Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 17 Iron Cross

On the city wall, a group of militants in punk styles or black suits and trench coats stood.

Their clothing is clearly marked with "Iron Cross", which is the "Steel Cross" gang logo.

Every day in Old Lington there are people who want to join gangs for various reasons, desperate wanted criminals and murderers, people who want to get rich overnight, and people who want to obtain extraordinary resources

And on the high walls, combatants who went hunting outside the city could often be recruited.

The gang leaders like to come here to wait and recruit newcomers.

"I said Kay, can you put away your [Blade Edge] breeding outfit? You have been showing off like this, making people laugh at us 'Cross Society' professionals who have never seen the world. They are all captains, Can you keep your focus?"

"Hey, Boss Smoker, I'm a little excited because I just succeeded in merging the costumes."

"The gang executives assigned you the three blocks on Green Street. Be careful in the future. There are many gambling stalls and flower farms there. Although the oil is heavy, the old people in the gang avoid it. You know why you are asked Did the kid pick up a bargain?"

"Isn't the 'Steam Party' guys like to make trouble recently? It's okay. If they dare to cross the line, I promise to cut off their heads, haha."

"It's good that you know it well, kid. Not only are the 'Steam Party' finding fault, but there have been more distortions in the city recently, you'd better pay more attention. If you need help, just tell me. Recruited today Newcomers, first pick a few that are pleasing to the eye."

"Thank you, Boss Smoker. Hehe, I hope I can receive some good fights today."

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The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with gloomy eyes. He was smoking a cigar and lying lazily on a chair.

Beside him, stood a young man whose hands and feet were like "blades", with a faint metallic light.

Su Lun looked up and saw the two of them. Without much hesitation, he walked into the simple wire hanging box and boarded the city wall.

"New here? Want to join our 'Cross Society'?"

"Um."

"What is your name?"

"Sullen."

"What talent is awakened?"

"[D-016-Hawkeye]."

"Oh? Then your marksmanship is not bad?"

"good."

"Okay, just follow me. You can call me Captain Kai."

"good."

The process of joining a gang is unbelievably easy.

After being asked a few simple questions, Su Lun officially became a member of the "Steel Cross".

Sure enough, as the information obtained during the interrogation before, the gang will not care about your origin. After all, the vast majority of those who joined the gang were not clean.

As long as you work for the gang, no one cares about your past.

In exchange for your hard work, the gang will also provide you with shelter.

No one was searched, no one asked too much, no one was busy.

Su Lun also breathed a sigh of relief, the storage ring on his body was kept. And some of the previous preparations to prevent accidents are useless, which is a good start.

Captain Kai looked a few years older than Su Lun, but he seemed to be an old man who had been in the gang for many years.

Those who can live in gangs for many years are capable people.

This Kay is also an official "professional", an assassin of the agility department, who has integrated the extremely aggressive alchemy equipment-【Blade Edge】.

Su Lun watched everything silently, his eyes shining with anticipation and curiosity about this novel world.

After waiting for a long time, the day's recruitment was coming to an end.

Apart from Su Lun, there were three other people selected by Kai.

One awakened is [D-082-Strength], the other is [D-071-Stone Skin], and the other is [D-031-Sense of Smell Enhancement], more or less all of them are talents that can increase combat.

"Let's go, smoker boss. I'll take the newcomers to the district to show their faces"

"Um."

Kai led Su Lun and the others to greet the middle-aged man who had never stopped smoking, and went down the city wall.

Su Lun remained silent the whole time, following behind him, quietly acting as a little transparent.

This young man named Kai is very talkative, and he seems very satisfied with his new recruits.

As he walked, he distributed a stack or two of banknotes to several people, and explained: "The welfare in the gang is 20,000 lisos per month. If there are tasks, we will see the situation before sending money. Because we are a newly formed team, recently You don’t have to go out of the city to hunt for three months, so you can enjoy it.”

A few newcomers got their first big "salary" so easily.

Twenty thousand lisos is more than half a year's salary for an ordinary factory worker in the city.

Su Lun was a little surprised, he didn't know this detail yet. But looking at the faintly excited expressions of the three people beside them, they didn't seem to be surprised.

Paying first and then working, this is an excellent treatment if you have to change your previous life.

Is this still a gangster?

After thinking about it, Su Lun understood.

In the gang, no gang member can guarantee that he will survive to the next month.

To send money first is to have fun first.

If something really happened, it would be considered dead.

Moreover, after joining the gang, there are no restrictions, no detention controls, and no restrictions on freedom at all.

Suren could even get the money and run away right away.

But no one will.

Because of being wanted by the authorities, there is still a way to survive by joining the gang. If the three major gangsters were wanted, Old Lington would no longer have any place to stand.

There is only one dead end.

Therefore, for the vast majority of people, once they join a gang, there is only one way to go to the dark.

