Mechanical Alchemist

"King of the North Sea" Oleg was suddenly crowned king. At first hearing the news, Su Lun was a little surprised.

But when I think about it carefully, I don't find it surprising.

Two great empires are at war, far and near.

Mafa's action will bring endless troubles to Lu Ying's rear.

This method is like the United States in Su Lun's previous life. With some military equipment and economic support to some local military organizations, it can cause continuous turmoil in a certain area without a single soldier. This will not only bring trouble to competitors, but also obtain a steady stream of war dividends from it.

Moreover, the situation in sea areas and land is completely different.

Although those pirates are not qualified to head-to-head with a big empire.

But if they can't fight, they will run away.

It can be expected that this newly promoted "King of the North Sea" will become a stubborn problem behind the giant Lu Ying for many years to come.

It can't be cut off, and it can't be cured if it is cured.

Su Lun even guessed the reason behind this paper-sealed king order.

He also finally wanted to understand, when he was in Kadurante Port, what kind of conditions did those guys from Marfa use to buy the [Super Mechanical Warrior Blueprint].

Thinking about the drawings again, it is not surprising that the regiment of Grand Duke Rafael destroyed the Ninth Fleet under the King of the North Sea.

There is a high probability that it is revenge for the looting of Old Lingdun.

The dignified duke was robbed by pirates, so he will return it naturally.

Compared with pirates becoming king, Su Lun cared more about the strength displayed by Grand Duke Raphael.

The fleet under the command of the King of the North Sea is very strong. The captain of the fleet is usually a big pirate of the sixth or seventh rank, the real top powerhouse. It's like the Fourth Fleet that once went to Black Barrier Reef to rob Old Lingdon, two sixth-tier captains, dozens of fifth-tier captains, tens of thousands of pirates, and indeed have the combat power to capture some large territories.

It's a pity not to give it too much, they miscalculated the strength of Grand Duke Raphael.

Su Lun thought of the exaggerated steel battleship he had seen before. It was not a super battleship that could be sunk by any pirate fleet.

The deformed industrial society of Old Lington allowed Grand Duke Raphael to master many leading technologies beyond the times. The level of science and technology is much higher than the average level of the Luying Empire. Even fields like "neuromechanical technology" are not even comparable to the Marfa Empire, which is known as the Holy Land of Mechanics.

But it happened to be such a lord with a great background, Su Lun stripped away those memories, and Grand Duke Rafael was a marginal figure in Lu Ying's top power center.

Su Lun used to wonder why.

But until he saw the young master William of the Regadi family appear on the giant steel ship. Only then did he realize that those who can become great lords are all old foxes with far-reaching plans.

This is a giant crocodile that really lurks under the water, and the alliance fell in love with an ambitious man.

Its purpose is obvious.

However, Su Lun was not interested in caring about the power game among the upper lords.

Now that the North Sea is in chaos, he also wants to see if he can fish in the troubled waters.

Two months ago, when Su Lun came to Blizzard City, the city was in order.

As the only human city near the Silent Forest, a large number of merchants and adventurers come here. As a result, the business in the city is very prosperous. Although there are many pirates in the city, but because this is a base for the pirates to sell their stolen goods and supplies, everyone acquiesced to the rules of the city's ban on weapons.

But it is different now, Oleg is crowned king, the pirates are in a carnival, and the original order is broken.

All legitimate shops in Blizzard City were looted, and no normal merchants dared to come again. The formerly prosperous Blizzard City instantly became depressed and dilapidated.

Today's weather is not too good, the sky is a leaden color, and large flakes of snowflakes are falling from the sky.

There are ten rooms and nine empty shops in the city, broken doors and windows, and bullet holes left on the walls. It can also be seen how intense the looting was not long ago.

There are no city guards in the city, and no one has even cleared the snow, which has piled up several meters high.

On the main street, there is only a small path stepped on by pedestrians.

Su Lun, who was wearing a black windbreaker, came out of an intelligence merchant's tavern. He held a black umbrella in his hand, and a crow squatted on his shoulder.

"Sure enough, he was wanted."

As Su Lun walked, he pondered in his heart.

I just went to the tavern to inquire about the news, and then I learned some latest news from the outside world.

Su Lun also paid special attention to himself.

As expected, he was wanted.

Whether it was the pirates or Lu Ying's slave merchants, they all put a reward on the "Golden Cloaked Man".

Mr. Jing's bounty is the highest, directly reaching one billion lisos, which has already reached the bounty amount offered by a sixth-order great pirate.

He, Su, ranked second, offering a reward of 188 million lisos.

