The World Tree Heart Fragnt was a Demigod grade treasure after all, one at the top among treasures of its category, in fact.
Before this, Bai Zemin thought that the World Tree Heart fragnt was below the Collector's Pocket Watch.
After all, even if the World Tree Heart fragnt granted more stats and even doubled the Health points obtained from the mont the holder managed to build a connection with it, it was still inferior to having a world with a 10:1 ti ratio compared to the outside.
However, he soon realized that he underestimated the power and capability of the World Tree Heart fragnt now that he saw what Wu Yijun was capable of.
'Although the World Tree Heart fragnt would not be as useful in my hands or Bing Xue's, in Yijun's hands whose records are deeply related to nature and wildlife it is a supre treasure worthy of the Demigod grade after all.' Bai Zemin solemnly rationalized in silence as he took a step forward first, entering the corridor.
After making sure there were no traps, he turned to nod to her as a sign that she should co now.
Wu Yijun looked at the small plant in the opposite corner and said in an appreciative voice, "Thank you very much for everything!"
The plant swayed slightly from side to side in response.
Bai Zemin smiled bitterly as he saw Wu Yijun walking toward him with a beautiful smile and curved crescent-shaped eyes.
"You really are able to communicate with those plants just like that?"
"Not with all plants~ Only so of them, the ones that have self-awareness, can give weak signals."
"Signals?"
"Yesss, signals! Even when we talk we send out spirtual waves, didn't you know~?"
"No, I didn't know that... By the way, Yijun, why do you unnecessarily lengthen the last letter of the last word you say?"
"I didn't know either until you gave the fragnt of the World Tree Heart, hehe! As for your question... It's because I'm super happy nowww~"
"Super happy, you say..."
"Yes yes! It's because your heart is accepting after all~"
"... What makes you think that?"
"Hehe... This shy and obstinate side of you doesn't displease at all~ It makes want to pull your cheeks like a little baby!"
"You are the baby- Don't!"
This was the first ti Bai Zemin got to see this side of Wu Yijun; playful, mischievous, joyful.. but still full of innocence with every step she took as she followed him and in every word she said.
Without him realizing it, however, Bai Zemin was also showing a side of him that, so far, only Lilith and possibly his younger sister ng Qi had co to know before.
The two continued to chat very comfortably as if they were at the mall and not in a mysterious billion-year-old city that might be fraught with danger.
Soon, the elevator moved up after Bai Zemin pressed the top floor as he intended to start from the top and work his way down as they searched around the place.
Wu Yijun's chuckles like a rry little elf sounded for a long ti in the hallway.
What neither of them noticed, however, was that an attractive deep blue-eyed woman with a skill that allowed her to turn her entire body into countless crystals capable of distorting reality around her had been standing in a corner of the reception hall.
"Interesting..."
The beauty's voice was as beautiful as her face and body, but instead of seductive as that of a temptress it was as soft as that of a baby.
Soon, she headed down the hallway and decided to follow the duo from afar.
For a high-level assassin like her, the use of the elevator was not necessary to achieve her goal.
"As long as I avoid possible traps, even God should be able to find ."
Only she, who had one of the highest camouflage and deception skills in the universe, had the right to say such words.
This was her pride after all.
...
Floor #15.
When the elevator doors opened, a room of about 200 square ters appeared before the eyes of the duo composed of Bai Zemin and Wu Yijun.
"Wow..."
Wu Yijun stood in the center of the room as she looked at the approximately 12 dummies with an expression of astonishnt on her face.
Each of these dummies shaped very similar to that of a human body wore a different set of armor ranging not only from breastplate and pants but there were even shoulder pads, leg guards, wrist guards, cloak, and so on.
However, if these sets of equipnt were normal pieces, Wu Yijun absolutely would not have reacted so shocked. After all, she was using high quality equipnt forged by Bai Zemin personally.
Bai Zemin placed his palm on the chest of the upper part of the dummy covered by a silver-colored breastplate with green streaks.
The armor's records glowed for him in an instant.
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[Silver Armor of the Wind Guardian]
[Type: Chestplate.]
