Translator: AnubisTL
"Excellent," Chen Jiang nodded in satisfaction. With a daily income of nearly 20,000 energy blocks, he could now fund most of his operations.
He scanned the surroundings, rested his chin in his hand, and pondered for a moment before speaking. "Let's plant the world tree here. We'll use this place as a temporary base."
"Scar Dog, take Li Hao and map the entire surrounding area into his mind. This will allow us to instantly manifest the map for precise strikes in case of an attack."
"While you're at it, check for any hidden treasure chests. I recall it was Li Hao's map manifestation ability that led us to the three-star item chest in the Abandoned Mine, right?"
"Yes," Li Hao nodded earnestly.
"Good. That will do."
After another moment of contemplation, Chen Jiang asked, "What's the largest area you can map in a single day with your mental energy?"
"Hmm..."
Li Hao pondered for a moment before hesitantly replying, "About half the size of the city we bombed. That's my limit for today. I need to rest and continue tomorrow."
"Otherwise, my mental energy will dry up, and I'll collapse into a coma for days."
"Alright, I understand," Chen Jiang nodded, turning to Scar Dog. "Don't forget to take Li Hao out to map the area every day."
"Don't worry, Brother Jiang, I won't forget."
Li Hao's innate ability, map manifestation, required him to personally visit a location to imprint its terrain into his mind, allowing him to later materialize it.
This had been inconvenient in the past.
But now it was much easier.
Scar Dog simply needed to use energy blocks to continuously teleport Li Hao across space, allowing him to imprint the maps into his mind.
With these arrangements settled, Chen Jiang gazed at the item he had retrieved from his pocket.
[Item Name]: World Tree
[Item Tier]: Three-Star Item
[Item Effect]:
This is a seed. When planted in an area, it will grow into a massive tree hundreds of meters tall, with a dense, sky-obscuring canopy spanning a diameter of two kilometers.
The flesh and blood of players who die beneath the tree's shade will be absorbed by its roots, condensing into a fleshy fruit within the canopy containing a random one-star item.
Furthermore, players sheltered by the tree's shade will never tire.
The canopy also possesses considerable defensive capabilities, capable of blocking some attacks. When situated among other world trees, it will significantly enhance the magical aptitude of elf race players.
As the world tree devours more player flesh and blood, it will continue to grow.
[Item Description]: Once planted, it cannot be moved.
This was a three-star item he had chosen from a three-star item chest during his previous expedition.
He decided to plant it right here.
There was no need to hesitate; after all, it didn't matter where he planted it.
And if he planted it quickly...
His factory could now be quickly activated, allowing his mechanical race slaves to produce one-star items day and night. In their spare time, they could also accumulate steps, earning him energy blocks.
It was practically two uses for one slave!
Perfect utilization!
Chen Jiang nodded in satisfaction, then crouched down and dug a small hole in the ground. He buried the small white seed directly into the hole and retreated to wait patiently.
Almost immediately after the seed was planted, the ground cracked open. Countless vein-like branches erupted from the soil, rapidly growing upward into the air.
The entire process was astonishingly fast, like fast-forwarding a thousand years of history a million times over.
Before Chen Jiang and the others could react, the thick, vein-like branches had already grown rapidly, intertwining and embracing each other as they surged skyward.
In just over ten seconds, the branches had reached a height of nearly two hundred meters!
Then it stopped at that height.
And began to grow horizontally!
It looked like a parasol slowly unfurling!
As the canopy expanded outward, thick new branches continued to erupt from the soil, and the entire trunk rapidly thickened.
This thickening process, combined with the vein-like branches, made it look... well, it looked just as described.
In less than a minute, the growth ceased.
The world tree had reached its final form, its growth complete.
At a glance, it stood nearly 200 meters tall and 30 meters thick.
The canopy above spanned an astonishing 2,000 meters in diameter.
"Good lord," Scar Dog muttered, stunned. "This doesn't look like a tree at all—it's more like a colossal mushroom."
Looking up, they could only see the vein-like branches intertwining overhead, forming a dense network that stretched into a 2,000-meter-wide circle.
It nearly blotted out the sky.
The surrounding light visibly dimmed.
Only scattered rays of sunlight filtered through the gaps between the branches, dappling the ground like freckles.
"Come on, Li Hao, let's test your knowledge," Scar Dog said, gazing up at the massive canopy. "What's the area of a circle with a diameter of 2,000 meters, in square meters?"
"Uh..."
"But speaking of which..."
Scar Dog pointed to the outermost branches of the canopy. "Those branches are a full kilometer from the tree's core. Even I, who haven't read many books, know that such a long span shouldn't be able to support itself, right?"
"Are you sure they won't break?"
"They shouldn't."
Chen Jiang glanced uncertainly at the world tree's item panel. "The description says its defensive capabilities are quite strong."
"Alright then."
Scar Dog nodded, then suddenly realized something and looked up at the canopy with a flash of surprise in his eyes. "Where are the leaves?"
"This world tree only has those intertwined trunks, like a coiled azure dragon. Not a single leaf."
"A world tree without leaves?"
"It has them."
Chen Jiang raised an eyebrow and glanced at the panel that had popped up in front of the world tree.
[Gently tap the world tree's trunk.]
[You will witness a breathtaking sight, visible only once.]
"Tsk."
Chen Jiang could only sigh at such flamboyant theatrics. He stepped forward, casually raised his hand, and tapped the tree's trunk.
In the next instant—
A sudden gale erupted.
The world tree's trunk shuddered violently, emitting a deafening hum.
The entire process lasted less than a second.
Before Scar Dog and the others could believe their eyes, the branches of the world tree's canopy, as if by magic, suddenly sprouted countless leaves, rapidly filling the entire canopy to overflowing!
(End of the Chapter)
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