Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 369 Golden Branch
The atmospheric creature slowly flew back behind him.

Zhou Yi felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Without bringing the Poseidon, the fire life cannot be transferred to the shoulder after being summoned.

He said, "How are you doing now? If the damage is too great, go to the open sea. I will find you later."

This is also the worst-case scenario.

The situation was urgent just now and I couldn't care less.

"Chairman, the number of consciousness fragments here is dozens of times that of the outside world. I can maintain my form here, although the energy consumption is a little bit higher."

"A super-strong life form like the Golden Elephant can operate stably and for a long time here, proving that the Forbidden Continent can support the survival of high-strength life forms. I am not in a dissipated state here at all."

Curling says so.

Zhou Yi was a little surprised: "Are you really okay?"

"It's okay."

"Then you should shrink it down so as not to attract too much attention."

"Yes. How do you think about this?"

The curling stone shrank into a cloud and floated above Zhou Yi's head. The cloud followed him wherever he went.

“It’s still a little conspicuous.”

"Then I'll change it."

It turned into a human-shaped gray mist, looking like Zhou Yi's second shadow.

Curling didn't seem very happy.

It shrank greatly and condensed into a thin air ring, hanging on Zhou Yi's left wrist, and became a neighbor of the Black Water Ghost.

"That's good."

After tidying up the curling stones, Zhou Yi turned his attention back to the ground.

The golden sunflowers have not yet bloomed and are growing quietly on the ground.

Hong Xing and Bai Xi regained their human form and both looked relieved.

"Thanks for being here."

Bai Xi was as straightforward as ever, showing a cheerful smile: "Otherwise we will have to keep fighting it, but we will definitely not be able to defeat it, and it might even anger it and destroy this very important water plant."

"Atmospheric creatures are indeed powerful! Your judgment is also very strong!"

Zhou Yi was also infected by her smile and felt happy.

Bai Xue is indeed quite likable.

The taciturn Hong Xing also bowed slightly, and her voice became much gentler: "Thank you very much for your help."

"fine."

Zhou Yi asked: "It seems that this place is not attacked by golden elephants very often, right? Why is that?"

Bai Xi said: "Because of the element of the Lord of Arms."

"The [Iron Cage] was made by Lord Bingzhu. Although we are nothing to the golden elephants, Lord Bingzhu is a deterrent to them."

"They can sense the power of Lord Bingzhu, so they will avoid this area. But today, for some reason, this golden elephant went crazy and died here... I don't understand."

Zhou Yi hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "My employee, Atmospheric Biology Curling, obtained some information about the other party."

"This golden elephant was born at the water plant. When it was about to die, it wanted to return to its roots and sleep in the place where it was born."

"So that's the case."

Bai Xi's brows relaxed: "No wonder you asked us not to stop it. It's not going to attack here, it chose this place as its own grave..."

Hong Xing, who was standing next to him, stared at the golden sunflower and said, "This golden elephant flag is still at the first stage. We need to find a way to store it, otherwise it will be too dangerous."

Only then did Zhou Yi know the real name of the Golden Sunflower.

He was a little curious: "Isn't this the tomb of the golden elephant?"

"Yes. But it is both the product of the golden elephant's death and its new form."

After fighting side by side just now, Hong Xing's attitude towards Zhou Yi has obviously improved a lot: "The Golden Elephant is an extremely rare golden creature, a life form made of gold. Just like an insect grows from a caterpillar to a butterfly, it has multiple stages of growth."

"The first stage is the golden elephants. Most of the golden elephants will not actively harm other lives. As long as they avoid the estrus season and golden elephant cubs, they will just walk around here."

The red-haired weapon princess patiently explained: "After it dies, it will turn into a golden elephant flag, which is what it looks like now. But it is not the second stage yet."

"When the golden elephant flag blooms, it officially enters the second stage and becomes another form of life."

She paused for a moment and said solemnly, "Golden Branch."

Zhou Yi asked: "Golden branch? Does it look like a flower-shaped plant?"

"Ah."

Hong Xing nodded: "The golden branch will thrive and eventually grow into a golden tree."

"During this period, it will select a guard to protect itself. This guard will have the power given by the golden branch and become the [King of Gold]. As long as the guard moves around the golden branch, he can use the full power of the golden branch and reach the level of a light core body."

"But the guards must watch over the golden branch day and night, and be vigilant at all times to prevent any living thing from getting close."

"Because as long as other beings come close and break off a piece of the golden branch, they will gain the power to challenge the guard. The golden branch will divide its power equally between the guard and the challenger. They will decide the winner in the duel. Whoever kills the other will become the new guard."

"The winner gets to continue this life of great power and fear."

Zhou Yi thought about it for a while: "Is there no way to change the fate of the King of Gold? For example, he can dig out or cut off the golden branch himself?"

"No."

"The King of Gold is connected to the Golden Branch. He is the external embodiment and extension of the Golden Branch's will. The only thing the King of Gold can do is to try his best to feed the Golden Branch with gold, so that it will grow bigger and bigger, and eventually grow into a huge golden tree. The scope of the King of Gold's power will also become wider and wider."

Hong Xing said seriously, "For the outside world, the Golden Branch and the King of Gold will bring endless competition and killing. Because this kind of light core power is within reach, everyone will covet it. Wherever the Golden Branch is, almost all kinds of life will be slaughtered."

"So the Lord of Arms has always requested that if we find a golden elephant flag, we must put it away to prevent it from generating the second stage of golden branches."

