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Chapter 145 The Evil Exploiting Class

Looking at the unknown tree struggling under the control of the Tenseigan, Li Ang calmly extended his right hand.

Since the other party is unwilling to tell, he can see for himself.

'But can the Rinnegan read the memories of trees?'

Li Ang was somewhat uncertain for a moment, and he didn't know what organs these plants used to store memories.

With a try-it-and-see attitude, he placed his hand on the metallic-looking tree in front of him.

As Li Ang activated his Rinnegan, the world before him suddenly turned pitch black, and then a giant tree, not much different in shape from the tree in front of him, appeared.

".Who are you?"

A sound like metal scraping against metal rang out, and Li Ang raised an eyebrow at the sight before him.

He never expected that he would be caught red-handed on his first attempt at 'soul searching'.

"Ah."

Li Ang did not answer the giant tree's question, and directly ended the memory reading.

The giant tree stared at the suddenly vanished figure and fell silent for a moment.

"Did Hattie hire someone to help her?"

After a while, the low friction sound rang out again. Recalling the figure whose face he couldn't see clearly just now, the giant tree felt a sense of unease rising in its heart.

The only distinctive features the other party displayed, besides his left eye with its concentric patterns, were his somewhat peculiar aura.

It both attracted him and inexplicably repelled him.

Simply put, it smells both good and bad.

"What a strange creature."

"Let's inform Lord Dono."

After making the decision, the giant tree gradually fell silent, as if it had fallen asleep.

the other side.

After the memory reading stopped, the world before Li Ang's eyes returned to normal.

He glanced at the motionless tree in mid-air, shook his head slightly, and then released control.

boom--

The tree had just fallen to the ground when its companions used vines to pull it back.

Just then, a clear, cool tree over twenty meters long came to the shore and then entered the water vat made by Li Ang.

As the enormous Qinglie tree disappeared into the small water vat, the trees on the bank trembled.

Soon, a voice came from the water tank: "Mr. Li, they didn't offend you, did they?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ang waved his hand slightly to indicate that he was fine, after all, a group of second-level plants were nothing to him now.

Seeing this, the water tank immediately turned to the few trees that gleamed with a metallic sheen: "Ironwood Clan? What are you doing here?"

Although it was a synthesized voice, Li Ang could tell that the relationship between the two parties was not good.

Faced with the Qinglie Tree's question, the Qing Tie Trees froze in place.

It wasn't that they didn't want to answer, but rather that the tribal member leading their group was lying motionless on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Li Ang showed an expression of great interest.

Compared to the Qinglie Trees, the performance of these Qing Tie Trees was undoubtedly very dull. It should be noted that even Papachi, a young man in the Qinglie Tree Clan, behaved almost like a normal human.

Recalling what happened when he was reading his memories, Li Ang had a general idea of ​​what had happened.

The silence didn't last long; the Ironwood Tree whose memories had been read by Li Ang not long ago gradually regained consciousness.

Seemingly recalling something unpleasant, he shuddered, then silently moved away from Li Ang's location. He then used the speaker on the flowerpot base to say, "Lord Long has sent us to collect this year's share of the Qinglie Fruit."

Upon hearing this, Qinglie Tree's tone immediately turned harsh: "There are still more than three months until this year's deadline, right?"

Just as the two were talking, Papachi had already driven his small water tank to Li Ang's side: "These ironwood trees are really too rude, Mr. Li, are you alright?"

She completely ignored the fact that it was the iron tree that was being bullied.

Li Ang shook his head slightly, then asked, "Do you have to hand over all the Qinglie Fruit you produce every year?"

"Well, most of the clan's Qinglie Fruit is harvested every year, and the rest is stored to entertain friends. However, there are still more than three months until the agreed date."

Papach did not try to hide it.

Hearing her words, Li Ang finally understood why he had never seen Qinglie fruit on the market.

At this moment, the leading ironwood tree said, "It has to be paid this time, and it also has to be paid three months later."

"This is Lord Dono's order."

Lord Dono?

