Chapter 559: Pledge of Allegiance, I See Through Your "Underwear"!

The process of meeting the king of the ancient tree people is much simpler than imagined.

There are neither the many security checkpoints when meeting the emperor in the TV series, nor the brainless villains jumping out to slap you in the face.

The whole process is the same as when the tree people describe their own personality.

Longing for peace and not competing with the world.

As Zhu Ling's voice fell gently, Zhu Xia nodded respectfully, first stepped forward to push open the door, and then waved his hand to signal.

"Dear guests, please come in!"

Led by Sun Di, the five people immediately stepped into the small building without stopping.

Adhering to the pure natural decoration, the exterior of the building looks as gentle as the water town in the south of the Yangtze River in China.

But when it comes to the interior, it has become an expo garden of various plants.

Various vines with beautiful flowers in full bloom are entwined on the stress columns of the stable house and climb up until they reach the top of the building, then they naturally fall down, sprinkling bursts of floral fragrance.

"Welcome, distinguished guests from heaven!"

As the previous voice sounded again, all the plants began to move as if they were given life.

It took only three or five seconds to reveal the hidden scene.

In a study room similar to an office, behind a simple table, sat a tree man who looked handsome.

There were tiny buds on his branches, and the main body was inlaid with dazzling green mist gems.

Even though each of his branches was scattered and hanging down to the ground, it could not hide the unique beauty revealed.

And the most eye-catching thing was his head, with a crown made of golden plants, which glowed with light as he breathed.

This was a very elegant and tasteful tree man.

The moment he saw Zhu Ling, Su Mo unconsciously came to this conclusion in his heart.

Unlike the towering tree seen in the holographic letter, although Zhu Ling was now smaller by countless times, his temperament was still well preserved.

Any creature that sees him will unconsciously feel a sense of closeness.

"Respected ancient treeman lord Zhu Ling, hello, I am Sun Di, a subordinate of the human lord Su Mo from the heavenly court."

"Thank you for meeting me in your busy schedule!"

Taking two steps forward, Sun Di stretched out his right hand and held the branch tightly together.

Exactly the same as Su Mo's plan, Zhu Ling did not despise even ordinary humans, but instead gave them extremely high reception standards.

After just a few polite words, the two entered a more intimate conversation.

After listening to the conversation between the two for a while, Su Mo found that Sun Di was fully capable of dealing with all kinds of questions from Zhu Ling, so he completely put his mind at ease and began to focus on calling out the system.

According to the rules that he had explored before.

For items with ownership rights, or creatures whose life level has not reached a certain level, the system will not give the corresponding attribute interface.

But this is not absolute.

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Su Mo gave the first appraisal directly to Zhu Ling, the tree man king who was sitting behind the desk and talking.

Wow!

The green light automatically derived from the body, spreading wildly through the floor covered with plants to Zhu Ling's feet, and then wrapped around his body and returned. Ye Yan )

"Huh? Is there a chance?"

Seeing that the performance of the silk thread was completely different from the usual return without success, Su Mo took a long deep breath and quickly suppressed the joy in his heart.

Sure enough, the next second, as the silk thread returned, a detailed attribute panel was revealed.

[Ancient Treeman King - Zhu Ling (Lord)]

[Description]: This is a strange creature from the plant planet numbered B-31. Compared with ordinary plants, the trunk of this strange creature has blood similar to that of normal creatures, so that they have the power of thinking and the ability to leave the soil and move freely on the ground

[Age]: 39 years

[Height]: Reduced form: 82 meters; Normal form: 19 meters; Peak form: 28 meters;

[Wisdom]: 119 (analogous to human IQ)

[Companion plant]: Golden Silk Green (a plant with simple IQ, which can be freely woven into: armor, weapons and other forms during battle)

[Abilities]:

Lord Wisdom (After becoming the Lord of the Treeman, the IQ naturally increases by 10 points)

Plant Affinity (Because of the unique biological characteristics, when interacting with other When the tree is in contact with other creatures, there is a high probability of gaining the other party's favor)

Life force (after taking root in the land, the tree body will absorb the fertility of the land and recover all-round losses)

[Weakness]:

Fire (Like ordinary plants, tree people also have a natural fear of fire. Once they are on fire, their strength will drop sharply by more than 50%)

Cold (When the temperature is below minus 30 degrees, tree people must take root in the land to keep the blood flowing, otherwise they will fall into blood freezing and die)

Physical attack (blood flows in the trunk of tree people, giving them extraordinary magic, but this is also the source of their weakness. Once their trunk is severely damaged, they are likely to die from heavy bleeding)

[Evaluation]: Wisdom is a double-edged sword. While bringing creativity, it will also deprive the body of its strength!

The panel of Zhu Ling, the king of tree people, is not luxurious. Compared with the gods detected before, it is not only a little inferior.

And, after paying attention to several key data, Su Mo's heart suddenly relaxed.

