Lynn and Zuo Zuo stared at each other in utter bewilderment.
A long while passed.
Lynn pondered, then said, "Could it be because I've had the Colossus Heart implanted as Bio-Armor for too long, and it naturally transferred part of its share to me? After all, I've been carrying your heart inside me for years."
The Colossus Brain shook her head almost without thinking, casting him a sidelong look. "Impossible."
"The Colossus Heart might indeed let you use some of its power, but Authority involving the underlying architecture can't be altered that way, because this means you've officially become 0.2% of the Colossus."
Now Lynn really was full of questions.
He pinched his chin and thought carefully.
Because if that wasn't it, then what could it be?
Zuo Zuo certainly couldn't have taken the initiative to transfer permissions to him. She was too dumb for that. So when had he...
In an instant.
As though he had suddenly remembered something, Lynn's pupils widened slightly, and a strange expression of utter shock, tinged with Corruption, appeared on his face.
"Could it have been those few times..."
Yes!
He remembered. If there had been any times when he had truly obtained power directly from Zuo Zuo, they could only have been those occasions when he had thoroughly bullied her. Every time he couldn't resist making his left hand fulfill her normal duties as a hand, he received rewards through System Notifications.
There had even been some improvements to his Flesh Ascension Path.
This... this...
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That wouldn't be good! That wouldn't be good! Surely it wasn't what he was imagining!
Because if it was, that would genuinely be far too ridiculous. But thinking about it carefully, it did seem to make sense. After all, it was a fusion of blood and flesh.