area51novel Chapter 769 Xumi City (3)
Chapter 769 Xumi City (3)
"world Tree?"
"World...Tree?"
Ying and Yiya murmured to themselves, reciting nouns they had never heard of before.
Ming Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, the World Tree."
"The World Tree is a very core and mysterious existence in Teyvat. It is more than just an ordinary tree, but more like the core of the memory and knowledge of the entire world."
"He is located deep underground, storing all of Teyvat's knowledge and memories. Legends about him have always been circulating in the Order."
"Rumor has it that the Grass God, the Great Compassionate Tree King, is omniscient and omnipotent because he is the spokesperson for the World Tree..."
"Or perhaps, He is the incarnation of the World Tree."
"To the Order of the World, the World Tree is just a legend. To an old fogey like me, the World Tree is just a mysterious existence that really exists but has never been seen. As a result..."
Mingyuan looked at Ying and Yiya with a complicated look:
"You two simply fell asleep due to an incense allergy, and then you saw the World Tree and even heard its oracle..."
"This luck... is really good."
Iya chuckled, then scratched his head embarrassedly.
Ying thought more deeply: "Is that... an oracle?"
"The world... has forgotten me... This is clearly just a fragment of the oracle. What is the World Tree trying to tell us?"
She frowned slightly, trying to figure out what message the World Tree wanted to convey, but she still couldn't get a clue.
"Honestly, I'm not surprised that Little Phoenix was able to see the World Tree. After all, the Marshal is a natural demon god, and perhaps he can be considered a relative of the World Tree. But you..."
Ming Yuan cast an inquiring gaze upon Ying: "I didn't expect you could actually see the World Tree... huh?"
There was a hint of surprise in the sky-blue eyes: "The Adventer?"
"I see, I see. That makes sense."
[Huh? You only see it now?]
[It makes sense. Not everyone has the insight of a god.]
[Are you going to doubt that we are Iya's mother again? ]
[It seems that the World Tree and Bai Ge are related... Could it be that Bai Ge has to call the World Tree "Mom"?]
【↑It makes sense, but it's unlikely. 】
"..."
"..."
On the side, Paimon and Mengjian Yue Ruixi, who had received too much information, were unable to react for a while.
"The world...forgot me..."
"What exactly does this mean..."
Ying is still worried about the information that the World Tree wants to tell her and Iya, but she still has no clue.
So he looked to Mingyuan for help.
Ming Yuan shrugged and said, "Don't look at me. I haven't seen the World Tree. How can I know what "He" wants to express?"
"But I speculate that it has something to do with the current state of the World Tree and the current situation of Xumi."
"Ying, you said that you seemed to see a dark red substance in the roots of the World Tree, eroding its interior, right?"
Ying recalled the World Tree she had seen and nodded.
Ming Yuan looked up at the ceiling, took a deep breath, and said, "If that's the case... then it does make sense."
He looked at Meng Yue Ruixi:
"Have you told them about the demonic scale disease?"
Mengming Yue Ruixi nodded and said, "I mentioned it a little."
Ming Yuan nodded, looked at Ying and said, "Since you know about the Demonic Scale Disease, there is no need for me to explain it again."
"About 500 years ago, Demonic Scale Disease appeared in Xumi. This disease has no pattern and can appear in anyone. Until recently, there was no medical treatment."
【Praise yourself in different ways.】
The more powerful the demonic scale disease becomes, the more it demonstrates Ming Yuan's worth... because he has successfully developed a countermeasure.
[To be honest, in real life, this is like someone developing a drug that prolongs the incubation period of cancer. It can't cure it, but at least it can ensure that cancer patients don't die directly from cancer.]
【In reality, Mr. Mingyuan at least started out as an academician.】
[There's something about Liyue~]
"But along with the Demonic Scale Disease, there is also a phenomenon called the Death Zone that appeared in Xumi."
"If the Demonic Scale Disease is a disease in humans, then the Death Zone is a disease in Xumi. It will destroy the environment of Xumi, and wherever it appears, life will be extinguished."
"Monsters will go crazy, and plants will quickly wither..."
"It's like a virus, eroding Xumi's vitality... Does this description sound familiar to you?"
In fact, halfway through listening, the expressions of Ying and his group began to gradually become strange.
Because this description, no matter how you look at it, looks like...
"Abyss erosion." Ying uttered these four words.
Ming Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, although the Dead Zone is different from the previous Abyss erosion, it is... highly similar."
"But I've traveled all over Xumi, and I haven't felt anything like the abyss's erosion. The Dead Zone seems to have nothing to do with the abyss, a sudden natural phenomenon..."
Ming Yuan said this, subconsciously touching his left hand.
Everyone present will notice this detail.
[Hmm? Something's happening!]
[There is a knife, there is a knife! ]
If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Mingyuan was talking about the erosion of the abyss when the camera gave a close-up.
[Could it have been eroded before? ]
【MiHoYo, I advise you to be kind.】
"I thought that the emergence of the Dead Zone might have nothing to do with the Abyss, but this is all too coincidental."
"It was exactly 500 years ago, when Kanria was destroyed."
"It was exactly 500 years ago, when the abyss invaded massively."
"It just so happens that the various manifestations of the Dead Zone coincide with the erosion of the Abyss..."
Ming Yuan took a deep breath, his eyes deep as he said, "These coincidences make it hard for me to believe that the Death Zone has nothing to do with the Abyss."
"But if the abyss isn't corroding Mount Sumeru, but the World Tree..." Ying continued, expressing her own speculation, "then everything makes sense."
Mingyuan nodded, confirming Ying's guess.
Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
I didn't expect that just a common allergy would involve a major event concerning Xumi's safety.
"Wait, Mr. Mingyuan."
I dreamed that Yue Ruixi suddenly said, "Since the dead zone might be caused by the abyss eroding the world tree, then the demon scale disease..."
Ming Yuan glanced at her and said, "Why else do you think there has been no progress in the treatment of Demonic Scale Disease in the past five hundred years?"
"As long as it's a disease, there must be a way to overcome it."
"But if no solution is found, apart from the doctor's ability, there is only one possibility - this is not a disease."
The truth behind the demonic scale disease is actually like this.
It is not a disease, but a reaction of the world tree being eroded and reflected on the people of Sumeru.
Therefore, Xumi has not been able to find a cure after 500 years of research.
Because it's not a disease at all.
Ming Yuan sighed slightly and said, "However, these are all just our...my own speculations, and there is no direct proof."
"If only there were more information about the World Tree..."
Everyone present fell into silence.
Even Ming Yuan, an old Liyue antique who survived from the Demon War to the present day, could only confirm the existence of the World Tree but had never seen the World Tree itself.
How can people obtain information about the World Tree?
Unless Ying and Iya see the World Tree again.
Hmm? See the World Tree again...
Paimon's eyes lit up, and he raised his hand and said, "Hey, we can let Ying and Yiya smell the spirit phenol fragrance again!"
"Wasn't it because they smelled the scent of phenol that they saw the World Tree in their dreams? If we let them go again, wouldn't we be able to learn more about the World Tree?"
After these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other in surprise.
Can it still be... like this?
But...it seems to be feasible!
【Amazing wisdom! 】
【As expected of you! Paimon.】
[I actually think what she said makes sense. 】
[Whoever you are, get off Kuai Paimon quickly!]
This is what is meant by "a wise man makes a thousand mistakes, but a fool makes a thousand mistakes, and it fits the current situation perfectly."
So Ying and Yiya immediately lay down on the bed, and then signaled to Mingyuan with their eyes, their gazes firm and fiery.
Ming Yuan: “…”