Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 386
Only Noblemtl
I was lost in thought, observing my surroundings with my senses connected to the ship, when No. 26 and Adhai spoke to me.
‘I guess you’re bored because you’re just sitting still.’
After landing at the park, Sechan, Sky Mother, and MPS-05 went outside. It was to contact Sechan’s connections. They said there was a means of communication inside the forest of buildings, so if you wait a little longer, they’ll be back.
‘Until then, should I tell you a little about this place?’
Maybe 26 will be interested. At some point, the guy started showing more and more curiosity about human language and culture. I’ve seen him study by watching videos on a terminal that operates on his psychic powers.
‘For him, it’s more like feeling it with his skin rather than watching it.’
On the other hand, Adhai is not as interested in the culture of the intelligent beings as No. 26. To be exact, he is not completely indifferent, but his interests are limited to certain areas.
‘I only like areas that can help me hunt.’
Human weaknesses and strengths, weapons and defense systems, etc. In that sense, it’s definitely Gallagon-like. In fact, the special case is No. 26, who is also an Apex creature but is interested in human culture.
[Zzu zu zu zu zu zu zu (I still have to wait)]
“They just finished communicating, so it will take 32 minutes to get back.”
[Zuzuzuz zu zu zu zu zu zu zu zu (I’ll tell you about this city in the meantime)]
“I know what a city is! A nest where people live is called a city!”
“Dwarf” “Nest” “Information?”
Number 26 was interested, and Adhai was bored so he decided to listen first.
[Zuz …
“Movie?” “What does it mean?”
“What’s the movie?”
“The video output from the terminal used by the main controller while studying is a movie.”
“Study” “Not much” “Fun” “No”
As expected, Adhai’s reaction was not good. As soon as the word “study” was mentioned, the boy lost interest and curled up into a ball, starting to organize the scales on his wings.
“Wow! Then can I get a movie here?”
“It would require some modifications to make it usable by the main controller, but it is possible.”
[Zuzuzuz zuuzuz zuuzuz zuuzuzuz (If there’s anything good, I’ll look for it)]
At my and PS-111’s words, No. 26’s body glowed and showed that she was in a good mood. Isabel, who was watching, opened her mouth in surprise.
“Number 26 definitely seems a lot smarter.”
“Yeah! That’s right! I’m smart!”
Isabel seemed as impressed with Number 26’s intelligence as I was.
“I don’t see anything particularly unusual. Is it related to food?”
Isabel used her ‘Heavenly Eye of All Things’, but when nothing came out, she tilted her head.
I also checked #26 with the ‘Insight’ trait before. Then, like now, nothing came out.
‘It’s probably natural.’
Looking back, there have already been several cases similar to this guy. Like the Black Gallagon that could foresee the future, or the Mountain Crawler that grew to an overwhelming size, etc. I think his extraordinary intelligence might be a kind of mutation like the other cases.
‘Adhai is also a special individual.’
I’ve preyed on countless Gallagons in the game, but I’ve never seen one with such a mix of White and Red Gallagon traits as this guy.
Adhai, sensing my gaze, looked at me while trimming his scales.
“Big man” “Me” “Scale” “Trimmed” “How is it?”
[Zuzu zuzu zuzu (It’s pretty no matter when I see it)]
To be honest, the guy was lying down with his tail wagging. He seemed to like my compliments.
While each of them spent their time like that, 30 minutes passed by in an instant. After finishing their contact, Sechan, Sky Mother, and MPS-05 returned to the ship.
“We’ve made plans to meet. We’ll meet at 11 tonight and have a drink.”
“today?”
When I sent the letter, I told the other person to call me at an appropriate time. But I didn’t know it would be today.
The one who answered my questions was not him, but the Mother of Heaven.
“They say he was suddenly promoted to acting governor and is busy.”
“Acting Governor? You were originally part of the genetic design team, weren’t you?”
“I heard that the governor and the upper echelons were completely replaced about 10 days before we arrived.”
At her words, I looked down at Sechan.
“Why do you have to hear that now?”
“That, that, when I deal with Customer S, I don’t contact other customers. I, they asked me to, in case there is a leak of information or problems.”
“So you’re saying you haven’t heard from me?”
“Th, that’s… Ugh?!”
The parasite inside my head begins to act upon my will. Sechan shudders with foam at the mouth in agony as his brain is squeezed.
I watched him for a moment and then told the parasite to stop. Sechan, who had lost control of his body and was in pain, fell to his knees as if he was sinking.
“Please, spare me! I won’t make this mistake again….”
“stop.”
“… … .”
“What is the name of the new governor? Is he also from the Zhao family?”
“Yes, yes! I am Li Zhao, a member of Prime Capital!”
“Li Zhao?”
I think I’ve heard the name ‘Li Zhao’ somewhere.
‘It’s a common name, though.’
It must have been an important name, but I can’t remember it. I’m trying to recall my hazy memory, but PS-111 joins the conversation.
“There is information that the new governor of LV-06, Li Zhao, worked at the Mercury weapons research base before coming here. Is this information true?”
“I, I’m not sure because I heard it myself, but I heard that you conducted joint research with the Carmelda family on Mercury before.”
PS-111 shut his mouth after hearing Sechan’s words. His face covered in metal skin was expressionless as usual, but a slight emotion could be felt within it.
The boy was now agitated. As his twin sister showed a strange reaction, Isabel approached the boy.
“Sister? What’s wrong?”
“Aimoph. The name Li Zhao, I told you before. Do you remember?”
“huh?”
