Chapter Twenty-Nine: Drawing the Serpent Out of the Cave
When the morning sun had just risen, the whole Shak was still immersed in the carnival of the night, and the streets were full of drunk people who fell to the ground; Among them were ordinary people, as well as the usual wealthy, and some professional scholars of great fame, but at the moment they were all asleep on the ground with wine bottles, waiting for a group of rangers to wake them from their sleep; Then, in a daze, I said hello to the drinking friends who drank together last night, and returned to their own hotels - there was no embarrassment during the period, and there was no sense of distance brought by different identities, everyone just drank and chatted together, and never talked about each other; And that will continue for another four days.
Although the procession of the festivities only takes place on the last day, the drinks are available in unlimited quantities during these days, and any small inn will have barrels full of mead and rum, and more than one - Ye Qi, dressed in civilian clothes, with the Enma knife at his waist, and a small barrel of fine mead in his left hand, turning into a small alley along the familiar street.
Keep improving, the signboard is wiped bright and clean, and even the ordinary font also shows a different feeling-
Jingle Bell......
The sound of the wind chimes that pushed open the door of the store made Decath, who was sitting behind his mechanical table. Colt looked up, but after seeing that it was Ye Qi, Decays. Colt lowered his head again and continued to complete the transformation of a mechanical core in his hand - in this regard, Ye Qi, who already knew what kind of temper the other party was, did not have any dissatisfaction or disturbance, but put aside the small barrel of high-quality mead specially prepared for him. Just waited quietly.
[Mechanical Transformation]. This skill has supported his finances for a long time. It was the skinny old man in front of him, and there Ye Qi also met the witch who was entangled with him; Although the other party always said that he didn't have any talent in mechanics, the other party still tried his best to teach him for a long time - otherwise, even with the existence of skill points, his [mechanical transformation] would not have reached the mastery level so quickly; After all, Ye Qi knew that he was, as the other party said, without any talent in machinery; Even. Some of the products made at the beginning were also made with the cooperation of [Alchemy], which reached the point of wide acclaim.
It's not like the old man in front of him, who was dressed in a white research coat and wore monocles, just relying on simple machinery, he was recognized as a master-level figure - Jacob's original recommendation, as well as the praise of the tower master of the holy relics and the tower master of the moonlit night, can make Ye Qi understand that the other party's master-level level is definitely deserved.
Click......
There was a crisp bell ringing. Dikaise. Colt put down the mechanical core in his hand and raised his head again.
"Yesterday. Those guys are coming at you? ”
After shaking his white research coat and pushing the glasses on one side, the master of mechanical transformation stood in front of Ye Qi, picked up the wine barrel that was put aside, twisted the stopper, sniffed it vigorously, and said with a smile: "The best mead, not bad!" ”
"Yes, Mr. Decays!"
Ye Qi nodded and admitted-yesterday's explosion in mid-air could be concealed from ordinary people, but although the person in front of him looked similar to ordinary people, he definitely belonged to the kind that could not be concealed; I'm afraid that the smell of gunpowder coming from the air will make the person in front of him be able to tell what kind of gunpowder the other party used and how it was prepared.
"Who is your teacher? Your teacher, I'm not a teacher for a guy who hasn't even started with [Mechanical Transformation]! "Dickis. After Colt heard Ye Qi's name, he immediately became whiskered and glared, and the master of mechanical transformation emphatically emphasized: "The teacher of the dragon of Shak is Lolante's sword master, not my Dicas. Colt! ”
"Demon hunters will regard those who have taught them skills as teachers!"
Ye Qi replied; However, the master of mechanical transformation pouted and did not admit it at all.
"That's the rules of witchers, but not mine!"
"As a witcher, of course I came according to the rules of witchers!"
Ye Qi, who knew what kind of character the other party was, said with a smile.
"Scoundrel, when did you become as scoundrel as those guys?"
Such an answer immediately made Dickis. Colt's eyes widened.
"Of course, from the moment I became a witcher!"
Ye Qi was still smiling under the gaze of the other party, and such an expression directly made the master of mechanical transformation snort coldly, picked up the barrel full of high-quality mead, and walked to the back of the store - although mead is a very ordinary wine, only slightly more expensive than ale, but high-quality mead has a lot of attention when it is preserved; Not inferior to those wines or fine brandies.
And as far as Ye Qi knew, at the back of this shop, Decays. Colt has a small wine cellar; In fact, after moving to Shak, Decays. Colt's first requirement in finding a house was to have a supporting wine cellar - although excessive alcohol can cause them considerable trouble for those who are engaged in mechanical modifications; Whether it is dizziness or hand tremors caused by years of alcohol, it will end his career in mechanical transformation; But for Dikes. For Colt, the right amount of alcohol is a breeding ground for creation.
