The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?!

Liu Zheng took a look, and it was a pigeon egg-sized peridot.

"Keep it safe, don't ask me for another one next time."

Doctor Nile said.

"Don't worry, I absolutely will."

He chuckled and handed the peridot to Shi Tiantian.

"Miss Tian Tian, is this okay?"

"Wow, it's actually peridot! I love it, thank you, human gentleman."

Shi Tiantian couldn't let go of the peridot.

"For the Stone Spirit Clan, gems probably aren't rare, right?"

Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

Extraordinary magic gemstones like the Aken Gemstone are one thing, but this peridot should just be a regular gem.

"Yes, but not every gem can be found in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, peridot is actually one of the rarest kinds."

Shi Tiantian replied.

"I see."

He looked at Doctor Nile, who shook his head.

It seems he's just a blind cat hitting a dead rat.

Liu Zheng took out the shepherd's finger, which now floated mid-air, pointing directly northwest.

"Miss Tian Tian, which direction is Great Jiang Mountain?"

He asked.

"Over there."

Shi Tiantian pointed slightly to the north of east.

That's quite far off.

Liu Zheng hesitated, but decided to complete General Services' quest first.

After all, Great Jiang Mountain can't run away, and the sooner he gets the Chaotic Dice, the sooner he's done with this huge task.

"Then let's go find that mountain first."

He said to Shi Tiantian.

"I'll follow your lead, human gentleman."

"Alright. My little comrade's car is packed, Miss Tian Tian you probably don't have a spot. If you don't mind, how about sitting on the roof?"

Liu Zheng suggested.

"No need, I'll use Earth Jutsu to follow you all. Although I can shrink my figure, my weight won't change, and even if your car could carry me, it'd be much slower."

Shi Tiantian shook her head in decline.

"Alright, then apologies for the inconvenience, Miss Tian Tian. Ah Bao, can you shrink down?"

He looked at the panda.

"Who are you underestimating? I not only know the Shrinking Technique but also the Feather Transformation Technique, I can make a huge rock as light as a feather."

The panda proudly said.

"Amazing, no wonder you're a disciple of the Taoism sect. Please, show us these spells."

Liu Zheng praised.

"Pay up."

The panda extended a large paw.

"How much do you want?"

"No idea, give what you think is right."

It scratched its head.

Prior attempts to set a price were more like a childish tantrum, it didn't truly know the value of money.

After all, the panda always stayed within the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, rarely going downhill even before its master's death.

In the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, you could buy things with money or barter, stealing or directly seizing wasn't out of the question either.

"Take it."

Liu Zheng casually handed it a stack of cash.

The panda took the money without counting and stored it in a floral cloth backpack.

Money wasn't the issue, primarily it did not want to be treated as a subordinate by this motley human, that would be too embarrassing for a bear.

Simultaneously, from a subconscious level, it did not wish to become too close to this human, otherwise leaving might be difficult.

"Hey stone spirit, shrink yourself first, then I'll cast the spell."

The panda brazenly said to Shi Tiantian.

In the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, power was respected, and as a Demon King with a high-grade inner core and a genuine Mystical Sect cultivator, naturally it need not show courtesy to a lesser stone spirit.

"Human gentleman, who is this bear?"

Shi Tiantian glanced at it, then turned to Liu Zheng.

"Oh, my newly compelled bodyguard, still wild at heart, its statements are solely its own 'bear opinions', nothing to do with me."

Liu Zheng quickly distanced himself.

"That's good. Where'd this ugly thing come from, not quite black or white, carrying a floral cloth bag, seriously ugly bear being ridiculous."

Shi Tiantian mocked.

"What did you say!"

The panda immediately grew furious.

"You wretch don't want to live, watch me not smash you into pieces to build a latrine!"

"Just you? Think I don't know you? Foolish bear after its master died, causing trouble everywhere, digging holes without burying, messing the Ten Thousand Great Mountains up."

"Wish to build me into a latrine? Should I call my brothers to stomp you into meat paste and use you to fertilize the flower field."

Shi Tiantian sneered.

The history of the Stone Spirit Clan is almost as long as the Ten Thousand Great Mountains; theoretically, nothing exists they don't know, but they aren't bothered to find out sometimes.

"I feel like whether in town or outside, no one really knows how to talk."

Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes and said.

"What else? With everyone under such pressure, unless they're close, who has the leisure to chat idly; it's all about speaking through strength, communicating with fists."

"And speaking properly requires cultural literacy as well; many don't even know words, what do you expect them to say?"

Doctor Nile replied.

"Hmm, makes sense."

He nodded.

Don't mention illiteracy, even those who've studied for several years often lack the ability to speak properly.

Previously, when he interviewed residents, they frequently led the topic astray instead.

Whenever Liu Zheng attempted to guide the conversation using rational logic, discomfort often arose due to their unfamiliarity.

Eventually, he simply let it slide, allowing topics to stray as long as they weren't too outrageous, then he'd summarize the useful info by himself.

"Alright, enough arguing."

After the two exchanged a few more insults, Liu Zheng finally intervened.

"Don't stop me, I'm determined to bash it into pulp today."

The panda stubbornly said.

"Human gentleman, allow me to take this bear for fertilizer, and I'll catch a new one for you. Humans with two legs are hard to find in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, but four-legged bears are in abundance."