"No shit!" Jin shook his head in disbelief.

"It must be just an oddly wrapped coincidence that you have the same name as the Grandmaster Summoner that walked alongside Guan Yu. Unless Ming had found that manuscript as well and convinced your parents to name you as such. And erm that sounds like quite the stretch seeing as Jin is too common a name." Hou Fei shrugged his shoulders.

"Although it's quite ironic how we not only share being 'Grandmaster Summoners' but both of us wish to keep our monster summoning skills a secret to the point of wishing to escape reality." Jin pointed out the obvious and Hou Fei realised he shot himself in the foot.

For wanting to prove to Jin that he should not be afraid of his powers, he eventually solidified his point. "However, unlike my namesake, I have different plans on how I want to deal with matters at hand." Jin changed the topic a little and presented Hou Fei with the Virtual Reality concept that he told the System about.

"You wantto create a Virtual Reality Console so that people can pay and enjoy your dungeons?" Hou Fei asked as confirmation. "It might work for the younger generation, but I doubt many who are working will be interested. As for retirees can you imagine someone like Ming playing video games? At least with your dungeons, people had more of an incentive to come and play since they could increase their cultivation."

"Hehe, I have already thought about it. True on its own, it would be just a 'game', but what if one of the benefits of playing such a Virtual Reality MMORPG would be that by earning enough points one could have the chance to play my actual dungeons in the real world. That way, I will have customers from all over the world too. After all, I want to be the Number One Dungeon Supplier fast and not like in 20+ years. According to the pathetic ranking that the System had given me, I am still in the six digits ranking." Jin said and explained his rationale to Hou Fei.

"I see if you put it that way, even I might be tempted to try it out. You are right, if people perceive the opportunity to improve their cultivation at a very fast pace as something of a hidden bonus, they might mistake it as something like a gimmick to get them hooked into playing the game. I see your point that if things continue not just the Royal Clans but the entire world would seek after you."

Hou Fei also started to consider things from a military perspective. Not only would Jin be highly sought after, but the State Agents would also have a handful keeping him in check in order to make sure that other national intelligence agencies could not get to him and win him over or simply abduct him.

"So, you have started worrying about the big picture after all this time. And here I thought you meant you are just afraid to mingle with the Royal Zodiac Clans."

"I believe I told you that I do not necessarily treat the Royal Zodiac Clan with disdain. As long as they don't try to control me that is. I can't deny that they prove to be a convenient tool to rise in society. Even the System started to see it that way and has kept its grudge of destroying them aside for the moment. Not entirely, but it's a start. Also, that whole Monster Horde incident stemmed from Banned Emperor lackeys. I doubt we have seen the last of them, so befriending the Royal Zodiac Clans should be better in the long run. Besides, our ancestors banded together to fight against him, right?"

"And have the others been notified of this grand plan of yours?" Hou Fei asked and Jin shook his head.

"I was planning to tell them tonight at the reunion dinner. Thought I'd run the whole idea through you and check if you have any inputs. Especially since you have a wider view of the world and military experience. But based on our conversation, you merely reinforced my stance of needing to create a 'buffer'. Not just against this country but towards the entire world before they gain a taste of real levelling." Jin chuckled, and Hou Fei smiled with a nod.

"Speaking of this country, it looks like I got sidetracked a little on the matters I wished to inform you about." Hou Fei remarked. "Even if you do not wish to take the rewards that I had prepared, people are still looking for you."

"The State Agents?" Jin asked as he recalled that Mr Know-It-All had promised to bring Ryuli to his shop who wished to learn the truth about their encounter, even though she suspected that the one she had met wasn't Jin but someone she perceived as his master.

"Well, I did have a bit of talk with Agent K. He managed to find out that the two of us share some connection, so he asked me whether I knew when you would be back. Looks like he really wants to talk to you."

"That particular State Agent has been staying inside the shop for long periods of time ever since User's disappearance. It appears he has made your