Alliance Building, at the door of the manager's office, Lu Bei reached out and knocked lightly on the door, and after getting permission, he pushed the door and walked in.

"Sir."

Chu Guang put down the tablet in his hand and looked at Lu Bei who was standing at the door with something to report, so he said with a smile.

"Found the pen I lost?"

Lu Bei shook his head and said with an embarrassed face.

"Not ...... yet"

Chu Guang said with a smile.

"If you can't find it, you can't find it, maybe I forgot it by throwing it in the shelter. It's just a pen, and you don't need to move the crowd, so don't delay other things. ”

Although Xiaoqi said that his safety should not be taken lightly, no matter how big he said, it was just a pen.

And to put it bluntly, he doesn't think anyone can threaten his safety.

It's not that he brags.

From the perspective of personal combat power alone, there is probably no stronger creature on this planet than him.

So much so that Heya even exaggerated that there was something in his DNA that could not be explained by existing technology, and this situation actually began to appear a long time ago.

Even the Alliance's Institute of Biology said so, and he felt that there was really no need to worry about this kind of thing.

Besides, he has so many things to do every day, and he can't afford to put so much thought into a pen.

However, Lu Bei obviously doesn't think so.

As before, he didn't dare to be careless, and said loyally.

"Your business can be a small thing, let alone happen in your office...... And, in our recent investigations, we found something strange. ”

Chu Guang: "What's strange." ”

Lu Bei continued in a cautious tone.

"It's not just you, but the staff in other offices have also said that they have been losing things lately. Some small objects in the office, especially those that are not commonly used, are always inexplicably missing. ”

"And this strange thing?" Chu Guang raised his eyebrows, and a surprised expression appeared on his face, "When did it start?" Didn't anyone mention it? ”

"In fact, similar situations have been occurring for a few days, but because they are all inconsequential little things, the people who lost them didn't pay much attention to it, and they didn't even report the loss," Lu Bei made a helpless expression on his face and continued, "It wasn't until our people found them that they said that there was indeed a similar situation." ”

Chu Guang frowned and thought for a long time, then said after tapping his index finger lightly on the desk.

"I'm afraid it's not a big deal...... Is there a count of the categories of lost items? ”

Lu Bei said immediately.

"Mainly office utensils, mainly pens, and some are lost pen caps."

"What about the range?" Chu Guang continued to ask, "Just this floor?" Or the entire Union Building? What about the other buildings next to it? Is there a similar situation in the homes of nearby residents, or is it only for ZF agencies? ”

Lu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said.

"At present, only the Union Building has been found to be a problem, and in order to avoid unnecessary rumors and speculation, we have strictly controlled the scope of the investigation...... Of course, if you feel it is necessary, we can expand the scope of the investigation immediately. ”

Chu Guang thought for a moment and said.

"When it comes to residential areas, try not to come forward in the name of the Guards Corps. In this case, I will call the person in charge of the security bureau in a moment and ask them to cooperate with you and appropriately expand the scope of the investigation on the grounds of public security, and see if there is a similar situation in the residents' homes. ”

Things are a little weird.

At first, he thought that he had forgotten and lost something, but he didn't expect that not only himself, but also several offices in the Union Building had similar problems.

All I lost was office equipment, not important documents.

But because of this, this matter has not been taken seriously by anyone, until the same thing appears in his office.

Chu Guang always felt that things were not so simple.

The first thing to do now is to find out the scope of the "vision", and maybe we can find out the pattern in it.

He wished he was just thinking too much about himself.

Lu Bei nodded, took note of the manager's instructions, and then continued.

"Another thing is the military intelligence from the south. According to a report from the Guards Corps stationed in Port Fries, there was an emergency on the outskirts of Port Fries, and a huge xenomorph suddenly appeared in the forest just 100 kilometers from the city of Port Fries-"

Chu Guang took a sip of the black tea on the table and said.

"It's called a dragon lizard, right?"

Lu Bei was stunned for a moment.

"This ...... I don't know its name, you already know? ”

Chu Guangyan said succinctly.

"I knew it the first time it happened, that an epic beast had appeared near the port of fries. I have informed the Jungle Corps to enter the first level of combat readiness, and in the event of an emergency, they will act directly. ”

This matter has been noisy on the forum, saying that Godzilla has descended on the wasteland continent.

In fact, he understood the situation as soon as possible, and instructed the local garrison to prepare for battle.

