Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 173: Detective Agency No. 1

"Alright, I think it's time for me to go."

Bai Liang didn't linger long. Feeling that the time was right, he stood up, ready to depart.

"Oh, right..."

Before leaving, he suddenly turned back and looked at Li Xin:

"Almost forgot, I have a question for you."

Li Xin sat in her chair, her long, slender legs crossed, and asked curiously:

"And do I charge you for the answer?"

"Don't be like that!" Bai Liang raised an eyebrow. "We're good partners, aren't we? If anything, you can deduct it from the money you make selling guides."

As soon as Li Xin heard this, she was immediately annoyed. She rolled her eyes, clearly at a loss for words, and retorted indignantly:

"What did you do this time to make everyone hate you so much? As soon as someone sees an SSS-rank guide, they immediately think of you!"

"It's not even about buying guides... If they don't just dump dirt on you in the public chat, that's already lucky!"

"*Whether you eat butter cakes or not...*"

Bai Liang looked utterly wronged:

"I just wanted to benefit everyone, why is there so much negativity towards me?"

"Because you were the first one to stop acting like a human."

Li Xin ruthlessly exposed his lie.

Bai Liang merely shrugged and replied indifferently:

"If you act like a human, you won't survive."

Wu Fanfan, standing nearby, nodded vigorously in agreement:

"Uncle Bai is right! Sister Xin, aren't you the same?"

Li Xin glared angrily at the girl. It was truly strangeas soon as Bai Liang appeared, this little traitor immediately started supporting him!

"What did you want to ask?"

Li Xin had already realized that making money from Bai Liang was harder than reaching the heavens, so she decided not to mention payment again.

"I want to know: when a professional levels up, how much does their power increase?" Bai Liang asked.

This question had bothered him since he left the dungeon. There were only a few runs left before entering the Praying Spirit Dungeon, and it would be good to know in advance how much his power would increase after the upgrade.

Li Xin thought for a moment and replied:

"If you upgrade, your stats will double, and new skills will also be unlocked."

"Only these two effects?" Bai Liang looked a little disappointed. Doubling his stats alone didn't give him a significant advantage, as his initial parameters were already very high.

Unlocking new skills sounded a little more appealing, but considering the effort involved, it didn't seem too worthwhile.

"What, you think even that's not enough?" Li Xin seemed to understand what Bai Liang was thinking and looked at him mockingly.

"Not entirely," Bai Liang shook his head, not explaining anything further. He simply waved a hand at the two of them and headed for the exit.

"Boss, are you sure you don't want to take me to the dungeon?" Wu Fanfan raised her voice, calling out to him.

Bai Liang didn't even turn around, throwing back:

"No, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist selling you there."

Wu Fanfan made a funny face and turned to Li Xin:

"Sister Xin, do you think he would really sell me?"

Li Xin looked at her with complete disbelief:

"Are you really doubting that?"

Knowing Bai Liang, one shouldn't be fooled by his friendliness in the trading center. The moment they entered a dungeon and faced a question of profit, he would sell all of them without hesitation!

This was a conclusion drawn from a lot of collected data, and Li Xin had no doubts about it.

"Well, alright," Wu Fanfan shrugged and decided not to think about it for now.

Bai Liang returned to his small shop and immediately teleported into the Player Space.

He lightly waved his hand, and a single-seater sofa appeared behind him. Settling comfortably onto it, he relaxed and leaned back.

"Facai, which do you think is tastier, braised red or steamed? Though, roasting it whole wouldn't be bad either!" Bai Liang said, staring intently at Facai, who was sitting on his shoulder, calmly munching on chips.

Facai looked at him in confusion, completely unaware of what he was talking about.

"A clean 25 luck points! A 25% chance for a critical reward bonus! And what was the result?! Not once did the reward double! What good are you if you can't even do that?!" Bai Liang was deeply disappointed.

At first, he got too caught up in examining the rewards and rushing for answers, almost forgetting about his Wealth Aura title.

According to the title's effect, after clearing a dungeon, he had a chance to double the reward. He was sure that with Facai's high luck level, the bonus should definitely have triggered the first time!

Or perhaps, this chance was calculated by Tencent's "special" system?!

Facai, ignoring Bai Liang, continued to calmly eat his chips.

He was illiterate, so he didn't understand what Bai Liang was even saying.

Bai Liang waved his hand, ceasing to pay attention to his "decorative mascot."

He didn't immediately look for a new dungeon, nor did he ponder any other matters.

Instead, he pulled two notes from his pocket.

One was written by Mo Lu, the other by Yu Wen.

Bai Liang put Yu Wen's note back in his pocket and unfolded the one from Mo Lu.

"So, will you try harder than me?"

This was beyond doubt.

For Bai Liang, clearing one dungeon meant only a few hours,

while for Mo Lu, it could be several years, or even decades.

Can one person's love for another be so profound that even time cannot weaken it?

Especially since they had spent less than a day together.

Or perhaps... for him, it was only the first time, but for Mo Lu, she might have seen him many, many times...

After much contemplation, Bai Liang shook his headthinking about it was pointless. Time would tell everything.

Putting the note away, Bai Liang opened the matchmaking interface and began searching for a new dungeon.

"Matching dungeon for you..."

"Matchmaking complete, waiting for other players: 20/50!"

"50/50, entering dungeon! Players, prepare yourselves!"

Immediately after the system notification, darkness surged like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing Bai Liang.

In this endless gloom, a muffled voice sounded, gradually becoming clearer.

"Will, how many times has it been now? Every time you come, you're frowning, never even saying hello, just silently asking for my help. Is that how you ask for a favor?"

Light appeared in the darkness. A figure clad in white entered Bai Liang's field of vision.

He held a black cat in his arms and, lazily leaning back in a chair, spoke to someone seated opposite him.

But Bai Liang couldn't make out his faceit was hidden by the darkness.

"I'm sorry, I swear, this is the last time. Please, help me."

And then, another person appeared opposite the figure in white.

Bai Liang could now see his facelight hair, deep green eyes, an unshaven face, as if he hadn't slept for days.

He appeared to be around twenty-three or twenty-four, but there was such depth in his eyes, as if an middle-aged man stood before him.

He paused for a moment, then let out a heavy sigh.

"You don't even call me teacher..."

"Well, Will, this truly is the last time."

"Of course! This time, I will definitely succeed. This is my promise... to her."