Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 255: Time Travelers Level

Since the time-travel incident, Xinglong Residential Area has become the busiest place in Luo City.

It's all because Liu Dezhu lives here.

First, waves of paparazzi came, and then a fire broke out in the building.

Just as the fire was put out, many residents started renovating their homes, and then a series of luxury cars arrived.

McLaren, Porsche 918, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz G63...

Probably all the luxury cars in Luo City combined wouldn't be enough to compare with the number of luxury cars parked below Liu Dezhu's building.

Liu Dezhu stood at his doorstep, looking at the more than ten classmates crowding outside, not knowing what to say.

A middle-aged woman came downstairs to buy vegetables, and seeing this group of people, she was almost scared. She steadied herself and looked at a spoiled rich kid: "Young man, what's going on, so happy early in the morning?"

The spoiled rich kid happily said: "Auntie, we're going to prison!"

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a few seconds: "...You're crazy."

She walked through the group of spoiled rich kids with a gloomy Face^[-], thinking to herself, were these kids driven crazy by the luxury car engines?

No one is this happy before going to prison!

To be honest, Liu Dezhu had the same thought.

He knew that after several of these guys entered the Inner World, they had become addicted to dopamine chips. They didn't do anything serious every day, nor did they think about how to establish themselves there. They just thought about bringing Outer World gold bars into the Inner World and squandering them.

However, the amount of gold that can be carried is limited. At the rate these guys squandered money, a few gold bars wouldn't even be enough for a week's expenses.

A spoiled rich kid looked at Liu Dezhu: "Liu Ge, tell us about Prison No. 10 in advance, how's the environment there?"

Liu Dezhu thought for a moment and said: "That's a place where the Federation specifically imprisons big shots. The food is good, and the environment is beautiful..."

A group of spoiled rich kids looked at each other: "The prison Liu Ge lives in is really different."

At this moment, someone behind them carried several boxes and walked upstairs.

"What's this?" Liu Dezhu asked.

Then, a spoiled rich kid opened the suitcases one by one, revealing the cash inside. Stacks of red banknotes were neatly arranged.

In an instant, Liu Dezhu's eyes went wide.

A spoiled rich kid named Wang Zi said: "Liu Ge, this is a total of three million. It's considered advance payment from the more than ten of us. In the future, when we're in Prison No. 10, we hope you'll take good care of us. If there's anything good, don't forget us."

Liu Dezhu hesitated for a long time. He put himself in their shoes and thought about this question: If Boss were here, would he let him take this money?

Probably not.

But this is a big deal, he can't decide on his own.

Liu Dezhu said: "Wait a moment, I'll go to the toilet."

In the toilet, Liu Dezhu sent a message to Qing Chen: "Boss, those spoiled rich kids came to me to go to prison, and they actually committed crimes in the Inner World. They want to give me three million as protection money, can I take it?"

"No," Qing Chen replied simply.

Qing Chen was also tempted by the money, but the consequences were too great.

Taking the money would mean accepting the spoiled rich kids' request, but Liu Dezhu was already out of prison, how could he take care of them?

When these spoiled rich kids find out that he's already out of prison, they might harbor resentment because of this money?

Liu Dezhu received instructions and walked out of the toilet again: "...We're all classmates, helping each other is what we should do, how can I take money? Go to school first, let's talk about this at school."

"No, you must take this money, it's a little token of our appreciation," Wang Zi said.

Liu Dezhu said with heartache: "What do you take me for? Take it all back, and go to school!"

He was really a little heartbroken, but the Boss said he couldn't take it, so he absolutely couldn't take it.

The spoiled rich kids looked at Liu Dezhu's heartbroken look and looked at each other.

At this moment, they were still somewhat touched. They didn't expect Liu Dezhu to be so loyal, willing to take care of them without taking money.

What a noble character.

"Liu Ge, let's go to school in our car," a spoiled rich kid said: "It happens that a friend just transferred here today. He also wants to get to know you in the Inner World. Liu Ge, you can meet him in advance."

"Who?" Liu Dezhu asked in surprise.

Wang Zi explained: "Jiang Yichen, the traffic star who the media rumored was going to transfer to Luo City. He used to race cars with us when he had nothing to do, and later became friends. He was originally studying in Beijing, busy filming, and later heard that we knew you, so he insisted on transferring here."

Liu Dezhu was stunned. He knew Jiang Yichen, a well-known young male star in China now, with constant scandals.

He didn't expect that even this kind of person would come to join the fun in the Inner World.

Liu Dezhu asked: "Doesn't Beijing have many famous Time Travelers? Why would he come to Luo City?"

"It's said that Luo City corresponds to City 18, and Shadow Succession is happening right now. Even many Time Travelers from Beijing have come, not just Beijing, it is said that many Time Travelers are rushing here," Wang Zi said.

"What are they coming for?" Liu Dezhu curiously asked: "Even if he comes to Luo City from the Outer World, isn't the Inner World still in its original location?"

Liu Dezhu certainly knew about Shadow Succession, but he didn't know why these Time Travelers came.

"Liu Ge, you don't have as much information as we do," Wang Zi said: "It's said that someone is organizing in He Xiaoxiao's chat group to jointly assassinate Shadow Candidates and fight for Forbidden Artifacts."

"Hmm, and then?"

"Many Time Travelers cannot cross the vast wilderness and Forbidden Zones in the Inner World, so they cannot participate in the robbery in a short time," Wang Zi explained: "But, if they can't rob Shadow Candidates, they can rob those Time Travelers who have successfully seized Forbidden Artifacts!"

