Mechanical Alchemist

Suren didn't try to reach out to Banner the "Butcher" in a hurry.

Now that this guy has also come to the ground and joined the fleet of the King of the North Sea, there will be many opportunities to come into contact later. He needs a suitable opportunity so that there will be no doubts.

Two people died at the next table, which did not cause much disturbance. But it also gave those drinkers a certain understanding of the ruthlessness of the newly promoted squad leader of the Fourth Fleet.

Su Lun was drinking quietly at the bar, occasionally chatting with the bartender.

I drank a lot and heard a lot of news.

What the drinkers talked about the most was naturally the incident of the previous prison robbery at sea. .

How the Fourth Fleet beat up the **** fleet of the Royal Navy of Lu Ying, rescued the commander of the Ninth Fleet, "Admiral Gluttony" Ikhir Peon, and also released some famous "big men".

In the pirate circle, pirates beat up Lu Ying's navy, which is naturally the most exciting topic.

After listening to Su Lun, he had some ideas and went back to the hotel.

......

The next day, all kinds of news about the fleet from the King of the North Sea flew all over Blizzard City.

Su Lun went directly to the information dealer and bought a volume of the most detailed information.

Then, as expected, I heard the news that the Ninth Fleet was going to reorganize the fleet.

For a time, the pirates in the entire Blizzard City were lively.

Under normal circumstances, large-scale pirate groups rarely replenish personnel on a large scale unless they encounter a major downsizing.

After all, the benefits of robbery are also limited. If there are too many people, the porridge will not be enough.

And joining the North Sea Fleet is also the ultimate dream of many loose pirates.

If you really want to get on the ship, it is probably equivalent to mixing with the "iron rice bowl" in the pirates. Famous, with a fixed salary, the best access to resources, and room for growth.

But joining the big pirate group actually has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that with this identity, there is basically no one to mess with in the pirate circle.

With the protection of the top powerhouse "King of the North Sea" Oleg, there is no need to be afraid of the enemy or anything, and there is no need to worry about the wanted order. This kind of top pirate group, ordinary bounty hunters would not dare to provoke them. And even if there is no robbery, there is a fixed salary. Not entirely up to the day to eat.

But the disadvantage is that the tree is big and attracts the wind, and it is easy to be targeted.

The Royal Navy of Luying is very keen to hunt down large pirate groups because it is a military exploit. The higher the bounty the pirate, the higher the merit.

Therefore, the itinerary of large pirate groups must be very careful.

Once the whereabouts are exposed, it is very likely that they will be blocked if they encounter it.

Just like the extermination of the Ninth Fleet by the Grand Duke Raphael before, that kind of top-level naval fleet gets exact information to encircle and suppress it.

Then there are the bounty hunters.

Ordinary bounty hunters really don't dare to provoke them, but once they dare to provoke them, they are not ordinary people.

It's like what "Top Ten Bounty Hunters" come, and one kill is a big piece.

Low-level minion pirates are easily harvested in pieces.

The risk of cannon fodder is high.

However, as long as the pirates with a little reputation are mostly wanted criminals and vicious people, there is no such risk.

......

Su Lun had breakfast, read the information, and walked out of the city in a hurry.

When I came to the Blizzard City Pier, it was already crowded with people.

There are only a few bare commanders left in Oleg's Ninth Fleet, and they have to relocate ships and recruit crews. Those guys set up a recruiting site at the dock. It's a bit like a job fair, and it's full of people.

It was a rare opportunity. Some small pirate groups even joined their boats and people, and they quickly gathered 20 or 30 boats.

On the pier, the black skull flag of the North Sea Fleet was waving majestically.

After all, it is the ceiling of the pirate field. Although the Ninth Fleet is short of people, it does not recruit everyone. If you want to join, you have to have a skill.

For example, sailor with sails, anchorman, navigator, artilleryman...or maybe your name is on the bounty.

Su Lun, dressed as a pirate, lined up with the long queue, ready to try to register and join.