Alcohol, which can make your mind active, is like a wing; Of course, it must be in moderation, otherwise it will be the moment when you put on your wings and you will be killed!
That's what Dicace is. A phrase that Colt often put on his lips - although Ye Qi could not understand whether it was correct or not, but he knew that such words were only suitable for some geniuses; And for some people who are as good as him, or who are not as talented as him, such words can only lead people astray; It's like in his hometown, there was a certain great sage who said "a hundred poems about fighting wine", which is just for that great sage, for other people?
After a wine fight. It's just a spit. Plus a hangover and headache the next day.
"What's wrong with your hand? Pretending to be hurt? ”
Wait until Ye Qi also enters the back of the store. Decais had just put the barrel into the cellar. Colt said violently.
"Teacher Decais, how do you know the Dao?"
Ye Qi was stunned, and immediately asked-you know, in order to pretend that his arm was injured, Ye Qi put a lot of effort into it, and he also practiced several times in front of Ted and the cold-faced man, and only after both of them confirmed that there was no problem, he walked out of the door.
"It's stiff, as if I don't know what other people have a problem with your arm, and I'm not blind. How can you not know the way? "Dickis. Colt pointed to Ye Qi's arm and said: "The sudden injury to the arm will make that person feel unaccustomed, but that kind of unaccustomed is to forget that there is a wound on his arm, and suddenly instinctively want to use it, only to find out that his arm is injured!" ”
"Where can you be like you who is useless, just looking like you want to talk and stop, like constipation?" Dikaise. Colt shook his head: "The way you look, you are just deceiving children; People with real eyes will have problems when they see it! It's too much to cover up! ”
"Uh......"
Ye Qi heard Dickis. After Colt's words, he was slightly stunned, and then he reacted - no doubt. He, Ted, and the cold-faced man have all entered a misunderstanding; All three of them had taken his arm injury for granted. Naturally, the appearance of wanting to speak and stopping is a matter of course; However, all three of them have forgotten the natural reaction of a normal person after being injured; It's not about thinking about injury in advance, but about using the most common posture to complete the movements that you are used to.
Perhaps, ordinary people really can't find out what's in it, but on the person he wants to lure out, this will inevitably be a considerable flaw - hopefully, the other party hasn't noticed it yet.
Ye Qi instinctively frowned, and then smiled bitterly the next moment - the other party's surveillance of him was obviously very close, although there was no trace of him within the range of his blind perception, but outside this range; It is not possible to use some special equipment to accomplish such monitoring work, especially some high-precision telescopes that can clearly observe his movements.
Of course, for fear of his discovery, such surveillance will inevitably be intermittent; However, it took him twenty minutes to get out of that small building and arrive at the watch shop, and he had obviously provided the other party with a considerable amount of observation time - according to Ye Qi's speculation, there was no need for more, even if it was an intermittent investigation, it only took five minutes, and if there were two sets of data as a comparison, he could draw a more accurate conclusion; And the existence of such a 'professional level' of the other party is naturally not much worse than him, not to mention, even if there is a difference, but it is several times more time, it is enough to make up for the shortcomings.
"Next!"
Dikaise. Colt's voice interrupted Ye Qi's thoughts, and the oncoming wind made Ye Qi subconsciously raise his arm - pop, a thing made of metal and leather, like a bracket, appeared in Ye Qi's hand; Although he didn't have a palm or five fingers, looking at the folding shape of the middle joint, with the mastery level of [mechanical transformation] Ye Qi guessed that this was a 'fake joint' to assist the arm.
Ye Qi is no stranger to the existence of 'fake joints', once in the underground auction, Ye Qi has seen that it is even more straightforward, and it is completely more suitable to use fake and real 'fake joints', or 'prosthetics' - whether it is fingers, palms or joints, they are exactly the same as the human body, and in terms of sophistication, it is enough to make people who do not know the truth unable to see the mystery.
And that 'prosthetic' was bought at a high price by a dark mercenary with an arm injury - maybe during the battle, it couldn't recover to the level before the injury, but it was definitely a lot stronger than the injured state; Therefore, when Ye Qi saw this scene, he used to make a 'prosthetic' to make a fortune, after all, there are not a few mercenaries with injuries, and some even have to choose to retire because of their injuries.
Therefore, under such a premise, making 'prosthetics' is definitely a good business with great profits, but the proficient level of [mechanical transformation] obviously cannot reach the corresponding level of making 'prosthetics'; This did not prevent him from being able to see the subtlety of the 'fake joint' in front of him.
Just a slight touch of the spring at the wrist position. The whole 'prosthetic joint' has an arm stretch – for a 'prosthetic' or 'prosthetic'. The similarity of appearance is not the most important thing; Its agility is what really makes people care, like the 'prosthetic joint' in Ye Qi's hand at this moment, although the appearance is very simple, but in terms of sensitivity, which measures the value of 'prosthetic joint' and 'prosthetic', it is far beyond anything he has ever seen.
