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"Of course, the individual Tree of Life has self-awareness, but when they gather together, they have no self."

Blaze didn't quite understand what Kullene said, but he understood the general meaning.

Just like the stranger once said, any life is actually composed of countless small lives called "cells". These small lives without self and only instinct make up the colorful life.

On the other hand, a giant creature composed of countless colorful little lives finds it difficult to have a clear self because it has too many thoughts.

Another example is the Titan Evil God. Every drop of its blood has an independent consciousness. Once it leaves the body, it will transform into an evil god clone and begin to corrode other lives impatiently. However, the Titan Evil God as a collective is a little vague.

Is it an enemy of life? It's hard to say, it's just living.

"For the Golden Sea of ​​Trees, the only thought it possesses is the one shared by all the Trees of Life: the defender of life. Therefore, it will only execute this single thought, mobilizing itself to the greatest extent possible to accomplish it. This is a truly perfect way of existence."

“It does not notice the passage of time, nor does it deviate from its goal. It is almost eternal.”

"So this perfect way of existence is going to be broken?"

Blaze tensed, but Kullene shook her head.

"No, it still exists. The special existence of the Golden Sea of ​​Trees is destined in itself. Only ideas agreed by the vast majority of the trees of life can be implemented. Even if it is to collapse, all the trees of life must give up on unification. So there won't be any problems." Kullene patted his chest and gave a thumbs up.

"This is a gold content that has been passed down from the Age of Gods to the present day. There was no problem with it before, and there will be no problem with it now."

"If it's as foolproof as you said, you wouldn't have come to me and said all this nonsense." Blaze rolled his eyes. He knew Kullene's character better or worse. The more serious the matter, the more frivolous the warning would be.

"Tell me, do you have a premonition of something again?"

"Haha~ It seems like we are old acquaintances, but~" Kullene stretched out her voice, leaning against the cocoa tree with her arms folded across her chest, "You know, from my point of view, the less interference the better. Keeping oneself safe is what the gods of this era should do."

"But~ I can't bear to see the peace you kids fought so hard for destroyed because of one or two misunderstandings. But..."

Kullene rubbed the back of her head and gave an awkward smile.

"It's also possible that you're too concerned and act recklessly even though nothing has happened yet, causing the situation to develop in the worst direction. You know, the all-knowing and all-powerful one... You can also ignore what I said, maybe..."

Blaze didn't have a seizure.

Although Kulene seemed to be here to pour cold water on his happiness, on the other hand, Kulene, who was always wandering outside the world, finally stopped observing with a playful attitude and wanted to get involved.

But from the way Cyrene shrank her neck, it was clear that this free and casual god was afraid.

Joining the game means becoming a part of it. You will no longer be able to see the situation clearly, will be one-sided, and may even become the culprit that makes everything a mess.

Perhaps the identity of an observer is the best, but if you have feelings for everything, how can you be a qualified and calm observer?

Blaze patted Cyrene on the shoulder and gave the timid and hesitant god a thumbs-up.

"Welcome to a world where everyone works together and never gives up, whether it's right or wrong."

“What you need to do now is not to rush to show your value, but to stand firmly in this world and take a deep breath.”

“If you don’t even feel happiness, how can you understand that pain is coming.”

Chapter 1395 Chocolate Coin

"You let me feel happiness first, but why do I feel like I have to feel pain first?"

Cold sweat broke out on Kullene's forehead as Blaze brought him to Wemark, who was tensing all his muscles, as if he was planning to vent his anger on him.

"Hey~ Isn't having a family full of happiness a kind of happiness? I guess you have never experienced the happy family atmosphere."

Blaze spread his hands. Of course, he didn't mean well but was just doing bad things.

Kurene appeared here for two purposes. One was to tell him slowly about the great crisis that might occur in this world related to the Golden Sea of ​​Trees. However, he stopped this and asked Kurene to get used to the feeling of changing her identity before telling him.

The other one is quite utilitarian. The flags of [Hermes' Traveling Cap] are planted all over the world. There are some places where [Hermes' Traveling Cap] does not seem to be there, but behind the well-known local forces there must be [Hermes' Traveling Cap].

The Kingdom of Twelve Nights is not a place where people can stay. Only foreigners will treat it as an amusement park. No one except foreigners can live a normal life there, and it does not constitute the basic standard of [business].

But the other side of the Kingdom of the Twelve Nights is another matter. Although it is a little more difficult, there is a definite civilization. The [Traveling Hat of Hermes] can't just stand by and watch, it must come up and add fuel to the fire.

But the living environment in the first layer of the ground world is very harsh, and it is difficult for people living on the surface to adapt directly to the environment here, so it is better to find a local person to be the spokesperson.

So how do you find a spokesperson who will never betray you and will grit his teeth and admit it even if he betrays you?

Cyrene's answer was an old lover.

"Sometimes I doubt that you are living a life of luxury and flirting with noble ladies. Is it just for this purpose that noble ladies can place their own confidants everywhere?"

