After Vaan and Elder Willowthorn t up, all of Elder Willowthorn's doubts were dispelled with Vaan's brief explanation.
Elder Willowthorn learned that the disappearance of the death energy and Death Eaters was indeed related to Vaan. He quickly expressed his relief when he found out the Death Eaters were simply moved to another subspace and not annihilated.
Although the Death Eaters were lifeforms of opposing nature to the Wood Spirits, they were still a type of lifeform.
As such, Elder Willowthorn thought it was too cruel to eliminate the Death Eaters after they had served their purpose of guarding the inheritance.
His concern seed universal and did not discriminate despite his incompatible attributes with Death Eaters.
Such was the nature of Wood Spirits.
The Wood Spirit Race sought harmonious co-existence with all beings and wouldn't intentionally harm others for self-interest. Wood Spirits would rather be hurt than hurt others.
As such, the loyalty of a Wood Spirit friend was more reliable than a lifeti of friendship with any other race.
Since Vaan had Erald, he didn't have to worry about befriending all the Wood Spirits in the Garden of Thyia and obtaining their loyalty.
It was also easier to trust them than it was to trust Great Devil Hecate.
After all, the Boundless Sea and Sky Aura was not omnipotent. Its influence on intelligent lifeforms wasn't absolute like it was on non-intelligent lifeforms.
As long as lifeforms were capable of rational thinking, their choices couldn't be governed by blind loyalty. Their choices would be governed by many other factors, such as morals, principles, self-interest, and fear.
As such, if Great Devil Hecate ever got caught in a difficult situation that required revealing so of his secrets for self-preservation, she would most likely do it.
Even if Great Devil Hecate didn't outright betray him, she could still sell out the information about the Garden of Thyia, sacrificing the Wood Spirits to save herself.
Although such a situation was very unlikely, Vaan still considered it since the future was full of uncertainties. As long as Great Devil Hecate knew about the Garden of Thyia, this minuscule risk of danger would always exist for the Wood Spirits.
"Senior, have you ever thought about the entire Garden of Thyia elsewhere?" Vaan casually asked.
"Oh?" the Elder Spirit's eyes flashed before thoughtfully replying, "Why do you ask such a question, Junior?"
"Since the Garden of Thyia's existence has been exposed due to visitors from the outside world, there's a small risk of the knowledge spreading and bringing disaster to the Wood Spirits living here," Vaan said.
"That's true..." Elder Willowthorn calmly acknowledged.
Whether it was Vaan or the other visitor, the Wood Spirits in the Garden of Thyia would face a great calamity if they were caught by more powerful beings and had their mories extracted.
Elder Willowthorn shortly sighed, "Unfortunately, it's not easy to move the entire Garden of Thyia elsewhere, even if you have the kind intention to protect my Wood Spirit Tribe, Junior."
The Elder Spirit was aware that Vaan had used a special subspace to hold all the Death Eaters and death energy.
However, the sa thod would work on the whole Garden of Thyia.
After all, even if the Wood Spirits could survive, the rest of the magical plants would just slowly wither and die. Of course, it was a different story if the subspace had the necessary conditions to support life.
However, the Elder Spirit had assud Vaan's subspace was just another one of those interspatial storage artifacts.
Moving the Garden of Thyia in there was no different from throwing it into the void.
"I know what you are thinking, Senior, but it's not that kind of subspace," Vaan assured before revealing the Profound Pearl of Life, asking, "What do you think about moving in here?"
"This is..."
The Elder Spirit's erald eyes quickly widened in horror and shock when he glanced at the white pearl in Vaan's hand.
Although he couldn't imdiately tell what it was, he could at least understand the white pearl was an extraordinary object.
It was as if the vastness of an entire universe had been confined within such a small object. More importantly, it possessed a seemingly inexhaustible amount of life energy! Elder Willowthorn couldn't help but feel a shortness of breath at the realization. Such a heavenly object was even more precious than the Mother Tree in its pri.
"Goddess Thyia's inheritance, the Profound Pearl of Life," Vaan introduced.
"The Profound Pearl of Life...!?" Elder Willowthorn exclaid with sheer disbelief as he imdiately recalled the legends of the extraordinary object.
This was a True Divinity-level heavenly treasure and the absolute best tool for nurturing Wood Spirits and magical plants alike.
The world inside the Profound Pearl of Life was nothing short of paradise.
If a Divine Lord like Elder Willowthorn could really move into such a heaven-blessed world, becoming a Divine King or even a Divine Emperor wouldn't be impossible.
It would only be a matter of ti.
After Elder Willowthorn understood the value of the Profound Pearl of Life, he was even more astonished by Vaan's act of revealing the priceless treasure to him.
It signified his absolute trust in his people.
Plop!
Elder Willowthorn suddenly knelt and lowered his head before saying, "Lord Vaan, your benevolence and open mind have earned this Old Thing's absolute admiration. To reveal such a priceless artifact to others isn't sothing easy to do."
"In order to repay your trust and the opportunity you have graciously bestowed to our kind, this Old Thing would like to represent my Wood Spirit Tribe and swear our allegiance to you." "As long as you don't make us do things against our nature, we, Wood Spirits, will follow you to the end of ti," Elder Willowthorn solemnly swore with sincerity.
"Please get up, Senior. You have already shown sufficient goodwill and trust. How can I not repay you in kind? This is a small matter," Vaan replied, downplaying the significance of
his act.
Nevertheless, he was pleasantly surprised with the result.
He didn't expect to obtain the allegiance of the Garden of Thyia's Wood Spirits in such a
manner.
Given their previous goodwill due to Erald's existence, he was already satisfied with being able to trade with the Wood Spirits for precious magical plants that he may need.
But now?
It was very likely that the Wood Spirits would offer up any magical plant or wood spirit essence as long as he showed even the slightest desire for it.
Moreover, it wouldn't harm the Wood Spirits much since they could recover within the Profound Pearl of Life and even grow from it through the process of destruction and creation.
Vaan quite looked forward to the Wood Spirit Tribe's growth in the Profound Pearl of Life.
It seed that he would not be lacking any top-grade magical plant or wood spirit essence in the future.
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