Chapter 74: The Power of the Disaster Star and the Aftermath
Chapter 74: The Power of the Disaster Star and the Aftermath
"Actually, this really has nothing to do with me this time."
"That unforeseen disaster was a random one. As for the deaths of the other stowaways and the three evil mechanical cultivators, it was purely because they were too greedy. They never thought that the rare treasures they smuggled in were also equipped with trackers, and they thought they could escape back to Wanfu City."
"I guess he was thinking of hiding in other areas after escaping, but unfortunately he failed to do so."
"People die for money, birds die for food, it's just like that."
When Li Yu was silently making excuses for himself that he might be a disaster.
He and Hongdou just happened to cross a small frozen hill, and the cold fog immediately became thinner, and the view ahead suddenly became clear.
A huge and ancient city with mottled walls stretching for a very long time and every brick of the city is engraved with deformed "Fu patterns". It looks like an ancient giant beast lying on the ground.
Seriously speaking, this was Li Yu's first time to see Wanfu City from the outside.
Even though he had been thinking about escaping, he had to admit at this moment:
"From the perspective of scale, it already looks a bit like a super metropolis in the past."
"The person who built this city, even if he is not a true god, is he at least a demigod?"
“A real spectacle, breathtaking.”
……
Around the hour of Mao!
The south gate of Wanfu City, that extremely majestic and huge, mottled stone door engraved with various strange Taoist patterns, is slowly opening.
There were many people queuing inside and outside the city, some going out and some entering.
Most of those who are returning to the city are "adventurers" who were unable to return to the city in time yesterday and had to spend the night outside.
The three forbidden areas outside the city are indeed extremely dangerous.
However, the periphery of the forbidden area, as well as the vast land connecting the forbidden area and Wanfu City, are very safe and also produce a lot of resources.
Where there are resources, there will naturally be corresponding collectors.
For example, those who hunt monsters, collect elixirs, or kill people for loot.
At that time, two of Li Yu's neighbors: Hong Sanquan and Sikong Nian, were considered such adventurers. They were engaged in murder and robbery. They were often not at home, but spent the night in some safe places outside the city. After they got the harvest, they would return to the city to sell it.
Soon, it was Li Yu and Hong Dou's turn.
Both of them were wearing masks, and their bodies had undergone significant changes. Although the ones responsible for guarding the city and collecting entry fees were mechanical puppets, and there were many people entering the city together, it was always better to be cautious.
After Li Yu "inserted the coin", he was allowed to go directly.
I stopped a monster bus and started my usual detour.
Half an incense stick later, Li Yu appeared on the old street, pretending to be returning from a walk. He also bought some special breakfasts from the three countries of Qian, Li and Jing, and then returned to his quiet residence.
When Li Yu saw the familiar beauty willow and peach tree in his yard, he couldn't hold back and a look of helplessness and resentment appeared on his face.
"I'm back again after going around in circles. What's going on?"
"I finally found a way to sneak out of the city, but I almost lost my life. I'm afraid this way will be completely cut off."
"Am I a disaster star or a jinx? Am I so powerful?"
Li Yu couldn't suppress his desire to complain.
This trip was indeed a huge loss and extremely depressing for him.
The hope that had just appeared was cruelly extinguished.
The most crucial thing is that after such an incident, this smuggling route that has been mature and maintained for many years will definitely be abandoned.
Of course, there are also consolations and gains.
"It's gratifying that I didn't leak any information or leave any traces. Even those who knew that there was a passenger like me on the stowaway airship are all dead. Even if Holy Nest has all the means, it will never be able to find out about me."
"As for the harvest?"
Thinking of this, Li Yu immediately turned to look at Hongdou.
At this time, the maid had taken off her disguise and was checking the various new equipment she had obtained one by one.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion?
Li Yu seemed to see a rare smile on the face of the cute fox girl.
Chainsword!
Molten Flame Gun!
Bolt gun!
Psionic stone!
All of the above are high-end goods that Li Yu, the owner, could not afford in the past. Hongdou is really a step up from a lowly quarry.
Originally, she could only barely deal with the "Sequence Eight Practitioners" who were in a serious negative state.
Now that she has a set of high-end weapons, ordinary Sequence Eights are probably not enough for her to defeat, and her combat power has increased dramatically.
Compared with his maid, Li Yu gained nothing and even used up a [Sword Evil Pill].
Of course, these things were picked up by her in order to save Li Yu's life.
