Cataclysm King

Chapter 126 The Mechanic

Ji Xun had heard of "Hong Lou" before.

This is not only the largest gang in Innocence City, but also the name of the most upscale integrated casino in the city.

No. 1 Downing Street is not in Downing Street, but two blocks next door, where there is a group of magnificent buildings.

This is a steampunk style Chinese building.

There are cinnabar-red walls, green copper tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, cornices with raised corners, two large stone lions taller than a person at the door, and several green pine trees that grow gratifyingly and attract money.Behind the house there are several tall chimneys emitting white gas, and various pipes are also hidden in the dark part of the wall.

There are the best and most beautiful customs girls in the city of innocence, but the prices are correspondingly high, and usually only those wealthy high-level hunters and businessmen like to get together.

Ji Xun had never been here before, because this is Honglou's headquarters, and he didn't want to cause trouble.

Dong Qi parked the car on the side of the street, and immediately seven or eight gang members in black suits and shiny leather shoes came over, opened the door, and shouted respectfully: "Miss!"

The voice is very confident, and the strength does not look weak.

The gang members here are more like field agents of the Golden Oak Company, and they don't see any gangster habits at all.

It feels very high-end at a glance.

Dong Qi nodded, put his arms around Ji Xun's shoulders, and looked at my site with the expression I arranged: "Go, go in first."

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows and took a look.

After walking through the covered bridge, there are two rows of beautiful and graceful girls at the door. Looking at Dong Qi, Yingying greeted Yanyan: "Miss."

A man with a mustache who looked like a housekeeper stood in the lead, "Miss, you are back."

Dong Qi asked, "Is the old man there?"

The mustache responded: "Two or ten minutes ago, the president just left and went to negotiate with the fraternity."

"Oh."

Dong Qi glanced at Ji Xun as he spoke, and raised his brows: "The old man is not here now. But it is just right, I will take you to experience our Honglou girl first."

Ji Xun shrugged.

Dong Qi led him all the way in.

She also saw that it was Ji Xun's first visit to Honglou, and he introduced him all the way like a qualified tour guide.

After entering the door, you will see a luxurious classical decoration style.

There are wooden door bars and various exquisite screens. There is a lot of space inside, and obviously there are many people, but because of the ingenious layout, guests rarely meet each other.

All that could be seen was a variety of capable but sexy waitresses in work attire shuttling back and forth.

The Hong Building has a total of thirteen floors.

The first and second floors are large bathrooms.

The third and fourth floors are VIP baths.

The fifth and sixth floors are nightclubs and Fengyue Tavern.

The seventh, eighth and ninth floors are casinos.

Above the tenth floor is the private place of the big shots of the Honglou gang.

Ji Xun was also amazed when he heard this, there are thousands of staff in Honglou.

Along the way, I saw ten or twenty female staff members,
It was as if all the beautiful women in Innocence City had gathered here.

Every beauty is considered first-class.

Soft and cute loli, girl next door, wife at home, preppy girl, office lady, noble lady, female slave, sexy huntress. There are even various fox girls and cat girls with animalistic characteristics.

Only then did Ji Xun know that the [Four of Spades - Beastwalker] career card can still be used in this way.

No combat power is required, as long as one can transform.

Can meet some special hobbies of customers.

And unlike other custom shops, the girls here don't have much customs, more like a comprehensive office building, with various role-playing staff inside.

This gameplay is very high-end.

Dong Qi walked all the way, and introduced all the way: "You can try whoever you like. From the moment we entered the door, as long as there is a woman with a work card in Honglou, no matter who it is, as long as you want, you can try it. .”

As she said that, she glanced at Ji Xun beside her, raised her eyebrows and said, "How is it, do you like it?"

Ji Xun took a look, and it was really good.

But I don't think it's a good choice to come to Honglou to waste time and opportunity on physical pleasure.

Problems that can be solved with money are not worth wasting human affection.

If you haven't met Dong Jiuye, you can try something else.

He thought about it and said, "I remember that Miss Dong Qi likes to collect all kinds of ancient books? It just so happens that I also have some research on ancient books. If possible, I would like to have a look."

Dong Qi wants to repay the favor, and Ji Xun also thinks it is better to clear the two.

