The "Iron Boots Hunting Group" was originally a large hunting group with tens of thousands of hunters in Oma.
This time, a strong detachment from their team followed them to the Plague Base, led by the deputy leader, Level 4 [Demon Hunter Master] Burgos.
This kind of large hunting group with strong strength, sophisticated equipment and advanced mechanical equipment can always seize "opportunities" with its super keen sense of smell.
But this time they wiped out an entire barbarian tribe and plundered so many treasures. It was also the most exciting time for the hunters of this "plague base" to open up wasteland in the swamp of the ruins for two months.
Inside the "Plague Base", one could see mountains of monster furs piled up.
This is the best raw material for making magic scrolls, robes, and leather equipment.
The barbarian tribes are still in Stone Age society, but they have superb skinning skills. Also because they live in the wild all year round and hunt monsters all the time, a large amount of monster furs have accumulated in the tribe.
This batch is of very high quality, in perfect condition, and the peeling workmanship is impeccable.
It is definitely a hot commodity in any chamber of commerce.
"One thousand, three hundred pieces of magic beast skins for the first level, five hundred for the second level, and three hundred for the third level..."
"Fifteen hundred kilograms of nugget gold..."
"There are nine hundred and fifty-one first-order magic beast crystal cores, and second-order magic crystals..."
"Thirty top-grade gems of various colors, medium-grade gems..."
"Three high-end magic potion ingredients [Snake Head Flower], nineteen [Ghost Skeleton Mushrooms], and a fifth-level magic beast skeleton..."
"..."
Every time the count is counted, there will be enthusiastic cheers from the onlookers.
The steward of the "Sunflower Merchants Association" is counting the value of the goods, recording them while counting.
The hunters would give it to them here. Although the price would be lower, it would save them the trouble of transporting it back to the city themselves.
And after cashing out, they can continue to hunt for wilderness, maximizing the profits from this outing.
... .
Ren was not interested in watching the fun.
From a distance, he could see the dark-skinned heads with totems hanging on the Mechanical City.
This is also one of the main tasks released in "City of Glory", hunting barbarians.
Every head is a meritorious service and can be exchanged for at least ten contribution points.
There were four to five hundred bloody human heads hanging there, which was exactly the number of a small tribe.
It is also customary to hang human heads on the Mechanical City, in order to demonstrate military achievements, to shock the barbarians, and to provoke them to attack the Mechanical City and wait for work.
Because this "luring enemy" tactic has long appeared in other bases, and it works quite well.
There are heads hanging outside the mechanical city. The remaining tribal barbarians nearby will use spears, bows, arrows and stone weapons to frantically attack the steel-cast mechanical city and snatch back the heads of the tribesmen.
This is much easier than fighting guerrillas with them in the wilderness, and it is easier to harvest military exploits.
I don’t know if it’s because he got to know Udo, but in Renn’s eyes, the humans of the Coleman tribe are no longer uncivilized “savages” like orangutans in the eyes of others.
They also have their own civilization and are reasonable.
But resource plunder is bound to be bloody.
Renn is not that holy. He doesn't think he can change anything, and he doesn't want to change anything.
If he encounters someone who threatens his life, he will kill him without hesitation.
But what you can do is not take pleasure in it.
... .
The "Plague Base" now has three "Ghoul-class" mechanical cities. They formed a triangle, and engineering vehicles built a steel fence around the three sides, enclosing a hunting camp of tens of thousands square meters.
People from the upper class stayed in the Machinery City, while ordinary hunters set up their own tents in the enclosed camps.
Renn and his "Soy Sauce Hunting Group" were allotted a few square meters of camping ground in the corner of the camp, and relied on the sausage cart to set up a field marching tent.
Lane's laboratory and Carl's machine shop are located here.
When he returned to the barracks, Tust was using his octopus robotic arm to tinker with a mechanical doll with a complicated clockwork.
And little Carl was lying on the small wooden table, holding a ruler, and carefully drawing mechanical drawings.
Hearing the movement, he raised his head and greeted happily: "Brother Ren, are you back?"
"Um."
Renn nodded, glanced at the drawing in his hand, and asked casually: "Karl, what are you drawing?"
Karl said: "The drawings of Mechanical City!"
It is the lifelong dream of every mechanic to independently design a mechanical city of his own, and it is also one of the necessary conditions for a senior mechanic to advance to the "Mechanical Master" level.
