The Geared Immortal

The New City of Dis: 1

/*unedited*/

One month later…

After a month of travel along the bumpy and dirt road towards the great city of Wu, the Roc's Eye merchant caravan has finally reached their destination. The long travel made the people tired and weary except for the cultivators who spend their time cultivating while traveling.

The month of travel on the road seems to be peaceful except for those few bandits that would stupidly attack the caravan without thinking of the consequences. Bibao Ling became acquainted with Shin Jiao and his group as he would always come and visit them because of Jin Fu.

He was then introduced to Shin Jiao by Jin Fu. While traveling Shin Jiao has crafted Jiyi and Bao Fung their artificial limbs. Since Shin Jiao is already confident of his own ability to defend himself he didn't mind the other people in the caravan seeing his knowledge in crafting. When Elder Jugs first saw how he melted the different metals and combine them to one, his eyes almost pop out in disbelief.

Elder Jugs have obtained one of the old phones that Shin Jiao has created from the town of Dis. So one of his goals is to study it and use it to improve the means of communication in the kingdom of Wu. So when he saw Shin Jiao techniques in crafting, he immediately gained interest. For someone like him who dedicated his life to improving the lives of the citizen in the kingdom of Wu in secret, he can't pass the chance to learn more from the young man.

"This is too amazing! I didn't know that you can combine metal like this. We would always melt them and then combine them through measurement. But it seems that this method is easier, plus you can immediately remove the impurities in the metal this way… Brilliant!" Elder Jugs said one time while observing Shin Jiao working on the artificial limbs.

Shin Jiao and Elder Jugs then began to talk about crafting and both gain some enlightenment on their own perspective about crafting. The middle-aged Elder Jugs also began recording what Shin Jiao taught him, this way he can improve his craft and raise his proficiency level in artifact crafting.

But what Shin Jiao didn't teach him is the glove's function. This is his own trade secret; he created the gloves through learning and deducing from Gubu's artifact crafting style.

Because of the bumpy road, Shin Jiao was only able to finish the rough-looking limbs. He attached two grayish crystal-like arms to Jiyi, the hands would function as a normal hand, making her like a partial organic cyborg. This is because the arms are not using electrical mechanism but instead, it has its own meridian flow where Jiyi's Qi can flow freely. Making it looks like living gray crystal arms.

"These will serve as your arm for the meantime… I need to improve the color and the texture so that it would truly look like a normal arm." Shin Jiao explained after carefully attaching the arms on Jiyi.

Though the process was a little painful because he needs to open the wound on her arm and connect some of the vessels and the metal to her severed bones, Jiyi just gritted her teeth and bore through the pain.

Since the attachment only took a few minutes, in just a few hours before dawn she was already able to use her news arms to the fullest. After receiving such treatment from, Shin Jiao she just didn't bother with pleasantries and hug Shin Jiao while crying.

She knows that her future is already bleak when she lost both of her arms. But now she again gained hope and this is because of the young man in her arms.

"Now, now… I know that you are touched but as I told you before this is not free. From now on you will be following me, okay?" Shin Jiao said while patting her back.

The young woman just nods her head.

Shin Jiao is really interested in the power of the soul essence. Upon learning about it from Jiyi, he is sure that she would be a great addition to the underground base.

Shin Jiao also attached a leg to Bao Fung. Since he is unable to use Qi, Shin Jiao uses mechanical components. Unlike the arms of Jiyi, Bao Fung's leg is harder to craft and takes time. So, Shin Jiao was only able to finish it a week before they were able to arrive near the great city of Wu.

But this made Elder Jugs more puzzled and dumbfounded; even Jing Fu and Ling Ya were also awed when they saw the finished artificial leg.

"This doesn't make sense anymore…" Elder Jugs said while shaking his leg in disbelief.

As Bao Fung started to run around the wagon, the three spreads their spiritual sense and observe the mechanisms inside the leg which work really well.

