The number of people in the World Tree has experienced a surge.
The development speed within the World Tree also skyrocketed instantly.
In today's World Tree, military development is the top priority.
Both the production speed and resource collection speed are more than ten times faster than before.
This first group of people were fanatical believers who almost unconditionally obeyed the commands of Xu Xin and Xu Ying, which really saved them a lot of effort.
Time flows quickly inside the World Tree.
Two months passed quietly.
Inside the World Tree, the ordinary day passed and turned into ordinary night. The ordinary night passed in a flash, and the sky was already slightly brighter.
Outside the World Tree, the dawn of the next day arrived.
And within these two months, the entire World Tree has been armed from the inside out to its minions.
Xu Xin and his team have already achieved the most powerful and tight defensive layout they can accomplish with their current technology.
From the outside, the entire World Tree seems to have not changed much from its original appearance.
But in fact, countless super-killer weapons are hidden in the dense canopy of the World Tree that covers a vast area, arming the entire huge World Tree into an invisible hedgehog, ready to wait for the arrival of the enemy.
Everyone has a feeling that a storm is about to come.
Over the past few months, the atmosphere within the World Tree has gradually become heavy.
…
"What? Can we already contact the survivors in other areas?"
Xu Xin stood up in surprise.
"Yes, just now, the world channel has been opened again."
Qin Fu stood in front of Xu Xin and nodded.
During this period of time, Qin Fu has been outside the World Tree.
He communicated with the survivors in Area 188 and Area 1 through the tree house outside, provided them with plans and equipment, and encouraged them to reach the World Tree as soon as possible.
Just now, Qin Fu was surprised to find that the world channel suddenly changed from gray to selectable!
He clicked and took a quick look, then immediately entered the World Tree and found Xu Xin to report.
"The world channel is open... Let's go out and take a look."
Because of the different speeds of time flow, the inside of the World Tree cannot communicate with the outside unless the flow rate is adjusted to the same level.
However, given the current race against time, it is naturally impossible to slow down time inside the World Tree.
Therefore, we can only go outside the World Tree.
Standing in a tree house outside the World Tree, Xu Xin slid the screen of the tree house and looked at the news on the world channel.
At this moment, the world channel is in a state of news explosion.
The reason is simple, that is because the survivors from Area 1 and Area 188 have joined the world channel again.
Although the survivors currently living in the World Tree are temporarily unable to communicate with the outside world, and the dozen or so survivors stationed outside the World Tree will not easily reveal the information about the World Tree, the survivors who have not yet come to the World Tree cannot care about these.
The two groups of people are now swearing at each other.
"Fuck, you're the ones who came to attack our people from District 188, right?"
"You guys in District 188 planted the World Tree and didn't want us to survive, so of course we have to siege you!"
"Is there something wrong with your brain?! The World Tree of the Explorer has been mature for so long, why haven't you died yet?"
"Fuck! How would we know!"
"Why are there so few people in your District 188 and District 1 now? Are they all dead?"
"They all went to the World Tree! Damn it, if I wasn't so far away from the teleportation formation, I would have left long ago! Who the hell is still here, worried all day long!"
They were still arguing about the previous siege of the World Tree, which happened before the World Tree matured.
For Xu Xin, the siege of the World Tree happened a long time ago.
For the survivors who have been living in the World Tree, more than half a year has passed.
But in the eyes of those outside, only three or four days had passed since the end of the siege of the World Tree.
Of course, it wasn’t half a year for Xu Xin. After all, he spent part of his time outside the World Tree.
Xu Xin continued to observe for a while.
…
By observing the words of those people in the world channel, Xu Xin finally gained some understanding of the situation in other areas.
"In the past few days since the siege of the World Tree, the survivors in the outer zone have not received any activity missions. The selection has been suspended..."
Xu Xin said to himself.
Something expected.
The original advocate of human selection, that hybrid monster, has already "fled for fear of crime."
The plan advocated by it will naturally no longer be carried out.
But the sudden restoration of communications is indeed something that requires vigilance.
Since the selection plan has been stopped, why is the communication on this world channel suddenly opened again
I always feel that this is a bad sign...
"You continue to observe the situation. I'll go back." Xu Xin said to Qin Fu.
"good."
…
After returning to the World Tree, Xu Xin immediately sent the information to all explorer members through messaging and went directly to find the monster.
"Xu Xin, long time no see."
The monster's behavior at this point was already very similar to that of a human.
It even put on human clothes, covered its eyes all over its body, and even wore a hat, which looked a little funny.
The moment Xu Xin saw it, he was stunned for a few seconds: "… What are you doing? Why are you wearing our human clothes?"
