After the large forces of the Cross arrived, the fighting between the two sides immediately escalated.
In Old Town, where guns are cheaper than drinking water, the gang fights have created the appearance of a local war.
Both sides invested a large amount of personnel and equipment, and surrounded the "Green Street Position" to compete with each other.
In the subsequent battle, Kai did not participate due to injury, but Su Lun was still active on the battlefield.
He doesn't go to dangerous places, but he is often found in places where there are many corpses.
But Su Lun did not perform too prominently on the battlefield. Just like ordinary gangsters, he fought and ran when he should. Because of his super perceptual ability, he could always predict some dangers in advance, but there were no dangers.
Fighting is actually a waste of money.
The conflict between the two big gangs is getting more and more intense. Not only do the financial backers behind them suffer heavy losses, but more and more big forces are involved. The game between high-ranking families is entangled, and most of them are acquaintances. The more involved, the greater the resistance.
.Finally, I heard that the major families in the inner city came together to mediate, and that's when it stopped.
The conflict lasted for three days and nights, with over 10,000 casualties and the entire Green Street in ruins.
The vitality of the two major gangs was seriously damaged.
Later, Su Lun also heard about the cause of this inexplicable gang war. It turned out that Young Master Martin was ambushed and killed. And among the people who did it, there was a guy who had awakened the talent of [Red Devil].
And coincidentally, the "Red Devil" Gron of the Cross was also surrounded and killed on the battlefield.
Death without evidence.
There was also the "Mad Dog" Hogg of the Steam Party, the cadre who accompanied Young Master Martin to negotiate before. He was killed in full view of everyone.
As for the truth, ordinary members of the gang are not qualified to know.
Su Lun also felt that it was not important anymore.
He even felt that when "Red Devil" Gron was sent to the outer city for a duel, the foreshadowing of this battle might have been laid.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
The important thing is that Su Lun gained a lot of mechanical knowledge in this war, allowing him to go directly from [Advanced Mechanical Introduction] to [Intermediate Mechanical Mastery].
........
Green Street was reduced to rubble, and according to the mediation contract, it was temporarily turned into neutral territory.
No one dares to come and spend money, and the financial backers behind various pubs, gambling stalls, and sex clubs have also withdrawn. There is no profit, and no one from the two major gangs takes these bad neighborhoods seriously.
But as the original "leader" of Green Street, Kai seemed a little lonely.
As a captain, he has no territory and no manpower...
In this firefight, except for him and Su Lun, everyone on Green Street was wiped out.
It has to be said that the elimination rate of low-level gangsters is really high.
If Su Lun had not thought about becoming a professional after joining the Cross Society, but instead used his salary to go to the tavern and have sex every day, he would probably have been cannon fodder in a certain war.
After this battle, many legends spread among the underworld in the outer city.
A group of rookies emerged and a group of old people were buried.
One of them is getting more and more mysterious. Hawthorne, the "Scissorhands" of the Steam Party, personally admitted that there is a top gunman with a mysterious origin in the Cross Society. He is a veteran firearms expert who can kill at least 100 people.
Two reorganized teams, as well as company captains "Iron Lung" Durand and "Anchorman" Parker.
But it has been rumored for a long time, and even those within the Cross Society don’t know who it is.
If Kai didn't say anything, no one would know who it was.
After all, everyone in Green Street has been wiped out, and very few people in the entire Cross Society know Su Lun.
It stands to reason that Su Lun killed so many enemies this time, and the reward for his military exploits is estimated to be in the millions.
But he had no intention of being in the spotlight, nor did he go to collect money.
After all, this conflict has taught him a lesson that it is not good to be too famous. Kai almost died because of his reputation.
But Senjou knew that Su Lun was a good marksman, so he came quietly to ask about the situation, and then sent him an objective bounty.
Su Lun's life returned to normal, but because the Green Street entertainment venue was gone, he even lost his patrol mission at seven o'clock every night.
The whole day is free time to arrange freely.
He stayed in the rented basement every day, training his physical fitness, tinkering with mechanical equipment, making puppets... Occasionally he would go to the shooting gallery next door to practice target practice, so as not to let his hands become raw.
As for the struggle of the Cross Society, he, a small gang member, did not care.
The only bad news is that there is no nearby gladiatorial arena to strip away souls. If you want to go to other neighborhoods to watch gladiatorial matches, you have to travel far. I heard that the sponsors behind the Cross are planning a "New Green Street"
", but it will take a while.
The knowledge gained from this battle was enough for Su Lun to digest for a long time, and he was not in a hurry to find a new arena.
In a flash, more than half a month passed, and the situation had completely subsided.
.......
On this day, in the basement.
