Chapter 131 Mechanical Well (All-in-One)
Chapter 131
Lynn took out the crystal ball given to him by his teacher Rosalind, ready to test his condition after the breakthrough.
"Mental strength: ?; Physical fitness: 10."
Lin En was not surprised that the value of mental power could not be detected. After all, his teacher had told him that this crystal ball was a defective product.
However, the 10 points of physical fitness displayed meant that his body had reached the peak level of a great knight! "I just broke through to become a formal wizard, and my mental power is still boiling in the spiritual realm. I'm afraid it will grow rapidly in the next few days... It won't be too late to get tested later."
Lin En's eyes narrowed, and he gently extended his right index finger. The space ring on his hand flashed, and a dagger emerged.
He gathered his mental strength and slashed the dagger across his fingertips. In an instant, drops of dark blood dripped down. Lin En quickly caught the venom in a glass bottle.
"It is indeed poisonous..."
Looking at this scene, a cold light flashed in Lin En's eyes.
When Bethune informed him that someone was trying to harm him, he began to wonder if several other servants had also been bribed.
So, he chose to break through directly to become a formal wizard.
Firstly, after the breakthrough, one can strengthen his or her confidence. At the same time, it is also to use the physical and mental strength improved by the breakthrough to quickly detect whether there are toxins in the body.
"This is not an ordinary poison. It can even harm a first-level wizard..."
Lynn gently shook the dark blood in the glass bottle, his brows slightly frowned, but he felt relieved in his heart.
Fortunately, he discovered it early and excreted the poison as soon as it began to take effect, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"Come back, Ifgrid."
Lynn took a deep breath and took Ifgrid back into his spiritual realm.
Suddenly, he felt subtle changes in his spiritual realm, which was obviously a hallmark of a formal wizard.
At the same time, outside his body, in addition to the faint gray energy radiation, there was also a layer of light green energy fluctuations.
If others saw this scene, they would probably mistakenly think that he was already a second-level wizard.
Lynn was not in a hurry to check on Ivgrid's condition.
Now, he has more pressing tasks to do.
Find the enemy and get rid of these suspicious servants, otherwise, he won't be able to sleep well or eat well.
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Although the third floor of the Mechanical City was built specifically for wizard apprentices, most of the people active here are also wizard apprentices.
But this does not mean that this place looks shabby or low-class. On the contrary, there are streets crisscrossing, pedestrians coming and going, and the atmosphere is very lively.
Lynn put on new clothes, put on a mask, and with the help of the spirit of the blue sky, he completely suppressed his aura to the apprentice stage, and quietly came to Dakar Street.
He walked through step by step and finally found the location of shop number ten.
"A shop that specializes in selling mechanical creations..."
Lynn pushed open the door, stepped into the store, and began to look for the clever bird according to Bephny's memory.
The so-called mechanical creations, in terms of their usage, are not much different from alchemical creations. They are all similar to puppets, mechanisms, and external objects.
But the basic theories of the two are very different. Alchemical creations are the products of alchemy, while mechanical creations are derived from mechanics.
Although mechanics and alchemy have some similarities, overall, the two are not the same.
The most obvious difference is that most mechanical creations are made of various metal materials and then processed and cast using mechanical technology.
Alchemical creations, however, are not restricted to metals and can use almost any material to form a variety of objects.
But specialization has its advantages, and miscellaneous things also have their advantages...
In a sense, mechanics originated from alchemy, but gradually emerged as an independent discipline.
"Found it, the Mechanical Bird..."
Lin En stared at the mechanical bird in the glass box, which was more than ten centimeters long. It was blue and red all over, with an exquisite appearance, like a miniature bird.
"Guest, this is something the seller entrusted us to sell."
When Lynn asked, a waiter gave a special reminder and made it clear that if there were any problems, don't come to them.
Hearing this, Lin En's heart moved, and he continued to ask who commissioned the sale, but the store owner remained silent, which was obviously not in line with industry norms.
