We Agreed to Set Sail, but You Became the Ruler of the Deep Sea?

"Rescue?"

Xia En's heart moved and he asked: "Who should be saved?"

"Caesar IX."

Jack explained: "In fact, the current [Rust Lord] is not the original owner of this city."

"He was merely a usurper, a greedy tyrant, and it was only after he came to power that the rule of active labor began."

Xia En looked thoughtful: "So, Caesar IX is the king who has been usurped?"

"Yes and no."

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Jack also knew that his statement was a bit difficult to understand, and immediately said: "The original Caesar I was indeed the city lord who was usurped by the [Rusty King]."

"But the Caesars after him are just rebels who inherited his memory, character and legacy."

This explanation still sounds a bit strange.

Besides, can people who have been transformed into machines still give birth to offspring?

"Wait, memory and personality?"

Xia En suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "Could it be that..."

"Yes, the Caesar in each life was actually a humanoid machine like me, one of the ordinary residents of the city."

"It's just that one day, they will suddenly awaken their memories of Caesar."

"And character is determined by memory."

"Their behaviors and personalities will continue to move closer to the city lord during the process of awakening their memories, and they will become a brand new Caesar."

"The strange thing is that only one Caesar will appear at the same time, and when this Caesar dies, a new successor will be born."

The blue light in Jack's eyes was unusually deep: "Some people say that this is the backdoor that Caesar set up in the mechanical puppet."

"Some people say it's a terrible, crazy curse."

"But no matter what the truth is, generations of Caesars have been born, and without exception, they will all embark on the path of resisting the [Rust King]."

"And among them, Caesar IX is only one step away from success."

"The Rust King was so afraid of Caesar IX that he didn't dare to let him die or let him live, so he imprisoned him on the [Snake of the Atrium] and used it as living fuel."

Shane chewed the horrifying information silently and swallowed it for digestion.

"So, you want to?"

The voice coming from under Jack's metal body was resolute: "The Secretariat dies here, [Lord of Rust] will definitely not let it go."

"Besides, if you escape this service, there will be another time, and the next time."

"Its appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Only by overthrowing the rule of this usurping tyrant can we have a chance of survival."

"So, I would like to ask you to rescue Caesar IX, or...give him relief!"

"Of course, I won't let you work in vain. I can help you collect precious metals, steam devices, or other treasures."

After hearing this, Xia En felt quite moved.

He originally had the idea of ​​brushing monsters and leveling up in [Rusted Waste City], so it was natural to go to the "high-level area" - [Snake in the Atrium].

By the way, it would be best if we could rescue Caesar IX. If we couldn't, there would be no loss.

As an aborigine, Jack definitely has more ways to collect metals and other materials than he, an outsider, does.

——To put it bluntly, this is a cooperation model similar to the Sea Tribe in Coral City.

They post tasks and Shane gets paid for completing them.

The only problem is that Xia En will offend the city's current ruler, [The Rusty Lord].

But when I thought about it, he had just beheaded the affairs officer of [Lord of Rust]...

Ok, the problem is solved.

Shane stretched out his hand: "The deal is done."

The two hands quickly clasped together.

Not long after, Jack took out two beautiful brass spheres, a group of dark gold nuggets, and a special mechanical device.

"The heart of steam of the sixth generation, this is a good thing that you can't even see on the sea."

"I will also give you these [Youjin] as a thank you gift and an early deposit."

"This [Youjin] is also a good thing. It is an activated metal. It has strong compatibility and can be used to strengthen almost any device."

"Finally, there is an underwater sound-producing device, with which communication can be carried out in seawater."

"Sixth Generation's Heart of Steam!?"

Hearing this, Xia En looked happy.

This is exactly what he needs.

[Gluttony Steam Turbine] The current number of cores that can be assembled is five. Previously, it was only equipped with a fourth-generation steam heart, and its efficiency has greatly improved.

If these two sixth-generation cores are installed, it will obviously make the speed of the [Black Swan] soar again!

Xia En was not polite and took the gifts directly and asked.

"Then how can I contact you later?"

Jack thought for a while and said: "There is only one black spire in the copper and iron area. I will send someone to wait at the bottom of the tower."

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…

Not long after.

Shane left the bar.

However, he was not in a hurry to attack the [Snake of the Atrium]. Instead, he first returned his consciousness to the original body on the [Black Swan] and let Joey and An dive into the sea.

After the last storm, Joey was no longer afraid of the sea water.

In other words, she has accepted the Siren blood in her body and said goodbye to her past self.

Therefore, he volunteered to dive into the sea and wanted to be a help to Mr. Captain.

Xia En is naturally very satisfied that his employees are so motivated, and there is no reason to suppress them.

