Chapter 092 S-Class War Alert
Block 19 of the Fifth District is a street of machinery shops.
There are all kinds of mechanical shops of all sizes here, selling all kinds of steam equipment, accessories, and muskets... There are also those that provide mechanical repairs, customized individual mechanical skeletons, armored personnel carriers, and even customized mechanical city design services.
"Carl's Mechanical Repair Shop" is not a big shop and is located on the corner of a back street.
As I walked into the shop, a strong smell mixed with butter and rust hit me in the face.
Various tools are placed everywhere in the shop, and on the wall are some samples for sale and semi-finished products of unfinished orders, most of which are small robotic arms or mechanical exoskeletons.
Little Carl seems to be particularly fond of delving into this field.
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Hearing Ryan's intention, Carl was shocked: "What, Grandpa Nieto was arrested?"
"Yes. The Winster family came last night..."
Ryan briefly recounted the threats from the Winster family last night, and then said, "Now I want to make sure that the teacher is safe and whether he has been captured by Omar's people."
He had just arrived in the City of Glory and his foundation was still shallow, so he wanted to ask Carl, a permanent resident, about the situation.
As long as the old man is still alive, we can try to see if we can rescue him.
As Karl listened, his childish face revealed the solemnity that only an adult could have.
But he didn't seem too surprised, he just said angrily: "Those hateful guys from the Winster family really did this!"
When Ryan heard this, he was surprised and asked, "You know?"
“ Yeah, in fact, it’s not the first time that those people from the Winster family have come to see Grandpa Nieto.”
After all, Little Carl had known Irubek for a longer time, so he understood the whole process of the matter. He continued, "About a year ago, the old man from the Winster family had no hope of extending his life. He heard from somewhere that Grandpa Neto had a secret surgery that could extend his life, and then he sent someone to contact him..."
Needless to say, the old man Irubek's bad temper definitely didn't make people happy.
Then he refused many times, which angered those in the Winster family.
The old man was originally in a semi-retired state, hiding in the sewers to do some experiments. He would not contact the outside world unless he encountered an unavoidable favor like Bazel did before.
But...after all, he holds a "head transplant surgery" that makes the top dignitaries feel guilty.
The Winster family, the leader of the five major families in the City of Glory, has power almost as great as that of the king, the grand duke and other top nobles.
But the more powerful those upper-class people are, the more they fear death!
In the eyes of those people, not helping the dying person was simply giving no face to the Winster family.
Since you are of "no use value", why should I be polite to you?
You are famous and I can't afford to offend you, but there are people who can afford to offend you.
It just so happened that Omar also wanted to "extradite" him. The two sides were in the ambiguous period of signing an alliance, which led to the arrest of Irubek.
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"I also heard recently that a special patient was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Winster Hospital, and now the whole city is looking for a top doctor to save his life. It seems to be the old Winster patriarch who is about to die..."
Carl said, with a look of disgust on his face.
He was also disgusted by the emergence of a privileged class in the "Free City" and said, "Grandpa Nieto had long been wary of their potential tricks... so he told me all these things."
Ryan frowned as he listened.
It turns out that the teacher gave me so much yesterday, and I actually had a premonition that something like this would happen?
"Oh, yes..."
At this time, Carl seemed to remember something and said, "Grandpa Neto left all his previous research materials, medical cases, potion formulas, etc. with me. He said that he had an accident, so he sealed these things up and destroyed them if anyone came looking for them..."
As he spoke, he knocked on the steel wall of the store, revealing a secret box with a mechanism. He then changed the subject and said, "But not long ago, after accepting you, Brother Ryan, as his apprentice, Grandpa Neto changed his mind."
"Teacher... left these things for me?"
Ryan was stunned when he saw Carl handing over the box.
I have only been studying with the old man for more than a month, and I am probably the apprentice with the shortest time he has ever had.
He also didn't expect that Irubek would leave such precious research materials to him.
"Um."
Karl nodded and said, "Grandpa Nieto originally wanted to give it to you directly, but he was afraid that if something unexpected happened, you would be caught and the things would be taken away by bad guys. So he didn't tell you."
After a pause, he continued, "Brother Ryan, I'll leave this thing to you. Grandpa Neto also told me to tell you in case of an accident, saying that these things are still very profound for you now, and you can only learn them after you advance. I hope you can lay a good foundation before trying to figure it out..."
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Ryan took the iron box that Carl lowered to him with a complicated look on his face.
These research materials, potion formulas, and medical cases are the most important things for a scientist doing scientific research.
Without even opening it, he knew that the contents were priceless.
Suddenly, he felt that this small box was very heavy. It contained the life-long research results of a top scientist.
Those potion formulas alone are priceless.
When Irubek passed these things to me, he was also passing on the inheritance.
But this... also has the meaning of "entrusting an orphan to someone else"?
The old man wouldn't want to do something as big as the "Prince Fox's sudden death" incident again...
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Ryan thought about it and asked, "Karl, can you find out the whereabouts of the teacher? At least... make sure he is still safe."
Carl thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find Street 'Red Nose' Hook right away. He's an intelligence dealer and he should know some clues."
As he said this, he was about to run out of the store, saying as he ran: "Brother Ryan, please help me look after the store. If grandpa wakes up, tell him that I will be back soon."
Ryan nodded: "Okay."
Carl rushed out of the shop in a hurry and disappeared around the corner.
Ryan checked the storage ring in the box, which was full of densely packed folders. He didn't plan to look at it carefully, but directly moved all the information into the folding space.
At this time, Bazel, who was in the shadows, probably feared that Ryan would do something irrational, also spoke up: "Dr. Irubek should be safe for the time being. Even if he is extradited back to Omar, no one would dare to kill him."
"Um."
Ryan nodded.
Since a fourth-level master has come to the "Black Water Platform", the old man's weak fighting ability is definitely not even qualified to resist.
On the other hand, this is also a good thing.
As long as people are still alive, everything is fine.
"Don't worry too much."
Bazel didn't want Ryan to put himself in danger, so he added, "The Omar royal family is probably afraid of leaking the scandal, or maybe some old guys are unwilling to give up and have the idea of doing some forbidden research... Anyway, they are arresting people, so he will definitely not be in danger in the short term."
Ryan listened without saying anything.
Ten years have passed, and the doctor has rarely appeared in public these years, and his reputation is not as sensitive as before. It will indeed save a lot of trouble if we arrest him now. But there should still be no danger to his life...
I’m afraid that the old man will be so depressed that he will take the initiative to “create” some trouble.
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Woo…woo…woo…
Just when Carl hadn't returned yet, suddenly, low alarms like air raid sirens rang out all over the city.
This slightly unnerving voice penetrated the streets and alleys, causing everyone in the "City of Glory" to show a look of shock on their faces.
Ryan's eyes narrowed and he frowned in confusion.
Meanwhile, the old-timer Bazel at the side clearly understood something. He raised his eyebrows and muttered, "Eh... S-level war alert?! Is it a beast tide attacking the city, or is the City Lord's Mansion going to make a big move?"
