In Brook Town, not far from Lake Baikal.
He Cang had thought he could eat a whole cow, but after downing seven bowls of noodles, he was completely stuffed.
Then he stared blankly as Liu Di ate his thirty-first bowl of noodles.
"Master, why do I feel like you're the one who just shattered a meteorite and saved the world?"
"I wouldn't dare claim such credit. I'm simply in a very good mood."
Hiss.
Watching Liu Di pick up his thirty-second bowl, He Cang sucked in a breath and asked, "Master, what kind of monster are you?"
Slurping his noodles, Liu Di said, "A New Human."
"Oh, right."
Liu Di suddenly looked up. "If you ever see me injured in the future, don't be in a hurry to expose my identity. Instead, do your best to give me motivation."
He Cang froze. "You can get hurt too? What happened?"
Liu Di continued eating his noodles and said calmly, "After I shattered the second meteorite."
He Cang stood there in a daze.
After a long while, he still only half understood. He pushed another bowl of noodles toward Liu Di and tentatively asked, "Master, that Golden Trident that can travel through time... is it something only you New Humans can control?"
Liu Di nodded.
He Cang asked again, "Can that thing really enter any point in time?"
Liu Di looked up. "What do you want to do?"
He Cang scratched his head. "You know, there's someone I miss."
Liu Di stopped eating and let out a faint sigh.
He Cang gave a dry laugh. "Heh, actually, I know. Time travel must have rules to follow, to prevent temporal chaos and all that. That thing can't just be used whenever you want."
"There are indeed rules."
Looking at the deeply disappointed He