Chapter 32: Evil Intentions
The night in the paradise was completely silent, and the roars of the low-level monsters were trapped in their respective experience areas and could not be heard.
The tree spirits were teleported here under such circumstances and settled near the purple lake with no one around.
"Navia, what's going on?" a tree spirit asked worriedly.
The way tree spirits are named is different from that of humans. Among the three characters, the first and third are their surnames, and the middle one is their name.
Tree spirits are a race that lives in groups. They surround their names with surnames, which means that the group will protect every member.
Navia wasn't the oldest or strongest of the tree spirits, but she was the wisest and most cautious, so Namea appointed her as their leader. Conscious of her responsibility, Navia began observing the situation the moment she landed.
They came out of the teleportation array. When the last tree spirit walked out of the teleportation array, the light of the teleportation array instantly went out, and the runes representing the flow of power also turned into a gray color without fluctuations. This meant that this was only a one-way teleportation array, and its opening and closing were remotely controlled. It was impossible for them to go back and forth at any time through this teleportation array.
Navia had anticipated this, so she glanced away. To her surprise, there was no one guarding the place, no one to assist. All she could see was a dark, empty field. Could it be that the boss Chi Xiaozhen had mentioned was so confident in them? Or was this just a test?
Although they signed a contract, which also stated that Fantasyland needed to provide nutritious land for the tree spirits, that they could not be bound with iron chains, and that no one in Fantasyland could harm the tree spirits or treat them as slaves, the tree spirits were ultimately the weaker party. If humans really wanted to cheat, they had plenty of ways to exploit loopholes in the contract, and the tree spirits had been fooled by humans more than once.
The reason Chief Namea agreed to their request was, firstly, because Thrall and Chi Xiaozhen were far more powerful than they were, and they simply didn't dare to offend them. Second, the tree spirits were desperate, and the woman named Chi Xiaozhen gave them a sense of gentleness and resilience. She exuded the aura of the forest, and as Chi Xiaozhen had said, no matter how bad the situation was, it couldn't be worse than staying in the slave camp. So they decided to take a gamble.
At the same time, the chieftain Namea also made a final attempt, which was the one she proposed to return to the forest.
As the chief of the tree spirits, Nameia held unrivaled prestige among them. As long as she lived, the seed of hope in their hearts would never wither. In the past, no matter which faction the tree spirits fell into, they would always keep Nameia under strict watch and precaution. Even when imprisoned in a slave camp, the stone locks and iron chains that held the chieftain captive were always the heaviest.
If Fantasy Paradise does not agree, it means that the kindness they showed before was fake, and then even if it costs their lives, they will never let the tree spirits follow them.
If Fantasy Paradise agrees, it means that at least half of the goodwill they show is real, and the tree spirits are willing to cooperate with them to find a way to save the tribe.
As a result, Fantasy Park agreed, and the tree spirits came to the territory of Fantasy Park through the teleportation array.
They felt a sense of relief, but not complete relaxation. Instead, they felt the weight of their mission grow heavier. Next, they would undergo a lengthy exploration to determine the purpose of the Fantasy Paradise. If the truth was as simple as they claimed, then at least the tree spirits had found a safe and friendly refuge, where those tortured and enslaved by humans, those in hiding, could rest and recuperate. If the Fantasy Paradise's so-called mission was merely a disguise, revealing a more sinister purpose, then only their small group would be sacrificed, not the rest of the tribe.
The tribesmen who came this time were all the tree spirits in the slave camp in Hawa City, a total of thirty-two.
Navia divided these people into several teams to explore the surrounding environment, while she herself led a few tree spirits to guard the surroundings.
Soon, most of the information in this place was transmitted to each other through the interconnected root systems.
"I've tried it. The land here isn't very fertile, but compared to the slave camp, it's got plenty of nutrients and water, enough for us to live healthily."
"The air here is very fresh, and there are many insects and animals I have never seen before. They are all ordinary species and have no intelligence."
"It's very strange. The vegetation here is very lush, with flowers and plants everywhere, but these varieties are new to me and I can't communicate with them."
"There are several hills ahead, tall buildings and bright lights to the east, and a strong human presence there."
"The air here is filled with a strong supernatural element, but strangely, I don't sense any supernatural beings here."
"There's a lake to the south, and the air smells sweet, but there's an invisible barrier blocking it, and my roots can't reach through."
Navia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the last bit of information. "It seems this is indeed the habitat Fantasyland has prepared for us." The presence of a barrier indicated Fantasyland had already made preparations, not abandoned them due to some malfunction. The latter would not bring freedom, but rather danger. "Quickly explore our range of activity."