Then the profit is maximized.

Innocence City is the only city connected to the Old Continent. As the largest gang, Hong Lou must have some rare collections, exercises, and secret skills.

These things are much more valuable than any girl.

What's more, he had also inquired about Hong Lou's legends from the intelligence merchant before. For example, Dong Jiuye, as the number one master of Hong Lou, practiced a kind of invulnerable horizontal practice secret method, which is said to be of a very high rank.

Dong Qi was a little surprised when he heard the incomprehensible words, and he didn't shy away from this topic at all, saying, "Are you not interested in women?"

Ji Xun smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

Dong Qixie glanced at him, pondering, "I think you should be quite normal."

Ji Xun smiled, "Of course."

It's not that he's not interested in women, it's just that he can completely restrain low-level desires.

If he couldn't control this, he wouldn't be able to restrain his other selves, and he would have gone crazy long ago.

Dong Qi also looked indifferent, thought of something, and was very interested: "Alright! Let's go, just take you to see my mechanical workshop."

With that said, the two walked up the elevator.

The elevator box goes all the way up and down.

Originally going to the eleventh floor, but on the tenth floor, the elevator stopped with a bang.

As soon as the door opened, a fat man in a white suit rushed over crying: "Oh, Brother Seven, it's great that you're fine! I heard that something happened to you just now, but it made me anxious."

Although the expression is a bit exaggerated, it doesn't look fake.

Ji Xun has seen it before, this is the owner of Da Yiwan's store, who seems to be called Song Can.

The fat man had a runny nose and tears, and he seemed about to rush into the elevator to continue talking.

Dong Qi stopped him, and kept pressing the door closing button: "Fatty, you play by yourself first. I have friends with me."

"Oh."

Song Can heard that she had a friend, and then looked at Ji Xun beside her, with a look of calm scrutiny in her small eyes.

After the elevator door was closed, he realized something and was very surprised: Brother Seven took a strange man to the eleventh floor?

In the lift.

Dong Qi shrugged with a smile, and said one more thing: "This fat man is the boss of Big Ivan. His father and my old man are old friends. Apart from being afraid of death, he is not bad. Especially in business, he has some tricks. In the future, you If you lack any extraordinary materials or something, you can go to him directly."

Ji Xun raised his brows when he heard that.

Sure enough, people whose status has reached a certain level have high circles around them.

If there is such a relationship, it will be much more convenient to need any rare materials in the future.

Soon, we reached the eleventh floor.

There are no outsiders here anymore.

Stepping off the elevator is like stepping into a bank vault.

Dong Qi walked behind an oil painting and pressed the code on the combination lock.

At this time, an alloy secret door slowly opened.

Dong Qi greeted: "Come in. This is my mechanical workshop. It's just a bit messy."

Ji Xun thought it was a study like a small studio.

But when he walked in, his eyes immediately froze.

A mechanical workshop of thousands of square meters came into view.

In the workshop, all kinds of mechanical tools are hung on the walls, and all kinds of military-grade instruments and lathes are available. There are also dedicated artillery and firearms workbenches, locomotive modification areas, and power boiler dismantling and manufacturing stations.
The most eye-catching thing is that there is even a set of semi-finished heavy-duty mechs hoisted on the mechanical boom in the center of the room!
Just looking at the layout, one feels that this must be a very professional mechanic's workshop.

Ji Xun was surprised: "Is this your private workshop?"

Dong Qi: "Yes. Take a look."

And on the other glass wall, Ji Xun saw dozens of drawings of various mechanical parts at a glance.

With just a quick glance, he recognized that the mecha designed on the blueprint was the one on Dong Qi's body?
Seeing this, Ji Xun couldn't help asking: "Miss Dong Qi, did you design the armor on your body?"

Dong Qi also seemed to be happy to share his work with others, and nodded: "Well. Most of the design and mechanical parts are made by myself. It's just that some high-precision parts require the equipment of a large factory, and they haven't been able to make them before. Fortunately, Song Fatty Can helped a lot. It just took shape recently."

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When Ji Xun heard this, his eyes immediately changed.

He thought Dong Qi was just a fan who only knew how to use mechanical equipment.

