Chapter 652: Illusion
When Laika came out of the bathroom, Chu Tianjiang was standing by the wall. The walls had become transparent, and most of Storm City could be seen.
Just look at the outside, this is a very technologically advanced city. Just looking deeply, the science and technology required to build this city were actually mastered by human beings more than 10,000 years ago, and there were many such cities in the Anthropocene world at that time, and even more developed cities. In contrast, the science and technology of the United Continent are not much different from the human civilization more than 10,000 years ago, before the arrival of the invaders.
"What's it like over there?"
Chu Tianjiang turned around and was very surprised when he saw Laika's appearance, but his expression was still very calm. She was wearing a translucent yukata, which was supposed to be made of a polymer material, and the carcass under the clothes could be faintly seen, and the looming appearance was very seductive. Laika was already very beautiful and had an almost perfect figure, and the way she looked now was simply a naked temptation.
If it were someone else, it would definitely be a big move.
"Why, haven't you seen a beautiful woman?"
Chu Tianjiang smiled faintly and said, "You are different from other women. ”
Laika also smiled and said, "How do you know that I am different from other women?" You're from the New World, what are you like over there? ”
"It's completely different from here." Chu Tianjiang sighed and said, "Just like before, I couldn't imagine the United Continent. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, even if I told you, you wouldn't have been able to imagine what it would be like in the New World, which is a completely different world. ”
"She's your niece?"
"So to speak."
"Then it's not."
Chu Tianjiang hesitated a little and said, "I have no blood relationship with Iska, in fact, I don't even know who I am. ”
"Really?"
"I only remember the last few years."
"Don't you remember anything before?"
Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "A fisherman rescued me, I was lying on the beach at the time, but I was already in bed when I woke up. She was the fisherman's daughter, and I lived in the fishing village for several years. It wasn't until four years ago that we left the fishing village after the accident. I didn't know where to go, so I took her on a wandering tour of the New World, and I met Soya last year. ”
"And then?"
"She suddenly fell ill and was terminally ill, and only coming here could I cure her, so I used all my savings to buy three ferry tickets."
"Ferry tickets?"
"Smuggling costs a lot of money."
Laika nodded thoughtfully and said, "Your superpowers are innate?" ”
"Suffice it to say, at least as long as I can remember, I would have had the ability I have now, otherwise I would not have been able to wander around the New World with Iska , let alone earn money to buy a ferry ticket." Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly, "As for before, I forgot everything. ”
"Do you want to know the past?"
"This ......"
"You have strong superpowers, and it's modulating superpowers, not strengthening superpowers, and these superpowers can't be acquired naturally."
"What do you mean......"
"Don't you think this place is familiar?" Laika glanced around. "Although I don't know what happened to you, according to my guess, you should be someone from the United Continent, just left the United Continent for some reason."
"This can't be ......," Chu Tianjiang looked surprised.
"Your superpowers speak for themselves. Although many people are born with superpowers, or even strengthened, no one is born with superpowers that can only be obtained through modulation, and no one is born with seven superpowers, at least not in the past thousand years. ”
"This ......"
"Because you've forgotten the past, it's hard for you to believe my words."
Chu Tianjiang was silent, and Laika said these words, indicating that the hands and feet that Iska had done had solidified in her memory.
"It won't be long before you realize that you're not the person you know at all."
"Laicra ......"
"If you don't believe me, just assume that I didn't say anything." Laika took her eyes off Chu Tianjiang, and then suddenly asked, "Have you ever killed someone?" ”
"What do you mean?"
"Have you ever killed someone before?"
"Of course."
"Good, at least you won't resist killing."
"This operation ......"
"Our mission is to kill someone." Laika sat down and picked up the weapons and equipment she had picked up. "I don't know your moral standards, but you must understand that this operation can only succeed, not fail. If we fail, I'm not the only one who is unlucky. ”
"Is this threatening me?"
"No, it's a reminder to cheer you up." Laika tossed a laser gun to Chu Tianjiang. "You are here to cure Iskar's illness, and he can only get better if he completes his mission. If you can't figure it out, then think about her situation. ”
Chu Tianjiang smiled bitterly, Laika's words at least showed that the information that Iska had obtained from her memory was not wrong.
