A Genius Wizard Who Sees a Rainbow - Chapter 217

#217. Scenery looking up (1)

A wilderness where the rain has stopped.

Dwarves dressed in outdoor clothing walked around the World Tree carrying panels with long strings attached to them.

Some were checking branches and leaves from Rael Rowe’s high deck.

“The left side and leaves are all in good condition! No traces of contamination by black rain are observed at all, and there is no abnormality in the internal vitality level at all!

“Same goes for the right side!”

“There is no problem with the land! Nutrient levels within a 30 meter radius have actually increased compared to just a few hours ago!”

Shouts of admiration erupted from everywhere.

This was the result of seeing with my own eyes the strong vitality of the world’s trees and their ability to purify the soil.

However, it wasn’t just the dwarves who had surprising feelings.

“It’s possible to diagnose the health of vegetation with accurate numbers. “It’s an unimaginable method from the elves’ perspective.”

Grine couldn’t take his eyes off the dwarves’ busy work.

Ray asked a question.

“What do elves do?”

“We communicate. “It’s about listening to, empathizing with, and understanding the words of flowers, trees, animals, and bugs.”

“… “Can flowers and trees talk?”

“hmm? “Of course I do, right?”

The boy and the elf looked at each other with questioning eyes.

Ray was the first to attempt a rebuttal.

“I think animals and bugs can communicate. A representative example is ministry magic. However, since flowers and trees have no intention in the first place, it is impossible to communicate with them.”

“Why do you think flowers and trees can’t express themselves?”

“That’s right, because it’s not a living thing.”

Grine looked like he understood why they disagreed.

“What is Ray’s standard for living things?”

“Living and moving.”

“But plants, including flowers and trees, also move. “If you look closely at the branches and leaves of the World Tree now, you will feel trembled.”

“It seems like it’s just swaying in the wind. It’s not moving on its own.”

Grine smiled.

“Would you like to take a closer look again? The wind is not shaking the branches. “The world tree is shaking its branches in time with the wind.”

If the World Tree had felt the wind unpleasant, it would not have moved its body.

At Grine’s words, Ray narrowed his eyes and glared at the World Tree.

“… “I’m not sure.”

“Why don’t you know this?”

“I don’t feel the difference.”

“Why can’t I feel it?”

“… … .”

“I don’t understand.”

“Just—.”

“Ray, you’ve experienced it too, so you’ll understand, right?”

At that moment, a voice came from next to me.

When I turned my head, I could see Veronica running away in the distance.

As Ray was contemplating whether to chase after him, Greene’s voice reached his ears.

“Maybe it’s because humans live in a much faster time frame than plants. Before I met Ray, I felt that way while traveling around the human sector. “Humans are like flames.”

“flame?”

“Yes, a flame that must burn busily throughout life. Since their lifespan is shorter than that of other races, they must shine as much light as possible within the allowed time. Work tirelessly, study, hang out, focus on something, develop, and… … .”

Grine, who was listing the human beings he had seen, eventually smiled at Ray.

“The most powerful flame I have ever seen is Ray. Now that I think about it again, I don’t know if it’s natural that humans who live in fast time cannot sense the subtleties of plants who live in slow time. By the way, Ray, you are human, right?”

“… … .”

To be honest, I didn’t fully understand Greene’s story.

However, I was able to feel that the worldview of elves was very different from that of humans.

Afterwards, the topic of conversation moved on to the outstanding technology possessed by the dwarves.

“If we share our home with the dwarves, we will be able to receive a lot of help in managing the World Tree. However, I’m not sure how the elves of the last forest will accept coexistence with the dwarves.”

Ray suddenly remembered what he had heard from Grine before.

“You said that the two races have not been on good terms since ancient times, right?”

“According to the records preserved in the last forest. It was simply said that the compatibility was not good… “I think I understand after meeting the dwarves in person.”

Artificiality pursued by dwarves.

The naturalness that elves pursue.

According to Grine, the two races were completely opposite in their values.

“Do you think you hate dwarves when you see them?”

“Well, not really. It’s not that I don’t like it. To the extent that you feel biologically alienated and unpleasant when you are next to them? This is especially true when you look at Elder Falun.”

We made a promise across races to express our dislike of it.

He sent a quick glance, but Grine only wiggled his long ears as he watched Falun wandering around in the distance.

At that time, the dwarves retreated from the World Tree, as if the inspection was over.

Ray took a step and placed his palm on the base of the World Tree.

“… … .”

… Greasy feel.

According to Grine, even if you pour the same amount of mana into the World Tree, you cannot expect the same growth rate as in the morning.

It is said that the characteristic of world trees is that once they reach a certain height, their growth rate slows significantly and they grow leisurely for the rest of their lives.

However, it is said that each individual has a different personality and there are slight differences.

Ray closed his eyes and attempted to communicate with the World Tree.

‘hi.’

No answer came back.

‘My name is Ray.’

There was no answer this time too.

‘I’m trying to make you taller, and I’d like you to join me in that goal.’

It was just an empty cry.

Afterwards, we tried various ways to communicate, but the results did not change.

It was a moment when Greene’s words about communicating with plants became doubtful once again.

‘Should I just burn it down?’

It was at that moment that I felt something flinching from the World Tree.

Ray, who sensed that it was time to inject green mana, immediately concentrated his mind.

