"An ethics teacher?" Gao Ming would never believe Brother Bug's nonsense. The player leaders had all looked especially grave when they mentioned Zhang Mingli. With so many imprisoned players left to rescue, they had singled him out for Gao Ming to watch for. That meant there was something seriously wrong with him.
"As it happens, I teach at a school myself." Gao Ming smiled and said with complete sincerity, "No problem. I'll find out where he's hiding and figure out a way to bring him back to the Death Building."
Despite Gao Ming's promise, Brother Bug and the other two leaders still wore complicated expressions. "Zhang Mingli has saved many lives. Once you meet him, you'll understand why we have to find him."
They discussed a few more details in depth. After Gao Ming had memorized the information about Zhang Mingli, Brother Bug led him out of Perfect Life.
The two climbed out of the battered Nutrient Pods in Fu Family Village. Everything that had just happened felt like a dream.
"Brother Bug, how was the kid? Did those freaks scare him into wetting himself?" The fat man seemed to have already decided on the answer, and a smile crept onto his face.
"You sure love smiling. Looks like you've adjusted pretty well. I'll have you mining in the Deep Nightmare later." Brother Bug patted the fat man's suddenly rigid body. "From now on, Gao Ming is one of us. Don't leak any more information about him. He's never been to Molten Fire, either. You understand what I mean, right?"
"I'll erase every trace." Bald Old Cao was a technical expert from Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals himself. He handed Gao Ming a grimy watch. "This is a communicator we made ourselves. You can wear it on the same wrist as the