Chapter 24 Mysterious Fruit
After another ten minutes or so, the giant tree rose higher again, revealing more of its true appearance. The crown of the entire tree was flat underneath, with many tiny vines hanging from the branches (relative to the whole tree). The trunk could already be seen, and it was mottled green in color, with some places being dark brown.
A closer look revealed that the green was moss and other ferns. Hanging from the hanging vines were an olive-shaped white ball. There were probably about 100,000 of them. The general shape of the tree was revealed, except that the trunk had not completely emerged from the water, and there was also a spot where the tree's roots were located.
The giant beasts by the lake were very excited when they saw the big tree. They looked up to the sky and howled, as if to say, "Don't fight with me, or you'll die."
Vic looked at them and smiled. He thought it was very lively, but he still didn't understand what they were waiting for. A big tree? Was it of any special use? Vic decided to keep watching.
Looking at the tree trunk with a diameter of nearly 300 meters, Vic was lost in his imagination. What could such a big tree be used for? He could directly carve dozens of large villas from the wood, or even make a large ship from the whole...
It didn't take long before the moon was at its highest point in the sky and the entire tree emerged completely from the water. Along with the tree, a piece of land also emerged. The land was covered with grass with water droplets on it, and it was a pleasing green sight. The land also took the shape of a spherical arc, with the tree rooted at the apex of the sphere, and the arc of the land extended directly into the lake.
At this point, the noise was over and no new changes occurred. However, the giant beast below still did not move, but became more restless. Vic was a little puzzled. He could not go into the water, and he was waiting so eagerly. Vic was really curious.
Another hour passed, and Vic was getting a little bored of waiting. He yawned and looked down at the situation.
"There's still no change. How long do we have to wait? It's really boring. It would be nice if you guys could just fight down there. I could still have some fun watching!" Vic yawned.
Vic looked at the big tree again. There was no change. He looked for a while and then looked away. But in the brief glance before looking away, he saw something different.
He looked over again quickly, and the different things were the hanging spheres. One of them was emitting a faint light. He continued to observe and indeed he was not seeing things. Slowly the light became brighter and brighter. Some other spheres also began to glow, and they looked like hanging light bulbs.
Vic guessed that the spherical objects should be fruits of the big tree, and the giant beasts below were waiting for the fruits to ripen. However, he could not guess what benefits those fruits could bring to them. So many powerful animals were attracted to fight for them, and even the sea kings had come ashore. This fruit must be very unusual.
Time passed slowly, and the light emitted by some fruits on the tree became brighter and brighter, but a large part of them did not respond at all. The light emitted by the others also varied in brightness. Two of them emitted the strongest light. All the giant beasts were staring at these two fruits. Vic estimated that these fruits were not ripened in one batch, and this time only these two were available. There were too few, and it would be difficult for him to find a chance to pick up a bargain.
Vic didn't know when the fruits would be ripe, and whether something would go wrong if he picked them before they were ripe. He had Moon Steps to pick them in advance, but he didn't understand many things, so he didn't want to act rashly.
At this moment, as if to solve his doubts, a smaller beast from the second echelon became a little impatient. It probably knew that even if the fruit was ripe, it would be difficult to get it. But now it would have an advantage if it went over there, because it had a pair of wings and looked a bit like a pterosaur, but was bigger. It took advantage of the time when the sea king in front wasn't paying attention, and leaped over the sea king and flew directly towards the tree. When the sea king found out, it became furious and roared to the sky.
But it did not chase after it, but continued to wait where it was.
The pterosaur flapped its large fleshy wings and flew quickly towards the center of the lake, but the further it flew, the slower its speed became and its altitude became lower and lower. Finally, it fell into the lake before it reached the tree canopy and melted to death, letting out an unwilling scream before dying.
When Vic saw this scene, his pupils suddenly shrank and cold sweat broke out on his back. He was scared when he thought that he almost rushed out. This lake was too weird. Does such a place exist in this world? The facts are before him. The rules of many places in this world are beyond human understanding. Existence is reasonable. One day, he will be able to understand the secrets behind it. When his own strength reaches that level, the secret will naturally reveal its true colors. The reason why he can't see through it now is just that he is not strong enough.
All he knew now was that the lake was to protect the tree in the middle, or more precisely, to protect the unripe fruits on the tree.
Except for that stupid dragon, no other giant beasts rushed in. They were all waiting patiently. Just for those two fruits, all the animals on the island were alarmed, and even the sea kings in the sea came to join in the fun. Vic felt that the fruits on the tree must be extraordinary, but his strength was not enough now, so there was no need to take the risk, as there were still many fruits on the tree.
"Combined with what we saw today, we can analyze some things. The giant tree will rise above the lake on the night of the full moon. As for whether it happens once a year or every month, it is not certain yet. We will know on the night of the next full moon. Then the giant tree rises above the lake to shine the moonlight of the full moon, which can speed up the ripening of the fruit. In order to prevent the unripe fruits from being eaten prematurely, or in other words, some existence does not want the fruits to be eaten, so it spreads or arranges something in the lake to prevent people or animals from approaching. Vic guessed that there is a high possibility that there is a highly toxic substance in the lake. The closer to the center, the stronger the toxicity. The pterosaur beast could not withstand the poisonous fog emitted from the lake and fell into the lake."
"It is also possible that there is more than one arrangement. There are very strong corrosive substances in the lake water, and the gravity within the entire lake is stronger than the gravity of this planet. The closer to the center of the lake, the stronger it is. The pterosaur beast could not resist the increasing gravity and fell. This is all possible. As for the truth, we can only study it slowly." Vic had some guesses in his mind, but you will never guess until the secret is revealed.
Finally, the two fruits were as bright as a ball of light, and the fruits could no longer be seen clearly. At this moment, the two fruits left the vines with a light "bang" sound and fell onto the grass below. The fruits did not stop, but rolled on the curved grass and finally rolled onto the surface of the lake. The fruits floated on the water and rolled towards the surface of the water outside the lake.
At the moment the fruit leaves the vine, the vine hanging down from the tree, carrying the other fruits, shrinks into the tree crown, and the fruit is no longer visible.
On this side, the moment the fruit entered the water, all the giant beasts by the lake rushed into the lake, heading towards the center of the lake. It was a huge and lively scene with everyone pushing and shoving each other. Some giant beasts with bad tempers would attack their own kind nearby. At this moment, the corrosiveness in the lake water disappeared and all the animals were fine. Vic was a little confused by this.
"What the hell is this reaction mechanism? The fruit falling into the water is like the seal being released. How can it be so magical?" Vic roared in his heart.