Chapter 926 - 926
Chapter 926 I Want to Plant a Tree in the Center of the City
After the Destiny Gazing Technique instrument was moved in, the first thing I had to do was... familiarize myself with the working principles of this instrument.
No need to doubt, this Destiny Gazing Technique instrument had been modded to a level that even I found somewhat incomprehensible.
Many aspects even involved high-level True Time.
However, all I needed to do was debugging; Spirit Vision was sufficient to support me in this operation.
After all, I wasn't a Transcendent.
Without the true tactile sense that touched True Time, it was difficult for my power to reach that level.
Observation and correction were the only things I could do.
The body is an extension of the essence of life.
When life ascends to Transcendence and reaches True Time, the body can also touch that level.
This was my current limitation.
But I could see the Floating World layer that other Transcendent Witches couldn't reach.
This was my value regarding the Destiny Gazing Technique.
After all, the most important part of the Destiny Gazing Technique was “gazing”—observing, recording, analyzing, and converting into data that depicted Destiny.
The relevant debugging of the Destiny Gazing Technique was proceeding methodically.
This wasn't something that could be completed just by freeing up some time and busying myself for an afternoon.
This was a massive and precise instrument; any stage of debugging required an overall inspection.
This was to prevent any "bugs" from appearing.
After all, the more precise something was, the easier it was for loopholes to appear.
One could never be too careful.
Because I joined midway, I also felt the difference between the cooperation among Witches and my own experiments.
The main difference was... efficiency and radicalism.
I wasn't afraid of problems arising, because even if my experiment failed, I had enough confidence to start over.
But the Academy Head and the others needed to consider many things from the start.
Long-term experiments made them factor in the cost of time; the sunk cost caused by failure was simply too great.
Witches only had eternal lifespans; it didn't mean they wouldn't break down if they failed.
So for the sake of efficiency, I had to follow their rhythm.
As time passed, my avatar in the Game World also made formal contact with the Truth Protection Association for the second time.
The main purpose of this contact was to discuss matters related to further cooperation.
Mainly what I could give them, and what they could give me.
After a simple conversation, it was actually a mutual probing of bottom lines.
The Truth Protection Association wanted to overturn the old world, so how would they lead this world after overturning it?
Would they continue to use the Myriad Worlds Terminal as the core?
After all, I had clearly expressed my purpose for coming here.
Like other visitors from other worlds, the goal was the Myriad Worlds Terminal.
Since the Truth Protection Association was an association with the purpose of opposing the True Game, their plan for the new world would at least exclude the game from the mainstream social framework.
Of course, this was their own claim.
At least I didn't believe it.
They were people of the Game World.
No matter what, it was difficult for them to jump out of the framework of their original world.
Moreover, would the association really be willing to give away such an important Myriad Worlds Terminal just like that?
Anyone human probably wouldn't do that.
It was like if someone wanted to overthrow modern society and establish a new order—would they abolish the concept of work, or marginalize work?
If they really abolished it, then the first problem they would face was: how would this world operate?
However, I accepted their empty promise for now.
At least they admitted now that they would give me the Myriad Worlds Terminal.
After all, this thing wasn't theirs to begin with.
Who doesn't know how to make empty promises?
Moreover, this cooperation agreement wasn't a Witch's Contract; in the end, it would be nothing more than a piece of waste paper.
"I'm very glad to have discussed the contents of this agreement so happily with you. Aside from the questions you raised before, is there anything else you want to bring up?"
"Naturally, there is still one more condition," I said.
Although I didn't like such agreements or contracts and wasn't good at dealing with word traps and the like, with the clause-by-clause analysis from the Seed of Great Knowledge, many loopholes or ambiguous pits were pointed out.
"Is that so? What other condition does Miss Witch have?"
The association member talking to me asked patiently.
He didn't dare show too much impatience.
After all, he was facing the Calamity Witch!
The type who could exterminate him with a casual wave of her hand.
Even if the other party raised an excessive demand, it would be discussed after returning; this wasn't something he could decide alone.
"I need to plant a tree in the central area of the surface city of Igsuo," I said very briefly.
"Hmm?"
