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He looked at Felia and asked Letina, "Is it alright to leave her here like this?"

When he came here, there were monsters all along the way, and there was even a ritual death bird in the river below.

Zicomo was terrified that some monster might suddenly break in and harm Philia, whose life had not yet fully developed.

Letina was clearly aware of this, but she didn't know where it would be safest to put Felia.

She can't possibly stay here and guard it herself, can she?

She had just promised Zicomo that she would fight alongside him.

Zicomo noticed her hesitation and offered, "Why don't you put it with me first? I have a personal space, and it's quite spacious."

Since Philia hasn't fully developed into a living being yet, Zicomo can exploit a bug to directly bring her into the "Zen Garden".

Upon hearing this, Letina replied, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Seeing that Letina agreed, Zicomo waved his hand and took Felia into the "Zen Garden".

This concludes the storyline of Son of Platinum.

Next, Zicomo's next destination is the Sacred Tree.

Michaela had been eagerly anticipating seeing her sister for a long time.

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Guided by Michaela, Zikomo arrived at the Sacred Tree through the portal in Ritual Town.

After discovering that the Golden Fundamentals could not cure his sister Malenia, young Michaela resolutely abandoned the laws of the Golden Fundamentals.

He crafted a golden needle from pure gold and inserted it into Malenia's body to help her suppress the spread of the crimson corruption.

Michaela vowed to find a way to break the curse for her sister.

Thus began the brother and sister's journey to find a way to break the curse.

Along their journey, they encountered far too many races that were not recognized by the Golden Tree.

Those who cannot accept the blessing of the golden tree are universally condemned by gold fundamentalists.

So, after arriving at the Sacred Snowfield, Michaela watered a sapling with her own blood, hoping that it would one day grow to the size of a golden tree.

At the same time, we hope to provide a sanctuary for those races that are not recognized by the Golden Tree.

This tree grows on the top of the mountain in the city of Abreifel, and was later called the sacred tree by the soldiers and knights who swore to protect it.

This is the origin of the sacred tree of Michaela.

It is worth mentioning that Michaela originally had a good relationship with her father, Radagan, and they had exchanged prayers.

As a result, after Michaela abandoned the Golden Fundamentals and cultivated the Sacred Tree, Radagan sent men with the Golden Law sword to kill Michaela.

Unfortunately, they were stopped by Marika's confidants, and even the Golden Law Greatsword was lost in the snowfield.

The sword has now been found by Zicomo and has become Hermione's signature flying sword.

Later, perhaps the consumption of blood to water the sacred tree was too great.

Michaela embedded herself in the sacred tree and fell into a deep sleep.

As a result, while Malenia was away on a campaign, Monger cut the tree open and kidnapped Michaela.

Without Michaela's irrigation, the sacred tree was corrupted by Marlenia's uncontrolled crimson decay, and began to rot and become deformed.

Having discussed the Sacred Tree and Michaela, let's now talk about Malenia.

Speaking of Marlene, one cannot help but mention a side story that Zicomo worked on in Galid.

In Galid there was a dilapidated hut, and inside lived a man named Gwyneth.

Calling him a human isn't quite accurate, because he was actually a being transformed from a worm that worshipped scarlet corruption.

Zicomo once killed Gwei, and after his death, he turned into the shape of a centipede.

And after a while, a new insect appeared in that dilapidated hut, transformed into Gewei.

Although Gwei is not the main character in this side story, he plays a very important role.

The protagonist of this side story is a girl named Millison, who is also plagued by the Crimson Corruption and has also lost her right arm.

According to Gwyn, he was Millison's adoptive father, and he found Millison and her four sisters in the swamps of Ionia.

This alone is quite puzzling.

Because the swamps of Ionia are none other than the place where Malenia first bloomed.

The place was filled with crimson decay; what kind of baby could survive in such an environment?

This is also why Zicomo killed Gwei, because Zicomo felt that Gwei was deceiving him.

