Chapter 2346 Record
"Not that we didn"t want to, but we couldn"t. Due to the spread of pollution, a significant part of the Inner World was already contaminated, making it impossible for us to complete the cultivation of the sacred tree seeds there. We had no choice but to proceed in the outside world."
"This matter was the highest secret of the Elders Council. At that time, only a few senior elders within each tribe knew about it. As a result, the younger generations believe that we were fortunate to have left the Inner World just in time."
Upon hearing this, Fang Heng finally understood.
"No wonder it worked out so conveniently. Each of the four tribes happened to possess a sapling of the sacred tree for cultivation."
"I"m sure you know what happened next-the sudden closure of the pa.s.sage to the Inner World."
Tippy sighed softly, "We, the four major tribes, lost communication with the Inner World and the ability to return there. Therefore, we had to rely on using the sacred tree branches and Nature"s Heart Crystals to extract energy from dimensional worlds, slowly restoring the sacred tree seeds we brought from the Inner World and cultivating them into saplings to maintain stability across our tribes."
"I see," Fang Heng nodded, processing Tippy"s explanation. He continued, "Cultivating the sacred tree saplings is no simple task. I imagine that initially, your tree spirit tribe didn"t pay much attention to humans. It wasn"t until after you completed the cultivation of the saplings that you realized the Human Federation had unknowingly established a spiritual domain blockade, sealing off your strength, preventing your return to the Inner World, right?"
Tippy nodded solemnly, "Indeed, we underestimated humans. Recently, after unlocking the spiritual domain blockade network, we were finally able to remove the shackles and return to the Inner World, confirming the demise of the tree spirit tribe and the previous sacred tree."
"As for the location where the black fog was sealed..."
Tippy paused for a moment, then looked directly at Fang Heng, her voice grave, "For safety reasons, our four major tribes only conducted a preliminary exploration outside and have not yet found any signs of the seal being compromised, so we did not investigate further."
"So you mean the seal is intact?"
"Yes, for now, the seal seems stable. However, I found partial records related to the black fog in the ruins of the Elders Council."
Curious, Fang Heng asked, "What do the records say?"
"After we left the Inner World, the power of the black fog once again became extremely unstable. To prevent it from spreading further, the tribes decided to make a desperate attempt and activated the entire tree spirit tribe"s strength to completely seal it."
"That"s as far as the ancient books recorded. Information afterward is scarce, suggesting the situation might not be ideal."
Tippy shook her head and looked at Fang Heng, continuing, "If the vampires wish to become the leader of our tree spirit tribe, then prove your capability by investigating the source of the black fog and completely resolving it. At that time, regardless of how the other tribes feel, our soul tribe will regard you with the highest respect."
Fang Heng remained silent for a few seconds as he looked at Tippy.
This deal seemed tempting on the surface but was actually a ma.s.sive pitfall...
Conning others might be one thing, but he knew firsthand the horrors of the demonic seed!
As Fang Heng pondered, a game hint triggered.
[Hint: The player has triggered the main storyline mission branch-Unknown Shadow]
Mission name: Unknown Shadow.
Mission description: The tree spirit tribe was once shrouded under a ma.s.sive black fog and Tippy judges that the black fog could erupt again at any moment, posing a threat to the survival of the tree spirit tribe. Each clan within the tree spirit tribe believes that only by clearing the black fog can the vampires prove their ability to lead the entire tribe.
Mission requirements: Investigate the sealed land of the black fog and completely eliminate the source of the black fog.
Mission rewards: Loyalty of the soul tribe, increased friendship with all other clans, substantial increase in player"s reputation and influence within the tree spirit tribe, significant boost in support from the tree spirit tribe.
Fang Heng carefully re-examined the game hint.
Not bad.
The rewards of gaining the soul tribe"s loyalty and increasing support from the tree spirit tribe were exactly what he needed.
However, this conflicted somewhat with his original mission plan.
Was this a complication?
Originally, he planned to directly eliminate the tree spirit tribe in stages, thereby completing the main storyline task.
Now, Tippy had presented an additional optional choice.
It was worth considering.
Most importantly, this matter was related to the demonic seed, and seemed to have hidden implications.
Fang Heng had a premonition that he might find clues related to the demonic seed from this.
If things didn"t work out, he could proceed with his original plan and resort to force.
"Alright, I agreed," Fang Heng nodded. "But I have a request."
"Please go ahead."
"I need a.s.sistance from your soul tribe."
"Well, if needed, we will lend a hand."
"Good, we"ll move at five in the morning tomorrow."
Tippy frowned slightly. "Why that time?"
"No particular reason, it"s just my preference."
Tippy knew Fang Heng was hiding something, but she didn"t press further. Instead, she reminded him, "The power of pollution is extremely dangerous. Be cautious."
"I know. I understand pollution better than you do," Fang Heng replied.
"Alright, I"ll prepare everything in the Inner World and wait for you there. I hope you"ll be there on time."
Once Tippy left, Mo Jiawei approached Fang Heng quietly and asked, "Mr. Fang, are we really going to agree to go see them? They wouldn"t be playing tricks, would they?"
"It"s fine, I have a plan," Fang Heng waved his hand. "Arrange things with the Federation. Tomorrow at five in the morning, according to the original plan, we"ll clear out the Leaf tribe habitat."
The cooldown time for the Everlasting Moon would end tomorrow at five in the morning.
By then, even if the tree spirit tribe set a trap, he was confident he could escape using his ultimate move, and perhaps even manage to take down one or two tree spirit elders.
If the tree spirit tribe didn"t deceive him, he could consider holding off on further action and first figuring out what exactly the pollution was about...
Fang Heng felt that, no matter how you looked at it, this was a deal worth making.
"Alright, I"ll go communicate with the Federation and keep in touch," Mo Jiawei acknowledged before stepping away to make arrangements.
...
The next day, at five o"clock in the morning.
"Inner World".
Under Tippy"s guidance, Fang Heng traveled through a teleportation pa.s.sage to an area covered by sprawling vines of giant trees.
Beneath the dense canopy, there was an entrance to a hidden area within the canyon.
As they entered the canyon, the sky above was densely covered by ma.s.sive branches and vines, blocking out the sunlight, casting the entire domain into deep shadow.
Fang Heng surveyed his surroundings, following Tippy as they slowly advanced deeper into the canyon.
Soon, a large clearing came into view ahead.
In the clearing, figures began to emerge.
Fang Heng"s heart skipped a beat.
Members from various clans of the tree spirit tribe were gathered here.
Even the two Great Elders from the Leaf tribe and the Wood tribe were present.
Fang Heng was somewhat surprised. He turned to Tippy beside him and asked, "Why are they here too?"