Chapter 1 The Fire Dance Tavern

The Fire Dance Tavern was located on an inconspicuous stone spire island west of Golden City.

Suren didn't know how long it would take Dr. Pickman to refine the gene potion, and they hadn't agreed on an exact time. He just wanted to go take a look first.

Time suddenly seemed a bit tight.

Because when he was buying supplies in the city earlier, he received a communication from the acting captain of the 15th squad of the Ninth Fleet, where he was currently assigned, saying that the pirate group had operations these days and would be ready to go to sea at any time.

Suren also thought that it would be best to get things done in the next two days.

It took a little time to cross the sea by sampan. The taverns on the island side were much cheaper than those in the city, and were very popular among the lower-level pirates, so they were also very lively.

Suren followed his memory and found the Fire Dance Tavern, entered the door, and gave the agreed-upon password for picking up the goods.

Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly got the things!

Suren took the sealed package and walked onto the street. Sensing that no one was following him, he changed to a restaurant and walked in. He found a seat by the window, opened the package, and saw an iron box with a mechanical combination lock.

87065.

The password had been told to him before.

Suren carefully checked the mechanical device of the box and found nothing unusual, so he carefully opened it.

Looking again, there were two rows of potions in the box.

After identifying them, they were recovery potions for treating gene aberrations.

"It's really fast, it's actually been refined in one day..."

Suren looked at the potions and sighed in his heart.

Moreover, the potion was in duplicate.

Looking at the note on it, in addition to the method of administration, Suren was also entrusted with a sentence, hoping that he could use a safe method to deliver the potion to Danny as soon as possible.

The urgency on the note also proved once again that Dr. Pickman, who was now merging with alien creatures, was really Danny's father.

Moreover, there was an unexpected gain.

In addition to the potion and the note, Suren also saw a stack of paper filled with dense writing at the bottom of the box.

He flipped it open and scanned it quickly, and immediately knew what it was.

"Knowledge of neuro-mechanical technology!"

Suren didn't expect that Pickman would entrust such an important thing to the tavern.

However, he quickly flipped through it and found that this was only a part of neuro-mechanical technology.

"Is this the meaning of giving a little deposit?"

Suren sat in the corner of the restaurant, propping his chin with one hand and flipping through the information in front of him, thoughtfully.

He had previously stripped off some neuro-mechanical knowledge fragments during the battle to break out of Black Fort Reef, so looking at this thick stack of information full of professional terms, it was not difficult to understand.

Pickman had paid a part of the reward in advance, which was already considered an unexpected harvest.

It was reasonable not to take out everything.

There was not enough trust between the two parties.

Suren glanced at it a few times, and after having a general idea in his mind, he didn't delay and walked out of the restaurant.

Then he went straight to two intelligence merchants in the city and spent a lot of money to send two potions to the Lu Ying Imperial Capital. This was a very mature shipping route. Probably tomorrow, the goods would leave the pirate city for Lu Ying through the freighters of some gray merchants. There would be no pirates robbing along the way, and it would be very smooth.

With these potions, Danny's physical condition should improve a lot.

Suren also felt much better.

After doing all this, he didn't wander around, but sat in an inconspicuous corner of the "Fire Dance Tavern".

Before long, a cloaked man walked over and sat opposite him.

...

The person who came was naturally Dr. Pickman.

But this time, he was wearing a layer of bionic skin.

He looked at Suren and asked suspiciously, "Do you have anything else to do with me?"

Logically speaking, the transaction had now entered a stage, but there should be no need to meet again.

Suren ordered him a drink and said directly, "I have already shipped the potion. I contacted Danny and told him about your situation."

Before, without enough trust, he was not sure whether the "Dr. Pickman" in front of him was hostile, and some things were not explained.

Now seeing his attitude towards Danny, the doubts were basically dispelled.

"You..."

Hearing this, Pickman, who was still a little suspicious, realized something, and his tone was suddenly surprised, "You can contact Danny now?"

"Yeah."

Suren nodded and said, "He is also very happy to hear that you are not dead."

Now Danny was following Mr. Black's side in the Lu Ying Imperial Capital.

And the communication device of the Mirror Organization happened to be able to connect.

Saying that, without waiting for Pickman to ask, Suren set up a soundproof barrier, and then directly dialed the communication device, and released the communication voice through the external expansion device.

He said to the communication device, "Mr. Black, is Danny by your side now? His father, Dr. Pickman, is by my side."

