Ark, I became a mobile city, but the moon city

Unsatisfactory work... Seriously?

She couldn't help but take another look at the wood carving. She'd have thought such an exquisite sculpture was either a masterwork or a masterpiece...but had she just given it away out of disdain, leaving it on the table as a small decorative toy?

At that moment, the mysterious organization mentioned by Lin Yi flashed through Laurentina's mind.

"Ring finger".

Almost for the first time, Laurentina felt a little curious about the existence of the Ring Finger. In fact, it could be said that it was the first time she was curious about something on land.

These land people...it turns out they have something?

"What exactly is a ring finger?"

"An organization, or rather a gang, that once existed in the city. It's basically extinct now. After all, this city is pretty much a place that's been wiped out once."

Lin Yi shook his head, and then told Laurentina about a series of existences such as the Terminator, the city, and the gang. He basically recounted to her what Texas already knew.

Laurentina was a little absent-minded when listening, but whenever she talked about the ring finger, she became attentive again, which made Lin Yi smile.

"Then...when will your friend come back?"

Hearing Laurentina's slightly anxious words, Lin Yi made a quick estimate in his mind, thinking that it was almost enough, and then he said:

"I don't know, but he'll be back eventually. It shouldn't take too long."

"This……"

For a moment, Laurentina was in a dilemma. She wanted to go find her companions immediately, but she had to admit that Lin Yi's description of the ring aroused her excitement.

If a D-grade piece alone is this impressive, then what about higher-grade pieces? How truly wonderful would they be?

"Are you looking for your companions?"

Suddenly, Lin Yi spoke out of the blue. Laurentina hesitated and nodded.

"Why not, I'll help you find it."

Then, Lin Yi smiled and looked at Laurentina and asked. Laurentina showed a look of surprise.

"you?"

"Yes, that's right. After all, the city is a mobile city. I'll know immediately if your companions arrive in the city. I'll also be roaming the land of Terra in the future, so the chances of encountering your companions are quite high..."

Laurentina narrowed her eyes upon hearing this.

"What's the price?"

"Well...you should stay in the city. That way you won't have to run around."

Lin Yi scratched his chin, smiled and said:

"I'll help you find your companions. By the way, I'll let you know once my friend with the ring finger returns. In exchange, you'll need to stay in the city for a while and help me with some things. You should be able to do experiments or something."

“In my hometown, I am also one of the best.”

"Very well then. I wonder if these two new promises of mine, along with the previous favor, would allow you to consider them for a moment?"

Lin Yi spoke gently. Laurentina hesitated for a moment before gently nodding.

"can."

Chapter 22:22 Blood Demon in the Basement

"can."

In the end, faced with Lin Yi's invitation, Laurentina nodded in agreement after hesitating for a while.

She had to admit that what Lin Yi promised was indeed quite attractive to her.

Whether it was the ring or helping to find Skadi, it was something Laurentina couldn't refuse.

"I'm glad you're willing. Then, let's stay here in the city for a while. There's a residential area a few miles away. I'll take you there first. The city is very quiet right now."

Lin Yi smiled, then led Laurentina towards the depths of the city, his heart filled with joy.

OK... Now someone knows how to use the lab equipment...

After that, the chances of winning against the food chain increased.

Lin Yi thought to himself. He knew that his struggle with the food chain was far from over. Sooner or later, there would be another battle between them... and that battle would determine not only victory but also life and death.

However, the winners must be us, the "we" called the city.

Lin Yi thought secretly in his heart, and then turned his thoughts back.

The personality extraction voucher he had just found could be used now. He could just give it to Laurentina later. Lin Yi suspected that the personality he had just found might actually be a ring-shaped personality.

However, that was all for the time being. Lin Yi was thinking about what kind of work to have Laurentina do while walking forward.

Laurentina followed Lin Yi out of the cabin and looked at the urban environment.

Soon, the remains of the back alley that looked like an old street appeared in front of Laurentina. She raised her head and looked at the small house in front of her, and the arrogant look appeared in her pupils again.

