The chef prepared a huge spread, and all the children stayed for dinner. Away from home, they were all very well-behaved: no one needed feeding, no one made a fuss at the table, and only after they had finished eating properly did they invite Xu Huo out to play, even offering rather "generous" terms.
They felt that "bribing" Tongtong was one thing, while inviting Xu Huo was another.
Xu Huo took them to a nearby little park. It was mostly filled with children's facilities, all conventional and safe-minded. But children nowadays had long learned through all sorts of channels what Players were capable of. They begged Xu Huo to fly them into the sky to touch the clouds, take them into the sea to touch whales, and some said they wanted a Portal Door that could take them straight from home to school, or an item that could help with homework. They could pay per use.
Children's thoughts were like colorful balloons, plump and crowded together, beautiful as they floated through the air.
There were no Portal Doors or homework stand-ins, but Xu Huo gave them a taste of high-altitude football.
He simply used spatial barriers as the ground for them to run and jump on.
But ground that could not be seen at all was an entirely different experience. The children were both amazed and frightened. Only after screaming for a while did they start playing football.
Xu Huo served as referee.
After two hours of play, he handed out prizes to the winning team. Naturally, the losing team received consolation prizes as well.
Once it was over, the children each went home.
When Xu Huo returned home, Ji Tong, former Minister of the Special Defense Department and current Deputy Minister of Enforcement Headquarters, came to visit.
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