Transform into a human

The immortal tree that supports the sky is located in the central area of ​​Windmill City. Directly below the "Crown Zone" is the corresponding "Root Zone," and further away are the four sectors of east, west, south, and north where Yue Lai's Lost Heritage Agency is located. Now, a quarter of the Root Zone is engulfed in flames.

"roar--"

The enraged Hoffen spewed out another mouthful of pale dragon flame, and a floating island caught in the blast was transformed into a fireball, falling like a comet.

Although the Pale Dragonborn stand at the very pinnacle of superhuman beings, Windmill City is full of hidden talents, and there is no possibility that no one can stop Hoffen.

But the big shots are all just watching the show.

Hoffen was, in a strict sense, an "employee" of the autonomous committee. They had no time to clean up the messes left by the autonomous committee; on the contrary, the committee had to compensate them for their losses afterward.

As for what the committee is doing...

Giants were lying all over the ground beneath the Tree of Immortality.

Moreover, Hoffen was originally intended as a backup plan by the autonomous committee, and now that backup plan has rebelled, it's no wonder the committee couldn't react quickly.

Fortunately, Hoffenheim still had some remaining rationality. Although he went mad, he did not harm the lives of those who stood in his way. Therefore, the giants were quite sensible—they were all paid, so why risk their lives?

Fortunately, in addition to outsourced staff, the committee also has its own trained professionals. Although it is not possible to gather them all at once, there are a few who stay at home to keep things in order.

The powerful sorcerer chanted incantations, and within a radius of several thousand meters, the scattered branches of the Undying Tree spontaneously gathered together, forming an array at Hoffen's feet.

In the instant the dragon's movement was thwarted, the sugar painter shattered the sugar workshop's massive sugar storage tank with a single shot. The syrup gushed out like a flood, then automatically piled up into a black jade unicorn, which bit Hoffen's neck.

At the same time, the anchorman threw out an iron chain, a chain so thick that it would take several people to hug it, stretching for several kilometers, one end tied to a branch of the immortal tree, the other end firmly binding Hoffen's toes.

But the Pale Dragonborn merely summoned white dragonfire covering its entire body, and the Sugar Kirin couldn't withstand it for even a second before being roasted back into syrup. The Sugar Painter was too much of a counter to the Dragonborn!

As for the anchormen and sorcerers... they had already been knocked unconscious by the enormous recoil. After all, the dragon was meant to be the barbarian path, and besides its flames that could burn everything, it was most famous for its brute strength.

The remaining members of the committee twitched at the corners of their eyes, looked at each other, and none of them dared to step forward.

"Hoffen is, after all, the guardian of Windmill City, so we can't afford to kill him."

"Absolutely, absolutely!" the colleagues quickly echoed.

A few minutes later, the committee members finally finished their emergency meeting—a reaction speed that was practically lightning fast for a long-established bureaucratic system. They sent several town mayors to negotiate with various bigwigs, and in the end, "King Kui" Ye Ru accepted the committee's commission.

Above the northern sector, a bald old woman strolled along, leaning on a dragon-headed cane. She wore earrings thicker than her thighs, and the cane in her hand emitted bursts of dragon roars.

Upon closer inspection, two fireflies flicker within, resembling dragon eyes—this is an evil relic extracted from the body of a bone dragon after King Kui killed it; it is the true Dragon Head Cane.

Just when people thought that these two powerful warriors were about to go to war, Ye Ru simply smiled and threw out the dragon-headed cane, which transformed into a bone dragon filled with a strong aura of death in a burst of black light.

Almost simultaneously, Hoffen unleashed an unprecedented dragon's might, the pale dragon flames on his wings blazing like the sun, pinning the bone dragon to the ground, and then... something indescribable began to happen.

The autonomous committee was prepared. The team of Curved Light Observers, who were waiting nearby, quickly pulled up a black canopy to shield Hoffen from view in the "little black room." It wasn't that they thought it was indecent, but rather that if Hoffen regained his senses and found out that he was being watched by countless people, he might go crazy again...

Just as things were coming to an end, Yue Lai, who was still in Penglai, finally finished the task process. As for why it took so long... posting a task also requires paying a commission.

The commission for the task is calculated at 5% of the commission, and a high-quality Level 3 Prodigal Son cipher plate is worth nearly ten million New Federal Dollars, which is obviously beyond Yue Lai's means.

Left with no other choice, he had to swallow his pride and select "Friend Pay" to transfer the bill to Yue Hao. But even his little sister was shocked by this bill—it was hundreds of thousands of New Federal Dollars! His brother really dared to ask for it!

Including what happened before, Yue Lai has almost completely drained her!

Then the bill was transferred back to the original payment method.

While cursing his younger sister for being disloyal, Yue Lai could only use his main account's privileges to borrow a small amount from Penglai's Heaven and Earth Bank to pay the commission for posting the task. Zara probably never imagined that the powerful figure she admired could be so pathetic...

"Thank goodness, this commission will be very profitable, five million... Just thinking about how to spend this money is already a worry."

Despite being in debt, Yue Lai is full of hope for the future.

"Yue Hao, I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but now, hmph, just wait until I make you drool."

He even had a plan for how to "crave" it: he would hire an entire team of elves, including snow elves, holy elves, monk elves, and color elves... he wanted all kinds.

"Little sister, you'll regret this!"

He couldn't help but sigh:

"It's so good to be rich."

In his daydream, Yue Lai finally remembered that he hadn't taken Winona to the mayor to get a temporary residence permit yet, but it seemed that Winona had already run off to Windmill City.

In the past, he would have worried about being taken to the hospital and having to pay a fine, but now he has no worries at all!

"Mayor, mayor, I'm going to smack you in the face with Chain Crystals!"

Its conscience was in sync with its host's emotions; it sensed that Yue Lai had been completely blinded by money.

What does it look like?

But when Yue Lai arrived at Windmill City from the basement with great satisfaction, he was shocked by what he saw.

"Has this been hacked??"

The Federation has finally decided to take action against this lawless land!

Because the central urban area where the Undying Tree is located is higher than the surrounding area, Yue Lai can clearly see the ravaged root zone:

The neighborhood was reduced to ruins, and even the roots of the ancient, immortal tree looked scorched.

Just as he was about to go to the bakery next door to ask, a well-dressed clerk approached him:

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Yue Lai?"

"You are... Oh, I remember now, you're Tristan's assistant. He sent you to find me? I guess this guy wants to ask me out for drinks again?"

Tristan Hayes, a close friend of Yue Lai, is a powerful figure on the autonomous committee and is specifically responsible for managing the North Sector.

"Uh... Mr. Hayes did send me, but his purpose is probably not what you think."

"According to the records, you are the guarantor for Miss Yuehao and Miss Xiadu, and you hired a new employee named Cavendish Odysseus?"

"Yes, what happened?"

"They destroyed almost half of the root zone."

Yue Lai's vision went black.