"If you act illegally in the Mechanical City and are discovered, you will face the wrath of the Morning Star Wizard. I'm afraid that person has made sufficient preparations. Even if we continue to track down the murderer, we may not be able to find the real murderer..."
Lin En thought secretly and immediately made a decision in his heart.
He didn't waste any more time, he bought the clever bird directly, paid the bill and left, returning to his villa in Barak Garden.
At this moment, in Lynn's master bedroom, Bephantine's long eyelashes suddenly trembled slightly, and her big watery eyes slowly opened. She suddenly found herself in an environment that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"Here... this is the master's bedroom... could it be that..."
Bephny suddenly thought of something, and a look of excitement appeared on her fair face. She bit her lips lightly, her heart full of anticipation.
But soon, she realized something was wrong.
My body did not feel the slightest discomfort after spending the night there. On the contrary, sleeping in Master Lin's bed gave me an inexplicably comfortable feeling.
Then, when she lifted the quilt, Bephney discovered that her clothes were still the same as before, with no signs of having been touched, even the black stockings on her legs were intact.
In this situation, it is obvious that nothing happened!
"Could it be that the official wizards simply look down upon a slave like me and don't even want to touch me..."
Bephny felt a little confused and her mood became complicated. She began to feel deeply inferior.
However, at this moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded, and Lin En's figure appeared at the door.
"Pack your things and follow me to the fifth floor."
Although the Mechanical City is divided into several levels, the servants of the Mechanical City have only heard of it because they are not qualified to leave their own level.
Now, Lin En suddenly said this, which obviously meant that he wanted to take Bephny away and change her ownership.
When Bephny heard this, she was stunned at first, and then an excitement that could not be faked appeared on her beautiful face.
There was even a flash of moisture in the corner of her eyes, and her heart began to beat wildly.
Master Lin En is going to take me away from here! Although Master Lin En did not touch her, perhaps it was because he looked down on her.
But she finally achieved her wish, got rid of her status as a slave in the Mechanical City, and became Lin En's personal slave!
She was about to stand up and salute Lin En, but suddenly she heard a hint of coldness in Lin En's words, and he slowly added: "Remember to bring the four maids with you..."
Bephny was stunned, and her beautiful eyes moved.
She was not a fool. She immediately understood the meaning of Lin En's words and thought about what she had reported to the master before.
Those maids must have betrayed the master, and their fate...
Thinking of this, Bephny felt a bit like "the rabbit is not dead, but the fox is already sad."
"After you check out, the magic stones will automatically return to your account. You can redeem yourself and become my personal slaves from now on."
Lynn threw out his ID card nonchalantly, his tone calm.
Bephny was still thinking about the maids when she didn't expect the mechanical token to suddenly fly over and hit her on the head.
An expression of pain instantly appeared on her delicate face, and a small lump appeared on her forehead.
"Could it be that I made her stupid by searching her soul?"
Lynn looked at Bephny's reaction, and couldn't help but feel a little confused when she saw that an elf couldn't even connect to anything.
Bephny immediately came back to her senses from the pain, grabbed the mechanical token with her tender little hand, hurriedly turned over and got out of bed, and hurriedly bowed to Lin En: "Thank you, Master, thank you, Master!"
Her eyes flickered and she trotted outside. The bump on her head was still aching.
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Lynn thought for a moment and decided to go to Daven and Martha to discuss countermeasures.
Now he has both witnesses and physical evidence, and with the help of Davin's identity as the Warhammer Master's apprentice, he can pass the news to the influential high-ups in the Mechanical City and attract their attention.
Judging from the behavior of that secret enemy, he obviously did not dare to make any big noise and only dared to take some cautious measures.
Therefore, even if the Mechanical City cannot find him, it is enough to intimidate him and prevent him from acting rashly for a short period of time.
Since he might come into contact with high-ranking figures in the Mechanical City, Lin En deliberately changed into a white wizard robe. With his handsome face, he seemed to exude a hint of holiness.
In the wizarding world, it has become a tradition that dark wizards usually wear black robes, while white wizards choose white robes.
