At Apokolips Arena in the Dark Dimension, Russell appeared in a familiar corner. He instinctively glanced at the wall beside him, then suddenly froze.
In his line of sight, a fruit tree of unknown variety had stubbornly rooted itself in a crack in the wall. It was growing remarkably well, its branches and leaves lush, with a dozen or so fruits faintly visible among them.
They were pitch-black. No telling whether they would kill someone if eaten.
Russell: ()
He did not know whether to laugh or cry. If he remembered correctly, he had relieved himself here once.
So this was not some wild fungus, but the legendary...
Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure!!
"Good heavens, I've reached the level where a single piss can nurture a spiritual root between heaven and earth."
Russell looked disgusted on the surface, but inwardly he was delighted. A fruit tree personally planted by the Lord of the Dark Dimension could not be left to suffer. It had to be transplanted somewhere brighter and more open.
A corner by the wall? Who was this looking down on?
Snap!
With a snap of his fingers, Urd, the authority hound, instantly appeared. She dropped to one knee, utterly respectful.
"My lord!"
"I need you for two things. First, transplant this divine tree into the garden of the Dark Temple. Plant it... farther away from the Golden Apple tree."
Russell raised a hand and pointed behind him. "Once you finish that, come find me at the arena. I'll tell you the second thing then."
"..."
"What is it?"
"Nothing, nothing. I'll transplant it into the temple garden right away."
Urd rose expressionlessly. As the administrator of the Dark Dimension and the Lord of the Dark Dimension's foremost lackey, she knew very well where the fruit tree had come