Looking at his actions, Pickman's eyes instantly showed surprise and expectation.

Before long, a timid question came from the other end of the communication device: "Father, is that you?"

Hearing that familiar and unfamiliar voice, Pickman could no longer restrain the excitement in his heart, and said with disbelief, "Danny?!"

At this moment, the middle-aged man who had been extremely indifferent before instantly had crystal waves surging in his eyes.

...

The father and son reminisced about the past and said a lot of things.

After some probing, both parties found that the other end of the communication device was their closest relative.

They had previously thought that the other party was dead, but now, as if by a miracle, they had regained the most precious person in their lives.

That kind of joy of regaining what was lost could not be faked.

Suren listened quietly from the side. While gratified, his feeling became more and more strange.

During the previous exchange, he felt that the Dr. Pickman in front of him was more like a "monster", indifferent, wise, and full of precautions against the whole world. He couldn't feel much of a living person's "humanity".

Now watching him communicate with Danny, he had completely changed.

It was as if hope had been rekindled, and suddenly he was a living person with emotions and desires.

After a long time, the two finished communicating.

Danny explained in detail his experiences in the past few years and his current situation. Now Pickman's concerns about "coercion", "inducement", and "coercion" were completely dispelled.

Suren also clearly found that the vigilance in Dr. Pickman's eyes had finally disappeared.

...

"Thank you, Mr. Suren."

Pickman knew that Suren had been taking care of Danny, and said in a sincere tone, "Thank you for taking care of Danny all this time."

After the communication, the atmosphere of the conversation suddenly became less serious than before.

Suren smiled indifferently, only saying the same thing as before: "Danny is my friend."

Pickman nodded with relief. He naturally saw that Suren should have other things to ask him, so he said, "Mr. Suren suddenly came to meet, is there anything else?"

Suren said: "Yes, Dr. Pickman, I am encountering some tricky problems now. I may need your help."

"Oh?"

Pickman thought it was a problem with the other half of the drawings.

But now saying this problem seems to be very embarrassing. Because for safety, he did not bring it.

Unexpectedly, Suren said: "I now need several special potions to treat curse injuries..."

Saying that, he took out the list of potions that Barrett had given him earlier.

When Pickman saw the names of those potions, he immediately guessed what was going on and asked, "Do you want to help those people from the Lu Ying Arbitration Legion?"

Suren didn't mean to hide it, "Yes."

Hearing this, a strange look appeared on Pickman's face, and he said: "I heard in the Fourth Fleet before that the King of the North Sea intends to recruit those people. Now no one dares to contact them, and they also prevent others from contacting them. I didn't expect Mr. Suren to know them."

He didn't ask any more questions and directly agreed, "It's not a big problem to refine these potions. It will take a little time, and they can be prepared tonight. I just prepared some materials before, and I won't be targeted."

When Suren heard this, it really worked!

Danny was a very powerful pharmacist, and his father must be even more powerful. Those extremely advanced potions that seemed to outsiders were naturally small problems for top pharmacists.

Moreover, it was so worry-free to communicate with smart people. Suren didn't have to worry about other problems at all.

Pickman had already considered everything.

The supply problem was finally settled, and Suren said: "Then I will trouble you. These potions are indeed very important to me at the moment."

Pickman shook his head: "It's just a small problem, it's not a trouble."

These potions were indeed not a problem for him.

However, he also instructed: "But you must also be careful. As far as I know, many people are now watching those people from the Arbitration Legion. If you come into contact too deeply, you may be implicated."

Suren nodded: "Yeah."

...

Suren and Pickman were two people on different paths, and their fates would not have intersected at all, but because of Danny, they were implicated together.

The two put down their guard and talked more and more.

Suren thought that such a great scientist could not always be a pirate, so he asked: "Mr. Pickman, what are your plans for the future? Staying in the pirate group is not a long-term solution."

"I don't know either."

Speaking of this question, a trace of confusion appeared in Pickman's eyes, and he sighed: "I thought it would be better outside after leaving Duke Raphael's control. But after coming up, I realized that the whole world is like this. Nobles represent everything, and there is war and plunder everywhere. Even the Mafa Empire, the deformed technological development under that **** is for war. But I think that alchemy should benefit mankind and add bricks and tiles to the progress of civilization. It's not for the evil ways of those conspirators to seek power. I just want to do pure scientific research..."