But at this moment, Lin En was in a completely new environment and decided to appear in the more acceptable image of a white wizard to reduce unnecessary hostility.
Besides, no one here knows him, and his identity as a natural wizard is enough to prove his identity as a white wizard.
After all, it is almost impossible for a true natural wizard to be born in the territory of a dark wizard.
The fourth and fifth floors of the Mechanical City are both inhabited by official wizards, but there are some differences.
The fourth floor is open to outside wizards, while the fifth floor is exclusively for the "citizens" of the Mechanical City.
Living in the Mechanical City for a long time does not mean becoming a citizen of the Mechanical City. To become a citizen, one must be a formal wizard.
If you are a second-level wizard or higher, you can enter without taking an exam.
However, if you are only a first-level wizard, you must pass the assessment. Only after passing the assessment can you be recognized as a citizen of the Mechanical City and enjoy the benefits of the Mechanical City.
Although Lin En is not a citizen of the Mechanical City and cannot enter the fifth floor directly, he can enter the fifth floor through Martha's relationship.
"Respected Lord Lin, please come in."
Outside the fifth layer of light membrane, there are wizard apprentices wearing mechanical exoskeletons stationed there.
After learning of Martha's response, they respectfully invited Lynn and his party to come in.
The scene here is not much different from that on the third floor. The bright sky is still blue, and the scorching sun shines on every corner, as if the air is filled with a burning energy.
However, after entering the fifth floor, Lin En immediately realized that the city layout here was completely different from what he had seen on the lower floors.
The entire city does not expand linearly like traditional cities, but is divided into independent areas.
There are no common roads or streets between these areas, but they are connected by huge suspended platforms.
Each area is like a floating island, independent and isolated, as if it were a piece of land broken off from the air.
Each area has been carefully planned, covering a variety of facilities such as shops, residences, and leisure areas. The buildings are staggered, presenting a three-dimensional sense.
The styles of different areas are also unique. In some places, tall buildings stand tall and shine with metallic luster in the sun; some areas are covered with green plants, and vines climb all over the facades of the buildings, forming a wonderful landscape like a sky garden.
These areas are floating in the air, like floating city islands. The distances between them are either near or far. One can travel freely in the air only by taking an aircraft or using some fast portals.
From time to time, some figures would quickly pass by in the sky. The aircraft they were riding were extremely fast, and their bodies were agile and light as birds, almost blending into this world in the sky.
Although these figures occasionally cast curious glances, once they saw the two obvious layers of energy radiation outside Lin's body, they would immediately turn their eyes away and silently treat him as a second-level wizard.
Lynn and Bephny, along with the four maids, were walking down the street on the fifth floor.
Although he was an official wizard, he was also curious about the layout here.
Just then, the voices of a man and a woman were suddenly heard.
“Brother Lin!”
"Come here! We're here to pick you up!"
It turned out to be Martha and Daven, who were floating in the air in a small flying vehicle and waving to Lynn.
When Martha saw Lin En coming, she immediately raised her eyebrows and said teasingly:
"You came so easily, but why did you bring a 'gift' with you? I don't often use real servants, and Daven is not old enough to play with women. How can I handle this?"
Martha's eyes widened as she noticed the presence of the maids behind Lynn.
Lin En chuckled and responded, "This is not a gift for you. These are the 'criminal evidence' I brought here."
He didn't care about other people's looks and spoke directly to Martha, his voice calm and indifferent.
When Bephny and the four maids heard this, their hearts changed, but in different ways.
There was a flash of regret in Bephny's eyes, a feeling of "the rabbit is not dead yet, but the fox is already sad";
The faces of the four maids changed instantly. They obviously understood that Master Lin En had already noticed what they had done and now was the time to settle the score.
These maids had no intention of running away. Not to mention that this was the fifth floor, even if it was only the third floor, they would only die if they dared to run...
"Master Lin En, I was forced! Someone threatened me to do this!"
"Yes! Master Lin, we were really forced!"
The four maids immediately began to defend themselves and tried to exonerate themselves.
However, Lynn didn't have time to listen to the maids shouting.
