Chapter 520 Evolution (1/2)

"Sometimes I really envy the residents of Ideal City... They were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and have plenty of time to do nothing, while I seem to be doing this and the next thing since I was born."

Evening, Highway Town Hotel.

Looking at the tourists from Ideal City, Zhou Nan took a sip of the fragrant beer and sighed with emotion.

He could tell where those people came from at a glance.

The unique temperament on them was easier to identify than the blue coats and bionic people.

Sun Shiqi, who was sitting opposite him, smiled.

"What's the matter? You might as well envy the people two hundred years ago. At that time, they not only had time to do nothing, but also had the leisure time to arrange us."

"Arrange us?"

"Put it another way, imagine the future."

"Hahaha."

The laughter diluted the melancholy.

Sun Shiqi clinked glasses with his drinking buddy sitting opposite him.

Having made a small fortune by trading steel, he can no longer be considered a merchant, but a factory owner of the Alliance. Most of his wealth has been invested in the Alliance's industries.

If it weren't for his previous identity as a merchant, and the fact that he was not trusted by the Frostspear tribe, which was once a refugee, and someone had not agreed to his pursuit, he might have tied his family to the Alliance.

But then again, although he was optimistic about the future of the Alliance, he actually spent some determination to do these things.

A long time ago, he had always been worried about a certain "original sin" in his heart - that is, he was worried that the administrators of the Alliance would send a loyal guard to kill him because he knew the truth that silver coins were originally just a pile of game coins.

Later he found out that his worries were completely unnecessary.

That person didn't care at all.

Actually, think about it, even if you know, what's the problem?

Will people not eat rice watered with manure because they know where the manure comes from?

No one in the entire River Valley Province doubts the value of silver coins, and even the scavengers active on the edge of the Great Rift Valley recognize it.

Especially recently, the bulk transaction price of corn has officially fallen below the 1 silver coin mark, and the autumn grain pouring into the Luoxia Province has been suppressed to 0.9.

Just a year ago, this number was 1.5. Even the cheapest green wheat and yam were not so cheap!

Now the residents of Shuguang City not only eat it themselves, but also steam, boil and fry it. They even feed the surplus to pigs and cows. The bar of the Highway Town Hotel has added a corn wine produced by the residents of the shelter.

But the wine is too strong, so strong that it irritates the throat. Except for those who follow fashion and the residents of the shelter, there are not many people who really like to drink it.

"Speaking of it, it's going to be a celebration again."

"Isn't it good?"

"Who will work if there is a celebration every day?" Zhou Nan looked worried, "Your factory will also have a holiday."

Sun Shiqi said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. It's not a holiday every day. The last celebration has been several months. I heard that there are more than 100 festivals a year in the era of the human alliance, and the alliance has only about four or five so far. It's actually not bad."

Zhou Nan shook his head.

"How can it be the same? The productivity and efficiency of the Human Alliance era are completely different from those of today. They won't starve even if they don't work." Sun Shiqi said slowly. "You are right, but you are not right. The productivity of the Alliance is not very high, but it is definitely not weak. A few celebrations can definitely be held. There are no complicated bureaucrats here, and there are no nobles who need to be supported. Even if people tighten their belts to live, no one will benefit. The things produced must be used by someone to make sense. Do they have to force them on scholars who do research like the academy?" When he said this, he laughed out loud. "It's a pity that even if the Alliance wants to give academic preferential treatment, there are not so many scholars who can be given preferential treatment. It is better to give residents more holidays, let everyone be happy, and spend their wages. In this way, both factories and shops will be happy, and they will be happy too." Isn't life for happiness? People with sad faces can't accomplish great things. If they really do, they will probably scare the people around them. "I still think it's not good to be so extravagant at the beginning... Even if they want to be nicer to the residents, I think maybe if they wait a little longer-"

Sun Shiqi shook his head.

"Things that need to be waited for will never come."

"What about the future? Even if there are no nobles now, there will be some in the future. Isn't Boulder the best example? The earliest residents of the inner city were all supporters of the post-war reconstruction committee. Who still remembers what the committee is going to do now?"

In order to prove that there is no problem with his logic, Zhou Nan tried to find some arguments, and Boulder City is undoubtedly the best example. It is said that a century and a half ago, there was also a group of noble survivors living there. If they did not open the gate of the giant wall, there would be no outer city now.