But the good news is that there are only descriptions of the gold-patterned cloak and the puppet's ability on the wanted notice, and there are no other details.

Other members of the mirror organization are also very low-key, and there is almost no news.

"Now once you start to expose your ability, you have to kill them all."

Su Lun thought of something, smacked his lips, but didn't take it to heart.

As for the vague descriptions on the arrest warrant, he felt that it would be difficult for him to be targeted if he was a little careful.

He was walking in the snow, following the Dongcheng entertainment district in his memory, planning to go to the agreed "sailor's tavern".

I contacted Qiantiao yesterday, and counting the time, she should have arrived in Blizzard City by now.

Su Lun wants to meet first.

One is reminiscing about the past.

Instead, Qianjo said that she had news about the "Rune Warlock".

There are not many pedestrians on the street, it doesn't look like there were rich businessmen and rich wives who used to go shopping. Now even if there are pedestrians, they are all in small groups. There is a high probability that they are either pirates or fully armed adventurers. People looked in a hurry, and no one dared to stay on the street.

As he walked, Su Lun found that Chance was staring at him with malicious intent.

He was not surprised at all.

When staying in the hotel last night, he killed two groups of thieves who sneaked in in the middle of the night.

The most outrageous thing is that no matter whether he killed people or those guys were killed, no one caused any overreaction.

After the body was found, the boss with the musket skillfully threw the body in the snow in the back alley of the hotel and froze it into a popsicle.

The current Blizzard City is simply a disorderly place.

Robbery, vendetta, and adultery are all too normal.

Not long after, there were only a few sounds of wild cats beating, and three warm corpses were buried in the snow in the alley.

Before attracting anyone's attention, Su Lun covered his face with a scarf again, walked out again, and walked in the wind and snow.

When Su Lun returned to Blizzard City, a fleet that had left Blizzard City for nearly half a month was about to arrive at Kadurant Port.

There is an unremarkable three-masted ship in the fleet.

But no one knows that the interior of this ship has extraordinary luxury.

In the captain's cabin, the room is brightly illuminated by the bright crystal lamps, and the pure gold and silver utensils on the mahogany nautical table shine brightly. Tulips and eagles were embroidered on the corners of the tablecloth with noble coats of arms. This is the secret ship of the Lance family, the great lord of the six northern provinces.

A beautiful purple-haired girl was standing in front of the wall where the North Navy's nautical chart was hung, looking lazily at the densely marked coordinates in front of her.

In her arms, she was still holding the same lazy long-haired white cat.

Standing by the door of the captain's room was an old butler with downcast eyebrows, and he was reporting something: "Miss, the arrangement we left in Blizzard City was basically destroyed by those pirates. Those pirates have great ambitions and seem to plan to clean up the North Sea." All forces that do not belong to them. Marfa also used submersible iron ships to transport a large amount of military equipment. It seems that they are preparing to build a mechanical fleet for the pirates. The threat to us in the future may be great .”

Hearing this, the purple-haired girl didn't look surprised at all, and continued to look at the chart.

The old butler also waited patiently.

After pondering for a moment, as if she was interested in talking, the girl opened her mouth and responded lightly: "The Vikings want to taste the taste of power, so let them taste it. Hehe, I really thought that being a lord It’s as easy as being a pirate, isn’t it? Grabbing territory is easy, but what happens after the robbing? Being a pirate is fine, but if you really want to play politics on the stage, those pirates are not worthy of carrying shoes for those old foxes in the parliament.”

After a pause, she continued: "Pirates are pirates after all. Apart from force, it's nothing worth mentioning. After a while, it subsides."

Hearing this, the old butler said again: "Miss, you mean our people, withdraw first?"

"No."

The purple-haired girl shook her head, her pair of beautiful purple pupils shone brightly, "Beihai is so lively, how can we watch the excitement. If we really want to withdraw, Mafa's plan will be too smooth. The family has invested heavily in Beihai over the years. There are so many, how can outsiders pick this melon."

The old butler said, "Then us?"

The purple-haired girl said meaningfully: "It's far from as complicated as I thought. We don't have to confront those pirates head-on at all."

She continued: "There are not many pirates who know how to count. They don't even know how to set tax rates, let alone economics. Even if they robbed wealth, they only know how to stuff it in their private treasury. Even the banks don't know what it's useful for. Since they lack talents in this field, we can just send them to them. Aren't those people who failed in the "Coup de Brumaire" last time still alive? Now it just comes in handy. They sent it."

