"This is only the preliminary plan." Liu Chengen's voice brimmed with enthusiasm.
"We can keep expanding later, depending on how the World Tree grows!"
"If we can buy more seeds from the elves, we'll aim to plant one in every Underground City!"
Lin Mo said with some difficulty,
"That might be a little difficult. Judging by how much the elves treasure them, they probably don't have many themselves."
"We'll take it one step at a time." Liu Chengen took it in stride.
"If all else fails, we can move some of our people to the Terra Continent in the future. That place is enormous!"
As they spoke, the two had already arrived beneath the World Tree.
It had grown to five meters tall. Specks of fluorescent light drifted from its branches and leaves, silently dissipating in the air.
Merely standing beside the tree left Lin Mo feeling refreshed. Presumably, this was the power of nature and life.
Not far away, Academician Qian Zhenhua was directing the work with a radio in hand.
Spotting Lin Mo out of the corner of his eye, he immediately strode over.
"You're back, Commander Lin! Did everything go smoothly over in Terra?"
"Don't even ask." Lin Mo shook his head, his expression somewhat grave.
"We ran into a Seventh Order Demon Venerable. Our armored formations launched a saturation attack and couldn't even scratch its skin. We nearly got wiped out."
Qian Zhenhua's eyes instantly widened.
"Impossible! That's not scientific!"
This leading authority in physics now looked like a student whose authority had been challenged.
He knew exactly what equipment the Expeditionary Force had, not to mention the latest Cubic Nitrogen Ammunition.
"No carbon-based organism's cellular structure can withstand that level of kinetic energy and high-temperature impact head-on!"
"Never mind the missiles!"
Lin Mo pursed his