Tree King: What? I've become the Abundant Pharmacist?

Chapter 577 Xia's Research at That Moment

Divine Enlightenment Tree Courtyard.

"Um, is it really necessary to use this method?"

Above the treehouse, Feng Jin covered her face with one hand and held down her skirt with the other.

"We're in a hurry; we can't take our time and spend several days getting here."

At this moment, Eve was flying at high speed in the sky, holding Feng Jin around the waist with one hand. Apart from lacking a bit of aesthetics, everything was fine.

"Then, could I try a different position...?"

Feng Jin blushed and asked timidly.

The speed has indeed increased along the way; what used to be a journey of several days can now be completed in less than an hour.

But what was sacrificed was her dress!

As she flew through the air, her dress kept billowing up, and she had to desperately try to hold it down, but Eve's dress didn't change at all, just like an anti-gravity dress.

"We've arrived."

Eve's speed decreased at this point, and her altitude also dropped.

After reaching the ground, Feng Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief and pulled her skirt down a little further.

That was really dangerous; her hair was all messed up by the wind.

Because of that summer, Aglaia asked her to investigate the whole story of the Tree Garden disaster.

However, due to the unrest in Tree Court, which is extremely unsafe, and with the Citizens' Assembly imminent, all the Golden Descendants are unable to leave.

So, in the end, Feng Jin found out about Eve.

Eve came with her to Tree Garden not only to search for the trail of the Death Titan, but also to quickly resolve the Citizens' Assembly and rescue Danheng.

Eve originally intended to storm into the Senate and forcibly take people away, but after Aglaia strongly insisted that she handle the matter, Eve temporarily abandoned this idea.

After tidying her clothes and hair, Feng Jin looked around for Eve.

Eve was seen standing in the distance, gazing at the large tree in the treehouse.

“Ms. Eve?” Feng Jin walked over.

What are you thinking about?

"It's nothing, it's just that seeing this tree again still makes me feel a little emotional."

"Is that so? A sigh? Aren't you surprised?"

"I was quite surprised when I first came here. It seemed like Ms. Eve was very familiar with the 'city surrounding the great tree'?"

“These are just old stories, I won’t go into them.” Eve shook her head.

“Things from the past…” Feng Jin seemed to be thinking of something.

"When I first looked up at Ceres, I was a child. Its branches reflected the starlight, and its trunk seemed to be a pillar of heaven and earth."

"Back then, I stood right here, dreaming that one day I could reach the top of the tree, the place closest to the 'sky'."

"As a 'Sky' priest, it seems somewhat illogical that you would study in the habitat of the 'Rationality' Titans."

From Eve's perspective, academic pursuits are specialized, and the Faculty of Education also adheres to this concept by dividing itself into six colleges.

Feng Jin shook her head, her face full of helplessness.

"The reason isn't that complicated. How could mortals possibly reach the kingdom of Aegler?"

“It is different from Ceres; it is a stern and inhuman god. 'Reason' is willing to share with others, but 'the sky'... only requires people's awe.”

“Ms. Eve can understand, after all, the Titan who imprisoned you and Danbo in Onpharos... is Aegler.”

"Actually, I never expected that I would unintentionally become a thorn in the side of a local god."

Eve was also somewhat helpless.

She did attempt to break through Onphalus's canopy directly, but unfortunately, she failed.

Even with the power of just one of her clones, she couldn't cross the celestial barrier.

If it were the original body, the situation would be different.

“But there are always people on earth who dream of flying into the sky,” Feng Jin continued. “The Tree Garden has done a lot of research on Aigle, which is also the purpose of our trip.”

"But... I never expected that Danbao would be captured by the Senate."

"It seems that even Ohmma is extremely dangerous now," Feng Jin sighed.

“I trust Aglaia, otherwise I wouldn’t have come here with you.”

"We now need to investigate the whole story of the Tree Garden disaster for Agrea, and also find the traces of death."

“Hmm.” Feng Jin nodded. “Another heavy burden has fallen on my shoulders.”

"The tree garden is so vast, I wonder where everything we're looking for is scattered. Let's split up. I'm sure with Ms. Eve's skills, even the Black Tide Creatures can't harm you."