Speaking of this, the purple-haired girl thought of something and paused.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Since Oleg wants to be the lord, we will help him to be the lord."

The old butler's eyes were startled when he heard this, and after understanding the true power of this strategy, his expression flashed for a moment, and he nodded respectfully: "Yes."

After a pause, he said again: "By the way, miss. There is another news."

Without waiting for the purple-haired girl to ask, he said directly: "Grand Duke Rafael's cruise fleet encountered Oleg's Ninth Fleet near the Berman Islands five days ago. Grand Duke Er has mastered very advanced warship technology, and already has a steel fleet whose strength is unknown, but may be stronger than the Imperial Navy."

The purple-haired girl listened, and then raised her eyebrows slightly.

She didn't seem surprised, but just sighed, "Not only us, but everyone in the empire underestimated that upstart."

Although some officials are changing every year, the aristocratic class at the top of the Luying Empire has long since solidified. The wealth accumulated by the great nobles for hundreds of years is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

They have everything under control.

Parliamentary seats, banks, social resources, wealth, and population are actually all in the hands of those top families, and they are all their people.

As long as Lu Ying does not collapse, there will be almost no major changes in the pattern.

So under normal circumstances, no matter how hard the newly promoted nobles struggle, they can at most drink some soup and forget about eating meat.

If you really want to eat meat, you will be killed in the cradle by those big bosses immediately.

Technology, however, is an exception.

Prior to this, no one knew that steam mechanical technology would develop so rapidly, or that its potential would be so exaggerated.

The three generations of Grand Duke Raphael operated silently, and came to a corner to overtake.

A completely isolated mine also created such conditions for them.

When the big bosses of the empire really reacted, everything was powerless to turn around.

The old butler said this, and then asked: "Miss, should we go to contact? I just got the news that now the major lords, those in the council, and even the royal family have extended an olive branch to Grand Duke Rafael."

The purple-haired girl looked as usual, and said calmly: "It's too late to go now. Since Grand Duke Raphael dares to reveal the truth now, he must have something to rely on. Going now will not get any benefits."

The old housekeeper looked worried: "If the rumors are true, if we don't contact them, will we be very passive?"

"My impatient elder brother and second brother may have already gone, so we don't have to join in the fun."

The purple-haired girl looked completely indifferent, and said: "Besides, it's not a rumor. I have obtained definite information that Grand Duke Raphael has mastered many top-secret technologies. It's in the underground called 'Old Lingdun'. "

The old housekeeper frowned when he heard this, and suddenly said: "It turns out that Miss has already made arrangements. The old servant is talking too much."

The purple-haired girl changed the subject, and then said: "Instead of going directly to that sleek old fox, Raphael, it's better to start with the Regadi family. Now it seems that the two families have already gotten very close."

The housekeeper immediately understood, "You mean, about the marriage?"

When he thought of something, he frowned, and seemed to have something difficult to say, he hesitated for a moment before saying: "There was news from Lei Jiadi earlier, saying that he is willing to marry, but he will not be the eldest son of the direct line. But it seems that something happened recently The accident happened, and the attitude became very ambiguous again."

The purple-haired girl sneered, obviously knowing something: "That's because they think that all the offspring of the concubine should be killed, and the clan elders are reluctant to let the eldest son marry. Hehe. After all, my classmate William is very conceited. I want to hold everything in my hands."

Speaking of this, she suddenly thought of something, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.

But that glimmer of light had completely dissipated before it caused any emotional fluctuations.

She said in an extremely indifferent tone: "Sometimes, the eldest son may not be the best choice."

The butler didn't know why his lady suddenly changed her attention, but seemed to understand something, and asked, "Miss, how should we reply to Lei Jiadi? Should the marriage be cancelled?"

"No, of course a marriage. That's an integral part of the family plan"

The purple-haired girl seemed to lose interest in continuing to listen, and waved her hand, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own arrangements."

"yes."

The butler responded and withdrew decisively.

After the riots, almost all normal shops in the city were closed.

However, taverns, custom pipes, and gambling stalls, which are the necessary venues for pirates' daily entertainment, are becoming more and more lively.

When Su Lun came to the "Sailor's Tavern", it was already overcrowded.

It used to be the secret gathering place of the pirate captains in Blizzard City, but now it is open to the public, and the area has expanded several times.

"Nine o'clock! Nine o'clock! Nine o'clock!"

"big big big!"

"Oh, here's a good card, blow up this dog house!"

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Listening to the noisy noise, Su Lun felt a sense of familiarity.

The sound of slot machines, noise, and vulgar expletives reverberated.

