Chapter 149: "Lost Hometown" 4 My name is very expensive...

"How do I control myself to grow legs?" Zhu Ci asked.

"Why do you want to grow legs? Why do you want to turn back into a lowly species like humans?" The scientist seemed to be quite crazy.

At this moment, there seemed to be a lot of noise outside.

It seems that those people who searched before finally came back.

"No! You better hide quickly. Don't let those guys plunder my scientific research results and take them for themselves!"

Having said this, Zhu Ci glanced at him.

However, the sound of the door was getting closer and closer, and they even began to approach this hidden laboratory.

…

"You didn't even say hello! This is my laboratory!"

Zhu Ci watched the scientist walk angrily toward the door, and glanced at his tail. He activated his ability, then pressed his hands on the edge of the fish tank and exerted force with his waist.

"Bang!"

The iron gate was cut open directly.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you guys doing? Breaking into a private house?"

Of course, weak scientists cannot stop these guys with weapons.

"We suspect you are hiding a fugitive here."

"What, are you kidding, do you have any evidence?" The scientist turned back in horror.

There was nothing unusual in the laboratory, except for a person standing there in a white protective suit.

The person's hair was a little long, so I couldn't see his face clearly and couldn't tell whether he was a man or a woman.

"As for the evidence, why don't we just look for it?" A guy with a cynical tone walked over.

Zhu Ci raised his head, and at the critical moment, he changed his tail back into legs, and put on the spare clothes left by the scientist. As for the water tank, he had no choice.

"You, what's your name?"

Zhuci raised his eyes, opened his mouth, and a few seconds later, 0 words came out of his mouth.

Zhu Ci suddenly discovered something, his expression froze slightly, unable to speak?

"Hmm? Not talking?"

This is 24/7. How could she be suspicious of him when he had changed so much?

Zhu Ci pointed to his mouth and waved his hands.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes. His vocal cords were damaged and he couldn't speak. He was my assistant." The scientist thought the speech was acted out.

Zhu Ci glanced at him. Was there something wrong with this man's medicine or what, that it actually caused him to become mute?

"Oh, is it really an assistant?" He walked to the huge fish tank and knocked twice.

"I kept that for backup. I just asked him to help pour some water." The scientist's momentum weakened a bit.

"Really? It seems I misunderstood, but...little girl, why aren't you wearing shoes?"

The little girl is a ghost.

Zhu Ci glanced at his wet feet. Ershisi had already squatted down, so he quickly took a few steps back.

"Oh, no, you're not even wearing pants." He seemed to be looking up.

Zhu Ci retreated again. Although I knew he said that because he was suspicious, he still acted like a pervert.

"Well, girls must wear skirts." The scientist sweated profusely.

"Well, what's underneath the clothes now is a short skirt." Twenty-Four suddenly stretched out his hand.

Zhu Ci dodged to the side.

"Ah, him, you care what a girl wears, are you a proper sheriff?"

Zhu Ci looked at the scientist in agreement.

"I know you, Yu Chu, right?" Twenty-four stood up. "Although I'm not a sheriff, you don't seem to be a legitimate person, are you? A stowaway?"

"Haven't I already applied for the procedure?"

"But you've had a lot of accidents in your scientific research career, including illegal experiments and selling substandard drugs, which have caused too many people to be poisoned. I remember that your application should have been rejected."

"You!" The scientist blushed. "It's not my problem! Besides, science doesn't have a 100% chance of success."

"But is your success rate over 50%?" Twenty-four crossed his arms, leaned against the laboratory table, and looked at him leisurely.

"This...what am I explaining to you? You don't understand our science at all! You don't even know how great an achievement I just made!"

When the scientist set his sights on Zhu Ci, Zhu Ci almost wanted to shoot him. It was his fault, he had considered that this guy might have poisoned the medicine, and that he might have some tricks up his sleeve, but he didn't expect that he was really unskilled. No, would there be such a stupid NPC in the dungeon?

Twenty-four followed his gaze and looked at Zhuci again: "What are you looking at him doing?"

"I'd like to see it."

Zhu Ci had a wooden face, knowing that this was going to be bad. He wished he could speak now.

Even the barrage is full of question marks at this moment.

【“Why did the anchor suddenly stop talking?”

"Ah, is he pretending or is he really dumb?"

"No more than 50% success rate, it sounds a bit unreliable. I actually believe that the anchor has been poisoned and mute."

"Is it my illusion? Why do these people look the same? Except for the anchor."

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"But Mr. Yu Chu, don't worry, I am not here to hold you accountable for the crime of smuggling, but to tell you a good news." Twenty-Four made a change of tone with a smile.

"Good news. What good news can you have?"

"You and your assistant can join the 'Retracement' team and conduct scientific research."

"What? Who are you? Do you mean what you say?"

Zhu Ci could also hear the scientist's surprise and joy from his voice. It seemed that this team was the most authoritative team doing genetic research in this dungeon world.

However, why did they point him out specifically? At least they should have noticed that there were many assistants of this man named Yu Chu in the corner.