The more than 300-meter-tall tree man in the holographic projection was indeed a fake, created by Zhu Ling through unknown means in order to fool and frighten his ally.

And now, although his peak height is still nearly thirty meters, every move he makes is as terrifying as a humanoid Gundam.

However, these three weaknesses severely restricted his performance, so much so that the tree man's combat effectiveness was weakened by nearly 70% out of thin air!

"No wonder these tree people are often more than ten meters tall and look amazing in combat, but they never take the initiative to attack. Instead, they form alliances against others under the slogan of peace."

"If they really collide at this stage, even if they can win the war, I'm afraid a few of them won't survive the aftermath!"

“Not a good deal at all!”

Coming to this conclusion, Somo also had some clues as to why the tree people invited humans to enter the territory and develop together.

To put it bluntly, Shuren’s current shortcomings are not irreparable.

For example, once these towering trees are put on heavy armor to protect the weak points of the body, it will basically be difficult to break through the defense before the attack power reaches a certain level.

Another example is the problem of fear of fire. If you can carry a high-power fire extinguisher with you, you can basically greatly reduce the damage caused by flames.

Even if plants can be artificially induced to mutate and more auxiliary companion plants are born, the tree man's strength will also change by leaps and bounds.

"Wait, if that's the case"

After closing Zhu Ling's attribute panel, Sumo refocused his attention and began to listen to the conversation behind the desk.

After getting over the initial unfamiliarity, one person and one tree lost their previous politeness and began to discuss specific directions.

However, although Zhu Ling's IQ is 119, reaching the starting line for human academic masters, this does not mean that his intelligence is truly as good as that of a human being.

Sun Di was just a few Tai Chi pushers who couldn't splash water, so he was already feeling a little anxious.

"Mr. Sun, you have also seen our sincerity in cooperating with Heavenly Court. For you humans, the Guzao Shu Human Race has great sincerity."

"After Zhu Chuan came back last time, we have learned clearly about the help of the fairy fruit to the tree people. We believe that once a long-term cooperative trade is established, the tree people will become the eternal allies of heaven and mankind."

"Since Lord Soma trusts you to come here, don't refuse the trade agreement between us. What do you think?"

Hearing Sun Di push back on the specific content of the trade again, he turned the topic to the impact of cooperation between the two parties on the surrounding situation.

Zhu Ling's heart was so hot that he directly stated his urgent needs straight to the point.

At this time, Sun Di couldn't refuse anymore and had to continue: "I wonder what kind of items Lord Zhuling wants to exchange for the fairy fruit?"

"Ianya!"

"For each fairy fruit, we can provide rice leaves for two hundred people for a day!"

"Or you can use other rare plant resources in the territory of the tree people. If you can sign the agreement on behalf of Lord Soma, we will give you 10,000 rice leaves as a personal gift, as well as several kinds of fruits that can improve your physical fitness! "

It seems that he knows the twists and turns of human beings in negotiations. Zhu Ling's words are straightforward and his handwriting is amazing!

Not to mention that one fairy fruit can be exchanged for rice leaves for 200 people.

Just the rice leaves that can last a person for 27 years and the rebates on several rare fruits are enough to make people excited.

"What a generous move!"

"Lord Zhuling, this is really a generous act!"

Seeing Zhu Ling throw out his chips, Sun Di was in a dilemma. Su Mo immediately smiled freely and walked out of the team.

"Oh? Who is this?"

"I am the supervising adjutant of this mission team. Lord Zhuling can call me, Hou Liangping."

He casually made up a name, and seeing a hint of uncertainty flash across Zhu Ling's face, Su Mo continued speaking without stopping:

"Lord Zhu Ling doesn't need to use low-level means like kickbacks to deceive us. Although we in Heaven don't have many supplies now, we still don't lack this little food. What's more, if we take this thing and let Lord Sumo know , even if this deal is signed, it may not be able to be implemented by then."

Zhu Ling paused after hearing this: "It seems that I didn't think it through properly. The people under Lord Somo are indeed different from other humans."

"However, this trade agreement is not impossible."

"oh?"

Seeing Su Mo's confident and high-spirited performance, he got straight to the point. Before thinking of Sun Di, he kept doing Tai Chi and pushing his hands, grinding and grinding.

Zhu Ling immediately became interested and tapped the branch against the ground twice, summoning a wooden chair opposite the table.

Sun Di on the other side didn't feel any displeasure. Instead, he stood up and returned to the crowd.

Da Ma Jin Dao sat down, leaned back, and Somo said again:

"Lord Zhu Ling must have already understood the habits and traditions of us humans, so I won't go around here."

"There is no problem with the transaction, and there is no problem with the caravan. As allies, we have to communicate with each other."

"But according to our Lord Soma's wishes, if you want to exchange fairy fruits, rice leaves can be used, but they cannot be the lowest grade rice leaves. At the very least, they must be dark green!"

