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Chapter 575 574. Old Flywheel and His Hunger Factory - Additional update for the brothers "Huo Zheng is very good" [1630]

The strange owner of Hungry Mountain called out Murphy's name and called him the "famous" lord. This fully shows that someone outside Transia has paid attention to Murphy.

But His Excellency the Lord was not surprised.

Shani had reminded her that the Thieves Guild established by halflings monitors the entire continent. It is the continent's largest intelligence organization, and Su Ke Feilun is a halfling with a mysterious origin. He can use the Thieves Guild's channels to understand what the situation is. Unbelievable things.

As far as Murphy's own thinking is concerned, he believes that a guy who can gain a foothold in a place like Hungry Mountain is definitely not a fool. Sulfur's behavior of recruiting a group of trolls as bodyguards seems funny, but This guy is definitely one of the most complex people Murphy has faced since his rebirth.

As we all know, in most contexts, "complex" means "dangerous".

After passing the level of the Four Hungry Brothers and being able to walk from the platform on the mountainside into the hidden space of the mountain, Murphy soon felt a wave of heat hitting his face.

As he walked through the passage of the natural cave, he saw several armed bugbears patrolling ahead.

It was a humanoid creature with green skin and a body of more than two meters. It was shorter than the jackal barbarian, but taller and stronger than humans.

Their most famous feature is a pair of pointed ears, which are very similar to the ears of elves, but their appearance is much sloppier and slicker than that of elves, mainly because these guys have fangs and long hair.

Their whole bodies are covered with hair that is not thick, giving them a wild look.

Bugbears are also indigenous creatures in the Dark Mountains. The individual differences of this race are huge. The bugbears in front of Murphy are normal individuals, but Tris has seen huge bugbears that are the same size as a young troll.

They do not have their own civilization, but bugbears are one of the few intelligent creatures in the Dark Mountains, so they have a city of their own near the Eternal Rift.

Bugbears have a peaceful personality, and they also have certain psychic talents. They occasionally organize their own caravans to travel around the Dark Mountains to do small business. There are also some bugbear travelers and mercenaries on the mainland. These guys have brains. It's easy to use and has the same dexterity as a human's fingers, so it can make pretty good items.

This is the first time Murphy has seen bugbears, and it is also the first time he has seen so many bugbears together.

Looking in the direction of the bugbear guards wearing rough but heavy steel armor, Murphy could see a "mountain factory" in operation. Tools like waterwheels rotated to lift the magma below and send it to forging. In the groove, there were several bugbear workers carrying heavy ore and pouring it on top of the magma while it was steaming.

Then the operator high up pulled the lever and let the heavy forging hammer fall, hitting the ore with a thud and sparks flying.

It was a rather delicate device. The forging hammer smashed the ore and then melted the minerals in the magma smelting. It followed the flow path to the next step, where it was divided into three different groups of workers, one carrying the forging hammer and striking the iron block. There are those who forge weapons, and there are those who are pouring some parts with molds, and finally there are a group of bugbears manipulating strange tools to refine the ore.

The entire factory is very large, and there are a lot of bugbear workers. At a glance, at least two hundred people are working.

It can be said to be in full swing.

Murphy also saw something very similar to a mine cart track, which extended directly from the center of the factory to a natural cave below. There were also some bugbears there waiting for carts of iron ingots to be sent there for secondary processing. processing.

This is not just a simple factory, they have developed the concept of a "processing center". At least there are three workshops for weapons, armor and engineering items in the area that Murphy can see.

Luk Feilun must have spent a lot of thought and a huge amount of money to create such a grand scene in Hungry Mountain. I heard that he has been here for more than forty years. It seems that this halfling warlord is really quiet. It was a big job without making any noise.

More importantly, on the way to the laboratory, Murphy saw bundles of weapons and boxes of armor being packed up, seemingly to be transported to other places.

These weapons and armor are not designed for use by humans, dwarves, or vampires.

