Chapter 2996

Gu Qing stood beneath the great tree, watching Zhao Chi with a gentle smile.

"Alright."

Beneath the golden Eternal Tree, a large number of bare-bodied craftsmen and female soldiers had gathered.

After all, rebirth required returning to the Eternal Tree completely naked—no fashion could be worn.

When elves were born, their bodies were wrapped in something like leaves; it was unclear whether rebirth would be the same.

But entering the Eternal Tree required clearing away all foreign matter on the body.

Women going about bare in Zhao Chi's territory was perfectly ordinary, nothing special—only those elves were still a little shy.

They were simply unaccustomed; after a while, those elves would be the same.

Beside them, quite a few female villagers were watching from the sidelines.

It wasn't their turn today, but that didn't stop them from coming to watch the excitement during their rest.

It was now the small hours of the morning, when the Eternal Tree was at its most beautiful.

The golden light shone upon the night mist, forming a curtain of gold.

Beneath the great tree it seemed as though a sky full of golden sand was drifting; no matter who stood here, they would feel as if in a dream.

Especially these young women.

So during their leisure, besides soaking in the hot springs, the female villagers now had one more activity—admiring the tree.

Today 5,400 people could be converted, but Gu Qing's advancement to the royal bloodline required 10 points of hereditary genes, so for now only 4,400 more could be converted.

Blacksmiths and tailors had to be converted first; together with those who had already graduated and those still in special training who hadn't, another 1,500 needed converting.

The remaining 2,900 slots all went to the female soldiers.

Each of the four sub-races got 700 people.

The last 100 slots went to the elves on Su Qin's side, producing 100 Eternal Elves.

Zhao Chi clicked the system.

On the Eternal Tree page, he selected the 4,400 people present and Gu Qing.

Swoosh—swoosh!

From above came the crisp sound of leaves rustling and trembling.

Several dozen thick branches slowly lowered themselves from the dense canopy, while a great shower of golden leaves drifted down, dancing through the air.

The sky was full of swirling golden leaves—very beautiful.

Halfway down, the gold on the leaves faded, revealing their original pink.

In the second half, the leaves turned pink as they fluttered down.

Soon, the ground was sparsely carpeted with faintly glowing pink leaves.

This was nothing to worry about—perfectly normal.

What great tree doesn't shed its leaves?

A bit like a woman losing hair—dropping a few dozen strands a day is perfectly normal.

But villagers nearby quickly began picking them up, handful by handful.

These were leaves of the Eternal Tree—rare materials.

Once dried and ground into powder, they could be used for alchemy and medicine-making.

Zhao Chi hadn't yet studied those two fields, but collecting them first was never wrong.

By now, the thick branches had lowered to a height of 100 meters above the ground.

The 4,401 enormous golden buds above had fully bloomed; the tender-pink giant flowers were gorgeous and beautiful against the night sky.

Then, the giant flowers slowly lowered themselves; upon reaching the ground, they turned upward instead.

Like 4,401 flower beds.

The stamens above had finished weaving together—now all that was needed was to lie down on them.

Yesterday 500 blacksmiths had been converted, so these women all knew what to do; they couldn't wait and lay down one after another, unable to hide their excitement.

Gu Qing looked left and right, then asked, "My lord, do I just lie down on any one of them?"

Zhao Chi was also looking.

By rights, Gu Qing was advancing to the royal bloodline, so a different kind of flower might appear.

But all the flowers looked the same—there was no difference.

Zhao Chi said, "That should be it; the system didn't give any special notice either. Just lie down on the one right in front of you."

"Mm, alright."

Gu Qing was a little reluctant to step on the petals with her feet, so she nimbly leapt onto the stamens and lay down properly.

Then, pressing her lips together, she smiled at Zhao Chi and the other women.

It was clear that Gu Qing was also very happy.

Gu Qing's skin had always been fair and delicate; now, bathed in the flower's glow, it seemed to radiate a faint light of its own.

Zhao Chi said with a smile, "Have a good sleep. When you wake up, you'll be completely transformed."

Gu Qing nodded. "Mm, thank you, my lord."

"No need to thank me."

"Sister Gu Qing, what does it feel like lying on it?"

Tang Ruan and the others stood nearby, all asking curiously back and forth.

Gu Qing answered softly, but her voice grew smaller and smaller, and her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

Zhao Chi looked around; everyone had already lain down. At first they had excitedly shared their feelings with one another, but now half of them had fallen into a deep sleep.

By now, flowers around them had slowly closed back into golden buds, then swiftly retracted up to a height of 100 meters.

One after another, their timings were not synchronized.

It seemed whoever fell asleep first would rise first.

The petals beneath Gu Qing also began to contract.

Tang Ruan and the others hurriedly backed away.

Ten seconds later, Gu Qing was completely wrapped by the giant flower, once again becoming a huge flower bud, which swiftly returned to the tree branch.

The 4,401 flower buds kept rising and soon all took to the air.

All those flower buds lit up with a faint, glimmering glow.

"My lord, look at Sister Gu Qing's flower bud—it's especially bright!"

Tang Ruan pointed up into the sky.

"Mm, after all, Gu Qing is different from the others."

Zhao Chi saw it too.

Gu Qing was inside the 16th flower bud on the nearest branch; her flower bud looked no different from the others, but its brightness was extremely high.

The rest were all fluorescent, while Gu Qing's was a strong light.

It was practically a little sun in the shape of a flower bud.

Zhuang Ya sighed: "Yes, Gu Qing's clearly looks different from everyone else's. Just what ability will the royal bloodline awaken?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "Fuyao said everyone's is different—new abilities are obtained based on what each person is good at. She doesn't know what Gu Qing's will be like either."

Zhuang Ya nodded: "Understood. We'll find out tomorrow. Are you coming to our room tonight?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "Of course, how could I possibly skip you all?"

Zhuang Ya said: "That's not what I meant. I meant that you were just with Fuyao for so long, so you could actually rest a bit. We don't need it."

Tang Ruan and the others were also nodding.

Zhao Chi laughed: "How could I not need it? Hurry up and heat it up—I still want to go in and warm myself."

Zhuang Ya gave a soft hmph, then whispered: "It's already hot."

Zhao Chi laughed as he handed him the Maiden's Grudge: "Then what are we still talking about? Go on, all four of you to the top floor!"

After finishing the relaxation, Zhao Chi and Qi Yue continued crafting the Nightingale Armor.

Until past seven in the morning.

The surrounding light and shadows twisted.

The Taiyi Wheel shard's time expired.

By the timeline, the meeting had happened 3.5 days ago in the Greater World.

Here in Penglai Town, nearly 10 days had passed.

Recently there had been many infiltrators from the werewolves, and the various lords of the World-Breaking Army had also been on full standby the entire time.