Looking lazy, his eyes have been looking around.

The most eye-catching person in the distance is the big fat man like Roshan.

Even when the wind and snow fluttered on the dock, this guy was revealing his belly with layers of white flesh. Squinting, her hair was braided into a long braid and wrapped around her neck several times. He was sitting there with a big iron pot that was simmering broth all the time. Even during the recruitment period, his mouth was not idle. The big, greasy hands didn't care about the tumbling soup, took out some big meat directly from the pot, and kept stuffing it into his mouth.

Don't look at this fat pig's unremarkable appearance, he is the captain of the Ninth Fleet, the "Gluttony Admiral" Ikhir Peon. A seventh-order professional, with a bounty of 2.177 billion top pirates.

Su Lun just glanced at it, and then narrowed his eyes.

If you really want to be stared at by that kind of powerhouse, I am afraid there is no chance to run.

However, Su Lun looked at him slightly, that there was a middle-aged man in a black suit standing beside that Roshan.

The middle-aged man wore a dome hat, with high cheekbones, a beard, and a look of fortitude in his eyes.

He was holding an ordinary walking stick, his trousers were straight, his leather shoes were shiny, and he was meticulously dressed from top to bottom.

The specification of the suit is like the style of Lu Ying's upper class, like a sophisticated old gentleman. But upon closer inspection, the clothes were washed white and the shirts were slightly yellowed, which seemed to be very tight.

But even so, just standing there, the person could tell at a glance that he had an aura that stood out from the crowd, which was incompatible with the sloppy pirates around him.

"Could it be that...?"

As soon as Su Lun saw this guy, he immediately thought of the information he had obtained before.

When the fleet under the King of the North Sea gang robbed the prison, many prisoners were released.

Among them was a big man who was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Suren noticed the middle-aged man in the suit, and naturally the pirates lining up beside him also saw it.

Everyone was also curious about the identity of the middle-aged man, and someone asked.

"Hey, look, who is that guy in the hat?"

"Looks like a nobleman, not like a pirate like us. Is he by Lord Peyong's side like this? It looks like that Lord is giving him a lot of face."

"That one is Zolas D. Andres, the real big man from the capital of Luying!"

"Is it very famous? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"You don't know that. Maybe few people have heard of this name. But his students, everyone should have heard of it. Especially one named 'Thomas Hobbes'..."

"Could it be the former Prime Minister Lu Ying, the leader of the foggy moon revolution?"

"That's the one. That's why I said that this is the top big man we will never see in our lifetime."

"..."

Su Lun listened to the whispers of others, and also showed a shocked expression watching the excitement.

But in fact, he already knew the origin of this Zolas before.

Although this guy is only a professor at Lu Ying Royal Academy, he is one of Lu Ying's most famous political scientists, economists, and revolution theorists.

Had it not been for the restoration of the Empress, his disciples would have almost overthrown Lu Ying's monarchy and turned it into a "constitutional monarchy".

Before Su Lun, he deliberately went to learn about the history of the "Bummoon coup", which was a turning point that really promoted social progress.

But unfortunately, it didn't turn around.

After the Queen's Restoration, most of Zolas's disciples were sent to the gallows and prisons. Because he himself did not directly participate in the coup d'état, and there were many big figures interceding, so he was not killed. But he was also sentenced to hundreds of years in prison and exiled to an isolated island overseas.

Unexpectedly, it has now fallen into the hands of the pirates.

Su Lun looked at the guy's cold eyes at the group of pirates, and guessed what the King of the North Sea was thinking.

Lu Ying's criminal is the best source of personnel supply for pirates.

There is a high probability that they want to keep such political talents.

Although Su Lun felt that this matter seemed a little coincidental, he was not too interested in the plans of the King of the North Sea. He followed the line all the way and walked past.

......

There were only a few simple wooden tables at the recruiting site, a few pirates stared coldly, and someone was recording something with a parchment.