The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, thinking he heard wrong. "Plant a tree?"
"Yes."
"May I ask... what kind of tree is it? Is it convenient to describe it? Or must it be planted in the city center? Will it cause any impact?"
"That's a bit too many questions. I'll answer them one by one."
Seeing his somewhat incredulous look, I continued, "What I want to plant is a very large tree. When fully grown, it will be even taller than the tallest building in this city. I hope to plant it in the city center. If absolutely necessary, the location can be shifted, but enough space must be given to this tree. As for the impact... I can tell you, the name of this tree is called the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree."
"This... so big? Myriad Connection Main Network Tree?"
"Yes."
I nodded at his shocked expression, but to my disappointment, the other party was very unfamiliar with the concept and name "Myriad Connection Main Network Tree."
It seemed he wasn't the type to know all intelligence within the True Game World like the back of his hand.
After all, that Small World was completely gone.
Presumably, the corresponding game must have shut down, right?
"I wonder what kind of tree the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree is?"
"To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed in you. The Myriad Connection Main Network Tree is a special tree species within a True Game in your world. If you don't understand, you can go back and check for yourself. I think you would be more willing to believe the information you find yourselves."
"I'm really sorry..."
The other party apologized immediately.
This was indeed something he hadn't paid attention to.
But there were so many True Games; even if he remembered the main world intelligence, he couldn't possibly remember the name of a tree, right?
However... he felt the name Myriad Connection Main Network Tree sounded somewhat familiar.
"It's nothing. If there's nothing else, you may leave," I said, issuing the eviction order.
"Okay, okay. We apologize for the intrusion this time. We'll leave right now."
The other party quickly stood up and spoke.
Glancing sideways at the Fallen Elf sealed inside the living room, he subconsciously shivered, then quickly left with Tang En.
They needed Tang En to contact me to come here, so naturally, they needed to bring him along.
After leaving, the two of them took the elevator, preparing to leave the place.
"By the way, do you know what kind of tree the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree is?"
"Myriad Connection Main Network Tree..."
Being asked this, Tang En responded in passing, "If I remember correctly... it should be something from the Star of Sin that shut down some time ago. That was a very peculiar plant technology world. The Myriad Connection Main Network Tree is equivalent to the signal station of our network, right?"
Tang En spoke very briefly.
Actually, he could have spoken in more detail, but he held back.
After all, before that, he didn't know what the Myriad Connection Main Network Tree was either.
But he discovered that the Earth Vein Appraisal Spell of that Seed of Great Knowledge seemed to be able to search using this keyword.
And it actually found results.
"You actually know?"
The person accompanying Tang En was somewhat surprised.
"But if it's a signal station... what exactly does this Witch want to do?"
"Maybe she wants the surface city of Igsuo to break away from our world's original basic communication infrastructure?"
Tang En didn't dare guess too much.
He had seen this tree growing in his brain.
So he didn't think this Calamity Witch's means were limited to just a signal tower from that world.
But he had no obligation to remind the other party.
He had already boarded the Calamity Witch's ship.
The more ambitious she was, the more trouble she could stir up, the more excited he was!
After all, he himself was very ambitious.
Now that he had become the official vice president of this branch of the Truth Protection Association, he also experienced the beauty of power.
If he wanted to climb higher, he needed to hug this thigh even tighter!
Oh right, this Calamity Witch liked to understand their world.
So he didn't mind going back and organizing information and data that couldn't be found on the general network.
After all, currying favor didn't require the most expensive things; giving what was most needed would make the other party remember you.
Moreover, there was a layer of Transcendence separating them.
So no matter what good things he gave, she wouldn't think much of them.
Doing what she expected him to do was the best way to hug her thigh.
As the elevator directly from the top floor opened on the first floor, Tang En and the other association member left.
They needed to organize this contact and negotiation immediately and then report it.
***
Inside the Ice Throne Secret Realm.
"Damn it... Tan Han, you guys actually joined forces with these Ice Crystal Monsters to set us up?"
Under the ice and snow, a team of Wizards pointed angrily at Tan Han and her group, roaring in fury.
