Ignoring what he said.
Lynn's gaze grew serious, and he said:
"Big Brother, how is the Mother Tree doing? Has she been absorbing the Flesh Dominator's nutrients?"
The smile faded from Sir Awen's face as well. He said solemnly, "It's complicated. I can't explain it here. Come take a look with me."
Outside the Flesh Dominator's corpse.
The immense Mother Tree of Desire's branches blotted out the sky. She seemed even lusher than before. Enormous roots pierced the earth, and beneath her vast trunk, thousands of Night Doctors were continually packing chunks of flesh cut from the Flesh Dominator beneath her roots.
Sir Awen hovered in midair, looking at the flourishing tree as he said gravely:
"I also packed the flesh you obtained from the Flesh Dominator's lair beneath the Mother Tree's roots. That flesh certainly was rich in spirituality, but from what we've observed, there still hasn't been any improvement."
Following beside him, Lynn said in surprise:
"But she looks so lush."
Sir Awen shook his head and said:
"Only her branches are flourishing. In terms of her physical body alone, she's already recovered to her peak. In fact, after absorbing the Flesh Dominator's flesh over this period, her power is on an entirely different level. But the problem is..."
"Her soul."
Her physical body had returned to normal. She could eat, drink, and provide shade, but her consciousness alone remained in a hazy slumber.
Lynn said thoughtfully, "A vegetative state, then..."
Sir Awen said, "She already is a plant."
Lynn said thoughtfully, "A vegetative tree, then..."
Sir Awen: "..."
Because under normal circumstances, her current state was actually the most normal state for a tree. Having consciousness was the strange part. After all, what normal tree could eat, move, and curse at people?
Lynn frowned and said: