The Rainbow Tree.
Its condensed fruit, when plucked and consumed, could transform someone at the Black Iron level directly into a divine being of the Rainbow Realm. Elemental fruits like the Flame Fruit were nothing compared to the Rainbow Fruit.
Chen Yu had been anticipating this for a long time.
If he could successfully pluck the Rainbow Fruit, he would no longer be a lamb to the slaughter in this cave. All the cave nations would have to acknowledge his existence.
Ultimately, he just didn't want to be bullied anymore.
The appearance of the Appointment Tiger Tally made Chen Yu feel restless. No one could truly understand the kind of life he was living, that life of constant anxiety. If he could end it one second sooner, he wouldn't want to delay it by another second.
Filled with anticipation, Chen Yu rubbed his hands together. The little demon watched him silently.
Sensing the little demon's gaze, Chen Yu's hopeful eyes showed a hint of confusion. His startled eyes met the little demon's.
"Is there a problem?"
"No, why would there be a problem?" The little demon gazed at him, shaking her head, her chin resting on her hand. "How could our Lord Chen's affairs have problems? I was just thinking, how should we get there?"
"On foot."
Chen Yu patted his thigh.
Since they were heading to the demon region, the transfer arrays between the cities of the Orc Empire and the Human Empire definitely couldn't be used.
He also had no convenient means of transportation.
This left them with only the most primitive method to reach the demon region: relying on their own two legs, undeterred by hardship and danger, to walk there step by step.
"Good idea."
The little demon pursed her lips and nodded slightly. Then, she transformed into a porcelain doll the size of a small toy and floated to Chen Yu's shoulder to sit.
Her fair little feet dangled back and forth as if on a swing.
"Let's go."
"You're…?" Chen Yu glanced sideways. The little demon smiled sweetly, "What? Do you expect me to walk with you? Don't joke, big brother. From here to the demon region is probably tens of thousands of miles. And that's just to the border of the demon tribes. My territory is in the core hinterland of the demon tribes. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's hundreds of thousands of miles. If you want to walk there, do you expect me to get exhausted to death on the road?"
???
Chen Yu, with a frown, froze in place for a long time, his mind entirely occupied by the little demon's words.
Hundreds of thousands of miles?
With his two legs, wouldn't they turn into matchsticks?
"Why aren't you moving? Let's go." The porcelain doll-like little demon said with a smile. "Oh, don't tell me you think you can't walk it. Don't worry, it's not that far. Starting now, if you walk for three to five years without stopping, you'll definitely be able to get there. I believe you can do it."
"You can rest now."
If Chen Yu couldn't tell that the little demon was being sarcastic at this point, he really shouldn't be alive.
"I must be out of my mind to walk hundreds of thousands of miles."
"Is that so? It seems the Rainbow Tree isn't as tempting as you thought." The little demon snorted with amusement dancing in her eyes. Chen Yu, annoyed, glanced at her. "That's enough. No matter how tempting it is, I need to be alive to pick it. I've noticed you've become increasingly sarcastic lately. If the distance is far, just say it directly. Why go through all this?"
"Seeing your excited look, I didn't have the heart to dampen your spirit."
"Tch…"
Chen Yu scoffed and didn't bother arguing with the little demon anymore.
The matter of plucking the Rainbow Fruit clearly couldn't proceed. Su Zhan was able to go to the Batu Free Federation after picking the fruit back then, perhaps due to spatial distortions. Chen Yu couldn't enjoy that convenience now.
Even if the planes were still distorted, the little demon might not be able to find the exact location.
Finding the location of the Rainbow Tree was based on a relatively stable plane. As for how to get there and obtain the Rainbow Fruit, that required careful planning.
"So, according to the Great Demon King's idea, where should we go now?"
Standing in the vast wilderness, Chen Yu spread his hands, looking at the little porcelain doll on his shoulder with a questioning gaze.
"What do you think?"
On his shoulder, the little demon's wings fluttered gently, her dark eyes fixed on Chen Yu.
"Go back to being a city lord?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. The little demon shrugged slightly. "What else can you do? The cities under your command haven't been dealt with yet. Your acting city lord is still in a difficult situation. You, on the other hand, aren't even managing it, and you're thinking about picking fruits in the demon tribe. You've been a hands-off manager for Free Town. Do you really think that Hurricane City, which is still experiencing internal strife, will be so easy for you?"
Chen Yu pursed his lips after looking at the little demon for a moment.
Hurricane City.
If this city, spanning seven thousand miles, could be managed well, the profits it would bring Chen Yu would be immeasurable.
It was just that managing a city was far less exhilarating than adventuring.
For a city to operate smoothly and orderly, the initial stages of management were extremely time-consuming and draining. Chen Yu would rather spend that time hunting a few monsters and opening a few chests.
However, what the little demon said wasn't wrong.
Acting City Lord Clay was still in a dire situation. He had promised Clay that he would return within half a month at most, and quite some time had already passed since then.
No matter how annoyed he was, he had taken over that city.
There was no reason not to manage it.
"So we're not going to worry about the Rainbow Tree anymore?" Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows. The little demon glanced at him and said, "Even if you want to deal with it now, you can't. Since that's the case, it's better to handle the immediate matters first before thinking about the Rainbow Tree. Moreover, I can't guarantee that there will still be fruit on the Rainbow Tree. After the plane was cut, no one knows where the plane will appear. Su Zhan obtained a portion, but no one can guarantee that someone else didn't obtain another portion. Even if you went through all the hardship to get there, and found no fruit, your mindset would surely shatter."
"That makes sense."
The Rainbow Fruit wasn't as certain as the Flame Fruit. If Chen Yu went to the demon tribe at any cost and found that the fruits had already been picked by others, he would undoubtedly be extremely upset.
More importantly, the demon region was fraught with danger.
If he went there with no harvest and fell into a predicament, or worse, was captured alive by the demon tribes, all the foundation he had carefully built would become a reflection in the moon or a flower in the water.
It would be better to develop his current industries properly and then directly lead a team there later.
The effect might even be better.
Hurricane City, spanning seven thousand miles, if the resources of this region were managed well, the profits might not be lower than that of the Rainbow Fruit.
"Do you know the way?"
Chen Yu spread his hands, looking at the surrounding wilderness.
"I don't know the way."
"Useless!" The little demon pouted with disdain. "Head north. I remember we passed a city when we came here. We can go to that city and teleport directly to the outskirts of Hurricane City. Simple and fast, right?"