At the beginning, he joined the North Sea Fleet because he wanted to get out of the Black Tower.

Now that he has come to the ground, the situation is not what he thought.

Scientific research requires a lot of manpower and financial resources. Without joining a large force, he simply does not have an environment where he can study with peace of mind.

This made him confused.

Being a pirate was not what he wanted,

But if he doesn't be a pirate,

Where can I go?

Suren frowned slightly, and also heard the helplessness in these words.

This Banks, saw this era very thoroughly.

But his ideas, how similar are some of the ideas of Mr. Mirror?

Suren thought of something and said directly: "Dr. Pickman, if there is an absolutely neutral organization dedicated to the continuation of alchemical civilization, are you interested in learning about it? I mean, someone wants to build an alchemical holy land like Dawn City a thousand years ago, purely for the sake of humanity and the continuation of civilization as a goal..."

When Pickman heard this, a glimmer of interest ignited in his eyes, but he asked suspiciously: "Is there really such a place?"

"Yes! You should know the 'Mirror Organization' in Old Lingdun before, right?"

Suren began to fool him.

He did not forget the entrustment his senior sister gave him. He has a share in the important task of "rebuilding Dawn City".

But now this "New Dawn City" does not have the slightest shadow, so he can only rely on those lofty ideals to influence...

...

In the evening, the two left the tavern, talking happily.

Suren was also looking forward to Danny's father joining the "New Dawn City".

But he was just trying to say it, and didn't have much hope.

After all, if this concept was not said by his senior sister, and someone else gave him a big cake, Suren would definitely look at that person with the eyes of a pyramid scheme.

The concept of "New Dawn City" is too empty.

When it is said, ordinary people will definitely not understand and believe it.

But unexpectedly, those words that Suren himself thought were fooling, the effect was surprisingly good.

To ordinary people, talk about power, money and interests.

But when you talk to people with a high level of thought, talk about ideals, and they will easily accept it!

They can even put forward some of their own ideas to add bricks and tiles to that castle in the air!

In the end, after listening to Suren's words, Danny's father said that if there is such a "New Dawn City", even if it is only a framework concept now, he is willing to join!

...

The next morning, when the sky was still gray and not bright, Suren sensed something and woke up from the room in the hostel.

He went to the front desk and got a package entrusted to him.

He opened it and moved it away, inside were dozens of potions, and another thick stack of materials.

That was the missing part of the "Neuro-Mechanical Blueprint".

Suren didn't expect it to be so smooth.

If it was an exchange of benefits, it would definitely take a lot of effort for him to get this blueprint.

Perhaps there will be endless troubles.

Gu But with trust, without infighting, everything becomes very simple.

At this point, Suren got the complete blueprint of this top technology that made the two major empires jealous!

This also completed the most critical link in his "Mechanical Puppet Legion"!

This technology is very complex and involves a very wide range of fields, and is usually only completed by large scientific research teams.

Because it not only requires extremely high attainments in the field of biological sciences, but also requires equally deep skills in various fields of mechanics and alchemy.

It is difficult for others to digest this blueprint, but for Suren, he happens to know a little about all aspects of knowledge, and there are also fragmented memories stripped off before, so the threshold for understanding will be very low.

Although it still has not reached the point where it can be researched and developed, he does not need it, as long as he can use it!

He initially estimated that with this detailed blueprint, it should take some time to read it, and he should be able to start trying to make prototypes.

Once successful, the Mechanical Puppet Legion will be just around the corner!

...

Suren did not delay much in the hotel. He disguised himself and went to the city dock.

Because it had been agreed yesterday, it was much easier for Suren to board the ship this time. He did not appear under the eyelids of those "eyes", but found a visual blind spot and teleported directly onto the ship of the Arbitration Legion.

As expected, after boarding the ship, the spatial fluctuation did not hide from those well-trained former royal knights.

As soon as Suren landed, knives and guns were placed on his neck.

"Who are you!"

If he hadn't said hello yesterday, he would probably be killed on the spot if he boarded the ship in this way.

Suren opened his cloak and said calmly, "I'm here to find Commander Barrett."

...

In the captain's room, Barrett was slightly surprised to see Suren again.

"You came so early? I thought you would encounter some trouble."

Barrett said, but there was not much expectation on his face.

He knew the current situation very well. In the pirate city, anyone who wanted to contact their arbitration group could not get around those great pirates.

He felt that this young man came so quickly, probably because he did not bring the supplies he wanted.

