Chapter 209

This premium nutrient soil has even been adjusted and improved by forestry masters, having undergone multiple dilutions and enrichment.

Now, it matches the aura of the Jiuzhou Territory perfectly and can unleash two hundred percent of its fertility.

Besides this, the alchemists led by Alchemist Mai Er were waiting nearby.

In their hands, they held the alchemical potions specifically refined according to the forestry masters' requirements.

During the refining process, the masters had stayed by their side every step of the way, watching almost from the very beginning until the end.

If there was even a one-milliliter discrepancy during the process, the masters would have them discard it immediately.

It could be said that for the sake of this World Tree seed, everyone had pushed their state to the limit.

Chen Ping opened the crystal box that Xiang Lina had specifically sought out to preserve the World Tree seed.

He picked up the seed, which was emitting a flowing light, and walked to the tree pit under the nervous gazes of the masters.

Hiss—!

Several black lines appeared on Chen Ping's face.

He hadn't even placed it down yet, and that group of masters was already so nervous they were gasping for air.

Not far away, Xiang Lina signaled to a priest beside her, and the other party immediately cast several divine spells.

Everyone felt a cool breeze brush against their faces, and their emotions relaxed accordingly.

Only then did Chen Ping crouch down and place the seed in his hand into the tree pit.

Then, he removed the Dew of Origin hanging around his neck—now only the size of a fingernail—and placed it into the pit as well.

He stood up, covered it with soil, poured the nutrient solution, and activated the array.

The spirits of the crowd, which had just relaxed, tightened once more; this time, even the priest's divine spells had no effect.

Including Chen Ping himself, his breathing could not help but become heavy.

Everyone focused their gaze upon him.

Because according to the plan, this was the moment for Chen Ping to act.

As the territory's most powerful all-around mage, Chen Ping held the Book of Bizarre in his left hand, allowing him to borrow the power of the divine artifact.

His right hand condensed an energy orb brimming with life aura.

This was an exclusive skill from the Elf Territory lineage: 【Life Catalysis】.

A skill that could only be learned after mastering the three branches of knowledge: Origin, Magic, and Evolution.

This orb of energy rotated slowly in Chen Ping's hand, emitting specks of starlight.

After the starlight fell to the ground, the grass became visibly lush.

However, the forestry masters waiting nearby instantly took out their personal shears and pounced with lightning speed.

A series of clicking sounds rang out continuously, clearing away every patch of green grass that had erupted...

Chen Ping chuckled; he stopped waiting and pressed the orb of light in his hand into the soil of the tree pit.

The next moment, with the tree pit as the center, a green radiance spread out, quickly covering the entire garden.

The outermost array vibrated slightly, binding the green light within the garden so it could not leak out.

Everyone held their breath again, looking in unison at the location of the tree pit.

Next was the time to witness the result.

Chen Ping stood where he was, hands behind his back.

At this moment, his mood, conversely, became calm.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the Druid's exasperated face from back then, and a faint smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

"You'd better come out, or I'm going to be slapped in the face."

Chen Ping said softly.

The next moment, the earth shook like a mountain!

141: An Unexpected Joy, A Super-Sized Gift!

The soil arched slightly, and a sapling split the earth and emerged.

With the appearance of the sapling, the surrounding arrays and arrangements increased their power simultaneously.

Chen Ping stepped back a few paces, his eyes fixed on the sapling.

This sapling was completely different from ordinary trees; its entire body was emerald green, with strands of golden silk wrapped around it.

He could feel that the golden silk was actually the power of the Dew of Origin.

That last remaining bit of the Dew of Origin had been completely absorbed by the World Tree seed, becoming a part of its main body.

It was precisely because of the help of the Dew of Origin that the World Tree seed successfully broke through its shell and began to grow.

Beneath the ground, a massive root system spread out at an extremely fast speed.

Compared to the sapling part above ground, the growth rate of the root system was more than ten times faster.

Moreover, after breaking through the boundaries of the garden, the root system did not stop; instead, it continued to extend.

The Ant Queen Su Fei emerged from the soil, looking completely bewildered.

Her underground kingdom had been almost entirely penetrated by the tree roots.

Those tree roots spread continuously along the tunnels dug by her ant-folk, quickly covering the entire range of the Jiuzhou Territory.

After stopping its extension, the World Tree roots began to explore deeper.

During this process, Su Fei's underground world was also reinforced.

But Chen Ping's attention was temporarily focused on the sapling.

After rising from the ground, the sapling grew taller at a rate of ten centimeters per second, and its diameter was also slowly increasing.

The rich life aura emanating from it made everyone in the garden feel intoxicated.

It was not until it reached a height of nine point nine meters that the World Tree finally stopped growing.

Leaves sprouted and grew on the extended branches, and the golden patterns on the trunk were also wrapped by the bark, no longer exposed.

【The World Tree seed has been successfully planted and developed.】

【Your territory has gained a life blessing; the lifespan of all territory residents has increased.】

【You have gained the favor of nature; the favorability of nature-type gods and tribes toward the Jiuzhou Territory has increased.】

【Due to the birth of the World Tree, the territory's equilibrium coefficient has been strengthened; your territory will maintain a state of equilibrium eternally.】

【The World Tree has completed its first-stage development; do you wish to awaken the Spirit of the World Tree?】

Looking at the information that appeared, a smile finally appeared on Chen Ping's face.

The others also reacted at this time, looking at the big tree in front of them with pleasant surprise.

Especially those forestry masters, who were so excited that they were in tears, kneeling on the ground and shouting "Long live the Lord" repeatedly.

The leader, that forestry master who had been promoted all the way from a territory laborer, suddenly had a cyan halo appear on his body.

The halo flashed and vanished, internalized into his body, and then everyone clearly felt his temperament suddenly elevate.

【Your territory resident has gained enlightenment due to the successful planting of the World Tree and has received a gift from the Spirit of Nature, promoting them to Forestry Grandmaster.】

This promotion came extremely suddenly, taking even Chen Ping by surprise.

The Forestry Grandmaster stood up piously, shook off his clothes, and his demeanor as a master was fully displayed.

He faced Chen Ping solemnly and then bowed to him.

Chen Ping walked in front of him and placed his hand on his head.

"Effective immediately, you are the General Manager of Agriculture and Forestry Affairs for the Jiuzhou Territory, as well as the Agriculture and Forestry Instructor and Vice Principal of the school."

"Thank you for the Lord's grace; Zhao San will surely give his all until his dying breath."

It was a very simple name, but everyone present looked at Zhao San with awe and bowed to him in unison.

Being the General Manager of Forestry Affairs for the Jiuzhou Territory was one thing, but the main thing was the Jiuzhou Academy.

In Chen Ping's territory, the academy was one of the most unique places, worthy of being called the cradle of talent for the Jiuzhou Territory.

Chen Ping served as the principal of the academy himself, but daily teaching guidance was the responsibility of the vice principal and instructors.

Becoming a vice principal or instructor meant having access to the latest unlocked knowledge, which could be described as something everyone in the territory dreamed of.

Zhao San was the first among all the laborers in the territory to be promoted to Grandmaster, worthy of being another role model for the commoners after Li Xu.

One martial, one literary; the two of them had shown a broad road to all the commoners in the territory.

As long as they followed Chen Ping and honestly did their own work, they could welcome a bright future.

The motivation this provided for all the commoners was simply indescribable.

After Zhao San stepped back, Chen Ping returned to the front of the World Tree.

Just a moment ago, the territory information prompted him that he could activate the Spirit of the World Tree.