Although the artistic level is superb, fundamentally speaking, it still cannot escape the practical problem of the underdeveloped civilization and technology of the land people...

However, what if I could exchange my help for some more artworks?

This thought flashed through Laurentina's mind. She even considered reporting this to Agor's higher-ups. After all, supporting a land-based civilization wasn't uncommon for Agor.

"We're here, just pick a room..."

Lin Yi said lightly, and then Laurentina nodded and immediately walked into a stone room on the street, as if she wanted to use it as her temporary residence.

However, the moment she walked in, Laurentina's strong intuition of crisis, as a deep-sea hunter, made her hair stand on end. She couldn't help but take half a step back. The arrogance in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a moment of fear.

A strong sense of crisis emerged when she stepped into the room.

It was like a living thing instinctively occupying territory... When Laurentina walked into the room, she felt as if the territory had been occupied by something. Once she walked in, she would be considered to be invading the territory.

She slowly took two steps back, and for a moment, Lin Yi walked to Laurentina's side with some confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Yi asked.

"...Are you sure no one lives here?"

Laurentina pursed her lips for a moment, then raised her head and asked. Lin Yi was stunned for a moment and shook his head decisively.

"I just felt that this place seemed to be someone's abandoned territory... When I entered, I felt a strong sense of crisis."

Thinking of that sense of crisis, Laurentina couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Although it is still some distance away from Ishamara, it is definitely not bad... It can even be said that it is enough to terrify deep-sea hunters.

After hearing Laurentina's description, Lin Yi couldn't help but frown.

That's not right. I checked it myself, and there's really no living thing moving around in the ruins of this back alley...

But suddenly, a thought flashed into Lin Yi's mind.

No, maybe there is, but I just haven't discovered it yet... Why did the food chain spare this place? Everywhere else has been eaten clean, but here are the only few remains of the house...

Originally, Lin Yi was a little confused about this, but combined with Laurentina's words, everything seemed to make sense.

Because this site was the territory of another powerful creature, the food chain didn't dare to offend the owner of this territory. Out of the biological instinct to seek profit and avoid harm, they didn't touch this territory.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment as this speculation crossed his mind. Laurentina, however, had already returned to her usual self. Then, looking at the house, she walked in as if she didn't believe in evil. This time, because she had been prepared, the previous sense of threat was no longer as serious.

Looking at Laurentina who walked straight into the room and sat on the bed, Lin Yi couldn't help but say:

"Then... do you need another room? If it's really dangerous here, we can build you another one."

Laurentina hesitated for a moment and wanted to be stubborn, but when she thought of the sense of crisis just now, she finally gave up.

Now that I've just recovered from a serious illness, I'd better be a little more careful. Thinking of this, Laurentina nodded, agreeing with Lin Yi's words. Then, Lin Yi gave Laurentina the third cabin he had built.

After sending Laurentina back to her temporary residence, Lin Yi told her that he would come back later and would ask her to do some new things.

Lin Yi planned to return to Laurentina once he was done and hand over the lab to her. As for convincing her to do the hard labor, aside from the previous promise, the Personality Extraction Voucher was also the bargaining chip Lin Yi was going to hand over to Laurentina.

After that, Lin Yi came to the ruins in the back alley again, frowning tightly.

What is here... that can make Laurentina feel threatened, and even make the scavengers avoid this place in fear?

Wandering through the ruins in the back alley, Lin Yi's consciousness covered the entire site, but he could not find any signs of life. He shook his head, puzzled for a moment.

But soon, he let out a sigh, and his eyes showed determination.

Since large-scale coverage doesn't work and nothing can be found... then just search room by room and see carefully if there is anything abnormal.

So, his consciousness swept through every room, not missing even a single secret door... Lin Yi used this carpet-style search method to look for any monsters that might exist around.

The ruins of the back alley stretched for more than a mile, and finally, in the 127th house, Lin Yi discovered something unusual.

