Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

".sorry."

The driver remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"Okay, I forgive you. But if you do it again, I'll really get angry."

Liu Zheng patted him on the shoulder and walked towards the plane trees.

Chapter 548 The French Plane Tree: Burying Your Whole Family Would Be Enough

"You annoying human, what are you doing here again?"

The plane tree's tone remained disdainful.

"I brought you something nice."

Liu Zheng said with a smile, and then untied the legendary delivery box.

Did you bring me some wine?

The plane tree exclaimed in delight.

"Uh, we don't have any alcohol. There's a serious shortage lately. If you want some, I'll have to go and restock."

"Then what good stuff do you have?"

The plane trees were greatly disappointed.

"The drinks and desserts at Bad Luck Coffee aren't bad either, are they?"

He took out the portion he had prepared for the plane trees and placed it in front of the black soil.

"It's alright. This kind of stuff has a bit of a taste for you animals, but it's pretty much like water for us plants."

The plane tree curled its lip.

So you mean you don't want it?

Liu Zheng made a move to retract his hand.

"Who said I don't want it?"

A black tree root broke through the soil, engulfing the drinks and desserts in the black earth.

"You took so much from me, it's only right that you give me a little compensation."

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

“It’s a deal.”

he corrected.

"Just take it! Just take it! We're already being lenient by not calling you a robber."

The plane tree suddenly became excited.

"Fine, fine, whatever makes you happy. After all, facts speak louder than words."

Liu Zheng shrugged.

He's a primate, after all. Arguing with a drowsy plant, even if he wins, would be humiliating.

"Hmph, tell me, you treacherous human, what do you want from me this time?"

The plane tree asked.

"Look at you, can't I just come to visit an old friend?"

Liu Zheng's eyes darted around.

"First of all, I am not your friend."

"Secondly, we've only known each other for a few days. To a tree, it's no different from meeting for the first time."

"Finally, I've seen this trick of yours many times. I often hang food on tree branches to attract those stupid birds and then catch them."

Do I look like a stupid bird to you?

The plane tree sneered.

"At least not now."

he said sincerely.

Of course, it's hard to say what will happen after it evolves into a phoenix.

"Then I'll just say it?"

he probed.

"If your request is unreasonable, I'll beat you up. Don't blame me for not warning you."

The plane trees are a threat.

"It's not going too far, it's not going too far. I just want to ask you for some tree roots and bark to make a coffin."

Liu Zheng said with a grin.

"Three coffins in seven days? Does everyone you know die quickly? Why didn't you die in one yourself?"

The plane tree rolled its eyes.

"The cemetery is still relying on me for work, so they don't want to take me in yet. By the way, did anyone come to spy on you just now?"

he asked.

"Yes, but I saw that guy was full of death energy and his body was covered in rotten flesh. He didn't look appetizing, so I couldn't be bothered with him."

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

"After all, they were sent by the funeral home."

Liu Zheng told it about the deal with the funeral home.

"You sold me out for some secret technique? As expected, humans are all unreliable."

The plane tree expressed its dissatisfaction.

"You talk as if you can hide your little commotion from anyone. They've been watching you for a while now, but you've changed so much lately that they haven't had time to update their intelligence."

"Besides, if it weren't for me, could you have changed so much in such a short time?"

He countered with a sharp rebuttal.

Speak human language to human beings, and ghost language to ghosts; you need to use different attitudes when communicating with people of different personalities.

For example, when dealing with people like cattle, red ghosts, or doctors from the Nile, you don't need to say much. The more you keep quiet about it, the more they will remember it.

Of course, this doesn't apply when people are arguing or bickering.

But when communicating with people like French plane trees, Guokou Tangzi, and Wang Manni, you have to repeatedly emphasize your own contributions, otherwise they will really think that they are the ones who are at a disadvantage.

Similarly, when dealing with ordinary people, trying to play dumb will likely only make you look foolish; you have to be upfront and intimidate them.

"Humph."

The plane tree couldn't refute this, and could only snort in dissatisfaction.

"My esteemed French nobleman, Your Excellency Delegus, please have mercy and give me some branches and bark. They'll be useless to you once you evolve into a phoenix anyway."

Seeing that he had the upper hand in words, Liu Zheng softened his stance.

"You think those are just branches and bark? They are my shed essence."

"The skin has already shed, it's just dead skin."

He chuckled.

"Even dead skin is still flesh; you can replenish it when you're truly exhausted."

The plane trees were still somewhat reluctant.

"The problem is that you're never really exhausted. With your current strength, if you can't beat an enemy when you're exhausted, you'll probably still lose even if you just muster up some energy. In that case, you'll still have to rely on me and the helpers I've brought."

Liu Zheng pointed out incisively.

"Who knows if you and the helpers you've hired are reliable?"

The plane tree murmured.

"But you can't really rely on yourself. And we've helped each other to this extent, so it's a bit too late for you to bring up a crisis of trust now."

His words remained sharp.

"I'm so annoyed, those awful humans."

The plane trees, speechless, simply hid their faces inside their trunks.

"Oh dear, I'm going to Dukang Distillery right away. It's said to be the best distillery in the metropolis, and the wine they brew is so good that even the gods would get drunk from it. Since I have this rare opportunity, I plan to bring some back for my friends as well."

"But my finances are limited, and I can only fulfill one friend's request. I wonder who will be the lucky one~"

Liu Zheng's eyes darted around, and he drawled out his words.

"Of course it's me! Those big idiots like Niu Ma don't know anything about wine tasting. Giving them wine from Dukang Winery would be a complete waste!"

The plane trees were indeed fooled.

"Those branches and bark?"

"I want ten bottles of Dukang Distillery's Gold Label liquor."

The London plane tree made a request.

"impossible."

He refused without hesitation.

Dukang Distillery produces a wide variety of wines, each with three grades: bronze, silver, and gold.

Liu Zheng looked at the purchase list. The total amount of Gold Label liquor was less than one hundred bottles, while French Sycamore was asking for one-tenth of it. This was not just asking for a lion's share, it was asking for a sphinx.

Five bottles.

The plane tree knew it was impossible, so it backed down.

"Two bottles of gold label, three bottles of silver label, five bottles of bronze label, take it or leave it."

"Hmph, petty humans."

The plane tree muttered to itself as it tossed a few branches and pieces of bark out of the black soil.

"Is this enough? And why didn't you just give us a coffin this time?"

he asked.

"Idiot human, these branches and bark are enough to bury your whole family. And what's the point of making a coffin? I'm just a tree, how could I possibly be as professional as a funeral home?"

The plane tree deeply despised his intelligence.

“I am the only one in my family, and the godfather I was adopted has already been buried.”

Liu Zheng replied nonchalantly.

He rolled up branches and bark to try and stuff them into the legendary delivery box, only to find that they were the wrong size and he had to tuck them under his arm like a briefcase.

"gone."

He said hello and then went down into the sewer.

"Red Phantom, I'd like to borrow your energy for a bit."

Standing by the river, Liu Zheng briefly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

After waiting for several minutes, there was still no response.

"Well, I got rejected."

So be it if he refuses; he didn't have high hopes anyway.

"Why did you come down without saying anything?"

The fisherman rode by on a fish.

"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for Red Ghost."

Liu Zheng said.