Common Slave Tag

Thousand Tree District.

Although it is called the Thousand Tree District, there are actually at least ten thousand trees growing here, all of them incredibly thick and exuding a refreshing aura.

If it weren't for being enslaved, Thousand Leaf Planet would be an excellent ecological planet.

"Hiss~"

Han Han regained consciousness, though at least four or five of his ribs were broken. However, thanks to the residual effects of the inferior Purple Light Dew he had consumed, his recovery speed was superior to others.

The simulation didn't mention I would be knocked unconscious.

This is the drawback of text-based simulations; it is impossible to detail every single event, as only the main trajectory remains the same.

"The previous simulation revealed that Hua Chuan hasn't completely lost interest in me, but that certainly won't last long," Han Han pondered.

"No need to rush."

"Besides, this time I have more capital, so I should be able to change the previous sequence of events."

Slaves in the Thousand Tree District teams don't just cultivate in peace; they are also required to collect Three Illusion Leaf, and compared to those at the first or second level of the Apprentice stage, they are required to collect even more.

Furthermore, there are very few detection machines deep within the Three Illusion Tree Valley.

Thousand Leaf Planet is merely a planet that provides a large number of ninth-level Apprentice slaves. One can tell the defense is mediocre from the fact that the strongest overseer is only a first-level Star-level, and some collection areas aren't even equipped with monitoring equipment.

Han Han understood this point.

It's like caging a chicken; a bamboo cage and an iron cage have the exact same effect, so why waste an iron cage when it could be used elsewhere?

"Subject 456-012366, please proceed to Three Illusion Tree Valley to collect the required quantity of Three Illusion Leaf."

A mechanical voice rang out in the treehouse.

Subject 456-012366 is Han Han's designation among the countless slaves on Thousand Leaf Planet.

Once an order is issued, he must execute it immediately; otherwise, he will face punishment at best, or summary execution at worst. This is the execution code of the intelligent system.

Han Han is not stupid, so he endured the pain and quickly ran toward Three Illusion Tree Valley.

He woke up at noon, and the collection quota for Three Illusion Leaf is generally a full day's worth. Even though it wasn't his fault, the standard would not change because of it.

Of course.

Robbery is permitted among the slaves!

Three Illusion Leaf is only a secondary industry on Thousand Leaf Planet; selling a batch of high-quality slaves is worth more than a year's worth of Three Illusion Leaf sales, so allowing robbery is meant to stimulate motivation to a certain extent.

And Han Han is a seventh-level Apprentice...

After entering Three Illusion Tree Valley, Han Han did not choose to collect leaves immediately, but instead continued to head deeper.

He had to get into the depths to avoid detection.

"This should be far enough."

"But just to be safe..."

Han Han brought his consciousness to the Life Simulator and used his one remaining simulation opportunity.

[Life simulation begins]

[At 22 years old, you, who have angered Hua Chuan, are brought back to the Thousand Tree District and labeled as an ordinary slave. For certain reasons, Hua Chuan cannot kill you on the spot.]

[You escape a disaster.]

A critical hit right from the start!

The previous simulations didn't say this; it only became more detailed as the time approached.

[Dragging your injured body, you learn that today's Three Illusion Leaf collection quota has not been met, so you head to Three Illusion Tree Valley to collect them.]

[You intend to head into the depths.]

[However, you underestimated the vastness of Three Illusion Tree Valley. Your current location is still in the outer perimeter, subject to the detection of various instruments. However, you are puzzled as to why you would want to go deep inside, as the Three Illusion Leaf are essentially the same inside and out.]

"It's this big!"

Han Han was startled. Fortunately, he was cautious and knew to run a simulation to check the situation first. He had intended to plant the Iron Vine Grass seedling in Three Illusion Tree Valley to cultivate it.

Luckily, his simulated self had no memory of this, and the Iron Vine Grass and other items had not been taken out.

[You are collecting Three Illusion Leaf.]

[At sunset, you rob two fifth-level Apprentices and gather enough to meet your collection quota. Although they are angry, they dare not say anything due to your strength.]

[You cycle between collecting Three Illusion Leaf and cultivating.]

[At 23 years old, you successfully break through to the eighth-level Apprentice stage. This strength already places you among the upper echelon in the Thousand Tree District, and you can be considered a relatively high-quality slave.]

[At 24 years old, you cultivate diligently.]

[At 29 years old, you feel that you can break through to the ninth-level Apprentice stage at any time, but yearning for freedom, you are unwilling...]

[You had assumed that since you and Pansy had faced life and death together, she wouldn't kill you even if she refused your request. Unfortunately, you guessed wrong; Pansy never viewed you as a friend.]

[You have died.]

[This simulation has ended.]

[Evaluation...]

This simulation was much the same as the others because he had yet to bring out key variables like the Iron Vine Grass seedling and the Locke Divine Water, but it still held significance.

At the very least, it let him know his current location.

"I choose one drop of Locke Divine Water and 50,000 Cuilang Coins." Han Han made his choice without a moment's hesitation.

The Locke Divine Water was the key resource for him to cultivate the Iron Vine Grass. Having accumulated about 6 milliliters over a year, it was enough to raise the Iron Vine Grass seedling to the Planetary level.

Following this, Han Han did not hesitate further. He leaped with all his might, quickly climbing upward along the vines hanging from the Three Illusion Tree. The Three Illusion Leaves were located in the middle-to-upper section of the tree.

"Collect them first, and we'll see after three days."

He had plenty of time, and the current situation did not allow for even the slightest mistake. Waiting three days to perform a simulation to confirm his path was completely worth it.

Sunset.

"As expected, it's not enough."

Han Han looked at the Three Illusion Leaves he had collected. Even though he had given it his all, he was still short by one-fifth.

"I originally thought I could try hard to see if I could change the plot in the simulation. It seems the version of me inside probably thought the same thing."

"Whoosh!"

Two figures darted past.

"Apprentice level five."

Han Han's strength far exceeded theirs. Although he could see they were carefully avoiding him, the gap in strength was plain to see.

"Stop!" Han Han barked.

With a "whoosh," he closed in on them rapidly and snatched the Three Illusion Leaves from their backs in one go. They wanted to resist, but the disparity in power was too great.

An Apprentice level five had a strength of about 16t, but Han Han was at 64t.

Upon checking, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of Han Han's mouth; they had over-collected.

If the collection standard was 10, they had collected 11 or even 12. Taking the excess was just enough to make up for his own collection deficit.

"So that's how it is!"

He had thought that he would choose to rob a few more people and take a little from each to meet the standard, rather than picking on just these two. It turned out it was just the right amount.

"You can go."

He threw the remaining Three Illusion Leaves back to them.

They were happy at first, but the joy vanished when they realized they were the ones suffering the loss. Clutching the Three Illusion Leaves, they hurried toward the exit of Tree Valley.

After a moment's thought, Han Han still called out a warning.

"I have already memorized your faces. Apprentice level five practitioners don't live far from the area I reside in, so you had better know how to behave."

Robbery was permitted, but it shouldn't be done openly.

Having finished the task, Han Han also ran toward the exit. The dull ache in his chest urged him to hurry back and recuperate.

Over the next three days.

Han Han basically repeated the same routine: after finishing his collection, he would return to the treehouse to cultivate and recuperate until his simulation attempts refreshed. This time, he headed deeper into the area.