Fate's Choice: Livestream at the Start Summoning Billions of Ravens

The moment the first bud appeared, the second, the third, the tenth...

Hundreds of vibrant green dots burst forth one after another from various parts of the charred, blackened tree trunk.

The tender buds unfurled at a speed visible to the naked eye, transforming into tiny ginkgo leaves with delicate veins in just a few seconds, greedily absorbing the light cast from the dome of the convention center.

Beneath the charred bark, streaks of green light appeared out of nowhere, like surging, glowing blood, rushing wildly within the trunk and quickly spreading to every corner of the withered tree.

Jiang Ming released his grip and took a step back.

He withdrew the direct infusion of energy, but the tree's "resurrection" did not stop. Instead, it seemed to break free from some kind of restraint and entered a more violent acceleration phase.

"Impossible... Absolutely impossible..."

Sun Peiwen's lips trembled. This old professor, who had devoted his entire life to the field of botany, was now having his worldview shattered inch by inch.

"The cells were completely dead... What is this? Magic?"

Among the international judging panel he brought was a meticulous German botanist who was frantically pressing the shutter button on the dead tree with his professional camera, the lens shaking up and down because of its owner's excitement.

He kept repeating a word in German.

"My God..."

At this moment, the number of viewers in Jiang Ming's live stream officially surpassed the ten million mark.

Under the watchful eyes of ten million people, this withered tree, struck dead by lightning and sentenced to death by science, completed the entire process of going from death to rebirth in just ten minutes.

Its canopy became lush and verdant, each leaf a vibrant, refreshing green, brimming with irresistible vitality.

However, Jiang Ming did not stop.

Looking at the revitalized ginkgo tree, he issued a second command in his mind.

【flowering】.

The next second, something even more contrary to the laws of nature occurred.

This ginkgo tree, which should bear fruit in autumn, has, in the height of summer, begun to spontaneously produce countless golden, plump flower buds on its verdant branches.

The flower buds bloomed at a visible rate.

Within minutes, the entire tree was completely covered in blooming, brilliant golden flowers.

The golden petals, seemingly weightless and possessing an ethereal luster, drifted slowly down from the branches, creating a magnificent golden rain.

The scene was completely enveloped in an atmosphere of fervor, awe, and fear.

Several tourists in the front row suddenly felt their legs go weak and knelt down, clasping their hands together and beginning to pray softly to the sacred tree.

One person's act of kneeling triggered a chain reaction.

More and more people knelt down.

Sun Peiwen subconsciously reached out and caught a lightly falling golden petal.

He looked at the real, fragrant petal in his palm, and as if possessed, with trembling hands, he put it into his mouth and chewed it gently.

A pure, indescribable sense of life exploded on his taste buds.

The old professor froze, his eyes glazed over, and he fell into a dazed state.

...

Lyon, France.

In Sofia Walsh's office at the "Gene Core" headquarters.

She expressionlessly packaged the live broadcast recording, her newly completed analysis report, and high-definition videos from multiple angles obtained through special channels.

encryption.

Then, using her highest-level access, she sent the document directly to the board of directors of "Gene Core".

Email title: "Target A-001: Suspected 'Life Reconstruction' Technology Observed".

The scene at the Flower Expo.

The crowds are completely out of control.

Everyone went crazy, desperately trying to rush towards the "divine tree" that was raining down golden rain, and the human wall formed by security personnel was squeezed so tightly that it was about to collapse.

Standing between the frenzied crowd and the dazzling divine tree, Jiang Ming calmly spoke the first and only sentence of his live broadcast to the chaotic scene and the tens of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room.

"This is a hymn to nature."

As soon as he finished speaking, two bodyguards immediately protected him and successfully evacuated through the emergency exit backstage before the crowd completely engulfed the booth.

With Jiang Ming's departure, the growth and flowering of that ginkgo tree came to an abrupt end.

But it still maintained its most magnificent appearance, with golden flowers all over the tree and fallen petals all over the ground, becoming the most dazzling center of this storm.

"Quick! Help Professor Sun up!"

Sun Peiwen's students screamed in alarm. They frantically lifted the unconscious professor from the ground and forcibly removed him from the scene that had caused them such a mental breakdown, rushing him to the hospital.

The hospital's diagnosis came back quickly: acute stress disorder.

The highly respected old professor, lying on his sickbed, kept repeating the same sentence.

"It violates the law of conservation of energy... It violates the law of conservation of energy..."

That night, the entire Chinese internet was completely overwhelmed.

Eight related terms, like eight unshakeable mountains, have firmly occupied the top spots on the trending topics lists of all social media platforms.

#DeadwoodRevivesInSpring#

#The Crow God Returns and Transforms into the Tree God#

#Professor Sun faints#

#Ten Million Witnesses a Miracle#

#GoldenRainAtTheFlowerExpo#

#ThisIsUnscientific#

#A Hymn to Nature#

#Jiang Lai#

Clicking on any of these terms is like triggering an information avalanche.

Videos taken by tourists at the scene, each from a different angle but equally stunning, have been shared hundreds of millions of times.

Countless experts and scholars in the fields of botany and biology fell silent on their own accounts. Their previous supportive comments for Professor Sun were now being repeatedly screenshotted and mocked by netizens, becoming the most ironic footnote in this frenzy.

Those who previously mocked Jiang Ming are now frantically deleting their comments, but the quick-fingered "Theological Guardians" have already screenshotted and posted them online, publicly executing them.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have mocked God!"

"I declare that from this day forward, I am the most loyal follower of the Raven God... no, the Tree God!"

"Anyone who says this is special effects will have to answer to me! I was there, I'm speechless! Those petals smelled sweet and were warm on my hands!"

At this moment, in the eye of the storm, Jiang Ming had already returned to his detached villa on the outskirts of the city.

He shut out the deafening clamor of the outside world, ignored the barrage of messages on his phone, and immediately immersed his consciousness into the system space.

A cold, impersonal system notification sounded.

[Ding! This live stream settlement is complete.]

[Live Stream Theme: Elegies and Hymns Dedicated to Nature]

Peak viewership for the live stream: 13,472,881

[Evoking primary emotions: shock, fanaticism, worship, fear, subversion...]

[Positive sentiment points gained: 2,517,800.]

[Negative sentiment points gained: 327,300.]

[Total Emotional Points Earned: 2,845,100.]

Looking at the number, Jiang Ming's calm face finally revealed a hint of satisfaction.

[Host: Jiang Ming]

[Physical Fitness: 20]

[Soul: 4]

[Abilities: Raven Summoning (Advanced), Telepathy (Advanced), Plant Control (Advanced)]

[Emotional Value Balance: 3,497,045 points.]

[1,000,000 Emotion Points are needed to unlock the next "Choose One of Three Destinies" event (this requirement has been met).]