But honestly, he didn't really take that thing too seriously.

Although there are many good things that players have described on the forum, blowing it into an invincible existence, but in his opinion, no matter how strong he is, he is just a beast with a larger size, and he is vulnerable in the face of absolute firepower superiority.

What's really noteworthy is that, according to eyewitness accounts, there is a huge tree growing next to the lizard, which is suspected to be the same type as the Doma tribe on the planet Gaia.

This phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of the Alliance Biological Research Institute, and the current research on the "anomaly" has been carried out by Ms. Chen Yutong, who is in charge of the brood research project in Baiyue Province.

Including that gigantic strange lizard.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Chu Guang said.

"You don't have to worry about the affairs of the French Fries Harbor, you guys finish the work at hand first."

Lu Beili stood up straight and gave a military salute.

"Yes!"

……

On the official website of "Wasteland Online", there was a lot of buzz on the forum, and the cause was because of a post and a close-up photo.

Handsome to drop frames: "Big news!" Brothers! The world-class boss has been refreshed near the port of fries! Hurry up and watch! ”

Tail: "!? ”

Quit smoking: "it?!" Really? ”

Professor Yang of the Thunder and Lightning Law: "Don't be really fake, people's photos have been pasted." ”

Ye Ao Nao I said: "Hehe, this is also a world-class boss?" When I was a special forces soldier in Southeast Asia, I saw at least ten of them bigger, and I even killed one with my own hands! At that time, it chased and bit me, I walked directly around a few trees in a serpentine shape, and then a roundabout stride turned over and flew onto its back, and I don't need to say more about the rest, right? Anyone who knows what to do. (Sweaty soybeans)"

Elf King Fugui: "Although it's not your expert, I don't think it's full." (Funny)"

Irena: "Dragonlizard: It's pretty chic (funny)"

Drum shampoo: "I don't know where to complain because there are too many slots." (Khan)"

Taran Raider: "Anyway, Baiyue Province actually hides such a terrible monster, why hasn't anyone found it before." (Stay)"

The mole in the canyon is on the run: "No one has gone deep into the forest before, but this time the monster inside came out on its own." ”

I just want to be a dog quietly: "I testify, this thing is too fierce, and the individual force has no power to fight back, so let's go directly to the strategic weapon." ”

Junichiro Akikawa: "I don't think it's a problem with the dishes. (squint)"

I just want to be a quiet dog: "Fuck off!" You can do it, you can come! ”

He just wanted to be quiet: "That's it!" ”

Fujito: "Excuse me, is this a couple name?" (blushes)"

Raven: "Well, I think people may just have a better relationship, so you blushed and made a bubble teapot!" ”

Green Lantern Ancient Wine: "Damn, I'm so worried that this thing will blow up the fries harbor." (embarrassing)"

Debt big eyes: "If you don't open a poll and post it, let's see if you want to raise this monster first." (Funny)"

Night Ten: "Brother Meng wait a minute, I seem to have received a task, don't do it yet." ”

Construction site boy and brick: "I sent a poll post." ”

Murderous Dagger: "I raised my hand." ”

The mole on the run in the canyon: "Unanimous vote!! (Broken sound)"

Midnight Killing: "Brothers are coming to life!" ”

Xiao Xiaoxiao bookworm: "Whew!!" ”

Night Ten: "??? Damn, such a?! ”

……

"These dog things."

The marina hotel in the port of fries, back on the line, Ye Shi cursed, one turned over and jumped out of bed, changed his clothes and hurried out the door.

Although I know that the good brothers are joking, there are too many players who can't stand it here, so I wonder if two fools really popped up with the idea of popping gold coins and went to burn the holy tree.

He was tasked with using psionic energy to establish a psychic connection with the sacred tree in the forest, asking about the latter's intentions and exploring the possibility of cooperation.

He had to talk to the sacred tree before anyone could get things done.

Looking at Ye Shi, who hurriedly came out of the elevator, Professor Sun Zewen, who was standing in the hotel lobby, looked at him and asked.

"What's wrong with you? What's the matter in such a hurry. ”

Ye Shi didn't answer, just asked hurriedly.

"What about Dora?"

"You said Dora, she should be in the garden behind the hotel, with Ms. Han Mingyue." Professor Sun Zewen looked at him with a strange expression and continued, "Didn't Professor Han say to look for you?" You don't see it? ”

Ye Shi's expression was a little embarrassed.

