Chapter 117 Returns with a full load, strengthened again!
"Save someone?"
Xia En's heart moved and asked: "Save who?"
"Caesar IX."
Jack Explained: "In fact, the current [Rust Lord] is not the original owner of this city."
"He is just a usurper, a greedy tyrant. It was only after he came to power that the rules for active service began."
Xia En looked thoughtful: "Then, Caesar IX , is the usurped king?”
“Yes, and no.”
“?”
Jack also knew that his statement was a bit difficult to understand, and immediately said: " The original Caesar I was indeed the city lord who was usurped by the [Rusted King].”
"But the Caesars after him are just rebels who inherited his memory, character and legacy."
This explanation still sounds a bit strange.
Besides, can people who have been transformed into machines still give birth to offspring?
"Wait, memory and personality?"
Xia En suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "Could it be that..."
"Yes, Caesar in each life was actually a humanoid machine like me, one of the ordinary residents of the city."
"It's just that one day, they will suddenly awaken the memory of Caesar."
“And personality is determined by memory.”
“Their behavior and personality will continue to move closer to the city lord during the process of memory awakening, becoming a brand new "Caesar."
"The strange thing is that only one Caesar will appear at the same time, and when this Caesar dies, a new successor will be born."
The blue light in Jack's eyes was unusually deep: "Some people say that this is the backdoor that Caesar set in the mechanical puppet."
"Other people say that this is a terrible and crazy curse."
"But no matter what the truth is, Caesars are born one generation after another, and without exception, they will all embark on the path of resisting the [Rust King]."
"And among them, Caesar IX is far away from Success is only one step away.”
“Rust Lord Shi was so afraid of Caesar IX that he didn’t dare to let him die or let him live, so he imprisoned him in the [Snake of the Atrium]. On, use it as living fuel ”
Shane chewed the horrifying information silently and swallowed it for digestion.
"So, what do you want?"
The voice coming from under Jack's metal body was firm: "The clerk died here, and the [Rust Lord] will definitely not give up. "
"Besides, there will be another time to escape this service."
"Its appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and the only way is to overthrow it. Only the rule of a usurping tyrant can have a chance of survival.”
"So, I want to ask you to rescue Caesar IX, or...give him relief!"
"Of course, I won't let you do it in vain. I can help you collect precious metals and steam devices, Or some other treasure."
After hearing this, Xia En was quite moved.
He originally had the idea of raising monsters and leveling up in [Rusted Waste City], so it was natural to go to the "high-level area" - [Snake of the Atrium].
By the way, it would be best to rescue Caesar IX. If not, there is no loss.
As an aborigine, Jack definitely has more ways to collect metals and other materials than he, an outsider, does.
——To put it bluntly, this is a cooperation model similar to the Sea Tribe in Coral City.
They issue tasks and Shane gets rewarded for completing them.
The only problem is that Xia En will offend the current ruler of this city, [The Rusty Lord].
But when I thought about it, he had just beheaded the affairs officer of [Lord of Rust]...
Ok, the problem is solved.
Xia En stretched out his hand: "The deal is done."
The two hands were quickly held together.
After a while, Jack took out two beautiful brass spheres, a dark gold nugget, and a special mechanical device.
“The Sixth Generation’s Heart of Steam, this is a good thing that you can’t even see on the sea.”
"And these [Youjin] are also given to you as a thank you gift and an early deposit."
"This [Youjin] is also a good thing. It is an activated metal. It is extremely compatible and can be used to enhance almost any device."
"Finally, it is an underwater sound device, with which communication can be carried out in sea water."
"Six. The steamy heart of the times!”
Hearing this, Xia En looked happy.
This is exactly what he needs.
[Gluttony Steam Turbine] The current number of cores that can be assembled is five. Previously, it was only equipped with a fourth-generation steam heart, and its efficiency has greatly improved.
If these two sixth-generation cores are installed, it will obviously make the speed of the [Black Swan] soar again!
Xia En was not polite and took the gifts directly and asked.
"Then how can I contact you later."
Jack thought for a while and said: "There is only one black spire in the copper and iron area. I will send someone to wait at the bottom of the tower."
...
...
Not long after.
Shane left the bar.
However, he was not in a hurry to attack the [Snake of the Atrium]. Instead, he first returned his consciousness to the original body on the [Black Swan] and let Joey and An dive into the sea.
After the last storm, Joey is no longer afraid of the sea water.
In other words, she has accepted the Siren blood in her body and said goodbye to her past self.
That’s why I volunteered to dive into the sea, hoping to be a help to Mr. Captain.
Xia En is naturally very satisfied with his enthusiasm for his employees, and there is no reason to suppress them.