"This bastard is doing business with the Jackals! The weapons he makes here are all used by the Jackals to wage war. Zhuo, if I were a hero, I would find a way to blow up this evil factory right now.

Sadly, I'm not. "

Murphy had a realization in his mind.

He snorted. Being in this scorching hot place made him uncomfortable as a vampire, and he quickly moved forward and followed the guidance of the core orb towards the laboratory of Suoke Feilun.

That place was deeper into the factory, with a hole in the mountain.

And it wasn't until this moment that Murphy finally realized why Luke Flywheel chose Hungry Mountain as his base camp. This is an active volcano, and there is enough magma and heat below to provide the necessary forging materials for the factory.

This guy is really crazy.

Isn't he afraid that one day some silver dwarf earth priest with a strong sense of justice will pass by here and use "volcano activation" to increase all his inheritance and himself?

Um.

Considering that even Marshal Loren needs to buy the calculation orbs that are banned from export by halflings from Sulq Feilun, this guy is probably not afraid.

Well, mastering the core technology is awesome. Doing whatever you want is not enough to describe the arrogance of this wild warlord, Su Ke Feilun.

"Hey, stop! You need to be searched before you go in."

Just as Murphy entered the cave where the laboratory was located, a sharp sound with a strange metallic sound sounded in the darkness in front of Murphy, causing the vampire to frown immediately.

It was a halfling dressed in assassin attire. Judging from the outline of his figure, he looked like a woman.

Halflings, as the name suggests, are individuals half the height of humans.

They are short, even a little shorter than dwarves, and their bodies are very thin and slender.

However, most halflings are not ugly. Their appearance is as "refined" as their bodies. This allows the civilized camp, which always likes to judge people by their appearance, to undoubtedly confirm that halflings are members of the civilized people.

What's more, halflings possess the best wisdom on this continent.

The brains of these little people are really very useful, and they can empathize with humans. Most of the emotions between the two parties are mutual, and this creates a rather embarrassing fact, such as hybrids.

The largest number of mixed-race species on the continent are humans and elves. After all, in human legends, elves have always been synonymous with beauty, purity and nobility, but the second-largest number of mixed-race species, well, if you have seen little Sharon's mother, you will You know, depraved things like humans are going to be in love with halflings.

Ah, it sounds like this civilization is hopeless.

In Murphy's previous memory, he had seen halfling traders in his long-forgotten and lost hometown of East Prussia, but these timid "pacifists" almost never went to Transia.

They feared the rudeness of the Transians, and the Transians, who worshiped strength, rightly despised the weakness of the halflings.

But this was not the main reason why Murphy felt that the halfling assassin in front of him was strange.

Murphy had no ill feelings towards halflings. What really made him frown was that the guy in front of him had no "blood" in his body. After the previous binding candidate awakened the scarlet secret power, Murphy could sense and manipulate blood, but this guy in front of him had no "blood" in his body. Guys have no weaknesses that he can exploit.

"Are you a robot?"

Murphy said vigilantly:

"Has the black technology of halflings developed to this extent?"

"Robot? Ha, what a stupid layman's term."

The halfling assassin whose identity was revealed made a harsh sneer. The guy approached Murphy nimbly, then raised his head and stared at him. Under the assassin's mask, there was a pair of weird, lifelike ruby ​​eyes.

she says:

"You are definitely not a steam engineer, and I don't expect your stupid vampire brain to have even a shred of wisdom. I'm going to search you. You don't have any quirks, do you? You shouldn't bite me on the neck and try to turn me into a A vampire, right?”

"You don't even have blood, madam. The blessing of midnight has left you forever. You have lost the possibility of walking into the night forever in your life, but I don't think you will feel regret."

Murphy stretched out his arms and said:

"Search it, just don't touch it."

"Ha, you vampire is much easier to talk to than your compatriots who came before. They are all a bunch of idiots, you know? They call me a monster. Bah, a bumpkin who has never even seen the Mysterious Steam Golem!

