Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"Okay, let me think about it."

Si Xue swirled her teacup, lost in thought.

He also tried to spin the teacup, without saying a word.

The awkward atmosphere didn't last long before Si Xue put down her teacup.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to think about it."

With a casual wave of her hand, a fishing rod flew out of the lake and landed in her hand.

"Go ahead and fish for yourself. What you catch depends on your own skill."

She said.

"Boss, with my skills, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch anything good even if I do manage to fish it up."

Liu Zheng smiled wryly.

"For things that are far beyond your capabilities, I can help you. For the average ones, you'll have to rely on yourself."

Si Xue said.

"Can I keep it?"

He asked expectantly.

The Lucky Joker card hasn't worked yet, and he hasn't gotten another black koi from the fisherman. He also hasn't ridden the elevator with the woman who supposedly improves luck.

It's really a waste to try and catch treasures like this.

"Are you getting cocky?"

Si Xue only glanced at Liu Zheng, and all the desire in his heart was extinguished.

Those phoenix eyes burned with an inextinguishable flame, yet when they fell upon him, they were more piercing than a thousand-year-old iceberg.

"Don't dare."

He immediately stood up and bowed deeply.

"You've really mastered the art of bowing."

Si Xue teased.

"hey-hey."

Liu Zheng scratched his head, his smile obsequious.

"Alright, let's go fishing."

Si Xue waved her hand, took out a sweet potato from somewhere, and put it on the stove to roast.

"Ok."

He tentatively picked up the fishing rod; thankfully, it wasn't too heavy.

He glanced at Si Xue, who was focused on flipping the sweet potato and didn't respond to him at all.

"alright."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

In any case, once the corpse of the Wood Elf royal family is in hand, the core objective is considered accomplished.

Catching something good is a big win, but not catching anything good isn't a loss either.

With that thought in mind, he casually swung the club and sat cross-legged on the ground without even looking at where it would land.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes

A full half hour passed, and the float still didn't react.

"You really have bad luck."

Even Si Xue couldn't stand it anymore, so she took the roasted sweet potato and walked over to his side.

"Eat?"

She shook the sweet potato in her hand.

"eat."

Liu Zheng simply nodded.

"You're really not being polite. Here you go."

Si Xue used both hands to break the sweet potato into two irregularly shaped but identical halves.

"thank you boss."

He reached out his tentacle, ready to take it, but Si Xue withdrew her hand again.

"No, that's too easy on you."

Si Xue hesitated for a moment, then broke off another half from that half.

"Yes, this is enough for you."

She looked at the quarter of a small sweet potato and said with satisfaction.

"Thank you, boss. The boss is very generous."

Liu Zheng said with a sincere expression.

He took the sweet potato and stuffed it into his mouth, skin and all.

I must say, Si Xue's cooking skills are quite good; the heat was just right.

I don't know what variety this sweet potato is, but taking a bite feels like eating hot honey ice cream.

"Is it tasty?"

Si Xue suddenly asked.

"It's delicious, even better than what my grandpa makes."

Liu Zhengcheng said sincerely.

The grandfather he was referring to was naturally the former director of the welfare home.

Every year when the season comes, the old director would roast sweet potatoes for the children at the orphanage.

Children who behave well get the bigger food, and children who don't behave well get the smaller food.

Of course, academic performance is the core standard for judging whether someone is good or bad.

The old dean was quite rigid and authoritarian in this respect.

"What makes you think you can compare to me, a mere human?"

Si Xue pouted.

Even as she said that, a slight smile still appeared on her lips.

"You definitely won't catch anything today with an empty hook, so put on some bait."

She glanced at the fishing float and said.

"What kind of bait?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"If you want to catch treasures, you naturally have to use treasures as bait. The better the bait, the better the treasures you will attract."

Si Xue said.

"I see. So, after the fish is caught, is the bait still there?"

"Of course not. The attempt to get something for nothing has failed, so naturally you have to be willing to risk your cubs to catch the wolf."

Si Xue shook her head.

"The boss used a really good proverb."

He seized the opportunity to flatter him.

"You don't need to tell me that. Don't think that only that little praying mantis is cultured. Back when I was in the Writers' Association, my grades were much better than hers."

Si Xue said proudly.

"Boss, you were also a writer? What kind of books did you write? Can you tell me the titles? I'd like to see them."

Liu Zheng was genuinely surprised this time.

"Poetry, of course. Only poetry and novels can elevate one to the 'narrator' level, didn't that little praying mantis tell you that?"

Si Xue glanced at him sideways.

"They said so, but I didn't ask for details."

Liu Zheng smiled sheepishly.

His thirst for knowledge was also limited; there was no need to delve deeper into information that was temporarily irrelevant to him.

"Didn't you teach her how to write novels? Why didn't you ask her to introduce you to the Writers' Association?"

Si Xue asked.

"Boss, please stop testing me. A servant does not serve two masters. I am loyal to you and have absolutely no intention of betraying you."

Liu Zheng said firmly.

In the metropolis, everyone except the most important people at the very top of the pyramid needs to find a master for themselves.

Although Si Xue was a bit eccentric, in a metropolis where everyone was still a newborn, she was already considered a good host.

"That's really interesting. You're clearly rebellious, but every time you flatter someone, it's always the truth."

Si Xue said with great interest.

"It's probably because I'm not objecting to you, boss."

he said with a smile.

"Then you might as well oppose me. In Metropolis, opposing a rule is far more dangerous than opposing a person."

Si Xue shook her head.

"Since I'm speaking the truth, it's naturally from the heart. Whether I oppose something or agree with something, it's not up to me to choose."

Liu Zheng said calmly.

"That's true. Let's bait it."

Si Xue raised her chin and said.

"If you don't have suitable bait, I can lend it to you at a daily interest rate of 10%, compounded interest."

She suddenly gave a sly smile.

"Uh, then I won't trouble you, boss."

Liu Zheng politely declined.

With a daily interest rate of 10%, and interest compounding, he might as well have his ox or horse introduce him to a loan shark.

"whispering sound."

Si Xue pursed her lips, stood beside him with her hands behind her back, seemingly wanting to see what kind of bait he could come up with.

Liu Zheng was indeed a bit conflicted.

The bait will definitely be destroyed, so we can't use those top-tier items like the Legendary Vest, Legendary Delivery Box, Butcher's Knife, and Bonecrusher.

Items of very low quality, such as the snake-man's poems or the human bone cane, are definitely not acceptable.

Then the bait can only be selected from high-quality items.

Which one should we choose as bait?

As descriptions of the items floated before Liu Zheng's eyes, he fell into deep thought.

Chapter 421 This time it really became "Gutter Literature"