Free Web NovelVieya was also surprised when she suddenly realized that the World Tree had an extraordinary relationship with Flaviel.
But recalling how Flaviel had been unwilling to let her approach the World Tree back then, looking displeased from head to toe, perhaps this had already been an omen.
The slime girl sighed inwardly.
From the moment she arrived here to the moment she finished absorbing the liquid time, less than ten minutes had passed, yet the World Tree was already able to control energy and interfere with its surroundings.
But at this moment, perhaps because Vieya had already linked with the World Tree once, she could actually sense the emotions the World Tree was leaking through the energy tentacle bound around her waist... the World Tree disliked her, yet there also seemed to be a trace of nostalgia and relief.
Vieya did not want to dig into the source of those emotions, nor did she want to bother worrying about random things.
From beginning to end, she had come here with only one goal. The likes and dislikes of other beings meant nothing to her.
Vieya looked in the direction of the World Tree, blinked, and said, “The liquid time I brought has already been completely eaten by you. Your injuries are healed, and your cooldown has recovered, so can you fulfill my wish according to the agreement between me and the elves?”
At the side, Dorothy also wanted to speak up and say a few good words on behalf of the slime girl, but in the very next moment, she and Future beside her were both teleported outside the World Tree by an invisible force, left standing under the night sky, blowing in the cold wind.
“Your Majesty, have we been rejected by the World Tree?” Future asked weakly.
Dorothy forced out a smile. “It’s fine. We’ll go back in. I know the way.”
Future: “Then what if we get thrown out again?”
“Then we’ll just go back in again.” Dorothy’s smile did not change.
At the same time.
After Dorothy was teleported away, the World Tree also transmitted a piece of information to Vieya.
“Relying only on the horn is not enough. What is needed is your body.”
“Just like grafting trees. Only the bud or spore part can grow and develop into new life. The remaining bark and trunk cannot complete the graft.”
“......”
Vieya froze for a moment. She understood what the World Tree meant, and also vaguely guessed why Dorothy had said that only dragons and elves could link with the World Tree, yet she, a slime, could do it as well.
This body of hers had been molded by Flaviel. Although Flaviel had added personal preferences and bad tastes when shaping her body, the raw materials used... were very likely a part of Flaviel’s original body.
Thinking about it this way, it made sense why she had always been able to see Flaviel’s spirit form before, and also why their daughter acknowledged her but did not acknowledge Flaviel.
Aside from the advantage of first meeting, it was very likely that Jasmine was closer in bloodline to her current self.
Both she and Jasmine had been created by Flaviel.
Tch. Thinking about it like this, I can be Jasmine’s mom, her dad, and her older sister too.
‘Eugh, that’s so weird...’
Vieya gathered her thoughts, raised her head to look at the World Tree, and asked curiously, “If you use my current body to revive her, will I die?”
The World Tree did not answer directly. “Are you afraid of death?”
“Of course I am.”
Vieya paused, lowered her eyes, twisted her body awkwardly, and sighed.
“I don’t like this. Even though it sounds narcissistic, if I really weren’t around anymore, Flaviel would probably be sad even if she came back to life. After all, she said she didn’t want me to die. And my daughter... she’d be very sad too. With her personality, she might even stop going to school and studying, go down the wrong path, and maybe even end up becoming mortal enemies with Flaviel.”
“Hey, don’t you think that means things just won’t work without me?”
Vieya wanted to spread her hands, but since she was bound, she could only reason with emotion and logic instead.
“I know she’s also a fruit that fell from you, but as the World Tree, you should uphold fairness, fairness, and still fairness. After all, there’s always a way...”
In response to this, the World Tree made no reply at all.
As time passed, Vieya grew nervous, yet her resolve also solidified.
Whether for her daughter or for Flaviel, she could never easily agree to give up treatment just because the World Tree said so.
If the World Tree couldn’t do it, then she would switch—switch to someone or something that could.
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Just as Vieya was about to break free from the restraints on her body and reason with the tree using force, the World Tree suddenly moved a step ahead of her, released her and threw her onto the ground, then grabbed the dragon horn floating in midair and refined it on the spot.
The broken dragon horn turned into a single, condensed golden sphere of energy.
“You!”
Vieya flared up, but in the next second, the World Tree synchronized updated information directly into her mind.
“Actually, even if you agreed to offer yourself, there would still be no way to revive Flaviel, because she... had already used resurrection here once. She bore the consequence of having half her bloodline transformed into that of an elf, but in return became the first [Elf Dragon].”
Vieya’s eyes widened. “!”
In that instant, all of her previous guesses were overturned!
At the same time, the World Tree’s information continued to update inside the slime girl’s mind.
“More than twenty years ago, a pair of black dragons brought their hatchling here. They were also pure-blooded dragons, but not dragons born beneath the [World Tree]. They came from the [Abyss].”
Vieya suddenly understood, and said in frustration, “So there are factions even within the dragon race. I should’ve guessed that earlier! Damn it, she must’ve forgotten to add some Intelligence when she made my body!”
“Perhaps,”
The World Tree replied, and continued synchronizing information.
“That black dragon couple’s hatchling was the true inheritor of the Seat of [Pride]. The black dragon couple wanted to use the [World Tree] to revive their child, but by the time the hatchling entered the World Tree, it was already dead. As a result, the Authority of Pride began to run out of control, eroding the [World Tree] itself. At the same time, the elves who arrived fought against the bereaved black dragons.”
“The erosion of the [World Tree] deepened, but through exhaustive calculation, the [World Tree]’s system arrived at an optimal self-preservation solution. It force-ripened a fruit capable of bearing Authority, using it to eliminate the erosion from the head of the Seven Deadly Evils.”
“Flaviel was that chosen ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ fruit. The [World Tree] expended everything to lift and elevate her, but she was still destroyed upon coming into contact with the Seven Deadly Evils. The [World Tree] used its last strength to revive her. At the same time, Flaviel gained resistance and was able to perfectly contain the Demon King Authority.”
“The crisis was resolved. I entered a dormant recovery period, and after the elves defeated the evil dragon, I sealed the entrance.”
“I originally intended to keep Flaviel here to nurture her, but while I slept, this place was sealed off from the outside. Even though she was a dragon hatchling, in such a place she would only starve to death, and the Authority within her would once again run rampant. So I threw her to the outskirts of the Elven Forest, letting her fend for herself after having come into this world for less than three days.”
“......”
After absorbing all this information, Vieya took a deep breath and asked, “Why didn’t you hand her over to the elves to take care of her?”
The World Tree asked in return, “Would you throw an eagle into a chicken coop to be raised?”
