In the World Tree, that night, Li Wenxi, who had returned from the underground world with many miners to rest, was lying on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

After Xu Xin left, it took some time for the survivors in World Tree to fully accept this fact.

Fortunately, their living environment is no longer what it used to be, and no one was crushed by this shocking news.

Li Wenxi also took a group of people to the underground world and explored and excavated that area.

The survivors she took down were also shocked by the birds stagnating in the sky in the underground world, and then they completely believed what Xu Xin and the others said about the flow of time a hundred times faster.

The mineral resources in the underground world are truly extremely rich.

Iron ore, silver ore, copper ore, gold ore, and even some rare metal ores, as well as soil rich in rare metals.

Li Wenxi could only detect the location of metal mines, but she felt that the resources in this underground world might be far more than what she saw.

"That underground world... is so rich." Li Wenxi murmured to herself while lying on the bed. "Although the area affected by the flow of time is not very large, it... feels like it cannot be used up at all."

If calculated based on the population and industrial levels a thousand years ago, the various metal materials contained in that area alone would be enough for the global population to use for decades.

If we put it now, it would be basically inexhaustible.

"It seems that there is no need to worry about material issues in the future."

Li Wenxi turned over on the bed, hugging her pillow, her eyelids trembling a little.

"Really... I just came back, and I have to go out for a long time..."

Before Xu Xin left, she told her what she was going to do this time.

What he has to do is very simple. If everything goes well, it will be done in less than half a day.

But he is always outside!

In half a day outside, two months have passed inside!

If she had been in this world tree, she would really have to wait two months...

Otherwise, she chooses this time to go outside?

Ji Chaoyang has already explained their plan to everyone.

Among them, some people are not willing to step out of this safe and comfortable world tree.

In just half a month, the comfortable life in World Tree has worn away a lot of the fearless spirit they have developed in life and death.

But this is also normal.

If they can be happy and stable, no one wants to be homeless and put themselves in danger.

After seeing the light, many people are unwilling to go back to the darkness.

Of course, there are also some people who express their willingness to live outside, guard the World Tree, and contact the outside world.

The thoughts of these people coincided with the situation considered by the explorers at the time. They felt that aging was accelerating internally compared to the outside world.

Especially now, when there are hundreds of millions of humans outside.

Although they have no intersection with those humans, they don't want to age faster than each other.

Moreover, the level of safety in Crystal City is much higher than their previous life. For them, there is no need to worry too much.

Therefore, some people are already outside the World Tree.

"But... I have my own mission, which must be completed within the World Tree." Li Wenxi buried her head in the pillow.

She is responsible for extracting resources, and only within the World Tree can she maximize production efficiency.

At present, when the available resources are not very abundant, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. She is destined not to waste time in the outside world.

"Alas...it seems we can only wait for a while."

Li Wenxi sighed and turned over again to look at the ceiling.

"However, when they find Lou Fei'er and the others, they won't go directly to the underground world, but will come back halfway, right? Let him stay in the World Tree for a few more days. Anyway, it's only a few minutes outside.

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"Huh...?" Coco lay on the head of her bed, raised her little head and called out.

Li Wenxi tilted her head and looked at the little guy who had been napping just now: "Keke, why didn't you follow Xu Xin this time?"

This was the first time that this little guy didn't fight for Xu Xin to take him with him. Not only did he not fight, he even hid far away.

So Xu Xin also left the little guy here this time, and Li Wenxi took the little guy to her tree house.

"Hey..." Coco's two big furry ears moved and her eyes blinked.

"Forget it, I don't understand what you are talking about either."

Li Wenxi lay on her side, reached out and scratched its ears, and then her eyes became increasingly difficult to open.

She closed her eyes tiredly and murmured to herself: "It should have been...eight hours since Xu Xin and the others left? Calculating the time, has it only been...five minutes outside? God...it's so hard.

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"I'm tired. Let's take a nap first. After a nap...it will take another five minutes outside..."

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Xu Xin and Xu Ying are now in Area 1.

Even after running so far, Xu Xin did not bring Silver King here.

With Xu Ying here, the two of them can teleport anytime and anywhere, and there is no need for the Silver King to travel on their behalf.

Not only the Silver King, but also the others he didn't bring over.

Because according to Xu Ying, with mutant creatures, it is very likely that the enemy will discover their location, and they may even be counter-controlled.

It's easier for two people to move.

At this time, both of them were wearing invisibility cloaks made by Zhao Xiaochuan and walking in the jungle.

"Brother, don't stay too far away from me. If there is any crisis, I can take you back directly." Xu Ying turned to look at Xu Xin, "Also, only by my side can I ensure that our conversation is smooth.

Will be bugged."

The two of them were teleported through the teleportation array.

Because Xu Ying has never been to Area 1 and has never been located, there is naturally no way to teleport directly.

But you won’t need it when you go back.

She can go back anytime she wants.

"Okay, I get it. Look, it's the tree house."

Xu Xin pointed to the treehouse not far away that was one level higher than his treehouse, and determined that it was Shi Wanyun's treehouse.

The last time he contacted Lou Fei'er, the three girls were all in this tree house.

"...There is no one in the tree house." Xu Ying glanced at the tree house and shook her head.

"Can you see this?" Xu Xin turned to look at her in surprise.

"Isn't this normal?" Xu Ying spread her hands and said, "You can call me a humanoid infrared sensor. No living creature can escape my eyes. Ah..."

Xu Ying's eyes flashed and she whispered: "If it's a dead person... I won't be able to detect it."

Xu Xin's eyes trembled, and then she shook her head: "No, they are not dead."

After he came out of the World Tree, he immediately sent another voice message to the three of them.

Although there is still no connection, at least the connection can be established. If he dies and his name is grayed out, the operation of sending a voice message will not be possible.

"Besides, if Shi Wanyun dies, her tree house will also wither."

Xu Xin looked at the extremely lush tree house and said.

"Well... although I don't want to pour cold water on you, I want to say that it would be nice to at least change the owner of the tree house." Xu Ying whispered.

"Huh? In this normal tree house, can the owner be changed?" Xu Xin turned to look at Xu Ying.

According to the tree house knowledge they have always understood, the owner of the main tree house cannot be changed, only the owner of the parasitic tree house can be changed.

"Your side, Area 188, really cannot be replaced. It is a geomantic treasure place we chose that is not affected by other world trees." Xu Ying looked down at the ground, stepped on her feet and said, "But here, you can't change it.

Not so lucky."

"You mean..." Xu Xin's pupils shrank, "This place is within the influence of the alien invader's World Tree?"

Xu Ying nodded slowly.

"Under the influence of World Tree, these tree houses are equivalent to World Tree's parasitic tree houses. As long as World Tree releases its authority, the owner of the tree house can change people at will."

Is it really under the influence of the alien invader Yggdrasil?

Zone 1.

...This area code alone makes people feel that it is not simple.

"This Area 1 is actually somewhat close to the other hemisphere." Xu Ying turned and looked to the east where the sun was rising. "Here, this is very close to the coast. We can reach it by walking six to seven hundred kilometers over there.

On the seaside, across the ocean, is the territory of the alien invaders. This can be said to be the closest location to the alien invaders on our side."
To be continued...