It had been exactly two days and two nights since the first morning "Xia Pingzhou" had been created, and this character had been left in the hotel the entire time.
During that period, Xia Pingzhou had remained flat on his back in the hotel bed. Sometimes Ji Minghuan controlled him to get up and use the bathroom, stretch his limbs, or call the hotel front desk to extend the stay, but his range of movement never extended beyond the room.
It was not that Ji Minghuan favored Unit 1, nor did he have any issue with No. 2 character.
If he had the chance, he definitely wanted to take this new character out for a spin. But as a troupe member, "Xia Pingzhou" bore the White Crow Troupe's mark on the back of his hand, and Ke Qirui and Su Zimai had seen his face two days ago. The Exorcist Association was surely looking for him now.
Under these circumstances, wandering the streets in broad daylight would most likely get him caught by the Japanese Exorcist Association.
That would be troublesome: either he would be forced to turn over a new leaf on the spot, or he would arouse the White Crow Troupe's suspicions.
The better outcome would be keeping the character alive but wasting the Main Quest's potential for further exploration. The worse outcome would be No. 2 character dying on the spot—neither was something Ji Minghuan wanted to see.
Not to mention that No. 2 character's "Chess Player" ability was better suited for positional warfare. His mobility was thoroughly average; put simply, he was bad at running away.
He was neither as agile as Unit 1, "Black Cocoon," nor did he possess a life-saving ability like invisibility. If he ran into an unexpected battle, No. 2 character would