The noise of the fighting raged for most of the night, and the flames of war burned throughout Hastlin, alarming hundreds of thousands of people.
This assassination was obviously premeditated. In addition to Vincent F. Van Gogh, one of the "Top Ten Bounty Hunters" and the "God Painter", there were also dozens of dead men.
Even a certain captain of the North Sea Fleet participated in the assassination.
That guy seemed to be Lu Ying's secret agent. Taking advantage of the rescue opportunity, he got close to Skadi and dealt a blow.
It's a pity that it didn't succeed in the end.
Mafa's mechanical army showed its amazing combat effectiveness. The "Frost Moon Princess" Skadi's escort army was able to withstand all kinds of firepower output and explosions, and defeated the escort of Her Royal Highness Princess.
It has to be like an iron bucket.
Even though the arena was blown into ruins, they were still unharmed.
The assassination was not successful, but the assassination of Princess Marfa was such a serious political event that it was natural to search for the murderer.
The assassins who carried out the attack did not capture anyone alive. King Oleg of the North Sea was furious and personally ordered a city-wide manhunt.
Unfortunately, compared to the professional espionage organization members and well-trained security personnel of the two major empires, the professional abilities of pirates are much lower.
The law enforcement system is not perfect enough, the pursuit and accountability system is ineffective, and the roundup efficiency is very low.
What's more, the Pirate City is already a mixed bag, with all kinds of forces, wanted criminals, retired pirate bosses, and strange believers of gods, and no one dares to thoroughly investigate everything.
After a random search, in the end it came to nothing.
On the other hand, Su Lun and Senjou evacuated the battlefield smoothly because they did not participate in the battle.
"Princess Frost Moon" was assassinated, the arena was blown into ruins, and it became inoperable for a short time. Kai was temporarily safe.
But within a short period of time, they probably wouldn't be able to save anyone.
This assassination also made Su Lun's idea clearer, that is: it is absolutely impossible to succeed in the pirate city.
They still need a chance.
Senjo arranged for someone to keep an eye on it, and Su Lun returned to the "Shark Hotel".
He gave the petrified sample of Tani's mother to Dr. Banks for study.
I also bought a bunch of materials today, and Su Lun started working on making a mechanical octopus.
In a blink of an eye, it's been a few days
Because he bought enough materials, Su Lun didn't go out these days.
In order to facilitate communication, the two rooms of the hotel 205 and 206 were opened up, and both sides were the temporary laboratories of Suellen and Dr. Banks.
At this moment, in room 205, there are various mechanical parts and forging equipment hanging everywhere. The coating instrument on the workbench on the table is working, coating the parts with drawn runes, and the faint sound of "Kazkaz" can be heard.
Everlasting.
On the wall of the workbench, drawings filled with dense data are spread all over the wall.
Su Lun did not raise his head, and was immersed in inlaying the energy core into the energy system of the mechanical octopus. He had almost memorized every detail of the drawing, and could create it perfectly without even looking at it.
The most eye-catching thing is that in the three large glass jars in the room, the eight-armed spider spear is being assembled at the same time for three semi-finished mechanical octopuses.
Su Lun carefully connected the armor pieces with runes and coatings like Lego pieces, and connected them into the octopus shape according to the drawings.
Each mechanical octopus has more than three thousand parts, which is a very labor-intensive work.
Even with the eight-arm spider spear + both arms, the progress is not fast.
Because there is no mold for mass production, Su Lun has spent a lot of energy in the past few days to manually refine the mechanical octopus steel armor, piece by piece. Fortunately, he has the ability to multi-task, and his mental power and concentration are far beyond ordinary people.
It took almost no sleep to get the mechanical parts of the three-headed mechanical octopus.
Fortunately, the quality of the hand-produced mechanical parts is carefully crafted, and the finished product will be higher than the three heads he captured.
Su Lun also comforted his "low efficiency" in this way.
At this time, he assembled the last piece of the octopus, and the octopus in the tank came to life.
He tried to control it with [Psychic Tentacles], and the octopus machine tentacles in the petri dish made various entanglement, adsorption, and strangulation movements according to the instructions of his brain.
After some operations, Su Lun found that one of the tentacles was slightly stiff.
He clearly felt the problem caused by the nerve signal feedback, picked up the tool and adjusted it a little, and it suddenly became smooth.
Su Lun also showed joy on his face.
The mechanical octopus that has completed preliminary testing will soon be ready for actual combat.
After successfully creating three mechanical octopuses, Su Lun exhaled a long breath, unable to conceal his fatigue, and sighed in his heart: "It would be great if there were a large-scale machinery factory."
In the past few days, thanks to the help of Dr. Banks, several of the live octopuses I purchased have been successfully mutated into "immortal octopuses".
