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Chapter 610 The reactor is too un-magical!
"Not a demon."
Elder Ed shook his head, a puzzled expression on his aged face.
He knelt on one knee on the ice, his palms pressed against the ground, a pale green magical light flowing between his fingers.
"I can sense an extremely powerful energy underground."
He looked up at Lin Mo, his tone full of confusion.
"And... it's still getting stronger."
Upon hearing this, the followers of the Terran warriors present frowned, drew their swords, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
But Lin Mo laughed when he heard that.
"Elder Ed, don't be nervous."
He raised his hand and pointed to the ground.
"That's a reactor we installed underground, specifically to provide energy to the World Tree."
"reactor?"
Ed was stunned.
He had never heard of this word before.
He subconsciously glanced back at the fallen World Tree; the pale green light emanating from the broken end seemed slightly brighter than before.
He could sense that the roots of the World Tree were indeed absorbing energy from the ground.
However, this energy fluctuation is completely different from that of an energy crystal.
"How did you do that?"
Ed stood up and looked at Lin Mo.
"Is it possible to supply energy to the World Tree without energy crystals?"
Lin Mo nodded.
"The World Tree needs energy itself, not necessarily from energy crystals."
"Energy crystals have energy, food has energy, and so does sunlight."
"Essentially, they are all different forms of energy."
"After obtaining the World Tree seeds, we conducted experiments and found that it has a wide range of energy sources to accept."
"The energy produced by our nuclear reactor can be absorbed very efficiently."
"It can completely replace energy crystals."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at the remains of the giant tree that stretched across the ice field behind him, resembling a collapsed mountain range.
"As you've seen, that's the result."
"It only took a few short months for it to grow from a seed into this towering tree."
"It also produced nine fruits of life."
The cold wind howled, and the people on the ice remained silent for a full three seconds.
Elder Ed opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
His gaze fell on the fallen World Tree, then returned to Lin Mo.
It happened back and forth, several times.
Then he murmured:
"This is not magic."
The voice wasn't loud, but all the Terran warriors around could hear it clearly.
Yes, this is not magic!
There was no magic to induce it, no magic circle, and no energy crystal.
An alien race, using methods completely incomprehensible to them, transformed a World Tree seed into a towering tree over two thousand meters tall in just a few months.
In the history of the Elven race, the cultivation of a World Tree has been measured in centuries.
Moreover, it must rely on large energy crystal veins.
Without mineral veins, there is no World Tree.
This has been an ironclad rule on the continent of Terra for tens of thousands of years.
But now, Da Xia has used four "reactors," something he's never even heard of, to completely disregard this ironclad rule.
Ed took a deep breath, somewhat realizing what was happening.
He finally understood why the Great Xia Dynasty had never purchased large quantities of energy crystals after buying the World Tree seed.
It's not that I can't afford it, it's that I simply don't need it.
Elder Muyu had previously visited the Great Xia Dynasty and mentioned that the Great Xia had its own method for supplying energy to the World Tree, but he couldn't explain exactly what it was, so no one took it seriously.
Looking back now, I realize it was my oversight.
He tried to keep his voice steady and asked:
"What about the cost of the reactor you mentioned?"
Lin Mo was taken aback.
To be honest, he hadn't really calculated this in detail.
The cost of building a nuclear reactor is certainly not cheap for ordinary people in Great Xia, but it depends on the context.
Normally, the cost of building a reactor is around 10 billion.
But that's the price for a complete package of equipment for a nuclear power plant.
What Da Xia made was just a simple reactor with nuclear fuel rods inside, nothing more.
This thing, at most, would cost a few million.
Unfortunately, Lin Mo didn't understand the technological aspects involved and couldn't give a precise answer.
He changed his approach and asked in return:
"Elder Ed, how many energy crystals are needed to sustain a fully grown World Tree?"
Ed answered without hesitation:
"A large energy crystal vein, which utilizes the characteristic of the vein to continuously accumulate energy to achieve a balance between income and expenditure, and to nourish the World Tree."
"The exact number of energy crystals consumed... is impossible to calculate, but it is certain that it was extremely large!"
Lin Mo thought for a moment.
The four nuclear reactors are driven by controlled nuclear fusion technology, with extremely low raw material consumption and extremely long maintenance cycles.
Compared to a whole large energy crystal mine?
"It's just a drop in the ocean," he said.
Ed frowned: "What do you mean?"
Beside them, a powerful seventh-tier minotaur, nearly three meters tall, twitched its ears and snorted in confusion.
How did the conversation end up involving myself?
Lin Mo looked at the minotaur, then at Ed who looked completely bewildered.
He suddenly realized that this idiom did not exist on the continent of Terra.
"Um... 'a drop in the ocean' means something as small as a single hair from nine oxen."
He explained, both amused and exasperated.
"It means insignificant and negligible."
Thorin laughed heartily:
"Great words! Great words! I've memorized them!"
The powerful minotaur looked displeased and muttered something under his breath.
Warwick suppressed a laugh, reached out and patted his arm, indicating that he shouldn't mind.
But Ed had no interest in the joke.
He stared wide-eyed at Lin Mo, his voice changing:
"Oh my god! Are you sure the cost is as low as you say?"
Lin Mo spread his hands and pointed to the enormous thing lying on the ice field behind him.
"Elder Ed, there are four nuclear reactors installed under this World Tree."
"In just a few months, it grew from a sapling to a height of two thousand meters and bore nine fruits of life."
"In another two or three months, all nine fruits will ripen and become new World Tree seeds, instead of leaving only one."
"This is all thanks to the large amount of energy provided by the nuclear reactor."
He paused.
"A nuclear reactor is designed to last for more than fifty years without needing to be replaced, and the actual lifespan may be even longer, given the rapid technological advancements we've made this year."
The ice field fell silent once again.
Fendona covered her mouth in surprise.
The four nuclear reactors can last for fifty years.
It only takes a few months to grow a World Tree from seed to mature fruit.
In the Elf Kingdom, a World Tree requires a large mineral vein for continuous sustenance.
Such mineral veins are extremely rare on Terra.
This is why the number of World Trees has remained scarce across the entire continent of Terra for two thousand years.
It's not that we don't have seeds, it's that we can't afford to raise them.
Behind every World Tree lies the continuous depletion of a mineral vein, the maintenance by earth-elemental spirits, and the upkeep costs that only the elven race can sustain.
But Daxia only used four things called "nuclear reactors" in just a few months.
"That's impossible!"
The first to shout was a seventh-tier elemental walker of the Holy Human race.
He had been silently observing, but now his expression was full of disbelief.
"The cultivation conditions for the World Tree are extremely demanding, requiring the support of large mineral veins; this is a law of nature."
"If it can be used indefinitely without being replaced, then what kind of nuclear reactor does it have that much energy?"