Nonogen Milnavi Nicole is the great-granddaughter of Connie, the "grand master" of mechanical engineering.
Colin is a war orphan, and his parents were old friends of Master Connie. In order to cover up his sensitive surname, Colin took the surname Rodriguez after Master Connie since he was a child.
Although the seniority seems a bit confusing, these two guys of the same age are actually childhood sweethearts. They have been playmates since they were young, started enlightenment together, graduated early from Hextech Academy together, and engaged in scientific research together... These two are both Hex City is a famous young genius and childhood sweetheart.
Without that accident, the golden boy and girl would have naturally become partners in the future...
Unfortunately, when Master Connie had an accident, the entire Rodriguez family was implicated. Everyone involved with Master Connie was secretly murdered by the World Headquarters.
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Not long after, the "Golden Ghost" and the "Eight-legged Water Spider" were close enough.
From a distance of tens of meters, people on the deck could easily see the expressions of the people on the other side's ship.
The girl on the deck waved excitedly and shouted: "Colin, is it really you?"
Colin nodded, his face a little complicated: "Nicole, it's me."
The girl couldn't hide the tears in her eyes and sobbed: "I knew it was you...Only you would take the risk to save me."
They haven't changed in several years, but both of them have changed a lot.
Nicole also changed from the ugly duckling with flat breasts and a few freckles on her face to the tall and graceful girl in front of her.
She has beautiful blond hair, combed into a bunch of hemp braids on the back of her head. She has small and pretty facial features and a curvy figure. She can be considered a beauty. But she wears glasses with thick lenses on her nose. In this way, she looks less lively and lively than a girl, and more dull and elegant. She looks like an aristocratic lady with a scholarly air.
Colin's change is even greater. He has transformed himself into the "Kuruz Alchemy Body", and now he can only be regarded as half a human. If his appearance hadn't changed much, his childhood sweetheart probably wouldn't have thought of this. The boy who has lost his "popularity" was once the annoying ghost that haunts him.
When old friends meet, there should be many tender words.
But these two people are both typical top scientific researchers, with ridiculously high IQs but slightly flawed emotional intelligence. Although the two of them seemed to have a thousand words in mind at the moment, when they actually met, apart from looking at each other infatuatedly, they were both stunned for a moment. There it is.
At this time, Anna on the side said with a smile: "Colin, I think you can invite your friends to be guests on our ship."
After hearing this, Colin finally came to his senses and quickly said to the people opposite: "Nicole, Mr. Dunlop, my friends and I sincerely want to invite you to the ship as guests."
Obviously, Colin not only knows Nicole, but also knows her uncle Dunlop.
"OK!"
After hearing this, Nicole was not polite and immediately agreed.
She jumped lightly, and an inconspicuous jet device on her feet sprayed out a stream of white air visible to the naked eye, and then landed lightly on the plywood of the "Golden Ghost".
"Jet assist device? This is... the top version of the RX4-shaped individual light mechanical skeleton?" Raymond took a closer look at the inconspicuous simple mechas on Nicole's body. The shape was very familiar.
He had seen this thing in game missions. A high-tech product from Hex City, the price of a single piece exceeds 80 million quarks. Looking at the details that are different from the version sold in the world, the equipment she is wearing has probably been through
Special modifications were made.
Nicole was much more talkative than Colin. She jumped on the boat, smiled shyly at everyone, stuck out her tongue and mocked herself: "If you don't invite us, I'll probably have the shamelessness to ask for a ride on the boat..."
As she said that, she pointed at the spider ship behind her that was smoking everywhere, shrugged, and said: "Because our ship was bombarded just now, the power compartment was severely damaged, and I'm afraid it won't be able to travel very far."
It sank to the bottom of the sea..."
"Nicole..."
Colin rushed forward excitedly. The ecstasy in his heart that his lover was "lost and found" made him grab Nicole's hand without any hesitation.
But he was so affectionate that he didn't know where to start. He hesitated for a long time before he uttered a few words: "It's good that you are still alive..."
"Um."
The girl Nicole was obviously very excited when she touched her lover with her own hands. She didn't know what to say except sobbing.
After not seeing each other for many years, Colin's childhood sweetheart, who he thought was dead, appeared in front of him, and he had mixed feelings in his heart.
His words were even a little confused because of his excitement, and he said: "When the teacher secretly sent me out of Hex City, I knew that something big had happened. Later, I went back in disguise to inquire about it. They said that everyone involved with the teacher was
Already executed, I thought you were too..."
