It is worthy of being called the "World Tree".
This vast space in the tree is called a small world, which is absolutely no problem!
A map appeared in my mind.
Xu Xin was surprised to find that his map ability also changed after entering the World Tree.
The map in my mind became two.
One is the original map, and he can see where he is, in the Crystal City, in the World Tree.
There is nothing wrong with this.
And the second map is... the map inside this world tree.
Because he is the owner of the World Tree, in this World Tree, unlike in the outside world, only the places he has been to are shown on the map, but...
Completely played, showed it to him!
He is like the god of the entire World Tree World, looking down on everything in the World Tree.
Of course, in the current World Tree, such a vast area, there is absolutely nothing.
There were only clouds that appeared in the sky for unknown reasons, formed by condensation of evaporating water vapor, and a barren land.
He turned his head and looked towards where they came out of the door.
It was an irregular spherical piece of wood protruding from the ground.
It was as if a very strange plant had grown out of the soil.
Inside the wooden ball should be the spherical vines that brought them up.
When Xu Xin looked at this thing, it had already retracted most of the way into the soil.
Only half of the door was exposed above the ground, and the remaining half was buried underground.
Xu Xin was not panicked, perhaps because he was the holder of this world tree. He knew very well that he could make this thing grow at any time.
But Zeng Tao also discovered it, and she immediately became uneasy.
"Ah! The door is going to retract!" She pounced directly over and pounced on the wooden ball.
As a result, because of her weight, she pushed the wooden ball down another ten centimeters.
"What are you doing! Get up!"
Lou Fei'er was not in a hurry at first, but when she saw Zeng Tao like this, she became a little worried: "What if you get crushed!"
Zeng Tao quickly propped herself up and stood up, and the wooden ball was pushed down halfway again.
At this time, only about forty to fifty centimeters remained on the ground.
"Oh my god, it's really going down!" Zeng Tao immediately grabbed the wooden ball and tried to pull it up, "It's so heavy!"
Even with her strength, even if she used all her strength, she was completely unable to stop the wooden ball from slowly sinking.
“Oh, oh, oh…” Coco looked at Zeng Tao who was trying hard to pull out the wooden ball, and covered her face with her little paws, looking “so speechless”.
"Okay, if Xu Xin can bring us in, he can definitely take us out." Lou Feier also said, covering her face.
“Ah? Ah, yes…” Zeng Tao blinked and the strength in her hands loosened.
Xu Xin smiled and patted her head: "Let me do it."
"Oh, come here, come here." Zeng Tao immediately dodged.
The part of the wooden ball exposed on the ground was only about 30 centimeters. Xu Xin didn't even bend down. He just stretched out his foot and kicked the wooden ball, and the wooden ball began to "grow" upwards again.
It's like a plant slowly growing out of the ground.
"So obedient!" Zeng Tao blushed suddenly.
"What are you afraid of as long as I'm here?" Xu Xin shook his head.
"hey-hey… "
"From this perspective... is this really the inside of the tree?" Lou Feier looked around at the endless expanse, then raised her head to look up into the sky. "That doesn't make sense. This is obviously the outside world. How could it be inside the tree?"
There were clouds in the sky and it was a little foggy.
Xu Xin could see the dome above, but with their current eyesight, they couldn't see it.
Xu Xin looked up again and said, "There are no stars in the sky. Don't you find it strange?"
There is no pollution in this world, and there was no light from nightlife before the appearance of Crystal City, so unless it is a rainy day, the starry sky is always very bright.
"…Isn't it because it's cloudy now?" Jin Yue guessed.
She also didn't quite believe that this was the inside of the World Tree.
"I have enhanced vision, and I can see the dome above. It's made of wood. It's like the ceiling of a tree house." Xu Xin looked down at them and said, "It's obviously not the sky above."
“Is this true…” Zeng Tao opened her eyes wide and stomped on the ground hard.
“It’s not the sky…” Lou Feier stared at the sky blankly, her throat rolling.
