Chapter 777 - New People! (1/2)

Chapter 777: “New People!”

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At the center of the Tree of Wisdom, the face of a young girl who had dyed the Green Tide a faint golden color suddenly raised her eyebrows that were as sharp as swords. She looked angry like Buddha’s warrior attendant.

“Looking at the leader’s subordinate carrying a razor as thin as a cicada’s wings and walking toward the helpless little girl with a sinister smile, I suddenly felt an endless fury.”

The Tree of Wisdom said, “In the past, I’ve also tasted anger through the neural network—whether it was the weak being robbed of all their resources, or the weak uniting to overthrow the rule of the strong, burning the strong to death in rubber tires, or even the monster having the food in its mouth be snatched away or having it slip away, they would all be angry.

“But this time’s anger is different.

“This time, it’s not only the anger at the people and things in front of me, not only the anger at the hideous smile and the razor, but also the anger at something… invisible, untouchable, but more grand and solid.

“It shouldn’t be like this—I heard a voice in the depths of my heart saying.

“The human world shouldn’t be like this, civilization shouldn’t be like this, and the world shouldn’t be like this!

“It seemed to be Jin Qianxi’s voice.

“I was horrified to discover that from the sound of the angry voice, I had further lost control of the neural network.

“Jin Qianxi’s brain tissue and remnant body quickly withered, but she was burning the last bit of her life force. She did her best to release the golden light that originated from the depths of her soul, cleansing, infecting, and transforming my neural network, my tentacles, and my soul.

“I told her to stop doing that—if she continued to burn her brain crazily, stimulate her soul, and release the last bit of her life force, her physical body would perish, and her independent self-consciousness would be completely destroyed. She would die completely.

“Yet, she told me that she couldn’t stop. She couldn’t watch an innocent little girl being tortured to death without doing anything, and she couldn’t stop herself from changing the world and pursuing the path of light, just like how a towering tree can’t stop its branches from growing toward the sun.

“Even if she died, as long as she could imprint even the slightest bit of her belief in the light onto my neural network and facilitate my transformation, she felt that it was all worth it.

“Even if it was just once, she begged me to try just once, to save rather than kill, to create rather than destroy, to change rather than watch, to transcend the instinct of the strong preying on the weak, to find the true meaning of ‘civilization’, just this once!

“I was convinced by her.

“Before I fished her out of the Red Dragon River, I was already tired of killing, just like I was tired of expansion a long time ago.

“If that’s the case, why don’t you try something new?”

A small jungle camp appeared in the translucent light.

The innocent and helpless little girl, Gu Ling, was tied to a deformed and twisted tree. A few fierce-looking men were nearby, licking the blood on their razors while they grinned hideously.

Suddenly, the jungle was filled with howls.

Countless snakes, insects, rats, ants, jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards rushed out like a tide.

The vines and branches that were originally motionless also came to life under the surging Green Tide. They wrapped tightly around the fierce-looking men, drilled into their seven orifices, and tore their internal organs into pieces.

The terrified expressions on their faces did not even have time to freeze. All their flesh and blood were eaten up by the monsters, not even their bones were left.

“I saved this little girl named Gu Ling. Naturally, she was frightened by the unbelievable scene in front of her. She could only struggle and scream desperately.”

The Tree of Wisdom said, “In order to comfort and explain, I could only connect her to my neural network so that she could share her senses and emotions with me, Jin Qianxi, and all the monsters and etherealized plants in the jungle.

“I made her understand that monsters are not all muddle-headed beasts. Even beasts can sense the fragrance of flowers, the warmth of the sun, the coolness of the spring breeze, the pleasure of flying at top speed, and the joy of playing with their cubs.

“I made her understand that humans can have many ways to live, and the way to live in Peach Blossom Town is the worst kind.

“I made her understand that humans and monsters are not natural enemies. We can work together to build a beautiful city of light, and our enemies should be those who prevent this city of light from descending into the real world.

“Under the irrigation of a large number of senses, emotions, memories, and thoughts, the little girl finally understood everything.

“When she realized that she had been saved, she let out a laugh that indicated that she had survived a disaster.

“This is not the first time I’ve heard a human laugh.