Time came in a hurry on Tuesday, and the church received news early in the morning that it had found traces of the Craftsman Association, so it dispatched a group of people to the mining area to search for it.
Jenkins came early with his cat to the trees of the Evergreen Forest, and Alexia, the only lady of the family who had a reason to be there, came with her.
Originally, Jenkins wanted to invite the old elf to witness this moment, but the elf was unwilling to reveal his identity to the church. But he promised to watch here not far away. If Jenkins can really succeed in becoming a real World Tree seedling, he can be considered at ease.
Today's weather is gloomy, and even the evergreen forest has a cold wind.
After walking into the forest, he followed the instructions of the church and stood alone under the tree looking at the white upside-down shadow. The old man walked out of the forest and greeted Jenkins:
"Bevanna said just now that she originally proposed to put your baptism on today, but you refused."
Mr. Gref used the same excuse yesterday, but it is indeed part of the truth.
"Which one of the previous baptisms was not interrupted by accident? Oh, Dad, this action of closing the world tree seeds is inherently dangerous, and I don't want other accidents. Miss Bevanna even suggested that during the baptism At the same time, hold an ability learning ceremony here, allowing me to obtain the [Blessing of Books] as well. I also refused, and only do one thing at a time, so the possibility of making mistakes is less."
Jenkins shook his head quickly and looked away from the hanging figure.
"Father, I think things might not be so easy this time. If something happens to me, please take the chocolate back to my house, and someone will take care of it."
"Don't say such things."
Dad said sternly:
"My cat needs to take care of itself."
"I'm just worried about an accident, nothing else."
Jenkins shook his head:
"I've been feeling uneasy lately."
"It's normal, everybody's upset right now."
Having said that, Sigrid also came from the forest. She came to witness today's events as agreed. Although the Church of the Sages was reluctant to allow heretics to appear at the scene, they could only agree to Jenkins' request.
It only takes a simple action to close the world tree seed, so there is actually not much preparation to do. Around nine o'clock in the morning, almost all the people who should come have arrived, and the church has also arranged things to be dealt with after success or failure.
Jenkins let his cat and Sigrid back out of the clearing under the tree, and the clearing had been carved with orderly runes to guide possible huge spirits.
Everyone at the edge of the clearing was looking at Jenkins, who looked up one last time at the giant tree and closed his eyes. Take a part of the seeds in each hand, and slowly and firmly, under the gaze of everyone, bring them together.
(Chocolate is running... )
In the less than a year since he came to this world, Jenkins has fallen into a coma countless times. But none of the coma made him feel as comfortable as he is now.
In fact, he wasn't sure that his current state should be called a coma, because he was still conscious, but there was nothing in front of him except pure white light. He wasn't sure if the white light in front of him was his own illusion, or the real light.
As if the body is soaked in warm water, the limbs are limp and weak, and the consciousness is unwilling to control the body's actions, or even to perceive the state of the body.
Immersed in this wonderful laziness for a long time, the light gradually weakened, and the body's perception ability returned one by one, and Jenkins also realized that he was lying on the grass.
When he opened his eyes, he didn't see his cat poking his head, and he also didn't see the church people coming to care about him. He groaned/yin softly, helped the grass under him to get up, and found that he was standing under a giant tree.
It's not a giant tree in the evergreen forest. The tree in front of me is even bigger. The canopy can hardly be seen like an umbrella covering the huge island in the center of the lake where Jenkins stands. The mottled light and shadow tilt from the lush branches to the covered island. In the meadow blown by the warm wind, some strange golden light spots danced and flickered in the branches, green grass and air.
With that giant tree as the center, the grass on the island in the middle of the lake is densely covered with protruding roots. But it is not obtrusive, and blends harmoniously into the environment.
Everything was very peaceful.
This is the island in the middle of the lake, but it is only on the edge of the lake. The transparent light screen prevents Jenkins from looking further away, and he can only see a small area when he looks far away.
Looking up at the giant tree:
"world Tree?"
He asked softly, but no voice answered. The distant wind blew the crown of the tree, making the branches sway, and the dense rustling sound made Jenkins feel a little relieved.
Self-taught, he pressed his right hand on the heavy tree trunk in front of him, and then used the ability of [Empathy] to touch the tree's consciousness.
That is a very huge consciousness, but it is completely different from the gods, but it is equally great. Huge consciousness exists in every corner of this space, and it even looks like the consciousness born in this space.
