Chapter 77

Although the very existence of Mobile City was enough to make him feel that this world's technological development was a bit too advanced.

For example, in Iberia, a country with cutting-edge technology like Mobile City blocks, the basic productivity problem was not solved, and the outer cities, such as Saltwind City, were almost left to their own devices.

As for Saltwind City itself, if it weren't for the occasional discovery of building materials resembling plastics and alloys in the garbage dumps and ruins of houses, he would almost have thought that the godforsaken place was modeled after medieval Europe.

Then, during his trek through the wilderness, he saw many roadside corpses and dealt with bandits. From their wilderness-traveling attire, Zuo Jian sensed a post-apocalyptic punk vibe.

And now.

The Mobile City they landed on was just one of the many plots of land owned by Victoria, and not particularly remarkable.

However, what greeted him was an architectural style and appearance reminiscent of modern Britain in his previous life.

Holy crap, this is another world? This is Terra?

Why is the difference so ridiculously large?

"But speaking of which, Zuo Jian, have you resolved the money issue?"

Laurentina glanced at Zuo Jian beside her, and asked as if she had remembered something.

"Money? Come to think of it, lately we've been either in Little Wilderness Village or in the Great Wilderness. We've become so de-urbanized that we've almost forgotten the importance of currency."

After Zuo Jian finished speaking, he touched his chin.

"Oh no, I think I really didn't bring it."

I did find a lot of coins that looked like gold coins under the church of the Church of the Deep, but I completely forgot to take them all with me...

It seems that only a portion of the seeds were used to buy seeds...

For a moment, realizing that he had overlooked such a serious matter, Zuo Jian even looked somewhat embarrassed.

"I never expected Zuo Jian as reliable as Zama to make such an expression."

Laurentina reached out her finger and poked Zuo Jian's cheek.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Laurentina, I really didn't consider that."

He sighed and began to consider how to obtain basic funds to cover necessary expenses.

"Heh heh, now's my chance to shine."

Although I really wanted to see more of Zuo Jian's apologetic and thoughtful expression, it would be too boring if our time together was interfered with by such material reasons.

"Come with me."

Laurentina grabbed Zuo Jian's hand, then crossed the mall and continued running forward.

The crowd receded rapidly as the two ran, and soon their footsteps came to a stop in the city's port area.

The port of the Mobile City was no different from what he had imagined, complete with facilities for waterway circulation and basic water supply replenishment.

They leaned against the harbor railing, looking down at the azure ocean.

"Laurentina, why are you here?"

Zuo Jian stepped forward, holding onto the railing and looking down at the ocean.

However, the other party did not respond.

The next moment, I felt a push coming from my waist.

Laurentina from Zuo Jian. The two embraced and climbed over the railing together, falling into the sea!

"Laurentina?!"

Zuo Jian was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned around and hugged the other person tightly, using his back as a point of impact to absorb the force of the fall.

Although their life structure has already been altered, they have no need to worry about this level of impact posing any threat to them.

However, subconsciously, his instinct to protect Laurentina made him subconsciously regard himself and her as vulnerable humans, and at the same time use his spine to protect her.

Thump!

The two entered the water.

Only when the feeling of drowning subsided did Zuo Jian suddenly recall...

I seem to have completely severed ties with the concepts of suffocation and drowning.

He opened his eyes and, through the blue seawater, saw Laurentina in his arms, facing him.

The seawater lifted her hair, making her bloom like a flower.

Sunlight shines through the water, casting shadows on the azure waves.

Zuo Jian stared blankly at the other person's posture, which reminded him of the scene when he first saw Laurentina when he was first reincarnated into this world, falling into the water in his most vulnerable state and almost dying.

Actually, upon closer inspection... Laurentina is indeed very beautiful.

Her delicate features possessed the gentleness and charm befitting a woman, and her soft hair accentuated her bright red eyes, making them shine like jewels.

Laurentina, nestled in her arms, stared at Zuo Jian, as if she had just realized why he had made such a move.

Although it was unnecessary, this subconscious feeling still made her very happy.

