Chapter 115 [Lord of Rust] and [Snake of the Atrium]
“This thing can also explode [Secret Sea Crystal]?”
Xia En stopped moving as he looked in front of him The mechanical doll's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
But think about it, [Secret Sea Crystal] is not limited to being obtained from sea monsters.
It is normal for these tin cans to be tainted with some of the secret power of the sea after being soaked in seawater for so long, right?
"Absorb!"
After a thought, the familiar coolness flowed through Xia En's body.
[Ship Soul Level: LV3 (16%)! 】
In the past few days, by staying at the anchor point of [Coral City], Xia En's ship spirit experience has also been steadily improving.
By the way, the attributes of [Black Swan] have also changed to a certain extent.
[Attributes: Firepower 25, Speed 30, Sturdiness 29, Mystery 31]
Under Fei Ya’s cultivation, the efficiency of [Gluttony Steam Turbine] has been improved. As for the mysterious attributes, they are mostly the same as those of Bronze Dragon String Song. It’s about coming out of the shell.
But in fact, the attributes of Xia En's body are much higher than these values.
The two advancements in the Secret Path profession directly enhanced his own attributes.
Not to mention, there are blessings brought by talents such as [Blessing of the Sea] and [Captain’s Majesty].
Buzz...buzz...
Xia En had just put away the heart of steam that was no longer beating when he heard a weird mechanical sound again.
He looked up, but his pupils could not help but shrink.
In the dark and deep steel jungle, a group of mechanical birds suddenly swam in. Dark red searchlights fell from high places, moving around to observe the deserted neighborhoods.
“Is it an alienated sea beast? Or another kind of mechanical puppet?”
"Were you attracted by the puppet's scream just now?"
Xia En's mind flashed.
Just as he was considering whether to attack them or avoid them temporarily, the iron door of a room not far away suddenly opened from the inside.
Immediately, a low, hoarse voice came out.
“Hey, kid!”
"If you don't want to die, come here quickly!"
Xia En's heart moved.
Obviously, like the Coral City, this city also has its own indigenous people.
As a projection body, he was not afraid of what the other party would do, so he swam into the iron gate without much hesitation.
Squeak...
The iron door closed quickly.
After closing the door, the person inside the door still did not relax his vigilance. Instead, he used a lookout-glass-like device to peek at the situation outside.
Until the dark red searchlight gradually faded away, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Xia En.
"Boy, you are lucky. If you are discovered by the lackeys of the Rusty King, you will end up..."
"Huh? What kind of new diving device do you have? How come I’ve never seen it before?”
At this time, Xia En was able to see the man's appearance clearly.
The rusty metal shell, the limbs driven by gears and levers, the pipes flowing with steam -
All of these are the same as the mechanical puppet just now!
The only difference is that the light emanating from the eyes is not red, but a faint deep blue.
A mechanical puppet with reason! ?
A flash of surprise flashed in Xia En's eyes.
He wanted to ask, but the way these puppets made sounds in the sea was different from that of the sea tribe. Even if Xia En had the [Conch Necklace], he would not be able to communicate with them.
“Oh, I almost forgot, you don’t have an underwater sound device.”
The voice sounded like an uncle’s mechanical puppet scratching the back of his head: “Well, it’s fate that we met today. ”
“Follow me, I will take you to a good place”
After that, the mechanical puppet swam to a corner of the room, opened a secret door, and swam in first.
Xia En followed him silently.
Soon, the two came to a special room. The walls here were all made of special alloy, and unexpectedly there were not many traces of rust.
After the door was closed, the water level in the room suddenly began to drop, as if a pump was continuously pumping away the sea water.
“Huh…”
The mechanical puppet shook its body violently, shook off the sea water from its body, and let out a particularly refreshing sigh.
"It's better to be in a place without sea water! Otherwise, I feel like my whole body will be rusty."
Xia En: "..."
Aren't you already pregnant? Is it rusty?
After the sea water was drained, the mechanical puppet opened the inner alloy door and said with a smile.
"Young man, welcome to the City of Steam!"
Immediately, a burst of strong music sounded.
It is like a very old song, so old that it can be traced back hundreds or thousands of years ago, when [Rusty Waste City] was still called the City of Steam.
What caught Xia En's eyes was a bar with a very punk temperament.
The flashing colored lights, the hoarse singing record player, the swaying crowd, and...
The smell of rust and engine oil lingering in the thin air!
The people here are not ordinary biological people, but weird mechanical puppets one after another!
Such a ridiculous and bizarre scene, but extremely real, appeared in front of Xia En.
It is hard to imagine that such a lively bar still exists in the deserted and rusty underwater city.
“Isn’t it surprising?”
The uncle who brought Shane in all boasted: "My name is Jack Wilson. I am the owner of this bar. They all call me Old Jack."