The [immortal cells] integrated into Banks' body are very special. When an organism is infected, as long as it survives, its vitality will become very tenacious. This also solves the source of the high death rate problem of "neuro-mechanical technology" transplantation.
In other words, the three-headed mechanical octopus created by Su Lun is much stronger than the three captured ones in terms of materials and vitality. It is not easy to die and has super automatic healing ability after being injured.
Otherwise, it would probably take him several months to create these three mechanical octopuses on his own.
Just at this time, Dr. Banks next door suddenly spoke: "Little friend Su Lun, are you free now?"
Su Lun stretched out his head, took a look through the hole in the door, and responded: "Doctor, what's wrong?"
"I have analyzed the sample you gave me."
Dr. Banks pointed to an instrument and said: "The petrification caused by Medusa's gaze is the transformation of the form of matter by the energy of the higher law. Theoretically, it can be restored by equivalent exchange through alchemy. However,
This requires a sufficient understanding of that kind of petrification spell. If we can reverse it from a biological point of view, there is hope, but it may take a long time. What I am sure of now is to prevent the petrification from spreading."
"OK, all right."
Su Lun thought about the meaning of that sentence for a moment, then nodded.
Being able to prevent further petrification is already an ideal result. Tani will definitely be very happy when he hears this news. At least his mother's life can be saved.
The life of the Naga tribe is very special. They have been petrified for decades and are still alive, so they are not anxious for this moment. If they can prevent further petrification, they can think of ways later.
Su Lun asked again: "Doctor, is there any hope of mass production of the [immortality tolerance drug] for octopuses that you mentioned before?"
Banks responded: "The probability is very high. The rich neuron structure of the octopus itself is very resistant to immortal cells. I have split a part of the cell gene chain of the two and are doing fusion culture experiments. Judging from the current progress
, the effect is within expectations. The first batch of distortion-resistant agents can be cultivated in a month or two at most, and by then they should be ready for mass production."
Upon hearing the good news, Su Lun's fatigue disappeared, and his face showed joy, "Haha. Thank you for your hard work, Doctor."
Sure enough, having such a top biologist by his side brought him so many conveniences.
Su Lun had only thought of forced transplantation before. With that kind of mortality rate, the efficiency of the finished product would be very low.
Now that we really have the [Tolerance Potion], the formation speed of the "Mechanical Octopus Army" will be reduced instantly.
Moreover, the final product will be much better than the original version of Archduke Raphael!
Kai was imprisoned and there was no chance of rescue for the time being.
Senjou has been sending people to keep an eye on the movements in the arena.
They have to wait for the opportunity.
Su Lun also stayed at the hotel and didn't go anywhere.
He and Dr. Banks have many common topics in research. Both of them can stay at home while doing scientific research, and time flies by.
According to Su Lun's idea, as long as there was nothing else, he really planned to stay until he got rid of the mechanical octopus army.
But things went counterproductive.
after one day.
Su Lun was debugging the three-headed mechanical octopus he had just finished in the room. Suddenly, he sensed something and reminded him: "Doctor, that person from "Princess Frost Moon" is at the hotel again."
Banks frowned, "Again?"
The Shark Hotel is considered a mid- to low-end hotel. They chose it because it is remote enough and not noticeable.
Moreover, most of the residents now are locals, and few outsiders come in.
One is to not be disturbed, and the other is to avoid those people in Marfa.
The 19th Division of the Fourth North Sea Fleet controlled by Dr. Banks were members of the "Steam Party", one of the three major gangs in the outer city of Old Town.
The president, "Mechanical Butcher" Banner, is now the squad leader.
They have "mechanical body armor" that is unique to Jiulingdun. Although their technological level is high, it is unique among Luying.
The pirates of the North Sea Fleet could not understand these technologies before and had no interest in understanding them.
But now that "Princess Frost Moon" has married, a group of experts who are proficient in machinery have come. They are experts who really "know what they do."
Dr. Banks is afraid that someone will discover that there are some high-end technologies in this, which will cause unnecessary trouble. Especially if the "neuro-mechanical technology" is exposed, the consequences will be disastrous.
It's a pity that even if they tried hard to avoid it, their mechanical squadron's reputation is not small in the North Sea Fleet.
I don’t know through what channel, the people of "Princess Frost Moon" know some of the situation of the 19th Division. In the past few days, people have come over to investigate and ask some technical questions.
The more you ask, the more you reveal.
And Banks and the others are still nominally directly under the North Sea Fleet, and cannot go to sea without orders.
Some problems are unavoidable
Su Lun's soul perception can cover the entire hotel. He clearly sensed several groups of soul fire that he had seen before, and several mechanical warriors were the guards of Princess Lu Ying.
I listened carefully and saw that there was already a dispute downstairs.
