Chapter 002: Judgment

"Alright, enough with the pleasantries." Xiaoqing clapped her hands, interrupting the two, and pointed to the door inside the hall. "I want to ask, what is that door?"

"That's a world-crossing gate."

Wang Bo did not hide anything and briefly recounted how he had won the prize, tried to cross back, was kicked out of this world, and then used the world-crossing gate to return.

Xiaobai and the other girls listened with great interest.

"So, without this world-crossing gate, you almost couldn't come back," Xiaobai said thankfully.

Wang Bo nodded with lingering fear. "That's right. Without this gate, we might never have seen each other again."

Xiaoqing snorted coldly, somewhat displeased. "Isn't it just as well that you couldn't come back? That way you'd have an excuse to find other women, wouldn't you?"

Wang Bo looked straight ahead and said, "Am I that kind of person?"

"Hanyue and Yushu," Xiaoqing said with a cold smile. "You haven't forgotten them, have you?"

Wang Bo: ...

Wang Bo had indeed told Xiaobai and Xiaoqing about Hanyue and Yushu, but he hadn't expected Xiaoqing to suddenly bring them up.

"Alright, I admit I am a bit of a scumbag." Wang Bo had no rebuttal on this matter.

Xiaobai held Wang Bo's hand and smiled slightly, indicating she didn't mind.

Xiaoqing sighed and said, "Xiaobai, sometimes you spoil him too much."

Xiaobai didn't think so.

Yazi said sourly, "Alright, stop flaunting your love here. Let me ask something." Her gaze shifted to the world-crossing gate. "Is the world behind this gate another world?"

Wang Bo nodded.

"What kind of world is it?" Yazi asked with interest.

Wang Bo shook his head. "I'm not really sure what kind of world it is, but the air there is very fresh, the scenery is pristine, untouched by industrial pollution. It might be an ancient world."

"Of course, it's also possible that I appeared in the wilderness, which led to my misjudgment."

"Without seeing the humans of that world, I can't determine exactly what kind of world it is."

Yazi said, "Since you can't determine it, go and find out."

Wang Bo realized, "You really want to go to that world?"

Yazi nodded, a look of eagerness on her face. "I've never been to another world in my life, so I want to broaden my horizons."

"That's fine, but do you have the time?" Wang Bo hadn't forgotten that Yazi was a police officer.

Yazi said, "No problem, I can take a few days off. I have vacation time."

She acted swiftly, immediately pulling out her phone and calling her boss to ask for a week off. After listening, her boss thought for a moment and agreed, even offering a blessing.

"Have fun, Yazi."

After Yazi hung up, Wang Bo said, "Your boss is quite reasonable."

Yazi nodded. "Inspector Li is indeed a good boss."

Then she said impatiently, "Now that I've taken leave, should I prepare a bit before we set off immediately?"

"No need to prepare." Wang Bo pushed open the world-crossing gate and strode in. "We can leave now."

Xiaobai and Xiaoqing smiled slightly and followed.

Yazi shrugged and said, "Alright."

Then she stepped through the world-crossing gate and entered the new world.

It was still an endless plain. To be honest, Wang Bo wasn't sure where this place was, but that didn't hinder his exploration.

Choosing a direction, Wang Bo and the group set off on foot. Yes, on foot, because the scenery was beautiful, so they weren't in a hurry, strolling across the lush green land.

Although they didn't use any transportation, their stamina was extraordinary, so even walking from day to night didn't tire them.

By nightfall, Wang Bo finally spotted an inn along the way.

Upon seeing the inn, Wang Bo could basically confirm that this was an ancient world.

Because the inn had no trace of modernity; more importantly, the structure was wooden, without any cement or bricks.

That was unimaginable in modern society.

So it was definitely an ancient world, but Wang Bo wasn't sure what specific ancient world it was. However, when he shared this discovery with Xiaobai and the others, they all agreed.

After some discussion, they entered the inn named "Adler's Home."

The innkeeper was a woman around thirty years old, dressed in gray clothes of a style Wang Bo had never seen.

It didn't resemble ancient French or ancient British styles.

But the woman had white skin, brown hair, and amber eyes, clearly European.

Obviously, this was likely an ancient European world.

Of course, it could also be an otherworld.

"Good evening, folks."

The innkeeper smiled when she saw them enter, speaking fluent Chinese—thanks to the language comprehension skill.

In fact, Wang Bo was sure she wasn't speaking Chinese. From the confused looks of Yazi and the others, it was clear the innkeeper wasn't speaking Chinese.

Nor was it Japanese or English.

After all, Yazi understood those two languages; otherwise, she wouldn't have looked confused.

"Good evening." Wang Bo held up two fingers. "We need two rooms."

The innkeeper glanced at them and chuckled, quickly handing over keys to two rooms while asking Wang Bo for some currency.

To be honest, Wang Bo had never even heard of the currency units she mentioned.

This was the downside of not choosing substitution.

If Wang Bo had chosen substitution, he could not only replace a character in this world but also gain basic information and relationships.

He could even determine what kind of world he was in from those relationships.

But now... that was no longer possible.

Having turned off the substitution function, Wang Bo was a person without an identity in this world, completely ignorant of the situation.

It was like being in the dark.

So he had to judge this world based on what he saw and heard.

Undoubtedly, this was a very troublesome matter.

Fortunately, Wang Bo was mentally prepared. He directly pulled out a gold ring and placed it before the innkeeper. "Will this do?"