After all, gangsters give people the feeling that they are reckless men who only know how to fight and kill, and have nothing to do with scientific research.

Didn't expect this person to be a developer?
This is really delusional.

A young lady from a gangster turned out to be a very powerful mechanic?

Ji Xun looked at the exquisite hand-painted drawings, and then thought about the function of the armor before, and couldn't help but admire: "Miss Dong Qi is really amazing."

He is a traverser and knows that the upper limit of technology is infinite.

Seeing these blueprints, he seemed to see a genius mechanical girl who spent countless days and nights drawing, manufacturing, and then creating that set of armor in this workshop.

At Dong Qi's age, he is already very good at this level.

Not to mention a genius.

Dong Qi also heard that the tone of Ji Xun's praise was very different.

It's not like many old antique spell card masters who always feel that the mechanical ceiling is too low to be on the table.

This guy is a heartfelt admiration.

But it's one thing to be satisfied that someone can understand her design, so Dong Qi pouted and said, "Also. Don't call me 'Miss Dong Qi'. It sounds weird."

Ji Xun: "What's that called?"

Dong Qi thought about it, there was nothing better: "Forget it, it's up to you."

Ji Xun didn't care about the details, and pointed to the heavy-duty mech in the room with a sense of black technology, and asked, "What is that?"

If you guessed correctly the functions of those accessories, the mechs on the market are not as good as this set.

Speaking of his own work, Dong Qi's eyes were shining brightly, and he said proudly: "That is the heavy mech 'Thunder God Generation' designed by the item. It is a concept product according to my idea. If it can be fully realized, it can even be used for high-level mechs." The spell card master poses a mortal threat."

After a pause, she said with a little regret: "The design inspiration and many technical supports of this mech come from ancient mechanical literature classics. However, due to the cessation of civilization, many classics and drawings cannot be translated. For example, the power of a power boiler. , armor strength, weapon system and so on, the translation is not good, and the final product is very different. In short, this set of heavy mecha has many defects, and it cannot be used for actual combat for the time being.”

"That's it"

Ji Xun looked at the mecha, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The steam black technology in this world is not designed from scratch, but it was very powerful in ancient times.

It is said that the goblin technology in the age of mythology has the combat power to compete with the dragon.

Even in the 3000-year-old Talun Dynasty, mechanical technology is much more powerful than it is now.

However, even so, Ji Xun felt that Dong Qi was already very powerful.

This reminded him of the first time they met at the "Bensen Ancient Books Shop", when Dong Qi was looking for ancient classics.

I thought it was a collection, but it turned out that she used it for her own study.

Dong Qi didn't say much, and felt that he knew it well, so he asked casually: "Are you also interested in machinery?"

Without waiting for Ji Xun's response, she pointed to the reference room full of various drawings and ancient books, and said, "Here are all kinds of ancient books I collected. You can read what you want, you are welcome. Need Tell me what."

Although she didn't think Ji Xun could understand.

But it's hard to find someone who can share your collection.

Ji Xun was also polite and walked over.

As soon as the light was turned on, the place was densely packed with originals and rubbings of various ancient documents and archives, and the bookshelves were also filled with large books related to machinery.

"so much"

Ji Xun was also slightly surprised.

There is a whole room of ancient documents, many of which are still serious antique originals and orphaned editions.

These things are not necessarily collected by the top nobles.

It's all babies.

Ji Xun's original idea was to take a look at Dong Qi's collection first, but he thought there might not be much.

Then see if you can take a side-view and ask about other things, such as other classics collected by Hong Lou.

However, after seeing so many ancient classics, he didn't have much choice to go elsewhere. At this moment, his thought was to read them first.

Dong Qi sorted out the drawings on his workbench, and said: "I usually like to stay here most of the time. Sometimes I stay here for several days."

As she said that, she looked at Ji Xun to confirm again: "Are you really interested in these ancient books? Or, let's go downstairs and let me arrange some beauties for you?"

Of course Ji Xun is interested in ancient books, "That's all."

Dong Qi didn't say anything else, and said: "Then you can just look around, call me if you need anything. It just so happens that I am also repairing my mecha. There was a small problem in the previous battle."

With that said, she went out and fiddled with tools.

