If Wendy had met him before, she would have been more determined to pursue eternity. After all, even the ancient Barbatos could not withstand the wear and tear, which just proved the value of eternity, didn't it?
However, the appearance of Kaguya, especially the possibility that she might be Raiden Shin, directly shook the root of Raiden's pursuit of eternity. In addition, he just learned that Kosaigumi was still there, and suddenly realized that no matter how she guarded eternity, everything would be empty if something happened to the World Tree... With all these factors added up, Raiden became even more confused about eternity.
The previous unshakable belief in the pursuit of eternity suddenly seemed to have lost its pleasure.
"Barzeb?"
"I'm fine, Morax. I apologize to both of you for the negative impact that Inazuma's previous closure of the country may have on both countries. Well, let's go. The matter of the World Tree should not be delayed. We must have an answer as soon as possible."
"it is good."
Zhong Li and Lei Dianying looked at each other and nodded. Wendy, who thought she was just a foil, could only nod like a chicken pecking at rice.
……
Sumi City, Jingshan Palace.
Nashida finally couldn't bear it anymore, so she forcibly controlled a high-ranking official of the Order who was able to remove all restraints, opened the restraints layer by layer, came to the device of the Great Compassionate Tree King, and broke the final prison arc.
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
After five hundred years, Nashida once again set foot barefoot in the prison.
But she had no intention of feeling free, nor did she have time to care about the wise man of the Temple who had fallen at her feet. Instead, she quickly reached out and grabbed the extremely solemn invitation to the two gods, and tried to input her own power of the grass god to reply to the two seniors.
Then, she suddenly looked up, and in shock, tears burst out.
“Boom boom!!!”
Strong winds, thunder, and overwhelming pressure.
The green wind element, the purple thunder element, and the magnificent golden rock element, three divine forces surrounded Xumi City from three directions.
From the great sages in Sumi City to the little children on the street, everyone was terrified and at a loss.
"Boyer, come out and see me."
No god was seen, but the majestic and deep voice of the rock god Morax was heard throughout the city of Sumi. It was as if every inch of land and every rock in the city was resonating, telling the will of the god.
At the same time, three rays of light, gold, purple, and blue, stained the sky with colors, and the mighty divine power swept through the entire city again and again, and spread to the endlessly distant land of Sumi. It did not hurt anyone, but it shook everyone's hearts and minds, and they knelt down helplessly, prostrating themselves before the divine power.
In the Jingshan Palace, Nashida held the visiting card in both hands, trembling, and her anxious little pearls fell from her eyes one by one.
"Why is it so, why is it so... Wow!!!"
She burst into tears.
Chapter 57 Nashida is submissive
"What should I do? Why is there still Thor? Why?"
Narcida was helpless.
But she also realized that the reason why the three most powerful gods came together to come here was probably, possibly, for the sake of the World Tree, right?
No matter what, even for the sake of the frightened people of Sumi in the city, Nashida tried her best to release her divine power.
A verdant divine power rose from the Jingshan Palace, carrying with it a rich, reassuring breath of life, occupying a corner of the sky - seemingly equal to the three gods who had come to visit.
"It's the Little Lucky Grass King!"
"It's the Grass God, our Sumire God!"
"We are saved. It's the Grass God. We are saved!"
All of a sudden, Sumire, who had almost completely forgotten his own god under the guidance of the Ministry of Education, suddenly felt the security of having a god supporting him.
In the world with gods, secular forces had tried hard to maintain the mystery for five hundred years, but this one move easily tore a big hole in it.
However, no one cared about Sumire's movements at this moment. Zhong Li and Lei Dianying just frowned.
'Too weak.'
"How could the god who protects the World Tree have such weak power?"
All of a sudden, the unknown conjecture about the World Tree became more confirmed in the minds of the two gods.
Anyway, the Grass God finally showed up, proving that He was still there and that things were not so bad. So, the three gods transformed into three rays of light and descended to the Jingshan Palace.
The three divine colors that filled the sky faded away, revealing the azure blue sky again.
However, the great pressure from the three gods is still in place.
