The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!

He placed a tentacle on Niu Daji's head and said.

"Understood, boss."

Niu Daji hurriedly buried his head into his chest.

"Good."

Liu Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

"If this Minotaur brother likes to eat, having more is a good thing."

Bai San spoke up.

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"These grasses seem to contain certain trace elements beneficial to herbivores, so occasionally, herbivores come to try them. Of course, they ultimately can't stand the taste of these grasses."

Bai San laughed.

"I see, then I'll give you ten minutes, eat as much as you can."

Liu Zheng said to Niu Daji.

"Great! Thanks, boss."

Niu Daji cheered and got out of the car, running towards a particularly lush grassland.

"Brother Bai San, could I buy some of this hay from you guys later?"

He asked Bai San.

"I'm afraid not, Mr. Liu. These grasses wilt quickly once they leave this grassland, and the beneficial components inside likely dissipate with them."

Bai San shook his head.

"And you said this is just an ordinary grassland."

Liu Zheng said speechlessly.

"Relatively ordinary, you know, nothing in Metropolis is completely ordinary."

"Hmm... sounds about right."

He had no argument against that.

After all, this is a world where even walls can have addictive properties.

"Could I frequently borrow your Spike Path then?"

Liu Zheng asked again.

"Still not possible, Mr. Liu. The existence of the Spike Path is a secret, and this time we only agreed because Sister Bao requested it as the head of the Yuan Family."

Bai San said helplessly.

"Alright. Niu Daji, I'll give you another half an hour, eat all you can without killing yourself!"

He shouted at Niu Daji from a distance.

The Minotaur froze at the words, his eating speed slowed instead of increasing.

After all, eating freely and eating as much as you can aren't the same thing.

"Actually... well!"

Bai San looked at Niu Daji, who was engrossed in eating, and hesitated to speak.

"Come on, why be so hesitant? Brother Bai San, just say what you need to. Whether it requires money, resources, or effort, if I can do it, I will; if I can't, well, we tried."

Liu Zheng pretended to be impatient.

"Alright. I was actually planning to mention it after the Ten Thousand Great Mountains trip, but since this came up, I'll be bold and bring it up now."

"Brother Bai San wants me to help inquire about your son's whereabouts?"

He interrupted excitedly.

"Exactly, Mr. Liu, you truly see through people."

Bai San said admiringly.

"Which department of City Hall oversees the hospital?"

Liu Zheng asked.

Naturally, he was referring to the only public hospital in Metropolis.

"The hospital director is also the Minister of Health, but the one managing hospital affairs is the Executive Vice Dean, who is also the Deputy Minister of Health. In terms of rank, the Executive Vice Dean is lower than the Executive Deputy Minister of Health, but in terms of authority, the Executive Vice Dean only answers to the director, who is also the minister, so their status is comparable."

"But in the Standing Committee, the Executive Deputy Minister can initiate inquiries about other ministers, so they're indeed higher than the Executive Vice Dean."

Bai San rattled off like he was reciting a tongue twister.

Luckily, Liu Zheng used to be a reporter; otherwise, he wouldn't have understood it.

"So what channel did you take to get Bai Tianshi into the hospital?"

He asked directly.

"It was through a deputy director of the Health Ministry, but that deputy director was ousted two years ago."

Bai San said worriedly.

This issue also affected the Bai Family's business, with other peers taking advantage of it and biting off the market share.

"That's troublesome."

Liu Zheng sighed as well.

He didn't know anyone in the Health Ministry, and hospitals were semi-independent, making it even harder to find connections.

"I'll ask around later."

Liu Zheng didn't dare make any promises.

"Thank you, Mr. Liu."

Bai San also knew it was a tough situation, so he didn't push for a definite answer.

In fact, Yuan Baoer asked him to be a guide to create opportunities, and Liu Zheng being able to use the Spike Path was thanks to him as well.

"This is a medicine I accidentally made in my early years. Because it had such an odd effect, I kept it as a memento, but who knew it would come in handy now."

Bai San opened the medicine box he carried, rummaged for a while, and pulled out a fist-sized, dung-colored pill with many granular protrusions.

"This medicine pill can increase the consumer's appetite and food intake by over a hundred times, and its effects last until the food is digested. Thus, I named it the 'Appetite Boost Pill.'

He introduced.

"It doesn't look appetizing at all."

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"Don't judge a pill by its appearance. I used top-grade materials to make it, originally aiming to make a 'Concentrating Qi Pill,' but I don't know where it went wrong, and this came out instead."

"Though the effect wasn't what I intended, the quality is still the same."

Bai San tried to save face.

"Eat so much that you can't move and just feel sleepy, isn't that concentrating and nurturing the spirit?"

He quipped.

"Oh wow, Mr. Liu, does that mean I actually succeeded in making it?"

Bai San exclaimed in surprise.

"No, no, don't spread false claims. Next time you're making medicines, be careful. Patients can't handle surprises like this."

Liu Zheng took the pill, and a pop-up of item information appeared.

"Name: Appetite Boost Pill (Single-Use)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: Greatly increases appetite and food intake (effects are positively correlated with constitution), lasts for one hour. After the duration, no food intake is allowed until complete digestion, or it will cause stomach rupture."

"Note: Show them what a real bottomless pit is!"

"Can be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Oh?"

The item's effect didn't match Bai San's description.

He wasn't sure if Bai San had lied or misremembered, or if the system had processed the pill differently.

Liu Zheng inclined toward the latter.

So the question was, which one would apply to Niu Daji here?

After some thought, he decided on the latter.

After all, Niu Daji wasn't him, and if his stomach ruptured, he couldn't grow a new one.

"Daji, come here."

Liu Zheng stretched a tentacle and called Niu Daji back.

"Take this pill and then continue eating the grass. When I tell you to stop, stop immediately. Got it?"

He handed the Appetite Boost Pill to Niu Daji and instructed.

"Understood, boss. Hic~"

Niu Daji swallowed the pill and hiccuped, releasing a smell of condoms and cumaru flowers.

"Ugh! Go, go, keep eating your grass."

Liu Zheng quickly shooed him away.

This biochemical weapon-grade fodder explains why herbivores found it beneficial but still couldn't eat it.

Now came the waiting time.

With nothing to do, Bai San and Doctor Nile started discussing pharmaceutical experiences, while Liu Zheng played dice with Lao Si.

As for the stakes, naturally, it was eating grass.

Although Lao Si had decent gambling skills, he didn't dare use them on Liu Zheng, who had repeatedly enhanced his luck attribute, so he lost more than he won.

However, when Liu Zheng tried to even the score in the end, Lao Si still stood his ground, insisting on each keeping their own losses.

In the end, one ate ten blades of grass, and the other six, achieving a double-loss outcome.

"Shouldn't we give them some brain-enhancing medicine?"

Bai San said with a strange expression.

"It would be useless; such a serious illness can only be cured by rolling for a new one."

Doctor Nile said impassively.

People prone to self-destructive and nonsensical behavior often become much more agreeable after they pass away.

Liu Zheng finally called for a halt just before the one-hour mark expired.

Niu Daji, who had eaten so much he looked like a ball, immediately stopped eating.

"If you can't move, you can roll,"

Liu Zheng remarked.

Niu Daji tried to move, but his body was too round and full.

He looked innocently up and said,

"I can't move, boss."

"If you can't walk, then roll."

Liu Zheng ordered.

Niu Daji hesitated but began to roll his way back to the vehicle.

They had to adjust the seat so he could fit.

"Let's keep going."

Liu Zheng commanded with a grin.