Ji Xun also sat on the chair, flipping through the ancient secret books that had been sorted out.

Most of them are classics related to machinery, but some are not.

No matter what it is, Ji Xun is fascinated by it.

There are notes in Xiujuan fonts on many ancient books and drawings. Ji Xun looked at them, occasionally frowned, and would revise them if he couldn't hold back.

After all, he is already proficient in the ancient language of Tarun, and it is easy to find that many of the labels on these drawings are wrong, so he marked them.

The two are separated by a wall of glass.

One is tinkering with machines outside, and the other is reading books inside.

Dong Qi was also a little puzzled. Is anyone really interested in these boring ancient secret books?

Before she came, she still suspected Ji Xun's motives.

But she didn't want to speculate on the bad side about the benefactor who saved her several times.

Steal your own mecha technology?
Dong Qi felt that if he really wanted it, just ask and give it to him.

There is no repayment for the grace of saving lives.

As long as she can give materially, she doesn't mind anything.

On the contrary, I feel that it is easiest to use material rewards.

But in the current situation, this Ji Xun is not looking at the blueprints, but is really interested in those ancient classics.

This made Dong Qi very puzzled.

So while tinkering with the mecha, she glanced at the file room from time to time.

Seeing that Ji Xun's concentration didn't seem to be pretending, Dong Qi was even more confused.

Glancing at the cover, the book in that guy's hand was a remnant of a mechanical tome from Tarun's era.

I can't understand it myself, can he understand it?
However, what surprised Dong Qi even more was yet to come.

Looking at it, she actually saw Ji Xun revising his notes?

Dong Qi couldn't hold back his doubts any longer, poked his head out from the glass, and asked, "Can you understand these Talun ancient books?"

Ji Xun glanced at her, but didn't speak too much: "Well, I can barely understand it."

Dong Qi couldn't believe it, and asked in surprise, "Are you a polymath professional sequence?"

We must know that the Talun Dynasty was a civilization that was destroyed 3000 years ago, and the inheritance of writing has long been broken.

I searched all over the city of innocence before, but I couldn't find anyone who could be proficient in Tarun's ancient language.

Now this person who is about my age actually says he can understand?

Are you not a werewolf?

Another is a doctor.

Why are you a polymath again now?

"No."

Ji Xun knew what she was wondering about, and said with a smile, "It's just that I usually like to study ancient books, so I know some ancient characters."

Hearing this, Dong Qi's eyes suddenly lit up.

Are you kidding me?

She walked in quickly, looked at her revised notes, and asked, "Do you really understand?"

Ji Xun didn't explain much, just pointed out one point casually: "The translation of this passage does not mean 'forging and shaping', but should be 'extraction of properties after heat treatment of extraordinary materials'. If I read correctly, the drawing shows the extraction steps "

"Also, the sentence in this gunpowder formula cannot be directly translated as 'the fire dragon burns the castle and emits white smoke'. This is an encrypted metaphor, which should refer to the process of heating and volatilizing the material, and the volatiles must be extracted."

"Then there is an entry marked with a question mark on your drawing, it should be 'Correction Bending'."

"Well, this is not a mechanical drawing, but an explanatory drawing of the magic matrix."

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Ji Xun explained several mistakes he saw one after another.

The light in Dong Qi's black eyes is getting brighter and brighter!

These blueprints were all deciphered by her racking her brains.

Listening to it now, it turns out that someone can accurately translate it?

After all, they are all ancient blueprints that she sorted out by herself, so she can tell whether they are correct or not.

She looked at Ji Xun again, and her eyes were different now: This guy really understands Tarun's ancient language!

It is not general understanding, but proficiency!
Dong Qi was only thinking of repaying his favor before, so he brought Ji Xun to his mechanical workshop, which had never been visited by outsiders.

But at this moment, her thoughts were different.

As if seeing some peerless treasure, Dong Qi became excited.

If she could understand Tarun's ancient language, then these materials and drawings would no longer be incomprehensible secrets in her eyes.

Those problems on my mech can probably be solved;

Many high-precision ancient machines that cannot be manufactured can also be manufactured
Dong Qi is not the kind of reserved girl, when she thought about it, she said directly: "Can you teach me?"

