[The cycle of life begins again and again. In the long river of time, destruction also means rebirth.]
[Some lives are destined to be extraordinary, and some lives are just like the common people. Between the two, there must be a choice.]
[You have adapted to this world, bathe in Sunlight every day, use the power of light to dig your roots deeper and spread your branches farther.]
[When you watch the aging and rebirth of Sandwood Cactus, you feel unwilling to be so mediocre.]
[Option 1: Evolve, Weeping Willow]
[Ordinary people are destined to usher in the day of death. You know in your subconscious that you are not an ordinary plant. There is a great being observing you. Appropriate display of ambition is the best choice. So you are eager to evolve, hoping to make yourself stronger and more aggressive, so that all threats become worth mentioning.]
[Reward talent: Ironwood Body]
[Option 2: Transcending Thought]
[Looking back, you have now become the tallest tree in this area, but the danger is still there all the time. During the long growth, you realize that loneliness is the biggest danger, and you have learned to use your extraordinary wisdom to protect other lives.]
[Reward talent: Life Resonance]
When the two choices were placed in front of him again, Lincon felt very calm inside.
This Ecological Trial not only made his mind calmer, but also cured his difficulty in making choices.
If he had just entered Trial Space, he would probably have weighed it repeatedly for a long time and deduced every possible outcome in his mind a dozen times before making a decision.
But now, he will no longer make any deductions. Instead, he will calm down and only make the choice he thinks is right.
Weeping Willow From a seed to today, every choice he has experienced actually represents a different direction for the future.
To this day, Weeping Willow's talents can be counted on both hands.
But the only ones that Lincon remembers are these three, Rise to the Challenge, Heart of the Sun and Way of Symbiosis. The rest are very common innate abilities.
These talents and abilities may not even be considered a E-Rank Crystal in Dark Age, but when they are combined, they have broken away from the category of ordinary plants and entered the life level of Spirit Plant.
In the end, Lincon chose option two.
[You choose to let your mind transcend your body, instead of turning into a cold iron tree, but letting the branches stretch into a wider space.]
[Your figure begins to shelter more lives, including the descendants of Sandwood Cactus, thorn plants that survived the insect tide, small migrating lives, and plant seeds brought by birds----]
[They have found a home under your canopy.]
[You get talent: Life Resonance.]
[From now on, every life you protect will establish a weak energy connection with you, and the trace amounts of life lost when they grow will be automatically absorbed by you and become nutrients for your growth.]
The moment the text disappeared, Lincon felt that there was some subtle change in the area where Weeping Willow was.
The hot wind in the desert blew, causing the branches and leaves of Weeping Willow to collide and rustle. The originally hard dark leaves seemed to have become greener and softer at this moment.
The young Sandwood Cactus faintly showed affectionate mental fluctuations to Weeping Willow. The newly moved Long-Eared Desert Rabbit raised its head and jumped around under the Weeping Willow tree.
More and more life began to take the initiative to move under the willow tree, and with the rhythm of time, wisps of life fell into the crown and root system of Weeping Willow.
Then, another heavy rain came.
The rumbling thunder was mixed with lightning that tore the sky apart. It was like a gap was torn in the sky, and the rain that had been accumulated for an unknown period of time poured down.
The raindrops hit the crown of Weeping Willow, and were dispersed by the layers of willow branches into fine mist, flowing down the leaf tips and converging into a trickle around the tree roots.
Those lives protected by Weeping Willow huddled up in the violent thunder and lightning.
Sandwood Cactus struggled to open its spikes, instinctively absorbing the hard-won rain.
Long-Eared Desert Rabbit took the cub to lick the water passing by. A Gray Swallow flew from nowhere and landed among the densest branches of the tree crown. It shook off its feathers stained with water. For a while, it looked at the dark sky, and for a while, it lowered its head and stared at the little lives coming and going under the willow tree.
Weeping Willow itself grows crazily in heavy rain.
It became taller and taller, growing from the original seven or eight meters to more than 20 meters. The branches extended outwards greatly, like a large open umbrella, covering dozens of meters around it.
The change this time was so amazing that even Lincon himself did not expect it.
He watched this scene with joy, knowing that Life Resonance's talent had accumulated enough power for Weeping Willow to allow it to evolve during this rainy season.
Nowadays, we can no longer call it the little Weeping Willow. Perhaps it should be called - Spirit Willow.
After the rain stopped, a small pool of water appeared under the tall Spirit Willow.
The pool was turbid and not as clear as expected, but it glowed with fine golden light under the Sunlight that penetrated the dark clouds.
The rhizomes of Spirit Willow are as dense as a net under the sand, and the mucus they secrete mixes with the gravel to form a sky.
