The offerings of the Flourishing Water Tribe were quite simple. There were special dried aquatic plants and beast meat, colorful bone spirit leaves, fabrics made from high-quality spirit herbs, and steel pots and pans from the War of Gods Alliance. These were all filled to the brim with five large boxes, and then they were dragged along the road on the most primitive carts.
Other than Ding Meng and Ding Meng, Silver Valley and Su Sheng both had to follow. Silver Valley naturally did not want to miss this ceremony, and Su Sheng had been requested by Ding Meng to follow, in case Ding Meng took revenge on the Bone Leaf Tribe after he left.
Nicona also followed Ding Meng. Although her parents were a little worried, they also hoped that Nicona would try her luck.
Nicona was very talented in languages, and she was also very talented in music. According to her own words, she originally did not know what music was, but after working in the factory for a few years, she found that many human workers liked to stay in the factory and play music using photon computers. After listening to a lot of music, she could also imitate it.
When she saw that Ding Meng could make the Green Bone Spirit Leaves play music, she was really surprised and happy. Along the way, Ding Meng also gave her some tips on how to play the leaves. He did not expect that this little girl would be able to pick it up so quickly, and the music she played was even better than Ding Meng's.
If this kind of talent was noticed by the royal family, and they also received the Tree God's favor, then the Bone Leaf Tribe would have a much better life in the future.
Of course, she did not have much hope for the Tree God's favor, but the royal family was indeed recruiting talents. What if she was lucky enough to enter the royal band?
So, along the way, Nicona humbly asked Ding Meng for advice. In fact, Ding Meng did not know much. Compared to the real masters of music, he was only a primary school student.
He had only listened to the nomads at the border of the Flourishing Kingdom when he was young, so he naturally learned after listening to a lot.
In terms of these areas, the Light Bird was more than a few hundred times better than Ding Meng. After the Light Bird evolved, it was like a completely different person. It also liked to be close to Nicona, and flew around on the shoulders of Nicona and Ding Meng.
After leaving the grassland, they soon entered the outskirts of the super forest. This place was just like Planet McGrady. Thick branches and huge shrubs connected together, and then stretched straight up, completely blocking the sky, forming a huge natural protective barrier.
However, the environment here was still much better than Madison. After all, the plants here were all alive, and signals could be transmitted out here.
Ding Meng turned on the communication channel of his wristwatch and projected a screen. Kadiga's face quickly appeared on the screen. After listening to Ding Meng's explanation, he expressed his approval for the actions of Ding Meng and the others. "I know. It's been hard on you. Actually, their equivalent exchange is not fair."
Ding Meng said, "Oh?"
Cadika said, "Our God's War Starfield is definitely more civilized than the Green Tree Race. The materials we provide are better than their wood. We didn't provide them with any technology because the wood isn't their 'technology'."
Ding Meng pondered and said, "You're saying that the Green Tree Race also kept the things you wanted?"
Cadika also seemed to ponder. After a while, he said, "I don't want to hide anything from you. The Green Tree Race's secret to longevity is something that the upper echelons have always wanted to study. This reason is definitely not because of the soil. There must be a special reason. Secondly, the cultivation method of the Green Tree Race is also something that we need to study."
Ding Meng thought to himself that this was right. What kind of cooperation was this? It was definitely not as simple as studying the wood. There must be something else.
Cadika continued, "Since you can get close to the super forest, I still hope that you can continue your investigation. It's best if you can enter, but if you can't, then prepare to come back!"
Ding Meng nodded. "Understood!"
A hint of hesitation flashed across Cadika's face. Ding Meng saw that his expression was not right and quickly asked, "Sir, do you have anything else to say?"
Cadika nodded. "I can only say that you must pay extra attention to your safety on Planet 36. The Alliance has just sent another fleet over. Do you understand what I mean?"
Ding Meng could obviously tell what was going on. Cadika had just arrived, and the Divine War Alliance had immediately sent another fleet over. The smell of gunpowder was getting thicker and thicker.
As expected, Cadika explained, "Personally, I'm very opposed to using force to solve problems, and what I'm most worried about is that force won't be able to solve the problem. The commander of this fleet is also Boting's uncle. He's known for his toughness, and I have a feeling that he's not here with good intentions. I'll send a starship to land near the factory later. If the situation doesn't seem right, retreat immediately, and I'll meet up with you at the factory."
After saying this, the signal was cut off. It gave off the feeling that Cadika had sent someone over, and it was not convenient for him to say anything more.
Ding Meng remained silent. He had already sensed danger from Cadika's brief words, and this danger did not come from the Green Tree Race but from the space station.
Xiao Ai hesitated for a moment before asking, "Did he find out something?
It's not convenient for him to say. "
Ding Meng's expression was also somewhat serious. "I think it's most likely so!"
At this time, the fleet had already entered the territory of the Thousand Leaves Sect. There were purple skinned Treants everywhere on the road. They shuttled between the grass and trees, their movements more agile than apes. These Treants cast curious gazes at Ding Meng and Jun Ling. It was not that they had never seen humans before, but they were curious as to why these two humans would appear here.
