Steel Chang'an

Chapter 19

Three days later, Wuge City.

This is a small town located at the junction of the Northwest Continent and the Donglin Continent.Although the town is small, it is very lively, because whether it is a Northwesterner going to the Northwest Continent, or a caravan traveler from Donglin to Chang'an, they will all stop and rest in this small town.Local residents are also happy to convert their houses into shops and hotels, open their doors to do business and welcome guests from all over the world.

"Entering this Wuge City, we can say that we are safe for the time being." Li Jing said to Mu Yun, "The word "Wuge City" comes from the meaning of not going to fight. It’s harmony that makes money, anyone who has money can start a business, and any disputes can be settled outside the city, if anyone makes trouble in the city, they will be expelled from the city immediately.”

Mu Yun nodded, thinking that it was no wonder that there were soldiers in the uniform of the Northwest Cavalry joking and drinking in the market, and groups of Donglin knights in green and black-bottomed cloaks were walking around without any offense.All kinds of mechs and people in different costumes come and go on the street, and it takes a long time to even cross the road.

"It's no wonder that Wuge City is known as Little Chang'an. What I saw today really deserves its reputation." Mu Yun couldn't help but sigh with emotion.Although the shops facing the street here are simple and simple, their business is very good.Compared with the extravagance and luxury in Chang'an City, Mu Yun felt that this small city full of common people's style was more to his liking.

"A dick is a dick, even his eyes are so dick." Su Sheng himself was looking around curiously, but he did not forget to look down on Mu Yun.Mu Yun was in a good mood and didn't care about him, but he heard Li Jing chuckle and said, "Don't be fooled by the appearance, this is not a small border town with simple folk customs. This is a cruel city that eats people but doesn't spit out their bones. , in the city, you are a master if you have money, but if you have no money, hehe..."

While talking, the three of them had already walked into an inconspicuous small hotel. Mu Yun looked at the room price list in front of the counter, and found that the cheapest room cost more than 1000 gold pounds. He scolded: "Damn it, is this a shop or a robbery?"

"Don't be so ignorant, land is very expensive here, and it would be nice to find an empty guest room." Li Jing asked for a room without hesitation, and paid the rent neatly, "Stay for one night first. , We will leave the city tomorrow after the equipment is settled."

According to Mu Yun's thinking, it doesn't matter if he doesn't stay this night, but anyway, it's not his money, so he doesn't have to feel sorry for others.

They had traveled overnight for the past three days, so when they entered the room and saw two comfortable big beds, Mu Yun was so tired that he just wanted to throw himself on the bed and sleep first.But Li Jing stretched out his hand, handed him a list, and said, "Here is the purchase list for equipment, let's go!"

"Why do you even want me to do this kind of errands?!" Mu Yun took the order, his teeth itching with hatred, this really treats him as a little follower!
"Huh? If you don't want to go, do you want Su Sheng to go?" Li Jing opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Such a cute child, with money all over his body, let him run around on the street alone, you are not afraid of being caught by others." Did you just carry it away?"

"Then you won't go by yourself?!" Mu Yun said, but saw that Li Jing had already taken off his shoes, lying comfortably on the bed with his hands resting comfortably behind his head, and said, "Of course I have an old bone. Rest, do you know what it means to respect the old and love the young? There is an old man and a child here, and you are a young man, why are you dawdling? Hurry up and come back!"

Seeing that Su Sheng also quickly occupied the other bed, Mu Yun stood there depressed and ground his teeth for a long time, finally sighed, walked towards Su Sheng, and said, "I'll go! I'll go! Here's the money!"

Su Sheng was straightforward, he took off his left hand and threw it to Mu Yun, muttering, "Master, I only have two hands and two legs, you should save yourself some money!"

In Wuge City, the most famous mecha firm is called "Jingge Arsenal". It is located in the downtown area in the south of the city. The exterior decoration of the entire mecha store is the same as that of a temple hall. You need to walk through a row of high steps to enter the store. , making this mecha shop stand out from the crowd in the entire Wuge City market.Twelve thick and towering pillars are lined up in front of the gate of the Mecha Shop, and four large plaques of "Jing Ge Arsenal" hang high, which makes people feel mighty and tall psychologically.