Under such pressure, most of the people of Xumi had no choice but to pray to the Emperor with all their heart and soul. A few people from Liyue, Mondstadt, and Dao were confused, but not too nervous. Since he was their god, they just prayed to the Emperor with all their heart and soul, and they seemed to be particularly obedient and did not dare to make any noise.
Zhong Li led the way, followed by Lei Dianying and Wendy on his left and right, and the three of them arrived at the gate of Jingshan Temple.
There, a little loli, whose hair and toes were all white, and whose eyes and hair tips were dotted with green, stood there stiffly and awkwardly, with a humble and flattering expression on her face.
"Wow~ Good Loli!"
Wendy had no expression on her face, but she was whistling in her heart.
Zhong Li and Lei Dianying frowned again. For no other reason, as a 500-year-old god, even if he was still a little immature, he didn't have the aura and majesty of a god at all. What happened to Sumi?
How could they know that the Grass God was imprisoned by the wise men when she was just born and ignorant. When she grew up and gradually became sensible, she found that everyone in Sumi City, from the wise men of the Jiaolingyuan to the passers-by on the street, only knew the Great Compassionate Tree King and the Jiaolingyuan, but not the Grass God. No one cared about her, and no one expected her, as if the Grass God was just a superfluous existence.
With such a growth experience, Nashida did not become autistic and socially phobic, and she is still constantly learning and enriching herself. This shows that she is mentally strong. Where does her self-awareness and majesty as a god come from?
"Why are you three seniors here? I...I don't think we have done anything bad, have we? I don't...I don't know...how can I help you?"
Nashida stammered, with an air of weakness and eagle-eyed bullying.
There was nothing she could do. She had just compared her power with the three gods, and she found that the power she exerted with all her might was far inferior to the aura that the three gods were just randomly emitting. Nashida fully realized how weak she was.
The already guilty mentality became even worse after such a blow.
The three gods looked at each other, and then Zhong Li stepped forward, looking down at Nashida but still gently.
"I'm sorry for disturbing the Grass God by coming here. But, Bujer, do you know the current situation of Sumi? Five hundred years have passed, and the dead zone is still spreading in the rainforest, forbidden knowledge is still circulating, the tree king's followers are scattered everywhere, and the grass dragon that swallowed the forbidden knowledge is also suspected to be ready to move... All signs show that the pollution of the world tree seems to have no tendency to heal. Bujer, you should know that the safety of the world tree is equivalent to the safety of Teyvat. We are here for this reason, to confirm the current situation of the world tree and whether you need help."
Zhong Li came straight to the point and his tone was quite polite.
Lei Dianying couldn't help but admire his magnanimity. Because she couldn't help it now. You are a god who protects the world tree, and you have come to this point. What the hell are you doing? Is our world still safe?
Wendy quietly admired the grass god's pitiful and adorable reaction.
At this moment, Nashida's expression was stiff, and she said in a very weak voice:
"I...I haven't...been able to...enter the World Tree..."
Nashida tried to force a smile, but her expression was still huddled together as if she was about to cry.
"..."×3
In other words, during these five hundred years, the World Tree, which is directly related to the survival of Teyvat, has been in a state of no one to guard and maintain it.
At this moment, the three divine powers once again washed over the city, mighty and brilliant.
Then, Zhong Li said expressionlessly:
"When can you go in and see what's going on?"
"I...I'll try my best..."
"We don't need it as soon as possible, but when. Or, what do you need? As long as it is available in Teyvat, just ask for it and we will get it for you."
Zhong Li was serious. As long as Nashida was there, as long as she could get into the World Tree to confirm the situation, even if she asked for the body of a powerful demon god, the three gods would work together to get her a fresh one without delay.
"God... God's Heart! Yes, lend me another God's Heart. With sufficient divine power, I should be able to solve the puzzle left by the Great Compassionate Tree King as quickly as possible and enter the World Tree."
Nashida was frightened by the cold face of the Ancient God and replied hurriedly.
Then, Raikage touched his chest, his face expressionless—it’s over, it’s left with the Son of God, he didn’t bring it with him.
Wendy touched her nose and silently looked away - don't look at her anyway, she hasn't succeeded to the position of Wind God yet, so where does she get the Heart of God from?
