After a brief silence, Bai Zhu sighed. He had known who it was the moment the guy opened his mouth, yet he had insisted on finishing his whole spiel before giving his name. Unbelievable.
"Ging, did you plant some kind of tracker on me?"
"Haha, of course not." The voice on the other end was as laid-back as ever. "I just take an interest in what my friends are up to. Seeing you rushing to board a ship, I thought you'd borrowed from some gang's loan sharks and were making a run for it."
The corner of Bai Zhu's eye twitched.
Getting mixed up with you is way more trouble than owing a loan shark.
They had indeed talked before. Ging had invited him to have some fun on "Greed Island," but later said he had a new idea, so the matter had been put on hold.
Looking back, that guy had probably already penciled him in as spare labor.
"If you want me to do grunt work, just say so. What's with this fancy 'specially invited developer experience consultant' title?" Bai Zhu cut straight to the point.
"Don't make it sound so bad." Ging chuckled on the other end. "That ability of yours... the one that can pull people back from the brink of death, gave me plenty of new ideas. I want to see whether adding that kind of recovery mechanic to the game would break its balance."
"So I'm still a guinea pig."
"The pay is generous." Ging's voice held a hint of temptation. "Besides, I hear you've gotten yourself into a bit of trouble lately. A company called 'Anvil,' for instance, and a contact code-named 'Court'? You might find some answers here with me."
Bai Zhu's breath caught.
This guy really does know everything.
Weighing the