Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 420 [The Hanged Man Card]

A behemoth sailed slowly in the distance, and four towering chimneys were billowing white gas toward the sky.

This "Queen Rodrica" ​​is a voyage cruise under the jurisdiction of Lu Ying Sun Shipping Company.

The height of the hull from the sea to the highest point is about a dozen floors, and there are at least ten decks visually.

This giant steel ship has all the hallmarks of an era, steam, gigantic, rivets, multiple turrets.

The oversized iron plate was spliced ​​into the hull by thick rivets and painted with black and gold paint. Different from ordinary cruise ships, there is also a layer of artillery cabins on the hull, and the thick muzzles face outwards. The cruise ship feels like a muscular gentleman with a harpoon. It's not pretty, but it prevents the vast majority of pirate ship attacks.

Su Lun saw the white writing on the hull clearly, and greeted the brothers and sisters Karma and Albuquerque: "Let's go."

Su Lun put the two of them in the small void world, and he teleported a few times before waiting in the sea.

When the giant ship was less than 100 meters apart, he found an unmanned area and teleported directly up.

The size of this cruise ship is similar to that of the Eternal Night Emperor, but the steel cruise ship is much more stable than the sailing warship, and the weather is good, there are no waves, and it is stable and stable on the deck.

After getting on the boat, Su Lun took out the Mirror Organization's communicator and asked, "Mr. Kit, I'm already on the boat. Where are you?"

After waiting for a while, a response came from the communicator, "Su Lun, are you here? Oh~ wait a minute, I'm chatting with a beautiful lady about life."

Su Lun vaguely guessed something, and said in a strange tone, "I seem to have disturbed you at an inopportune moment?"

A hearty smile came from the communicator: "Hahaha, wait a moment, I'll do it as soon as possible."

"No hurry, you are busy first."

Su Lun listened to the heavy breathing that seemed to be exercising, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said to himself, "This guy Kit is really as romantic as ever."

He let the Alberk siblings out again.

The two disciples can't stay in the laboratory all the time, it's better to bring them out to see the world more.

Albuquerque was still nibbling on an alchemy book, as if he had no interest in sailing. After being trapped in [Boyle's Puppet Heart] for several years, he has a concentration that can endure loneliness at any time.

Karma looked around with great interest, and Sea Breeze's big brown braid. There was a deep emotion in the girl's eyes: "Many years ago, when my father was still alive, I also took this kind of ocean-going ferry. At that time, I was only seven years old for many years."

All these years, he has been looking for the murderer of the manor's destruction in the pirate circle, and returning to the civilized society again is like a lifetime.

Alberk tilted his head and looked at his sister, as if he didn't quite understand that emotion.

Su Lun listened slightly sideways.

He sensed the release, and quickly became familiar with the spatial layout of the ship.

The three of them watched the scenery from the edge of the fence.

Before Kit could wait, at this moment, several young students about the same age as Karma passed the corridor.

Said to be students, because they wore uniform school uniforms with the eagle emblem of the "Luying Royal Academy" hanging on their chests.

This is Lu Ying's First Alchemy Academy.

Su Lun didn't think that he would meet the students of Lu Ying Royal Academy on the boat, so he took a look.

The burgundy high-grade fabric is very expensive at first glance, and there are gold-patterned buttons and silver threads on the neckline and cuffs. The men's suits are straight and the leather shoes are shiny; the women wear plaid pleated skirts, looking youthful and beautiful.

Almost all the students in the Royal Academy are descendants of nobles.

The temperament of the six or seven passing students was indeed different from any peer Su Lun had seen before. They were confident, arrogant, and arrogant.

However, the good impression was shattered in an instant.

These half-boys passed by, and out of the corner of the eye, he glanced at the outfits of the three of Su Lun, clearly showing contempt. It was like a proud swan walked over.

Not only walked over, but also whispered.

"Amy, have you seen it, that kid just looked like a very advanced alchemy book."

"Cut, pretentious. The kind of kid who can understand Basil Valentine's "The Triumph of Antimony"? Oh, don't be funny, the seniors in the graduating class don't necessarily understand that complicated Alchemy books. People from the countryside always want to be different in front of others."

"Let's go, we have to go to the exhibition hall. The 'write a report on ancient relics' arranged by the professor, I intend to study the 'Twenty-two chapters of the Mikutarot card'. It is said that this one It's a genuine product handed down from the dawn of time."

"I heard that 'Phantom Thief Kit' threatened to steal that tarot card. It looks like it should be genuine. After all, that guy only steals good things."