"Don't say such harsh words. The only good gene of my father is that when he loves, he really loves to death. How could I love for the sake of placing a confidant? But..."

While Cyrene was explaining himself, the princess opened the door and walked in, causing even more cold sweat to form on his face.

"You've inherited bad genes too. You don't need to tell me what kind of bad genes they are. I'll guess. Anyway, let's start with a passionate love and an unexpected end." Blaze patted Kullene on the back with a look of wishing the best for himself.

"You are a good judge of people."

Blaze closed the door quickly, leaving Kullene and Weymark father and daughter alone.

He was not worried that Weimark would do something impulsive, as he was a man who always put the overall situation first. Even if he really wanted to do something to Kullene, he would definitely discuss the partnership first.

No matter what time, [everyone] is more important. However, with the princess's relationship, Weimark may be able to gain more benefits in the negotiation with [Hermes's Traveling Hat].

As for what he should do now, he should enjoy the festive atmosphere and collect some information from strangers.

The Golden Forest has a special meaning for strangers. It is the first special area that truly appears in front of strangers, and it is also the only way to obtain the [Free Hunter]. Almost all strangers will go to the Golden Forest.

It's a pity that I can only go once.

Now that the Golden Forest has officially become an area that can be visited at any time, strangers naturally want to satisfy their past "desire dissatisfaction" and go in as much as possible.

It is said that after the first upheaval, the number of foreigners visiting the Golden Sea of ​​Trees reached one million.

So is it because of the foreigners?

The possibility is not high. The scale of the Golden Sea of ​​Trees far exceeds that of any other region. It can almost be said to be the fourth largest kingdom. Of course, if we look at it in order of birth, the Golden Sea of ​​Trees should be the largest.

It is almost impossible for millions of foreigners to have an impact on the Golden Forest itself, and certainly not enough to cause what Kullene calls "species invasion".

However, if something really happened in the Golden Forest, foreigners would definitely notice it. Even if they didn't notice it at the time, they would write it down as a "strange thing" and talk about it casually.

The chicken followed behind Blaze. In the crowded city of Turan, the bird and beast form would be quite conspicuous and would attract looks like "Hey, have some public morals and put your mount away," so the chicken maintained its human form.

"Maybe we should think about it from another perspective." The chicken suggested, "I have been with that tree of life for a long time. Their individual emotions are quite rich and their curiosity is very strong."

"This has nothing to do with the [Invasive Species] crisis." Blaze pondered, without any clue.

Perhaps this is why Cyrene is always outside the world, able to see the key to the problem clearly and at once, while the people in the story are always a little away from the correct answer.

In this regard, Blazer chose to relax his mind. If there were some things that were destined to be unknown to him, then no matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to get them. On the contrary, if he could know them, there would definitely be clues. All he had to do was to keep moving forward and pay attention to every detail around him.

"Anyway, we should first look at the present matter, the cocoa bean harvest."

Cocoa beans are one of the main foods for humans in the first layer of the ground world. They grow at an astonishing rate. The more you pick, the more they will grow. They can withstand the exchange and picking of foreigners.

Cocoa beans are only a part of the warm-up activities for the entire Valentine's Day event. The cocoa beans in the hands of strangers will be purchased by [Hermes' Traveling Hat].

Here, Hebi found a small loophole that was neither too big nor too small. After Kullene's identification, it was a little bit off the mark, but it was still recognizable even if you pinched your nose.

It is unrealistic to directly pay strangers and purchase cocoa beans from them. The Chamber of Commerce is short of working capital, not to mention that organizing Valentine's Day activities is meant to solve the problem of working capital at the same time.

Herby plans to use [Chocolate Coins] as the limited holiday currency during Valentine's Day to purchase cocoa beans from strangers. As for where the raw materials of the chocolate coins come from.

Of course, he would first use the stock in Kullene's hands to make a batch, and then purchase cocoa beans from foreigners to continue making chocolate coins. By repeating this cycle, there will be more and more chocolate coins and cocoa beans.

This is definitely a huge profit. Each huge cocoa bean can make many chocolate coins, and for one chocolate coin, Herby has to buy ten cocoa beans from the stranger.

However, Hebi did not go too far. The chocolate coins themselves had a high monetary value and could be used to exchange for materials. This was also the reason why Kullene accepted it with a pinch of her nose.

Chapter 1396 Chocolate Factory

Turan City, [Hermes's Travel Hat] branch.

After the upheaval, the first thing to change was not the relationship between countries or the relationship between races, but [architecture].

Whether it is building world barriers to cope with the environmental changes caused by the earth-shaking, or constructing an inn when entering an area that has never been visited by the current civilization, these are challenges to the current field of architecture.

People with rich civil engineering knowledge have become technical talents that are in short supply everywhere, and even become strategic resources.

After all, a better way to declare sovereignty than raising flags and stationing troops is to directly build a city and start trade and life.