The two continued to sink in the water, while Laurentina maintained this posture, then smiled brightly and snuggled into Zuo Jian's arms.

At the same time, lying on the Zuo Jian of her chest, she slowly spoke...

"Zuo... woolululu----"

All right.

The charm she had just accumulated vanished the moment she opened her mouth, accompanied by the bubbling sound of bubbles, making Zuo Jian realize... Laurentina was still the same Laurentina.

Zuo Jian raised his hand, placing one hand on Laurentina's chin and the other on her head, then together they closed her mouth.

Why do you think you can talk underwater?

His voice resonated directly in Laurentina's mind.

"I forget about it when I'm happy~"

Similarly, realizing that the two of them could communicate their thoughts without even speaking, Laurentina also began to communicate with Zuo Jian in this way.

[You... don't always be so reckless.]

[Also, how long do you plan to stay?]

Unbeknownst to them, they had already fallen into the depths of the sea.

At this moment, Laurentina was still sitting on the Zuo Jian of the room.

"Five more minutes?"

I refuse.

Zuo Jian gave him a look that said, "Why are you pushing your luck?" Then, he used one hand to support himself on the seabed and lifted Laurentina off him with the other.

[By the way, why did you push me into the sea with you? You'd better not say it was to see the sea view after so long.]

"Of course not, wait a minute, let me go look for it."

She turned her head and began to rummage through the rocks on the seabed.

Soon, after a stone was moved nearby, an arrow with a pale blue fluorescent glow was revealed underneath.

[This is?]

"Aegir had anticipated this situation beforehand, so he prepared safe houses for hunters in advance near cities in countries with coastlines."

"Almost everything near Iberia was destroyed in that battle, but the area around Victoria appears to be intact."

Laurentina crouched down, looking at the tiny Aegir script next to the arrow.

"We're lucky; this safe house is very close to us."

[On another note, wouldn't you encounter any problems building these strategic structures along the coastlines of other countries?]

"Good question, I don't know."

[?]

"Well, there are many things I don't know about Aegir, but thinking about it, they really are quite arrogant. Unfortunately, I'm just an Abyssal Hunters responsible for cutting down Seaborn."

"So, let's leave these questions to the captain."

Laurentina took Zuo Jian's hand and followed the beacons they found along the way to the hunter's safe house.

"Arrive."

She stopped, then looked at a narrow building that resembled a telephone booth, and walked over.

"In any case, the Hunter's Safe House has certainly helped us solve a lot of problems, hasn't it? It also stores a sum of money that hunters can use in mainland countries if they get separated."

She still felt a little proud when she talked about this.

After all, it was because of this that their biggest problem at the moment was solved.

Hmph, now Zuo Jian will know that he can be a great help, won't he?

[So, how do we open this door?]

"Aegir has entered the information for each hunter; all you have to do is place your hand on it."

After Laurentina finished speaking, she turned to Zuo Jian.

"Just you wait and see, Zuo Jian ~"

Then, she placed her hand on the dim screen.

'Bioinformatics error.'

"...?"

"Ha?"

[Hmm, it's possible that due to changes in your body structure, the fingerprints or other characteristics recorded no longer match your current appearance.]

Zuo Jian offered a rational analysis from the side.

[... It's okay, Laurentina, we can do it without these...]

Bump!!!

He was startled when a dull thud suddenly came from in front of him.

Laurentina smiled and used her claw-like hands to smash the biometric reading device with a single punch, then ripped open the special steel isolation door as easily as tearing tofu.

"Ah,

Zuo Jian, what did you say? I told you to leave it to me without worry, it was just a problem with the door lock, see, it's solved now."

[Hey, hey, hey, why don't you just tear this door apart with your bare hands? Aren't you sure there won't be any problems?!]

"Victoria... that's really surprising."

Zuo Jian, arm in arm with Laurentina, walked into what appeared to be a rather large shopping mall.

At this moment, he was staring in astonishment at the extremely modern interior decoration, the various goods, and the electric... or rather, Originium- powered public facilities.