"Oh, not to mention the damn thief! Last month my jewelry store's safe was visited. The guy stole an antique necklace from the Tetra era, and my father was furious about it."

"I heard people say that 'Phantom Thief Kit' is a super handsome guy. It is said that he is gentleman, romantic, charming. Oh, if only I could meet him."

"Yeah, I've heard of it too. People who have seen him say he's super handsome."

"Oh! Lena, Elizabeth, don't be crazy. That's a vile hooligan. Besides, he also seduces the ladies of the upper class, and he has no interest in you young girls."

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The three of Su Lun were standing in the corridor blowing air, but they lay guns inexplicably.

Albuquer kept nibbling on the alchemy books all the time, ignoring the meaning of several people, but it was this move that was ridiculed by these guys. After all, his physical age is only six years old.

But now, under the guidance of Su Lun, he has been exposed to a lot of knowledge in the field of advanced alchemy.

This "Antimony's Triumph Chariot" is an advanced material refining book that alchemists often use as a reference. For students in the normal academy, teachers hope that they will only come into contact with this kind of advanced and complex knowledge after they have a solid foundation.

But Su Lun and the others are different. As long as Albert can understand, he will always guide him deeply.

After all, geniuses and ordinary people learn differently.

So much of Albuquerque's knowledge is now partial, but some knowledge is much more than his peers.

Being ridiculed, Albuquer seemed to turn a deaf ear, still looking at his book.

On the side Kama was indignant for her younger brother, and said faintly: "Those guys are really arrogant."

"Ha ha."

Su Lun also smiled.

He had heard before that the people in the Imperial Capital of Lu Ying were born with a kind of arrogance, and everyone looked like a countryman. Unexpectedly, I had already experienced it on the boat before I got to Lingdun.

However, he is more concerned about other information.

"That guy Kit has a really good reputation."

Su Lun was dumbfounded.

Just then, a head popped out of the window on the two decks upstairs and greeted warmly, "Hey, Su Lun!"

Su Lun looked over and saw the handsome guy with blond hair and blue eyes, and responded, "Ki is here."

Originally wanted to call out his name, but thinking that this guy's reputation is not very good, that's all.

This person is none other than "Magician" Curitis M. Kit, one of the veteran members of the Mirror Organization.

Su Lun is still deeply impressed. When Mr. Mirror of the Dawn Ruins and the others hunted weird, this guy used a card and flew around handsomely.

As if in front of him, this guy jumped off two decks and jumped in while climbing on the railing.

A windy one.

Let the girl look at it, it is definitely the kind that can't take her eyes away.

Although Su Lun thinks this guy is not as handsome as himself, he has to admit that Kit's appearance is better.

This guy is dressed in a straight white suit, has shiny leather shoes, has the trendiest oily hair style, even his eyebrows are meticulously groomed, and he has a faint scent of men's perfume on his body.

No matter how you look at it, this is a handsome and rich young gentleman.

This smell is not pretended.

Su Lun knew that Kit was the master of the big family in the inner city when he was in Old Lington.

This guy is a familiar one. After Su Lun joined the mirror group before, he worked with this guy a few times, and he naturally became familiar with him.

When Kit saw Su Lun, he gave a warm hug, "Oh my friend, long time no see."

Su Lun is also used to this kind of enthusiasm, and joked: "I said Kit, you are not afraid of being blocked under the bed one day and then breaking your three legs?"

Kit didn't care and corrected: "Oh no, Su Lun, you don't understand, that's love."

Su Lun laughed: "You have so many love experiences."

Kit also preached his view of Neptune's love without blushing, and said affectionately: "How can a person fall in love with only one person in his life."

Su Lun showed helplessness and didn't give this guy any more long-winded words. He introduced: "This is my disciple, Karma and Albuquerque."

Kama and Albuquerque also politely greeted the seniors of the Dawn Organization.

After saying hello, Kit conjured up three tickets from his pocket and said, "This is a first-class ticket. I'm sorry Su Lun, it's not that I don't want to give you something better. It's just a special-class ticket. Need to register the noble seal, and it is too conspicuous."

"thanks."

Su Lun didn't care about this, and took the ticket.

He didn't mention this at all, and asked directly: "What's going on with the 'Giant's Priory' on the ship?"

