"What if I opened the door after I got out?"
Fu Qian didn't comment much on Su Gao's final instructions. Instead, he started imagining what might happen next.
Right...
This relatively flexible line of thought seemed to inspire the audience around them, too. Their overall level of joy continued to soar.
"It won't work. The people left here have already become deeply connected to this place. Even if the door is open, they still won't be able to leave."
Unfortunately, Su Gao immediately doused certain lovely hopes with a bucket of cold water, shaking her head to show it wasn't that simple.
As expected.
Fu Qian wasn't disappointed. Or rather, he'd already known the answer when he asked.
If opening the door meant they could leave freely, Su Gao wouldn't have needed to go to all this trouble. She could've gone out herself and opened it.
"Besides, even after I get out, I probably won't be able to destroy this place."
Before Fu Qian could ask, Su Gao continued to dismiss the other possible solutions.
"For one thing, this place is too high in rank. For another, there's the same issue as before: all of you are deeply connected to it. The best we could hope for is to destroy it along with you."
That made sense. This place was clearly closely tied to Your Excellency Stomach, and it was hard to imagine that destroying it would be easy.
Su Gao's explanation won Fu Qian's agreement once again.
"Then what if you go out and open the door, then try to rescue me?"
Even so, Fu Qian made another technical adjustment, trying to combine it with his earlier plan.
"That won't work either. I can only help in my current state. If I leave, I'll lose this ability."
Unfortunately, Su