The brother and sister fell silent for a moment.
Everything seemed fine up to that point.
But the last sentence.
It's so awkward!
The tree continued, “The process of ‘Great Evolution’ has enabled all organic life forms other than humans to achieve unprecedented breakthroughs and evolutions. This has plunged humanity into a survival dilemma. In order to survive, they will stop at nothing and at any cost, even framing their own kind. They do this in order to survive, but often the consequences of doing so only hasten their extinction. But you did not do that, so… you are not human.”
Wang Lan was both angry and intrigued. He said, "What kind of theory is this? Does doing this make us less human? Do we have to kill each other?"
“No…” Tree said, then suddenly changed the subject, saying, “She may be human, but you are definitely not human.”
As he spoke, a vine pointed at Wang Lan and said again, "It's you, you're not human."
Wang Lan: "???"
Then countless vines stretched out from the sky. In their eyes, these vines intertwined and interwoven, gradually forming the shape of a giant brain.
The brother and sister seemed to sense something, exchanged a glance, and Wang Lan pointed to her head.
Sun Muchen nodded.
The tree's voice continued: "There is a strange thing in your brain. This thing controls all your bodily functions. Your strength, spirit, and thoughts all come from here. But this thing should not exist in the brain. Anyone who has this thing will die immediately, but you will die if you don't have it."
As the voice spoke, the brain made of vines slowly opened, revealing a cuboid composed of vines of different colors. From this cuboid, countless tiny vines extended and intertwined throughout the brain.
This is exactly the same brain that Sun Muchen showed to Wang Lan!
"Impossible!" Sun Muchen immediately said, "He's my brother. We grew up together. We know each other better than you do. Do you think we're easy to fool by saying such baseless things?"
"Your brother?"
Shu's voice was filled with doubt: "He's actually your brother?"
“Uh…” Sun Muchen said, “We are not related by blood.”
“Impossible!” Tree said decisively. “I can see into the deepest layers of the human body. According to your genetic sequence, he should be your father.”
Sun Muchen: "Σ(?д?|||)??"
Wang Lan: "Σ⊙▃⊙川"
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
Sun Muchen: "Are you my dad?"
Wang Lan: "Am I your father?"
"Pah!" Sun Muchen roared in fury, "Don't listen to its nonsense!"
Wang Lan nodded emphatically.
The two then saw the vines that made up the brain separate and then recombine, becoming two spiraling chains.
Tree said, "Whether you believe it or not, that's the truth. Of course, this is just the physiological structure. In fact, this kid seems to me more like he was manufactured. Do you... remember your parents?"
The two shook their heads.
They have been raised as children since they can remember, and have no idea who their parents are.
Wang Lan was annoyed by the tree's analysis, so he said bluntly, "My relationship with Mu Chen is none of your business. Why don't you just tell me directly, what is your purpose in bringing us here?"
However, after Wang Lan finished speaking...
Then I noticed the tree had fallen silent again…
After a moment, the tree sighed, "Alas...looks like a fool..."
Wang Lan: "..."
"You're the fool!" Wang Lan roared angrily. "Not only have you been toying with us, but you're also telling us all this nonsense. What are you up to?"
"Your courage is commendable. In my memory, everyone I've met who saw me like this was terrified. You are very good."
As if praising Wang Lan, the tree continued, "I sensed energy within your bodies far exceeding that of humans, and this energy is identical to the energy within my own body—they share the same origin. This is why I was able to help you restore your energy."
Upon hearing this, the brother and sister immediately perked up.
Wang Lan's C system.
Sun Muchen's Blue Light skill.
Is the energy of the tree of the same origin?
In other words, these are actually all multiple evolutions of energy.
Wang Lan asked, "Do you know where this energy originates?"
"It's a 'major evolution'!"
The tree said, "What you humans call mutation is that white mist that can evolve all things. My energy comes from there, and so do yours."
Wang Lan thought for a moment and said, "But didn't other people or creatures also evolve because of that white gas?"
“It’s not the same,” the tree said. “Other species change themselves because of this energy, even reshaping their genomes, but we are different. We directly use this energy to strengthen ourselves.”
"Oh..." Wang Lan suddenly realized, "I don't quite understand."
Sun Muchen said, "In other words, they are being used by the energy of the white mist, while we are using the energy of the white mist for our own benefit."
The tree replied affirmatively, "Yes."
But then he added, "The energy in this fog is far too powerful. If this continues, it's hard to predict what will happen."
“So,” Sun Muchen asked, “you spared our lives and said all this, you must need us to do something, right?”
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