"If you didn't come to me at that time, would this have happened? It's not your fault, whose fault is it?" Shi waved his hand, "Don't reason with me, this is unreasonable, what is the use of you quibbling with the facts I have identified." ”

"How can I find the exact route?" asked the Ice Bear Abyss.

"It's not that hard, we sail around, find an iron tooth bar, and ask the owner of the bar. Shi thought for a moment and added, "We won't be so unlucky to come across another gathering place for finished products." ”

Catherine had been watching the stone, looking for useful information from what he said and his attitude: this guy wouldn't follow us for no reason, especially after a confrontation between the two sides. If it weren't for the wolf-shaped machine puppets that drove the ferry, the finished products would probably not have been revealed. What is the purpose of him following us, to the central zone?

Catherine felt like she had something to grasp. "Why did you go to the Heartland?"

"I never said I was going there. Shi asked vigilantly, "How can you have such an idea?"

"If you don't want to go, you won't be on this ferry. Catherine replied.

"The ferry doesn't just go to the central zone, it stops in a lot of places. Shi explained.

Catherine looked at the stone earnestly, and under the cover of that masked helmet, she couldn't tell if she was lying. However, Catherine did not think that her guess was wrong, and the stone's destination was the central zone.

"Let's start by talking about what you can offer and the price you need. Seeing that the Ice Bear Abyss couldn't get his true thoughts out of Shi's mouth for a while, he simply returned to the previous topic.

"That's wise, you should solve the problems you are about to face now, and we can talk about the other issues later. Except for the robot arm that bound the robot bear, Shi's other robot arms were all withdrawn from his body at this time. After a few seconds, two tiny robotic arms stretched out from his chest again, each holding a pocket-sized mechanical heart.

The two pocket-sized mechanical hearts were identical to the active hearts Catherine had ever seen, except that they were much smaller, about one-fifth the size of a fist.

"This small active heart will give you thirty days to defend against the Lord's inspection. I can install it for you guys. Thirty days should be enough time for you to find an escape exit. As for the price...... "Shi Shen groaned for a moment, "to be honest, I really can't think of anything worth my exchange for. Your secrets do have some value, but they are not enough compared to these two small active hearts. So I thought, there are still two days left, please try to dig into your own value and find something that you can trade with me. ”

The so-called open and honest talk about this stage has reached a dead end.

Catherine and the Ice Bear Abyss returned to the bow, while Stone stayed at the stern and continued to control the robot bear to steer the ship.

"That guy's mind is hard to guess. Catherine whispered.

"It's always hard to guess what this kind of character thinks. "The Ice Bear Abyss has lived much longer than Catherine, and has seen too many people of all kinds.

"What do we do now?" asked Catherine.

"Take one step at a time, he asks us to tap our own value, and we think about it. Ice Bear Abyss glanced behind him, "Let's ask them about the situation first." ”

Catherine nodded, reaching out and beckoning to the transformation and force who were standing nearby.

Two followers immediately approached.

"Tell me what you know about the Smith Stone. Catherine's gaze swept over the large humanoid robot golem and the masked helmeted cyborg.

Li first said angrily: "I heard that Shi is very powerful, in fact, I have never seen him before. I just know that he has an active heart, and that's a good thing. ”

Compared to the force, he can't say much information, and the transformation knows a lot about the stone. He said: "Smith Stone has been coming to the Iron Tooth Bar for more than 100 years, and he started out doing odd jobs in the central area as repairs and blacksmiths. Because of his good craftsmanship and high technology, he has a good reputation in a short period of time. I approached him a decades ago for a makeover, and it was really good. Fifteen years ago, the first Active Heart flowed out of the stone shop, triggering a battle on a large scale. After that battle, the stone was gone. Later, both the Device Club and Screw Alley sent people to look for him, but they never found him. ”

"The first one?" Catherine keenly grasped the keyword, "has the Active Heart appeared many times?"

"As far as I know, no less than five. "These active hearts appear in different areas of the Iron Tooth Bar, and each time they appear, they cause a big war, and at the same time, the news of the stone will be heard. ”

"Do you know the relationship between Stone and Screw Alley?" asked Ice Bear Abyss.

"I really know a little bit. The transformation hesitated for a moment before saying, "In order to cope with the inspection of the city lord, the semi-finished products of Gear City have developed three different styles of transformation techniques. Among them, the technology of Screw Alley is the most advanced, trying to retain the maximum self with the least cost of modification. I used to use this technical route as a modification scheme. ”

"Ever?" Catherine repeated.

"Yes, ever. Because now I'm moving to the technical route of the Installation Club. Transform raised his cyborg arm, "I've already modified most of my body. ”

"Why did you change the technical route?" asked Catherine.

"There's no way around it. If it weren't for the masked helmet, you might be able to see the transformation sighing, "After entering the underground, without the technical support of Screw Alley, it is impossible to survive the city lord's inspection." ”

"Then why don't you look for Screw Alley?" Ice Bear Abyss heard the words of transformation, "You are also from Screw Alley." ”

"yes, I did come from Screw Alley. But now that you're at the Iron Tooth Bar, don't think about going back. The transformation shook his head, "Screw Alley pursues an elite policy, and if you want to stay in Screw Alley, you must contribute to the alley or have a skill." I didn't have any skills, so I took on a mission to go deep into the Iron Tooth Bar to capture a fugitive, but unfortunately I couldn't catch it. ”

Catherine suddenly realized, "You're going to catch the stone." ”

"Shi Zai Screw Alley belongs to the technical elite with a skill. Every once in a while, Screw Alley would send someone to arrest him. But it's an impossible task. ”

"Why?" asked Catherine.

"Because of the lack of time, it took more time than you thought to go deep into the central area to find the stone. Before I found the stone, I couldn't survive the city lord's inspection, so I had to choose to transform myself with alternative technology. But after I reinvented myself, Screw Alley would no longer admit that I was one of them. ”