{The Fruit of the World Tree}
“Hmm……”
So this is the World Tree, right? I would have thought that a broken branch of an old tree could have been a god. JI-ha looked up at a tree that had grown quite a bit.
“What happened to me so far, is that you?”
“……”
Of course, there was no answer. But I guess you weren’t so skinny.
‘Was it that hard to bear one fruit?’
Or maybe there are other reasons. I looked around the garden, but there was nothing particularly helpful. The Theradron Knight and his men crawled out of the hole in the ground.
‘To lead a mythical level monster, you have to be at least the size of a World Tree.’
While I was waiting to let Beom play, the Knight suggested something.
{Theradron Knight wants to go find the symbionts needed for the World Tree. Would you allow it? YES/NO}
‘If I find symbionts, I can make the World Tree healthy, right?’
Then there is no need to worry. As he chose YES, the message went off and the Knight nodded his pincers. His men marched en masse to the Fog Wall at his command. Ji-ha hurriedly collected sap jelly and potions while avoiding Beom’s sabotage. Just in case, they were fully prepared, such as writing down the scroll of change. Finally, the Theradron Corps entered the miniature world. The world revealed this time……
“Wow.”
A huge tree appeared. It was so big I couldn’t see all of it.
‘How big is it originally if you’re this big in a miniature world?’
I don’t know, but I wonder if the base is wider than the area of a decent city. Huge wooden pillars rose as if they were piercing the sky.
‘It might even reach the real atmosphere.’
But this mighty tree was dying. Did the tree roots found in each dungeon belong to this guy?
‘This is the main body of the World Tree.’
The Theradrons, which were incredibly small compared to the trees, began digging into the ground. Before long, what they drove out was a small insect in the shape of a firefly.
{Symbiote}
As hundreds and thousands of them flew around the Theradron, evolution was completed in an instant. All the Theradrons turned into Warriors, and the Knight took on a more formidable appearance. The Theradrons began to move into the forest with symbionts flying around them. And the World Tree in the dream absorbed the symbiote.
*Hwaaak—*
“Ugh!”
A sudden golden curtain blocked Ji-ha’s view. When I finally opened my eyes, I saw a tall, vibrant tree shining golden. An army of 500 Theradrons danced around the tree.
“Now the World Tree has been restored.”
But I could see that there was still a long way to go. Ji-ha approached the World Tree and stroked its shell. When his face laughed in the glow, the class in the status window changed and XXX peeled off and flew away.
{Class: Worker of the World Tree
Primary Stats:
Stamina 140
Vitality 130
Ether 140
Essence 5
Secondary Stats:
Endurance 13
Strength 14
Agility 13
Talent 14
Spirit 14
Resistance:
Physical 15
Elemental 10
Poison 10
Abnormal Status 10 Attributes:
– Blessing of the World Tree LVL 2
Good Writing LVL 2
Skills:
Plant-Friendly LVL1
Animal-Friendly LVL 1
Alchemy LVL 2
Ancient Magic LVL 1}
‘This has changed a lot.’
Stats increased by 5 and resistance became +10. More than anything, I was happy to have Ether. In the meantime, it was marked as -, so it was impossible to use any skill, but now I have hope. There may be other effects, but you’ll have to figure them out slowly. Ji-ha nodded to the shining World Tree.
‘Thank you.’
The tree branch swayed slowly even though the wind was not blowing, probably accepting his greeting.
***
“It suddenly widened.”
After the World Tree was restored, the garden doubled in size. I went to the sea to catch fish for a while and there were trees and plants that I hadn’t seen before, and the stream became a river. The Theradrons brought countless seeds from where they came from, put them down at Ji-ha’s feet and ran away. Beom, as if he didn’t like the suddenly enlarged garden, climbed up on top of the World Tree and cried.
‘That tree is your father.’
Because it feels like taking care of me, is it the mother? Also, insects that had not been seen to poke their noses out were seen. When I wondered where they came from, it was beyond the fog. I don’t know if I should laugh or cry when I see myself trying to get inside and being stopped by the Theradron.
“Aren’t you guys too disciplined?”
As Ji-ha said this, the Theradrons were arranging unknown insects in a line and sending them inside one by one. Occasionally, if there was a rebellious guy, they turned it over and punished him. In any case, insects were roaming around, and it felt like the garden, which had been bland, came to life.
‘The restoration of the World Tree is regenerating the ecosystem.’
Perhaps this garden is a microcosm of the continent of Gehenna. It’s not reduced to a certain ratio, but reduced to make it easier for Ji-ha to work.
‘The World Tree prepared a place for me and invited me.’
I still don’t know why, but now I’ve decided to accept it. Other reasons aside, it’s fun and rewarding.
‘Eak’
Ji-ha almost stepped on an insect. Watching him raise his body halfway up in protest is mind-boggling.
‘This is not Earth.’
Beom jumped down and was hugged by Ji-ha. It felt like my body and mind were being purified while holding the chubby guy and looking at the river with calm water.
“The fish are all grown up now.”
Red Trout. The guy who used to be the size of a finger became an adult and suddenly embraced the buff.
{Red Trout: Acquire super sense LVL 1 for 30 minutes.}
‘You can also get super sense skills.’
Although there is a time limit of 30 minutes, it will be of great help if you can quickly detect the monster’s attack. But like the coconut claw, it was difficult to sell the king that made skills that didn’t exist.
