Chapter 299: Leaves Growing in the Mist
Of course, now is not the time to enter the seventh-level world.
He didn't want to be out of touch with the human army, but the problem now was his personal strength. Not only was it out of touch with the overall strength of the human challenge legion, but even compared with the best of the pioneering army, he was on two completely different levels.
If he had rashly led the pioneering army into the seventh-level world when his strength had not yet completely crushed it, the final result could be summarized in the title of a book: "If you can't lead a team, you will die alone."
So instead of constantly rushing up, Wei Huan decided to stay in the sixth-level world for a longer period of time, consolidate his own strength, and wait for others to improve. He would set off again until the seventh-level world was no longer a threat.
In the third month, Captain Fang's Warrior Sequence and Prayer Sequence both advanced to Sequence Six, making him an even more powerful knight. In particular, his Guardian Faith gave him a guardian ability that was many generations stronger than before.
After learning that Captain Fang had been promoted, Wei Huan went to congratulate him and learned about Captain Fang's improved protection capabilities. Finally, he came to a conclusion - the garrison was stable, and as long as Captain Fang was there, humans would be invincible in the sixth-level world.
Not long after that, Agris also advanced to the Apostle of Dark Night. She could borrow the power of the vampire ancestor to improve her combat and blood recovery ability, making her harder to kill than Xu Qingqiang. Moreover, the blood beads she condensed also had the ability to heal the dark system.
If Wei Huan had taken blood beads to treat his previous injuries after Agris advanced, he would probably only need to take a few blood beads to heal them easily.
Of course, this blood bead requires the energy and blood essence of the Dark Night Apostle, and it is not something that can be eaten casually. It is destined to be rare and expensive.
To Wei Huan's dismay, he accidentally learned from a conversation with Jacques that he already had a box full of blood beads. After Jacques's "degeneration" into a dark elf, he now feared the light and holy elements and could consume blood beads.
Of course, if he really needs it, Agris will have to give it to him.
In the fourth month, more people in the chariot were upgraded to Sequence 6, but there was no movement in the other chariots. This was all because the resources in the chariot were too good. People who lived in the chariot for a long time could cultivate two or three times more than those outside.
However, ever since the World Tree was planted, natural trees that help increase the speed of cultivation have filled this world, and everyone's cultivation speed has also increased. It won't be long before humans will have a large number of Sequence Six Challengers.
In the fifth month, the base was initially built. A celebration was held to celebrate Wei Huan, and this day was designated as the "Creation Day" of the sixth-level world.
It is not known whether it was because of the name or his achievements after that that exceeded human cognition, but many years later, "Creation Day", he, and the group of people around him, had become legends among humans, and were even given a magical color equivalent to that of a god.
But at this moment, Wei Huan was simply celebrating humanity's achievement of a global milestone. Besides, everyone was truly suffocating in the car; no matter how spacious it was, it couldn't change their perception of being on a journey. It's human instinct; only when you have your feet planted on the ground and breathe the purest air can you feel grounded.
The celebration was very lively. As many as 170,000 people walked out of the chariots. Everyone left the chariots, stepped on the ground, and felt this rare popularity. Familiar people walked around, and strangers also got to know each other. Some men and women even started their next step in the future at this celebration.
Amid the dazzling fireworks, Wei Huan, who had drunk some wine, took some time off and took Mu Zhong to the top of a tree to hide away.
Just like the day they first came here, the two of them just sat side by side quietly, gazing at the distant skyline.
There were endless fireworks above their heads, and music and laughter could be heard from their feet in the distance. Wei Huan and Mu Zhong drank a bottle of wine together, and they had endless things to say while being slightly tipsy.
Wei Huan was a quiet person, but when he met Mu Zhong, who loved to talk, he kept talking.
They talked about the past, the future, the setting sea, and the world behind the gray sky above their heads.
When the wine had mellowed, they stared at each other for a few seconds and then kissed again.
Ever since the injury on his face was healed, Wei Huan loved to kiss Mu Zhong. It was always a little inconvenient before, but now he can be intimate with him without restraint.
