I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature-Chapter 1835 - 1278: Everyone Wants to Be a Passenger
"It’s done, let’s go check out other worlds." After placing the World Tree fruits, Zheng Yichen left the Great World.
The Dusk mercenaries, who received the World Tree fruits, exchanged glances, realizing only now how powerful this item truly was in their possession.
Of course, some of them, unwilling to give up, went to inquire with the Dusk nun, and the outcome was so hopeless they gave up entirely.
At this time, some of the Dusk mercenaries attempted to communicate with those who received the World Tree fruits.
But when they saw the red-marked members among the Dusk mercenaries, they immediately abandoned the idea. Zheng Yichen had made it very clear that those in the notes harbored malice towards him.
Taking the fruit was equivalent to accepting Zheng Yichen’s goodwill; interacting with those Dusk mercenaries again would not be justified.
"...Damn it!" Seeing the persistent red glow on them, these Dusk mercenaries looked grim. Their mission had failed, not obtaining even a single World Tree fruit.
Moreover, there were quite a few Proxy Agents watching them, leaving them unable to do much here.
One by one, they left the place, while the Dusk mercenaries who obtained the World Tree fruits quickly returned to their own worlds.
Some of the Dusk mercenaries voluntarily used the World Tree fruits.
Using this item indeed required bearing the Curse of Life Continuation, and this continuation was not mainly about plundering, at least not possible to plunder in this era.
Their respective worlds served as the foundation for the World Tree fruits’ growth, so there was no need to seize from other worlds.
If two World Tree fruits exist in one world, and the holders bear the corresponding curse, the more optimal one takes precedence, causing the other fruit’s growth to halt.
However, this is not a reason for slacking off. If truly no other world can host the World Tree fruit, the holder of the other fruit becomes a sort of reserve and won’t be affected by the curse.
But if they know there’s another world without a World Tree fruit and are unwilling to go, it’s equivalent to triggering the World Tree fruit’s accompanying curse.
The holders of the information from the World Tree fruits nodded, ready to use them immediately, showing their determination.
This curse and its information are genuinely prepared for the continuation of life — as long as their original intention remains unchanged, the curse is a blessing.
Now they, holding the World Tree fruits, are very strong!
"Next up is construction." A Dusk mercenary looked at the World Tree fruit in his hand, clearly sensing a space filled with gray mist inside.
The mist will stabilize with the input of world resources, and to urgently establish solid ground, land from outside can be directly excavated and added.
With the World Tree fruit, he becomes an undefeatable existence in his homeland world. The world-level protection brought by the World Bubble ensures he can’t be struck down even if attacked while standing still.
The added strength can sweep away nearly all obstacles; now he’s like in developer mode, but the power mainly serves to continue life.
If he can’t achieve it, he will become a Curse Protector, and there’s no Curse Protector in this new fruit. He doesn’t want to become one, at least not until arranging those he cares about.
Additionally, he can use the World Tree fruit to mark his world; this mark won’t last long and needs resetting after a while.
This is to prevent other holders with World Tree fruits from coming here, thinking the world lacks a World Tree fruit.
This feature is evidently prepared to let him continue being a Dusk mercenary.
He won’t be restricted by the World Tree fruit from leaving and can still engage in Dusk mercenary business, similar to Proxy Agents, earning enough merit points in one go.
With the World Tree fruit, he doesn’t need to create new weapons or equipment through Dusk anymore; the merit points can be used for other production.
For instance, creating a powerful Cosmic Spaceship through Dusk. Directly extracting world resources in large quantities is taboo, but excavating other planets is fine.
Get a good Cosmic Spaceship to continuously dig those planets, and the collected world resources can be used for the World Bubble growth inside the World Tree fruit, expanding its size to hold more planets.
This Dusk mercenary quickly devised the corresponding plan.
For local world resource collection, just scrape the walls lightly, first taking away the ’furniture’ in this world. All those empty planets in the cosmos are furniture that can be taken away.
It’s best to start by settling a suitable planet, developing it, and then sending his family over...
The Dusk mercenary with strong action already began his busyness.
But more World Tree fruits are still sealed.
"There’s no use collecting too many; some people even try self-hypnosis to find loopholes." In one world, a bartender holding a World Tree fruit said to someone nearby.
"Just a little cleverness." The person next to the bartender glanced at the World Tree fruit.
Inside this World Tree fruit are already more than a dozen Curse Protectors. These Curse Protectors also enjoy the strengthening of World Tree fruit. Things they wanted in life but couldn’t obtain, they got after becoming Curse Protectors.
It’s full of those who took opportunistic shortcuts; their savvy minds quickly thought up self-assumed loopholes.
At Dusk, merit points were consumed to deeply alter their consciousness, making them maintain their original mindset while firmly believing that everything was for ’life continuation.’
The procedure is equivalent to ’Human Emperor Banner’ ’Citizen’s Umbrella,’ and it’s not as if saying so makes it true.
The World Tree fruit’s curse doesn’t buy this; not to mention distorting the curse of life continuation, even distorting oneself doesn’t work.
"Are you sure you want to use this?"
The bartender put away the fruit: "If I’m going to use it, I might as well find something to do."
"Then good luck to you," the person next to the bartender said. Their organization collected many World Tree fruits, but the curse accumulated from too many fruits was already manifesting.
The spreading curse made it unlucky for whoever touched it, and many have been entangled by this curse; they either must choose a World Tree fruit periodically or face doom.
Attempting to ’monopolize’ it came at a very severe price.
The fruits’ Curse Protectors include such unlucky ones, so now the bartender’s organization started arranging suitable holders.
Whoever has thoughts about these fruits should take them and leave quickly. Don’t let them accumulate in one world; it’s too troublesome!
Even though using these items grants great strength, many people worry, seeing the number of Curse Protectors rising.
"Well then, goodbye."
"I’ll visit you sometime if I get the chance."
After the bartender left with a World Tree fruit, the man in the warehouse frowned tightly, as the absence of one World Tree fruit didn’t make much of a difference.
He, too, was afflicted by the curse, with a tree-like mark on his arm, symbolizing the World Tree fruit’s curse.
To lift the curse, one of the fruits must have a new master.
But who knows which fruit corresponds to the curse?
These fruits must be sent out anyway; if the organization’s people can’t handle them, find some passionate young people.
Once a suitable individual is found, package them up and send them to another world!
Their organization is in a difficult position due to accumulating World Tree fruits; other Dusk mercenary organizations probably aren’t much better off.
The higher the level of the curse, the more it shows Zheng Yichen’s intention to preserve this era’s flame before the collapse and destruction arrive.
High-level curses do ensure the usage rate and success rate of continuation through fruits.
Unfortunately... he can’t do it; he knows he can use it for some time, but after prolonged use, he might not maintain his original intention, as this item lacks brainwashing capabilities.
Either one’s original intention is as such, or one becomes a Curse Protector.
As a result, even as a giveaway to some Proxy Agents, they don’t want it.
Everyone wants to be the passenger, not the driver, especially when being that driver is truly a high-risk occupation, avoiding taking everyone down by driving into a river or ditch.
As a result, more people wish to remain passengers.
Just as the Dusk mercenary was about to leave, hurried footsteps echoed, and he saw a colleague.
This colleague appeared panicked, the tree-like mark on his hand clearly visible: "I’m running out of time!"
"Sigh... Go then."
The Dusk mercenary made way, as this warehouse had no management; anyone could come freely.
