Zhang Wei looked at the apples in the distance and the oppressive aura emanating from Garu.
"You must be very strong, why don't you leave here?"
"Also, why don't you eat those silver apples?"
Garu said dejectedly, "I want to leave, I want to eat, but as soon as I leave the underground palace, or if a silver apple is missing, my collar will kill me immediately!"
As he spoke, Garu pointed to the shimmering silver collar around his neck.
There was indeed a problem!
It seemed that this Garu was the guardian beast for the second silver apple tree.
Using a human as a guardian beast… this must be some evil force.
Zhang Wei waved his hand, summoning a large roasted mountain of meat and pushing it over from a distance.
"It must have been tough for you to eat raw fish all year round. Try some hot, cooked food."
The aroma of the food wafted over.
Garu's eyes widened, and saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth…
He walked to the food with trembling steps, "Hot food… it smells so good."
Then Garu said sheepishly, "Um… do you have any wine?"
Zhang Wei summoned a bottle and threw it to him.
While Garu was frantically eating, Zhang Wei casually probed for information.
Garu was not from the human world.
He hailed from the legendary divine realm, Mount Olympus.
Children born there possessed awakened levels of 70-140 naturally, and those in the ruling class were even more extraordinary.
Legend had it that the ruler of Mount Olympus was a philanderer who sowed his seeds far and wide, fathering thousands of offspring. These descendants were known as demigods, possessing levels of 200+.
If it were a mother's demigod, the level would increase by fifty.
Those who could call themselves gods were beings with excellent reinforcement talents and cellular attributes, terrifying individuals with at least 350 levels.
It was said that none of the twelve leaders of Mount Olympus were below level 500.
"Mount Olympus… divine realm… level 500…"
According to the original work, level 500 was not that high in the Gourmet World; they were still at the bottom of the food chain.
Then this Mount Olympus should be located in some void between the human world and the Gourmet World, similar to the Road of Hunger, but superior to it.
"Then what about you?"
Garu responded, "I am… give me another bottle!"
"Here are two bottles!"
Garu took the wine and continued, "I am a resident of Mount Olympus, but unfortunately… I committed some moral transgressions later and was caught. Mount Olympus does not have the death penalty, so I was sentenced to permanent imprisonment."
"But this is worse than death! Not to mention the endless loneliness, the lack of nutrition has made my body weaker day by day, only able to rely on low-grade fish to sustain my life and prevent me from withering."
Moral transgressions… meaning, this guy was a sex offender?
This kind of person… couldn't be trusted!
At this moment, Garu had eaten his fill.
He wiped his mouth and said, "Thank you very much for your gift. I feel my energy has returned to my body, and I am no longer as weak as before."
Zhang Wei continued to ask, "But how did this silver apple tree appear here? Shouldn't the Olympus Divine Tree be in the divine realm?"
"The Olympus Divine Tree has branches. Its roots can pierce through space and propagate anywhere. This is one of its roots."
"Are there golden apples?"
"Heh heh, you're actually thinking about golden apples."
Garu chuckled, "Golden apples are divided into purebred and subspecies. Purebred grow on the main trunk and are the symbol of Olympus! Unless you have the ability to breach Olympus and crush the gods, don't even think about it."
"What about subspecies?"
"They grow from the roots!"
This means.
The golden apple on top of the Hengduan Mountain Peak was a subspecies golden apple grown from roots that pierced through space.
That was fine.
If he really had to go to Mount Olympus, Zhang Wei could only give up with his current strength.
Even for the subspecies apples here, Zhang Wei's current strength made it extremely difficult.
The Human Skin Doll said, "We want to obtain the silver apples. About your collar problem… I can try. There's a chance I can open it."
"No, no, no, I don't want to die. Tampering with this thing is truly fatal."
Zhang Wei's face darkened.
It seemed they couldn't come to an agreement.
Garu said, "Actually, it's quite good here, except for the food being a bit poor and the extreme loneliness."
"But it doesn't matter, you can stay and keep me company."
"And…"
"There are girls among you! Hehehe…"
Garu took a step forward, closing in on the stronger Zhang Wei, "Kid, will you regret letting me recover more strength!"
"Go to hell! Hahaha!"
Zhang Wei shook his head, "How could I…"
As he spoke, he threw a punch directly at Garu's claws!
Zhan Kong Xing Hen!
With the lightning-like speed of Zhan Kong Xing Hen, there was no way to dodge at this distance!
The Crocodile Dragon was twenty meters tall. A mere 20-centimeter blood hole was insignificant, but for Garu, it was almost fatal!
And the Crocodile Dragon's keratin armor was half a meter thick, even exceeding Garu's physique…
*Puff…………*
Garu stumbled forward two steps, looking at the large hole in his chest in disbelief, blood continuously spewing out and staining the ground.
"This… a mere mortal from the human world…"
"How could… this…"
*Thump~*
He fell to the ground.
Zhang Wei did not stop at all!
Zhan Kong Xing Hen!
Garu's entire head exploded into pieces.
"Cut the grass and root out the weeds, eliminate evil thoroughly. I won't believe a gourmet expert from the Gourmet World could be taken down with one punch!"
Guo Chu!
Fourth Slash, Wen Dao!
Fifth Slash, Rui Dao!
Dissection Art!
A whirlwind swept through, completely separating skin, blood, muscles, bones, and internal organs…
"Wind Control Art, Oppression!"
"Lightning Control Art, Charring!"
Deactivating the Guo Chu state, Zhang Wei wiped his sweat.
After being cut, pressurized, and electro-baked, if he could still be alive, Zhang Wei would admit defeat!
*Ding~*
The metal collar fell to the ground.
During the dissection, this steel ring had been flung far away. After bouncing a few times, it finally landed now.
Zhang Wei picked up the collar, "It's not even scratched!"
The collar was entirely silver-white, with unknown patterns on it, showing no physical damage from blades or anything else.
It was not driven by mechanical electronics, but rather by some sort of sorcery or magic, or supernatural curse, contract, or the like.
"This texture… it's so familiar, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."
"Silver apple peel!"
"Holy Silver!"
Zhang Wei suddenly realized!
He remembered the introduction mentioning that this Holy Silver had an exorcising effect, so it likely possessed magical abilities.
"Biological metal… is it still the power of gourmet cells? But how do cells act on inanimate objects?"
"However, if organisms can grow metal, why should I care so much? Beast fangs can be utilized, biological bones can be used, so why can't biological metal be used."
However, what Zhang Wei should be more concerned about was the smelting and processing of this collar.