefore, Su Lun plans to visit the Vaughn Brotherhood tonight to see where the supply comes from.

If there is some definite news, then pass the news to Yekaterina's Lance family and the Roberts family. The two big councilors should be able to completely kill this hidden danger.

The two were chatting and chatting, and it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Outside the window is already a scene of feasting and feasting. As the trendy capital of Luying, Lingdun has an extremely rich nightlife.

Su Lun looked at the time and didn't intend to stay in the restaurant, so he said to Reina: "Miss Reina, I'm going to check the situation at the bar where the gang members of the Vaughn Brotherhood hang out. That's it for tonight." , where do you live, I will take you back first."

"ah"

Leina rolled her eyes, with a hesitant expression on her face.

She heard Su Lun talk about the hallucinogen before, and now that he is leaving, she naturally knows what he is going to do.

After thinking about it, she still said it: "The Vaughan Brotherhood is mainly active in the 'T2 Rolling Stone Bar', and I have been to that area too. I mean, Mr. Su Lun, can I go with you?"

Su Lun looked at her expectant eyes and asked, "You want to go together? I'm not going clubbing. I might run into some trouble."

Reina nodded seriously: "I'm not the weak girl I used to be who can only be protected by Mr. Su Lun."

After a pause, she blinked her bright eyes again, her curiosity and anticipation almost overflowed, and she added in a voice like a fine line: "Besides, I haven't been to that kind of place yet. I want to see it. "

Su Lun heard the slight movement between his brows, and quickly pursed his lips into a smile, "Okay. Let's go together then."

That's true, Lena's current level of a third-tier professional, in general, self-protection is no problem at all.

What's more, Su Lun's current strength is not weak, no matter how dangerous it is, it is enough to protect himself.

Upon hearing this, Lena's clear black eyes immediately glowed, and she said excitedly, "Really?!"

"Um."

Su Lun nodded, looked at her office lady's attire again, and said, "Go and change. It's not appropriate for you to go clubbing like this."

"Okay! Wait for me, I'll go change!"

Lena was like a little girl who got candy, her pretty face was full of excitement and anticipation, and she jumped away cheerfully like a rabbit, "Soon!"

Su Lun looked at the cheerful figure and shook his head dumbfounded.

He himself came from a gangster, so naturally there was no fluctuation in his heart.

But this kind of good girl from a big family who has been a standard since she was a child has never even been to a bar, no wonder she is looking forward to it so much.

After waiting for about half an hour, Reina changed her clothes and walked in.

She trotted all the way and said in her mouth: "Sorry, Mr. Su Lun, I kept you waiting for a long time. The makeup took a while."

Su Lun looked over and his eyes lit up.

Reina met that gaze, and asked with some trepidation: "What's the matter, isn't it appropriate?"

Su Lun smiled slightly, "Very good."

The girl was wearing a Gothic Lolita dress.

Short in the front and long in the back, the skirt has a dark base and is embellished with layers of black gauze with patterns of bats, black roses and thorns. Stepping on moccasin boots, the black stockings perfectly outline those slender legs. The lining is white short sleeves sewn with high-grade fabrics, and the rope-style neckline reveals a little sexy gully, which makes the whole dark and mysterious style dress a little more sexy.

She also wore smoky eye makeup to complement the outfit. The black eye shadow is not only not obtrusive, but also gives people a mature and coquettish beauty. He also painted black nail polish in detail, and also wore some Gothic skull silver jewelry.

Darkness, fear, loneliness, despair.

Just like a standard gothic gangster girl.

When Reina heard being praised, the uneasiness on her pretty face dissipated and she smiled, "Thank you. Sister Sabina taught it. She said she was a lady from a London nightclub." They are the most trendy outfits. I'm afraid something is wrong"

Su Lun took another look and responded, "It's very nice. It suits you well."

Heisi, praise!

These legs are great!