Wow!

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Zhu Ling nodded in surprise, but in the second half of the sentence, especially when the three words dark green came out.

His expression suddenly suffocated, and then a huge momentum rose from the ground.

As the foundation of the tree people's survival, the level of rice leaves is not a major secret, but it is not information that ordinary people can know.

At the first moment, he thought that Zhu Chuan leaked the news and handed this handle to the opponent.

But the next second, looking at the smile on Su Mo's face, he could only suppress his thoughts and said in a muffled voice: "I don't know where Lord Su Mo learned that there is dark green. Our tree people don't have it at all."

"No, Lord Zhu Ling, this is your dishonesty. As allies, it's okay for us to have secrets, but we shouldn't deceive our allies like this!"

"The levels of leaves are divided into"

"Don't worry, this news is not from your people, but our Lord Su Mo has another way."

Directly blocked Zhu Ling's words, and fully explained the different levels and properties of leaves.

Seeing Zhu Ling choking for a moment, Su Mo shook his head gently and took advantage of the victory to pursue:

"And, even if you agree to exchange it with dark green rice leaves now, we can't agree to it"

"Are you kidding me?"

Seemingly realizing that he was tricked by Su Mo into revealing the real information, Zhu Ling stood up suddenly, and his branches and leaves were floating in the air like a net, with a sense of wanting to devour people.

And his already strong momentum, at this moment, burst out to a new height.

At the same time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hut, like raindrops hitting the ground, which made people shudder.

Facing this burst of momentum, Sun Di, who had just retreated, was fine. Except for his pale face, he was able to maintain his mentality.

But the remaining villagers were shaking like sieves, obviously they had suffered a great shock.

"No, no, no, Lord Zhu Ling, you misunderstood. Although we are allies, we are not exchanging assets right away, right?"

"What's more, our Lord has more than just fairy fruits. We still have a lot of what you need and what the tree people need!"

Watching Zhu Ling's tree face the whole time, Su Mo was completely unaware of the impact of this momentum.

As he spoke, Zhu Ling also suddenly retracted his momentum and sat back, as if nothing had happened.

"Not bad, not bad, the Heavenly Court is indeed full of capable people, much stronger than normal humans!"

It doesn't feel good to be seen through.

After understanding that Su Mo knew that he would never take action and his bottom line, Zhu Ling stopped pretending and spoke frankly:

"Tell me, let me hear Lord Su Mo's opinion!"

"First, the purpose of our cooperation is to allow the two territories to share what they have, fight against the surrounding enemies together, and become stronger, so before the formal transaction, we need a pledge of allegiance"

Zhu Ling: "Pledge of allegiance?"

Su Mo nodded: "Yes, it's just talk without practice. Simple trade will be broken with a poke. Once an enemy really attacks, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts in our cooperation, so we need to join forces to attack the enemy. Attack the enemy once, it can be the Empire of Light, the Demon Soul Clan, or the Dwarves"

"In short, we need to let people outside know that the Tree People Clan and the Heavenly Court have reached a cooperation. Against any of them, the other party will not sit idly by!"

After taking it seriously, Zhu Ling began to think about Su Mo's well-reasoned remarks.

After a while, he nodded: "Okay, there is no problem with this request. As the original intention of our cooperation, we need a pledge of allegiance to ensure cooperation!"

"Just in the attack, we can also see the true strength of the other party!"

Su Mo: "Very good, since Lord Zhu Ling agrees, then after the pledge of allegiance is over, we can start real trade cooperation"

"We need rice leaves, and we also need plants with other functions"

"At the same time, in addition to fairy fruits, our territory also has other things that the tree people need"

Zhu Ling: "Oh? For example?"

"For example, the companion plant on Mr. Tree Man, Golden Silk Green, we can induce it to become stronger and have more abilities!"

Boom!

Different from Zhu Ling's previous pretended anger.

This time, when he heard the three words Golden Silk Green, he was stunned at first, and then directly exposed a naked killing intent.

Obviously, the explosiveness of this news has exceeded his psychological bottom line, so that he has the intention to kill and silence.

However, the next second after thinking of something else

He sat back in his chair helplessly, his murderous aura completely gone.

"Can I know how Lord Sumo knows this information?"

"Oh? Doesn't Lord Zhu Ling think Lord Sumo should know?"

With a hint of pretended "confusion", he looked at Zhu Ling's astonishment after being asked back by himself, and the subsequent dejection.

Sumo immediately felt happy and chuckled.

"How about it, Lord Zhu Ling is interested in further cooperation matters now?"

"Can I still say 'no'?"

After taking a deep look at Sumo's disguised face, Zhu Ling spread out the branches on his body, waved his hand, and directly removed the table.

"Since Lord Sumo already knows so much, there is no point in hiding it"

"Let's go, before starting real cooperation, I have to show you the true background of our ancient tree people!"