Southeast, No's safe house.
Arthur is exercising, but because there is no equipment, Arthur can only do some basic training. He doesn't want to become stronger, he just wants to return his body to its normal state...
To avoid misunderstanding, Arthur's physical condition is not bad. Both his body shape and function are considered to be at the top of the human scale. However, he has been imprisoned in this safe house for a long time without a healthy diet and enough space for activities. If the human body's indicators can be digitized, Arthur's current values are definitely not normal according to his standards.
For a while, Arthur gave up. Being completely isolated in this safe house left him... with no motivation to do anything. At one point, Arthur even thought that maybe it was best to stay here. The outside world was very dangerous!
But these thoughts were changed yesterday.
It's quite funny to say.
When Arthur heard someone calling his name outside the safe house, his reaction was, 'Oh, there is someone outside who remembers him. '
Then, the somewhat familiar voice said he was Zach. *! That Zachary Grande! In other words, Vampire Toledo!
Arthur was momentarily angry, his life was ruined by this humanoid monster! But immediately, the anger disappeared. Arthur was not an unreasonable person.
'Vampires didn't ruin my life! Thomas Gangello saved me from Earl Rimmer, who worked for the Smith family. Zachary Toredo remained neutral and told me about the vampire power situation in Barton, letting me understand what trouble I was in. Then, it was the human Norepet who imprisoned me! The chronic rot that leaves me with no hope or future here! '
So, when Zach outside the safe house said, 'I'm thinking about getting you out, but I don't want to do it through No,' Arthur stuck to the door and listened with both ears. the sound of.
Zach said he had a plan to get himself out, and Zach said he would knock on the door once he heard it.
The hesitation only took about half a second. If it was Rimmer's vampire who was making the suggestion, Arthur wouldn't have made any move. But this is the Toledo who, regardless of his good intentions, introduced the situation of vampires to him in detail!
Arthur knocked on the door.
Then Zach said to prepare himself.
Then, get ready. Arthur began to exercise to restore his physical condition.
After several sets of movements, glistening beads of sweat spread all over Arthur's skin, which was abnormally pale due to lack of light. In the closed safe house, the air began to become hot, humid... and smelly.
"The preparation Zach talks about is mental, not physical."
Arthur, who was doing push-ups back and forth on the floor, lay directly on the floor, waiting for his eyes to look at the translucent human figure floating above him... "Who are you?!"
"Sem." Sem's body completely solidified and fell to the ground, "Zach's partner."
"You, what are you?!" Arthur also climbed up from the ground, still staring at Sam, "How did you get in?!"
"Flying in." Sam glanced at the surrounding environment, "The federal security measures against aliens cannot stop the aliens under the republican system, and I am the ghost under the alienated races under the republican system."
Sam took a few casual steps, disgusted with Arthur's living environment, "Don't you usually clean it?"
Food packaging bags and garbage are everywhere. Arthur, who is forced to live here, obviously has not done any housework, which makes the environment here very bad.
Arthur was actually still reacting 'ghostly', "This is not my home, why should I clean it! And I'm not expecting visitors!"
Makes sense.
Sam waved his hand, cleared a space on the sofa, sat down, and looked at Arthur, "Zach couldn't communicate effectively with you yesterday, so let me talk to you today."
"Where is Zach?!" Of course Arthur would rather talk to Zach directly. If the guy in front of him is lying to him, can he tell the difference
"window."
Arthur frowned and walked to the window, opened a curtain and glanced downstairs. Zach was chatting with a smiling republican girl (Vicky) downstairs.
As if he felt someone above him looking at him, Zach raised his head and waved to Arthur behind a gap.
Arthur let go of the curtains and glanced at Sam. It seemed that he could trust this guy. "So! What's Zach's plan to rescue me?" He was a little anxious, but there was nothing to say. After all, there was no reason to be polite now.
"Zach has already told you. It's just a rough idea now, and no feasible plan has been confirmed yet." Sam didn't pour cold water on him and stated the facts, "Because you should also know that there are many people out there who want you." Do you think that when I said earlier that Arthur thought the world outside the safe house was dangerous, he was talking about aliens? Don't, Arthur is a sensible man, and his threats were never alien. "First, the police want you. After all, you are responsible for the case in Seaside Park. Then, Smith also wants you, and you used it very badly." way, revealing to Smith the instability in his family (Rimmer). Finally." Hey, "No still intends to use you to please the vampire, and you are a sacrifice to him. If you disappear , he will be very angry."
Arthur's face darkened, "I don't need you to summarize it for me! I know my own situation myself!" He did know it, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen into the mood of self-abandonment in this isolated environment.
"I'm here to help you." Sam was just dissatisfied with the other party's attitude and reiterated his position, "I just want to confirm that we have a consensus on the current situation."
Arthur also examined himself a little and softened his tone, "Now you have confirmed that we have a consensus."
Sam nodded, "Very good, this is the premise of Zach's idea. You need to understand that you can't survive outside with your status now."
Arthur frowned instinctively. He agreed that there were many people outside who wanted to catch him, but he did not feel that his life was in danger. After all, if the police want themselves, they must go through judicial procedures; if the Smith family wants themselves, they must keep themselves alive and dig up information about what Riemer is doing behind the Smith family; as for Nuo, until they find a vampire willing to take him in, , uh, he will take good care of the 'sacrifice'.
"Do you know how many people died because of the things you couldn't get rid of in the seaside park?" Sam saw Arthur's expression. "You are facing either life imprisonment or death. Don't take any chances." And , "Zach has told you about the situation of the Smith family and Rimmer. If you expect the humans of the Smith family to be able to protect your life from Rimmer's hatred, then you are dreaming." Finally, "Be honest. It's true that if you stay here with Nuo, he will take care of you, but if you escape, then to him, you will be a sacrifice that may be used by others to please the vampires. You will definitely die, because Nuo doesn't care. Whether it’s about humans or aliens, I’ve delved deeper than you.”
