Chapter 884 - 883: Kicking Off with a Spectacle

Chapter 884: Chapter 883: Kicking Off with a Spectacle

"Are you sure... there’s really no problem with this?"

The slow voice of the old tree echoed in Yu Sheng’s mind, and this ancient and composed Dark Angel seemed a bit nervous for the first time.

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng confidently patted the trunk of the Angel Giant Tree, his smile radiant as though it could facilitate photosynthesis for his nephew and Sela: "Oh, don’t worry, I’ve done it countless times already. This thing just relies on you; you’re just playing a fixed and supportive role. Most importantly, just look at the scenery around here, the pleasant lake views. If I plop down a huge iron door next to you, wouldn’t it ruin the view? From an architectural aesthetic perspective..."

He was in the middle of speaking when suddenly his calf hurt. Looking down, he saw Erin retract her foot, the Little Puppet looking up: "Then you’re stuck here—how can you talk about architectural aesthetics?"

Yu Sheng: "...At least my pyramid was quite grand, right?"

"...Grand like a tomb?" Erin casually quipped, then turned to the Angel Giant Tree before Yu Sheng could respond, "But Old Tree, you can indeed relax a bit. Yu Sheng’s aesthetics may not be the best, but it’s quite reasonable to place the door on you. After all, we built the World Bridge together, and the doors he uses also harness its power, so they should be well-suited to you."

This little thing can occasionally say something logical.

After hearing this, the Tree Angel seemed resigned, continuing the resurrection process for the next batch of "Dark Moon People" as it slowly spoke: "How should I... cooperate?"

"First, grow a large door at this location... It just needs to resemble a door," Yu Sheng gestured, "the taller, the better. It’s meant for large goods in the future. The door edges should have clear boundaries from the other structures on the trunk, making it easy for me to accurately project the World Bridge’s power onto the door. That’s all, just watch me operate."

"Alright..."

Accompanied by the deep voice of the old tree, the sound of wood structure growing and scratching almost simultaneously reached Yu Sheng’s ears.

The next second, he saw the surface of the coarse, giant trunk wall begin to change visibly. The weathered tree bark, harder than ironstone, suddenly seemed like soft skin, quickly reshaping in waves of movement.

Sturdy, raised tree bark was pushed layer by layer to the sides, soon forming a towering door frame between two protruding tree roots. Then, vine-like plant structures spread from the ground, spiraling along the two frames, intertwining at the height of dozens of meters to form an arched lintel. The tree bark in the middle of the door first slightly sank, then began to rise, gradually forming two dignified door panels covered with inexplicable, naturally-formed grooves and patterns.

Yu Sheng watched this astonishing transformation, his face showing a hint of amazement, then suddenly bent down to poke Erin’s head: "Hey, look how aesthetic this door is..."

"This darn thing grew from the old tree itself!" Without hesitation, the little creature turned and delivered a whirlwind kick to Yu Sheng’s calf, "And stop suddenly poking my head; what if it comes off?"

Yu Sheng jumped up, rubbing his calf, finding the little creature’s puffed-up look amusing, deciding he would poke it again next time.

After joking with Erin a bit more, he approached the newly formed door, ready to commence the next step.

Draw the Spiritual Array, light the candles, offer holy oil and spices.

—Although the Captain once said he couldn’t see the point of these steps, Yu Sheng felt that ceremonial feelings are quite necessary; at the very least, fooling the old tree into feeling more secure is very good.

At the same time, by the temporary gathering point on the shores of Lake Heart Island, dozens of newly matured "fruits" fell to the ground again.

Thick fruit shells cracked open, and one by one, the reborn Dark Moon People awoke from their long, dark, chaotic "nightmare." They opened their eyes in the fresh lake breeze and long-lost bright daylight, finding themselves in this "new world" amid bewilderment.

A strange environment with a magnificent sky lit by illusion without sun, moon, or stars, the Angel Giant Tree like a divine miracle, and the Suspended River hanging in the clouds.

The newly activated nervous systems felt somewhat overwhelmed in the new environment; their still confused minds seemed to retain the chilling fear of the Sanctuary’s shutdown. Many people’s memories were stuck at the moment of the Blood Moon’s rise, their own warped death. They awoke in terror, struggling like drowning people to tear away the protective membrane, then gazed at the giant tree through the shattered fruit shell, caught in a long daze.

"Ah—"

Another cry of alarm came from the lakeshore, where a middle-aged man abruptly sat up from the cracked fruit shell, his scrambled memories and yet-to-adjust nervous system tearing at his rationality. He trembled, looking bewilderedly at the blurry surroundings while shouting.

"The engine! The engine’s alive! Quickly shut down the reactor, shut it down—"

He was tapped on the shoulder, and a towel was thrust into his hand.

