After being reborn, I was turned into a slave girl by a princess.

The only thing I need to say now is...

"How is it, Lonnie? Does it feel good to be taken care of?"

"Ah, yes...it's very good..."

"Since that's so good, then use your weak strength to think of a solution!"

"what?"

"Because if you, you idiot, get seriously ill, then you'll never get my care again, okay? You'll never see my black stockings again, so for SeSe's sake, you have to live on, understand?"

Elusia moved closer to Lonnies and spoke very forcefully.

Chapter 34 The Boundless Land

And so, after three days of sailing, the ship successfully arrived at the boundless land.

This is not only the home of White Coconut, but also the place where Dr. Okali dedicated most of her life—the Boundless Land, because it was an ancient battlefield, is filled with a large amount of heavy metals and various pollutants in its soil, and has been a barren land since thousands of years ago.

but……

After being protected by the abyss, the entire land began to regain its vitality.

Countless trees sprang up like bamboo shoots after the rain, but their shapes were rather peculiar compared to trees in the usual sense—their leaves were not green, but purple, red, black, and all sorts of dark colors.

Furthermore, many trees are also entangled by something that looks like spider silk, and according to Baiye, this thing seems to be called "the connection consciousness of tree organisms".

Because a single plant does not generate any consciousness, nor does it make any obvious response to external stimuli—this is a characteristic of plants, and also a feature that makes plants lag behind animals.

but……

What if we linked the ideas of different plants together?

Therefore, a forest can be considered a system that can grow autonomously and even adapt to entirely new environments.

Just like neurons in humans, individual neurons are of little use, but they are interconnected and work together to form a whole, which constitutes the existence of humans.

……

……

"Wow, that's amazing! There are so many trees over there in the distance."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either... It's only been a few months, and I can hardly recognize them anymore."

Lonnies also took a deep breath, and together with Su Ling, they marveled at the changes in the boundless land.

After being cared for by Elusia, Lonnies actually came to terms with it—although being sick was terrible and she might even die.

But is this really how ordinary people are?

Even going out to buy groceries could result in being hit and killed by a car. With so many traffic accidents happening around the world every day, does that mean we should never go out?

So don't worry about those baseless rumors.

After all, no matter what happens, she still has Elusia and so many companions by her side. They will surely come up with a way to take care of her... At worst, she can transfer her consciousness back into the machine like Jessica did. There are always more solutions than problems, right?

……

"Sister Lonnie, Sister Suling, the ship is about to land. Shall we go visit the research station?"

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Baiye to lead the way."

……

Because the Abyss has been reactivated in the world, the once uncharted land, which had not attracted much attention before, has now become the focus of attention for countries around the world.

A lot of funding was invested, which not only enabled the reconstruction of the Infinite Research Station, but also attracted many travelers and researchers to the area.

Because there wasn't enough residential space, many people settled near the woods. Tents of all sizes dotted the landscape, creating a lively and bustling scene from a distance.

……

Of course, Lonnie and her companions didn't need to settle in the wild.

Led by Baiye, everyone arrived at the research station and received a warm welcome from the researchers.

……

"Heroine Lonnies, Princess Elusia, welcome to this place... As you can see, without the help of several people in the past to the Boundless Land, this place would not be as prosperous as it is today."

"Ah, Dr. Okali, you flatter me. We only lent a hand. Besides, everyone helped us a lot on the moon! Otherwise, we wouldn't have had the upper hand in the fight against Caster!"

"This is what we should do to protect our world. Because as researchers, we've always had a dream."

"what?"

"That is to investigate the evolution and past of the Boundless Land, and prevent other places in the world from becoming as desolate as the Boundless Land was in the past... However, after the appearance of the Abyss, we have another mission: to study a way to restore the Boundless Land to normal, so that it can be like other places in the world."

Dr. Okali spoke very seriously, and Lonnie felt great admiration for her upon hearing this.

Anyway, it's impossible for me to stay in one place for ten years to conduct research... It is precisely because there are so many people in this world who make silent contributions that human civilization can progress, and we now have enough strength to look back at that battle a thousand years ago.

and so……

"Dr. Okali, we've come here not only to witness the past and future of the Boundless Lands, but also to offer our assistance!"

"Hmm, is there anything we can do?"

His companions chimed in with their comments.

"In that case, there's one very tricky thing."

Dr. Okali's expression darkened.

"Troublesome, have we encountered the enemy?"

"No, um... Baiye has already told you all, right? The current evolution of the forest is actually very similar to community formation, which we call the newly evolved advanced plants."

"Yes, it means that different plants have different roles, right?"

"Yes, but that's not all. To make management easier, many little elves have been nurtured in the fruits of the forest to help maintain and guard them."

"An elf?!"

"Yes, this is also a characteristic of the Abyss. More precisely, the arrival of White Coconut provided the trees with a direction for evolution. However, most of the little elves are either overly stressed or too lively and mischievous, and have no idea what to do. This has also caused conflicts with some travelers."

"!"

"We've tried teaching them, but... we're all academics; we're good at imparting knowledge, but we're not so good at cultivating character. We don't dare entrust this to outsiders, so..."

"Ah, I understand. Let's do it."

……

……

That's how it is.

Since this wasn't a difficult task, after discussing it with everyone, Lonnies, Elusia, and Baiye decided to educate the little elves together.

Of course, Su-ling also wanted to join in on something so interesting!

But before she could even speak, the pink-haired girl was grabbed and dragged away by her older sister.

"Wow, my sister is bullying me! What is she doing?!"

"Su Ling, this time it definitely won't work. The little elves are mischievous by nature, and we absolutely cannot let you influence them."

"Woooo..."

"Well then, my sister and I will go help out elsewhere. Good luck, everyone!"

……

……

Meanwhile, Okali used food to lure all the little elves into a classroom.

Although she had heard similar legends before, this was the first time Lonnie had ever seen a real elf.

There are about a dozen of them, each about ten centimeters long. At first glance, they look like lifelike little figurines.

However, a few of them were quite rude. One of them, a red one, before Lonnie could even greet it, angrily said:

"Oh, so you are humans? Don't come near our forest, you natural parasites!"

Chapter 35 Persuading the Little Elf

"Little fairy, please don't say that! This is the heroine who saved our forest, Lonnie, she's not a bad person."

White Coconut seemed to know the little elf, and upon seeing what it said, it immediately stepped forward to introduce itself.

but……

"Heroes? Hmph, they all seem to have used the power of the Rainbow Abyss for their own selfish desires, right? That's how humans are. Even when they plant trees, it's just to cut them down to make furniture and houses. It's not for the good of nature at all!"

"!"

Lornish was rendered speechless by the little elf's retort.

Because it seems...

Is that really the case?

If demons and alien beasts live by plundering human wealth, then humans are undoubtedly a race that lives by plundering the wealth of plants.

Of course, if you do this without considering that plants have no feelings, then plundering is acceptable, because you can treat plants as "cold objects," and even the most extreme animal rights activists would not claim to have empathy for plants.

However, if plants had feelings, that would be a different story.

After all... if we rely on violence and power to enslave other intelligent beings to serve humanity, that would be tantamount to slavery, and history would be set back.

Just like the existence of White Coconut or the robots of the Moon Kingdom, they are not forced to serve by humans; everyone is genuinely on the same side.

So, in that case...

“Little elf, I apologize for the destructive behavior of some of us humans. But... we humans are also a part of nature, and we also need to eat to survive. At least in that respect, we are no different from ordinary wild animals.”

"So that's what I mean! You animals are all parasites on nature! Plants (producers) alone are enough to maintain the ecological balance of nature, so why do we need you consumers?"