Chapter 16 Allies

After cleaning up the corpses, Suren took out a vial containing green potion and dripped a few drops on each pool of blood.

This was a potion often used by the Old Lingdun Black Gang to destroy corpses—[Blood-Dissolving Bacteria].

As the potion dripped down, the bright red blood was devoured by the bacteria at an extremely fast rate. The liquid changed from red to fluorescent green, and then evaporated in the blink of an eye.

The last traces of the corpses were erased.

Although some bloodstains were splattered on the walls, it wasn't a big problem.

Even if someone noticed, they wouldn't make a big fuss over the "disappearance" of a few gang members.

After killing a few people, neither Suren nor Mr. Mirror showed any change in expression. They strolled leisurely through the alley, then changed to another passage and walked back onto the street.

Suren could be considered half a member of the Isaac family, so he didn't need to avoid anything and asked directly, "Senior Sister, is the pattern on this totem the Isaac family's emblem?"

"Yes."

Mr. Mirror nodded and explained, "This is when my father traveled in the Northern Lands and forged an alliance with the Daru God Clan. It's a totem jointly designed with the Great Druid Nuada, representing the friendship and equality between the human race and the Daru race."

Suren asked doubtfully, "Daru God Clan?"

"That is, those 'subhumans' in the slave market."

Mr. Mirror explained, then added, "But in fact, they are not human variants. This is a very ancient mythical race. They were originally a race favored by the ancient gods."

Hearing this, Suren immediately thought of the slaves with beast features he had seen before.

Ninety percent of their physical characteristics were the same as humans, except for some beast features, such as ears and tails...

He had previously seen a slave cage containing a group of female "rabbit-type subhumans" with rabbit ears and fluffy short tails, as well as "deer-type subhumans" with small horns on their heads...

This was a bit like the transformed form of a beast-type talent awakened among humans.

In Suren's extracted memories, the human impression of "subhumans" was that they were hybrids of humans and beasts, inferior humans with solidified beast-type talents.

He originally thought so too.

He didn't expect that they weren't, but rather a mythical race whose history was no shorter than that of humans.

Mr. Mirror thought of something and said with a somewhat emotional tone, "This totem witnessed the friendship between my father and the Daru Clan back then. I didn't expect that after a thousand years, the Atria Empire has collapsed, and their people still retain the 'alliance' of that year..."

After a pause, she let out a long sigh full of emotion, "Ah..."

Suren had never heard such complex emotions from Mr. Mirror.

He wasn't a party to the events of a thousand years ago, so he didn't feel it as deeply.

But thinking that the equal allies of a thousand years ago had now become slaves of humans...

.......

It was Sir Isaac who signed the alliance, and Mr. Mirror was naturally a "party" to that alliance a thousand years ago. Since the allies still upheld the original agreement, she also had an obligation to protect this agreement.

And those who could wear that totem amulet must be people of very high status in the Daru Clan.

The two walked on the street and casually asked a shop, only to find out that the slave trader Roskin was not only famous in Gadulongt Port, but also one of the largest slave traders in the Lu Ying Empire.

They naturally couldn't just see that kind of "tycoon" whenever they wanted.

But fortunately, they found out the whereabouts of the batch of slaves. They might be auctioned off as goods at the evening auction.

If possible, Mr. Mirror planned to buy the batch of slaves.

It was still early, so the two continued to stroll around the city.

Suren was interested in steam airships, and Mr. Mirror obviously wanted to take a look too.

It just so happened that they didn't walk far before they saw the airship platform they had seen outside the city.

It was a cliff terrace with two airships parked on it.

From a distance, Suren studied the general structure of the airship and found that the technical difficulty was not high.

An oval-shaped enchanted balloon was connected to a box with a glass viewing platform below, and it was also equipped with a not-too-complex steam power system.

The practicality of this kind of transportation was not great. The wind resistance was high, and the speed was not fast.

Small ones could be used as reconnaissance aircraft, and large ones were as slow as ships, but they couldn't carry as much as cruise ships, so they seemed very impractical.

But fortunately, the fuel cost was cheap, and they were used as transportation in some inland hilly areas.

In this city, airships were not transportation, but high-end scenic restaurants.

Suren looked at the time, it was just meal time, so he asked, "Senior Sister, shall we go eat something first?"

Mr. Mirror smiled slightly, "Okay."

.......

Suren and the other two walked over, and a waiter in a white shirt and bow tie greeted them.