He was offline just now, and the online game character slept worse than a pig, so naturally it was impossible to hear any knocking on the door.

"Garden, thank you."

"You're welcome." Professor Sun Zewen nodded, and then said as if remembering something, "Ah yes, about psionic energy...... If you have any new discoveries, please let me know. ”

"Definitely!"

Throwing down a sentence, Yeten hurried to the garden behind the hotel.

And when he arrived in the garden, he was startled by the view.

I saw thick vines climbing up the curved glass curtain wall, and blooming colorful flowers.

The landscape here doesn't look like Earth, but like Gaia five light years away!

Standing at the entrance of the garden, he stared at it with wide eyes for a few moments before he recovered from the shock.

At this moment, he saw Ms. Chen Yutong and Lao Bai, who were also standing near the intersection of the garden road.

"This ...... Is it the landscape of the second south gate? ”

Ye Shi looked at Ms. Chen.

I saw that her face was full of excitement, and her incredible expression was more exaggerated than herself.

Lao Bai scratched the back of his head, looked at the magnificent plant of Zhu Qiwei in the garden and said.

"I don't really understand, but doesn't it really cause problems like invasive species?"

"There is no such problem in Baiyue Province," Chen Yutong shook his head and said, "New species are born here every day, and a new dynamic balance has been formed between them. ”

Ye Shi coughed lightly and said.

"Actually, I don't think this problem exists in the whole wasteland...... Including the province of River Valley, the monsters there are no worse than that. ”

Seeing Ye Shi standing at the door, Lao Bai said with a smile.

"Finally back online? Ms. Han seems to be looking for you. ”

Night Ten: "I'm looking for her too, and Dora...... What about them? ”

"Right ahead." Lao Bai pointed in the direction of the center of the garden, "Please bring a message to the guest from the second south gate for me, and ask her to control these vegetation as much as possible within the garden area of this hotel...... Don't spread out. ”

The owner of the hotel really likes this kind of view, after all, it can be a big selling point.

But if it spreads outside, that's a different story.

Changing the appearance of the French Fries Port needs to be deliberated and decided by the deputies.

"Got it."

Night Ten strode forward in response to a meteor, through a row of densely vegetated paths, and soon came to the middle of the garden.

Ms. Han and Dora are here.

The latter, in particular, was sitting cross-legged on a stone table entwined with vines, and seemed to be still in contact with the brood god in the forest.

Seeing Ye Shi walking across the path, Han Mingyue joked.

"You slept so hard that my hands were sore when the doorbell rang."

"I was tired yesterday, so I made up for sleep at noon." Night Ten said embarrassedly.

"Wouldn't it, it's not good to be so young?" Ms. Han quipped.

Night Ten: "......"

"Night Ten!" Dora, who was sitting cross-legged on the stone table, opened her eyes and said in surprise, "You're here!" ”

Yashi pointed around.

"Did you get that?"

Dora shook her head embarrassedly and said shyly.

"It was the one who made it...... It said it wanted me to show it if the landscape of South Gate 2 was like this. ”

This one is probably the brood.

Seeing that Ye Shi asked about the matter here, Han Mingyue lowered her arms and explained.

"Don't worry, we've already asked the owner of this hotel for his opinion, and he was very interested in our experiments and even promised to lend us this garden for a week, the only requirement is that it does not affect the operation of the hotel and the rest of other guests."

Ye Shi nodded and said.

"It's fine that he's okay, but it's better not to spread it out into the streets."

"Hmm!" Without waiting for Han Mingyue to speak, Dora nodded excitedly and said as if showing off, "It promised me, these plants are only planted in this garden...... It will not spread to the outside. ”

Han Mingyue folded her arms again, glanced around at the surrounding landscape, and said in surprise.

"How? Through the ...... in the air Is there a special ingredient? ”

Dora shook her head, a confused expression on her face.

"I don't know how it does it, my psionic power can't make purple flowers red, but it does...... According to it, these plants are very obedient to it and it is able to decide how they grow. ”

Han Mingyue touched her chin and said thoughtfully.

"Mastery of evolution...... It sounds a bit, but I don't know if it has an effect on people. ”

She didn't know much about biology, but she heard that it wasn't easy.

Even the Alliance's biological research institute has too many things that they don't understand.

Ye Shi thought for a moment and said.