A behemoth like the Steam Mechanical City is a technological product that condenses the wisdom of mechanics. If you want to design a complete Mechanical City, you need an extremely deep knowledge reserve.
Power boilers, steel structure mechanics, enchantments, weapon systems... Without decades of immersion, it would be impossible to succeed.
"Oh? Have you started designing a mechanical city?"
During this time together, Renne already knew very well that although Karl was young, his mechanical talent was definitely considered a "top genius". Many of his fanciful designs can even make Ren, a time traveler, shine.
He thought this was just Karl's practice design, so he casually asked: "What kind of mechanical city are you planning to design?"
Karl picked up the sketch he was drawing and said, "I plan to design a flying mechanical city!"
"Huh? Can it fly?"
Renn didn't care at first because he didn't understand mechanical knowledge at all.
But when he heard Karl's idea of "wanting to go to heaven", he was stunned for a moment.
After hearing this, Tust put down the clockwork puppet in his hand.
The old man chuckled and looked at Karl, but more like explaining something to Renne, and said: "Imagination is the most valuable talent of a mechanic. Theoretically, as long as the power is enough, the Mechanical City can indeed fly into the sky."
After a pause, he glanced at his grandson, and then said: "But little Carl, with the current level of world technology, there are still many technical difficulties that have not been overcome, and it will take at least several decades for the Mechanical City to fly into the sky... . ”
This was said very cleverly, probably because he wanted a layman like Renn to understand what the creativity and imagination of a machinist meant.
It also means encouragement and will not extinguish Carl's "sincere heart" for mechanical technology.
"No, no, no..."
Renn shook his head and said sincerely: "I think Karl's idea is very good. Maybe it will be realized soon!"
Not only did he not think Karl was "whimsical", but he agreed with it.
In previous generations, human manned spacecraft have landed on Mars, so what’s so surprising about iron lumps flying into the sky? This is the only way for the future development of machinery.
He was shocked that Karl's "imagination" had reached that level under the current level of technology.
In the field of science, there are often some "pioneer-level" geniuses who emerge and leave a mark in history.
Their ideas are often inconsistent with the ideas of the secular public, and when they are said, they are shocking to the world, and they will be destroyed as "heresies" by the mainstream. But many years later, people will find that those pioneers represented the truth.
Like Copernicus in Ren's previous life.
... .
When Carl heard Ren praise him, his little face was full of excitement, and he shared his sketch: "Wow... Brother Ren, do you also think my 'Flying Mechanical City' is feasible? Other mechanics say that I am What a wishful thinking..."
"Of course it's possible."
Ren nodded, his tone full of encouragement.
As he said that, he really looked at the drawing in Karl's hand and asked: "So, Karl, what kind of flying mechanical city are you planning to design?"
The secret of the mechanical wreckage now does not belong to him alone, but also to His Highness Ymir.
He had no right to divulge it in advance.
But I thought that if I got the technology from Machinery City in the future, I would have to let Carl and his grandfather see if they could create something new.
Carl was excited: "This is the 'Flying Crab' I drew. It can travel on land, fly in the sky, and swim in the water..."
"..."
When Ren heard this, his face twitched.
Except for dachshunds, it’s crabs.
Can't there be a more domineering design
Like... a dragon
There are two types of geniuses, one is ordinary genius, and the other is "pioneer-level" genius.
Carl was probably a pioneer in the field of mechanics.
However, there is nothing wrong with the technology, but it seems that it is not very mature in terms of aesthetics.
Renn felt that he needed to properly guide little Carl's aesthetics.
He said: "Karl, have you never thought of designing a more powerful shape, one that can fly into the sky?"
Karl blinked: "More powerful?"
Renn guided: "Karl, what is the most powerful flying monster you have ever heard of?"
"You mean... gryphon?"
Karl thought for a while and said: "The gryphon that is the coat of arms of the Omar royal family? I heard that it is a mythical creature that combines a lion and an eagle..."
Renn felt that the gryphon did not look domineering at all, but looked a bit strange, so he said directly: "Have you ever thought about it being a giant dragon?"
Karl's concept was a little vague: "A giant dragon? A mythical dragon?"
"yes!"