As for the existence of the projected body?

To be honest, Shane no longer cared about being exposed to the crew.

As a mystic, I have some special abilities, which is normal!

How Joey and others will understand it is their business.

After a while.

As Joey and An continued to dive, they saw a dark and profound figure.

In the dim sea water, the already deep body was vaguely integrated with the environment, indistinguishable from each other.

It's like...this deep sea is his home field!

The mysterious and restrained temperament reminds people of the dark ocean abyss or the vast starry sky.

"Is this... Mr. Captain in the sea?"

Joey's eyes widened with surprise.

Oddly enough, a captain in this state should be a bit scary.

But Joey felt a special sense of closeness inexplicably, as if he had a very comfortable aura about him?

"I really want to smell it..."

Joey's face turned red and he quickly shook his head to dispel this bold idea.

Xia En didn't know what was going on in this little girl's head, so he directly spoke with the underwater sound-producing device.

"Our goal this time is to collect the forging and smelting tools Feiya needs. These should not be difficult to find in the factory area."

"If you encounter a human-shaped metal puppet, please notify me as soon as possible. Don't fight for a long time."

Although Fei Ya is an excellent steam mechanic, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw.

The supporting equipment on the [Black Swan] is obviously not as complete as that on Silver Moon Island, so the first wave of raids was carried out in the [Factory Area].

Of course, Shane could have entrusted this matter to Jack.

But if you owe too much favor, it will be very troublesome to pay it back.

It is better to solve trivial matters outside the scope of trading by yourself.

Afterwards, a group of three people began to search patiently in the engineering area of ​​the city.

It has to be said that after transforming into a mermaid form, Joey's movements in the sea are extremely flexible and agile, only slightly inferior to Shane.

When the three of them acted together, the efficiency was naturally greatly improved. It only took half an hour to find all the tools Feiya requested.

During this period, they also encountered a few crazy mechanical puppets.

But with An as the tank, Joey as the mage and support, and Shane as the main attacker, they pose no threat at all.

laugh!

Xia En pulled out the sword from the body of a puppet frozen by Joey, and absorbed the [Secret Sea Crystal] in its body, thinking to himself.

"It seems that it would be good to form a team occasionally for next time."

"In terms of efficiency alone, it's no worse than me upgrading alone."

"but……"

After looking at An, who was moving a little slowly, Xia En knew that he needed to go to the sea to take a breather.

Unlike the projection body that can commit suicide at will, there are undoubtedly more factors to consider when taking the crew into the sea, as well as protecting their safety.

For now, the crew can only explore these safer areas.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Xia En quickly ordered the two of them to put the loot into the space ring and take it back to the ship, while he walked towards the railway track not far away.

The shaking ground, undercurrents in the seawater, and the rising water temperature all indicate...

[Snake of the Atrium] is coming soon!

"Woo——"

The penetrating sound of the whistle echoed in the sea water and pierced Xia En's eardrums.

The turbulent undercurrent roared in, causing Xia En's body to shake slightly.

In the scattered pale light, a giant steel snake burst into his field of vision.

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…

[The submersible is over! 】

Xia En opened his eyes in the captain's cabin and cursed secretly: "It's actually a torpedo?"

The first challenge to the [Snake of the Atrium] failed without any surprise.

He didn't even get on the train before he was blown to pieces by the torpedoes fired from all directions, and his death was extremely miserable.

However, as long as you have experienced such a sneak attack once, you will be able to respond next time.

Xia En silently kept this grudge in his heart, and then came to the deck.

The three of Joey were excitedly counting the harvest of this dive.

"Molten core... small boiler... pressure pump... metal capsule..."

"Hey, I actually found this thing for you! How cool!"

Fei Ya spat out one term after another that was extremely unfamiliar to Xia En, and her pretty face was full of excitement.

“Although some of them are a little rusty, they are still usable.”

"It deserves to be the capital of steam! With these, it's no problem to build a small laboratory!"

"Mr. Captain, thank you for your hard work."

Xia En chuckled and said, "Don't worry, there's still a big surprise."

With that said, he asked Joey to take out Huang Chengcheng's Steam Heart.

The metal structure seemed to be constantly contracting, beating like a heart.

"This is... the Heart of Steam!"

Fei Ya's eyes flashed: "Is it still a model I've never seen before?"

"If you install this on a steam turbine, it might inspire some new features!"

Xia En raised his eyebrows: "New characteristics?"

"Just like people have different talents, steam machinery also has different special properties..."

"Hey, I can't explain it in words, but you will understand it after installation!"

Feiya did it as soon as she thought of it. She hurriedly took the heart of steam to the depths of the cabin and began to strengthen it.