Chapter 240
So, the God King placed the Deep Sea and the Kraken in the Abyss, perhaps to limit their power as it resurged in that realm?
The more Ye Bai thought about it, the more she felt this guess was closest to the truth. Was the treasure of the God King a means to deal with the Great Annihilation? But if there was a way, why didn’t the God King resolve the issue when it first arose?
Ye Bai continued to inquire about more distant details: “Did the God King come to find you only after the Abyss invaded?”
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Ainolucia suddenly froze: “The Abyss... invaded us? I don’t recall that at all…”
This reaction left Ye Bai equally stunned. She furrowed her brow, a flurry of speculation and doubt flashing through her mind. Could it be that the paper figure had lied about this? But then again, that didn’t make sense, as the branch of the Tree of Life hanging from her waist had been plucked from the wound of the Abyssal Demon.
Looking at the elven queen, whose expression of confusion seemed genuine, Ye Bai suddenly had a flash of insight.
“...Could it be that your memories have also split into three parts?”
Ainolucia jolted, then her eyes lit up with realization: “Yes! You’re right! So that’s it, the Abyss did invade us before…”
Ye Bai: “…”
It turned out that the elven queen before her was just as abnormal as the other kings. Although she was kind and communicative, she only retained a fragment of her memories.
But then, Ye Bai witnessed the tremendous advantage that came with the elven queen’s forgetfulness.
“Oh dear, I almost forgot!” Ainolucia exclaimed, as if suddenly recalling something, and slapped her palm: “I forgot to entertain my guests.”
As she spoke, she opened another spatial passage beside her, just like before.
In the next moment, two more fruits from the Tree of Life fell before Ye Bai and Ottofis.
Looking at the emerald-like mythical fruits before her, Ye Bai’s conscience urged her to say, “You’ve already entertained us,” but Ottofis was quicker. Before she could speak—
“Crunch, crunch… Ah!” The unrepentant Ottofis devoured the fruit and expressed his gratitude with gusto.
Ainolucia smiled at Ottofis: “You’re welcome.”
Thus, Ye Bai also lost her conscience: “Thank you so much! Crunch, crunch…”
**Chapter 162**
Thanks to the queen’s forgetfulness, Ye Bai and Ottofis were fortunate enough to consume a second fruit from the Tree of Life.
Ye Bai’s attributes surged dramatically; after eating two fruits, she gained a whopping 8,000 points of health and 4,000 points of mana.
Before this, at level 63, the fish she had eaten in the Deep Sea and the fruits she had consumed on the outskirts of the Emerald Forest had only added up to a little over 7,000 health and more than 3,000 mana.
Consuming two mythical fruits had doubled her health and mana. Not counting the mana and various attribute bonuses, her health was now even greater than that of a tank class at the same level.
However, even the fruits from the Tree of Life had to adhere to the one-time-use item rule; they couldn’t be farmed indefinitely. If she were to eat a third one, the various enhancement effects would start to diminish.
Of course, when considering adding this item to the camp exchange, she had never thought about the possibility of players being able to redeem a second fruit… It was truly unexpected for Ye Bai to stumble upon such a bug so easily.
After finishing the fruit, Ye Bai felt a bit embarrassed and looked at Ainolucia, continuing to ask, “Can I know how far back your memories extend?”
“Of course. If you hadn’t pointed it out, I wouldn’t have realized it,” Ainolucia pondered. “I should retain all the memories after the split. As for the memories from before, including the time of the Abyss invasion and even earlier, they should belong to the other two versions of me.”
Ye Bai nodded, a thoughtful expression crossing her face.
In other words, the God King came to find the elven queen, and the queen’s relocation of the entire Emerald Forest into the dream realm all happened after the Abyss invasion.
Combining this with what Ye Bai had seen of the Abyss, it suggested that the Abyss invaded the Emerald Forest, leading to a great battle, after which the Abyssal Demon returned to the Abyss severely wounded. The God King must have moved the Deep Sea to the Abyssal layer afterward.
After a moment’s thought, Ye Bai asked Ainolucia, “Didn’t the God King notice anything before the Abyss invasion?”
In the divine realm, the title of God King wasn’t merely an honorary title for being the strongest on the map; it meant truly subduing all the top races and earning their recognition.
The event of the Abyss invading the Emerald Forest was akin to a feudal dynasty where a vassal state suddenly waged war against another, with the suzerain only coming to clean up the mess afterward.
Regardless of the underlying causes, it at least indicated one thing—during that time, the God King’s authority and influence over the various races had diminished.
“The God King…” Ainolucia began, her tone suggesting she was about to embark on a lengthy narrative.
Ye Bai listened intently.
Ainolucia: “…”
Ye Bai, sensing something, looked up and indeed saw the elven queen’s exquisitely intelligent face once again displaying a look of confusion.
“Let me think…”
“Uh…”
Ultimately, after struggling with a blank memory, Ainolucia gave up. She raised her ice-blue eyes and honestly looked at Ye Bai: “...I can’t remember.”
“It’s okay!” Ye Bai immediately replied, fully understanding, as she didn’t want the queen to recall that she had already entertained her with two fruits from the Tree of Life.
So, Ye Bai shifted the conversation: “What other memories do you have about the God King?”
“He helped me move the Emerald Forest into the dream realm, allowing me to keep another key safe, waiting for your arrival to hand it over when the time comes to end the Great Annihilation.” Ainolucia’s memory of this part was very clear.
Ye Bai thought for a moment and asked, “What kind of person is the God King? Do you remember his name?”
“What kind of…”
Ainolucia pondered for a moment before finally giving an unexpected answer:
“He is very lost.”
Ye Bai was taken aback: lost?
Ainolucia nodded slightly, lost in her memories: “Not just him; at that time, I felt lost too… Or rather, hesitant. Even though I don’t have any memories of why I felt hesitant now, I can remember the emotions from that time.”
“As for the God King’s name… I don’t remember it now, but…” At this point, Ainolucia furrowed her brow, yet her tone was certain: “I should have known his name.”
…
Until Ainolucia escorted Ye Bai to the middle layer of the Tree of Life, various thoughts kept swirling in Ye Bai’s mind.
If the elven queen’s confusion and hesitation likely stemmed from worries about her race’s future, what was the source of the God King’s confusion? Was it the Great Annihilation that had never occurred before?
But the details about the Great Annihilation were vague, making it hard for Ye Bai to imagine what kind of disaster it might be.
At the same time, Ye Bai thought of the Abyssal Demon she had caught a glimpse of in the deepest part of the Abyss.
What rendered the demon immobile, turning it into a “large battery,” was not only the branch of the Tree of Life, which served as one of the keys, but primarily the powerful curse marked with “Rebel.”
Without a doubt, the Abyssal Demon had once rebelled against the God King, and the invasion of the Emerald Forest was a specific event. From the elven queen’s words, it was also confirmed that the God King had likely suppressed the Abyssal Demon afterward.
However, what concerned Ye Bai was who the “Rebel” mentioned by the Abyssal Demon was, and who had betrayed whom.
The Kraken clearly followed the God King’s orders to restrict the core of the Abyss; how could it be involved with a traitor, and what was the reason behind the demon’s hesitation?
Was the paper figure searching for the God King’s treasure once an enemy of the God King? Or was it some contingency plan left behind by him? Or was it the mysterious God King himself?
And what connection did the extraordinary Ottofis beside her have with all of this?
With these thoughts, Ye Bai’s gaze instinctively fell on Ottofis.
Sensing the scrutiny, Ottofis turned around, his donkey-like face displaying a puzzled expression.
Ye Bai: “Are you the God King?”
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