Chapter 1638 - A Darn Big Tree (1/2)

“So we just put that thing on the throne?”

Vivian could not help but ask after three seconds as she looked at the green orb that sat quietly on the crystal throne.

“…Based on the guide book, yeah.” Hao Ren ruffled his hair. “It also states that this thing is idiot-proof, one-key installation with an upgraded automated system meant for inexperienced new users. As long as it’s placed on the target, this thingamajig will automatically determine its surroundings and sprout, blah blah blah…”

“Why does this sound like snake oil the more I hear about it…” Lily’s dog ears fluttered. “Does a proper World Tree even boast such features?”

Nangong Wuyue summoned a water orb and tossed it about. “Mr. Landlord, wanna give it some watering?”

“Or perhaps dig a hole beneath the throne and plant it there?” Nangong Sanba said as he rubbed his chin.

As they spoke, more than ten seconds passed, yet the Seed of the World Tree sat silently on the throne. Sprouting notwithstanding, it probably would grow hair if they wait any longer…

Hao Ren too was impatient by then and he walked ahead with an awkward expression on his face, “Maybe I didn’t put it right, wait a… eh?!”

As he took half a step forward, the green orb suddenly shuddered, and just as he thought he was seeing things, it shuddered again. This was definitely not his eyes playing tricks, as the orb leap up at least a few centimeters high!

The next thing he heard was a loud “ding dong” sound coming from the orb. There was no need to imagine much. That was basically the sound a USB drive made when it was plugged into a PC.

“…”

“Did it just react?” Y’zaks rumbled softly. “Ah, something is coming out.”

As the sound faded away, many green runic lines appeared on the orb’s surface as the intricate patterns appeared and faded on the lines as they slowly extended to the throne and all across the crystal prism in the hall. A holographic projection then appeared above the orb, one was the version number and welcoming message in green, and beneath it was some anniversary edition markings. But before Hao Ren could take a good look it had disappeared as a slowly climbing loading bar appeared in its place.

Vivian could not help but commented, “This thing also has the same style when it boots up …”

“It activated!” Hao Ren grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the exit as he called to the rest. “Let’s head out. We’ll come back once the system is ready. Rollie, come back! Don’t you know curiosity killed the cat?”

So the whole team left the hall and went along the crystal slope towards the plains. And just as they reached the safe zone, the World Tree’s growth had reached its peak, and a massive tree was stretching across the top of the crystal peak!

The entire process could only be described as a “stretch”. The entire crystal mountain that the throne was on had been covered in a green light veil, and the veil, like drapes, drooped in layers downward while between the moving veils, countless massive tree branches spanning kilometers grew rapidly in all directions. They formed a canopy that covered the entire dome. Thick clouds kilometers away were driven back, and they disappeared as clear sky formed around the canopy. Bright stars appeared for the first time in the planet’s night sky.

However, Hao Ren could see much farther than the rest: As he squinted his eyes and focused his senses into a wider spectrum, the canopy disappeared from his sight. Replacing it were countless fine, dilating light beams, and around the beams were billions of thin fiber extending outwards from the planet’s surface deep into the stars, forming into another canopy; a grand, supermassive canopy in space!

The canopy is centered on the Throne of Destiny on the Core, and the fine lines of the canopy were connected to the stars and the void, and many disappeared into the deep space. Hao Ren could fell that the Plane of Dreams had shuddered as the fine lines appeared. This universe was given a heart, and its breathing merged with the World Tree in that instant. They could no longer be separated unless the system was reinstalled.

Hao Ren blinked again and the wide spectrum vision faded away. The world in his eyes returned to normal, and the extension of the World Tree had ended. A… something that is no longer a ‘plant’ or a ‘tree’ had now covered the entire plains.