Chapter 548: Setting a Goal (1/2)

Gravis and Ferris walked to the new forest and looked at it in wonder. All kinds of trees and plants could be seen. The trees had different forms, colors, and they even felt different. It was almost like all plants in the world could be found here.

Gravis immediately realized how valuable such a place was. Understanding living things was way harder than understanding dead things. It wasn't that the Laws were more complicated, but that one had to experiment a lot. Nothing dead would be able to resist someone touching and destroying it, but something alive would have a lot of objections.

Additionally, living things often walked around and became more powerful. If Gravis wanted to understand the Laws regarding Life without this place, he would need to hunt and enslave many beings, and Gravis didn't want to do that. He wasn't a huge fan of killing beings that hadn't shown hostility towards him.

Luckily, this whole forest was only a single being, Meadow. Meadow was incredibly old, and she had probably comprehended an unreal amount of Laws regarding Life. Plants naturally understood more and more powerful Laws as time passed. Yet, they could also comprehend additional Laws, but it wasn't a necessity.

All other Ultimates had their paths nearly completely severed, but Meadow, as a plant, simply had to wait. This meant that Meadow was the only Ultimate that would become an Ascender, but that wasn't everything.

Since Meadow had lived for such a long time, she had probably understood even more Laws than all other Ultimates. This probably made her the most powerful Ultimate out of all of them. Nothing but Heaven or a vengeful Ascender could kill her in this world. Who knew, maybe she had already comprehended so many level two Laws that she could actually kill a Strider but just didn't want to?

Gravis guessed that Meadow had probably already comprehended an incredible amount of level two Laws. She probably understood nearly all level two Laws regarding plants.

One had to remember that there was more to a plant than simply its composition. Gravis didn't know the specific Laws, but there were probably also Laws regarding more powerful versions of wood. Maybe there was a level two Law for each part of a plant? There might also be a level two Law regarding roots alone.

”Hey, Meadow,” Gravis said, ”can you choose which Laws you want to comprehend?” he asked.

”What's with that stupid-ass question? I'm a living being, you fucktard! Of course I can choose which Law I want to comprehend,” her melodious voice appeared in Gravis' mind.

”And since you have been in this world for over 50,000 years, you've probably decided to first understand as many level two Laws as possible, right?” Gravis asked.

”Of course!” she answered. ”I don't wanna get fucked up as soon as I reach the next world. I can live for ten times longer than you weak-ass bitches, and I'm gonna use all of it in this world! My longevity will increase anyway when I ascend.”

”Quite smart,” Gravis commented as he scratched his chin.

”Oh wow, the small King-boy finally managed to realize that not everyone has their heads as far up their own ass as he! Truly, what a marvelous step forward! Maybe you won't understand a Law regarding Plants next, but a Law regarding your own widely stretched asshole,” she said, her harmonious voice somehow showing her sarcasm very well.

Gravis actually had to laugh at that comment. He obviously didn't mean it like that, and he most certainly did not look down upon the older beings in this world. He had just recently gotten a reminder of the wisdom of his seniors. Yet, he didn't engage in the conversation. He had plants to comprehend!

Meadow's answer had cleared Gravis' mind. Since she could choose which Laws she wanted to comprehend, it probably meant that she aimed to understand as many level two Laws as possible. The number of level two Laws she had managed to comprehend was probably higher than any other beast in this world.

'This also explains the huge variety of plants in this new forest,' Gravis thought. 'Obviously, all of these plants are part of Meadow's body, yet they all feel like they are their own beings. This is not something that just anyone can do.'

Gravis went to the first flower he saw and plucked it. Meadow didn't make a sound, which probably meant that she didn't care. After all, she had said that he could do whatever he wanted in this forest.

The flower floated in front of Gravis, and he looked at it with intense interest. First, he looked at its outside and then also used his Spirit to look at its inside. He looked at it for several minutes in interest.

Gravis looked at the forest again and noticed that an identical flower had already grown at the same spot. 'Meadow is probably giving me an endless supply of flowers, which wasn't part of our deal. Sure enough, she's actually a kind soul deep inside,' Gravis thought with a smile.