After hearing that the ship was using biochemical soldiers as a power source, Darik looked around and asked:

"Does anyone know how much thrust would be able to propel that cargo ship? How many biochemical soldiers are needed to create such thrust? There can't be hundreds or thousands of biochemical soldiers on that ship, right? What's the difference between this and declaring war on the Alchemy Sanctuary? ”

"I'll do the math, I'll do the math..."

Hydson's arms swung in the air like tentacles of an octopus. While sketching out the layout of the interior of the cargo ship in his mind, he said in a thoughtful voice:

"The sail room, the coal bunker, the combustion chamber, these places are occupied, that is, the weight of the coal is to be subtracted from the weight of the whole ship. Assuming the ship is fully loaded, it needs to continuously output at least 1,000 horsepower of thrust to sail on the surface. Does anyone know how much thrust a biochemical soldier can provide? ”

The crowd looked at Li Nuo again.

Li Nuo spread his hands:

"I'm sorry, guys. The information I received did not contain detailed data on the biochemical soldiers. This is the top secret of the Tatis Empire's MI3. I've only seen images of biochemical soldiers, and this is the first time I've seen a real thing. We might as well assume the worst. For example, the ship was full of biochemical soldiers, and they were stacked together like bricks, at least one or two thousand. ”

The scene fell silent for a few seconds.

Daric clapped his hands:

"Li Lei is right, we have to do the worst. We first secretly boarded the ship with diving equipment to determine the cargo and the number of biochemical soldiers on board. If the results are really shocking, then we will trigger the fog in this area and trap the cargo ship at sea. At the same time, it was reported to the Alchemy Sanctuary, and the Templar alchemists were to handle the cargo ship. ”

As Daric called the shots, the cabin was busy.

Lady Esmere spends time on a cargo ship with alchemy fish. Heidenson and other members of the expedition team worked together, some of them started the boat and approached the cargo ship in an invisible state, and the other part prepared diving equipment.

It is very dangerous to go on board to reconnoitre, and if you are not careful, you will be exposed.

Theoretically, it is the safest and most secure way for Li Nuo to use mind magic to reconnoiter cargo ships.

But Li Nuo didn't want to expose his hole cards.

He was going to get on board and check the situation himself.

In such a short period of time, Li Nuo took a tour of the cargo ship with the help of "vision jump". He failed to find a trace of the Imperial Lieutenant.

This guy locked himself in the fully enclosed captain's quarters and never came out.

Only one type of magical vision can be active at a time. When Li Nuo opened the "Spiritual Vision", he could not open the "Life and Death Tracking".

Therefore, if the target hides in an enclosed space that is not connected to the outside world and has no transparent windows, Li Nuo will not be able to see him with his "Psychic Vision".

This was the case with that Imperial Lieutenant.

If Leno wants to deconstruct him, he must board the ship. Open "Life and Death Tracking" at close range, see through the captain's room, and then deconstruct the target.

Another reason that forced Leno to board the ship was to protect Daric them. Li Nuo didn't want to have undue casualties because of a sneak operation.

Whether it was the failure of the operation or the attrition, it was not the result that Li Nuo wanted to see.

He consulted with Darik and offered to participate in the infiltration himself.

Daric wanted to refuse.

But he soon changed his mind because of Li Nuo's actions.

Leno placed an iron ring on himself and pretended to activate the magic on the ring, unleashing "perceptual tampering" at Daric.

After obtaining the River of the Mind: Volume II, Li Nuo learned several new mental magics.

"Perceptual tampering" is one of them.

This psychic magic is of great use.

"Perceptual obstruction" is simply reducing the perceptual range.

"Perceptual tampering" is the perceptual result of tampering with the target.

It allows a person to treat an apple as a pear and a toilet bowl as a soup spoon.

It can also make a living person become the air in the eyes of the target.

After Li Nuo unleashed "perceptual tampering" on Daric, his sense of existence in the eyes of the other party became zero, and he was reduced to an air-like existence.

While demonstrating this magic, Leno was standing five meters away from Darik in the area directly in front of him.

As long as Darik is not blind, he can definitely see him.

The actual situation is that even if Daric looks directly in the direction of Li Nuo, he will not be able to detect Li Nuo's existence, just as Li Nuo is not standing in front of him.

When asked what he saw, he only said that he had seen the floor, walls, sconces and the like of the cabin, and that he had not noticed Li Nuo's presence at all.

This is the power of perceptual tampering.