"Bing..." Keke also raised her little head and looked up, and then almost fell off Xu Xin's back, "Bing ing!?"
Everyone was shocked.
"I can prove it." Shi Wanyun looked up at the sky, then lowered her head and looked at them. "My vision has also increased now, and I can see that above the World Tree is... a wooden dome like a tree house."
She slept in her tree house last night, so naturally she received a random increase.
Xu Xin looked up at the sky.
Although there is no light source here, it is not dark.
Some of it is like the brightness of the outside world after dark.
He had a guess in his mind.
Could it be…
Does the brightness and darkness here change according to the outside world
It is daytime outside, and it is daytime inside the World Tree.
And now it is dark outside, so it is dark here
Very likely!
If this is true, then this place is truly a small world!
Xu Xin told others about his idea.
"Really..." Lou Feier still looked up at the sky, "If you hadn't told me that this was inside the World Tree, I would have thought this was the outside world. The brightness here is exactly the same as the dark night outside."
It’s actually very simple to verify this, just wait until dawn.
At that time, if the world inside the World Tree also dawns with the dawn of the outside world, it means that his guess is correct.
"... The defense of the World Tree after adulthood is very strong, and it has a very strong self-healing ability." Shi Wanyun whispered to herself, "In other words, this world... is very safe. We just need to take certain protective measures outside."
"If that's the case..." Lou Feier instantly turned to look at Xu Xin, and said with a little excitement, "Then can we live completely in this world tree?"
Absolutely.
No problem at all.
Xu Xin's heart was also beating wildly.
No wonder…
No wonder the alien invaders keep sending people to stop the growth of the World Tree.
This world tree actually completely changed their current situation!
They truly own an area... that is basically completely unaffected by the outside world!
No... Those alien invaders probably didn't expect that there would be such a huge area inside this world tree.
No one could have expected the direction this matter would take.
“… Perhaps, we should let everyone live in this world.”
Just then, Xu Xin's watch vibrated.
It was Ji Chaoyang who called.
Xu Xin answered the call immediately.
"I saw you entered the World Tree. How is the situation inside the World Tree?" Ji Chaoyang asked.
“… It’s completely beyond imagination. It’s hard to explain in words. I’ll take you in and you can see for yourself.”
As Xu Xin spoke, he activated his identification ability.
Suddenly, patches of blue and purple light appeared in the eyes.
There is even golden light.
"It is true." He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"What do you mean? What did you see?" Wen Guixin's voice came from the other side. All the explorers should have gathered.
Because they knew that Xu Xin had found a way to get in.
"I'll be out right away." After saying that, Xu Xin hung up the phone.
Behind him, the somewhat irregular wooden ball had completely appeared on the ground.
In fact, this is not a wooden ball, but a wooden pillar with a prototype on top.
The irregular wooden door on the pillar is the exit.
"Let's go back."
Xu Xin walked to the door, which opened automatically and several people walked in.
It's still a vine ball.
It was dark inside, so Jin Yue took out the tree house core for lighting.
The wooden door was closed, and the vines began to grow, eventually covering the door.
Xu Xin's mind moved, and he felt a slight sense of weightlessness, and the vine ball began to fall.
"Didn't we come in through the thick roots outside?" Lou Feier reached out and touched the vines. "There are quite a few thick roots like this outside. Are those... all entrances?"
"It should be all of them." Xu Xin nodded.
"Although they are all entrances, the distance between the roots is not far, only a hundred meters at most, but if you are inside, it is not that close." Shi Wanyun said softly, "After all... the area has expanded a hundred times."
really.
It should be so.
Entering from different roots, the positions where they appear are also different, and there should be a long distance between them.
"Why haven't we arrived yet?" Zeng Tao was a little puzzled. "Wasn't it just a dozen seconds when we went up? Why does it feel like half a minute has passed since we came down?"
"Because I want to go underground first." Xu Xin said.
