"Seriously, all we have to do is put this thing there?"
Watching the faintly glowing green sphere sit quietly on the crystal throne, Vivian waited three seconds before she couldn't help asking.
"...According to the instructions, that's how it works." Hao Ren scratched his hair. "It also says this thing has foolproof operation and one-click installation. For the sake of inexperienced new users, it was specially upgraded with an automatic mode. As long as you set its mission objectives in advance, it can judge the environment and timing on its own, then take root, sprout, and whatever..."
"Why does this sound more and more like someone selling fake medicine?" Lily's ears twitched twice. "Would a proper World Tree really hype itself up like that?"
Nangong May casually summoned a water ball and tossed it up and down. "Landlord, how about I water it a little?"
Nangong Sanba stroked his chin. "Maybe we should dig a hole under the throne and bury it?"
While these few were talking, another ten seconds passed. The World Tree Seed still sat there quietly on the throne. Never mind sprouting—it would probably start growing mold if they waited much longer...
Even Hao Ren was beginning to lose his composure. With an awkward look on his face, he prepared to step forward. "Maybe we put it down in the wrong position. Wait... Huh!?"
He had taken less than half a step when he saw the sphere suddenly tremble in place. Just as he thought he had imagined it, the sphere trembled again. This time, he knew for certain it wasn't an illusion, because it had actually bounced several centimeters into the air above the chair!
Then he heard a "ding-dong" come from inside the sphere. That description was a little hard to imagine—it was actually the