After the last war between the two gangs, the Steam Party and the Cross Society, both sides were injured.
Su Lun also heard some news in the exchange circle of high-level professionals in the black market, saying that Mrs. Finau, the financial backer behind the Cross Society, has been having a hard time recently, which has also led to the poor internal economic situation of the entire Cross Society.
good.
Although the Cross Society looks the same as before, it is still the dominant gang in South City. But Su Lun has also seen some signs, and the senior officials have also kept a low profile. The most obvious manifestation is that the expansion of the gang has almost stagnated.
The treatment of the old people has not changed, but now the number of new people recruited has dropped sharply.
Kai, the captain with only one team member, has been the polished commander during this period.
Because of this, this idle guy spends all day thinking about causing trouble for the Steam Party.
.......
The night is dark and windy.
On a remote abandoned overpass in Xicheng District, two armed and masked men were quietly ambush.
Su Lun drove a sniper rifle, aiming at the end of the road not far away.
Kai held a grass root in his mouth and observed with a telescope.
When Su Lun first heard Kai's idea of "doing something big", he actually rejected it in his heart.
If he wants to develop in a subtle way, he needs a lot of time to digest the knowledge in his hands;
But the reality is that the balance of money in his pocket is getting low day by day, so he has to think of ways to get some money.
Su Lun's money gap is very big now, and most of the bonuses and loot from the last gang fight have been consumed.
Whether it's his own mechanical research, making dolls, or Danny's potion making, it's all a bottomless pit of money.
The more advanced the material, the more expensive it will be.
Can potions be made by just giving some materials?
Those are words only a layman would say.
It doesn't matter if you use low-level medicines, but it's difficult if you use high-level medicines.
There are all kinds of precision instruments needed just to refine pharmaceuticals... The more you want to refine high-end pharmaceuticals, the more stringent the equipment requirements. Even second-hand goods obtained on the black market are not cheap. They can easily cost tens to millions.
, and there are expensive maintenance and repair costs...
And if you want to ensure the success rate and obtain pharmaceuticals with low impurities, you have to establish a sterile laboratory.
Danny said that according to the standards of inner-city laboratories, a standard ordinary laboratory would cost hundreds of millions. Not to mention those specially developed special instruments...
The small workshop-style method of refining medicine has a very low yield, and you can gamble on your luck by practicing a few medicines. But Su Lun wanted to regard this as a long-term way to make money, and some investment was necessary. In the end, he gradually made a low-end version.
The pharmaceutical laboratory also cost several million.
Then there is the attempt of high-level magic dolls. If it fails once, the waste of materials will be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands... which is also necessary to become stronger.
Then there are a series of mechanical research projects such as "Iron Man II"...
Su Lun calculated that he still needed to leave a large amount of money to buy the things he needed that the hunters brought back from the ruins.
The secret method of spiritual power, [The Cursed Hair of the Weeping Witch], or if he encounters the curse material suitable for him to advance to the second level...these are the real big spenders.
He didn't want to miss out on a good opportunity because he had no money.
People are not rich without windfall, and this other world is even more cruel.
There's no faster way to make money than robbing a rival gang.
.......
Kai said with excitement on his face: "Hey... I have always heard that Steam has a channel to get mechanical equipment from the inner city. This time I was really caught. This time, I heard that it was the inner city that transported a
The 'military-grade mechanical equipment' just replaced by the city guard. There is a lot of it. I estimate that it is worth at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions..."
It is no secret that the sponsors behind the Steam Party have access to the control machinery and equipment in the inner city.
Otherwise, it is simply impossible for some gangster machinists to support the prosthetic modification and research and development business of such a large gang. Not to mention the truly cutting-edge mechanical prosthetics that are the high-end combat power of the Steam Party.
"Captain, you've said it for the eighth time..."
Su Lun laughed and complained.
After hearing this, he had expectations in his heart at first.
As Kai said, this batch of goods is worth hundreds of millions, so it is really worth grabbing.
But the two of them have been squatting here for almost two days and two nights, and they haven't seen even a ghost.
Apart from knowing that the Steam Party's convoy would take this route, Kai's other information was very limited. The escort time, quantity of goods, and escort personnel configuration... were all "speculations."
However, it was precisely because of the uncertainty of this information that the two of them stayed patiently for so long.
As gang members, they know very well that the higher the level of confidentiality, the more valuable the goods being transported will be.