Mu Yun entered Jing Ge Armory and found that although there were many customers in this mech shop, because of its extremely high floor height and large area, compared with the bustling market outside, it seemed empty.The holographic projections of various types of mechs are like transparent sculptures, standing in the hall of Jinge Arsenal, showing guests the latest models of mechs in all directions.If a guest wants to learn more about the details of a certain mecha's parts, he can just pick out a part from the holographic image by reaching out, let the holographic image automatically decompose, zoom in on the part, and display the specific parameters.

Mu Yun didn't expect that there would be such an imposing mecha store in Wuge City, most of the customers here are well-dressed, and they are either rich or expensive.There are also quite a few aristocratic youths wearing gorgeous cloaks and standard knight attire over close-fitting armor, with their female relatives, who are also very eye-catching in this mech industry.If it wasn't for Mu Yun still carrying Su Sheng's prosthetic arm in his pocket, given his penniless condition, he really wouldn't have the confidence to walk into this mech shop.

"Hi, may I help you?" A beautiful shopping guide wearing a wrap dress and a slim figure greeted Mu Yun.From her sweet but invariable smile, it can be seen that she is a mechanical biochemical person who acts according to the program.

Mu Yun knew that the name of this mechanical cyborg was Meiya, and it was a model commonly used in the service industry. In the hall of the "Jing Ge Arsenal", there were many Meiyas with the same appearance and dresses greeting the guests.

"The [-]-ton mass-produced mechas and weapons are mainly displayed and sold in the lobby on the first floor. If you want to buy [-]-ton custom-made mechas and weapons, please go to the second floor. If you want to buy four Please go to the VIP room on the third floor to discuss the weapon parts of the ten-ton special mech." Meiya said in a sweet voice according to the introduction set by the program.

According to the custom on the mainland, people divide mechas into two categories: [-]-ton and [-]-ton according to the tonnage of the fuselage.Although the mechas within the [-]-ton standard have their own advantages and disadvantages according to different functional models, engine power, maneuverability, fighting ability, etc., they can still be divided into A, B, C and D; but once they reach the [-]-ton class Standard, the internal mechanical complexity of mechas is not at the same level at all, and their corresponding maneuverability and combat capabilities far exceed that of [-]-ton mechas. Therefore, this tonnage division is not a light mecha and The division of heavy mechas is a rigid index division of performance levels.

The battle armor Xifeng used by Mu Yun before, and Li Jing's Tianxia Yiren are all special mechas of forty tons. There are not many mechas in the whole continent. It is held by the noble knights under the command of a lord.Just like Mu Yun's battle armor Xifeng, it was originally the car of the young master of Baima City, and Li Jing's One Man in the World is the property of the Chang'an Knights, so Li Jing can leave Chang'an City, but this one man in the world is not for him. not taken away.

And on this continent, there is only one mecha shop that can customize [-]-ton special mechas, but it has nothing to do with this Jing Ge arsenal.The name of the world's No. [-] Jiaxing is Teng Jiaxing, and the head of the family is Xiao Teng, the younger brother of the master of Donglin. This person is also known as the mainland's number one genius armor-casting master.

Therefore, although this "Jing Ge Arsenal" is rich and powerful, it only dares to claim that it has weapon parts and components for special mechas of over [-] tons for sale, and does not dare to say that it has a whole set of special mechas, because this is simply not good enough. possible thing.

But even if only the weapon parts of special mechas are sold, it is still a top-level mecha line on the Pangu Continent.Because the parts of the special mecha are all made of rare materials, and the special technological process contained in it is strictly confidential.Even ordinary knights without special mechas, if they can get some special mecha weapon parts, modify them and use them on their own mechas, the combat performance of the mechas can be greatly improved.

Because of this, when Meiya said "If you want to buy weapon parts for special mechas over [-] tons, please go to the VIP room on the third floor to negotiate." Still couldn't help showing a heart-beating expression.

When Mu Yun heard these words, his reaction was quite calm.The Xifeng that he blew up himself was a special mecha, and it was considered a high-end product in the special mecha. Naturally, he would not pay attention to some parts of the special mecha, and said directly: "I only need this piece of mech now. The zero-type mechs and accessories listed on the purchase list are enough, and there is no need to go up to the second and third floors."

As soon as Mu Yun said this, several young men dressed as Donglin noble knights standing near him couldn't help but glance at him, and one of the green-shirted knights snorted: "The poor who can only afford zero mechas Boy, what are you still pretending to be here!"