Soon, the information reached Navia, "It's 400 miles. Any further is blocked by an invisible barrier and can only be seen."
(Juri is the unit of measurement used by the tree spirits. 400 juri is approximately equal to three mu.)
Hearing the size, Navia nodded. They only had 32 tree spirits, and four hundred trees were enough for each of them to have a fairly spacious living area, and even dozens of companions could be accommodated spaciously.
"It's night time now, and there's no one around. The work Fantasy Park mentioned should be done during the day. Let's rest here first."
At Navia's command, all the tree spirits cheered slightly, and then, either alone or huddled together, they dug their roots deep into the ground, sucking up the nutrients and water that had been missing for a long time. Their bodies gradually became motionless, and their outlines and appearances changed, looking more like trees with sparse branches and leaves.
As the tree spirits gradually fell into a peaceful sleep, five stealthy figures climbed over the wall and quietly entered the fantasy paradise.
They wore black stockings on their faces, with only two holes dug for their eyes, and they were carrying heavy snakeskin bags in their hands.
"This park is doing so much business, but they don't even have a security guard on night patrol."
The five were cautious at first, but after realizing there were no patrols in the park, they grew bolder and straightened their backs. They looked less like they were out to do harm and more like the masters of the place. The tightly tied snakeskin bags in their hands would occasionally twitch, clearly containing something alive.
It was already two o'clock in the morning. The hustle and bustle of the small city had long since ended, and no more voices could be heard from the nearby night market street.
They walked around the park in a swaggering manner, and even twisted their waists when they saw the surveillance camera, which was quite arrogant.
"Is this place an abandoned park? I heard it's so fun, but it's just a broken garden?" One of them said, and kicked the ticket machine at the door. It was this kick that made his face twist and he screamed in pain.
The others turned to look at him, and he hurriedly covered his foot and explained, "Come here quickly, this ticket machine is very weird, it seemed to bite me just now."
The other four laughed when they heard this. "Old Five, you said you kicked it, so go ahead. But if it hurts your foot, you insist on saying it bit you. Do you think this is a Chinese class? You need to use personification?"
Several people burst into laughter, and the strongest man walking in front immediately scolded them, "You rascals, keep your voices down, or you will attract the security guards." Although they did not see anyone, they saw from a distance that the lights in the security room were on.
"Boss, you're too cautious. The security guard is just a wage earner with a salary of 2,000 yuan. Would he dare to come over when he sees the five of us? He might be hiding in the security room and praying to God, hahahaha..."
They walked away as they were talking. Lao Wu hesitated for a while, feeling that something had really bitten him just now. But when he looked carefully at his foot, there was no wound. He suspected that he was in too much pain and it was an illusion. But when he kicked the ticket machine, he clearly used the sole of his foot. Why did the instep of his foot hurt as if it had been bitten through?
The pain in his feet gradually subsided. Lao Wu felt that it was weird, but at the same time he thought that he was overthinking it. He thought to himself: Could it be some high-tech thing?
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to move anything and followed the others deeper into the cave.
They passed the viewing corridor and came to the Purple Lake. The Purple Lake late at night did not have the charm it had when it was open for business. It looked like an ordinary lake.
The moon was very round today, so even though no lights were on in the park, it did not hinder their activities.
The five people were divided into two teams, three went to Jasmine Town and two went to Purple Lake.
They were wearing thick gloves and looked quite experienced. They loosened the opening of the snakeskin bag and poured it out. Snakes swam out one after another. They subconsciously wanted to bite these people, but after probing around and finding that they had powder sprinkled on their bodies, they turned around and swam away, disappearing into every corner of the purple lake.
Jasmine Town had a plethora of props, and they emptied the contents of the snakeskin bags into various houses, barrels, wells, and corners. When all was finished, they chuckled, "Hundreds of snakes! Let's see how this shabby garden will conduct business tomorrow."
They put away the snakeskin bags, quickly climbed over the wall and left.
***
"There are humans coming."
When those people approached the purple lake, Navia sent this message in the tree spirit's habitat.
Although the tree spirits had fallen asleep, they had lived in a turbulent environment for a long time and remained vigilant even in their sleep. Therefore, when Navia spoke, the other sleeping tree spirits opened their eyes one after another. They were now in a state of simulating trees, with pairs of dark green eyes moving on the tree trunks. They did not look beautiful at all, but rather extremely weird.
"Could it be that they were sent by Fantasy Paradise?"
"It's the breath of an ordinary person, but to be able to enter the territory of Fantasy Park, it must be sent by the owner of Fantasy Park."