"What are you doing? Don't put it on yet? ”
Dikaise. Colt looked at Ye Qi's very professional appearance of testing the sensitivity of the 'fake joint' in his hand in front of him, and couldn't help but nod slightly, but in the next moment, he shouted straight - despite Ye Qi's performance. It proves that he is not ignorant of the machinery in front of him, but this state of not ignorance can only show that the other party has worked hard to read the notes he gave, and has not studied it.
After all, there are three flaws on this 'fake joint', however, it is enough for Ye Qi at this moment, but this does not make the tone of this mechanical transformation master a little better - since he threw his notes to the other party, it is enough to show the attitude of the mechanical transformation master himself towards Ye Qi, even if he does not recognize the other party's disciple status, but in essence, there is a kind of recognition.
Even this recognition. At first, it was just to pay off the favor between old friends, but in the aftermath. but had his own willing thoughts; However, it was obvious that this willingness would not be able to gain a disciple for this mechanical transformation master—after all, the path taken by the other party was not mechanical transformation at all, but another path that belonged to the witcher.
Shak's Dragon!
It is enough to show that the other party's success on the path that belongs to the demon hunter is far from what his mechanical transformation can give—a disciple who is still eye-catching has embarked on another path; The mood of this master of mechanical transformation will naturally not be much better; Therefore, when it comes to speaking, it is natural that you will not be polite.
"This is?!"
Faced with such words, Ye Qi looked at Dikais suspiciously. Colt.
"If there is no problem, why did you come to me early in the morning? Even out of concern, it will be suspected by treacherous people, who will always suspect everything that can be doubted! And only things that start from their own interests will be recognized by them! "Dickis. Colt took the 'fake joint' and tore off Ye Qi's coat and put it on his arm before continuing: "For fear of aggravating the injury, I deliberately prevent my arm from being touched; And found me early in the morning and made a rudimentary but very suitable 'fake joint' to hide from the eyes and ears! ”
"Can't I guess such a simple thing?"
Looking at Ye Qi, who raised his head in surprise, the master of mechanical transformation, couldn't help but smile with disdain: "Even if you put your own strength aside, with your character, how could you be injured by last night's 'little fireworks'?" It's clear that he's just trying to fool some idiot! ”
"I'm very glad that the person I'm going to bring out is not you, Teacher Decait!"
Ye Qi shook his wrist, feeling the traction from the elbow spring, and heard Dickis. After Colt's evaluation, he immediately smiled bitterly.
"If it were me, the whole of Shak would have to be removed from the Lorant map last night, where would you be able to sit here and laugh with me?" The master of mechanical transformation waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, your goal has been achieved; Now, go find and fish that idiot out! ”
"Teacher Decays, may you always live a long and healthy life!"
With heartfelt wishes, Ye Qi said goodbye to the master of mechanical transformation in front of him; And the latter just waved his hand more and more impatiently, as if urging the other party to leave quickly, until Ye Qi really left, the master of mechanical transformation, looked at the door of the store with no people, and sighed slightly; Then, walking back to the mechanical workbench again, he sat down, and picked up the tool in his hand—a gun that was almost formed, and the body of the gun, which was completely dark gold, was placed there.
Soon, everything is fast!
Until I finish it, it's up to you!
Dikaise. Colt lowered his head again, and threw himself into the work that he had spent his whole life and had to do since his ancestors.
……
After leaving the watch shop, Ye Qi did not go straight back to the small building, but went around to a branch road away from the main block, where a newly opened grocery store that had not yet hung a signboard was located in the middle of the branch - the thin mercenary who had opened the door of the store and was placing the goods saw Ye Qi coming from a long distance, and immediately shouted.
"Your Excellency Ye Qi, Midsummer Festival is early!"
Compared to the appearance that was always a little sad when he was in the Thousand Swamp District, the thin mercenary at this time seemed to be full of energy, and after he finished greeting Ye Qi, he immediately shouted to the shop behind him: "Rude, come out quickly, Your Excellency Ye Qi is here!" ”
"Lord Ye Qi, it's early in midsummer!"
The fat former clergyman of the Holy See, now a grocery merchant, immediately ran out at a speed that did not fit his figure, and bowed to Ye Qi in greeting.
PS The second more ~~~ continues to be more than 30 degrees Celsius high temperature!! Decadence feels like he's about to be steamed......
Thanks to the prodigal son wandering in the four seas for the reward of 200 starting coins, and the reward of SDICSN100 starting coins~~~ Decadence bows here, and thanks to all the brothers and sisters who support Decadence~~~ (To be continued.) )