"This is your territory after all. If we drive away those alien invaders, this planet will also be yours. So, I intend to allow my children to at least communicate with you normally, so this kind of dress is very necessary. I am just setting an example myself."
The monsters simply followed Xu Xin and the others and called those guys on the other side of the Earth "alien invaders."
And the children it is talking about are naturally the individuals of the new race it is currently creating.
Xu Xin glanced behind it, where a small jungle of tree houses had already formed.
There should already be quite a few of these individuals living in these tree houses.
And it seems that he should have released a lot of those mutant humans.
Look, someone has already secretly peeked out of the window.
"You really like living in trees." Xu Xin said.
"The tree house is not only a residence, but also a laboratory. My children's conditions need to be checked regularly, and the tree house is the most suitable place." The monster explained, "Besides, I am used to living in a tree house."
The alien invaders’ residence on Earth has always been the World Tree.
Compared to the house where Xu Xin and his friends live now, monsters who were born on Earth and have only lived in the World Tree naturally prefer the tree house.
"Is that so?" Xu Xin nodded and stopped talking nonsense. "I came to see you because something happened outside."
He explained the situation outside.
"Your various areas can communicate again?" The monster's dozens of eyes frowned and squinted. "After I left, there should be no one in charge. This is indeed a bit strange. In my opinion, the Survivor Plan has been shattered. Hmm... maybe it was you humans who did it?"
"We humans?" Xu Xin said to himself.
"Yes, the execution of the survivor selection is handed over to the survivors from thousands of years ago. They have the authority to control it."
Xu Xin nodded slowly.
"I see."
He immediately turned around and prepared to leave.
But before he could activate the coordinates, a purple-black vortex condensed on the coordinates and Ji Chaoyang walked out of it.
Seeing Xu Xin, and then glancing at the monster behind him, Ji Chaoyang's eyebrows moved slightly: "It seems that you have already asked what you should ask."
Xu Xin nodded: "Maybe we should go find a survivor from a thousand years ago and ask about the current situation."
…
In the tree house that had always been used for meetings, the Explorers members gathered again after two months.
"Isn't it just the opening of the world channel? There's no need to make such a big fuss, right?" Wang Lei said nonchalantly, "Maybe the other party just didn't bother to control it, so the world channel opened on its own?"
Wen Guixin couldn't help but slap Wang Lei on the head: "Can you please stop thinking about everything in the best possible way? We are at the most critical moment now!"
After Wen Guixin learned that she was the mother of that monster in another time and space, she was confused for a few days before returning to normal.
Not only that, she now has complete control over her own abilities, and she is no longer afraid of passing on mental toxins by touching others.
Moreover, she has now become a "radical" among the explorers, always advocating taking the initiative and arguing that the time has come to show their claws and implement the plan.
"For us now, any disturbance is worthy of vigilance." Ji Chaoyang said.
Li Wenxi, who was sitting next to Xu Xin, nudged him with his elbow and said, "Looking at you guys, have you figured out a solution?"
She had just come up from the underground world. Just now, she was supervising those people in the underground world collecting resources.
"Our plan is very simple. That is, to capture a survivor from a thousand years ago and interrogate him. We should be able to get some current information."
“Catch survivors from a thousand years ago… ? Ah, you want to…” Lou Feier who was standing behind Xu Xin suddenly realized.
During this period, in addition to the furry monsters that often appeared outside the World Tree, there was also a thousand-year-old survivor who had been lingering nearby.
Xu Xin turned to look at Qin Fu who was leaning against the window and asked, "That guy should have been here all this time, right?"
Qin Fu nodded: "Indeed, that guy appeared last night and circled around Crystal City several times, and never left. If you hadn't stopped me from doing it, I would have killed him with a cannonball."
"The middle-aged man who asked us to lead Xu Xin outside the World Tree has been here all this time." Shi Wanyun said softly.
"That person is the most suitable target for capture." Xu Xin said, "Given his status, he should know something about the situation."
He is a survivor from thousands of years ago, but he is not a maintainer of order. His own strength is not very strong, so it is relatively easy to capture him alive.
According to the agreement between him, Shi Wanyun and the other two, Shi Wanyun and the other two should have led Xu Xin out of the World Tree and out of the Crystal City yesterday in the outside world, and then he would take action to subdue Xu Xin and find his son.
However, because the World Tree has restricted the teleportation capabilities of non-friendly units within a radius of several dozen kilometers, the opponent lost the opportunity and did not arrive during the day yesterday.
That's why he was only spotted around Crystal City last night.
"Oh... If that's the case, I can complete this task." Lou Feier raised her hand and said with a smile.
