If cutting off the game's channels hadn't truly severed the connection to the game, that meant the power of Super Evolution was still under the game's control. It wasn't something the game could never touch; it simply wasn't interfered with under the game's rules.
That, in turn, made him question the role of Time Power. Could Curved Time really change the past to some extent, as Dr. Wu and he had expected?
Shi Shuai clearly wasn't interested in the subject. "Let's drop that. I'm just curious—are your Perfect Potions real?"
"You can't tell I'm a Super Player in the making?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow. "I thought you'd been following me so persistently because you knew the truth. Or did we just happen to cross paths, and you wanted to use me to draw out Fish Banquet's hidden boss and get your hands on the four-sided pyramid? The fish was yours. It chased me for ages with that tentacle item."
Shi Shuai let go of him and glanced around. "Come on, we're friends. Don't sweat the little things. Once I become a Super Player, I'll have your back. If you ever get into trouble, just give them my name. No one will dare mess with you!"
"Thanks so much." Xu Huo stared at him. "Do you have some token or item that would let me contact you right away if I get into trouble?"
"I've got you locked on." Shi Shuai pointed two fingers at his eyes, then at Xu Huo, and said confidently, "You don't need to find me. I can find you anytime. After all, I'm a Super Player."
Xu Huo picked up the black knife from the floor and said to the painted woman, "This space is about to disappear. We'll be back inside Fish Banquet soon.