Mu Zhong also loved to kiss him. He was very passionate, and Mu Zhong responded with even more enthusiasm, hugging him tightly, and his newly grown long legs were tightly wrapped around him, just like a snake.
Wei Huan was always entangled by Mu Zhong and lost control, forgetting where he was. When he came to his senses, Mu Zhong's breath was already intermittent and could not be connected.
Fortunately, the undead army performed their duties conscientiously, and not even a fly could fly in within ten miles.
Wei Huan held Mu Zhong's face, looking at the bright red on his face. He was grabbed and pulled into those watery eyes. The string of rationality broke again, and he couldn't think of anything else for a very long time.
After the celebration, advancement to Sequence Six was no longer a new thing. Those who could come here were the best among humans. With the blessing of the World Tree, their cultivation progress skyrocketed, and you could hear about someone's advancement every now and then.
However, the biggest thing this month is that challenge roads above level 5 are open again.
The brave warriors of the human race will fight again on the Challenge Highway. Some will take a step forward and then another step up, while others will be buried forever on the Challenge Highway and go to eternal darkness.
A lot of people died, and later statistics showed that there were nearly three thousand people.
Because the Dark Beast Tribe finally recovered from the heavy blow inflicted by Wei Huan, they once again dispatched a special team to interfere with the assessment of the human race.
Today, the overall strength of the human race has caught up with the Dark Beast Clan, and even surpassed it by a small margin. They are no longer at the point where they can passively take a beating and be wiped out if they are not careful.
In the assessment world, human challengers had exchanges with the Dark Beast Team, killing many high-level Dark Beasts. If the commander-in-chief of this assessment had not wanted to break through the final BOSS and fought fiercely with the Dark Beast King Family, more than 3,000 humans would not have died.
The human army won this battle. The Dark Beast King was seriously injured and fled, and the Dark Beast Lords it brought with it suffered more than ten thousand casualties. In addition to the treasure chest rewards after completing the "full clearance assessment", in fact, the casualty ratio of this battle was a great victory for mankind according to previous calculations.
Unfortunately, despite the presence of Wei Huan, the commander-in-chief who was determined to pass the level, was not portrayed as a hero. Instead, after arriving in the sixth-level world, he returned to Blue Star to be held accountable, and Wei Huan did not see him.
With the arrival of a new batch of challengers, the level six world has become more lively.
At the same time, during these few days, Xu Qingqiang, whom Wei Huan had been looking forward to the most, finally advanced to Sequence Six and became a [Great Demon].
The reason why Wei Huan is most looking forward to Xu Qingqiang is naturally because Xu Qingqiang can be said to be the strongest individual combatant among humans, and Wei Huan cannot compare to him.
Xu Qingqiang can always keep the Bloodthirsty Blessing active without worrying about its penalty CD. He can restore his body by eating, which increases his combat power tenfold. Sometimes Wei Huan even thinks he is as strong as a god.
With Xu Qingqiang's strongest single attack, Captain Xue's strongest defense, and Hammer Brother's faint presence, combined with Wei Huan's undead army and Mu Zhong's blessing status.
The five of them can form the strongest team, and now Wei Huan even dares to face Mo Feidi head-on.
It's a pity that he has explored three high-level ruins in this world, but Mofidi did not appear. He didn't know whether it was the corpse of the god that suppressed the passage for Mofidi to come, so that Wei Huan, who wanted to kill the god on his own initiative, could not achieve his goal.
There was nothing special about the seventh month. Everyone did their job and did their own thing.
In the eighth month, with the help of many resources, Mu Zhong's [Pilot Sequence] finally reached Sequence Five: Mecha Technician.
The upgrade of Wei Huan's pilot sequence is actually a very important event for mankind. It means that mankind can finally mass-produce level 5 mechas.
What does it mean to mass-produce level 5 mecha?
This means that humans can use the AI system's command to operate unmanned mechas in the fifth-level world, and swarm to attack any low-level ruins and low-level treasure chests. If the mechas are equipped with drivers to control them, they can gain higher combat effectiveness. Humans now even dare to open platinum-level treasure chests in the fifth-level world.