What's the difference between the alliance?

The city lord Luca probably can't have children at that age, and he probably won't have offspring. Old Charlie is said to be an old popsicle. Most people who came from that era are avant-garde, and they probably don't want to take their children to this wasteland to suffer.

But there will always be others.

The commander of the First Corps, Wrench, and the commander of the Second Corps, Liu Ding, are men in their prime. Not only are they capable, but they have also fought in battles with real swords and guns.

Their loyalty may not be to the league from beginning to end, but to the managers personally. It is difficult to say how far their ideals can go, and how far their children can follow them.

Sun Shiqi knew what he wanted to say with his hesitant look, but he just grinned indifferently.

"Let's talk about the future matters later. Our managers are not old yet."

After hearing his words, Zhou Nan was stunned for a moment and laughed.

"Good guy...do you already consider yourself a member of the alliance?"

No wonder this guy has been speaking for the alliance!

Sun Shiqi said proudly.

"Otherwise? If it weren't for the Alliance, I would probably still be transporting food to the slave owners and brokers in Red River Town, playing the futures game of red tickets and blue tickets with them. Ever since I bought the first warehouse here, I have been Decided to become an Alliance resident.”

It’s emotional to say the least.

At first, he bought a warehouse in Dawn City. He just planned to wait for autumn to stock up on food, and then buy a few trucks to establish a trade route from the Alliance to Red River Town, becoming the largest miner and food merchant in the wasteland.

But not long after, the Alliance and the Legion went to war, and a large number of shelter residents went to the battlefield carrying guns. The demand for smelting steel and copper mines suddenly skyrocketed, and he saw new business opportunities, so he immediately opened a new mine next to the mine in Qingshi County. built a steel factory.

On the other hand, his hometown has not changed at all, it is still the same.

Some time ago, it was said that Honghe Town had been renamed Red River Alliance, but after pondering for a long time, he found that it was actually just a name change, and it was still the same old story of changing the name without changing the medicine.

Since the last time the Alliance took a severe cut from the arrogant guys in the copper ore trade, he discovered that the wealthy slave owners were not smart, they were just a group of lucky people lying on a pile of treasure. Unfortunately for the fat pigs, their proud treasure will soon be worthless.

Since the railway from Qingquan City to Xizhou City was built, the alliance's coal, copper, iron, sulfur and other resources can not only be self-sufficient, but can even be exported.

It's been a while since he went to the garbage dump to buy anything.

"...Speaking of which, my friend, why do you look so pessimistic? Have you encountered any difficulties?" Looking at the unhappy Zhou Nan, Sun Shiqi cast a concerned look at him.

Zhou Nan hesitated, sighed, and put down the beer glass in his hand.

"Ah, something did happen in my hometown. After a while... I may have to go back."

Sun Shiqi remembered that he was from Jinchuan Province, from a place called Hope Town.

"whats the matter?"

"Naguo."

"What?"

Looking at Sun Shiqi who was confused, Zhou Nan explained.

"Something more effective than mental leaves, just like hallucinogenic mushrooms, can allow people to see a strange world. However, it will not make people weak, but...will make them adapt to weakness."

"What's the meaning?"

"For example... you are sick, and you should be lying weakly in bed to rest, but now you eat Naguo, the virus is not cured, but it will integrate with you, reach a reconciliation, and make you stronger. From now on From now on, whether it’s fever or pain, it won’t make you uncomfortable, but will turn into pleasure… and make you stronger in the process.”

"Happy... Yue?!"

"It's very twisted, isn't it?" Zhou Nan sighed, looking at his drinking buddies who were shocked and speechless. "Only mutants who are equally twisted are not affected by the side effects. Those green-skinned guys not only like to eat that food, It will also make you more excited, and both your desire to kill and your desire to reproduce will be enhanced.”

Wouldn't it be better if we didn't eat such terrible things?

Suddenly, Sun Shiqi seemed to realize something.

"Could it be..."

"Yes, it's addictive."

Seeing his expression, Zhou Nan nodded.

"...and it's not a slight addiction like tobacco and psycholeaf, it's physiologically inseparable. Once you stop eating, the virus that has made peace with your body will quickly engulf you, and this process is no longer pleasurable... But it’s fatal pain. But that’s not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing is that the land where it has been planted will turn green, and the feces of animals that have eaten it will also be green.”

green……

Sun Shiqi's Adam's apple moved and he took a sip of beer to moisten his throat.

