Northeast of the city, more than thirty kilometers away, there is a river flowing to the ocean east of the Golden Island.
The water flow is rapid and there are many tributaries. There are many alchemical farms along the river, which are rich in grain, fruits, tea and vegetables.
At the estuary where the main stream merges into the eastern ocean, the river channel extends toward the sea in a trumpet shape, forming a typical coastal plain, also known as a delta plain.
The terrain is flat, the slope is appropriate, the geology is stable, and the anchoring space is excellent.
In addition, the river at the mouth of the sea is wide and the water is deep, there is no ice period, and it is backed by Gathering City. This place has been built into the largest port in the Fission Wilderness.
This port is connected to well-known coastal cities such as Reef City, Seashell City, Balder's Gate, and Dagger Beach on the west coast of Cahir Continent. Internally, it connects to the important cities of the Golden Federation such as Aggregation City.
Who is the big boss behind this port?
The answer is the Gold Chamber of Commerce.
The interior of the aggregation city is divided into 20 sectors. Numbers 1 to 6 are the territory of the Heavy Forging Association. Sectors 8 to 11 are managed by branches under the Life Ninghua Society. Sectors 12 to 17, each sector is controlled by one or two medium-sized forces. In sectors 18 to 20, there is a mixture of fish and fish.
The Gold Chamber of Commerce occupies an exclusive sector, Sector 7, which is sandwiched between the Heavy Forging Association and the Life Ninghua Society. The number of sectors controlled by the Gold Chamber of Commerce is small, but this does not mean that it is weak.
The port located at the northeastern entrance of Jughu City is called Jugang Port and is completely controlled by the Gold Chamber of Commerce.
This is just one of the ports controlled by the Gold Chamber of Commerce.
It relies on these ports that communicate at home and abroad, and the armed alchemy ships on the sea, to be on an equal footing with large alchemy forces such as the Heavy Forging Association and the Life Condensation Society.
It is precisely because the Gold Chamber of Commerce has complete control over the port that the shipping information of the Blackwater Liquor Sales Company appears in the information Cindy brought to Li Nuo, including the number of the cargo ship, the shipping schedule, the identity of the ship owner and employer, etc. .
Based on this detailed information, Li Nuo accurately understood the shipping situation of the sales company. The next cargo ship returning from the Tatis Empire will arrive in five days.
This date is a full 4 days later than the time registered on the sailing schedule.
There were no rough seas on the offshore route from the Tatis Empire to Port Gathering. The reason why a cargo ship can delay docking is definitely not something like weather or ocean currents. It must be related to the departure time of the cargo ship.
The cargo ship arriving 4 days late meant staying in the Tatis Empire for 4 more days.
This "lateness" phenomenon directly doubled Li Nuo's attention to this cargo ship.
Li Nuo did some calculations based on the navigation chart he got from Cindy.
At this moment, the cargo ship should be in the sea 500 kilometers southeast of Gathering City. There is the so-called "public sea area", which is a public area that does not belong to any country.
The cargo ship was powered by sails and a coal-fired steam engine.
Wind power is the main power, and the propulsion provided by the coal-fired steam engine is the auxiliary power. Such a design is related to the weight of the coal itself. This is a matter for the heavy metal alchemist who built this cargo ship, and Li Nuo has nothing to do with it.
Li Nuo's focus was on the speed of the cargo ship.
Putting this ship in Li Nuo's original world, it can travel smoothly on the offshore sea at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour. Note①
But in this world, it is very dangerous to drive at full speed on the sea far away from the land.
Because far more starry sky pollution falls into the sea than falls on the ground.
I don't know when, a strange feature called "Lost Sea Fog" appeared on the ocean.
After entering a certain sea area, if the sailing speed exceeds the threshold, the lost sea fog in that sea area will be triggered.
Boundless dense gray fog will suddenly surround the ship, trapping the entire ship in place. Even turning the ship's power output to the maximum is useless. This gray lost sea fog has mysterious magic power. It will forcibly reduce the speed of the ship to 0 and trap the ship at sea for at least an hour.