[Rank: 3.]
[Physical Defense: 14,500]
[Magical Defense: 12,500]
[Durability: 75,000 / 75,000]
[Special Options -]
[1) Increases Agility by 5%]
[2) Increases Agility by 10% when you go into combat mode. This effect can be piled up with the effect of Option number 1]
[3) Restriction type skills are 15% less effective against you]
[Special attached skill -]
[Wind Guardian: Once every 72 hours, spawn a wind shield that protects the user from an amount of damage equal to the magic and physical defense multiplied by 5 before collapsing or during 10 minutes]
[Description: An extrely ancient piece of armor that was forged using a hard tal and a light one with wind qualities. The rune encryptor managed to strengthen the special properties of both tals by using a number of Heavenly Runes on it].
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Bai Zemin withdrew his hand with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Impressive."
His praise ca from the heart.
Although this armor was not as good as his own, this Rank 3 treasure was still even better to several of the Rank 3 armors he had prepared for his subordinates.
However, it was also understandable considering that this piece of armor was made from tals that he had not had access to at the ti of forging. In fact, Bai Zemin estimated that the tals that were used by this unknown blacksmith were at least Rank 3 tals; they might even be Rank 4 tals that he had not even seen once to date!
Five minutes later, Bai Zemin and Wu Yijun looked at each other. They both saw the astonishnt in each other's eyes.
"This... This dozen of armors." Wu Yijun again gave a careful look at each piece of equipnt on the dummies as she said with undisguised delight, "They're all Rank 3! With this we'll be able to equip all the commanders and hand down Rank 3 armors with lower quality to the generals of the different legions!"
"Forgive for making Rank 3 armors of a poor quality." Bai Zemin pretended to get angry.
"N-No! That's not what I ant-" Wu Yijun, who had never thought such a thing and thus overlooked how her words might affect the armor creator, panicked.
When Bai Zemin saw her eyes on the verge of tears and her pale face he could not help but be surprised.
He hurriedly held out a hand as if to hold back her tears and said quickly, "Wait wait! A joke, I was just joking!"
Wu Yijun still stared at him on the verge of tears, and after a while asked chokingly, "... Really? I really wasn't downplaying your work, I never would."
She was happy, very happy. At the end of the day, her greatest wish in this life was finally showing signs of fulfillnt all thanks to her prevailing in the face of seemingly impossible odds.
If by a simple sentence said without much thought she ended up ruining all the progress she had made to slowly work her way into Bai Zemin's heart, Wu Yijun would definitely not be able to take it.
In the end, it took Bai Zemin almost ten minutes to comfort her and reassure her that he was really joking.
He naturally knew that Wu Yijun did not say what she said with bad intentions after all.
'Looks like I'll have to be more careful around her from now on.' Bai Zemin sighed in his heart as he realized that he had great power about Wu Yijun, a power that could give her the greatest happiness in the universe in an instant or could destroy her completely in just a second.
Perhaps even Bai Zemin himself had not realized that Wu Yijun's position in his heart had reached such a level of importance that he could not bear to see her sad.
In fact, she had beco so unmissable to him that he had no idea even now.
If Bai Zemin were to take a look at the evolution requirents of his Immovable Heart skill he would surely be surprised, however, such a thing would not happen any ti soon. This was because after Stone Heart evolved to Immovable Heart and he checked the requirents to evolve again, Bai Zemin judged on the spot that the skill would not evolve again to the next stage ever in this lifeti.
There were many things that could not be completely avoided in this life.
Death was one of them, as even Higher Existences could die even with the capacity to live until the oceans dry up and the stones break apart.
Another thing that could not be completely avoided was love.
Lilith was the greatest proof of that, as she swore and believed that she would never fall in love for a second ti in her life.
Bai Zemin was sure that he would not love anyone other than Lilith, and probably so it would have been had she not constantly pushed him to have sentintal monts capable of moving anyone's heart with such extraordinary won.
However, where the captain rules, the sailor does not... Just like where heart rules, logic has no place to intervene too much.
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