Apocalyptic Mechanist Section 22

"I am Li Yuan, chief of the Spark Uprising Army, and currently the leader of the Spark Gang," Li Yuan extended his hand first. "Thank you for handling Xiao Xi's matter. If you need anything, just ask."

Seeing this, Bruce silently poured three glasses of wine and placed them on the bar counter.

Jiang Xiao shook hands with Li Yuan and habitually opened his retrieval interface.

[Li Yuan (78% Sub-gold Human)]

[Level: Tier 2 Peak (Severely Wounded)]

[Talent Value (Source Energy): 2.43]

[Source Energy Intensity: 78 (98)]

His heart tightened.

So strong!

Excluding the guards on the Doran, this was the strongest opponent he had faced directly so far!

Even in a severely wounded state, his Source Energy Intensity was 78.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jiang Xiao got straight to the point:

"You're too kind. May I ask what business Chief Li and Ms. Xi Ling have with me?"

Xi Ling remained in her black robe, her expression unreadable. Li Yuan's expression dimmed slightly. "We would like to ask you to save a Pan-Human, Xi Guang Yarsolfi.

She is currently the strongest member of our Spark Gang, a Tier 2 elite Esper. The Sin City Council, in conjunction with several major gangs, has her surrounded in the Kasar Street Block. If Mr. Jiang can rescue her, we will grant you full access to the gang's resource library. You can have anything you want!

You can see what resources are available now.

However, this matter is extremely dangerous. The Sin City Council has dispatched several Tier 2 elites and mechanized troops to blockade that block. Even if Mr. Jiang refuses, you will still be our honored guest."

After speaking, Li Yuan and Xi Ling fell silent, quietly awaiting Jiang Xiao's answer.

Jiang Xiao's eyes, however, lit up. Multiple Tier 2 elites and mechanized troops?

This sounded like a very good hunting ground.

"Perhaps you could first tell me the specific scale of the enemy forces, such as the number of Tier 1 Martial artists and mechanized troops."

Xi Ling immediately replied, "According to our intelligence, there are no more than five Tier 2 elites, no more than fifteen Tier 2 ordinary Martial artists, and approximately five hundred Tier 1 Martial artists in total. There are over ten thousand non-Martial artist gang members from several different gangs, with considerable firepower."

"The Kasar Street Block is currently a meat grinder," Li Yuan said, opening a portable terminal on the bar counter. A holographic 3D map emerged, and the radar display showed red dots densely packed like an ant swarm.

"In fact, five Tier 2 elites are not the main problem. The real killing blow is them." As he spoke, he brought up an image.

It was a large block mixed with mid-rise and low-rise buildings. At the main exits and vantage points of the block, the muzzles of fifteen crude electromagnetic tanks, resembling steel fortresses, were aimed at the block!

"260mm Electromagnetic Railguns, with a projectile speed of Mach 11. The surrounding buildings in the Kasar Street Block have already been leveled. This is why Xi Guang cannot break through."

What did this Xi Guang do to warrant such a display?

Jiang Xiao couldn't help but feel curious, yet his eyes brightened with every word. This was simply a perfect hunting ground!

The most threatening elements were undoubtedly the mechanized troops. After all, no matter how strong, Tier 2 individuals were still flesh and blood. Even a Tier 3 Martial artist might not dare to directly face a 260mm electromagnetic cannon. However, for him, mechanized troops were the easiest targets to deal with!

As for the Tier 2 elites?

He could now threaten Tier 2 elites with his Thunder Cannon Floating Cannons. Moreover, judging by the Spark Gang's proposal, they clearly weren't expecting him to rescue her immediately. Giving him a few days to hunt and develop would make dealing with Tier 2 elites a piece of cake!

After some thought, Jiang Xiao decided to confirm, "Are there any specific time constraints?"

"According to our intelligence, within fifteen days at the latest!" Li Yuan said, falling silent for a moment before adding helplessly.

"I accept."

Xi Ling subconsciously sighed, "I know this is asking a lot, but thank you, Jiang..." Huh?

Li Yuan looked at Jiang Xiao abruptly. He accepted just like that?

"Leave it to me. I'll notify you when the time comes. Oh, right, there's something I need the Spark Gang's assistance with right now."

"Please, tell us!" Li Yuan said decisively, putting aside other concerns.

"I want to open a mechanical shop in the black market, preferably one that can provide some basic equipment."

Li Yuan nodded. "I'll need to confirm if there are any suitable storefronts..."

Suddenly, Xi Ling asked Jiang Xiao, "Does it have to be a mechanical shop? Would a small mechanical workshop suffice?"

"A mechanical workshop?"

Jiang Xiao was pleasantly surprised by this unexpected gain. If it was called a mechanical workshop, it should have plenty of basic equipment, right?

Xi Ling said seriously, "That's right. A mechanical workshop covering about five hundred square meters, with complete infrastructure. It was originally allocated for the Sub-humans recruited by the Spark Gang as mechanics. However, it later fell into the hands of the Black Mech Gang.

All the infrastructure consists of processing equipment, and no one has used it for over half a year.

It wasn't easy to acquire the equipment, and many gangs wanted to buy it during this period, but we refused.

Of course, that mechanical workshop is located deep within a black market, so it would be perfectly fine as a shop!"

Just as Jiang Xiao was about to reply, Li Yuan hesitated, "Is A Ling referring to the workshop in the Yuanjin Black Market?"

He then looked at Jiang Xiao.

