"We should be at the edge of the World Tree's canopy."
Kevin murmured as he looked up at the sky.
Biscuit and the others looked up too, full of curiosity. They genuinely wanted to see it.
But the canopy seemed to be far too high, completely above the clouds. They couldn't see it at all.
It lay beyond the limits of their vision, hidden behind layer upon layer of clouds. They couldn't even sense much change in the air.
"Did you send your En up to look?"
Men Qi asked curiously.
Kevin shook his head. "It can't go that high. There's a limit to how far I can raise it."
As for why, Kevin had no interest in finding out.
The world was enormous. The Dark Continent alone could keep them occupied for thousands of years.
As he spoke, Kevin raised a hand.
A cloud of phosphor-powder-like En drifted into the sky.
"I can feel it. This really is the edge of the World Tree's canopy. Some branches and leaves reach this far."
But a moment later, his En was pressed back down.
"The World Tree is constantly spreading aura outward."
Only then did he lower his gaze to their surroundings. Greenery had begun to appear in the Gobi, and he seemed to have found the reason.
"Even the little shoots extending from its outermost branches give off enough power to fill the surrounding area with life."
"Can it really do that much?"
Biscuit crouched and scooped up some sand and soil.
The soil here was essentially no different from that of the barren Gobi beside it. There shouldn't have been any greenery here either.
The ground hadn't grown moist, yet shrubs and weeds had sprouted. Some other power was clearly at work.
"Unbelievable. Honestly, I'd rather know just how