Chapter 130
But...
He frowned slightly.
Perhaps this is also an opportunity.
Zuo Jian was actually very eager to meet this nobleman who was highly regarded among the Tarans.
But the current problem is...
He couldn't stray too far from Laurentina; at least, he could sense that the distance he could escape would never exceed the Mobile City Londinium.
"That's how it is in theory."
He suddenly raised his hand to feel the changes within his body.
The body in Columbia was an exception, and since connecting with it... the slight changes... or rather, the evolution of that body began to gradually appear in their own bodies.
"It's never a bad thing to try it once."
With that thought in mind, he picked up his communicator and dialed the number on it.
"Regarding Earl Warwick's goods, he hasn't sent anyone to make contact. I plan to have them delivered to him. Captain of the city defenses, you should know what to do."
Mimicking the tone of the body's former owner, Zuo Jian slowly spoke.
Hearing the somewhat obsequious reply from the Zuo Jian, Zuo Jian stared blankly at the form.
Tsk, it suddenly occurred to me, this situation wouldn't warrant a gang leader personally taking action...
Sigh, thanks for the invitation. I've never been a gangster, and there's no instruction manual or anything like that for this stuff.
"How could I possibly go myself? In a moment..."
Zuo Jian began to flip through the "roster" in his mind, and soon, a name and face slowly emerged.
"Norman Smith will be taking that shipment out of town; remember to keep an eye out for him."
After saying that, Zuo Jian hung up the phone.
Norman Smith, one of the many gang members he devoured, was often the one who did most of the errands, making him, in a sense, one of his confidants.
He would now have to impersonate such a guy and head to Earl Warwick's territory.
Zuo Jian stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Half an hour later...
Outside the gates of Londinium.
"Take care, Mr. Smith!"
Having been notified in advance, the city defense troops rubbed their hands together and waved goodbye as a land vehicle with its trunk full of cargo drove away.
Zuo Jian sat in the driver's seat, glancing through the rearview mirror at the "military and police" guarding the city...
"Tsk, even a gang leader can give orders so easily... In a sense, the city defense forces have a really wide range of businesses... Can these insects really hold the line well?"
However, despite his complaints, Zuo Jian focused intently on the road ahead once more.
It's coming...
It's like an area drawn out by fate.
He could sense that he was about to touch a certain... "boundary".
That was the area that radiated outwards from Laurentina, representing the furthest distance Zuo Jian could freely move away from her.
Previously, if one went beyond this area, their consciousness would be forcibly pulled back into Laurentina's body, while part of their physical body would remain in place.
But now...
"Phew, change is happening all the time. To pinpoint what is changing, experimentation is necessary."
With that thought in mind, Zuo Jian stepped on the gas, speeding towards the "boundary line" that only he could perceive...
However, at the very moment I crossed that "line"!
Laurentina, still in Londinium, suddenly looked up, as if her intuition had just been stirred.
"What happened..."
"Zuo Jian... left..."
Laurentina, who was sitting opposite her with his Zuo Jian closed, and a bad feeling welled up in her heart again!
However, in the very next moment...
The male body in front of her raised his hand and placed it on Laurentina's head, gently ruffling her smooth hair.
Zuo Jian opened his eyes and said with a hint of helplessness.
"What's wrong?"
"No... it's just..."
Laurentina looked at Zuo Jian's open blue pupils, and a strange weight lifted from her heart.
Are you hesitating about ordering?
He picked up the menu and looked at Laurentina with a hint of indulgence.
After contacting several newspapers, they are now in a restaurant with reasonably decent decor.
"So... were you thinking about something when you closed your eyes just now?"
Laurentina, holding the menu, asked with some confusion.
I'm thinking--
Zuo Jian stroked his chin and then spoke.
"Does this place support takeout? After all, we have an Orca and some unknown guy trying to scam us who's starving at home."
"Pfft... I guess I should support it?"
Seeing Laurentina unable to hold back her laughter, Zuo Jian also gave a helpless smile.
At the same time, he lowered his eyes and thought to himself...
Failure... no...
It should be...
It was a barely successful attempt.
The link remains unbroken.
I can still sense the part that has gone out of "range" and control it.
But...
On the land vehicle roads outside of Londinium.
