Chapter 190 New Teammates, Old Friends.

"Feeling unwell?"

While guessing why Ying didn't come for morning exercise, Carl turned on the machine and started working.

Women always have some days when they are not convenient.

Carl secretly made a note of this matter and planned to let Hope visit Ying after work.

Today's work is not complicated, but just installing many parts.

Carl had practiced it many times in the dream world, and now he is surprisingly fast in actual operation.

The whole set of new weapons he made for Ying was based on the three-dimensional mobile device that appeared in "Attack on Titan" and the hidden blade in "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate", but thanks to the existence of magic, the version made by Carl is more exquisite and mini.

There is a pair of hidden blades, one for the left and right hands, and the chain darts are made into a mechanical belt that can be activated or recovered by psychic energy.

The whole set of weapons fully combines the power of machinery and magic. Although it is probably only ordinary level according to the rating, the power and effect are definitely acceptable.

Soon, many equipments were assembled. Carl personally experimented and found that the effect was similar to what he expected. Then he returned to the first floor with the equipment.

"Is the work done?"

In the kitchen, Hope was boiling blood-replenishing herbs.

They were indeed people who slept in the same bed. She also thought that Ying got up so late because of the day.

At the dining table, Ying lowered her head slightly, not daring to look up at Carl and Hope, looking like a thief with a guilty conscience.

"Well, I have prepared the equipment for you and Ying. If you have time, you can adjust it yourself. I will go out to find a few similar adventurers as companions later."

Putting the things on the table, Carl picked up the breakfast and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Ying wanted to say something, but Hope quickly brought the herbs, so she had to grit her teeth and swallow the soup.

After the meal, seeing that the two had already started using the new equipment, Carl rode an off-road motorcycle to the Adventurer's Association in Storm Bay.

Coming here again, the air in the room was still as bad as before, probably because there was a banquet last night, and many people were drunk in the hall.

The head of the association was wiping the cups as usual, which made Carl wonder if all bartenders had this problem.

"Oh? Is it you?"

Seeing Carl walk into the room, the boss seemed to recognize this newcomer who had just arrived in Xen'drick not long ago, and was a little surprised by Carl's current mental state.

He thought that Carl would definitely hit a snag in the accommodation issue when he first arrived.

"Please introduce a few adventurers with decent character. I can provide stable accommodation here, and I am also a strange mechanic who can help make equipment."

Hearing that Carl was actually a strange mechanic, the boss's face was even more surprised.

In his opinion, no matter how bad a strange mechanic is, he would not come to Xen'drick to make a living.

'This kid probably came for the giant ruins or even the giant artifact. '

If not for money, then it can only be for knowledge or items.

The boss nodded in understanding, and then took out a small book from his pocket.

After flipping through it quickly for a moment, he tapped the counter with his fingers.

This means the agency fee.

"How much?"

"10 silver coins."

"Here."

After stacking the ten silver coins on the counter, the boss slowly talked about suitable candidates.

Most of these people are adventurers with families, and their strength and character are guaranteed.

Carl chose three of them.

After writing down their information, Carl went out.

Several young teenagers were trying to steal his off-road motorcycle at this time, but it was obviously not an easy task.

The motorcycle has a secret lock, and Carl also used the construct technology to give it an identification function.

"If you have time, you should learn a skill as soon as possible. If you can't even use such a thing, your future will be worrying."

After driving the teenagers away, Carl sat on the seat and drove away on the motorcycle.

Most of these teenagers followed the path of thieves or warriors, but they obviously didn't learn well. Not only did they not have a formal profession, their physical fitness was not very good, and even their skills in breaking into houses and picking locks were very poor.

Judging from their clothes, it seems that their families can't afford to eat, so they are probably just idle.

Looking at Carl's back as he walked away, the children were full of envy, and some of the petty ones were even so envious that their faces were hideous.

Soon, Carl arrived at the civilian area.

Compared with the commercial area in the center of the town, this place is still quite regular.

Although each household has a limited area, it is still quite neat.

Carl went to the door to look for it according to the address in his memory, but the people in the first house seemed to have gone out for adventure.

Helplessly, he had to find the second one.

But as soon as the other party opened the door, the one who opened the door and Carl were both stunned.

Because the one who opened the door was the drow who followed Ying a few days ago.

"It's just a small matter, and you came straight to my door!"

Two scimitars quickly appeared in Zhuoer's hands, and a tense atmosphere began to spread between the two.

Just then, an orc walked out of the house.

"Scorpion? What happened?"