"Awaken from the nightmare—it’s all over. Now clean yourself up and get dressed, we need manpower."

The blurry scene gradually clarified, the newly awakened middle-aged man saw many busy figures around him, along with more companions like him emerging from strange fruit shells.

Someone waved a hand in front of him, then lifted it, pointing in a direction.

"Rest assured, the Queen has arrived."

Your Majesty the Queen.

She was standing at the foot of the great tree, conversing with Lady Sela about something.

All the confusion seemed to quickly fade from the depths of the heart, after a brief stupor, there was genuine joy.

...

"Currently, six hundred people have awakened, and the adjusted ’pods’ are very effective. The latest ones to awaken are adapting to the environment much faster, especially with good physical condition. After a little adaptation, they can start working."

Sela reported the current situation to Red, who listened carefully, nodding slightly.

"Hmm, after that, we need to build a temporary camp here on Lake Heart Island, and then specifically designate an area for the ’resurrection’ process later on... at least it should provide shelter from the wind and rain."

"Yes," Sela responded, and continued, "The first batch of awakened comrades have now fully adjusted, and they have begun to care for the subsequent awakenees as well as explain the current situation to others. Everything is progressing smoothly..."

Red nodded silently, her gaze slowly sweeping across the lakeside.

As more and more people awaken, it was clearly not enough to rely solely on her and Sela to care for and guide them. After explaining the situation to the first batch of the awakened Dark Moon People, the task of caring for and explaining the situation to subsequent awakeners was handed over to those who awakened first—clearly, though, this was only a temporary measure.

"We need to compile something akin to a ’textbook’ afterwards," Red mused, "to uniformly explain the current situation to the newly awakened comrades—this includes the Sanctuary’s ultimate fate, how everyone was saved, and the situation of the land beneath our feet.

"Moreover, we need new temporary laws... the environment has changed, and for a considerable period, people’s way of living and survival status will also change. The old social order is hard to apply directly to today. This task must be done as soon as possible.

"We also have to consider the situation after the camp’s population grows... The usable area of Lake Heart Island is limited, and according to Yu Sheng’s idea, this place will serve as the entire Sky Continent’s transportation hub in the future, so Lake Heart Island can’t accommodate too many people... There’s a vast plain surrounding the lake; we might be able to build the initial city across the lake in the open area."

Red spoke while thinking, while Sela, standing beside her, quickly kept everything in mind, occasionally offering her own opinions—not realizing it, a long-lost tacit understanding was reestablished in their conversation, which made Red pause as she spoke. She looked at Sela for a few seconds and then suddenly smiled: "It’s been so long since it was like this."

Sela also smiled: "The same goes for me, Your Majesty."

"It feels like there’s a mountain of things to do, and we don’t have much manpower," Red sighed softly, "From here on, many things will have to start from scratch..."

"On the bright side, at least now we have the miraculous ability of photosynthesis," Sela blinked, "We can save half of our food."

Red immediately coughed twice, not knowing what to comment for the moment.

And just at this moment, a deep rumbling sound suddenly coming from the direction of the Angel Giant Tree’s trunk interrupted their conversation.

On the lakeside, the recently awakened Dark Moon People, who hadn’t fully adapted to the environment, also heard the rumbling, and everyone coincidentally looked in the direction the sound came from, not knowing what happened.

And then, they saw that magnificent gate.

It was a giant door, tens of meters high, big enough to allow a giant dragon to pass through easily. The ancient, heavy door was entirely formed by the structure of the giant tree itself, with its interior seemingly brimming with a vast life force and a certain complex, powerful force that was hard to comprehend.

At that moment, the magnificent gate was activating—a red energy stream flowed on the surface of the door, like blood, the veins on the sides of the door slowly pulsated, and the heavy door was opening on its own, producing a solemn deep rumble from within.

A 66.6 cm little figure was frantically running across the open ground of the gate’s path—

"Yu Sheng! You bastard! Can’t you say something before you open the door?!"

However, Yu Sheng couldn’t spare time to respond to Erin because he was also sprinting: "I forgot the door opens outwards too!"

Then, the Tree Angel’s deep and slow voice resonated in everyone’s minds: "Hey... Is this door... too big?"

As everyone on Lake Heart Island was awed by the magnificent giant gate, the central space of the door began to ripple, and a distant valley view suddenly appeared on the gate’s ripples.

Moments later, heavy footsteps seemed to tread on everyone’s hearts as Titan Giants, each over ten meters tall, stepped through the gate one by one.

The Dark Moon People had never seen anything like this back home, and exclamations erupted immediately until a clear voice suddenly came from the shoulder of one of the Titan Giants—

"Brother Yu! Is this the place that needs buildings?"