That "gluttonous general" Ikhir Payon was not far away, and there were several fifth-order squad leaders, and the pressure swept the audience, and it was difficult for ordinary people not to show their flaws.

Su Lun was able to perfectly control his emotions, and just like everyone else, he walked over with a slightly apprehensive look on his face.

"Name, place of origin, what specialties do you have?"

"Johnny, from Westwind City, Fangan Logos County in the south. I'm a very good musketeer. Oh...I learned artillery before. I was wanted for offending the noble master..."

"Do you understand the launch of T5 series anti-ship artillery?"

"That's what I learned before."

"Well... from today, you are a member of our Ninth Fleet!"

"..."

The recruitment of pirates is the same as that of the old son, Old Lingdon, who joined the gang, and there is no bells and whistles.

Wanted criminals, have skills, meet the conditions, they will be recruited directly.

Besides, Su Lun was already prepared.

He had previously studied the personnel structure of the pirate group in detail.

Musketeers are bad, but good gunners are scarce. You don't have to show up on the deck from time to time, there are few things to do, and it is still a necessary role on the ship. This is the ideal disguised identity.

Otherwise, under the scrutiny of the pirate in the red turban, Su Lun operated the artillery a little, showed his marksmanship, and boarded the ship smoothly.

Out of the corner of his eye, he also caught a glimpse of the traces of the pen that the registrar wrote on the parchment not far away, which was some of the origins of the "Johnny" he said earlier.

Probably will check with the informant.

......

Along with the lucky pirates who were recruited, Sullen boarded a medium-sized sailboat called the Bald Eagle.

Three days later, the fleet sailed away from Blizzard City and went to Pirate City in the north.

No one came to trouble the fleet, and Su Lun also knew that his disguised identity probably passed the verification.

In just a few days, the Ninth Fleet recruited thousands of pirates and sailed on the sea in a mighty manner.

Sullen also became a "apprentice pirate".

The life of a pirate is monotonous, with nothing to do all day.

As long as you don't rob, do what you love.

Play cards, brag, and sleep.

As an artilleryman, there is no need to participate in the work on the deck, and the whole day is very idle. Su Lun didn't show anything special. Every day, he played cards with a bunch of pirates in the cabin, winning and losing, and getting acquainted with a few pirates.

He naturally noticed that there were actually several "eyeliners" on each ship, who had been observing and testing the origins of these newcomers.

The origin of Su Lun's fabrication is almost seamless, and no flaws have been found.

The previous pirate carnival almost stopped most of the commercial activities in the North Sea, and there were no merchant ships to rob.

The fleet went straight to the Pirate City.

The sea voyage was uneventful.

The only surprise was that they encountered a deep sea monster in the middle of the night on the third day.

It was a [Deep Sea Purple Light Conger] with a length of more than 100 meters. This behemoth can easily sink a sea ship.

In the eyes of fishermen and pirates who have been living at sea all year round, this is one of the "natural disasters" that cannot be resisted.

If a small pirate group encounters it, there is a high probability that the group will be destroyed.

But in this ninth fleet, there is a seventh-tier fleet commander, "Admiral Gluttonous" Ixil Paeon.

Su Lun just looked at the guy and swallowed the moray eel that was more than 100 meters long!

The second-stage awakening of [B-010-Big Stomach King] can devour the target to gain a large amount of attribute increase. The seventh-order gold alchemy breeding outfit, [Whale Swallowing Mouth], is a terrifying inhuman.

Under the command of the King of the North Sea, the strong are like clouds.

When Su Lun saw the strength of this top pirate, he hid it even deeper.

......

The Pirate City has a name, Hastelling.

In the pirate circle, it is also called "Golden City that never sleeps".

That is the biggest gathering point of the North Sea pirates, and it is also the paradise of the pirates, the real cave of gold sales.

It is said that in the pirate city, as long as you have money, you can enjoy the treatment like an emperor.

