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With Celis's guidance, Luo Xue quickly passed through the city wall outside the suspended tower and officially entered the tower city.
When she walked into the tower city, she finally realized why the suspended towers were called "towers".
The entire city is almost a tower-like structure, stacked up layer by layer. Looking around, the towers reach straight into the sky.
The size of the entire tower is not that large. Luo Xue estimated that it is only about the size of an urban area in her previous life.
The population of Hanging Tower No. 103 is relatively small, but there are still millions of people living there in total.
This is enough to show how crowded the tower city is.
Walking on the streets of the city, Luo Xue often felt as if she was in another world, as if she had returned to the world of her previous life.
Both the clothing style and the surrounding scenery are very similar to the previous life.
Some slightly different places, such as the automatic mechanical devices that can be seen everywhere, give Luo Xue a wonderful feeling of being in the future.
The people at the bottom of the tower are not as high and mighty as the wasteland dwellers imagine. Instead, they look more like office workers or workers, and are just parts of the suspended tower.
The residences here all adopt the same architectural style as the office area of the ground docking device. They are all small honeycomb-like rooms. Every few steps, you can see the huge pillars supporting the high-tower city.
Seeing that Luo Xue was curious about everything in the Tower City, Celis also said appropriately,
"Generally speaking, the first, second and third floors are where the tower's maintenance personnel and their families live. Their job is to ensure the tower's normal operation, so the view here is a bit worse."
"Where are we going?" Luo Xue asked.
"The sixth floor is the first three floors. The FBI and the Tower Archives are all there." Celis replied, "The seventh and eighth floors are where the big shots stay. Only the mayor can enter the ninth floor."
"The fat guy?"
Luo Xue said subconsciously that she had seen many portraits and sculptures of the mayor along the way, almost everywhere.
Whether in the portrait or the sculpture, the mayor is showing his big belly, smiling brightly and giving a thumbs up.
"Well, I agree with what you said and the person you pointed at." Celis coughed a few times and glanced around, "but you should respectfully address him as Mr. Leif or the mayor."
The mayor of the tower city is more like a king or a dictator than a mayor.
Each tower city has a corresponding system. It is obvious that the mayor of No. 103 Suspended Tower is unwilling to share his power with others and is obsessed with shaping his personal charm. The entire No. 103 Suspended Tower is managed by the mayor alone.
Celis took Luo Xue to the center of the entire suspended tower. If you want to go to the higher floors of the tower, you must come here and take the gravity elevator. This is the only way.
Therefore, the defense here is quite strict, and the garrison is obviously much more professional than the garrison of the wild people on the ground. Every soldier is examining everything with a sharp look.
When Luo Xue and Celis came near the gravity elevator, there were already many eyes staring at them, which made Luo Xue feel uncomfortable.
Luo Xue didn't breathe a sigh of relief until she walked into the gravity elevator.
Being too sensitive is not a good thing, and the vague murderous intent of the garrison troops made her feel very uncomfortable.
"There was a rebellion in the 103rd suspended tower before. Some residents on the lower floors attacked the higher floors through the gravity elevator and even went as far as the eighth floor. So the security is stricter now," Celis explained apologetically.
"So that's how it is... It's true." Luo Xue nodded, and the appearance of the lower-level tower residents flashed through her mind, "Their end... must be very miserable, right?"
"Who?" Celis was stunned.
"Rebellious Tamin"
“They… didn’t end up well.” Celis gave a strange look.
"Huh?" This time it was Luo Xue's turn to be stunned, "The rebellion is alright?"
"Because the rebellion was successful, the leader of the lower-class people at that time... was Mr. Leif, and he has successfully become the mayor." Sai Lisi said.
"Then you dare to say that?"
"Mr. Leff doesn't shy away from others discussing his rebellion experience. On the contrary, he thinks it is the thing he is most proud of, and he even boasted about it in the Federal Parliament." Celis shrugged. "Maybe Mr. Leff thinks that this makes him look more capable. Who knows?"
"So it's actually a path you've taken successfully, and you don't want others to walk it again?" Luo Xue raised her eyebrows.