The pirates are almost all gamblers, drunkards, and the tavern is also the most lively place.

I contacted with a communicator, and Qiantiao has arrived.

Su Lun couldn't find anyone in the restaurant area on the first floor, so he intuitively told him that the young gambling addict must be sitting at a gambling table downstairs.

If not.

As soon as Su Lun walked down the stairs, he saw Qianjo's heroic face on the table of the big customers in a small hall.

She was sitting at the gambling table with a big sword, and beside her was a little girl with a bitter face holding a long knife.

Su Lun looked at the long knife, it was Qianjo's saber.

He was curious when this young gambling addict would bring a little girl by her side. But before I came to say hello, I heard the little girl holding the sword trying to persuade: "Captain, you still have to gamble. If you lose again, we don't have enough money to go ashore to buy supplies this time."

Although these words were whispered, Su Lun heard them clearly, and then there was an arc of dumbfounding at the corner of his mouth.

Sure enough, the young gambling addict hasn't changed at all.

When she was a cadre of the Cross Society, she often lost four pockets as empty, relying on helping the public to survive. Now that I'm a pirate captain, it really is still an old problem.

However, there is a problem with this game.

Su Lun glanced at the dealer's way of dealing cards, and his pupils shrank slightly.

He didn't think Miss Qiantiao didn't notice the trick.

This... seems to be the rhythm of making trouble?

Su Lun smiled unconsciously and walked over.

Chijo naturally spotted him too, but didn't say hello.

The little girl at the side took out the last stack of banknotes from her pocket, and was still anxiously persuading, "Captain, this is the last bit of money, please save your money."

But Qiantiao raised the corner of his mouth slightly, took the money and interrupted her, and said meaningfully: "Your captain, I am going to transfer soon."

The little girl pursed her lips and muttered, "You always say that, and you always lose."

Su Lun almost didn't laugh out loud.

He also pretended not to know each other, found a random place on the stage and sat down.

Only then did he see clearly that Chijo was no longer wearing a kimono, but had changed into the iconic pirate captain uniform.

Buckskin triangular hat with a skull silver ornament on the brim; long leather boots that just cover the calf; the lower body is a gothic leather skirt that is convenient for fighting; the upper body is a career line A linen shirt; a brown windbreaker with gold-edged tassel epaulettes on the back; a knife hanging around the waist, and in the leather case, there are also three traditional muskets that are standard for pirates.

However, the clothes looked like they hadn't been changed and washed for a long time, and the sloppy style was exactly like that of pirates.

Su Lun also chuckled in his heart, and thought: After this young gambling addict came to the ground, she quickly integrated into the role of the pirate captain.

Su Lun sat down and the game continued.

Playing Texas Hold'em.

This kind of gambling can make people get rich quickly, and it can also squeeze the last grain out of the gambler's pocket.

Because there was a problem with the game, Qiantiao also lost the last stack of money.

Su Lun harvested various gambling techniques, so he could see through the tricks of those people at a glance.

In this round, after flipping two cards, Qian Tiao had no money to raise. Just when everyone was waiting for her to pay, she suddenly slapped the knife held by the little girl beside her on the gambling table, and yelled, "I'll hold this!"

In an instant, the atmosphere of the gambling game cooled down.

The pirate with blindfold on the opposite side also looks like the captain.

This guy is also the biggest winner of this bet.

Hearing this, his eyes obviously flashed with unease, and he said viciously: "Hey, what do you mean? I lost money, and want to play tricks and find fault? This is Boss Chris's gambling stall. You can think clearly."

With this statement, a group of pirates followed suit, intending to attack if there was a disagreement.

Su Lun also noticed that most of the people on this table belonged to that one-eyed dragon.

Qianjo sneered and said, "Bet on this knife, the croupier still has an 'A' in his cuff!"

The female croupier's psychological quality is not that good. If she was caught out at the pirate gambling table, the lightest would be severed limbs. Upon hearing this, fear was evident across her face.

The one-eyed dragon heard the corners of his eyes twitch, and didn't give anyone a chance to attack him. He took the lead in slamming the table, "What the hell are you talking about!"

With a "bang", the money and cards on the table were in a mess, and the entire gambling hall fell silent in an instant.

Seeing the opportunity, the croupier immediately wanted to shake his hands and throw away the hidden cards.

At this moment, a dark muzzle was pointed at the croupier's head.

"Dare to move, and I'll blow your head off with one shot."

Everyone turned to look, but it was Su Lun who raised his gun with a playful expression on his face, "I bet too, you have cards in your right sleeve."