As a result, there are more and more advanced tanks.
Wei Huan's pioneering army alone now has 87 level 6 chariots and 5 level 7 chariots including Wei Huan's.
In addition, Wei Huan only lacks the blueprints of the level eight engine to build a level eight tank. He already has the blueprints of the level eight vehicle.
After nine months of settling down and organizing, Wei Huan has already established a firm foothold in Sequence Six, and his pioneering army has also made great progress. Now he is just waiting for the last engine blueprint to be obtained, and he plans to go to the level seven world.
In addition to continuing to explore higher-level worlds, which is the responsibility of their pioneering army, there is another very important point, which is that Wei Huan intends to take advantage of the opportunity of achieving a complete victory in the opening battle to go to the Dark Beast Plane again.
One is that I want to see how Mo Ji is doing over there, and the other is that it’s time to go “purchase goods”.
Although he brought back a lot of things, they could not withstand the consumption of Blue Star's comprehensive development and technological advancement.
In the past, there were not so many materials, and research and development institutions in various countries used them sparingly. Even if many technological items were developed, only a few people could use them.
Now some talismans and inscriptions are available to newcomers who have just entered the challenge world. They can all find ways to get some and bring them to the challenge world to increase their chances of winning.
Therefore, in Wei Huan's view, this kind of consumption is necessary for normal development, not a waste.
However, as far as he knew, there was only one way to enter the Dark Beast Plane, so he could only make a fuss in the opening battle.
Play the advanced dungeon to open the advanced treasure chest - get the level 8 engine blueprint - all members set out to participate in the level 7 highway assessment - win the level 7 world opening battle - enter the dark beast world - purchase goods.
This was the plan made after Wei Huan and Mu Zhong agreed upon it.
One day in the tenth month, Wei Huan, who had just finished his training, went to the driver's cab and happened to meet Mu Zhong in a meeting. Seeing him appear, Mu Zhong said to him with an expression of excitement that could not be expressed in words: "The World Tree has reached its peak."
After ten months, the World Tree finally reached its peak.
After ten months of growth, the World Tree now truly has the majesty of a World Tree.
The leaves are as huge as islands, the branches spread out for thousands of miles, the crown of the tree is so high that it cannot be seen, and the root system is dense and developed. The huge trees standing on the sparkling sea can be seen from hundreds of miles away, standing tall like pillars of heaven.
The whole world is filled with dense natural power. Every breath you take feels like you’re one day younger, and practicing makes rapid progress. Everyone who comes here is reluctant to leave.
However, Wei Huan and the others were concerned about something different from the others. They were more concerned about what Iron Heart mentioned, that after the World Tree absorbed the corpse of the god, it had the ability to break through the limitations of the world.
What kind of breakthrough is this so-called breakthrough?
Would it be a gentle, silent rain? Or a catastrophic collapse? Or perhaps a splitting of the heavens and the earth? Unaware of the process, and fearing it might turn out badly, Mu Zhong had his men on the lookout from the outset, not daring to let his guard down for even a moment.
Now, the moment they had been waiting for finally happened.
Just like the last shoe had dropped, Wei Huan heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then asked, "What exactly happened?"
Mu Zhong said, "I just observed that the leaves of the World Tree have come into contact with the gray fog."
"You mean the gray fog that we can't enter?"
"Yes, it's like a transparent glass cover separating us from the gray fog, but the leaves of the World Tree ignore this layer of glass and directly penetrate into the gray fog."
"What happened?"
"No, there is nothing, as if the glass cover does not exist."
"I'll go take a look."
"Will we finish together?"
"Okay." Although it was urgent, he had to go up anyway.
Because of something, the meeting was simplified and made brief. Wei Huan only waited for about ten minutes before the meeting ended.
This meeting was just a routine internal affairs meeting. Faisal, with a cloth on his head and a tablet in his hand, looked obviously familiar with life on the chariot and adapted to the working methods of Daxia.
