Garden Enclosure

At this point, Linsey was in good condition.

Upon hearing the reminder, he immediately tried to follow the instructions of the Forest Will.

swish swish swish —

A pile of various supplies, along with clods of earth and stones, were taken out of Linsey's bag.

This was followed by large-scale Resource Conversion.

[Resources] Skills that interfere with objects in the Real World are major consumers of Essence.

After Linsey's actions, his Willpower Source Material immediately dropped by more than half.

The two Essence and wane.

The life force gained the upper hand in Linsey's body, suppressing the Willpower Source Material, and the continuous process of damage in his body also came to an end.

"Call--"

The effects achieved through medication are ultimately different from actual improvement.

Linsey exhaled and tried to mobilize her strength.

Although controlling the Essence feels a bit awkward and clumsy, it's fine for daily life and combat.

However, such hidden dangers cannot be ignored just because people are temporarily well-behaved.

Linsey seemed to be deep in thought, then looked up and asked, "If the two Essence advance again, their repulsion reaction will be even more intense, right?"

The Forest's Will answered, "Of course."

"If you allow them all to advance, it will definitely endanger their lives!"

Linsey frowned:

Is there a solution to this problem?

The Forest's Will immediately replied:

"It can be resolved."

"To directly bear this conflict with an extremely strong physique, or to balance the relationship between the two Essence with special skills..."

Linsey glanced at the Attribute Panel.

Even with his current Constitution of 60 points, he cannot withstand the conflict between the two Essence.

The powerful physique that the Forest Will spoke of was something he could never achieve in a short time.

As for the latter method—

Now free from the pain, Linsey carefully examined the skills and items, and indeed found something! [Datafication]

The Origin Ability of the RPG Module, while not providing direct combat power, can alter the very nature of Linsey's life through its Datafication impact.

Could the effect of this skill influence the conflict between the two Essence?

"..."

"You can give it a try!"

Linsey immediately activated her Datafication skills.

—This method really works! After activating [Datafication], Linsey's body transcends the concept of being human.

At a purely data level, the two Essence have become two energy bars in the Data Panel, and there is no longer any interference or confrontation.

The solution to the problem is effortless.

Linsey was naturally pleased.

But after carefully calculating the consumption, his brows furrowed again:

"It can only last for three hours..."

[Datafication] consumes Essence to maintain! With Linsey's current Essence recovery speed, and considering the savings from the [Promotional Offer], Datafication can only last for a maximum of three hours.

When the time comes, the problems that are bound to arise will still occur.

If you want to keep [Datafication] enabled to maintain your state, based on Linsey two advancements, each of the two Essence will probably need to advance twice more.

But the fact is—

If his two Essence advance one more time, the conflict will directly threaten his life!

"Won't this become a dead end?"

Linsey frowned.

As he pondered a solution, the Forest's Will watched over him.

Noticing Linsey's furrowed brows and deep thought, it spoke up to offer a reminder:

"My esteemed sir, there is actually another way."

"In the center of the Garden Enclosure, you can take a fruit from my body and consume it, which will allow you to build a new Source Material Circulation System within your body."

The method proposed by the Forest Will is simple and easy to understand.

But Linsey was more concerned about the words the other party had mentioned at the beginning.

"Garden Enclosure center?"

The Forest's Will provides the answer, "The Garden Enclosure is the core facility of the Fifth Divine Court's environmental transformation plan."

"I am also a product of this project."

"But for tens of thousands of years, the Garden World has been neglected, and my roots have become closely intertwined with the world, almost completely assimilated by it..."

At this point, the voice of the Forest's Will suddenly slowed down, and even gradually disappeared.

Linsey waited a few seconds.

Seeing that the other party had not spoken, he tried asking:

"Could you please describe this Garden Enclosure center in more detail?"

"..."

"I'm sorry, my respected sir!" the Forest Will spoke immediately, its voice filled with remorse. "I have already deeply merged with the world, and it is very difficult for me to communicate with an independent personality like this."

After apologizing, the Forest's Will continued to answer the question, "The Divine Court's plan is to transform the entire Garden World and integrate the forest's ecosystem. The Garden Enclosure is where I am housed, and it is also the facility planned to manage the entire world."

This is the explanation.

Linsey then fully understood the origin of the Forest Will.

The other party is a facility placed in the Courtyard in the Forest by the Divine Court to assimilate and control the entire world, something similar to an operating system.

It was just during those excessively long periods of wasted time.

This operating system, instead of being maintained and managed, has been assimilated by the world, which has led to the unique phenomenon of Forest Veins.

That's when they'll step in to help Linsey.

It was also their status as nobles of the Divine Court that triggered this fading consciousness, which is why they took action.

The passage of time has made it difficult for the other party to maintain an independent stance.

"Well..."

Linsey couldn't help but think of that Nature Spirit.

The other party initiated the fusion in order to repair the world.

It is also a period of ten thousand years.

Things from the same era are now facing drastically different fates.

But the most unfortunate one is probably the Extinction Crown, whose consciousness has been suppressed.

Linsey sighed softly.

While the Forest's Will could still communicate, he quickly pulled out a map of the Courtyard in the Forest: "Then tell me where this Garden Enclosure is located."

Splash—

The soil on the ground next to them was pushed aside by the tender shoots of plants.

It quickly grew into a branch and crossed out on the map.

"... Echo Valley?"

Linsey examined it carefully.

The location of the detour is a vast lake, and not far from the map is the Echo Valley River, one of the three major rivers in the Courtyard in the Forest.

Linsey noted down the location.

He stood up and looked into the surrounding darkness.

Although the Forest's Will did not manifest in a physical form, he could vaguely sense that the other party was still watching him.

Faced with such helpful allies, Linsey asked, "I'm basically fine."

"But is there anything I can do to help you with?"

"..."

The Forest's Will fell silent.

Boom—

Immediately, the ground around them trembled, as if the earth itself was expressing its feelings.

Only then did the Forest's Will speak again, "The glory of the past can no longer be traced."

"I am content to have met you at the end."

"Sir, the wound on your left hand is a calamity from the Abyss. If you find any trace of them, you must wipe them out."

The voice of the Forest Will grew fainter and fainter.

In its final moments before falling into slumber, a sapling sprouted from the soil in front of Linsey.

The saplings did not bear fruit this time.

He left only a tiny seed on the land in front of Linsey.

"I am about to become the world."

"This is... the last bit of help I can offer you."