When Kit heard the business, he restrained his cynical demeanor and responded, "Didn't the leader say to pay close attention to this church organization? It just so happened that Mr. Hei got a top-secret information before, that there is a church organization. The bishop is on board, this is the highest known cleric of the sect at present. I followed it myself. I have observed the man these days and confirmed that he is in contact with the people in the three rooms of V3011, A2022, and B1066. , there are about a dozen people in total. They seem to be preparing some secret missionary activities."

Su Lun frowned slightly and asked, "Did those people show anything unusual?"

It's not difficult to kill these Outer God believers, but it doesn't solve the problem.

The meaning of the existence of "Dawn" is to carry forward the alchemy civilization.

Mr. Jing once said that she doesn't care who Emperor Lu Ying is, but she must not be a believer of God!

It has now been determined that this "giant monastery" is directly related to the Lu Ying royal family. If you can follow the clues to find the high-level officials in the royal family, the matter will be completely resolved.

Kit shook his head: "Not at the moment. Those guys are very mysterious, there are not many leaks, and they hardly even meet. I have a vague feeling that there may be a 'big fish' behind me, so I haven't been alarmed."

"Um."

Su Lun listened and nodded.

This guy, Kit, looks slutty, but his work is still very reliable.

Intuition told Su Lun that there seemed to be a problem, and he asked, "Do you find anything special about this ship?"

Kit apparently has investigated enough, he said: "At present, it seems that it is no different from ordinary cruise ships. This kind of cruise ships will be dispatched twice a month, at the beginning of the month and the middle of the month. There are nearly 5,000 people on board, most of them are Passengers and merchants, with a small number of nobles. There is also a group of students from the Royal Academy of Luying on board, who are on a normal 'ocean observation trip'. As for the rest, there is an "ancient object exhibition" held by a mysterious collector on board. "There will be a charity dinner auction in a few days."

"Oh."

Su Lun listened thoughtfully.

The information that should be there is basically there, but nothing special.

Thinking about it, he asked again: "Are there any special exhibits in the exhibition?"

Kit said: "It's basically nothing special. A mysterious collector exhibited his family's collections, mostly precious antiques, and some cursed objects. I went to see them and didn't see anything special. The collector There is no accurate information on the identity of the collector. I learned from Mrs. Marjorie that the collector is the owner of the southern plantation. But yesterday, Mrs. Silas said, it is a fallen old nobleman."

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Su Lun also heard that he was very thoughtful.

It's amazing to be able to investigate so much information during the time of the voyage.

However, the source of this guy's intelligence seems to be those ladies?

Kit seemed to see the strangeness in Su Lun's eyes, and winked to defend himself: "You must know that there is no intelligence organization about the intelligence of the upper class, and there is a small circle of ladies who are more well-informed."

Su Lun laughed awkwardly and shook his head slightly.

Kit continued: "I suspect that there may be a problem with the mysterious collector. And it happens that there is a [The Hanged Man] in this exhibition, one of the 'Twenty-Two Mikutarot Cards'. That is very It's a precious and real thing. A lot of people came for it in this charity auction. I plan to use this excuse to steal it and see if I can lead the collector out."

Tarot cards are very common cards in this world. They are usually popular with occult researchers and are mostly used in divination.

Su Lun had never heard of the "Twenty-Two Miku Tarot Cards".

But when he heard the words [The Hanged Man Card], he became interested: "Is there anything special about that card?"

Kit is not only a strange thief, he is a collector himself and has a lot of research on treasures.

When it comes to treasures, his expression is as if he has seen a beautiful woman, and he talks eloquently: "That thing is not small. It is said that it was a set of special towers made by one of the five elders of the Rosicrucian Society at the dawn of time. Luo, there are twenty-two in total. Each one hides a big secret."

"This is not a rumor. In the autobiographies of the great adventurers left over from history, there are many records that someone got the original card and found a great opportunity by cracking the encryption method of the card. This is what later generations call the 'twenty-two cards' Mikutarot cards'. Of course, there are many fakes on the market. At present, there are not 10,000 '22 Mikutarot cards' in the hands of major museums and private collectors, but there are 8,000 cards. "

After a pause, his eyes gleamed, and then he said: "And the one on display this time is the [One-eyed Hanged Man Card], which is said to be related to the inheritance of a certain supreme god in ancient mythology and civilization. Before I I went to see it, I dare not say whether it is the original version, but it is definitely an antiquities from the Dawn Era!"

Su Lun was also very interested.

Once in the cursed space of the Valley of Curses, he had seen the complete stone carvings left by the ancient giants, which engraved the story of the high-ranking god who wanted to acquire "knowledge" and hang himself beside the Fountain of Wisdom.

