Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 26 Picking up the leaks
A few minutes later, on the steamer.

By trading the little resources they had, the group successfully boarded the ship after hiding their equipment packages and obtained a cabin at the stern.

From the conversation between Xu Lie and the ship owner, Chen Jian also gained a new understanding of the conflict between the two major forces, the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple.

Obviously, they are not completely opposite.

On the contrary, the two forces are coexisting in cooperation and confrontation. Although there are contradictions, they have not yet developed to the point where they are irreconcilable and must lead to a large-scale war.

Especially among the middle and lower level members, the relationship is even quite harmonious.

This is why Xu Lie said before that he could send his pistol to the Mechanicus to "pacify the machine spirit", and it also explains why they could travel thousands of miles from Jinling to Chuansha just to kill a level 4 monster.

They are not restricted to walking. There are Mechanicus' transport ships on the river and Mechanicus' steam trucks on the ground. Although their number is extremely small, they can always catch up with proper planning.

The world is broken into pieces, but its powerful vitality still enables it to continue to operate with some amazing resilience.

When the whistle sounded on the river that had flowed for thousands of years, Chen Jian seemed to hear a hymn.
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Not as if.

The crew members of the Mechanicus really started singing.

"In the name of divine power, loudly praise the name of Trinity, and all glory to the God of All Things!"

"May the loyal gears never rust, and may the sacred gunpowder never decay!"

"Blow the whistle once! Push the lever to prime the piston and pump!"

"Blow the whistle twice! Turn the steering gear, start the engine, and inject life!"

"Blow the whistle three times! Sing in unison, and praise the God of All Things!"

"From our confusion and ignorance, Most Holy Trinity, save us!"

"From the desolation of ruins, steel, protect us!"

"Gunpowder, protect us from the monster's claws!"

"From the temptation of mutation, Steam, purify us!"

"From this rotten prison of life, God of the Machines, set us free!"

"Trinity! Trinity!"

"We praise the name of the saint!"

The more Chen Jian listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He turned to Shen Yue and asked:
"The Trinity they sang about, could it be the Trinity I was thinking of?"

Shen Yue fiddled with the single-shot rifle seized from the residents of Xiama Town and said with a click of the tongue:
"I guess it's that Trinity."

"Why don't they sing Xugong or Yichong? Are these two not qualified?"

“I guess he didn’t see it.”

Chen Jian held his forehead thoughtfully and continued:

"It is likely that the founder of the Mechanicus saw Sany Heavy Industry's gantry crane somewhere and was shocked by the giant machine."

"Or maybe this group of people originally had some connection with Trinity, and it was passed down from generation to generation. It was originally just an ordinary name, but gradually it took on a religious nature."

"This is quite funny. You think the saint of the Holy Blood Temple is called Tan Jiazhen?"

Lei Jie on the other side smiled mysteriously and continued:
"According to their logic, I think it should be called Dolly."

".Clone sheep? Abstract."

Chen Jian turned to look at Xu Lie who was not far away and asked:
"Hey, do you have any saints in the Holy Blood Temple?"

"of course not."

Xu Lie immediately replied:
"Didn't I say that? We are a sect that strives to make progress. We don't regard those ancient strong men as saints."

"We will only be stronger than them!"

"Okay, very spirited!"

Chen Jian gave him a thumbs up, and Xu Lie thought he was really praising him, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Of course we have spirit. Our Holy Blood Temple is the real beacon of the wasteland. We..."

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

He was halfway through his words when there was a sudden knock on the cabin door.

Chen Jian cautiously reached for the pistol hidden under his clothes, while Xu Lie made a gesture, indicating that he didn't need to be too nervous.

"He should be here to trade."

"We are not the only passengers on this ship. There are also some civilians on board."

As he spoke, Xu Lie opened the door.

As expected, the person who came was just a man with a little girl. The other party looked respectful. When he saw Xu Lie, he immediately bowed and said:

"Your Excellency, we heard that you have food to exchange."

"I have some very good metals and gears here. Would you be willing to trade with us?"

Xu Lie did not answer immediately, but said:

"Let me see what you have first."

The man quickly took out the pocket from behind and carefully took out the contents.

A lot of gears, silver stainless steel, a little brass, and a little aluminum.

At first glance, it looked like a pile of garbage, even to a local like Xu Lie.

“We don’t need any of these things.”

"But if you need food, we can share some with you - remember, this is a gift from the Holy Blood Temple!"

"Praise the Holy Blood Temple!"

The man was smiling happily, and the girl hiding behind him was blinking her eyes, looking at Xu Lie with curiosity.

Of course, she had heard of the name of the Holy Blood Temple, but perhaps, she could not understand the meaning of this name for the time being.

Xu Lie took out some dry food made of wheat flour that Chen Jian had eaten before from his bag and handed it to the girl. He touched her head gently, acting out the "God loves the world" drama to the fullest.

Chen Jian found it funny but didn't make any jokes.

After all, these are the rules of this land. As an outsider, what qualifications do I have to question them?
The man who got the food was about to leave with the girl, but the moment the girl turned around, Chen Jian suddenly noticed that she was playing with something in her hand.

It was a pure black metal cube with an LCD screen on the front.

Every time the girl pressed the only button on the side, a string of characters briefly appeared on the screen.

Chen Jian couldn't see the specific information of the characters, but he instinctively felt that this thing was not simple.

"Wait a minute!"

Chen Jian stopped the two of them and asked:
"Little boy, can you show your toys to your uncle?"

The little girl looked up at her father, and after he nodded, she hesitantly handed the thing in her hand to Chen Jian.

Chen Jian took it and looked at it, then made a prompt decision and said:

"We want this, name your price."

The man was stunned for a moment, and seemed to realize the value of the thing. He wanted to raise the price, but after taking another look at Xu Lie and others who were eyeing him covetously, he finally swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"It's just a little toy. If you want it, take it."

Chen Jian nodded and said to Xu Lie:
"Give him some gold and take it from my bounty."

"How much?"

Xu Lie did as he was told without hesitation.

"It's about the value of a few dozen rounds of pistol bullets. It's up to you."

"understood."

Xu Lie immediately took out dozens of gold grains from his pocket, picked out one of the right size, and handed it to the man.

The man was surprised and delighted. He probably never thought that he could sell this thing at such a high price without even raising the price.

The gold nugget Xu Lie gave him weighed at least 40 grams, enough for him to buy food for two months.
He quickly took the gold grain and left with many thanks.

After he left, Xu Lie came over and asked:
"What is this? Why is it worth so much money?"

Chen Jian calmly put away the things and replied:

"This is a ballistic calculator that can calculate the trajectory of a gun and is used to calibrate the gun."

"I see."

Xu Lie suddenly realized, and then left in boredom.
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He doesn't need this thing. The battles of the Holy Blood Warriors are all close combat. Perhaps only the Mechanicus and these chosen ones will need this thing.

But what he didn't know was that after he turned around, Chen Jian turned his back to him and quietly made a few gestures.

It is the simplest sign language when combined with lip movements.

This sign language means
"A code machine."

"A code device with coordinates!"

(End of this chapter)