Chapter 301: Universal Tree Planting

"Artificial Eye of Omniscience..." Looking at the name of the eyeball monster displayed by 'Feng Ling Yue Ying', Gao De subconsciously muttered.

Just as he had thought, this eyeball monster was indeed not a ley-line creature.

It was just that he never expected it to have a fifth-circle rank.

But it was far weaker than imagined, because even for the newly promoted fifth-circle necromancer Lei Sen, it would have been very difficult for Su Naifa to kill him.

So, upon learning that she could capture the eyeball monster alive, Gao De's expectation in his heart should have been a fourth-circle rank.

The reason it was so weak might be because of the word "Artificial" in front... Gao De guessed in his heart.

Artificial things, under normal circumstances, always have some flaws; as the saying goes, piracy cannot beat the original.

It was just that the word "Artificial" made Gao De's mood even heavier.

Who created it? Since they could artificially create a fifth-circle monster, the rank of the person behind it must be at least fifth-circle.

Moreover, thinking of the blue eye he had just seen, Gao De understood that the opponent was definitely not just fifth-circle.

To be able to bring such terrifying pressure upon himself from an unknown distance... Sixth-circle, seventh-circle? Gao De didn't dare to think about eighth-circle.

Because eighth-circle was already the highest strength limit of this world.

He didn't know who it was, but looking at the appearance of the eyeball monster, it didn't look like something a righteous character would tinker with.

Additionally, this Artificial Eye of Omniscience appeared outside Phoenix; was it just passing by, or was it heading straight for Phoenix, and why now, when it had never appeared before? A pile of questions surged into Gao De's mind with the appearance of the name "Artificial Eye of Omniscience."

"My King, did you just say 'Eye of Omniscience'?" While Gao De was still pondering, Su Naifa, who was on the side, raised an eyebrow, as if she had thought of something, and asked for confirmation.

"Yes." Gao De subconsciously nodded, then realized, "You know this thing?"

Su Naifa thought for a moment and said, "I know a little, I suppose."

She organized her language slightly and continued, "As you know, in the ancient era, there were actually three major Iceborn tribes in the northern realm. After the Iceborn bloodline began to decline, the Frostguard tribe among the three major Iceborn tribes traveled far to the eastern region of the northern realm and never appeared again."

"Therefore, in the western region of the northern realm, only our Enduring Zhenbing Tribe and the Winter Hammer, formerly known as the 'Winter Claws', remained."

"The eastern region of the northern realm is a life-forbidden zone of minus one hundred degrees; even those with Iceborn bloodlines cannot survive in such extreme cold."

"So no one knows why the War Mother of the Frostguard tribe made such an absurd decision at the time. Whether they truly settled in the eastern region and passed down their lineage, or if they perished there, no one knows."

"However, according to some fragmented records in the ancient classics of the tribe, the route the War Mother of the Frostguard tribe took to the eastern region back then was guided by an Eye of Omniscience."

"The classics did not have much introduction to the Eye of Omniscience, only mentioning the name, so I didn't recognize it. It wasn't until you mentioned the name, my King, that I remembered."

Speaking of this, a flash of surprise crossed Su Naifa's deep blue eyes. "How did you recognize it?"

Even they, the natives of the northern realm, hadn't recognized the origin of the eyeball monster; how did Gao De call out its name so suddenly?

"I have mastered a lot of knowledge." Gao De pointed to his head and gave a vague answer.

After all, this thing called Feng Ling Yue Ying was too mysterious; even he didn't understand its origin and principles, let alone how to explain it.

However, Su Naifa accepted this vague answer.

Although they were natives of the northern realm and hadn't seen much of the world, she was certain that the "cross-breeding method" Gao De used when cultivating Northwest Barley No. 1 was not just in the northern realm, but even in the outside world, it was an "earth-shattering" novelty and priceless knowledge.

Having mastered such profound knowledge, recognizing an "Eye of Omniscience" didn't seem like anything too strange, right? Thinking this way, Su Naifa quickly skipped over the matter and focused on the "Eye of Omniscience."

"Something only recorded in classics, appearing in the ancient era, has now appeared again... Where did it come from? And why did it come?"

"It should have come from there," Gao De had the answer in his heart and pointed to the northeast. "There can be no mistake; that was the final destination of the Eye of Omniscience. Now that it has returned, it must have come from there."