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Mana containing the element of growth spread throughout the body of the World Tree.

A few minutes passed like that.

Bruises. Bruises.

Ray, who released his palm and stepped back, was able to look up at the world tree that had grown to an enormous height.

Grine approached and was impressed.

“It’s amazing… ! It looks like it has grown almost twice as much. “How high is the current snow level?”

“I think 200 meters, no, 300 meters will be enough.”

At the same time, Falun, approaching from another direction, answered.

“We’ll have to measure the exact height to find out, but it won’t stop growing for a while, so measuring it now won’t mean much. This is a tree that grew in less than half a day. “No matter how much I rub my eyes, I can’t believe it.”

Greene, who nodded at Falun’s admiration, asked Ray.

“If you think about how much we have accelerated the time needed for growth, the results seem to be greater than in the morning. However, Ray is much less tired. “How did you do it?”

“I did a good job of seeking cooperation through conversation.”

“ah! “Have you succeeded in communicating?”

“I think we’ll be good friends.”

From then on, helping the World Tree grow every morning and evening was added to Ray’s daily routine.

Every time mana was injected, the World Tree grew from as much as a hundred meters to as little as tens of meters.

Through repeated interactions, Ray learned that World Tree was greedy for height.

At what moment?

The base was no longer wide, and growth was occurring entirely toward the sky.

And on the fourth day.

“Have a nice trip.”

“Ray, when you come back, be sure to tell me what you saw above.”

“You must never get hurt! If you feel like you can’t do it, you have to come down right away. Understand?”

In everyone’s send-off.

Ray received the food pack and started climbing the World Tree with Is.

The trunk of the World Tree was so huge that the slightly peeled bark provided enough space for humans and dwarves.

Ray stepped on successive shells to climb up stairs, and he also took big leaps as if he was rock climbing and grabbed the next step.

Sometimes, I looked around the empty, cave-like interior.

“Let’s go together! “It’s too fast!”

When I lowered my head at the shout I heard, I saw Is coming up, whining.

Both boys are wearing dwarven gloves and boots that aid physical exercise.

Ray can also use strengthening magic, so it was obvious who would climb faster.

“You don’t have to use any effort to chase after me.”

“We can’t just send humans! “Shouldn’t a dwarf representative go too?”

“Were you forcibly sent there?”

“no! I volunteered! of course! “If not me, who else will go?”

If you think about it, dwarves are instinctively afraid of heights.

That was the reason why Isman’s image was displayed on the watchtower.

‘Is this a special constitution?’

Like me, they may be mutants with characteristics different from ordinary individuals.

Ray stretched out his hand and used strengthening magic on Is.

“oh… ? Oh oh! “I suddenly feel strong!”

Leaving behind exclamations of exclamation, we diligently increased our altitude.

Whoosh! widely! widely! Percussion!

Climbing vertically against gravity consumed more than twice as much physical strength as moving on the ground.

“haha.”

Immediately my breathing became disturbed.

My whole body was drenched in sweat.

However, my boiling curiosity made me move my body without stopping even for a moment.

What does the world look like from up there?

Wouldn’t a world tree this tall be able to reach Sky Island?

In addition to that sense of exploration, I felt like the sunlight amplified through the leaves energized my body.

widely!

Ray let go of the protrusion he was holding and flew upward, grabbing the next protrusion.

‘The next protrusion is quite far away. I’ll just hang on like this and rest for a while to recover my stamina… .’

It was then that my heart started tickling.

The elongated energy that started from the yellow gem passed through the shoulder and moved to the arm.

“Hiss—hiss—.”

Lakria appeared.

Ray asked, meeting the snake’s round black eyes.

“Until now, you’ve rarely gone out on your own without being called. And that too, not as a spirit body, but as a materialized form. “Are you here to help me?”

Tilting her head and wagging her tongue, Lakria left for the beyond along the trunk of the World Tree.

The bowl was filled with emotions of joy, longing, and excitement.

‘Are these your feelings about the World Tree?’

I thought that might be the case.

I’ve never actually seen it, but it is said that the original home of animals is a place with lush vegetation such as forests and meadows.

Ray took a breath.

The moment I was about to throw my body away to grab the next protrusion.

Slurp ──

On the other side of the giant trunk, Lakria appeared again.

When a spirit materializes, it can arbitrarily control its body size, and in the case of Lakria, it generally appears to become large when it is in a good mood.

And now.

“How happy are you?”

Ray spoke as he looked at the head of Lacria, which was so large that it could swallow a person in one go, which arrived in front of him.

After a brief exchange of glances.

Lakria opened her mouth.

Ray sat down on the snake’s large fangs and took a stance.

“Okay, I’ve almost caught up with everyone─.”

The moment Is’s cry was heard from below, Lakria took off.

With his mouth open to avoid swallowing Ray, he climbed the stem at the same speed as a moving vehicle.

The top of the world tree.

It took less than a few minutes for the snake’s head to appear among the thick branches and leaves.

Ray got off the canine and climbed onto a nearby thick branch.

“I should have asked for your help a long time ago.”

My body stumbled slightly in the aftermath of the sprint, but it didn’t take long for my sense of balance to be restored.

And then slowly raise your head.

The moment when I looked down at a world that was too wide to see the whole thing until now.

─Excited.

The boy’s heart began to beat.