After connecting with Jenkins' consciousness, a green light fell in front of him from the top of the canopy, and then the woman surrounded by strange golden light spots, like a clay sculpture, became complete from bottom to top and appeared in front of Jenkins.
This is undoubtedly an illusion, an image constructed by World Tree to talk to Jenkins. She was wearing a light blue fluffy dress, and she had hair pins with golden jewels on her abnormally long green hair. The facial image is not recognizable, like someone Jenkins knows, she can see the image of Hathaway, Britney and even Little Finney.
But if you look closely, it is definitely the face of a complete stranger. It's not beautiful enough to be stunning, but it definitely fits Jenkins' aesthetics.
Jenkins pursed his lips and looked at each other, and the woman also looked at him with a peaceful expression. The comfortable wind made Jenkins enjoy everything at the moment. He thought about it and chose the first question:
"Are you... World Tree?"
"It can be said like this."
The woman didn't open her mouth, the voice automatically appeared in Jenkins' head.
"This is... the Blossom Forest?"
"No, this is your consciousness. All this is just your imagination. The world outside the material world has different rules from the material world. There are strange orders and terrible natural phenomena there. That is not where you should go now. And, do you really think that the World Tree is only this size?"
Jenkins looked up at the tree, watching the golden lights surround the branches:
"Yeah, how could it be just like that?"
"If you want to form a stable world system in the void outside the material world, you need a cornerstone. The world tree is the cornerstone of the flowery forest, and it can also be regarded as the body of the bustling forest. It can't be seen at a glance."
"So, you are also my phantom?"
"No, I am looking at your world tree in a distant world."
The woman walked up to Jenkins, and then turned into a light point and passed directly through his body, and then recovered behind him. Jenkins turned and followed the woman, and they left under the tree and walked towards the lake.
"You gathered the seeds of the world tree, that is the same power as mine, so I paid attention to you, so I have the current conversation."
"So you're here to test me?"
Jenkins looked at the grass under his feet and asked. He noticed that there seemed to be no other animals here, but as soon as he thought about it, he looked up and saw a group of fawns gathered in the distance, grazing with their heads down.
"Why should I test you?"
the woman asked.
"For the awakening of [World Tree Seedlings]."
"No, that's already awakened. You have touched the true source spirit of the World Tree, and you have the conditions to accommodate this power, so you have already awakened."
"is that so?"
Jenkins looked at his hands, and called out a blip of ability. He thought he couldn't do it in the illusion in his head, but the light spots still appeared, and the green light spot in the inner circle of the center had quietly changed:
[Essence of Life]→[Seedlings of World Tree]
"Is it that simple?"
"So what do you think it will be like?"
The woman stopped and turned to give Jenkins a smile.
"Maybe I should defeat a terrible enemy, or try to collect some very precious materials, or solve a puzzle that has plagued people for thousands of years."
Jenkins replied, and the woman smiled again, turned and continued to lead Jenkins towards the lake:
"Actually, you have already done these things in the past. For you, the seedlings of the world tree are actually only the last step. Think about it, if the natural savior needs such troublesome steps to awaken, then at the end of each era, really How can there be so many people competing for the only qualification? You have done enough, Jenkins."
Jenkins didn't speak anymore, but felt the strength filling his body. After calling out the ability light spot, he felt the flowing spirit and gift, and even the two flames on his chest. The green flame and the red flame became a blazing state at some point.
The soul of the tree was also awakened. At the moment when the World Tree seeds closed, many things really happened.
"Then you've come to see me for..."
"I just want to see you. After all, you are the same power as me. Although there are many people in the elf royal family who can become World Tree seedlings from the beginning of the era, in my opinion, there is no one who can be so connected with you like you." That ability fits."
"You mean my essence is the world tree?"
The big-tailed squirrel jumped from the canopy and ran to Jenkins' feet, put the full pine cones at his feet, and hurried away. Jenkins bent down and picked up the pinecone, clutching it in his hand.
PS: Please make sure, the author, has Jenkins told the church that he is now a seventh-level gifter (the seventh level is the time when he swallowed the world tree seed in the night manor)? The author remembers not telling me, but I am worried that I made a mistake, so I ask. If any readers remember mentioning it before, please leave a comment below. If it is really mentioned and you find the corresponding chapter, please add another one as a thank you.