The 19th block of the Fifth City District is a street of machine shops.
There are a variety of machinery shops here, large and small, selling all kinds of steam equipment, accessories, muskets... They also provide mechanical maintenance, custom-made individual soldier mechanical skeletons, armored personnel carriers, and even customized mechanical city design services. of.
"Karl's Mechanical Repair Shop" is not a big store, located at the corner of the back street.
Walking into the shop, a strong smell of butter and rust hit your face.
In the shop, various tools are placed everywhere, and some samples for sale and semi-finished products of unfinished orders are hung on the wall. Most of them are small robotic arms or mechanical exoskeletons.
Carl Jr. seems to particularly enjoy delving into this area.
... .
Hearing Ren's purpose, Karl was shocked: "What, Grandpa Nieto was taken away?"
"Yes. People from the Winster family came last night..."
As Ren spoke, he briefly recounted the threat from the West family last night, and then said, "Now I want to make sure the teacher is safe and whether he was caught by Omar's people."
He had just come to Glory City and his foundation was still very shallow, so he wanted to ask Karl, a permanent resident, about the situation.
As long as the old man is still alive, we can think of ways to see if he can be rescued.
Karl listened, his young face showing the dignity that only an adult can have.
But he didn't seem too surprised, he just said angrily: "Those hateful guys from the Winster family really did this!"
When Ren heard this, he was surprised and said, "You know?"
"Yes, actually, this is not the first time that the Winster family has come to see Grandpa Nieto."
After all, little Karl has known Ilubek for a longer time. He understood the whole process of the matter and said: "About a year ago, the old immortal of the Winster family had no hope of surviving. He didn't know where he found out about it. Grandpa Nieto had a secret surgery that could prolong life, and then he sent people to contact him... "
Needless to say, the old man Ilubek's violent temper definitely didn't look good on others.
Then he refused many times, which angered those in the Winster family.
The old man was already in a semi-retired state, hiding in the sewers and doing some experiments. Unless he encounters an unavoidable favor like Bazel's before, he will take action, otherwise he will not have any contact with the outside world.
But... after all, he holds a "head transplant surgery" that makes the top dignitaries regretful.
The West family, the head of the five major families in the Glory City, has almost the same power as the top nobles such as the king and the grand duke.
But the more powerful those upper-class people are, the more they fear death!
In the eyes of those people, refusing to save someone in the face of death means not giving them the respect of the Winster family at all.
Since it is "of no use value", why should I be polite to you
I can't offend you because of your reputation, but someone can.
It just so happens that Omar also has the meaning of "extradition". The two sides were in the ambiguous period of signing the alliance, which is why Ilubek was arrested this time.
... ..
"I also heard recently that a special patient has gone to the special care unit of the 'Winster Hospital'. Now the whole city is looking for top doctors to extend his life. It seems to be the old patriarch of the Winster family who is dying of his life. ..."
Karl said with a look of disgust on his face.
He was also disgusted with the emergence of the privileged class in the "City of Freedom" and said: "Grandpa Nieto has long been wary of their underhanded tactics... so he told me these things."
Ren frowned as he listened.
It turns out that the teacher gave me so much money yesterday. Did I have a hunch that this kind of thing would happen
"Oh, by the way..."
At this time, Karl seemed to remember something again and said: "Grandpa Nieto put all the previous research materials, medical cases, potion formulas and so on with me. Originally, he said that he had an accident, so he left these things with me. Seal it in dust and destroy it if anyone comes looking for it..."
As he spoke, he knocked on the steel wall of the store, revealing a secret box. The conversation changed again: "But not long ago, after accepting Brother Ren as your apprentice, Grandpa Nieto changed. Notice."
"Teacher... left these things for me?"
Renn looked at Karl's action of handing the box and was stunned.
He has only studied with the old man for more than a month, and he is probably the apprentice with the shortest time he has ever had.
He also didn't expect that Ilubek would keep such precious research information to himself.
"Um."
Karl nodded and said: "Grandpa Nieto originally wanted to give it to you directly, but he was afraid that if there was an accident, you would be caught and the things would be taken away by bad guys. So I didn't tell you."
After a pause, he said again: "Brother Ren, I will leave these things to you. Grandpa Nieto also said that in case of an accident, let me tell you that these things are still very important to you now. It's so profound that you can't learn it until you advance. I hope you can lay a solid foundation before trying to figure it out..."
"..."
Renn took the iron box that Karl lowered, with a complicated look on his face.
These research materials, magic potion formulas, and medical cases are the most important things for a scientist engaged in scientific research.
Without opening it, he knew that the contents inside were absolutely priceless.
Suddenly, he felt that this small box was heavy. This is where a top scientist has devoted his entire life to research.
Those potion formulas alone are priceless treasures.
When Ilubek passed these things on to himself, he also handed over the inheritance.
But this... also has the meaning of "entrusting an orphan"
The old man won't want to do something as big as the "Prince Fox's sudden death" incident again, right
... .
Ren thought about it and asked: "Karl, can you find a way to find out the whereabouts of the teacher? At least... make sure he is still safe."
Karl thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to go find 'Red Nose' Hook on the street right away. He is an intelligence businessman. He should know some clues."
As he said that, he planned to run out of the store and said as he ran: "Brother Ren, help me take care of the store. If grandpa wakes up, tell him that I will be back in a while."
Renn nodded: "Okay."
Karl rushed out of the shop in a hurry and disappeared around the corner.
Renn checked the storage ring in the box, which was full of dense folders. He didn't intend to take a closer look, but directly moved all the information into the folding space.
At this time, in the shadows, Bazel, probably afraid that Ren would do something irrational, also said: "Dr. Ilubek should be safe for the time being. Even if he is extradited back to Oma, no one will dare to do anything to him. A killer."
"Um."
Ren nodded.
Now that a fourth-level master has come to "Black Water Tower", the old man's rookie fighting ability must not even be qualified to resist.
On the other hand, this is also a good thing.
As long as people are still alive, everything is fine.
"Don't worry too much."
Bazel did not want Ren to put himself in danger, and added: "The Omar royal family is probably afraid of leaking scandals, or maybe some old immortal guys are unwilling to give up and have the idea of taking attention to those taboo research... Anyway, We are arresting someone, and he will definitely not be in danger in a short period of time.”
Ren didn't say anything.
Ten years have passed. The doctor has not made many appearances in recent years, and his reputation is not as sensitive as before. Arresting people now will indeed save a lot of trouble. But it still shouldn't be life-threatening.
I'm afraid that the old man won't be able to think clearly and will take the initiative to "make" some noise.
... .
Woo...woo...woo.
Just before Karl came back, suddenly, low sirens like air raid sirens sounded throughout the city.
The slightly nervous voice of the listener suddenly penetrated the streets and alleys, causing everyone in the "Glory City" to show a look of shock on their faces.
Ren's eyes narrowed and he frowned in confusion.
Bazel, an old man on the side, obviously understood something. He frowned slightly and muttered: "Eh... S-class war alarm?! Is it a beast wave attacking the city, or is the city lord's palace about to make a big move?"