Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 3 Gray City
Walking in the underground corridors was not a pleasant experience. The empty brass walls and the sculptures that looked exaggerated and full of a strange sense of art complemented each other. The ground under my feet was covered with carefully woven handmade carpets, and all sounds were absorbed. Combined with the nearly ten-meter-high sky above my head, this huge and frightening corridor actually gave me a feeling of being in a ghost cave.
The Fog City does not have a land in the usual sense. The whole city is more like a huge and terrifying machine. All buildings are built on the perpetual motion mechanism, the sky of the mechanical city of Sodom. Infinite steel and gears are interwoven into the current steam city. So even if you walk in the corridor of the hotel, it vaguely feels like walking in the cavity of a beast.
There were no doors or windows because the air outside was toxic and foggy. There were no extra hands because everyone was in a sub-healthy state, which would make the nobles feel uncomfortable. For the nobles, doing things by themselves was where they showed their elegance and ability.
Only rich people can show their faces and do things. For poor people, the only possibility of showing their faces is that they will be corroded by toxins in the air and their faces will be ruined.
The toxins accumulated over hundreds of years are no longer as simple as they were at the beginning. Seeing the face is actually a symbol of nobility.
“What a sick city…”
But the rewards are nice.
After taking a deep breath, Li Lin shook his head and looked at the markings in the black box with a satisfied smile.
'Breath of Sodom - Exquisite Set'
'Inside this wooden box is a high-quality suit forged by thirteen masters from the top craftsmen's association in the upper district of Fog City. There are four sets in total. They are the 'Faces of the Saint' mask, the 'Wings of Electricity' cape, the 'Gospel of Steam' jacket, and the 'Nemesis of Dragon Hemp' watch.'
'The Mask of the Saint's Face:
Facial defense +1, vision +1, foggy area charm +1~5, can defend against basic air toxins, can use electric current to expand camouflage to the whole body
introduce:
A great product assembled from rare alienated chameleon skin and filters from the Golden Age. The parts and lenses are hand-polished by dozens of craftsmen to ensure that your eyes will not be disturbed by poisonous gas or fog in any environment. And if necessary, you can also transform this face into any pattern you want, and obtain any status you want in the foggy city - but don't expect to turn it into a real person's face, that's impossible.'
'Electric Wing Cloak:
Provides +1 reaction speed, can be transformed into a cover, back defense +1~7, and can be used with the Steam Gospel Jacket to unconditionally remove the shock state
Introduction: The master craftsman found a magical cloth in the underground ruins. After being electrified, it is as tough as the skin of any creature. Increasing the current not only allows people to move quickly, but also makes it as strong as steel. If you adjust the internal skeleton lines in advance, this thing can be transformed into anything you want under the current. Including the glider that everyone wants.'
'Steam Gospel Jacket:
Provides special energy: steam, provides special energy: electricity, can activate the Wings of Electricity and Dragon Hemp's natural enemy additional abilities through two special energies. Upper body defense +2
Introduction: On the surface, it looks no different from the windproof jackets that often appear in the foggy city, but inside, a magical device that can release high-pressure steam and a considerable amount of electric current is constructed with ingenious ideas. This master has spent his entire life to create such a nearly perfect work, but the money spent on this thing can probably build dozens of steam locomotives, or let the civilians on a street live well for 500 years.'
'Longma Natural Enemy Watch:
Every fifteen minutes, a strong identification is performed to break the illusion, human current timing, and magic energy detection. Through steam, the +2 exquisite steam wrist charge device can be used. Through electric current, a level 40 cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be performed freely every fifteen minutes.
Introduction: A terrifying watch that was a must-have for detectives in Sodom. This golden watch will give an electric shock to the human body every fifteen minutes, and then use the electric shock to accurately break the illusion in the mind. As a refined product, Longma Natural Enemy not only has a natural suppression of the illusion caused by Longma Mist, but can also be pressurized by the steam mechanism to complete an unimaginable instant impact. Humans within three meters will have their heads pierced instantly. What's even more ingenious is that after hearing about the production method of the watch, the master combined the device of the steam gospel, using the human body current and the current of the watch to produce an automatic human resuscitation device. It can not only provide strong power, but also strong vitality. '
'Suit special effects:
Sodom's Breath: After all the accessories of the device are completed, the circulation system and perpetual motion mechanism in the Steam Gospel can be activated. All functions can be used without any charging or cost.
Cool suit, very useful in this city.
However, these equipments are indeed good, but the above introduction is the key. If you ignore the above introduction, you may die in this city without knowing how.
Various descriptions hinted at the level of conflict in this city. Although he was certain about his own strength, Li Lin still didn't dare to bet on the level of tension and pressure in the city .
He did not forget that although the nobleman talked a lot to him, he did not give any explanation for the police's behavior.
Just because there is a possibility that the cultists will be killed? There is no more ridiculous excuse than this. Either the people in power in this city are already stretched to the limit, or the police here are already stretched to the limit.
Judging from the well-trained appearance of the policemen, they would not collapse so easily. So it was obvious that there was a storm in the upper echelons of power in this city that ordinary people could not detect. And the cultists outside were obviously just a minor problem. From this point of view, it was true. After all, Li Lin knew what the nobles looked like better than anyone else. They would never give up their power even at the last second before the world was destroyed, and would rather let these invisible things disappear with them.
"But does this also mean that I have a lot of free time..."
What can you get in this city in three days?
I believe there will be a lot of good stuff.
Walking to the door full of gears and mechanisms, Li Lin subconsciously narrowed his eyes and reached out to push the door open.
'boom……'
"…Okay, someone is coming out."
On the street, the brass walls gradually moved to both sides with a roar. A group of young people wearing gas masks wandering in the square were communicating with each other through brass megaphones, seemingly chatting. But they were vaguely moving towards the gate.
They are a dirty part of the city. They are unwilling to join the expedition, join the mining area, and do not want to die as colonists in the lower city. These young people who have some property but live in poverty like to take some money and do something with their identities. And because their families often have some background, as long as it is not too excessive, there is no problem.
This time they also received a message from a noble person in the underground, saying that a person who should not be here had moved into this inn with a big background. So after the door was opened, they could pull the person who came out to a corner and teach him a lesson, so that he could understand the customs and habits of the foggy city. However, what surprised these young people was that although the door was opened to both sides, no one came out . It was as if there was something wrong with the machine.
"Strange."
The young man in the lead wiped his goggles and was a little doubtful about his eyes.
"Didn't they say that this thing can only be opened after someone inside comes out?"
"I don't know, this thing is older than my grandfather - hey, watch your step. What are you doing? Do you have eyes?"
A thin figure in a gray cloak suddenly stepped out from the shadows on the side and almost bumped into a young man, causing a commotion.
"'……Feel sorry.'"
Under the angry accusations of the young people, the gray cloak shrank back, and a distorted apology sounded from the vibrator in his throat. Then the masked man nodded to the young people with a bit of fear, pulled up the hood on his head, turned around in fear, and quickly blended into the gray city.
"Tsk, you coward."
The young people looked at the shivering figure and smiled disdainfully, but then they scratched and looked at the gradually closing bronze door in a daze. After a while, they shrugged their shoulders at the door that showed no sign of opening again, thinking that there might be something wrong with the broken door.
"It seems that there is indeed some problem with this thing. Let's wait a little longer."
"Okay, boss."
The young people returned to the fountain without water in disappointment and continued to chat. But unfortunately, no one came out of the brass door until the evening. The young people were particularly dissatisfied with the accuracy of the news. But this was no longer what Li Lin was concerned about.
