The warship left the port, the knights returned to the castle, and this beautiful coastal city quickly returned to calm.
The fighting destroyed a large number of houses and caused many casualties.
After Mr. Mirror and the others retreated, the lord, Count Osaka, seemed to wake up from his anger and realized what a stupid thing he had done.
Because of a good-for-nothing son who caused trouble everywhere, he offended an old friend, got into trouble with a superpower with a mysterious origin, and almost brought disaster to the Ackerman family and the city.
The key is, no matter what the background of the woman is, he will not take any notice of the matter of abducting women!
After calming down, Count Osaka did not pursue him, nor did he order a search for any remaining party members in the city, as if nothing had happened.
Therefore, when Su Lun was walking on the street, there were no city guards looking for trouble.
On the other hand,
Viscount Primo was killed, and this breaking news spread quickly throughout the entire port of Caturante.
In taverns, squares, and streets, residents spread the story of the battle in Commercial Street by word of mouth.
No one was angry because the order in the city was destroyed, and no one was sad because the lord's son was killed.
On the contrary, there was great joy.
The common people all secretly praise the heroes who eliminate harm for the people...
After the disaster was over, the businessmen, tourists, and residents finally dared to let their beautiful wives and daughters walk on the streets.
No one dares to say why they are happy, but everyone is celebrating
The auction was still early, so Su Lun went to the Adventurer's Guild to check the information on the main materials he needed to advance.
But I didn't get the desired result.
Spiritual monsters are very rare. Although the materials are expensive, few adventurers will pay attention to those monsters. For ordinary adventurers, spiritual monsters are very deadly and can kill people silently.
Usually if you encounter one, you will usually choose to avoid it. What's more, it is a third-level monster. If you really encounter it, a fourth-level professional may not be able to come back alive.
Without getting any information, Su Lun placed a reward.
Soon a professional intelligence businessman contacted him.
I got a few pieces of information that I don’t know if they are expired or not.
Su Lun chose two that were somewhat reliable and wrote them down.
One is that a year ago, someone discovered a sea monster with sucking tentacles near the "Roman Strait" in the north that could emit spiritual power to confuse the crew. It was suspected to be the "Nightmare Octopus".
Another piece of information is that somewhere in the "Silent Forest", an adventurer has heard that there is a spider that can make people die in nightmares, which is suspected to be a [Nightmare Spider].
The information is a bit vague, but it's good to have news.
Anyway, it will take some time to advance to the third level.
And to create the third-level [Spiritual Tentacle] reproductive equipment, what he needs is the brain tissue of Warcraft taken from a living body, so he must go there in person.
So he wrote down the two coordinates and also visited the legendary Arctic Icefield.
In case you can't find it, there is a "Blizzard City" on the ice field. There are adventurers living in the ice field there, and they may have more detailed information.
The slave auction in the evening is on Oak Street in Nancheng, near the Nancheng Fish Market near the seaside, and it happens to be on the "boot"-shaped toe of Gadurante.
Su Lun came out of the Adventurer's Guild, asked about the route in the city, and took the water steam train along the coastline through most of the city.
It is said that when the train track was built, the track was still above the sea.
But in recent years, sea levels have risen, and train tracks have gradually become immersed in sea water.
However, it does not affect the normal operation of the train, and it has become a landmark steam train running on the sea in Kadurante.
It was already night, and the stars were shining brightly all over the sky.
The boundless starry sky is reflected in the sea, and the train seems to be traveling in the Milky Way.
The water steam train runs along the seaside, and the front of the train pushes away the sea surface, stirring up the Milky Way and creating ripples, like a sea-blue dress studded with brilliant diamonds.
Su Lun leaned against the window, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, slightly fascinated.
The stars are in the sky, reflected in the sea, and come into view
At this moment, it seemed as if there was a brilliant galaxy hidden in his eyes.
Not long after, the train arrived at the station and came to Oak Street.
Su Lun looked at the red and green signs that were dazzling at night, and then realized that the Tavern Street was also here.
The girls in cool clothes warmly greeted the passers-by.
