Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1173 Tree of Life

"Mr. Shi, please come with us. The examiners want to see you."

As soon as Shi Jia and his group left the small secret realm, several people blocked the entrance.

Shi Jia and the members of the Qinglan team exchanged glances, nodded, and followed. "Okay."

This was an elegantly decorated conference room. There were seven or eight people inside, but he only recognized Mrs. Lanxin.

"Young friend, you've arrived! Please have a seat!" A handsome middle-aged man spoke first. "Let me introduce myself. I am Lan Chen."

Lan Chen? Where have I heard that name before?
By the way, he was the creator of the Dark Street!
Shi Jia's eyes widened in disbelief.

"What? You've heard of me?"

Shi Jia nodded, unable to help but admire his "great achievements".

Lan Chen shook his head. "Outsiders are praising me too much. My work is just a small piece of work. It has no effect on the development of the world and can do nothing to stop the spread of evil. It can hardly be called a great achievement."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jia finally understood why they had summoned him.

"You are too modest."

Lan Chen waved his hand, "No need to flatter me. I'm sure you've already guessed why I called you here. So quickly show us your method and analyze it in detail."

Shi Jia nodded and took out the picture album without saying a word. Madam Lan Xin behind him hesitated to speak, feeling disappointed in Shi Jia.

Why is this child so honest? Doesn't he want to get something out of it for himself?

Not only Madam Lanxin, but everyone else was somewhat taken aback, but the smiles in their eyes deepened.

However, Shi Jia didn't care what they were thinking. At this moment, she was already discussing with Lan Chen. "This is a composite array diagram. According to my calculations, there are basically no major flaws."

"However, its energy conversion and purification efficiency is still relatively low, far inferior to the energy emitted by the turbid gas vortex," Shi Jia said solemnly.

The reason why the seal can be placed in the secret realm is inseparable from the sapling.

Lan Chen's eyes gleamed with surprise. "It's truly unexpected that you could combine sealing, transformation, and purification. As for the low efficiency you mentioned, it's not a big problem; there are many ways to solve it."

"For example, increasing the diameter of the array, using high-quality mineral pigments, and having people of higher rank operate it can all increase the efficiency of the array several times over."

"In addition, we can perform another rigorous calculation on the array diagram to fill in any small loopholes and improve the array diagram."

Lan Chen nodded and looked at Madam Lan Xin. "Little Lan Xin, you'll be in charge of this matter."

"Yes!" Madam Lanxin gave Shi Jia a complicated look.

"The rest of you must cooperate with Xiao Lanxin. No one may shirk their responsibility."

The others nodded in agreement, but they were now even more curious about Shi Jia, wondering how this person from a poor background had managed to do it.

"Alright, now that we've finished discussing the array diagram, let's talk about your materialized form." Lan Chen was even more curious about this.

Shi Jia froze, but said nothing and summoned the sapling directly.

"How could this be a real object!" someone exclaimed in the meeting room.

Everyone looked over and saw that it was the person in charge of the Qing tribe.

"What's the problem?" Lan Chen raised an eyebrow.

The Qing clansman frowned. "Lord Lan Chen, his manifestation is exactly the same as that of the Qing clan's eldest daughter."

“That must be a coincidence,” Lan Chen raised an eyebrow. “It’s not a coincidence,” Shi Jia immediately explained, to avoid further entanglement.

"You! How could you be so untrustworthy!" The Qing clansman unsurprisingly berated Shi Jia. The others also stared at Shi Jia with disapproving looks.

Shi Jia shrugged. "I already said I didn't do it on purpose. And there's nothing I can do now that it's happened."

"Besides, when it comes to being untrustworthy, nobles are no less so." He immediately recounted how the Qing family had sent someone to assassinate him. "Madam Lanxin can testify to this."

Everyone looked at Madam Lanxin, who nodded.

A moment of silence fell over the meeting room.

"Ahem, we'll discuss that later. Young friend Shi, your manifestation is quite special. Could you tell me about its abilities?" Lan Chen asked expectantly.

Others wanted to say something, but under the "pressure" of Lan Chen, a Rainbow Rank expert, they could only shut their mouths. However, the unfriendly gaze made Shi Jia feel like he had a thorn in his side.

Shi Jia could only try to ignore the gazes behind him and began to introduce the sapling's abilities, focusing on its ability to purify and absorb turbid energy. As for its other abilities, he didn't elaborate much.

Lan Chen's eyes lit up. "So that's why you were able to quickly seal the collapse node in the small secret realm!"

This little tree's energy absorption and purification were three times faster than that complex formation!
He stared at the sapling as if it were a rare work of art. Suddenly, he said, "I saw on the security camera that your sapling is much bigger than this!"

Shi Jia nodded, "Yes, the sapling can now freely change its size. The largest it can grow into is a banyan tree with a height of 1 meter and a canopy of 6 meters."

"Quickly, transform and let me see," Lan Chen said eagerly.

Shi Jia looked around the conference room. "The conference room is too small."

“That’s easy to solve, let’s go to the top floor!” Lan Chen said, and took the lead in pulling Shi Jia toward the top floor. This office building, located at the entrance of the small secret realm, is not tall, only four floors. The conference room is on the fourth floor, so they quickly arrived at the top floor.

The sapling shimmered with green light and quickly grew into a tree over 5 meters tall. Its crown swayed and its leaves rustled, as if expressing its joy.

This is actually the sapling's original form after advancing to the peak of the Green Rank. The previous sapling appearance was a disguise; naturally, it prefers to stretch out its body freely rather than disguise.

The tree, over five meters tall, had grown numerous aerial roots that hung down naturally, swaying freely in the wind. Many of the aerial roots were adorned with green specks at their tips, creating a rather dreamlike effect.
"This!" Zi Linglong and another member of the Zi clan gaped in astonishment. They had seen this tree in the fantasy painting before! "The Tree of Life!"

"This is the Tree of Life! How could it be the Tree of Life!" Zi Linglong exclaimed in disbelief.

Hearing what Zi Linglong and the others said, the Qing Clan member was somewhat surprised. They also knew about the Tree of Life?
Lan Chen raised an eyebrow. "You've met before?"

Shi Jia was a little embarrassed when she heard this, "By chance, I met Miss Zi Ling Shuang. She really liked my little sapling, so I drew a picture for her."

"You, you, you despicable, shameless, and untrustworthy scoundrel!" The Qing tribesman began to curse again.

The banyan tree stretched out two leaves to block Shi Jia's ears, and he muttered, "Yes, yes, I am a despicable person. Your Qing clan is the most selfless and trustworthy."

The Qing people seemed to have their throats blocked upon hearing this.

"You, don't go too far."

"Ahem!" In the end, it was the senior Lan Chen who stabilized the situation. "Zi Linglong, what did you mean by the Tree of Life just now?"

Zi Linglong gave Shi Jia a complicated look before recounting what Zi Ling Shuang had reported. After finishing, she couldn't help but add, "Lord Lan Chen, since my niece Ling Shuang has already paid young friend Shi Jia a large sum to buy out this fantasy painting, then..."

"Wait!" Shi Jia quickly interrupted, "Don't talk nonsense, Zi Ling Shuang didn't buy it out."

Not bought out?
Upon hearing this, the other family members stared intently at Shi Jia. "Young friend Shi, I am also very interested in the Tree of Life. What do you think..."

Seeing this, Zi Linglong quickly said, "Just name your price for the buyout."

Lan Chen glanced at her. "The Tree of Life is of great significance. Your Zi family can't handle it, so don't bother trying."