Upon entering the True Game once again, Xiao Ran and Situ Yaoyao's contract had changed from a temporary contract into a permanent team contract. Inside and out, they were now completely bound together.
After entering the True Game, Xiao Ran had remained in the Personal Space every Gamer possessed. However, compared to the small Personal Spaces of others, Xiao Ran's current Personal Space was practically a large villa with its own courtyard. He simply sat inside without moving for a long time.
Perhaps tired of waiting, Xiao Ran suddenly said, "I know you aren't very willing to face me, but are you coming out now, or should I find a way to force you out? If it comes to that, the commotion will probably be quite big."
After Xiao Ran's words fell, a figure emerged from the void before him, bearing that impossibly perfect face.
Seeing the figure, Xiao Ran stood up. "I thought you were really going to wait until I found a way to force you out."
The System—or Eternity—replied, "That would be detrimental to the stability of this space. You have already brought me a great deal of trouble, and I do not wish for even more trouble to arise."
"Trouble? You mean all that table-flipping?" Xiao Ran chuckled and asked, "Why do I feel like overturning the table and destroying those worlds benefits you even more? Most worlds are merely projections, real manifestations created through some kind of power. Doesn't destroying those projected worlds allow you to absorb the power belonging to the original worlds more easily?"
"Or did I get it wrong? Are the worlds I've encountered actually created by you, which is why they can be reused over and over again? Did destroying those worlds cause you to consume your own power?"
"Both." The