Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 362 Re-establishing Roots
Meanwhile, Du Yi was also teaching his offspring how to bathe.

The fact that the Seed of Creation primarily feeds on excrement surprised Du Yi, but upon closer examination, it seemed strangely reasonable—after all, even with a wooden humanoid form, the Seed of Creation was still a tree.

If it's a tree, then it needs fertilizer.

The snake droppings left behind by Du Yi were the best fertilizer.

At least until further technological advancements, snake dung was considered top-notch as fertilizer, a fact proven as early as ancient times. The fruit trees that ripened every ten days surprised even Du Yi himself. If there was any problem, it was probably that producing this fertilizer was quite difficult, since it wasn't easy for someone of Du Yi's size to fill his stomach.

This time, however, Du Yi didn't use his original body, but rather some unknown contraption created by the four evil gods based on his body. Therefore, filling his stomach wasn't too difficult. As for the snake dung, although its effectiveness was somewhat weaker than that of his original body, it was still surprisingly usable.

However, it is usable.

That's the flavor, it's just too strong.

In particular, the Seed of Creation absorbs energy by inserting all its roots into the cesspool, which is essentially soaking its entire body in a cesspool. For a tree, this is perfectly fine, but for Du Yi, the stench is unbearable.

Therefore, giving the wooden figure a bath became a necessary task.

"That's about it. You get a wooden pipe... Yes, this is it."

After gesturing for a while, Du Yi successfully made the Seed of Creation twist out a rather long wooden tube using its roots.

Then it becomes much easier; you just need to stick one end of the wooden pipe into the river and let the Seed of Creation draw water up to irrigate itself.

Although watering isn't very efficient in terms of removing the smell, Du Yi wasn't too concerned about the time at the moment.

After all, taking a shower is also a good time to chat.

He happened to have some questions for this wooden figure.

"You got into a fight with someone before, right?"

While paddling the water with his long tail, Du Yi asked.

"There was quite a commotion; I could see it even through the city walls... Where did that fire giant come from? And what were you fighting about?"

"This……"

The Seed of Creation could no longer speak.

The main problem was that it didn't know what was going on either. It was a completely undeserved disaster for it. As the new pope, it was just about to get some work done when that strange thing suddenly came knocking on its door and wanted to fight it.

"As for the origin of that thing... it's probably a life form from the sea of ​​stars."

After thinking about it, the Seed of Creation could only explain it this way.

For a brain made of woody fibers, the fact that it could deduce that this thing came from the sea of ​​stars already demonstrates its exceptional intelligence.

However, Du Yi still felt that something was not quite right. Although he had no impression of the fire giant, he felt that the flames looked somewhat familiar.

just like……

Just like those Ignivas.

"Could it be that the Ignivas have returned?"

Du Yi couldn't help but think this way.

However, if you really follow this line of thought, it's a bit strange. After all, he didn't hide his whereabouts. If those Ignivas really came back, they would definitely come to see him as soon as possible.

But the fire giant only fought the Seed of Creation and showed no intention of coming to see him. "Could it be that it wasn't actually an Ignivas? Just someone like Habiza II who learned the powers of the Ignivas?"

Du Yi had a guess in his mind, but he immediately put it out of his mind.

On the one hand, it's because there's no need to think about such things at all; as long as he continues to live, he'll eventually see those Ignivas again.

On the other hand, it was because the river water smelled bad.

"I told you to spray water on yourself! I didn't tell you to spray water on the river!"

Du Yi, whose tail was still half in the river, quickly pulled himself ashore.

"The water has turned yellow!"

"Ah this."

The Seed of Creation was about to say that it hadn't sprayed water, but it immediately realized that the main reason was that the roots that made up the wooden tube were also part of its body—it had submerged part of its body in the water, so spraying water or not made no difference.

"Why don't we just get a new body?"

The Seed of Creation thought this way.

It's called changing bodies, but it's really just attaching your consciousness to another wooden figure. And the number of wooden figures is no longer limited to cities and villages—just like in the city of Tahrir, there are wooden figures standing guard on every street. People can talk to these wooden figures at any time to express their needs, and the Seed of Creation will attach its consciousness to them immediately to quickly solve those problems that can be solved with a wave of its hand.

Although none of the wooden figures are currently rooted in the earth, the Seed of Creation feels that, given their current widespread distribution, it seems no different from being truly rooted.

"As for this body now... let's use it specifically for absorbing nutrients from now on."

Realizing that the stench was impossible to wash off, the Seed of Creation simply gave up on washing itself.

In any case, for a tree, it's just that some of its roots have been contaminated with the scent. Since it has many more roots, this is not a big deal.

So the old wooden figure simply plunged into the septic tank, and soon a new wooden figure appeared in Du Yi's sight.

"This...is this a solution?"

Du Yi hadn't expected there to be such a solution.

"It's still a matter of ingrained thinking..."

Experiencing the flexibility and adaptability of the Seed of Creation, Du Yi suddenly felt that he was falling behind the times.

However, rather than saying he was out of touch with the times, it would be more accurate to say he was not used to it. Although he had personally come to understand that this was a world with extraordinary powers, it was still a bit difficult for Du Yi to take those extraordinary powers into consideration at all times. Just like when the Seed of Creation was covered in a strange smell, his first reaction was to wash it off rather than to change his body.

"We still need to adapt to the new way of thinking and embrace the new era."

Du Yi couldn't help but sigh.

However, at that very moment, another consciousness also rang out.

"You're right, the older something is, the more it needs to embrace the new era."

"Perfect, I can help you better embrace those new things."

"Need my help?"

(End of this chapter)