Chapter 138 The Evolution of the Tree of Life
"How far are they from here?"
Leon pointed toward the ever-flowing river.
"The First Civilization branch is in the lower reaches of this river. About 6,000 kilometers downstream is their safe zone."
"There's a big rock on the other side of the river from them. It's quite conspicuous."
Lu Yuan was immediately relieved. It would be easy to cross a big river. He could just sail a boat, which was much faster than walking!
And the fruit that repairs the soul...
Lu Yuan was quite moved.
You know, his tree of life can graft all plants!
With just a few branches and leaves, the Tree of Life can produce this kind of fruit!
What's more, the first branch of the Rize civilization has the remains of an ancestral spaceship, which is the spaceship that carried the [ghost].
Lu Yuan felt that there might be some good treasures there, and he quickly made up his mind.
Damn it, I was so greedy that I thought about the treasure first instead of saving my comrades... My morals are really corrupted.
"In that case, I will help you make a long trip."
"Help me make the necessary contacts and prepare transportation, so I can get there and back as soon as possible!"
"On behalf of the Seventh Civilization branch... I am grateful!" Governor Leon's face was excited and he once again performed a courtesy to show respect.
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Next, under Lu Yuan's witness, the friendship between humans and Lize civilization took a step further.
The two sides began further communication and contact.
Such as scientific and technological exchanges, information sharing and so on.
Having a middleman does make this matter a lot more convenient.
“May our friendship last forever!”
Of course, what can be communicated depends on each party’s sincerity.
After all, they are different civilizations, so it is normal to have some concealment. Lu Yuan will not force anything. If life is just like the first sight, the beginning is always beautiful. As for what will happen next, perhaps even the greatest gods cannot predict it.
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Lu Yuan also fulfilled his promise and stayed here for two more days, attracting 20 soldiers from the Rize civilization.
And he passed on the knowledge of the extraordinary fire and taught them completely.
There are already more than a thousand fire seeds in Yunhai City, so there is no need to worry about being caught up by the Lize civilization.
As for other human cities? Hey, I don't care too much! I've already taught you that if you don't do your best, it's none of my business!
"Everyone, my inheritance only goes this far."
"The third level of extraordinary fire is the limit."
"For the next inheritance, I will go to explore distant ruins."
A layer of light appeared on his arm, and he punched out suddenly.
A howling gale formed.
“Bang!”
A fist mark was easily made on the wooden stake.
"Don't stick to the old ways. The skeleton structure and internal organs of each civilization are different. You need to improve these inheritances to better suit your own race."
All the soldiers who were learning in the audience were ready to go, feeling the fire in their minds.
How much time can these materials save? The Rize civilization naturally also has an education system.
The inheritance of knowledge is a great blessing.
"Mr. Lu, you can actually stay here forever..." A general from the Rize people suddenly said, "No one will embarrass you here."
"The third-level extraordinary fire is not weak. We can explore the higher-level ones by ourselves. We don't have to go far away!"
Lu Yuan shook his head slightly.
He couldn't stop here.
He can also be lazy and indolent.
Once he stopped, he never wanted to start again.
Will be lost in the crowd.
"Friends, it's over. I'm going to the first branch of Rize first. You wait for my good news."
"Goodbye everyone!" He waved his hand gently and activated the "space teleportation".
The process of leaving is much simpler than entering the safe zone.
Because you can observe the outside world with your naked eyes in the safe zone, there is no need to rely on "imagination", so there is no so-called risk.
In just a moment, Lu Yuan appeared on the river bank outside the safe zone...
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"What a dashing traveler." Governor Leon sighed in a low voice as he watched Lu's back disappear into the distance.
He is in a good mood.
With the death of the [monster], the obstacles to the advancement of civilization were cleared away! Moreover, he was also taught the "fire", and with the "pomegranate fruit" given by Lu Yuan, he recovered a lot of his lost lifespan because of the "prediction".
The next thing we should think about is internal development and the question of when to cancel the safe zone.
