Konan heard Liu Zhi's question and was about to agree, but then he remembered that Liu Zhi still had to stay and oversee the island. At the very least, he couldn't leave before the battle was over.
So Konan turned down Liu Zhi's request and simply told him, "You can recommend a player or one of your subordinates to fight alongside us."
Liu Zhi furrowed his brow. He wanted to take the island so he could obtain a ghost realm, not so he'd be stuck here.
His goal, after all, was still to increase his own strength. His ghost realm was nearly complete, which meant he could upgrade from level 6 to level 7 at any time. Being held up here any longer would be pointless.
Even the existence of the Id Plane hadn't stopped Liu Zhi from entering the game back then.
"How long do I have to stay here and guard it?"
"Until the Fishman Empire is destroyed, or our kingdoms are."
Liu Zhi was speechless. How long would that take? The Fishman Empire had already existed when he first came to this plane, more than ten years ago. It still hadn't managed to conquer these continents, and the kingdoms on the continents still hadn't managed to destroy the Fishman Empire.
Did that mean he would have to stay here for decades?
Liu Zhi thought for a moment, then asked, "So I don't have to participate in games?"
"How can those things be compared? Given your level and your permissions, even if you spend a whole year in a game, only three days will pass outside. You can spare two or three days.
"But this major campaign we're about to fight will keep you away from here for at least three months. If no one guards this place,