"Captain, is your information wrong? This route is so remote, and beyond it is a deserted park. Even mechanical equipment should be sent to various steam party base camps, to this wilderness.
Not very reliable..."
It's not that Su Lun doesn't have the patience to wait any longer, he just said this in a joke.
This road is overgrown with grass and does not look like a serious transportation route.
However, except for the fact that the route is a bit remote, everything else is consistent with the situation of secret escort.
Kai was also a little bored, but he had an indifferent expression on his face: "Whatever, it's a good thing to be idle anyway~ Let's wait here, if we don't come, we won't lose; if we do come, we will make a profit
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"Haha, you don't know what the enemy's escort force is like, so you must think you can succeed?"
Su Lun also felt that only
Kai didn't take it seriously and said: "The conventional escort configuration only requires a captain-level combat force to lead the team. Your marksmanship is so good, and I... we are enough to kill each other."
"Ah..."
Su Lun chuckled noncommittally.
And coincidentally, at this moment, he spotted something in the sniper scope and shouted softly: "Here we come!"
He observed carefully and then said: "There are three vehicles in total! One truck, two jeeps...the driver and the escort, I saw a total of twelve people!"
This is a pretty standard escort configuration.
"Damn it, it's really here!"
Kai was also delighted.
He clearly saw the appearance of the people in the car through high-power binoculars, and told the information he knew, "The escort captain is "Barbarian" Buck Bista, a veteran professional of the Steam Party, and his talent is [D-003]
-Bloodthirsty Madness]. After becoming mad, it can block pain and increase strength. The prosthetic arm is modified from a honeycomb gun arm... Are you sure?"
"no problem."
Su Lun narrowed his eyes and nodded.
In his impression, this person was indeed quite strong.
But as long as he is a first-level mechanical warrior, he doesn't see much of a threat.
Su Lun was not careless, and glanced at the other eleven people in the car.
Most of them looked familiar, and "Barbarian" Buck was sitting in the passenger seat of the lead car, which meant that there should be no one with a higher status than him in the team.
After confirming that the enemy's escort force was only a regular elite team of twelve, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
The convoy drove slowly, and Kai licked his lips, "Hey, brother Su Lun, you are squatting and sniping, I will go to the ambush point."
Su Lun nodded: "Well, be careful. Act according to the plan. If something unexpected happens, stop immediately."
"good."
Kai took off his clothes and touched it quietly.
.......
Because it was an ambush, Su Lun and Kai laid anti-tank mines in advance.
Just when the convoy entered the ambush circle, the leading jeep pressed down on the mine, and with a "boom" it turned into a ball of fire and was blown away more than ten meters.
Seeing the attack, the escort convoy showed no signs of fighting, and immediately planned to turn around and escape.
However, there was also a mechanical mine modified by Su Lun on the ground behind. After turning around, the mine that could only be triggered by crushing it in reverse was immediately triggered before running very far. Another steam jeep was also blown up.
Su Lun was not idle either. He aimed at the driver of the truck through the scope of his sniper rifle, found the right opportunity and pulled the trigger.
Unexpectedly, the alchemical bullet did not penetrate the glass!
"bullet-proof glass?"
Su Lun frowned as he looked at it, suddenly feeling a little weird.
If such a large windshield in front of the car can protect against alchemical bullets, it is not cheap. The modification price is even worth the price of an ordinary truck.
At least, it is definitely not something that this rusty-looking escort truck would normally install!
He immediately told Kai the abnormality he discovered through the communicator: "Captain, that truck has bulletproof glass, be careful."
"receive!"
The front and rear vehicles had been blown up. Seeing that the robbery was about to be successful, Kai could not give up.
He saw that the truck was about to run away, so he nimbly jumped from the side of the road into the bottom of the truck. Then he saw that the bottom of the truck was actually equipped with explosion-proof panels, and there was no place to grab a hand.
"Fortunately, I was prepared..."
Kai muttered in his mind, took out a suction cup and attached himself to the bottom of the car, and then installed Su Lun's modified adsorption alchemy bomb on the pipe.
The detonation device was activated, and as soon as the others rolled out of the car, the truck went crazy and tried to escape, but suddenly there was a "boom" explosion.
Although the vehicle was not overturned, the alchemy bomb also penetrated the power pipe under the bulletproof plate under the vehicle, completely knocking the car down.