After returning to the Canyon from the Teleportation Array on Flamewaker Island, Unas first asked Huoye to identify Merlin's magical materials. Surprisingly, he actually found two of the ores listed on the list. He immediately sent them to the Thorium Brotherhood, hoping to speed up their progress.
Next, we need to arrange all the planned tasks. Although we have just fought a major battle, building city walls, relocating strongholds, and clearing land must begin immediately. Unas cannot afford to have idle people here.
After issuing orders and coordinating manpower for several hours, the work was finally arranged properly, and by then it was already getting dark.
Having a brief respite, Unas remembered the Nightmoon, ravaged by Death and Decay. He immediately took out the core he had obtained from the Emerald Tree, where the Giant Fir's consciousness was still dormant.
"Chuyun Fir, are you there?" Unas called out, gently shaking the core of the tree.
The other party quickly responded, "I'm here."
"I have a question I'd like to ask you..." He explained about the little green dots inside his body, and then said, "Thanks to the protection of these little green dots, I wasn't harmed by the Death and Decay, but one of my companions had her youth stolen. Can I use these little green dots to heal her?"
"I can sense your extraordinary and abundant life force; it is the essence of Essence of Life. May I examine the state of your body?"
"No." Unas refused outright. He had a large mass of Fel in his chest that he couldn't let anyone see, even if the other party was just the consciousness of a tree.
The Giant Fir choked for a moment, "Why?"
"For no reason, they just won't let me see it. Haven't I explained it clearly enough?" Unas then gave a comprehensive and detailed description of the state of the small green dot inside his body.
The Giant Fir did not persist in prying into the human Paladin's privacy. After listening attentively, it said, "I have never encountered this situation before, and I cannot judge whether these Life Essences can heal your companion."
Unas felt he had been so busy all day that he had lost his mind, actually seeking advice from an old tree spirit who had lived deep in the Forest his entire life. Its knowledge was probably not as good as that of an ordinary traveler, so he should ask its expert.
"Then tell me how I can control these Life Essences?"
"Based on your description, they lack a core, so they are scattered throughout your body and can only passively heal your injuries."
How to establish the core?
"No need to build it, there's a ready-made one."
Where?
"It's in your hands."
Unas suddenly realized that the piece of tree core in his hand was the core of the Essence of Life; he had almost forgotten about it, truly a case of being blind to one's own limitations.
"How exactly should I do it?"
"Swallow it."
"Huh? What are you going to do then? Besides, this thing is a bit hard."
"So before you devour it, you must take me to my original body. I need to gather a bit of my essence to form a new seed and start anew, as you promised me."
Unas thought about it and realized he did remember. "Alright then, let's set off now."
Calling on Mati'gosa, who was resting, the two of them took to the night sky once more.
The Blue Dragon practically became Unas's mode of transportation, constantly carrying him around. Despite this being beneath the Dragon's Presence, Mati'gosa never complained, making Unas want to keep her by his side forever.
But he knew it was impossible. The Blue Dragon was still there mainly to testify for him and support him. Once the Dalaran matter was resolved, it would be time to part ways. The dragon had no reason to stay there indefinitely, and Unas had no way to keep her.
After resting for half a day, the Blue Dragons had recovered much of their strength, and they soon arrived at the heart of the Evil Woodland —the place where the Giant Fir grew.
The once Chuyun Fir is now nothing but a vast ruin composed of withered leaves, broken branches, and rotten wood. Guided by the Giant Fir's consciousness, Unas arrives at the center of the ruins.
A voice came from the tree's core. "Put me on the ground."
Unas did as instructed, then stepped back a few paces, giving the Giant Fir room to cast its spell.
Consciousness resides at the very center of its own corpse, and it begins to call upon its origin, the purest and most primal energy contained within the tree. Although most of it was lost as the tree disintegrated, some remained.
Specks of white light floated up from the ruins, then converged towards the center, quickly condensing into a thumb-sized crystal seed that fell beside the tree core.
A beam of green light flowed from the tree core, entered the crystal seed, and dyed it dark green.
Unas stepped forward and picked up the seed and the core. The Giant Fir's voice came from the seed, sounding very weak, "I've transferred it to my true seed. Alas, I didn't expect to have so little essence left. I don't know how long it will take to grow back."
"I'll definitely find you an auspicious location. Tell me, what kind of environment do you want?"
"Ideally, I need a place with many neighbors, where the soil contains abundant energy, so I can quickly return to my original state," the Giant Fir's voice grew weaker and weaker. "I will soon fall into a long slumber, and I can only awaken when the seed grows into a towering tree. Everything is in your hands, black-haired Paladin."
"Don't worry, leave everything to me. One last question: this tree core seems a bit hard. Can we cook it before eating it?"
"No, that would lead to..." Giant Fir fell silent before he could finish speaking, seemingly entering the long slumber he had spoken of.
Unas shook his head. This guy really had no sense of humor at all. He had to answer even a joke with a straight face. Luckily, he was caught by the Sandman.
He put away the crystal seed, but then hesitated, holding the tree core. Although it was meant as a joke, this thing really was quite hard.
They could actually Life Drain the life core from the tree's core using the Life Drain technique, but that's a demonic method, and the Dreadlord. There was no other way but to swallow it whole like sugarcane.
Unas grinned and gnawed the tree core into his stomach. Sure enough, changes soon occurred. The small green dots in his body stirred and concentrated in his abdomen, as the life core had an irresistible attraction to them.
All the Life Essence gathered together, gradually forming a small green core centered on the abdomen. Its shape looked exactly like Emerald Tree. Could this be a miniature Essence of Life?
The situation eventually stabilized, the small Emerald Tree emitted a jewel-like halo, my abdomen felt warm, and my spirit seemed refreshed. An indescribable feeling spread throughout my body, and this thing that seemed to be the Essence of Life contained unimaginable vitality.
Unas suddenly remembered that the Giant Fir' terrifying regenerative ability stemmed from this; now that he possessed such a thing, could he also regenerate?
He took out a dagger, made a small cut on his finger, and before the blood could seep out, the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Holy crap! Invincible!
Unas was overjoyed; he had actually gained the Giant Fir's regenerative abilities!