Chapter 1348: How many...?
“Karina, the tower told me you wanted to see me?” the blacksmith asked the dryad. Originally, he wanted to go and finish the accessories first thing in the morning, but the Tower Ego suddenly informed him that Karina was asking for him.
Seth knew that the tree spirit wouldn't ask for him without a reason, so he decided to come to the room of the main root of the Guardian Tree. Originally, it was the room where the tree was hidden. Now, it was only filled with roots
“Yes, I wanted to tell you that I'm done with the preparation for the move on the Cloud Continent,” the dryad quickly came to the point and presented him with a glowing burl. Seth stared at it with fascination.
“So, this is...?” Seth asked in wonder, staring at the glowing wood.
“The seed of the Guardian Tree, or rather the root of a clone,” Karina revealed the success of her hard work. She had created the seeds for a true seedling of the guardian tree. Karina would not need to spend weeks to grow roots across the continent anymore.
“Once planted, this will grow into a full tree, a clone disconnected from the mother tree,” Karina explained proudly. Unlike the Tree Stations, these would be able to grow independently. They were glowing because they were packed with energy that would allow the tree to shoot into the sky, the same way the guardian Tree did during its reveal.
“How many did you make?” the blacksmith asked, calculating. The sense of wonder was quickly blown away by the thought of the reason they were forced to create it in the first place.
“I used up the reserves and managed to make four. It should suffice,” Karina explained. The process of creating one of these seeds was not easy. Since these could instantly grow a tree the size of a tree station sapling, they needed the energy to do so. Karina had taken this energy from the reserves of the network of tree stations and the Guardian Tree itself to make them.
“So we will have one left after Phase 1,” the blacksmith mumbled. Although Seth was preoccupied with crafting, it didn't mean he was not part of the meetings that happened after the big briefing. Minas Mar had made many plans to implement the retaliations they agreed upon during the great meeting.
“If we started right now, yes. Depending on the date of our departure, I could get the energy for maybe one more?” the dryad mused.