After Luke came out of Neil's alchemy factory, he stopped going to other alchemy factories because he was in a bad mood. When he returned home, he closed the door and refused to see any visitors.
Let the situation in the downtown area develop on its own.
Alice said goodbye to Luke and returned to her bar, which was already filled with people from all parties who wanted to buy intelligence.
Alice had never been so happy in the past two days. Although Mr. Luke's salary was not high, the drinks in his bar were selling very well. There was also exclusive information about Mr. Luke, which was information that all forces in the Lower City would pay a lot of money to obtain.
The details of Luke's negotiations with Neil today soon reached the tables of the bosses from all parties.
Neil wanted to take the 450 million Reichsmarks for himself, which aroused the anger of all the bosses who were waiting to share the money. After Mr. Luke refused, Neil's threats made him the target of public criticism.
At the same time, Luke's proposal of an investment of 50 million Reichsmarks also gave the other four alchemy factories their bottom line. The rest was competition among each other. The more they got, the less their opponents would get.
But Neil undoubtedly got the best position in this competition. Even if he couldn't get all the investment money, as long as he got 100 million from Mr. Luke, even if the remaining money was divided equally among the four companies, their strength growth would be less than Neil's.
What's more, Neil is so greedy that he will definitely not be satisfied with 100 million.
The meeting between Luke and Neil suddenly made the situation in the downtown area tense. Especially in the sewage reservoir area, all parties gathered their forces to prepare for the fight that could break out at any time.
Of course Neil could feel the situation in the sewage reservoir suddenly becoming tense.
As the first alchemy factory to negotiate with Luke, he also had a lot of pressure. If he couldn't get enough money from Luke, his competitors might get more.
Once the 50 million investment is decided, it will be tantamount to sentencing oneself to death.
Ask for a high price, but pay it back. Neil set a small goal of 100 million for himself, and strive to get 200 million.
During the negotiations, he must maintain his base and ensure that the negotiations proceed smoothly.
Neil gathered his men and concentrated them at the alchemy factory. At the same time, he also learned from Alice...what Luke did when he went to old Adrian.
Visit the sewage reservoir and old Adrian's refining workshop.
Regardless of the danger, he personally drove the boat into the sewage reservoir and collected five different colors of mysterious energy from the water.
Using old Adrian's alchemy house, he performed alchemy on the collected mysterious energy.
As for the results…
Alice said: Mr. Luke refused to let anyone else in. At that time, only he, Old Adrian and a maintenance technician were in the alchemy room. After coming out, Mr. Luke did not bring out the alchemy results, but said that it had failed.
Did it really fail?
Neil sat on the sofa, holding a glass of wine, thinking and analyzing the information he had collected.
Mr. Luke has always said that the downtown area is a treasure, and his purpose of investing here is to develop this treasure.
If this treasure is known, is it still his turn to develop it?
Neil owns an alchemy factory in the sewage reservoir and knows the value of the sewage reservoir's current output. Extracting alchemy materials from the sewage reservoir is a job that consumes a lot of manpower, energy, and equipment. Even if Luke spends all of his 450 million on upgrading the alchemy factory's equipment, it is impossible to get the expected return in a short time.
Besides, he must have known that it was impossible for them to use all the money they received to upgrade the equipment in the alchemy factory.
Looking at Luke's unusual behavior today, the treasure he mentioned is very likely to refer to something else. If the mysterious energy in the sewage reservoir can make money, then this undeveloped treasure should be yours.
As for what Mr. Luke made with the mysterious energy in the sewage reservoir, we can find out by calling old Adrian and asking him.
After receiving Neil's summons, old Adrian, along with his son, hired workers, and Ed, more than 30 other people, entered the heavily guarded alchemy factory.
As the elite who had helped Neil build this alchemy factory, old Adrian and his gang were incomparable to ordinary gang members in terms of physique and momentum.
The weaker ones don't even have the courage to look them in the eye.
