My Endless Life.

Chapter 573 Another Mecha Clue

Li Qi didn't know what Sutina was thinking, nor did he care.

He felt the movement in his hands, then turned to look at the group of people brought by the locksmith. There was a hint of curiosity in his pupils hidden under the hoods.

The reason for curiosity was very simple, because among the group of people who came, except for the locksmith, there was only one human being.

This is a four-man team.

They were wearing uniforms that looked similar, at least in terms of color and style, they were the same type.

Two men, one woman, and a squirrel man whose gender cannot be seen at the moment, the four of them formed a team.

The human one is the woman in the middle, who looks to be around twenty years old and is wearing a brown T-shirt and shorts.

She had a good figure, and the T-shirt-like combat uniform she was wearing made her chest look plump, but her appearance was not very good, especially her eyes, which looked very fierce with the corners of her eyes drooping.

The remaining two men...or should I say males, one was covered in dirt, like a moving stone man, grayish white in color, and the brown clothes on his body further highlighted his color.

The other one looks more like a human, at least its facial features are the same as humans, except that its ears are more pointy, long and pointed, like an elf from a fantasy world.

However, he is not as good-looking as the elves, and can only be described as ordinary.

The last team member is the little squirrel whose gender is unknown.

It is about one meter tall, walks on two upright legs, and has a thin knife hanging around its waist that is longer than its entire body. Its overall temperament is somewhat in line with the Japanese samurai style.

The four of them were led by the locksmith to another workbench, and the locksmith said to them directly:
"Okay, hurry up and get the things out."

As soon as the locksmith finished speaking, the girl who seemed to be the leader had veins popping out on her forehead. She raised her hand and pointed at the two people beside her and said:
"Hey! Old man! Are you kidding us? There are obviously other people here!"

She was referring to Li Qi and Sutina.

The locksmith said indifferently: "They are also my customers. If you are worried..."

pat.

The locksmith snapped his fingers as he spoke, and the ground suddenly cracked. The originally intact room was divided into two halves with the cracked ground as the dividing line.

Then a metal wall suddenly appeared from the cracked ground, perfectly dividing the two rooms.

When the metal wall appeared, Li Qi could no longer see the figures of the people opposite him, nor could he hear their voices.

It seems that sound isolation devices have been installed in this metal wall.

As soon as the room was separated, Soutine came over.

But before she could do anything to him, Li Qi suddenly asked:
"Do you want to know what they are talking about?"

"Ok?"

Sutina didn't understand what was going on, and then she saw Li Qi taking something out from the device in front of him.

The slender fingers waved in front of Sutina, and then she snapped her fingers. A faint sound came out from the air and reached the ears of the two.

Without listening to the sound coming from the air, Sutina looked at Li Qi's hands and narrowed her eyes:

"Untied?"

"Untied."

Li Qi answered truthfully, holding his magic device tightly in his other hand.

The magic device was suppressed after arriving in the interstellar world. In addition, this is not a magic world. Therefore, even if Li Qi transformed into a magician, he would probably not be able to exert the power of the peak sixth level.

But he still has the strength of the fifth level.

At level five, coupled with the Xinlian mecha and Li Qi's various abilities, although he can't defeat Sutina, he should have no problem escaping.

However, he is an unfamiliar place, and Sutina will not harm Li Qi out of love. With such a tool tour guide and thug around, there is no need for Li Qi to run around and cause trouble.

He now only needs to show some of his strength and let Sutina know that he is not someone who can be easily controlled by Sutina.

Li Qi didn't really want to be kidnapped by Sutina and become some devilish queen.

Li Qi's move did surprise Sutina, but as the White Queen, she had seen everything. So after being surprised for a moment, she grabbed Li Qi's wrist and pulled him towards her, whispering:

"What? Do you think you can run away from me now that you have recovered your strength?"

"…Has anyone ever told you that you are not suitable for the role of 'boss'?"

Sutina's overly greasy remarks left Li Qi speechless. He couldn't help but complain, while supporting Sutina's face with his hands and pushing her away.

Sutina's fair face darkened when she heard that. When she was about to teach the boy a lesson, the words in her ears diverted her attention.

I don't know what the principle of the magic released by Li Qi is, but he can easily hear the voices inside. But this is not important. What is important is the content of the conversation inside.

Sutina didn't want to care what they were talking about, but the things and forces mentioned in their words forced Sutina to care.

Because the people inside mentioned the Pirate Alliance.

The Pirate Alliance is the force behind Sutina. The reason she can be so rampant in the Darkest Star Sea is that she relies on the integrated offense and defense among the seven kings of the Pirate Alliance.

So no matter what it is, as long as it involves the Pirate Alliance, it is worth her attention. "Old man, I stole this thing from the Red Star King, you better open it carefully!"

