The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 184: Dare to Mess with Mom, I’ll Twist Your Head Off

Chapter 184: Chapter 184: Dare to Mess with Mom, I’ll Twist Your Head Off

"You think just hatching from an egg is enough to become a Phoenix? I still need to travel far and wide, cultivate five virtues, before I can truly evolve into a Five-Colored Phoenix,"

French Plane Tree said.

"Which five virtues?"

"Virtue, propriety, justice, honesty, benevolence."

French Plane Tree replied.

"Hmm... then you really do need to sneak outside to achieve that."

In a place like Metropolis, where everyone seems to be a villain, achieving these five virtues is no different from overthrowing City Hall.

"You make it sound easy. That bird told me it has seen dozens of escape attempts, but not a single one was successful,"

French Plane Tree’s voice sounded a bit troubled.

"If I get a chance, I’ll go and ask around for you,"

Liu Zheng said.

"You? Don’t draw the City Hall folks here."

"Don’t worry, I won’t. That guy hates City Hall more than anyone else,"

he said, naturally speaking of Red Pig.

Niu Ma not letting him tell the truth to Red Pig doesn’t mean Liu Zheng can’t go find it.

Though Red Pig’s smuggling attempt failed, it at least tried once and might provide some experience.

"When will you go?"

French Plane Tree asked.

"Hard to say. At least I need to be capable of self-protection before I go."

Visiting Red Pig might not ensure a good talk, especially if it goes crazy again, then a fight might be the only option.

"Self-protection capabilities... Show me the alcohol you brought."

French Plane Tree took the initiative to say.

"Here."

Liu Zheng opened each wine box.

"Not enough."

French Plane Tree shook its head.

If the gap between the values of goods is too significant, the transaction can’t be made, even if it’s willing.

"I wasn’t planning on swapping that kind; I was thinking of something like a copper finger or golden finger,"

he said.

If there really isn’t a silver finger, something similar would do too.

"You’ve used the golden finger?"

French Plane Tree asked, surprised.

"I have."

"Such a precious item, I had kept it nearly for ten years and never dared to use it, what a wasteful human,"

French Plane Tree lamented.

"Can’t trap a wolf without risking the sheep, right? Just tell me, do you have any?"

"Yes."

A Game Boy surfaced from the ground and fell in front of Liu Zheng, smashing into pieces.

He picked up the gaming device and tore it open; a silver, shimmering finger appeared before him.

"Name: Silver Finger (disposable)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect: Use at the right time to obtain a random cheat."

"Note: This is a trial version by Wind Spirit Moon Shadow; for more functions, please purchase the full version."

"Can be transported out of the instance: Yes"

"Truly a silver finger."

He couldn’t help but chuckle.

Compared to Golden Finger’s choice of three, the silver finger is definitely weaker by more than a notch.

But considering Dr. Nile’s strength definitely surpasses his, it should be enough.

"Keep an eye on the box for me, I’m heading to the sewer,"

Liu Zheng placed Niu Ma Happy Box on the ground.

"Storage fee,"

French Plane Tree extended its hand.

"We’ll settle it together next time,"

he said evasively.

"Tsk."

The sprawling roots withdrew underground, and the unkind sunshine once again shone on Liu Zheng.

He went to the manhole cover and climbed into the sewer.

Upon reaching the entrance, he didn’t see the Fisherman.

Liu Zheng waited a few minutes, and the Fisherman still didn’t show up.

Just as he was about to make a call, the Fisherman slowly came over from a distance.

He was holding a rope in his hand, the other end of which was connected to a fishing net submerged in the dirty river.

From the way the Fisherman was walking, it seemed the net was quite filled with fish.

And the Fisherman himself looked somewhat ragged; not only was his fishing hat bitten with a big hole, but his fishing vest was also torn into strips.

"What are you looking at? Keep staring, and I’ll let you experience being bitten by a school of fish,"

the Fisherman glared and warned.

"Isn’t it a bit embarrassing for a fisherman to be beaten up by fish?"

Liu Zheng wasn’t afraid of him.

In terms of relationship, he was the Fisherman’s lifesaver.

In terms of interests, the Mermaid still relied on his protection.

This level of taunting should not be taken seriously by the Fisherman.

"You know nothing, kid. This time of the year is the most dangerous in the sewer. Even the Special Action Team from City Hall would face a tough time down here."

As expected, the Fisherman didn’t hit him; he just scolded him.

"Oh. Sha Jiang?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Don’t know. We two are too strong to stay long in one area,"

the Fisherman said with a shake of his head.

"The sewer is so dangerous, and yet they fear the two of you teaming up?"

"Even the strongest elephant fears parasites that burrow into its skin. Even if it doesn’t cause fatal damage, it can still make it uncomfortable,"

the Fisherman explained.

"Seems being too large isn’t always a good thing,"

he sincerely said.

Being too large reduces agility unless one could change size at will like some from the Land of Light.

"It can’t choose for itself. In Metropolis, whether you are strong or weak, there’s no real freedom,"

the Fisherman sighed.

"What about City Hall?"

"The fish you wanted."

The Fisherman didn’t answer Liu Zheng’s question but instead tugged at the rope.

A massive fishing net emerged from the water, dozens of various kinds of large fish desperately thrashing inside, like a dance of demons.