Renn added: "Have you never heard of the legend that there is a black dragon living in a cave in the Alcoron Mountains? It is said to be the absolute overlord standing at the top of the Warcraft food chain... The Flying Mechanical City you designed , if it were a giant steel dragon, wouldn’t it also be the most powerful in the Mechanical City?”
"Huh... "
Karl thought about it seriously, and his big eyes as bright as the stars suddenly lit up, and more and more inspiration burst out: "Ah! Brother Ren, I have thought of it! I The composition of a super flying mechanical city suddenly appeared in my mind... "
He could no longer contain his excitement, as if he had seen a huge mechanical flying dragon in front of him, and shouted: "Oh, my God! It's so beautiful, so perfect, I must design it right away." ! It is the ultimate dream that I must complete in my life... "
Then, the little kid seemed to forget about Ren in the blink of an eye. He tore up his original draft and began to concentrate on drawing.
... .
Renn didn't care either. This is the "virtue" of a fanatical scientific researcher.
As soon as I devoted myself to research, I immediately lost sleep and food.
His teacher Ilubek is, Karl is, and Tust is too.
He felt like he was about to catch the disease himself.
Tust looked at his obsessive grandson, shook his head and smiled, his eyes full of relief. Turning his face, he said to Ren again: "I'm interested."
Renn smiled nonchalantly and said casually: "Haha... I also want Carl to design a super mechanical city. If I want to be a lord in the future, wouldn't it be useful?"
Tust glanced at him and responded with a smile: "If you really can become a lord in the future, how about the old man helping you design a ship? I'm afraid you don't have this ambition..."
"Okay! It's a deal!"
Regardless of whether it was possible or not, Ren agreed first.
Lord? It can easily reach hundreds of billions or trillions, and requires a lot of small amounts of money.
Tust smiled and skipped the topic.
He looked at the injuries on Ren's face again, and asked with a smile: "Kid Ren, did you get beaten again during today's sparring session? Why do you feel that you were injured more seriously than usual this time? Did you meet a powerful opponent? "
"Yes, I met a noble lady from the imperial capital."
Ren responded with a smile, and took out the handsome white gloves again, "But fortunately, I won the fight, and I also won a good pair of gloves."
"Haha, a noble lady would go to the fighting arena? That's quite strange..."
Tust didn't have much time to wake up now, and after chatting for a few words, he felt sleepy. "The old man is sleepy, so he went to sleep."
With that said, he turned around and got into the tent to sleep.
"Okay. Grandpa Tust."
Ren nodded.
Thinking about it, he took out another monster corpse and practiced the daily required homework - surgical dissection as usual.
Unexpectedly, two uninvited guests came towards the tent.
Taking a closer look, he recognized one of them.
It's actually the bearded administrator who looks like Marx from the Central Library of the "Glory City"!
In this national war call-up, such civilian personnel also came out to participate in the mission
Ren thought so.
When he saw an acquaintance, he greeted him casually as if he were in the library: "Hey! Mr. Administrator, why are you here too?"
Ren just waved to say hello, but at this moment, a strong wind blew through.
There was a burly man beside him.
Except for the last time he encountered an assassination, Bazel, who had never been seen before, suddenly appeared next to him at this moment, with an extremely solemn look on his face.
"..."
Ren's eyelids twitched suddenly, and his gesture of greeting suddenly froze.
He knew that things might get serious.
... .
Before Bazel could speak, the cloaked man took off his cloak and greeted with a smile: "Hey, Mr. Bazel, don't be nervous... I don't mean any harm."
This is a pretty handsome face. Except for his squinting eyes when he smiles, he doesn't look like a bad guy.
Ren also remembered, isn't this guy the same guy who played cards with the bearded man in the library last time
Bazel did not speak, but looked at the bearded administrator.
"I don't know what this guy wants to do, but he really doesn't have any ill intentions."
The bearded administrator responded, and said with a deep meaning: "Maybe, you just want to play cards with this little friend next to you?"
When Bazel heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Only then did Ren understand. These three people seemed to know each other
... .
Playing cards
Is this guy so idle
Unexpectedly, at this time, the young man in the cloak actually took out a pair of cards, grinned his white teeth, and asked: "Mr. Lane, do you want to play a game?"
Can you avoid it by pretending to be cowardly
Obviously, no.
"OK!"
With a smile on his face, Ren agreed mindlessly.
He then suggested: "Can four people fight the Landlord?"