While Hongdou was examining these extraordinary weapons, Li Yu was also looking at her carefully.
Along the way, he was reviewing everything that happened last night in his mind.
There's nothing else to say, just bad luck.
But even though Li Yu was slow and stupid, he could still notice the extraordinary qualities of his maid from her performance.
“Although each of those high-end weapons from the Tiangong Sect has terrifying power, they can indeed split and smash those two mechanical zombies.”
"But it also depends on whose hands it is in. An ordinary robot puppet that is just an empty shell will never be able to do it even if it is given these weapons."
"But red beans are easy to come by and easy to use."
"Also, her extremely strange high authority... Even though her secret core was destroyed and her authority module was damaged, she was still able to eavesdrop on the flesh and blood mechanical factory used to transform the Three Saints, and even destroy the modification tracker?"
"What's the origin?"
“Even if a Sequence 7 [Puppet Maker] worked hard and used his connections to install a very high-level Heavenly Craftsmanship Core that can be used on the so-called Bell and Bell Colossus, could he achieve this level?”
Many doubts and thoughts emerged in Li Yu's mind.
After thinking for a moment about the last question, he slowly shook his head.
Although he didn't know much about Tiangong Sect, Li Yu still felt that Hongdou was a little abnormal.
If I hadn’t already peeked at it last time!
At this moment, Li Yu really wanted to use a bubble of truth to spy on Hongdou's true background.
Just as he was lost in thought, Hongdou's mechanical fox face suddenly came closer, a pair of jewel eyes flashing, as if burning her already limited "wisdom".
Finally, she made some assumptions about Li Yu:
"Master has been watching Hongdou for more than thirty breaths. Are you hesitating about any orders?"
"Is it still the [Spiritual Replenishment Method]?"
“Do you want to initiate a related reward?”
"What do you want to repair? Hurry up and check the mechanical box again. Make sure it's not dangerous. Then open it and let me see what treasure you stole."
"Good host!"
Li Yu suddenly missed Hongdou before the secret core was repaired. Although she was silly, she would not do anything stupid and would not speculate about her owner.
However, there was no compromise on the point of executing the order.
As soon as she finished speaking, a red light burst out from between Hongdou's brows, and she began to scan the thing in her hand again. It was obvious at a glance that it was an extraordinary mechanical treasure chest.
That accident scene!
There are many kinds of treasures in the smuggling ships under the command of Holy Nest, and each one is of extremely high value.
But they are also very huge and conspicuous.
If Li Yu was the only one there at that time, he would have turned around and run for his life without caring about anything.
Li Yu is both greedy and not greedy.
So he had a flash of inspiration and decided to let Hongdou choose.
As they were both "Tiangongjiao creations", the one she chose must be the most valuable item in the smuggling ship. The following feedback seemed to confirm this, but Li Yu was not happy.
"Drip drip!"
"Scan completed... confirmed, no risk factors exist."
"Opening... Because the permission module is damaged, the target permission is too high and cannot be opened... Opening the forced decryption mode, deducing the secret key..."
"It has been determined that the time to deduce the relevant secret key is unknown."
"Can the secret key be successfully deduced? Unknown."
When these mechanical sounds sound.
The look of expectation on Li Yu's face gradually faded. He stared at his mechanical maid speechlessly and asked:
"So, Anko you can't open this mechanical box?"
"Yes Master, at least for now."
"Then why did you grab it?"
"As long as it is scanned under your authority, it is the most precious and convenient rare item to carry... After being scanned by Hongdou, this item is the most valuable rare item in the cabin at that time."
The last sentence that sounded was Li Yu’s past voice, a replay from Hongdou.
Li Yu was choked.
But there was no way, this was really his order.
And now it seems that Hongdou is doing very well.
Since even her remaining high authority couldn't open the mechanical box, it was enough to prove how precious this thing was.
"According to what those three evil mechanical cultivators said!"
"Holy Nest has completely colluded with the [Tiangong Cult]. The large number of unique artifacts and weapons belonging to the Tiangong Cult in the smuggling ship seems to confirm this."
"So the contents of this box are probably high-level treasures that are unique to the Tiangong Sect?"
"It seems that I really found a huge bargain."
"It's just that this thing is just like the 'Suspected High-Sequence Formula of the Spiritual Venerable Path' sealed in my fifth bubble. You can see it but you can't eat it."
"What could it be? A high-level secret core? A legacy of the God of Craftsmanship? An artificial intelligence brain?"
