Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"You idiot, say that again if you dare!"

The plane trees were furious; their previously withered branches and leaves stood upright.

"Alright, alright, stop berating yourselves and let's get down to business."

The Nile doctor tried to break up the fight.

"Humph."

One person and one tree turned their heads away together.

"No one except Ra has ever seen the true form of the Winged Dragon of Ra. However, when the Winged Dragon of Ra suffers a fatal injury, its armor will transform into raging flames that engulf it. As long as the flames do not go out, the Winged Dragon of Ra will not truly die. And the Winged Dragon of Ra in this state is what we call Ra's Phoenix."

The Nile doctor painted another picture, in which a firebird spreads its wings as if about to take flight.

"Hmm, this looks more like a bird."

“That’s right. There was once a priest who loved to travel to the far East and saw the legendary phoenix. He speculated that the Winged Dragon and the phoenix were distant relatives.”

The Nile doctor nodded.

"So if Dai Lego can evolve into a phoenix, it can also evolve into a Winged Dragon of Ra, right?"

"Yes. Of course, I still need to perform a ceremony and ask my Lord for blessings."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"Which is more powerful, the Winged Dragon or the Phoenix?"

The plane tree asked.

"Of course, the Winged Dragon of Ra is more powerful."

"The Nile doctor said without hesitation."

"Of course, this is in comparison to the phoenix that the priest saw."

he added.

"What about the Winged Rathalos before?"

"Died in battle."

"The Nile doctor said with a heavy heart."

"Didn't you just say that the Winged Dragon wouldn't die as long as the flames didn't go out?"

The plane tree asked.

"Even the sun has its day of dimming, so how can a flame never go out? In that earth-shattering war of the gods, the previous Winged Dragon God died protecting my lord from the siege of several evil gods."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"If I become the Winged Dragon of Ra, I will also have to obey your god's commands, right?"

"That's natural. The Winged Dragon was born from the divine power of my lord. It is both my lord's subordinate and his offspring, as well as my lord's avatar."

"The Nile doctor replied."

Good heavens, what kind of Sun God version of Trinity?

Liu Zheng, who was listening in, raised an eyebrow.

"Ha, you make it sound so nice, but you're just someone else's dog."

The plane tree gave a cold laugh.

"Aren't you now just like a tree planted by the city hall?"

"The Nile doctor said calmly."

In this world, if you want to survive, you have to be a dog; all you can do is choose a good owner for yourself.

"At least the city hall doesn't need my protection, nor does it require me to risk my life."

The plane tree retorted.

“My Lord doesn’t need you to do anything for the time being. The cultivation of gods is often measured in millennia. Before my Lord needs you to fight for Him, you may have already ruined yourself.”

Out of respect for Liu Zheng, the Nile doctor said something truly insightful.

In fact, Ra was almost completely wiped out in the last war of the gods.

To recover to the point where they can actually move around, it would normally take at least five or six thousand years.

"Then what do I get?"

"It's a plane tree," said the French plane tree.

"First, you will receive help from the 'Descendants of Ra'."

"That's what the Nile doctor said."

"There are only three descendants of Ra left, and one of them is a traitor."

Liu Zheng interjected.

"Hey, is that how you sabotage someone?"

The Nile doctor glared at him.

"That'll teach you a lesson for insulting me along with it."

He rolled his eyes.

"With that foul mouth of yours, I'm being lenient by not beating you up. Second, you will be able to complete your evolution smoothly."

"Dr. Nile continued."

"You, your people, and that half-dead god, think you can protect me?"

The plane tree expressed its doubt.

"You don't need our protection."

The Nile doctor shook his head.

"To evolve into a Winged Dragon of Ra, you must first become an egg. But unlike the fragile phoenix egg, the Winged Dragon of Ra's egg is when it is at its most powerful."

"When the Winged Dragon of Ra is in its egg state, beings of lower rank than me cannot even touch it, let alone attack it. Of course, the Winged Dragon of Ra egg cannot attack others on its own initiative."

"And once you hatch, you need even less protection."

"Because the Winged Dragon was strong from birth?"

The plane tree asked.

"No, that's not it. Since Winged Rathalos are untamable and not tasty, no one should be coming to catch you."

The Nile doctor shrugged.

"Not necessarily."

Liu Zheng muttered to himself.

Given Si Xue's love for gold, she might just capture the Winged Dragon, skin it, and use it as a bathrobe.

"I'll think about it again."

The plane tree pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Of course. Hmm."

The Nile doctor glanced at Liu Zheng, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Actually, if you can't decide, you can choose to evolve into a phoenix first."

"why?"

"As long as you haven't completed the cultivation of the Five Virtues, you are not a complete phoenix, and you can still be reborn as a Winged Dragon through a ritual."

The Nile doctor explained.

In the metropolis, achieving the five virtues is extremely difficult, which essentially provides a fallback option for the London plane tree.

Of course, for "Ra", it's safer to evolve into Winged Rathalos right from the start.

If it weren't for Liu Zheng's sake, Dr. Nile wouldn't have spoken up so quickly.

After promoting the corporate culture of the "La" cult for a while, the two said goodbye to the plane trees and walked towards the manhole cover.

"How do you remember so much?"

Liu Zheng asked curiously.

Isn't it said that once you enter the Metropolitan Area, your memories of the time before you entered the country will be erased?

“It was Ra who told me this. All of Ra’s priests go to Ra’s divine kingdom after they die, and their entire life experiences are revealed to Ra.”

"Of course, in order not to displease the city hall, 'La' God can't tell me too much."

The Nile doctor explained.

His situation is considered an unspoken rule, so it's okay to say it out loud.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. The city hall also has stricter supervision over believers than over ordinary residents.

"The city hall is really awesome."

Liu Zheng sighed.

Every time he ventures into a new field, his understanding of the city hall's capabilities is refreshed once again.

"Didn't you already establish connections with the city hall?"

"Dr. Nile" glanced at the brooch on his chest and said.

He went across the border once and came back as a family member of a city hall employee. This guy's ability to climb the social ladder is truly astonishing.

"Hey, it's just a kid wearing it for fun, it's nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about."

As Liu Zheng spoke, he puffed out his chest.

"Heh. Do you think your friend would agree to become the Winged Dragon of Ra?"

To avoid being accused of Versailles, the Nile doctor changed the subject.

"I don't think so."

He shook his head.

"Oh why?"

"If it weren't for freedom, it wouldn't have wanted to evolve into a phoenix in the first place."

Liu Zheng said.

Even if a Winged Rathalos egg is safe, is it as safe as a roadside tree?

How can the mere protection of the "La" god compare to the iron fist of the city hall?

"Maybe, but one day he'll figure it out."

The Nile doctor said with great confidence.

The probability of completing the Five Virtues cultivation in the metropolis is about zero, just like the probability of cattle and horses not being greedy or Liu Zheng not acting shamelessly.

A phoenix that cannot cultivate the five virtues has no freedom whatsoever.

"That's its own business."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

He can help his friends make plans, but he won't help them make choices.

Besides, the French plane tree is much stronger than him, so he wouldn't be so overconfident.

Once outside the sewer passage, the fisherman was already waiting at the exit.

"Old Deng, did you get bitten by a fish while fishing?"

Liu Zhengyi immediately noticed the deformity on his palm.

"You're just pretending, aren't you? Believe me or not, I'll break your fingers off too."

The fisherman stared wide-eyed.