"Irminsul? What's that?" Paimon looked at Yu Jin, who was laughing, and immediately became confused.
She didn't seem to have heard of such a thing.
"It's the Ley Line source at the bottom of Sumeru. Strictly speaking, it's not a tree," Albedo began to briefly explain the concept of Irminsul.
Then Paimon's and Lumine's eyes turned into spirals.
"Forget it, forget it, don't say anymore! We'll learn about Sumeru's things when we get to Sumeru!" Paimon looked at the endlessly talking Albedo and immediately waved her hand to interrupt him.
Paimon suspected that if she didn't interrupt him, Albedo would probably talk until dark.
Albedo stopped speaking at her words. He looked at Lumine expressionlessly. The latter, feeling Albedo's gaze, immediately nodded like a pecking chick.
Lumine also felt that Paimon was quite right this time.
"Sigh~" Albedo sighed. It seemed these were two people who only knew Craft and decomposition in alchemy.
"By the way, Lisa, what are you doing here?" Lumine avoided Albedo's disappointed gaze and ran over to talk to Lisa.
"What? Just planting a tree." Lisa glanced at Lanssangx, who was pulling at the Golden Tree, and couldn't help but cover her forehead.
Lanssangx, for some reason, always had a grudge against a tree. Whenever she had free time, she would definitely play with the Golden Tree Sapling.
Fortunately, the Golden Tree Sapling's vitality was strong enough that simple tearing wouldn't affect it. Over time, Lisa stopped bothering with Lanssangx's actions.
"Is this really a tree?" Paimon heard Lisa's words and circled the Golden Tree a few times in surprise.
Such a peculiar tree, like it was carved from Mora. The world is truly vast and full of wonders.
"Of course! And this tree isn't an ordinary tree; it has its own consciousness," Lanssangx said with a smile, seeing Paimon's curious expression.
"Come, Xiao Huang, jump for your Lan Jie to see," Lanssangx said, patting the Golden Tree Sapling's crown.
The Golden Tree Sapling, hearing Lanssangx's words, raised its crown, and its stems and leaves trembled continuously, as if it had suffered a great insult.
"Puff~" A sound like a fart came from the Golden Tree Sapling, and a tiny drop of grace appeared on its green leaves.
Then the Golden Tree Sapling bent its trunk, accumulating strength like a spring. When the power was released, a perfect jump appeared before everyone's eyes.
It was just a small sapling making this movement.
You might think the Golden Tree was trembling with anger due to humiliation, but in reality, it was simply constipated. As for the ejected drop of grace, it wasn't even as tall as Paimon. What use could you expect from that drop?
Lumine and Paimon's eyes widened involuntarily at such an astonishing sight. Their small mouths, open in shock, could now completely fit an egg!
Oh, right, Paimon is a quail egg; an egg still wouldn't fit.
"Bang!" Yu Jin punched Lanssangx on the head, making her stagger.
"Ow! King, what was that for?" Lanssangx rubbed her head, asking without any self-awareness.
"What do you mean 'what was that for'? You don't do anything proper all day, just bully a sapling. And you're a dragon!" Yu Jin pointed at Lanssangx, speaking with a tone of disappointment.
"Hmph~ If I can't beat the Great Golden Tree, can't I bully its son?" Lanssangx whistled, showing no sign of remorse.
"Forget it, I won't bother with you. Once it takes root, you won't be able to play with it anymore!" Yu Jin saw Lanssangx's eyes darting around and let her be.
The Dragon Race was once the ruler of The Lands Between, but later all of this was taken by the Golden Tree forces. It was a normal reaction for Lanssangx to harbor resentment towards the Golden Tree.
Anyway, once the Golden Tree was planted and its roots deeply embedded in the earth, Lanssangx wouldn't be able to play with it even if she wanted to.
After dealing with Lanssangx, Yu Jin turned to Lumine and Paimon, who had just recovered, "How did you two end up on Dragonspine?"
