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Chapter 156 Lucci's Conjecture

By Yangde wasn't entirely aware that the sacred tree was actually Lucci's doing.

"That's not the case. You can take a look at this research report." Lucci handed the acorn research report to Bynd.

Yang De examined it more carefully.

"Is there a problem?" By Yangde didn't see anything unusual about the report.

Perhaps due to a lack of understanding of ordinary things, Yang De could not see one of the differences.

"This is the fruit of the divine tree. When you talked about the Dark Continent, you mentioned several special plants, including longevity rice. So, can Nen abilities reach a similar level?"

In Lucci's view, the potential that Nen abilities could be explored was far too high.

No one has been able to fully explore this area, and very few people have researched or explored it. In the anime world, only Greed Island has done research and exploration in this regard.

To put it bluntly, if the cards from Greed Island were to become widespread in the outside world, the entire world would undergo earth-shattering changes.

Many of these cards are even helpful in exploring the Dark Continent.

"What is the relationship between that sacred tree and..."

Instead of dwelling on the issues Lucci had mentioned, Bjorn asked a question about the sacred tree.

What Lucci is showing us now is enough for Bynd to understand instantly.

First, there's the connection between the Divine Tree and the Oasis of the Gods. The five spirits came from Lucci, so why hand them over to the Patch tribe?

The Pachi people were once somewhat mysterious, but they never had any legends about a sacred tree.

All these changes came from Lucci.

Therefore, some of these possibilities are not entirely speculations, but rather a certain kind of possibility.

Seeing Björn's smile, Lucci knew he couldn't hide it from these people who were interested.

"It's a product of my research." Lucci didn't say it was his ability, but rather that it was a product of his research, thus separating the two.

"As for the so-called power of the mark, it is just a side effect."

By Yang De had already guessed that it might be related to the Oasis of God, and with Lucci wanting to cooperate with him, it was clear that this situation was not replicable.

"I need the help of someone with Nen abilities to develop those abilities..."

It could be the ability to cultivate special seeds, or it could be the ability to directly cultivate seeds, or it could be the manifestation of a plant with special abilities.

In his presentation, Lucci mainly emphasized the medicinal value.

Considering Lucci's spending on medical care, it wasn't too surprising that he was more expensive than Yang De.

He had been wondering why the old man would accept Lu Qi, but now he finally understood.

In a sense, we share the same pursuit as the old man!

They're just going in different directions.

"What benefit would this bring me? You should be very clear about my goals. These things don't help my objectives."

Previous collaborative research involved the creation of divine artifacts and medical research. The former could provide assistance in exploration, while the latter could provide various special medicines, since anything can happen in that place.

However, pharmaceutical research is only a small part of BYY's business.

There's absolutely no need to expend so much effort.

By saying this, Yang De was also indicating that he intended to refuse.

Indeed, if Lucci were to actually develop this, it would definitely bring about a great change to the world, but what use would it be if it didn't help him?

"Is it really not helpful?" Lucci asked in return.

"It's not that I've been completely unaware of anything over the years, ever since I learned the truth about this world."

"Humans were never born here; our ancestors came from the Dark Continent..."

That's right, the humans in the world known to the Hunters come from the Dark Continent.

They migrated to this safe place many years ago.

"Although your description of that place reveals both unknown and terrifying dangers and abundant opportunities, the fact that our ancestors were able to migrate there speaks volumes."

"What does that mean?" BYYYD asked.

"I don't know if anyone has considered whether the ancestors who migrated here were the only group of humans, or whether other humans still live in that place."

"But I believe it exists," Lucci said firmly.

Even though the manga was discontinued, Lucci firmly believed in this before his rebirth.

Lucci did not believe that the original group of humans existed alone. Of course, the Dark Continent might be very dangerous and could cause the extinction of the people living there.

But whether it's the appearance of Don Freecss or Lucci's experience of having read countless "online novels" before.

All of this was enough for Lucci to make some guesses.

The Dark Continent is dangerous, but it also offers opportunities, as it contains many things that resemble "heavenly treasures".

In online novels, the Dark Continent would simply be a more horrific "leveling-up map."

There must be other humans there.

Either they have developed enough strength to occupy a place, or the humans in this "lake" have a safe place to live.

Or perhaps a powerful being emerged from among them, capable of protecting the entire area.

It's even possible that due to time and external environmental factors, some kind of evolution will occur.

Even if it's a bit bloody, they might become vassals or food for some powerful species.

"The deserted city you mentioned represents the existence of intelligent beings, and even beings the size of humans..."

Everything on the Dark Continent is enormous. Humans there are like a subspecies of chimeric ants, that is, the size of ants.

However, the existence of uninhabited cities and plant-based weapons like gold and silver ingots are similar in size to them.

Regardless of whether they are related to humans, there must be intelligent beings of similar size.

Furthermore, according to the information gathered by Lucci, many environmental aspects of the Dark Continent, including biological activities, are clearly distinct.

There are very few cases of crossing the boundary.

"But what do these conjectures have to do with what you're saying?" By Yangde wasn't too surprised; such ideas weren't really anything special.

Those involved in related research have naturally made their own conjectures.

Unfortunately, with the changing times, they have no way of knowing the past history, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people who like to excavate ancient relics.

At least they could be certain that there were no other humans to the east.

"Of course it's related. That place is dangerous for two reasons: one is because there are too many unknowns, and the other is because we humans are too weak."

Even compared to the creatures of the Dark Continent, and even compared to the intelligent beings of the known world, humans are definitely weak.

In this "fantasy" world, intelligent beings are not limited to humans.

It's just that there are more humans, and they've developed further, resulting in greater advanced capabilities.

In the anime, the development of the Chimera Ants is always restricted. If they were given the opportunity to develop, humanity would truly face annihilation.

Despite many people jokingly saying, "Oh, the malice of humanity! Oh, rose!"

Upon hearing Lucci's words, B.Y.D. burst into laughter!

"I see, I see!"

Despite Bjorn's sudden burst of laughter, Lucci's expression remained unchanged.

He probably got led astray by himself; he actually just wanted to try "cultivating immortality."