In order to save time, Hao Ren planned to divide the elven engineering team into two teams, working at the Volcano of Dusk and the Giant Tree of Life at the same time. Although the situation at the Volcano of Dusk was complicated, the survey data was detailed, so there was no need to worry. Hao Ren decided to personally supervise the excavation work in the Giant Tree of Life area.
Of course, there was a bigger reason. He heard that the scenery was good, so he decided to take some photos and post them on the Inspector Forum...
Holletta did not expect Hao Ren's guys to be so pragmatic. They came all the way here without even taking a sip of water, but they quickly organized an entourage to follow them to the two sites. This time, the teleportation circle could not be used. The scale of the elven excavator team was beyond the limit of teleportation technology. Fortunately, the elven aircraft was not slow. It only took them a few minutes to cross the entire territory of Holletta.
So the elven aerial excavator team found out the destination location, and directly rose into the clouds and flew into the distance. Hao Ren and the rest followed Marshal Ophra to the Giant Tree of Life through the teleportation circle. The other team to the Volcano of Dusk was led by the Pope.
The teleportation speed was, of course, faster. When Hao Ren and the rest arrived at the Giant Tree of Life, the excavator team was still flying on the road, giving them some time to look at the surrounding scenery.
The Giant Tree of Life was located in a vast and vibrant mountainous area. The entire area was surrounded by gentle mountains, forming a low-lying basin. In the basin, the jungle was dense and green. The stronghold established by the Disciples of Glory in this area was an old monastery located on a nearby hill. The building was as old as the churches of the other two sealed sites. It looked inconspicuous, but it was one of the oldest and most sacred facilities in the world.
The teleportation circle near the Giant Tree of Life was set directly next to the church of the monastery. The Royal Knights did not have a garrison here. The entire Giant Tree of Life was under the sole responsibility of the Disciples of Glory. The king only placed a few symbolic knights here, and they lived directly in the monastery.
Compared with the desolate and eerie Dragonspine Ridge and the harsh environment of the Volcano of Dusk, the area around the Giant Tree of Life lived up to its name. It was full of vitality and the environment was pleasant. No one would associate this place with the terrible ancient legend. Probably because of this, Holletta's monitoring of the Giant Tree of Life was weaker than that of the other two places. Unlike other places, there were Royal Knights and Church Knights stationed at the same time. Hao Ren and the others stood at the entrance of the monastery. Looking at the lush mountains and green trees, they suddenly felt relaxed and happy. Y'lisabet quickly climbed onto her father's shoulder and shouted at the mountain in the distance, "Big mountain, lalala …"
The Princess of the Demon Realm was actually quite naive — — when she wasn't dismantling things.
As soon as Lily saw the bright scenery around her, she could not help herself. She ran around the mountain several times before she stopped. She grabbed a handful of stones in her hand and asked, "Mr. Landlord, which one is prettier?"
Hao Ren randomly picked a stone to coax Lily back. He curiously looked at the mountains in the distance, and the odd-looking domed mountain in the middle of the basin surrounded by mountains (its shape was a bit like a volcano, it was particularly eye-catching). He looked for a long time but could not find the shadow of the Giant Tree of Life. "Ophra, where is the tree you mentioned?"
Ophra raised her hand and pointed to the center of the basin. "That is — the Giant Tree of Life. Now this is all that's left."
Hao Ren was stunned for a moment before he realized that Ophra was referring to the strange domed "mountain" in the middle of the basin!
"Holy moly …" Before Hao Ren could say anything, the first to jump up was Lily, who was fiddling with the stones. "So big?!"
Hao Ren quickly focused his attention and finally found some clues from the weird mountain: its "mountain" looked too regular, and the upper part was so uniform that it did not look like a normal mountain. In the wilderness around it, there were a lot of zigzagging bulges. At first, he thought that those bulges were mountain ridges, but now he realized that they were actually tree roots growing out of the ground!
This was the wreckage of the Giant Tree of Life. Now only a stump was left. However, just from the hill-like stump, one could still see how amazing its scale was in the past. Perhaps its canopy could even extend to the top of the atmosphere!
