The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 374 - 263 Tree of Life (Third Update)

Chapter 374: Chapter 263 Tree of Life (Third Update)

Chamber.

Manolo Bana unfolded the expensive Instant Spiritual Communication again.

Three figures glowing red appeared against a backdrop of rolling black fog.

Accompanied by strange noises and distortions, they began their conversation.

Manolo Bana, "Why has everything turned out this way?"

Levill, "His abilities are beyond imagination, and Theodore gave him many trump cards."

Amoli, "He possesses a capability that keeps monsters relentlessly pursuing him, and with it, he managed to exhaust thousands of Low Rank Combatants to death against the unclean Ghost Spirit."

Krama, "He can also resist Soul Invasion and Instant Death Curse, perfectly countering the unclean Ghost Spirit. The Corrupted Hydra has no source, its eradication is only a matter of time."

Manolo Bana, "Star Town has now expanded its territory too much, with weak defenses. You can continue to launch attacks."

Levill, "I’m afraid it won’t be very effective."

Manolo Bana, "He can’t be omnipotent. You can target his weaknesses. I can give you the necessary support."

A moment of silence.

Krama, "Lord Gula... In fact, I don’t really want to continue. Star Town achieving this victory is simply a miracle. Maybe darkness is not entirely unbeatable..."

Levill, "What are you talking about?"

Manolo Bana, "Backing down at this time makes no sense. Once they succeed, we will face annihilation."

Amoli, "Lord Gula is absolutely right."

Levill, "We cannot turn back now."

Manolo Bana, "We must destroy Star Town. Don’t worry, I will spare no expense to aid you; after this is accomplished, you will gain unimaginable benefits."

Krama, "I understand."

Levill, "I’ve thought of a few methods."

Manolo Bana, "Good, if you need anything, come to me."

Levill, "Alright, this time I will definitely succeed. I’ll kill that bastard. I’ll contact you later with the details."

Crack, the Spiritual Communication was turned off.

A slight smile appeared on the corners of Manolo Bana’s mouth.

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After a day and night of vigilance, Ghost Spirit Lake finally welcomed its Guardian Fire.

The Fire Guardian chose a high ground, placed the soul device that carried the fire, and conducted the Fire Ceremony, allowing the Guardian Fire to take root.

In that instant, intense flames illuminated the area.

Ghost Spirit Lake officially became human territory.

The second step, establishing the Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground around the core of the Guardian Fire.

By this time, Star Town already had a large number of production personnel and, with deep pockets, their productivity was quite astonishing.

In just one day, they used top-quality, Spiritually solidified rocks to build a new Guardian Fire Sacrificial Ground.

The third step was the complete transformation of Ghost Spirit Lake.

Molly told Rod that the area around Ghost Spirit Lake was very suitable for growing food and providing water sources.

As long as a Holy White Tree was planted by the lake, it would rapidly purify the water source and the land’s pollution, transforming this polluted place into a thriving land of vitality.

Rod had no objections.

He was busy with something even more important and entrusted the entire task to Molly, instructing her to proceed as quickly as possible.

Royal City approved Molly’s request and intercepted a branch of the Holy White Tree from the Royal City botanical garden, which was sent to Star Town.

Accompanying it was a Life Priest Group.

On the day of their arrival, everyone near Ghost Spirit Lake witnessed the production of a miracle.

The Life Priest inserted the Holy White Tree branch by the lake and held a Life Ceremony.

With the pouring of Life Holy Water, the Holy White Tree branch, originally the height of a person, grew into a towering tree within merely three clock hours.

It stood at least two hundred yards high, requiring thirty people to embrace its trunk; its crown was so large that it shaded the sky.

A breeze brought the rustling sound of countless leaves, evoking the feeling of stepping into another world brimming with life.

Rod was utterly dumbfounded.

He had always heard that the Holy White Tree was a Tree of Life, but this was his first time witnessing the miracle of life up close.

The Life Priest approached Rod and said, "The Life Ceremony was successful. This young Holy White Tree is growing well. Its roots have already reached deep into the ground and water sources. It will soon purify the lake’s water and the soil here."

Rod sincerely exclaimed, "This truly is a miracle of life."

The Life Priest continued, "This lake’s water source comes from an underground river. I have redirected it to flow under the roots of the Holy White Tree, but its upper stream remains unpurified, be careful not to drink from the contaminated water."

During the conversation, Rod noticed a clear change in the water quality.

The murky, dark lake water was gradually becoming transparent, like dirty water that had been clarified with alum.

"The lake still needs further inspection, but the land is suitable for growing wheat, Qing Flower Vines, Linggen Grass, Blue Flower Cabbage, and Grass Potato Vine type tuber plants."

Rod curiously asked, "Do they grow quickly? Are the yields large?"

"This young Holy White Tree is in a good state. If Star Seeds continue to be sprinkled, the life essence will be very rich. Barley can be harvested every twelve weeks, Qing Flower Vines, Linggen Grass, Blue Flower Cabbage every six weeks, and Grass Potato Vine every two weeks. It is estimated that ten thousand portions of land can be planted, providing food for eight hundred thousand people."