"Handsome guy, do you want to drink? Come to our Giant Tavern"
“Come to our Windmill Tavern and have the best rum from the capital city”
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The auction house was not far away, and it was still a long time before the opening. Su Lun was not in a hurry to enter. Thinking about it, he stepped into a tavern with a signboard of "Dolphin Tavern".
Among the gangsters from the Sea Serpent Gang, he had some impressions of the name of the tavern.
When he walked into the tavern, the scene in front of him overlapped with those fragmented memories.
This seems to be an "intelligence black market" in Kadurante.
There are two signs at the bar, one with prices for drinks.
"Sailor beer ￡100/shot"
"King's Guillotine￡188/cup"
"Golden Rum￡3000/bottle"
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Su Lun snapped his fingers at the bartender and said, "Let's have a glass of 'King's Guillotine'."
There is also a sign with a pirate wanted poster with a picture on it.
There is a large and densely packed area, and the highest one is naturally Oleg J. Popov, the "King of the North Sea", with a reward of 8.477 billion.
But this is just a number, and no bounty hunter will take advantage of that top powerhouse.
Then marked in red are some pirates that frequently appear in nearby waters.
"'One-Eyed Dragon' Saiyam Ula, leader of the 'One-Eyed Pirate Group', a fifth-level professional, with a bounty of 136 million liso; the crime is as follows: plundering the 'Thorn Bird Chamber of Commerce' transport team and massacring more than two hundred people."
"'Drunkard' Zelko Jones, leader of the 'Black Shark Pirates', level four, with a bounty of 74 million liso. The charges are as follows"
"'Anchorman' Bryce Fleming, first mate of the 'Lazy Cat Pirates', fourth level, bounty of 30 million liso"
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Su Lun looked at the following and roughly saw some of the reward patterns.
Those with bounties on their heads are probably professionals of level three or above, and level four is worth tens of millions.
The threshold for a bounty of over 100 million is probably for fifth-level great pirates.
Level six is around one billion.
"Frost Troll" Gar Popov and "Lieutenant General Sunfire" Gladys Olmedo, whom we have met before, are also on the list.
After getting the wine, Su Lun sat at the bar alone, listening to the boasts and chatter of the drinkers in the tavern.
The thing I heard the most about was naturally the "assassination of Viscount Primo" during the day.
He, the person involved, naturally knew what was going on, and he laughed from time to time while listening to those demonized storylines.
There are many sailors and fishmongers in this tavern. They hang out at sea all year round. They all have a smell of sea that cannot be concealed by alcohol.
Su Lun did not underestimate these people.
After observing for a while, he also found that some of these guys showed warning looks from time to time. These guys were not ordinary people.
Ordinary people don't have that kind of ruthlessness.
Probably a pirate informant.
On the surface, pirates are not welcome in Kadurant Port, but in the face of huge profits, there will always be speculators who will engage in shady business.
Pirates need intelligence to rob, and the goods they robbed need to be sold as stolen goods. The meat stamps are tied up, and the ransom for the transaction also needs a middleman.
Therefore, there are many pirate informants, spies, and some black marketeers doing "gray business" lurking in seaport cities like Caturante Port.
Su Lun listened for a while and listened to a bunch of free information.
But not much is useful.
After thinking about it, he took out three silver coins and stood them beside the wine glass.
This is the "code word" for communicating with news merchants, indicating that you are a knowledgeable person.
Not long after, a thin man wearing a black felt hat walked over, stretched out his hand and quietly put the three silver coins into his sleeve.
He ordered a glass of wine for himself and sat next to Su Lun: "Hey, buddy, what information do you want to inquire about?"
Su Lun glanced at this guy and said calmly: "Who was responsible for the assassination of Viscount Primo during the day?"
"The ones who took action were two outsiders who seemed to know Antonio the "Blood Earl"."
Su Lun took a sip of wine and said coldly: "I want to know something useful, not the nonsense that everyone knows."
The man in the felt hat had a shrewd look in his eyes. He listened and quickly explained: "No, sir, please don't doubt the intelligence ability of my "know-it-all" Polly! This is already the latest intelligence. No one knows about those two people now."