So, when exactly should it be revoked? This is a complex question.
Even those with the ability to predict the future cannot see the answer to fate.
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The river is surging, withered vines and old trees, and jagged rocks.
There is a muddy gravel road under my feet.
In the distance is an endless barren plateau, and a big sun is slowly setting.
The noise of people disappeared.
The obelisk building is gone.
The large group of Rize people on the concrete square also disappeared.
Lu Yuan felt a sense of loss in his heart. He looked back, but saw only a river flowing continuously.
The experience of just three days was like a real dream, leaving him with mixed emotions.
After all, human beings are social animals. After experiencing the feeling of hustle and bustle, they can’t stand the current loneliness.
"Swoosh!" The old cat's core ball was attached to his body.
Lu Yuan took out the old cat's new body from the storage space - this was the new "cat" body carefully made for it by the skilled craftsmen of the Lize civilization.
It has a built-in nuclear power battery, several low-quality spirit crystals, and a powerful electric motor, so it will finally avoid the dilemma of being unable to move the bomb.
As for its appearance, it is still a chubby orange cat.
Orange cat.
Lu Yuan shook his head and put all these mixed emotions behind him.
"It's so good to you." The slutty and lustful cat suddenly said.
"What?"
"If God really exists, it has given you a lot." The old cat said, "Space teleportation, the ability to cross the safe zone, humans, Rize civilization, and Meda civilization, all three civilizations do not exist, you should know how precious it is..."
"With this ability, you can become rich even if you work as a trader in any of the major civilizations."
"That's what I deserve!" Lu Yuan sneered, "Do you know how much I've suffered?"
"Your sister is so pretty. If our world were a third-rate novel, the author would definitely make her a god."
Lu Yuan was stunned. He stared at the old cat. After confirming that it was telling the truth, he remained silent for a long time.
This guy's neurosis is getting worse.
He quickly stroked the cat and said, "Don't be like this... Comrade, I will use the Fruit of Life to give you a body sooner rather than later. This is my promise."
"Even if I have a physical body, I am still a robot... different from normal life. So, there is no need."
The old cat twisted and walked away silently.
It also found that its programs were experiencing more and more glitches.
I gently lowered my head and looked at the surging river and the fish jumping high, their scales shining.
It suddenly realized that it had forgotten the taste of fish and couldn't remember it at all.
This seemed like something very important, but I couldn't remember it.
It has no sense of smell, taste, or touch, and does not need to eat or sleep.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Just a robot.
The longer it stayed with Lu Yuan, the more it missed being alive.
But what is life? As the sun sets and night falls, the orange Doraemon smells a wild flower.
Just like the great warrior cat Mama of the past, with a heart of a tiger but also the ability to sniff out roses, it remembers this scene.
A white cloud appeared in the sky, it was embracing the sun. Perhaps the sun was also intoxicated, so the night after the sunset faded away was also flushed.
But the old cat could never remember what the rose in his memory smelled like.
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Lu Yuan's own mental problems improved, but his comrades' mental problems became worse.
Lu Yuan felt quite helpless. He walked to the Tree of Life and his eyes lit up.
Two days in the safe zone was equivalent to more than 200 days in the outside world. The Tree of Life devoured the monster's corpse completely.
The number of branches and leaves exceeds one thousand!
Those emerald green leaves look a bit like Bodhi leaves, emitting a holy light under the setting sun.
The bark on its surface also presents ancient dragon patterns. At first glance, you would think that the tree has been growing for hundreds of years.
"Wow! It's really good!" Lu Yuan shouted excitedly.
The corpse of the [monster] was indeed nourishing. It not only made up for the lost vitality, but also allowed the Tree of Life to grow rapidly to a height of 3.2 meters.
A small fruit of life has grown from a branch.
"Such a big tree, but it only has one fruit..." Lu Yuan was a little dissatisfied, "Old cat, do you want it if I give it to you? I don't lie."
"It's useless. I can't feel anything. Even if I have a body, I'm just a walking corpse."
