"I don't know any Fisherman."

Bullhorse shook his head.

"That person from the photo you gave me."

"Napoleon gave that to me, you'll have to ask him."

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"Could you help me call him then?"

"You're such a hassle, kid."

Bullhorse grumbled as he took out his phone.

"Spit it out, I'm busy right now."

White Feather Chicken's voice came through.

"It's not me looking for you, it's my little brother."

Bullhorse handed the phone to Liu Zheng.

"Human, what do you want with me?"

White Feather Chicken's tone became much colder.

"Here's the thing, I encountered someone named Fisherman in the sewer."

"He seems to know you, and asked if you're planning to tear up the agreement and restart the war with him."

Liu Zheng said.

"When did I say I was tearing up the agreement? Human, you didn't wander into his fishing grounds, did you?"

White Feather Chicken asked.

"Well, I'm not sure. Anyway, the fish there were quite plump."

"That's definitely his fishing grounds. Did you catch any fish?"

White Feather Chicken asked excitedly.

"I caught some, but not exactly."

"I originally caught a Megamouth Whale, plus three others of its kind. But then they merged into one fish-man."

Liu Zheng glanced at the Combined Fish-man on the ground.

"HAHAHA!!!"

White Feather Chicken laughed wildly, while Bullhorse covered his ears in disgust.

"Human, well done, well done indeed!"

"I originally thought you were Bullhorse's illegitimate son, but now I see there's a reason he protects you so much - you're quite the lucky charm."

"You're the one who's his illegitimate son!"

Bullhorse cursed from the side.

"Tell Bullhorse to bring the fish to me immediately."

White Feather Chicken urged.

"Boss, Napoleon requests your help delivering the fish."

"I heard him. Damn Napoleon, I'll take a shit in the fish's mouth later."

Bullhorse cursed as he hoisted the Combined Fish-man onto his shoulder and left.

"Human, this fish is very significant to me. I'll have Bullhorse bring you the Era Oak Acorn, and you can also make one request."

White Feather Chicken said.

"Can I save it for later?"

Liu Zheng thought for a moment before speaking.

He didn't have any urgent needs at the moment.

"Fine. By the way, you were asking about Fisherman earlier."

"Yes."

He nodded.

"I'm not entirely clear about his background either, only that he has many fishing grounds in the sewer."

"His fishing grounds occupy the most prime river sections of the sewer, and the fish he raises are all plump and tender."

White Feather Chicken said.

"Then why don't you just buy Megamouth Whales directly from him?"

"Too late. That guy is mentally ill, he only sells at irregular intervals. Unless it's his announced selling time, he won't sell no matter how much money you offer."

"When I first became executive chef, I had a pretty bad temper. Because of this issue, I had a confrontation with him."

"I stole fish from three of his fishing grounds, he killed over twenty of my subordinates - that's how the feud started."

"Later, I kept sabotaging his fishing grounds frequently, and he would kill anyone he saw from my side, refusing to sell me fish. After a stalemate, someone mediated and we signed a ceasefire agreement."

White Feather Chicken explained the whole story.

"I see."

No wonder Fisherman immediately asked if White Feather Chicken had sent Liu Zheng when he saw him.

Looking at it this way, Fisherman clearly didn't let him off because of White Feather Chicken.

Could it be Ghost Hand again?

"Alright, I need to get back to work."

White Feather Chicken hung up.

After waiting a while, Bullhorse returned too.

"Here."

He spat out a round, smooth fruit toward Liu Zheng.

"Name: Era Oak Acorn"

"Type: Item"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect 1: Restores damage caused by unnatural time flow."

"Effect 2: If player possesses elf race (excluding unnatural elves) or plant bloodline, bloodline will evolve."

"Note: Whatever you do, don't let squirrels see it!"

"Can be taken out of dungeon: Yes"

Quite a targeted item. For some players it might exceed Perfect quality, but for most players it wouldn't even reach Excellent quality.

Trading the Combined Fish-man for this thing was definitely a loss in terms of pure value.

But since it was originally reserved for the plane tree anyway, it didn't really matter.

"Oh, and these too. Salmon asked me to give them to you."

Bullhorse spat out another bag.

When Liu Zheng opened the bag, he found many palm-sized dried fish inside.

All were Common quality, with effects all being stamina recovery.

The note was somewhat interesting though.

"Dried small fish made as gratitude, infused with the maker's goodwill and its master's full malice."

With these dried fish, he didn't need to ask Bullhorse for canned food anymore.

Although Bullhorse's stock had probably been completely eaten by him already.

"Speaking of which, when exactly are you planning to use that Sick Leave Note?"

Bullhorse asked.

"I'm not going to wait for you forever, you know."

"Anyway, I can't use it today."

Liu Zheng sighed.

"Why not?"

"Fisherman told me to go hit on his daughter."

"Huh?"

Bullhorse immediately perked up.

"Is his daughter really ugly?"

"Quite the opposite, by human standards she's very beautiful."

"Oh, so she really is ugly then."

Bullhorse nodded.

"...Looks don't matter anyway, I'm face-blind. The main issue is he doesn't even know what his daughter likes, so it's quite difficult."

Liu Zheng shook his head slightly.

"What are you afraid of? If you can't seduce her, just take her by force."

Bullhorse encouraged.

"Boss, do you have some misunderstanding about my capabilities?"

If Fisherman alone could fight the entire kitchen to a standstill, what kind of pushover do you think his daughter would be?

"So cowardly and you still want to pick up girls? Back when I was chasing my wife, I went for it directly head-on."

Bullhorse puffed out his chest.

"And then you succeeded?"

"And then she took me by force."

"Boo~~~"

Liu Zheng made a long jeering sound.

"The process isn't important, the result is the same anyway."

"Sure, sure, sure."

Creak.

The trapdoor was pushed open as Ghost Hand quietly slipped in.

This time it didn't come near Liu Zheng, but just placed the delivery order by the door and prepared to slip away.

Liu Zheng dashed forward in one step, blocking the exit.

Ghost Hand froze in place, somewhat at a loss.

"Sigh."

He sighed toward the ceiling, then signaled Ghost Hand to wait.

Although Ghost Hand's behavior this time was too reckless, the outcome was indeed good, so he couldn't not show some appreciation.

But alcohol was out of the question - if it got drunk again, it would probably give him a heart attack.

Liu Zheng took a can of drink from the cabinet, crouched down, and offered it to Ghost Hand.

Ghost Hand didn't immediately accept it.

Only when Liu Zheng placed the drink into its palm did Ghost Hand open its mouth and swallow it.

It patted Liu Zheng's shoulder, then flipped out of the Break Room.

Liu Zheng noticed that a cross-shaped wound had appeared on the back of its hand.

Golden magma rolled inside, burning the wound and preventing it from healing.

"It's still not dead? Could this guy be related to the mayor?"

Bullhorse came over.

"Is that wound perhaps...?"

"Correct."

Bullhorse nodded.

He had mentioned last time that Si Xue enjoys golden baths.

The topic ended there.

Liu Zheng picked up the delivery order and looked at the contents.

"Item: One portion of sour fish dish"

"Address: 'Red Witch' Board Game Shop"

"Orderer: Mermaid"

"Time limit: Twelve hours."

"Twelve hours? Are they insane?"

Bullhorse nearby nearly dropped his jaw in shock.

He didn't even dare imagine how much extra such a long delivery time would cost - probably enough to buy a scalper ticket to Paradise Island.

"Never underestimate a father's determination to prevent his daughter from marrying a blond guy."

"Let's go."

Liu Zheng shouldered the delivery box.

"What for?"

"Following orders to pick up a girl."