I am an outsider! However, I do have top-secret information here."
When Su Lun heard this tone, he knew he needed to add more money.
He took out a few silver coins and put them on the bar without hesitation, but he pressed them with his hands: "Then tell me some information that you think I will be interested in. I will only pay if I think it is worth it."
Polly looked around thiefly, and then said: "The woman who took action was a high-level vampire. "King of the North Sea" Oleg offered a very high reward, looking for a group of people wearing neck pattern cloaks.
Guys, one of them is a vampire. If you are confident, sir, you can consider accepting this bounty."
Got a bounty on your head by pirates?
When Su Lun heard this, his expression did not change.
I killed several division captains in the tower before, so it's not surprising that they were rewarded by pirates.
However, the good news is that neither the pirates nor the Earl's Mansion have much specific information about Su.
Mr. Jing is so discerning that all the intelligence is focused on her.
"What else? Is there any other interesting information?"
"I got news that a large number of high-quality treasures were coming from the black market in this auction, including many ancient objects."
"I don't know why, but a lot of big arms dealers have come to the seaport in the past two days. I guess there may have been some large arms transactions recently, but the information is still very limited."
"A very special ship came over the harbor. Some people suspected that it was someone from the intelligence department of the Luying royal family who secretly came to the port of Kadurante."
"There is a batch of valuable antiques among the goods of the 'Red Dolphin Chamber of Commerce'. That batch of goods is worth at least several hundred million. The ship will set sail the day after tomorrow."
"The great bounty hunter "Fist of Justice" Hodge lives in the 'Moon Bay Hotel'"
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you get what you pay for.
This guy is also well-informed and knows how to read people's opinions. Su Lun spent money to get a lot of interesting information.
After drinking more than half of the glass of wine, Su Lun also had a general understanding of the situation in Kadurante Port.
Seeing that the auction was almost over, he was ready to finish his drink and leave the tavern.
At this time, the noise in the tavern became strangely quiet.
There were sharp sounds of "puff", "puff", "click" and "click" from outside the door.
Without looking, Su Lun's keen sense of hearing identified the sound as the friction between the steam boiler and the mechanical device.
Dense and numerous, at least a mechanical guard.
He looked over and saw, sure enough, a group of stern-looking Steel Guards just passed by the door of the tavern.
Everyone looked sideways, and the tavern suddenly became quiet.
Because the costumes of these guys are so eye-catching!
They were wearing standard full-coverage combat armors, and their mechanical physiques were extremely majestic, like human bears. On the left shoulder of all the armors was a three-dimensional silver eagle, and on the right side was the national emblem with the golden Marfa steam and hammer pattern on a sapphire blue background.
The enchanted armor covers every joint, chain, rivet, and mechanical power tube. The overall design has a strong dark industrial style.
They also carry exaggeratedly huge steam warhammers, alloy shields, saws, broadswords, and various exaggeratedly shaped heavy-duty external firearms on their backs.
The individual steam boiler provided power for the heavy armor, and with every step he took, some white steam spurted out from under his feet.
He looks clumsy, but his movements are not slow at all.
The paint on the armor is mottled, which is obviously the trace of battle.
Just by looking at the overwhelming momentum that makes people breathless, one can tell at a glance that this is a group of real elites coming off the battlefield.
This is the core technology of the Marfa Empire, an externally attached full-body mecha.
Wearing a helmet, one person becomes a mobile steel fortress!
A layman watches the fun, an expert watches the door.
Others only thought that these armors were fierce and powerful, but Su Lun couldn't take his eyes away from those details.
He looked at the battle armor on the bearded bald head, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he murmured in his heart: "The sixth-level composite rune, the Marfa Empire's military rune skills are really high."
He himself was proficient in machinery and runes, and he could see the power of that suit of armor at a glance.
After taking a look at it, I was even more shocked.
"Armande alloy, magic pattern brass, and dragon blood black iron are all ultra-rare metals. Not to mention the technological content, the cost of materials alone, the price of this general-level armor is probably worth the price of a city.
"
Su Lun was filled with emotion. Judging from the runes and materials, he had roughly estimated the combat power of this mechanical armor.
