Chapter 926: I Want to Plant a Tree in the Center of the City
After the Qi Observation Technique Instrument was brought over, the first thing I wanted to do was…
Familiarize myself with the working principles of this instrument.
There’s no doubt that this Qi Observation instrument has been modified to a level that I struggle to understand.
Many aspects have even involved high-level Real Time, but what I’m doing is merely debugging, and Spirit Vision is sufficient to support me in this operation.
After all, I am not extraordinary; I have not touched the true sensation of Real Time, and it is difficult for me to reach that level.
Observation and correction are the only things I can do.
The body is an extension of the essence of life; when life advances to the extraordinary and reaches Real Time, the body can reach that level as well—that is my current limitation.
However, I can see aspects of the Floating World that other extraordinary witches cannot reach, which is my value in the Qi Observation Technique.
After all, the main focus of the Qi Observation Technique is “observation,” recording, analyzing, and transforming it into a form of data that depicts fortune.
The relevant adjustments to the Qi Observation Technique are proceeding in an orderly manner; this is not something that can be completed by freeing up some time and working for an afternoon. This is a vast and intricate instrument, and any phased debugging requires a comprehensive inspection.
This is to prevent the emergence of “bugs,” as the more intricate it is, the easier it is to overlook details; no caution is excessive.
Since I joined midway, I also felt the cooperation among witches and how it differs from my own experiments.
The main difference is… efficiency and radicalism.
I am not afraid of problems because even if my experiment fails, I have enough confidence to start over.
However, the Academy Head and others need much more from the beginning; long-term experiments have caused them to factor in the cost of time, and the sunk cost incurred by failure is simply too high.
Witches live long lives, but that doesn’t mean they won’t collapse if they fail.
Therefore, for the sake of efficiency, I also follow their rhythm.
As time passes, my clones in the Game World are once again having their second official contact with the Real Protection Association.
This contact mainly discusses further cooperation.
It revolves around what I can offer them and what they can offer me.
After a simple exchange of conversation, it was essentially mutual exploration of bottom lines.
If the Real Protection Association wants to overturn the world, then how will they govern this world after the overturn?
Should they continue to use the All Worlds Terminal as the core?
After all, I have clearly shown my purpose for coming here, which is similar to other visitors from other worlds; the goal is still the All Worlds Terminal.
Since the Real Protection Association is an association focused on real games, their planning for the new world will at least exclude games from the mainstream social framework.
Of course, this is their own statement, and at least I don’t believe it.
They are people from the Game World; no matter what, it’s hard to jump out of the original world’s framework, and is the association really willing to hand over such an important All Worlds Terminal so easily?
No one would do that.
This is like someone wanting to overthrow modern society and establish a new order; would they abolish the concept of work or marginalize it?
If they really abolished it, the first problem they would face is: how would this world operate?
However, I’ll temporarily accept their empty promises for now.
At least they acknowledge now that they will give me the All Worlds Terminal; after all, this thing doesn’t originally belong to them—who can’t draw a pie?
Moreover, this collaboration contract is not a Witch Contract; in the end, it’s just a piece of worthless paper.
“I’m glad to have such a pleasant discussion about the contents of this agreement with you,”
“Do you have any other questions besides the ones you raised earlier?”
With a somewhat mysterious expression, she spoke: “What I want to plant is a very large tree that, when fully grown, will be even taller than the highest building in this city. I hope to plant it in the center of the city. If that doesn’t work, I can move it, but it needs enough space. As for the impact… I can tell you that this tree is called the Wanlian Main Network Tree.”
“What… so big? Wanlian Main Network Tree?”
“Correct.”
I nodded at the surprised expression on the other side, but I was disappointed that the other party was quite unfamiliar with the concept and name of the “Wanlian Main Network Tree.”
It seems they are not the type that knows all the information within the real game world.
After all, that small world has completely vanished; it’s likely that the corresponding game has also closed down?
“I don’t know what kind of tree the Wanlian Main Network Tree is.”
“To be honest, I’m a bit disappointed in you. The Wanlian Main Network Tree is a special tree species within a real game in your world. If you don’t understand, you can check it yourself; I think you would prefer to believe the information you find yourself.”
“I’m truly sorry…” the other side immediately apologized, admitting he hadn’t noticed this. However, there are so many games that even if one remembers the main world information, it’s impossible to remember the name of a tree, right?
However… he does find the name Wanlian Main Network Tree a little familiar.
“It’s fine. If there’s nothing else, you can leave.” I issued the dismissal.
“Sure, sure, we intruded this time, and we’ll leave now.”
The other side quickly stood up, casting a sideways glance at the collapsed elf sealed in the center of the living room. He subconsciously shuddered, casually leading Dawn out of here.
They came here to have Dawn contact the other party, so naturally, they had to bring him along.
After leaving, the two of them took the elevator, preparing to leave.
“By the way, do you know what the Wanlian Main Network Tree is?”
“The Wanlian Main Network Tree…” Dawn was asked this question and began to answer, “If I remember correctly… it should be something from the Sinful Star, which recently closed down. That was a very peculiar plant technology world, and the Wanlian Main Network Tree is equivalent to our network’s signal station, right?”
Dawn spoke simply, though he could provide more details; he held back.
After all, he didn’t know what the Wanlian User Network was before, but he discovered that the Great Knowledge Seed’s Earth Vein Identification Technique seemed to allow him to search using this keyword.