There is the largest black market in Beihai, with the most complete and most beautiful alchemy materials. All kinds of custom fields, gambling stalls, gladiatorial arenas, large-scale psychedelic drug trading markets, arms smuggling channels, black market buying of murderers... All Lu Ying's legal and illegal, as long as they can satisfy people's desires, are here!

Further north from the Pirate City are the four kingdoms of Beizhou, Shanyin, Frost, Roman, and Dawn.

Su Lun had used the communicator to ask Mr. Jing before and learned about the situation in this sea area.

These four northern continents actually existed a thousand years ago.

But it was not called that name at that time, it was called "Land of the Gods".

This plane is an alchemy plane. Although there is no god-level existence, the belief in gods has not been cut off since ancient times.

In the era of the Atria Empire, for thousands of years, alchemists were the mainstream. So those believers of God were exiled and ostracized to remote overseas.

Now the area of ​​Beizhou Shikoku is the place where all kinds of **** believers have gathered for countless years. And the gods of this world from the time of the myth to the present, the famous and taboo gods are like the itinerary in the sky, there are countless.

Therefore, the legend of "108,000 gods" came from that.

But not all believers of the gods are like the Daru tribe, and they can still get a response from the gods. Those believers of the gods who were exiled overseas almost lost the gods they believed in. However, due to various reasons, there are also many strange inheritances of divine power, evil legends, dark power, evil soldiers, foreign mysterious methods...

The four kingdoms of Beizhou are like a bottomless pool of water, dangerous, mysterious, and full of unknowns.

Even after Sir Isaac's travels, he commented that "this is a very complex place of beliefs".

......

On this day, there was a sudden shout on the deck.

"Guys, we're going to Hastelling!"

"Fix the artillery in the cabin! Hurry up, we're going to enter the vortex area!"

"..."

Hearing this, in the cabin, the gunners of Su Lun who were playing cards checked the chains of the artillery, and then went to the deck to watch the fun.

Looking at it, they saw a dense reef area and a large vortex not far away.

This is marked on the chart, one of the most famous coordinates of the North Sea - "Devil Sea".

This is also the natural barrier of the pirate city.

After the reef area, is Pirate City.

The complex ocean currents and special wind direction in this whirlpool area can only be entered by experienced navigators who control the sailing wooden boat and follow the whirlpool.

Although wooden boats are brisk, they have a huge disadvantage in large-scale wars, and there is almost no advantage in positional warfare and offensive and defensive warfare. So now, Luying Royal Navy and conditional territories have been replaced with steam ironclad ships.

Unfortunately, ironclad ships cannot enter or leave this reef sea area.

The Royal Navy of Lu Ying could not pay it up, which is the most important reason for the speed of pirate ships in the past few decades.

The wind and rain slapped his face, and Su Lun looked at the reef waters in front of him on the deck, his eyes gradually deepening.

Like riding a roller coaster, the center of gravity began to spin up and down.

The newcomers were very excited, and some pirates who had been to the pirate city were also sharing their experiences.

"Let me tell you, there is a top-level custom field in Hastelling~www.readwn.com~ You can have any girl you want! After we disembark, we can have fun!"

"Hey, those of you who haven't been here may not know that Hastelling's geisha is one of the best in the world, and you can't see it anywhere else. The legendary 'the most beautiful girl in the world' is in the country of hidden mountains... "

"I've heard of it too. But this legend has been around for more than ten years, and it's still the 'first beauty', isn't it all old and yellow?"

"Hey, I'm surprised too. But people have seen them this year, and they say they are beautiful, human characters. That figure, that face, and that dance can make people hooked. I heard that they are those strange and strange characters. The reason of ghosts and gods, although evil, is really **** beautiful. If I let Lao Tzu come once, I would be willing to cut my life for thirty years..."

"..."

Resupply ashore is the most anticipated thing for the crew.

There is still a short half-day voyage, and these people have already begun to look forward to the arrangement of the wine pool and meat forest after disembarking.

Su Lun listened to the stories from other people's mouths, his eyes were distant, and he murmured in his heart: "It's finally here."