Inside the land vehicle, which was entirely black and smeared with the insignia of a certain gang.
Driver's seat
Above, a mass of scarlet flesh was constantly writhing and changing, eventually regaining its human appearance like a clay figure.
Zuo Jian moved his limbs to confirm that he could still control them normally.
However... physical activity has decreased significantly.
Whether it's power, efficiency reshaping, or mimicry, everything seems to have fallen into a semi-dormant state.
Although he can still gain the upper hand against one or two normal Terra, the difference compared to before is too great.
"Phew, it feels like the signal weakens after going out of service area."
Zuo Jian leaned Zuo Jian in his chair, then lowered his head and sighed heavily.
The naked body thus displays the male curves.
"It can't even continuously mimic external clothing anymore."
"... Although I did expect that."
Grabbing the spare clothes beside him, the long-forgotten process of dressing made him feel as if he had rediscovered his days as a human being.
... doesn't count either.
Norman Smith's head lay quietly behind the steering wheel, his pupils wide open, staring at the headless body in the driver's seat who was buttoning up his clothes.
"Yes, it's not on backwards, and the collar is all tied. I almost forgot how to tie a bow tie."
The head watched with satisfaction as its body dressed itself, smoothed out the wrinkles, and straightened its bow tie.
Then I lifted the head with my hands and carefully placed it back on my neck.
"This is much more effective than looking in a mirror."
Zuo Jian looked up, feeling the broken skin on his neck begin to heal and merge.
Two minutes later...
"It took approximately 130 seconds for the head fracture to completely fuse and repair with the neck."
After silently counting, Zuo Jian twisted his neck.
Besides tidying his clothes, another important point was... he needed to know exactly how much weaker his current body, now "out of Laurentina's energy service zone," had become compared to before.
Based on the results, the recovery time would have been at most 1.3 seconds previously.
It takes about 13 seconds to reconstruct a complete head.
"It's not a serious weakening; at least... you can still walk, right?"
However, Zuo Jian chuckled and muttered to himself.
Under these circumstances, his request was...
"As long as it can move, that's fine."
Chapter 88, Drak
However, on the other hand...
Zuo Jian leaned against the car window, watching the scenery rushing past outside. The gaps between the Mobile City were mostly still barren wilderness.
Along the roadside, creatures resembling wolfhounds but not quite could be seen eyeing the rapidly passing land vehicles with predatory intent.
However, after letting out a few low growls, they lowered their heads and began sniffing around for prey they could catch.
He tilted his head and watched in the rearview mirror as several wolf-like creatures pounced on an Originium Slug hiding behind a rock, tearing and barking as yellowish-green fluid splattered out.
For Zuo Jian at this moment, the scene in the rearview mirror seemed as commonplace as any everyday occurrence. Seeing this, his heart remained as calm as a frozen lake, utterly undisturbed.
... Even he himself was unaware of the gradual changes that were taking place within him.
Zuo Jian simply ignored the surrounding scene and turned his gaze to the giant block that was gradually appearing in the distance.
"Mobile City... You'd be amazed no matter how many times you saw it from this angle."
Leaning back in my seat, I gazed at the colossal object in the distance, a sight that evoked a sense of awe.
How much energy would it take to power a block of this size? Originium is truly incomprehensible.
Not to mention...
From a materials perspective, what kind of cutting-edge steel is used to support the weight of an entire city?
As if to kill time on the road, Zuo Jian unconsciously began to think about the internal structure of the Mobile City.
However, even after the journey ended and Earl Warwick's territory came into view, he still couldn't figure out how the Terra managed to create Mobile City —the kind of high-tech blocks that carry city buildings around everywhere.
Zuo Jian abandoned any further thought or speculation about the possible construction of Mobile City.
With his limited knowledge, he couldn't explain how this thing moved from any angle. Instead of trying to understand it using the knowledge he'd forgotten from his university years, it would be more reasonable to explain it using green-skinned technology.
"Wow, Terra, they're amazing."
After finishing his thoughts to kill time, Zuo Jian piloted the lander through the city.
However, unexpectedly, there were no city defense personnel at the checkpoint. After entering the city, it was obvious that the pedestrians on the road seemed to be in a hurry, and many of them were carrying large bags and small packages, looking as if they were about to embark on a long journey...