If you put down your boat and try to force your way through the fog, you will be eternally lost. The people on the boat will never come back after entering the fog.
This extremely weird sea fog has greatly suppressed the population flow rate of the entire world.
Lost sea fog exists in every sea area.
The triggering conditions for the fog in each sea area are different.
The speed parameter in the trigger condition will change every ten days and a half.
In the same sea area, the maximum speed that triggered the fog the day before was 30 kilometers per hour. Once this speed is exceeded, fog will appear immediately.
But on the latter day, the triggering condition may be increased to 50 km/h. Ships with a maximum speed below this speed can travel unimpeded. Or the triggering condition drops suddenly to 5 kilometers per hour, trapping most ships on the sea.
This unpredictable ocean characteristic has a long history, and the specific age of its emergence cannot be verified.
It gave rise to a unique profession:
pilot.
This profession is specifically responsible for monitoring speed limits in sea areas and guiding ships safely through various sea areas to reach their destinations.
The cargo ships of the Golden Federation are all piloted by alchemists.
The same goes for the cargo ship returning to Port Convergence from the Tatis Empire. Its navigator was sent by the Forging Association.
Li Nuo planned to use the fog on the sea to destroy the cargo ship of the Blackwater Liquor Sales Company without anyone noticing.
Of course, the prerequisite is that this cargo ship is indeed related to unstable factors such as the Black Bone Hermit and the Aberration. If there were honest and responsible crew members, genuine payment and legal goods, Li Nuo would not attack them.
In order to further determine the situation on the ship, he went to sea.
After Li Nuo and Dinas carefully discussed the details of the maritime operation, they adopted the other party's suggestions. He decided to invite the Sword of Gold Shang to participate in this operation.
The person who cooperated with him was Darik, who had had cooperation experience before.
This big man who could transform into a giant gray bear asked with a solemn expression on the spot when he heard that Li Nuo was going to sea to investigate the cargo ship:
"Are you sure? Li Lei. You performed well in the last activity of seizing the life potion and made a huge contribution that is irreplaceable. However, the situation at sea is much more complicated than the sand sea in the wild stone wasteland. You request to approach in a stealthy manner. That cargo ship means that we can't go out to sea in big ships, we can only go out in alchemy sampans or yachts. Waves with waves higher than five meters, turbulent underwater undercurrents, weird sea fog, these things come up casually, It’s too much for us.”
After Darik finished speaking, he added:
"I'm not questioning your decision. I'm just making sure you're aware of all the potential dangers."
"Yes, Darrick, I know all the risks you mentioned."
In Li Nuo's study, the two of them sat facing each other on both sides of the desk.
Li Nuo continued:
“Not only was I aware of the risks of operating at sea, but I also weighed the pros and cons of operating at sea and on land.
"I first considered using the Gold Chamber of Commerce to investigate the situation on the cargo ship after the cargo ship arrived. But the problem is that this would involve too many people and things. For example, the directors in charge of shipping and ports within the merchants, For example, the Heavy Forging Association, which learned about the investigation, and so on.
“Instead of getting into entanglements with unrelated people on land, we should be more cautious and resolve disputes secretly at sea.
"In the final analysis, between entangled personnel issues and a sea of indifference, I finally chose the latter."
Li Nuo spread his hands:
"This is what I think, Darik. Whether I want to join or not, all I need is a word from you. To tell you the truth, I am only 80% sure that there is a life potion on that ship, and that I can prove that the Reforging Association, MI3, There is direct evidence of an affair between the Fifth Office, the Sixth Office, and the Black Bone Monastery. If we are unlucky and encounter that 20% chance, then our trip will be in vain. You have to be mentally prepared."
Upon hearing this, Darrick leaned back in his chair, frowned and lowered his head in deep thought. His shoulders and upper body were so muscular that the bench beneath him was as small as a child's toy seat.
"I will lead the team to join, but we alone are not enough." Darrick raised his head and said.
"You can ask your trustworthy Gold Merchant Sword to help. I believe in your ability to pick people up." Li Nuo looked at the other party calmly.