If he hadn't wanted to show these witnesses to Daven and Martha, he would have slapped them to death on the third floor.
At this moment, Lin En directly used the "Shaking Mind Technique", and a powerful mental force burst out instantly, causing the four maids to fall to the ground, lose consciousness, and faint.
"What do you mean? What did someone do to you?"
Seeing the sudden change in front of her, Martha stopped teasing and her face suddenly darkened.
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Martha's residence is also a three-story villa, but it is different from the place Lynn rented before. This villa was specially given to Martha by the City of Machinery.
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Becoming a citizen of the Mechanical City means enjoying a series of extraordinary benefits, and a private property is one of them.
For a mechanical wizard, Martha's residence is of course closely related to her domain.
Although she had jokingly told Lynn that she didn't need a slave, the situation here was absolutely true.
There were almost no servants in the traditional sense in her villa.
Instead, there are various robots, alchemical creations, and puppets that silently perform daily housework.
At this moment, the group was in Martha's hall.
Cold light flickered on the surrounding walls. Several small floating flying robots were cruising in the air, sorting out some documents for Martha.
In the center of the hall, an exquisite alchemical puppet was leisurely pouring tea for her.
However, the atmosphere, which should have been filled with joy due to a long separation, now seemed a bit dull and serious.
Lynn placed the four maids, the mechanical bird and the bottle of poisonous blood on the table one by one, and then told Daven and Martha what had happened in the past few days in a concise and clear manner.
"This is human evidence, this is physical evidence, I brought them all here."
Lin En's fingers gently slid across the table, pointing to the evidence on the side.
"From their memories, we can only see the scene of them poisoning. There is no clue at all."
He paused and turned his gaze to Martha and Daven, obviously having difficulty finding any clues from these seemingly simple evidences.
Martha, like Lynn, was an official wizard, and the memories of the four maids were barely retained in front of them.
Not to mention that the four maids had fainted, even if they were still conscious, they could not resist the soul-searching and memory-reading of the two of them.
"That person is very cautious." Lin En's tone was serious.
"He hid himself very deeply. Not only did he never show up, but his contact with Bephantine was also through hints rather than direct conversations."
Lynn briefly introduced Bephny's situation to Martha and Daven.
Hearing this, Martha and Daven couldn't help but look at Bephny with curiosity.
She had been standing silently beside Lin En, her tender little hands massaging his shoulders and back, and everything seemed exceptionally calm.
But in fact, this well-behaved elf maid made an extremely wise choice at the critical moment.
“It’s really rare…”
Martha couldn't help but sigh. She had just read the maids' memories and already knew the many temptations cast by the mastermind behind the scenes.
Bephny, who seemed to have big breasts and no brains, was very loyal and told Lynn everything.
"But, Lin En, you can rest assured. No matter how deep that person hides, he can't escape the pursuit of the Mechanical City! Daven and I will definitely report this matter. Dare to attack others in the Mechanical City, it is simply courting death!"
Martha patted her chest and promised in a firm tone that she would help Lynn deal with the matter.
However, just as Martha finished her words, Davin, who had been silently studying the mechanical bird next to her, suddenly coughed twice, breaking the silence.
His voice was low and calm: "I think I have found the person who attacked Brother Lin En...but we can't do anything to him now."
As soon as the words fell, Lynn and Martha turned their heads almost at the same time, their eyes fixed on the mechanical bird in Daven's hand.
With just a slight movement of his fingers, Davin effortlessly disassembled the lifelike mechanical bird into a pile of scattered parts.
The originally vivid and lifelike mechanical bird was instantly shattered into pieces, and its parts were scattered on the table, like a dead bird.
Daven picked up a few parts with his slender fingers and showed them to Lynn and Martha in a casual manner: "Only the teacher knows the skills to use these key parts. Therefore, the person who did it must be the teacher's student."
Although Davin was young and usually seemed a bit frivolous, always laughing and playing, but at this moment his voice was particularly serious.
"You mean, the one who did it was the Warhammer Master's student?"
