The moment Jieke finished speaking, a gentle breeze happened to brush Angel's cheek. At the same time, Gentle Wind Uranus's voice reached Angel's ears.
Through the wind, Gentle Wind Uranus conveyed several words to Angel.
It was also an invitation to meet, along with the statement that Proliferation Greme was beside him as well.
It seemed that after watching the Drama Shadow Box, Gentle Wind Uranus had already made his choice and had summoned Lord Proliferation from the Greenwild Plains. He was likely ready to give Angel an answer.
With that in mind, Angel nodded to Jieke. "All right, I'll go over now."
Returning to the mountaintop palace, Angel brought only the drowsy Toby inside this time. Dangros remained outside the palace gates, chatting with Anoto, Qubige, and the others.
Upon entering the palace, the first thing Angel saw was an emerald tree silhouette standing amid the clouds and mist.
It was a flourishing apple tree. From afar, it seemed nothing unusual, but up close, one could see waves of glowing green mist swirling around its trunk, as though the tree had donned a suit of green armor.
Its fruit was extraordinary as well. Golden and gleaming, they gave off an enticingly sweet fragrance. Even the half-asleep Toby had his soul hooked by the scent, opening his eyes to stare fixedly at the few Golden Apples hanging from the branches.
Hearing footsteps behind it, the apple tree's gnarled trunk... moved.
The apple tree turned to one side, revealing the rather profound facial features on its trunk, and cast Angel a gaze filled with scrutiny.
As Angel met the apple tree's eyes, the imposing Gentle Wind Uranus rose from the throne atop the high platform. Leaving his throne, he descended the steps one by one and came to stand between Angel