And he could even retrieve it.
“You actually know?” The person accompanying Dawn was somewhat surprised. “But as for a signal station… what exactly does this witch want to do?”
Perhaps she wants to help the underground city of Iger break away from the original communication infrastructure of our world? Dawn didn’t speculate too much; he had seen the tree growing in his mind.
So he doesn’t think this Catastrophe Witch’s methods are limited to just the signal towers of that world.
But he had no obligation to remind the other party; he was already on the Catastrophe Witch’s ship, and the more ambitious the other party was, the more excited he became!
After all, he himself was very ambitious. Now, as the official vice president of the Real Protection Association, he has tasted the beauty of power.
If he wants to climb higher, he needs to hold onto that big thigh even tighter!
Ah, this Catastrophe Witch is very interested in understanding their world.
So he doesn’t mind going back to organize information and data that generally cannot be found online, after all, preparing good things doesn’t have to be the most expensive; what’s needed most can leave an impression.
Moreover, there is a layer of the extraordinary between them, so no matter what he sends, the other party won’t bother to look at it. Doing the things the other party expects of him is the best way to hold onto that thigh.
As the elevator to the top floor opened on the first floor, Dawn and another association member left. They needed to promptly organize this contact and report back.
……
In the Ice Snow Throne secret realm.
“Damn it… Tan Wei, you actually conspired with these ice crystal monsters against us?”
Under the ice, a team of wizards angrily pointed at Tan Wei and her group, shouting angrily.
The wind and snow mixed with the sounds of spitting filled their open mouths, but they had to admit that they had been ambushed by ancient ruins.
“Have you searched? Are there any fragments?” Tan Wei remained unfazed, glancing at Shi Ruizhi and the others beside her.
“No, nothing.” Shi Ruizhi shook her head.
“Right here… swallowed by him.” At that moment, Luxien spoke from a distance.
“Eh? Found it?”
“Yeah, do you need me to crack open his belly to pull it out?” Luxien asked, showing no sign that she found this statement problematic.
Perhaps this is her continuation of the wizards’ cruelty and indifference…
Of course, it could also be because the male she was holding in her hand was called… Aen Galande.
That… guy whom Luxien will remember for a lifetime.
“Ah? Can you not say such terrifying things so casually?” Shi Ruizhi complained nearby.
At that moment, Aen Galande had been engulfed by the Heart of Cold Wave, and the pearl inside him erupted with cold waves, instantly freezing his body. His surface was covered with a layer of solid ice, and he was in a state of apparent death.
This behavior couldn’t stop them from obtaining this fragment, and Aen Galande knew this very well; he was just disgusting them one last time.
In the final moments, his secret space witch weapon was knocked away by Luxien, and he had no hope of escape left.
“Why not let someone take him away? He hasn’t completely died yet; letting him die here is too cheap for him,” Luxien said.
“Then let’s do it this way.” Tan Qian didn’t dwell too much on this matter, and she also understood the grievances between Luxien and that man.
Now, they needed to deal with the battlefield as soon as possible; as for the few guys still alive, they were still useful.
However, that didn’t prevent them from knocking all these guys unconscious because their curses were really unpleasant to hear.
“The frequency of people coming here is increasing; if this continues, they will discover the anomalies here.” Tan Qian spoke.
After all, they needed the Crystal Sanctuary to conduct the Ascension Ceremony, but such a grand structure couldn’t be moved.
Tan Yin and the others could cover this structure for so long mainly due to the harsh weather.
“The construction of the Ice Crystal Sanctuary cannot be interrupted; anyone who attempts to sabotage the sanctuary is an enemy,” at this moment, Yu Kai said decisively.
“We also don’t support interruption, but if we forcefully resist, we can’t hold on for long. Besides, it won’t be long before they discover the anomalies. We must plan for the worst-case scenario.”
“What else can we do? We can’t let these guys go back and tell those people that there’s nothing abnormal here, can we?” Shi Ruizhi also said, feeling a bit troubled; after all, she wasn’t someone who liked to think of solutions. A little cleverness was fine, “Or should we set up an ultra-large magic maze here?”
“Hmm…” Tan Yin pondered for a moment before looking at Shi Ruizhi.
“Uh… Why are you looking at me? You can’t be thinking of adopting my plan, right?” Shi Ruizhi felt a little uneasy under Tan Yin’s gaze.
“You might just be a genius,” Tan Yin said. “We indeed can’t let these guys be released back to claim that there’s nothing unusual, but we can have them take back more important information from another place.”
“Ah?”
“Sister Tan Yin wants to make the other side of the Dream Laboratory Ruins transparent?” Xiao You seemed to guess what Tan Yin wanted to do.
“Mm, they didn’t care about this before because they knew it was unlikely to find this place, but if they get precise news and tear apart the secret realm to escape while we are careless… that would be different.”
“Oh, oh! Great idea!”
“And regarding the magic maze you just mentioned… although we can’t use such advanced control magic to prevent them from getting close to the Ice Crystal Sanctuary, I remember there are giant mimic ice mirrors among ice spells that are suitable for camouflage in such environments; this could serve as a second layer of insurance.”
“Okay! Great! Then who among us knows this spell?” Shi Ruizhi asked with bright eyes immediately.
But with this question, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
No one did.
“It’s okay; we can just seek help,” Tan Jun said a bit helplessly, then took out a small, brand-new business card.
