"Great king of the world beyond, benevolent great God Yao, Taby of the Tower Gatherers offers you his sincere respect and greetings."
On the screen, the one speaking was a tall, slender tower-shaped structure.
It had a sphere at both the top and bottom, with chimney-like structures growing from the spheres. The top was sharp and elongated, while the bottom had multiple forked supports. Its shape reminded Lu Yao of the Oriental Pearl Tower.
The tall tower could move with the support pillars at its base, though it walked slowly and unsteadily, swaying like someone on stilts.
Beside it, Fa Qianshang began introducing this fellow native of Dongfu. "Mr. God Yao, Tower Gatherers are an advanced life-form from Dongfu. They are formed from the union of Shepherd Treants and Treasure Trees, but it takes an extremely long time for one to be born. The tower body requires Treasure Trees to grow to a very high degree, and the trees must also intertwine and connect with one another. Raising tower trees requires superb skill and rich experience from the Shepherd Treants."
"In the end, the Shepherd Treants enter it and merge with the trees, becoming Tower Gatherers."
"Tower Gatherers have two abilities. The first is that they can gather and guide Shepherd Treants, drawing them toward the tower. Most of us live around Tower Gatherers. They are the cores of our settled cities."
"The second ability is recording. Shepherd Treants confide their difficulties and experiences to the tower, and the Tower Gatherer records every Shepherd Treant it speaks with, passing down everyone's stories. Even if the Tower Gatherer itself is about to be destroyed, it will pass these stories on to other Tower Gatherers. They are Dongfu's record keepers."
Lu Yao pulled open a can of cola and took a sip.