Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 364 Opening the Dome to Pave the Way for the World Tree

Zhao Gang found Lin Mo.

"Commander Lin," Zhao Gang said as he walked to his side.

"There's something I need you to do in person."

Lin Mo turned his head.

"Brother Zhao, what's the matter?"

"Seeds of the World Tree," Zhao Gang explained after a pause.

"The two that Queen Elari gave us must be sent back to Earth."

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

"Can't you just have someone take it back?"

Zhao Gang shook his head.

"No. The surface of Earth is currently covered in nuclear radiation. Even if ordinary people wear protective suits, they can't last long."

"Only you can operate in that kind of environment."

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

Yes.

The surface of Blue Star is now a large nuclear waste dump, and the radiation levels are off the charts.

Aside from him, who can be purified with holy light, anyone who goes up there will die.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Mo nodded.

"From the Arctic base, where to send it?"

"Yes," Zhao Gang replied.

"The seeds are already at the Arctic military base. We need your help to deliver them to the underground city in Antarctica."

"However..." Zhao Gang paused.

"Your current body is in Terra, and your other body is in the Kyoto Underground City."

"To ensure that there is one of you on both sides, you need to sleep here first, wake up in Kyoto, and then fly to the North Pole."

Lin Mo grinned. "Understood."

This measure may seem troublesome, but it is necessary, and he understands that.

There is no room for carelessness when it comes to connecting the two worlds.

He recalled his earlier transaction with the dragons and added:

"By the way, Brother Zhao, I just finalized a big deal with the Dragon Clan."

"Suspended crystals are the kind of anti-gravity minerals that can make mountains float."

"The price is calculated in a somewhat special way. Due to its suspended nature, it is calculated based on volume."

"Mithril costs fifty gold coins per pound, and if the volume of the suspended crystal is the same as that of a pound of mithril, it also costs fifty gold coins."

Zhao Gang's eyes widened instantly.

"How many?!"

He wondered if he had misheard.

"Are you sure it's not calculated by weight?"

"You heard me right, it's calculated by volume, fifty gold coins will do," Lin Mo repeated, smiling.

"I have already ordered 10,000 cubic meters."

Zhao Gang gasped.

Antigravity ore!

The price of cabbage!

He took a deep breath and patted Lin Mo's shoulder forcefully.

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away!"

"Go and take care of the seeds first, I'll keep an eye on things here!"

Lin Mo nodded and turned to walk towards his temporary residence.

Back in his room, he lay on the bed and closed his eyes.

He opened his eyes in his room in the Kyoto underground city after an unknown amount of time.

Lin Mo sat up, cooperated with the medical staff for an examination, moved his hands and feet, and then pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

The loyal guards at the door followed silently.

Instead of rushing to the Arctic, he first turned a corner and headed towards the Central Ecological Park.

He was a little curious about what the World Tree looked like now.

A dozen minutes later, Lin Mo stood at the entrance of the ecological park and looked up.

He was completely stunned.

In the enormous space with a dome reaching 500 meters high, the branches of the World Tree have filled the entire space.

The lush green leaves overlapped in layers, twinkling with fluorescent light, like an inverted emerald starry sky.

But the strangest thing is—

There's a hole in the very center of the dome?

A thick metal conveyor belt hangs down from the opening, continuously catching the falling soil and transporting it to the ground to form a small hill.

Lin Mo: "???"

What's going on?

"Greetings, sir!"

A researcher in a white coat ran over quickly and gave an excited salute.

Lin Mo pointed to the dome,

"What... what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, the researchers loudly explained:

"Sir, it's like this!"

"After receiving the generation conditions for the World Tree seed from you a few days ago, our team immediately increased the efficiency of nuclear fission supply!"

"But..." he paused.

"The dungeon space is limited, and the World Tree is growing too fast. We're worried that if this continues, it will overwhelm the dungeon!"

Lin Mo was stunned.

Yes, what should we do?

We can't just dig it up and put it on the ground, can we?

That amount of work is simply impossible!

The researchers continued to explain the situation.

"So we came up with a solution—to open up the dome!"

"First, blast open the dome, then place the newly developed large-scale drilling machine on top, like a self-tapping screw, and dig upwards!"

"The goal is to drill a tunnel large enough to allow the World Tree's main trunk to grow outwards!"

Lin Mo was stunned.

Good guy.

These research fanatics are truly daring in their thinking.

The researchers continued their explanation:

"The drilling machine will push the soil in front of it to both sides, giving the tunnel a certain degree of stability!"

"Plus, the passage only needs to pass through the tree trunks, so no reinforcement is needed, making it very fast!"

"Because the surface was bombarded by bunker-buster nuclear weapons, the soil is loose, making drilling more efficient!"

"If all goes well, we expect to be able to completely break through to the ground by tomorrow or the day after!"

"Then we can guide the topmost branches of the World Tree to grow towards the ground."

Lin Mo was stunned.

Is this even possible?

Seemingly noticing Lin Mo's question, the researchers added:

"From the perspective of plant growth, this plan is fine, it just looks a bit strange."

"Furthermore, based on the World Tree's characteristics on Terra, it can easily grow to several thousand meters tall!"

"The main trunk can easily penetrate the nearly one-kilometer-long soil layer above!"

He paused, his voice becoming even more excited.

"There's one more thing!"

"As the World Tree grows, its efficiency in absorbing nuclear fission energy increases dramatically, seemingly without any bottlenecks!"

"It should soon reach the ground, then grow rapidly and become a true World Tree!"

"And it bears the fruit of life!"

Lin Mo: "!!!"

He truly is a research fanatic.

They even came up with this solution.

He opened his mouth, but could only utter one sentence.

"Well done!"

Just as he was about to say that he would have to come and see for himself tomorrow, the security device in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Lin Mo took out his phone, and the screen displayed "Chief No. 2".

He answered the phone.

"Greetings, sir!"

"Kobayashi, you're back?" The Second Chief's voice was tinged with laughter.

"If you have time, could you come over here?"

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat.

"Roger that, sir! I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Mo greeted the researchers and turned to walk towards the leader's office.

A dozen minutes later.

Lin Mo stood at the office door and knocked.

"Come in."

As he pushed open the door, he saw the Second Chief sitting behind his desk, holding a teacup and smiling at him.

"Commander, you wanted to see me?" Lin Mo walked to the table and stood down.

Number Two put down his teacup, gestured for Secretary Li to pour Lin Mo a cup of tea, and said with a smile:

"You've arrived! Have a seat!"