After a careful investigation, they discovered the cause was a patch of highly fertile soil underground. After refining it, they obtained a bottle of diluted Locke Divine Water. The owner of Thousand Leaf Planet suspected that the planet held other precious resources, so he sent people to investigate from every angle.
[At 23, you were unable to enter Three Illusion Tree Valley for the next six months. Only after they confirmed there was nothing else did they reopen the Three Illusion Leaf harvest. From then on, however, they installed an instrument in Three Illusion Tree Valley to detect concentrated life force.]
[The Iron Vine Grass was deep underground and escaped disaster.]
[You entered Three Illusion Tree Valley again. Your instincts told you not to visit the Iron Vine Grass for the time being, so you obediently finished gathering Three Illusion Leaves and returned to the Tree House.]
[At 24, you could break through to Apprentice Rank Nine at any time, but you chose not to.]
[You began to entertain the idea of escaping.]
[While gathering as usual, you started watching the others to see if anyone shared your thoughts.]
[At 25, you met a young man at Apprentice Rank Eight in Three Illusion Tree Valley. You sensed the aura of Locke Divine Water on him, and he noticed you, too.]
[But all he noticed was you looking at him. You had last come into contact with Locke Divine Water three years ago, and since you hadn't used any, you didn't carry its aura.]
[Out of caution, you went your separate ways.]
"Hm?"
Han Han was a little surprised. There was no doubt the young man was Pansy, but in the previous simulations, Pansy had only reached Apprentice Rank Eight when Han Han was 28.
"Could it be because of that six-month lockdown?"
That was indeed the reason. Pansy had Locke Divine Water, and even now, he was deliberately slowing his progress.
[Later that year, you met again. This time, you spoke first, because you saw an emotion in his eyes unlike anything you had seen in the other Qianye Star People. You were certain he longed for freedom just as you did.]
[You got to know each other.]
[You told him your name was Han Han. The young man realized he ought to choose a name for himself, too. After a moment, he told you his name was Pansy.]
[You exchanged information.]
[Pansy didn't tell you about the Locke Divine Water. You realized he was keeping something from you, but you likewise said nothing about the Iron Vine Grass.]
[At 26, you discovered three new allies.]
[As you and Pansy grew closer, you brought up the Locke Divine Water at an opportune moment. Pansy asked how you knew about it.]
[You lied.]
[You told Pansy that years ago, while gathering Three Illusion Leaves, you had accidentally found a drop of Locke Divine Water and some information about it. As a result, you had been taken to the Central High Tower.]
[Pansy was suspicious, but believed most of what you said, since he had found his Silver Token while gathering Three Illusion Leaves.]
[He decided to share some of it with you.]
"Bad idea."
Han Han watched the simulation. They had installed instruments in Three Illusion Tree Valley to detect concentrated life force. Bringing out the Locke Divine Water now would be tantamount to suicide.
But soon, his worried heart settled.
[You hurriedly stopped him, explaining that Three Illusion Tree Valley had been thoroughly searched three years ago. Taking it out here might bring disaster down on you both.]
[Your caution saved you from disaster.]
[You knew Pansy had an item that could evade the instruments, but you had no intention of investigating it. Pansy agreed with you, so you decided to wait for now.]
[Pansy considered whether to share the secret of the Silver Token with you.]
[In the end, he decided to share it.]
[The world inside the Silver Token was quite large, and he could hide plenty of things there. Still, he decided to observe your character a little longer.]
[Though you didn't know it, Pansy approved of your character.]
[At 27, Pansy sought you out.]
[He told you he had acquired a mysterious space containing a small pool of the Locke Divine Water you had mentioned. It was also thanks to the Locke Divine Water that his cultivation had progressed so quickly, but he concealed the Iron Vine Grass inside.]
[After learning that the mysterious space could evade the instruments, you told Pansy about the Iron Vine Grass.]
[After half a year of planning, you successfully moved the Iron Vine Grass into Pansy's Silver Token. At that moment, Pansy also realized that his Plant Lifeform was called Iron Vine Grass.]
[He asked you about the Iron Vine Grass.]
[You told him it was a Plant Lifeform that could rapidly grow stronger with enough resources and would serve only one master for its entire life, remaining loyal until death. Locke Divine Water was enormously beneficial for cultivating Plant Lifeforms. If you could raise it to Star Rank, you and he would certainly be able to escape Thousand Leaf Planet.]
[Pansy was filled with regret.]
[So his Iron Vine Grass had been loyal until death all along. But he had thought it would turn on him, and hadn't let it absorb much Locke Divine Water. As a result, its rank had remained stuck.]
[At 28, your Iron Vine Grass broke through to Planetary Rank Nine. There was still plenty of Locke Divine Water left, enough to help it reach Star Rank. You were overjoyed, because you were about to be free.]
[What you didn't know was that on the other side of the world, Pansy's Iron Vine Grass had already reached Stellar Level Seven and was still advancing rapidly.]
"Only half a year?"
Han Han silently pondered. "No! That's not right! In the simulation, Pansy only revealed a little. Strictly speaking, with enough Locke Divine Water, half a year would be sufficient to reach Stellar Level Seven."
"The strongest person on Thousand Leaf Planet is only Stellar Level One..."
He was tempted!
The Iron Vine Grass didn't need to reach Stellar Level Seven for them to escape. Stellar Level One would be more than enough, and it would take much less time—perhaps three months, perhaps just one or two.
"I just don't know what would happen if a slave went missing."
Han Han continued the simulation.
[At 29, your Iron Vine Grass had reached Stellar Level Two, and only a tiny bit of Locke Divine Water remained. You had deliberately saved it to help you both quickly break through to Planetary Rank.]
[You disappeared.]
[The Supervisor noticed something was wrong that very day. They kept count of everyone who entered Three Illusion Tree Valley, and no one was allowed to be missing.]
[After checking the detection instruments, they found the spot where your auras had vanished, but there was nothing there.]
[The Silver Token was a Micro World. Han Han realized that Thousand Leaf Planet had no way to detect something like that, and his expression changed as he looked at you.]
[Two months later, you both broke through to Planetary Rank.]
[After going undiscovered for so long, Pansy finally stopped hiding his true nature. He knew just how great the value contained in the Silver Token was.]
[In such a short time, his Iron Vine Grass had already reached Stellar Level Nine, and it would soon break through to the next stage. The amount it had consumed was barely a fraction of the total.]
[While you let your guard down, countless vines surrounded you.]
[You recognized them as Iron Vine Grass. Your own Iron Vine Grass had surrounded you, too—but it was protecting you.]
[You demanded to know what Pansy meant by this.]
[He said you knew too many secrets, but he would remember you forever. After all, without you, it might have taken him a long time to discover the secret of the Locke Divine Water and the Iron Vine Grass.]
[Pansy's Iron Vine Grass stabbed at you, easily strangling you.]
[You died.]
[This simulation has ended.]
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