This set of armor takes conventional elemental resistance and indoor resistance to the extreme.
It can be said that if you encounter a traditional professional whose damage output cannot exceed the defense limit of the armor, this guy will stand still and cannot be hit.
Not to mention the output ability that the armor has not shown, and the combat power of the beard itself.
Su Lun judged in his mind: "This kind of mechanical warrior is at least equivalent to a sixth-level professional. When faced with a restrained ability, it can even be compared to a seventh-level professional!"
The technical content of this suit of armor is so complex that even he can't stand it now.
However, this top-level armor is also an exception.
Enchanting and runes are not just about using rune technology, they also require materials that can withstand advanced engravings.
At least the armors of the sergeants behind the beard were much inferior. There were two sets of fifth-level armors, and the rest had third-level runes and fourth-level armors.
When Su Lun saw this team of mechanical warriors, it was like seeing a bunch of moving high-end mechanical technologies.
While looking at it with envy, he also unconsciously reflected in his mind how to deal with it, and analyzed: "The physical and demon resistance is very high, the firepower is strong, and there are not many weaknesses that can be exploited. The mental defense is weak, and the perception is weak.
It can be used. It would be great if I could get a set and study it in detail."
Thinking about it, Su Lun asked the "know-it-all" Polly beside him: "Who were those people just now?"
Poli said: "That's Bloor Turner, the commander of the "Imperial Hammer", one of the four ace legions of the Marfa Empire. Now that the two countries are at war, this guy was originally a negotiating ambassador in the imperial capital. No one knows
Why did he come to our north? It seems he just arrived this morning."
Su Lun suddenly realized and thought to himself: It turns out to be an ambassador group, no wonder the armors are so advanced.
He asked again: "Is there any way to get this kind of armor?"
Polly seemed to have heard an incredible question and said with a smile: "Hey, brother, I said don't think about it. There are high-priced bounties on the black market for that kind of armor, but I have never heard of anyone getting it. Marfa's officer armor
The armor has a high level of technology and is equipped with a self-destruction system. If disassembled in incorrect ways, or if a soldier activates it on his own initiative, it will self-destruct and damage core components. Even on the battlefield, complete armors are rarely captured.
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Su Lun was not too surprised when he heard this. It was a technical protection method.
But he thought of something else, and his eyes revealed his thoughts.
What are these guys doing here?
Look in that direction, heading for the auction?
Wait, what about the big arms dealers and the Royal Intelligence Department of Lu Ying? They have been coming to the Port of Kadurante intensively in the past two days?
Su Lun guessed that there might be something else in these auction items.
Su Lun just came to Kadurante Port to participate in this auction because of the group of Daru slaves. He had no idea what goods were in this auction.
Even the information dealer didn't know, and Su Lun didn't make any wild guesses.
It will be revealed soon.
The wine was finished and it was almost time for the auction to start.
Su Lun didn't stay in the tavern and went straight to the auction venue.
The auction house is a converted old theater, and capital verification is required to enter.
Su Lun showed off his property worth millions, and then received a temporary catalog of auction items at the door.
As the opening approached, various rich-looking gentlemen and ladies came in one after another, talking about the upcoming auction items.
It seems that some information about the auction has been notified to other major customers, and retail investors like him only now know what will be auctioned.
When Su Lun looked at the product catalog, he immediately felt familiar: "Hey, this is from Old Town?"
The underground world belongs to the lineage of dark warlocks, and many of the products, professional materials and equipment are different from those on the ground.
For example, those cursed crystallized raw ores, which are dark energy gems unique to underground mineral veins!
And finally, there is the "final item" with a question mark printed on it
When Su Lun saw these things, he immediately guessed what the main source of goods in this auction was.
Eighty percent of this is the stolen goods intercepted by the King of the North Sea's Fourth Fleet from Old Lington!
“Then the grand finale won’t be the drawings and materials of [Super Robot Warrior], right?”
Su Lun thought of this possibility after thinking about all the information he had obtained.
Ambassador Marfa, and arms dealers
He also felt that only this thing could attract so many people with sensitive identities.