“Are weeds growing?”

"It's not that kind of thing," Zhou Nan lowered his voice, "It's green that can be seen with the naked eye... It's like the plague. Once it's contaminated, the soil will slowly change to only grow that kind of thing, and people and animals will also gradually It became inseparable. No one knows why, except that it comes from the south, that is, from the Death Coast. There are also reports that it comes from the more distant southern islands."

Sun Shiqi said in disbelief.

"How could anyone grow something like that...Are those farmers crazy?"

Zhou Nan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"There's actually nothing they can do... You've noticed, right? Since the railway was connected to Luoye City, food has become less valuable."

…

Shuguang City First Hospital.

Fang Chang, who was waiting outside the operating room, was pacing back and forth with a complicated mood, feeling both uneasy and nervous.

At this time, the door on the side suddenly opened, and he immediately walked forward and met the doctor who came out wearing a mask.

"doctor--"

Guessing what he was going to ask, the doctor answered skillfully.

"The operation was successful, but it is best not to exercise strenuously these days to avoid affecting postoperative recovery. Eat less spicy and greasy food, and eat more meat if possible..."

After listening to what the doctor said, Fang Chang turned on the VM recording function and wrote it down carefully.

"I remember."

The doctor looked at the guy twice.

There are many residents of the shelter who come here for surgery, especially residents of Vault 404. Some of them are even his regular customers. Those guys never took his advice seriously, and some unlucky ones even had to be carried back with heavy bleeding on the same day.

But after thinking about it, he understood.

Maybe it’s because I’m not the one doing the surgery…

After patting Fang Chang on the shoulder, the doctor rushed to the next shift. Fang Chang quickly walked into the operating room and looked at Dolly, who was sitting on the operating table with confused eyes.

She was wearing a thin shirt. She had just woken up from anesthesia and was still not quite awake. She was staring blankly at the mirror in the nurse's hand.

Looking at the left arm that was as smooth as porcelain, she carefully reached out her hand and squeezed it gently as if she was afraid of breaking it.

The touch was as soft as real, and the temperature was exactly the same as body temperature. There was not even a trace of connection on the shoulders.

It's just like the real thing!

Including the left eye...

Tears filled her eyes and moistened the corners of her eyes. She sniffed gently, covered her mouth and nose with her right hand, and sobbed uncontrollably.

After being "eliminated" by the dragon blood potion, she never thought that one day she would be able to live like a normal person, without having to carry steel as heavy as shackles, let alone having to feel inferior to her own body and other people's strange eyes... …

"It's very beautiful." The nurse holding the mirror said with envy.

Occasionally, people will come here with bionic prosthetics from Ideal City to assemble them, but most of those shelter residents will pursue functionality, strength, and distinction.

Very few people would consider comfort and aesthetics as their first reference.

"It feels... almost like it was specially made for you."

"Um……"

Her fair and tender face flushed slightly, Dolly raised her arms and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

With the help of the nurse, she got up from the hospital bed and put on her shoes again, when she happened to see Fang Chang standing at the door.

Fang Chang, who had been silent until now, asked with concern.

"Won't you lie down for a while?"

Looking at the eager boyfriend, the nurse smiled and replied for the "patient" next to her.

"It's just a minor operation. If you want to lie down for a while, you can go to the ward next door. However, she is recovering well. Just go back and rest."

It is indeed a wasteland.

Replacing an arm turned out to be just a minor surgery.

Thinking that in reality, he would have to stay in the hospital for a while to pull out a tooth, Fang Chang couldn't help but feel ashamed. However, he still couldn't feel relieved just to go back, so he looked at Dolly worriedly.

Seeing the worry in his eyes, Dolly nodded with a red face and moved her lips.

"I'm fine... let's go back."

"You must tell me if you feel uncomfortable." Fang Chang looked at her seriously and asked with concern, "By the way, does it feel like it fits you?"

"Well...it's almost like it grew out of my body," Dolly looked at Fang Chang in confusion as she spoke, "By the way, how do you know the size of my arms?"

Her previous mechanical arm was far from symmetrical. The left arm was slightly longer than the right arm, but this one was not only the same length, but even the same color.