"I'll come too." Shi Wanyun said.
Jin Yue didn't say anything, but walked to Lou Feier's side.
He was the person that the three of them had met before, so the three of them should go together.
"Need not."
Unexpectedly, Lou Feier waved her hand and said, "I can go by myself. We are 'traitors' in his eyes. If three of us act together, it would be too conspicuous for us to be called 'traitors'."
It seems that Lou Fei'er wants to play that man.
She always prepares herself in every aspect before acting.
This reminded Xu Xin of the first time he met her. In order to make the role she played more realistic, she rolled around on the ground wildly, making her clothes tattered and her body covered with scars.
If Xu Xin hadn't had hearing enhancement that time, he might have really fallen into her hands.
"It's too dangerous for you to face him alone, isn't it?" Li Wenxi disagreed, "Although that man is not an 'order maintainer', he has weapons of alien invaders in his hands."
With the current defensive capabilities of the World Tree, it is easy to kill that man, but it is not easy to capture him alive.
The most suitable person to do this should be Xu Ying.
But Xu Ying recently ran outside the World Tree again, without saying goodbye when she left, and she has been gone for half a month.
According to the outside time, it has been three or four hours.
Although Xu Xin was very worried, he could do nothing and could only hope that nothing would happen to her outside.
Apart from Xu Ying, the most suitable person should be Lou Feier.
This woman is really good at deceiving people.
"Don't worry, he won't attack me easily. I have the confidence to make him believe that I am the real traitor." Lou Feier said confidently, "Also, don't forget, we have his son in our hands. Even if he sees through me, will he dare to attack me? Isn't he afraid of his son's death?"
Lou Feier's words were recognized by everyone present.
"Okay, then I won't go." Shi Wanyun laughed softly, "You probably think that Jin Yue and I are a burden."
"Hey..." Lou Feier smiled embarrassedly, "No way. But I feel much more relaxed when I'm alone. By the way, Xu Xin, is the middle-aged man's son still with you? Is he not dead?"
Xu Xin nodded: "Not dead, but half dead."
The man knew nothing at all. After Xu Xin asked him a few questions, he was too lazy to care about him. However, he felt that he was a bargaining chip and it was not good to deal with him casually. He could not let him move freely, so he let the treasure chest monster swallow him again.
He should be "sleeping" in the treasure chest monster's belly now.
"It's good enough that he's alive. Otherwise, it will be difficult to pry open the middle-aged man's mouth after we catch him." Lou Feier said.
Xu Xin nodded.
Indeed, they have the other party's very, very precious son in their hands, and they have plenty of ways to make the other party reveal information.
"What about me? Am I with you?" Xu Xin asked, "Is it me that the man wants to see now?"
"No, no, just watch me." Lou Feier puffed out her chest and patted it.
Thus, the plan was finalized and implemented immediately.
…
After finding the location of the middle-aged man, Lou Feier directly used the coordinates to teleport to the edge of Crystal City.
She glanced at the World Tree behind her with a guilty conscience, then walked into the jungle outside the World Tree.
"Hello! Is there anyone there? Are you here?" Lou Feier shouted in a low voice in the jungle, and walked around the jungle, approaching the man.
I shouted for a long time, but no one responded.
But Lou Feier knew that she was now near the middle-aged man.
"Still not coming?" She curled her lips and then complained in a low voice, "Humph, it was obviously for his son's life or death, but he still stood us up. What's wrong with this guy?"
As she said this, she kicked a tree in anger.
"Is there anyone there? Yes... Never mind, forget about him, let's go back."
Lou Feier turned around and was about to go back.
"etc."
At this moment, Lou Feier's arm was tightly grasped by a big hand.
At this moment, her eyes shrank.
Where did this come from
Of course, this was just a fleeting thought, and then...
"Wow... Ouch!" Lou Feier screamed in fear, and then her mouth was covered and she was dragged deeper into the woods.
Looking at the man in front of her, Lou Feier took two steps back in fear: "You... why did you suddenly appear? You don't want to do anything to me, do you?"
The middle-aged man's cold face froze slightly, and then he asked directly: "Now, what's the situation?"
Lou Feier's expression eased a little, then she frowned and looked at him with dissatisfaction: "What's the situation now? You still dare to ask! Where did you go yesterday? We did what you said and lured Xu Xin out, but where are you?"
The more she spoke, the more dissatisfied she became. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at the middle-aged man: "We held him back for a long time, but you never showed up. In the end, we had no choice but to let him go back."
"This incident has caused Xu Xin to look at us in a strange way. He has begun to doubt us! Now the three of us dare not act together, for fear of being discovered. I say, what's wrong with you?"