Obviously, they each thought the other had died in the disaster.
"I heard everyone said you were missing. I thought you..."
Nicole was filled with tears and stared at Colin lovingly. Only then did she notice Colin's steam robotic arm, her face changed, and she asked in surprise: "Your hand?"
Obviously, not only the arms, but also the strangeness of Colin's body was noticed by her. As if she had thought of something, she exclaimed: "Could it be that... you have completed that transformation?"
"Eh..."
Colin sighed slightly, unable to explain the matter in a few words, and shook his head again.
After meeting again after a long absence, the two of them had too much to say, but now that a boatload of people were staring at them, it was obviously not suitable for a long chat.
At this time, Colin didn't intend to reminisce about old times. Instead, he pointed at Raymond and the others who were watching the fun not far away, and said: "Nicole, come on, let me introduce my partners to you first."
Nicole nodded obediently: "Oh."
Colin pointed at Raymond and others one by one, as if introducing family members, and enthusiastically introduced to Nicole: "This is my captain Raymond...Miss Anna, the navigator of our group...Doctor Lulu
...Chef Stone...and Monkey Jiji..."
After just one introduction, Nicole was instantly impressed.
Not only does she have a superb memory, but everyone on the ship is also very recognizable. The one-eyed swordsman is the captain, the beautiful red-haired sister is the navigator, the big-headed boy is the ship's doctor, and the rare pure-haired tribe "Flower Bear"
"It's the chef, and there's a winking white-haired monkey.
Nicole sincerely thanked everyone and said like a noble: "Thank you everyone for taking the risk and saving us just now."
Obviously, she also understood that the "Ghost Group" took a big risk by helping him just now.
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Kata, Kata, Kata...
There were a few more footsteps on the deck.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a white coat and a "Mediterranean" hairstyle also jumped onto the plywood of the "Golden Ghost". Behind him were the only three survivors on the "Eight-Legged Spider" - the big man on the ship.
Mate and two crew members.
"Hey...this combat uniform..."
Raymond looked at the costumes of several people and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Because they were about to face a battle just now, the people in front of them were all wearing the high-end heavy-duty individual mechanical skeletons produced by Hex City. This seemingly awkward steam armor was actually the famous "mechanical battle suit" in the world of navigation.
This is a high-end battle suit that every mechanic player in the game dreams of getting.
Except for their heads, almost their whole bodies were wrapped in a layer of tight-fitting leather clothing made of special material. Their vital parts were covered with hard alloy plate armor that shone with silver light. Their bodies were covered with various complex kinetic energy tubes, hydraulic tubes, and pneumatic tubes.
There are also external weapon devices on their arms and thighs that look full of technology. Their backs are slightly steaming with white steam [Noah's Furnace RD-7], which is the most cutting-edge micro-energy device on the market.
The boiler can provide super power for this heavy equipment.
"TG11 carbon fiber mixed soft armor, tungsten steel nickel alloy, PT magic power pliers, steam bionic prosthetic limbs, individual artillery and laser cutting swords... Hey, it is actually equipped with a 'Whale Hunter' small rocket! Tsk tsk tsk...
.This is the top-of-the-line mechanical device that mechanics dream of in the game!"
Raymond, a former professional power leveler, was also familiar with the mechanic profession. He only took a brief glance and saw the extraordinary features of the equipment on several people.
This set of "mechanical battle suits" will not give them any advantage even if they encounter high-level extraordinary beings. It has super high defense against both objects and demons, and is hard to be hurt by swords; the attached attack equipment makes them as advanced as a small battleship.
Firepower. This is definitely a nightmare for ordinary extraordinary people.
but,
In Raymond's perception, the auras of these people were very weak, so weak that they did not match their rank.
This was not a surprise to him.
This is a major "feature" of Hex Technology City, which is the most powerful technological city in the world. In the residents' perception, the power of technology is the endless top power, and they value technology far more than the cultivation of the body.
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Most of the aboriginal people in the city are mechanics, dedicated to the research of "foreign objects (technology)", and there are very few people who are obsessed with spiritual practice.
When they think about it, they can gain powerful power just by wearing a high-level "mechanical combat suit", so why do they have to practice so hard?
Therefore, the physical strength of the local extraordinary beings in Hex City is weak, and even the vast majority of high-level monks have never understood anything about "arcane solutions", let alone "dominance", those high-level extraordinary powers that require a lot of time to comprehend.
