(o⌒.\n⌒o) Annie the Ancestor's Main Cultivation Method Is Nuclear Physics?
Since Erica Joaquina had admitted defeat and surrendered, neither "Hell" nor "Heaven" could keep Zhang Chulan and the others trapped. On top of that, the Behemoth Corporation had officially landed on Naten Island and begun its attack. With so few people left to hold them back—and no real chance of stopping them—the Naten Guards simply gave up trying and let Annie, Zhang Chulan, and the others go see the Queen of Naten Island by the Divine Tree once more.
"Huh?"
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"Wasn't the Divine Tree supposed to have been stripped bare?"
"Why have all those golden branches grown back?"
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They had only just approached. Before anyone could exchange greetings or say a word, Annie spotted the tree behind the queen, "Wang Shenna," and cried out in surprise. She looked as if she'd seen a ghost, utterly disbelieving.
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"Right!"
"What in the world happened?"
"Wang Shenna!"
"Did you lie to us back then?"
"Tsk!"
"Nothing happened to it at all!"
"Exactly!"
"How is that bare? It's just as golden as before!"
"What's going on?"
Prompted by Annie, Fu Rong, Zhuge Qing, Zhi Jinhua, Lu Linglong, and the others finally noticed the tree too. They immediately started grumbling and calling the queen out, apparently convinced that she'd behaved dishonestly by deceiving even them. They couldn't imagine what she was up to.
"..."
Wang Ye, who had been strolling along behind them with an air of indifference, had also seen the perfectly intact Divine Tree. But he didn't react much; he merely shot their little Ancestor Annie a meaningful glance.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
"The Divine Tree really was stripped bare before. As for why it has recovered now..."
"Forgive us, but we can't say."
The Naten Queen shook her