However, when he saw Carl outside, the orc was also stunned.

"You, your hair... little brother, were you on the deserted island in Xen'drik before..."

After the half-orc's reminder, part of Carl's memory instantly overlapped with reality.

Isn't the half-orc who came out of the house the half-orc ranger in the adventure team that Carl and Hope just met when they returned to the main plane?

"Eh? Are you the half-orc brother from the past? So your name is Bain!"

The drow elf next to him blinked and finally remembered what happened at the beginning.

She even disguised herself as a human at that time.

After a few words, the misunderstanding was resolved. Bain was very happy to be able to adventure with Carl and immediately prepared to pack up.

"It's you? Where's the tiefling?"

I don't know what he thought, but the first thing the drow named Scorpion cared about after the misunderstanding was resolved was Hope's whereabouts.

"In my newly built base, so is Shadow. Where are your other companions?"

Hearing that the tiefling seemed to be following the little red-haired boy, Scorpion breathed a sigh of relief, just like a pure love party seeing a pure love ending.

"Thorin is helping his relatives at the blacksmith shop. Bill's hometown seems to have something wrong. He returned to the Taranta Plain with the accumulated money. As for the pastor Aaron..."

Speaking of the pastor companion whose ancestors had once been prominent, Bain and Scorpion fell silent.

I don't know if the other party had something wrong or parted ways with them unhappily.

"Is it okay for your house to be empty like this?"

Seeing the two people silent, Carl knew that he had asked a bad question, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

Scorpion looked at Carl gratefully, and then replied: "The rent of the houses in the civilian area is paid once a day, and it cannot exceed one week at most. Someone will come to collect tomorrow's rent at 12 noon, and we can leave at this time."

Originally, Carl thought that the house belonged to Bain and Scorpion, but he didn't expect it to be rented.

The speed at which Scorpion and Bain packed up also made Carl believe that this was a bit outrageous.

"Has the housing situation in Storm Bay become so serious?"

After helping to pack up the two people's things, Carl pushed the cart and took them to the base.

When they walked to the entrance of the underground ruins, Scorpion remembered that Carl seemed to live here.

But Bain agreed too quickly before, so she forgot about it.

'Wouldn't we live in that kind of fortress? I heard that the living space there is the same as the cold storage in the morgue. No, this little red-haired man is a strange machine master, he shouldn't have fallen to this point? '

While thinking about this in his heart, the three of them had already arrived outside Carl's base.

From the outside, the base still looked like a slightly high earth slope, but when Carl took the two people in, Scorpion and Bain found that there was a different world here.

"I've heard that some large adventure groups have built bases in underground ruins by relying on their large numbers. I didn't expect that you, Carl, would..."

Looking at Carl with admiration, Bane knocked on the wall of the passage and found that this kind of building material was quite strong.

"This is the advantage of the strange machine master. I brought engineering machinery here. This base was built by them. Don't worry, the house and space are all enough, and the sound insulation effect is also quite good."

As they were talking, the three of them had already arrived at the residential area.

Ying had already changed into the ninja clothes made by Carl for her, and the hidden sword and belt had been put on.

Seeing Carl coming back with a new teammate, she was about to greet him, but she saw Scorpion.

Naturally, Bane noticed the abnormality of Carl's teammate, so he took the initiative to ask his wife: "Scorpion? Do you know him?"

The embarrassed Scorpion nodded, and then told the previous things truthfully.

"Are you still contacting your people to form an organization? Don't do this again. I don't care what the outside world thinks of the drow."

Bane put his arm around his wife's shoulders and tried to persuade her in a gentle tone.

Scorpion, who had always been a strong woman, shyly turned her head away, and then gently said "hmm" in Bane's arms as a response.

Carl and Ying were uncomfortable with this scene.

At this moment, Hope also came out of the room.

"Carl? Is this the new teammate?"

Seeing Hope come out, Scorpion and Bane let go.

Seeing that the two people who met on the deserted island are still together, Bane and Scorpion showed a certain satisfaction on their faces.

Carl reminded Hope of their identities, and Hope remembered them.

"Time flies. It's been more than three years."

The experience on the deserted island quickly brought the two sides closer. Ying, who had not experienced that incident, also quickly accepted Scorpion and Bane because they were of the same tribe as Scorpion.

"I came to Xen'drik this time to explore the giant ruins. Do you have any suggestions?"

After getting familiar with each other, Carl began to lead the topic to business.

As senior adventurers in Xen'drik, Scorpion and Bain also began to explain eloquently.