N-A-A Chapter 976 Methods to Save the World Tree (3)
Chapter 976 Methods to Save the World Tree (3)
(Missing character, to be added later)
Nasita visibly breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the plan to save the World Tree by sacrificing the Great Tree King had been abandoned.
Then she immediately put on a stern face and glared angrily at the Great Tree King: "Mother, you're bad!"
“Auntie Great Tree King, you’re bad!” Iya stood behind Nasita, as if he were borrowing Nasita’s power.
[Oh~ so the result is no knife, right? Nice!]
[I thought we were really going to have to cut down the Great Tree King ourselves! Thank goodness! The Great Tree King will be alright!]
[Thanks, Brother Bai.]
[It's reasonable to suspect that the plan mentioned by the Great Tree King was the original plot the screenwriter intended to include, but it was rejected by Brother Bai, so the setting was changed at the last minute.]
[Anyone who's played Honkai Impact 3 knows that miHoYo is known for its ruthless attacks; their current restraint suggests an invisible hand is at work.]
All I can say is thank you, Brother Bai, for allowing me to enjoy a meal of dumplings in a game that was originally rife with trolls.
The Great Tree King, who was in the wrong, could only stick out his tongue and try to get away with it, but no one was willing to buy it.
Finally, Jun Bai stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, Great Tree King, this is a critical time. Stop with the wicked jokes and tell them the solution quickly."
The Great Tree King nodded, his expression turning serious: "Then let me explain from the beginning."
"After I united the wisdom of the people and removed almost all the forbidden knowledge from within the World Tree, I discovered that because I was one with the World Tree, I was already corrupted from the very beginning."
"Therefore, after the forbidden knowledge inside the World Tree was removed, the World Tree no longer spread forbidden knowledge outwards, but I became a new source of forbidden knowledge contagion."
"As long as I exist, I will act as a source of pollution, continuously spreading forbidden knowledge to the World Tree."
"This pollution cannot be erased even if I die."
"Because even if I die, the World Tree will have all the information about me, which means that as long as I exist, forbidden knowledge will not be eradicated in Teyvat."
"So when I learned that even I was corrupted by forbidden knowledge, my plan was exactly as I had said from the beginning: to cultivate my 'reincarnation' and have her erase my existence with her own hands."
Upon hearing this, Nasita put herself in the shoes of the Great Tree King and realized that, like him, she had not found any other way.
In other words, the method that the Great Compassion Tree King initially mentioned was indeed the only method that could be used under the given circumstances.
At this moment, the Great Tree King glanced at Jun Bai and continued to tell everyone the situation: "And just as I decided to break off a branch of the World Tree and wait for it to grow after I left."
The departure mentioned by the Great Tree King here does not refer to coming from the real world to the dimension where the World Tree is located, as it is now.
Instead, she caused the embodiment of the World Tree to dissipate through suicide, so that the branch she broke off would grow into the new embodiment of the World Tree.
After all, the World Tree wouldn't be idle enough to create two avatars to protect itself.
Of course, this doesn't mean that the next World Tree incarnation will only be born when the previous one dies.
In fact, if given enough time, the Great Tree King could have cultivated its branches into a small World Tree.
Although it may be more complicated in theory, it is essentially plant propagation and grafting. For the Great Charm Tree King, which is born to deal with plants, it is still very simple to understand.
But the problem is that there isn't enough time.
Being contaminated by forbidden knowledge is essentially a death sentence. Unless the forbidden knowledge is eradicated, the fate of being corrupted by the abyss is the same as that of being contaminated by forbidden knowledge.
"But just then, Phoenix found me."
"The wisdom and knowledge that exist within the world cannot analyze knowledge from outside the world, but the most fundamental power of the world has an excellent restraining effect on power from outside the world."
Nasita gave an example: "Just as fire cannot understand the structure of ice, but fire can easily melt ice."
"The forces outside the world are composed of forces that do not exist within our world, so we cannot understand them."
"However, the world has always been absolutely repulsive to any force that tries to erode it, so the origin of the world has a wonderful restraining effect on forbidden knowledge from the abyss."
The Great Compassion Tree King nodded: "That's right, exactly."
"Therefore, as a natural demon god, the Phoenix can easily remove the forbidden knowledge from my body, which is why I have avoided a slow death."
"Just like the Red King, even if He chooses to sacrifice Himself, as long as He does not die completely in the end, it is impossible for Him to be without any forbidden knowledge remaining."
"But since Amon is willing to take action, the forbidden knowledge remaining in the Red King's body will be completely eradicated."
Nasida looked at Jun Bai: "So, Father, did you have a relationship with Mother during that time?"
[Good question.]
[Brother Bai, have you really betrayed Gan Yu?]
[I don't want Jun Bai to have a romantic partner!]
[Oppose the tyranny of the CP, Junbai belongs to everyone!]
Jun Bai was taken aback by his question, then looked helplessly at Naxida: "Are you serious about this question?"