Chapter 2344: Huahan Werner's Visit
But that was about as far as he could go. Xu Huo couldn't spend too much time here. Next, he still had to make a trip to District 011 before he could look for the diner.
The others understood, of course. They knew what the Special Defense Department had been up to lately. To avoid being ambushed, leaving District 014 as soon as possible was the right choice.
Ordinary Players were no match for him, but it would be a pain if they dragged things out by sending over a few Dungeons.
Before leaving, Xu Huo video-called his family. He also set aside a small, enclosed garden at his residence and planted a few mushrooms there. After some thought, he ultimately decided not to keep the seed he'd pinched out of the Super Artifact from the Goddess. Instead, he found a flowerpot, buried the Nuwa Stone together with the seed, and put it in the Storage Compartment.
Only after that did he use his Ticket to travel to District 011.
With the children and adults gone, the Ancient Castle felt much emptier. Mr. Dong was undoubtedly glad to see him and the painted woman return. Even his usually expressionless face showed a hint of a smile, and the moment they came in, he urged the kitchen to prepare drinks and fruit for them.
"Dr. Deng isn't home?" Xu Huo noticed that no one was at the Small Building where the experiments were conducted.
"Dr. Deng went out to visit a friend," Mr. Dong replied. "Recently, Dr. Deng has made some like-minded friends."
Xu Huo nodded. Dr. Deng was clever enough; he probably wouldn't be taken advantage of.
News traveled fast in District 011. Within an hour of his arrival at the Ancient Castle, messages of