Of course, due to the fact that the level of this spell was too different from Daric's, the spell only lasted about 1 second before it became invalid. Darik rubbed his eyes, focused, and immediately noticed Li Nuo standing in front of him.

Even Daric, a fifth-order alchemist, would be able to "perceptually tamper" with the Dao, let alone the Imperial people on the cargo ship.

As for why not use the name of the magic ring to use the "Psychic Beacon" and "Psychic Vision" to scout the cargo ship on its behalf.

Lenovo thought about it carefully.

The primary reason is that the "Psychic Beacon" is a high-level psychic magic, which is very rare, and can only be used with the authorization of the main professor.

He's a death wizard with a magic ring burning ordinary psychic magic, which is still plausible.

But if you take out a magic ring with high-level psychic magic burned on it, no matter how you explain it, it will lead to speculation.

Secondly, without the help of the "Psychic Beacon", Li Nuo would have to throw the "Psychic Horizon" at the Imperial soldiers, which may cause the opponent's psychic alertness and then alarm the enemy.

In order to avoid this series of troublesome things, Li Nuo simply hid the "Psychic Beacon" and "Psychic Vision", and instead displayed "perceptual tampering" in the name of the magic ring.

Leno and Daric said that their magic ring, which was burned with "Perception Tampering", could cast "Perception Tampering" 7 times a day.

These 7 "perceptual tamperings" are 7 insurance policies to avoid alarming the cargo ship.

In addition, he also has a magic technique to track the living, and he can keep an eye on the movements of the people on the ship in time.

As a result, Darik agreed to Lenovo's request to join.

The two finalized the infiltration plan, and the two of them were the only ones to carry out the infiltration operation. The rest of the people were honestly waiting on the ship.

With Darik's prestige, his men did not raise objections. The members of the expedition and Ms. Esmere also had no opinion.

After some preparation, Li Nuo put on an alchemy diving suit and jumped into the dark waters with Daric.

…

…

On the surface of the sea, raindrops fell from the sky, splashing black water.

Beneath the surface of the sea, the alchemy array on the back of the alchemy diving suit jetted water, pushing Li Nuo and the others to quickly approach the cargo ship.

The wetsuit has the same appearance as a frogman's costume, with several practical alchemy arrays arranged on it.

When advancing rapidly underwater, there are no bubbles coming out of the mask and there is no noise.

Bubbles and noise, two things that could reveal their whereabouts, were disposed of by the alchemy array on their clothes.

After leaving the water, the seawater on the alchemy wetsuit will be absorbed by the alchemy array, and the water stains on the whole body will be cleaned up in a very short time, eliminating the possibility of revealing traces of seawater footprints.

In addition, bulletproof, fireproof, anti-electric shock, anti-strong acid, anti-poison gas and other effects are readily available.

Li Nuo thought that this alchemy diving suit was a controlled product, but after learning about it, he realized that it was only the regular equipment of the expedition team, and it was not a controlled product.

"The situation at sea is much more complicated than a cargo ship, and of course we have to protect ourselves." That's what Kidson said when he helped Li Nuo put on his diving suit.

It is not difficult to speculate about how dangerous the sea is for humans.

Li Nuo silently prayed that when the two of them approached the cargo ship, they would not encounter any sea monsters.

He followed closely behind Darik, letting the alchemy thruster on his back propel him forward.

They were lucky enough to reach for the outer metal plate of the cargo ship, but they didn't encounter any fish or monsters.

Darik took out two pairs of suction cups from the alchemy stone and handed one of them to Li Nuo to use.

He took a step forward, using the suction cup device to climb to the deck step by step, moving like a black gecko on the smooth outer metal plates.

Behind him, Li Nuo adjusted to the suction cup device, and then climbed up in style.

The boarding location chosen by the two was the cargo ship's open-air toilets.

Open-air toilets are located on the upper deck, near the stern of the boat. It is generally only used by crew members working on the outdoor platform on the upper deck.

At night, especially when it rains, no one will run to the open-air toilet to solve the internal problem while getting drenched in the rain.

When the two of them came to this place, they saw that it was empty, and the entire open-air toilet was piled up with the ropes of the sails, and there was no place to put their feet.

It seems that the toilet has been completely abandoned and has been reduced to a place to store ropes.

Li Nuo and the others did not rush forward.

They hid in the shadows of the open-air toilets, avoiding the searchlights that flashed overhead.

Li Nuo stared at the patrol in the aisle above, and threw out "perceptual tampering", hiding the figures of the two of them from the other party's eyes.

The interval between rounds is about 5 minutes. Li Nuo still has 5 "perceptual tampering" left in his hand that can be used publicly. Theoretically, the two of them had 30 minutes to scout the ship.