In the meeting room of the alchemy factory, the gang leaders sat around the conference table. Their personal thugs stood behind them, forming a dark mass that looked very imposing.
These people are Neil's capital for gaining a foothold in the downtown sewage reservoir.
Neil liked this atmosphere very much, with strong soldiers and fierce fighting. When he saw Luke again tomorrow, he would give him this kind of treatment, so that he would know that the Raging Waves City was the Raging Waves City, and the Lower Town was the Lower Town.
We are all desperadoes!
When pressed to the limit, we dare to do anything...
At the same time, Neil also made Old Adrian realize his position. What do you want to do if you don't take the initiative to hand over the things Luke left with you?
In the meeting room, the leaders all put on a powerful posture, holding cigarettes and looking at others unhappily. They all knew why Neil gathered these people together, and they also bought intelligence from Alice privately.
Mr. Luke from Raging Waves City is going to invest 500 million Imperial Marks in the lower city, of which 50 million have been given to Mr. Malken, and the rest is the target of competition among the five alchemy factories.
If Mr. Neil could get more money, his group would naturally be able to share a considerable amount of income. How much or how little would be shared would depend on how much effort they could make for Mr. Neil.
Eleven people sat on one seat, most of them had suffered some kind of physical changes due to the mysterious energy of the sewage reservoir. Old Adrian sat in the third seat to Neil's left, his eyes bloodshot, and he clenched his hands tightly to suppress the frenzy in his body.
Neil saw the abnormality of old Adrian and asked, "Adrian, what's wrong with you? You seem to be unwell!"
"Boss Neil...Last night, my workshop was attacked by a monster in the reservoir." Old Adrian took a deep breath. He was too old after all. The burden of the first generation of mysterious material mixture on his body was much heavier than that of others. He said to Neil while enduring the pain of the explosion: "The monster was very strong. Three people died in the workshop and the factory building was destroyed.
Boss Neil, you know I have spent all my savings on buying new equipment. Can you lend me some money to repair the factory? I will pay you back soon.
Neil held a cigarette between his fingers and said to Old Adrian in a haughty manner: "Adrian, when you borrowed money from me to buy equipment, I advised you... not to invest blindly. The current situation is the result of you not listening to my advice.
Moreover, when I handed the workshop over to you, I made it very clear that I would not provide you with any help, nor would I ask for any money from you except for the mining fee.
In your case, you should find a way to solve it yourself. In fact, wouldn't it be better if you bring your people to work for me? You can sit in the office, not have to worry about anything, and get paid every week. "
Old Adrian said, "My people and I have invested too much in that refinery, and we are reluctant to give it up. I will find a way to pay for the repair of the plant. I just want to ask you to give me some time to pay the mining fee. I will make up for it as soon as I make money."
"Adrian, what tone are you using when talking to me!" Neil flicked the ash off his cigarette. "Once the rules are established, they must be followed. Otherwise, what's the point of establishing them? I'm giving you some extra time this time, and others are also giving me extra time. What should I do?
I have so many people here, you come and support me!"
Neil's words immediately changed the atmosphere of the entire conference room. Most of the leaders present had their own refining workshops, and paying the mining fee every month was their biggest headache.
If Neil said this kind of thing under normal circumstances, everyone would just feel a little uncomfortable and there wouldn't be too much dissatisfaction. After all, the gang's daily expenses are indeed high.
But at this time, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of investments are about to be received, and it is unreasonable for you as the boss to be so harsh.
Everyone looked at Old Adrian now as if they were seeing their own future. They also realized that they would most likely not get any benefit from this investment.
Neil has become increasingly alienated from everyone since he took this position. He got to this position by killing the previous boss, and now he is more and more wary of these old brothers who may threaten him.
But Neil didn't notice the gradually changing atmosphere in the meeting room. He believed that he could still control these leaders. Once Luke's investment was in place, all potential threats could be completely eliminated.