Too lazy to talk to them. "

The voice was harsh. The little man who called himself "Steam Golem" quickly touched Murphy's clothes. There was a strange instrument on her wrist that was beeping like a detection device. When the mechanical shotgun was fired, the thing suddenly made a piercing sound.

"Wow! A marvel of engineering!"

The chattering little man screamed:

"The thing that can transform must be a miraculous creation! Maybe it's the legacy of the Creator! You vampire are so mysterious. Hey, can you let me see your big baby? Handsome vampire, I promise I'm just taking a look. I haven't seen you for a long time. I’ve seen such an amazing creation heritage.”    “Of course I can touch it for you. After all, I came here with good intentions.”

Murphy glanced at the guy. He took off his shotgun and said:

"But you can't watch it in vain, right?"

"I have no money. Everything I have belongs to Sulk Flywheel. As you can see, the poor halfling in front of you has lost everything, leaving only a functioning brain."

The steam doll pretended to be pitiful and said:

"I don't have any property of my own. In fact, as long as Fei Luan gives an order, I will pop out the high-powered cutting saw on my wrist to slit your neck, and add two high-explosive gold-burning bombs to your heart.

For someone who was once a high-ranking member of the Assassin's Guild, it's pretty tragic that I've ended up in this situation, right? "

"Since you were a member of the Assassin's Guild before, are you still taking jobs now?"

Murphy handed the changing shotgun of the Vientiane Device to the steam golem, and he said:

"I really need some powerful people to support my camp on the Barren Mountain side. If you can make it cheaper, I will be happier."

"Oh, as long as Fei Lun agrees, I'll be fine."

The demon was playing with this cool mechanical shotgun very happily, and she said:

"You can call me 'Jasmine', of course it's a code name, but I think we are already friends, so if someone places an order to put a bounty on your head in the future, I will try to do it with a gentler, handsome vampire guy.

Go ahead, Flywheel is waiting for you.

Oh, as an extra reminder, don’t touch any liquid he pours for you. In addition to being a powerful engineer, Fei Lun is also a master alchemist.

That guy is a real genius!

It's a pity that he was dumped by his girlfriend and cheated on by his best brother, which caused his brain to be a little abnormal now. "

"Thanks for reminding."

Murphy smiled, straightened his clothes and put the necessary evils in the storage box at the door. Then he pushed open the door to the laboratory. Then he wondered if he had opened the wrong door and entered a room full of people. In the "garbage dump" of mechanical parts.

In the corner of the rather large mountain laboratory were stacked the remains of several strange steam walkers with missing arms and legs. In the opposite corner stood a complex coil device that was still shining with electric arcs.

The bookshelf where books are supposed to be placed is filled with all kinds of weird engineering objects. What is hard to understand is that between a black multifunctional wrench and a silver automatic screwdriver, there is a piece that has been eaten and is still there. Teeth-marked roast leg of lamb.

The owner of this place, the wild warlord of Hungry Mountain, His Excellency Suik Feilun, was wearing engineering goggles similar to VR glasses, standing busy in front of a halfling girl who was suspended in the air.

He held the pliers that danced with sparks in his left hand, and held a cable in his right hand. He kept talking to himself like a genius psychopath immersed in his own world, while the halfling girl he hung up with three chains was naked. It makes this scene look full of a certain "restricted level" flavor.

However, to be honest, it's not interesting at all.

Because the halfling girl who was hung up was a steam golem just like Jasmine outside the door.

Her limbs and torso had been disassembled.

The strange thing like a circuit board on her chest was taken out and put aside. Sik Feilun put a strange device consisting of five computing orbs connected in parallel into the heart position of her chest. He is now trying to activate this "mechanical device". heart of".

This scene looks horrifying.

But Murphy did not interrupt the process. On the contrary, he took the core orb and recorded the scene with great interest. He used this thing as a "development material" and threw it on the forum, which would definitely cause a lot of people to scream.

