This Trip Wasn't in Vain

With no gravity in the Star Sea, the Mystic Boat moved much faster than usual. Before long, it approached the Floating Forest at the very center of the base.

Using the dim ambient light, Qian Qingqing glanced at the forest ahead and could not help muttering, "These trees look so strange!"

What met her eyes—

Were not trees in the conventional sense.

Rather, they were rather large spheres, perhaps better described as tree balls.

One tree ball after another was packed closely together, floating quietly in the air.

None of the tree balls were especially large, generally no more than thirty meters in diameter. Their surfaces were covered in layer upon layer of leaves, with branches visible through the gaps.

After examining them for a moment, Wei Luo voiced her opinion. "Without gravity in the Star Sea, branches grow in every direction, which is why they end up spherical."

Qian Qingqing nodded. "That makes sense!"

Cheng Han listened to the two women's conversation, the corners of his lips curving slightly.

He did not join in. He merely piloted the Mystic Boat through a wide, nimble turn, swiftly skimming toward the edge of the Floating Forest.

More than ten seconds later.

The distance had closed to less than a hundred meters.

Only then did the two women see that the "leaves" on the tree balls' surfaces seemed to be formed from countless fine filaments tangled together.

A trace of astonishment appeared on Wei Luo's alluring face as she blurted out, "Those aren't leaves!"

Cheng Han laughed. "They are actually the tree balls' roots."

After a pause, he added, "All plants in this world, regardless of size, lack structures such as leaves."

Qian Qingqing marveled once more. "The myriad worlds truly contain all manner of wonders!"

Since traveling with her fiancé, this