Second Layer Space
After obtaining the time and place of the exchange, Zhang Heng did not set off immediately. He also declined the transportation and lounge Mr. G offered, instead finding a small inn where he changed his appearance.
By the time he left the inn, his appearance had changed dramatically. He had become a scruffy street performer with a bowler hat and an enormous instrument case strapped to his back.
Zhang Heng placed the metal bottle containing the antimatter, along with any props he might need later, inside the instrument case. However, the case was too small to carry the Plague Bone Bow and the Arrow of Paris. He also rented a pug from a pet shop to accompany him.
He now looked exactly like a wandering singer who performed in plazas and train stations. What was even more remarkable was that not only did he look the part, but his entire bearing had changed as well.
The Makeup Artistry Zhang Heng had learned in the Deduction Instance had improved again after merging with the assassins' disguise techniques during his trip to Rome. Though it had yet to break through to Level 3, it was already very difficult to spot any flaws through observation alone.
Then the man and dog quietly blended into the stream of commuters.
Zhang Heng arrived at the Second Layer at 5:42 p.m.
There were still 1 hour and 3 minutes until the exchange began.
It was somewhat different from what he had imagined. When he reached the central transit station in the Second Layer Space, he found that it was not much different from usual. There were no additional security guards, nor were travelers entering and leaving subjected to extra inspections. The guards still wandered lazily through the waiting hall, chatting about last