"Hahaha... uh..."

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Although he has not yet exited the state of consciousness, Saraso suddenly felt a deep sense of malice.

I couldn't help but imagine a scene from the middle of my mind.

The primordial demon Sarazo activates its taunt ability. Target: its own master. Effect: Enrages its own master.

Result: The Primal Demon is dead!

Holy crap, Lord, the only thing that materialized your hands and feet was that ancient natural tree thing, it has nothing to do with me!!!

Saraso was about to explain.

"Hehehe..."

Wu You's somewhat eerie laughter reached Saraso's ears.

However, during this process, the head and body of the consciousness were eventually replaced by the ancient tree.

A body that was even more handsome than Wu You in reality appeared, and a mirror was formed in the air directly in front of him.

Saraso was "optimized" by the ancient tree into a chibi version of a demon, with its butt and head connected.

This made Wu You find it very amusing.

Ignoring the jumping and leaping chibi-style primordial demon, Wu You stood in front of the mirror, one arm crossed over his chest, the other supporting his chin, his eyes clearly not looking at himself in the mirror.

My mind was wandering to other things.

Hmm, not bad, not bad. It seems you've unintentionally solved something that was supposed to be quite complicated.

Meanwhile, Saraso, seeing that the Lord's attention was not on him, secretly reached out and gave a thumbs-up to the back of his head.

Dear old tree, I will remember your kindness!

After wandering around with his consciousness for more than ten minutes, Wu You broke free of the world constructed by the ancient natural tree with a burst of mental energy.

The night sky is still the same, and the ancient tree's canopy, which is 3,000 meters high, is still very conspicuous, but upon closer inspection, you can see a faint light between the branches and leaves.

It seems that seeing the true form of a natural ancient tree is related to one's own vitality and mental strength.

The interplay between the real and the virtual is indeed exaggerated for ordinary people and machines, but for creatures with strong life essence or special mental strength, it should be able to directly attack the physical body of the ancient tree.

Otherwise, wouldn't the ancient tree be invincible? This can be deduced from the fact that Wu You can see it directly now.

However, when his attention was not focused, the ancient tree appeared more like a phantom with a faint halo, allowing Wu You to see the ground through it.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the capital, a group of people were engaged in a heated discussion about two completely different piles of data files.

The group consisted of either elderly people wearing reading glasses and dressed simply, or middle-aged and young researchers with furrowed brows, circling and drawing with pens.

In addition, there were several soldiers in military uniforms.

They watched as a group of astronomy experts pointed at the screen with data, spouting a bunch of incomprehensible jargon.

The words interference, diffraction, particle, collision, etc., are understandable when separated, but when combined, they are confusing.

Especially those names of celestial bodies with names like "constellation," "arm," "system," or "cluster," and those combinations of letters, numbers, English words, and names of famous people.

Aren't you tired of pronouncing such long names?

The area was somewhat noisy with groups of astronomers discussing or debating amongst themselves.

Although the military had ruled out hostile attacks from the beginning, the sudden start and end of the incident still garnered significant attention.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

A soldier wearing the epaulettes of a lieutenant colonel couldn't help but interject.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I interrupt for a moment? I just want to know if it's possible that this phenomenon is caused by weapons installations from other countries?"

Although scholars may have differing opinions, they are able to confirm this issue.

"Commander Lu, the source of this storm is clearly extraterrestrial, causing strong interference but not widespread power outages."

"my country's space technology is among the world's leading. With the current level of human space technology, it is impossible to generate a mixed position with such precision."

The speaker was Zhou Yunsheng, the director of the observatory.

"So that means we can completely rule out human error?"

The lieutenant colonel gave a summary confirmation.

But Cheng Maoguan, who had not spoken much before, spoke up.

"Excluding human intervention? Not entirely. It depends on how the word 'human' is defined. If it refers only to human beings, then that's certainly true."

Cheng Maoguan's words drew the attention of everyone present.

His meaning was already very clear, and even Lieutenant Colonel Lu could understand the implication behind his words.

Other scholars may have had similar conjectures, but they felt that bringing them up directly would make them seem unrigorous.

Cheng Maoguan, without any reservations, thought it was possible and said it outright.

"Teacher, are you referring to extraterrestrial civilizations?"

Zhou Yunsheng stood up from his chair.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. In fact, given the current situation, this possibility is quite significant."

...

Half an hour later, a confidential order was quickly issued to the southeastern coastal areas, and hospitals and other relevant units received confidentiality notices.

A dedicated research project was established at the observatory headquarters, with its research team comprised mostly of astronomy experts.

By the next morning, except for a few base stations that had burned out, network and telephone signals in most areas had returned to normal.

Wu You turned on the TV and switched to CCTV News.

Meanwhile, he opened a new computer and started searching the web.

On the television, the news music started playing, and halfway through, news reports about last night's events finally appeared.

"From 12:40 to 1:30 last night, a small-scale cosmic storm struck the southeastern coast of my country. Its main components were radioactive charged particles, which briefly caused network and communication disruptions. After engineers worked through the night to repair the damage, communication has now been fully restored."

Experts pointed out that this cosmic storm does not pose a threat to human health.

...

"The US military in Japan has recently been exposed to another military hazard, with an Osprey helicopter crashing near Nagasaki..."

Hey, that's interesting.

There's very little news online about what happened last night; what exists is mostly just a description of the time and a bunch of scientific explanations.

Surprisingly, most of the complaints found were about being forced offline while playing games.

It was only briefly mentioned in the morning news.

Although anyone with a keen eye would know that things are not as simple as the news reports, it is clear that someone at the top does not want such information to spread.

Wu You naturally agreed wholeheartedly; it was a win-win situation for everyone, since he knew it couldn't possibly be a naturally occurring ancient tree that had been discovered.

What others think is none of his business.

With the ancient tree successfully reaching the gold level, Wu You now has a stable home base.

The ancient tree, which appears to be non-aggressive, not only possesses extremely strong regional defensive capabilities, but its destructive power is also formidable when it truly unleashes its destructive potential.

And it began to emanate a special kind of energy.

Just as photosynthesis releases oxygen, ancient trees in nature also release this energy substance.

This substance should be very beneficial to ordinary living organisms, but its specific effects are not yet apparent.