"I bought a pot of flowers from someone else, and they asked to exchange it for seeds of three different flowers of the same quality."

Liu Zheng quickly explained.

Women getting jealous is already quite troublesome, but when a female stone man gets jealous, it's even worse.

"Oh, I see. Well then, what kind of flower is it?"

Shi Tiantian asked.

"It's a blue flower, with petals that shine like water waves and make the sound of water droplets when the wind blows."

"I've never seen such a flower, but there's a kind called 'Red Anther Clear Wave Lily of the Valley' that sounds a bit like what you described. I think I have an idea. There are plenty of seeds in the flower field, but dear deliveryman, what do you intend to exchange for it?"

Shi Tiantian asked.

"What does the dear Miss Tian Tian want?"

Liu Zheng countered.

"There's a flower in the flower field that's not developing well lately. After diagnosis, it needs a large amount of submarine volcanic mud to grow to the next stage. We've consulted our partner merchants, but none have stocked this product. So, we hope you can help us find a supply channel."

Shi Tiantian thought for a moment and said.

"Is it enough just to find a supply channel?"

"Yes. But if dear deliveryman can help us secure a deal, the Stone Spirit Clan won't treat a friend unfairly. Moreover..."

Shi Tiantian deliberately paused before continuing.

"I'll give you a big surprise personally~"

She dragged the last note playfully.

"Um, you might not know this, but I've been practicing Child Skill recently."

Liu Zheng swallowed and said.

"Oh, you're so annoying, what are you thinking? I'm not talking to you."

Shi Tiantian pretended to be coy and said.

Hanging out with you non-humans all the time, not having improper thoughts would really be having improper thoughts.

He grumbled internally, but outwardly said.

"My mistake, dear Miss Tian Tian, when shall we make the exchange?"

"I'll contact you when I'm ready, and then you can send someone to 'Hundred Ghosts' to pick it up."

Shi Tiantian said.

"Alright."

Liu Zheng hung up the phone and hurried to Sky Garden Community.

There was neither a gate nor buildings, only a square with a stone inscribed "Sky Garden Community," and one thick vine that led up to the clouds.

"Seems like this community is built in the sky. Speaking of which, this setup resembles Ethereal Alley a bit. I wonder if they're related."

He pondered, stroking his chin.

After a while, Niu Daji finally arrived.

"Boss, here's the flower you wanted."

He carefully handed the pot, covered in black cloth, to Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng unveiled the cloth, and the item description popped up.

"Name: Luminous Bellflower"

"Type: Equipment"

"Quality: Excellent"

"Effect: Slightly increases the player's charm when equipped."

"Note: You look at the flower, then at me; you're close when looking at the flower, distant when looking at me."

"Can be taken out of instance: Yes"

"This is actually equipment..."

His eye twitched.

Before opening the item description, Liu Zheng had thought it would either be a miscellaneous item or a prop; the system's item judgments were truly unpredictable.

But where exactly should he equip this thing?

Hold it in his hand, pretending to be a not-so-cool assassin, or wear it on his head pretending the flower pot was his body?

Liu Zheng shook his head and stored the "Luminous Bellflower" in the system space.

"Go around the shops and ask if anyone sells submarine volcanic mud or has supply channels."

He instructed.

"Got it, boss, I'm on it right away."

Niu Daji immediately accepted the task and left.

Having recently acquired its own house, it was now so excited that it seemed like it had taken Phoenix Blood.

"How do I get up there?"

After Niu Daji left, Liu Zheng stared at the vine, deep in thought.

Moments later, he tried gripping the vine.

Nothing happened; it felt just like any ordinary vine.

"Am I really supposed to climb this?"

Considering for a bit, Liu Zheng decided to call Niu Ma.

"Hey, boss, how do you get up to Sky Garden?"

He asked.

"Climb up, how else would you fly?"

Niu Ma replied.

"Can't I fly?"

"How would I know, I haven't flown. If you can fly, then go ahead. I'm going back to sleep. If you wake me up with another call, expect to sleep on the street tonight!"

Niu Ma ended the call forcefully.

"As if I don't already sleep on the street every day."

Liu Zheng pouted.

Without even a cot, the Obsidian floor was even less comfortable than concrete; its only benefit was its safety.

And besides, whether sleeping on the street or with Niu Ma, which was more dangerous couldn't really be decided.

In any case, he could actually fly, but it was quite exhausting.

"Should I fly?"

Liu Zheng gazed at the seemingly unreachable clouds and decided to obediently climb the vine.

Not to mention that his flying speed was probably slower than climbing, and the sky over Metropolis didn't seem any safer than underground.

He jumped, and before dropping, extended tentacles to grasp the vine. Once secured, he ascended again, and secured once more.

Repeating this cycle, Liu Zheng quickly climbed to several hundred meters high.

At this speed, if seen in reality, one might assume it was an AI-generated video.

Looking around, he found that the view wasn't much different from seeing Metropolis from the ground, just without buildings blocking the view.

"Tsk~"

He had wanted to experience the feeling of looking down on everything.

Instinctively, Liu Zheng glanced towards the City Hall.

The square-grid City Hall, crisscrossed like a chessboard, came into sight, golden soldering points reflecting the sunshine like light bulbs.