Chapter 1598

Not only are the remains useless, but a lone Star Migrant is also useless; the greatest ability of a Star Migrant is to shuttle the Divine Stars between the Uncultivated Lands and here, and a lone Star Migrant cannot do that.

That is why the Star Migrant in the Boundless Lands tried every possible way to cultivate Ange into a Star Migrant, otherwise he would be alone and unable to do anything.

A Star Migrant incapable of shuttling Divine Stars back and forth is essentially just a Dark Star.

After Anthony finished viewing what he wanted to see, he immediately contacted the Fifth Divine Star, saying: "I have finished viewing it; how should I give you the fragment of another Star Migrant?"

The Fifth Divine Star said: "Just give it to the Tree Shepherd."

Anthony handed the fragment to the Tree Shepherd, who took it doubtfully and asked: "What is this?"

Anthony explained briefly, and the Tree Shepherd's face clearly showed disappointment: "You just came to have a look?"

"Yes, otherwise what did you think we came here for?" Anthony felt a stir in his heart, feigning ignorance as he asked.

The Tree Shepherd said disappointedly: "I thought you came to help me revive the Main Star."

Anthony felt a stir in his heart and asked: "Did the Fifth Divine Star tell you that? Did he help you revive the Main Star?"

"The Fifth Divine Star? Is that his name?" the Tree Shepherd exclaimed.

"Yes, how do you usually refer to him?" Anthony asked.

He realized this Tree Shepherd and the Fifth Divine Star seemed not to be allies, appearing unfamiliar with each other, and perhaps he could gather some information about the Fifth Divine Star from the Tree Shepherd.

The Tree Shepherd said: "Divine Stars have no names."

"Then we'll call him the Fifth Divine Star; he promised to help you revive your Main Star?" Anthony asked.

"Yes, this is the first time he has asked me to bring people to inspect the remains of the Main Star; I thought you came to revive the Main Star." The Tree Shepherd said.

Anthony pondered for a moment and asked: "When you say reviving the Main Star, what degree of revival do you mean?"

The Tree Shepherd was stunned—does revival have degrees? Of course it means restoring to the state when it was still alive.

Anthony explained: "There are many kinds of revival—reviving his remains? Or reviving his Star Soul? Or reviving a Star Soul possessing his abilities? Or reviving a Divine Star possessing his memories?"

"You must clarify your needs—do you need to revive a Star Migrant with Star-Migrating ability? Or do you only wish to revive a Divine Star that can take root for you?"

The Tree Shepherd was stunned—there are so many distinctions? What are its needs?

What are its needs……no one has ever asked about its needs before; Anthony suddenly asked this, and it could not answer for a moment.

Seeing this, Anthony immediately understood and immediately whispered demonically: "The simpler the need, the easier it is to fulfill—for example, if you only want a Divine Star that can take root, that is too simple; you sprout a new branch, and I will bring you to find a Divine Star to take root."

The Tree Shepherd's expression stirred, but it said nothing.

Anthony continued whispering: "Reviving your Main Star—if it is only reviving his Star Soul, it is still relatively simple..."

Before he finished speaking, the Tree Shepherd shockedly interrupted him: "Simple? Reviving his Star Soul is simple?"

Anthony felt a jolt in his heart, frowned, and said: "Is it difficult? I am not a Divine Star, nor have I tried it; is it difficult? Isn't it just a Star Soul?"

The Tree Shepherd looked Anthony up and down and said: "Isn't it just a Star Soul? Do you know how hard it is to hatch a Star Soul? Look at the entire Void—those Divine Stars that have lost their Star Souls, how many can re-hatch a new Star Soul? Do you think this is the Boundless Lands?"

Anthony felt a jolt in his heart, but his face remained unchanged as he asked: "Is it easy to hatch a new Star Soul in the Boundless Lands?"

"Of course, that place is the Origin of Life, with Divine Stars filling the sky—none of them failed to hatch from the Origin of Life." The Tree Shepherd said.

"Then indeed it is too difficult—so reviving a Divine Star without a Star Soul, is that not much easier?" Anthony said.

Anthony's words suddenly plunged the Tree Shepherd into a context of "much easier," making it unable to help but ponder whether it was necessary to pursue reviving the Star Soul.

The Fifth Divine Star had not noticed this, and even the Tree Shepherd had not noticed: the Tree Shepherd's needs differ from the Fifth Divine Star's needs.

The Fifth Divine Star needs a Divine Star with Star-Migrating ability, a Star Migrant Divine Star, but does the Tree Shepherd need a Star Migrant?

Previously, the Tree Shepherd had never considered this question, because it had coexisted with the Main Star for many years; after the Main Star died, it relied on the unique vitality of the Myriad Worlds Divine Tree and had sustained itself for so many years.

But now, it too has only a small area of vitality left in the center of its withered trunk.

When the Fifth Divine Star found it, it told it to revive its Main Star, and it naturally took "reviving the Main Star" as its primary task.

But Anthony's whispering made it unconsciously ponder: Does it need to revive the Main Star? A Main Star possessing the Main Star's memories, possessing Star-Migrating ability, possessing roughly the same size—is it necessary?

It seems not; it now urgently needs a Divine Star that can let it take root, preferably a young Divine Star with incremental growth, rather than like its Main Star, which naturally aged and died—a Divine Star with Star-Migrating ability cannot make it grow taller or sturdier than other Divine Trees.

The phrase "your needs" threw the Tree Shepherd's heart into turmoil, leaving it momentarily at a loss.

Seeing this, Anthony began to probe: "Are those beings your guardian spirits?"

"Hmm." The Tree Shepherd responded.

"Why are their numbers so few? Is it because you are withering and can no longer support them?" Anthony asked.

The relationship between Divine Trees and guardian spirits is relatively complex—not all spirits are like those of the Main Plane, only knowing how to take, with master and servant inverted, which is because they have been spoiled by the God of Life.

More guardian spirits will carefully tend the Divine Tree, plan planting, diligently pasture, and nurture more life.

Divine Trees and guardian spirits often form a symbiotic, mutually beneficial model, and moreover, the spirits are raised by the Tree God, just like its children, so their feelings are more complex.

Anthony's remark was purely a probe, testing the Tree Shepherd's relationship with the Void Spirits; however, seeing that the Tree Shepherd only has vitality in its central region and must still support these spirits, the relationship is likely not bad.

The Tree Shepherd fell silent for a moment, then said: "It is somewhat unable to support them; do you have any way to arrange for them?"

"What kind of arrangement do you need? Find a Divine Tree for them to settle in? That would easily lead to conflict with the native spirits of other Divine Trees. Or find you a new Divine Star to take root in, and let them follow you in relocation?" Anthony asked.

When the other party's words offered two choices, one must be wary of whether the speaker's words are guiding.

For example, now Anthony appears to be offering two choices, but in reality, they are full of guiding tone; the originally at-a-loss Tree Shepherd finally said: "Can you help me find a new Divine Star to take root in?"

PS: I went to do Qingming; every year Qingming is the most exhausting time, the intensity is especially high, from 3 a. m. to 1 p. m., I even got mild heatstroke, and now my whole body is sore.