My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 598 - 526 World Tree Rescue Plan

Tang Yu pondered for several seconds before agreeing.

It wasn’t because he was defeated by some dazzling gaze. freёnovelkiss.com

The World Tree, he was originally very interested in it. Just a small branch that had fallen from it could form a domain that enveloped an entire mansion. What about the World Tree itself?

It was undoubtedly a rare treasure.

Even the Alien Race’s technique of Devouring the Origin of a planet couldn’t bypass the World Tree.

"After all that’s been said, there’s one thing I don’t understand. The World Tree... where is it? It can’t possibly be just a palm-sized sapling, can it?"

It seemed that even the nobles of the Kingdom were unaware of the World Tree’s existence, only knowing that the Royal Family held some sort of treasure.

Tang Yu expressed his doubts about this.

"According to historical records, the original World Tree was only a little over a hundred meters tall, with a width that ten people could just encircle. With the development and prosperity of the Kingdom, the World Tree grew more and more luxuriant. Now, its flourishing branches and leaves are enough to cover most of the Royal Capital."

The Great Sage sighed, "Perhaps you would think that such a massive World Tree must be hidden in some corner, unseen by others. In reality, the place where the World Tree takes root is right here in the Royal Capital.

Or rather, it is because the World Tree took root here that the most flourishing city on the Aino continent later emerged."

"But," he continued, "the World Tree itself has the ability to hide its presence, not just a simple matter of light and shadow concealment, but it’s hidden in a parallel spatial dimension, almost as if it doesn’t exist at all. Even a Second Tier Transcendent would be incapable of discovering the World Tree."

"Then..."

Tang Yu looked out the window towards the Inner City. The sky was a dull grey, not revealing any strange traces. "The World Tree is rooted within the Royal Palace?"

"Yes and no."

The Great Sage didn’t play coy but revealed a shocking truth.

"The real Royal Capital had been destroyed in the war of the past.

The current Royal Capital is nothing but a cage used by the shadowy figures behind the scenes to raise the populace."

"The site of the old Royal Capital and the current one are both located in the central region of the continent, even overlapping each other. They can be understood as parallel spatial nodes." He gestured to the tables, chairs, and tableware around them, "These are all real. The establishing of the new Royal Capital partly utilized what wasn’t destroyed from the old one. The other part was built by the populace, the Awakeners, and the people from nearby cities who dedicated themselves to its construction."

"But no one remembers that war. In the memory of most people, it was the Royal Capital showing signs of weakness under the assault of the Black Tide. It wasn’t until the construction of the ’Eternal Wall’ that humanity was able to gain an advantage in the defense."

Tang Yu was truly shocked.

Altering memories on such a scale? What kind of power did the enemy possess?

If they were absolutely unbeatable, he thought it would be better to just wash up, go to sleep, abandon this world, and explore others.

"It’s not as terrifying as you might imagine. The one pulling the strings probably set up a large array beneath the Royal Capital and subtly influenced people’s memories. This method does not work on those at the Transcendent Tier, as their life level has undergone a transformation."

"However," he said, "there is indeed a very powerful entity among the enemies. Back then, it was a powerful being shrouded in black mist, its figure indistinct. It gravely injured me, and despite numerous attempts at Energy Transformation, I almost couldn’t escape...

The memories of those at the Transcendent Tier must’ve been altered by a powerful being directly. Haven’t you noticed that among all the great nobles of the Royal Capital, the strongest are only Senior Transcendents? The stronger ones have long since fallen."

...

"Huff~"

Tang Yu let out a white breath.

Although he had already guessed as much, the words of the Great Sage still caused a deep tremor in his heart.

To raise the populace and erode the World Tree, had the Alien Race even created a replica of the Royal Capital?

In Tang Yu’s eyes, this was nearly impossible to achieve.

For example, asking a bamboo rat like Li to alter an Awakener’s memory. It might work for dozens or hundreds of people, but tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands? That would exhaust the bamboo rat to death.