This led to the later situation where new insects replaced the old ones, becoming the new Gewei.

This time, Zicomo did not rush to kill Gwei, but instead conducted a thorough investigation.

As it turned out, Zicomo discovered that Gway had not deceived him, or at least not completely.

After some investigation, Zicomo discovered that Millison and her four sisters did indeed come from the swamp and had a strong connection to the Scarlet Flower.

Based on the manifestations of the Scarlet Corruption, Zicomo speculated that the birth of Millison and her four sisters might be related to Marlene.

To be precise, Millicent and her four sisters may be certain traits of Marlene, part of Marlene's personality.

One specific manifestation of scarlet decay is that mushrooms will grow all over the people and things that are corrupted.

The spores of these mushrooms are composed of scarlet mist.

Scarlet putrefaction uses these spores to spread itself more widely.

Chapter 222 Millison's Side Story, The Incomplete Malenia

The phenomenon of mushrooms emitting a scarlet mist that spreads scarlet decay suggests that when Marlenia's scarlet decay flower blooms, it also emits something else.

Zicomo speculated that what the Crimson Flower of Corruption emitted was certain qualities, or even parts of, Marlenia's personality.

Although Zicomo had never met Malenia, he could deduce what kind of person she was from some clues.

She is noble, steadfast, self-respecting, beautiful and powerful. Born with a disability, she is unparalleled in her time. Burdened with corruption, she is indomitable. She is a true Valkyrie.

This very Valkyrie, after being defeated, or rather, after being wounded in battle with Rataen, was rescued by her subordinates and taken back to the Sacred Tree. From then on, she became despondent and even lost the will to go out and search for her brother again.

is it possible?

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem reasonable at all.

Unless Malenia has lost her qualities, or even lost part of her personality.

Then look at Millison, who was also corrupted by the Crimson Corruption, lost her right arm, and was equally determined to fight against it, even with the resolve to perish together with it.

Zicomo didn't believe that they had no connection, given their unwavering will, just like Marlene's.

Millicent and her four sisters are most likely the embodiment of the beautiful qualities and personality that Marlene exuded when she blossomed.

Those insects who believe in crimson corruption may also know this.

They took the form of Gwei, adopted the five sisters, and allowed them to be corrupted by the crimson decay one by one.

This might be some kind of ritual, or some step in making Malenia the goddess of corruption.

Zicomo had no way of knowing the specifics, and those crimson-corrupted fanatics were unwilling to tell him the truth.

So in a fit of anger, Zicomo killed all of Galid's insects.

In any case, Malenia lost most of her good qualities and part of her personality.

She now lies in a dejected slumber at the bottom of the sacred tree, guarding the sacred tree that her brother nurtured.

She also hopes that her brother will return one day.

However, without the suppression of the pure gold needles, crimson decay seeped from her body during her slumber.

While corrupting the sacred tree, it also attracted the crimson and corrupted believers.

These believers had already infiltrated the entire city of Abbeyfel without anyone noticing.

Zicomo arrived at the sacred tree and found himself high up on a branch.

I wonder who set up the teleportation portal. Aren't they afraid that once the tree branches grow taller, people will teleport over and get stuck inside the branches?

As you descend, you see scarlet traces of decay and rot everywhere.

Zicomo arrived in the city of Abreifel and took the downward-facing magic elevator to the bottom of the Sacred Tree.

After passing through the fog gate, the environment before us changed from the previous architectural style to a completely natural cave.

The cave has a skylight in the ceiling, allowing sunlight to stream in directly and reflecting half of it into a small pool of water inside the cave.

The other half was sprinkled on the trunk and roots of the sacred tree.

The roots of the sacred tree intertwined, forming a huge picture of a girl curled up and sleeping.

Of course, Zicomo knew that it wasn't a girl, but a boy named Michaela who looked like a girl.

In the abdomen of Michaela, which is formed by the sacred tree, there is a circular cavity, which was originally the place where Michaela slept.

As a result, it was hollowed out by Meng Ge.