Everyone's hearts pounded with anxiety, but fortunately, Alger was already used to Miller's behavior. His many experiences had taught him that Bishop Miller was really just glancing over unconsciously.
Even so, his heart skipped a beat for a moment.
Leaving the others standing there uneasily, Alger took the lead and walked to his vehicle.
“My lord,” he said respectfully, kneeling and bowing, “I have brought Xu…Pedro’s squad to you.”
However, after saying this, Alger lowered his head with a slight sense of annoyance, feeling uneasy.
He almost exposed Bishop Miller's true intentions!
Although he immediately changed his mind as he opened his mouth, Alger was still uneasy. He wanted to look up and peek at the bishop's expression, but he was afraid that his actions would be too obvious and attract the bishop's attention.
Just as Alger was hesitating, Miller spoke up as usual: "Very well, let's go."
His voice was flat and emotionless, as if he hadn't heard Alger's slip of the tongue.
In fact, Miller didn't care at all whether Alger actually revealed his true purpose.
After all, what does it matter?
We were already on our way, so naturally everything had to follow his plan.
Because of Miller's words, Xu Ling and the others, who had been frozen in place, immediately started to move.
Before coming here, Xu Ling had been planning to ask them what was going on with their team, but unfortunately, despite her mental preparation, she was ultimately defeated by Miller's calm gaze.
In a flash, she completely forgot what she was supposed to do and obediently started packing her luggage.
Because no one objected, and no one jumped out to ask what the situation was, everything proceeded smoothly.
With Miller and Alger included, Xu Ling's group was quite large. However, despite the large number of people, they didn't have as much luggage as they had imagined!
At least in Xu Ling's eyes, apart from her and April's large suitcase, everyone else was practically just a small package.
The contrast between the two was too obvious, which made Xu Ling and April feel somewhat embarrassed.
While others looked like they were going to experience the hardships of life, the two of them... well, they looked more like they were going on a leisurely trip.
Fortunately, this incongruity didn't last long. Given that Bishop Miller's car was luxurious and spacious enough, with Miller's permission, all their luggage was crammed onto his car rack.
Not only that, the group of people who came empty-handed were also allowed to ride in this luxurious vehicle.
This is no ordinary vehicle; it's not just Miller's car. It's a vehicle bearing the emblem of the Church of Light!
Therefore, apart from Xu Ling, who did not understand the meaning, everyone else, including Xixi, was very excited to be able to ride in this car!
After all, the meanings are different!
Actually, Xu Ling was also a little excited, but what she was thinking was that at least they wouldn't need to walk until Miller spoke again!
Of course, not only Xu Ling and her group got into Miller's car, but Miller also made a special effort to give Fei Er a lot of space to get in.
Fortunately, Miller's vehicle was spacious enough that even with the giant wolf in its form inside, there was still plenty of room.
very nice!
Sitting in a corner of the car, Xu Ling patted Kao Pu's head and nodded with a smile in her heart.
Soon, everything was tidied up.
Finally, their promised ordeal began!
The carriage slowly began its journey.
On the other side, in the barren land, the Tree of Life finally got its chance to leave!
It was a dark and windy night, the perfect time for... cough, for hatching!
After dozens of days and nights, the Tree of Life has undergone tremendous changes. The most obvious change is in its trunk. Not long ago, the Tree of Life could be easily encircled by two people, but now, its thick trunk is so large that even three people couldn't wrap their arms around it!
Of course, the Tree of Life has undergone more than just these changes. Looking up, its already lush canopy is now even more dense and shady than before.
No one can see the secret hidden among the lush foliage.
Hidden in the very center of the leaves, a bright red fruit beats like a heart.
"Thump—"
"Knock knock—"
The steady heartbeat suddenly changed at this moment, becoming increasingly loud and rapid, like the beating of a drum.
Something is about to come out...
The outline of the inside is faintly visible on the thin peel, and suddenly, the outline on the peel begins to expand.
Clearly, the contents inside are moving closer to the fruit peel...
At this moment, the heartbeat grew louder and louder, and the entire fruit seemed to be inflated and began to burst.
It grew larger and larger until it reached its limit. The peel was visibly stretched taut, and what was already a thin layer now looked like a transparent veil.
The fruit looked precarious at that moment, even though the lush foliage around it blocked any intrusion, the large fruit hanging on the branch still swayed from side to side.
The fruit was too big and the branch too thin. It was trembling and about to fall when it suddenly underwent an unexpected change.
—The originally large fruit shrank almost instantly.
The vibrant peel quickly lost its luster, appearing rotten as if it had been eroded over a long period of time. Anyone seeing its shriveled appearance at this moment would not believe that the fruit was just a moment ago plump and mouthwatering.
Fortunately, it's late at night and no one has witnessed this change.
Nevertheless, despite being extremely careful, the Tree of Life decided to immediately "destroy the evidence".
The shriveled fruit immediately fell to the ground; however, just a moment after leaving the branch, it was drawn by some kind of gravitational force and flew toward the trunk of the Tree of Life.
The silent collision occurred, and instead of bouncing back as expected, the shriveled fruit instantly shattered into countless powders. These powders, before they could even disperse into the air, were immediately absorbed by the Tree of Life.
The nutrients were fed back to the Tree of Life, and any trace of its existence disappeared completely as a result.
No one will notice this change!
The tree of life trembled involuntarily at the thought that it had quietly accomplished this transformation.
The leaves rustled, but thankfully they soon quieted down again.
At that moment, a human figure slowly appeared on the thickest trunk of the Tree of Life.
The moon is high in the sky.
However, even the brightest moonlight was almost entirely blocked by the layers of leaves. Fortunately, a few streaks of moonlight still managed to fall on the tree trunk, vaguely revealing the figure and appearance of the person standing on it.
It was obvious that a girl was standing on the tree trunk.
More noticeably, she had a pair of pointed ears that were exactly like those of Emerald.
The elven girl didn't stay on the tree trunk for long. She stood there quietly listening for a while, then, as if sensing something, she began to move.
—She darted toward the highest point of the Tree of Life.
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