The key is that I have never seen him measure it.

Could it be that he measured it secretly while he was asleep?

"You don't have to use a ruler to measure," Fang Chang couldn't help but smile as he looked at his confused girlfriend, "You forgot, we compared the size of our hands."

Dolly's eyes widened in surprise.

"Is this okay?"

"Well, it seems I remembered correctly."

"But we haven't competed with each other..."

Looking at those eyes that were still confused and confused, Fang Chang coughed lightly.

"...Do I have to say it here?"

Dolly was stunned for a moment.

She didn't understand it at first, but when she met those mischievous eyes, she came to her senses instantly, and her cheeks turned red like apples.

She hit the hateful guy with her forehead angrily, then approached his shoulder and took a bite.

"Hiss...are you a cat? You always have teeth."

Although he didn't bite very hard, Fang Chang still made a grinning expression in order to relieve her anger.

Not wanting to bite him in pain, Dolly relaxed her mouth in embarrassment, hummed twice, and looked away with a blushing face.

"Who wants you to be... evil-minded."

Fang Chang made an innocent expression.

"I didn't say anything... why did you bite me suddenly."

"You...you know it in your heart!"

She lowered her head shyly, and after a while, she suddenly spoke in a low voice, embarrassed.

"Thanks……"

Fang Chang said with a smile.

"You're welcome."

After seeing Dolly accept the gift generously, he was actually relieved.

He wouldn't tell her why he was nervous in front of the operating room.

In addition to worrying about the one in ten thousand accident that might happen during the operation, he was also worried about whether she would think too much about this special gift.

For example, he misunderstood that he disliked the smell of engine oil on her body.

He didn't pay attention to such inconsequential things at all, he just felt that the mechanical arm was too heavy... Forget about being a rough man like Bang Feng, wearing it every day on her small body would be a pain. If she hadn't found a suitable one, Customizing takes time, so he had already replaced it for her.

"Yes!" Dolly looked at him seriously and asked in a low voice, "Tell me honestly... how much did you spend."

Fang Chang looked at her helplessly.

"Why do you ask that? Do you still want to pay me back?"

"Yes!" Dolly nodded vigorously and said seriously, "I, I also have a job... although the salary is not that high, but I will work hard!"

Looking at the serious look in her eyes, Fang Chang knew that she was not joking or being polite, and he couldn't help but feel a little headache.

To be honest, this was more troublesome than the misunderstanding he was worried about before.

No matter how much he pretends to be relaxed and downplays the process, it is difficult to change the fact that this gift is too expensive.

This is not as simple as a scarf or a meal, this is a valuable item that cannot be bought with millions of chips.

For some people it may be nothing.

But it was completely different with Dolly.

What supported her till now was not the family she never had, but her self-esteem... deep down in her heart, that might be the only thing she had left.

She would not hesitate to accept payment for purchasing information, even if it meant giving a client a hard buck... That was her way of making a living, and it was the fruit of her labor that she deserved, even if she later went to the newspaper office and asked Hal for payment. She was never polite when talking about bonuses.

But if it is charity out of pity, even if she accepts it calmly, she will return it in another way.

He could feel the sensitivity and confusion deep in her heart, especially after knowing her identity.

And this was what he was most worried about - she might interpret this too expensive gift as a kind of mercy or charity.

He didn't mean this at all, and he didn't want her to feel indebted to him because of it, and he always wanted to repay this "favour".

Unequal feelings will one day become unbalanced due to the caution of one party. He does not think that she owes him anything.

"Well, I said it was a gift and I found it with great difficulty... Talking about money is too emotional." Fang Chang had a troubled expression on his face, thinking quickly in his mind.

"But--"

"Well," his eyes fell on the robotic arm next to the operating table. His heart suddenly moved, and a smile appeared on his face, "That thing... is mine from now on."

"That one?" Dolly stared blankly at the mechanical arm and whispered unconfidently, "That one...how can it be the same as this one."

Even if she has never been to Ideal City, she can guess that one is something that cannot be bought with a mountain of chips, and the other is a mass-produced product from Jushi Military Industry.

"Indeed," Fang Chang touched his chin and nodded thoughtfully in approval of her statement, "One is something you can buy with a bunch of points, and the other is a limited edition prop that carries countless memories... I think the latter is much more valuable than the former.”

"……precious?"

