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

Start over...?

So, can this smile also be protected like this?

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After finishing their meal, they sat in the restaurant for a while. During this time, Carly took the initiative to speak to Da'at and explained some things.

"Eh... So, you mean to be my guard?"

Da'at turned his head and looked at Carly, seeming a little surprised and asked.

"Ah."

Carly nodded vigorously, her hands clenched on the hem of her fur coat without her knowing.

"...Will it be okay? I don't know your strength yet...but, isn't it too much of a stretch?"

Da'at spoke softly and asked:

"Actually, there are better positions... If you want, Lobotomy Corporation can also allow you to return to urban life after you recover a little."

"No, there's no need. Don't worry about my abilities. I'm better than you think and more adaptable to this job... I took the initiative to propose this, so there won't be any problems."

Carly took a deep breath and said this solemnly.

After all, this time, Carly also had something she wanted to do.

Since everything seems to be able to come back like a dream again...

Then we shouldn't let all this get lost again.

She wanted to protect these things.

"If you're worried, you can get it tested."

Finally, Kali said this seriously. Da'at seemed to think for a while, and then finally nodded:

"Well... that's fine. Then let's go back to Lobotomy. Since you have a position you want to take, we can take a test later and then sign the contract..."

"Well, I have no problem here."

Carly replied quickly. Then, she stood up right after Da'at and rushed back to Lobotomy without stopping.

She almost hurried back, desperate to do something.

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Soon, the two returned to Lobotomy. Da'at walked around the corridor for a moment, then opened a door without hesitation.

"X, I'm back!"

"You brought someone back?"

X's calm voice rang out from the room. At this moment, Carly walked in. When she saw the man with golden eyes and black hair in front of her, her steps paused for a moment, and a dazed look appeared on her face.

At that moment, she really thought she had returned to the day when she joined the laboratory.

The person before him, at least in appearance, looked quite like Ain...

"Ahem, I picked this guy up from the suburbs. After chatting for a while, he said he wanted to be my guard, so I brought him here to sign a contract..."

"Da'at, don't be so casual next time. There's too much information to be certain. You should have brought her to me first."

X closed his eyes slightly, then sighed. Only then did Carly finally come to her senses. The status of X and Da'at before her seemed quite different from that of Carmen and Ain in the original city. This was the reason Carly was able to regain her composure.

“…I can provide some proof.”

Then, Carly let out a breath and said so seriously. X looked at her with a bit of surprise.

At this moment, Carly's eyes fell on the mimic sword on the wall... At that moment, she seemed to have known what she should do.

She walked straight over and picked up the mimic sword.

"How about using this?"

Chapter 147:143 Carly joins Lobotomy Corporation, mimics EGO, and heads to Syracuse

Carly raised the mimic sword, turned around and looked at X with sharp eyes.

"How about using this?"

Then, the broadsword fell straight to the ground. Carly leaned on the handle of the broadsword with one hand and said so. The sharp blade of the mimicry slashed across the floor, cutting the floor.

X was silent for a while, then lowered his head and said calmly:

"If you're hired, the cost of repairing the floor will be deducted from your first month's salary... But, give that EGO a try."

"Huh... no one here can use it?"

Carly waved the mimicked EGO with ease, as if it were as simple as her own arm... and indeed, in a sense, Carly was the best user of this EGO.

It can even be said that she can almost perfectly control this EGO.

"...Yes, but very few. However, you are the first one to be so handy... Da'at, please step out for a moment. I have a few questions."

X placed his pen on the table, looked up at Carly, and said this. Da'at nodded and left. Carly also put the Mimic EGO aside for the moment, waiting for X to speak again.

"...Now it's my turn to ask you. Why would someone as powerful as you choose to be Da'at's guard? As her colleague, I have to worry about her... She always lacks the necessary vigilance."

X glanced around and only spoke after seeing Da'at completely leave.

"...Ha, you're asking me this question?"

Carly let out a light breath, sat down opposite X, and spoke without much thought:

"Of course it's because... I have some feelings for her."

"..."

X's eyes flashed, and then he continued:

"I believe your explanation for now. Now, the next question... no, rather, a request."

"I agree to your application. However, at the same time, I have a request and a hope for you..."

"Da'at may not stay in Lobotomy Corporation forever. She will go to many places. And I hope you can always ensure her safety when she goes to those places. Besides that, it's not even enough. I hope..."

"You can keep her like this forever."

X stared at Carly, speaking each word with a firm gaze. Carly closed her eyes slightly, but soon opened them, pulled the corner of her mouth, and said:

"Of course... or rather, that's exactly what I meant."

"so good."

X said calmly, then pulled out an employment application, filled it out, and handed it to Carly. After Carly filled in her personal information, X filed it away. At the same time, he looked at Carly and said:

"But... for you, there's still an induction test."

"Da'at will be traveling to Syracuse next... Your performance in Syracuse will determine your performance in this recruitment test. Now, please go to Da'at."