In fact, he uses deconstruction to judge whether a person can be trusted. When it comes to identifying friends and foes, deconstruction dares to be the first, and no one dares to be second.
As long as he spends one or two hundred energy points, Li Nuo can get a person's [identity] information and part of his recent memory. This way you can tell whether the person is loyal. This is much more efficient and reliable than any truth-telling potion or soul torture potion.
As for saying "I believe in your ability to pick people up", this is actually a conversational statement when communicating with others. You can't say something like "If something happens, you have to take responsibility for the person you picked."
Darrick obviously knew that the support he had found was crucial, and there was no room for him to be careless.
After thinking for nearly half a minute, Darik nodded slowly and said:
"I have thought of a suitable candidate, Li Lei. This person will never betray us or betray us. But whether she can help or not is not up to me. I have to go back and discuss it with the manager."
Li Nuo said:
"According to my speculation, our enemies may not only have third- and fourth-level alchemists. There is a high probability that fifth-level alchemists and "Imperial Fists" will appear. I have seen the power of the biochemical giant. To be honest, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, these extraordinary beings created by biochemical mutations are no less than ordinary wizards and alchemists. So, could you please reveal the strength of our helper? "
Darik touched his beard and introduced:
"She is a sixth-level alchemist named Esmere. She is the chief alchemist of the Gold Chamber of Commerce's Sea Mist Investigation Team. Although she is not a combat alchemist, her knowledge of the ocean can help us avoid a lot of problems. An unnecessary battle. If you plan to trap that cargo ship with sea fog, she has the right skills."
"Very good. It's her." Li Nuo tapped the table with his fingertips:
"I'll just trouble you to go for a run."
Darrick stood up, left the study without saying a word:
"Don't go far, I'll be right back. At this time, the manager is free."
After Darik left, Li Nuo formed a triangle with his fingers and sat on a chair to wait for the news.
He said that he was only 80% sure that there was a life potion on the ship, but in fact it was 100%.
The so-called "Blackwater Liquor Company's Drink Quotation" is actually the master copy of the cipher text.
Li Nuo didn't know why Grete had the cipher text master used by MI6 in his mind.
Anyway, he used this document to decipher the secret code of MI6 from the export contract of the Blackwater Liquor Sales Company.
The export contract was seen by Li Nuo using his "psychic vision" and mind-controlling spiders.
The cipher text deciphered using the "Liquor Quotation" was an urgent cipher text sent by the local Blackwater Liquor Company in Gathering City that required urgent processing by the Tatis Empire's MI6.
In this urgent cipher text, the local MI6 members clearly mentioned that they requested MI6 to transport a large amount of life potions and alchemy materials immediately. The reason is that the aberrant lair in the wild stone wasteland was destroyed.
This expedited cipher text was transported to the Tatis Empire using the emergency channel controlled by MI6, covering the first export contract that had previously arrived in the Empire with the cargo ship. This first export contract is also a confidential document.
It was precisely because the urgent ciphertext covered the information in the original ciphertext that MI6 made changes to the cargo ship's cargo, and the cargo ship was stranded in the Tatis Empire for four days.
Li Nuo knew these contents, but it was difficult to explain them to Darik.
He simply kept silent and just quoted the phrase "80% sure" to attract Darrick and the Chamber of Commerce Director to join the game.
A boat full of life potions should be enough for the Gold Chamber of Commerce to take action.
Li Nuo carefully thought about every detail of the plan while waiting.
When he was investigating the Blackwater Liquor Industry, he took a look at the situation of the Razor Gang. After settling the matter at sea, he went to help Fars get the Alchemy Cube back.
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Half an hour later, Darrick asked Cindy to take the message and agreed with Li Nuo to set off in two hours. The meeting point was still the back garden of Iron Thorn Shield.
Darik specifically told Li Nuo that he did not need to prepare clothing and diving props for operations at sea, he would take care of it all.
Li Nuo was happy to travel lightly and arrived at the garden behind Iron Thorn Shield on time.