"This is Dr. Bacher, the chief mechanic of Her Royal Highness the Princess. He is somewhat interested in your colonial equipment. Where is your captain? Call him out."
"Replying to your lord, Captain Banner is still at the Queen's Baths."
"It was the same last time I came here, and it's the same this time! Is your captain unable to get up from the woman's belly you soaked in? Go and call her back! The doctor has some questions to ask you."
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Su Lun frowned when he heard the other party's arrogant attitude.
Dr. Banks looked slightly solemn as he listened.
He pondered for a moment, then directly used the communicator to send a message: "Tell them, Captain Banner is now a senior general with the rank of colonel. According to the latest decree issued by Prime Minister Zolas, no one can except His Majesty Oleg.
command him'."
Su Lun listened on the sidelines. This response was a bit tough, but it was normal.
In the past, there was no superior-subordinate relationship among pirates.
Even division captains and fleet captains have a relationship with ordinary members as partners, brothers, and friends.
In the aristocratic class, class concepts are very obvious.
Nobles are nobility and enjoy absolute rights, and civilians must obey them absolutely.
"Princess Frost Moon" married over, and the people in Mafa also brought this habit with them.
Pirates are used to being undisciplined, so they often have conflicts with pirates.
As soon as this conversation came out, there was indeed a fierce quarrel downstairs.
Not long after, the group of uninvited guests left in despair.
Calmness returned to the hotel
The crisis was temporarily lifted, but Banks' brows did not loosen.
This time, the other party was referring to Banner by name.
He looked at Su Lun and said: "If we stay in the pirate city any longer, I'm afraid we will get into trouble. We have to find a reason to leave here."
"Um."
Su Lun also nodded, but leaving the port privately would also cause trouble.
He didn't think of any good solution for a moment.
Thinking carefully about the conversation just now, Su Lun thought of something and asked: "Doctor, what is the origin of the chief mechanic? Why haven't you heard of it before?"
Dr. Banks responded: "There have been rumors before that Skadi, the "Frost Moon Princess", married from Marfa and brought an entire mechanical research team and even a secret mechanical research base. But because it was kept secret
According to the news, no one knows the specific situation. Now it seems that it is indeed true."
It's no secret that Marfa has technical assistance.
Su Lun captured another key word and thought: "Mechanical research base?"
He rolled his eyes, and the relevant clues in his mind automatically connected together.
He suddenly thought of the previous scene where the mechanical octopus intercepted the Marfa submarine.
The shipping route from Marfa to the North Sea is almost blocked by Lu Ying, making it almost impossible to reach any large-scale research base from the water.
Could it be that secret research base, in a certain submarine?
"This is the only possibility."
Su Lun was determined.
In addition to technical support, there must also be some equipment support.
But at the same time, a certain idea sprouted in his mind uncontrollably.
What are you really thinking about?
Su Lun was thinking in his mind, and dark lights flashed across his eyes.
He currently lacks a large machinery factory, so many mechanical parts cannot be completed.
Combat mechas and mass production of mechanical octopuses will be restricted.
Judging from the current situation, if Marfa wants to raise the technological level of Beihai, it must bring mature technology and equipment.
Isn't this the best goal?
If we could get specific information about the submarine, we could do something about it.
Regardless of the neuromechanical technology Archduke Raphael overtaking in a corner, the mechanical level of the Marfa military is far superior to that of any organization in the world.
Just like the structure and energy core used by the mechanical octopus, adding Marfa technology can improve it by several levels!
At this thought, Su Lun's thoughts started to wander.
He became very interested in the "secret mechanical research institute"
Su Lun's thoughts had already flown away.
And Dr. Banks is still thinking about the present.
He frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Mafa probably found some clues, otherwise the chief mechanic would not have come to the door personally. If not, Banner would have to hide first. "
Su Lun felt that this was reasonable and nodded.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he added: "But I do think that the other party must know that we will hide. They should force Banner to show up."
As he said this, Su Lun thought of something and said something meaningful again, "I think we may even have to prepare to leave the harbor to fight."
Dr. Banks: "Oh? How do you say this?"
Su Lun narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "That "Princess Frost Moon" is very scheming."
The marriage between Mafa and Beihai was done for profit.
Princess Marfa obviously also has selfish motives.
Even if she guessed that "neuro-mechanical technology" was leaked in other ways, she would never give this news to Oleg.
The most likely possibility is that he secretly "eats" it himself!
Therefore, Su Lun expected that she would never inform the top management of the North Sea Fleet because of her suspicions.
Otherwise, they had no reason to refuse when they came directly with orders from Fleet Captain Gar Popov to see Banner.
