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Latis spun around to dodge dozens of flying leaf blades, pulling his teammates behind him away as well, before focusing his attention on the voice still shouting in his mind.
Please forget me, Your Majesty!
"A bright future awaits in the land of moss!"
Those stories will fade into the river of time!
Forgetting is a driving force for progress!
...This guy is so noisy.
Latis silently complained to himself. He glanced at the patient expressions on his teammates' faces and knew that they were also suffering from the mental attacks of the Sacred Tree.
For some reason, seeing everyone getting a splitting headache from the Sacred Tree's incessant chatter, Latis suddenly felt a sense of amusement.
The occasional vibrations of the Dream Nail reminded Latis that he could end the dream of his enemy at any moment by swinging his sword, but he hesitated because he seemed to subtly sense some emotion in the white dream scene around him.
It was a strange feeling... a mixture of regret and longing.
Latis looked up at the sacred tree and suddenly realized something: this was the sacred tree's dream, and the feelings in that dream probably all came from this sacred tree.
Just as the Moth Prophet longs for the Radiance Celebration, the Sacred Tree also longs for the Commemoration Ceremony, and for a long time after being parasitized by the Light, it has lingered in that dream.
However, unlike the Moth Prophet, the Sacred Tree has always been an observer. Even though the commemorative ceremony was initiated by it, it ultimately ended up among the monsters of the Moss Tribe.
As those monsters passed away generation after generation, the story of the sacred tree was buried in the dust of history.
Looking back, when the sacred tree used its long branches to help the king expand his territory, it didn't seem to think of itself as the protagonist of the expansion. In its heart, the king was probably much stronger than itself.
Therefore, many years later, it began to hope that the Moss Tribe would forget it, after all, it was no longer the sacred tree it once was.
Perhaps only in the dreams of the divine realm can the sacred tree see those who can no longer be seen.
But how much does it still resemble what it used to be?
The divine kingdom has vanished, and the dream should end.
Latis watched as the sacred tree seemed to pause for a few seconds, then stepped forward, swung the Dream Nail, and ended its long, unchanging dream that had lasted for decades.
Golden crystals began to slowly cover the vast branches of the sacred tree. In its mind's eye, it vaguely saw the lively scene when the moss tribe was still around it. The illusion dissipated, and it finally focused its gaze on the figure standing at the highest point of the new territory in the distance.
It's His Majesty the King... You've really had a tough time these past years.
The sacred tree's consciousness glanced briefly at the king before dissipating.
……
……
"You've worked so hard all these years."
A familiar voice echoed in Zha Zha's mind. It slowly opened its eyes, turned its head to look at the lobster not far away with its chest pierced by a straight sword, then turned back, staring blankly at the sunlight streaming through the ceiling, and murmured softly:
"I really am exhausted, I even hallucinated my older brother's voice..."
“wee, wee!”
The ray's cry came from above. Zha Zha sighed, closed his eyes wearily, and said weakly:
"Stop arguing, let me rest for a bit..."
However, a series of rapid footsteps suddenly approached, stopping not far away before it could react. Then, Latis's somewhat strange voice, as if suppressing a laugh, came through:
"Hey, you... how did you become famous?"
Zha Zha opened his eyes instantly, sprang up from the pool of water, looked at the entire Latis squad with their forced smiles, then glanced at his own back, which was burned smooth and his shell had turned red, and his lips twitched slightly.
It didn't want to tell them about its embarrassing experience of almost turning into ashes!
So, Zha Zha stiffened his neck, patted his chest, and shouted, "We've won a great victory and are in high spirits!"
Latis and his teammates exchanged glances, winked at each other in perfect unison, and then burst into laughter.
Chapter 433 The Newborn Moss Tribe
Zha Zha sat quietly in front of a pool in the spring forest area, weaving a new straight sword from the strong vines with his hard pincers while examining his own body. After a moment, he sighed with a bit of a headache.
Good news, my body is fine. On the contrary, it seems to have become stronger and more resilient under the scorching power of light. Although all the moss and lichen on my body were burned off, I can replant symbiotic algae. I just need to get through a period of baldness and an awkward phase.
The bad news is that its originally bluish-black body has turned reddish-black from being roasted, making it look like it's cooked. This makes that human named Latis drool every time he sees it, saying things like an Australian lobster costs 1,800...
but……
After looking at him for a while, he actually seems kind of handsome?
Zha Zha straightened up and looked at his reflection—the only fiery red figure amidst countless green leaves—and felt quite special.
He hung the braided straight sword back on his back. Although the lack of lush algae to hold it in place caused the sword to slide back and forth, the feeling of carrying the sword back on his back was still very good.
The afternoon sun, carrying a hint of heat, shone through the spring forest... No, that vast ancient tree is no longer there; according to Latis, it now looks like an ordinary wetland.
Wetlands? What does that mean? A type of terrain in the human world?
The thought flashed through Zha Zha's mind. Then it thought that it might go to the human world again in its lifetime. According to that Latis, he had a huge territory called Titania. Zha Zha wanted to see what the concept of "huge" really meant.
"Oops, I almost forgot."
It snapped back to its senses and remembered that the king had said he would announce something in the center of the spring forest. Because it was used to not participating in tribal affairs, it hadn't remembered this at all.
"Oh no, I'm going to be late..."