It is now exactly 8pm after dark, the sky is dark and the streets are sparsely populated.
After Darik waited for Li Nuo to arrive, he waved his hand and drove the four-wheeled motorcycle into the underground passage, bypassing the city wall underground and arriving on the grassland outside the Gathering City.
The group of people covered themselves with stars and moonlight and traveled all night.
Darrick said while driving:
"Ms. Esmere agreed to help, Li Lei. She mobilized a research ship to investigate offshore fog to help. This kind of ship will wander in the offshore area, test the speed of fog in various sea areas, and report it to the port and shipping Company. Ms. Esmere made an agreement with me that she will drive the boat to the cave in the east and wait for us there."
"It seems that you have arranged everything properly." Li Nuo responded.
Darrick nodded and said:
"That's right. In order to prevent the news from leaking, we are fully prepared. Ms. Esmere has several teams of alchemists who perform inspection missions at sea all year round. The enemies they have to face at sea are not just bad weather. There are strange fogs, sea beasts, fallen sea people, etc. There is such a team on the research ship waiting for us. Unless there is some big shot hiding on the cargo ship, we should be able to handle it."
Li Nuo's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that there were more flags on himself and others.
But Darik is right, if there are third-level or fourth-level "Imperial Fists" on the ship, the situation will be very difficult.
At that time, Li Nuo may have to rely on Dinas's strength to quickly get ashore and escape the scene.
Before leaving, Li Nuo and Dinas made an agreement.
The opponent will use the "Illusion Technique" and a magic broom to cross the border from the sea where land can be seen, and secretly enter the empire's territory.
According to the route pattern, cargo ships will always maintain a distance of about 70 kilometers from the land. This is within the teleportation range of Dinas, and Li Nuo can leave the scene calmly.
As for the cargo ship, it deviated from the course, sailed out of the offshore area, entered the open sea, and even the deep sea. Don't worry about this, this won't happen.
The specifications of that ship did not allow it to sail into such a dangerous area.
The ship's nautical charts also do not support the ship's deviation from the course.
Without instant communication over long distances, gold merchants used nautical charts to limit each ship's route.
Where the ship departs from and where it goes will be written in black and white on the report applying to go to sea. Using this application report, the ship owner obtained the navigation chart from the Gold Chamber of Commerce.
The nautical chart obtained by the ship owner will only record the specific conditions of 1 to 3 routes. This includes one of the most important data. That is the maximum speed at which fog is triggered in each sea area. This data is called the "fog threshold."
In this world, only large forces focused on maritime trade would have the manpower, funds, and ships to test the fog threshold of each sea area. Only they can master the fog threshold of each sea area on popular routes. This resulted in the formation of effective constraints on shipping companies and ship owners by large forces.
Give the nautical chart to the Blackwater Liquor cargo ship at the Gold Chamber. On the nautical chart that the cargo ship got, there were only two routes. Leaving the guidance of the navigation chart and rashly entering other routes will have a high probability of triggering sea fog, which is tantamount to death.
Although the Gold Chamber of Commerce does not have high technology similar to the "ship positioning system", it can still deduce the approximate position of the cargo ship with the help of the route and the cargo ship's sailing schedule. The behavior of a research ship sailing into offshore areas to search for cargo ships is not the same as catching a blind man, but an easy job like a cat and mouse.
While driving, Li Nuo sensed Dinas's position and emphasized to her that she must protect herself and not be discovered by Tatis' people.
This was the second time Dinas followed Li Nuo on a long trip, and it was again at night. She didn't complain about anything and always responded to Li Nuo with mindless support and encouragement.
In her words, because they rely on the contractor to obtain the magic power of rebirth, the contractor of the companion witch usually uses the companion witch as a tool. Tools of transport, tools of healing. This is caused by the fact that the companion witch has almost no means of meeting enemies, researching, or infiltrating other than teleportation and treatment.
The companion witch needs the rebirth magic power of the contractor, and the contractor can find other wizards to cooperate to replace the companion witch's teleportation and healing functions. In view of this, in this contractual relationship concluded by magic, the contractor actually occupies a dominant position.
