Chapter 157
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"Is something the matter, Mister Josiah?"
Taylin put down the controller and ran to Josiah's desk with Hiri.
In these two weeks, the Frost Elf and Josiah had become very close. Not just Josiah, but everyone in the Hearthstone Tavern, especially Ino.
This was especially true for Ino. The Frost Elf seemed to be very fond of Ino.
"How's the World Tree's growing?" Josiah asked.
"Hmm …"
Taylin summoned the World Tree. It was still in its sprout state, but it had yet to break free from the seed at its base.
After being summoned by Taylin, the World Tree's sprout shrank back into the seed without another word. It then rolled from Taylin's shoulder to Taylin's head like Newton was dead.
If the World Tree's consciousness could materialize now, it would probably be lying on Taylin's head and 'exploding' at Josiah.
After all, Josh had plucked two of the four leaves on its body the day before.
"Hmm … After Mister Josiah helped me sell the album, the World Tree did not show any signs of weakness …"
Taylin was the number one cat master. She should have said a few words for the World Tree when it 'exploded'.
Unfortunately, without Josiah's help, the World Tree might not even be able to 'explode'. It was still weak inside Taylin's body, waiting to be corroded by the Grey Fog.
However, ever since Josiah released Taylin's first album, Taylin could feel the 'Power of Faith' that Josiah called 'Power of Faith' surging into her body every day. Although it was very little, it was a hundred times better than Taylin's previous situation.
Before Taylin and the World Tree met Josiah, they were like salted fish about to die of thirst in a dry river. Now, she was like a fish in a fish tank.
Although the power of faith was not much, Taylin was still very grateful to Josiah.
"How long will it take for it to … grow a few more leaves? I'm talking about continuing to grow … "
Hearing Josiah's question, the World Tree, which had just popped its head out, immediately shrank back into the seed. This habit was very similar to the cat's habit of hiding in narrow places.
"Regarding this, it might take ten to … fifty years."
Taylin gave the most conservative answer. The World Tree's growth cycle was calculated according to thousands of years, which was not too long for elves who could easily live for thousands of years.
In Taylin's view of the world, fifty years was almost the same as the human concept of 'it's time to go to the boss for his salary at the end of the month'.
"Fifty years should be a short time for the demon race, right?"
Taylin saw Josiah's stiff expression and asked carefully.
"No, I'll tell you a secret. We, the Chaos Demons, are the same as humans. Our lifespan is calculated by ten years. Based on my recent lifestyle, I think my lifespan should be shorter than the Hiri beside you."
Josiah glanced at Hiri who was sitting beside Taylin and said.
"I've reminded you to sleep early every day. You're the one who didn't listen!"
Of course, Hiri knew that Josiah had been staying up all night recently. Her advice to Josiah was useless.
"It's an occupational disease. Besides, this body's ability to stay up all night is top-notch."
Josiah gave a thumbs up. Although the racial talent of the Chaos Demons was indeed nothing to brag about.
"Why is the lifespan of the Chaos Demons so short?"
This time, it was Taylin's turn to feel incredulous. The Chaos Demons belonged to the most dangerous demon race in the world. Rumor had it that the lifespan of the Sin Demons was about five to ten thousand years. Yet, the lifespan of the Chaos Demons was comparable to that of humans?
"Uh … You should ask my father about this."
Josiah also felt that it was a miracle that such a short-lived Chaos Demon could still rule the Underworld. However, just the special racial ability of 'anti-magic' was enough of a bug in this world dominated by magic.
"Now, let's get down to business. Taylin, you said that the Yggdrasil needs at least ten years to grow sufficiently …"
"I … I mean to grow a leaf."
Taylin interrupted Josiah's conclusion with a very guilty voice. She had hoped to let Josiah see the towering appearance of the Yggdrasil, but with the current growth rate of the Yggdrasil, Josiah could only see the Yggdrasil growing four to five leaves.
"Alright, what if the Yggdrasil gets more faith energy?"
Josiah picked up the 'Hearthstone Tavern Marketing Report' on the table. This was written by Madam Marina. She would reorganize it every other week.
This report already recorded the sales of Taylin's albums. Due to the lack of marketing, only 370 albums had been sold so far.
If the number of listeners was doubled, it would only be 740 albums.
The faith energy of 740 people could only support the Yggdrasil to grow two leaves in ten years. What if the number was increased to 100,000?
Moreover, this was only limited to these people. It was impossible for them to listen to Taylin's albums all the time. It was already very impressive to provide the Yggdrasil with faith energy for an hour to half a day every day.
"I remember our clan's great elder once said that the lush growth of the Yggdrasil is related to the number of people in our clan …"
Taylin's words told Josiah that the more believers there were, the faster the Yggdrasil would grow. If there were more than a million believers, it would not be a problem for the Yggdrasil to produce 1,800 per mu.
Noland was a large city with close to 1.7 million people, and this did not include the floating population. Although 1.7 million people was not considered large on Earth, Noland was still in the midst of an industrial revolution. Josiah could not ask too much of this new civilization.
"I have a way to turn half of the people in this city, or even two-thirds of them, into nutrients for the Yggdrasil."
Josiah's words shocked Taylin and Hiri.
"You … You plan to sacrifice half of the people in this city?"
Hiri immediately thought of some kind of evil war-grade magic circle.
"Don't worry, I will never learn such a terrifying magic circle. I mean to let more people in this city hear Taylin's voice."
Josiah opened his Magic Net system and closed the spellcaster forum page. The desktop appeared in front of Taylin. Josiah clicked on the other default application besides the spellcaster forum.
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