"Young man… Do you want to serve the Kingdom of Wu? I would assure you that you will have a great future. Hahaha…" Elder Jugs said while laughing in delight.

"Elder, you are too kind. But I must refuse… I like my freedom more." Shin Jiao said while politely declining the offer.

Shin Jiao didn't care about fame and glory. He has worked as a slave for the government in his previous world. Now that he is free he didn't want to be under someone's rule. Shin Jiao's cultivation has now improved greatly and has already reached the middle stages of the gold core realm with his physique. While his mana spheres have also reached the 46th sphere.

He knows that his cultivation speed is getting slower, as this is normal. The higher the level, the longer it would take for him to improve as his dantian and sphere would need a vast amount of Qi to absorb. But he is not worried; he is not a normal cultivator who relies on his own cultivation to fight because… he has his gears or equipment.

…

Meanwhile… A piece of great news has begun to spread throughout the Xi Empire. In the forest defensive line border of the kingdom of Yi lays a town whose sole purpose is to block the beasts from the Daemon forest upon entering the human world. This once medium grade town was called the town of Dis.

But… 2 months ago a strange town suddenly emerges from within the forest. The distance of the strange town from the town of Dis is around 50 kilometers. But a few weeks before the town emerges, news of large numbers of mortals disappearing or migrating towards the Daemon forest was heard. The cultivators didn't mind this because they already knew that there is a mortal settlement inside the forest which is protected by a very strong protective and illusion array.

But then everyone was shocked when one day they suddenly saw tall strange buildings appearing. The first ones to see the buildings were the guards patrolling the high walls of the town of Dis.

"What are those?"

"They look like lone cubes made of rocks and glass."

"Look! There are people inside!"

"How can that be? How can such strange buildings suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

"Wait a minute… that's the location of the mortal settlement right?"

"Did they create those things?"

The guards and the town's people who heard this new suddenly began to discuss.

When this news reached the town of Dis leaders, they began to have a discussion. Then they decided to send a representative to go to the mortal's settlement and inquire about what is happening.

Two days later, while the elders are having a discussion a large group of people was found marching towards the town. What made everyone fascinated is that the group of people wearing weird uniform clothes has weird items hanging on their bodies. Most of them carry a single long weapon and two small objects which may also be a weapon holstered on either the side of their legs or neat their armpit.

The things that the army have are one long semi-automatic rifle and a single or two handguns. Plus they are wearing an improved camouflage suit, which is as strong as a level 4 beast hide but as flexible as a soft cotton shirt. Then strapped on their bodies is an advance exoskeleton streamline made for ease and comfort while moving.

But what made everyone dumbfounded is not only the weird and new things these people are carrying but the one who leads them.

"What a beauty!…"

"She is like a white-haired angel."

"Isn't that the missing alchemist?"

"Yeah… I think she is."

"Damn it! Even though they are just mortals but they seem to have the temperament of a cultivator."

"If we attack them, we might get those artifacts they have… Hehehe…"

"Are you a fool or new here?"

"Those armor and artifacts belong to the mortal army. They can fight against beast in the forest. Do you think you can stand against them?"

"What?!"

The different opinions and discussions of the people around the town while watching the marching army on the road moving towards the town hall echoed throughout the town.

At this time, Qin Lou together with Qian Li and a platoon of 30 mortal soldiers began marching towards the town hall following the town of Dis' representative.

Upon arriving she can see some familiar figure which she hasn't seen in 50 years…

Actually, in the outside world, only 50 days have passed since the underground base closed large protective array. But within the base it has already been 50 long years, this is due to a fortuitous event that happened while the Shadow Squad was training within the deep parts of the Daemon forest.

As Qin Lou stood in front of the town elder and leaders, everyone wore a shocked expression on their faces.. Though they already know that the genius alchemist has returned but seeing her standing in front of them showing a unique temperament gives everyone a sense of deep respect for her.