Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 353 - 203: Slumberer Beneath the Ground

"Why is there something else?" Zoe asked.

The Half Elf looked teasingly at Li Ang.

"Ahem, the clues I got said that the owner here had a basement, and apparently, he was later killed because he possessed some treasure."

Li Ang changed the topic, "There should be a passage in this room."

Andasu was standing by the wall, having been exploring it earlier, she then spoke, "Maybe it’s over there."

She looked at Li Ang with an inquiring glance, and upon receiving his confirmation, she walked over to a hook on the wall.

She hung a mechanical arm with a strap on it, and everyone was puzzled until she added another item, realizing she was adding weight.

After hanging enough items, everyone heard a "clank."

Then, the White Wolf forcefully pushed the hook vertically, causing it to make a friction sound as it retracted, and then she removed the weight, lifted the hook, and after another metal sound, pulled it down.

This hook wouldn’t move directly; it required such a complex operation.

After a sound of machinery turning, a tarpaulin on the wall caved in due to airflow, revealing a wall behind it slowly descending.

"Wow, what a complex process," Dorothy marveled.

"How did you know?" Zoe asked curiously.

"I felt the seam on the hook didn’t match the manufacturing principle unless it was meant to be operated. I was just thinking about how to move it."

"Thanks to you, otherwise it would have taken more effort."

Andasu bowed her head slightly, a bit embarrassed, "Sorry, everyone, I was too lost just now, I’m glad I could be of help."

ALulu smiled purely at her, "It’s very useful, you were a big help."

Li Ang nodded, "Everyone has moments they can’t handle alone, that’s why we need a team. You excel in this mechanical area, so we’ll rely on you for that in the future."

"A team? I just want my master to watch me."

After Andasu spoke, her fluffy tail swayed back and forth, her eyes naturally focused solely on Li Ang.

"You!" Zoe immediately frowned, "Even Dorothy is thinking of the team, and you’re still trying to get ahead?"

"Hey! What do you mean by ’even me’!" the Half Elf asked with hands on hips.

"That has always been my goal." Andasu drew close to Li Ang, her skin touching his waist inadvertently.

"Am I not as good as you?" Zoe glared and grabbed Li Ang’s other hand.

"I’ve even changed my attire for the master."

"That’s it?"

"I don’t believe you’d dare wear those thin little garments."

"Of course I dare! I’ll wear them when we go back! You can share him with—"

Li Ang raised his hand, "Let’s go inside first, let’s go inside first."

He quickly fled towards the basement door, escaping the pincer of the Wild Cat and the White Wolf.

Lighting the Adventure Lantern, he descended a very high step. Together, they entered a vast underground space.

This engineer had constructed an enormous space underground, and the entrance mechanism was elaborate, which is why it hadn’t been discovered by those who killed him.

Or perhaps killing him was enough, or they had already obtained what they wanted.

But since the system marked this place, there should be other key information.

Andasu pointed out several directions, "That area can be lit."

Li Ang shot a few bursts of flame over, and the basement’s lanterns instantly lit up.

As light descended upon the place, a giant figure appeared before them.

Zoe and ALulu immediately exclaimed in awe, the former’s eyes shining as she rushed over, touching the cold metal shell.

This was a Mechanical Golem, leaning at rest against a large stone brick wall, its weight causing cracks in the bricks.

Its head was like an iron barrel, its limbs and body were the same, connected by spherical joints. It didn’t possess the dignified armor design or elegant technical curves, but it had an industrial beauty of its own.

The pitch-black metal had an extraordinary texture. Li Ang tapped on it, confirming it was made of some Transcendent Realm alloy. Just crafting the body for this giant must have consumed an enormous amount of effort.

"Can it come alive?" Zoe eagerly asked.

She probably meant whether it could be reactivated.

"I’m not sure what kind of golem this is."

Li Ang looked at the slumbering Steel Giant. If it stood fully upright, it could probably reach ten meters in height, and someone might even fit inside.

"The common golems are Arcane Golems and Earth Golems. I’ve summoned the latter before. The former are service units activated by mages who engrave magic runes on different materials, and they can be used for combat." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Whether it’s magic runes or engravings, they are a more simplified form of a magic array, using fewer engravings to achieve a sufficient effect.

However, the Mechanical Golem’s principle was simple, yet because it avoided magic, its creation was as engineering tools, war machines, or something else, Li Ang couldn’t quite discern, and the control methods varied greatly based on the creator’s techniques.

"I’ve seen you summon," Zoe immediately responded.

She suddenly recalled the time on Satus Island, watching Li Ang, gradually getting lost in thought.

Li Ang walked over and patted her head.

Dorothy rolled her eyes to the sky and sighed silently, then lowered her head and exchanged a bewildered look with ALulu.

"They’re really over the top, aren’t they?" The Half Elf smiled at Xiaoniu, looking for some common ground.

ALulu remained silent, lost in some sort of contemplation.

"Wait," Dorothy whispered, "you aren’t already planning what to do next, are you? Ah, I forgot, you’re the type to sneak away."

The Half Elf clenched her fist and shook it.

Li Ang turned back, searching for Andasu’s figure.

He suddenly realized that seeing this Mechanical Golem should have made the White Wolf excited, but she hadn’t spoken since the beginning.

After searching for a while, he finally saw she had already slipped into the gap behind the golem.

"An?"

Li Ang called her twice, but at this moment, the Beast-eared Maiden was like a child completely engrossed in her hobby, ignoring everything else.

She was in high spirits, wagging her big tail, her graceful back rising and falling as she changed angles to observe.

Given the situation, Li Ang let her be and walked over to a nearby workbench to see if there were any other items there.

Just as he approached, the system triggered a sound.

[Tip: Rare profession inheritance discovery; initiation in progress... Completed. Rare Profession: Mechanical Engineer’s training strategy generated.]

Mechanical Engineer’s training strategy?

According to the system, this was a complete inheritance?

Li Ang was pleasantly surprised and glanced at the Beast-eared Maiden still engrossed in the golem, then looked down to find what had triggered the system notification.

Notebooks on the desk opened in sequence, confirming that it was a manuscript written seriously by the basement’s owner.

He recorded these words with the intent of publishing a book. The header at the front read—The Path of the Mechanical Engineer: Forge the Divine Path Through Engineering.

Oh, that sounds really confident. But since this is considered a complete Mechanical Engineer’s inheritance, it shows that the basement owner had some expertise.

Li Ang smiled as he put it away, then flipped through other notes.

He just saw some writing and thought the mentioned items looked familiar.

With this review, he even discovered why the engineer died and could deduce a significant backstory involving him and the Holy City.