She didn't hide her enthusiasm for mechanical knowledge at all, and said bluntly: "It's not for nothing! You just need to teach me to interpret these blueprints. As long as I can do it, I will promise you!"

Ji Xun listened, didn't refuse, and chuckled lightly: "I'm not proficient either. I just understand a little."

He didn't want to waste his time talking.

It was because he saw that Dong Qi was a mechanic who could design his own mechs just now, so he had some other thoughts in his mind.

The mafia lady's mechanical talents are visible to the naked eye.

If this talent is not brought into play, it will be a bit of a waste.

But after reading the contents of these notes, it is obvious that Dong Qi is limited by the interpretation of words, and cannot understand the subtleties of many ancient machines.

That's why he said a few more words.

A small favor by herself may be a big favor that will affect her whole life for her.

After all, there is no chance, and many people will never learn the ancient language of Talun in their lifetime.

And it's not a big deal to translate it. If there are many favors, you can ask more about others.

Seeing that Ji Xun did not refuse, Dong Qi instantly beamed with joy.

She dragged a chair directly from the outside, and stood next to Ji Xun, yelling with great interest: "Oh, why did I just meet you now! I wish I had known you earlier"

This attitude seems to be more grateful than saving her life.

Ji Xun listened with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

How does this look like the cool and sassy gangster lady from before?
In front of mechanical knowledge, she is also a fanatical mechanic who loves to learn.

Dong Qi is eager to learn, and Ji Xun is not stingy to say a few words.

The two chatted in the file room.

But it didn't take long before a gentle and steady female voice sounded outside the door: "Qiqi, may I come in?"

When Dong Qi heard this, he didn't rush to answer, but glanced at Ji Xun at the side, as if asking again: "Yes?"
After all, she knew that Ji Xun's identity was sensitive, so she didn't make the decision without authorization.

Ji Xun also felt that this mutual respect mode of getting along was very pleasant, and he didn't mind, so he nodded.

Only then did Dong Qi respond: "Yes."

As she spoke, she explained again: "It's Aunt Qin. Don't worry, she's very nice."

When Ji Xun heard it, he also guessed who it was.

This is the eleventh floor, so if you can go up, you must be a high-level person in Honglou.

The boss of Honglou is Dong Jiuye, and the vice president is Qin Rushi.

It is said that she is "the most beautiful woman in the city of innocence".

The hunters mentioned her in their mouths, and they all said that she was beautiful.

But very few people have actually seen her true face.

Ji Xun is also very curious.

But he cares more about other things.

There are many beautiful women in the city of innocence, and it is definitely not a vase to be the vice president of the first gang.

The strength is also definitely very strong.

However, there was never any record of Qin Rushi fighting with the intelligence merchant.

Ji Xun thought of something, and quietly put on the clown mask.

As soon as the voice fell, footsteps were heard from outside the door.

Looking again, a beautiful woman in a black cheongsam with high hair came in.

She has a graceful figure, round and upright, and just the right amount of plumpness.

The slits in the cheongsam were so high that they almost reached the heels of the legs. When she walked in, her fair and slender legs were faintly visible.

Don't look at the face, this figure can already be said to be the best.

And the face is also impeccable, charming and mature.

It makes people look at it as if they are about to fall into it.

Even if Ji Xun saw it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he deserves to be the number one beauty in the city of innocence.

But just looking at it, he also restrained his eyes.

When Qin Rushi walked in, the gleam in his eyes had subsided.

She looked at the blood on Dong Qiqi's body, frowned slightly, and said with concern: "Qiqi, I heard you were injured? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Dong Qidao: "There is no big problem."

As she said that, she also directly introduced: "Aunt Qin, this is Ji Xun. He was the one who saved my life before."

Qin Rushi took a look with her beautiful eyes, smiled gently, and said sincerely, "Qiqi is causing you trouble."

Ji Xun stood up in a gentlemanly manner, neither humble nor overbearing: "President Qin is too polite. It's just a little effort."

Qin Rushi looked at the chair next to the two of them, slightly surprised, but also smiled slightly: "If you don't mind, you are like Qiqi, just call me 'Aunt Qin'."

Ji Xun nodded politely and didn't say much.