Su Lun has always known that Reina has a wonderful figure. But because I was wearing a very formal small suit before, I still can't tell what my figure is. Now that she has changed her attire, she looks graceful all of a sudden.

It's like changing a suit, changing a person.

But that's okay, probably no one will recognize that this is the chairman of the Thunder Cat Chamber of Commerce.

He didn't look much, and greeted: "Then let's go."

Lena smiled brightly, "Okay."

She looked at Su Lun's gentleman's suit again, and asked, "What about you, do you want to change?"

"certainly."

Su Lun stood up, stretched out his arms chicly, and immediately changed into a leather motorcycle style with a trick change.

He didn't lose the attire he used to eat at the Cross Society.

The upper body of the leather jacket, with a touch of the waist, hung the two muskets of [Razer] and [Green Ghost], and his temperament became dangerous all at once.

This hand looked at Leina in amazement, and she looked like a little girl: "Wow, it's amazing."

She looked at the two muskets again, and knowingly asked, "Are these the two guns from before?"

Su Lun said, "Yes."

Lena was even happier.

The two went downstairs quickly, and in the alley beside the street, Su Lun took out the parts of the motorcycle and assembled it.

Even in a mega city like Lyndon, motorcycles are standard equipment for gangsters.

Su Lun assembled the motorcycle, stepped on it, started it, and the steam boiler roared.

He tilted his head to signal the back seat again, and said, "Get in the car."

Lena's eyes were full of excited little stars, "Wow, I haven't ridden a motorcycle yet."

With that said, she stepped up.

Because I have never sat before, I also feel a little overwhelmed by the novelty, and I don’t even know where to put my hands.

Su Lun reminded: "Hold me. Sit still."

"oh."

Reina responded, showing a happy smile, and naturally hugged her up, sticking to Su Lun's back.

"Woo~"

The motorcycle sped away.

There was a drizzle in the sky, and it felt slightly cool when it slapped on his face.

Lena looked at the street scene passing by all around, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly, her eyes were full of that bright scene.

Like a knight carrying a beautiful princess, the locomotive gallops on a rainy night, time seems to have become the most gentle and beautiful.

The entertainment night market must be a film, so as to gather popularity.

In the rich nightlife of Ringlington, the South District also has a place. There is a very famous bar area just off the port of Caquetlo, which is the intersection near 11 Fox Jewel Avenue in Queens.

The port is full of businessmen from all over the year who need to have fun, so the nightlife here is also very prosperous.

Unlike the nightclubs once governed by the Cross Society, it wasn't just gangsters and outlaws who flocked to the Lingdon nightclubs, but also a large number of working-class people.

Stock traders, teachers, doctors, lawyers, financial practitioners. Those who have money to club are usually the elite with high salaries.

After a hard day's work during the day, I will come to the bar to drink and spend at night, listen to music, have an affair, and vent my depressed emotions.

There are also big bosses who spend money like water here, attracting a lot of beautiful girls to fall into their arms.

But the night scene is also the soil where crimes breed, and vicious crimes such as murder, robbery, and gun battles also occur here.

Su Lun was not very familiar with the roads of Lingdun, and relying on Reina's guidance all the way, they came to Fox Avenue after turning around in the dark alleys of Lingdun City.

After entering the block, I saw a scene of feasting and feasting from a distance.

Various neon lights with purple and red as the main colors illuminated a scene of luxury and luxury.

The walls on both sides of the street are covered with colorful graffiti of various mysterious symbols. There are gangsters with colorful punk hair, tattoos all over their bodies, or gangsters with nose rings and lip rings squatting along the road. They looked at every stranger who came to the block with dangerous and frivolous eyes.

Reina behind her was instinctively a little nervous, and her arms that were wrapped around her were slightly tightened.

Su Lun was as familiar as coming home.

He drove the car directly to the door of "T2 Rolling Stone Bar".

This is one of the liveliest night spots on the block.

As soon as the car came to a stop, several spectator gang members at the door looked at this cool modified motorcycle, and immediately whistled, "Hey~ buddy, your modified motorcycle is really cool!"

