Chapter 1946 Primitive

Chapter 1946 Primitive

1946 Primitive

Six months.

Rui's eyes lit up. "Let's do it then!"

I strongly recommend against it. You will suffer tremendous psychological anguish and pain over extended periods of time. Even if you manage to come away with your mind and sanity intact, it will have an irreversible impact on you.

Rui closed his eyes.

He would be lying if he said that those words didn't horrify him.

He didn't enjoy pain.

He certainly did not enjoy extensive periods of intense mental suffering.

He most definitely did not enjoy the prospects of losing his mind or sanity.

However, the bottom line was clear to Rui.

It had never changed.

"If that is the price to gain access to this power..." Rui's expression grew grave. "Then so be it."

Kane stared at him, utterly astounded.

Unfortunately, this was the most Rui thing that Rui could do. Kane especially thought so after he learned the truth about his friend.

A being from another world.

This was a man who had followed his Martial Path to and past death.

With that in consideration, Kane was hardly surprised that Rui was willing to do something this insane.

"Are you absolutely certain?"

"...Yes."

"...Fine."

Rui turned to the Elder Tree. "Let's begin."

...No.

Rui's gaze intensified as he glared at the Elder Tree.

"It's him..." Rui whispered. "...These are the Elder Tree's memories!"

Correct.

CLICK

The man removed the mask, revealing a tanned face.

His eyes brimmed with endless curiosity.

Yet they were also dead.

Devoid of compassion.

The magical biosphere of the Garden of Salvation was no more than complex chemistry to him.

They held no value beyond his curiosity and intellectual pursuit.

"Fascinating."

A single remark escaped him.

His eyes slowly turned to the Elder Tree as he beheld the enormous lifeform in the distance at the center of the Garden of Salvation.

"Elder Tree..."

His tone was clinical in its curiosity.

"As postulated, a new species of the intelligent flora phylum." His eyes lit up with interest. "Preparing new species addition, dubbed: elder tree species."

You... The Elder Tree broke its silence. I am unable to read your mind.

"The skull of this particular vessel is laced with a layer of Aurora Glass, a Sage-level substance that absolutely isolates the brain from any causal interaction with the outside world, rendering you unable to read it. I prepared this solution in case the hypothesis that your adaptive evolution world-

bending relied on mind reading to gain access to the necessary intelligence was true."

...Your fear was a falsehood, the Elder Tree realized. You were not truly fearful. You induced fear for the sake of entering the Garden of Salvation.

The Divine Doctor simply smiled.

"Fear." Derision flickered in his detached eyes. "An archaic evolutionary neurological in-built deterrent to danger. One that increases the probability of survival and reproduction."

A sneer emerged on his face.

"Primitive."

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