A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 215 Perfecting the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood

The experiment was a success.

Booker's computational ability was not an exaggeration, but a genuine skill, and his spellcasting ability successfully reduced the pressure on Jiang Shuzhou, allowing him to focus more on the analysis of the life template.

Unfortunately, due to Seth's contamination of the Elf Mother Tree, the Elf life template that Jiang Shuzhou obtained was slightly different from that of traditional elves.

However, this is not a big deal. As long as there is a template, Jiang Shuzhou will soon be able to create new life through the flesh and blood mother tree.

This time, Jiang Shuzhou wants to fill an entire food chain as much as possible, so he can stop focusing on practicality. After all, survival of the fittest will naturally eliminate useless things.

But before that, Jiang Shuzhou planned to study the other parts of the Elf Mother Tree, since the Elf Mother Tree was indeed a treasure trove, not to mention the heartwood.

The tree canopy can perform photosynthesis and absorb elements for growth, and can even absorb nutrients more efficiently by growing vines.

The bark was the same, and its flexibility meant that Jiang Shuzhou had to chop it several more times; otherwise, the Elf Mother Tree wouldn't have had to scream for so long.

The other parts also have different uses, but in general, they are all good things.

For the next month, Jiang Shuzhou did not step out of the laboratory again.

During this time, he kept analyzing the Elf Mother Tree, and finally he figured out why the Elf Mother Tree could absorb elements.

The Elf Mother Tree doesn't actually have the ability to actively absorb elements. The reason it can absorb elements is entirely due to the feeding by the will of nature.

Simply put, the Elf Mother Tree has a good relationship with the will of nature, so the will of nature generously gives the Elf Mother Tree a sum of money every month, and this money is the element.

To put it simply, it's the Druid training method. You don't actively train at all; you rely entirely on protecting the environment and accumulating merit and virtue in your daily life, waiting for the natural will to feed you, and you can directly advance to the next level.

"No wonder elves are born so slowly, so that's why."

Jiang Shuzhou had been wondering why the elves didn't create some elemental planes next to the World Tree, allowing the World Tree to absorb a large amount of elements, which would increase the birth rate several times over.

It turns out it's not that I couldn't think of it, or that I couldn't do it, but that I couldn't do it this way.

Perhaps this is why the elves boast that they are the darlings of nature's will, a point that Jiang Shuzhou is not satisfied with.

As we all know, Jiang Shuzhou, as a mage, has always had a tense relationship with the will of nature. He cut down half the trees on the island and fought a tree spirit, which made him an enemy of nature.

Although everything is in the past now and Jiang Shuzhou's natural enemy is gone, his relationship with the will of nature is still not very good.

Because Jiang Shuzhou studies the abyss every day, it's fortunate that there was no pollution leak, otherwise he would probably have been blacklisted long ago.

As a marvel created by Jiang Shuzhou, the Blood and Flesh Mother Tree can be said to be of the same ilk as Jiang Shuzhou. It's a blessing that it hasn't become an enemy of nature, so how could it possibly receive nature's gifts?

No, who said it's not possible?

Jiang Shuzhou suddenly thought of something.

There are two solutions.

The first is that the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, being a living being, can naturally cultivate. It can absorb elements through cultivation, but this requires the permission of nature's will.

However, Jiang Shuzhou needs to address the flaw that the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood lacks a soul.

The second one isn't difficult either. Although the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood can't receive nature's gifts, the Mother Tree of Elves can!

Why not just use the identity of the Elf Mother Tree to scam subsidies?

As for how to scam?

The heart of the Elf Mother Tree is right here. Is it so hard to create a fictional heart?

Jiang Shuzhou's idea was to advance both simultaneously, to grasp both aspects firmly, and to ensure that both were strong. He not only needed to be able to actively absorb elements, but also to be able to receive their gifts.

But Jiang Shuzhou found this aspect of the soul quite difficult to deal with.

After all, this kind of thing is a true wonder, and he doesn't trust other people's souls, so he can only use his own.

However, he has not reached a high level yet and cannot separate his own soul, so naturally he cannot use it.

Wait, didn't someone already split it for me?

Jiang Shuzhou suddenly thought of something.

It wasn't the Soul Weapon, but the Resurrection Coin.

Many players have already used up this resurrection coin, but Jiang Shuzhou has kept it, which is the source of his confidence for taking risks.

But things are different now. With Jiang Shuzhou's growing strength, and because of his identity as a mage, resurrection after death is not a complete loss for him. After all, the more powerful a mage is, the less important his physical body becomes.

Jiang Shuzhou had studied this resurrection coin a long time ago. Like the soul weapon, the resurrection coin also contained a part of Jiang Shuzhou's soul, so Jiang Shuzhou always kept it in the system's built-in backpack.

If it gets destroyed while you're carrying it, you won't be able to revive it.

Take the resurrection coin out of your backpack.

Jiang Shuzhou examined it carefully.

It was a very ordinary-looking gold coin, except that two sentences were engraved on each side of the coin.

"You only get one chance."

"Losing is for the sake of gaining something better."

All the resurrection coins are engraved with these two sentences: one is to cherish them, and the other is to let go.

Some people choose to flip a coin to decide whether to do something, and this gold coin is quite suitable.

However, when Jiang Shuzhou took out the resurrection coin, he had already made his choice.

"Booker, assist me."

Booker, who was standing nearby, heard this and understood what his master was about to do.

He wanted to insert his soul into the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, and truly become the controller of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

After all, no matter how many secret techniques or backup plans one has, one cannot completely guarantee that they will not betray each other; at most, they can only guarantee mutual destruction.

But would I betray myself?

Obviously not.

An exogenous soul has no true spirit and will never betray you, because the true spirit is one and consciousness is one.

Holding the resurrection coin in his hand, Jiang Shuzhou walked towards the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood.

Under his control, the heartwood of the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood was revealed.

That is a beating heart.

The flesh and blood mother tree trembled slightly, appearing very excited; this was a biological instinct.

The Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood should give birth to a soul, but as we all know, the soul always yearns for freedom.

Once they have a soul, they will not endure imprisonment.

Especially with such a precious treasure, there can be no mistakes.

Therefore, Jiang Shuzhou directly eliminated the possibility of it giving birth to a soul.

This also resulted in the incompleteness of the mother tree.

But now, Jiang Shuzhou will fill this void with his own soul.

Jiang Shuzhou put the resurrection coin into the tree heart.

Thump thump.

The beating heart suddenly contracted, compressed into a single point, and crushed the resurrection coin.

Jiang Shuzhou's soul undoubtedly merged successfully into the Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood, and began to take over all activities.

Then a strange feeling arose spontaneously.

Jiang Shuzhou could feel the pulse of life and the countless hands that had grown within him.

I felt the birth of one life after another.

He opened his eyes and saw himself.

After staring at each other for a long time, Jiang Shuzhou made a move.

This was a feeling he had never experienced before: two bodies, one of which was a tree, a living tree.

At first, both the flesh and blood mother tree manipulated by Jiang Shuzhou and Jiang Shuzhou himself seemed to be stumbling and staggering as if they were controlling their bodies for the first time.

The Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood even accidentally killed quite a few hunting dogs with its branches.

However, everything quickly became orderly.

Jiang Shuzhou quickly adapted to his new body.