"You mean the eastern region of the northern realm? Or even that this Eye of Omniscience is related to the Frostguard tribe that traveled there back then?"

"Yes..." After a pause, Gao De decided to be honest and told her about the blue eye he had just seen.

"Blue eyes, pure-blooded Iceborn..." Su Naifa said softly, making a certain speculation.

Although it wasn't to say that everyone with blue eyes was a pure-blooded Iceborn, it was true that the eyes of pure-blooded Iceborn were all blue.

And those blue eyes came from the eastern region of the northern realm.

It was no wonder Su Naifa made this association.

Gao De nodded silently, agreeing with Su Naifa's thoughts.

"This... can't be, right?" Hearing the conversation between the two, Elder Lu En on the side felt cold sweat spread from the back of his head over his whole body.

"The Iceborn bloodline has declined to the extreme by now; how could there still be such a powerful existence among the Iceborn?"

This was the first point of doubt.

Su Naifa was a pure-blooded Iceborn, and she was only fourth-circle to this day.

To be able to bring such terrifying pressure upon Gao De from an unknown distance of tens of thousands of li, it was clearly absolutely not something a fourth-circle or fifth-circle Iceborn mage could do.

"Moreover, ever since the War Mother of the Frostguard tribe led her people to the eastern region back then, the Frostguard tribe completely disappeared, and there has been no news... How could an Eye of Omniscience related to them suddenly appear now?!"

"If this is true, why did it come?" Elder Lu En had deep confusion in his heart, which was also the question Su Naifa and Gao De were pondering.

Gao De was silent for a while longer, then suddenly said softly, "When the Frostguard tribe left, did the prophecy appear?"

Su Naifa was startled and muttered, "Back then, it was after War Mother E Rui Ti Ya held the ancient Iceborn ritual magic that the contemporary War Mother of the Frostguard tribe, Si Ka Di, led her people to migrate and travel far to the eastern region..."

"In the tribe's records, it is mentioned that War Mother Si Ka Di once had an argument with War Mother E Rui Ti Ya and War Mother Ka Rui Ka Di of the Winter Claws because of the prophecy, seemingly because War Mother Si Ka Di did not recognize the 'waiting' in the prophecy but advocated self-rescue. 'It's just that none of them could convince the others, and later War Mother Si Ka Di led her people to migrate.'" Su Naifa recounted the ancient secret.

"So, is it possible that this Eye of Omniscience is aimed at me?" Gao De continued Su Naifa's words.

E Rui Ti Ya and Si Ka Di had huge differences on how to save the declining Iceborn bloodline, and in the end, they parted ways.

Whose ideas were correct was hard to say.

But let's assume the Frostguard tribe still existed in the world.

Then it seemed they had always been watching the other two tribes in the western region of the northern realm, and when the person of the prophecy derived by E Rui Ti Ya through ritual magic truly appeared, it was reasonable for them to finally be unable to resist sending the Eye of Omniscience to spy on the specific situation, right?

"This..." Su Naifa and Elder Lu En looked at each other, both with some hesitation in their eyes.

Gao De's speculation, upon careful thought, did indeed make some sense.

The reason for the hesitation was that they still found it hard to imagine how the Frostguard tribe could survive in the life-forbidden eastern region of the northern realm and pass down their lineage to this day.

Not to mention that ordinary people couldn't withstand that extreme cold, where would food and water come from in such a place?

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And if it were truly determined that the Eye of Omniscience came from the Frostguard tribe, then there was no doubt that the Frostguard tribe not only survived but even preserved their Iceborn bloodline power quite well... This was somewhat incredible no matter how one thought about it.

"Regardless of where the Eye of Omniscience came from, the important thing is the intent." Gao De waved his hand, interrupting their deep thought, and pointed to the key point.

"The visitor is not kind." He gave a very certain conclusion.

Because in those blue eyes, there was only coldness, not even a trace of positive emotion.

Elder Lu En's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"However, the situation shouldn't be that bad..." Gao De comforted. "Since they have been missing for so long, it can indicate one thing: they definitely cannot step into the western region of the northern realm for some reason, or they cannot leave the eastern region. Both are possible, but the result is the same."

Hearing this, Elder Lu En finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Naifa, however, was not so optimistic. "But the opponent's strength is obvious. It was just one Eye of Omniscience, and only I could deal with it in the whole tribe. If the next one that comes isn't one Eye of Omniscience, but two, or three?"

