Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 100 The small circle of high-level professionals

Su Lun followed Mr. Black all the way down.

The two walked through the streets of the black market, then climbed over the fence, stepping on a steel pipe more than one meter thick and continued to walk into the depths of the darkness.

Underfoot is the endless abyss, and ordinary people are afraid that they will leave when they come. Su Lun felt that it was fortunate that he had a good balance, otherwise he would probably fall into the endless darkness if his feet slipped.

After walking through dozens of meters of pipes, Mr. Hei seemed to remember something, took out a cloak and handed it to Su Lun, saying, "This is a token of entry for this small circle. Wearing it will save you a lot of trouble."

"Um."

Su Lun nodded, took the cloak, looked at it and felt inexplicably familiar, isn't this the kind of cloak on Mr. Hei?

【Hidden Cloak】

Detailed explanation: Alchemy cloak with advanced concealment formation, it has a certain degree of sight distortion, voice change, and mental exploration weakened.

good stuff!

Su Lun put on the cloak, as if his body was isolated from the outside world, and suddenly he felt like he was hiding in a hole and peeping at people.

This may give him more security than his turtleneck trench coat.

The two continued on their way through an abandoned sewer.

Mr. Hei said as he walked: "Before you go in, I have a few simple rules to tell you. This small circle is a membership system. Only when three or more members recommend at the same time, new members are eligible to join. You'd better not say it then. It was through me, otherwise there might be trouble. Of course, with this cloak, no one will ask you. Also, don't ask about the identities of other members, and be careful not to be detected."

"There are one or two exchanges a month, and the information is printed in the third row of the advertisement column of the Old Lington Daily. The 'Hill Code' of the decoding method."

"The people here are very mixed, not as friendly as you think. They may be wanted criminals, evil alchemists, or spies of the 'Umbrella Organization' with ulterior motives."

"What kind of material knowledge do you need to find, and you can see how others exchange it later."

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Su Lun listened carefully, nodding frequently.

Not long after, the two came to a rusted iron gate, walked in, and the space suddenly opened up again.

It's a space about the size of a basketball court. There are large and small pipes all around, and it looks a bit like an observation room for an ancient sewer system.

He came to the black market so many times, and it was the first time he knew that there was such a secret gathering place at the bottom of the black market.

There was only a solitary gas lamp in the space, illuminating the stone round table in the center engraved with the intricate hexagram alchemy pattern.

Dark, mysterious, silent.

There was no sound in the huge space, and there was a thick mysterious atmosphere in the air.

Mr. Hei seemed to be the host of the party. When he came, the cloaked people who were resting in the dark corner surrounded him.

"Mr. Black"

The crowd greeted each other.

Mr. Black nodded.

Su Lun just glanced at it casually. There were fifteen figures beside the round table. Although they were different in height and body shape, they were all of the same style of cloak. Thinking that these cloaks are all second-tier professionals from the outer city, perhaps there are cadres of their cross society, he didn't look much.

Mr. Hei said: "Okay, today's communication can begin."

Everyone seems to be very familiar with the process, no one said nonsense, and directly entered the topic.

Su Lun originally thought it was a very serious and ruthless mysterious organization exchange meeting, but it sounded more like a tea party.

As soon as it started, it was lively.

"I need a piece of information. The housekeeper of the Custer family in the inner city was assassinated, and the murderer fled to the outer city. I want to know how the guy got out of the city. In addition to the bounty, the Custer family will also provide a cooperation. Chance."

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"Sunbird Military Machinery Factory's branch in Dongcheng has a batch of arms that was robbed. Who can contact the group of people present? I'm not looking for trouble, but I want that batch of goods. The price is negotiable."

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"Is there any news about the wanted criminal from the inner city?"

"There is news that she was last found in the XC area. The people from the Umbrella organization were watching closely and caught clues, but they didn't catch anyone."

"Does any of you know the origin of that woman?"

"Hehe, I heard that he is still a very powerful mechanical warrior. It seems that he escaped with some 'research secrets'"

"That kind of tricky person, even with a shocking secret, probably no one dares to take over. Oh, except for that organization."

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A group of cloaked people exchanged information with each other.

Occasionally there is secret information that needs to be traded, and it will be written in an envelope and traded.

If it is not important, they will gossip along the topic, and everyone will tell the information they know, and they will often piece together the truth of the whole thing.

After all, these are high-level professionals from the outer city. The events they mentioned are of high level, and the news channels are also very wide. Moreover, almost all the questions asked can be answered by someone.

It was like watching a news broadcast, Su Lun listened silently, and only then did he know that the old Lington was so lively.

