Still dazed, Xu Ling didn't notice that the seedlings beside her were shaking their branches more frequently, as if expressing their joy.
"I like it..."
Suddenly, she heard a series of intermittent sounds, which startled Xu Ling. She then listened intently.
"I like it..."
The sound came again, clearly not her imagination.
So she asked the reliable system for confirmation: "Reliable, can you hear me?"
Kaopu didn't quite understand Xu Ling's question; a question mark even floated out from the white clouds.
Xu Ling repeated, "I heard other sounds."
This time, she was absolutely certain that the voice was still echoing in her ears, repeating only the two words "like".
After listening to the reliable voice, it quieted down and tried to sense whether only Xu Ling could hear it or not.
Kaopu felt that all around him was quiet, without even the sound of wind.
"I didn't feel anything. What was that sound like?"
Xu Ling recalled: "He was stuttering, and I felt that the voice was that of a child, and it sounded very young."
"By the way, I also felt that the sound was coming from nearby."
Although the sound was intermittent and very soft, it didn't sound like it was coming from a distance; it was a vague, indistinct sound.
Xu Ling always felt as if someone was whispering in her ear.
Hearing her description, Kaopu became even more confused; it still couldn't hear anything.
As a high-tech product, it can't be this subpar.
To avoid being looked down upon by Xu Ling, it pretended to listen attentively and said to Xu Ling in a serious tone, "Yes. I heard it too this time."
Xu Ling was unaware that Kaopu was lying.
Because she heard a voice again in her ear: "Xi Xi... Huan... Ling... Ling..."
This time, the voice could actually call out her name!
What's going on?
Xu Ling was filled with doubts. In this world, she and the reliable system were the only ones.
and,
Xu Ling looked around and saw that the landscape was desolate and barren.
It's simply impossible for any other life forms to exist there!
What exactly went wrong?
Xu Ling was completely baffled and could only turn to a reliable system for help.
After all, reliability comes from a higher-dimensional space, so it should still be somewhat useful.
"Now you remember me?" Reliable looked smug at Xu Ling's request for help, completely ignoring the fact that it hadn't heard a sound at all. "Wait here, I'll check for you right away."
As soon as she finished speaking, the reliable system, which had transformed into the shape of white clouds, began to drift around. Sometimes it would fly to Xu Ling's side and circle around twice; other times it would fly far away, but soon it would fly close to the ground where green grass had just grown, and then suddenly rise abruptly into the sky.
Xu Ling was dazzled by what she saw and genuinely believed it to be reliable, so she began to explore it seriously.
In reality, these are just fancy tricks. The reliable and truly effective function is the built-in scanning, which identifies biological fluctuations by emitting special light.
Of course, it flies up and down to do all this just to show how hard it works.
Otherwise, if Xu Ling found out, she could easily understand with a glance, and she would definitely be exploited. Exploitation is an understatement; the real word is enslavement!
Xu Ling will definitely not let it go!
"Have you discovered anything?" After observing Reliable Behavior for a while, Xu Ling wanted to know the answer. "Haven't you discovered anything yet?"
Her tone began to change, and Kaopu could sense a hint of her impatience.
Clearly, if things continue like this, Xu Ling might say it's unreliable again.
Fortunately, the reliable system wasn't without its rewards. Seeing Xu Ling's question, it immediately flew to her side: "Of course, this is no problem for me!"
It spoke up again, all smug and proud: "Hey girl, look at this! See it? It's this!"
The white clouds in front of her transformed into tiny hands, and Xu Ling looked over and discovered that they were actually newly planted saplings of the Tree of Life.
The seedlings in front of me have grown taller than before, and the branches that had previously stretched out seem to have become much stronger.
"this?"
Xu Ling was very puzzled. She couldn't see any changes in the seedling, so how could it talk?
The reliable man nodded confidently and said, "That's it!"
"So it was conscious from the start?"
No!
The reliable system immediately retorted, "Are you kidding? How could something in the store possibly have consciousness?!"
The items in the online store should be clearly labeled; it's impossible to put them there for sale. That would be a violation of human rights!
The online store wouldn't do something like that!
"Then why can it talk?" Xu Ling asked again. "Don't you find it strange? Could it have become a spirit?"
Needless to say, Xu Ling's previous life was just an ordinary person who had never seen any monsters or demons.
In her previous life, although she became a minor god and overturned her worldview, more than a hundred years of life taught her that it is difficult for all things to become spirits, let alone plants.
Plants don't become spirits like animals. Before they become spirits, animals have an instinct to avoid danger and will try to find a safe place to cultivate. If they do encounter danger, they can also escape.
Before plants develop consciousness, it's uncertain whether they have any awareness, and for survival, they need soil and sunlight.
Plants need to plant their roots deep into the soil to absorb nutrients, which means they cannot leave their rooted place. They might accidentally become someone else's food, or a simple change in climate could kill them.
Moreover, plants cannot escape danger, so they are doomed to die.
Xu Ling had never seen a plant that had become a spirit, but if it was a seedling that was talking, wouldn't that mean it had become a spirit?
The reliable person was speechless: "This..."
It really didn't know that; it touched on its own blind spot, as it had no knowledge of this area.
But it can't just brush it off; it seems it has to find out the reason.
"Wait a minute, I'll go ask!"
The reliable thing vanished in a flash, mainly because it didn't want to hear Xu Ling's sarcastic remarks questioning its very existence!
Xu Ling was left standing there, stunned. Staring at the empty space before her, she was speechless and could only sigh.
This system is so jumpy!
She regretted it even more!
However, there's no going back in life, and no matter how much she regrets it, this reliable system is destined to stay with her.
While Kaopu was away, Xu Ling began to observe the saplings of the Tree of Life.
She took a few steps closer and squatted down to examine the seedling carefully. Just like her initial glance, the seedling had indeed grown a few inches taller, and its slender trunk had become thicker, finally resembling a tree.
It's more accurate to call it a sapling now.
A few green leaves were beginning to sprout on the tender branches; they were clearly newly grown leaves, very tender and green. Xu Ling couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the tender leaves.
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but after she touched it lightly, she felt the leaves tremble slightly.
"Itchy...itchy...Lingling"
Then she heard a slightly childish voice. Xu Ling's eyes widened. It really was the sapling talking.
"Is that really you speaking?!"
Xu Ling was still a little surprised. Could this thing really have become sentient?
She gently touched the trunk of the Tree of Life again.
"itch······"
It seemed that Xu Ling's touch made the Tree of Life more sensitive. Before Xu Ling's hand had even left the trunk, the Tree of Life couldn't take it anymore.
"Lingling...no...don't..."
The child's voice was still a little tearful.
Xu Ling was startled and quickly raised her hands to signal her to stop moving: "Okay, okay, I won't move anymore."
After he finished speaking, the Tree of Life fell silent and stopped shaking.
Xu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. The way it had complained made her think she had bullied a child, which had made her a little flustered.
Now, Xu Ling stopped moving and stood obediently to the side, waiting for Kaopu to return. The Tree of Life also fell silent, and the surroundings became extremely quiet.
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