Lin En's tone was calm, his expression didn't change at all, but his eyes suddenly became serious.
A murderous aura suddenly gathered in his heart, and he marked that person.
Even though he was now in the Mechanical City, and the Warhammer Master was one of the most powerful figures here, he still marked the other's student.
No matter who the background is, as long as someone has attacked Lin En and has the intention to kill him, he is already on his enemy list.
Even if he can't do it now, when Lin En grows up, he will definitely not be able to escape! Martha frowned slightly, with a complicated expression: "I think it was probably Marco who did it."
Martha helped Lynn explain that the Warhammer Master had a total of three students, including Daven.
The oldest among them is already a level three wizard and is pursuing the path of a Morning Star Wizard. It is impossible for him to attack Lin En.
The remaining two are Daven and Marco. According to Daven, Marco is obviously the most likely one!
Lynn frowned: "But, I don't know Marco at all?"
"I've never seen him, how could he be my enemy?"
However, Daven and Martha looked at each other, as if they had noticed something, and there was a kind of consensus in their eyes.
"Let me tell you about this matter from the beginning..." Martha began, her tone slow and steady.
Lin En looked at her doubtfully and nodded slightly: "Go ahead."
"Do you remember when we went to look for you some time ago?" Martha's words were filled with a hint of reminiscence.
Lynn nodded, he remembered that incident.
At that time he was preparing to become an official wizard, so he was almost always in seclusion and had no time to meet guests.
It was Bephny who originally received Martha and Daven, and she had never met them at all.
By the time I came out of isolation, the two men had already left.
Martha sighed softly, as if ready to revisit the past: "The fact is, we went to see you that day just to ask you to help participate in a project called 'Mechanical Well'..."
The more Lin En listened, the more confused he became. Seeing this, Martha could only let out a long sigh and slowly start from the beginning.
It turned out that after Lin En broke up with Daven and Martha that day, he went directly to the third floor to rent a house to practice.
Davin and Martha reached the seventh floor as they wished, the highest floor of the Mechanical City, and met the legendary figure, the Warhammer Master.
It was also at this time that Daven took off his armor for the first time, which shocked Martha, because she now knew that Daven was just a mortal! A true mortal, with ordinary physique and mental strength, without the slightest wizard qualification.
Martha suspected at the time that if it weren't for the armor that blocked the radiation from the real wizards, Daven might have been killed by the energy factor radiation outside his body...
Even the famous Warhammer Master, who was in charge of the Mechanical City, was surprised that a mortal like Davin could repair his armor.
Then, after being tested by the Warhammer Master, Daven was revealed to be a Muggle mortal.
But he has a very bizarre talent for mechanics, and this talent may even exceed that of the Warhammer Master himself! Therefore, instead of rejecting Daven, a Muggle mortal, to become his student, he was very caring towards him and poured all kinds of resources into Daven.
The Warhammer Master directly trampled on the rules of the Mechanical City, made Daven a citizen here, and publicly announced that Daven would most likely become his first heir.
Naturally, these changes caused quite a stir among the top brass in the Mechanical City.
As the Warhammer Master favored and paid special attention to Davin, Davin inevitably became a thorn in the eyes of his other two fellow disciples.
Although the eldest sister among them is already a third-level wizard and is pursuing the realm of Morning Star Wizard, she has already embarked on her own path of cultivation.
At most, she would just make a few verbal complaints about Daven's existence and scold the teacher for being biased, but she would never make any substantial response or harm.
However, another fellow disciple, the second senior brother Marco, was completely different.
Marco is not young, but he is only a first-level wizard. His wizard talent is frustratingly low, and his only advantage is his talent in mechanics.
He hopes to maintain his status and life by striving for the resources of the Warhammer Master, and he knows very well that only by obtaining the resources of his teacher can he gain a foothold in this high-level world.
However, Daven's rise completely changed all of this, taking away all the possibilities he could have obtained with the help of his teacher.
Therefore, Marco's hatred for Daven became more and more serious.
"Mechanical Well" is the stage for their first head-on confrontation.