When one party depends on the other for survival, the situation of squeezing the weaker party ensues.
According to Dinas’ own understanding of the situation:
Seventy percent of the companion witches will feel the potential malice of the contractor within a week after the contract, and receive instructions with the nature of temptation and coercion.
More than 50% of companion witches have a bad relationship with their contractors, and they will actively stay away from their contractors during non-mission periods.
What's more, some will completely avoid the contractor and maintain a range of thousands of kilometers from the other party to ensure that they cannot communicate or sense with the other party, so as to avoid being controlled by the other party.
There are relatively few contractors who can treat their companion witches on equal footing like Li Nuo.
What's even more valuable is that Li Nuo never made any unreasonable requests.
An unreasonable request...
When Li Nuo heard this, he thought he had traveled through time into Little Butter...
As a matter of fact, he is a man and has normal biological characteristics.
The reason why he can control his brain and lower body relies on the pit he stepped on before crossing.
He is experienced in this area.
It can be summed up in just eight words: Women seek strength, but people's hearts are changeable.
Before she is invincible, no woman can even think of breaking his Ice Heart Art.
This is Li Nuo's idea, which carries his will and ambition.
There was no talking on the road, everyone concentrated on their way.
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In the naturally formed seaside cave, Li Nuo saw the research ship and crew.
This research vessel was transformed from a large catamaran alchemy yacht. It is more than 50 meters long and has a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The interior space is spacious enough to accommodate alchemy equipment.
It is powered by an alchemical circle. The alchemical array behind the hull will spray water to propel the ship forward. There are several smaller alchemy arrays on both sides of the hull, which help the ship turn quickly by jetting extremely fast rapids.
After Li Nuo boarded the ship, he met the rumored Lady Esmere.
This is a female alchemist who looks about 40 years old. Her appearance is not outstanding, and her skin is very rough due to being at sea for a long time.
After Li Nuo got to know her briefly, he entered the lounge, sat on the sofa, stared at the waves outside in a daze, and quietly waited for the moment the research ship approached the cargo ship.
The ship under him was relatively large and white in color, making it more conspicuous on the sea at first glance. But that's not the case. Its outer metal plate is alchemically processed, and its inner alchemical array has a camouflage effect to achieve optical camouflage.
As long as you press the button in the control room, the hull will enter the camouflage state and its appearance will become similar to the color of the sea.
Unless you have very specialized detection equipment or extraordinary strength, it will be difficult to spot this ship on the vast sea.
After sailing in this almost transparent state for about two days, everyone discovered the Blackwater Liquor cargo ship in the public waters 76 kilometers away from the land.
It was a night with drizzle on the sea, and lightning and thunder would flash across the sky from time to time. The rain showed signs of intensifying, and the waves were blown higher and higher by the sea breeze.
As the ship's hull rocked, Li Nuo bent his left and right legs, tightened his abdomen, and stabilized his center of gravity.
On the dark sea, he saw a cargo ship three kilometers away.
He placed a psychic beacon on the sea near the cargo ship, and then fired a "Psychic Sight".
Li Nuo used the convenience of visual jump to see the entire cargo ship.
Just as expected. The hull bears the Blackwater Liquor Company's logo. There was no one on the outer deck, but in the illuminated cabin, the silhouettes of crew members wandered past from time to time.
The crew did not pass by the aisles and windows randomly. They moved around in a regular manner, as if they were strictly executing a plan.
Are the crew conducting routine cabin inspections?
The expedition team members on the research ship observed the scene on the cargo ship through telescopes and came to a unanimous conclusion:
The crew on the cargo ship are not inspecting the cabin. They move back and forth too frequently. It is more like performing a vigilance mission.
Li Nuo heard the conversation of the expedition team members.
He squinted at the magical vision provided by "Psychic Sight", looking for an opportunity to lock onto a patrol that hurried past the window.
The patrol consists of a crew of five.
Li Nuo threw the deconstruction technique at the leader.