"For Mora."
"The Rewards for commissions on Dragonspine are higher."
It seemed Lumine and Paimon were working hard on their savings plan.
"Yu Jin, what do we do now?" Albedo walked over. The Frostbearing Tree's revival was unexpected and also took the planting spot he had chosen for the Golden Tree.
He estimated that this time it would only come to nothing. Thinking of this, Albedo couldn't help but sigh. He had prepared for so long, and yet it turned out this way.
"What to do?" Yu Jin looked around. This place was indeed as Albedo said, bright with sunshine, and the snowstorm was blocked by the surrounding rock walls, making it a rare good spot on Dragonspine.
But how can one grow into a towering tree without experiencing wind and rain? Yu Jin waved his hand and pointed to the snow-covered mountain peak in the distance, saying:
"To the peak! Only by enduring the fiercest wind and snow can it grow to a height that touches the Sky!"
"Swish swish swish!" The Golden Tree Sapling seemed to be moved by Yu Jin's words. Its green leaves began to tremble again, as if eager.
"Don't get excited! The mountain peak will freeze you to death!" Lisa saw the Golden Tree Sapling looking like it had been fooled and patted its crown, saying.
"Huh, how do you know the Golden Tree is excited?" Lanssangx looked at the continuously trembling Golden Tree Sapling and curiously asked Lisa.
No matter what happened, the Golden Tree Sapling only trembled. How did Lisa know it was excited? Couldn't it be trembling from fear?
Lanssangx thought this as she looked at the distant mountain peak, shrouded in thick clouds and almost completely covered in solid ice.
"The frequency and amplitude of the leaf tremors are different," Lisa said with a straight face, shocking Lanssangx.
Lanssangx's big eyes moved close to the Golden Tree Sapling, staring intently at its still trembling green leaves, seemingly trying to discern what was different from before.
But she couldn't see anything.
"This time it's scared," Lisa said with a smile, seeing the Golden Tree Sapling's main trunk bend and retreat.
Then she looked at Yu Jin, her smile fading, and said to him somewhat seriously, "The mountain peak is not a good place. The severe cold of Dragonspine most likely comes from the peak."
"It seems we think alike," Albedo said, looking at Lisa with admiration after hearing her words. The Witch of Thorns, her reputation was well-deserved.
"The severe cold of Dragonspine comes from the intertwining of two forces. One force is suppressed by the other, creating this cold," Albedo added.
"The intertwining of two forces?" Yu Jin heard this, stroked his chin, and sensed carefully, only to find that it was indeed true.
In his perception, there were gentle breezes trying to blow into Dragonspine. But as soon as they entered the mountain, they were suppressed by another force, turning into chaotic gales.
Venti is so weak. Next time I see him, I definitely have to mock him.
"One should be the power of the Anemo Archon. As for the other, I don't yet know its source," Lisa said, frowning in confusion.
The power of the Seven Archons was already at its peak. Who could be stronger than the Seven Archons? Lisa's thoughts drifted to the Sky, the place where those with a Vision would eventually ascend.
But soon, she stopped her contemplation. Everything on the ground, if it had the intention of reaching for the Sky, would be erased.
Lisa didn't want to disappear for no reason.
"The Anemo Archon? It seems I still have some shortcomings," Albedo suddenly had an epiphany. He only knew that two forces were intertwining, but not whose they were.
"Read more miscellaneous books; there's a lot of useful stuff in them too," Lisa nodded, suggesting to Albedo.
The mythological miscellaneous books of Teyvat contain no less information than specialized books.
"I will," Albedo nodded. He was proficient in alchemy, but his breadth of knowledge was not as extensive as Lisa's.
"It seems this Dragonspine is quite lively," Yu Jin scratched his head, looking at the mountain peak. Then his eyebrow twitched, and he said with a smile:
"Then let's make it even livelier!"
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