I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 1551: Chapter 1552 Clues Chapter 1551: Chapter 1552 Clues After being allowed to enter the City of Hope, Basford’s perception instantaneously swept through the entire city, and then he began to explore it inch by inch.

It took the whole morning, but Basford had scouted the entire City of Hope without finding anything.

“How can this be, it shouldn’t be like this!” Basford’s complexion turned ugly. In his opinion, to find the entrance to the relic, one must use divine power to sense it; otherwise, even if one were to turn the entire City of Hope upside down, the entrance to the relic would remain undiscovered.

Song Jian had been full of confidence in Basford’s ability to discover the Divine Fall Land, but half a day passed and Basford found nothing, which left Song Jian somewhat disappointed.

“Still no luck?” Song Jian couldn’t help but ask.

“I need a bit more time to search!” Basford said expressionlessly, “Like I said before, I plan to settle in this city and stay for a while!”

Song Jian shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Alright, suit yourself. If you find anything, you can find me at any time.”

A being as powerful as Basford was like a sun in the darkness; others might be fooled, but the idea of deceiving Song Jian, who possessed the City Lord seal, was utterly impossible.

Time passed, and soon half a month had gone by. Many NPC-controlled cities had severed relations with Song Jian and prohibited the City of Hope’s merchant caravans from entering, significantly reducing the City of Hope’s income. Trade could only be conducted with cities established by players.

However, this wasn’t a big issue for the City of Hope. With reduced income came slowed city development, but the City of Hope was already a level five city, and all the necessary buildings had been constructed. Some special buildings required specific blueprints and were not something that could be accomplished overnight.

At the City Lord Mansion, Song Jian looked out the window, somewhat bored, at the overcast sky and once again sensed Basford wandering around the more remote areas of the City of Hope.

“It feels like Basford knows less than I do; at the very least, I’m aware that we’re supposed to be looking for the Divine Fall Land, not some relic entrance,” Song Jian thought to himself.

“However, for players, it might well be a major dungeon, but if it truly is where the Goddess of Harvest fell, then the level of this dungeon would definitely be very high, and its opening would be an indefinite time away!” Song Jian pondered silently.

But soon, he reconsidered, “No, it shouldn’t be indefinitely away, otherwise, so many forces wouldn’t have learned of the news simultaneously. Although the information they have is fragmentary, all signs lead, intentionally or not, to the City of Hope. This means that even if I do nothing, it won’t be long before the Divine Fall Land of the Goddess of Harvest appears as a major dungeon, perhaps in the next game update?”

Song Jian’s speculation was not without reason. If the progress of this game world were to follow its course, once players reached the Legendary Realm, they would naturally begin to encounter the Demi-God Level and divine domains, with more dungeons, secret realms, and quests being unlocked.

“My level is already far beyond that of the average player. Could it be that this dungeon, where the Goddess of Harvest fell, is specifically designed for me?” Song Jian couldn’t help but laugh a little.

Just then, a sudden “boom” resonated in Song Jian’s mind, causing a violent jolt. Originally standing by the window, Song Jian was thrown to the ground, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his body convulsing uncontrollably.

The convulsions lasted for a quarter of an hour before gradually subsiding, and Song Jian regained consciousness.

Now, with his cheeks covered in dried blood, Song Jian rolled over and sat up, sitting on the cold floor, recalling the incident that had just occurred.

“What happened, was I attacked?” Song Jian wiped the blood from his cheek, his complexion looking very unsightly.

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The situation before resembled someone launching a psychic attack against Song Jian, but soon, Song Jian understood what really happened.

In his mind, a gigantic tree kept growing, its thick trunk resembling a skyscraper; its roots had spread from one planet into the void of space, countless tingling roots extending into the dark void, penetrating planet after planet with ruthless force. Even more roots vanished into the endless void, and beside this tree, the planets appeared as mere glass marbles.

This tree seemed as if it were an illusion–whether its roots were piercing into planets or burrowing into the void, absorbing dark energy, it all happened without a sound, undetected by anyone.

But Song Jian knew, all of this was indeed happening, and that first planet was none other than Earth.

This tree was the Tree of Life that he had personally planted on Earth.

“Has it entered its growth period?” Song Jian’s face was filled with surprise.

At this moment, Song Jian’s gaze instantly shifted to the area of the ocean on Earth where he had originally planted the Tree of Life. In the ocean depths, huge fish over ten meters long swam ceaselessly, and deeper still were even larger fish.

Song Jian even saw a massive shadow over fifty meters in diameter, looking like an octopus. These terrifying creatures that only existed in movies were now commonplace in the real Earth’s oceans, which made Song Jian feel somewhat shocked and frightened.

“The Tree of Life has actually changed the forms of Earth’s creatures; this is terrifying. Could it pose a threat to humankind?” Song Jian thought to himself.

Just then, the scene in his mind shattered like glass, and Song Jian could only sense the presence of the Tree of Life, no longer able to observe his surroundings using the tree’s perspective.

While Song Jian was worried about the people on Earth, Basford barged directly into the City Lord Mansion. Seeing Song Jian sitting on the ground, he didn’t mind and plopped down on the sofa, wearing a sullen expression, heaving a deep sigh.

“What’s wrong, still no clues?” Song Jian stood up, wiping the dried blood from his cheek, and asked with a smile.

“It’s the same… damn it, it shouldn’t be like this. According to my information, I should have been able to quickly find the entrance to the ruins just by using Mental Strength…” Basford mumbled to himself, glanced at Song Jian, and asked with some bewilderment, “How did you end up like this? Are you hurt?”

“No, it’s nothing,” Song Jian shook his head, realizing that following the growth spurt of the Tree of Life, his attribute of Mental Strength had inexplicably risen by over thirty points.

He knew that because he had planted two Trees of Life, one of which was still in the nurturing phase and hadn’t provided any feedback. However, the one on Earth had started to grow. Periodically, it would enhance his attributes, usually by just one or two points. But this time, there was an increase of over thirty points–a pleasant surprise for Song Jian.

“Are you still planning to continue searching in the City of Hope?” Song Jian asked.

“Of course, this is my only hope for advancing to the Legendary Realm. I can’t give up,” Basford said through clenched teeth.

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