【system information:】
[You are about to use deconstruction on the "Unknown Imperial Ensign". 】
[It is expected to consume 1000 energy points to achieve 100% deconstruction completion]
The leader of the patrol team is the Imperial Ensign!
The team leaders are all second lieutenants, so how many second lieutenants should there be on the entire ship?
Li Nuo's brows jumped, and he felt surprised.
Could it be a coincidence? Maybe the second lieutenant just now was the one who directed the patrol work, so he had the strength of the second lieutenant.
Li Nuo waited patiently for five minutes and saw the second patrol passing by the window.
This is another patrol team, and the members look completely different from the previous one.
Li Nuo threw the deconstruction technique at the patrol team leader.
【system information:】
[You are about to use deconstruction on the "Unknown Imperial Ensign". 】
Another second lieutenant... Li Nuo's heart sank slightly.
The ship's defense capabilities may be beyond imagination.
On the urgent secret letter, the MI6 in Gathering City wrote this line:
Please urgently transport six shipping units of Life Elixir.
Li Nuo didn't know how many life potions these so-called "six shipping units" represented. It was not written on the cipher text he found.
Li Nuo and the Sixth Bureau of Gathering City would not know until they got on board the ship.
Or, let me try to deconstruct this entire cargo ship? ... Li Nuo raised his eyebrows, adjusted his magic vision, faced the cargo ship, and threw the Deconstruction Technique towards the hull.
【system information:】
[You are about to use deconstruction on the "modified federal cargo ship". 】
[It is estimated that 60,000 energy points will be consumed to achieve 100% deconstruction completion]
【Notice! 】
[After system testing, deconstructing this vehicle will have a negative impact on you! 】
[The system recommends using harmless deconstruction methods to deconstruct this vehicle. 】
Are you serious? system?
Li Nuo was slightly stunned as he faced the cargo ship.
Deconstructing a cargo ship using conventional methods would actually have a negative impact on him? !
Is there Cthulhu on this ship?
Li Nuo stared at the third patrol team.
He threw the deconstruction spell at the team leader and spent 1,000 energy points to deconstruct the opponent without hesitation.
Before he could carefully examine the results of the deconstruction, Darrick's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"What are the results of the observations?"
In the captain's room with the lights turned off, the expedition team members observed the cargo ship with telescopes. Ms. Esmere is holding the seawater in her hand and communicating with a palm-sized sea fish.
The most leisurely people at the scene were Li Nuo, Darik, and Darik's Gold Merchant's Sword.
Darrick looked at the solemn expressions on the faces of the expedition team members and realized that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but ask.
Li Nuo came back to his senses after hearing his voice and looked at the frowning expedition team members.
The captain of the expedition team was named Haidson.
He is a tall, dark, thin man, with signs of weather and sun damage all over his face.
He thought in the questioning eyes of Li Nuo and Darik and said:
"Oh, the situation is not good, man. The observation target you found for us is very unusual. It is more cunning than the experienced and bloodthirsty fallen sea people. The last time I encountered such a cunning opponent at sea , when did it happen..."
"Ahem. Hydeson, don't go off topic." Darrick coughed a few times to remind him.
"Yes, yes, it's business." Hudson held up the telescope with his left hand and pointed at the outer metal plate of the cargo ship with his right hand:
"Look there, guys, look at the waterline of this ship. The water is almost covering that piece of metal plate covered with dark red paint. That means the cargo on this ship is very, very heavy. The cargo capacity of this ship It’s 20,000 tons. If they removed some of the equipment on the ship, the cargo capacity could be increased. In fact, they did remove some things, which is why there is such a deep waterline.”
Hudson waved his arms in the air and pointed at several places with his fingers:
"Look carefully at the open-air toilets, the pipes that discharge cinders, and the chimneys from which coal-fired exhaust gases are fired. Did you find anything unusual?"