Zha Zha raised his head to determine the direction, and then quickly ran towards the center of Quanlin.
……
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[Additional Effect - Lord of the Divine Kingdom (Activated): The Dream Nail gathers a small amount of divine power, constructing a temporarily unclaimed divine kingdom. This kingdom can be used to enter the dreams of others.]
[Note: When using the "Harem Invitation" skill, the effects of the Divine Kingdom Dream can be modified and guided.]
"..."
Latis was so shocked by the newly unlocked effects of the Dream Nail that he could not calm down for a long time.
After absorbing the crystallized light transformed from the enormous sacred tree, the Dream Nail easily unlocked this third entry.
So that explains why he always felt this dream's ability seemed familiar; it's related to the "Harem Invitation"!
Speaking of the "Harem Invitation" ability, aside from using it during my "Great Harmony Movement" with Arte, I haven't found a real use for it yet. I never expected it could be used to modify other people's dreams...
No, what do you mean by "modify" and "guide"?
Could it be... that you can sneak into other people's dreams and do *that* to them? Is your ability even legitimate?
What exactly is this? Is it boiled in water?
However, putting aside the unorthodox techniques, this combo is actually quite powerful. At least in other people's dream scenarios, even if something happens, they won't feel too strange when they wake up.
Latis stroked his chin, glanced at Jennifer beside him, and suddenly felt a surge of desire.
"what?"
Jennifer immediately noticed Latis's unusual movement, gave him a strange look, raised an eyebrow, and said:
“I’m still communicating with Art Beacon about our progress on this leg of the journey. She told you to take good care of the girls in the team, and that you can bring them home to play together later if there’s a chance.”
"oh oh……"
Radish immediately abandoned the idea of experimenting with the skill. Thinking about it, it made sense; if Jennifer knew that she could play in dreams at any time, who knew what she would do to him.
Thinking back to how she was almost drained dry by Jennifer in the first few simulations, Latis couldn't help but shudder. She shook off the self-questioning of "who is the challenger," stood up, stretched, and looked around.
Without the shade of the sacred tree, the sunlight made the pools in the spring forest shimmer. The girls in the group were scattered not far away, resting and enjoying food from the Moss Tribe. Holnet habitually set up a shelter after the battle, but she didn't stay inside. Instead, she sat on a mound, sharpening the various weapons on her body.
A comfortable atmosphere permeated the air. It wasn't some romantic bacteria from Latis, but rather because he could sense that in this place closer to the surface, there wasn't as much active light energy, and the magic network was slowly forming. This was also why Jennifer could communicate using beacons.
Of course, without even a second thought, she's already started secretly chatting in the group.
Latis activated his authority, drawing the magic net to spread throughout the Mossy Tribe.
Previously, the monsters of the Moss Tribe were relatively weak, ultimately because they had too few abilities, possessing only a handful of racial spells such as water spray. However, if they could use the magic network on the monster side, they could use a variety of general spells to protect themselves and develop their tribe.
Suddenly, Latis noticed a red lobster running at top speed not far away, seemingly heading towards the center of the spring forest.
He glanced back at Jennifer, who was happily surfing the internet, scratched his head, and without disturbing her, followed Zha Zha alone.
They were already prepared to set off; they were just recovering their strength after the great battle, so there was no need to call them along for everything.
Latis took a step and soon arrived at the center of the spring forest.
Dozens of monsters from different races were gathered here in a lively manner. In the center of them sat the king and some elderly shrimp and crabs, like a commemorative ceremony in a dream.
Latis composed himself and suddenly noticed that several three-legged fish were also sitting in the inner circle, with friendly smiles on their faces, seemingly quite fond of the Spring Forest environment.
The king seemed to be looking around searching for something. When it saw Latis, it was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and pointed to the spot next to it, beckoning to Latis.
"What does the king want to do?"
Latis scratched his head, about to go and ask, when he suddenly remembered the long ceremony in the dream of the sacred tree. He was immediately startled, stopped in his tracks, and waved to the king.
He didn't want to go through another boring meeting in front of everyone! This kind of thing was torture for him, even longer than his brother Niu.
Of course, this is just a metaphor. As the god of bulls, his authority as a bull is beyond doubt.
Seeing that Latis refused to attend, the king had no choice but to put down the pincers with some surprise and bow to Latis from a distance.
The monsters nearby were immediately taken aback. There was actually someone the king would bow to? Could it be... the nameless hero who defeated the ancient tree monster?
They quickly turned around and began searching for Latis's whereabouts, but Latis had already sensed the danger and run to the other side to hide using invisibility.
The king sighed helplessly, waved to the demons, then nodded to the belated wretch. Before the wretch could react, he stood up and said:
"Today I have an announcement to make: from now on, the king of the Moss Tribe will be my second son, Zha Zha!"
"Wha, what?!"
The shrimp shuddered instantly, its face turning pale with fright. However, the king didn't give it a chance to speak before removing the crown and placing it on its head, then laughed:
"Congratulations, you trash!"
The surrounding monsters hadn't expected this situation either, but upon reflection, it made sense. This weakling had defeated its incredibly powerful older brother, the prince. In other words, it was the strongest young lobster in the world and was fully capable of leading the Moss Tribe to a new level.
"Long live the new king!"
"Let's fire a salute to the birth of the new king!"