Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

He scratched his head and used both discs directly.

"Gained active skill: Iron Block".

"Iron Block: Continuously consumes stamina to increase physical strength, can be deactivated at any time."

"Gain active skill: Witness".

"Witness: Consumes a small amount of stamina to mentally intimidate the enemy by making eye contact. If the confrontation fails, the user will suffer a mental backlash. Cooldown time: five minutes."

"Not bad, not bad, those are all good skills."

Liu Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

A defensive skill with no cooldown and a control skill with no usage count are both very useful combat skills.

Especially with Iron Block, he can already store extra stamina, so this skill is practically tailor-made for him.

"Isn't it awesome?"

8848 looked at his expression and asked.

"awesome."

He said sincerely.

"These are all advanced skills, which I received as an award for outstanding employee last year. I originally planned to keep them for my two cousins, but now you can have them for free."

"Thank you very much, Brother 8848."

Liu Zheng clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Hey, it's nothing. My two cousins ​​are good-for-nothings too. It's better to give them a good deal than to give it to you."

8848 waved his hand and said.

"What are your thoughts on this achievement?"

4399 asked.

Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't be Liu Zheng's place to interfere, but since he was the one who did all the credit for both of these things, the "anti-favor faction" had to consider his opinion.

After all, being an outsider means a two-way selection process, and no faction would refuse such an outstanding young person.

Even though Liu Zheng offended the "mixed-race faction" this time, as long as he is willing to extend an olive branch, they will climb up the tree trunk.

"I want Silver Wolf to take the position of deputy section chief this time."

He thought for a moment and said.

“Sure. But if we bring him to the Border Management Bureau, we can have him act as the deputy section chief. Once he completes a few missions, he can be promoted to the permanent position.”

"Is the difference really that big?"

Liu Zheng asked in surprise.

“Every hill in the city hall has its own home ground. Our ‘Refusal Faction’ home ground is the Border Management Bureau, while the Market Supervision Department is the home ground of non-humans, especially long-lived species. The director of the Market Supervision Department is an ancient time dragon.”

4399 explained.

"Ancient Time Dragon, I think I've heard of it."

he mused.

"Time Dragons are the most noble and powerful race among all dragons, and the Primordial Time Dragons are truly powerful beings who transcend all things and are comparable to gods. Apart from our Border Management Bureau Director, this should be the strongest among all the directors."

"However, there are rumors that this immortal has grown impatient with mundane affairs and intends to resign from his position as director of the Market Supervision Department in order to resume his time travel."

4399 said.

"The rain is coming."

Liu Zheng sighed.

The position of Director of the Market Supervision Department is a gold mine, and no force would give up such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"The immortal being competing with Silver Wolf for the deputy section chief position has a clan leader who intends to take over as the director of the Market Supervision Department. If they succeed in the end, even if Silver Wolf becomes the deputy section chief, his fate will not be good."

4399 put it more clearly.

He's just a deputy section chief. If the director wanted to ruin him, he wouldn't even need to ask; there would be plenty of sycophants to do it for him.

"Then I'll tell it the truth and let it choose for itself."

Silver Wolf also worked his way up from a temporary worker to where he is now, so he should be able to make the right choice.

"That's the Security Bureau's trump card?"

Liu Zheng then mentioned another person.

"That guy is kind of interesting."

8848 took over the conversation with a smile on his face.

"What's wrong with him?"

he asked curiously.

“That guy is no ordinary person; his father is an official Planeswalker.”

8848 said.

"A Planeswalker?"

"Planetary Planeswalkers are neither a race nor a profession; they are a type of being. Every being with a mind has the opportunity to awaken as a Planeswalker, thereby gaining the ability to freely travel through multiple dimensions of time and space."

"The city hall does not welcome these time travelers, whether they are good or evil, lawful or chaotic. Because the extraterrestrial aura and knowledge they carry are themselves a danger."

"However, if a Planeswalker is received by the Speaker of the Council and deemed reliable, he/she will be hired to provide some assistance to the City Hall, such as finding races and groups that can move into the metropolis."

"And Ace's father was an extremely rare official Planeswalker."