Henderson stretched out his hand and gestured, performing many actions to operate the ship's equipment:
"Near the open-air toilet of the ship, there were piles of sails and ropes to fix the sails. These two things should be placed in the sail room on the middle deck. They appeared in the open-air toilet, probably because the sail room was occupied. Look at the slag discharge pipe and the steaming chimney. These two things are closed. The ship is not burning coal, so it loses an important source of heat. This is a cold and wet sea. If I were that ship The crew would have been annoyed at the captain's stinginess with coal."
Hudson hammered his palm:
"Here comes the weirdest thing, guys. Where does the power of this ship come from when the sails are not hoisted and the coal is not burned? It is still moving! . . . I have heard that Tatis has produced some kind of fuel. It is lighter than coal and produces almost no smoke or solid waste when it burns. But I forgot what it is called."
"Biofuels?" Li Nuo interjected.
Hudson waved his arm and smiled enthusiastically:
"Ah yes! That's what you call it~ Man, I saw that you were special as soon as you got on the ship. The fuel I'm talking about is biofuel. The coal bunker, combustion chamber and sail room on that cargo ship must have been modified Passed. The entire middle and lower decks have made room for biofuel-burning power units and more cargo. This is why it can operate at extremely high loads without raising sails or burning coal. What keeps it sailing. That’s it.”
Darrick showed a smile:
"Then it seems we have found the right target. There are many treasures hidden on this cargo ship."
"There may be more enemies hidden." Ms. Esmere, who had not spoken for a long time, joined the conversation.
Everyone looked towards her and nodded in greeting.
Esmere held the sea water in her hands, and there was a smart sea fish in her hands.
This sea fish is an alchemical creation, and its appearance is similar to that of a common sea bass.
It can bring a lot of information to Esmere by swimming once in the sea. Its reconnaissance efficiency is far higher than that of others on the scene. Only Li Nuo's "Psychic Vision" can compete with it.
Esmere put the sea water and alchemy sea fish into the alchemy stone, folded her hands in front of her, and said in a steady tone:
"I agree with Heidson, now let me add some details. My sea fish told me that the ship is pumping clean seawater and discharging warm and highly polluted seawater. The pollution includes liquid pollution from burning biofuels Chemicals and toxic gases. There is also a large amount of human urine and sweat mixed with it, as well as many pharmaceutical ingredients with unknown effects. What do you think about this?"
"Are there so many people on this ship sweating and going to the toilet?" Darik rubbed his head and looked at Li Nuo.
Others at the scene also set their sights on Li Nuo.
It's normal for everyone to have this reaction. Li Noli's character is a wizard who knows the Tatis Empire very well.
Li Nuo called up the previous deconstruction results of the patrol team leader and looked at them as quickly as possible.
The panel information and memory fragments displayed by the decomposition results shocked Li Nuo, but he still maintained his calm expression as always.
"I once heard a rumor. I think the strange behavior on this cargo ship is related to this rumor. Do you know about biochemical soldiers?"
Faced with Li Nuo's question, the expedition team members expressed confusion, but Darrick and other gold merchants' swords and Ms. Esmere showed thoughtful expressions.
"Is it something similar to an alchemy slave?" Darrick asked.
"Yeah, yes, it's almost the same, but not completely similar." Li Nuo asked Henderson to bring him a notepad and pen, and simply drew an image of the biochemical soldier he had seen.
He stood up the notepad and showed it to everyone:
"Well, this is what biochemical soldiers look like. Alchemy slaves install alchemical tools on their bodies. Biochemical soldiers use directed mutation technology to induce mutations in the body parts of ordinary soldiers, thereby forming various biochemical weapons and weapons with combat functions. protective gear.
"Alchemy slaves have their own consciousness and emotions, but they have to endure the pain of being transformed. Biochemical soldiers have no thinking and emotions, and do not need to endure the pain caused by biochemical mutations. Which one is more humane, alchemy slaves or biochemical soldiers? This It’s hard to say. But that doesn’t stop them from making normal people feel physically disgusted.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"The biochemical soldier has a built-in biochemical reactor that burns biofuel."