The prices at the airship restaurant were indeed very expensive. Suren glanced at the menu, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Deep-Sea White-Backed Sturgeon Caviar £300/gram"

"Vafi Principality Foie Gras £700/gram and up"

"Bobodo Manor Golden Rum £188,888/bottle"

Good meat was sold by the gram, and a meal would probably cost tens of thousands.

But fortunately, he had money in his pocket, so it wasn't a big problem.

Suren had traveled to this world and hadn't really had a good meal yet, and he also wanted to try what the high-end food in this world tasted like.

Previously in Old Lingdun, food resources were very limited.

When hunting in the wilderness, he was mostly eating dry food. Even in the city, he hadn't had many decent meals.

The social structure of Old Lingdun was畸形.

"Mine owner" Duke Raphael didn't expect the city of exile to be too prosperous, but rather that all resources would serve him in mining and developing mechanical technology.

Therefore, heavy industry was developed, but light industry such as food processing was very backward, and even daily drinking water and food were difficult to guarantee.

Especially in the outer city, most of the meat eaten was slightly mutated.

Before it was served, you didn't know if the meat you were eating came from a five-legged pig, or a seven-legged one...

But as long as it was protein, for most people, having something to eat was good enough.

The big airship next door was booked by a great nobleman, and the waiter led the two to the small airship.

When they went in, there were already several guests.

Their clothes were very exquisite, and they looked like people from the upper class.

The airship took off, and they ate, chatted, and overlooked the entire city.

Although the price was a bit expensive, the taste was indeed good.

Previously on Benson's ship, Suren had been eating ship food. There was no shortage of seafood, but there was a lack of fresh fruits and vegetables.

There were all kinds of fruits on this airship. These fruits with sufficient sunshine were much better than the glowing fruits in the underground city. They were sweet and juicy with every bite. The taste buds also enjoyed the pleasure brought by the food...

......

Not long after Suren and his party took off in the airship, another airship also took off.

A soundproof barrier was set up on the airship.

A young woman in a very fashionable princess dress was eating alone.

This was Yekaterina Lance, the fourth daughter of Duke Lance. That beautiful purple hair was the most distinctive feature of the Lance family.

Gadulongt Port was the territory of Earl Mistmoon, but the entire six northern provinces were the territory of Grand Duke Lance. This was an ancient and powerful family.

Yekaterina cut the lamb chops on her plate with a knife and fork, put a piece in her mouth, and chewed slowly.

Behind her, an old man in the guise of a butler and a man completely covered in a cloak stood there quietly.

After waiting for a moment, the woman put down the knife and fork in her hand, wiped the oil-stained lips, and asked, "Carlo, how is the situation on the subhuman side?"

The cloaked man respectfully responded, "Reporting to Your Highness, everything is proceeding according to your plan. In the past two years, your subordinate has been active as a bounty hunter in the sea near the 'Silent Forest' and has gained the trust of some subhumans. According to your plan, I arranged for pirates to plunder a village of subhumans and captured a very important druid. As long as they are sold this time and a suitable opportunity is found to rescue them, your subordinate should easily gain the trust of the subhumans, thereby contacting the core level of the subhuman tribe, which will be much more convenient at that time..."

Hearing this, the purple-haired woman's expression was very calm, and she nodded: "Well. Well done. Now the empire is at war with Lu Ying, and the upper limit of the lord's recruitment has been opened. I need a powerful army all the time. If I can win over those intelligent races on the northern ice plains, it will definitely become a great help to me."

The cloaked man heard this and said, "Your subordinate dare not take the credit, everything is due to your wisdom, Your Highness."

The purple-haired woman asked again, "Have you investigated the purpose of Bloor Turner, the legion commander of the 'Empire Iron Hammer Legion' of the Mafa Empire, in coming to Gadulongt Port?"

The cloaked man responded, "The official news is that he is here to wish the Duke a birthday, but intelligence shows that he should have other important purposes."

After a pause, he added: "Your subordinate heard that the black market released the news that there will be very top-level mechanical drawings auctioned at tonight's auction, which attracted some big arms dealers to join in the fun. Your subordinate thinks that those Mafa guys should be here for the drawings..."

Hearing this, the purple-haired woman frowned slightly. The mechanical drawings that the Mafa Empire was thinking about must not be simple.

After pondering for a moment, she asked: "Black market, is it spread out by pirates? What kind of mechanical drawings are they?"