"Well, after all, it has helped you spend a long time. Without it, life would be very inconvenient."

Looking at Dolly who was confused, he reached out and touched her head with a soft smile on his face.

"You may not understand it well, but it doesn't matter. I just want to say that whether it is a happy memory or a painful memory... your past, present, and future, I intend to accept them all. That means nothing to me. Words are the most precious thing.”

Those eyes were gradually covered with a layer of mist of emotion. Although the nurse standing aside did not want to disturb the atmosphere between the two of them, she had to prepare for the next operation.

Coughing slightly, she reminded him kindly with a smile.

"Sir... how long will you stay here?"

Suddenly realizing that he was still in the operating room, Fang Chang smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, I'll take her away right now."

Dolly's face turned red unconsciously, partly because she was embarrassed, and partly because she felt embarrassed for disturbing other people's work.

She gently pulled the square cuff and whispered.

"gone."

The two left the ward in a hurry.

Just when Fang Chang was wondering where to go for a while, he suddenly saw an acquaintance walking towards him.

"Luo Yu?"

When he heard someone calling his name, Luo Yu stopped and looked towards the two of them, with a surprised expression on his originally calm face.

"Ah, Fang Chang...you are back already?"

"Well, I just came back." Fang Chang smiled, took Dolly's little hand, and introduced, "This is Dolly, my girlfriend."

Dolly nodded politely.

"Hello."

"Ah, hello," a friendly smile appeared on his worried face, Luo Yu greeted him in a not-so-skilled human couplet, and then looked at Fang Chang, "By the way, have you seen my Xiao Yu? "

"Xiaoyu?" Fang Chang was stunned for a moment, "It...what happened?"

"I don't know," Luo Yu shook his head and said with a puzzled expression, "...it suddenly had a fever yesterday. I brought it here. The doctor here didn't know how to deal with it, so he notified the scientific expedition team. Over there, a researcher came later and said he was staying in the hospital for observation...Anyway, he asked me to come back today, but I couldn't find the NPC after searching all day."

"Could you be busy?"

"Maybe... I hope there won't be another bug." Luo Yu looked depressed when he mentioned the bug.

I don’t know why.

He felt that he was being targeted by the server and encountered all sorts of bugs.

Fang Chang glanced at him sympathetically.

"Do you need my help?"

"...No, no, no," Luo Yu shook his head like a rattle, "Don't worry about me, I'll look for it myself. You can go and do your work."

As he spoke, he muttered and walked to the office next to him, intending to find a doctor who knew about it and ask about the situation.

By coincidence, several members of the Guards Corps came over and entered the office, then took him to another place.

Fang Chang knew the leader.

It was the young man named Lu Bei who often followed Chu Guang.

The invisible gossip antenna above her head moved. The reporter's intuition made Dolly feel that things were not that simple, so she looked at Fang Chang curiously.

"Did something happen?"

Fang Chang had a subtle expression on his face.

"Maybe... a hidden mission was triggered?"

"Hidden mission?"

"That has nothing to do with us," Fang Chang squeezed her hand gently and continued, "Let's go, let's have dinner."

…

Vault 404.

Warehouse on level B3.

Chu Guang, who was fully armed, was staring at the strange-shaped creature in front of him with a frown.

It was like an overgrown humanoid, with its tapered skirt stuck to the floor, and slender tentacles flying behind it, like Medusa's hair.

What's even more surprising is that it only took one night to transform from its original appearance to its current appearance...

"...Eh-huh."

The voice was weak, in stark contrast to its strong body.

Looking at the tentacles dancing forward, the guards standing around Chu Guang showed nervous expressions and clenched the weapons in their hands.

If the monster dared to threaten their supreme leader, they would not hesitate to shoot it.

However, Chu Guang raised his hand and motioned for them to lower their guns and retreat.

Perhaps because he was the first person it saw after it was born, its memory still retained its trust in itself, believing that it would not hurt it for no reason.

He could feel that the weak voice did not contain any threat, it was just asking him for help.

Chu Guang looked at Heya who was standing aside.

"...What does evolution mean?"

"Transition from mother body to brood nest!"

Completely different from those soldiers, Heya was not afraid, but there was a hint of excitement and excitement in her slightly trembling voice, and sweat oozed from her clenched fists.