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A moment later, Carly walked out of the office. Da'at had been standing at the doorway, head bowed, waiting for her return. After Carly came back, she raised her head and smiled:

"How is it, how is it?"

"Of course there is no problem..."

Facing Da'at, Carly even subconsciously concealed the slightly rude mannerisms she had used when talking to X. She smiled and said to Da'at.

"Phew, that's great, I knew you'd be fine."

After hearing this, Carly turned her face away slightly. After a moment, she looked back at Da'at and asked softly:

"By the way...do you have any mission next?"

"Well, there's a mission... to Syracuse. It seems two Abnormalities were recently sighted nearby, and I need to go there to recover them... I was originally planning to bring a few employees from Lobotomy Corporation with me, and also ask the Hana Association for help."

"...What level?"

"Both should be WAW level."

"...Then I'll just go over there. Don't worry, I can handle it on my own and guarantee your safety..."

Carly couldn't help but say this. But soon, she saw Da'at looking at her with joy. Then, Da'at suddenly jumped up, put his arms around Carly's neck, and buried his head in Carly's left shoulder, as if cheering. At that moment, Carly subconsciously leaned back a little -

"—I knew you could do it! Well then, I'll leave it to you this time!"

After completing this celebratory gesture, Da'at stood up again in front of Kali, folded his hands behind his back, and spoke with a smile on his face.

Carly nodded in bewilderment. Then, they left Lobotomy and, after a day's rest, headed straight for Syracuse... In fact, Carly had no idea how she spent the rest of the day...

But in short, in the end, they started their journey towards Syracuse.

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At the same time, on the other side, at T Company, after temporarily assigning work to dozens of new and old employees of T Company, Xiu hurriedly left T Company and set off for Syracuse.

"The arrangements at T Company that we agreed with Lobotomy Corporation are complete... Next up is the trip to Syracuse."

While waiting for the person to pick him up, Xio thought to himself.

In fact, the reason why two Abnormalities escaped to Syracuse from Lobotomy Corporation was essentially because of Hugh, and it was the result of a joint plan between him and X.

Ultimately, it's all for the smooth development of T Company...

After all, if T Company could succeed this time, it would be a leap-forward improvement for the entire city. Lobotomy's energy production could surge again, as could K Company's tear production. The other productivity gains, both large and small, wouldn't even need mentioning.

"I, Da'at, will probably arrive in Syracuse in three days... By that time, some people in the city should have received news from Syracuse or elsewhere and will be preparing to return to Syracuse..."

Xio pondered in his mind, then smiled.

"Then let us wait and see."

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In fact, most things turned out just as Hugh had expected.

The next day, the current Thumb Chief Texas received a message.

A message... for her to return to Syracuse.

Chapter 148: 144 Texas and Thumb Head to Syracuse, Storm is Coming

Texas has been the leader of the Thumb for quite some time.

With the help of the thumb personality, Texas was able to understand the thumb...

Although Texas had doubts about whether the thumb system could be implemented at the beginning, she later found that it was unexpectedly easy to implement.

High-pressure rule can be smoothly implemented by simply paying for it with relatively high rewards...

Because of this, Thumb has become a fairly large gang today.

There were hundreds of them, and even quite a few affiliated gangs. Among the city's population of approximately 300,000, Thumb's reputation was quite resounding.

By cooperating with the newly emerging Three Associations, he obtained a lot of guns, and the supply of bullets also basically came from the Three Associations... As the gang's reputation grew and its scale grew, Thumb now has a lot of wealth and can even afford some of K Company's products.

Currently, in the entire city, only the index finger, led by Lock, can compete with the thumb...

The gang, driven entirely by a religion called "Command," was surprisingly popular in today's cities. In a relatively short period of time, it had grown to a size roughly the size of a thumb.

Although the backbone's combat effectiveness is still somewhat inferior to the thumb... however, Texas knows that their top management's strength is most likely higher than the thumb.

Suo's combat capability is ultimately the best among the first-order finishers.

But for Texas, even though he had been the leader of the Thumb for quite some time, his strength still remained somewhere between the second and first tiers...

This is the result of improving strength through a lot of workshop methods.

But for Texas, all this is not important for the time being. They have not had much conflict with the index finger.

Texas is now the boss of the Thumb. In the city, it can be said that it has a very high status.

On par with those ordinary company bosses... In terms of class, it should be said that he is only weaker than the top management of World Wings.

But even so, Texas is not without its troubles.

For her, everything about Syracuse was a nightmare that haunted her from time to time.

She often woke up in the middle of the night. She often dreamed that she had to temporarily leave everything she had, leave this city she had not yet fully understood, and return to Syracuse to face her tangled past again...

But Texas also knew that she was no longer the same as she used to be.

She is no longer the person who lacked strength and was unable to face her past.

She now had power and influence, and she was qualified to face her past and resolve it all. She just needed an opportunity, a chance to return to Syracuse and face her past all over again.