"Hmm..."

Liu Zheng thought seriously, and really didn’t know how to answer.

If he had to leave, he would definitely be willing, after all, Metropolis is really too dangerous, and there are too many people watching him.

But if he wanted to stay, it’s not impossible to stay.

After all, he’s a loner, wherever he stays, it’s all the same.

Might as well say that with Niu Ma around, Liu Zheng actually feels a bit like home.

"Why are you asking this question?"

He asked back.

"Wanting to stay in the Dungeon World is actually quite common, after all, most players are not living well in their original world, and the Hell Base is not a very good place either."

"But if you really stay in the Dungeon World for too long, it will cause two consequences."

Xia Kai said.

"What are the two?"

"One is being assimilated by the Dungeon World, which will cause dissatisfaction from Hell’s Game. The other is Dungeon World being eroded by Hell’s Game, which will cause rejection from the Dungeon World."

"No matter which result, the outcome won’t be too good."

"So if you want to stay in this world, it’s best not to stay too long. It’s better to clear an instance first and then find a chance to come back later."

"Actually, there are quite a few tools to return to previous instances. With your ability, you can definitely get them."

Xia Kai said.

"Dungeon World being eroded by Hell’s Game..."

Liu Zheng fell into thought.

From all the information available, the position of Metropolis is terrifyingly high.

But Hell’s Game can deploy players to various worlds, its position surely wouldn’t be lower than Metropolis.

If these two existences clashed, then as the anchor point of conflict, his fate of being crushed is more certain than being able to benefit from both sides.

"Are there any signs for these two situations?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"That’s not known, I’ve only heard about it."

Xia Kai shook his head. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Players of six instances in Hell’s Game aren’t considered rookies, but are still far from being high-level players.

"Let’s see, anyway, I’ve only stayed for thirteen days, it’s still far from the standard for staying too long."

Liu Zheng waved his hand.

"Thirteen days?!"

Xia Kai heard this number and opened his mouth wide.

"Yes, what’s wrong?"

He felt a bit puzzled.

"Big shot, you weren’t a Transcendent before entering Hell’s Game, were you?"

Xia Kai asked with disbelief.

"No, just an ordinary person, and also diagnosed with a terminal illness."

Liu Zheng replied.

"Then how did you grow from an ordinary person to what you are now in just thirteen days?"

Xia Kai asked in shock.

"The instance’s intensity is right there, if I didn’t grow fast enough, I’d be dead long ago, wouldn’t be here bragging with you."

He rolled his eyes.

"Luck played a big part I guess. Of course, personal ability is part of it. Listening to you, I feel that Hell’s Game probably did quite a lot too."

Liu Zheng pondered for a while and said.

After all, in terms of item effect probability, the system definitely has a lot of room to operate.

"Don’t overthink it, big shot. We’ve all died once anyway, it can’t be worse. At most, just follow the normal procedures. Actually, playing different roles across different worlds is quite interesting."

Xia Kai, afraid of him overthinking, comforted him.

"True, rain will fall, and mothers will remarry, let it be."

Liu Zheng nodded.

"Alright, I should head back to the restaurant. If you find anything you like, just tell Niu Daji and let them communicate. If someone approaches you, don’t bother responding, let Niu Daji and the others handle it. But if someone really provokes you, don’t be afraid, if you can fight, fight hard. I’ll back you up."

"If I can’t hold on, then we’ll die together, and it’s not a waste of our bond."

He gave a few final words and left.

This time letting Xia Kai go shopping was both his personal request and a test Liu Zheng gave him.

If Xia Kai’s performance can satisfy Liu Zheng, then Liu Zheng will entrust him with more tasks.

Niu Daji and the others, after all, are natives, the more they do, the more karma they involve, causing his tasks to be like compound interest, never ending.

Xia Kai is different, he’s a player, as long as his strength is enough, he can do whatever he wants, after the settlement, he won’t have to care about the flood.

Of course, Liu Zheng won’t treat him unfairly.

As long as Xia Kai can survive until settlement, the rewards from this instance will be more than the sum of his previous six instances, and much more.

Returning to the lounge, Niu Ma had already come back.

"Huh?"

Liu Zheng observed it for a while, feeling a bit confused.

"What are you looking at? If you keep staring, I’ll gouge out your eyeballs, believe it or not?"

Niu Ma said impatiently.

"Big shot, didn’t you go to fight Napoleon? How come there’s not a scratch on you?"

Liu Zheng didn’t take its threats to heart.

If the eyeballs are gouged out, so be it, it’s not as if they can’t grow back.

If Niu Ma mentioned gouging out other parts, that would actually make him a bit afraid.

"With my strength, beating a chicken is easy, it’s not strange not being injured."

Niu Ma said proudly.

"You didn’t say that when you went to the kitchen to rob the wine, you got beat terribly."

Liu Zheng exposed its past.

"That was in the kitchen, it had the advantage of the terrain and more people. Elsewhere, I could stomp three of them to death with one hoof easily."

Niu Ma argued.

"Really?"

He observed Niu Ma’s expression, feeling something was off.

"By the way, big shot, my friend gave me some specialties from his hometown, try them."

Liu Zheng took out a pack of universal fodder, walking towards Niu Ma.