"But what about you? Are you alright?" Eve asked.

Feng Jin immediately puffed out her chest. "I'm the head of 'Dim Light Courtyard.' Aren't you underestimating me by saying that?"

Eve smiled slightly, "Okay, let's split up then."

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The Hall of Friendship.

After Eve and Kazemura parted ways, Eve went to the Hall of Friendship alone.

Sure enough, the place was a complete mess.

Eve shook her head slightly as she looked at the Black Tide monsters and corpses on the ground.

Just like when she first came, there were ruins everywhere and corpses strewn all over the place.

The destruction of the tree garden was truly cruel.

Even ordinary scholars were not spared.

"This is... a scroll?"

Eve picked up a scroll that was lying on the ground.

This appears to be a record of a debate between scholars of the "Worship School" and the "Spiritual School," but most of the content is now blurred, with only a few scattered sentences remaining.

[A Record of Scholarly Debates (Part 1)]

"Worship School" scholars: ...We all remember that kingdom that usurped the heavens. But what was it really? It was nothing more than a group of blindly believing people, incited by arrogant politicians, who thought they could challenge the authority of the Titans.

"Worship School" scholars: A pointless attempt, a complete mistake.

Scholars of the "Scholarly School": Hmph, the "Worship School" that has groveled at the feet of the Titans for generations, have they forgotten even their self-awareness as scholars?

"The 'Intelligent School' scholars say: 'Error is by no means meaningless.'"

Scholars of the "Intelligent Seed School": Even students who are new to Tree Garden can learn this sentence from the simplest logical proof.

Scholars of the "Sophist School" argue that the complete annihilation of the city-state proved the construction of the Sky Ship a mistake. In my view, this is precisely the meaning they gained through their sacrifice.

A scholar from the "Worship School": Did I hear that right? This statement... are you planning to switch your allegiance to the "Worship School"?

Scholars from the "Intelligent Seed School": No, I'm just looking at the problem from a different perspective.

Scholars of the "Worship School":........

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“Discussing the ‘sky’ isn’t taboo in the Tree Garden… so why is that?”

Eve had some doubts after reading the contents of the scroll.

The chaos that had ensued in Ohma seemed to have little impact on Tree Court.

It seems that there is a significant difference between Ohmma and Tree Garden.

The "spaceship" that these two scholars are debating was also mentioned by Aglaia, but it wasn't any useful information.

Eve put the scroll away.

Just then, a noisy sound came from afar. Eve frowned; it seemed to be coming from Feng Jin's direction.

Although Feng Jin had said she could do it, Eve still rushed over immediately.

On the other side, Feng Jin was somewhat troubled by the dozens of Black Tide monsters.

"This is really... far more trouble than I imagined."

There were so many monsters, more than she had ever seen before.

Just as Feng Jin was figuring out how to deal with these monsters, a beam of light suddenly swept across and wiped them all out.

"Ms. Eve!"

Upon seeing this, Feng Jin immediately realized that Eve had arrived.

Immediately afterwards, Eve descended from the sky.

"What happened? This place is already a ruin; there shouldn't be so many enemies here."

"Maybe... it's because of me," Feng Jin said somewhat awkwardly.

"The Black Tide is particularly sensitive to the 'light' of Onpharos; perhaps it is the blessing of the Sky Priest that has attracted them."

"Let's put that aside for now. Here—I found something nearby that you might be interested in."

Feng Jin handed the scroll she had just found to Eve.

"Another scroll?"

[Scholars' Debate Records (Part Two)]

Euthyfred: ...Then I'm all ears. What kind of approach are you referring to when you say "look at things from a different angle"?

Anaxagoras: It's very simple, it's just like—

Anaxagoras: Standing on the ground and looking at the sky, the sky is above us. Looking upside down and looking at the sky, the sky is beneath our feet.

Euthyfred: Haha, I don’t want to imagine what situation led you to such profound remarks.

Euryphro: Oh, I have a student who loves to write satirical comedies. He wrote about a fool who is struggling to solve a problem.

Anaxagoras: I said, you can't reason with the "Worship School".

Anaxxramas: You are like the earth beasts, with massive bodies but always looking at the ground, while I will be the wasp that stings the earth beasts.

