"Hey, what's wrong with everyone?"
As it grew a little older, the voice of the Tree of Life changed. It was no longer Grandma's childlike voice, but now it was a slightly clear voice that was neither male nor female.
"Lingling? What's wrong?"
When Xiaoshu realized that no one answered when he spoke, he quickly asked Xu Ling.
"You, you can still speak?"
Xu Ling's mouth was slightly open, somewhat surprised that the Tree of Life could speak.
Everyone had been discussing for a long time, but the Tree of Life hadn't spoken, so they assumed it had used up too much energy and was no longer able to make a sound.
I never expected that it could actually talk!
The Tree of Life was puzzled; why could it no longer speak?
It retorted, "Haven't I always been able to? Lingling, don't you know that?"
Xu Ling certainly knew this, but...
"Then why didn't you say anything just now?"
When asked about this, the Tree of Life became somewhat shy, curling its green leaves, making the bright red fruit even more noticeable.
"I...I'm sleeping."
Moreover, ever since the little fairy came, she has been constantly circling around it, and it has gotten used to it and no longer pays attention to the presence of other people around it.
Xu Ling was genuinely surprised by the Tree of Life's answer, which was so simple that she was speechless for a moment.
"Never mind that for now, host. I'll go ask my superior to see if there's anything wrong with the tree."
The most important thing now is not to investigate whether the Tree of Life is asleep, but to find out if there is a problem with the Tree of Life.
Just as Kaopu was about to leave after interrupting their pointless conversation, he was stopped by the Tree of Life.
What's wrong with me?
It was very curious when it heard the reliable person mention it. Why did it feel like the reliable person was saying that something was wrong with it?
It feels pretty good about itself and doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.
"I feel great, I'm perfectly healthy!"
The reliable guy scoffed, "That's pretty good. Do you even know you're growing fruit?"
Upon hearing this reason, the Tree of Life quickly shook its branches and replied, "Of course I know! This is a gift I gave to Lingling!"
Kaopu stared wide-eyed at Xu Ling in astonishment, never expecting that Xu Ling would be involved!
"I?"
Xu Ling was even more puzzled, pointing to herself with a look of confusion, she had no recollection of such a thing!
“Yes!” the Tree of Life admitted without hesitation. “Didn’t Lingling say she was worried I’d be taken away? I told her I’d give Lingling a gift!”
"ah?"
Xu Ling was stunned. She really didn't expect that what the Tree of Life said was true. After all, it was such a small tree and it still needed other people to protect it. In addition, she had been accumulating system points quite diligently and had completely forgotten about this matter!
"Uh-huh!"
To my utter surprise, the source of all this abnormality was Xu Ling!
Because of her, even the reliable service displayed garbled characters!
It's absolutely speechless!
Now that he understood that the Tree of Life had chosen to nurture it, he didn't want to ask his superiors for details. Instead, he said directly to the Tree of Life, "You're still in your growth stage. Won't it have an impact on you to nurture fruit so early?"
"No, it's my own choice to bear fruit, so it won't have any impact."
"But I remember that the Tree of Life needs a lot of energy to bear fruit here."
Looking around reliably, although there have been some changes, they are all brought about by the Tree of Life, relying on the energy of the Tree of Life. There is simply no extra energy to feed it back!
"Where do you get the energy to create this?!"
This is the most perplexing aspect of being reliable.
Speaking of this, the Tree of Life felt a little guilty.
"I...I told you, please don't be angry."
Fearing that Xu Ling would be unhappy, it even gently brushed its own branches across Xu Ling's arm to appease her.
"you say."
The reliable one stared blankly at the Tree of Life, determined to get it to give a proper explanation.
Forced by the tree's reliable aura, Xu Ling smiled at it and whispered for it to explain quickly.
"We're worried because we're afraid it might harm you, so please tell us!"
"I have recovered the energy that was diffused."
Reliable: ? ? ?
Xu Ling: ? ? ?
Ruth: ? ? ?
"Ruth, Ruth, I didn't feel anything!"
Ruth felt a little panicked. She tried hard to recall that for the past two weeks, she had been following the Tree of Life and had not sensed any behavior from the Tree of Life withdrawing its energy.
Moreover, over the past two weeks, the Tree of Life has been releasing plant essence from time to time, and she has not felt that it has decreased at all. In fact, Ruth feels that it has increased each time!
Upon hearing Ruth's answer, both the human and the system looked at the Tree of Life and asked a question in silence.
Fortunately, the Tree of Life didn't keep you in suspense and said directly, "If you hadn't been brought by Lingling, I wouldn't have shared it with you!"
So, it deliberately didn't absorb that part from Xu Ling's face, but instead gave it to the little fairy.
Therefore, Ruth did not notice anything amiss.
Ruth felt ashamed upon hearing this. She thought she was protecting the Tree of Life, but she didn't expect that she was actually benefiting from Xu Ling's favor, as the Tree of Life had specially allocated it to her.
Ruth's lips moved, but she didn't know what to say for a moment.
The reliable one was puzzled: "I've never heard of the Tree of Life being able to recycle energy. How did you manage to do that?"
At least, reliable data does not record that the Tree of Life has this ability.
The Tree of Life said smugly, "I don't know either. I was just thinking about giving Lingling a gift, and then I realized that some of the power I had dispersed had been absorbed back."
Over time, I discovered that I could grow fruit!
"Lingling, look!"
As he spoke, he deliberately showed Xu Ling the fruit on the branch.
Xu Ling was stunned at the moment and didn't pay much attention to the fruit it was displaying. She never expected that the Tree of Life could operate in this way!
The reliable person was also stunned. They never expected the Tree of Life to be like this, completely contradicting its data!
While noting down this unusual ability, Kaopu asked curiously, "Can't you absorb it all?"
In this way, the previous fear that someone would discover the changes in the barren land, leading to a large number of explorers entering, can be easily resolved.
Xu Ling's eyes lit up; if that was the case, things would be much easier for her from now on.
"No!" Without the slightest hesitation, the Tree of Life directly denied it. "My intuition tells me that I can only reclaim a portion of it if I want to nurture the fruit. If I don't nurture it, I can't reclaim it at all!"
Xu Ling sighed at the Tree of Life's answer; it seemed she still had to rely on herself.
Seeing this, Kaopu stopped asking about it and instead inquired whether bearing fruit would harm the Tree of Life.
This is also what Xu Ling and Ruth want to know.
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