"Theoretically, it should be possible, isn't that how the Gaians were born? However, I think it's better not to try, because I feel like it will cause a lot of ethical problems. ”

For example, the child born is not the same as the parents or something......

Even if he knew that he hadn't been green, he felt that most people should not be able to accept it.

For another example, although the mainstream media of the alliance has reciprocated the compatriots of Nanmen Er, there is probably no one who wants their children to change their green skin.

Even if you can photosynthesize.

People's concepts are slowly changing with the progress of science and technology, and it is easy to give birth to freaks like mutants overnight.

At this time, Dora spoke as if she remembered something.

"Ah, yes, it wants to see you."

Ye Shi's heart moved, and he immediately said.

"Where? Is it here? ”

"The sacred tree in that forest," Dora continued with a sincere look at him, "it hears that you have mastered psionic powers, too, and it wants to see you and communicate with you face to face. ”

"Uh, that is, next to that big lizard?" Night Ten's expression was a little embarrassed.

Dora nodded, seriously.

"It says it's its baby, and as long as you don't hurt or provoke it, it won't do anything to you."

After a pause, she added.

"If you're scared, I can accompany you...... Want to check it out? ”

There was an expectant look written on that face.

It was clear that she really wanted to facilitate this meeting.

Yashi said after thinking for a moment.

"I'd better go alone, it's safer."

Dora was slightly disappointed, but nodded anyway.

"Okay...... But you can rest assured that it won't hurt you. ”

She seemed to see the concerns in her heart.

Ye Shi said with a smile.

"I believe in it, otherwise I wouldn't have promised it to meet."

……

At 10 p.m., a transport plane flew over the forest on the outskirts of Port Fries and dropped a parachute.

The lizard, crawling next to the sacred tree, raised its cockscomb-like head and stared at the parachute for a moment, trying to reach out its paws to touch it, but soon as if it had heard some command, it retracted its outstretched front paws and crawled beside the sacred tree with a whin.

From the moment he approached the edge of the forest, Yashi tensed the nerves in his body.

It wasn't until the lizard was honest that he breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his nervousness.

With his feet touching the ground, he expertly retracted his parachute.

The vegetation in the vicinity had been cleared, leaving only a towering sacred tree standing in the middle of the clearing.

Emptying the trees seemed to be its order, presumably to allow the fertility of the soil to gather near its own root system.

Depending on the situation on Gaia, when it is fully developed, a large canopy will be formed, and a new forest kingdom will be formed in the area under the canopy and the area outside the canopy.

Looking at the tangled tree trunks, Ye Shi said hello stiffly.

"Hello...... Uh, can you hear me? ”

His psionic energy had just awakened, and he was not proficient in using it, making it difficult to communicate completely silently.

The atmosphere was quiet for a while, except for the gentle breeze and the rustling of leaves.

Just when Ye Shi wondered if his spiritual energy was out of order or if his posture was wrong, the voice in the dark finally drifted into his ears.

"Hello...... Is that your language, I guess that's what it means, and we rarely say hello like that. ”

"That's right, it's a greeting," Night Ten said with a look of surprise in his eyes, trying to take two steps forward, looking up at the nascent canopy and continuing, "What shall I call you?" ”

The sluggish voice continued to drift from the darkness and directly into his head.

"I don't have a name, and I didn't need it much for a long time...... You're the first to use it, and you can call me the way you like. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion, Ye Shi always feels that there is a bit of expectation in that voice.

He hesitated for a moment, then said in an uncertain tone.

"The Tree of Life...... What do you think of the name? ”

Although the name sounded a bit earthy, he couldn't think of anything else for a while.

However, despite the name he had come up with on the fly, the huge sacred tree seemed to be satisfied, its jagged crown swaying back and forth.

"The Tree of Life...... Sounds good, I thought you'd call me slime or something. ”

Ye Shi said truthfully.

"I did think so."

"But I'm not that kind of thing at all," the Tree of Life voice said with a hint of disdain, as if it were smacking, "slime fungus...... That kind of thing is too superficial, and I should be some kind of higher existence above this. ”

As he said this, he paused for a moment and stared at Yeju, who was standing in front of him.

"Thank you, young human, for bringing my fellow human from a star five light years away, which I believe and believe is my fellow human being. Through her narration, I finally realized what I really was......"

Ye Shi asked stunned.

"What is it?"

"It's life itself, or in your language it's nature...... I am nature. ”

It seemed to let out a hearty laugh, but only Night Ten could hear it, standing here.

