Xyrin Empire-Chapter 276 - Dingdangs World Tree

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Dingdang’s World Tree

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Dingdang’s World Tree

Having connections at the top makes things easier—this phrase applies equally to the World Law.

Making a person, who shouldn’t exist in this world, a part of it, a feat challenging the entire world’s will, is so far-fetched for any mortal that it’s beyond imagination. But when God Himself is a simple Goddess who can be completely bought with just two lollipops and sneaks snacks at your place, all the hardships and dangers instantly turn into passing clouds…

Yep, just two lollipops—that was the total cost to create a new body for Lilina and process her new residency. And even such a small fee almost made Dingdang ecstatic.

Ah, speaking of which, I really am quite the sinner for haggling Dingdang down from four to two lollipops…

Today is the weekend, and it also happens to be the day when Lilina acquires her new body. Dingdang’s efforts over the past few days have finally paid off. A loophole has been found in the World Law by this character who was supposed to be the World Guardian God. A girl, touted by Dingdang as the most perfect life form ever, is about to be born, and we are here to witness it all.

Shadow K City, this space that overlaps with the real world, has now become our super-dangerous gang’s Evil Headquarters. After Pandora’s arsenal, the tactical center, the war laboratory, and the terrifying boot camp, Dingdang’s biochemical experiment base has also been established here—well, actually, the super huge plant wandering with all sorts of strange and dubious species should be rightfully named the World Tree…

Waving the banner of “building the only designated temple for the World Guardian God,” Dingdang planted a giant plant in the southern part of Shadow K City; unprecedented in history. This plant had grown into an enormous, enormous tree covering nearly a third of a city in less than three days. According to a smug little thing, this tree, visibly expanding at an astonishing rate before our eyes, would continue to grow over the next few days until most of the city was covered by its vast, shadow-casting canopy. And this was the result of Dingdang actively restraining its growth. As the ultimate confluence point for all life in the world, the World Tree could easily cover the entire planet without any constraints. Of course, by then, all life on this planet would be assimilated by the World Tree…

“Wow, it’s grown so big already!”

As our little flying device passed over the sky of Shadow K City, Qianqian leaned on the window and exclaimed in awe.

Looking down from the air, beneath us was completely transformed into an ocean of branches and foliage as if a massive forest had emerged in the middle of the city. In reality, that was only a part of the World Tree. The endless green spread beneath us, its edges nearly reaching the limit of human vision. If you looked closely, you could clearly see at the edge of this sea of green, the eternally fresh branches and leaves still swaying, expanding into the city’s depths at an impressive speed. Right below us, the parts of the branches that had stabilized enlarged as our flying device descended. Each of the enormous leaves was about the size of a basketball court, with their intricate venation forming complex and profound rune patterns. The ultimate secrets of all life in this world lay hidden within these dense runes—as if, in some magical world, each of these leaves would be a precious treasure that could make an entire world go mad. A mage, even if he merely deciphered the runes on one leaf, could gain knowledge no mortal could ever master in their lifetime, perhaps even peering into the secrets of the world’s origin. But right now, beneath our feet…

“The leaves will immediately disappear once they detach from the World Tree!” Dingdang suddenly kicked my head and then furiously tugged at a strand of my hair, “So you absolutely, absolutely cannot sneak over here in the middle of the night and chop down the leaves to sell in Otherworld! Otherwise, Dingdang will definitely bite you! Dingdang is really fierce, you know!”

I was startled when my thoughts were so abruptly voiced, and I snatched Dingdang from my hair, grabbed her wings, and brought her before my eyes, my tone severe: “Tell me, are you possessed by that witch Lin Xue?”

“You just said everything you were thinking, you know!” Dingdang proudly crossed her arms, seemingly oblivious to how she looked suspended in mid-air by her wings. “And Dingdang is telling you, those leaves are also very powerful! And when they’re attacked, the whole World Tree will fight back, so don’t even think about touching them!”