Mechanical warriors are mainly used in large-scale wars. They need a large base for the group to have combat effectiveness. Those who are interested in that kind of drawings are either mechanics or big forces. And Su Lun previously peeled off the soul fragments of a group of research institute mechanics.
, also knew that the technical threshold for "super mechanical warriors" was extremely high. He felt that the pirates did not have the technology and resources to build a mechanical legion, so it was of no use to bring those blueprints.
Keeping a backup copy in hand and then selling it to big forces will maximize your profits.
While Su Lun was thinking, people had already entered the venue.
The opera hall is similar to a cinema, with a stage in front and two floors of auditoriums next.
Under the guidance of the waitress, he sat in the corner.
After a while, the lights focused on the stage, and the auctioneer came on stage to start the ceremony.
After looking at the auction catalog, the slave auction was in the middle stage, and Su Lun still had to wait.
Soon, items for auction appeared one after another.
Breathing techniques, ancient magic scrolls, ancient classics, advanced materials, mechanical drawings and finished products are all rare and exquisite products in the world.
In the surface world, because of the large base of professionals, the demand is huge. At auction houses in big cities like Kadurante, "silver-level" colonial equipment materials are rarely in demand.
But in Old Town, due to the excavation of ruins, there is no shortage of ancient relics, and there are a lot of gold-quality materials and colonial clothing. The pirates have looted too many treasures.
This batch of high-quality goods directly set off waves of bidding frenzy among various bidders.
Su Lun frowned as he watched the items being auctioned one by one.
Even he knew the origins of some of these lots.
The auction is in full swing, at this moment, in a private room on the second floor.
A purple-haired woman looked at the auction item in front of her with great interest.
This is none other than Ekaterina Reims, the fourth daughter of the Grand Duchess of Reims, the lord of the six northern provinces.
She seems to be very interested in auction items such as ancient books, and she will almost always bid for them when she encounters them.
Not long after, an old housekeeper hurried into the room and reported: "Miss, it has been confirmed that the final item of the auction is the complete drawings and some research materials of [Super Mechanical Warrior]. Are we ready to bid?"
Hearing this, Yekaterina didn't have much surprise on her face, but she shook her head and chuckled: "Bidding? No. Those guys from the Marfa Empire are bound to win, and we can't beat them. The price they paid, we
But I can’t get out”
The old housekeeper seemed to understand his young lady's temperament very well, and asked again: "Shall I go there?"
Ekaterina had obviously paid attention to it, and shook her head and said: "We must get the blueprints. But we don't need to take action first to intercept and kill. This time, the 'Military Intelligence Office' did not hesitate to expose many important secrets buried in the north.
Anzi, those guys will not let the blueprints flow to the enemy country. Let them fight first."
"yes."
The old housekeeper thought for a moment and then fell silent.
Yekaterina thought of something, and the playful smile on her face became thicker and thicker, "I'm afraid it's going to be lively this time. Haha, those pirates are also smart. They put these drawings up for auction just to make the war worse."
It’s so intense, they’re trying to fish in troubled waters.”
After a pause, she continued: "Oleg, the pirate leader, is probably going to be 'king' this time. By then, the war will also involve our six northern provinces. Although it's not all bad, let's make some preparations in advance.
"
Old housekeeper: "Yes, miss."
Ekaterina: "Oh, and send someone to keep an eye on that vampire woman to find out who she is and what she wants to do. I always feel that she will be a big threat to us in the future."
Old housekeeper: "Yes!"
The auction house was bustling with activity, and outside the auction house, a group of people wearing various professional attires were meeting mysteriously.
"Are you sure that the grand finale of this auction is the drawing of [Super Robot Warrior]?"
"Yes, sir."
"Those damn arms dealers haven't revealed any information yet. In order to make huge profits, they really don't even care about the safety of the empire!"
"Behind several big arms dealers are some of the empire's top royal family and nobles. They are not afraid of our Military Intelligence Department at all."
"Forget it! Assemble all available manpower. If we can't take pictures, even if we intercept and kill the Marfa mission, we must not let the drawings leak out!"