"In the case that the opponent's intent is not kind, we must prepare for the worst..." She frowned. "Although the Holy Tree is powerful, it cannot move, and the protected area is limited to Phoenix."

"That is the case." Gao De nodded in agreement.

"Therefore, we must also become strong as soon as possible. Su Naifa, I think it is time to promote the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing' to the Iceborn mages in the tribe." He made up his mind to let the Iceborn mages of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe start practicing the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing' as well.

"After the Holy Tree is catalyzed, its own ability will be greatly improved, and it should soon be able to transform spiritual land suitable for the growth of magic plants."

"Even if the tribesmen cannot form a contract with a holy object for the time being, the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing' is a not-weak cultivation method even without a holy object, and the Iceborn mages in the tribe can start looking for their own holy objects early."

Vegetation is rare on the permafrost tundra, but there is no shortage of magic plants.

It can even be said that magic plant resources are far richer than in the outside world.

Because it is too primitive here, many resources have not been developed, and at the same time, it has a long history. The long years have allowed many high-rank magic plants of extremely high age to grow on the snowfield.

"Good." Su Naifa said decisively.

Gao De's order was the first will of the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe, not to mention that the benefits of this order to the Enduring Zhenbing Tribe were obvious—Su Naifa had already personally experienced the wonder of the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing'.

Not to mention anything else, just the first ability that can be obtained by practicing the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing', the "Natural Art", was extremely important for Phoenix.

It could rapidly promote agricultural development and free Su Naifa from her current position as "Grand Druid."

"Ka Si Te, have you really decided?" There was a trace of imperceptible worry in Jie Si Si's voice.

Ka Si Te nodded and confirmed to his good friend Jie Si Si, "The War Mother said that after selecting a holy object to form a contract, as long as you practice the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing' to the first circle, you can obtain the ability of 'Natural Art'."

"That is an ability that can catalyze plant growth and accelerate crop maturation, and this ability is very important for the Jin Hui Farm that the tribe is currently reclaiming."

"But Ka Si Te, you must know that the higher the rank of the selected holy object, the more beneficial it will be for our future development. The seed you found is of the Ice Blue Snow Berry... Not only is the Ice Blue Snow Berry only second-rank, but it is also just a shrub fruit tree. How can the lifespan of a shrub fruit tree compare to that of a large tree magic plant? If you form a contract with it, the lifespan increase you can obtain will be very limited..." Jie Si Si wanted to persuade Ka Si Te to give up this unwise decision.

Ka Si Te was still young and was already a second-circle Iceborn mage. With the 'Qingmu Changsheng Jing', as long as he carefully selected a high-rank magic plant as a holy object, his future would be limitless.

"Jie Si Si, you should still remember... I have a younger sister, right?" Ka Si Te did not respond directly to Jie Si Si's suggestion but asked him a question instead.

"I remember..." Jie Si Si hesitated.

"Yes, she was very cute, with big eyes. Although she couldn't speak yet, I could imagine the scene of her growing up and calling me brother behind my back..." Ka Si Te showed a dreamy expression, then his expression sank, and his voice deepened.

"However, that year happened to be the Year of Freezing. Six months of heavy snow caused the entire tribe to fall into a predicament. The beasts hid, and even the fish in the North Ice Lake became much fewer. Although the tribe took out the stored food, many people in the tribe still didn't survive that half year... including my sister."

"Now, as long as I obtain 'Natural Art', I can help the tribe open up the Jin Hui Farm and produce barley. Once the Jin Hui Farm is completely built, we will never have to worry about food again, and no tribesmen will starve to death."

Ka Si Te clenched his fists. "Enduring Zhenbing people can die in battle, but they cannot starve to death!"

"The War Mother said that the more people who master Natural Art, the faster the reclamation progress of the Jin Hui Farm will be..." Ka Si Te sighed, but immediately became firm again. "I am willing to contribute my own strength to this."

"Not just me, Ba Lin next door, and Fei Te on the other street, they all think so, and they have already taken the first step and gone to Jianwan to plant trees."

After saying the last sentence, Ka Si Te waved at Jie Si Si and walked away quickly, leaving only a back view.

"I cannot fall too far behind them!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 302 =====