"What do you do for a living in the New World?"
"Do the same thing as we do now."
Laika looked at Chu Tianjiang and asked Chu Tianjiang to speak more clearly.
"Rely on your own abilities to do things that no one else can't, including taking out someone."
"Assassins?"
"Mercenaries, to be exact."
"In that case, I hope it won't disappoint me this time."
"The problem is, until now, you haven't told me who you want to kill."
"You'll get the idea."
"Laika." Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly and said, "We are partners, if you can complete the task alone, you definitely don't need to cooperate with me." If you need to work with me, you should be open and honest and let me know what I need to do. If everything is kept secret from me, why should I join? ”
Laika glanced at Chu Tianjiang and said, "What we are going to kill is a big man." ”
"The big man in Burning Sun City?"
"Have you ever thought about returning to the New World?"
Laika suddenly changed the topic, which made Chu Tianjiang a little surprised.
"If I'm not mistaken, after Iska is cured, you'll take her back, but it's not easy to go back." Laika turned around and continued to sort out her weaponry. "Perhaps, you will have to stay, and you will surely want Iskar to live in a stable world. There are no wars, no murders, and no rebellions in this world, and everyone can live a good life. ”
"It's not just my hope."
"Then you have to work on it."
"Kill one person and change all that?"
"Of course not, but you can get one step closer to your goal." Laika smiled and said, "Whether you believe it or not, it is impossible for the United Continent to return to its former state, at least in the short term, there will be no unified country like the Doomsday Empire." Wars go on for a while, maybe years, maybe decades. When the time comes, there will be many countries, and it will be difficult for them to maintain peace with each other for a long time. ”
"What does this have to do with our mission?"
"If we can complete the mission, then the northern region of the United Continent can be unified, and a new country can be formed with Storm City as the center."
Chu Tianjiang immediately tightened his brows.
"Perhaps, this is not the most powerful country on the United Continent, but at least it will allow the people who live here, who live in the northern regions, to live a stable life." Laika let out a long breath and said, "You're here, and there's a good chance you'll be here forever." Whether you want to or not, you are a capable person, and you should strive to fight for your own interests and live for a certain ideal. ”
"What about you?"
Laika was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.
Chu Tianjiang asked a key question, but Laika refused to answer, and he couldn't continue to ask.
"I've packed up and I'll leave in half an hour." Laika put down her backpack. "Chu Tianjiang, whether you have this name or not, I hope you can understand that even if you don't like this world, we have no other choice, what we can do is to complete our mission."
"Do you like this world?"
Laika hesitated, shook her head, and said, "I don't like it, but I don't have any other choice." ”
"What if there is?"
"Yes?"
"There are other options, like getting out of here."
"How to leave, with whom, where to go?"
Chu Tianjiang smiled faintly and said, "You're right, after Iska is cured, I will leave." Maybe it's going to be difficult, but I'm not going to stay here. ”
Laika looked at Chu Tianjiang with a very complicated look.
Although Chu Tianjiang didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was very clear, that is, if Laika was willing, he could leave the United Continent with him.
"Do you have any other relatives besides Iska?"
"Nope."
"No one to love?"
"No, at least not yet." Chu Tianjiang didn't lie, because the person he loved was not in this world at all.
"Perhaps, you just forgot."
Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly, so to speak. He hadn't forgotten Nichol or Clara, but he tried not to think about them.
Laika walked over and helped Chu Tianjiang pack up his weapons and equipment.
The two were so close that Chu Tianjiang could smell the feminine aura emanating from Laika's body. Although Laika's feelings for Chu Tianjiang are just the result of Iska's manipulation in her memory, that is, an illusion, but for her, this does come from memory, the most real feeling.
Chu Tianjiang is very aware of this feeling, because he also relies on memory to maintain his feelings for his loved ones.
When Laika approached, Chu Tianjiang had an urge to hug her and kiss her, but he just held back and did not make a deviant behavior.