At least, not much.

Suren did not waste any time and directly took out more than a dozen storage rings, placed them on the table, and said: "Mr. Barrett, this is the supply needed on yesterday's list, I have brought them all to you."

"All of them?"

When Barrett heard that tone, he could not hide the surprise in his eyes.

But now there are twelve brothers waiting for the potion to save their lives in the cabin. He did not pretend to be calm, but picked up those storage rings and checked them directly.

Seeing this, the shock in his eyes immediately appeared on his face.

Looking at Suren again, his eyes became very complicated, and he said with emotion: "The efficiency of the little brother is really surprising."

Facts have proved that after having a certain foundation of trust, it becomes easier for two strangers to get along.

Suren brought the supplies that Barrett urgently needed, and the sternness in Barrett's eyes eased a lot.

The one-armed general did not talk nonsense, and also took out a storage ring and handed it to Suren, saying: "This is your reward."

After a pause, he added: "This transaction was very pleasant."

He was cheated when he came to the pirate city, and suddenly someone kept the rules, this feeling was naturally particularly good.

...

Suren took the storage ring, the poisonous incense burner was inside, and there were more than a dozen quicksilver bricks!

He was not very surprised that the incense burner was recovered.

But looking at those [Activated Silver], Suren's pupils shrank slightly.

Although the number of these silver blocks is not enough to make an alchemical golem, it is much more than what was discussed before.

This kind of divine material is a real priceless treasure, and if you really want to sell it, you can sell it by the gram.

This pile, without a few hundred billion, you can't even think about buying it!

Suren looked at it suspiciously, and asked directly: "So many materials?"

Barrett said calmly: "These silver blocks are of no use to me except for selling them for money. Since you said that you are confident in making the 'Silver Hand', I will give you some more as experimental materials."

The more advanced the materials, the fewer people can use them.

In his opinion, if it is sold, it may eventually flow to those top nobles, or even the Lu Ying royal family.

Barrett did not want to do this.

After all, these things are still involved in some unpleasant memories.

Anyway, it is scrap iron in the hands of people who can't use it, it is better to give it to people who can use it.

And what if?

The young man in front of him can do things that most people can't do, and what he says may not be impossible.

He didn't believe it yesterday, but today, he believed some.

When Suren heard this, it was indeed this reason, so he accepted it with peace of mind.

Barrett also said: "I still have a lot of silver blocks in my hand. When it really becomes successful, you can contact me again. We can trade again."

"Okay."

Suren also nodded.

With just these words, he also estimated the number of silver blocks in Barrett's hand, which was indeed a lot.

Now with "Neuro-Mechanical Technology", the technical problem of [Silver Hand] has also been basically solved, and theoretically the possibility of forging it is very high.

Those silver blocks are also like things in his pocket.

...

Although the two had not been in contact much, Suren also saw that Barrett, like him, was a decisive person.

The transaction ended, and Suren was not in a hurry to leave.

Barrett naturally wanted to chat more with this "mysterious young man" who could provide them with supplies.

He directly tasted: "Is the little brother a member of Duke Raphael?"

"No."

Suren denied it directly.

He naturally knew that Barrett said this probably because of what he said yesterday.

But he didn't explain it.

"Not?"

Barrett chuckled, obviously holding suspicion, and said meaningfully: "There are only a few forces that can arrange spies in the military intelligence department. It seems that your identity is very special."

"That matter was arranged by a friend, and it has nothing to do with my identity."

Suren didn't explain much.

But since he was asked about his identity, his eyes turned, and he suddenly thought of something, and said: "Mr. Barrett, do you want to know what happened to that Outer God believer in Cursed Mountain Valley last time?"

Barrett keenly captured something and frowned: "Outer God believer?"

These words immediately aroused his interest, after all, it was the battle in Cursed Mountain Valley that led to the current situation of their Holy Arbitration Legion, which was the turning point!

However, he still has not figured out what happened.

Looking at Suren's expression, Barrett immediately knew that the person in front of him knew some key information.

After all, apart from their Arbitration Group, this was the only witness!

Barrett quickly asked: "Do you know what happened?"

Suren pondered for a moment and said, "Cursed Mountain Valley is a place to bury gods. I told you that before."

Barrett listened with a frown. Although he did not have a source of information to prove whether this was correct, he chose to believe the young man in front of him, otherwise he would not have stopped that person from destroying the seal: "Then what do you mean by 'Outer God'?"