Every three months, the Mechanical City holds a "Well of Mechanical" competition. Participants are ranked according to their level of mechanical skills. The higher the ranking, the richer the reward.
In order to be able to participate and improve their ranking, contestants must have a first-level wizard as their partner.
At this time, Daven and Martha thought that Lin En, as a first-level wizard, should be the most suitable choice.
So, they went to find Lynn specifically, hoping that he could become their partner.
However, as Lynn knew, he was in seclusion at the time and had not received the invitation at all, and had no idea what was going on.
At this time, Lin En finally sorted out the context of the matter. He spoke lightly and said:
"So, Marco knew me through your connections and thought I was a first-level wizard selected by you, so he attacked me."
Martha and Daven looked at each other and nodded silently, feeling a little guilty about Lynn's innocence.
After all, Lin En was indeed involved in this turmoil caused by others for no reason, which was an unprovoked disaster.
However, the doubts in Lin En's heart did not disappear: "But I still have a question. This is just an assessment held every three months. Daven is a newcomer. Even if the results are not good, it should not be a big problem. Why did Marco take such a radical action?"
Martha took a deep breath, her eyes slightly heavy. "The Warhammer Master will be leaving the Mechanical City for a while. During his absence, if Daven's performance is not as good as expected, he may be accused by others, which will affect his position in the Warhammer Master's heart. For Marco, taking this opportunity to weaken Daven's influence is what he wants most."
Martha's tone was somewhat helpless. She knew that Marco's actions were not out of simple jealousy towards Daven, but because his own interests were threatened.
Depriving someone of their wealth is like killing their parents. If Marco had not been concerned about the impact of the Mechanical City, he would have killed Daven directly...
Lin En's eyes were also deep. If it weren't for the influence of this damn Mechanical City, he would have found a way to kill Marco!
Regardless of whether it was an unintentional act or not, Lin En, who had suffered an unexpected disaster, would not let this matter go.
However, it is indeed quite difficult to kill a student of the Warhammer Master in the Mechanical City...
Even if they deduced that it was Marco who did it with the information they had, they would not be able to bring him down from a legal perspective.
After all, one is the newly arrived first-level wizard Lin En, and the other is a deep-rooted student of the Warhammer Master. Even if everything is given, the result is predictable...
"Lin En, you can rest assured. The Mechanical Well will start in less than half a month. By then, Marco should know that the person we chose is not you, but another first-level wizard..."
However, just before Martha finished her words, her eyes involuntarily stopped on Lynn, and suddenly her eyes blurred.
She rubbed her eyes, and when she looked at Lin En again, a look of shock instantly appeared on her face:
"Wait a minute...Lin! You, you became a second-level wizard?"
Martha opened her eyes wide in disbelief, her tone full of surprise and envy.
Previously, everyone was discussing who the culprit might be and did not observe carefully.
It wasn't until the first-level wizard was mentioned that she noticed the two layers of energy radiation emanating from Lynn.
That was exactly the mark of a second-level wizard! She was deeply shocked and sighed in a low voice.
You know, a second-level wizard can almost independently establish a force in the outside world.
Even within the Mechanical City, Level 2 wizards are treated preferentially. Level 2 wizards can directly become citizens of the Mechanical City. This is evident! Martha, who was extremely envious, felt like she was drooling, and said:
"Lin, you can apply for citizenship of the Mechanical City. With citizenship, even if Marco has ten times the courage, he won't dare to do anything to you... If a citizen gets into trouble, the entire Mechanical City will investigate thoroughly and the fight will not stop until one of them dies..."
"Besides, if you have citizenship, you might be able to catch up with the Mechanical Well in half a month..."
Lin En pinched his brows and was about to explain to Daven and Martha that he had not broken through to the second-level wizard, but was a natural wizard.
But when he suddenly heard about the Mechanical Well, his eyes suddenly froze.
Could it be that the citizens of the Mechanical City can participate in the Mechanical Well? If so, then he might have a chance to take action against Marco in half a month! (End of this chapter)
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