"What are they holding? It smells nice."
"It looks like a snake."
"It's really a snake, they let the snake out!"
The voices of the tree spirits could not help but become excited.
The survival needs of tree spirits are basically the same as those of plants, but not all plants survive solely on nutrients in the soil and water. Just as some plants devour insects or small animals, tree spirits will also devour meat when they are extremely short of nutrition.
Insects, small birds and the like can provide too little nutrition, and large animals are not within their hunting range. Snakes that often climb trees are the best delicacy on their menu.
Before they entered the slave camp in Hawa City, they had been passed around several times and had been lacking nutrition for a long time. The environment in the slave camp was even worse. Therefore, almost every tree spirit was now in a state of malnutrition. The nutrients in the soil were not absorbed fast enough, and their deficiency could not be replenished in a short period of time. However, it was different with live snakes. This fresh flesh and blood was a great tonic for them.
Almost without thinking, all the tree spirits instinctively emitted a scent that attracted snakes.
The snakes that had crawled into the purple lake, and those hidden in wooden barrels or rooms in Jasmine Town, all woke up from their dormant state after sensing this alluring scent, and swam towards the tree spirit's habitat as quickly as moths to a flame.
Hundreds of snakes soon entered the stomachs of the tree spirits.
Soon after, every tree spirit let out a sigh of satisfaction.
After eating her fill, Navia felt warm all over, and the cold feeling caused by lack of nutrition was gradually fading away from her body.
"I just counted them. There are three hundred snakes in total. We have just eaten four each, so there are 172 left. We will store the rest as food for the next period of time."
There are 172 left, which means that each tree spirit can get at least five. But after Navia finished speaking, several tree spirits stood up and expressed their willingness to give up their share to the tree spirits that have already borne fruit.
Although those tree spirits whose children were forcibly pollinated by humans hated those humans, they still loved their children. In order to provide nutrients for their children, they were the weakest in the tribe. Seeing more and more tribe members standing up and offering to share their shares, they gratefully accepted and said, "After the children are born, I will work hard to catch snakes and return them to you."
Among the three hundred snakes just now, five were poisonous snakes, but for the tree spirits, the venom of the poisonous snakes can be decomposed by them.
Navia said, "The people at Fantasyland said they would treat us with respect. I thought it was good enough that they didn't treat us like slaves, but I didn't expect them to go out of their way to send us snake meat. It seems that even though the owner of Fantasyland hasn't shown up, their kindness to us is genuine."
The other tree spirits nodded upon hearing this.
In the past, when captured by humans from the Kingdom of Theodore, they would feed them to keep them alive, but it was only dirt and water, sometimes even filthy sewage. The dirt also contained heavy metal toxins, and many tree spirits died from this highly toxic "food." However, the owner of the paradise not only provided them with a suitable habitat but also thoughtfully prepared a generous amount of snake meat, which made the tree spirits grateful for finally having a full meal.
"I think the boss should also know our situation. If the boss shows up tomorrow, we must express our attitude. If the boss does not show up in the next two days, then we must rest well and work in the best condition." The change of title from "owner of the park" to "boss" means that Navia has accepted the Fantasy Park.
The other tree spirits also nodded in agreement. Tree spirits are a peace-loving race. They will give equal or even greater rewards for the kindness shown by others.
Late at night, the tree spirits fell asleep again, but this time, they were no longer as alert as before.
***
Inside the security room of Fantasy Park.
After working for more than two hours to finally finish planning the children's play area, Chi Yizheng stretched his body, and his shoulder blades suddenly made a slight crackling sound.
"This really isn't what a boss should do. I must find a reliable landscape designer." Chi Yizhen complained to Youxi: "Have you ever seen a boss working at his desk until three or four in the morning every day? Don't bosses always sit in their chairs and give orders, then enjoy their lives playing golf, living in big villas, and driving luxury cars? Oh, I'm destined to be a hard worker!"
In response to this, the game unfolded a surveillance video in front of him.
The surveillance in the fantasy park is not just the surveillance probes that can be seen on the surface. In fact, there are surveillance "eyes" everywhere in the fantasy park that is evolving into the kingdom of God. Chi Yizheng had just finished work and was thinking of finding a movie or TV show to relax, when he looked up and saw five people dressed like robbers releasing snakes in his park.
His expression changed immediately.
It's easy to guess the sinister intentions of this group of people.
Just as he was about to use the power of the paradise to catch these snakes and roast them, he saw the tree spirits powerfully attracting all three hundred snakes. Seeing them fearlessly catching the snakes with their bare hands, Chi Yi was really moved. "Game, the tree spirits haven't even started their work yet, but they're already consciously contributing to the paradise. They're so hardworking and beautiful..."