Upon hearing this name, Li Ang raised an eyebrow. If he remembered correctly, this was the name of the governor of the planet Morabis.

And they submitted two copies in a row.
Isn't this forcing the Qinglie Tree Clan to hand over the remaining Qinglie Fruits each year?
It's not just Hedy who can bear fruit in the Pure Tree Clan; other mature Pure Trees can also bear fruit.

In the past few days, Li Ang has tasted various qualities of the Refreshing Fruit. Apart from the difference in taste, only the Refreshing Fruit produced by Hedy can increase mental strength, while the others can only soothe the mind and replenish mental energy.

Even so, it's already pretty good. Li Ang thinks that if it were used to make functional drinks, there would be no problem with sales.

Real fruit juice, zero additives, it blows Red Beef out of the water by a mile.

Just as Li Ang was letting his thoughts wander, the mature, clear-skinned tree had already left the water tank and was swimming towards the center of the lake.

Clearly, he needed to tell Hattie what the Ironwood had said.

The shoreline fell silent.

Several ironwood trees huddled together, looking quite afraid of Li Ang.

Meanwhile, Papachi kept circling around Li Ang, seemingly protecting him.

Even if a fight breaks out, it's still unclear who will be protecting whom.

After a while, the Qinglie Tree that had just left reappeared, and then used its branches to push several rings in front of the Qing Tie Trees.

Seeing this, the leading ironwood tree stretched out its vines and touched several rings, then used its voice-emitting device to say, "Lord Hattie's fruit, I also want some."

Before the mature, clear-water tree in the water could say anything upon hearing this, Papachi couldn't hold back any longer.

"There are still several months until Mother's actual death. Isn't Lord Dono being a bit unreasonable?!"

Whoosh-!
The vines, gleaming with a cold, hard luster in the sunlight, stopped in front of the water tank.

Li Ang floated in mid-air and said with a forced smile, "It's not a good idea to bully a child, is it?"

Although Papachi is 64 years old and Li Ang is 23, he considers the other to be a child.

The ironwood tree slowly retracted its vines and shrank back.

Upon sensing this, the mature, clear-water trees on the shore forcefully suppressed their branches that had already extended above the water and disappeared once again.

A moment later, the once calm water surface began to ripple, and then a thick root system broke through the water.

At the same time, a gentle voice rang out: "I wonder how many of my fruits Lord Dono needs?"

"one thousand."

"OK, just a second."

Li Ang hadn't expected Hedy to be so agreeable, giving him whatever he asked for. Recalling the towering tree standing between the mountains, he now had a general idea of ​​the strength of the Governor of the Morabis Star Planet.

'Fourth level?'

Otherwise, Hattie's current behavior cannot be explained.

Just as he was thinking this, a thinner vine had already placed a ring on the shore.

After checking and confirming that everything was correct, the leading iron tree buried the rings containing the Qinglie fruit into its flowerpot, and then turned and left without any hesitation.

Not long after the group of people in a vegetative state left, Hattie's voice rang in Leon's ear: "Thank you for protecting Papachi just now."

"Just a little thing."

Li Ang didn't take it seriously, but Hedy's next words made him pause in surprise.

"I apologize, Your Excellency, but the terms of the deal we agreed upon may need to be slightly altered. The remaining fruit in the clan can only be used for three more transactions."

Clearly, the sudden offerings had completely drained the Qinglie Tree Clan.

Although Li Ang felt somewhat helpless about this, he didn't say much.

After all, Hattie would pay for each finished product he completed, so for him, it meant earning less.

However, including the three water tanks that have not yet been delivered, Li Ang has obtained a total of two hundred Qinglie Fruits from Hedy this time. This number of fruits is enough for him to sell while conducting research.

Thinking of this, he said, "It's alright, Chief Hatti, I understand."

Hearing Li Ang say that, Hedy breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, then I won't bother you any longer."

She was genuinely worried about offending the other party because of this, but fortunately, the other party didn't seem angry.