In the basement of a room, Lin Yi's mind was looking at the figure hanging on the wall in front of him. He couldn't see any breathing at all, and his breathing couldn't help but stop.

He only needed to recognize at a glance what kind of monster was before him...

White hair, sharp fangs. The clothes on its body seemed quite expensive. Its eyes were tightly closed and there was no breath. However, Lin Yi knew that this thing was probably not dead, but its life activities were temporarily suppressed to a point close to zero...

This is a blood demon.

Chapter 23:23 The Sleeping Don Quixote

Looking at the white-haired blood demon, at that moment, Lin Yi felt a little non-existent sweat on his face.

It only took him a moment to recognize who the blood demon in front of him was.

Don Quixote.

A descendant of the Blood Demon, the Blood Demon Elder led by Raman, the strongest Blood Demon, possessing a superb combat power that can be regarded as the best in the entire city...

Why is this guy here?

Lin Yi let out a long sigh. Now, he knew why the food chain had to bypass this place.

Damn it, if he knew Don Quixote was here, he would run too.

In the storyline of the prison bus, Don Quixote, after being persuaded, became interested in the Finisher. From then on, he had a dream of allowing blood demons and humans to coexist peacefully. From this point of view, he might be a helper... But Lin Yi didn't know what period Don Quixote was in.

If it was before being persuaded, then there would be trouble... Lin Yi didn't dare to take the risk. He didn't have the courage to face Don Quixote at all.

At that moment, Lin Yi didn't think much about it. He just stepped forward and checked Don Quixote from a distance to confirm his condition.

Then, Lin Yi made a judgment.

The Don Quixote before him was most likely in a dormant state, probably due to a lack of food. By the time he woke up, the city's population would have grown to a considerable size...

He probably won't wake up for a while.

After making this judgment in his mind, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

If Don Quixote woke up and found out that he was Don Quixote in the period of shattered dreams, or Don Quixote before his dreams were born, Lin Yi would die suddenly.

In today's cities, let alone top-level combat power like Don Quixote, even if three generations of relatives came, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

However, according to Lin Yi's judgment, the Don Quixote in front of him was most likely in a state where he had not yet given birth to his dream...

This city looks like a newly born city. Lin Yi doesn't know why, but she keeps thinking this. It seems like the timeline is set in a period where civilization was once destroyed by Midnight and is starting over. In this period, it's very likely that Don Quixote's dream hasn't yet been born.

After making this guess, Lin Yi hurriedly left the basement, asked a few questions, carefully sealed the house as a reminder, and then continued to explore.

Fortunately and unfortunately, during this exploration, Lin Yi did not find any other blood demons.

Fortunately, this meant that Don Quixote hadn't developed any subordinates yet. If he really had to face the Blood Demon, he would only be facing Don Quixote himself.

Unfortunately, this confirms Lin Yi's guess that Don Quixote does not yet have the dream of coexistence.

"If he wakes up and finds out that his home has been exploited by me, I'm afraid he will start killing people right away."

Lin Yi muttered softly, sat down on the ground, and looked in the direction of Don Quixote with some worry in his eyes.

If only I could remember those knight novels from my previous life... That would be much more convenient. I just need to find the time to tell Don Quixote the stories.

The city's blood demons suck blood to gain emotions. The city is currently too sparsely populated, and emotions are insufficient to sustain Don Quixote's activities, so his dormancy is normal. However, to face the crisis, Lin Yi has no choice but to develop the city's population. Once the population is developed, the problem of Don Quixote's revival will have to be dealt with...

"We still have to think of a solution quickly. We have to deal with Don Quixote's problem."

Lin Yi shook his head and murmured softly.

The best way to handle this would be to follow the original story. Let Don Quixote have dreams and become an idealist. And that would also help the city's environment...

Don Quixote is not someone who cannot be negotiated with. In fact, he can even be won over.

This thought flashed through Lin Yi's mind, and then he stood up.

Don Quixote, who hadn't had any food for so long, must be quite weak by now. Perhaps there was a way to get him to calm down and listen to my story after he woke up.