"When are you going to return the transporter to us?" Connor had to bring it up again, as Lu Heng had repeatedly avoided the question.
They genuinely did not want to be stranded in this nameless city any longer. Even if Lu Heng were to return to Country Y with them, they felt it would be better than being held captive here.
"I need to understand your situation. You're playing games with me, and I can't do anything about it."
"I will tell you what I know, but some things I don't understand either. We are constantly on the run in Country Y and are not people of status."
"Then tell me first, how did you get this transporter?"
A metallic object suddenly appeared in Lu Heng's hand, the same transporter confiscated from them earlier.
Lu Heng had later had people at the base research it. They couldn't understand its principles, but someone suggested that the metal used to make it was similar to the floating device Lu Heng had obtained from the aliens.
Therefore, the person who manufactured the transporter in Country Y must have had contact with aliens as well.
"We traded crystals for it."
"How many crystals? This is not ordinary merchandise. You must have offered something special for them to trade it, or perhaps you are here to complete a task assigned by that person?"
As he said this, Connor, who had been sitting calmly, changed his expression.
Lu Heng could clearly feel the other person's heart rate involuntarily quicken.
Connor's mind quickly conjured the answer Lu Heng sought.
—How did he know? Miss Lisa asked us to find someone?
"What are the characteristics of the person you're looking for? I might be able to help you find them."
—What? He really knows? But if so, why is he asking?
Connor hesitated, unsure of how much Lu Heng truly knew about their real purpose for being there.
In fact, when Lu Heng first heard that these foreigners had arrived via a transporter, he had been skeptical of their claim that they wanted to develop here.
He had wondered why their arrival point was so close to Luocheng. If their intention was to find the aliens like Bona, then their location was precisely targeted.
"Are you looking for those aliens? Have you found them now, and are you going back to report to that person?"
Connor's heart pounded again, and his face turned pale.
However, not everyone in his group was clear about the purpose of their visit.
The people following behind Connor looked at Lu Heng and Connor with confusion, not understanding what they were talking about.
"We came here to seek development. There are many zombies here, and with our strength, we can improve quickly."
"Yes, you mentioned looking for someone. Who are we looking for, Connor?"
"It seems these people are unaware of your plan, or perhaps they are just a part of your plan." Lu Heng observed the reactions of the people behind Connor and knew he had guessed correctly.
"This..." Connor could no longer sit calmly opposite Lu Heng. He had indeed not revealed the true purpose of their visit to the people behind him.
Therefore, he could no longer sit there with his back exposed to them. He stood up in a panic and quickly walked to a wall before facing them again.
"I... don't listen to his nonsense. He's maliciously trying to provoke us. Our most important task now is to go back!"
Connor didn't want to stay there for another moment. He desperately wanted to snatch the transporter Lu Heng was playing with.
But he dared not. He knew Lu Heng's strength, capable of destroying himself and everyone in the room in a single breath.
"I, I promise to take you back. Only I know how to use this transporter. You can't kill me."
Connor looked at Lu Heng again, a desperate ruthlessness in his eyes.
"Tell me first, I need to know if you're lying to me. If..."
Lu Heng snapped his fingers, and all the sofas in the room, except for the ones Lu Heng and Lin Yu were sitting on, disappeared.
"The transporter can only be used at a fixed location. It won't work here."
"I know, you've said that before. But why don't you tell me how to use it first? You need to show some sincerity."
Lu Heng tossed the transporter in his hand.
"It will only display at the fixed location. I don't know how to operate it here, but once we get there, a panel will appear on the transporter itself. There's a blue button on the panel, and pressing it will teleport us back."
"Alright, I'll believe you for now. Then tell me about that woman's level, and what's special about her."
"That woman's ability is similar to lasers. Anyone she looks at with her eyes will be burned to death."
"That's her ability? Is there anything else?"
"She can hover in mid-air, without needing to walk on the ground like us."
"Like this?"
Lu Heng stood up, took out the floating equipment given to him by Bona, and then he too floated in the room.
"You, how can you do that too?" Connor looked at Lu Heng's feet in disbelief. Lu Heng was indeed floating in mid-air.
In fact, when these foreigners were trapped in the alien space, the alien Bona had never appeared before them.
It was always robots interacting with them, so they hadn't seen Bona's floating equipment.
And the last time, Bona had taken Lu Heng to find the people who entered the space in the nameless city. Bona had entered with Lu Heng in a flying vehicle, so they hadn't seen this floating device.
"Perhaps the person she wants you to find is me?"
Lu Heng wanted to confuse Connor's initial guess.
"When we go there, will we see that person?"
"Yes, when we return, we will be at her experimental base."
"Then you all pack up, and I'll send you home." Lu Heng landed on the ground again. He had already stored the floating device and the transporter back into his space.
"Now?"
"Didn't you just want to leave? Are you planning to stay here for another year or a half?"
Lu Heng glanced at the people in the room.
"No, we are very happy to go back." The people were all excited to confirm that Lu Heng was going to let them leave. Of course, Connor was not among the excited ones.
Connor didn't know what he would face when he brought Lu Heng back. The person who gave him the transporter was not easy to deal with.
Furthermore, he had inadvertently revealed to Lu Heng that the person wanted him to find someone, and he was unsure if that person was looking for Lu Heng or the aliens.