Qin Rushi asked again: "I heard some news from people in the gang. What happened?"

"It was just before I received news that Big Ivan's goods were robbed, so I went to reinforce them."

Dong Qi roughly explained the process.

Speaking of being tied to the car later, I took another look at Ji Xun and saw that he didn't mind, then said: "Then Mr. Ji Xun rescued me and we found out that there was a third party. Mr. Ji Xun killed that cursed witch"

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Qin Rushi listened carefully, his expression didn't change at all the whole time, just this skill of nourishing qi was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

She also didn't ask any details that Dong Qiqi deliberately avoided.

For example, how to kill people, what method, these are easy to expose the identity of the problem.

After listening, she just thought about it for a while, and said solemnly: "This matter is very involved, and I have to deal with it first."

Qin Rushi didn't plan to stay longer, looked at Ji Xun, and smiled softly: "You are our Qiqi's lifesaver, and I don't treat you as an outsider anymore. I will treat you well after I'm done."

Then, she changed her mind and said to Dong Qiqi: "Qiqi, you just greet Ji Xun. I will call the doctor to help you see it later."

Dong Qi nodded.

"Then I'll go down first."

Qin Rushi smiled lightly, turned around gracefully, and left the workshop.

Ji Xun looked at the graceful back, and the cautiousness in his eyes also subsided.

He knew very well that Qin Rushi said just now that he came up to ask about the situation and came to see himself, an outsider, more.

"Very strong"

Ji Xun sighed in his heart.

Although I didn't see Qin Rushi's professional sequence in the whole process.

But it was because I didn't understand that I knew that this guy was definitely very strong.

But since he wanted to know the origin of Artest's breathing method, the senior management of Honglou would definitely have some contact.

Dong Qi looked at him for a moment longer, and joked, "Aunt Qin is beautiful, isn't she?"

Ji Xun would not open his eyes and tell nonsense, he admitted generously, "Yeah."

Hearing this, Dong Qi was not surprised in the slightest. There is no man who dislikes Aunt Qin for her beauty.

She even said without hesitation: "Ah, that's troublesome. I can help you find a way for any woman you like in Hong Louli. But Aunt Qin can't. Of course, if she thinks you can, then that's okay. OK."

"???"

Ji Xun listened and laughed.

Where is this and that?
He is also not interested in entangled in this kind of topic.

Instead, he asked with more interest: "Your name is 'Dong Qiqi'?"

"Ah."

Dong Qi also said: "My mother took it. But I think it's too weak. The old man at home is also called 'Dong Jiu', so I will be called 'Dong Qi'."

Ji Xun was also stunned when he heard it.

Dong Qi didn't waste time talking about that, she looked at the two notes on the table that she had just written, and said, "Ah, let's continue?"

Ji Xun also nodded.

The two sat back on their chairs and continued to study those ancient files and drawings.

"If you're sleepy, can I arrange some prettier girls to help you out?"

"Why do I think you know everything?"

"Why don't you stay with me tonight?"

"Ah, you are amazing. You know some of the dating scripts before the Talun Dynasty. How did you learn it?"

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Time flies by.

Ji Xun and Dong Qi stayed in the workshop for a whole night.

The knowledge that is boring to others is very attractive to the two of them.

While meditating, Ji Xun flipped through those ancient documents, and it was no different from usual.

I didn't read much about machinery, but I focused on reading some classics related to ancient spell card masters.

But Dong Qi just didn't know Tarun's ancient text. After she could translate it, she was also immersed in the mysteries of various machines.

The two got along tacitly in the archive room, immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

Occasionally exchange a few words.

Although I don't talk much,

But the two gradually became acquainted.

Sometimes the temper is not to your liking, just communicate a little more and you will know.

The mutual impression is good.

Ji Xun's original plan was to take a look at the classics here, and Dong Jiuye should be back the next day.

At that time, you can ask about the breathing method.

By the way, he felt that there might be some surprise returns.

However, before Dong Jiuye came back, an unexpected visitor came to Honglou.

At noon the next day, someone shouted in the brass communication pipe, "Seventh brother, a very troublesome gambler has come to the casino on the eighth floor, do you want to come down and take a look?"

(End of this chapter)