As for the existence of the projected body?
To be honest, Shane no longer cares about being exposed in front of the crew.
As a mystic, I have some special abilities, which is normal!
How Joey and others will understand it is their business. After a while.
As Joey and An continued to dive, they saw a dark and profound figure.
In the dim sea water, the already deep body is vaguely integrated with the environment, indistinguishable from each other.
It’s like...this deep sea is his home field!
The mysterious and restrained temperament will remind people of the dark ocean abyss or the vast starry sky.
“Is this... Mr. Captain in the sea?”
Joey's eyes widened with surprise.
Oddly enough, a captain in this state should be a bit scary.
But Joey has a special sense of closeness inexplicably, as if he has a very comfortable aura about him?
"I really want to smell it..."
Joey's face turned red and he quickly shook his head to dispel this bold idea.
Xia En didn't know what was going on in this little girl's head, so he directly spoke with the underwater sound-producing device.
“Our goal this time is to collect the forging and smelting tools Feiya needs. These should not be difficult to find in the factory area.”
“If you encounter a humanoid metal puppet, you must Notify me as soon as possible, don’t wait for a fight.”
Although Fei Ya is an excellent steam mechanic, it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without straw.
The supporting equipment on the [Black Swan] is obviously not as complete as that on Silver Moon Island, so the first wave of raids was carried out in the [Factory Area].
Of course, Shane could have entrusted this matter to Jack.
But if you owe too much favor, it will be very troublesome to pay it back.
It is better to solve trivial matters outside the scope of trading by yourself.
Then, a group of three people began to search patiently in the engineering area of the city.
It has to be said that after transforming into a mermaid form, Joey's movements in the sea are extremely flexible and agile, only slightly inferior to Shane.
When the three of them acted together, the efficiency was naturally greatly improved. It only took half an hour to find all the tools Feiya requested.
During this period, they also encountered a few crazy mechanical puppets.
But with An as the tank, Joey as the mage and support, and Shane as the main attacker, they pose no threat at all.
Chi!
Xia En pulled out the sword from the body of a puppet frozen by Joey, and absorbed the [Secret Sea Crystal] in its body, thinking to himself.
"It seems that it would be good to form a team occasionally."
"In terms of efficiency alone, it is no worse than me upgrading alone."
"But..."
< br>Looking at An, who was moving a little slowly, Xia En knew that he needed to go to the sea to take a breather.
Unlike the projection body, which can commit suicide at will, there are undoubtedly more factors to consider when taking the crew into the sea, as well as protecting their safety.
For now, the crew can only explore these safer areas.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Xia En quickly ordered the two of them to put the loot into the space ring and bring it back to the ship, while he walked towards the railway track not far away.
The shaking ground, the undercurrent in the sea water, and the rising water temperature all indicate that...
[The Snake of the Atrium] is coming!
“Woo——”
The penetrating sound of the whistle echoed in the sea water and pierced Xia En's eardrums.
The turbulent undercurrent roared in, causing Xia En's body to shake slightly.
In the scattered pale light, a giant steel snake burst into his field of vision.
……
……
[The submersible is over! 】
Xia En opened his eyes in the captain's cabin and cursed secretly: "It's actually a torpedo?"
The first challenge to the [Snake of the Atrium] failed without any surprise. .
He didn't even get on the train before he was blown to pieces by the torpedoes fired from all around. His death was extremely miserable.
However, as long as you have experienced such a sneak attack once, you will be able to react next time.
Xia En silently kept this grudge in his heart, and then came to the deck.
Joy and the other three are excitedly counting the harvest of this dive.
"Molten core...small boiler...pressurized pump...metal capsule chamber..."
"Oh, I even found this thing for you! How cool!"
Fei Ya spat out one term after another that was extremely unfamiliar to Xia En, and her pretty little face was full of excitement.
"Although some are a little rusty, they are all still usable."
"It is indeed the capital of steam! With these, it is no problem to build a small laboratory!"
" Mr. Captain, thank you for your hard work.”
Xia En chuckled and said, “Don’t worry, there’s still a big surprise.”
As he said that, he asked Joey to take out the yellow steam. heart.
The metal structure seemed to be constantly contracting, beating like a heart.
“This is... the Heart of Steam!”
Fei Ya’s eyes flashed: “Is this a model I’ve never seen before?”
“Put this in The steam turbine may be able to inspire some new features!”
Xia En raised his eyebrows: “New features?”
"Just like people have different talents, steam machinery also has different special properties..."
"Hey, I can't explain it in words, but you will understand it after installation!"
> Feiya did what she thought of and hurriedly took the heart of steam to the depths of the cabin and began to strengthen it.
(End of this chapter)