Zhong Li noticed the reactions of the two gods out of the corner of his eye and said nothing. As the summoner, he decisively condensed a golden gemstone chess piece in his palm.
"Take it, solve the puzzle, and enter the World Tree. We need to know the safety of the World Tree and how to cure the pollution. To this end, we are now your helpers."
"Yes, I'll do it right away!"
Nashida dared not delay any longer.
She can slip out through the void system and appear in the body of any of Sumi's people, but she only goes out occasionally to help people in trouble.
Most of the time, she quietly studied all kinds of knowledge and tried to solve the puzzles left by the Great Compassionate Tree King. She really had no idea about the horrific situations that Zhong Li had described.
How come she became like this after studying alone for five hundred years and doing nothing?
Chapter 58 Solution: I am the World Tree
In front of the three gods, Nashida took the Heart of the Rock God.
An unprecedented amount of divine power surged into her body. The special effects of the two God's Hearts and the support of the vast amount of divine power allowed Nashida to see the mystery left in her body by the Great Compassionate Tree King with great clarity for the first time.
"So... it's like this..."
In a flash of white light, Nashida disappeared from the real world.
The next second, a vast and magnificent tree of light appeared before her eyes. In addition, there was a familiar girl standing under the tree, smiling and extending her hand to her - she looked exactly like Nashida, and had a very similar aura.
If I'm not mistaken, that's the Great Compassionate Tree King who was supposed to have died five hundred years ago.
Under the loving gaze of the Great Tree King, the panicked Nashida burst into tears.
"Great Compassionate Tree King, I seem to have gotten into... into a big trouble..."
"You are finally here. Welcome, the second end of the World Tree."
"Eh?"
Nashida was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of this title. Then she suddenly looked at the towering World Tree, and from it, she felt an incomparable and huge will looking at her.
……
Time goes back to when the three gods had not yet set out.
Angel, carrying the power of erosion, turned into a secret and all-pervasive information stream, and quickly rushed towards the direction where the underground veins were most concentrated.
Finally, I reached the end and came into contact with an incredibly huge collection of information.
[This is the World Tree? ]
For a moment, she almost thought of the Tree of Illusion.
But soon I realized that although the information and power that Teyvat had accumulated over countless years was immense, it was only immense. It was still two different concepts from the Tree of Void and could not be compared.
[The force of erosion cannot be stopped. ]
There is nothing much to say. Now that I have come this far, I can only rush in for the sake of my Teyvat conquest.
[Wait, why is there a consciousness lying at the foot of this tree...hiss, what a broken consciousness? No wonder it is sleeping. If it wakes up, it will probably be completely gone in a few minutes at most. Only I can notice such a weak consciousness. Is this kind of thing common in Teyvat?]
Angel, who was about to sprint, was stunned for a moment.
However, since it is a remnant of consciousness at the foot of the world tree, it must have many values worth exploiting, right?
Adhering to the dark villain principle that time cannot be wasted, Angel casually retained a bit of power to temporarily protect this sleeping consciousness, and then invaded the huge information energy body.
[It's huge, but surprisingly, it doesn't have any kind of security system? No firewall mode? ]
[Even though there is a firewall, it cannot prevent erosion. ]
[Erosion progress bar, 1%...4%...13%...]
The operation is complex and the progress bar is clear.
After a period of unimpeded invasion, Angel's consciousness sat in the center of the World Tree, feeling the boundless information and energy at her disposal, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
[Hiccup~~]
【One wave full. 】
It’s really a full wave.
I never thought that the World Tree was such a thing, containing endless information and geomagnetic energy, but with almost no defense. Invading with the power of erosion is like occupying a golden palace without an owner or a door lock.
Angel could feel that if she exerted a little force on this so-called "tree", the whole of Teyvat would collapse and split into pieces. In some ways, it was even more terrifying than the Herrscher.
[Is there something wrong with the world of Teyvat? There is such a powerful thing, but there is not even a firewall? Why do I feel it is so unreal? ]
[Ahem! Is it possible that the firewall is the grass god, and she is still outside, being locked up by the Sumi people? ]
