There was another backup candidate: Shi Shuai, a gourmet. Dr. Wu had once entrusted him with safeguarding a dose of Perfect Potion. Xu Huo had dealt with him at the fish banquet and had not formed a bad impression of him. However, Shi Shuai later made a trip to the Ticketless Sub-district. When he came out, he had not only become a Super Player but also a Super Wanted Criminal.
Finding someone as elusive as the Divine Dragon was far more difficult, and it would be hard to offer a price that could move him. Xu Huo was also worried that Shi Shuai was already caught up in some storm and might bring unpredictable trouble.
He had considered the Paper Puppeteer as well. He was a fairly normal-looking Super Player, but last time Xu Huo had thrown his item into a Dungeon, causing him to run into Suitcase Man and fight him. This time, it was Suitcase Man again. It was hard to say whether he still held that grudge.
It would be fine if he held a grudge against Suitcase Man. It would be troublesome if he held one against Xu Huo.
Among these candidates, though, the Magician was clearly the best choice.
For one thing, he had remained hidden for years and had almost vanished from the game entirely. No one was searching for him in a high-profile manner, so the odds of attracting other factions' covetous attention were low.
Second, he had yet to become a Super Player. That made him more suitable than any of the other Super Players, because he also needed a Super Dungeon. Whether he could claim it or not, having a Super Dungeon placed before him was an opportunity in itself.
Xu Huo's advantages, meanwhile, were his Temporal Evolution, game items, Time