Thanks for the invitation. I am a parasite in Terra.

When the receptionist saw Zuo Jian, she bowed her head respectfully.

"Don't worry, Doc, she's an 'old employee' here."

"You're too kind, boss. I just followed you longer."

However, looking at the two people in front of him, the doctor's pupils suddenly widened.

An old employee? Following Zuo Jian? No, following the original owner of this body? Could it be...

puff!

Soon, a flash of bright red answered the doctor's doubts. Spikes made of blood quickly formed from the soles of Zuo Jian's feet and directly pierced the woman at the front desk. During the whole process, the latter didn't even have time to scream because the long spike had already pierced her throat.

The killing came suddenly, without even the slightest delay.

Then, under the doctor's somewhat incredulous gaze, the fallen corpse and the blood that continued to ooze out from her surroundings suddenly began to flow backwards, and the blood returned to the body that was stabbed all over, the wounds healed, and even the clothes were repaired.

The woman at the front desk slowly stood up from the ground. Her expression was no different from before. She just turned her head, nodded gently to the doctor, and went back to her work at the front desk.

"She was the last rat in this building who knew the 'inside story'. From now on, the cleanup is complete."

"Those gangs also..."

The doctor gradually understood everything. She turned her head and asked in disbelief.

"Are you planning to..."

Zuo Jian glanced at the front desk, then at the surveillance camera in the corner. He raised his hand to signal her to delete all the footage, then continued speaking.

"I found a thought that keeps echoing in the memory of this body. The gang leader seems to be aware of something."

"In his opinion, Victoria will sooner or later face a purge. When the time comes, no matter what the outcome, the wheel of time will always cut off the "old" situation and build a completely "new" future with the remains of the past."

"What this leader is thinking about is exactly how to find their new position in the near future."

The doctor listened to Zuo Jian's calm explanation and seemed to understand something.

"Moreover, I believe that there are many people in and outside of Londinium who are thinking about how to find their own position in the new order of the future."

"Do you want to...get involved?"

"participate?"

Zuo Jian turned his head and spoke with a gentle smile.

"No no no, I just want..."

"Save them the process of finding a new position themselves, or let me help them arrange where they will be in the future."

Chapter 74, Cooperation and...Desire?

"Zajian, are you really going to...get involved?"

The doctor sat at the table in front of the left room, and looked at the view that could only be seen from the top floor of the hotel.

Londinium is shrouded in darkness. The closer you are to the center, the brighter the neon lights are. All kinds of exquisite shops are telling of a "Victorian" nightlife.

However, at the other end of the line of sight, the further back you go, the fewer lights there are, until they spread to the outermost circle.

An area with almost no lights and only faint sparks can be seen.

"It's hard to imagine that a city that is the capital of a country can have such huge slums. After seeing the mobile city and various Originium technologies, I thought that at least the flooding of slums could be solved."

Zuo Jian stood up and looked into the distance calmly.

"...This is normal."

The doctor lowered his head and looked at the cup in front of him. The coffee in it was still steaming.

"In the case of Terra, both the structure of the national political system and the existence of the infected mean that most countries will have the underlying structure of slums."

"Victoria is actually relatively good. Strictly speaking, the slums in Londinium are mostly workers who earn a little bit of money in the factory. They can't be compared to Ursus and the like."

"What about the infected?"

Zuo Jian turned his head, looked into the doctor's eyes, and asked seriously.

"...There may still be some infected people, but if they are found out, it will be a problem whether they can continue to stay in the slums."

"But there are no infected people in the slums of Ursus. After all, with the high-pressure attitude towards the infected there, staying in the slums is more dangerous than facing the wind and snow outside."

The doctor picked up the coffee and took a sip.

....So bitter!

"Ahem, Zuo Jian, to be honest, I don't think you are that kind of...not very smart guy."

She put down her coffee cup and continued to ask.

"You are not suitable to be involved in this kind of thing. People like you...it is best not to be involved in this kind of thing forever."

In a trance, the doctor seemed to remember that at some time in the past, there seemed to be a similar person who said similar words to him.

.....At that time, she seemed...unable to persuade the other party.

She couldn't remember what happened afterwards, but...she didn't want to recall it.

"Don't worry, Doctor. I know that I have no talent for this kind of thing, and I am not suitable for it."

"So, I am also very happy that you can appear in front of me when I make this decision."