8848 provided a detailed explanation.

"Why didn't the two older brothers mention this last time?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Because his father hadn't returned to the metropolis for over two hundred years."

8488 replied.

"Huh, do hobbits live that long?"

"No, that's not it. His father should have already achieved immortality, but his lifespan should be similar to that of us humans. He wasn't born in the metropolis, but was brought back by another official Planeswalker and given to his people to be raised."

8848 said.

"So he's a second-generation rich kid too."

"How could someone go straight to the logistics department as soon as they entered the Sheriff's Office without any connections? Hobbits are not a powerful race; their status is only slightly higher than that of humans, and their population is far smaller."

“Although his father hasn’t returned for hundreds of years, as long as his death is not confirmed, no one will deliberately provoke him.”

"As long as he has enough merit, he will have a smooth career until he reaches the deputy director level."

8848 said.

"It's really enviable."

"Who wouldn't be envious? I'm still just a deputy section chief. You, 4399, are a little better off, but you're only enjoying the benefits of a section chief."

8848 sighed, and 4399's poker face also drooped unusually.

"You two brothers have had it so tough. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help."

Liu Zheng patted his chest and said.

Of course, whether I can actually help after saying so is another matter entirely.

"You're already helping us. Thanks to you, the market is booming for us brothers. It wasn't for nothing that we went to great lengths to get the opportunity to work with you."

8848 laughed.

"It's a win-win situation."

He did not deny his own contributions.

"That's right, it's mutually beneficial. Hmm, you know how to talk. By the way, are you going abroad again?"

8848 asked.

"possible."

Liu Zheng replied vaguely.

"Yes, this time it should still be the two of us liaising with you."

"That's great! I'm the kind of person who likes the old and dislikes the new. If it were someone else, I would feel very uncomfortable. Brothers, please be sure to talk to the higher-ups for me when you get back. If they change the person, I won't know how to do my job."

he said seriously.

"You've got a good thought for me, kid."

8848 looked pleased.

He knew that Liu Zheng's words were meant for them, and also for them to use to seize opportunities.

"If you have any thoughts about the situation, you can tell us now. Except for some matters of principle, we can try our best to meet your needs."

8848 glanced at 4399, and after the latter nodded, he spoke.

As for what constitutes a matter of principle, that's up to Liu Zheng to decide; in any case, it's definitely unacceptable to go and never return.

"Since that's the case, then I'll be bold and say it."

Liu Zheng probed.

"Speak up. We're all family. Even if you say something wrong, we'll just beat you up at most. Do you think we'd turn against our own family for the greater good?"

8848 joked.

"That's hard to say."

He muttered to himself.

If they knew that not only could they ignore memory blocking, but they even almost successfully smuggled themselves through, they would probably turn on them on the spot.

Of course, he would never say something so jarring.

"I have an enemy, and I want to take advantage of this situation to kill him. Do you two brothers have any convenient methods?"

Liu Zheng said it bluntly.

"Are you sure you can complete this mission abroad without him?"

8488 thought for a moment and asked.

This mission abroad is both a matter for Bloody Restaurant and a responsibility of the Border Management Bureau. Failure to complete it will also affect their performance.

"I can only be certain that having him will actually lower the success rate of the mission."

He said politely.

"Alright, we'll take care of it for you."

8848 glanced at 4399 again, and seeing that the latter did not object, nodded.

"Thank you so much, brothers."

Liu Zheng exclaimed in delight.

Although he and Salmon could certainly kill the traitor together, it would be better to solve the problem more easily and save some resources.

"Alright, are you going to deliver food? We'll give you a ride."

8848 said enthusiastically.

"Oh, isn't it wrong to use a public vehicle for personal purposes?"

"You missed your work because you were acting bravely, so how is giving you a ride considered misuse of public resources? This is called cooperation between the government and the people."

8848 said in a very serious tone.

"Haha, that's true. But I've arranged to meet someone here, so I'll just go by myself."

Liu Zheng glanced at his phone and said.

Having wasted so much time, it's too late to go to the "Death is Good" funeral home. I can only meet with Wang Manni and then go directly to the "Bright Center".