Anaxxramas: If the failure of that city-state tyrant only proves to you and me that among all the ways infinitely close to the Sky Titans of Aegir…

Anaxagoras: Is building the "Skyship" a mistake?

Euryphro: ...

Euthyphro: Anaxagoras, you blasphemer who lacks reverence, you will pay the price for your words and deeds sooner or later.

Euthyfred: Your students, and that young teaching assistant, probably have no idea what kind of *secret research* you're conducting...

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Like the previous book, there isn't much to see clearly inside.

“Anaxagoras... is Naksha.”

Eve clearly remembered Xia's full name at that moment.

"Teacher Xia at that moment?" Feng Jin asked, somewhat surprised.

She thought to herself that Na Kexia's full name was a bit hard to remember, so she decided to just call her Teacher Na Kexia.

“Feng Jin, your former teaching assistant at Tree Garden, are you aware of this?” Eve asked.

Feng Jin shook her head. "I don't know either."

"It turns out that Professor Xia was conducting research on the 'sky' at that time. He never mentioned it."

“It seems he really might be on the opposite side of the Fire Chaser,” Eve said with some concern.

“Saying ‘maybe’ is a bit of an understatement,” Feng Jin sighed.

"The teacher has always been disrespectful to the gods and has a negative attitude towards oracles. Even in the free Tree Garden, he is regarded as a heretic."

"But it was precisely this 'blasphemer' who became the chosen one of the Titans of Reason, Sersis. Fate is truly unpredictable."

"Sometimes, fate is called fate because only he made this choice."

"Oh right, I also found a scroll on the way, it should be a two-part scroll."

"Really? Let me see."

Feng Jin took the scroll from Eve's hand and pieced the two records together.

"As expected, it is a two-volume set, consisting of two dialogues set in the same scene."

Feng Jin examined it carefully.

Except for a few unclear parts, the rest match up.

“I don’t know much about Tree Garden yet. May I ask you a few questions?” Eve asked.

“Of course.” Feng Jin nodded.

What is Xia's research area at that time?

Feng Jin thought for a moment, "The core subject of the Wisdom Seed School is to repair the 'soul' through alchemy."

"Although he was regarded as a blasphemer, Natsu himself never shied away from promoting his ideas. If there was any secret... it was only what he looked like under his blindfold."

"The School of Wise Seeds? Then what about the School of Worship mentioned earlier...?" Eve asked again.

"The Divine Tree Court has seven major schools, all founded around the ideas of the 'First Scholar' Celestus, but each has its own distinct characteristics. Among them, the 'Worship School' is the most devout in its worship of the Titans."

"Professor Euthyfred is a sage of the 'Worship School,' and he's always at odds with Professor Naxya."

"If all seven sages were placed on the scales of the Titan of Tarranton, one side would be Nachsha, and the other side would have to be Euthyphro to maintain balance."

"A very vivid analogy, I think I understand now."

"Besides that, I also saw a scroll that said building a spaceship was a mistake?"

"Today, almost every Onphaross knows the story of the 'Sky Ark.' Aegler's form was more majestic than the sky, and its divine punishment was so merciless."

"So, building large spacecraft is not feasible. Hmm... I wonder if a Tibbers mini-fire with a power a hundred times greater could fool its eyes."

"A small fire tube?"

Eve remembered the design drawings she had seen in Tinning's memories.

It seems to be feasible.

"Every 'wrong' attempt is a step closer to 'correct'... This is a phrase my teacher often says."

"Perhaps in his view, the crash of the celestial vessel had another meaning: the celestial canopy was not insurmountable, and it was precisely because it took a crucial step that it incurred divine punishment."

"Unfortunately, Tree Court's research on the Sky Titan of Aegler is still mainly based on the 'Worship School,' mostly focusing on sacrificial rituals. Further exploration of the outer realms has declined since the Sky Ship incident; even this scroll is the first time I've seen it."

“It’s okay.” Eve shook her head.

"I'm more curious about something else: it mentions here that Xia was conducting some kind of secret experiment?"

Feng Jin pondered, "I'm also very curious... Is there any research that even I, the lecturer's assistant, am unaware of?"

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