Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 335 Yes, yes, no, no

For Habisa II, it seemed that everything had come to an end.

The ancient serpent was no longer a threat, the World Tree had sprouted roots, and the earth had returned to peace. He had no reason to continue fighting—this was perhaps the peace he had longed for, and he only needed to live his life as usual.

but……

"Something's not right, something's not right... something's not right!"

Inheriting his mother, the Shadow of Enchantress, Habisa II possessed extremely keen intuition. He could sense that this matter was not so simple, and he had to find a way to kill the World Tree, or even the Ancient Serpent!

But just as he was about to take action, he was met with opposition from everyone.

"You...haven't seen the recent briefing, have you?"

Faced with Habisa II's desire to go to war, the several yellow-robed cardinals looked at each other in bewilderment.

The yellow robe he wore was the color of the earth, and only the high-ranking members of the Earth Church, the absolute core of Habisa II, could wear this robe.

Therefore, as close advisors to Hapisa II, they felt it was their duty to advise their pope.

"You should take a look and then make a decision."

"What's so interesting about this?"

Habisa II saw no need for him to read the briefings, since peace had been restored and there were no more battles. The remaining matters were simply non-war affairs, which the bishops could easily handle.

However, one piece of news in the briefing still caught Habisa II's attention.

That was news about the World Tree. After it was uprooted, the World Tree began its journey around the world. In every place it went, it used its abilities to help the local people rebuild their houses and repair their roads. Now, in the mouths of those people, the World Tree has acquired a new title.

"Wooden Walker" is the new name of the World Tree. In the eyes of the people, this wooden figure is a monk trained by the Earth Church to travel the world and enrich all people.

"hiss……"

Habisa II started having a toothache.

Obviously, given the current situation, the people would not agree to kill the World Tree. After the World Tree built bridges and houses everywhere, they had already revered it as a living saint—after all, this so-called "Wood Walker" did eat very little and could do the work of hundreds of people.

Furthermore, besides the general public, many pastors of the Earth Church would probably not agree to this either.

As for the reason, it was because the churches in various places needed repairs. Although Hapisa II could make churches rise from the ground with a wave of his hand, he had no time to care about the maintenance afterwards. After all, he was the Pope, and building churches was already a great honor. How could he be like a laborer and go over there to do maintenance?

Since he didn't take on the manual labor, the maintenance of the church fell to the priests and pastors. They didn't have the power of Hapisa II, nor the great strength to gather the will of thousands of people. Repairing the church was a huge project for them.

But it was at this time that the World Tree appeared.

The World Tree is involved in the maintenance of almost all churches. It can complete all the chores that even priests and pastors are unwilling to do with a wave of its roots. This has led to a change in the attitude of the churches on Earth towards the World Tree, from initial rejection to later acceptance, and now they are all looking forward to the arrival of the "Wood Walker".

After all, if that "Wood Walker" comes once, they won't have to work for at least six months, and no one can refuse such a long vacation.

"Moreover, without these chores, they can better serve the land..."

It was at this moment that a yellow-robed cardinal added a comment. This made Habisa II turn around sharply.

"Are you talking to that wooden stake?"

The intuition of the allure and shadow of heritage had already made Habisa II sense the desires in the hearts of these yellow-robed bishops before him.

"You also accepted the bribe for that wooden stake?"

"No, we, no, this..."

Faced with the aggressive Habisa II, the several yellow-robed cardinals stammered for a long time before finally lowering their heads and deciding to tell the truth.

"It's not just us."

The leading yellow-robed bishop said this.

Immediately afterwards, Habisa II learned what the so-called "Wood Walker" was doing.

The renovation and reconstruction of the city is what Habisa II has been busy with recently. After all the external enemies have been dealt with, the living environment and the defense of the planet itself have been put on the agenda. However, such a huge amount of work is difficult to complete quickly, no matter how capable Habisa II is.

After all, no matter how strong Habisa II was, he was still just one person.

Even if he could do the work of 10,000 people, he could only complete the work of 10,000 people in a day. Moreover, compared to the construction itself, a lot of time would be spent on design—which, from a certain perspective, is the most troublesome part.

You can only know if a living environment is suitable after you've lived in it. Behind every so-called comfortable living environment is the accumulation of mistakes. As for the planet's own defense, that is even more difficult. After all, none of them have ever really faced any alien invasion, so how could they know where to start?
They didn't know, the Tahririans didn't know, and even Habisa II himself was somewhat confused.

But the World Tree knows.

That former World Tree, now known as the "Wood Walker," has personally experienced the battles against the Chaos Gods. It has not only faced the army of the Chaos Gods but also controlled those Chaos Demons. No one knows better than it how to set up a defensive network, not even Habisa II.

Moreover, even Hapisa II couldn't do what that wooden figure did—truly go into every household and patiently modify their houses and furniture again and again according to their needs.

He is the Pope, the supreme Pope, the one who reigns supreme over all. This little matter doesn't require his intervention at all.

"Moreover, aside from the renovation and reconstruction of the old city... haven't you noticed that the repair progress of your magic tower seems to have accelerated a lot?"

That was indeed much faster. Habisa II had some recollection of it; he had even commended these yellow-robed cardinals for their efficiency.

But now it seems...

"Was this also caused by that wooden stake?"

Habisa II suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Perhaps he should kill that World Tree as soon as possible; his intuition was still frantically alarming him, but this time, he really couldn't find a single reason to take action.

Despite possessing immense strength, Habisa II was unable to utilize it at all, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

He then fainted on the spot.

(End of this chapter)