Neil saw that old Adrian stopped talking, and thought that he had backed down under the pressure of his momentum. Neil changed his tone and said kindly: "Adrian, I believe that you can solve all the difficulties with your ability. Now let me ask you one thing, what did Mr. Luke do in your refining workshop?"
Everyone in the meeting room looked at Old Adrian.
Luke and his group were being watched by many parties, so it was no secret that he went to old Adrian's refining workshop.
As for what he did in there, everyone is curious.
Old Adrian took a box from his men behind him, opened it and took out a tube of reagent. The reagent was an evil black-purple color, and the luster it emitted attracted everyone's attention.
"This is what Mr. Luke left with me. It's called the first generation of mysterious material mixture."
Old Adrian said, looking at everyone's reactions.
Apparently none of them could figure out what this thing was from the name.
Neil laughed out loud: "I knew it, I knew that Luke's purpose of investing in the Lower City was not the alchemy factory. This is the treasure he mentioned, the treasure that has not yet been developed.
Adrian, can Mr. Luke tell you what this mixture does?"
"This is the function I am about to present to you, Boss."
Old Adrian stood up, his eyes fully opened, his pupils glowing blood-like, his hair and beard growing, fangs sticking out from the corners of his mouth, like a real lion.
Old Adrian stared at Neil, and the people between him and Neil realized that something was wrong and quickly made way.
"Boss Neil! Did you see that? The first generation of the mysterious substance mixture can allow people to gain powerful strength safely in a short period of time. Its value far exceeds the alchemical materials refined by your alchemy factory.
This is indeed a treasure. But... it does not belong to you."
Neil sensed the hostility of old Adrian, and he stood up and shouted angrily: "Adrian, sit back in your seat. You don't have the strength to challenge me, but your contribution can earn you a generous bonus.
You can keep your refinery."
Neil's men swarmed over, and old Adrian's men also rushed forward. Although old Adrian's men were few in number, they were like hungry beasts, with bloodthirsty eyes.
Old Adrian ignored Neil and said to the other alert leaders: “Everyone should be very clear about how Neil has treated us since he took this position.
When Mr. Luke left this tube of medicine, he left me a message.
He wanted to see Neil's head tonight.
I don't want to live a life where I have to worry about how to keep the workshop going every day. I want to make a lot of money with Mr. Luke. The first generation of mysterious substance mixture will definitely make us all a lot of money and live a rich life like the upper city.
How do you choose? "
The leaders looked at each other.
Old Adrian and his men were obviously injected with the first generation of a mysterious substance mixture. Without knowing how much improvement this potion could bring to them, fighting them would be a gamble of life.
Is Neil still worth fighting for now?
Besides...just looking at the surface effects, the first generation of mysterious substance mixture is indeed more valuable than the alchemical materials they have worked so hard to refine.
“ Stand back!”
“Stand back!”
“Stand back!”
…
The leaders shouted and retreated cautiously with their men. They decided not to take sides and would follow whoever won.
A seat in the middle of the meeting room was soon vacated.
Seeing that the group that posed the greatest threat to him chose not to intervene, Old Adrian looked at Neil and said, "Boss, only one of you and I can survive tonight."
After saying that, Old Adrian waved his hand, and his son and Ed led the team to rush towards Neil and his men. Neil was not to be outdone, and took a machete from his men and led the team to rush towards Old Adrian.
A life-and-death struggle unfolded in the conference room, with blood splattering everywhere and broken limbs flying everywhere.
The roar of the fight almost blew the roof off the room.
The people around them clenched their weapons and fists, nervously watching the battle in the middle. They didn't know who would win, and what would be the end of them.
…
After nightfall, Luke sat on the sofa in the living room waiting for news.
He stood by the door with his back against the wall, using his perception to detect the situation outside.
Princess Dale sat on another sofa, using magic to control a small puppet to fight against Dark Night on the table. In the sword light, Shadow nimbly flipped with a rapier made of sewing needles. The greedy goblin held a gold coin and clapped and cheered hard.
