I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 970 - 697: Both a Competitor and an Opportunity

Chapter 970: Chapter 697: Both a Competitor and an Opportunity

As the World Tree’s very first branches and leaves grew, what Zheng Yichen initially thought of was their historical longevity. It wasn’t until after Senluo explained it to him that he truly understood how unique they were.

The World Tree also undergoes a form of ’metabolism.’ Despite its ancient age, most of its body is quite new (within a million years), with very few parts being preserved from its early days, and even that preservation isn’t simply about keeping them as collectibles.

It’s a preservation that coincides with the growth of the World Tree itself. As for the so-called ’metabolism’ of the World Tree, it’s part of a cycle where the old sections provide nutrients for the new growth, facilitating better development for the newer parts.

The parts that have been specifically preserved from its earliest days are different; even the vast passage of time has made this preservation extraordinarily special.

"But the value is still not as great as that of the World Tree seed."

"Yet, this object’s lifespan far surpasses mine by far too much."

It’s an artifact that’s at least ten million years old. What antique could compare to this thing? If you’re looking for something even more ancient, you’d be talking about fossils, but the World Tree itself is like a living fossil.

These were the rewards Zheng Yichen received for wiping out those remaining warships. With the items collected, it was time for him to leave, letting the interior of the World Tree preserve its ancient and primitive state.

Senluo told Zheng Yichen that, besides her, he was the first human to enter the interior of the World Tree in millions of years. Any earlier period? There were no Primitive People in this world back in those more distant times.

According to Senluo, he was genuinely the first human to step inside the World Tree, repeatedly entering and exiting in a short time span, which, when he thought about it, was quite exhilarating.

"Existence time is no match for strength."

Senluo said calmly that the World Tree and she had assessed the threat Zheng Yichen posed. If this human were to confront the World Tree, then its existence spanning over ten million years would not confer much of an advantage.

Even though Zheng Yichen was outmatched by the World Tree in most aspects, there were some aspects of growth that differed. The growth of the World Tree was more comprehensive than a six-sided attribute graph, taking the form of a circle.

This circle includes life force, defensive power, lifespan, energy capacity, and a range of other aspects, representing growth in every facet like drawing a circle.

The growth is slow, but in terms of comprehensiveness, it’s impeccable. Whereas human growth is like a very extreme point or several points in a polygon model. Though there are circular aspects of growth, the actual area of a perfectly drawn circle is far less than the length of the points.

To quantify, after growing up to this day, the circle representing individual ’attributes’ of the World Tree has a radius of a hundred meters.

In contrast, the circle of attributes Zheng Yichen can draw only has a radius of less than a meter. This is the comparison of a complete circle drawn, not considering the circular part, with extreme comparison representing the length of a specific attribute.

Then Zheng Yichen has one or several spikes stemming from the circle, which, when added to the radius of the circle, have an overall length exceeding a hundred meters, along with several smaller spikes ranging from a few to several tens of meters in length.

In terms of coverage area, the World Tree completely surpasses Zheng Yichen in terms of comprehensiveness, but when it comes to maximum length, Zheng Yichen surpasses the World Tree. These spikes that surpass the length of the World Tree are essentially the game-changers.

If the spikes are long enough, and if they are of an offensive nature, it means Zheng Yichen could use this advantage to directly penetrate the ’circle’ of the World Tree, fundamentally destroying the ’core’ and achieving victory.

In terms of comprehensiveness, this could be considered a case of the weak defeating the strong. However, this so-called triumph of the weak over the strong is also, in fact, the strong defeating the weak.

Compared with the World Tree’s huge, comprehensive circle reaching its end, Zheng Yichen is weaker. But when compared with the ultra-long spikes of Zheng Yichen, the World Tree becomes the ’weaker’ party.

If you’re weak in every aspect—well, not just physically weak but also including brainpower and luck—then there’s no point in talking about the weak defeating the strong. No matter how much one struggles, it’s all in vain.

Having left the World Tree, Zheng Yichen cast a somewhat reluctant glance back at the sky-obscuring, ancient tree. Inside was a virtually inexhaustible treasure trove, a pity that he wouldn’t have many more chances to visit in the future.

Even so, he had filled many sections of his internal space. Lilith could create various magic potions using those materials, albeit lacking some spirituality since they were made with the Universal Toolbox.

This wasn’t important.

Back in the Dusk Territory, Zheng Yichen saw many scientists observing the extraterrestrial warships with various kinds of equipment, taking countless photos.

Chiang Wei stared at the computer screen inside Dusk Cathedral, her expression serious. She was still getting to know Doris’s situation, which had greatly changed after the information exchange with Lilith.