"Heh..."
Celis didn't answer, she just laughed.
She obviously didn't want to continue talking about this topic. After all, it involved the mayor, and further gossip might cause trouble.
"Let's talk about the Lingxi potion. Perhaps you will be more interested in it. After all, this is the first time that humans have a method to create people with special abilities, but... they failed."
Celis said calmly, "Almost all of the first batch of experimenters turned into monsters that were not humanoid. Even the Lingxi potion that was later claimed to have been completed would have serious sequelae after awakening the ability, usually manifested as frenzy and mutation."
“Is there no successful case?”
Luo Xue continued the conversation following Celis's topic, but she was not very interested in it.
As for the people with special abilities she had met before, they might be better than practitioners in certain specific aspects, but they would have quite obvious shortcomings.
Previously, the assassins in the Yunling Realm were much faster than ordinary Yunling Realm people, and they also possessed special concealment abilities, but they did not have the Yunling Realm's protective aura.
If it was really a cultivator in the Soul Yun Realm, Luo Xue's sword would not be able to cut it down at all. The protective spiritual energy on his body was enough to resist all attacks below the Soul Yun Realm.
Simply put, there is a serious imbalance in subjects.
“Yes, and no.” Celis said, “It is said that the only stable Lingxi potion was used on Dr. Lingxi’s daughter, but it is just a rumor. No one has ever seen his daughter, and it is not even certain whether this person exists.”
"I see."
Luo Xue nodded perfunctorily.
"However, the ability users awakened by the Lingxi Potion are stable for a period of time. Previously, many deserters used it to enter the tower, causing a lot of damage." Celis said, "Of course, similar accidents have occurred in the No. 103 Suspended Tower. Now a part of the fifth floor is still under maintenance."
“It’s really dangerous.”
Luo Xue chatted with Celis in a random manner, but Celis didn't seem to notice Luo Xue's absent-mindedness and continued to talk to her incessantly.
But now Luo Xue only wants to find Ling Ling back. Ling Ling is the only one she cares about in this world, and she doesn't care about the hanging tower.
After a while, they reached the sixth floor and arrived at the location of the FBI.
After Celis took Luo Xue to complete the relevant tests, she sent her to a temporary place for people with special abilities. There were many new people with special abilities around who were also looking at Luo Xue curiously.
Most of the ability users are adults, but Luo Xue, who looks only about ten years old, is extremely eye-catching.
Taking advantage of this time, Luo Xue drew the appearance of the assassin in her mind, to see if she could find an opportunity to find information about this person in the suspended tower.
Luo Xue was not worried about her own safety. As far as she could see right now, the strongest person with special abilities should be Celis, but her strength lies in concealment, and her actual combat power might not even reach the foundation-building level.
From this, it can be inferred that the upper limit of pure ability users in the post-apocalyptic world should be the peak of foundation building, and this is also the dividing point for geniuses in the world of immortal martial arts.
From the stage of Dan formation, the cultivation of immortals is no longer confined to their own mortal body, but gives birth to a new world.
but...
The technology in the post-apocalyptic world is quite developed in some parts. It is estimated that the energy required to drive the entire suspended tower for navigation is equivalent to that of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. There are more than 300 suspended towers in the post-apocalyptic world.
In the afternoon, when Celis came to Luo Xue with the test report, she happened to see the portrait that Luo Xue had already painted, and she was surprised.
"Hey, Miss Guijiao, you draw really well, it's quite like the real thing."
Luo Xue didn't react at first to realize that Miss Gui Jiao was calling her. She was stunned for a while before she said,
"Hmm... not bad."
“There’s just one mistake in the drawing. His right hand is not complete. The index finger and middle finger have been replaced with prosthetic limbs. This is a very important clue for identification.” Celis said with a smile.
"Oh... Oh?" Luo Xue's eyes widened. "You know him?"
"Of course. Aren't you copying the portrait of a wanted criminal? He is now a key suspect wanted by the Federal Bureau."
Celis said casually, and then placed the file in front of Luo Xue.