Xiao Ai's [Detection Vision] quickly sent back information about the environment in front of them. This was a quiet mountain stream, and several streams of water formed dozens of clear pools. Following these pools was a spectacular waterfall. The beauty of this place was that the mouth of the waterfall was actually on top of a giant tree. This giant tree was at least a hundred meters tall, and the inner caverns of the tree had been transformed into rooms. About a few thousand people lived in these rooms.
At the top of the tree was an even flatter grassland, and a building finally appeared on this grassland. It was built in the style of a human church, but it was not made of alloy or crystal boards. Instead, it was made of various colorful wood, and it looked quite beautiful.
Xiao Ai said, "That place should be the Thousand Leaves Sect's camp."
However, Ding Meng frowned at this time. Xiao Ai was puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Ding Meng said in a low voice, "That pair of eyes has appeared again."
Xiao Ai said in surprise, "Did you sense it again?
Is it inside the camp? "
"Definitely not!"
Ding Meng flatly denied. "It's still the same as when I first arrived. It's sometimes close, sometimes far, and sometimes it's erratic. However, I can be sure of one thing, and that is that I'm much closer to it. Previously, when I was near the factory, it seemed to be sleeping, but now that I'm close, it seems to have woken up. I'm sure it's carefully observing me."
Xiao Ai was also inexplicably shocked. At the very least, among the enemies that Ding Meng had encountered in the past, none of them had this kind of mysterious ability. This included the Water Droplet, the Bird of Light, and the Singularity.
Fortunately, the Thousand Leaves Sect had already arrived at this time. There was a huge arched door formed by twisted branches on the main road, and there were blue-skinned soldiers guarding both sides of the door. There were also many Treants hiding in the trees above the arched door. Looking at their expressions, they were probably the Thousand Leaves Sect's sentinels. There were also countless Treant warriors moving about in the mountain stream behind them.
The fighting strength of this place was clearly not something that the tribes could compare to.
"Stop!
Who are these people?
What are they doing here? "
In front of the arched door, a warrior wearing a hat asked loudly. His hat was very interesting. It was woven from all kinds of exquisite spirit leaves, and it completely lit up the dark forest.
Ding Meng discovered that this hat also had a faint energy fluctuation. It probably had other uses.
"This is a transmission hat!" Nicole explained to Ding Meng in a low voice.
Jun Ling asked curiously, "A transmission hat?
How does it transmit? "
Nicole said, "The spirit leaves themselves have a very unique sound effect. It can send out sound warnings, and it can also transmit the thoughts of this warrior to the Sect Master, so that the Sect Master will know what's going on outside. However, I don't know how it's woven and how it works."
"That's amazing!" Ding Meng and Jun Ling both felt that this was very novel. Could this be the Green Tree Tribe's unique telepathic telekinesis transmission equipment?
In response to the leading warrior's question, Su Sheng and Yin Gu respectfully walked forward. "The Water Flourishing Tribe and the Bone Leaf Tribe are here to pay their annual tribute."
Hearing the word "tribute", the leading warrior's tone became much gentler. "Oh, so you're from the tribe …"
However, his tone suddenly became cold. "What's up with the two humans behind us?"
This question had been repeatedly discussed on the way here. Su Sheng braced himself and answered, "They're from the factory. We're short-handed, so they're helping us collect and escort along the way."
"Oh."
The leading warrior did not take it to heart. After glancing at Ding Meng, he waved his hand and ordered, "Men, open the boxes and check!"
The boxes were quickly moved to the ground and opened. The other soldiers also checked very carefully. Every item was repeatedly fiddled with, afraid that there was something hidden inside that should not be there.
After a long time, the inspection was completed. The soldiers did not return the tribute and just left it on the ground. The leading warrior waved his hand. "Alright, you can go back now."
Su Sheng was stunned. "Go back?
Go back where? "
The leading warrior waved his hand impatiently. "Go back to your tribe, of course. Go back to where you came from."
Su Sheng was anxious. "But we've already delivered the tribute. According to the rules, we can stay in the camp."
The leading warrior knew what he meant. Since they had delivered the tribute, they could naturally stay in the camp and wait to be summoned by Master Roblo. This year was the Tree God's Year of Worship, so they could enter the Divine Forest to pay their respects to the Tree God.
"Look at what kind of trash your two tribes gave this year.
Look for yourselves! "
The leading warrior picked up a bag of five-coloured bone spirit leaves and handed it to Su Sheng. "There's no problem with these things in the past, but you should know what kind of day it is this year. You want to pay your respects to the Tree God with this trash?
Go back and dream on! "
Su Sheng did not answer, but Silverdale was anxious. "Our Bone Leaf Tribe has always made a living by collecting spirit leaves at the border. These are the best quality spirit leaves our tribe has this year. Little brother, please be merciful."
The leading warrior frowned. "I'm not merciful. Just go back when I tell you to. Don't you understand human language?"
Silverdale was clearly anxious. "These are really the best things our tribe has. Little brother, please, let us in."