The locomotive is a business card for gangsters. Once you see the modification, you can tell if you are an expert.

Su Lun chuckled, threw the car keys to the parking boy at the door, gave him a tip of two hundred lisos, and said, "Park the car for me."

With that said, he put his arms around Reina's slender waist and walked into the gate of the bar.

Members of the Vaughan Fraternity are easily recognizable with "Anchor" tattoos on their arms.

All these guys at the door.

And when Su Lun just passed by, several guys sneezed.

This is a heavily polluted area.

There is still a flight of stairs when you enter the bar from the gate. Su Lun looked at the calm-looking Lena beside him, and praised, "You did well."

Lena glanced behind her secretly, seeing that there was no one else, she stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister Sabina has taught you a lot of camouflage skills. However, she is still a little nervous."

Su Lun listened and laughed.

Turning around, the soundproof curtain was lifted, and the ear-exploding heavy metal music rushed into my ears like a bombing.

The lights in the bar are dim, and the girls in revealing clothes are twisting their bodies to lead the dancers on various stages. On the dance floor, young men and women are shaking their bodies vigorously with the rhythm of the music.

The air smells of hallucinogens and hormones.

The subwoofer vibrated so much that the hair trembled, but Su Lun looked normal, and turned to ask Lena beside him: "Do you feel okay?"

"Um!"

Reina looked around, as if everything she saw was new.

Her eyes were full of novelty.

The two were ushered to their seats by the bar waiter.

Su Lun casually pointed to the wine list and ordered some drinks.

It wasn't long before drinks were served by a server in a sexy bunny costume.

Lena looked at the bunny girl whose breasts were about to be exposed, she didn't feel shy, and said with emotion: "Wow, it's so sexy."

The music was so loud that people couldn't hear it clearly when they spoke close to their ears. When she spoke, the two of them were very close.

Su Lun smiled and said nothing, filled Reina's wine glass with wine, raised it up and touched it, "Cheers."

Reina held the wine glass which was about the size of her face, and drank it proudly.

Restless music, psychedelic aroma, ambiguous performance

Everyone in the bar had catharsis and repressed madness on their faces, and their eyes were blurred.

Erotic performances are always the core selling point of nightclubs.

Not only on the dance floor, there are strippers all around dancing seductive dances that arouse hormones.

The clothes on them also fell off one by one, causing the surrounding drinkers to scream and scream.

There was a small stage three meters away from the two of Su Lun's seats. The blond girl had already stripped down to only a thin layer of privacy covering, and she was still dancing hard on the steel pipe. The turbulent scene made people feel a little red-faced.

Lena finally felt a little shy after seeing it. She was timid and full of novelty, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Su Lun, do we want to give a tip? I think everyone else has."

Seeing her excited look, Su Lun spread her hands and said, "Of course. If you want."

Reina listened, took out a few banknotes, and threw the money over like the drinkers at the side.

As if making some bold attempt, with a very excited look on his face, he whispered: "Wow~"

Su Lun could see that Reina was really happy.

It is probably also rare for her to indulge and vent her emotions like this, and she is also trying to imitate the posture of other drinkers in the bar, swaying her body to the rhythm of the music.

Although the movements looked a little jerky, the smile on her face became brighter and brighter.

The two drank wine glass after glass, enjoying the rock music that made their hearts beat.

Su Lun knew that he didn't come to the bar just for fun, and his eyes were also examining everything in the bar.

The perception of the soul is released, the dance floor on the first floor, the private room area on the second floor, and the office area. Almost everyone is in perception.

There are quite a lot of masters, two of the fourth level, seven or eight of the third level. It seems that they are all members of the Vaughan Brotherhood.

Su Lun naturally noticed that someone looked at him again, and unfamiliar faces were always easy to be noticed.

At this time, he deliberately took out a scarlet potion, and poured it into his wine glass.

