Chapter 4: The Hanging Youth

What Han Dong didn't know was this.

Even if they escaped back to the holy city, the people in the carriage were not in a good situation.

Because in the process of escaping, they witnessed the monsters chasing them up close...... Even though they were wearing 'goggles', there were some strange dark lines around their eyes.

They didn't have time to care about the condition of the body bags now, so they went to the 'chapel' at full speed for a week-long depressurization activity.

…………

In a dark alley that is gloomy and damp.

A human head is moving slowly inside.

"The architectural style is biased towards 19th-century Europe, but the 100-meter-high walls and high-rise buildings in the city do not correspond to that era.

In addition, there are magical powers and strange creatures in this world that I don't know about...... It is also an important factor influencing the development of science. ”

At present, what Han Dong has seen is only the tip of the iceberg of this world, and even less...... The inference is not necessarily correct.

It's just that Han Dong will be excited by these novelties, and even have a certain amount of madness...... I desperately want to understand the world and the scientific system here.

"The top priority is to find an ordinary body and try to understand it slowly from the grassroots level...... Of course, it is necessary to find a way to return to the original world. ”

In fact, as far as Han Dongde's situation is concerned, for the original world, except for a few unfinished National Natural Science Foundation projects, there is nothing worth his concern.

During his childhood, his parents passed away, and he was raised by his grandfather, who passed away peacefully when he completed his doctoral defense.

In addition, the 'scientific research projects' that need him to accompany him day and night, plus the circle in the academy is too small, and Han Dong has no so-called 'lovers'.

I still remember that the bouquets of flowers in the ward were also sent by the students.

But he doesn't like dealing with students, and if it weren't forced by the school, he would devote all of his class time to cytology research.

Without any worries, he died in the torment of cancer.

When confirming that he was reborn, Han Dong's first reaction was not to find a way to return to his original world, but to be excited about coming to a new world full of unknowns.

I want to 'explore', I want to 'research'.

Currently, the area where he is located is close to the city walls.

In order to improve the utilization rate of land, it is closely arranged with apartment-style buildings that can accommodate a large number of civilians, and the materials used are mainly red bricks, with copper skin, vault-like design and glass mosaic windows dominated by diamonds.

Due to the adhesion of the hyphal tentacles.

Han Dong's head could easily crawl over the vertical wall, peering through the window to observe the inside of the room.

After a period of observation, there is a big doubt.

"Strange...... Why is it that most of them are middle-aged and elderly, or children under the age of 10, and young people are almost not at home? ”

"Is it possible that young people are being forcibly conscripted?

From what I know so far, it seems that the humans in the Holy City are under the threat of a kind of 'monster' and can only be entrenched within the walls......

There is a high probability that civilian youth will be forcibly conscripted, but what about rich families? ”

Han Dong planned to take advantage of the night to lean into the interior of the city and go to those richly decorated rich and noble homes to find 'targets'.

If you can directly become a rich child through physical occupation, you can save a lot of trouble.

But there are certain risks involved.

The 'soldiers' he met on the way back to the city were able to spot Han Dong lurking in the grass at a glance while traveling at high speed...... If you meet this kind of person again in the city, you are likely to be found again.

The flesh must be found as soon as possible.

Just when Han Dong escaped from the dark alley and tried to carry out a stealthy transfer, he suddenly discovered something.

Due to design problems, there is a 'redundant' vacant space between the rows of buildings.

The open space happens to be located at the back of the surrounding buildings, and can only be reached through the dark alleys filled with dirty water and rats and insects between the buildings...... Therefore, there are hardly any people here who will come.

In the middle of the overgrown clearing, the elder is a large oak tree with a large number of branches.

Unfortunately.

On one of the thick branches of the oak tree, there happened to be a young man 'hanging'.

Sticking to the shadow, Han Dong's head slowly moved to the lower end of the corpse for a closer look.

The youth has no signs of life.

Her head was shaggy with her hair and her 'beautiful' ocean-blue eyes, which bulged out from bloodshot pain from the pain of suffocation.

He wore a rough and rudimentary linen shirt and a pair of slightly oversized linen trousers.

Mud-stained leather shoes, one of which fell from a frenzied pedal in pain, and only one was still on the foot.

Han Dong also noticed that the young man seemed to be wearing some kind of black bracelet on his wrist.

"Aged between 16~20 years old, without any calluses on his hands, at least it means that the young man should not be engaged in any physical work...... The yellowing and emaciation of the body is obviously caused by the lack of foreign amino acids...... Is it from a poor family that can't even meet the basic food and clothing?

Occupying such a body may cause some trouble in life in the future.

But it's also the safest thing to do. ”

Han Dong suddenly closed his eyes.

Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the information currently obtained, taking into account the fundamental benefits and security perspectives.

Finally make a decision.

In a world full of unknown dangers, it is best to play it safe.

Such a precious opportunity to be reborn, and moreover, Han Dong spent seven full years in prison to find this unique head.

In a situation where he is not familiar with the Holy City and the perception of the guards inside is somewhat beyond that of ordinary people, it is not worth the risk for him.

"According to the 'weight value' setting, it should be possible to increase the upper limit of the weight value in some way.

When the time comes, let's choose a better body.

At present, borrowing this civilian's body for the time being, to some extent, can save some of the trouble of 'possible exposure'. ”

Climb on the corpse.

The moment the head made contact with the corpse's skin, similar to the situation in prison, information about the corpse immediately surfaced in Han Dong's consciousness.

"Valen. Nicholas, deceased, without any disease. If your physical fitness is lower than the average of ordinary people, do you occupy it?"

Be.

Skin borders.

The tentacles that are longer than Han Dong's neck are drilled into wherever there are 'holes' on the surface of the young man's body and occupy the whole body.

Vital Signs Activated!

Remove the hemp rope around the neck.

Poof!

The soles of your feet are only one meter away from the ground.

However, landing from this height made Han Dong's body unbalanced and leaned forward, almost falling to the ground.

"This physical fitness is too bad, isn't it?"

Such a body is not at all comparable to the body in prison...... Han Dong still remembers the first 'mentally retarded' body occupied by him, and the speed and power of his punches are really comfortable.

However.

The young man's punches were limp and weak, and if they hit a slightly harder object, they would most likely break his entire arm.

"Didi ......"

Suddenly, there was a subtle vibration from the clockwork bracelet worn on the wrist.

A precision clockwork chronograph displays a digital message.

"A one-hour countdown?"

Intuition told Han Dong that the young man's suicide may not have come from family or his own factors, but was related to the countdown of the clockwork bracelet.