Zhou Yi thought thoughtfully: "Golden Branch uses power to manipulate the guards to kill each other in order to select better slaves."

"You are right. But such conspiracy and temptation are still irresistible to most people."

"Why is the golden elephant after death called the Golden Elephant Flag?"

"I know! Let me tell you!"

Bai Xi finally found an opportunity to join the discussion: "We didn't choose this name. Both Golden Elephant Flag and Golden Branch are the real names defined by this golden creature itself."

"The golden elephant flag will attract other golden elephants, just like a flag. The golden elephants will offer sacrifices to the death of their own kind, sharing their power with this grave, allowing it to grow faster and enter the second stage."

"Anyway, it's best to put this thing away quickly."

"But we don't have the strength to pull it out. We have to wait for the Lord of Weapons to come... Now it is attracting the golden elephant." The two weapon princesses began to worry.

Zhou Yi had already seen huge golden pillars appearing in the sky above the rain forest in the distance. In the mist, golden pillars were slowly moving towards this side.

The shaking of the ground is gradually getting stronger.

He immediately ordered: "Curling pot, cover the golden elephant flag and try your [storage] ability."

"Yes."

The mist ring on the wrist suddenly expanded, covering the entire Golden Elephant Tomb and turning into a ball of solidified gaseous dry ice.

Storage can make the contents invisible from the outside.

Although I don't know if it will be effective against photonuclear bodies, I can only give it a try for now.

But Zhou Yi saw it.

The golden elephants are still moving towards this side step by step.

The shaking of the earth continued to intensify.

Or the strength is just one level lower, which makes it difficult for various abilities to take effect.

Zhou Yi cursed in his heart.

It feels great to defeat the enemy with force, but when you encounter the same situation yourself, you will feel suffocated and helpless.

The figures of golden elephants appeared from all directions and gathered towards this side.

Zhou Yi asked: "Can it be destroyed?"

"It can't be destroyed."

Hong Xing sighed: "If the Golden Elephant Flag is forcibly destroyed, it will cause a huge explosion, causing the surrounding area to be transformed into gold by radiation... The destructive power is equivalent to that of a light nuclear weapon."

"If you want to forcibly remove it, you must be a light core body to do it."

Zhou Yi finally said calmly: "Retreat. Let's go first."

"People are the most important. Avoid dangerous areas first."

"I can't leave. My job is to guard the water plant..." Hong Xing insisted.

The microphone master instantly pulled her into the BGM field, causing the weapon girl's eyes to become blank and her body to become stiff.

"Yuanxiao, take her away. Baixie, follow. Retreat."

"okay!"

Zhou Yi decisively took Yuanxiao and Bai Xie to evacuate.

They didn't stop until they were a kilometer away from the water plant.

The golden elephants came to the tomb. They were no longer restless as before, but became quiet and solemn.

A strange sound echoed in the air. It sounded like some vague murmur, or a babbling ballad. If you listened carefully, you could find that it was a series of sounds produced entirely by metal friction.

At this moment Zhou Yi suddenly felt.

It's unreasonable to stop people from paying tribute to their dead.

He remembered a book saying that funeral was the starting point of human civilization.

It can be seen that golden elephants are not barbaric creatures, they also have their own group norms and cultural customs.

However, this group was too strong, and Zhou Yi didn't dare to get too close.

Golden light shone from the legs of the golden elephants, illuminating the water plant area brightly and blindingly.

Tiny golden beads flew out of their bodies and gathered in the golden elephant flag on the ground.

The ceremony was short.

A few minutes later, the golden elephants scattered in all directions, and some even lifted their four legs off the ground and disappeared into the air.

Confirm safety.

Zhou Yicai took Yuanxiao and Bai Xie all the way back to the water plant area.

There was no damage here.

However, the golden elephant flag has become even thicker and taller at this moment, and it is surrounded by a halo, appearing to be full of energy.

Zhou Yi asked Bai Xie: "Why can we only see the four legs of the golden elephant? Is it impossible to observe their bodies?"

"correct."

The girl with rabbit ears nodded: "We can only see four legs here. The golden elephant's body is in another world, and they only have legs to walk in our world."

Zhou Yi was shocked: "The head and body are separated? Is this possible?"

"That's what the Lord of Arms said."

Bai Xie recalled: "It seems that this world lacks gold, so most of their bodies are in another world full of gold and where they can obtain gold. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to grow."

It turned out to be the case.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but think that when the golden elephant died, only four legs fell to the ground.

"So the body and head are separated when one dies?"

"Yes. When they die, part of them is in another world, and only their feet are on our side."

Bai Xue gestured with his hands: "But the newly hatched golden elephant is complete. You will know when you see it. It is a real elephant. It is covered with gold, has teeth and a long trunk! But soon its body will enter the other side... Lord Bingzhu captured a baby elephant. I saw it with my own eyes!"

Only the four legs were seen, but not the body, which made Zhou Yi a little curious and itchy to see the full appearance of the golden elephant.

at this time.

Suddenly, the voice of an atmospheric creature entered my mind.

"Chairman, that's not the case."

"I obtained the remnant of its consciousness from the dead golden elephant."

"It didn't die of natural causes. The body was cut up and taken away, leaving only the four legs."

Zhou Yi was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"All golden elephants are like this. When they reach a certain age, their bodies are cut off and their useless four legs are discarded. They are lives kept in captivity."

The golden elephant of the photonuclear body...is it a livestock?

Zhou Yi's heart trembled, realizing that this matter was not simple.

(End of this chapter)