Su Lun's brain was running rapidly, he ruled out some possibilities, thought of the most reasonable situation, and said: "Super mechanical warriors have appeared on the battlefield, and the Marfa military must have some understanding. Banner has taken action, so he must It will be noticed by those who are interested. Now it seems that they at least suspect that Banner has some neurotechnology in his body. If I am not mistaken, we will soon receive an order to go to sea and go elsewhere."
"It seems like he was really noticed."
After listening to Su Lun's analysis, Dr. Banks felt that it was reasonable and said: "Are you saying that Princess Naskadi will find an excuse to transfer us out to sea and then do it by force?"
Su Lun's eyes became deep, "Yeah."
After hearing this, Banks looked very solemn, "Then we really need to prepare early."
Su Lun and Dr. Banks discussed it for a while and then began to pack up the temporary laboratory.
No matter what the situation is, I can't stay in this hotel any longer.
Sure enough, not long after waiting, a messenger came to the Shark Hotel with a personal order from Fleet Captain Gar Popov, informing them that the 19th Division was preparing supplies and setting sail tomorrow.
Didn't say what the reason was or what the mission was.
Just say it's confidential.
This is very abnormal.
As soon as the messenger left, Dr. Banks, who was cleaning up the laboratory in the room, looked at Su Lun and smiled, saying: "Little Su Lun's guess is very accurate. This 'secret mission' is probably to escort the "Princess of Frost Moon" Ready to attack us."
If it's a cruise or robbery, as usual they will get some information in advance.
Su Lun shrugged noncommittally, his expression not relaxed, and said: "After we go to sea, we have to find an opportunity to break away from the large force before they take action. If we are not fully prepared, we will definitely be suspected. There may be a big battle."
The people in Marfa may just be suspicious, but they really have skills.
Once checked, it will definitely not be concealed.
Neither of them had any luck.
Banks also analyzed: "If Princess Marfa really wants to 'eat' us, there may not be many pirates traveling with the group. The main enemy we have to face is her mechanical guard army."
"Um."
Su Lun has already thought of the tactics in his mind, "I have a plan."
Now he has the secret weapon of six mechanical octopuses in his hand, and he has an inherent advantage in pursuing them at sea.
Although the mechanical armor is powerful, it does not have much advantage in naval battle pursuit.
There is a high probability that they can escape.
Su Lun thought for a while and decided to inform Qian Tiao.
With her here, safety is greatly guaranteed. If the opponent has fewer people, there may be a chance to counterattack.
Coincidentally, just when Su Lun had thought of a countermeasure and was about to notify Qian Tiao, Qian Tiao took the initiative to contact him.
"Su Lun, I just got the news that Kai was taken away by the "Frost Moon Princess" Skadi's people. My people saw Marfa's quartermaster's ship preparing supplies. It seemed that it was going to sea. Where to go?
I don’t know. What should we do now?”
Su Lun was not too surprised when he heard the summons from Qian Jiao, but he suddenly realized in his heart: "It turns out that the princess really wants to leave Hastlin."
If you encounter an assassination, you will have an excuse to leave.
Tsk tsk
After hearing this information, Su Lun completed all the causal connections in an instant.
That princess may have taken a fancy to Kai's second level of talent awakening.
Kai's combat power is unparalleled, and he can almost advance to the sixth level. He is not Oleg's direct descendant, so this is the best candidate to win over. With the resources of the Marfa royal family, he will definitely be a strong player in the future.
He responded: "Sister Senjo, prepare to sail. We may have to do something big."
A large fleet is about to set sail, and the news can hardly be concealed.
Because a lot of fresh ingredients and water must be replenished on the ship, they will only be purchased when it is close to sailing.
Moreover, the royal family's pomp is even greater.
The amount of supplies needed will be staggering.
After Su Lun asked Qianjou's people to confirm the supply, it was almost certain that "Frost Moon Princess" Skadi was going to sea.
Then the problem comes.
This means that if they want to escape from the princess's accompanying fleet, they will encounter a more powerful enemy. That will be almost the entire Luying Royal Guard Corps.
However, good and evil depend on each other.
Su Lun also guessed a favorable situation!
When Her Royal Highness the Princess travels, in addition to the Mechanical Guard Corps, the "Secret Mechanical Research Institute" will most likely be traveling with her.
The relationship between Beihai and Marfa seems ambiguous now, but in fact it is a relationship of mutual use.
Even if it is a "dowry", the core technology is definitely in the hands of the princess herself.
If Su Lun guessed correctly, then the "Secret Mechanical Research Institute" is a submarine.
maybe
The submarine is on the seabed somewhere near Hastelling at this moment.
The princesses are all gone, so why don’t they go with them?
Although Su Lun's current attention to the research institute is tantamount to pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth.
But you still have to have dreams.
He has the mechanical octopus, the "submarine killer" in his hand, what if there is a chance?
Thinking of this, Su Lun figured out another plan besides escaping.
This time, maybe we’re really going to do something big!