"...It feels like nothing's really changed?"
Long Xiruo reached out curiously and pinched [Zero · Bing Lun]'s soft, smooth cheek... The texture was beyond reproach, of course. She had helped assemble [Zero · Bing Lun] before, so she knew all the specifications of this body.
"The improvements and upgrades were primarily internal. My appearance was already designed around Her Highness's preferences, so there was no need for major changes. Only some minor adjustments were made to my figure."
[Zero · Bing Lun] spoke very objectively.
And so Long Xiruo very objectively lowered her gaze a little... Hmm, two-thirds of a Pianxian?
Long Xiruo clicked her tongue twice... Still, she wasn't about to start guarding against even something like [Bing Lun]. With great gusto, she declared, "Come on! Let's find somewhere to spar!"
She really was interested in seeing exactly how strong the upgraded [Zero · Bing Lun] was.
After all, apart from what she had reserved for the Divine Land, she had poured almost all the units of world origin she had obtained into this—including those deposited with Boss Luo.
The next time she opened the [Critical Gate], she would have to find something else to pay with—though the True Dragon of Shenzhou hardly cared about money.
As one of the vessels for the consciousness of the ship [Theseus], [Zero · Bing Lun] was probably among the few beings capable of guiding her. She certainly wasn't short on combat skills, and her mastery of power was virtually unmatched. Otherwise, she couldn't have become proficient with the [Transcendent Holy Mark] immediately after activating it.
What she lacked... was probably direction.
[Zero · Bing Lun] did not refuse her young mistress's request. Instead, she asked, "Should we inform Her Highness?"
"Inform him, my ass!" Long Xiruo scoffed. "I'm not anything to him.