Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Liu Zheng took out a green hexagonal gemstone.

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"

"These two things seem pretty much the same."

he mused.

Both are resentful excrement, but the former is miscellaneous waste, while the latter is a prop.

Could we use the crystal of the old gem dragon to enhance the crystal of nature's resentment?

Thinking of the dragon fishing rod that had been temporarily reinforced and the giant crescent-shaped blood gem that he hadn't had a chance to use and had almost forgotten about, he realized that he really needed to find a craftsman.

"The last round of bidding was truly spectacular. Both the auction items and the lots themselves showcased the level of expertise expected of collectors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I hope the upcoming auctions will continue this success and reach even greater heights!"

Captain Penguin spoke with great enthusiasm.

This time, the collectors present did not make a fuss, but nodded slightly, because the auction was indeed quite exciting.

"Now, we will proceed to the eighth round of bidding. Let's take a look at the items for this round."

With a command from the penguin captain, a new projection appeared in front of it.

"Oh? A cloak made of red dragon skin."

"Ok?"

Liu Zheng stared wide-eyed at the projection on the auction table.

"It looks like it was made by piecing together the skins of three red dragons: a mature adult, a young adult, and a juvenile. The material is decent, but the craftsmanship is mediocre. Even if Kavas were to sew it better, let alone the Weaver Spider Clan, he could do it better."

"Alright, let's begin the auction."

Captain Penguin gave a perfunctory introduction.

It was clear that it was not satisfied with the item, and the collectors present also seemed uninterested.

Then, the very next second after it announced the start of the auction, someone joined the bidding.

This person was not Liu Zheng.

"I'll offer one of these."

Peacock, dressed in a Chanel-inspired urban chic outfit, held up a sign.

She wore a natural makeup look today, with only a touch of blush on her cheeks. Combined with her off-white wool dress, she looked nothing like the domineering woman she had encountered at the Imperial Garden Villa; instead, she appeared somewhat languid and casual.

Perhaps because of this, Liu Zheng did not notice her presence at first.

Of course, it's more likely that the peacock never intended for anyone to discover her existence.

The competing items that the peacock casually picked out were a jet-black, shiny spiral ox horn and a dignified-looking horsewhip.

"Um?!"

He knew without even thinking that it must have been taken from cattle or horses.

Given the peacock's methods and ruthlessness, it will definitely not just be physical harm; it will surely take down his very essence.

In other words, what was hanging under the ox and horse was always just a decorative item.

No wonder its re-inspection has been unsuccessful.

"grass!"

The thought of the life Niu Ma had longed for—a wife, children, and a warm bed—made Liu Zheng's eyes redden.

Blood vapor evaporated from his nostrils at high temperatures, and his skin cracked inch by inch, revealing increasingly firm muscles underneath.

What is even more striking is the blazing sunlight burning on his body, which, under the shade of the plane tree canopy, resembles a human torch.

"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?"

The plane tree was startled.

The sun is the loving mother of plants, but sometimes it can also become a stern father.

Blazing Yangyan discovered that you had taken all his savings to buy cigarettes and had even told your mother's father.

"When my boss comes back later, don't mention this."

Liu Zheng pointed to the ox horns and the horsewhip and said.

He was now very glad that the cattle and horses had been sent to deliver the pyramids, otherwise it would have been difficult to hide his appearance.

"Oh, is that all? I was just about to laugh when you interrupted me. No way, I'm going to wait until it comes and then laugh at it properly, so that this damn cow will sell me fake liquor."

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

"Wear Lego!"

Liu Zheng suddenly shouted loudly.

"Who gave you permission to call me by my first name?"

The plane tree paused for a moment, then spoke loudly.

"I'm not only going to call you by your first name. If you insist on revealing everything, I'm going to beat you up."

His tone became increasingly forceful.

"You? Don't think you're so great just because you inherited a little of that guy's legacy. I'm much stronger now than I was back then. I don't even need tree roots to kill you."

The plane tree sneered.

"Then you underestimate me. The suffering I endured in the Metropolis wasn't without its hardships. Throw away everything I own, and turning you into a telephone pole wouldn't be a problem."

