Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 239 Dwelling
The tree spirit's statement surprised the three of them, including Su Xun.

"why?"

The tree spirit's tone was somewhat desolate as it said, "Although I don't know the truth about the Great Cataclysm, I do know that the current civilization is a true miracle."

"Countless individuals have paid the ultimate price for this cause. They have traversed unimaginable time and space, overcome unimaginable difficulties, and paid unimaginable costs, in order to preserve a last spark."

"I am just a survivor who was lucky enough to survive and should have died long ago. Life has no great meaning for me. Death is perhaps my final destination."

Although it says its past was a blur, its current remarks reveal a sense of vicissitude.

In fact, if you look closely, the spirit of the giant tree in front of them is actually a newborn baby, but as a mutated plant, its communication with Su Xun is not at all sluggish.

Besides the powerful talent he possessed as a top-tier extraordinary individual, the unimaginable long years of trials and tribulations ultimately had an effect.

Upon hearing this, the three exchanged glances. Su Xun suddenly realized that spiritual energy was so important to life that if there had ever been a period of spiritual energy depletion, then that period of depletion might have been far more desperate for the previous civilization than the great catastrophe they were experiencing now.

Perhaps... in fact, it was the humans before the Great Cataclysm who were living in the apocalypse all along. From the perspective of the Tree Spirit and Fuxi, the apocalypse probably happened long ago!

Is this the end of a long disaster, or the darkness before dawn?

Su Xun then remembered that before the peach trees sprouted, the peach pit was still stained with mottled blood.

Whose blood is that? Is it the legendary celestial rooster, or the so-called Shen Tu and Yu Lei?

What have those endless ruins of buildings deep in the secret realm, and the ghostly spirits that wander year-round in the crystal veins, experienced?
Seeing the tree spirit's expression, Su Xun temporarily kept these questions to himself.

Although the other party claimed that this was still the same civilization, in reality, all the living beings he knew had vanished, and the world now seemed completely unfamiliar to him.

The saying "Don't dwell on the past" seems to apply equally to the creatures that survived the previous season.

As for how to better utilize the opponent's strength, careful and meticulous research and exploration are still needed, and it is too early to draw conclusions.

The corps certainly wouldn't make any destructive use of this giant tree. In fact, Su Xun had some ideas in mind the moment he saw it.

They are not yet able to determine the exact coverage area of ​​the tree, but it is more than enough to cover a large city.

As a giant tree with ten levels of foundation, its body is the best foundation for building a city!
This city will not just be a single-story building! It will be three-dimensional, and this giant tree even possesses the ability to warp space. As it continues to grow, the population that this city can accommodate will be astonishing!

This is almost the optimal solution. Su Xun had already worried about this problem before. As time goes by, the future conflicts will become more and more intense, and ordinary cities will be unable to protect ordinary people.

In their previous lives, they explored various methods, and some of the better solutions often came from 'secret realms' in different places.

From the sky cities above the northern wilderness to the great underground labyrinths of the Americas, these places certainly have great advantages, but they also often have some drawbacks.

Su Xun himself transformed into a city, using his extraordinary abilities, which reached the ninth rank, to protect the city's residents.

While this allowed the people of the city to live in peace, it actually came at a considerable cost for Su Xun himself—not to mention, keeping a ninth-tier transcendent being tied down in one place, judging purely from the pros and cons, wasn't a very good choice. The Peach Blossom Tree Spirit also agreed with Su Xun's idea.

"I'm actually not very good at fighting."

The tree spirit said, "With my current size, it is already difficult for me to move, and I can only fight opponents who are within my physical reach. The only help I can provide is energy, materials, and shelter."

As it spoke, it opened its hand, which was almost indistinguishable from a human's, and a dense ball of spiritual energy appeared in its palm.

"As you can see, the spiritual energy within this tree hollow is much richer than that outside. This is because my roots and canopy can draw spiritual energy from the depths of the earth and from the fierce winds in the sky. I can gather it here to make it easier to absorb and utilize."

With a wave of his hand, the ball of spiritual energy dissipated, and the tree spirit continued, "And the wood on my body should be very good material for you."

“This…” Xiao Zhenru and Xu Huan had strange expressions. They had previously heard the other party say that he could chop himself up and use him as firewood, but they thought it was an exaggeration. They did not expect that the other party actually had such an idea.

If it were an ordinary mutated plant, it wouldn't matter how much it was manipulated, but the Spirit of Peach Capital spoke clearly and could even be considered their comrade-in-arms. Even Xu Huan, who specialized in this field, felt somewhat uneasy about this.

“There’s no need to refuse.” The tree spirit shook its head. “With your current usage, it won’t have any impact on me.”

Su Xun remained calm. In his previous life, he had met many high-level extraordinary beings, so this kind of thing was not surprising to him.

Not to mention extraordinary plants, even Su Xun himself did similar things after the place became a sanctuary.

If you think about it more deeply, plants make their fruits sweeter and attract animals to help them spread their seeds. This is actually no different from the behavior of this tree spirit. The logic behind its behavior may have been ingrained in its very core from the very beginning.

There's really no need to talk about human ethics with a tree.

The tree spirit continued, "And if you decide to live here... then you don't even need to build a house."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground around them trembled slightly. Branches sprouted from the roots that formed the ground, growing like a table and chairs between the two people, and grew directly into a sturdy wooden house—it was square and even had room for doors and windows!

This made Xu Huan and Xiao Zhenru widen their eyes; they had never imagined that mutated plants could achieve such a level of capability.

Xiao Zhenru reached out and tentatively pressed the wall beside her, finding it extremely sturdy. It took her almost all her strength to make a mark on it—and the mark healed immediately!

Although she didn't excel in physical strength, she was still at the fifth level, and her eyes were filled with shock.

Seeing this, Su Xun nodded. Although his face remained calm, there was genuine surprise in his eyes. He stood up and said, "Then I'll go find the people outside to discuss this matter and make a decision as soon as possible!"

If this city were to be built, the entire population of the Taimon Legion, and even several nearby cities, could be relocated here, and there would still be a considerable surplus. This is not something that Su Xun alone can decide on the spot.

"...No need to rush."

The tree spirit stopped the three of them and said, "My roots just encountered several fifth-tier mutated beasts, and there are still quite a few of your people at the scene. Why don't you go and take a look first?"

(End of this chapter)