But for Suren, a high casualty rate?

Tsk tsk, it doesn't matter

Compared with facing death, the ordinary world makes him feel more boring.

His awakened [Reaper] talent wants to become stronger, and he is destined to deal with death.

In order to avoid risks, go to be an ordinary person?

No, it is really boring to come to such a wonderful and wonderful world and be timid.

Su Lun looked at his slightly trembling pulse, and he knew that "he" also liked this world very much.

Su Lun and several newcomers followed Captain Kai down the city wall and entered the city.

The city is full of densely packed shantytowns, and from a distance, it looks like a "Syrian post-war style".

Like the high walls, the reinforced concrete buildings in the city are all ancient products. Thousands of years ago, the great war seems to have captured this city, and there are dilapidated buildings everywhere.

And above the ruins, towering steam chimneys and steel container shantytowns, that is the "new building".

As for the inner city, it is at the end of the field of vision. There was another high wall separating it, brightly lit. In the middle of the inner city, there is a "black tower" whose height is unknown.

The size of the city is very large, so take an open-top steam locomotive and drive all the way into the city.

On the locomotive, Su Lun remained calm and observed everything in the city.

As a time traveler, he didn't dare to talk nonsense at all, for fear of showing that he was completely unfamiliar with this city.

But it was probably because Su Lun said that what he awakened was the [Eagle Eye] talent, which is also one of the most practical combat abilities among the D-level talents. Captain Kay seemed to like him very much, and said with special concern: "If you have this talent, you are quite suitable for the career of the Gunner sequence. I will help you pay attention to the relevant 'inauguration materials'. If you have nothing to do, meditate more. When the time comes When the dark spirit power is full, you can change jobs. Try to have two 'professionals' in our team."

Su Lun responded, "Yeah."

Kai didn't say much, and waved his hand: "Let's go, take everyone to visit the patrol area of ​​our team. Among other things, beautiful women are absolutely indispensable!"

With that said, men in the car had knowing smiles on their faces.

Green Street is at the junction of the Wellington District in the East City and the Kunson District in the South City. Here is one of the three most famous "entertainment districts" in Old Lington.

Because oil and water are very heavy, it is also a place where the two gangs of the "Cross Society" and the "Steam Party" frequently have conflicts and disputes.

The casino here is also mixed with various gamblers, wild hunters, and desperadoes.

The order here is chaotic, gun battles and fights are commonplace, and there are unlucky people lying dead on the street almost every day.

Su Lun and the others stopped at a place that looked like an old steel factory.

get off.

The leather boots stepped on the ground where the sewage was flowing.

Su Lun also looked at the dark side of the city with a little curiosity.

Although there is no electricity in this world, there is no shortage of various luminous alchemy products. Not far away, there was a feast of feasting lights, all kinds of neon lights exuding ambiguous colors, illuminating the street brightly.

This is a meeting point for gangs, and a group of people are waiting on the street early. Leather jackets, leather pants, iron nails, colorful hair, and guns that are held like lighters.

Su Lun felt that his bald punk style was mixed with these people, and he fit in instantly.

"Hey, Captain Kai, you're back."

"Hey, these newcomers seem to be doing well."

"Haha, why didn't the captain pick a female team member back?"

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Kay greeted those people, and then briefly introduced Su Lun: "This is Su Lun, Keig, Sapa, and Andrew. From now on, everyone will be brothers."

The gang members don't have so many polite words, and everyone bumps their fists, which can be regarded as acquaintance.

On the first day of joining, you can go to work directly. This is the efficiency of the gang.

Kai led Su Lun, four newcomers and a few old people, a total of more than a dozen, and began to patrol the streets.

Just like the gangsters in the previous life, there is no difference, go for a walk around the place they cover, and show your face.

"From now on, our task is to go out and stroll around the three blocks near Green Street every night. If we have something to do, we can go wherever we have nothing to do."

Kai explained the "job content" to Su Lun and several newcomers.

Then, he sent a small alchemy gadget with a walkie-talkie function, and said: "Keep this 'communicator' by your side at any time, and I will call everyone when there is an emergency. Be sure to come here as soon as possible, otherwise the gang rules will not work." show mercy."

After a pause, he said to a strong man carrying a shotgun beside him, "Sam, please explain the gang rules to the newcomers. This will prevent them from ignoring the rules and causing trouble."

That Sam smiled and said, "Okay."

Su Lun could also understand that the job content was very simple, just patrolling the streets like now.

Gather at 7 o'clock in the evening, about half an hour of "working time" every day. Then arrange the rest of the time by yourself. It doesn't matter whether it's gambling or going to a tavern, anyway, it's good if people are within the scope of this street.

It looks easy.

"Hey, boss Clive, business is booming"

"Boss Milton, I recently heard that you have a batch of good goods. Remember to save a few beautiful ones for my brothers and me tonight."