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They just drank magic potions and advanced, possessing physical weaklings that were completely unmatched by their level.
A Sequence 2 transcendent from Hex City, in terms of physical combat power alone, may not even be able to defeat the ordinary Sequence 4 outsiders. But if there is a "mechanical combat suit", it may be possible for any young kid to have high-level skills from the outside world.
Extraordinary fighting power!
The super development of the technology tree has made their path to transcendence go a little astray.
Of course, in the eyes of this group of people, they will also think that those who practice hard are the ones who have "gone astray".
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"Uncle, this is Colin, my grandfather's disciple!"
At this time, Nicole instantly looked like a "master" and enthusiastically introduced the members of the "ghost group" to her uncle.
"Um."
Dunlop nodded, obviously recognizing the young apprentice Colin who he had met several times at Master Connie's house, but he did not show much enthusiasm.
Previously, Mr. Dunlop had prepared the worst-case scenario of being caught by the Oliver family. Now that he was rescued, he felt a little embarrassed. Just a few minutes ago, he thought they had caused trouble for him on such a ship.
A little trouble, the ship they thought would be sunk has now become their savior, which is really ironic.
Nicole obviously guessed that her uncle's arrogant habit had recurred, and she quickly said: "Uncle, we have to thank Captain Raymond and the others... Without them, our ship would have been sunk."
"Captain? They are an adventure group...?"
Upon hearing this title, Dunlop's eyes flashed with contempt.
"No, we are a pirate group."
Anna corrected her. Obviously, she also saw the arrogance of "hillbilly" in this man's eyes, and was slightly unhappy.
"Pirate?"
Upon hearing this, Dunlop's mouth curled up slightly, and the contempt in his eyes disappeared. He seemed to feel that a group of low-class little pirates were not worthy of talking to a noble being like him.
Even though...they just saved themselves.
saved?
No...even if it weren't for these guys, they wouldn't be anything big.
This is what the proud Mr. Dunlop thought in his mind.
He felt that as a well-educated high-ranking nobleman, he seemed to have something to say at this moment.
Dunlop said lightly, as if it was a great gift, and said: "Well... thank you."
Dunlop had met Colin several times before, and he had never been optimistic about this orphan who had no "family background" at all. Even when Master Connie was still there, he did not support the marriage between his niece and Colin, and even more
Don't talk about this kid's current "poor and desolate" state.
Look, after leaving Hex City and without Master Connie, this kind of thing can only hang out with some unpopular small pirate groups?
Obviously, we encountered another "aristocratic disease" that doesn't take people lightly.
"This ship is nice... Colin, did you forge it?"
At this time, the arrogant Mr. Dunlop obviously stopped talking to a few brats playing pirate games, which made him feel very embarrassed. He turned the conversation to the ship he was interested in.
In fact, the first time he boarded the ship, he calmly looked at the situation of the entire ship.
Obviously, what really made him interested in boarding the ship was not the "old friend" but the ship under his feet. This rusty ship was indeed beyond his expectation.
Colin nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Dunlop."
"Yeah...it looks pretty good."
Dunlop smacked his lips, with a condescending look in his tone, as if he was judging a student work.
But in fact, there was already a storm in his heart.
He didn't expect anyone to be able to defeat the entire fleet of the Oliver family with just one ship!
Moreover, he had also witnessed the wonderful and bizarre naval battle just now. What about "flying to the sky" and "escaping into the sea". The battle process was simply unbelievable...
After several rounds of gunfire, this toad-shaped ship actually sank four Predator pursuit ships from Hex City with first-class technological equipment, and successfully repelled the Oliver family!
Dunlop himself is also a well-known scientist in Hex City, and naturally his vision is not low.
After the initial shock, he also understood some of the principles of the "Iron Toad".
Regardless of "flying to the sky", "escaping into the sea", or the extreme charging time of the magic artillery, it is theoretically possible.
However, these "technologies" were still in the "theoretical stage" even in the mainstream shipyards in Hex City. Now he actually saw a "real thing" with mature technology, which shocked him very much.
Faintly, something strange flashed across his eyes.
Could it be that this kid took some of Master Connie's cutting-edge technology with him when he left?
...
While this Mr. Dunlop was "inspecting" the Iron Toad,
Raymond's expression changed slightly.
Because several people were on board, he heard the system prompt.
[Ding! Hostile target found...]
At this moment, a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes, and he calmly began to look at the few people on board.