After a pause, it continued.

"Thanks to your help, I finally realized my mission. I'm probably going to be asleep for a while, and during this time I'm going to redefine my life form, and I'm not going to be who I used to be...... That strain that grows on the roots of the tree, I will be the origin of all things, all living things in this forest. ”

Yashi looked at it in surprise and stared at it for a long time.

Boy.

This mutant slime mold has become sperm?!

He tried to understand what it was saying, which presumably meant that its consciousness would no longer be attached to the weak and shrinking shell of the original strain of Nago, but would become completely integrated with the land.

It's like the indestructible tree of Insov.

"What about this ......tree," Yajuchi asked, swallowing his saliva.

"It is a projection I have left in the world you can see, one of my countless branches." The Tree of Life said in a soft voice, "We'll probably be with each other for a long time, of course...... If you reject me, I will remain silent as before, and you can just let me not exist. ”

Night Ten said immediately.

"Of course we won't exclude you...... In fact, I happened to bring with me the goodwill of our chief, who wanted us to live together peacefully. ”

"Haha...... That's for the best, please say hello to him for me. The Tree of Life smiled and said, "I like you too, it's a bit noisy, but it's also funny...... And those things, it tastes so good. ”

Is this talking about those fertilizers?

Yashi said with a smile.

"If you like, I can have someone send some...... Ah, but please don't be like that, we're going to be nerve-wracking on our side. ”

The Tree of Life said with a kind smile.

"Don't worry, I won't do that unless you need it. However, it's not good to take your stuff for nothing, is there anything I can do that can help you? ”

Ye Shi wanted to say that it would be good to be the same as before, but when he saw the big lizard, he suddenly said in his heart.

"Can you keep dangerous xenos away from the vicinity of the Baiyue Strait?"

The Tree of Life asked curiously.

"Stay away from ...... How far does that mean? There has to be a boundary. ”

Ye Shi wanted to take out the map and draw it, but he thought that the other party might not be able to understand it, so he said.

"Start from where you are and go all the way to the sea!"

It is about 100 kilometers from here to the sea, including several settlements in the Baiyue Strait.

It is enough to use this area as an activity area for the inhabitants of the Alliance.

As for the remaining vast forest, it is left to the players to fight monsters, hunt and gather.

It's a good compromise relatively speaking.

The Tree of Life nodded.

"It's easy, just keep my kids here, and the other beasts will naturally avoid it when they smell it. If a herd moves to your settlement, I will let it drive you away. Of course, if you encounter any danger in the forest yourself, it doesn't matter to me, it's part of natural selection. ”

"I understand that what we are praying for is a relatively peaceful place to live, and that in the future our settlements will be concentrated on the coastline on both sides of the strait, and will not continue to go deeper into the forest."

Looking at the huge lizard, Yashi hesitated for a moment and said.

"But are you sure this guy won't hurt? I feel...... It's not like it's vegan. ”

"Haha, it's true that it's not exactly vegetarian, it mainly eats an ant that's about the height of its toes. But don't worry, I've told it not to attack you, as long as you don't take the initiative to hurt it, most of the time it's still very docile...... I can assure you. ”

Is it docile......

Looking at the big guy prostrate and snoring at the root of the sacred tree, Ye Shi really couldn't imagine its docile appearance.

After all, it had only gone through a storm once just over an hour ago, and it had overturned a forest with its tail.

However, since the Tree of Life had already been promised, Ye Shi still believed its words.

"I'll relay your words to the others."

"Thank you," said the Tree of Life, shaking its crown slightly, as if suddenly remembering something, "by the way, there is one more thing. ”

Night Ten asked, looking at it.

"What's the matter?"

"I heard from your friend that you're going to go to other stars in the future, right?"

There was a hint of anticipation in the voice of the Tree of Life, as if it was expecting an affirmative answer.

Ye Shi nodded and looked at him suspiciously.

"That's what we're going to do...... Any questions? ”

The voice from the darkness was filled with joyful laughter.

It was as happy as a child.

"That's great...... Please take my seed with you on your way, I want it to go to other planets for me. ”

As if fearing his refusal, the Tree of Life hurriedly added.

"It won't take up much of your time, and it's good for you. I'll let it follow you on your boat, provide you with oxygen, and when you find a place to breathe, or a place with water, and throw some of it down. ”

"Whether it survives depends on itself."

(End of chapter)