Natural waterproof layer.
After a heavy rain, not only was the rainwater not diluted by the sand, but it flowed through the sunken terrain and gathered into a pool.
The area around the pool, illuminated by Sunlight that was clearing up after the rain, was covered with a layer of green of different shades.
In addition to Weeping Willow, there are dozens of seeds brought by birds or wind to germinate in the soil of this area.
They were originally supposed to die in the long drought that followed, but the existence of Spirit Willow helped them survive and became the new residents of this Oasis.
"In this world, a Spirit Plant plant may not bring much change, but in the ordinary world, the existence of a Spirit Plant plant can shelter many lives in a desert."
Lincon Looking at all this, I had a hunch that the option would pop up again next.
Sure enough, a string of words appeared immediately.
[It is the rainy season of the year. Under your protection, every life is favored.]
[Because of your existence, the desert has become Oasis, and life is colorful because of you.]
[It was also at this time that the group of Sandworm insect eggs attached to your rhizomes were also born. Under the nourishment of your life breath, they became your Kin, and their form underwent fundamental changes.]
[Option 1: They are warriors!]
[Sandworm hatches beside you, and the former enemies have become your current servants. They follow you, overcome obstacles for you, and defend you against danger.]
[Reward talent: Kin]
[Option 2: Differences in race]
[Sandworm is destined to be different from you in species, and their existence is likely to threaten the life of Oasis, so you choose to let them go and let them go through a new round of reincarnation.]
[Reward talent: Spirit Tree's Divine Might]
Lincon quickly went through the two options in his mind and chose one without any hesitation.
What Spirit Tree's Divine Might?
Are the real benefits not more useful than this?
Until now, although he does not know how far Trial Mission will be completed this time, he has truly assumed the identity of Spirit Willow's parent.
It's like watching my daughter grow up with my own eyes, and I have a sense of accomplishment that Longwind Fortress has become Longwind City now.
"No matter what, just try your best to develop in a good direction."
Although the current Spirit Willow has sheltered many creatures and developed a Oasis in the desert, Lincon knows very well that it has no means of attack or defense.
If he encounters danger, from the perspective of an observer, he cannot protect Spirit Willow from the danger.
Time began to pass again, day and night flashing rapidly in Lincon's eyes.
During this period, as he expected, Spirit Willow encountered several dangers.
There is a Savage Tribe found Spirit Willow.
When they saw Spirit Willow, they were so shocked that they could not imagine that a Oasis could appear in a barren and barren land in a few years.
Their appearance seriously interfered with the Oasis ecology, so among the two options of expulsion and manifestation, Lincon chose expulsion.
Sandworm flew over overwhelmingly, severely damaging this Savage Tribe.
The original intention of Lincon is to kill them all, but unfortunately Sandworm is not very powerful. Although it has been alienated under the nourishment of Spirit Willow, it is still a bug in essence and has not broken away from the category of ordinary creatures.
Therefore, he also paid the price for his wrong choice.
The escaped Savage Tribe came back, gathered more barbarians, and burned the entire Oasis with Flame and weapons.
When Lincon looked at the tall Spirit Willow falling in the fierce Flame, Sandworm Kin struggled in the fire and fell into the sea of fire one by one, Long-Eared Desert Rabbit's cubs were nailed to the ground by the barbarians' bows and arrows, and those who once lived in the shade of the trees fled in all directions.
An endless rage surged deep in his consciousness, wanting to tear this Savage Tribe apart.
Unfortunately, he could do nothing but watch Spirit Willow being burned to ashes, and his life began to reload.
[Your wrong choice led to the destruction of Oasis, the fire of revenge of the Savage Tribe swallowed up Spirit Willow, and all the lives you sheltered perished in Flame.]
[Did you consume a Life Reload opportunity to load the file?]
"Yes." Lincon replied coldly.
Time began to go backwards. It seemed that in order to make Lincon understand more about time, scenes appeared in front of him.
Every time he made a choice, the screen would stay on it for one more second.
When the choice returned to the original two options, this time, Lincon became more cautious.
[Option 1: Deportation]
[New creatures have appeared in your domain, but the appearance of these visitors seems to have caused uneasiness in other creatures. They run around in fear. The spears and the burning wood Flame, both you and them, feel it.
Fear comes from within, so you choose to drive them away.
[Reward talent: Wood Spirit's Might]
[Option 2: Appearance]
[Your appearance shocked these visitors from the bottom of their hearts. In this shock, some even developed special beliefs. You are keenly aware of this and intend to open the eyes of these barbarians.]
[Reward talent: Willow God's Phantom]