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The mysterious feeling that can slightly relieve the physical constraints has been experienced in the tundra. Cassia knows that this is a place where extreme areas are different from the outside world. Most of the second-type creatures voluntarily stay in limited places on each continent. This mysterious feeling is One of the main reasons.

I had the experience of entering the southern forest before, but I didn't feel this change those few times. It should be because my perception under my strength has not reached the current level. Cassia analyzed the reason, and then completely transferred her energy to the weak sight moving back and forth between the ancient trees.

By narrowing the range of perception to improve the precision of perception, Cassia spent nearly an hour here observing the weak line of sight. It was not because of the psychological suggestion effect caused by nervousness. After the observation, Cassia opened his eyes. This was the first conclusion he came to. The line of sight really existed, like a life form that could be attached to, and could move using ancient trees as a medium. .

"It seems that the medium can only be ancient trees of a certain age. I don't know whether age is the key, or whether the degree of growth is the key. Or, both occupy the same proportion." After the faint sight disappeared, Cassia had to stop observing. , "When you left, the traces captured by your perception showed that your line of sight went directly into the roots of the ancient tree under the ground?"

Cassia thought for a moment and remembered a piece of information she knew before. Most of the trees in the southern forest have a common root network. To put it simply, this huge forest was actually formed by a tree that continued to expand its roots and sprout new trees a very long time ago. Spreading out little by little.

The line of sight is only transmitted to the surrounding ancient trees, and when leaving, it also escapes into the ground,..., does it rely on the tree roots under the ground as a transmission line? It seems to be based on the fact that the line of sight, which is what the operator perceives, is only because of the huge tree root network, so its range can also be huge.

But perception requires mental energy. Cassia dare not make an immediate judgment on whether trees can have human-like consciousness. However, whether it is the library of the military school or the various books I have read over the years, it is a certain fact that there are plants with predatory thinking on every continent. Cassia remembered that he had seen trees that used animals as their own nourishment in the area that was infected by the 'radiation bacteria' in the uninhabited area of ​​the volcano.

After thinking about it this way, while feeling a little nervous, Cassia felt a palpitation in her heart. If trees really have consciousness, then the so-called extreme area with special conditions in the southern forest may actually be an infinitely larger and enhanced version of the animals and plants that prey on small insects, small animals and plants that exist in the ordinary world. The second-type creatures living here are just a steady stream of nutrients for their captivity. Even the dragons that exist here...

Dragons may not be included in the list of nutrients,,, cooperative relations? At this moment, Cassia admired her imagination and didn't understand why she suddenly thought of so many things. Shaking his head, Cassia wanted to clear away these strange thoughts, but some things came into his mind and took root.

If the conjecture is true, then the first tree a long time ago would also be another second type of creature alongside dragons, giant whales, etc.? The huge tree known as the World Tree was also depicted in the stone paintings in the no-man's land of the volcano. The fire that burned the sky caused the World Tree to collapse. It seemed that it was dying, but after all, only the branches and leaves above the ground were burned. The roots entrenched under the ground were still alive because of the protection of the earth and rocks.

Cassia did not deny that the World Tree sprouted new shoots from its former roots, and after a long time it stood in the center of the southern forest. What he was thinking about was whether this world tree had the same spiritual consciousness as humans, and could think for itself, weigh and make rational judgments, and of course have its own feelings. This will be a reality that people have to think about, at least for himself.

Cassia has seen a sentence with the same meaning in various books more than once, "History is an infinite cycle." The image on the stone painting is like the end of an ancient historical period, and since then, the world has begun to change. And from ancient history to the present, how many cycles has it gone through in the long period of time in between? Maybe there is no clear end, Cassia thought.

The huge whirlpool that appears in the sky on the stone painting is above the World Tree. This may be an important record and prediction. The unique feelings and competition between the Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister Continent for the Back Prime Minister Continent made Cassia want to think about more things at the same time.

"Eternal life may not be the ultimate goal of some elders of the four forces. They want to recreate the era of gods before ancient history..."

Cassia knew that she had one more question that needed to be answered, but now that she had connected with the Qilaandi family, she could probably get most of the answers she wanted just by actively asking for this information.

His thoughts gradually returned to the present during the rush, and the faint line of sight did not appear again, which made Cassia feel a little relieved. Psychologically, Cassia was a little tired. On the one hand, Cassia believed that he was indeed a special individual. But on the other hand, a voice told him that he was not special at all. He was just a middleman who was chosen at the right time, so he was Everyone has accepted it and it has become a transit point connecting countless people.

I could be someone else, but I am myself now just because I was the only one in that position at the right time. But no matter what the truth is, Cassia believes that these things must be left until later. At present, he has only one purpose, which is to rescue Ye Jielin, nothing more. After all, as the timeline goes further, you will eventually embark on the path of absolute rationality, and you will gradually lose the power to make such wrong choices that rush your head.

In the early morning, Cassia, who kept a constant speed, was still heading towards the activity area originally designated for Cassie Hei. With Cassie's black head, even if it burrows and lives under the ground, it will not leave that area. Cassia still has this little confidence in Cassie Hei.

"Boom..." A weak roar came from very far away. Cassia did not actually hear the sound, but the sound that she subconsciously imitated in her head when capturing the sound waves. It was an explosion, coming from mid-air. Cassia, who immediately judged, immediately locked onto an ancient tree, climbed up to its upper part, and looked through the branches. All she saw was a wisp of light gray smoke that was about to dissipate.

"The airship fleet met? It shouldn't be so fast." Cassia thought, immediately recalling the timetable for the opening of the communication meeting, shook his head, got down from the tree, and continued on his way.

At the same time, on several ancient trees somewhere in the southern forest, several people climbed to the top holding telescopes, and their mouths were full of excitement.

"Both of them hit, and they are falling! The lift device of the other ship is damaged, and it may make an emergency landing!"

"Report the situation to the headquarters immediately! Monitor the approximate direction of the fall, and at the same time notify the mobile unit to rush over to complete the finishing work. Some of the criminals will most likely not die, and they need to be shot again."

"The remaining ship is almost out of sight!"

"Don't worry about that ship, the ground team doesn't have the speed to rush over!"

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Ultra-high pressure steam is leaking rapidly, dragging out a long smoke ribbon with gray and black smoke. Frigate-class airships have difficulty maintaining balance. In the control room, the crew issued a broadcast that an emergency landing was imminent, reminding the crew members on board to prepare for impact.

The imbalance lasted only a moment, and the airship, which was originally balanced, began to tilt. The crew tried their best to control it and began to work hard to slow down. However, the falling speed was still out of control, and the huge steel mass of the airship, which was nearly 180 meters high, circled in mid-air and fell downwards. Fortunately, the altitude was lowered in the process of escaping from the range of the over-the-range aerial bomb. Within a few breaths of falling, the airship came into contact with the sea of ​​trees below, hitting dense ancient trees along the way, which somewhat reduced the final landing. impact.

The ancient trees broke and collapsed, until there was a rumble, like a huge explosion, and the airship finally touched the ground. A wide range of birds were disturbed and appeared above the dark green sea of ​​trees, far away from the area where large amounts of steam, white smoke and gray fog were emitting.

"Hmm...ah..." From somewhere, a loud rumble came, and the vibrations transmitted from the ground woke up the things in the darkness of this primitive deep forest one step ahead.