Ian paused slightly, thinking about the structure of the World Tree City, and nodded slightly, "I see, so there really are life forms ."
After a brief pause, without much hesitation, he directly raised the sharpest and most intriguing question, "World Tree, why did you betray your Creators, suppress the Nature God, and help the Elves?"
[The power of Terra civilization far exceeded the original plan’s imagination. According to calculations, ’Spark’ will be defeated in 1,200 days, so I chose to join forces with Humans to suppress ’Spark’ in exchange for future continuation.]
The World Tree didn’t pause for a moment and straightforwardly answered Ian’s question: [The Creators were originally a parasitic life form dependent on the super trees of Anpuka. Terra’s gravitational environment and natural conditions are not suitable for the growth of Anpuka trees. Even if unforeseen possibilities occur and we defeat Terra Humans, the Creators could not naturally restore their population and would need to seek a new home.]
[Therefore, I signed a contract with the ten most powerful tribes of Elves. They will receive my help and strength. Meanwhile, they must maintain the Spark’s vitality, and at the appropriate time, revive the Spark to restore the Creators.]
[At the same time, the Elves must also assist me in transforming the existing natural environment to foster more types of giant trees.]
—So it turns out the lush rainforests and giant trees of Canaan Moore were all meant for concealment.
Ian thought sarcastically, no wonder this place resembles prehistoric times... it turns out it was truly ecologically altered towards an alien planet by the Elves — though they live comfortably themselves.
Ian even suspected that a part of Anpuka vine people’s genes might now be mixed into the Elven bloodline, otherwise, the World Tree wouldn’t naturally see them as half owners.
Thinking of this, the young man couldn’t help but shake his head... Terra’s air, water, land, and living creatures, not even an insect, hasn’t been hybridized?
According to the standard of the Terra Era, everyone is pureblood!
Suppressing his desire to make sarcastic comments, Ian asked, "Is there a deadline?"
"You really are a clever intelligence, ... this is probably the origin of the Blood of the Ten Kings."
Ian laughed, thought for a moment, and then said, "So, what is your purpose in inviting me here?"
[Prophet, Foreseer, you are the universe’s rarest Aether Seer]
The World Tree Core spoke softly: [I am willing to pay a price as an exchange for a prophecy concerning an important decision.]
Ian’s expression became slightly serious.
Indeed. He thought. After his Prophet identity was exposed, such things would happen — a free Prophet, right on one’s territory, with the opportunity to contact without causing too much trouble with other powers, would indeed encounter such invitations.
This was exactly what he wanted.
"Yes." He replied. "But doesn’t Canaan Moore have its own Prophet?"
[Canaan Moore’s Prophet leans towards foreseeing ’war’] the World Tree replied: [But according to speculation, Ian Silverpeak’s prophetic ability leans towards ’crisis’]
[I am going to embark on something extremely risky, and the War Prophet cannot tell me the outcome of this journey, he can only predict when war will come. But if it is a Crisis Seer, perhaps he can tell me the answer]
Ian understood. Indeed, there are different categories of Prophets. For example, the Prophet of Embrace Light can clearly only predict ’natural disasters’ — he is a Disaster Prophet and is not involved in human disasters at all.
And someone like me, a Crisis Seer, would indeed be invited to consult on the danger of important decisions.
"Can you elaborate on the mission details?" he asked.
[I need to link my Virtual Realm Database] the World Tree said: [During the war, I sustained serious damage, almost on the verge of extinction. It was the Elves who used brand-new mechanical technology to maintain my life, and then restored my computational power with former era Terra technology.]
[But I lost contact with my database... it has also been twisted and damaged, if I recklessly link to it, there are two possibilities]
[I will receive incomplete database information]
[I will be largely burned and fall into silence again]
[Prophet, I want to know: can you foresee the consequences of my decision?]
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Ian answered without hesitation: "Then, can this be regarded as a ’contract’?"
—The contract between the Blood of the Ten Kings and the World Tree might be the origin of Elven contract spirit.
With the World Tree as an arbiter, a fair and impartial third-party artificial intelligence witnessed, the Elves developed such a culture.
But... they need to pay!
[In the name of the World Tree, Prophet, you have many choices]
That calm voice said: [Money, Sublimation Material, and Technology... success is not required, as long as you make a prophecy and tell me the key, I will pay.]
"What technology?" If it weren’t for his Uncorrodable Ice body, Ian might have subconsciously felt his heart racing... because he suddenly thought of some odd ’development trends’ from his previous Paths of the Dao... which led him to guess what technology the World Tree would share with him.
[I will share with you two complete sets of important technology: the Creators’ ecosystem transformation technology, mechanical biological modification technology... these are not of much significance to you individually, but you can exchange them for The Empire. This is Canaan Moore’s sincerity towards The Empire]