The Observer and the Paper Puppeteer
Looks could be disguised, but a person's eyes were hard to change. In the old woman's eyes, weathered by the vicissitudes of life, there was hope and anticipation for the younger generation. She smiled and gestured for him to take the Ticket.
Xu Huo reached out with both hands and accepted it solemnly.
Neither of them said anything more. Ms. Gong waved, sending him out of Xiaoyue City.
He looked back at the city, still caught in the downpour, and bowed his head slightly in respect before preparing to leave.
"Mr. Xu!" Just as he turned around, someone suddenly called out from a distance. The voice wasn't unfamiliar, but he had no intention of responding. He glanced at the approaching "begging" trio, then used "End-to-End Loop" to quickly travel to the next city.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, he changed his face and altered his clothes. He hadn't expected to be targeted as soon as he entered this ravaged city.
When it was just a Player he happened to encounter on the road, the colored number above their head would usually fluctuate constantly, switching back and forth between "Killable Target" and "Stranger." That was normal. Most Players who had never met him before picked their targets at random. They might give it a try if there was something to gain, but if the risk seemed too high, they would give up. District 017 was full of opportunities; there was no need to fight to the death with everyone they met.
But the numbers above the heads of the people following him this time were unusual. They were all below "5," and their Emotional Color was faint as well. It showed neither friendliness nor hostility.
After the Ability "Good Friends Score" had upgraded to "Emotional Color,"