Wait a second,

He suddenly thought, with the Devil Race leading the Alien Race forces, who knows how many planets they had conquered and Devoured.

Replicating cities and altering memories might seem high-end at first glance, but the Alien Race probably had extensive experience with this, didn’t they?

They must have a complete process for it.

In his understanding, if Aino continent were like a piece of paper, the Royal Capital would be a circle drawn in the center area. And the move by the Alien Race was like cutting the circle out of the paper and inserting an identical one back into the original place.

"So, the World Tree should be in the ruins of the Old Royal Capital, right?"

"What does the Great Sage intend for us to do now?"

After a moment of silence, the Great Sage said, "There are about ten days left until the ritual ceremony is held, but stopping the ceremony will only delay things for a while. Now, after being eroded for decades, I fear that the World Tree may soon wither. The changes in the Royal Capital are the best proof. You know, in previous years, we could still occasionally see sunlight here."

"We must revitalize the World Tree. With the World Tree’s mighty power, we might have a chance to defeat those fearsome enemies and completely drive out the Dark Creatures from the world!

The method to revive the World Tree is simple to say, yet difficult to execute.

The World Tree has been eroded for years, its vitality weak, but the branches that have fallen off still contain life activity and Origin power. If we can bring enough World Tree branches in front of the World Tree, this power may rejuvenate it.

However, even though there are plenty of World Tree branches scattered around, they are tightly held in the hands of those nobles..."

He sighed, his voice bitter, "I am well aware that collecting World Tree branches and defeating the terrifying forces behind them is almost an impossible task. But if the World Tree withers, the entire world will fall into silence. Then, no one will survive."

"In this situation, I still want to plead with you all: for the sake of the people still alive on the Aino continent, let’s gamble on this last spark of life."

"ojbk."

"What?"

"I mean, I have accepted the task. Collecting... ahem, collecting World Tree branches isn’t hard."

Tang Yu added to himself, even if the enemy proved too strong in the end and they had to evacuate this world, at least he could return with a trove of treasures containing the power of the world. This way, the trip wouldn’t be a loss.

Originally, he had coveted the World Tree branches in the noble residences, but hesitated to act, partly out of fear of the hidden forces within the Royal Capital.

He wasn’t the type to covet something and necessarily have to have it.

But now,

it was different.

Robbing for the sake of saving the world.

Such a noble person, who else could there be?

Accepting the task so readily, the Great Sage was somewhat confused.

After some thought,

he figured that these young successors probably underestimated the enemy’s power.

Indeed,

they were all Senior Transcendents, and there were likely no rivals outside the Aino Kingdom. Even if they encountered any terrifying Dark Creatures, joining forces would at least ensure their safe retreat.

Even in today’s Royal Capital, these individuals would still be considered among the top experts.

However, the power of the forces behind the scenes was far greater than imagined.

The Great Sage felt a bit helpless.

Words, after all, are not as direct and impactful, making it hard to convince others.

As for other methods... Before his injury, he was also a powerful contender within the Aino Kingdom. Demonstrating power would not only clarify the path for the successors but also curb their contempt for the enemy.

Unfortunately,

he was now crippled, with his life nearing its end, let alone showing any formidable power.

The Great Sage pondered,

These successors, coming from outside the Aino Kingdom, probably didn’t know much about Transcendent knowledge.

Their exploration of their body’s potential was also quite superficial.

But he was different. As a Great Sage, his mind nearly contained all the knowledge since the founding of the Aino Kingdom, including some special methods that could quickly unearth human potential and enhance strength in a short time.

Some powerful yet easy-to-learn secret techniques could also be taught to them.

Whether it was proper or not, the Great Sage could no longer care about that.

After contemplating, he thought it was feasible.

Not only could it enhance the successors’ strength a bit more, but the possibility of defeating the forces behind the scenes might also increase slightly. On the other hand, this could also showcase his capabilities. Later, when stressing the strength of the enemy, they would hopefully take it more seriously.

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