Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

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Liu Zheng walked over and complained.

"Idiot human, what do you know? The essence is in the condensed form."

The plane tree scoffed.

"I can't see the essence, but it's definitely much more refined. Where's the ginseng doll?"

he asked.

"It's hiding in the black soil."

The plane trees return.

Why are you hiding? Are you afraid I'll eat it?

"Hmph, you humans are so twisted, what wouldn't you do?"

The French plane tree said disdainfully.

"Hey, look at the bones hanging around your neck before you say that."

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"Come out. With me here, those idiot humans can't do anything to you."

The plane tree ignored him and went straight ahead.

"Okay, okay."

A timid voice came from the black soil.

Then, the ginseng baby used its tender little hands to dig through the soil and emerged from the ground.

"Didn't you say that concentrated essence is the best? How come it's gotten bigger?"

Liu Zheng looked at the ginseng doll, which had grown to two-thirds the size of a vampire girl, and complained.

Fortunately, its bib has also grown larger, otherwise it wouldn't have passed the censorship.

"It can't digest completely like I can, so its size naturally expands."

"It's a plane tree," said the French plane tree.

"It's really bloated. Come here."

Liu Zheng glanced at the ginseng doll's bib and then waved at it.

The ginseng baby trembled slightly and looked at the plane tree with pleading eyes.

"Back then, with so many people around, even the most idiotic and twisted human wouldn't do anything to you."

"It's a plane tree," said the French plane tree.

The ginseng doll trembled even more violently upon hearing its words.

But under Liu Zheng's cold gaze, it still walked timidly to him.

Liu Zheng placed a hand on its head, unexpectedly yet predictably, the item description did not pop up.

"So, it's now your property?"

He asked about the plane trees.

"I guess so. In the process of sharing the power of nature, it also absorbed my aura and became something similar to my familiar."

"If you evolve, will it evolve along with you?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Probably, it will probably evolve into a lower form of me."

The plane tree said somewhat uncertainly.

For example, if it evolves into a phoenix, the ginseng doll will evolve into a blue phoenix, a peacock, a bifang, or something similar.

"I see. Then we need to discuss how much it's worth."

Liu Zheng rubbed the leaves on the top of the ginseng doll's head, a malicious smile on his face.

Chapter 449 This pairing is too bizarre for humans.

"Hmph, how much is a ginseng doll worth? This kind of thing wouldn't even go to an auction."

"It's a plane tree," said the French plane tree.

"Can you buy something at the auction that can help you share the burden of nature's power? Even if you can, you'll have already been chopped into firewood by those black-armored men before you even attend the auction."

Liu Zheng retorted.

"They're just a few black-armored men. As long as I'm awake, I have nothing to fear."

The plane tree said confidently.

"Don't underestimate them, they have a god behind them."

"There is a god behind us too."

"The Nile doctor interjected."

"Doctor, please don't speak."

"Shut up, mummy."

The man and the tree spoke at the same time.

"Tch, so you're just using me and then discarding me, huh? You'd better not get sick, or you'll have plenty of beer to drink."

The Nile doctor made an obscene gesture at them.

A priest does not represent nobility, a scholar does not represent elegance, and a doctor does not represent kindness.

For someone like the Nile Doctor, who combines the roles of priest, scholar, and physician, arguing and cursing are commonplace; they just hadn't shown it before because of their pride in their status.

Now that we're so close, we naturally have no inhibitions.

"You wretched, idiotic human, tell me, what do you want to take from me this time?"

After a brief standoff between Liu Zheng and the plane tree, the latter finally gave in and said sullenly.

"Calling it robbery is too harsh; it's more like exchanging gifts."

He said it with high emotional intelligence.

"What gift exchange? You're just robbing me! You robber, you human bandit!"

The plane trees cried out.

"No, when you non-humans shrink in size, does your brain size also shrink?"

Liu Zheng looked at the Nile River doctor.

"How could that be? Hmm, it can't be, right?"

Dr. Nile initially wanted to refute his baseless claims, but then she thought about her daughter and felt a little guilty.

After all, Sesa's size shrank after she became a mummy.

"Stop talking nonsense. I only have one day off, and I've wasted several hours here. I've spent countless favors, money, and props. There's a limit to how much a child can whine. If you keep being unreasonable, I'm going to get angry."

Liu Zheng's face turned cold.

"Hmph. Who would fawn over a mere idiot human?"

The plane tree muttered to itself as it searched through the black soil.

"Take it, it's so annoying."

The tree roots, now more delicate, emerged from the black soil and tossed him a green hexagonal gem.

Liu Zheng caught the emerald and discovered that it was not completely green; it contained many black, flocculent substances.

Name: Crystal of Nature's Grief (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect 1: Upon contact with the target's physical body, it continuously absorbs the target's life force to grow plants and inflicts a continuous attack of resentment on the target's soul."

"Effect 2: After contacting the target's soul, it can continuously absorb the other's resentment to grow a soul flower (when the resentment is abundant enough, it will produce a soul seed)."

"Note: In every sense, this is a pile of shit."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"You pulled and pulled for so long, and all you got was a pile of shit?"

He stared into the eyes of the plane tree as he spoke.

"How did you know?"

The plane tree looked surprised.

"If you don't even have this much skill, I would have been swindled out of everything by now. Hurry up, if you don't produce something good today, I won't help you with your mess from now on."

"From now on, you can be either braised chicken or vegetable salad. Remember to let me know when the feast is about to start, and I'll bring my own drinks."

Liu Zheng said seriously.

If the two of them had negotiated privately, his attitude certainly wouldn't have been so harsh.

But with so many people watching, if Liu Zheng appears weak, it's hard to guarantee that others won't have unnecessary thoughts.

Moreover, protecting the plane trees was not originally part of the commission; he put in so much effort largely out of consideration for past relationships.

If the plane tree itself doesn't cherish the relationship between the two, then there's no need to continue maintaining it.

While fixed merchant NPCs are valuable, they are not entirely irreplaceable.

After struggling for so long, Liu Zheng has finally earned the right to make some choices.

"Then give this back to me first."

The plane tree reaches out its hand.

Although it's shit, it's the best kind of shit.

If it's a top-quality item, then it has collectible value.

"No way. How can I return something that's already in my hands? I'll just consider it an advance payment."

Liu Zheng directly stored it in the system space.

The first effect is a continuous attack on both the body and soul, and the second effect seems to be the generation of new items. Both effects are very interesting, so he certainly couldn't give them up.

"Puree! You really are a robber human. I should have just drunk all your blood back then and hung your bones on a tree branch!"

The plane tree muttered under its breath.

"Then now you can't even get to drink urine, let alone alcohol."

Liu Zheng retorted sharply.

"That's better than suffering a loss at your hands!"

"You're losing money my ass! You can't even buy those things at an auction."

he retorted.

"Who says I can't buy it?"

"If you can buy it, go to an auction. Why are you asking me?"

Liu Zheng said loudly.

"I don't like it, Fils de pute!"

The plane trees were furious.