Darik reached out and grabbed a round metal ball from the alchemy.

The metal sphere is a dull iron-gray color in its entirety, and is extremely inconspicuous in the dark.

Darik lowered the ball to the ground, put on an alchemy glove, and made a few gestures.

The metal sphere that received the gesture command split apart, and four mechanical legs protruded, and a pair of mechanical eyes with eye stalks emerged from the top, and an extra pair of mechanical pliers appeared on either side of the sphere.

"This is my alchemical construct, an alchemy mechanical crab. Figuring your way through the rift corridors full of distortions is something as nimble as it is. ”

Daric gave a brief introduction to the alchemy construct in the form of a crab.

He made a series of gestures and manipulated the mechanical crab to probe the situation.

The mechanical crab follows the wall to the ceiling, avoiding the lit areas and silently navigating the stormy outer corridor.

Looking at Darik's skillful appearance, it was clear that he had been using alchemy constructs for a while.

Seeing this, Li Nuo's worries eased a little.

After all, the sword of the gold merchant wandering below the 20th floor of the rift corridor still has two hits, and it should not be easily discovered by the patrol team on the ship.

Li Nuo lowered his head slightly, looking at the middle deck through the floor under his feet.

With the activation of "Life and Death Tracking", his eyes turned dark, and Li Nuo saw the biochemical soldiers neatly arranged on the middle deck.

All the facilities in the middle deck were demolished and artificially converted into a four-story Chase bunk.

The four-story Chase bunk stretches from the bow of the middle deck to the stern, each layer filled with sleeping cyborg soldiers.

This group of biochemical troops, transformed from ordinary people, lay shoulder to shoulder, lying flat on the Chase bunk, eyes closed, breathing steadily.

Their brains, shrouded in glass, shrank one by one at an extremely slow rate, and the hose connected to the head delivered the fluid steadily.

Every cyborg soldier has a tube attached to his chest. White steam flows from the biochemical soldier's body into the pipes, along which they enter the power room on the lower deck, pushing the fan blades to turn and power the entire ship.

Obviously, this is a cargo ship driven by sleeping biochemical soldiers.

Li Nuo patted Daric's shoulder and whispered:

"Magical Vision tells me that there are many, many humans in the middle deck. You go there and see what's going on. ”

Darik turned his head and saw Lenovo's dark eyes, and guessed in his heart that this was an outward manifestation of magic, and he was not surprised.

He nodded, gesticulating, and manipulated the mechanical crab into the stairwell leading to the middle deck.

After avoiding multiple patrol teams in a company, the mechanical crab managed to infiltrate the middle deck.

"Shhhh Is this a cyborg soldier? Your stick figure is quite similar. The guys' heads were exposed like open scoops. ”

Darik gasped deeply, his eyes filled with shock.

He frowned, and with the help of the crab vision brought by the "Perception Link", he quickly counted the number of cyborg soldiers.

"Four-story Chase shop, twenty rows on each floor... There are about 2,000 cyborg soldiers here?! ”

Daric lowered his voice, his tone full of surprise.

He thought for half a second and then said:

"It's a tricky situation, Lei Li. With so many biochemical soldiers, it's far beyond what our group can handle. I'll go check on the lower deck first, and when I find out how much cargo is in the hold, we'll retreat immediately. ”

Darik was about to control the mechanical crab, but was interrupted by Li Nuo.

Li Nuo raised his hand and pressed it on his shoulder, raised his finger, and pointed upward:

"Be careful, Daric. The patrol crew had gathered and were heading to the middle deck. Hide your alchemy construct. ”

Daric nodded slightly, and his gloved right hand changed his gesture continuously:

"Let me find out where I can hide... This middle deck, except for the bed board, is the cyborg soldiers. If those Imperials were to come to the middle deck to inspect the cyborg soldiers, my mechanical crabs wouldn't have much to hide. ”

"Knock, knock, knock..."

The sound of boots stepping on the hallway came from the corridor above Li Nuo's heads. All patrols exited the cabin and moved along the outer corridor towards the stairwell leading to the middle deck.

Darik's right hand made a quickened gesture, apparently in a hurry to find a place where the mechanical crab was hidden.

After about 10 seconds, the movement of his right hand stopped.

Darik breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"My alchemical construct is hidden. Where are those Imperials? ”

Li Nuo's gaze passed through the wall and followed the patrol as he moved:

"They just got to the corner of the stairwell."

