"Is this the Dark Realm Lu Li ntioned?"
Xiao Siyuan curiously glanced around.
Though there was no light, he could clearly see everyone’s face, except for Li Zheng, who was an anomaly; he could only see his reflection in Li Zheng.
There was a giant tree in the Dark Realm, its height unknown, and standing beneath it felt like ants gazing at the sky. Only a robust trunk stretched infinitely, with a faint hint of yellow and green at the farthest reaches above.
Including Li Zheng, fifty-two people stood under the tree, occupying just a small patch of ground.
Ever since the Bodhi Tree was planted in the Dark Realm, it grew relentlessly; within these days, it had grown from a sapling into a boundless enormous tree, quite remarkable.
Surrounding the giant tree were hundreds of figures of varying sizes and races, all maintaining a motionless stance.
Looking at those images, the fifty Water Blue Star players brought by Li Zheng couldn’t contain their curiosity and engaged in lively discussions.
"That race looks so odd, it actually has three hands."
"Look over there, there’s a guy with four legs!"
"And here, though we can’t see the face, it looks sowhat like a panda."
"You fools, only interested in the spectacle, haven’t you noticed that the tree beside us is the real treasure? Standing here, many things that puzzled previously suddenly made sense, it’s magic!"
Prompted by the remark, everyone suddenly realized: "True, true, when the instructor was teaching a sword technique live, I studied it for a long ti but couldn’t understand how to exert strength. Just now, it suddenly clicked; it’s the tree’s handiwork!"
" too!"
"Sa here!"
All fifty people had varying levels of insight, and just standing there for a mont had yielded great benefits.
"Why still look at foreign races? Focus your mind on unraveling previous puzzles, the opportunity is rare!" Soone exclaid, sitting cross-legged to ponder deeply, with a large crowd following suit beside him.
Seeing everyone so proactive, Li Zheng felt gratified that his efforts in collecting these images and bringing them all at once hadn’t been in vain.
But now was not the ti for them to contemplate solving puzzles; there was more important work at hand.
"Everyone, look to !" he called out, his voice not loud, yet audible in each person’s ear, every word crystal clear, prompting them to focus on him.
"In the Dark Realm only spiritual bodies can enter through certain ans, and for now, I’m the only one who has mastered the way to enter here, so your ti is limited. Later, I’ll activate all the images, and you’ll select those that pique your interest or seem learnable, and study under the tree."
Li Zheng addressed the fifty: "Those with ability can learn more, those without should asure their options. Future players entering the Outer City require your leadership and teaching; it’s a significant responsibility!"
"Don’t worry, boss!" Wang Chaoran, one of the fifty, shouted resoundingly: "Helping others is a traditional virtue of every Dragon Country citizen, even if you didn’t ntion it, we’d do it!"
"Right!" The others responded loudly.
"That’s good." Li Zheng smiled, waving his hand, causing the three hundred images to start moving one after another.
"Oh oh oh~~ They’re moving now, just like those 3D projections in old movies!"
"Is that a Palm Technique? Wow, it requires coordination with three hands?"
"That one includes a Lightweight Skill in the Leg Technique... damn, I only have two legs, can’t learn it!"
"That race has wings, can’t master it!"
"This one’s nice, although it employs tail techniques, it has elents of Staff Technique, I can manage."
The fifty people individually chose, identifying combat technique images suitable for their learning, and once selected, focused earnestly on learning.
Quickly, the scene transitioned from noisy to silence, eventually pin-drop quiet.
Li Zheng nodded contentedly, motioning Xiao Siyuan to move farther away to avoid disturbing them.
"Why not learn sothing yourself for improvent?" Li Zheng asked: "The Outer City is not like the Matrix, danger looms on every outing, and we will eventually head to the battlefield; without Martial Arts, it might be very risky."
Xiao Siyuan chuckled: "I’m a dical personnel; even on the battlefield, I’m in the rear treating injured soldiers. If the situation deteriorates to needing our dical corps, this little combat power probably won’t make a difference, right?"
The primary role of dical troops is still researching dical thods, ensuring every warrior retreating from the battlefield can stand up again, preserving the surviving strength.
They only take up arms and fight when absolutely necessary, generally at crucial monts for survival, and indeed such little combat strength is rely a drop in the ocean.
"Three years."
Li Zheng glanced towards the fifty, speaking softly: "Based on the information I’ve gathered in this short span, each new race entering the Matrix starts a three-year countdown to prepare for the final calamity.
Over four months have already passed; we now have two years and eight months left. The outco of this war remains unknown."
In truth, whether Celestial Dragon Race, or those residing in the Outer City, Wilderness, and Matrix, everyone was a failure in combating the Emotion Storm.
If any race had ever defeated the Emotion Storm, the Matrix would stop wandering and wouldn’t have sheltered so many races.
From the perspective of a Water Blue Star human, Li Zheng wishfully hoped they wouldn’t beco the next Celestial Dragon Race, nor hoped for Water Blue Star’s defeat, with the whole race nestled in the Outer City, starting with high aspirations to soday counter the Emotion Storm, but ending in complacency.
What he wanted was to completely resolve the Emotion Storm, bringing calm to everything!
In that ti, perhaps the Terminal will retrace their paths, return each race to their origins, allowing them to live the life they desire.
If victorious, they’ll have hos to return to.
Then...
What about ?
Li Zheng once again found himself lost.
As a clone, technically the Central Hub is his place of birth, his ho.
Yet he possessed mories of living on Earth, always wishing to return and see it.
But...
Can he still go back?
Earth is in another universe; he’s unclear about what the universe specifically entails, let alone its vastness, or how to reach the universe Earth resides in.
Unable to find the way ho, can he return ho?
Suddenly Li Zheng felt like an isolated soul unfit for this world, aimlessly wandering, stopping only when encountering interesting scenery.
"Forget it, why worry so much?" Li Zheng found it amusing, considering the implications of overcoming the Emotion Storm before the result was decided.
"Exactly, why worry so much?" Xiao Siyuan agreed profoundly: "With over two years left, no one knows what developnts we’ll undergo by then."
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