‘I tried to give it to Seong-ho before, but in the end I couldn’t……’
If you mix the flesh of the coconut claw and the flesh of a red trout to make a pemmican, will you get both skills at the same time?
“Beom, it’s your turn to pay for the meal.”
When I tapped him on the bottom, he looked at the red trout and had a look on his face that said, ‘you want me to catch this?’. As I lowered the simple fishing rod, a large red trout pounced. Trim the trout and insert the flesh without much difficulty…… Wow. Beom was crying next to him, so he had no choice but to hand over the flesh and catch another. I feel proud for nothing when I see a guy who eats well.
“You should grow up soon too, huh?”
The Theradron looks like an enlarged version of the prototype, but what does Beom look like? It would be really cool to be similar to the king of the jungle, the white lion. While Ji-ha looked around the garden, he confirmed that crops such as sun apples, winter strawberries, and shade grapes had risen to LVL 2.
‘It would be more effective if I made a potion with this.’
Apparently, as the World Tree grew, these crops also seemed to be getting better. If it regains its original form, he will be able to make potions that are now unimaginable.
‘Hmmmm.’
The thought of making something like that later made my shoulders feel heavy. When I went to the place where the Theradrons had put the seeds down, there were seeds and sprouts of all sorts of crops. Are you trying to plant a garden with this?
‘If it grows well, I could grow it in real life and eat it.’
I decided to try growing it in my garden, so I took out a hoe and leveled the ground. He doesn’t know how to farm, but the mysterious garden will take care of it. I worked for a long time bending over, but it was surprisingly not difficult.
‘The World Tree’s blessing attribute is really amazing.’
His stats had risen a lot, so he was now able to demonstrate the strength and endurance of an adult male trained through exercise. As Ji-ha was diligently digging the ground, Beom helped with its front paws.
“Are you not ruining it?”
*Wow*
It sounded like a voice telling me to leave it alone. Hmm…… Oh oh. I didn’t know that the qualities of a farmer were hidden in Beom. Ji-ha was greatly surprised by Beom who dug up the ground. It seemed better than his hoeing.
“The ground isn’t that soft, but it’s strange……”
The ground dug deep as if a pickaxe had been hit with a single front kick. With the other forepaw, it skillfully leveled the ground and the teamwork was just right. The speed was so fast that I was doing a few people’s share of work by myself. In return, his whole body was covered with dirt, but he was clean when he jumped into the river and shook.
“You are the best.”
When Ji-ha raised his thumb, Beom shook himself off and toko out a bag of seeds from his backpack.
“That’s no good, there are cannibal plant seeds inside.”
It is the seed of the people-catching hell that Hye-jin and I saved from the dungeon. I brought it, but I was sealing it because I thought I would be eaten later if I planted it. But Beom took out the seed and planted it in the ground.
“Why? We’ll be caught and eaten?”
*Wow*
That’s not going to happen butler, no, human. Well, it probably means something like this. Ji-ha shrugged his shoulders and focused on other things. Suddenly, something fell from the World Tree. After doing something, it turned out to be nothing other than the fruit of the World Tree.
“It doesn’t seem to have much effect.”
*Sniff sniff*
The fruit, the size of a large plum, had no particular smell. I was a bit afraid to taste it. Still, it is the fruit of the World Tree. Ji-ha put it in his backpack and concentrated on pulling weeds to avoid the insects that roamed around under his feet. It wasn’t long before the garden was tidied up, and I saw the Theradrons carrying a few clams. I didn’t see a buff because it wasn’t yet an adult.
“What, how did you guys hunt that?”
How did you bring a clam the size of a man’s fist out of the river? The guys looked at it and carefully put down one of the largest clams at the feet of Ji-ha. What that means is ‘won’t you take this and pretend you don’t know?’. As Ji-ha smiled and accepted, the guys happily took the clams. They opened its mouth next to the hole in the ground, buried the shell and entered with only its flesh. They are really hard working guys.
***
Ji-ha had been immersed in potion making at the shop since morning. It made me wonder what kind of effect the fruit of the World Tree had. No explanation was given, but maybe. Both hands busily moved back and forth on the alchemy table. The purified and concentrated liquid was poured here and there, boiled, and finally poured into bottles.
{Alchemy Skill has risen to LVL 3}
‘This must have been a tremendous amount of experience.’
Depending on what you are dealing with, it seems that the increase in experience of the alchemy skill is different. Although it could not be confirmed numerically, it was obvious that it would exert a tremendous effect as it was the fruit of the World Tree. The finished liquid was a potion named Elixir.
‘I think I made something great.’
Looking at the effect of the potion made, I felt strongly that I should not sell it.
{Concentrated Elixir LVL 1: Instantly recovers 37% of Max HP, Vitality, and Ether. All stats +19% for 114 minutes, resistance +19, invincible for 6 seconds.}
‘It’s not some kind of artifact, and the effect of the potion can’t stick like this.’
The effect of instantly recovering physical strength was very rare, and the effect of raising stats was unheard of. There is nothing to say about the invincibility effect for 6 seconds.
‘If I sell this, hunters from all over town will flock to it.’
Let’s only give it to close people who don’t mind me giving it. I sealed the potion bottle and put it in the cupboard. As the liquid in the cauldron was stirred slowly, smoke and a sweet scent rose. Beom, who was dozing in the chair, pricked up his ears. Ji-ha was surprised to read the description of the potion made.
“Why do I see this?”
I saw things I couldn’t see.