Li Nuo observed for a moment and said:

"The patrol didn't go to the middle deck, Darik, a false alarm. They were heading towards the lower deck. Do you want to use a mechanical crab to follow along? The cargo hold on the lower deck should be locked. You go with me now, the patrol can just open the door for you, but there is a chance that you will be discovered. ”

"I'll give it a try and see if there's a chance to get in." Daric's right hand begins to gesticulate:

"If we really don't have a chance to explore the hold, we'll go back to the research ship."

Li Nuo thought for a while and said:

"I have to tell you something, Daric. I looked at the captain's room with a magical vision, and there was a very tall human inside. Judging by the silhouette of his size, he is not the captain of this ship. I'm sure of that. The document that Cindy got me showed the captain's height and weight. A true captain should be a medium-sized, lean man, not a stout and tall man. Judging by the man's size alone, he was even bigger than the crew that patrolled back and forth. It gave me a bad thought..."

Li Nuo paused and said:

"The crew and captain of this ship are probably not the same people they used to be, Darik. Most likely, they were Imperial soldiers. ”

Darik nodded slowly:

"It's possible, no, it's true. Ordinary crew members and captains don't have the skills to settle the biochemical soldiers. I also noticed that the crew was very vigilant and clearly had military training. Especially the squad leader of the patrol. Their senses are very keen. If it weren't for the camouflage runes on my alchemy structure, they would have discovered it a long time ago. What do you think is the strength of these people? ”

"The squad leader is at least a second lieutenant. I saw black inkjet on the back of their heads. This is characteristic of elite combatants. We are facing a group of true imperial elites. Li Nuo said.

Darik pauses for two seconds:

“… A real elite. It's a trickier trickier than I thought. So be it. I only tried to dive into the lower deck once. If it doesn't work out this time, we'll leave immediately. ”

The two fell silent.

Darik concentrates on controlling the mechanical crab.

Li Nuo stared at the captain's room, his brows furrowed.

After starting Life and Death Tracking, the first two things he did were to observe the Biochemical Soldier and deconstruct the Captain.

The captain was the only Imperial lieutenant on the ship.

Li Nuo threw the deconstruction at him and received unexpected feedback.

[System News:]

[You're about to use deconstruction on the "Extraordinary One with an Unknown Name.] 】

[It is estimated that 4000 energy points will be consumed, which can make the completion of deconstruction reach 100%. 】

【Attention! 】

[The system has detected that destructuring this character will negatively affect you.] 】

[It is recommended to deconstruct this character in a harmless way.] 】

There are three unusual things about this system message.

The first unusual place is the easiest to identify, and that is that deconstruction can be harmful.

The second unusual place is:

The system refers to the person as "extraordinary" instead of "imperial lieutenant".

According to Li Nuo's experience:

When Leno knows that someone is a wizard or a cyborg giant, the deconstruction technique he throws will give a clear message. The system determines that this person is a "wizard with an unknown name" or a "imperial captain with an unknown name".

If this person's identity as an extraordinary person is different from what Li Nuo envisioned, and Li Nuo has never been in contact with such extraordinary beings, then the system will name him after the "extraordinary person".

If Li Nuo is not wrong, the Imperial Lieutenant in the captain's room is not the "Imperial Fist", and the extraordinary path of the other party is unknown.

The third unusual thing is that it takes a lot of energy to deconstruct the Imperial Lieutenant.

The night Li Nuo met Betty, he found that the energy required to deconstruct the other party was higher than that of the average First Ring wizard.

Later, he found out the reason, which was caused by Betty working part-time as an alchemist.

For each additional extraordinary identity of the deconstructed object, the amount of energy required to deconstruct doubles.

A normal Imperial Lieutenant only needs 2000 Energy to deconstruct.

The one in front of him needs 4,000 points, which is doubled.

This shows that he also has a "side hustle", a part-time job in an extraordinary profession that Li Nuo didn't know.

It is this extraordinary profession that will have a negative impact on Li Nuo.

Li Nuo pulled up his personal panel and looked at it.

[Energy] 58133/22

[Soul Strength] 1313 points

Sensei said that 4,000 points of energy is worth it, even if it is 40,000 points, Li Nuo gritted his teeth and could afford it.

He calculated the amount of energy he had set aside.

Considering that there are more skills to upgrade, he plans to save more energy in his hands.

Li Nuo said silently:

"System, consume 4,000 energy points, harmlessly deconstruct that Imperial Lieutenant."

A sense of trance flashed through my mind, and a large section of system messages was refreshed.

There's one more chapter to follow!

(End of chapter)