"Hey, hold this cable for me. I have to fine-tune the current to get Dina's 'heart' running again. Those damn Twilight Cultists almost destroyed her last hope.

Fortunately, Jasmine arrived in time and pulled my poor student back from hell. "

Su Ke Feilun shouted to Murphy behind him very irritably. The vampire lord shrugged and stepped forward to hold the spark-splashing cable. He took this opportunity to glance at Su Ke Fei Lun.

This guy is a typical halfling mechanic.

The extremely smart one, with an awkward Mediterranean hairstyle, but other than that, there is not much about him. He is just like an ordinary middle-aged halfling, but look at him. He was so skillful in modifying the settings of this magical steam golem in front of him, so he knew that this guy was definitely not an ordinary person.

After all, Murphy had just learned this term a few minutes ago, and he was certain that Xiao Sharon had never described this high-end-sounding branch of engineering. Therefore, Xiao Sharon, who was judged as the "first engineer in Transia", also never heard of that.

This stuff is definitely "restricted" taboo knowledge in the field of engineering.

Building a humanoid Gundam with bare hands?

It sounds very high-end!

"You just mentioned dusk."

Murphy maintained his grip on the cable and said softly:

"So they are also your enemies? Do you know that Dusk is pushing the Black Scourge behind the Gnolls? If you knew, why did you sell weapons to the Gnolls?"

"You have too many problems. I can only tell you that there are many things in this world that you can't just stop doing if you want to."

Luk replied casually:

"Even if there weren't as many weapons as I sold, the jackals wouldn't be gentler when they entered the mainland, and those idiots couldn't find the positioning devices hidden in those weapons. This made the Assassin's Guild clear out during the war. At least there is a guide for action.

Young vampire, you can't just take things at face value.

As for dusk

They're a big problem, I'll admit that, but my relationship with them isn't bad enough that you're on a death-to-death relationship with them, so if you're trying to persuade me to join you, you can give up.

Old Flywheel lost everything when he was young. What this terrible world will become in the future has nothing to do with me!

As you can see, I am just a wild warlord who cannot be refined. I can only maintain my life by selling some contraband.

Hurry up! "

He said something, and Murphy immediately touched the cable in his hand forward to the strange "mechanical heart" on the chest of the demon in front of him. As Sulq Flywheel pulled down the operating lever, a current of a specific frequency surged out. , causing the "sleeping" steam golem in front of him to let out a series of screams.

The good news is that she seems to be "alive".

The bad news is that this guy's head was "exploded", allowing Murphy to finally see clearly the "secret" hidden in the brain of this monster.

It was an "organ" protected by a special spherical cover. The complete brain was immersed in a transparent liquid. There were weird electrodes underneath connected to the golem's engineering body, making this scene look horrifying and evil.

“Do you use ‘wetware’?”

Murphy said something in surprise. Su Ke Feilun next to him wiped the oil on his hands and grabbed the coil pistol at hand. He said:

"Do you still know about wetware? Tsk, he seems to be an expert. I like experts. After your brains are removed, they will become the best wetware. I have never used vampire brains to make golems. I heard that you It can regenerate, but I don’t know if a new brain can grow after the brain is removed?”

"Swish"

The coil pistol with a beating light point was pressed against Murphy's chin. The strong paralysis made Murphy almost lose control of his body at this moment, but the scarlet secret power was also ready, allowing him to "pin" the halfling in front of him. Blood flowing through the heart.

Sultan Flywheel took off his goggles, revealing two terrible scars, which immediately filled his plain face with "story" eyes. He stared at Murphy with a gentle and horrifying look, and said:

"Then, let's get down to business, thief Murphy! Loren paid the money but didn't receive the goods, and you intercepted the goods without paying. Not only did you greatly damage my credibility, but you also made me Lost an important customer.

How are you going to compensate me? "

"Giving you another important customer?"

Murphy shrugged and said:

"I heard that you have a lot of accumulated calculation orbs in your hand? Very good, I want them all!"

(End of this chapter)