The person who spoke was the woman. Her tone was arrogant and her attitude was extremely rude. She sounded like an uneducated gangster.

But the locksmith didn't care much about her attitude. He just kept opening the lock and said to the girl in a perfunctory tone:

"Don't worry, this thing is very strong. It's no exaggeration to say that even if a fifth-level mecha master's annihilation cannon hits you, you will be reduced to ashes, but this scroll will probably be safe and sound."

"You are the one who is reduced to ashes! Your whole family is reduced to ashes... mmmmmm..."

Perhaps the girl was angry with the locksmith and suddenly burst into curses, but soon her mouth was covered by someone, and a gentler male voice sounded:
"...Mr. Locksmith, please don't mind me. Daiya was raised by pirates, so she is inevitably a little impatient..."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't get angry with a little girl. Who do you think I am?" the locksmith said indifferently.

The male voice from before sounded again: "That's good. I wonder how much it will cost to unlock the door this time..."

"This thing is very troublesome, even more troublesome than the bracelet of the kid next door. It takes a lot of effort to open it."

"Stop talking nonsense!" The girl named Daiya seemed to break free from her restraints. She slammed the table and shouted, "Just tell me how much money you want! I don't have anything else but plenty of money!"

"Oh? Is that what you said? Then I want this number."

"Five million? Okay! No problem!"

"Do you think I'm a beggar? Five hundred million!"

The locksmith Lion spoke frankly.

Li Qi blinked when he heard this: "What currency do you use here? Federal currency? Or Imperial currency?"

"Federal currency." Sutina answered casually.

Li Qi understood.

If it was federal currency, the price wouldn't be too much.

But if it is imperial coins, it would be a bit expensive.

After all, the exchange rate between the Imperial Currency and the Federal Currency is 1:9, and million is equivalent to billion Federal Currencies...

Just as Li Qi was thinking this, he heard the locksmith add faintly: "And I want imperial coins."

"The password! You just opened a lock, and you dared to ask for so much! Are you looking for death!!!"

The girl had a bad temper and the locksmith wanted too much. Although she took half of the family assets with her when she ran away from home, even if she sold them all, she still couldn't raise the 500 million imperial coins.

What's more, the Dark Star Sea is a chaotic area. It would cost a lot of money to convert the money here into legal imperial currency.

It is estimated that even 6 billion federal coins cannot stop this back and forth!

Because she asked for too much, even the girl's companions were quite dissatisfied. This could be seen from the fact that the man who made the noise earlier did not stop the girl.

"Senior Locksmith, is the property you want too much?" At this time, a crisp voice came, and it sounded like a little girl.

But her tone was very serious and her words were full of honorifics. Even at this point, you could still hear her politeness.

The girl's voice should have come from the little squirrel.

This fits her 'samurai' image.

The locksmith's voice came again: "Hey, if it was anything else, although this lock is difficult to open, it would only cost a few million at most, but this thing you brought... is not simple."

"..."

After the locksmith said this, the others fell silent.

The locksmith chuckled again and said, "Everyone in the Dark Star Sea says that the Red Star King is the number one pirate king and has clues about the ancient empire's inherited mecha. He has been silent for so many years and has not gone out to plunder, just to find the legendary ancient empire's mecha.

"And if my guess is correct, hidden inside here... is the clue about the ancient empire's mecha, right?"

After the locksmith finished speaking, not only did the four-man team inside fall silent, but even Li Qi couldn't help but frown.

Another mecha inherited from the ancient empire?
How come I would encounter such a thing just by coming to a remote planet?
No, the reason he came to the Darkest Star Sea was to look for Xinlian’s lost body. Perhaps the clue about the ancient empire’s inherited mecha was related to Xinlian’s lost body?

Thinking about his purpose, Li Qi couldn't help but ponder, and he was not in the mood to listen to the person inside continue talking.

Xinlian's mecha is Li Qi's shortcut to quickly reach the peak of the ninth level.

Since the patterns of his consciousness were already changing in the direction of a mecha master, and becoming a mecha master was inevitable, he might as well just go for it and gather all the parts of the Xinlian mecha.

I believe that with my awareness and talent, it should not be a problem to quickly reach the ninth level.

So no matter whether the clue inside is related to Xinlian or not, Li Qi should get it.

"…not good!"

Li Qi was still thinking, when suddenly Sutina seemed to sense something, stepped forward and hugged Li Qi, and then white metal particles poured out of her body, forming a mechanical shield in an instant.

That was the next moment when Sutina protected Li Qi.

With the 'clue item' unlocked by the locksmith as the center, powerful energy suddenly erupted, encompassing everything around it!
(End of this chapter)