"The news is sent to several major arms dealers in a targeted manner, and your subordinate does not have exact information. However..."

The cloaked man paused, then added: "Your subordinate got some news from the bounty hunter circle, saying that the source of the drawings is Oleg, the 'King of the North Sea', which may be Duke Raphael's [Super Mechanical Warrior] drawings."

The purple-haired woman was slightly surprised and sneered: "Raphael, the nouveau riche, would actually leak the drawings? And they were obtained by pirates?"

The cloaked man responded, "Your subordinate received intelligence that Oleg's Fourth Fleet recently made a fortune, plundered a lot of wealth and women, and has been reveling in 'Pirate City' recently. But your subordinate went to investigate, but has not heard of any major territories being attacked by pirates recently. Therefore, I speculate that it is very likely that Duke Raphael's secret 'mine' was discovered..."

Purple-haired woman: "Any other news?"

Cloaked man: "Some news also came out of the pirate skirt, saying that Oleg is offering a reward for some people... It is said that several company captains died."

After listening to the information from the sea, the purple-haired woman shook the glass of red wine in her hand, as if she was thinking about something.

Then she took a sip, and then asked: "What about the situation of the Regardi family?"

Hearing this, the butler who had been waiting on the side opened his mouth and said: "The main family and the branch family of the Regardi family still have some conflicts, but with the support of Her Majesty the Queen, they should be able to handle it soon."

Purple-haired woman: "What about the marriage?"

Butler: "During our previous communication, those people from the Regardi branch family did not seem to have any plans to marry us and were more inclined to Duke Raphael. However, after the main family re-ascended, they also revealed that they intended to marry us. It's just that the first heir may not be able to..."

The purple-haired woman smiled: "Hehe, those guys really think they are still the Mafa royal family of a hundred years ago. They are waiting to marry the royal family. Okay, it's okay if it's not the first heir, it's better to have a waste."

Butler: "Yes..."

.......

Suren and Mr. Mirror were having dinner on the airship, occasionally chatting a few words.

He also noticed that another airship had also taken off and was floating a few hundred meters away.

The panoramic glass on the airship provided a good view.

There were faint clouds floating in the sky, and the two airships were flying apart, so nothing could be seen.

But at that moment, Suren also saw clearly that there seemed to be only one purple-haired woman eating on that airship.

"Regardi? Nejad...is a...waste?"

Suren knew how to read lips. Although it was only the moment when the clouds dispersed, he felt that he seemed to have read a word that triggered a conditioned reflex in his nerves.

But in a blink of an eye, the clouds re-isolated them, and he could no longer see what the woman was saying. The information obtained from lip-reading did not have more context to help associate the meaning of the words, so he only got a few fragmented words.

"Great nobleman, purple hair..."

Suren pondered for a moment, because he knew very little about external knowledge, so he didn't know who that woman was.

But he also recorded this information in his mind.

.......

Civilian airships were a bit disappointing.

The two had dinner together, got off the airship, and continued to stroll around the city.

Suren needed to find professional advancement materials, and Mr. Mirror also needed to find some advanced materials to recover from his injuries.

They planned to go to the material market to take a look.

Gadulongt also had a special alchemy material market, which was located on the mountainside.

Suren and the other two took the cable car to the alchemy market.

The shops here were very neat, with uniform white-painted walls and blue roofs, like a country in a fairy tale world.

There were no ordinary residents on this street, and most of the people who came and went were professionals and merchants.

People's clothes were also strange and varied. Some were wearing suits like Suren, some were wearing warlock robes, and some were dressed as adventurers with leather armor and muskets, and steam mechanical equipment... Because it was a port city, it attracted a large number of merchants because of the cheaper goods here than in the inland.

Moreover, the alchemy materials here were too complete compared to Old Lingdun!

Hundreds of shops, and there were probably hundreds of millions of goods with a wide range of products. From low-level first, second, and third-level materials to high-level fifth and sixth-level materials, as long as you had money, you could buy them.

The two visited one shop after another.

Mr. Mirror had some gains.

Suren was also good.

Although he didn't find the third-level advancement main material he wanted, he found some ingredients and a lot of necessities for making advanced puppets. These were materials that he had only seen in books and that didn't exist in Old Lingdun at all.

With these materials, Suren could also try more new things, such as runes and enchantments above the third level.

But unexpectedly, while shopping, they actually ran into Captain Pence, who wanted to kidnap Mr. Mirror!