Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

“Tell it that, let alone eating at a buffet in the sewers, I have connections even if it wants to become a full-time employee of the city hall.”

"On the condition that I see its value."

"My boss is awesome."

Niu Daji straightened his back and pointed his chin at the fly man.

If this disgusting, smelly creature is still so ignorant, it will be the first to rush over and give it a wake-up call.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The fly-man stared intently at Liu Zheng for a few moments with its red compound eyes, then raised one of its forelegs and made a salute gesture towards him.

"What does it say?"

"It says, 'As you command, sir.'"

Niu Daji translated.

The fly-man turned and ran to its kin, rubbed its mouthparts together with its forelimbs, and then smeared saliva on each of its kin with its mouthparts.

Those flies that have been smeared with saliva immediately become much calmer and rub their mouthparts together with their forelimbs.

But they did not truly ignore the danger; their red compound eyes remained fixed on the flock of birds in the air.

Once the pheromones stop working or the flock of birds suddenly attacks, they will flee even more frantically.

The time was approximately ten minutes, as requested by Liu Zheng.

Therefore, he still needs to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

Is there any way to get rid of them?

Liu Zheng asked the Nile River doctor.

He was the strongest and had the most tricks up his sleeve among those present.

"If you're talking about long-range area-of-effect attacks, I do have them. But as for whether I can drive them away, I'm not sure, since I don't know how strong these strange birds are."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"What about you?"

He asked the others without much hope.

As expected, the answer was negative.

"Call that fly-head over here."

Liu Zheng said to Niu Daji.

"Boss, there are so many fly heads, which one do you want me to call?"

The minotaur asked blankly.

"The leader of that clever fly-man, or fly-head for short, understand?"

He said speechlessly.

"Oh, I understand, I'll go right away."

Niu Daji muttered to himself as he walked toward the fly-man.

"Then why not just call him Clever Head? There are so many fly heads, but there's only one clever fly person. Wouldn't that be easier to remember?"

"You little rascal, you want to experience being an ingredient in the kitchen, huh?"

Liu Zheng said in a sinister tone.

"No, no, no, boss, I was wrong. Please don't overcharge me. My meat is tough and dry, and it tastes awful."

Niu Daji was so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy.

"If you're afraid, talk less and do more. Don't you know that trouble comes from the mouth?"

he cursed.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Niu Daji made a gesture as if he were sewing his mouth shut, and dared not dart about anymore.

"How dare you say that about it? Your mouth is way more offensive than its."

"The Nile doctor said quietly."

Based on the conversations he overheard, others could have bought ten burial plots at a cemetery.

"Doctor, I was disciplining my subordinate, could you please not expose my shortcomings?"

Liu Zheng said helplessly.

"You know I'm an old man, so what's wrong with me saying a few words to you?"

The Nile doctor resorted to shameless tactics.

Who told this guy to grow his power too fast?

After a while, even with divine power, he might not be able to defeat Liu Zheng.

Although Dr. Nile was unwilling, he had to admit that Sesa marrying Liu Zheng was the most suitable and most likely choice.

If Liu Zheng holds the leverage against him, he won't be able to beat him or scold him. If he doesn't take this opportunity to be defiant, where will his authority as an elder be?

"Alright, alright, I'm a short-lived species, I won't stoop to your level."

After exchanging a few words, Niu Daji returned.

"That fly-headed bird said it couldn't leave its people, but it also said that the bird's name was something that came with its bloodline."

"Aside from that, all it knew was that the bird was dangerous; it knew nothing else."

The Minotaur relayed the Fly Man's message.

"What kind of lousy bloodline memory is this? What's the use of just remembering a name?"

Liu Zheng complained.

"Given their brain capacity, it's already quite impressive that they can remember so much. If they remember this much, they won't be able to remember anything else."

"Besides, do you think bloodline memory is artificial intelligence? It can choose what to remember and what not to remember?"

“They are already quite good. I remember reading about a race in an old newspaper whose bloodline memories were full of forbidden knowledge after hundreds of generations.”

The Nile doctor boasted about his extensive knowledge.

"And then they did something big to themselves, and ended up destroying themselves?"

Liu Zheng chimed in, playing the straight man.

"We won't even have to wait that long. The city hall has determined them to be a high-risk race, so they'll just wipe them out completely."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"Isn't anyone speaking up for them? Talk about things like 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,' or 'the lives of high-risk races are also lives.'"

"No, the newspaper said that the citizens are very supportive, saying that all the taxes we pay should be used for such important things."

The Nile doctor shook his head.

"Tsk, it has to be the metropolis. Just pick any city hall employee to be the Swordholder, and they can keep the Trisolarans in check for a lifetime."

he exclaimed.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, I was just talking about the novel. Speaking of which, now that we have a name, shouldn't we search for related information online?"

Liu Zheng had a flash of inspiration.

His old-fashioned phone doesn't have internet access, but the doctor's phone should, right?

"You wish! Do you think the internet is a magic bullet?"

Guo Kou Tangzi finally found a chance to interject.

"Ah? Isn't it?"

In any case, for someone like him who doesn't have any professional needs, the knowledge that the internet can provide is more than enough.

"Of course not. The internet is fine for browsing websites and chatting, but it's almost impossible to use it to gain targeted knowledge."

"That's what Guo Kou Tangzi said."

"why?"

"Because knowledge is dangerous, and it comes at a price."

"The knowledge you can easily find online is mostly common sense; professional knowledge requires qualification verification to obtain."

"Even I can only pass a few qualification reviews, let alone you."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"Isn't there any other way?"

"Of course there are, but those special channels are not only secretive, but every time you acquire knowledge through them, you are exposing yourself."

"This applies to official or semi-official channels as well."

"It's just that the official or semi-official authorities are watching you for regulatory purposes, but as for the forces behind those special channels, it's hard to say what their motives are."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"Doctor, have you ever done this before?"

Liu Zheng asked abruptly.

"Hmph, everyone has a youthful and impetuous past."

The Nile doctor answered him tactfully.

"When you were young and reckless, there was no internet back then, right?"

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"Mind your own business. Don't compare your short-lived species' concept of time with our long-lived species."

"The Nile doctor said, enraged."

"Heh. So you've lived this long and haven't met any ornithologists or anything?"

"There was one, but he died a few years ago. I had to help dispose of his body, otherwise it would have been too gruesome to bury him."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

How did he die?

he asked curiously.

"He developed feelings for his research subject, and when they were doing 'that,' the other person got so excited that he came up with a huge idea."

The Nile doctor shrugged.

"Well. Metropolis is such an open-minded place."

Liu Zheng sighed.

"He is a human being."

"So what? It's not like you've never been a human being. Don't reduce the group to the individual, I'm very conservative."

He said this convincingly.

"hehe."

This time it was Dr. Nile's turn to laugh at him.

Look at Liu Zheng's messy harem, it's more complete than the options in a black market brothel.

Conservative? Conservative my ass!

"Alright, alright, we've gone off on a tangent again. So, when he died, didn't he have any disciples or grand-disciples?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I think so, but I can't quite remember."

"The Nile doctor said hesitantly."