Chapter 492: Chapter 492: The Reason for Decline
iyu snorted coldly, “Easier said than done.”
It wasn’t just iyu; the others also showed extrely troubled expressions.
William explained, “The Racial Essence of the Plant Clan is imnsely important to us; it’s not sothing that can be created carelessly.
If we produce Racial Essence at will, regardless of its quality, our Strength would be compromised.
Producing it in quick succession could lead to severe depletion of our Strength, and it might eventually endanger our lives.
We gather a decade’s worth of Racial Essence and use it in separate instances.
The last ti we gathered Racial Essence was two years ago, and we didn’t expect it to be stolen after just one use.
The new Racial Essence is ready, but our decrease in Strength this ti has been greater than the last.”
Lilith echoed, “Mm, last ti I exhausted my Strength to produce Racial Essence, I fell asleep in a bud for a week. This ti, I’ve been asleep for two whole weeks.”
“We’re not sure about the situation with other races, but for us, the Plant Clan, Racial Essence isn’t sothing we can casually offer for others to use. Racial Essence concerns the survival of our race.”
Quan Xiangguo began to speak, Cuiyu gestured to Quan Xiangguo, signaling him not to continue, but Quan Xiangguo persisted in sharing the situation of their race with Yang Yu,
“There aren’t many among the Plant Clan who can beco high-end combat forces; as you can see, there are only these seven of us.
The majority live exceedingly ordinary lives, much like human Civilians.
The autumn festival is almost upon us.
Just observe closely with your own eyes.”
“Seven people? Are these everyone comprising the Plant Clan’s elite forces?”
Yang Yu was slightly surprised; considering how Lotcar was so wary of the Plant Clan, he had thought that the Plant Clan must be an unrivaled race in the Life Forest,
“With such long lifespans, yet only seven top combatants, it is indeed modest.”
Yang Yu could see Quan Xiangguo’s attributes—this unassuming elderly man’s Level had reached LV.119, and besides extrely low Speed, all other attributes exceeded two thousand.
Aside from him, the other mbers each had their specialties, but on the whole, their collective power wasn’t too formidable.
Yang Yu even felt that just a few elders from the All Things Library could easily overthrow this place.
“A long life? To humans, that does seem to be the case.” Quan Xiangguo’s forehead creased with worry, “But for us, it’s still far too short.”
“To live several thousand or even tens of thousands of years must not be considered short, right? Don’t tell it’s a problem for you to even live a few hundred years.”
In Yang Yu’s mories, any race with ties to plants could possess a lifespan comparable to elves.
Yet the sorrowful expression on Quan Xiangguo’s face seed to imply they couldn’t live that long.
“In your human mories, is this what the Plant Clan always looks like?” It was the first ti Yang Yu saw Lilith sowhat distraught, “If it were possible to rely on our Plant Clan’s Racial Essence to evolve into Upper Species or Rare Species, living a few hundred years might be possible.
However, ordinary mbers of the Plant Clan struggle to even live for a century and have to contend with various diseases.
The most common affliction…
Our plant-based Strength becos too volatile, thoroughly corroding the entire body until we beco completely plant-like.
We call this Woodification Disease.”
“But as long as one can receive the baptism of Racial Essence, they won’t be tornted by such diseases.”
Nai Xu no longer stamred, and his manner of speaking had beco like that of a strange uncle from who knows where. He crossed his arms and continued,
“As you’ve heard, due to various factors, our production of Racial Essence is extrely limited and cannot benefit everyone.
This conference room is very spacious and large, capable of accommodating many people. This is not wasteful, as there truly were that many people discussing matters here at one ti.
In the past, the Plant Clan also flourished, and at that ti, nearly everyone could use Racial Essence to beco an Upper Species or Rare Species.
Only those from the Plant Clan who broke the rules and were forbidden from using Racial Essence would beco a Lower Species.
But now… the Lower Species are increasing, and we of the Upper Species are becoming all the more precious.
Do you know why we ended up like this?”
Faced with Nai Xu’s question, Yang Yu didn’t think too much before drawing his own conclusion, “It’s probably only a large-scale, brutal war that can greatly deplete the Upper Species, right?”
“Exactly.” Nai Xu’s face twisted, “It was war after war that dragged us into decline, the founding wars of Wansheng Country, the wars of the Dark Age, the Century War where the heroes fought the Demon King, and even older wars.
Our race participated wholeheartedly, losing one after another of the Upper Species and Rare Species, and many Plant Clan companions with strange abilities.
Perhaps because of the excessive personnel losses, our Racial Essence beca increasingly scarce and coarse.
Upper Species that evolved through the purification of Racial Essence could not possibly be an extinct Plant Clan.
Once a species of the Upper Plant Clan is gone, it can never be restored, unless a miracle happens.
But miracles have only happened twice in the history of the Plant Clan and even then under certain harsh conditions.
With all that said, you should now realize how vitally important the Plant Clan’s Racial Essence is to us, right?”
“I sowhat understand now.”
Yang Yu nodded. The Plant Clan was already considered a declining race, and their reason for decline was the inability to produce enough Racial Essence.
Even though Nai Xu and the others knew that Yang Yu hadn’t ant any harm, they still felt a bit of a grudge about the large chunk of Racial Essence he’d used so casually.
“Before using the Racial Essence, I had absolutely no idea about the situation within your clan.
It’s been used now though, and what’s done cannot be undone.
So, what do you plan to do with ?”
As soon as Yang Yu finished speaking, several mbers of the Plant Clan gathered together to discuss what to do with him.
To be honest, even if it were possible to restore the Racial Essence, Yang Yu wouldn’t want to give it up; using Thorny Binding felt so comfortable, and finding a similar Control Skill would take who knows how long.
Besides, if anyone were to be blad, it should be the person who stole the Racial Essence.
To sneakily snatch the Plant Clan’s Racial Essence while under the protection of their guardians, that thief must have been quite skilled.
Suddenly, an idea sparked in Yang Yu’s mind and he stopped the Plant Clan’s discussion,
“Wait, before you discuss how to deal with , I want to ask, if your Racial Essence is as important as you say, why was it so easily lost?”
The room fell silent. Finally, it was Lilith who answered Yang Yu’s question:
“Our Racial Essence has always been guarded by the Tree Mother, which is the large tree you’re now in, and there have never been any issues.
Only we could be considered high-end combatants.
However, we also have duties to clean the Life Forest and can’t always stay by the side of the Tree Mother.
That day we had encountered a powerful demon, and it just happened that we were all out. Upon returning, we discovered the Racial Essence had been lost…”
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