"Okay then... I'll think of a solution later."
The carnivorous plant also expanded to a diameter of 1 meter, opened its bloody mouth, and greedily devoured the creatures around it.
The Piranha Plant even has a crystal-like eyeball, which at first glance looks a bit like the monster's eyeball.
Lu Yuan looked and found some corpses of small animals buried at the roots of the Tree of Life. They must have been eaten by the Piranha Plant.
"Rabbit, pheasant, what is this, an eagle's feather?"
"Everyone is moving in a perverted direction."
The eye of the carnivorous plant gave Lu Yuan a strange look, and this information even fed back into Lu Yuan's mind - he saw himself.
“Yoho.”
[The unknown Piranha plant has undergone extraordinary evolution due to unknown reasons. 】
[Ability 1: Devour. It can digest almost all living things, as well as some anomalies, and continuously transfer the nutrients it obtains to the mother body.]
[Ability 2: Mental Stab. Use this extra eyeball to launch a mental attack, which can instantly paralyze large creatures.]
Lu Yuan sensed the carnivorous plant and was immediately delighted.
"I even learned the mental thrust!"
There is no need to worry about the Tree of Life getting out of control... because this thing is actually a part of your soul, just like your hands and feet.
[Soul companion creature·Tree of Life: Because it devoured the corpse of a [Monster], it is currently in the second stage of growth, becoming stronger, more spiritual, and able to resist more external attacks. ]
[Some ordinary extraordinary creatures are no longer its opponents. ]
[After merging with it, you can directly control it, borrow its power, and fight the enemy. ]
【Shape：22.1】
[Gas: 12.5]
[God: 15.5]
The attributes of the spirit are exactly the same as Lu Yuan himself, except for some changes in the attributes of form and energy.
"This thing must be extremely precious... I really don't understand it." The old cat commented on the Tree of Life.
He even jumped onto the Piranha Plant and observed its strange eyes.
"Could this tree be a [demon]? It seems to be able to grow infinitely and become bigger and bigger...will it eventually become like the real World Tree?"
The old cat was a little possessed, muttering to himself: "It's so good to you, it must be watching you..."
Lu Yuan stopped provoking the cat. He touched the Tree of Life and immediately transferred his soul to the tree.
This feeling... is like changing the perspective, those hard branches are his hands.
Because of the limitations of trees themselves, they are not very flexible.
I tried my best but could only tremble twice.
As for his human body, it fell to the ground and seemed to have become a vegetable.
The only flexible thing on the Tree of Life is the Piranha Plant, which looks a bit like the Venus Flytrap in "Plants vs. Zombies".
The Piranha Plant suddenly swallowed the human body in one gulp.
The Tree of Life began to tremble, making a rustling sound, and seemed very proud.
"Did you eat yourself?" the old cat asked in surprise, "Or can you control the Piranha Plant so that it doesn't digest itself?"
The Piranha Plant let out a strange "cackle" sound, blinked its one-eyed eye twice, and then spit out the upper half of the human body, with the lower half still remaining inside the Piranha Plant.
Then, the human body opened its eyes and laughed, "So, do I look like a monster grafted from a human and a plant?"
The carnivorous plant swallows and spits out human bodies, tossing them around all the time.
Old Cat: ...
Uncle, your mental state is not very good.
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At this moment, the evil and crazy wolf also walked out of the cave.
It heard the familiar call of its master, and its steps became weak.
Tree of Life·Lu Yuan and the old cat were stunned on the spot, both showing incredible expressions.
Because behind it, there were 12 she-wolves!
Pink, white-haired, black-haired, loli-like, tsundere-like, sweet-like...all kinds of shapes and sizes, we have it all!
"The great cat Mama once said, 'Ugly ones will be killed, and those who are not ugly will also be killed. We must solve the problem of quantity before we can solve the problem of quality.'" The old cat shouted excitedly, "You are really an idol of my generation!"
And the Tree of Life suddenly wept...
The branches are swaying so much that they must be weeping, right?
(End of this chapter)