Rod was truly astounded.

Currently, food and purified water for Star Town were being transported from Royal City, a considerable expense.

Although 500 million silver coins might seem abundant, once the scale of operations increases, they get spent really quickly.

If we could save on the expenses for food and water, how much money would that save?

Rod grasped the hands of the Priest firmly, and said earnestly, "Please, you must stay here and assist us with the transformation. I can offer you a very high salary."

The Life Priests looked at each other and all smiled.

The Priest smiled and said, "Lord Rod, we too have this intention. Transforming a desolate land into a land of life is what we most enjoy doing. Of course, if you allow us to conduct the Life Seed experiments, we can forgo the salary."

Rod asked curiously, "What is the Life Seed experiment?"

"It’s an experiment to recreate the plants and animals from the Ancient Era."

Rod immediately remembered the water-spraying lilies and dogs with nine tails and couldn’t help but laugh, "No problem, a garden of life with only plants without butterflies, birds, and small animals would indeed be incomplete."

The Life Priest made a flame pattern over his chest while bowing slightly, "Thank you for your recognition. May the fire accompany you always."

"Thank you, and may the fire protect you."

Just like that, the two parties instantly agreed, and the Life Priest Group stationed themselves around Ghost Spirit Lake.

These people are called priests, but they are more like agricultural experts who can farm.

They plowed the land during the day and dived into the lake at night.

On certain specific dates, they held some strange rituals and placed some curious remains under the roots of the Holy White Tree.

About half a day or a day later, a miracle happened.

Some lively animals emerged from under the tree.

So far, Rod had seen squirrels, cats, sparrows, dogs, and badgers.

This completely overturned his understanding, and he couldn’t help but start asking them about it.

The Life Priest told him that the Holy White Tree could replicate the basic structure of the remains and rebirth new life from it.

These were animals that existed in the Ancient Era.

The purpose of this experiment, apart from adding vitality and food to the world, was mainly to replicate the powerful creatures of the Ancient Era to achieve overwhelming combat power.

But for now, they could only replicate smaller common animals. There was no hope of success for powerful creatures like giant dragons, the Life Priest said with confidence.

"I have now found several new methods. In the future, we will definitely be able to gradually breed larger and stronger creatures, and then crossbreed them with humans to create super-strong combatants."

"The entire history of mankind will be changed because of me! The small acts you are currently doing are insignificant compared to my grand undertaking. I am the savior of this world, wahahaha!"

Amid the mad laughter, Rod stood stupefied, never expecting this seemingly gentle and polite Priest to be such a person.

This brilliant mind held such grand aspirations.

Rod somewhat regretted letting them stay.

However, these people were providing free labor, and he was reluctant to send them away.

It should be noted that Molly was massively recruiting farmers who could cultivate land. The direct line to Star Town was completely congested; tens of thousands of people arrived daily.

In less than a month’s time, the development of Star Town could only be described as skyrocketing.

The town’s population had already surpassed seven hundred thousand and was pushing towards eight hundred thousand.

A month ago, it was still a ruin submerged in darkness; now, it brimmed with people everywhere.

All kinds of shops, workshops, and taverns had opened everywhere.

The Administration Hall, Defense Department, post office, and Spiritual Energy stations, and all other functional institutions were well-equipped.

Star Town was bustling every day. Apart from its remote location, it seemed not much different from Royal City and even surpassed most of the Outer City Districts, approaching the standards of the Inner City District.

The houses in Star Town were no longer sufficient, and the surge of incoming people hadn’t slowed down.

New residents had to temporarily live in the Underground City to the east.

After Rod took over Ghost Spirit Lake, the area of Star Town expanded several times in one go.

Three Guardian Fires were placed one after another at Ghost Spirit Lake, the middle of the road from Star Town to Ghost Spirit Lake, and the middle of the road from the Underground City to Star Town.

The flames illuminated every area under human dominion.

But this also meant that the area Star Town needed to defend had greatly increased.

Molly had to entrust Velas to hire more combatants.

Although the output of True Silver Veins hadn’t exploded, their expenses had tremendously increased.

And the construction of defense works around Ghost Spirit Lake was particularly costly.

The most troublesome issue was that Star Town still lacked High Rank combatants.

Rod repeatedly urged Dalin and Horus to hurry up and send Mephit back.

But there had been no response.

The only support was a promise from Miss Qingyu to assist him during critical moments.

But that wasn’t enough.

Rod wanted to become a High Rank combatant himself, but he currently lacked Divinity.

The moment of Star Flash was approaching, but it hadn’t arrived yet.

The trouble was, the unclean Ghost Spirit’s soul possessed four sources, but Rod had not yet found the Star Ash that required four sources.

And the Book of Knowledge said its soul hadn’t recovered yet, temporarily unable to remember, asking Rod to wait a few more days.

What frustrated Rod the most was that he had not found the Sun Crystal Vein beneath Ghost Spirit Lake.

When he asked the Book of Knowledge, it wouldn’t say; such borderline knowledge questions would consume its Spirituality and slow the recovery of its soul.

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