"Besides, if I can't beat you up, someone else will. I'll use all my connections at the city hall. Guess if I can get a fire mage to come up here and stroll around for half a minute?"

Liu Zheng threatened.

With the power of a fire mage, half a minute is enough to turn a plane tree into a set of furniture.

"You're threatening me over a cow or a horse? Who gave you the human bone crutch in the first place, ensuring your timely food deliveries? Have you forgotten?"

The plane tree questioned.

“I haven’t forgotten. In my heart, you are my best friend. But the ox and horse are also my best brothers. They had their horns and whips cut off for my sake, and I can’t let them suffer the same humiliation again.”

“I’ll take responsibility for the fact that he sold you fake alcohol. You can do whatever you want to me, and I’ll do whatever you ask. But you’re not allowed to tell anyone about this, or I’ll really get angry.”

"the same as you."

His gaze swept over the projected figure, burning with desire.

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I don't know anything."

The projector guaranteed.

His revenge still rests on Liu Zheng; only someone with a screw loose would do something so harmful to both himself and others.

"If it were you, I would say the same thing to cattle and horses."

Liu Zheng turned his gaze back to the plane trees.

"Speaking is better than singing."

The plane tree rolled its eyes.

"If you want to hear me sing, I can sing for you."

He smiled and said.

"Forget it, you're so ugly, you can't sing well either."

The plane tree said disdainfully.

"Hey, isn't that a bit too much of a personal attack?"

Liu Zheng shouted.

"So what if I attack you personally? I'll attack you physically too!"

A root of a plane tree has emerged.

"Then come on, as long as it makes you feel better. Come on, don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower."

He lay down on the ground, closed his eyes, and looked ready to be picked at will.

"yue!"

The London plane tree is making a vomiting motion.

"Don't think I'll fall for your tricks, you cunning human. You're probably trying to scam me out of my supernatural items to pay for my medical bills."

It said proudly.

"You guessed it all. You truly are a wise and learned French nobleman, Lord Delegau."

Liu Zheng said with a smile.

"Just a moment ago you were wearing Lego, and now you're all dressed up as an adult. Humph, that's how you humans are, changing your tune faster than the weather."

The French plane tree said disdainfully.

"The essence remains unchanged; only the form changes. Thank you, Your Excellency De Lego."

He bowed deeply.

Although the plane trees did not agree, their silence on the grounds of not explicitly refusing was tantamount to acquiescence.

"Humph."

The plane tree turned its face to the other side, only showing him its bark.

Anyway, its face is just a symbol; it doesn't actually see things with those two wooden eyes.

Liu Zheng smiled and then looked at the auction.

Meanwhile, people gradually joined the bidding at the auction, but the items offered were rather ordinary, at most similar to cattle, horses, and whips.

Living dragons and dragon-related supernatural items are two completely different things. The total number of dragons in Metropolis is not small, and many dragons themselves are in the business of trading dragon-related supernatural items.

After all, some extraordinary materials can be recycled or reused.

"What should we go with next?"

Liu Zheng fell into thought.

Don't go all in at the beginning. First, it would be too obvious, and second, you need to buy time for the Fool to return.

But it can't be too bad either; it has to be at least a bit better than a cow horn and a horsewhip. If we can manage to steal a chicken, then we'll make a fortune.

"Mr. De Lego, do you think these two things together are enough?"

He shamelessly asked the French plane tree for help in appraising the product.

The items Liu Zheng took out were Yin Fish and Yang Fish.

These two extraordinary fish were given to him by the fisherman. Eating them will grant him the combo skill "Yin Yang Power," increasing his constitution and strength by 10, and adding piercing and explosive damage to his attacks.

"I'm going to Dukang Winery to get some wine soon. You can drink whatever wine you want then."

He went on to say.

"You already mentioned this a long time ago."

The plane tree rolled its eyes, but then turned its face back.

"more or less."

It glanced at the Yin Fish and the Yang Fish and then spoke.

"Got it."

Liu Zheng immediately handed the two items to the projector.