Wind and snow mixed with curses poured into their open mouths again, but what they had to admit was that they had been ambushed by the Ancient Glacial Ice.
"Have you searched them? Are there any fragments?"
Tan Han remained unmoved by this, only turning her head to look at Shi Ruizhi and the others.
"No, nothing at all."
Shi Ruizhi shook her head and said.
"It's here... swallowed into his stomach."
At this moment, Lucianne spoke from a distance.
"Oh? Found it?"
"Yeah. Do you need me to cut open his stomach and dig it out?"
Lucianne asked, not feeling there was anything wrong with this statement at all.
Perhaps this was because she still inherited the cruelty and indifference of a Wizard...
Of course, it could also be because the male she was holding in her hand was named... Ai En Gailand.
That... guy whom Lucianne would remember for a lifetime.
"Huh? Can you not say such terrifying things so casually!"
Shi Ruizhi complained from the side.
At this moment, because Ai En Gailand had swallowed the Heart of Cold Tide, that bead erupted with a cold tide inside his body, instantly freezing his body.
His body surface was covered with a layer of hard ice, and he had fallen into a state of suspended animation.
This act couldn't stop Tan Han and the others from obtaining this fragment.
Ai En Gailand knew this very clearly; he just wanted to disgust them at the last moment.
At the final moment, his Sorcery Tool for breaking through the Secret Realm space was knocked away by Lucianne.
He no longer had any hope of leaving.
"How about we take the person along too? He isn't completely dead yet. Letting him die here like this is too easy on him."
Lucianne proposed.
"Let's do that for now."
Tan Han didn't dwell too much on this matter, and she also knew about the grudge between Lucianne and that person.
Now, they had to clean up the battlefield as quickly as possible.
As for the few guys still alive, they were still useful.
But that didn't stop them from knocking all these guys unconscious now.
After all, their cursing was really unpleasant to hear.
"People are coming here more and more frequently. If this continues, they will discover the anomaly here."
Tan Han said.
After all, to conduct the King Coronation Ritual, they needed the Ice Crystal Temple, but such a magnificent building couldn't be moved.
Tan Han and the others could hide this building for so long basically relying entirely on this harsh weather.
"The construction of the Ice Crystal Temple cannot be interrupted. Anyone who wants to destroy the temple is an enemy."
At this moment, Lie spoke firmly.
"We don't approve of interrupting either, but if we resist head-on, we won't be able to hold out for long. And before long, they will discover the anomaly. We must make plans for the aftermath based on the worst-case scenario."
"Then what else can we do? We can't just release these guys and let them tell those people there's no anomaly here, right?"
Shi Ruizhi also said somewhat distressfully.
After all, she wasn't someone who liked thinking of solutions; playing small tricks was okay though.
"Or should we set up a super-large spell maze here?"
"Hmm..."
Tan Han pondered for a moment, then looked at Shi Ruizhi.
"Uh... why are you looking at me? You can't be thinking of adopting my plan, right?"
Shi Ruizhi felt a bit creeped out by Tan Han's gaze.
"You might really be a genius."
Tan Han said.
"We indeed can't let these guys we release say there's no anomaly here, but we can make them bring back information about another place that is even more important."
"Huh?"
"Is Sister Tan Han thinking of revealing the ruins of the dream laboratory on the other side?"
Xiao You seemed to have guessed what Tan Han wanted to do.
"Yes. They didn't care about that before because they knew the hope of finding that place was very slim. But if they got definite news, and it was because they tore open the Secret Realm and escaped due to our negligence... that would be different."
"Oh oh oh! Good idea!"
"And about the spell maze you just mentioned... Although we can't use such high-level control spells to keep them away from the Ice Crystal Temple, I remember there are spells like Giant Mimetic Ice Prism Mirror in the Ice element. They are very suitable for camouflage in this environment. This can be considered a second layer of insurance."
"Good! Great! So who among us knows this spell?"
Shi Ruizhi's eyes lit up and she asked immediately.
But as she asked, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
No one knew it.
"It doesn't matter, just ask for help."
Tan Han said somewhat helplessly, then took out a brand-new small business card.