However, at that moment, my focus was no longer on the idea of chopping those leaves down for money. I changed the direction I was holding Dingdang, turned to look at the World Tree below, then back at Dingdang, then back at the World Tree again, and back at Dingdang, repeating this action three whole times…

Such a massive thing, and it was planted by such a Little One… Where do I even begin with my complaints? And you, a Little Thing that could fit in a pencil holder, have such a large temple—don’t you think it’s a bit too capitalistic?

But the obtuse Dingdang clearly didn’t realize her physique had become a hilariously divine point of ridicule. When the light outside our window suddenly dimmed, Dingdang shouted, “Turn off the lights! Shut off all the cabin lights! And the external ones too! Turn them off!”

“Oh… okay…”

We didn’t know what Dingdang was up to, but since we’d entered her temple, no matter how unreliable the Goddess was, we dutifully complied. Perhaps there were indeed some taboos in the abode of a deity?

It was Qianqian’s voice that exclaimed in wonderment at the moment all the lights went out: “How beautiful!”

Truly… it is a miracle…

So this was the sight within the World Tree…

Soft pale green halos enveloped us, illuminating the crisscrossing massive branches and leaves. This light emanated from the World Tree itself, making the softly glowing branches and leaves appear crystal clear, like green crystals. Crystal Jungle? Perhaps this is a slightly more fitting term, but in fact, everything here is a hundred times more magnificent than what can be captured by the simple term “Crystal Jungle.” We set the flying device to a very slow cruising speed, silently moving through the crystalline branches. When the last sliver of sky vanished above us, I suddenly had the bizarre feeling that the whole world was made up of these endless crystal branches and leaves…

As we delved deeper into the heart of the World Tree, tiny light balls appeared around our little flying device, then floated into the fully enclosed cabin without any resistance. An almost inaudible sound, as if droplets were falling onto crystals, echoed in our minds with the appearance of these light balls. It was like music, like singing, or perhaps just the pure tinkle of droplets. But when we tried to listen closely, all the sounds seemed to become illusions, with only those floating multicolored light balls still wandering around us, like mischievous elves. Qianqian reached out curiously and gently embraced a larger light ball, her face immediately showing a look of surprise.

Driven by curiosity, I too reached out and gently held a ping pong ball-sized light ball in my hand.

“…I hope my sister recovers soon, so Dad won’t have to go out and work late every day. I also hope Mom comes back early today, as it’s my sister’s birthday… I wish our whole family could celebrate her birthday together today…”

“… please ensure our sea voyage goes smoothly tomorrow. We’ve come back empty-handed for several days now… if this continues…”

“…I hope my parents stop fighting. I’ll definitely get good grades next time… This time I was just careless. If only we could turn back time…”

As the light balls passed by our hands, what echoed back were the most sincere and true prayers surfacing in our minds.

“Only the most heartfelt and kind requests reach this place. The World Tree will help Dingdang find the voices truly worthy of a response. So, as long as one is sincere enough, these prayers will all receive an answer…” Dingdang said lightly, perched on my shoulder and hugging my ear, speaking in a murmur-like tone. From this, I surprisingly heard an unprecedented kindness and compassion.

Goddess… She really was a goddess…

“But these prayers always forget to add the sender at the end. Dingdang has no idea who they should be sent back to…” Dingdang’s voice came, tinged with regret and confusion.

…It seems when praying, you must remember to tell God who you are. Unsigned prayer formats are incorrect…

But this moment of thundering realization did not last long. The warm and affectionate energy filling the surroundings distracted us quickly, and we started communicating eagerly with the “light balls” that represented humanity’s most sincere thoughts.

Alright, we were actually eavesdropping. Indeed, the desire to pry into others’ privacy is the original sin of mortals.

“We’re here!”

Just as we were gradually becoming intoxicated by the dreamy surroundings and the peaceful aura emanated by the World Tree, Dingdang’s voice suddenly awakened us. I came back to my senses just in time to see the little goddess flipping and flying in front of me.

The tender and holy smile on her face flickered away like a dissolved illusion, instantly replaced by her trademark innocent grin.

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“Look at what Dingdang has achieved! Lilina is already inside! Her new body is ready too!”

I exchanged glances with the girls, and we all read a hint of regret in each other’s eyes, then, simultaneously, we showed sincere smiles from the bottom of our hearts.