Jenkins stopped to raise his conjecture, the woman turned around and shook her head, motioning for him to follow:
"Of course your essence is not the world tree, nor is it life."
"Is that death?"
"Even less."
"Then what is my essence?"
"This is up to you to find yourself. Maybe someone once told you that your essence is your original posture."
The two continued to walk towards the lake, and Jenkins thought about the meaning of the so-called "initial". The most inexplicable power he possessed after he came to this world is the pair of "real eyes", which allow him to see the aura, and it is the biggest reliance for him to be able to get to where he is today.
"Could it be that my essence is... true... I'm actually the 'God of Lies and Truth'?"
He thought in his heart, but he thought that fate might also be his own essence. After all, the original ability corresponding to the body is life, and the soul corresponds to fate, which is also in line with the meaning of outsiders disturbing the fate of this world.
"Don't worry about this problem. Sooner or later, you will understand your position in this world, and you will also understand why I think you are the real World Tree seedling. You just need to keep walking and witness everything that happens next."
Jenkins nodded and stopped asking the question. He thought that after the [Seedling of the World Tree] truly belonged to him, only the yellow spell [Uncrowned King] and the unknown purple fate were left to compete, and the time was getting tighter and tighter.
"So is there anything else you want to ask, Jenkins?"
The woman walking in front asked again.
"I still have a lot of questions I want to ask, but I feel like I'm about to wake up. Then just ask one question, I want to know, why is there no legend of the creation god in this world? The world tree was born in the first era, you should be right Is there an answer to this question?"
"I'm surprised you chose this question. This question involves the truth of this world. I can't tell you now. When you successfully complete your mission, I will give you the answer. Change the question, Jenkins."
"So, do you know who I am?"
he asked again.
"Of course I know, you are an outsider."
Jenkins was not surprised. In fact, both the master of death and the master of life showed that they knew his identity. What he really wants to ask is:
"So from the beginning of this world until now, am I the only outsider?"
He was still puzzled by the legend he heard yesterday, doubting the identity of [God of Nobility and Order].
"You are the only outsider. There is no need to doubt this. It is absolutely impossible for this to happen a second time. Your appearance is like a meteor that will not stay in the night sky. It is enough for the world to witness it once. .”
The woman answered.
In front was the shoal where the island in the middle of the lake was in contact with the lake water. The woman stopped there, and Jenkins walked to her side, and looked down at the reflection in the lake water, which was the appearance of Jenkin with black hair and black eyes.
He stared at the water for a while, and smiled to himself:
"I think I'm about to wake up, thank you for answering my questions."
"It's okay, Jenkins, keep going, your doubts will definitely be answered. I also heard what you said in that strange situation. I regret that you can't abandon your essence and choose the natural way. It seems that you have the qualifications to take a different path."
"Forget about the path of nature, many people have already walked on it, but it is not the last moment, and nothing can be decided... Then after I become a seedling of the World Tree, what is the essence of being with you, the World Tree? Sexual connection?"
Jenkins asked at last.
"There is no connection, we are all World Trees, but I am older than you."
After speaking, she gave a slight push, and Jenkins fell to the shallows. But instead of touching solid ground, he sank directly into the water. The perception of the surroundings gradually disappeared, although the body sank, but the consciousness was rising.
There was a faint sound of breathing, and the young man lying under the giant tree in the evergreen forest opened his eyes, and the sound of his breathing turned into the soft sound of grass being stepped on lightly.
Opening his eyes, the mottled light shone down from the branches and leaves, sprinkled on Jenkins' face, and the cat poking its head out under the canopy came into view at once.
"Hello, Chocolate."
It was later learned that after the seeds were closed, the erupting spirit of life almost instantly broke through the ceremony arranged by the church in the open space under the tree, centering on the evergreen forest and sweeping towards the entire west coast of the continent like a shock wave.
Subsequent surveys found that the harvest of farmland, pastures and fishing grounds near Nolan was very gratifying this year.
The emerald green brilliance pierced people's eyes at that moment, and at the same time, the wanton growth of weeds quickly overwhelmed Jenkins. The giant trees in the evergreen forest resonated with the entire forest, and the area of the forest expanded again, not only occupying the entire valley, but also spreading to the grasslands and low hills around the valley.
Like a green beam of light rising from under the tree connecting the sky and the earth, in that ray of sky light, the phantom of the giant tree, like the phantom produced by Jenkins when he swallowed the seeds in the night manor, appeared in the sky.
Although this phantom is not very tall, in every corner of the material world, as long as people look in Nolan's direction, they can see this mirage-like scene.
The clouds and fog above the forest were completely dispelled, and the huge life spirit washed all the people in the forest like a scorching sun, but unexpectedly did not cause any harm to anyone.
The whole process lasted for 20 minutes before gradually ending. During this period, no one could detect what happened in the center of the maddening spirit.
As the brilliance receded inward, the crazy weeds that looked like octopus tentacles also returned to their original appearance. The phantom faded little by little, and the majestic spirit of life naturally blended into the world.
When everything returned to calm, only Jenkins was left lying flat on the grass under the tree with his eyes closed. Because of the eruption of the spirit of life, the luxuriant canopy let the dappled sunlight shine down, but there was only one slanted above Jenkins. The entire vacancy made him just shrouded in that ray of sunshine.
Everyone was hesitating whether to wake up the young man in the light, but Chocolate didn't hesitate, it rushed to Jenkins first, and then he woke up.
"how's it going?"
Miss Bevanna walked over nervously. Behind her, people looked expectantly at the young man sitting on the grass. Sigrid stepped over Miss Bevanna and supported Jenkins. Only then did Jenkins notice that his hands and feet were weak, as if he had soaked in hot water for too long and his body was too comfortable.
PS: How could it be possible that at the end of the story, another time traveler suddenly appeared? Jenkins is the only time traveler in this world.