"Mengsk? I didn't expect to see you here. ”

Donald was greeted by Miro Monsk, the brawny mechanic he had met at the Bureau of Anomalies job fair.

"I've been on the investigation team since I left the job fair, and I've never had a chance to meet again, and I heard from Miss Quake that your first mission was quite difficult, and the undead are not easy to deal with...... Oh, I almost forgot to introduce it, this is the black-faced store manager Fern Walker, a highly skilled mechanic. ”

Mengsk seemed to be in a good mood, and after saying hello, he took the initiative to introduce Donald to the store manager.

"Donald, I just asked, Mr. Mengsk seems to be going to Phantom Island as well, and he is on the same ship that will go to sea the day after tomorrow, and he is on the same trip as you. ”

Stephanie suddenly said at this time that she and Monsk had just met, and at that time, he and Donald were both specially named people, so they would naturally attract attention.

They are all newcomers to the Abnormal Adjustment Bureau, and the two chatted a few words.

"Really? We'll have a drink later. ”

Donald was still a little surprised to hear the news, it would be nice to be able to go to Phantom Island with someone he knew, at least he had a source of information.

But now is not the time to chat, it's not good to stand in front of the counter and talk about some other things in front of the store manager, and besides, this is also the internal intelligence of the Heterogeneous Bureau, so you can't talk about it in front of outsiders without concealment.

The purchase of the mechanical mask did not take much time, Stephanie had already helped Donald choose in advance In addition to a few better styles, Donald did not have any choice about the shape of the mask, and after reading it, he chose two masks with black skulls depicted on the outside, one large and one small.

The big one is for herself, and the small one is for Lilo, so maybe she will use it later.

After trying the size of the mask, I originally wanted to ask for some functional uses on this mask, but Mengsk next to him said that he could help explain it later, so this step was saved.

Shell out the bill and complete the transaction cleanly.

After receiving the money, Fern Walker turned around and went straight into the back room, the man looked like a stuffy gourd, and he didn't say a few words from beginning to end.

"Mr. Walker has always been a craft-focused man who is not very good at socializing, and his silence just now is not for you, in fact he does the same for everyone, including me. ”

Perhaps fearing that Donald had misunderstood, Monsk offered to help him explain when he left.

"You come here a lot?"

Listening to Monsk's tone, he should have something to do with Fern Walker.

"Yes, I usually come here to make mechanical masks in my spare time outside of working hours, it's a very interesting job, don't look at these masks are bigger than a palm, but the mechanical structure is quite elegant, it's a delicate job, it can train a mechanic's concentration, and Mr. Walker is really a mechanical wizard, some of his ideas, some of his works are always eye-catching. ”

When it comes to the mechanical aspect, Mengsk seems to be very talkative, and from his words, Donald can tell that he has a lot of respect for Fern Walker.

In a way, it's not an exaggeration to say that they are fans of the other side.

"I was impressed by the two mechanical golems I saw in front of his shop earlier, can they move?"

Donald, a layman, is naturally not qualified to judge the level of Fern Walker's mechanical manufacturing, but he is very interested in the two mechanical puppets.

"Of course, not only can they move, they are also the guards of the black-faced shop, and all you see is its dormant appearance, and when the shop closes at night, Mr. Walker will open them, and any intruder will be attacked by them...... I can tell you privately that the manufacturing process of those two mechanical golems is no worse than the mechanical golems that have been developed on Whale Island. ”

Mengske's words made Donald subconsciously raise his eyebrows, and glanced at Stephanie next to him, whose expression was a little surprised, similar to Donald's current expression.

If what Monsk said was true, then Fern Walker did bear the title of a wizard, knowing that Whale Island is the science and technology center of the entire Dmingham, and the latest airship technology is researched by the laboratory on Whale Island.

In the development of mechanical golems, Fern Walker alone is worth as many mechanics as Whale Island?

"I take the liberty of asking, if Mr. Walker is so powerful, why doesn't the government recruit him?"

Stephanie's question is exactly what Donald wants to ask now, but because of his personal status, asking it directly shows that he disrespects Fern Walker, and if he doesn't handle it well, it may even cause Mengsk's disgust.

He also hoped to know some news about the Shaped Island from Mengsk's mouth, but he couldn't offend people so casually.