The person in charge of observation was arranged by cousin Mu. Observing the growth of the World Tree has always been one of his main jobs. So when he saw that they were about to go up again, he called several key crew members in charge of this aspect to accompany them.
"Let's go." Mu Zhong said as he packed up some things.
Wei Huan nodded: "Yeah."
The two men left side by side, and the people arranged by Cousin Mu lagged behind by several steps.
Just as he left the cab, a dark shadow rushed towards him.
And Dou Lin's voice: "Oh my!"
Wei Huan hugged Mu Zhong and pulled him back a step to avoid the oncoming food cart.
The wind whistled, blowing up the corners of Wei Huan's clothes. He frowned and turned to look at Dou Lin who was hurriedly stopping the dining car.
"Brother Huan, Brother Chong." Dou Lin, aware of the trouble, jumped down from the dining car and called out to the two eagerly. He only called them "brother" when they made mistakes and acted like a spoiled child. On other days, he called them "car captain" or "commander." Sometimes, he would follow Liu Chengzhi and call them "boss." In short, it had been a long time since he had heard them call each other "brother."
Wei Huan's brows relaxed and the anger in his heart subsided a little.
Mu Zhong didn't care at all. He smiled and said, "What are you doing? Helping your Orange Juice brother deliver food again? What is he busy with? Has he given you all the work?"
Dou Lin said, "Brother Orange Juice heard that Brother Huan was coming down, so he said he would bring the meal he left for you, but he's a little busy right now, so he asked me to bring it over."
"What is it?" Mu Zhong said as he walked to the dining car and opened the lid. Inside was a delicious barbecue. He smiled and turned to look at Wei Huan. "It's something you like. Why don't you eat something before leaving?"
Wei Huan was not very hungry, but Liu Chengzhi's barbecue was indeed one of his favorite foods.
The aroma of barbecue filled my nose, and I felt hungry even though I wasn't hungry originally.
He said, "It's a long journey, let's eat while we walk."
Mu Zhong looked at the dining car, then at Wei Huan, and said with a smile, "That's fine."
Soon, Dian Ma appeared in mid-air, carrying everyone to the top of the World Tree.
This wasn't the first time Mu Zhong had seen Dian Ma after it had advanced to the Pseudo-God level, but he couldn't help but sigh when he saw it: "Although it doesn't look changed, the lingering aura is indeed completely different. Dian Ma has inexplicably become sacred after her advancement."
Wei Huan was sitting cross-legged on the back shell, eating the barbecue handed to him by Dou Lin.
Dou Lin is now 9 and a half years old. Maybe boys grow up later, so he looks like a six or seven-year-old child. He is only 130 cm tall, but he seems to be very skilled in his movements as he stands in front of the food cart.
Liu Chengzhi had been with him from the very beginning, and he had been Liu Chengzhi's little helper. Now, more than a year had passed, and he had learned a lot of cooking skills from Liu Chengzhi. Some of the food he made actually had the effect of increasing attributes. Although it wasn't much, but at his level, if he went to another dining car, he would immediately be taken care of like a baby.
Now the children skillfully heated up the barbecue, divided the food into portions, and finally served it to Wei Huan. Everything was well organized.
While it's true that at his age he should be in school, he's no ordinary person. No nine-year-old on Blue Star possesses the power of a Sequence Five, capable of demolishing a building with a single punch. Born and beloved in the Challenge World, he's been able to cultivate since birth. Now, naturally developing on Wei Huan's chariot, he might reach Sequence Six at any moment.
Such a child cannot be simply regarded as a child in need of protection. It is not wrong to find something for him to do.
However, Dou Lin was still young, and his awe of Wei Huan was not as strong as others. In fact, he was very close to him in his heart. When he heard Mu Zhong say this, he said, "Dianma is so handsome, is this the pseudo-god level? Is this a divine beast?"
Mu Zhong said, "Not yet a divine beast, but a pseudo-god can already walk sideways in the current world."
"Dianma is super powerful. It has so many soldiers and generals following it. It can fly and swim. In Huan Ge's undead army, it must be the boss!"