However, now the giant tree had been dead for more than 10,000 years, and the upper part had long collapsed into the soil and rocks of the entire basin. Now, it was completely black and covered in vegetation. Dense trees and shrubs grew along its steep trunks, camouflaging it like the surrounding mountains.
Hao Ren took a breath and said, "This is a whole tree …"
Before his voice trailed off, Lil Pea immediately poked her little head out from the collar. When the little guy saw the green mountains in front of her, she suddenly straightened up. "It can eat for a long time! It can eat for a long time! Daddy can eat for a long time … "
At this time, a Holletta military officer was standing next to her. The officer was stunned when he saw Lil Pea. "What is this?"
But he quickly glanced at Hao Ren and quickly hid the rude look on his face. He coughed solemnly. "Ahem, sorry, I forgot that you are a different foreigner from us. Hollettans don't have this kind of avatar …"
Hao Ren did not have time to explain. "…?"
At this time, Lil Pea happily jumped out of the collar and grabbed Hao Ren's clothes. "Daddy, I want to eat, I want to eat!"
A group of Holletta officials saw the situation and suddenly had a look of realization. A few scribes who looked like scholars quickly took out a small notebook and wrote quickly. Vivian's face was red from holding back her laughter. She pulled Ophra hard and said, "Hurry up and tell them that this is neither the avatar of the foreigner, nor the foreigner's child!"
Ophra frowned and waved her hand to her men. "Stand still! Look at what you are doing! "
After that, she turned her head and looked at Hao Ren and Lil Pea. Her expression was thunderous. "You two are father and daughter? What did you do to a fish?! "
Before Hao Ren said anything, Lily jumped up and joined in the fun. "It's a pot …"
"God …" Ophra said.
Hao Ren said, "… Can any of you let me say a word?!"
Fortunately, the chaos did not last long. Just when Hao Ren was having a good time — at least Lily, the heartless guy, was laughing happily — a roar suddenly came from the sky.
The excavator team had finally arrived.
The MDT, who had been idling for a long time, flew to Hao Ren and activated the holographic projection. Then, the image of a high-ranking elven technician appeared in front of everyone.
"Sun King, all the equipment has arrived."
Hao Ren looked at the giant tree in the middle of the basin and nodded. "Let's start."
After a moment, the engineering equipment in the sky roared and then quickly dispersed hundreds of meters around the basin in a certain pattern, while two special aircraft flew to the center of the basin. The two aircraft hovered high in the sky and turned on their respective elemental sensors. Then, the secrets of the deep underground gradually appeared in front of all the engineering equipment operators.
The technological prowess of the Aerymian elves may have lagged behind that of the interstellar civilisations, but they still had other fields to be proud of — mining, gravity control, deep scanning. These technologies were crucial in the process of transforming their planet into a space island chain. It could be said that they were a group of long ears who had pointed at the "magic tree" crooked. Except that they could not build spaceships, they had almost built everything that did not belong to their level of civilization.
The elemental sensors that could penetrate hundreds of kilometers of rock could accurately depict a three-dimensional image of the deep underground. The First Born sleeping under the Giant Tree of Life was quickly scanned and projected in front of Hao Ren through the MDT.
He saw how the Giant Tree of Life bound the First Born: entangling it layer by layer with its huge roots and even fusing with it.
The underground part of the Giant Tree of Life was far more magnificent than the aboveground part. Under the deep underground was a root system that spread nearly 200 kilometers. This root system entangled into a nearly spherical shape, and the First Born was inside this spherical cage. The tentacles of the First Born also spread everywhere, but they were basically entangled and limited by the roots of the Giant Tree of Life. These two giant creatures with the same root clusters were entangled and bound to each other, forming an amazing underground spectacle.
The hair on Lily's tail was visibly standing up. "It feels disgusting …"
Vivian also frowned and nodded. "Yeah, it's like a dishwashing ball."
The bat-housewife's occupational disease was acting up again.
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