Although these young knights are also descendants of aristocratic families, they are not from famous families.They have just finished their studies as apprentice knights from Donglin Eagle Fort, and they came here to buy equipment with a sum of money prepared for them by their family, and then find a chamber of commerce to join and become hired knights—generally, their duties are to serve as bodyguards. On the one hand, you can make money, on the other hand, you can also hone your experience.

For fledgling young knights like this, they naturally don't have much money on hand, so they can only pick and choose among the [-]-ton mass-produced mechs on the first floor.But for the sake of face, they can't help emphasizing that they buy mass-produced mechas not because they can't afford expensive ones. According to the words of the green-shirted knight named He Kai, it's because "this thing needs to be bought every year." It’s hard to replace a mecha with a lifetime, so I’d better buy a cheap one and play around with it.”

Among the apprentice knights of Eagle Castle, He Kai's family background may not be superior to others, but he is definitely the one with the worst face.Although He Kai's budget can only afford the mid-range products in the mass-produced mechas, but in order to show that he is definitely not out of money to buy the mass-produced mechas, he has been pestering Meiya, repeatedly asking her to introduce the best of the new models. The expensive mechs.But every time Meiya finished introducing a mecha, he would frown and pick out various problems, expressing that he had to think about it again.

Because he had been picking for a long time but still didn't decide which mecha he wanted to buy, Meiya who greeted him politely smiled and asked him to take another look, then turned around and greeted Mu Yun.This already made He Kai very upset, but when he heard that what Mu Yun wanted to buy was only a zero-type mecha, but his tone was louder than himself, He Kai immediately became angry——

What is Type Zero Mecha?The zero-type mecha is the prototype mecha, and it is the most primitive type of mecha among the [-]-ton mechas.The [-]-ton mecha has been divided into different models during the development process, and each model has its own emphasis on performance in close combat, medium-range, long-range and auxiliary combat.But the Type Zero mecha is just a bare machine without any performance features!
This is an old-fashioned mecha that has basically been eliminated on the mainland, so the price is also the cheapest among all mechas.

Mu Yun has been walking all the way from the northwest desert, from entering Chang'an to leaving Chang'an, he still wears the old cloak on his body, and the pair of big old military boots on his feet, no matter how you look at it, he is a real country boy .In He Kai's view, this kid named Mu Yun must have saved a sum of money through the hard work of several generations of his family. Like all the poor boys on the mainland who dream of becoming a knight, he has never even had a real mech in his life. After touching it, I want to buy the cheapest mecha to live the knight addiction.

What He Kai dislikes the most is this kind of person: these days, anyone can buy a mecha and pretend to be a knight.It doesn't matter if you can only afford a cheap type zero mecha, but you are so loud, as if you are dismissive of the high-end mechas sold on the second and third floors of Jinge Arsenal.I've never seen someone so poor yet so pretentious!

He Kai was about to throw a few more words to satirize Mu Yun, but he heard a crisp voice say: "Although the zero-type mecha is an obsolete old-fashioned mecha, it is the prototype of the earliest generation of [-]-ton mecha. It is said that its skeletal frame is the closest to the current special mecha, and it is also the only mass-produced mecha that can be modified. It is not impossible to have a special mecha among the mechas."

It was a woman among He Kai's group who spoke, named Chu Fengyao, and she was the only female knight among the group.She is petite, and the close-fitting armor under the knight's cloak outlines her well-developed body. She wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on her round face. Although she is not glamorous, she is also somewhat pure and lovely.

Although He Kai still wants to say a few more words, but this Chu Fengyao is the top student among their group of apprentice knights. He was very popular when he was in Eagle Castle. He Kai still intends to pursue her, so it is difficult to refute it in public. To save her face, he quickly smiled and said, "If you, Chu Fengyao, buy a zero-type mecha to study, then of course you have nothing to say. It's just that this kind of person may have never even touched a real mecha, and he will be familiar with the special mecha. What research experience do you have? I think he simply can’t afford other mechas, just for the sake of cheapness.”

Mu Yun stood so close to this group of people, and He Kai didn't particularly lower his voice when speaking, so Mu Yun heard all those sarcastic words.In fact, he was not much older than the group of Eagle Castle apprentice knights, but he had experienced many times more than them, so naturally he would not take those words to heart.Only Chu Fengyao's words made him nod secretly, thinking that this delicate-looking woman was the most knowledgeable among the group of people.

