Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 158: By performing magic with magic

This police badge was naturally obtained in the clock tower space last time.

Because it was placed in the storage ring, it was brought out directly.

Su'en originally wanted to give it a try, but he didn't expect this police badge to be quite useful.

The blonde lady covered her mouth with one hand and suddenly became respectful, calling out softly, "Oh, Officer Johnny, please wait."

Then, Su'en conveniently saw the registration records.

After flipping through them, he successfully found the check-in records for four rooms: 1021, 1055, 1071, and 1099.

They were all registered under the same person, Teg Gallson.

It looked like a pseudonym.

However, the somewhat good news was that only four rooms were registered under this name on the first floor.

And the two female attendants also described the appearance of the registered man.

Su'en roughly glanced at the half of the rooms on the second floor that were the same as the first floor.

Then, Su'en looked at the name of the magician who registered for room 2113, Robert Bell.

Then, he looked at the third floor, which only had ten luxury suites.

Because he speculated that the third floor would be the "source of the curse" of this cursed space, he paid careful attention, especially to the check-in dates.

There was only one room that was checked in on the same day as the four rooms.

Su'en looked at the name of the tenant of that room and asked, "Do you remember Miss Gloya Garry in room 3001?"

This question triggered a special conversation.

The blonde girl seemed to remember something and responded, "Oh, she was an old nun. It happened to be my shift that day, so I remember it well. Because the guests on the third floor are all VIPs, the doorman would help them with their luggage. And that old nun brought a big suitcase... The doorman offered to help her with her luggage, but she didn't allow it and carried it up herself."

An old nun?

A big suitcase?

When Su'en heard these two key words, he suddenly thought of something.

In Dawn City, nuns were a very rare profession. As far as Su'en knew, there was only one discovered monastery ruins.

Coincidentally, he personally experienced one, which was the "White Monastery" where the Weeping Witch was located.

And before entering the space, Su'en had already identified that the "curse source" of this 1911 Hotel was a "superior-level biological limb".

So when he heard this information, he immediately guessed, "It seems that the pollution source should be in that suitcase. In that case, the seal placed on the White Monastery back then was sealing this..."

Su'en had already figured out some of the ins and outs of the matter by this point.

He felt that he probably knew who the old nun was.

.......

Su'en chatted with the two registration attendants at the front desk for a while and roughly extracted all the information they could provide.

Calculating the time, he planned to go to the banquet hall to watch the magician's performance.

Everything else was not important, obtaining advanced materials was the top priority.

Unfortunately, as soon as he left the front desk, he was blocked by two hunters at the corner of the corridor.

One of them, a guy with a modified mechanical arm, glanced at Su'en and said with a smirk, "Hey, buddy, you've been chatting with those two front desk girls for so long, you must have gathered a lot of information, right?"

Su'en had actually noticed that the two had been observing him before and guessed their intentions, so he didn't give them a good face. "So what?"

They were from the "Scorpion Squad," and the squad leader was the temporary captain who came in this time. He was a somewhat famous veteran. Among the sixty-plus people who came in this time, this squad accounted for half, so they had absolute authority.

The man looked at Su'en's uncooperative expression and reminded with a smile, "Wow, buddy, you're quite impressive. I've never heard of anyone being able to extract information from those two front desk girls. What did you say to them?"

The other person also showed off the pistol at his waist and smirked, "Share the information with us. Since we're exploring the space together, it's fate. Let's make a fortune together."

Their intentions were already very clear.

They wanted to forcefully obtain the information.

This kind of situation was common in the wilderness. Hunters were characters who risked their lives to make money, and not many of them were good-natured.

Embezzlement, smuggling, coercion...

Ordinary lone hunters could only suffer in silence.

Su'en knew that he was being treated as an easy target, so he didn't even raise his eyebrows when he saw the guns they revealed.

He didn't bother with them.

Killing someone here would definitely attract the attention of the hotel security, and getting into trouble would greatly affect his subsequent plans.

He glanced at the two and simply walked away.

The two men were stunned for a moment when they saw Su'en's attitude, then caught up with him angrily, shouting, "Hey, are you deaf? Didn't you hear me talking?!"

While listening to the other party pulling out their guns, Su'en calmly asked, "Do you dare to shoot?"

At the same time, he noticed that the security guards' attention had already been drawn over, and the killing intent in their eyes disappeared.