"The test results are out. Your blood doesn't react to the Lingxi potion, but you don't seem like a person with special abilities..."
Luo Xue's attention was focused on the first half of Celis's words, and she murmured in a low voice,
"The wanted suspect..."
In other words, do we have a chance to find the assassin just after arriving at the suspended tower
"The suspect in the arson case of the 132nd Suspended Tower Archives Bureau, the mayor of that Suspended Tower personally ordered a reward." Celis said, "Let's talk about your question first, Miss Guijiao. Are you really a person with special abilities?"
Luo Xue said nothing and crushed the alloy tabletop in front of her with her bare hands.
"Do you think I am?"
"... Miss Guijiao, please tell me a little bit when you prove it next time. This kind of alloy table... is quite troublesome to replace."
Celis' eyelids twitched slightly, she knew how strong this alloy was, its melting point and stability were extremely high, otherwise it would not be placed in a place full of people with special abilities.
Crushing it with bare hands... We can already rule out the possibility that Luo Xue was born with supernatural powers. Only a fifth-level strength warrior can do that.
Although I don’t know why no supernatural reaction showed up in the blood test, maybe it’s just because there was some kind of error in the testing equipment. This kind of thing is not uncommon.
"Sorry, I can help you change it, but I want to know more about this person," Luo Xue pointed at the assassin in the portrait, "I've been looking for him."
Celis looked at Luo Xue deeply and said,
"Ms. Gui Jiao, you came to the suspended tower... Could it be just for him?"
Luo Xue hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Um."
"Enemy or..."
"Enemy."
“That’s much easier,” Celis chuckled. “If we were friends, I’d probably have to apologize to you, too.”
"so... "
"Of course there is no problem. He is a wanted criminal. In fact, if you are careful, you can get information about him from many external channels, but the information from the FBI is the most complete."
Celis put away the report, bowed slightly to Luo Xue, and said,
"Please wait here. Someone will guide you to the rest area. I will come to inform you after I have arranged the formalities, and I will also bring you the information you want."
Luo Xue nodded slightly, and Celis left, leaving her alone here.
The beehive huts nearby are all occupied by people with special abilities who are still unemployed. Most of them are level two or three people with special abilities. Luo Xue was originally estimated to be a person of this level, which is why she was temporarily placed here.
However, since Luo Xue did not have a clear level of supernatural powers at the moment, and she herself did not care, she did not move.
Some of the people with special abilities who lived nearby wanted to meet Luo Xue, but they were all pushed back by Luo Xue. She didn't want to get too involved in these unnecessary interactions.
A few days later, when Celis came again, she brought a file with her and gave it to Luo Xue.
Luo Xue opened the document and found it was a file.
"Arson case No. 132 of the Hanging Tower Archives?" Luo Xue frowned slightly. "I think I want his personal information."
"It's all in there."
Celis saw all of Luo Xue's reactions and slightly let down her guard against Luo Xue.
Luo Xue's behavior did not seem like that of a friend of the target, but more like that of an enemy.
Luo Xue turned a few more pages and finally saw the assassin's half-spoken words that she had been looking for, and below was a series of his information.
"Name: Unknown"
"Codename: Night Owl"
"Former member of the 132nd Suspended Tower Special Operations Team, answerable only to the mayor."
"He fled on the 31st year of the 12th night (two years ago) and his whereabouts are still unknown."
Chapter 134: The Lingxi Laboratory Incident, Little Doctor and Her Father
"Two years ago..."
Luo Xue flipped through the file, which contained some information about Night Owl, but not much.
After all, Night Owl is the assassin of Suspended Tower No. 132. Even if he becomes a wanted criminal, most of his information will not be circulated.
But from the intelligence we can learn that when he received the task of killing Luo Xue, he should not have fled for fear of crime.
In addition, Luo Xue finally found out how much time had passed since her last death.
"Two years..."
Luo Xue closed the file, handed it back to Celis, and asked,
"Ms. Celis, is there any way to reach the 132nd Suspension Tower as quickly as possible?"