The fast runner at the door said, "Sir, there are more people outside, and some are approaching. There is more than just Melken and the five alchemy factories in the lower city. If some people feel that they have no hope of getting money from you, they will definitely take risks."
Luke watched the fight between Dark Night and the puppet on the table with great interest, and answered Kuaitui casually: "Before all my money is paid out, Melken and the five alchemy factories will not let anything happen to me. Those who want to take risks must take risks with their lives.
Don't be so nervous, come sit down and have a drink, someone will help us deal with the brainless people."
The fast-legged man noticed that the approaching person was stopped by others, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But he didn't leave, and continued to stay in his position to sense the situation outside.
"Sir... It's so late, you haven't gone to rest yet, are you waiting for someone?"
Dale also looked at Luke and asked, "Yeah. From the look of you, it seems like something is going to happen tonight. If it wasn't for helping you, I would have gone to sleep a long time ago."
Luke looked at Dale in surprise: "I thought you were having so much fun that you didn't want to go to sleep. So you stayed here to help me fight?"
Dale showed off her skill in controlling the puppet to speed up the attack frequency, forcing An Ye to jump up and down. "Do you think I can't fight? My grades in magic practice and swordsmanship are very good. As long as you give me the jasmine magic wand, I will show you what strength is."
Luke knew Dale's abilities, and if he gave her space to display her abilities, she would become a very terrifying magic turret. But she was too soft-hearted, and she might hurt herself and others at a critical moment.
"I thank you, but unfortunately I don't have a fight for you tonight. I'm waiting for a gift."
Dai Er asked curiously: "What gift?"
"A gift that is important to me, but not to you. Go upstairs and go to bed. You have a lot of things to do tomorrow."
Seeing that Luke was unwilling to say what the gift was, Dale was very tactful and did not ask. She loosened her control over the puppet and let it fall on the table, then stood up and lifted her skirt to say goodbye to Luke: "I'm going to bed, you don't have to sleep too late... Good night!"
"Good night, my princess."
An Ye put away his sword, saluted Luke, and chased Dai'er upstairs.
Seeing that he had nothing to do, the money-grubbing goblin asked Luke, "Master, is there anything I can do for you?"
At this time, the fast-legged man whispered in a vigilant voice: "Sir, someone is coming."
Luke also heard the sound of cars driving. A convoy stopped outside the door and many people got off.
Luke said to the Greedy Goblin, "Go, prepare coffee for the guests."
"Yes, Master."
The money-grubbing goblin flew to the kitchen, and at the same time the doorbell rang.
He looked at Luke quickly, got his approval and opened the door.
A man covered in blood stood outside the door, his naked upper body covered with shocking wounds, and he was holding a bloody bundle in his hand.
"My name is Ed, and I brought what Mr. Luke wanted."
"Come in, my husband has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Thank you!" Ed said politely, "It did take us a while. I'm sorry to have kept Mr. Luke waiting."
Ed walked into the house, he staggered, as if he used up all his strength with every step. Fast Legs wanted to help him, but was politely refused. He had just participated in the first battle of his life, he was slashed all over his body, and stabbed someone's heart with a knife. In this period of time, which was neither long nor short, he completed the transformation from a protected person to a warrior.
Old Adrian gave me the task of meeting Mr. Luke, so I must not let my brothers’ sacrifice go to waste.
"Mr. Luke..." Ed walked up to Luke, put the bag in his hand on the table, and opened it to reveal Neil's head: "Adrian has completed your instructions."
Luke looked at the head on the table, then looked at Ed who was standing unsteadily, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Ed replied: "Uncle Adrian is taking over the alchemy factory. Many of our people died, including Sainsbury, who is Uncle Adrian's youngest son. I was sent here probably because I can't help much there."
“Probably…” Luke knew Adrian’s intention of asking Ed to come, but he didn’t expose it. Instead, he said to Ed, “Sit down, have a cup of coffee, and let the greedy goblin bandage your wounds.”