The fisherman forcefully swung the rope, and the fishing net shrank increasingly as it swung until it was only the size of a person when it hit the shore.

The large fish inside had also turned into small fish as long as an arm.

"I’ll lend you this fishing net for now, but remember to return it to me. If you lose it, I’ll make a new one out of your ’meat’."

The fisherman threatened.

"It’s just a lousy net; is it really necessary?"

Liu Zheng took the rope without any item description popping up.

"You know nothing; now scram, I’ve got several fishponds to inspect."

The fisherman couldn’t be bothered to speak with this oblivious person.

"Oh."

After leaving the sewer, he handed the fishing net over to the French Plane Tree for safekeeping and then ran toward the mummy clinic.

Upon arriving at the clinic’s entrance, the Sphinx was still lying there, looking utterly bored.

"Here, the dried fish I promised I’d bring for you."

Liu Zheng poured half a bag for it.

"By feeding me like this, what do you expect to obtain?"

The Sphinx scooped up a handful of dried fish and asked.

"I don’t want anything, just sharing purely. If I must say, can it be considered as a ticket fee?"

He thought for a moment and said.

"As long as you’re not here to cause trouble, I won’t stop you from entering."

The Sphinx said.

"Then let it be purely sharing. I have a cat friend, a San Huamao, who has helped me a lot, and these dried fish are made by it."

"Fool, I am a Sphinx, not a cat."

The Sphinx said disdainfully.

"All the same, all the same."

Liu Zheng said cheerfully.

"I warn you. If you dare to pet my head or knead my paws without permission, I will twist your head off."

The Sphinx suddenly shuddered.

"How could I? I am not a pervert who would pet a cat without permission."

He raised his four tentacles to show his innocence.

"Hmph, as if humans haven’t done enough perverted things."

The Sphinx said with a grim face, seemingly recalling many unpleasant memories.

"Don’t generalize from the specific. Alright, I’ll be going in now."

Liu Zheng said.

"Wait."

The Sphinx stopped him.

"What is it?"

"Don’t think you can obligate me with such small favors. I’ll give you a chance whether you take it or not, and we’ll consider our deal even."

It said.

"What kind of opportunity?"

"I’ll give you a chance to answer a riddle; as long as you solve my riddle, you’ll gain the ability to pose a question to someone else."

"The person facing your riddle cannot attack you before answering, and if they reply wrongly, they’d receive a curse, severe as death or mild as substantial weakening of strength. Of course, the same rules apply to you."

The Sphinx said.

"Did you not say this was Greek mythology, and you’re mixed in with Egyptians?"

Liu Zheng asked doubtfully.

"Just because we’re not accustomed doesn’t mean we lack the ability. So, will you answer or not?"

"What happens if I answer incorrectly?"

He asked.

"Given that your dried fish are indeed quite delicious, I could just eat half of your ’meat’."

The Sphinx thought for a moment and said.

"Alright, I’ll answer."

Liu Zheng thought for a while and said.

If the wrong answer meant death, he definitely wouldn’t agree.

But if it’s just half of "meat," then it might be worth a try.

After all, the ability sounded quite powerful and could be used as a trump card if used well.

"Alright, then I shall ask the question."

"Wait a moment."

Liu Zheng suddenly had a stroke of insight.

"What is it?"

"I would like to invite a referee to oversee this question-answering competition."

"Huh?"

Ignoring the Sphinx’s confusion, he shouted into the sky with all his might.

"Dragonfly Captain, appear before me!"

"Dragonfly Captain has come to be acknowledged!"

Accompanied by a loud and powerful voice, the Red Dragonfly descended from the sky, landing in front of Liu Zheng.

"It’s you, the human delivery man. You’ve initiated a new competition so soon; worthy of the champion I acknowledge."

The Red Dragonfly praised.

"It’s just a coincidence. By the way, are you interested in hosting a cooking contest at Bloody Restaurant against others?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Of course, it’s a rare opportunity."

The Red Dragonfly’s eyes lit up.

"Then fine, I’ll call you once the match time is confirmed with them."

"Alright. Such an excellent young man."

The Red Dragonfly patted his shoulder.

"I say, can we start now?"

The Sphinx asked impatiently.

"Of course, the competition is the priority."

The Red Dragonfly immediately got into the mode.

"I’ve understood the situation; this Metropolis’s strongest riddle person competition, I will oversee as the referee!"

"The rules are that each side will take turns posing a riddle to each other, thinking time is three minutes, and exceeding the time limit or answering incorrectly will result in a loss."

"For fairness, neither side may ask questions beyond the other’s range of knowledge."

"The stakes are a ’Riddle Curse’ ability and half of ’meat’."

"Now, I’ll toss a coin to decide the order, if Dragonfly goes up, the delivery man goes first; if the microphone faces up, then the Sphinx goes first."

The Red Dragonfly took out a golden coin and tossed it up; the coin bounced several times on the ground before it stopped.

"Microphone faces up, the Sphinx will ask first."

"Then I declare, the competition officially begins!"

The Red Dragonfly vigorously swung the Referee Stick, which immediately turned into a timer.

"You humans always like to complicate simple issues."

The Sphinx shook its head.

"Well, my question is..."

It looked at Liu Zheng and slowly spoke.

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