Among the many legends about [The Hanged Man], Su Lun thinks this myth and legend is more reliable.

He also guessed that this may be related to the origin of the [Pillar of Omniscience] talent.

and!

Others don't know what the "Five Elders of the Rosicrucian Society" are, but it is only a distant legend, but Su Lun knows it and has seen the inheritance left by them with his own eyes!

Mr. Mirror once said that the five stone sculptures in the basement of Stormwind Manor in Dawn City Ruins are those five!

Su Lun's [All-Seeing Eye] and [Death Reaper] are the inheritance from the five stone carvings.

If that card was really left by one of the five elders, wouldn't it be a coincidence with the origin story of [The Eye of Omniscient]?

Kit saw Su Lun's interest, and added: "The card is currently in the heavily guarded exhibition hall, and there is no chance to get it. But in five days, there will be a charity auction to take it out, and then I will find a way to get it out. show you?"

Su Lun smiled, "No need. I'll check it out myself first."

He has the eye of omniscience, even if he doesn't get it, he can just look at it.

At this moment, a voice that sounded like a lady suddenly came from upstairs: "Hi, Jack, where are you?"

As soon as Kit heard it, he tilted his head and looked out, "Miss Ruth, wait a moment, I met a friend."

Su Lun watched his eyelids jump.

This pseudonym. Sao ah.

It looks like a habitual offender.

Kit didn't plan to stay long, but turned to Su Lun and said, "Okay, I have to find clues. I'll contact you with a communicator."

"Um"

Su Lun rolled his eyes as he listened.

Found this clue.

Before he left, Kit looked at the outfits of the three of Su Lun and reminded: "By the way, you have to change your outfits. I can guarantee that you are wearing this kind of northern Lu Ying country style clothes on the upper floor. Deck, must be despised by those arrogant Lingtons. Especially going to a charity dinner."

Su Lun looked strange.

Not to be, but already despised.

Looking at it again, that guy Kit is gone.

Su Lun took three tickets and quickly found room A2077 in the first class.

When passing by the A2022 room, he paid special attention.

Most of this class has some simple prohibitions, such as soundproofing and preventing detection.

But it can't stop the soul's perception.

Su Lun found four people in the room, and was not disturbed, and wrote it down.

Then he went back to his room.

The first-class room is not too big, but it is more than enough for three teachers and apprentices.

There is a big bed with plain white sheets, a separate bathroom, and a window with sea views. The environment is good.

The three of Su Lun's mentor and apprentice are like in the laboratory before, what to do.

Later, he went to the exhibition hall, but he didn't see the "hanged man card", only one exhibit marked as "imitation".

I asked the staff and said that it was to beware of "Phantom Thief Kit", and it would only be taken out on the night of the auction.

Su Lun just gave up.

In the next few days, Su Lun also took the Karma siblings to hang out on the boat.

From the first-class cabin to the civilian warehouse at the bottom, I went shopping.

One is to get to know the customs of Lu Ying all over the place, and the other is that he wants to confirm how many "Giant Monastery" people are on board.

Kit can only judge by experience and clues,

But Su Lun has a way of directly identifying believers.

From the information he knows so far, those Outer God believers will have that red mysterious parasite in their bodies!

And when Su Lun killed that Baron Segel when he was at the sea ruins before, he got a living sample of the parasite. After Dr. Banks' research, although the characteristics of the bug are not fully understood, he has developed a fast-reacting reagent.

Once that agent gets close to the bug, it triggers a special reaction like an "allergy".

Banks adjusted the concentration, and then came up with a more secretive "perfume".

As long as the perfume is sprayed on the body, the believers of the outer gods will be slightly uncomfortable and sneeze within a certain range.

Su Lun went to try it and spilled a little at the door of room A2022.

Then the person who came out of that room really had a corresponding mild allergic reaction.

Su Lun also used this method to find several more believers on the ship.

But it doesn't seem to matter, it's all small characters.

Until this day, Su Lun discovered a big problem.

The professor who led the group of students from Luying Royal Academy actually had an allergic reaction to the "perfume"!

And this is the information that the Dawn Organization does not have at all at present.

Mr. Black and Kit also just thought that there was a high-level "Pope" on this ship.

But definitely not the professor of this sixth-order professional!

Only then did Su Lun realize that there were so many believers gathered on the "Queen Rodrika" this time, and the rank is still so high, it is very likely that a big conspiracy is brewing!

(End of this chapter)