Facing the attack of the alliance army, the World Tree Gaius was much calmer than someone had imagined. … Or should he give up on treatment?
It wasn't that he didn't try to help the demons resist, but the demons in internal strife didn't have the good tradition of "facing external enemies together". To them, it was just one more group of enemies. Those who needed to be beaten still had to be beaten, and those who should be killed still had to be killed. Of course, they couldn't defeat the elves who were like a whole.
In addition, there were countless other World Tree avatars suppressing them in terms of power. The geographical advantage and blessing that Gaius and the other World Trees could bring could be said to cancel each other out. What the two sides competed in was the most basic individual combat ability and the commander's ability to control. However, the latter was like cheating to a certain someone and the World Tree. This also caused the demons to be defeated like a landslide.
There was no such thing as captivity for abyssal creatures. It was fine if the other party didn't make a move, but once they did, they would be killed. The more wood elves entered the World Tree Gaius's domain, the more obvious the demons' defeat became until it was irreversible.
After all the demons were eliminated, Lin, who had been in charge of the firefighting team, followed the World Tree's Saints to the heart of Gaius's tree. Gaius's incarnation was an old man with a hunched back who could barely stand by leaning on his cane. He looked at the elves and his gaze lingered on the only human for a while. He said in a pale and powerless voice:
"Victors, You are here. Unfortunately, the reward doesn't seem to be equally divided. Then, who wants it? "
Lin walked past the elves and threw out a magic stone as soon as he appeared. It was the magic stone that he had given to the World Tree Kloi. It contained the inheritance method of the World Tree and a general description of the transformation plan of the Mysterious Land. Although it was only the general content, it couldn't be finished in a few words. The most important part was the data and calculations of the various steps.
This was because convincing the World Tree wasn't as simple as drawing a pie. If it was a company on Earth, to convince the big boss of a plan, they had to at least do a feasibility evaluation report. It couldn't be done with a few briefs. The briefs were only a stepping stone to attract people.
Back then, when someone convinced the World Trees, these big shots didn't invest all their resources at once and start working. He had spent a lot of time on the specific arrangements and verification of the feasibility of the plan. At that time, a certain someone had flashed back and forth in a daze, investigating on the spot. Fortunately, he wasn't using his legs to walk. Otherwise, he would have broken his legs from running.
And the current situation was that Gaius's lifeline was already in his hands. There was no need to attract his attention. No matter what the coalition forces took out, for his own sake, he had to understand. This World Tree was not like some humans who threw a tantrum and did not care about anything.
It was effortless for Gaius to analyze the inheritance of the World Tree Race. The amount of content was not much given the World Tree's ability to process data. But he still spent some time to verify the evidence and calculations proposed in it.
A moment later, Gaius released the magic stone in his hand and said, "This is what Your Majesty wants me to do."
"Yes. This plan required the cooperation of all the World Trees. Or rather, it would only be possible if twenty-five World Trees worked together. From the very beginning, we only wanted to talk. Of course, we didn't have to kill His Majesty's family. But they didn't seem to want to negotiate with us, so we had no choice but to eliminate them all. — — "
After explaining the reason openly, Lin couldn't help but mention some personal reasons. He didn't have to always speak in a high tone and expose some of his selfishness or shortcomings. It would be easier to gain the trust of some people who thought highly of themselves, including the World Trees.
"— — But selfishly speaking, I don't want to have uncontrollable elements like 'demons' in this plan. After all, their race's reputation is a little bad. If their participation causes others to have unnecessary associations with the plan to transform the maze and have objections, it will definitely be troublesome. There is no doubt that this is a problem for us. The implementation of this plan is already quite difficult. I don't want too many factors to interfere and affect the success of the plan. So things like this should be avoided if possible. "
"What if I say that I don't want to participate? What will happen? Your plan only says that you need twenty-five World Trees. You didn't specify who is needed, right? "Gaius asked tentatively.
"That's right." Lin smiled brightly and said, "But this way, whether it's because Your Majesty wants to bring the maze closer to the Abyss, or because I'm afraid that other living World Trees might interfere when building the Great Array of the Book of Luo. Regardless of the reason, I can only ask for Your Majesty's death. Eliminating uncontrollable and unnecessary variables is the shortcut to success. "
"Oh, you found out about the Abyss, human. How did you know? " Gaius's secret was discovered, but he didn't show any exasperation like when the human's deeds were exposed. Instead, he calmly asked where he had exposed himself.
