They are over three meters tall, covered in jet-black armor, and wield enormous weapons.
The eyes were red, without pupils, only an empty, gleaming light.
"Intruder."
The foremost guardian spoke, his voice low and hoarse.
"--die."
Higashino Makoto looked at it for two seconds.
"Die? You think you can?"
He strode forward.
The four guardians moved simultaneously.
Their speed was astonishing; their black armor left afterimages in the air, and their weapons slashed towards Higashino Makoto with a whistling sound.
Higashino Makoto did not dodge.
He reached out and clenched his fist in mid-air.
Several chains appeared in the void, binding the four guardians.
Then, four golden spears pierced them.
"Chains of Light" "Holy Spear"
The four guardians froze simultaneously, as if they had been immobilized by something.
They tried to struggle, but couldn't move.
I wanted to roar, but no sound came out.
"Good ability, but not enough."
According to the information about the Life Essence, they combined are roughly at Lv90, the level of a normal six-player dungeon boss.
However, due to the overwhelming level advantage and attribute advantage, it was easier than expected.
"Great Catastrophe"
A torrent of calamity erupted, and the most powerful annihilation magic revealed its fangs.
The bodies of the four guardians exploded simultaneously, turning into countless fragments that scattered on the ground.
The black armor fragments gleamed with a dull luster in the golden light.
He walked to the stone platform and reached out to pick up the crystal box.
Inside the box, the Seed of the World Tree slowly rotated, its golden light reflecting on his face.
"World Item."
He said in a low voice.
"The nineteenth item."
He put the box into his backpack and turned around.
Let's go.
Ako stood at the doorway, her light blue eyes looking at him.
As the two emerged from the ruins, sunlight streamed through gaps in the clouds, falling upon them.
He stepped forward and walked towards the carriage.
Ako followed behind him, her long blue hair fluttering in the wind, a faint smile on her lips.
In the desert, the two figures gradually disappeared into the sunlight.
In the distance, the forgotten ruins stood silently, their stone gates open, revealing complete darkness within.
Nobody knows what happened inside.
Nobody needs to know.
Because the Seed of the World Tree has found its new owner.
Novas Etier, Higashino Makoto held the Seed of the World Tree and examined it closely.
This item merely changes race, although it can even change the race of the undead, and it can skip lower race levels and directly obtain higher race levels.
But in the game, it's not really a big deal.
In the game, the race you want is decided from the very beginning.
At most, they'll have a slightly higher-level racial bonus compared to regular players.
Okay, this is already pretty outrageous.
However, compared to some powerful World Item, it's still not quite up to par.
But this is reality, and this is New World!
In this New World, the difference in race brings vastly different levels of power and lifespan.
Human soldiers who have undergone normal training are around level 7-10, while aliens and subhumans, as long as they live healthily to adulthood, can almost all reach this level, or even higher.
Furthermore, before obtaining advanced professions, demi-humans and alien species of the same level are completely able to crush humans of the same level.
Furthermore, the level cap of Lv42 for humans severely restricts the existence of high-end combat power.
Not to mention dragons, who, as long as they live, can reach nearly level 50 even without doing anything.
Of course, there are many items in the game that allow you to change your race.
For example, the "Feather of Ascension" is a necessary item for transforming into the angel race.
"Seed of Corruption," a necessary item for transformation into a demon race.
"Human Body Modification Manual," a necessary tool for transforming into a half -Grem.
"Four-Dimensional Fragment" are essential items for transforming into a half-elemental Elf Kingdom.
"Chimera Cells" can be reborn as random alien species, with a very rare chance of being reborn as a powerful alien race.
"The Reincarnation Elixir" allows you to be reborn into any random race, with a very rare chance of being reborn into a powerful race.
These items are numerous, to say the least.
However, using these items generally requires fulfilling various preconditions, and they are disposable consumables.
Even if Higashino Makoto's Novas Etier acquired a large number of items at the end of the game, these items are still finite.
The "Seed of the World Tree" not only allows one to freely change their race, but also produces one race-changing item every day as needed.
Moreover, this item is more powerful than ordinary race-changing items.
For example...
Ordinary items, such as the "Seed of Corruption," can only grant a level 1 Lesser Devil race rank.
The item obtained through the "Seed of the World Tree" is roughly equivalent to the "Refined Seed of Corruption," which can directly grant a Lesser Devil race level of Lv15.
Furthermore, the "Creator" is paired with the "Seed of the World Tree".
The plan he envisioned—to completely elevate himself above the world—seemed to be one step closer to reality.
"As expected, humanity will eventually go to heaven."
Ever since he obtained the title of "Creator," Higashino Makoto has actually had an incomplete plan, or rather, an ambition.
He wanted to become the ruler of the world, the true "God".
The acquisition of the "Seed of the World Tree" greatly increased the likelihood of that plan.
Use the "Creator" to create your own little world and build the prototype of paradise.
Using the "Seed of the World Tree," one could transform the souls of life or believers in the world into angels or other races, granting them eternal life, or something similar.
Unfortunately, this plan is still incomplete.
First, according to Higashino Makoto's plan, there should still be a "screening" mechanism missing, which would screen out the souls of truly devout believers worldwide.
This requires another World Item, but there's currently no news about it.
Secondly, although the Creator can create a small world of their own, its size is limited.
Higashino Makoto desires is a world that can continuously grow.
This would probably require the "Ring of the Eternal Serpent" or the "Five Elements Mutual Restraint," but there's still no news.
This is only what's needed for the initial plan; to refine the plan, we'll likely need even more World Item.
For example, props used to "restrain" believers.
It's still early; we're far from completing our plan.
Higashino Makoto shook his head, putting the matter aside; he needed to consider other things now.
Taking advantage of today's opportunity, Higashino Makoto obtained a "Refined Feather of Ascension," placed it in a specially made box, and stored it in his backpack.
There's something more important to consider now.
"Since it can be changed back anyway, why not try changing my race? Maybe that will break the Lv110 cap?"
After all, in theory, one's level cap should be unlimited.
Gaining a racial level shouldn't affect your class level.
The reason I didn't try it before was because once you make a change, it's basically impossible to change it back.
It is very likely that changing one's career path will weaken one's abilities.
Because humans do not have racial ranks in the game YGGDRASIL, there are no items that can change one's race to human.
But with the Seed of the World Tree, we can give it a try.