This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 1237 - 552: Reunion with Forest Spirit_3

"My core... it’s been cleaned this much already, inconceivable... Vivian, you truly haven’t deceived me..."

"Of course."

Vivian said with a hint of pride.

"Young man, you have fulfilled the commission, as per the agreement, this spring is yours now. Next, I must ask you to continue and help me clean the remaining pollution," said the Forest Spirit, looking towards Mu You as it handed back the core with a branch.

"No problem." Mu You took the core and nodded enthusiastically.

Taking the opportunity, Vivian said, "Now that you trust us, take us over there... You should understand my intentions; this will also benefit your tribe."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, the Forest Spirit’s voice suddenly became hesitant, and its gaze shifted away.

"What’s the matter? Is there a problem over there?" asked Vivian.

"Actually, before you arrived, there have been humans, introduced by other Forest Spirits, who visited our territory. I don’t know how they did it, but they seem to have found a way to clear the pollution too, and they have successfully persuaded our Clan Leader. Now, our leader has reached an agreement with them to hand over any cores that exceed pollution levels for them to deal with..." the Forest Spirit explained.

"No way..."

Mu You immediately thought of the Secret Art Society after hearing this.

Previously, the Watchman mentioned they had something resembling a Forest Spirit Core; at that time, Mu You guessed they might have also reached an agreement with a Forest Spirit. He never imagined that the situation was much worse; these people had actually got there first and directly made a deal with the Forest Spirit tribe!

"I think I know which other group of humans you’re talking about. Forgive my bluntness, but those people are deceiving you, they will not succeed."

Vivian frowned and said, "The things they use to eliminate pollution are simply counterfeit imitations based on our Secret Art Crystal, only a tenth as effective. Handing them over to them is definitely not as efficient as working with us."

"Moreover, if it were just a matter of cleaning speed, that would be one thing. The real problem with these people is, they are not Fools. Anyone who dabbles in Black Magic and is not a Fool will end up like we once did, becoming inhumane killing machines, and your cores will ultimately be used for evil ends!"

"Alas, I’ve considered this too. When that group of people came, I voiced my objections and also told our tribe about you, hoping they would wait for your results. Unfortunately, I’ve always been a marginal figure in our tribe, with little influence, while the Forest Spirit that introduced them holds considerable sway. Its words are naturally more persuasive, and in the end, the Clan Leader trusted them and handed over the cores," the Forest Spirit sighed.

"How many cores did they hand over?" Vivian inquired.

"Five, all with over 90% pollution levels..." said the Forest Spirit.

"Five, that’s way too many! Has your Clan Leader’s senility flared up again? To give away so many at once, aren’t you afraid they’ll cause trouble?" Vivian said, displeased.

"It’s not really the Clan Leader’s fault; they stated that a deal couldn’t be struck with fewer than five cores due to costs. At that time, the tribe had accumulated many critically polluted cores, and if we didn’t find a solution, it would be too dangerous. The Clan Leader was afraid of losing this only chance, so he gave them five to test the waters..." the Forest Spirit explained.