The Martial Unity

"The data you brought back was most interesting. We identified what we were dealing with in a moment before urgently summoning you back." Officer Zhrekes explained. "The tree responsible for the anomalies is actually not of a species that normally engages in such biological developments."

"What?" Rui frowned. "The species of the tree doesn't grow and develop this way?"

Officer Zherkes nodded. "Correct."

"Then... Are there some specific circumstances under which the tree develops and grows this way?" Rui asked.

This was the first possibility that came to mind. However, he had no idea what circumstances those were.

"Also correct." Officer Zherkes nodded. "In fact, this species isn't the only species that engages in such growth and development. There are many species that engage in similar growth developments under a specific set of circumstances."

"What are these circumstances?" Rui asked curiously.

"Many tree species in the Beast Domain have a high root development capacity." He continued. "Their roots have the capability to grow to an extremely deep depth. The net root volume ends up providing an immense amount of sustenance to the tree in question. However, every once in a while, these roots run into something more than just ordinary soil, water, and nutrients."

do not possess roots powerful enough to drain the esoteric ores and turn them into sustenance for

eyes lit up with interest and curiosity. These circumstances had not even entered his mind when he thought about it himself. Largely because this

amount of energy?" Rui scratched his head. His understanding of esoteric matter and other esoteric resources was very shallow. He could

gains access to extreme energy sources that it can viably provide energy to? What happens is that the tree is able to grow and develop to a much greater degree

that why the tree was that ridiculously wide in regards

to siphon more of the high-energy matter. Based on the data you

Rui digested the information officer Zherkes provided

why it attacked you when you displayed a Squire-level aura with the Mind Mask technique. Only

you mentioned earlier..." Rui continued. "You're referring to the

tree itself is valuable. The fruits that you remarked on are actually biological products with processed and purified esoteric matter within them, hence their strange traits, including their high toxicity. The tree allows creatures weak enough to be a threat to itself to be

valuable themselves, then?" Rui

nodded. "They process ores in ways that we often do not understand nor can replicate. They're often used in the purification and processing of

to do is swoop in and take the fruits and

the Martial Union's and the

is rarely that ideal. Do you know the geography of the Serevian Plateau and its