The moment I heard the guy’s words, something flashed in my head.
When we first met PS-111 on the ice planet in the past, he mentioned his creator.
Chloe Carmelda, head of the Carmelda family.
and….
“Senior Researcher Li Zhao of the Zhao Family.”
“Wait a minute. So the Governor here is the one who created PS-111?”
It’s as Mother Heaven said. The guy who participated in the creation of the mutant Screamer model, the prototype of PS-111, is now the governor.
“Yes. The person who manipulated my genes is Chloe Garmelda, the head researcher, and Senior Researcher Li Zhao.”
“Plus, the leader of the Star Union.”
PS-111 nodded at my words.
“Is Li Zhao here?”
“Yes? No. According to the acting governor, he left the colony two days after taking office.”
“where?”
“I, I know that too… But if you just give me the order, I’ll figure it out somehow!”
I turned my attention away from the trembling Sechan and thought.
‘There is a high probability that Li Zhao is also a player.’
PS-111 is a being created using the clone of Coldblood Ranker Penelope as material. It would be safe to say that all of the key figures involved in the development of the mutant Screamer were originally from Ranker.
‘I came here judging that there would be no players in LV-06.’
Of course, I was very careful on my way here, but it would be different if the enemy was a player. Not only would they have guessed my intrusion, but there was also a high probability that they would have guessed the relationship between me and the Metallic Gremlin.
‘I’m glad he said he wasn’t there.’
The enemy is still unaware of my intrusion.
There is only one thing I can do in this situation.
“Where can I meet the acting governor?”
This is what I originally came here to do.
–
A bar with an impressive ebony table in a classic design.
A man sat down at a table as music reminiscent of the old days flowed through the store.
“Two glasses of Ganymede whiskey. The way I always do it.”
“All right.”
The man, the bartender on the other side of the barrier bowed his head politely at the governor’s words. The bartender took out some jelly-like whiskey from inside the barrier and began to melt it.
After finishing his order, the acting governor took a quick look around the inside of the store. The bar he had come across was a set built for a period drama set in the past of Earth.
‘It’s a shame that they said they’ll get rid of it after the next shoot.’
At that moment, the door of the store opened and someone came in. The other person was someone the acting governor knew well.
“It’s here.”
“It’s been a while.”
A man with hard skin reminiscent of a rock, Sechan, came and sat down next to him.
“You’ve never broken a deal before, so what’s going on?”
“That’s what happened.”
Se-chan, whom he had seen for a long time, looked very different from the one the Governor-General knew. He was dressed in a shabby outfit, like a pirate, but his face was completely distorted. His eyes were also dim, as if he was on drugs.
Se-chan’s condition was very bad, as if he was an employee about to undergo Hulk mutant transformation surgery.
“The two glasses of Ganymede whiskey you ordered are here.”
“Tsk, since you ordered it, take it.”
“thank you.”
The acting governor took the glass the bartender handed him and took a sip. On the other hand, Sechan just looked at the glass with blank eyes and did not drink.
“So what are you planning to buy this time? Should I just steal your employees like before?”
“This time, we need a genetic sample.”
The acting governor, who was enjoying the sweet scent of whiskey, slightly frowned.
“Genetic samples? Why all of a sudden?”
“I lost contact with a previous client. I need to find a new route, and this is the only place I can think of.”
“Hmm.”
“Is it possible?”
The acting governor did not answer, but tapped the table with his fingers.
‘You’re buying a genetic sample?’
Genetic sample trading is strictly regulated in Megacorp. Only those authorized by the Seven Families can trade samples. Naturally, Sechan, who is merely the leader of a pirate group, is not included.
However, not everything in the world can go according to plan.
The acting governor knew very well that many people were stealing samples and selling them. He had done so himself when he was on the genetic design team.
“What kind of sample would you like?”
“Can you please give me a full list of my possessions? I will show you in person…”
“Stop whining. I don’t want to get caught leaking the list to some pirate bastard.”
“… … .”
“The only things I can get are samples of creatures of level 4 or lower. I can’t erase records of creatures of level 5 or higher.”
In fact, if you push yourself, you can even get a rare creature of level 6. But the reason I insisted on saying it so strongly was to gain the upper hand in negotiations.
“Okay, I’ll take the 4th grade sample.”
However, Sechan showed a response that he was okay with it, let alone negotiating.
“Huh? You want to buy a 4th grade? You won’t make any profit, right?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
The acting governor clicked his tongue slightly at the other party’s dull reaction. He was planning to make a proper profit before Li Zhao returned. The return was small compared to the risk with only a 4th grade.
“…Tsk, let me check if I can get past level 5.”
“thank you.”
“But the price will have to be paid generously.”
“Don’t worry about that. I’ll deposit the money as soon as you tell me.”
The acting governor narrowed his eyes. It was the first time he had dealt with Sechan and seen him act so humble.
‘Looks like business has gone awry.’
He looked very desperate now. It was rare for someone who had undergone genetic modification to become so ill. Genetically modified humans had superior bodies compared to ordinary people. They usually lose weight like that when they are seriously injured or when their minds are at their limit.
‘If things aren’t going well over there, it’s going to be good for me.’
“Okay. I’ll let you know which samples are ready for sale in two days.”
“All right.”
“Then, to commemorate the successful transaction.”
The acting governor raised his glass. Sechan also raised his glass and responded to the toast.
‘I really need to get this opportunity straight.’
He felt good just thinking about how much credit he could get from the pirates. He swallowed his whiskey with happy thoughts.
“I’ll go first.”