"It is a deity that does not belong to the alchemical system. Usually, they are some ancient beings that have already fallen."

Suren repeated the concepts that Mr. Mirror explained to him before, and said: "In that battle, you were rescued by your subordinates after you fainted. My friend and I killed that 'heretic'. I guess someone in the Lu Ying royal family should have become a believer of that Outer God, so they wanted to break the seal. As for its origin, it should be the deep sea giant who almost destroyed the Dalu civilization five hundred years ago..."

"So that's how it is..."

Hearing this, Barrett's eyes became extremely sharp.

The information in his brain was suddenly connected, and all the places he didn't understand suddenly became clear.

But he was even more surprised: "You stopped Yeger from destroying the seal and killed him?"

After all, he had personally witnessed how terrifying Yeger's strength was after he summoned that mysterious will.

The key is that the body condensed by the worms could not be killed at all.

Under normal circumstances, even a seventh-order professional may not be able to kill him.

They killed him?

Barrett became more and more certain that behind the young man in front of him, there was a very powerful force!

Suren listened and nodded, "Yes. My friend and I went there to stop someone from destroying the seal. Otherwise, once it is destroyed, the entire human civilization will suffer a devastating disaster..."

He had already begun to lay the groundwork for some subsequent rhetoric.

Barrett listened silently.

Undeniably, he was getting more and more curious.

He thought that the person in front of him was a member of Duke Raphael, but now his intuition told him that he was not.

That kind of conspirator is not worthy of such righteousness.

He directly asked: "Where did you get this information?"

Suren did not answer directly, but thought about it and asked: "Before answering this question, I want to ask, what are Mr. Barrett's plans for the future? Are you going to find a chance to rehabilitate yourself and then continue to serve the Lu Ying royal family, or do you have other plans?"

"..."

Hearing this, Barrett's eyes narrowed slightly.

He guessed Suren's purpose: He wanted to recruit them.

The education that the royal knights received since childhood was "the honor of the knight is above everything", "loyalty to the royal family is above everything"!

If it was his previous mentality, even if his whole family was slaughtered, if he was really rehabilitated, Barrett and his brothers might not hate the Lu Ying royal family.

But recently, Barrett has thought a lot.

He has never been so confused.

Yes, the Lu Ying royal family has a big problem.

Not to mention that rehabilitation is as difficult as ascending to heaven, even if it is rehabilitated, so what?

Can they still go back?

Can his family still come back to life?

He realized that the problem was not loyalty, but he didn't know where it was.

After thinking for a moment, Barrett said in a deep voice: "You wouldn't believe me if I said that we are not in a difficult situation now."

Speaking of this, he cleverly threw the topic back: "What do you think we should do?"

He wanted to test Suren's origin.

If you want to recruit, you must tell your origin.

Suren was not surprised that he would say this.

The best way to talk to smart people is not to deceive them, but to state the real situation and let the other party choose for themselves.

Now, it is time to test his fooling skills again.

He said: "Suppose... there is an absolutely neutral force. Its existence is only for the continuation of mankind and alchemical civilization. Are you interested in joining?"

When Barrett heard this, he seemed to have heard of an ideal country, shook his head and smiled: "Hehe... impossible. The royal families of the two major empires, the great lords, and even the pirates, will not allow such a place to exist! I admit that the concept of an absolutely neutral place that you said is very attractive. But in this system of monarchical autocracy, there is no such place. That would touch the interests of the aristocratic class and will definitely be eliminated by the times."

Suren did not deny it, but only stated his own point of view: "There were no nobles in the Atria Empire a thousand years ago. Sir Isaac the Demigod created the absolutely neutral Dawn City, and the alchemical civilization was even more brilliant than it is now..."

He began to say the same rhetoric that he had fooled yesterday.

Because he had said it once, everything was easy.

He already had experience and knew that it was better to "talk about ideals" with people with a high level of thought than to talk about benefits.

This big cake is painted very big.

"..."

Listening, Barrett's eyes showed deep solemnity and contemplation.

Dawn City is just a legend...

The Atria Empire has passed for a thousand years...

But he didn't know why, he had endless expectations for the "absolutely neutral place" that the young man in front of him described.

He suddenly felt that the confusion that had plagued him for a long time had dissipated somewhat.

Like the night is approaching, a ray of dawn shines into the endless dark earth.

It is not bright enough, but it points out a direction.