Global Lords: My Territory Heart Is a World Tree

"That’s because all of us low-level Eye Demons are split from Lord Jas Khan. We are controlled by him, his private property. We can’t be considered true Eye Demons. Only after breaking free of his control and becoming independent will we be acknowledged by the Eye Demon World."

Lin Kong was skeptical. "That’s impossible! Our previous experiments showed that when you Eye Demons split, your level decreases. This Lord Jas Khan you speak of is an Eye Demon too, right? How high must his level be to split off so many Eye Demons?"

"Oh... our splitting ability does indeed lower our level, but the way Lord Jas Khan creates us low-level Eye Demons is different from the splitting you mentioned. The mass production of creatures like us uses a special technique that doesn’t lower his level. It’s somewhat similar to the cloning technology found in some Technology Worlds."

"Alright, I think I get it." However, Lin Kong was still a little confused. "But why did you choose to evolve like this? Isn’t it better to be powerful on your own than to depend on others?"

"Er..." The Eye Demon hesitated. ’Considering the renowned reputation of the Eye Demon race throughout the Cosmos—a bloodline memory inherent to Extraordinary Creatures—it’s not much of a secret anyway,’ it thought. "To be honest, when we Eye Demons choose to evolve, the form we take isn’t up to us. It depends on the host’s own abilities and talents."

"So, the reason you evolved these skills is that you emerged from the Little Elf?"

"Yes, Sir."

"Right, it’s going to be okay, isn’t it?" Lin Kong pointed to the Little Elf on the other side, which had already healed. It was cheerfully emitting a green glow, flashing on and off just like a green mood light.

"Sir, it’s fine. When we Eye Demons choose to evolve by absorbing a host’s traits, we have two options upon completion."

"First, we can completely absorb the host. After the evolution is complete, this increases our level and enhances our survivability, allowing us to handle unexpected situations."

"Second, we can leave our tentacles inside the host’s body. The host doesn’t die; in fact, it also evolves, gaining enhanced abilities and talents. The consequence for us is that our level resets to zero, and we have to level up all over again."

"Oh? So the Little Elf got new abilities too?"

Lin Kong quickly called over the Little Elf, which was still acting like a disco mood light, and inspected its information.

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[Name]: Symbiotic Little Elf

[Grade]: Exceptional (Lowest)

[Level]: 5 (Lowest)

[Attack]: 112.5

[Magic Power]: 112.5

[Speed]: 165

[Defense]: 75

[HP]: 390

[Skills]: Energy Condensation, Attribute Share, Skill Enhancement

[Talents]: Natural Entwinement, Symbiosis, Regeneration, Self-Destruct

[Energy Condensation]: The Little Elf can recover Spiritual Energy faster.

Symbiotic State: Provides the host with energy recovery, allowing the host to recover Spiritual Energy faster. When the host is cultivating, it helps them condense Spiritual Energy more quickly, accelerating their training.

Natural Entwinement State: Generates a greater amount of Spiritual Energy at a faster rate.

[Attribute Share]: When the Little Elf is in a Symbiotic State, it can grant its own attributes to its symbiotic partner.

The partner’s attributes will be enhanced until they reach the value of the next tier, or until the Little Elf’s own shareable attribute values are depleted.

[Skill Enhancement]: The Little Elf can use its own Spiritual Energy to strengthen skills previously used by its symbiotic partner, increasing their power and duration.

[Natural Entwinement]: The Little Elf can entwine itself with plants to produce Spiritual Energy.

[Symbiosis]: The Little Elf can attach itself to a friendly unit, becoming an auxiliary organ for that unit.

[Regeneration]: When in a Symbiotic State, if the Little Elf suffers a fatal injury and dies, it can regenerate back to its peak condition as long as its symbiotic partner is unharmed.

[Self-Destruct]: The Little Elf can detonate itself, dealing pure damage (HP * 10) to enemies within a 5-meter radius.

Symbiotic State: When the Little Elf self-destructs, it will not harm the host. Instead, it will instantly restore a large amount of the host’s Spiritual Energy (this effect works on allies within the blast radius) while simultaneously damaging enemies around the host. It can be restored through Regeneration after self-destructing.

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No wonder the Little Elf was so happy; it really did get new skills.

Now it could do more than just entwine with large trees to produce Spiritual Energy for the territory—its production efficiency was higher, too.

Moreover, it could also form a symbiotic relationship with the territory’s heroes and help them grow.

"Haha, I’ve been searching high and low for this, and here it is right in front of me! Isn’t this exactly what I wanted?"

Lin Kong was overjoyed. The entire reason he had captured so many Eye Demons for his experiments was that he coveted their ability to grant attributes to a host and enhance their combat power, wasn’t it?

In the end, the isolation lab hadn’t yielded any results, yet here he had stumbled upon the exact outcome he wanted completely by accident.

"Not bad, not bad at all!" Lin Kong rubbed his chin, repeatedly studying the Little Elf’s system information.

Then he turned and asked the Eye Demon on the ground, "What’s your name?"

"Sir, my name is Yadi."

"A good name. From now on, you’re a member of the isolation lab. You don’t have to worry about being sliced up anymore."

"And you, Little Elf, what’s your name?" Lin Kong looked at the territory’s new Symbiotic Little Elf.

"Emma."

"Emma, you and Yadi seem connected. Why don’t you show him around the Mist Territory? From now on, he’s an official member of our territory. Also, you’re temporarily assigned to the isolation lab. Remember to report there tomorrow."

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In the days that followed, Emma and Yadi joined the isolation lab. They became researchers, responsible for being researched.