Their current location is underground.
According to its previous rising speed, the vine ball should now be a hundred meters underground.
But it still continues to decline.
After more than ten seconds, the vine ball slowly stopped.
The vines retracted, and the heavy wooden door reappeared and opened automatically.
The soft, white light directly filled the entire vine ball.
"嘤!" Coco cried out in surprise.
"… It's so bright down there!" Zeng Tao was the first to walk out of the door. "Is this the underground?"
It's underground.
Walking out of the wooden door, Xu Xin immediately discovered that the ground under his feet was not soil.
But they are the thick roots of the world tree.
He looked up again.
At a glance, you can see a huge crystal ball emitting white light "embedded" in the dome a hundred meters above the sky, with only half of the ball showing.
And this core is like the sun, emitting bright white light and illuminating the area.
That's why, even though this place is underground, it is so bright.
Surrounding this "sun" are countless thick roots, and you can't even see the soil. They are all twisted roots of the world tree.
The top of the entire space is made up of the roots of the world tree.
"Is that... the core of the World Tree?" Lou Feier looked up and exclaimed, "It's really huge."
Very big.
Judging from the exposed half of the sphere, the radius of the core is more than ten meters.
The whole thing should be a giant core with a diameter of more than 20 meters.
Really big.
This is only a dozen meters larger than the diameter of the World Tree's trunk.
Hanging above your head, looking up makes you feel a little oppressive.
Xu Xin looked around again.
This space is not as big as the one in the World Tree, it is like a small world.
This place is obviously only about two kilometers in radius.
If the World Tree was not affected by the power of time and space, then the World Tree House above would be about this size.
And at the end of the surroundings, there is no soil or stone wall, but the roots of the World Tree.
This entire area is wrapped by the roots of the World Tree!
Everywhere, all over!
This place is really interesting.
"A space wrapped by roots..." Shi Wanyun looked around and then looked up at the core of the World Tree. "It's also very safe here. After the World Tree matures, its roots should not be as easily destroyed as before. This place is equivalent to a place completely protected by countless roots."
"What is this? An underground shelter?" Lou Feier stepped on the thick roots under her feet. "There's not even any soil. The ground is covered with such thick roots, and it's not flat."
"Okay, let's talk about the functions later." Xu Xin held down Keke who wanted to jump off his shoulder, "Let's go back first."
The rest of the explorers were still waiting for him.
Several people returned to the vine ball.
“Hmm…?” Xu Xin’s eyes flashed with surprise.
At this time, several people felt that their feet were weightless again, and the vine ball suddenly began to fall again, and the speed was much faster than before!
"What...what's going on!" Lou Feier grabbed Xu Xin's arm, "Are we falling down?! Aren't we supposed to go up?"
Zeng Tao grabbed Xu Xin's other arm. She said in panic, "Are we going to fall to our death?"
"Don't panic, I'll let it go down." Xu Xin explained hurriedly, "Because we can still go down."
"There's something below? A second underground floor..." Zeng Tao complained, "It's not a shopping mall garage."
The feeling of weightlessness intensified again.
The speed of descent has increased again!
This time, even Jin Yue and Shi Wanyun caught the people around them.
"Why is it so fast?" Jin Yue asked in confusion, but she trusted Xu Xin's judgment, so she was not worried.
"We are going to the underground world, right?" Shi Wanyun's tone became a little curious. "Xu Xin, you and Lou Fei'er have been to that underground world, right?"
Underground world.
That vast world that is at least several thousand meters deep underground.
Xu Xin hasn't gone down since the last underground world exploration activity.
"Isn't it true that I am going to enter the underground world?" Xu Xin said to himself as he felt the weightlessness at this moment.
Judging from the feeling of weightlessness, their current descent speed should be about six or seven meters per second.
Any faster and it would be equivalent to free fall.
If they keep descending at this speed for such a long time without stopping, they are really heading towards the underworld!
The World Tree is actually connected to the underground world!