Lin showed an expression of admiration and praised, "I've always thought that in order for the World Trees to grow, they had to grow their branches in different dimensions and different worlds and absorb nutrients from there. However, I had never thought that I would be able to achieve the same thing by taking root in another world. But this seems to be more difficult, so Your Majesty Gaius chose to root in the Abyss. Because the connection between the Abyss and the maze is already quite close, it's much easier to extend your roots into the Abyss than anywhere else. But I don't know if you don't know, or if you know but choose to ignore it, Your Majesty, you've already started rotting from the roots. In the long run, there will only be two outcomes, death or abyssal and become a member of the demons. "
Ignoring the glances of others, Lin walked to the corner of the west wall of the tree core area. The inheritance mageweath of the World Trees actually contained their growth code. Just like the DNA sequence of living creatures, it recorded the mysteries of life in the most primitive and simple way.
This also meant that someone who knew the inheritance method of the World Trees had also obtained the method to control the World Trees. But the premise was that the other party didn't resist. Once they resisted, it would be a battle for dominance. For someone who had just entered the maze, losing was inevitable.
And this time, Gaius didn't stop the human's actions. He allowed the other party to uncover the tree veins that had already turned red and black under the wall.
If it were any other normal World Trees, these tree veins, which were almost as thick as an adult's thigh, should be as clear as crystal amber with flashes of light from time to time.
But Gaius's tree veins weren't just a mixture of red and black, they were also pulsing and contracting like a living thing and emitting steam. It was like a pipe connected to a pump that was intermittently drawing hot magma from somewhere.
This reminded someone of a phenomenon — demonization. In the Abyss, there were no native demons that belonged to the Abyss; all demons were foreign species. After coming to the Abyss, they were infected by the local aura and then underwent demonization. It was like any animal or plant that entered an environment with severe nuclear pollution would definitely mutate.
Even the little demons that were said to be born in the Abyss were actually like a grain of sand that fell into the body of a pearl clam and was then covered by the clam's internal secretions, thus turning into a pearl. The little Abyss Devils born in the Abyss were in a similar situation.
Only a very small number of powerful individuals could be like normal creatures, through the act of mating, pregnancy, and then birth. Otherwise, the so-called demons were born in all kinds of messy ways. The most common was the fall of normal creatures, abyssal, and demonization.
Then, what would the World Tree look like when it demonized? If it weren't for a certain someone promoting the maze transformation plan, Lin really wanted to see what the World Tree Gaius would look like in the end. Would it become another demon king, ready to destroy the world's peace or even destroy the entire maze? Then, it would be the same old story of a hero suppressing the demon king.
It was a pity that a certain someone still knew how to prioritize things. Lin couldn't let go of the maze transformation plan that he had already set and see how far the demonized World Tree Gaius could go. Moreover, even if these two things didn't contradict each other, he couldn't be sure that they wouldn't interfere with each other. In order to ensure the success rate of the plan, eliminating unnecessary variables was the right way. Therefore, Lin asked:
"Then, Your Majesty Gaius, what have you decided to do?"
"Do I have a choice, human?" Gaius said coldly. Then, he changed the topic and said, "However, it's not impossible for me to join your plan. But I have a condition. If you don't agree, there's nothing to discuss. "
"Please speak."
"Make those damn elves stay away from me! Including that damned kingdom and those behind you! You can carry the clones of the other tree kings, human. Or you can talk to me alone. Anyway, it doesn't seem like you're the kind of person who can't make decisions. In short, make those disgusting pointy ears scram, now! "
Without waiting for the wood elves to protest, more than twenty elven emissaries carrying their respective majesty's clones disappeared on the spot. The wood elven alliance outside also gathered and left under the command of the staff holder. Just like how they came and left in a hurry. A certain human was left alone, facing the World Tree, Gaius. There was a desolate feeling like the wind was blowing.
Especially after losing the suppression of the other World Tree Holy Artifacts, which were their clones, Gaius's strength gradually recovered. Lin said with a smile, "Your Majesty Gaius, don't tell me you want to deal with me after sending the other World Trees away?"
"Are you afraid? Human, I can't hear fear in your voice. "Gaius regained his calm tone.
"Hmm, should I be afraid? You really want to deal with me! "
"No, human. I don't have any good methods to deal with you, the Mage who claims to be the best at running away. "
"I didn't expect Your Majesty to know of my not-so-resounding title. Should I say it's an honor, or should I say it's fear? "
"It's because I'm paying attention to you that we have space to talk today." Gaius didn't hide his purpose and said so.
"Yes, Your Majesty Gaius should know. Even if I don't say it, the twenty or so people who are paying attention here can all hear it." A certain person said half-truths. Those twenty or so big shots had all left. Basically, if he didn't pass on the message, they wouldn't know the content of today's conversation.
"It's fine, as long as those pointy ears aren't here."
Brother, how deep is your resentment towards the elves?
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