Liu Dezhu frowned. He didn't expect this matter to have such a serious follow-up development.

He has to tell the Boss.

Wang Zi said: "Of course, not everyone who comes wants to rob others. Some are just here to join the fun, like a car club, Time Travelers from all over the country come to Luo City to see what other Time Travelers are like. Everyone has their own plans."

Liu Dezhu thought for a moment and said: "My dad just made breakfast, I have to eat before going to school, you guys go first."

The spoiled rich kids went downstairs.

When the group went downstairs, Liu Dezhu immediately went to the toilet and used the communicator to send a message to Qing Chen: "Boss, they are about to go to prison, what should I do?"

Qing Chen replied: "Serves them right. Did you say you've already been released from prison?"

Liu Dezhu scratched his head: "Boss, you told me not to say... But now they keep asking me about Prison No. 10. You also know that they are still students. If they really go in, won't they spend their whole lives in prison?"

Qing Chen replied: "That's a good thing for them."

"Ah?" Liu Dezhu was dumbfounded.

Qing Chen explained: "Do you think, with these people's personalities, if they were to hang around in the Inner World's society, how long could they live?"

"Probably not long," Liu Dezhu sighed: "They haven't been found out by the Conglomerate yet, which is a lucky thing."

"Yes," Qing Chen replied: "And you've also seen the information Rebel King shared in the group. The Inner World is likely to break out into war. The probability of these spoiled rich kids surviving in a chaotic world is too low, it's better to let them go to prison. A few years later, maybe other Time Travelers are dead, but they are still alive."

Liu Dezhu's eyes lit up. Boss is Boss, the angle of thinking is so unique.

Qing Chen thought for a while, and decided to say a few more words to his number one loyal henchman: "You think they went to prison because of you, right?"

Liu Dezhu replied: "Yeah..."

"There will be such speculators in every era. They don't care about a steady life, they even think those who follow the rules are stupid. However, a person's life is very long, long enough for you to experience the changes of the times. In the end, time will give everyone an answer," Qing Chen said: "This is their own fault, don't feel guilty."

Qing Chen instructed: "Don't think about these trivial matters now. From today on, you will act alone after evening self-study^[-], don't go with others..."

He instructed many things in one go, and Liu Dezhu clearly sensed the arrival of a crisis. The Boss seemed to be arranging things in advance.

"Boss, I understand," Liu Dezhu responded: "By the way, there's something else I need to report to you. Now many Time Travelers are coming to Luo City to rob..."

He told Qing Chen everything he knew, wanting the Boss to be careful.

However, the Boss didn't reply for several minutes, so he went back to the dining table and waited while eating.

Just as Liu Dezhu finished his second bun, Qing Chen sent a message: "Ask these spoiled rich kids, which of the Time Travelers who came to Luo City have Forbidden Artifacts."

"Pfft," Liu Dezhu spat out the bun onto Liu Youcai's Face^[-].

He was still worried about the Boss, but the Boss already had a bolder idea!

Liu Dezhu inwardly admired, the Boss is indeed the Boss!

At this time, Liu Youcai, sitting opposite, wiped his Face^[-] and looked at his son: "Zhuzi, tell your dad the truth, are you in danger in the Inner World?"

Liu Dezhu thought for a moment and said: "Dad, there's definitely danger, but I've already become a Time Traveler, I can't escape."

"Are these spoiled rich kids going to prison to find you? I don't think they look like decent people. Don't hang out with them," Liu Youcai said: "Although they have money, we rely on our own hard work, there's no need to rely on them."

"Dad, don't worry," Liu Dezhu sighed: "I don't really have anything to do with them, and I won't get involved with them in the future. I'm following the Boss now..."

Liu Youcai was stunned: "I heard you mention a Boss before. What is your Boss's background?"

"Well," Liu Dezhu nodded: "Dad, do you remember the night Mom had an accident, three people helped us, right? One who shot, one who played poker, and one girl who fell from the sky. We all have the same Boss. That night, he asked his three subordinates to help us."

"Oh, I know that," Liu Youcai smacked his lips: "The other party is a good person, those who can help in times of crisis are all kindness. Our Liu family may be poor, but we've never been bad people."

"Mm," Liu Dezhu nodded.

"By the way, how old is your Boss?" Liu Youcai asked.

"I don't know," Liu Dezhu shook his head: "I haven't met him yet. He's very mysterious."

Liu Youcai thought for a long time: "I often see people online comparing which Time Traveler is the most powerful. They've divided Time Travelers into several levels. What level is your Boss?"

The ranking Liu Youcai mentioned is that someone online classified Time Travelers' identities after time travel, dividing them into five levels.

Fifth-level Time Travelers: They have a very miserable time after entering, not only burdened with debts but also hunted down.

Fourth-level Time Travelers: They start from the bottom after entering and see no hope.

Third-level Time Travelers: Ordinary salaried workers, gang members, work in the Outer World, and still have to work in the Inner World.

Second-level Time Travelers: They have special identities, perhaps employees of a Federation department; Gene Soldiers; well-equipped Cybernetic Limbs warriors.

First-level Time Travelers: They have extremely high status and power from the beginning of time travel, or they have attached themselves to truly powerful figures; they are extremely intelligent and can grow rapidly through their own efforts; Cultivators; Awakened Ones.

Liu Dezhu recalled the standards for each level of Time Travelers. He wanted to classify Boss as the first level, but he felt it wasn't enough.

Because others only need to meet one condition to be classified as a first-level Time Traveler, while that Boss seems to have almost met all the conditions in the first-level Time Traveler standards.

What level would such a person be?

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