Chapter 16 Unforeseen Harvest

Suren's thoughts drifted for a moment, then returned to reality.

Beside him, Kai was still muttering, seemingly puzzled, "That's strange, could my storage ring be too old and broken?"

If Suren didn't have the All-Knowing Eye, he'd probably be just as confused.

But now he could guess that the storage ring collapsed most likely because the source of the serum was identified as an unknown "***" creature.

Sub-dimensional spaces cannot store items with too high a level of law.

That "***" may represent some indescribable high-level being.

Suren even suspected that the true main cargo the consignor wanted to transport was this batch of serum; the others were just extras.

This batch of serum couldn't be put into storage spaces, so they had to use a transport team to escort it.

The cargo couldn't be exposed to light, and the destination was even more secretive. The Steam Party, as the local bully of the West Side, was the best partner!

...

Suren rummaged through the other boxes and found more gains.

Besides the five [x Serum Primordial Fluids], there was another large box with a hundred vials of [Second Generation x Serum] that were also 100% likely to cause mutation, but were only one-tenth as effective.

There was also a note left in the box, which read: "To Doctor Viktor."

Suren glanced at the contents, which roughly said that a person named "Number Nineteen" still hadn't been caught, the item hadn't been retrieved, and the stock of Serum Primordial Fluid was running low, so the doctor should use it cautiously.

For some reason, when Suren saw "Number Nineteen," the image of the woman with the three million bounty immediately popped into his head.

She was connected to the "x Serum Project," escaped from the inner city laboratory, and hadn't been caught yet, which almost perfectly matched the conditions on the note.

It seemed that the item she stole from the lab was the key to manufacturing the serum.

However, now was clearly not the time to think about this issue.

Suren felt that this robbery was increasingly exceeding expectations.

If not handled properly, it would definitely lead to big trouble.

And these serums were too special.

They couldn't be put into storage rings and had to be carried on his body.

Suren was also worried that the box might have some tracking markers left on it. After thinking about it, he took out all the serums, sprayed them with [Odor Eliminating Agent] and [Interference Powder], and then put the hundred-odd vials into a pre-prepared serum bag.

Kai, who was watching him being so cautious, asked, "Suren, do you recognize this serum? Do you need to be so careful..."

Suren didn't explain in detail, but said, "I roughly know what this serum is. It might bring a lot of trouble, so it's better to be careful."

But Kai didn't seem to be interested in the serum and casually asked, "You also know about serums?"

Suren: "A little..."

"..."

Kai rolled his eyes, as if he was used to this guy knowing everything.

He didn't ask any more questions and continued rummaging through the other items.

...

Just as Suren was still fiddling with the batch of serums, Kai opened the last few boxes and discovered something else, exclaiming softly, "Suren, come and take a look, what is this!"

Suren glanced over and saw that the box at the bottom contained a set of incomprehensible machinery.

Kai took out a piece of silvery metallic arm and looked at it back and forth, uncertainly saying, "This is... a mechanical skeleton? No, it seems to be a mechanical limb?"

Suren was also very surprised.

This world only had physical control systems, so the core of all mechanical operations was actually people.

Whether it was a mechanical skeleton or a battle armor, the essence was giving people a mechanical shell to wear.

But this thing engraved with [px-911 Artificial Mechanical Limb] on the inscriptions was very strange.

It wasn't an external attachment, but like a real mechanical limb, with two hands, two legs, and an energy conversion furnace in the chest cavity. But it lacked some connecting parts. But to completely assemble a robot, it was still missing some linkage devices and a... head?

Suren's mechanical knowledge was already quite good, and even if he didn't understand the principle, he knew the general origin.

But looking at this set of mechanical limbs, he was completely confused.

How was this thing operated?

It wasn't externally attached, so was it used to directly replace human bones?

But how could nerves directly control machinery? Could it be some kind of special alchemical device's mechanical components?

In an instant, countless doubts popped up in Suren's mind.

And just at this moment, Kai, who was holding the mechanical arm, touched some mechanism, and with a "click," a sharp blade suddenly popped out of the mechanical palm.

Kai was startled and loosened his grip in a tremble, and the arm fell down.

Then the sharp blade easily cut a smooth opening on the side of the metal box containing the item.

Kai's eyes were full of disbelief: "This... this dagger is so sharp?"