"Hey~"
Dian Ma seemed to understand and echoed what was said, which made Wei Huan laugh.
Wei Huan raised his hand and touched Dian Ma's back shell. Originally, it was just a shell made of pure bones, but now it felt like a rare weapon made of precious materials. It was soft and smooth yet hard and difficult to break. It sounds contradictory, but that was the fact.
Today's Dian Ma is stronger in every aspect than Wei Huan's chariot which has not yet reached level 8.
Of course, a queen who has been promoted to the pseudo-god level has not only evolved physically, but also evolved in other aspects. Especially the evolution of the queen of earth beasts will promote the entire race. Cultivating Dian Ma is the best input-output option among all the undead of Wei Huan, and he does not need to consume his dark power during the battle. If it were not for the fact that he has no idea about cultivating to the god level, Wei Huan would not mind pausing other things and continue to cultivate Dian Ma.
It would take more than an hour to get from the platform to the top of the tree, even at a very fast pace.
The bubbles blocked the strong wind, and along the way one could see the rapidly receding branches and the gradually lowering coastline.
After finishing his meal, Wei Huan walked to the side of the carapace and looked out at the sea in the distance. He said, "Since the World Tree has reached its end, I guess the depth of the sea is about the same. It won't change much."
Mu Zhong said, "The seawater is approximately six hundred kilometers deep, of which three hundred kilometers is the surface layer, where we stay and is safe. The original location of the plant remnants is what we call the inner layer. Although the remnants there are absorbed by the World Tree as nutrients, some have slipped through the net. In addition, the scattered grass seeds will regenerate the remnants, which is still very dangerous to chariots below level six. The part of the divine corpse does not show much change. Although the World Tree has borrowed the Heart of Life to take root in the divine corpse, the specific situation and the truth inside will probably only be revealed when you lead the team."
Wei Huan nodded: "I'll take some time these days to go down and take a look."
"Um."
"Brother Huan is the best. He can go to places that no one else can go!" Dou Lin interrupted with a smile.
Mu Zhong turned around and looked at him, smiling: "Normally, when you see your brother Huan, you're like a mouse seeing a cat. Why are you so talkative today?"
Dou Lin touched his nose, leaving oil stains on it, and smiled awkwardly: "I don't know why, but Brother Huan is very scary when he's in the car."
"Scary?"
"That's right, everyone is afraid to speak when they see you, so I don't dare to say much either."
Mu Zhong laughed: "Same person, aren't you afraid of coming out?"
"Yeah." Dou Lin nodded, his eyes wandering over Wei Huan and Mu Zhong's faces, "Away from that car, when Brother Huan is with you, he will smile."
Only then did Wei Huan realize that the corners of his mouth had been curled up, even to the point of feeling a little sour.
The other crew members who had followed along suddenly realized why they hadn't felt nervous all the way here. But was it appropriate for a leader and his partner to be alone here? Especially since this guy had exposed them right in front of them, would he bear a grudge?
Mu Zhong smiled happily, looked at Wei Huan and said, "Did you hear that? Don't look so bossy on weekdays. Even the kids are afraid of you."
"It's not fear, no." Dou Lin's radar was very sensitive, and he immediately denied it, "It's respect for you."
Mu nodded: "Well, the recent reading has not been in vain, the word is well used."
When Dou Lin heard that he was being shown off in terms of studying, he smiled with all his big white teeth. God knows that studying is his biggest headache. If he hadn't wanted to avoid classes, he wouldn't have come to deliver food.
Mu Zhong teased Dou Lin, and Wei Huan listened with a smile. Time passed unknowingly, and they reached the top of the tree.
The crown of the World Tree is huge, and looks like a big mushroom from a distance. The arc-shaped top of the tree is actually not very prominent, but because this world is blocked by invisible restrictions, the boundary between inside and outside is very obvious.
Therefore, as soon as he went there, Wei Huan found the leaf that ignored the ban and grew into the gray fog at first sight.
"It's right here." Mu Zhong pointed at the leaf and turned to look at Wei Huan.
Wei Huan nodded, walked to the edge of the shell and looked at it intently.
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