Hearing Shaya’s joking-like confirmation, Saul shook his head helplessly. Check latest chapters at noᴠelfire.net

Could a new body modified using the Inverted Tree as raw material still retain the Inverted Tree’s greatest function?

Those eerie threads that could control souls, somewhat similar in form to Saul’s fate lines but with different functions.

“Shaya’s meaning is that we can use the Inverted Tree’s threads to control Red Sea Trees. But although Red Sea Trees can be considered animals, do they have souls?”

Saul’s understanding of Red Sea Trees really wasn’t much, incomparable to Royer’s.

“Mido, you have Sander directly find Royer and tell him you’ve discovered you have a new ability, but don’t know what kind of ability it is. Have Royer bring the Tribunal people to cooperate with you in experiments.”

[Ah!]

The young little girl probably hadn’t learned to actively ask for candy yet, agreeing somewhat hesitantly.

[I understand. I’ll tell big brother.]

Obviously this decision would change Mido’s fate, and from initial observation, it was developing in a good direction.

Shaya had made a good suggestion. Saul decided to reward him a bit. This update is available on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

“Shaya, are you still near the Borderland now?”

[I left a clone nearby. I myself have already gone toward Bayton Academy.]

Saul thought about it. “Although you’re a tree, there’s no need to take root at Bayton Academy. That place is already abandoned. Many residents were already absorbed during Beth’s control period, and most of the rest have also migrated away. Staying there long-term will leave you lacking nutrition.”

[Actually, I still haven’t figured out what exactly the Inverted Tree needs to grow. I still have some soul fragments saved up that I haven’t used, but the Inverted Tree’s recovery and growth don’t seem necessarily related to soul fragments.]

“No relation to soul fragments either?” Saul planned to go back and ask Beth in the diary. As the original owner who raised the Inverted Tree, she might have suggestions.

“I’ll also think of ways to help with this matter.”

[Thank you.]

Saul didn’t plan to have Shaya participate in his actions against Frim for now. The other was barely second-rank, and the kind that needed rest and recuperation. Better to keep him as backup force, developing quietly first.

After finishing conversations with Mido and Shaya, Saul finally had time to look at the third target.

Floco, the former fifth-rank Water God, the guy who nearly caused him big trouble.

To ensure communication with Floco wouldn’t affect Mido who was still at the Tribunal, Saul simply created a private chat room to talk with Floco alone.

“After the black tide attack, we haven’t had a good chat yet. I wonder how you view this somewhat ambiguous mutual assistance relationship between us now.”

[One thing I can guarantee – I absolutely have no ill will toward you.]

Although Floco had now escaped trouble and could completely develop on his own without borrowing Saul’s power to repair his strength.

It could be said that at the current power level, Saul actually couldn’t help Floco much.

But oddly enough, Floco was a former fifth-rank who had seen powerful beings called Death Demons in his multi-dimensional world travels.

In Floco’s eyes, Saul was a terrifying Death Demon. Although still growing, he had never heard of any Death Demon juveniles being killed.

Floco’s understanding of Death Demons was actually limited. Even the name “Death Demon” was just a moniker given by those who feared them.

But he had vaguely heard people mention that even ordinary sixth-rank beings wouldn’t easily provoke a Death Demon.

Probably only those seventh-rank peak existences who had reached a state of no desires or needs wouldn’t fear the Death Demon race.

Vaguely understanding Floco’s wariness toward him, but at this point, Saul didn’t want to pursue the mindset behind his actions back then.

“Then tell me what you did that day and afterward.”

Floco was silent for a moment, but finally told everything he had done after coming to Nephret Continent.

[…The so-called mermaid princess was already a useless shell. Rather than let her remain in Mermaid City as a spiritual leader, it’s better to open an escape route for mermaids with real potential.]

Saul thought of the Mermaid’s Tear that remained in his palm after Pearl’s death. That teardrop condensed part of Pearl’s ability.

It could control the ocean to a certain extent, even briefly isolate pollution in seawater. Hard to imagine what level a mermaid princess with complete ocean control power could achieve.

However, the mermaid race, or rather the Azure Scale Clan that Floco belonged to, had migrated before the wizard world was targeted by the Abyssal Eye. Otherwise, they might have had more methods to resist black tides.

“So Alfonso’s views were partially correct. Mermaids are actually a race very suited to survive in black tide pollution.”

[Yes, if one day the black tide ultimately comes to the world, probably no humans or other races could survive. Even how many wizards would remain is questionable, but I dare bet mermaids would definitely have some survivors, even if in a completely new mutated form.]

“But this speculation is based on there being no other monsters in the black tide.” Saul was referring to black tide monsters, but he thought more of the skeleton-like anchor points represented by Camus.

[Danger definitely exists. But this world is so vast, there are always crevices for mermaids to survive in.]

“So you’ve already arranged temporary habitats for the mermaids?”

[Yes. They need time and space to rest and recuperate. They need to expand the population to a baseline before the black tide apocalypse arrives. Otherwise, without sufficient numbers, we can’t achieve normal survival probability.]

Saul didn’t speak. He quietly sensed the destiny power on Floco.

“The other party isn’t lying to me, but there are also concealed elements in his words.”

Floco’s destiny power had changed again after the mermaids’ successful escape, becoming more resilient than when he first escaped from the “deep sea.” This should be the feedback from fate he received after saving the mermaid race and giving them living space.

After all, even though Floco was once a powerful fifth-rank being, he was essentially Azure Scale Clan, an ancestor of the mermaid race.

The strength of the group also benefited his personal destiny.

Saul didn’t ask where the mermaids were now. The fewer people who knew this secret, the better.

Saul’s silence seemed to make Floco somewhat uneasy. After hesitating for a while, he suddenly changed the subject.

[I’m currently in the far north of Stat Continent.]

The far north? Wasn’t that near the Sighing Wall?

Saul’s fourth target was selected in the far north, just that he didn’t have a candidate yet.

He actually had a candidate in mind, just that currently, cough cough… he wasn’t very confident.

[I accidentally learned some news. Your Master, Gorsa, after his failed advancement, has now left the Sighing Wall.]

Saul was startled. The target ran away?

Cough cough, no, that was…

“Where did mentor go after leaving the far north?”

[I’m not too clear. However, he did go south.]

Saul squinted.

What difference was there between saying this and saying nothing?

For people in the far north, as long as you don’t run into the black tide, going anywhere is south!

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