Ed looked at the clean sofa and said embarrassedly, "No, such a beautiful sofa will look ugly if I dirty it. If you have nothing else to do, Mr. Luke, I will go back first... Uncle asked me to tell him that he is looking forward to meeting you tomorrow."
"I am also looking forward to meeting him tomorrow. But if you go back like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to convey my words to Adrian. Sit down, the Greedy Goblin will clean up everything, and I also want to hear how you killed Neil."
Luke bounced a gold coin, and the money-grubbing goblin happily hugged the coin: "Master, I will clean up everything and bandage the guest's wounds."
Ed had no choice but to sit down, and all the muscles in his body suddenly felt relaxed.
The money-grubbing goblin brought bandages and medicine, casting healing magic while bandaging the wound. Ed held a cup of coffee in his hand, drinking it while telling Luke about their fight with Neil.
Without the first generation of the mysterious substance mixture, the thirty or so people would never have been able to kill Neil. Even though each of them had undergone a reinforcement, the battle was still fierce.
Neil was able to occupy an alchemy factory, so he was very powerful. He was also surrounded by many powerful confidants, and they were numerous and powerful. If the battle had not taken place in the meeting hall, and the other leaders had intentionally blocked the support from outside, they would have been the ones to be killed.
Fortunately, they won. Although they suffered heavy losses, they killed Neil, and the other leaders temporarily accepted this fact. Whether old Adrian can keep the position he has seized depends on the result of the meeting with Luke tomorrow.
He sent Ed to deliver Neil's head because he thought Luke liked this child, so he taught Ed the formula and process of the first generation of mysterious material mixture. If Luke could accept Ed, he could sit safely.
The greedy goblin bandaged Ed like a dumpling, with each bandage tied with a bow.
Luke waited for Ed to finish his story, then thought about it.
No one could be left behind, and the identity of Princess Dale must be kept strictly confidential. Fast Legs and Dark Night were trustworthy, and the Greedy Fairy was hired by himself, so he wouldn't talk nonsense to others, but Ed was not necessarily the same.
He was raised by old Adrian after all.
"Ed, I saw Neil's head. You can take it with you when you leave. When you go back, tell Adrian that the space here is small and it is not suitable for adding another person. And... unless there are special circumstances, I will not teach anyone the process of the first generation of mysterious substance mixture.
When we meet tomorrow, we will talk about making money with this thing."
Ed understood what all this meant to Luke. With the exclusive process technology of the first generation of mysterious substance mixture, his life would be completely changed.
"Thank you, Mr. Luke. Although I don't know why you chose me, I will definitely repay you with my whole life."
Luke smiled and said, "Adrian said you are a good kid, I believe you. Let's go, your uncle should be waiting for your news."
Ed stood up and bowed to Luke: "Goodbye, Mr. Luke. Have a good night!"
He quickly sent Ed away and waited until the convoy outside left before closing the door.
He asked in confusion: "Sir, it turns out that what you are waiting for is Neil's head. But how can you be sure that Adrian will kill Neil?"
"It's destiny that some people are going to be killed by someone. I just gave them a little push." ​​Luke stood up and said to the greedy goblin, "Clean up here. I'm going to sleep.
Go to bed, fast legs, nothing will happen tonight."
"Yes sir, good night!"
"Good night, Master!"
Luke slept soundly because he saw Neil's head, but the whole downtown area was shaken by Neil's death. Most people didn't know what happened, and could only get a glimpse of what happened in Neil's alchemy factory through some channels.
Adrian killed Neil in person with only more than thirty people.
The first generation of mysterious substance mixture.
Mr. Luke.
Sewage reservoir treasure.
…
Various clips indicate that Neil's death was related to Mr. Luke. Adrian betrayed and killed Neil in order to get something from Mr. Luke.
What was the first generation of mystery substance mixtures?
What is the treasure in the sewage reservoir?
The former Neil Alchemy Factory, now the Adrian Alchemy Factory, is too chaotic inside to obtain accurate information.
