Su Lun listened to these words and reacted in his mind before realizing what No. 19 said.
No, everyone told me that the underground world is just a city called Oldlington. What does she mean by "outside the tower" now?
As a time traveler, Su Lun thought of something in an instant before his mind formed any solid impressions.
No wonder he asked everywhere and harvested countless memory fragments, but no one had ever heard of the "Legadi Family" who was the original owner of the old town.
It turns out that they are not indigenous people at all, but were sent from outside?
.......
"If you want to ask about your missing memory, I'm sorry, I don't know."
Number 9 continued: "I am just one of the people in charge of escorting and expelling the 'exiles' sent from outside the Black Tower out of the inner city. It happened that I was the one who escorted you when you were sent down."
Those ones?
Su Lun keenly caught this quantifier, frowned slightly, and asked: "You mean, I'm not the only one coming from outside the Black Tower?"
"Yes. You are just one of them."
No. 19 confirmed: "This is the top secret of the Black Tower."
She continued: "The black tower is connected to the upper level. Except for Archduke Raphael and a few high-level officials, no one knows what is going on above the black tower. I don't know either. But there must be other humans living there. Because every time
After a period of time, a group of strangers will be sent down from the Black Tower. They will be wiped out of all memories of the outside world and left to fend for themselves in the outer city..."
Having said this, No. 19 explained Su Lun's other doubts, saying: "This is also the reason why I didn't take action in Blackadder last time. Because I knew that you came from outside the tower, so it would be impossible for you to interact with the Umbrella Organization.
Has anything to do with it."
"..."
Hearing this, Su Lun fell into deep thought.
As if he had completed the most important piece of the puzzle, he suddenly felt enlightened.
Many of the problems that had troubled him before were suddenly explained by these words.
He muttered in his heart: "I said that in such a world, there shouldn't be only one underground city. So... the black tower is the passage connecting the upper levels?"
The people in Old Town do not have the concept of "ground". Su Lun feels that even if it is not the ground, it is definitely a wider world.
Exile, escort, erase memory...
The combination of these keywords gave Su Lun the feeling that this old town looked like an...underground prison?
The criminals outside the tower were exiled here to fend for themselves.
This situation is very familiar to some of the plots in Su Lun's previous life...the Sydney where the sun never set in the 19th century when the empire exiled prisoners?
When Su Lun thought of this, instead of being surprised, he was inexplicably looking forward to it.
This world is really becoming more and more fascinating...
I thought that he had already unveiled this mysterious world after traveling through time for so long.
Little did he know that he had only uncovered the tip of the iceberg.
Su Lun finally figured out the identity of the original owner.
Although... I'm still confused about the Raigadi family.
However, he knew the general situation of this world.
No wonder the Black Tower has absolute dominance over Old Town, no wonder it blocks high-level alchemy knowledge, no wonder the Archduke Raphael enjoys everything...
Will the warden allow prisoners to have strong force?
He remembered what Senjou said to him when he left Jiulingdun: "Only when you become strong enough can you see the scenery from high places."
It turned out to be a pun.
High place?
Not only refers to the high-level professional field, but also to the upper levels of the Black Tower!
He even guessed the meaning of the existence of Mr. Hei's "third party force".
At this thought, Su Lun not only did not feel the despair of being a "prisoner", but instead the urgent desire to become stronger arose in his heart.
Wow, the world is so big...
Endless unknowns appeared in front of her, and Su Lun's eyes flashed with a strong desire to explore.
........
"I think you should understand something."
No. 19 looked at Su Lun's talisman pen that had stopped for a moment, and then said: "There is another piece of information I can tell you. Maybe you won't have so many worries after hearing it."
"oh?"
Su Lun looked like he was all ears.
He also knew that what he was thinking of, this woman could think of it too.
From the beginning, everything about trading chips is secondary.
The most important thing is trust.
Su Lun was unwilling to completely expose her own safety to someone who might be a threat to her.
Even if No. 19 doesn't show any malice now.
Now that she has broken both arms, it seems that her energy is almost exhausted.
But when it comes to reconnecting the arm, Su Lun is the one in the weakest position.
No. 19 pondered for a moment, and then said something that made Su Lun look at him: "You should know that 'Rakshasa girl', right?"
Su Lun raised his head and glanced at her, but didn't respond.
The Rakshasa girl should be called Qianjiao.
It didn't matter that No. 19 didn't wait for Su Lun's answer, because she was convinced of her judgment and continued: "Because I used to be a senior executive of the Black Tower Secret Service, so I am familiar with almost all their intelligence systems. The umbrella organization system is very large.
, it is impossible to change it for a while. Therefore, I intercepted a lot of confidential information during this period, including your information..."
Su Lun didn't stop writing the talisman in his hand, but there was some curiosity in his eyes.
After a pause, she directly told the information, saying: "I know that your name is Su Lun now, and you are a member of the Iron Cross Society. You caused trouble in the inner city and were hunted down. I also know that you have
There are two forbidden items [Hypnos' Black Scythe of Night] and [Oz Iceman's Shroud]. I also killed three second-level professionals in the outer city before... and then encountered the Umbrella Organization.
"Smoking Man" Sambu, the inside man of the Cross Society, intercepted and killed you, and the 'Rakshasa Girl' rescued you..."
"..."
Hearing this, Su Lun raised his eyebrows slightly, it turned out that No. 19 knew everything.
However, when she thought about being besieged by the Umbrella Organization before, "third-party forces" participated in the operation to rescue her.
Could it be that No. 19 is also from that organization?
"You guessed it right."
No. 19 seemed to realize that Su Lun had guessed her hidden identity, and decisively admitted it.
She said: "The Rakshasa girl took such a big risk to show up to save you. I think your relationship should not be simple. They helped me out in the city before, and then I contacted Mr. Hei and decided to join that organization.
.So, I don’t think we have any hostile relationship, and we should even be allies to some extent.”
After a pause, she looked at Su Lun, and her tone finally became less cold, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have told you so much."
Death is not enough for a warrior like her to compromise.
When Su Lun heard this, he realized that if No. 19 was really from Mr. Hei's organization, he would really be considered a "friend, not an enemy."
No. 19 didn't mince words, he directly stated his needs, and said: "I still have some things that need to be dealt with, and there are a few people that I haven't killed, so I can't die now, so I want to buy that machine.
limbs.”
After a pause, she added: "Besides, my arm is broken now, and I need someone to help me connect the mechanical limbs. If you don't mind, I would also like to ask you to help me with this."
Su Lun listened and confirmed again: "Have you joined Mr. Hei's organization?"
No. 19: "Yes. If you feel you need some necessary proof, I also have the organization's token in my storage ring. You should recognize it when you see it."
Su Lun looked at the storage ring in his hand. He just put it on as a trophy without having time to take stock of what was inside.
Looking at it, there was a gold-patterned cloak with a "§" symbol lying in the corner.
Although the pattern is slightly different, the workmanship, material and feel are exactly the same as the Qianjo piece.