The suitcase she had brought over was hardly sufficient anymore, unless there was a significant breakthrough in hardware. Otherwise, Doris’s subsequent upgrade progress would be very slow, even stagnating.

However, Doris’s form of existence did not resemble that of the ’Wise Dragons’ from the world of Firmament Wheel. It was not so simple to fuse it with a crystal core; it was not about merely uploading the data. Zheng Yichen’s ability to do such an operation was due to the strengthening by Dusk. As for her... well, it seemed she would have to use the authority of the Global Vice Director of Time for the first time.

Getting the Dusk mercenaries from her home world to invest some merit points to complete this fusion was an option, but there were other ways to address this before that as well.

The team from the world of Firmament Wheel brought plenty of equipment, with Wise Dragon No. 7 being part of this team, and they also brought spare crystal cores.

Chiang Wei was also interested in the artificial intelligence of the Wise Dragon series, they just weren’t very familiar with each other yet. After getting to know each other later, they could possibly form a new research project. As for how to obtain the crystal core, technology exchange would be an option.

Their world’s technology was not comparable to that of Firmament Wheel, but their world had unique local products—things like Red Star armor, considered valuable even in the world of Firmament Wheel.

Meanwhile, the Firmament Wheel lacked the unique mineral known as Red Star Rock.

"Are these World Tree seeds?" Green Dragon Garel examined the seeds brought back by Zheng Yichen. After escaping from the World Tree, the seeds seemed quite ordinary, and it was difficult to sense anything special from observing them.

He did not touch the seeds. After all, they were Zheng Yichen’s own spoils of war, which others had no right to touch, even if the Dragon Tribe was eager to have World Tree seeds.

For the Dragon Tribe, there was no urgency; the growth rate of the World Tree was extremely slow. Getting the seeds a few years earlier or later made no significant difference, and the World Tree would not undergo obvious changes because of those few years.

Although Zheng Yichen bringing over two teams might affect the speed at which the Dragon Tribe could accumulate contributions here, ultimately it wouldn’t make much of a dent. The Dragon Tribe’s biggest confidence lay in the Impartation Crystals. Once created, these would become the foundation of a civilization’s strength.

Exchanging World Tree seeds with the World Tree might not be enough, but the Dragon Tribe had other accumulations that did not belong to this world, so the impact of Zheng Yichen’s scientific team was limited. The direction they were taking was not along the path of magic.

Accordingly, Garel had his own thoughts; he wanted to see what extent technological power could reach.

He did not understand spacecraft designs but had an understanding of the concept of light-years. His own world was minuscule compared to the distance of one light-year.

Yet those extraterrestrial beings had traveled from over twenty light-years away to reach this planet, while they would need less than two hundred years to make the journey...

Was two hundred years a long time for the Dragon Tribe? No, it was extremely short. To travel twenty light-years in two hundred years—that was something not even a True God could achieve.

Was the power of technology so terrifying? Well, Garel was not too frightened by it because the long-distance mobility was one thing, but such a fleet was breached by Zheng Yichen alone. If a True God came here, it wouldn’t be a major problem.

This demonstrated that the combat capability of the extraterrestrial fleet did not match its long-distance mobility. The fleet’s ability to move across great distances was frightening, but in terms of combat power, it was probably not as strong as the God Simulation Engine as described by Zheng Yichen.

Although the God Simulation Engine did not have the destructive power to glass a planet directly, in close combat, it wouldn’t take long for the engine to dismantle such a fleet.

If he could engage in close-quarters combat, he too could quickly dismantle many an escort warship. The problem was that distances in the cosmic scale were too great; he could not simply go there like Zheng Yichen did. This was the gap between a Demigod and a True God.

A True God could expand the Divine Domain, and as long as it covered the fleet, one could go directly. Even if unable to cross over, one could make unique spatial leaps through the Divine Domain at high energy costs. With enough investment, it was possible to transition instantly like an Instant Shift.

A Demigod could not do this. In cosmic-scale combat against an extraterrestrial fleet, the only outcome for a Demigod would be demise; the fleet’s attack could arrive instantaneously, while it would take them ages just to fly over. How could one survive being such an easy target for so long?

It was sensible to learn more about it. He was even preparing to join the scientific team next, while conducting his own research. He might not be an expert, but he could still learn. He was an old dragon, but an old dragon’s brain does not decline with age.

On the contrary, as a natural green dragon with formidable strength, his brain was much better than those of the Dragon Tribe’s younger members. Even starting from zero, he could learn a lot in a short time. Energy?

That was not an issue!

Even if this learning proved successful and the knowledge gained was very useful, the Dragon Tribe’s inherited memories could also be updated in the future, incorporating the knowledge named technology. The Dragon Tribe could be proud of its status at the top of the food chain.

But that was no reason to underestimate any kind of power.

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