He sneered and ignored the two guys who were just bluffing, and walked away directly.

.......

Scorpion Squad?

If they really want to, I don't mind sending them off early...

Su'en didn't waste time entangling with these two insignificant characters and went straight to the hotel's banquet hall.

It was dinner time now, and almost all the tenants in the hotel were dining here.

This was the best time to observe the situation of the guests in each room.

But the banquet hall had security guards, and you needed to show your room key card and meal ticket to enter.

When Su'en arrived, there were already seven or eight hunters squatting there. They occasionally approached and tried to extract some information from the passing guests.

But obviously, the results were minimal.

These NPCs directly ignored those "strange" behaviors that were beyond their understanding.

Su'en walked straight past them, showing the room key card and meal ticket he had just obtained from the front desk attendant, and walked in.

This action naturally made several hunters at the door very puzzled.

"Huh... Wasn't that guy just a hunter with us?"

"He doesn't have black aura on him, so he must be a hunter."

"It's strange, how did he get the room key card?"

"..."The hunters were not unable to infiltrate the banquet hall, but they all used shady methods. Some assassins climbed walls and sneaked in, some disguised themselves as maids and infiltrated, and some attracted the attention of the guards and sneaked in...

But none of them entered so openly.

Seeing Su'en's actions, the hunters were naturally amazed.

At this time, the two members of the "Scorpion Squad" that he had encountered at the front desk had also escaped from the guards and happened to witness this scene.

Seeing Su'en enter, the mechanical-arm man's face turned pale and he cursed angrily, "Damn it, that guy must have obtained some important information at the front desk. Wood, you stay here and inform the boss!"

......

The banquet hall was lively, with about one or two hundred people dining.

The lights were dazzling, illuminating the restaurant with an orange glow.

Well-dressed gentlemen in suits and ladies in low-cut dresses were elegantly dining.

The tables were filled with various delicious-looking foods and fruits.

On the stage not far away, geishas were performing passionate and hot dances.

Su'en found a seat where he could see the stage directly and glanced at the dining guests. He didn't see the nun or the man described as "Tiger Gerson" who had booked four rooms.

Just as he sat down, a petite and cute waitress in a black maid outfit with a professional smile walked over and said, "Sir, would you like to order?"

Su'en glanced at the delicious food on the neighboring table and gestured, "Bring me a portion of that."

As he spoke, he handed her a coin as a tip.

The waitress smiled and bowed deeply, "Alright, sir. Please wait a moment."

By midnight, these waitresses would transform into monstrous creatures with sharp teeth and claws. They were called "Bloody Maids" in the intelligence, known for chasing and biting people.

Su'en didn't pay much attention and shifted his gaze elsewhere.

The singing was pleasant and captivating.

The performers on the stage were dancers from the "Swan Dance Troupe," and their registration records were at the front desk.

Originally, Su'en came to the banquet hall mainly to wait for the magician to perform.

Because he was afraid of missing some special NPCs, his left eye was constantly emitting a gleam, in a state of continuous release of the All-Knowing Eye.

But unexpectedly, he gained something else.

At this moment, as he looked at the enchanting and charming lead singer on the stage, his eyes suddenly changed.

When he appraised the other NPCs in the restaurant, all their names displayed were Contaminated Ancient Human Remnant Manifestation.

But the lead singer performing on the stage actually had a name displayed: Contaminated Dance Diva Barbara Remnant Manifestation!

Su'en looked at the woman on the stage who was displaying her charm, and suddenly felt a familiar sensation.

She was so stunning that it seemed like a filter had been applied to her visual impact, clearly showing her high charm value.

This made Su'en immediately think of the mafia boss Sabina, and a thought popped into his mind: "Could she also be a woman with the 'Charm Demon' talent? Is she an ancient alchemist?"

Obviously, having a name meant that she was different from others.

And there was no information about this Barbara from the outside world.

Because she was a second-floor guest.

Su'en recalled the registration records he had checked earlier. She was staying in room 2115, right next to the magician in room 2113.

The performance on the stage continued.

As Su'en looked at the fair and beautiful singer, instead of thinking of anything seductive, his first reaction was, "If this woman distorts into a monster, it would be quite troublesome..."

He thought of Sabina's psychic attacks and frowned.

If she turned into a monster, her combat power would definitely be off the charts.

