The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 56: The Ambition of the French Plane Tree

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Ambition of the French Plane Tree

Liu Zheng opened the delivery box and then the meal container.

A narrow-mouthed bottle made of vines appeared before him.

"Name: Wood Elf’s Milk"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect One: Heals the player’s injuries. The effect is doubled for players with elf or plant lineage."

"Effect Two: Gains ’Nature’s Affinity’ state, lasting 48 hours."

"Note: One sip refreshes the mind, two sips relieve fatigue, and three sips bring eternal youth."

"Can be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Nature’s Affinity: All animals and plants become friendly to the player, but this effect is lost once the player attacks."

Through the hollow bottle, a translucent light green liquid swayed without spilling a single drop.

Dark brown tree roots struck like lightning, hovering above the mouth of the bottle.

A slight tremble revealed the manipulator’s longing.

"Give it to me! Give it to me now!"

The French Plane Tree said impatiently.

The features on its face shifted about erratically due to the intense emotional turmoil.

Simplistically speaking, its mouth and nose had merged.

This longing seemed to stem from the soul, unlike the excitement it felt upon seeing the limited edition of Vlad III last time.

"Is it special to you?"

Liu Zheng asked tentatively.

"Exactly, if I drink it, I can evolve once more," the French Plane Tree said without reserve.

"But it’s also very useful to me. If I drink it, I can use this without any reservations."

He displayed the chew stick.

"Nature’s Affinity" would make animals more friendly towards him.

And though the Tendaros Hounds looked somewhat abstract, they should still be categorized as animals.

"This is just a one-time consumable, while my evolution is permanent!" the French Plane Tree said sternly.

"But my life is also one-time, and I don’t want to expend it," Liu Zheng replied calmly in the face of Dai Legao’s fury.

"Purée! You win, damn human," the French Plane Tree cursed loudly, then tossed over a handheld gaming console.

"Smash it," it ordered.

Liu Zheng did as told, smashing the gaming console into pieces.

Among the fragments, a pure gold finger sparkled with dazzling light.

"Name: Golden Finger (one-time use)"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Perfect"

"Effect: When used at the right time, choose one from three random cheats."

"Note: As a disciple of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, I never knew what ’game difficulty’ meant."

"Can be taken out of the instance: Yes"

Looking at the item’s effect, he swallowed.

A perfect-grade item, even if it was one-time use, one could only imagine how bug-like the cheats were.

The note was brazenly arrogant.

But he liked it.

"Fine, considering our past relationship, I’ll take a loss and trade with you," Liu Zheng said with some heartache.

"Dream on," the French Plane Tree replied with a roll of its eyes.

"I can give up the money and the Heart of the Ocean, but there’s a condition," it said.

"Speak," he replied.

"Since your restaurant has Wood Elf’s Milk, there must be a living Wood Elf; try to see if she has any acorns, and if she does, bring them to me," the French Plane Tree said.

"What is that?" he asked.

"In the sacred land of Wood Elves, Ezloren, there is an Epoch Oak. Its fruit possesses powerful natural energy."

"If I eat one, combined with the Wood Elf’s Milk, I can truly evolve. Then, my territory will extend beyond just this street," the French Plane Tree said longingly.

"You want everyone to know that you’ve contracted the entire city’s streets?"

"Not necessarily, but it’s certainly possible to take over a few nearby streets. Once they’re under my control, nobody will be able to touch you on my turf."

The French Plane Tree said with full confidence.

"Except for yourself, right?"

Liu Zheng suddenly said.

"What do you mean?"

The face of the French Plane Tree darkened.

"Let me venture a guess. After you evolve, are you no longer subject to the original restrictions?"

He asked with a smile.

"Putain! Why do you always have to be such a buzzkill?"

The French Plane Tree complained loudly.

"Can’t help it; who made me a human with no real power in my hands."

Liu Zheng shrugged his shoulders.

"So, what would you like? Human."

The French Plane Tree said helplessly.

"Is there a way for you to follow the original rules even after you evolve? At least between you and me."

"Yes."

The French Plane Tree said reluctantly.

"What way?"

"Contract."

Having said that, the French Plane Tree opened its mouth wide.

It opened its mouth so wide that Liu Zheng could clearly see the structure inside.

"Stick your tendril in here and then drip your blood onto my rings."

The French Plane Tree mumbled unclearly.

Liu Zheng did as he was told, biting his own tendril, and then reached into its mouth.

Remembering the past between the French Plane Tree and the Legendary delivery man, his expression turned somewhat subtle.

"That’s it."

After a dozen seconds, the French Plane Tree spit out his tendril.

"I have now made a Ring Contract with you. No matter how I evolve in the future, the rules between us will remain the same as they are now. Are you satisfied now?"

It babbled rapidly.

"Congratulations, you’ve learned to jump the gun."

Liu Zheng clapped his tendril.

"So slick. You’d better act quickly, or I’m afraid that Wood Elf will be served up at the table."

The French Plane Tree said.

"I just helped out in the kitchen yesterday; I might not get the chance to go back there any time soon."

He gave Dai Legao a heads up.

"Doesn’t matter. The contract will monitor your thoughts, and if you slack off, it will punish you."

The French Plane Tree smirked, looking like its scheme had succeeded.

"Really can’t guard against it, can you?"

Liu Zheng was initially startled, then shook his head resignedly.

Every advantage comes with a disadvantage; he couldn’t expect to always come out on top.

And he hadn’t planned to break the deal in the first place.

From "Golden Finger," it looked like there was still a lot more potential to mine from the French Plane Tree, and Liu Zheng planned to drain it dry sustainably.

He put the Wood Elf’s milk back into the delivery box.

The delivery had to be completed before copying; if he gave it to this tree now, he would be left with only air to deliver.

"I’m off."

Liu Zheng turned around and sprinted towards West River Center.

After he had gone far away, the French Plane Tree suddenly spoke up.

"Get up, is it comfortable lying in the soil?"

The Black Soil parted once again by the roots, revealing the skeleton inside.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Ten minutes passed, and the skeleton still showed no reaction.

"Could it really be dead?"

The French Plane Tree began to waver.

"Impossible. A guy like him wouldn’t die without making any noise."

It immediately firmed up its thoughts.

And why had Liu brought his skeleton here?

As far as it knew, the Legendary delivery man didn’t have much fondness for his own species.

Well, he didn’t seem to have a fondness for any species.

In the eyes of the Legendary delivery man, everyone was an idiot, except himself.

"Li, what exactly are you planning to do?"

It murmured to itself.

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