Although the world has become bigger now, many human kingdoms, led by the three major kingdoms, have remained silent. The main reason is that they are hoarding civil engineering resources and maximizing their profits in one fell swoop.

[Hermes's Brigade Hat] is an organization at the forefront of activities and advocates "Long live peace". It is determined to contribute to world peace, so they poached all civil engineering talents and have the fastest construction speed in the world.

On the first day of entering Turan City, a simple branch store was built and a large cocoa bean processing plant was completed at the same time, which was extremely fast.

The reason why it was able to move so quickly was not only because of the large amount of civil engineering materials stockpiled by [Hermes's Traveling Hat], but also because of the emergence of a special architects' guild.

All members of this guild are foreigners, and they are dedicated to repairing and building large buildings such as the World Barrier. From small stables and pig pens to large neighborhood schools, as long as the commission is given, they will immediately arrive and start work.

This Architects Guild is not a guild in name only, but is similar to a hunting group, composed of like-minded foreigners.

Many foreigners who are too lazy to repair the world barriers will entrust them. Since it was established by foreigners, many kingdoms will also entrust them. Even [Hermes's Traveling Hat] commissioned the Architects' Union to build a chocolate processing factory.

This was what Herbie proposed to Kate Cat after he felt guilty about bothering strangers to build buildings and only paying for the materials every time.

I spent more money, but I felt better.

Blaze left the curtain and entered the chocolate processing factory. As expected, a majestic little figure was standing in front of the guardrail with his arms folded across his chest, looking down and supervising the processing below.

"Hey, long time no see." Blaze patted Herbie's shoulder as if it was a sneak attack.

Herbie seemed to have expected this and was not surprised at all. He rather maturely held a piece of chocolate between two fingers and handed it to Blaze.

"I knew you were coming."

"Oh, it triggered the title." Blaze took the chocolate and looked at it.

This is a round chocolate coin with a feathered serpent printed on one side and a cocoa nut printed on the other side, which has a strong sense of regionality.

"That's great. When Turan City mints currency, we can just do it this way." Blaze rolled the chocolate coin between his fingers.

Herbie didn't say anything. Although his face was facing the processing plant below, his eyes were always on Blazer's constantly swinging chocolate coins.

Finally, she couldn't help but speak.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"Isn't this currency?" Blaze was stunned and pinched the chocolate coin. He thought Herbie was joking, but suddenly he realized, "Don't worry, I don't like chocolate so much that I would attack strangers and steal chocolate coins, so you don't have to feed me in advance."

Herbie didn't say anything, but turned his head away.

Although Blaze couldn't see Herbie's expression, he could see Herbie's puffed cheeks.

It seems like they are having a quarrel.

"what happened to you?"

"nothing."

"That's good." Blaze bounced the chocolate coin up, then opened the magic bag and let the chocolate coin fall into it. "After all, this is the first chocolate coin I got. I have to distinguish it carefully and don't confuse it with other chocolate coins."

"How long do you want to keep it?" Herbie suddenly turned his head and reminded calmly, "Although this thing is called chocolate coin, it is chocolate after all. It doesn't have such a long shelf life."

"Eat it on Valentine's Day." Blaze touched the back of his head. He knew that food should not be wasted.

"Oh." Herbie nodded, his face glowing red under the light from below.

The chicken was watching nearby, not knowing whether to push or stop it, but doing nothing would not work, as it would just become a dull event.

"Hey!" Ji grabbed the two men's waists with both hands and lifted them up with one force, sandwiching her in the middle, creating a perfect harmony.

"Are you planning to carry both of us down to tour the factory like this? At least change into beast form," Blaze protested.

Hebie didn't react much, but just sighed helplessly. It was obvious that being held like a doll by chickens was her daily routine.

"No, that won't work. There's an important food processing factory down there. How can we let birds and animals in?" Chicken refused, but she put Blaze down for the time being and held Herbie in her arms.

"That's fine too."

The three of them walked down the steps next to them to the processing plant and visited the chocolate processing process of [Hermes' Traveling Hat].

The cocoa fruits purchased from foreigners are sent here, where workers break open the shells and remove the pulp, leaving only the cocoa beans.

The pulp will be sent to be made into feed or fertilizer, and the cocoa beans obtained cannot be used immediately. They need to be dried using magic, and it is best to bake them until they have a caramelized aroma.

Herbie believed that if he wanted to bake something, he had to get the best result, so he specially found a piece of corona stone.

This is a very rare material. If it is embedded in weapons or armor, it can directly raise the quality of the equipment to a higher level.

This piece of Hebi is mass-produced. The corona stone is said to absorb the sun's rays and is itself like a small sun. Amaterasu, who is the sun, can rub the corona stone with her hands.

However, compared to the corona stone that has transformed through years of accumulation and can provide endless power, the one made directly by Amaterasu is disposable and can only be used for a few days, but it is more than enough for roasting cocoa beans.