At this moment, her image is simply like the classic villain image in Hollywood blockbusters - a scientific madman obsessed with biological experiments.

The fanatical momentum even made Chu Guang couldn't help but look at her twice.

If it were in the book, this guy's end would probably not be too good.

Not caring about Chu Guang's strange gaze, Heya continued with a feverish expression.

"... I don't know if colleges and companies have done similar research, but this is the first time for us! You may not know what this means... We will witness the mother body of mutant slime mold, from development to The complete process from the initial stage to maturity, and then to the transition to the mother nest!”

As she spoke, she rambled on about a lot of obscure professional terms.

It was like a witch's spell, Chu Guang couldn't understand what she was saying at all.

Although he believed in her professionalism, he still interrupted her, stared at those passionate eyes seriously, and spoke one sentence at a time.

"I just want to know two things right now, what will happen if I leave it alone, and what should I do if I want to do something to control the situation."

He didn't want the B3 floor of the shelter to become like the B6 floor. The same accident would only happen once. There were many players' training cabins here.

Taking a deep breath, Heya regained some of her usual calmness.

"Sorry, I was a little too excited just now... To answer your question, just leave it alone and let it evolve on its own."

"As for how to control the situation... I don't know how to control the situation, but we do have ways to interfere with the process of evolution. These are two options. No matter which one you choose, there is an element of gambling... It depends on which one you want. kind of result.”

Chu Guang asked immediately.

"Autonomous evolution?"

Heya said concisely and concisely.

"Without any intervention, it will develop on its own, just like most brood nests. First it will enter a long, long period of dormancy, during which it will slowly transform into new life. The advantage is that we can collect Some interesting data, but the disadvantage is that the results are uncontrollable and maybe it won’t remember what happened before.”

Chu Guang asked in confusion.

"why is that?"

Heya answered briefly.

"There is no reason. This is a conjecture I made based on the data collected previously, including the experimental records of the B6 layer. Just like a caterpillar turns into a butterfly, most of the cells in the pupa stage will be decomposed and digested into nutrients, becoming The nutrition of the imaginal disc cells is similar to the way the mother body metamorphoses into the mother nest. This is a life process that it must go through, sacrificing its past self and then building a stronger self."

Chu Guang frowned.

"What about interference?"

"Borrow the pupa." Heya replied simply, "To put it bluntly, just let it devour the mother nest on the B6 floor that has passed the pupa stage. It is equivalent to that guy completing the path that it originally needed to go. ”

Chu Guang was stunned for a moment.

"Can such a thing be done?"

"Of course, mutant slime molds are this kind of thing. They devour everything, obtain the secrets of genetics and analyze them, including of course their own kind."

After a pause, Heya continued in a serious tone.

"But this is not without risk. The probability of being swallowed is also there, and it is not low. After all, you should understand how difficult it is for a toddler who has just learned to walk to defeat an old monster that has lived for who knows how many years? Even if we It is not an easy thing to help it, such as gaze inhibitors, etc. I will try my best to explain it in terms you can understand. Please try to understand. "

"I understand," Chu Guang looked at Xiaoyu and asked in a deep voice, "Which option has a greater chance of retaining himself?"

If it loses its memory and self in the process of evolution, then Luo Yu's efforts during this period will probably be in vain.

At least that's how it seems to Chu Guang.

The reason why he was willing to take a certain risk and allow Luo Yu and Xiao Yu to move around freely was not because he was idle, but because he needed a mutant slime mold that could understand humans and regard humans as partners rather than prey.

Since the species cannot be eradicated from nature, try domesticating them.

It's not impossible.

Before dogs were domesticated, they were also humans' competitors in the food chain.

Looking at Chu Guang with a serious expression, Heya sighed.

"I can't give you an accurate probability for something like this that has never happened before. It would be great if that white pigeon... was the guy from Lost Valley. He should be very experienced, but I'm afraid it's hard to find him now. That's too late."

"And even if we find him, he may not help us." Chu Guang turned his attention to Xiao Yu.

He could feel its confusion about its condition and its desire to preserve itself.

However, according to Heya, both options are gambles, and the probability is not very high.

At this time, a guard wearing an exoskeleton strode up to him, placing his right fist against his chest and nodding slightly.

"Master Manager."

"We brought the person you were looking for."

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(Thanks to the leader of "Daika Meng" for the reward!!!)