When you put it that way, it actually does seem to make sense.
"Well, we’re really lucky to have found you just when you’re ’at the end of the road,’" Xu Xin said, not too pleased.
"Uh... I’m serious." Old Yang said helplessly, "Forget it, your concept of lifespan is indeed different from ours. If you can’t understand, then so be it."
"Your appearance isn’t old at all, it’s hard to relate," Xu Xin shrugged slightly.
"We start to age in the last couple of decades of our lives. In our team, three are already like this, and one has already left us," Old Yang said.
So there have already been survivors who’ve died of old age.
To live over a thousand years and then die of natural causes, that must be a kind of happiness for the survivors.
"I can’t understand your concept of lifespan right now, maybe I’ll get it in the future."
Xu Xin’s current lifespan is longer than Old Yang’s.
As it stands, his natural lifespan is extremely long, dying of old age is not something that would happen to him.
If he were to die, it could only be due to being killed.
Severe injury, poisoning, suffocation, terminal illness, etc.
So, if he could live a few more centuries, maybe he’d understand Old Yang.
But the premise for him to live a few more centuries is...
This mission needs to succeed.
If this mission fails, his long lifespan won’t matter, he might end up dead at the hands of extraterrestrial invaders.
"Huihui, are you tired?"
"Yeah—" Huihui called out to indicate he wasn’t tired.
"That’s good."
...
"Huihui, there will be three caves ahead, two large and one small, take the middle one," Xu Xin said.
"Yeah—"
Xu Xin looked ahead.
More than an hour had passed.
It didn’t go as he imagined, reaching the destination within an hour. The closer they got, the rougher the terrain. Half an hour ago, they couldn’t find a direct path to fly for more than half a minute.
They were practically weaving left and right.
If they had a flying shuttle, perhaps they’d be faster, as it would calculate the route autonomously.
But now, with Old Yang watching the dashboard and guiding manually, Huihui’s speed has slowed significantly, and even got misdirected several times.
Now Xu Xin had taken over the dashboard.
"We’re almost there. Look at the ground."
Old Yang pointed downward.
Xu Xin leaned out to look down.
He saw that the ground was no longer solely posed of various rocks.
Here, immensely thick tree roots had started to appear.
In just a matter of seconds, these roots became more numerous and dense.
The massive tree crowns twisted and tangled together, interspersed across the ground, stone walls, and ceiling of the area.
The green roots brought vibrant life to this dark area, making it a lot more fortable.
"The roots of the World Tree?" Xu Xin raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Yes. Just ahead," Old Yang replied.
A minute later, a light appeared up ahead.
Xu Xin didn’t need to turn on the flashlight; Huihui could see the way forward clearly.
"Yeah—"
Huihui flapped his wings, like a marathon runner making a final sprint, and his speed suddenly increased.
Xu Xin exhaled a breath.
Finally, they had arrived.
Their plan could truly begin now!
However, over two hours had passed since they left the World Tree.
Who knows what’s happening over there?
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