After dealing with the emergency, Hattie manipulated her root system to sweep away Pappachi, who was deeply caught up in her heroic rescue of the 'damsel in distress'.

At this point, Li Ang was no longer in the mood to rest. In addition, there were only two water tanks left to complete the order, so he planned to work overtime to finish the remaining two water tanks.

However, the fact that half of the order was cut still made him a little unhappy.

'Tsk, the wicked exploiting class.'

……

Towering trees stand among the mountains.

Before the giant tree, a large tree that looked like metal was emitting a harsh grinding sound: "Lord Dono, I have obtained the share of the Qinglie Tree Clan."

"Very good." A somewhat slow, aged voice responded, "Now that you've completed the mission, why are you still looking for me?"

"It seems that Hattie knows a third-level craftsman." The metal tree hesitated for a moment before continuing in a harsh voice, "That craftsman seems to be able to create spaces that can store living things."

Upon hearing this, the towering tree trembled violently, startling the birds that had been perched on it: "Are you sure?"

"It shouldn't be wrong; I saw it through the memories of my clansmen."

The metal tree replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

After a long while, the aged voice finally spoke: "Find the craftsman and bring him to see me."

"I see."

After a brief exchange, the metal tree withered and died.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the leaves of the towering tree swayed slightly, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

……

Morabis Central City.

Li Ang pushed open the door, looked at the rented room that was exactly the same as before he left, and let out a soft breath.

That's right, he has completed the Qinglie Tree Clan's order and returned home.

After confirming that the barrier he left behind had not been triggered, Li Ang had a slight thought, and soon the spacious alchemy workshop replaced the cramped rented room.

"What a bumper harvest!"

Looking at the two hundred top-grade Qinglie Fruits in his spatial ring, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly.

Although the market price is still unknown, it seems that the progress of purchasing starships has been greatly accelerated. However, Li Ang's plan is to purchase starship blueprints and build them himself.

After all, doing it this way would be cheaper, and it would also effectively prevent manufacturers from leaving any backdoors in the starship. Moreover, manufacturing it himself would make it easier for him to make some modifications.

Thinking of this, Li Ang created several shadow clones to send them to grind experience points, and then opened the communication device to browse the Craftsmen's Association forum.

It has to be said that after becoming a second-tier craftsman, the forum content is much better than that of a first-tier craftsman; at least Li Ang no longer sees anyone looking for their mother.

He quickly found what he needed.

[Detailed Explanation of Basic Mental Enhancement Potion]

This was the data Li Ang used to study the Qinglie Fruit. He then handed the data to a shadow clone.

He might as well use the shadow clone; he had other things to do.

Just as Li Ang took out a White Zetsu corpse and placed it on the workbench to study it, he frowned slightly.

Something broke into his house.

Li Ang put down his work and then left the alchemy workshop.

at the same time.

Inside the cramped rented room, two furtive figures were looking at the empty room and whispering something to each other.

"This should be the right side, right?"

"That's definitely right, the information from the Ironwood Tree is from here."

"Speaking of which, those idiots told us to invite the people over, but they didn't say how. Are you sure it's okay for us to just barge in?"

"Didn't you come in first?"

These words caused an immediate silence to fall over the rented room.

Just as the two figures were about to step back to check if they had come to the wrong house, a voice suddenly rang out behind them.

"Since you're already here, won't you sit down for a while?"

The two paused, then turned their heads somewhat stiffly.

Seeing that the person behind them was exactly as described in the intelligence, they immediately wore awkward smiles.

Haha, bro, you're here!

Just as they were about to say something more, they found themselves involuntarily flying towards their target.

The two were immediately shocked, for they were second-level powerhouses!
Before they could even resist, their heads were already firmly gripped by two white hands.

Looking into those cold, round eyes, the two of them let out sobs, trying to explain their purpose.

However, Li Ang had a more convenient way, and this time there was nothing to stop him.

A moment later, he threw the two unconscious men to the ground, muttering:

"The Ironwood Tree?"

　There will be one more chapter tonight, and four updates tomorrow.

　　I've been quite busy these past few days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)