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The "Cross" controlled almost all of the casinos on Green Street.

Kai and his gang are very familiar with each other on this street, and the bustards and girls in the nightclubs greeted them warmly as they passed by.

Su Lun was also surprised that this seemingly decadent industrial city had such a lively side. The liveliness of these flower farms was no worse than the large bars in the previous life, full of crowds.

Groups of girls with heavy makeup stood on the side of the street to welcome customers. They were dressed in revealing clothes, with slender white legs and proud breasts, making people dazzled.

On the street, there is a strong smell of astringency.

Su Lun didn't expect that Old Lington's clothing styles would be so rich. Almost any kind of sexy clothing that can stimulate the secretion of male hormones can be seen here.

The girls are bold and sexy, and they don't hesitate to show off their delicate figures. They don't care about the salty pig's hands that the men walk around on them wantonly. Instead, there will be a burst of coquettish teasing.

"Yo, Elena, you seem to have gained weight. No, no, no, it's not disgusting, I mean it feels better~"

"Oh, Lisa, why haven't I seen you recently? Have you been fooling around with some man~"

"mua~Captain Kai, do you want to come and play tonight?"

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Kai and a group of old people seem to be familiar with the road, joking and joking all the way among the flowers.

They are not only local snakes, but also regular customers here.

The rules of survival in Old Lingdon are very cruel, and civilians who cannot engage in combat occupations are very cheap. Here, you can find a good-looking girl for a night of fun for a few hundred lisuo.

Therefore, the gang's monthly salary of 20,000 lisos can even keep people in the gentle village.

Su Lun and the newcomers became familiar.

There are three main streets in Green Street.

Every corner is full of violence, sex and illegal trade

Patroled the pure Fengyuechang street, and then the tavern street. All kinds of colorful neon signboards illuminate a world of bliss

This street is mostly full of pubs with a strong industrial style, and steel elements are in every corner of the pubs.

Su Lun was thinking that patrolling the streets was a bit boring, but he encountered something when he didn't want to.

Passing by a place called "Elephant Tavern", a middle-aged man with a big brown beard stopped Kai.

"Hey, Captain Kai, you came just in time. There is some trouble in my shop, and I need you to come and see."

The owner of the tavern led them to the back alley with a sad face, then pointed to the half of the bloody corpse on the ground, and said: "It should be last night, some unlucky guy got drunk and slept in the back alley. Now you saw it too , half of his body was bitten off by some unknown monster."

This is the back alley of the tavern, filled with all kinds of empty wine bottles. Unlike the glamor of the cards, this place is full of filth, darkness and stench

Su Lun's vision allowed him to see the half of the corpse clearly. There were jagged bite marks on the corpse, and it looked like it had been eaten by some monster of a large size.

And along the road at the corner of the street, there are several dark sewer mouths, and that turbid stench is coming from there.

The boss seemed to be used to it, and continued to mutter: "Captain Kay, there seems to be some monster in the sewer. Recently, I have been hearing that a homeless man is missing. It seems that he was taken away by some man-eating monster. I am so panic-stricken that I am afraid that if this continues, it will affect the business of our tavern."

"Oh, I see the situation."

Kai looked at it, then kicked the corpse into a trash can not far away.

The corpse will probably be eaten up by rats soon, and no one cares who it is.

The leather boots rubbed against the ground, and Kay said again: "Boss Chuckman, don't worry, I will send someone to investigate."

With that said, he didn't stay long, and led Su Lun and his party out of the "Elephant Tavern".

Walking out of the tavern on the street, a newcomer asked, "Captain, shall we investigate later?"

This is also Su Lun's doubt. He thinks this is their scope of work.

But he didn't want to, but Kay smiled disapprovingly, and responded: "Hehe, investigate? The sewer in Old Lington is an antique for a thousand years. The structure of the underground is ten times more complicated than that of the road on the ground. No one can figure out the underground structure. Structure. It's a paradise for all kinds of aberrant monsters, who the hell wants to go to that stinky place"

After a pause, he looked at the newcomers, and said, "As long as those monsters don't come to the ground, we don't need to worry about them. If we have this spare time to investigate, we might as well enjoy it."

"Understood, Captain."

Obviously, this is also in line with everyone's wishes, and no one wants to take risks.

Fengyuechang, taverns, and then gambling stalls.

A group of people strolled around the venue on Green Street, like a dog urinating and announcing its territory, all showing their faces.

Not long after, they patrolled to the gambling stall where underground black boxing was played.

And when Su Lun saw a cloud of "gray fog" emerging from the body of the killed gladiator on the ring, his eyes lit up.

finally not so boring

He knew that for a long time to come, he would probably have something to do.

Thanks to 'April,' for the reward, thank you.