"Mr. Jiang, the Yuanjin Black Market is the largest black market controlled by our Spark Gang. It's located at the junction of the outer and middle rings. In terms of scale and customer traffic, it ranks among the top three black markets in the entire Sin City. However, because of that, all sorts of aliens can be found there, including the Viper Race and the Blade Armor Race.

All the major gangs in Sin City know about the Yuanjin Black Market. On the surface, it was jointly established by over a dozen small and medium-sized gangs. We can't guarantee you won't be disturbed there."

The junction of the outer and middle rings? A huge number of aliens?

"Are there many major gang strongholds nearby?" Jiang Xiao's interest grew.

"The Dragon Fang Gang and Viper Gang's controlled territories are very close to it, and… its adjacent block is the Kasar Street Block," Li Yuan replied.

"Good, I'll take it."

Jiang Xiao added, "And it'll be more convenient for me to observe the situation in the Kasar Street Block."

"Then… alright." Li Yuan stopped trying to persuade him.

Strong individuals had their own ideas and pride. Further persuasion might damage their relationship.

I knew he'd be interested in that place.

Xi Ling was very certain. From slaughtering prisoners in the Old Capital, annihilating the Rosaka Settlement, to completely wiping out the Venomous Hunter group, no alien had survived Mr. Jiang's hands on their journey so far.

It was only after arriving in Sin City that he seemed to have restrained himself. At least, she hadn't heard of any aliens disappearing from the Netherfire Black Market.

She was sure that Jiang Xiao had some motivation or hobby related to killing aliens. Although he appeared cheerful, Mr. Jiang must have been enjoying himself when he massacred the Venomous Hunter group!

Xi Ling's intuition was very accurate. At that time, Jiang Xiao had subtly exuded a sense of triumphant satisfaction.

Thinking of this, Xi Ling proactively asked, "Mr. Jiang, do you want to stay here a bit longer, or head directly to the Mechanical Workshop?"

"Let's go see the workshop."

"Okay, it's quite a distance, about an hour's journey. I'll personally take you there."

"Then I'll trouble you, Ms. Xi Ling."

A little over an hour later, Jiang Xiao and Xi Ling arrived in front of a two-story square building.

It was a gray building located in a secluded corner deep within the black market. Its exterior looked unremarkable, with a jet-black metal door panel covered in dense, old scratches, and even quite a few bullet marks.

What caught Jiang Xiao's eye the most was a faint outline of an alien on the concrete wall. The surrounding walls were cracked and blackened, seemingly blasted apart.

Not bad, they even have murals.

Jiang Xiao was satisfied with both the location and the scale of the black market.

Unlike the cautiously hidden Netherfire Black Market, the Yuanjin Black Market was quite openly displayed. It was located on the first underground level of a massive cubic building, with many areas even built in the open.

What surprised him the most was the cubic building above the black market. It was one of Sin City's famous legitimate markets, affiliated with a large gang under the Black Mech Gang!

It was also worth mentioning that at least half of the mechanical shops in the Yuanjin Black Market were territories of Black Mech Gang members.

The commission and rent collected from sellers in the black market were much lower than in legitimate markets.

This was precisely why the Yuanjin Black Market had achieved its current scale and status.

Settlements in the wilderness and wanderers usually came here for high-quality weapons and modified vehicles. Besides accepting Sin Coins, the mechanical shops also accepted the wreckage of Rampaging Mech Soldiers and scrap parts discarded by the Starport.

These were typically the living garbage generated by the Starport, as well as experimental individual equipment and mechanical soldiers deployed by military enterprises.

"Mr. Jiang, let's go inside and take a look."

Xi Ling took out a thick key and opened the metal door, illuminating a series of dim lights.

Xi Ling explained, "Each floor is over five hundred square meters. The first floor has some basic maintenance equipment. Firearms, electromagnetic firearms, and motorcycles/jeeps can all be repaired and modified here.

The second floor was equipped with infrastructure purchased at great expense from the Black Mech Gang: one medium vertical machining center, two medium 3D metal printers, one small industrial furnace, and one medium forging press.

In addition, there are handheld equipment like cutting machines, plasma welding stations, and rust removal guns."

Suddenly, Xi Ling turned to look at Jiang Xiao, her tone serious.

"These facilities are at the civilian level of a planetary civilization. They cannot process special alloys or high-precision parts. The Starport has strict controls over this aspect. If any gang attempts to upgrade their industrial equipment, the Star Rail Defense Ships will quickly detect it and launch orbital strikes. A major gang was wiped out because of this!"

Although she didn't think Jiang Xiao's strength was that high, and his mechanical skills wouldn't be that advanced, she couldn't skip the necessary warnings just in case.

"I understand," Jiang Xiao nodded, but his mind was occupied with other matters.

Planetary civilization, the weakest tier of civilization, was determined by its mastery of all resources within its home planet's star system.

Even at the civilian level, the equipment was likely more advanced than Earth's in his previous life.

As long as there were materials and technology, it wouldn't be difficult to manufacture high-powered weapons and mechanical soldiers with the help of industrial crates. The source of the technology… there should be plenty of Rampaging Mech Soldiers in the wilderness.

The electromagnetic tanks in the Kasar Street Block were also excellent materials.

Xi Ling took out a chip from her pocket. "This contains the complete set of basic mechanical data you requested, Mr. Jiang, as well as the operating procedures for these devices. You can use it by inserting it into a Sin City Network Terminal.

Please take care of Ms. Xi Guang's matter. I won't disturb you further. If you need anything, you can call me directly through the terminal. My communication code is in the first column."

"Okay."

His gaze shifted from Xi Ling's departing back. Jiang Xiao closed the door and operated the Origin Data to scan the workshop.