"Looking at you, you should be a salvage worker at sea." "
"It's not easy to do this. I used to know a few salvagemen, but within a few years, none of them were left."
Xia En is right. Jack was a little unaccustomed to his enthusiasm. After nodding, he asked curiously.
"You...are all the original residents of this city?"
Jack was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to ask this." "But it's okay to tell you."
"Your guess is right, you are turning into this ghost." Before that, we were indeed just ordinary humans."
This sentence instantly answered Xia En's doubts.
If, in the face of the huge waves sweeping the world, the former king of [Coral City] took measures to transform humans into corals;
The vampires in [Blood Moon Secret Realm] chose to sink the entire city into the [Secret Sea];
Then, the city lord of [Rusted Wasteland] embarked on another forbidden path——
The flesh and blood are weak and the machine soars!
Although I don’t know what methods the Mystics in this city used, they successfully transferred people’s souls into these metal puppets and survive on the seabed to this day.
Thinking of this, Xia En frowned and asked again: "Then the puppet I killed before..."
"Don't worry, that's a [Out-of-control Person]."
Looking at the swaying crowd on the dance floor, Jack said calmly: "There are two kinds of [Out-of-control Person] in the rusty waste city now."< br>
“One is a machine that has not been given a soul.”
“The other is a crazy resident.”
“No matter what it is, There is no cure for them, but death is their relief.”
Xia En's heart moved slightly.
It is not difficult to guess that there are bound to be hidden dangers and side effects in the process of converting the human body into machinery.
Not to mention, living in this dark sea for such a long time will also lead to mental alienation.
It's like a miracle that Jack can stay awake and rational.
Xia En continued to ask: "Speaking of which, what about the train running in the city?"
"Oh, you mean the [Snake of the Atrium]!"
Jack said clearly: "That thing is really spectacular. After all, it is a treasure left over from the past era."
< br>"The snake in the atrium?"
Xia En had a strange expression. He remembered that this was a giant python in a certain myth that could even surround the world.
Taking this name is undoubtedly comparing this city of steam to the mythical atrium, which shows its huge ambition.
"Dad, you're back!"
At this time, a smaller mechanical puppet painted with pink paint ran out of the crowd and threw itself into Jack's arms like a baby.
“Oh, my dear daughter, are you sinking again?”
“Dad can hardly hold you anymore.”
Jack let out a hearty cry He smiled and held her around for a few times.
Making the pink robot chuckle.
If you ignore their weird appearance, this is undoubtedly an extremely warm scene.
"Your daughter?"
Xia En asked softly.
Jack asked openly: "That's right, cute, right?"
Shane replied calmly: "It's quite cute."
This answer surprised Jack.
Although the appearance of this outsider is vague, there is still an indescribable mysterious temperament, as if it is concealed by a special secret technique.
But he could still tell that this was the other person's true words.
When Jack comes into contact with other salvagers, he can actually notice that when they face him, they actually have emotions such as fear, disgust, and uneasiness hidden in their hearts.
It is human nature to be afraid of the unknown.
So Jack didn't blame them for it.
However, at the moment, this strange visitor has no such emotion at all, as if...
He is treating himself and his daughter equally as normal people!
For a moment, Jack felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
But at this time, the daughter in her arms said: "By the way, Dad, there is not much stock in the store, and several customers are urging me!"
"Stock?"
< br>Hearing this word, Xia En was also a little curious and turned to look at the edge of the bar.
He saw that the wine glasses in people's hands contained a dark liquid that exuded a metallic luster.
For these mechanical puppets, this liquid seems to act like alcohol and stimulants, making them dance their bodies selflessly.
"That is the diluted liquid of [Youjin], which is also a specialty of the mining area of this city."
"Drinking that thing will make their heads easier."
Jack aside As he spoke, he knocked on his forehead and made a "ding-dang" sound.
"However, these guys are consumed too fast, right?"
"[Youjin]..."
Shane silently wrote down the name.
In addition to the rusted steel, there must be a lot of special metals like this in the city, which may be used in the transformation of the [Black Swan].
“Drips of dirt—drops of dirt—”
Suddenly, a sound like an alarm suddenly sounded, quickly covering the music in the bar.
The movements of everyone on the dance floor suddenly stopped, clearly showing panic.
The blue light flashing in Jack's eyes was a little deep, and he said to Shane: "They are from the [Rust Lord], you hide first."
"They will not let any outsider go."
Although Xia En was curious about the name [Lord of Rust], he also knew that now was not the time to ask, so he hid silently in the corner.
Not long after, the door opened.
Several mechanical puppets walked into this bar.
Their appearance is different from the others in the bar. The surface and joints of the body are covered with a black, flowing substance, like sticky black mud.
The gaze projected from the eye sockets is unusually cold, without any warmth of a living thing.
Like corpses that have long since died.
(End of this chapter)