A big secret and great benefits were right in front of him, but he was unable to know it, which made Li Yu's strange habit of prying into secrets and private affairs show signs of breaking out again.
Once again, he wanted to use up the seventh bubble that was already full.
The power of this bubble cannot do anything to high-sequence formulas, but there is a high chance that it can forcibly decipher the so-called "secret key".
However, doing so seems a bit extravagant. It's not a life-and-death crisis, so how can we easily waste our greatest reliance?
Just as he was thinking about it, the bronze chicken that had not been seen in the yard all night suddenly made a sound of plague.
What followed was the sound of a mechanical motorcycle emitting smoke outside the door.
The newspaper deliveryman didn't care if there were people in the courtyard and shouted directly:
"The new issue of Wanfu Daily has arrived!"
"In addition, our newspaper is offering a 20% discount on annual subscriptions. Interested customers can contact nearby salespersons at any time."
When the voice fell.
A roll of newspaper was thrown in from the air.
The movements of the bronze chicken and the newspaper boy directly pulled Li Yu out of the mood of escaping from the city and pushed him back to his daily life.
Even Hongdou joined in the fun and said, "According to the alarm clock that the master set in advance, it is time for the master to report to work at the City Lord's Mansion."
Upon hearing this, Li Yu's face was filled with helplessness.
Tossing all night!
Not only did he fail to escape from Wanfu City, but he was also urged to go to work as soon as he returned home after eliminating all the troubles.
Besides, he couldn't refuse.
"The smuggling route is temporarily blocked."
"If we want to find another path, we still have to rely on the six people from the Ninth Pioneer Team."
"You have to take this class."
After thinking for a while, Li Yu finally figured it out.
He took the newspaper from Hongdou and said:
"Look after your home!"
"If there is anything unusual, set off a big firework to let me know as I ordered, and then try your best to escape."
"Good host!"
As Li Yu spoke, he glanced at the bronze chicken that was returning to the chicken coop in a proud and confident manner.
The big firework made up of a large amount of gunpowder and an explosive pill was exactly this plagued chicken.
Although Li Yu thought that he was hiding in this old street and had not revealed any traces of his whereabouts, there would be no trouble.
But he still prepared a lot of means to deal with it!
If something really happens, he still has time to escape.
If you can’t make it in the South District, go to the East District.
If it really doesn't work, you can go to the North District or West District.
With that thought in mind, Li Yu turned around and walked out the door, heading towards the city main street.
……
Because of Zhan Kui's special instructions when they parted yesterday, Li Yu thought that he would be working alone in the camp today.
But who would have thought that as soon as he arrived at the camp, he began to hear the nagging warnings of the camp's mechanical dolls about "excessive wear and tear rate" and so on.
Suddenly, accompanied by a roar, the steam airship belonging to the Ninth Pioneer Team flew over from a distance.
It’s good not to wait. Zhan Kui, Zhu Wu Gou, Sang Zhu, Shu Fu and Mi Wu Niang jumped down one after another like dumplings.
After landing, their faces didn't look very good.
Li Yu went forward, but he didn't have time to ask any real questions. He just showed a hint of doubt on his face.
The leading captain, Zhan Kui, could not hold back his words and shouted angrily:
"There's also this [Three Saints Gang] in Hallownest. I don't know what's going on."
"We sent a large number of mechanical dogs and some half-human, half-ghost demons to search everywhere around the outskirts of the Wangui Tundra, and we specifically targeted the weak folks."
"As a result, a large number of wild tribes fled in all directions, causing chaos in the tundra's internal Qi. The disturbance of the strange energy was too great, and some powerful forbidden strange spirits were startled out."
"We are still exploring. If we are not careful, we will lose our lives."
"I have to complain to the higher-ups. If Holy Nest can't do anything, can't the damn Three Saints Gang be blamed?"
When Li Yu heard Zhan Kui's words, he immediately understood.
It's the aftermath of the accident last night!
But he didn't expect such a big scene.
Before he could think more, the two-headed old man Luo Sheng, who had not appeared before, suddenly appeared in the camp on a steam elevator and brought a more accurate news that made Li Yu's heart tremble:
"I found out everything!"
"Last night, a smuggling ship under Hallownest accidentally collided with a stowaway ship."
"Those daring stowaways also robbed the smuggling ship of all the high-end treasures. Although they were all killed, it seems that because of their disruption, an extremely rare treasure fell into the hands of those tundra barbarians."
(End of this chapter)