The corners of Arthur's eyes were twitching, "Are you going to ignore me after you get me out?" This is such a disrespectful question, but there is no way, you must ask.
"Grand has the ability to protect you from any of the above parties." Sam shrugged, "But Zach has also introduced you to him, and he has close relationships with the above three parties. "What this means is: "Zach can protect you, but if you want to stay under Zach's protection, then you will never be able to do without Zach's protection, because the above threats will not disappear. ."
Let’s make a magical analogy to help everyone understand that an umbrella is hung under a dark cloud. If you open this umbrella to protect yourself from the rain, you will never be able to leave this umbrella in your life.
"Then I'm just going to be imprisoned in another place?!" Arthur was a little impatient again. This also shows that he understands what Sam said.
Sam made a gesture to Arthur to take a deep breath, "If you are seeking Zach's protection, yes, your situation will not be better than the situation you are now locked up here by No. But ~ if you don't need Zach With protection, you can escape from it all."
Arthur took a deep breath, but his emotions did not calm down completely. "Escape? I can be sure that Nuo will sell me as soon as I leave here!" It is undeniable that Nuo's current imprisonment has protected Yasuo to a certain extent. Arthur was punished by the law. "Then I will be wanted by the police! Where can I escape? Go abroad?" Arthur has a really thorough understanding of his situation, "The drug I snatched from Rimel is Republic Things! What I committed in Barton was robbery and manslaughter! When I ran abroad, I was an international contraband smuggler! I didn’t have a good life either!”
Sam raised his eyebrows and muttered, "Hey~ I don't even need to convince you that you can't run too far~"
"What did you say?!"
"Nothing." Sam waved his hand and smiled at Arthur, "Please continue to take a deep breath. Now, I can tell you that Zach's idea does require you to leave here and leave Barton, but it does not require you to escape to something. Inexplicably, you can still live your life in the Federation.”
"How's it going?!"
"Change your identity." Sam shrugged, "Leave this behind..." Sam raised his hand and waved it in front of Arthur, "I am stuck in the 'Arthur' identity, and live with a new identity."
"Ha!" Arthur didn't know whether he was angry or really thought it was ridiculous, "Easy for you to say!"
"It's really easy." Sam's face suddenly became serious, "Generally vampires will change their identities and live again every ten or twenty years. This is already a system with perfect operating methods. Zach can't take you Although you are under the protection of Grande, it is still very simple to use the vampire system to give you a new identity."
Arthur's eyes began to blink at a high frequency, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
However, we should note that some of the things revealed in Sam's words have been revealed before. We have already seen that Siris, Allen, and even Zach have experienced identity rotation under the Sabbat system. discussion. We also see Benjamin's ancestors' firm trading legal citizenship from the mayor. Finally, let us not forget that Patton also has an identity merchant, Indian Steve.
Among these three ways to obtain a new identity, Zach, for Arthur, chose not the mayor Anthony, nor the club professional Steve, but the Sabbat's identity system!
Have you thought about Zach's intentions
ha! That's right! Zach is paving the way! Let this human being, who has been destined to be the descendant of Thomas Gangro, enter the Sabbat system before he becomes a vampire!
Isn't it true that the recruitment of Riemer and Nofele, who are now being slowly pushed forward by Nick and Roy, is a lesson for them? !
Does the gathering of the thirteen clans have to be so difficult? No!
Zach wants to use Arthur's incident to directly decide who Gangluo belongs to!
Sam was very considerate and gave Arthur time to react. After all, he had stayed with Zach for so long, and Sam knew very well the benefits of gentlemanly behavior.
Sure enough, when Arthur's eyelid fluttering slowed down, his mood completely calmed down, "New identity." He lowered his head and looked at his toes, "I have never thought about such a thing."
"You can start thinking about it now. This is what Zach wants you to do mentally. Once we give you a new identity, you have to give up everything you have as Arthur."
"My accomplice, the person who robbed the 0711 pharmacy with me."
"In prison." Sam didn't sugarcoat anything. Sin is sin. At least they were 'saved' by Zach and did not 'atone' from Rimmer. Remember, Arthur's accomplices were imprisoned by Eve in the underground club of the vicious Bishop Manor. Prison is already paradise to them. Sam paid attention to Arthur's expression, "Zach won't save them."
This is a sentence test. Arthur, passed the test "Then there's nothing I can do to help them."
Sam nodded, "What else do you care about, family? Friends?"
Arthur raised his head and looked at Sam, "Isn't Zach very familiar with the police? Has he heard that someone went to report the crime to me during the long time I was missing?"
This test can give Arthur full marks. Sam smiled and said, "No."
"Then my answer is, no."
"Very good." Sam stood up. The conversation was almost over. "There is still no final decision. You still have to wait. Zach still needs to make a specific plan to get you out."
Arthur looked at Sam who let his body float in the air again and was about to walk through the wall, and suddenly understood something, "The fact is that with you, uh, a ghost of the republican system, Zack can get me out at any time, right?" .You just have to delay some time to get me a new identity."
Half of Sam's body was already stuck in the wall. He turned around and smiled, "Yes and no. Preparing an identity for you is one thing. On the other hand, Zach doesn't want to alarm Nuo too early. He wants to get a substitute in. Continue to make Nuo think you are still in his hands."
Arthur frowned, "Why?"
"Because you disappeared, Enoch's character and ability will create new things to please the vampires, and Zach doesn't want to face new troubles."
Arthur twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Hurry up then." He stopped looking at Sam and continued his exercise.