Li Nuo drew a circle on his notepad, and the chest position on the simple drawing of the biochemical soldier in the circle was:
"Theoretically, hundreds of biochemical soldiers jointly activating the built-in biochemical reactor should be able to drive a small cargo ship. Physiological metabolism on this scale will produce many human metabolites, such as sweat and urine, and will also consume Many biochemical agents that maintain the operation of the reactor. I don’t need to explain more, you know. This is why cargo ships emit so many human metabolites and liquid pollutants.”
"hiss"
In the middle of Li Nuo's words, there was a sound of inhalation.
As Golden Federation people who grew up in modern times, they would subconsciously regard this practice of transforming people into machines as a serious crime. This is the inevitable result of the Alchemy Temple's strict prohibition on the use of living alchemy and illegal transformation of living people for many years.
But in the Tatis empire, this approach is not only correct, but at least it is a trend and trend.
It is unimaginable that two countries separated by a mountain would have completely different attitudes on this matter.
Perhaps, only after the Tatis Empire experiences a disaster like the Aberrations will they realize the serious consequences of over-modifying the human body.
Li Nuo already knew what the cargo on this cargo ship was.
Not only that, he also found the mission of this cargo ship from the memory of the imperial ensign.
simply put:
After discovering the inefficiency of the MI5 sergeants, the Tatis Empire transferred an entire army of biochemical soldiers and handed them over to Samuelson to transform into flying wing aberrations.
What the final product is and what the transformation process is like, the Tatis Empire does not know.
They just want results.
A group of biochemical aberrations that can fly, are absolutely loyal, can use biochemical weapons to fight, and at the same time master the aberration magic, are the most perfect products in the eyes of the Tatis Empire.
They hope to solve the problem of soldier supply through the breeding ability of aberrations. On this basis, biochemical mutation technology is added to create biochemically deformed soldiers with extremely strong explosive capabilities.
Let’s not talk about whether the Tatis Empire’s requirements for Samuelson are high or not, but there is no doubt about the generosity of the deal.
There were a total of 2,000 biochemical soldiers on the cargo ship, 12 Imperial second lieutenants who graduated from the elite combat class, 1 Imperial lieutenant who served as the commander of the entire ship, and several Imperial soldiers who served as crew members.
The 2,000 biochemical soldiers were experimental subjects given to Samuelson by the Tatis Empire - it is absolutely not an exaggeration to describe this behavior as cruel and bloody.
In addition, there are 12 million life potions used to induce aberrations, and half a ton of alchemical materials.
The potion of life is for Samuelson.
The alchemy materials are for the Heavy Forging Association. The second lieutenant didn't know what the alchemical material was, only the commander of the ship knew.
When Li Nuo saw the results of this analysis, he felt ridiculous.
Really, ridiculous.
He couldn't figure out for a moment what the Emperor of Tatis wanted to do.
Defeat the Necron Cult?
According to the rules of the Wizards Advancement Association, any country can designate a certain wizard force to operate a first-level magic research institution within its own territory.
Tatis doesn't like the Death Council, so he could have asked other wizarding forces to help research the Necronomicon.
If you simply want to destroy the Necromancer Sect, you can let the radiant wizard forces come. God knows how anxious the group of radiant wizards who are eager to wipe out the Necronomicon Sect are already.
Moreover, the wizards of the radiance department are famous for obeying the rules. If you let them stay at the border of suffering, they will never step into the hinterland of the empire.
With such ideal partners here, why wouldn't Tatis work with them?
Can't figure it out.
Li Nuo shook his head secretly.
He vaguely felt that this matter was extremely weird and contrary to common sense, but he still felt that he was not able to figure out the key to the problem.
There is no way.
Li Nuo looked at the cargo ship.
There is an Imperial Lieutenant there.
Judging from the information obtained from deconstructing the second lieutenant, the lieutenant will stay in the Black City for a long time to supervise Samuelson's work.
He carries within him the mission of the Emperor.
Find him, throw out the deconstruction technique, and deconstruct it completely, and you may be able to find part of the answer.
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Note ①: The mileage at sea should be calculated in "nautical miles". In order to facilitate everyone's reading and the author's writing, the author's time is uniformly calculated in "kilometers".
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