He shook his head at the congratulatory speech, but Yu Chu was so happy that he could no longer understand the hint of the congratulatory speech.

When the mermaid joins the team that studies mermaids, she will probably be exposed in a moment. Zhu Ci thought to himself that it seemed that he could only find a chance to slip away.

"Miss Assistant, your foot looks painful. Do you need my help?" Twenty-Four's malicious voice sounded.

Zhu Ci first opened the system to check if his skills still existed. Indeed, his skills still existed.

Zhuci shook his head at him.

"So, where are your shoes?"

Zhu Ci smiled silently upon hearing this. He believed that he could handle this level of temptation.

So he gestured to these people that he was going to change his clothes.

"Oh, that's good. But Miss Assistant, please don't take the wrong road. I don't want to add too much burden to my friend." Twenty-Four sounded like a kind reminder.

Zhuci was almost certain that he had been exposed, but how exactly was he exposed? Even though being barefoot and wet was indeed suspicious, the length of his hair was different.

That's right, his goal is just to find the mermaid, not to find the blessing speech.

"Oh, I'm really looking forward to seeing Miss Assistant wearing the skirt he often wears."

Zhuci had already taken a few steps when he heard a voice from behind.

Zhushou: "..." It seems that his gender has also been exposed. No, it seems that he never hid it in the first place, and that person called him girl willingly.

…

Zhu Ci casually walked into a room with a window. He looked outside and could clearly see a patrolman.

In fact, he didn't even think about running down the street at first.

Twenty-four once said that the drainage system in Sky City is very developed. I wonder if there are underground passages specifically for people to walk on.

Zhu Ci took out the clothes he had prepared in the system space and walked out.

At first glance, they all look the same, but the one who is obviously sighing is Twenty-Four.

"Why aren't you wearing a skirt?"

Zhuci ignored him and walked straight past.

"Well, it's not convenient to wear a skirt in the laboratory." Yu Chu explained.

Twenty-Four looked at him, his eyes moving up and down his body.

Congratulations: “?”

"It's just an excuse. The real reason is my flat chest. I'm so cute." He said with some regret.

"Haha..." Yu Chu laughed very awkwardly.

Zhu Ci looked away. Fortunately, he was poisoned and became mute, so he could become mute as a matter of course.

…

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, Zhu Ci still had to follow him to the destination.

However, the closer he walked to where he wanted to go, the more different the city looked.

When we got to the center, we saw that the walls of the houses were luxuriously made of crystals. They were sparkling, and I felt like my eyes were going to be blinded by the brilliance as I walked on the street.

"Aren't you the executive's men?" Yu Chu suddenly asked.

"The Consul? Why should I be his? I'm still young and he can't hire child labor." Twenty-Four said righteously.

"Then how do you have the right to order a 'retrospection'?"

"I don't know. I can stuff as many as I want into the box. What do you care?"

His attitude is quite freewheeling.

"Are you a member of Noah's Ark?"

"Stop guessing. I don't want to listen to you at all. Can you be mute?"

Obviously, this person is the one who likes to talk the most, but Yu Chu chose to swallow his anger because of the cake he drew.

…

Zhu Ci listened quietly. This dungeon was indeed created by Zhou Nian and the game. The NPCs seemed to be more intelligent and autonomous, giving people a very dangerous feeling.

He looked around, trying to find some manhole covers. His current identity was special, and only underground was safe for him. It would be more convenient to find things after hiding.

However, there are a few small leaky covers on the street, but no big ones.

Zhu Ci sighed and said, forget it, forget looking for the manhole cover. His mission is to find "the king's letter".

"Why did Miss Assistant suddenly sigh after looking around?"

Zhuci raised his head and looked at him.

"Are you tired from walking, Miss Assistant? How about I carry you?"

Zhuci was silent for a while and shook his head.

Twenty-four looked at Yu Chu with regret: "What's his name? Has he never been able to speak since he was a child?"

How would Yu Chu know what the toast was called? He frowned, and couldn't think of any decent name for a while.

"You two...are you unfamiliar with each other?" Twenty-Four looked at them suspiciously.

Yu Chu was frightened again.

Zhu Ci suddenly pointed at him and gestured.

"Ask me my name." Twenty-four smiled brightly.

Zhuci made a lip shape that meant "paper", so they could communicate by writing, which would not be so passive.

"Paper? That kind of thing is a bit of a luxury. You want me to write my name on a piece of paper for you. Do you want to keep my name close to you? That would be such an honor." Twenty-four said.

Paper is expensive?

Zhu Ci suddenly understood that as the sea level rose, the land area shrank, and the area available for planting trees also became smaller. But was the prop he was looking for real paper, paper made from animal fur, or paper made from hammered metal?

It seems that this person can get some paper, or at least Zhu Ci can find some channels to get paper through him.

Zhuci nodded.

"Ha, really? Then, remember to exchange names with each other. My name is very precious." Twenty-Four said meaningfully.