Zuo Jian sat in front of the doctor and said with genuine joy.

"You are happy....I appear in front of you....cough cough cough...No, nothing..."

"...Wait, what do you want to say?"

The doctor was in a trance for a moment, but her brain suddenly came to her senses the next moment, and she quickly raised her head and looked towards the left.

A bad feeling came over me.

".....This is a request, I hope you can help me."

"PhD."

Zuo Jian lowered his head and asked sincerely.

"Huh, wait, who?! Me?"

Seeing this, the latter quickly pointed at himself with an incredible look.

"How can I help you? You know, I'm just a..."

"An ordinary person with amnesia and no fighting ability?"

Zuo Jian took the lead in answering.

The doctor shouted quickly like a chick pecking at rice.

and......

She doesn't want to get involved in these things!

It would be fine if I could just meet Zuo Jian again....If I get dragged into these bad whirlpools again...

Damn it, no! I have to refuse!

"Doctor, to be honest, after taking a look at the memories of this gang leader, I have learned a lot from these memories. At the same time, my intuition tells me that you are definitely not an ordinary person."

"Laurentina doesn't know this, and I don't want to tell her for the time being. Before this, it's hard for me to accomplish anything big by myself."

"I need a decision maker who can see the situation clearly."

"And my intuition tells me that you have an extraordinary talent in this area."

"Of course, the main reason is...I can't find any other helpers."

Having said that, Zuo Jian waved his hand helplessly.

"You are really honest... Wait, you said you didn't tell Laurentina about this?"

The doctor suddenly captured some key information.

"Ah, yes, we have communicated with each other. Theoretically, her captain is also looking for them. If both parties are wandering around on Terra without any means of communication, the possibility of discovering each other is very low."

"Why don't we just stay in Victoria for the time being and start spreading the hunter's information. This way, the chances of meeting up with her companions will be higher."

"So what are you going to do..."

"I'm sorry, I'm all alone here to ask for your help. To be honest, I'm quite ashamed. When Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times, he at least had two brothers with him, but I can only come here alone to ask for your help."

It’s been a long time since I last heard this, and as if jokingly, Zuo Jian told a story from his past life.

I don't know if the doctor understood, but looking at her, she seemed to be thinking about something...

"No...no!"

"Ugh?"

The doctor seemed to suppress some of his expectations, then spoke through gritted teeth.

"I'm sorry, Zuo Jian... I don't want to... I don't want to be involved in these things anymore. Although I don't have any memories of the past... but I... have

I don’t want to…”

I don't want to see....the person who was involved in the dispute with me get killed again.

"Yeah."

It seemed obvious that Zuo Jian showed a little disappointment, but he quickly adjusted himself and returned to his usual gentle smile.

"I'm sorry, Doctor. I know you have your own life now, but I'm still asking for this—"

Um...don't show that disappointed but suppressed expression!

The Doctor was even a little shaken at this moment.

"I know it's very sudden to say this at this time... After all, normal people would even look at me as if I were crazy after hearing my thoughts."

"However, I still sincerely hope that you can help me... maybe next time I come to ask for help, you will agree."

After realizing that he was rejected, Zuo Jian made a joke as if to break the atmosphere.

In fact, one rejection was enough. It can be seen that the doctor really didn't want to get involved. It was his problem.

Rather, no normal person would want to get involved in such troublesome and dangerous things.

However, the doctor seemed to take it seriously after hearing it.

"Huh?! There'll be a next time! No no no no no!"

After hearing this, she quickly turned her head and waved her hand to refuse.

Damn it! I almost agreed to her request just now, and it took me a lot of determination to refuse!

There will be a next time! ?

What if she can't refuse next time? !

Do I have to say something unpleasant right now?!

Talk to Zuo Jian?!

No, no, no!

In an instant, the doctor closed his eyes and his consciousness returned to the narrow room again.

Then, she quickly rushed to the locked door in front of her, banging on it and shouting.

“Help, help me! Evil spirit, evil spirit! I can’t do it! Please help me! If I get a second request like this, I really won’t be able to refuse it!!”

..............

..........

......

When Zuo Jian was sitting in the chair, preparing to think about how to send the doctor back, the latter's aura suddenly changed slightly.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at the doctor in front of him, realizing something was wrong.

The latter did not move, not even from his chair.

But…the aura changed.

It doesn't feel like a doctor.

The woman slowly opened her eyes and looked at him.