He stopped talking abruptly because he saw the tree spirits open their mouths and eat the live snakes bite by bite. After eating, they patted their bellies and sighed that the boss was so kind to send them a nutritious midnight snack.
Chi Yizhen: ...
He slammed the table and said, "No! This way of eating is too vulgar and barbaric. We can't let tourists see it. What if it scares the children and affects business? I will... No, tomorrow. Tomorrow I will write a rule about dining in a proper manner and avoiding people when eating into the employee code of conduct!"
Seeing that the tree spirits were all asleep, and some of them were pregnant, Chi Yizheng decisively changed the time to tomorrow.
He scrolled down the progress bar to look at the criminal gang and sighed, "Why are there so many bad people in this world? It's not easy for me to open an amusement park and risk my life to make a little money, so why are so many people jealous? They might not even get enough to eat if I starve to death! Why do humans have to make things difficult for other humans?"
He stared at the video. These people's initial target was not very clear. They walked around the viewing corridor and the abandoned park, but did not attack in these two places. It should be because the abandoned park was closest to the gate and the probability of being discovered was the highest, and there were no hidden spots in the viewing corridor, so they chose the Jasmine Town and the Purple Lake at the back.
There are many houses and props in Jasmine Town. In addition to fighting monsters, tourists also like to explore the details in the houses. The purple lake has the best environment and lush flowers and plants. Tourists like to sit or lie there to rest. Recently, many people have picnics by the purple lake.
Imagine that when tourists are relaxing and having fun, a few snakes suddenly jump out and scare them to death.
Chi Yizheng noticed that there were several poisonous snakes among them. Some tourists might think that these were new monsters developed by the park and dare to touch them, and then be bitten by the poisonous snakes and admitted to the hospital.
Since the other party bribed people to release the snakes, they will definitely do more than just this one thing. When a tourist is bitten by a snake tomorrow, multiple media outlets will definitely report it jointly, exposing the "scandal" of Fantasy Park. Then the number of visitors will plummet, and negative news will spread all over the Internet. In the end, Fantasy Park will have to bear huge compensation from the tourists, and then it will be deserted and go bankrupt. Then the mastermind behind the scenes will hypocritically make an acquisition, and the bribed media will also hype up the small workshop, saying that it is not good enough, and it is more reliable for a large enterprise to take over.
The end result was that his and Fantasy Park's reputation was thrown into the garbage can, and only the mastermind behind the scenes gained fame and fortune.
It's no wonder that Chi Yizhen would have such an association. After all, the most enviable thing about Fantasy Park now is its "holographic technology". Since Fantasy Park became popular, many people have come to seek cooperation, and even more want to acquire its technology. Stealing glasses before was child's play. I don't know which company it is this time, aiming to bankrupt him.
Unfortunately, no matter how they plan, it will all be in vain, because the Fantasy Park is simply a fake hologram!
What are players going to do?
Chi Yizhen: "First, check what kind of venomous snake it is and see if there is any serum in the nearby hospital."
Yugi: [Yes.] Then, information about the venomous snake and the hospital serum appeared on the panel.
Chi Yizhen nodded slightly, "He still has some conscience. I thought he really wanted to kill a few people!"
The game disagrees with this. [Perhaps the other party simply thought it was unnecessary to make a big deal out of it, rather than being concerned about the lives lost. The player is still putting themselves in the shoes of the other party.]
The most vicious plans Chi Yizhen had ever thought of never involved human lives. He was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then nodded, "That's right, we must use the greatest malice to speculate on these guys with hearts as thick as stinking ditches."
What are players going to do?
Chi Yizheng: "Wait a moment." He used the information in the video to activate his predictive talent.
Precognition, in addition to foreseeing the future, can also predict the information of related parties through items and other information. Through this skill, Chi Yizheng quickly locked on the online of these five people. This time the mastermind was quite cautious and changed the middleman four times. Even if those five people were caught, they would not be able to give out the real mastermind behind the scenes.
"Even the scapegoat was prepared in advance. Although I foresaw these things, I can't use this as evidence!"
What to do?
Chi Yizheng thought for a while and soon came up with an idea.
The next day, the Fantasy Park was open as usual, but tourists found that a section of the area in front of the purple lake was fenced off and a wall was erected with a sign saying: Children's play area is under construction, please do not approach.
Fantasy Park is finally planning to open a children's play area! Even before the official account announced it, netizens were already spreading the good news.
At the same time, some news that was unfavorable to the fantasy park was quietly circulating on the Internet.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