But...

Why would an alchemist go to a dance troupe?

And come to think of it, that "magician" Edward also seemed to be here to perform?

Su'en thought of something and a pensive look appeared in his eyes.

......

Before Su'en could think too much, a waiter pushed a food cart over and started serving the dishes.

Although it was a cursed space, the things were real.

Colorful fruits, golden-brown roasted chicken, fine wine, and various exquisite dishes...

A thousand years ago, these delicacies were a luxury.

Su'en took a bite of a fruit, which was sweet and juicy.

In Old Lingdun, fruits were luxury items, especially those that had never been seen before.

But before he could take a few more bites, the dance troupe finished their performance.

Then, several boxes were brought up.

It was time for the magic show.

A handsome man in a tailcoat and a top hat walked onto the stage and bowed deeply to the audience in a gentlemanly manner.

Su'en looked at him and squinted his eyes slightly because this guy was also appraised with a name: Contaminated Magician Edward Remnant Manifestation.

After the applause, Edward began his performance.

He first conjured a cane out of thin air, twirled it a few times, and then squeezed it, causing it to explode into ribbons and disappear...

Then he took off his hat and pulled out live rabbits, doves...

After that, he performed a teleportation through space.

There were two cabinets on the stage, about a foot off the ground and covered with black cloth. He entered one of them and pulled the black curtain closed.

The next second, the black curtain of the cabinet several meters away was pulled open, and he walked out with a smile...

These were all seemingly ordinary magic tricks,

But Su'en watched with shining eyes, and waves surged in his heart.

He thought of a saying.

Some people, under the guise of performing magic, are actually casting spells.

He was certain that this guy named Edward wasn't just performing magic just now, but actually cast a spatial spell!

With the All-Knowing Eye, the illusionary magic had almost no effect.

If it was a prop, it would be immediately appraised.

For example, if the hat had a hidden compartment, it would be appraised as Hat with Hidden Compartment. But now, it was simply displayed as a normal Top Hat!

And the two cabinets used for the teleportation didn't display Cabinets with Mechanisms, but simply Normal Cabinets!

This guy just now went from one cabinet to another, not using any twin substitutes or secret doors...The magician had truly teleported!

Upon seeing this, Su'en immediately confirmed that this Edward was a professional who had mastered spatial abilities.

Retrieving objects from a distance...

Spatial displacement...

The abilities demonstrated by this magician perfectly matched all of Su'en's expectations for his second-tier career planning.

"This magician is incredibly agile, he must have a high level of 'skill' enhancement. Coupled with the ability to teleport, he is excellent in both self-defense and attack. If he can produce advanced materials, I suspect he would be highly compatible with my 'Puppeteer' profession!"

Su'en watched the performance on stage, his eyes slightly trembling.

However, while he was hopeful, he suddenly showed a hint of difficulty, muttering to himself, "He has the ability to teleport, I'm afraid even the Black Scythe can't kill him..."

......

Su'en's previous plan was to kill this magician and take his professional materials before midnight, that is, before the pollution occurred, once he confirmed that the magician possessed the spatial abilities he needed.

Otherwise, there might be unexpected changes after the mutation.

But now, having seen some of the professional techniques Edward demonstrated in his performance, Su'en immediately realized that even without the mutation, he was not confident he could kill this magician!

There were no signs of a seal or an alchemy array lighting up, which meant that this guy had mastered spatial abilities.

Even if he tried to ambush him with an invisible zombie, Su'en felt that he might not succeed and instead get beaten up.

Being killed by an NPC meant real death!

However, spatial materials were hard to come by.

Having finally encountered a cursed space that could produce them, Su'en was still hoping that this special NPC would drop spatial professional materials. He couldn't just give up.

But he couldn't beat him by force, so he had to think of other ways.

"This is a bit troublesome..."

Su'en couldn't wait until midnight.

Because he found it hard to imagine how tricky this ability user would become after turning into a monster.

Was the second floor an "A+" difficulty?

No!

If these two mutated, the rating would at least be "S-class", or even higher!

Thinking of this, Su'en quickly stood up and headed directly towards the backstage.

Because he had thought of a breakthrough.

A performance team hiding two powerful alchemists was clearly the hidden "main plot" in the background story of this cursed space!

If he couldn't kill them directly, what about a "plot kill"?