"Hmm... if we use this vial of virus as a unit of measurement, maybe hundreds of thousands could have some effect?" Xu Ying speculated.
Hundreds of thousands...
"Doesnāt that practically mean itās useless?" Wang Lei scratched his head. "Are we trying to help the other side figure out how to deal with us?"
The atmosphere became a bit awkward.
Before the battles, they always discussed how to counter the enemyās attacks, proposing suggestions from multiple angles for comprehensive defense. But now...
They couldnāt even conceive of a method the enemy might use to harm the World Tree.
How can there be any tactics...
Even those previously powerful petrified creatures were helpless before the World Tree.
"Enough about that, brother, letās give them the World Tree permissions first." Xu Ying turned to Xu Xin.
"Oh?" Xu Xin instinctively raised his left hand to swipe his watch, then shook his head and chuckled self-deprecatingly, putting down his hand, looking at Xu Ying. "How do we do it?"
The other exploration team members around, who had been silent, also showed interest.
Zhao Xiaochuan exclaimed excitedly, "Am I about to become the master of this World Tree? Can I finally go in and out of the World Tree freely?"
"Hmm... but not exactly a master. Because thereās only one owner of the World Treeāmy brother and I." Xu Ying said as he grabbed Xu Xinās wrist and suddenly activated teleportation.
The people present looked at each other.
"Xu Xinās sister, sheās really decisive, I like her!" Wen Guixin sat by the window edge and laughed.
"Oh, leaving me behind." Li Wenxi responded helplessly, looking at everyone, "So, whereās my treehouse?"
"Ah, itās here. Wenxi, Iāll take you." Wen Guixin jumped down from the windowsill.
"Oh, okay, letās go. The smelting must continue!"
...
This is the... underground space of the World Tree.
Not quite an underground world, more like a space enveloped by the root network of the World Tree.
The core of the World Tree glows directly above the center of the entire area.
Though located underground, it remains brightly illuminated.
"Ying ying ying! Ying! Ying ying!"
Keke, who was also teleported, seemed angry in Xu Xinās arms, waving her little paws at Xu Ying and yelling unhappily.
"Oh dear, is the little cutie frightened?" Xu Ying reached out to stroke the little head and laughed.
"Ying!" Keke pushed Xu Yingās hand away.
"... You canāt just teleport without a heads up?" Xu Xin was also startled, shaking his head helplessly, then looked up at the huge World Treeās core above. "Setting permissions here?"
"Yes, right here!" Xu Ying stomped on the ground, smiling.
"What... huh?"
Xu Xin felt the roots of the World Tree beneath him starting to move.
They didnāt move violently; rather, they slowly opened. Then, from the crevice, a platform rose.
"What is this..."
"Quick, get up!" Xu Ying pulled Xu Xin onto the platform that was slowly rising. "Weāll soon see the World Treeās āTreehouse Screenā."
World Treeās Treehouse Screen?
... Thatās right.
Treehouses naturally come equipped with high-tech screens!
And being the ultimate, full-version of a treehouse, of course, the World Tree has something similar.
The main control "screen" of the World Treeāhow would it look?
The platform beneath continued to rise, picking up speed.
Soon, they reached a high position, only less than ten meters away from the huge World Treeās core above. The glow was starting to become somewhat dazzling.
"And then...?"
"Oh, hold on for a moment, itās about time!"
Suddenly, Xu Xin widened his eyes.
As if having a hallucination, surrounding him, four massive... screens suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Or rather... the hologram of screens.
Completely enveloping the platform where they were.
"This is the World Treeās main control." Xu Ying swiped the screen hologram with her hand. "On here, we can grant permissions to others and... utilize the various functions of the World Tree."