Sure enough, not long after, a guy with a red cockscomb head leaned over and said familiarly, "Hey, is this the first time Boss has come to Rolling Stone?"

As soon as I opened my mouth, I saw a mouth full of rotten black teeth and a decayed mouth, which were the sequelae of years of taking hallucinogens.

Su Lun glanced at the crow on the guy's shoulder, then looked at the upside-down cross that looked like a new tattoo, and said lightly, "Pets are also good. Tattoos are also cool."

"Isn't it? The most popular crow pet in Lingdun now."

Ji Guantou looked embarrassed, and pointed to the inverted cross on his forehead, "I also think this tattoo is super cool!"

With that said, he held back a sneeze.

Su Lun slapped his hand slightly to lighten the smell on his body, and asked tentatively, "What kind of religion does this tattoo look like?"

Ji Guantou said with a mysterious expression: "Have you heard about the incident on the Queen Roderica cruise ship recently? It's the symbol of the cult's belief."

He also saw at a glance that Su Lun was a veteran of the underworld, and said directly: "Let me tell you, this is definitely the trendiest tattoo on the street, it's so cool! Those rich and young circles in Beicheng are doing this now."

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Su Lun smiled and didn't speak.

I knew it was a cult.

Indeed, the Outer God sect has turned serious people's faces when they talk about it, and in the eyes of these rotten guys, it is simply the savior.

The more alternative and darker things are, the more trendy they are.

Seeing that Su Lun didn't speak, as if he didn't want to be disturbed, Ji Guantou immediately expressed his intention, "Boss, do you need some refreshing potion to cheer you up?"

Su Lun said lightly: "I have. And I can guarantee that the goods in your hand are not as good as mine."

As he said that, he took out a scarlet potion and shook it in a showy manner.

Ji Guantou obviously recognized the potion, and suddenly said: "Oh, the boss knows how to do it."

Su Lun looked dissatisfied, and said again: "The goods are good, but it's a pity that the goods of that guy Bacchus are too diluted. That guy really has no reputation."

As soon as Ji Guantou heard the name of the gang member, he immediately dispelled all doubts, and helped to explain: "This is a top-quality product, and the output is very low now. To tell you the truth, if you really don't dilute it, you may still have it in your hand." not."

With a look of disdain on his face, Su Lun threw a stack of banknotes on the table, and said richly: "Money is not a problem. Good quality is the most important thing."

Ji Guantou understood the hint and said, "Sorry, I don't have any in stock either."

However, he was afraid of losing such a big client with a lot of money, so he hesitated for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "If you don't leave for the time being, a batch of new products may arrive tonight. How many good ones will I keep for you then?"

"oh?"

Su Lun listened, thinking, is this going to be delivered tonight?

Originally, I just came to touch the clues, but this seems to have happened directly.

There are goods, that is, someone is coming?

He directly took out a few banknotes as tips, with an expression of no interest in chatting: "Come find me when you get the goods."

Cockscomb doesn't have such eyes, and she glanced at Lena at the side from the corner of her eye, showing an ambiguous smile, "Okay. Boss, you play first, and wait for my good news!"

Lena on the side listened, and waited for the people to leave before she blinked and thought for a moment.

But she didn't say much, and raised her glass.

Watching the people leave, Su Lun quietly changed his drink and clinked glasses.

Drinking in a bar doesn't have to be so delicate, just drink it in big glasses.

Cup after cup.

Lena, who hadn't had any abnormality after drinking red wine before, gradually had a seductive blush on her cheeks, as if she was slightly drunk.

Those young men and women on the dance floor are swaying wantonly on the dance floor. Under the dim light, they are restless, enthusiastic, sexy and charming

It is rare to come here, and I don't know if I will come to this kind of place again, some thoughts came to Lena's heart.

She suddenly pointed to the dance floor in the distance, hooked Su Lun's arm beside her, and said with an eager expression on her face, "Mr. Su Lun, are we going to dance?"

After a pause, she looked forward to it again: "I haven't tried it yet."

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