After listening for a while, he probably understood the role of this small circle.

Here, they can learn the real-time intelligence of the entire outer city and even the inner city.

Su Lun also found out that it seems that the people at the round table, except for him and Mr. Hei, have more or less openings.

This seems to be a tacit agreement, or a customary rule.

No one can prostitute the news for free, and to participate in the exchange, they must give some of their own information.

That's why Su Lun always felt like someone peeked at him just now, probably seeing that he was a newcomer.

After the information exchange link has passed, it is time for the item exchange link.

A cloaked man said, "I need advanced materials for the rare profession [Blight Warlock]. The advanced direction is probably 'Water Element Control'. It is best to use high-quality silver finished products from the ruins. The price is easy to say."

As soon as he opened his mouth, someone immediately picked up the conversation.

"I happen to have a silver cursed item [Tears of the Poisonous Pool Crocodile] in my hand, which should meet your request. But I need to exchange a finished set of the latest 'Frost Giant Battle Armor' suit in the inner city."

"That thing is the 'control product' of the inner city army. It's not just a matter of price."

"I'll add a second-order rare water spell [Acid Dissolving] skill scroll."

"Deal! But the armor will take about a week to come out."

"no problem."

The two quickly got together without a word of nonsense.

The things from both sides were handed over to Mr. Hei for a look. Even if the man didn't take out his armor, he seemed to have made a few promises and reached a deal.

Only then did Su Lun understand that Mr. Hei was not only the host of the party, but also an "appraiser" and "guarantor".

Everyone seemed to trust him a lot.

He said that there are no problems with materials and scrolls, and a deal can be concluded immediately.

Su Lun knew some of Mr. Hei's identity, so he wasn't too surprised.

What surprised him even more was that the energy of these cloaked people was so great!

The "Frost Giant Combat Armor" is said to be the latest generation of combat armor that the Inner City Guard has only recently equipped. This thing has not been equipped by the army yet, so someone can come up with it?

At the beginning of the trading session, many high-end things that Su Lun had never heard of appeared one after another.

"I need an evil-breaking curse for the high-level ghost species. It is best if someone can take out the [Sacred Cross Emblem] of the Carter family in the inner city. The price can be negotiated."

"I have several pages of manuscripts from the "Metaphors of Alchemy" written by the great alchemist "Master Arnold" of the same period of 'Sir Isaac'. But the content has not been deciphered, and I do not guarantee that it must be alchemical knowledge . I would like to exchange a message."

"Who can provide clues to the third-order professional advanced curse materials, as long as it is a melee system"

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The cloak people put forward their own needs one by one, and it seems that they have already prepared, and they have brought trade goods that are enough to exchange for their needs.

The materials required are very advanced, almost all of them are silver quality or above.

Moreover, I haven't heard anyone break the price, it's all barter.

It was only then that Su Lun understood why there were few second-order materials for sale in black market shops. Even if there are, it is a few samples of low quality.

Because the output of high-level curse materials is small, the audience is even smaller.

Unlike the first-order materials that face everyone, the advanced materials can only be used by professionals above the second-order, and it is difficult to sell them.

Professionals who can get high-level materials probably don’t lack a small amount of money, and they even lack materials that are suitable for them.

So, bartering is the best way.

Su Lun listened silently for a while, and completely understood the rules of the exchange meeting.

At this time, he remembered what Mr. Hei suggested earlier that he could come here to ask, and he spoke directly.

"I need a complete copy of the ancient alchemist's spiritual power secret method. There is also a silk thread with curse characteristics, which is thin enough and tough enough to satisfy the control of the puppet master. The price is negotiable."

Although Su Lun didn't know the value of the two materials, he also felt that he probably couldn't come up with the same-level materials that he could trade with.

But no matter if there are fish or not, let's play a net first.

As soon as these words came out, the cloaked people around the round table were silent for a moment.

"Essential mysticism" belongs to a very advanced field, and these people don't necessarily know what it is.

And the market demand for the materials of the puppet master is very small, and few people keep it for replacement. Even if there is, it will probably be sold to the inner city.

Su Lun froze as soon as he opened his mouth, and was stared at by a group of people.

Fortunately, the cloak could block the visitation, otherwise he would not be able to stand here calmly if he was stared at by a group of at least second-order professionals.

Seeing that the topic was about to be skipped, and at this time, someone suddenly spoke up.

"I don't have the 'essential mystery method' you mentioned here, but I have a silk thread that meets your conditions and has very magical curse properties. If you are interested, you can take a look."

(End of this chapter)