Time passed.
Mother Bean's fourth awakening took far longer than Reilo had estimated.
Before anyone realized it, the expeditionary scholars had already been stationed in the Super Refining civilization for more than the three-year agreement set when Corleon returned, yet the Space-Time Fortress still had not returned.
Although the Star Source Holy Mountain's seal still seemed intact and peaceful, the prolonged absence of the Space-Time Fortress, along with the steadily increasing number of scholars who were gravely wounded or killed, inevitably began to cause concern.
[Moon Eye] Moon Lotus Anna crouched down and gently stroked a verdant seedling beneath her feet.
After enduring the Gray Bean Calamity, the bombardment of radiation disaster weapons, and the constant ravages of the Dust Winter and planetary warming, any life-form that could still stubbornly survive on this land was truly remarkable.
The Half-Elf's beautiful eyes blinked continuously. It seemed she had witnessed a miracle of life in this post-apocalyptic seedling, and that this miracle had reminded her of her homeland. Had she not agreed to Reilo's request and traveled billions of miles to this place for the sake of her race and homeland?
"Dean, there are more and more wounded. I'm afraid..."
A Half-Elf approached and spoke anxiously and sorrowfully.
Compared to the human scholars, these Half-Elves clearly relied more heavily on their unique living environment. They longed for humid air and the fragrance of grass and trees.
Moon Lotus Anna turned and looked at the Half-Elf.
She was one of the elite professors of the Life Tree Academy, [Spore's Sigh] Ye Lan. She could be considered one of the academy's mainstays. For this expedition, she had practically brought all of the academy's elite forces.
"Treat as many as we can. We must keep holding on. Whatever the human scholars can accomplish, we must