Su Lun was wearing stained work clothes and working on a new gadget - "Spider Bomb".
This was the inspiration he found from his eight-armed spider spear installation.
He wanted to design a mechanical bomb that could crawl on its own, equipped with displacement equipment and a delayed detonation device.
This kind of bomb can be used on various complex terrains, climb walls, drill holes, turn corners... and can crawl into blind spots that cannot be reached by people dropping bombs.
The mechanical spider on the workbench has been roughly formed, and Su Lun concentrated on installing several brass accessories the size of melon seeds.
This is the most critical step, requiring him to connect the explosive device to the mechanical timing system.
Su Lun felt that he had been careful enough, but suddenly, the mechanical spider on the workbench emitted white smoke. He secretly said something bad, and then quickly took out the explosion-proof cover and covered it on the workbench.
Looking at this proficiency, it is obvious that this is not the first time an accident has occurred.
"Bang!"
There was a muffled sound.
The high-power exhaust device on the workbench whirred, sucking out the large amount of smoke generated by the explosion.
Su Lun opened the explosion-proof cover, looked at his failed work helplessly, and muttered: "That's not right... Obviously there is no problem with the 'H2 quartz timer', but neither does the 'T3 explosion prototype'
The question...why did it trigger the explosion? Could it be that my homemade wall-climbing device conflicted?"
Fortunately, it was just a test product and the amount of ammunition was not large. Apart from making him a little embarrassed, it could not hurt anyone.
But after this explosion, Su Lun fell into self-reflection and doubt again.
After many failures for unknown reasons, he gradually discovered the root of the problem.
Although [Death Reaper]'s ability is strong, he can learn the amount of knowledge that others take several years, or even more than ten years, in a few months.
But there is also a very big problem, that is, the knowledge obtained is not systematic.
Without systematic study, he could not rule out where his problem lies.
Just like this explosion, his "experience" told him that there was no problem, but if it actually exploded, there must be a problem with his "knowledge blind spot".
All the machines he has now are just ripped from various corpses, like pieces of Lego blocks, piece by piece.
But a piece of these "knowledge puzzles" is missing, and it's like building a high-rise building full of holes that may collapse at any time.
Even though his knowledge level has now reached [Intermediate Mechanical Proficiency], Su Lun is even inferior to a new apprentice in some basic knowledge.
"Machines are just not systematic and are still a big trouble..."
Su Lun looked at the failed spider bomb, frowned, and thought in his mind: "It seems that I need to systematically learn mechanical knowledge."
Combat knowledge doesn't matter, after all, practice makes perfect, and you can master it with more practice.
But theoretical knowledge is not enough. If there are gaps in knowledge, certain things cannot be connected.
After nine years of compulsory education in his previous life, he knew the importance of systematic learning. He urgently needed a thread to connect the fragments in his mind.
With these thoughts in his mind, Su Lun instantly thought of a person.
The defected former Vice President of Black Tower College, Nikolai J. Emirich!
When it comes to systematic knowledge, who knows more than the deputy dean of the top Alchemy Academy in Old Town?
.......
"That gentleman still owes me a favor..."
Thinking of this, Su Lun was no longer in the mood to continue tinkering with spider bombs anyway, so he stopped dawdling in the basement and rode his motorcycle to the Shadow Alley black market.
He wanted to leave a message at "Rosen's Alchemy Shop" and use that favor.
Although he had only met Mr. Emirich once, Suellen believed in his intuition.
The man had no ill intentions towards him.
The key is that a person being hunted by an umbrella organization makes people feel safer.
If it was just for some basic basic alchemy knowledge, Su Lun felt there was no need to use this favor.
Although it is more troublesome, you can get it through other channels in the black market. For example, textbooks from Black Tower Academy, or apprentice manuals from the Alchemy Guild.
Su Lun chose to contact that gentleman because he wanted to maximize the value of the favor.
Because he knew that in addition to being a top professional who was suspected to be stronger than the president of the Cross Society, Emirich also had a deep relationship with the organizers of the black market.
The background of the black market is very mysterious, and the organizer is said to be the real boss who makes the "Umbrella Organization" helpless.
Although Su Lun needs more information to understand this world.
This mysterious alchemical world is like a stunning beauty covered with a veil. Mystery and weirdness endow her with endless charm and arouse people's desire for discovery. He has already lifted a corner of the veil and can't wait to get a glimpse of her true appearance.
After all, the gang structure is too small.
He had seen it from the previous gang war. In front of the plutocrats in the inner city, no matter how fierce the gang was, it was still a tame animal trapped in a cage.
Su Lun traveled to this fantasy world and wanted to see the scenery on the top floor.
Another consideration is that he wants to know how he can advance to the second-level profession in the future.