Neural Network

The Wisdom Tree had arrived.

Its branches swayed gently in the wind, producing an enchanting rustle—like whispers, like sighs, and like low laughter.

Besides pollen, countless colorful leaves scattered like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, drifting away on the wind. Yet when they floated onto humans and monsters, they vanished without a trace in an instant like crystalline snowflakes, as though melting into the flesh and blood of Carbon-Based Lifeforms.

Thousands upon thousands of translucent tentacles slowly hung down from the canopy, like streamers and light ribbons decorating this bizarre festival celebration—yet they slowly writhed, spiraled, and stretched.

The tentacles danced with a bewitching rhythm, unconsciously slowing everyone's breathing and heartbeats, as though they were dancing gracefully with the largest jellyfish in the world in a bottomless sea.

All the Peach Blossom Paradise Town residents and monsters closed their eyes, whispering, sighing, and smiling along with the Wisdom Tree.

Amid their joyful anticipation, the translucent tentacles finally descended above their heads.

The tentacles bulged with tiny spines like goosebumps and secreted large amounts of fragrant mucus.

They first coiled around the humans and monsters again and again, their spines gently piercing the skin and stirring up bio-currents that linked themselves to human nerves.

The ends of the tentacles slowly blossomed as well, resembling gorgeous crab claw chrysanthemums. Gently and soothingly, they covered the heads of humans and monsters—just like the Superbrain Helmets developed by the people of Dragon City to create virtual worlds.

Some people sat cross-legged, their expressions solemn and reverent.

Others were drawn into the air by the tentacles, dancing and flailing in the void in all manner of bizarre poses—soaring like hawks, running like lions and tigers, twisting like dragons and serpents.

The monsters whose heads were covered by the tentacle tips even let out human-like laughter.