"Sir, some spare parts on your purchase list are too old, and we don't have them in stock at the moment, but we will arrange them for you within 24 hours." Meiya said after scanning the purchase list Mu Yun said, "The total price of this shopping is 740 million yuan. After you complete the payment, we will distribute the goods for you. Is there anything else you need?"

"En." Mu Yun nodded. He chose the largest mecha store in Wuge City for the transaction because he considered that the big store has a complete range of goods and a strong deployment ability. Otherwise, the parts listed on Li Jing's purchase list , I don’t know how many mecha shops he will have to visit to get together, “I don’t have any money with me, I want to ask if your store can barter and conduct transactions directly?”

As soon as Mu Yun said these words, not only He Kai and the group of trainee knights burst into laughter, but even the guests who were standing far away couldn't help but turn their heads and cast contemptuous glances at Mu Yun: How dare you go without money? It's a big joke to talk about going into this Jing Ge arsenal to buy things.

Although in Wuge City, there are also many people who set up stalls in the market and conduct barter transactions. Some small mecha shops also collect some old parts that have been eliminated, refurbish them and put them on the fuselage for sale again.But this Jing Ge arsenal never accepts such second-hand goods, not to mention Mu Yun's plain countryman's attire, it doesn't look like he can get any good ones at all.

740 million, although it is not enough to buy a newest starlight mech, it is not a small amount of money either.Mu Yun gave people the feeling that the sum of his whole body was not worth a fraction of 740 million.Some people began to suspect that this guy was a gangster who came here to make troubles and pass the time just to tease Meiya.

If Meiya was a human beauty, she would definitely feel that Mu Yun was teasing her, so she turned around and called the security guard, but Meiya is just a programmed mechanical biochemical person, so she still kept a sweet smile and looked at Mu Yun. Said: "I'm sorry, we don't have the practice of bartering in our store. I need to ask the steward for instructions. Please wait here for a while."

Seeing Meiya turn and leave to ask for instructions, everyone thought that Mu Yun would take the opportunity to slip away, but Mu Yun was still standing there with his hands in his pockets, looking quite calm.

Even Chu Fengyao couldn't bear it this time.Although she knew that the zero-type mecha had the possibility of being converted into a special mecha, she really didn't think that Mu Yun was capable of such a person.After all, this is just a topic that the bachelor of Eagle Fort accidentally raised during his lectures, but no one has actually converted the zero-type mecha into a special mecha, and even the bachelor himself just raised this possibility. How could a young man who was about the same age as me have the ability to do it?
"My friend," Chu Fengyao stepped forward and said to Mu Yun, "It may be the first time you have come to Wu Ge City, and you don't know much about this Jing Ge Arsenal. Behind this Jing Ge Arsenal, is there any With the city lord of Ge City in charge, the business can grow so big. If ordinary people make trouble in this Jing Ge arsenal, even if Wu Ge City stipulates that the use of force is not allowed, the end will be miserable."

"Thank you." Mu Yun said a little surprised.At first, he just thought that Chu Fengyao was more knowledgeable than He Kai and the others, but seeing her mixed with He Kai and the others, he thought that she was basically no different from that group of noble young knights with high-sighted eyes.She would talk about the zero-type mecha, not necessarily out of good intentions, maybe just to show off her knowledge, but she did not expect that she would take the initiative to remind herself, which made Mu Yun have a good impression of Chu Fengyao.He also realized that his behavior just now seemed to be a bit of trouble, so he said: "I just happen to have something on hand, and I want to see if there is any possibility of trading. If there is no trading here, I will leave immediately."

When Chu Fengyao heard what Mu Yun said, she could only stick out her tongue helplessly, and returned to her group of friends.Mu Yun is just a passer-by, she reminded her that such a sentence is the best of humanity, as for how to deal with Mu Yun after the manager comes, that is out of her control.

As for He Kai, he wished that the steward would arrive before Mu Yun left, and teach this pretentious poor boy a lesson.Seeing that Mu Yun didn't leave, a gloating smile appeared on He Kai's face.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a mustache walked over surrounded by several security guards, and asked loudly, "Who proposed to barter in this Jing Ge arsenal just now?"

(End of this chapter)