Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

He would finish one thing and then start working on ten, just like fixing bugs in a novel—the more he changed, the more there were.

"It's okay, I have plenty of time and patience."

Red Ghost reached out and pulled two chairs behind the two of them.

"Please take a seat."

It raised its hand in a gesture.

"alright."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Liu Zheng sat down without hesitation.

"First of all, my big boss Niu Ma helped me a lot. I can say that I am still alive today, and I owe at least half of the credit to it."

"So, before I leave, I want to do three things for it."

"What three things?"

Red Ghost asked cooperatively.

"The first thing is to help it successfully escape from the bloody restaurant."

"The second thing is to help its children get registered, go to school, and get citizenship status."

"The third thing is to help his wife solve her work problems."

He went through them one by one.

"Can you do all this by yourself?"

"It's alright, we've basically got things going, we just need to proceed step by step."

Liu Zheng shrugged and said.

"continue."

Red Ghost nodded.

"Secondly, De Lego is my supplier of extraordinary items and played a crucial role in my early days. It deserves at least a quarter of the credit for my survival to this day."

"So, before I leave, I also want to do two things for it."

"The first thing is to help it successfully evolve into a phoenix or something else."

At this point, Liu Zheng stopped.

“In the shelter, you can speak freely.”

Red Ghost said.

"Okay, the second thing is, if it evolves into a phoenix, then I'll help it smuggle itself out of the country."

He continued.

"anything else?"

"There are many more."

Liu Zheng spoke his mind, recounting the people he wanted to help and the things he wanted to do, until his throat was dry.

"Gulp, that's all."

He swallowed hard and said.

"Can you handle all of this by yourself?"

"I'll do my best. Even if I'm forced to leave halfway through, I'll still have done my best and have a clear conscience."

"Besides, I'm not alone. I recently took on a subordinate, and so far he seems to be doing alright. Even if he can't handle the troublesome tasks, he should still be able to manage the smaller ones."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

When the time comes, part of the money will be placed with the doctor, and Niu Daji will give him a portion of it after each procedure. This can be considered a benefit he's giving to his underling.

On the other hand, as long as Niu Daji isn't stupid, he'll definitely finish the job properly and inherit his political legacy.

Well, that sounds a bit strange, but that's roughly the idea.

"You're just an outsider, is it really necessary for you to do so much for the people here?"

Red Ghost asked.

"People are people, outsiders are people, and locals are people. Even if we need to make distinctions, it's only when there's a conflict of interest."

“Now we are in a community of shared interests. The more I help them, the more they will help me. Wouldn't it be foolish not to help them?”

"Besides, as long as we don't live forever, isn't the most important thing to be happy?"

"I've done my best to repay them, and that makes me happy. I've gotten what I asked for, so what is there to complain about?"

Liu Zheng concluded by quoting a passage from classical Chinese literature.

"happy?"

Red Ghost watched the children sharing drinks and desserts, half of his face showing sadness and the other half showing joy.

Even if you live forever, the most important thing is still to be happy.

It let out a long breath and said.

"That's outside my area of ​​expertise."

Liu Zheng stretched out his hand and said.

Red Ghost smiled and waved his hand to cancel the Iron Curtain.

"I approve of your answer, therefore I will give you three options."

"Leave the metropolis, stay in the metropolis, stay in the shelter."

it said.

"Of course, I'll stay in the Metropolitan Area."

Liu Zheng said without hesitation.

Why stay in the shelter? He'd be happy to play with the children, of course, but taking care of them every day is not an option.

He's still a child himself!

"it is good."

After Red Ghost finished speaking, a hammer and a sickle suddenly appeared in his hand.

It first raised its hammer and smashed it hard against Liu Zheng's skull.

It didn't swing its hammer very fast, but Liu Zheng didn't try to dodge at all.

To put it bluntly, if Red Ghost wanted to kill him, he could just look at him and he would be dead; there was no need for him to go through all that trouble.

The hammer struck the top of his head, and Liu Zheng felt himself "flattened" for a moment, while a dull pain came from his soul, and then he returned to normal.

"Take one step to the side."

Red Ghost commanded.

"Oh."

He took a step to the side and looked back at his original spot, where he saw a human-shaped mass of dark mud on the ground.

The silt continued to expand and grow outwards. In just a few seconds, the humanoid figure had become larger than itself.

“Non-human power is not so easy to control, especially the deity who granted you that power; it is extremely dangerous.”

“Every time you use His power, you get closer to Him. Sooner or later, He can take you away directly.”

"Of course, it's also possible that the city hall discovered you in advance and killed you."

As Red Ghost spoke, he pulled out a flamethrower.

Flames erupted from the nozzle, quickly burning the humanoid figure to a charred remains.

“I have already extracted the excess for you, but this is only a temporary measure. You should try not to use His power again.”

Red Ghost put away his flamethrower and said.

The so-called "His power" naturally refers to "the regeneration of flesh and blood".

"I see."

Liu Zheng nodded.

If he could, he wouldn't want to use "rebirth of flesh and blood." Does he really think that losing a hand or foot wouldn't hurt?

"However, there's something I'm not sure if there will be any problems."

He told Red Ghost about the Dark Algae.

"There will definitely be problems."

The latter said decisively.

“Such rare species would naturally receive extra attention from the gods behind them, let alone someone as rare as you.”

"Moreover, the city hall's control over the coast is not that strict. I'm afraid the moment you kill it, the oracle will descend again."

Red Ghost speculated.

"What should I do? I rely almost entirely on supernatural items and flesh regeneration in battle. If I want to improve myself in a short time, the only way is to absorb the power of the dark algae."

Liu Zheng said helplessly.

"Is my coat repaired yet?"

Red Ghost suddenly asked.

"No, but I've already gotten the materials. Once I get back, I'll give them to the Spider Maiden, and she can fix it for you."

he replied.

"Then let's talk about it when you bring the coat over."

Red Ghost said.

"Okay. By the way, could you give me a way to contact you? It's quite a hassle to ask the sewers to help me find you every time, and I guess they're not too happy about it."

You can't contact me. But I can contact you.

As Red Ghost spoke, he swung his scythe toward his neck.

Liu Zheng felt a chill on the back of his neck and saw that his head was being held in Red Ghost's hand.

"hiss!"

He was startled and quickly touched his head, only to find that his perfectly healthy head was still obediently sitting on his neck.

"This is a part of your essence, reflecting your current state."

"I hope you will remember your original aspirations and not betray my trust in you. If you change your ways, I will personally correct that mistake."

"At the same time, I will sense when you come to the sewers in the future, and I will open the door for you if I want to see you."

Red Ghost said.

"Awesome. But since you took my head, you should at least give me something in return. I even get paid when I sell my 'meat' on the black market."

Liu Zheng said shamelessly.

"No, this matter itself is a reward. If there's any benefit to it, at least those instant-death abilities will be much less effective against you."

Red Ghost said.

"That's it? Fine, consider it a special discount."

He pursed his lips.

Red Ghost knew he was just being silly and didn't pay any attention.

"Will you return it to me when I leave the Metropolis?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

Although he didn't know what the use of "essence" was, he felt that if he lacked this part, it would definitely have a negative impact on him.

"If you just shout 'Comrade-in-arms' before you leave the Metropolis, I will give it back to you."

Red Ghost said.