Suren squinted for a moment, and the identification showed that the metal used to make this dagger was [Armand Metal], an extremely rare natural metal described in the Black Tower Academy textbooks as being used to forge artifacts in ancient times, with super hardness and magic conductivity...

Seeing this, he also became intensely interested and picked up another arm to observe it.

It felt smooth in his hand, but he didn't see any gaps where the dagger was embedded.

"Huh..."

Seeing this, Suren uttered a soft exclamation.

It wasn't just the sharpness; the seamless precision of this set of mechanical arms was what truly shocked him.

This was truly "laboratory-level" technology!

Not to mention the outer city, even the inner city's military enterprises probably couldn't make this level of precision machining right now.

Just this one mechanical limb was many levels higher in technical content than the [Frost Giant Battle Armor] they had seen before!

Seeing an incomprehensible piece of machinery, a thought arose in Suren's mind to disassemble it and understand its structure and principles.

But now was clearly not the time to look closely, so he said to Kai, "Let's pack it up together, there's not much time left. I'll go clean up the traces of the battle."

"Okay."

Kai didn't dare to delay either, and the two of them packed everything up.

...

Kai rode over the motorcycle he had hidden and packed these "ragged canvas bags" full on the two motorcycles.

Now that he knew this batch of goods wasn't the "second-hand mechanical equipment" he had originally expected, Suren had to deal with it even more carefully.

He originally thought he was robbing the Steam Party, but now it seemed they had robbed the inner city's secret laboratory supplies!

Suren carefully dealt with the traces they left at the scene, including the traces they had created during their two-day ambush. Then, he set up incendiary bombs near the truck...

After dealing with everything, the two of them rode their motorcycles and left the scene of the robbery along a small path.

Not far away, the truck exploded in flames, and all traces were submerged in the sea of fire.

Because they were carrying heavy loads, the two of them didn't ride very fast.

Kai was still immersed in the great surprise of the harvest, and while riding his motorcycle, he asked, "Hey, Suren brother, how much do you think our spoils can sell for this time? At least a hundred million, right?"

"More than that."

Suren shook his head.

Five sets of "Frost Giant Armor" were already worth 75 million, not to mention the other high-end firearms, ammunition, and research equipment.

Especially the "x Serum" and [px-911 Artificial Mechanical Limb], these two things were truly priceless treasures.

Hearing this, the smile on Kai's face became even brighter. He came from the slums and had never seen so much money: "Hehe, if we sell this, we'll definitely get rich overnight! I happen to know a few reliable black market merchants, our batch of goods is so good, we'll definitely be able to sell it for a good price..."

It wasn't that Kai was careless, but that he didn't know the true value of this batch of goods and what it involved.

If it was ordinary "second-hand mechanical equipment," they could just sell it, and no matter who the consignor was, there would be plenty of people in the black market who dared to buy it.

But he didn't know that it contained the [x Serum], which was related to the inner city's top-secret project.

Selling this batch of goods casually would definitely cause problems.

Suren seriously denied his idea and said, "No. This batch of goods cannot enter the market recently, or there will be big trouble."

He felt that if he were the consignor and the item was lost, his first reaction would be to look for places to sell stolen goods.

The outer city's black market was definitely a place being closely watched.

Mr. Black had told him that there were Umbrella Organization's informants in the black market, and if they really went to sell the goods, they might be "delivering it to their doorstep."

Kai asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Suren didn't explain in detail, but just said, "There are some very sensitive things in this batch of goods that absolutely cannot be sold through ordinary channels."

After a pause, he added, "This time, no one can talk about our robbing the Steam Party's transport team. Once it leaks out, it will be a huge trouble for anyone."

"Okay."

Kai frowned. Actually, after seeing the armor and mechanical limbs, he had realized the seriousness of the matter.

Although he didn't understand the origins of those things, he chose to believe Suren's words.

There was enough trust between the two of them, so he didn't say anything more, but just asked, "Then how do we deal with this batch of goods? Hide it first?"

"Okay."

Suren meant exactly that, and added, "I have a safe channel for selling goods, but I need to observe it first. I might not be able to sell the goods right away."

Ordinary merchants definitely wouldn't work, but that Mr. Black was trustworthy.

That defector being hunted by the Umbrella Organization could not possibly be connected to the consignor of this batch of goods.

The only thing Suren needed to worry about was how to ship the goods in batches without being suspected of intercepting this batch of goods.

Hearing him say this, Kai also nodded, "Okay."