But what is certain is that Mr. Luke's investment is no longer a happy one. Neil proved with his life that death and fighting have just begun.
The next day, Alice came to Luke's residence early.
She stood in front of the door, looking at the bloodstains extending from the roadside to the steps at the door, her whole body trembling slightly.
She couldn't figure it out. Luke and Adrian must have met for the first time yesterday. Why did Adrian kill his boss Neil for Luke? What happened in that closed alchemy room? What made Adrian risk his family's life?
Adrian lost a son in the fight.
But the bloodstains left here last night showed that Adrian didn't hate Mr. Luke at all. Mr. Luke didn't force him, and he was willing to kill Neil.
Alice realized that she had been too presumptuous these days, treating Mr. Luke as a fat sheep who didn't know the downtown area. Now it seemed that she was just a pawn played by Mr. Luke.
If he wanted to kill me, I probably wouldn't even know how I died.
The more Alice thought about her experience with Mr. Luke, the more she was afraid that Luke could kill Neil without making a sound right under her nose. She had seen many murders in the downtown area, but this time she was really scared.
"Mr. Luke!" Alice bowed immediately after hearing the doorman's voice. "I'm sorry, please forgive me for offending you. I did something that I shouldn't have done as your advisor."
"Greedy goblin, I asked you to clean up, including the door and the yard. Now my shoes are all covered in blood!"
Luke stepped into a pool of blood as he walked out the door. After a night of wind, the blood became sticky and smelled fishy.
The money-grubbing goblin immediately flew out and used magic to clean the blood stains on Luke's shoes. "I'm sorry, Master, please don't deduct my money. I will clean your territory before you come back."
The leather boots soon became shiny.
Luke seemed to have just noticed Alice. He praised her, "No, you didn't offend me. You are definitely the best employee I have ever hired. I never thought that you could complete the task I assigned to you so perfectly. I am considering giving you a generous bonus."
Do a good job. "
Alice thought Luke was being sarcastic and said in panic, "I'm sorry, Mr. Luke. I will never sell your secrets as intelligence again."
"Secrets? What secrets can I have!" Luke was in a good mood and walked out swinging his cane. "I am exploring for wealth in the downtown area, and welcome everyone who wants to get rich together to join me. Just do your consulting work well, and I don't want to control what you do outside of work, nor do I have the right to control it."
The swift legs passed by Alice. "Mr. controls everything, and everything is controlled by Mr. If you can't resist the fear of being dominated, try to accept it.
Let's go... The place we're going to today is too bloody, so the gentleman asked his wife to stay at home."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Alice finally breathed a sigh of relief.
yes!
When I realized that I had actually been dominated these days, and that the things I thought I was proud of were actually things this person asked me to do, the fear was really chilling.
Who is he?
Alice got in the car and the vehicle started driving towards Adrian Alchemy Factory.
After Adrian killed Neil last night, the battle here was not over. Neil had occupied this alchemy factory for so many years, and naturally cultivated a group of loyal followers. There were also some people who heard that Neil was killed and wanted to fish in troubled waters.
After Adrian killed Neil, he gathered his followers and occupied the alchemy factory. He then killed people all night to eliminate dissidents.
So when Luke took a car to the alchemy factory again, the scene he saw was completely different from yesterday.
Adrian hung all the corpses up to intimidate everyone and establish his authority when he first came to power.
Luke got out of the car and looked at the hanging bodies and the large group of bloody thugs. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Adrian killed Neil to take the position. He was a little arrogant."
The fast legs said: "Sir, this is a demonstration to you."
"I think it's more like waiting for a good price. Adrian has no right to protest to me, and he just wants to sell himself for a good price. This is good... He is a man of character, and this negotiation will definitely go smoothly.
Let’s go.”
Luke stepped over a pool of blood, splashing it, and a ball of fire burned the blood and then quickly went out.
The leather shoes are still as shiny as new.