The same question from Stephanie's mouth was different, even if it sounded somewhat awkward, at least it didn't make Mengsk feel slighted.

"It's very simple, the concept is different, I've been working in the Black Face shop for two years, and I know a little bit about some of Mr. Walker's ideas, he pursues the purest kind of machinery, as long as the finished product is created by his hands, there is absolutely no extra stuff. ”

Speaking of this, with obvious regret on his face, Mengsk sighed lightly and continued,

"And the mechanics on Whale Island are pursuing the ultimate efficiency, they don't care too much, as long as they can improve the efficiency of the machinery, such as inscriptions, alchemy circles, they will try. ”

"It doesn't seem like a problem to do that. ”

Donald looked at Monsk with some surprise, is it wrong for mechanical creations to pursue efficiency?

"I think the same as you, so when I go to sea the day after tomorrow, I will be in charge of the maintenance of several mechanical golems and the observation of the first actual combat...... Perhaps this is the gap between me and Mr. Walker, a pure, desperate heart in pursuit of the ultimate mechanical creation......"

"When you go to sea the day after tomorrow, you will be in charge of the mechanical puppet, and the government's mechanical puppet is ready to be put into use?"

Seeing that Monsk seemed to have the intention of drilling the horns, Donald hurriedly changed the subject in the hope of pulling him back.

"I don't know the specific situation, but my guess is that it will be tried within this year, and this time the sea is a combat test, and I am just a member of the mechanic team, responsible for logistics, to put it bluntly, I am watching the people who remember some data on the side. ”

It's not that Mengsk's level is low, it's just that his status limits his play, and these mechanical puppets are also secrets on Whale Island, so naturally it is impossible to let a rookie investigator of the Abnormal Investigation Bureau control it.

The four of them chatted and walked into a café on the side of the road, Donald said he wanted a drink, but the nearest nightclub was a few blocks away, not to mention that he still had some things to do tonight, and there might be mistakes and omissions after a few glasses of wine, so he simply replaced the wine with coffee.

"Why did you choose Shapeless Island, shouldn't you choose some safer places for the first test, I've read the briefing, Shapeless Island shouldn't be a safe place, right?"

Taking a sip of his coffee, Donald continued the conversation.

"Because the climate of this island is very changeable, one second it is sunny, the next second it may be cloudy, and the rain will inexplicably turn into ice and snow not long after it falls, this changeable climate environment allows us to make a variety of weather environment assessment of the mechanical golem in the shortest possible time, which is not possible in Dmingham or other islands. ”

Even if it's a logistical thing, it's more or less a staff member, and Mengsk has learned much more information than Donald.

"Sunny days turn into rainy days, I can understand, now this season, snowing?"

Stefanie almost had two words of doubt written on her face.

"Haha~This is the special thing about the Illusion Island, like the environment we are in, the elements tend to be balanced most of the time, but the elements on this island are extremely chaotic, some people think that it is affected by some plants or unique terrain on the island, and there is often a sudden increase in the content of a certain element, which causes changes in the environment, and there is more than such a special place in the whole Illusion Island, someone in my team has been to the Illusion Island, and he told me that what I really have to worry about on the Illusion Island is not the weather, but a special beast- Changeling!"

At this point, both Donald and Stephanie's attention was already on him.

"What is a changeling slime?"

The first time Donald heard of this beast, its name was the same as that of the island, and it was supposed to be a representative beast.

"A kind of alien beast that can turn into anything, as long as it looks at something for a certain amount of time, it can imitate and change in a short period of time, exactly the same as the existence being imitated, even if it imitates a person, what is even more helpless is that this alien beast has a strong aggressiveness, every tree you walk on, every stone you cross may be made of their transformation, for the previous groups of people who have landed on the island have suffered enough...... In fact, it is still dangerous, and the slightest mistake can lead to an attack. ”

It is not unreasonable that the island discovered at the beginning of the year has not been completely explored after nearly a year of exploration, and the Changeling Slime is definitely one of the biggest obstacles in this.

Although the apothecaries have developed some sprays that make changeling slimes manifest, many times you don't even know what a changeling slime is, can you spray it all the way?

How much is enough for a huge island?

"Well, it's a bit of a hassle......"

Donald frowned, but there was some excitement in his heart.

He wondered if his psionic abilities could work in a surprise here.