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Chapter 104 104. The End of Miasma (1)

"Why is the forest here?"

Gu Fengliu was dumbfounded.

He remembered that before he fell into coma, there was a wilderness in front of him.

Now it has become a forest, and there is no open space to be found anywhere.

Jiang Jianxin touched his chin and said:
"I don't know why, but I now have a vague suspicion about this contaminated area."

Christine looked at her. To be honest, everything happened so suddenly that she had no idea what was going on.

Jiang Jianxin said she already had a guess. Christine was a little surprised, but also a little expected.

After all, this person used to be a sage. Although his eyes became clearer and stupider as he grew up, and he doesn't look as wise as before, smart people have high comprehension and always grow quickly.

"I think the real monster in this polluted area is actually this forest."

Jiang Jianxin said slowly.

"The forest wants to devour the wilderness, but there are safe houses in the forest. These are like nails that nail the forest to the cliff."

"So the forest turned its path into a snake, and people who wanted to cross the forest to the open field during the day had to trample a path through the forest."

"As more and more people walked through the forest, the paths became more numerous and wider, and the snakes became more numerous and larger."

"Until finally the snake grew big enough to swallow the safe house, helping the forest swallow the 'spikes' so it could come down from the cliff."

After hearing Jiang Jianxin's speculation, Christine and Gu Fengliu opened their mouths in surprise.

They remembered that the three of them had gone for a walk in the woods before and found that there were no animals in the woods where people often walked, but there were flocks of birds in the depths of the deserted woods.

I think it is because there are many roads in the forest where it often walks. At night, the roads turn into snakes and frantically prey on other animals in the forest.

In the forest where no one goes, there is no path trampled through, so naturally there are no snakes, and small animals can survive.

Jiang Jianxin's guess was quite bizarre, but it coincided with all the mutations that had occurred so far, and the two of them couldn't help but believe it mostly.

Christine frowned and thought for a while, then asked:

"Then how did you deduce that... the safe house served as a 'nail' in this situation?"

Jiang Jianxin gestured and said:

"The wilderness has always existed, and the forest has been slow to invade. There must be something restricting it."

"The changes that happened last night are really just one thing—the snake ate the safe house."

"The next morning, the forest suddenly expanded into the wilderness. It was easy to guess that the 'restriction' was the purpose of the safe house."

Christine and Gu Fengliu both suddenly understood, and the latter gave Jiang Jianxin a thumbs up:
"Sword Master, you have a really smart head."

Christine's expression gradually grew serious. She continued Jiang Jianxin's speculation and analyzed:
"So, without the restrictions of the safe house and with the snakes helping us, when the forest comes alive tonight, won't it be another fierce battle?"

Jiang Jianxin nodded and said seriously:
"Yes, I suspect that the contaminated area will kill everyone tonight, then reopen the area, attracting other talented people to enter, creating another wilderness, and repeating this cycle."

After these words were spoken, both of them were shocked and fell silent. Only the sound of the wind whistling through the millions of miles of forest made a rustling sound.

After a long silence, Gu Fengliu scratched his head, still not understanding. He questioned Jiang Jianxin:
"But what's the point of it going on like this?"

The forest was imprisoned, and then broke free from its imprisonment, and each round of struggle seemed meaningless.

Jiang Jianxin pointed a finger and emphasized, "This relates to another assumption I have—the forest is not the master of this area."

"what?!"

Gu Fengliu asked in surprise.

Jiang Jianxin waved his hand, signaling him to listen to him:

"The top of the food chain is actually the polluted area itself. Those spikes are actually the tools the polluted area uses to erode the forest's strength. It's like raising a dog. It lets the forest out to eat periodically, then spikes it back in when it's fat, absorbing its strength for itself."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on Kristine and Gu Fengliu's faces again, Jiang Jianxin had to spend more time explaining:
"Didn't you notice? The forest where the birds were—that part of the forest didn't come alive last night. All the attacks happened in this forest with a road."

"In other words, the forest with the bird flocks may have already 'died' long ago, its power given to the polluted area, helping it to continue to expand. Today, the green forest covers hundreds of hectares, and the polluted area has the power to erode Weixin."

Christine raised her head suddenly, remembering that when she was fighting with the forest last night, she only heard the sound of vines and sandstorms bombarding, but no fleeing animals or birds.

The forest where small animals live seemed unusually peaceful during last night's fierce battle, just like a real forest.

If we follow Jiang Jianxin's speculation, all these strange phenomena can be explained, and the energy flow within the entire contaminated area also forms a positive cycle.

It fully complies with the flow rules within general pollution areas and is very meticulous and comprehensive.

Christine was amazed after hearing this.

Based solely on details and changes, one can infer the ecological cycle within the entire polluted area and predict future trends and current conditions.

...The last time a wise man amazed her so much was Jiang Jianxin, the "sage" ten years ago.

Her mouth was slightly open, her eyebrows raised, revealing an expression of admiration and respect:

"You are still so smart."

Jiang Jianxin smiled embarrassedly. She was just seeing the big picture from the small details. Many of her guesses were subconscious and should be the conditioned reflex of the prophet.

"Then what are we going to do now?"

Christine asked her seriously.

Among the three of them, Jiang Jianxin was already vaguely regarded as the brain of the team.

The latter also gave his opinion as expected:

"Your Majesty, you are highly respected in the forum. You must call on everyone to fight the forest together tonight. Only then can we survive."

Christine was a little embarrassed:

"It's not difficult to rally everyone. This is a matter of life and death, so it's easy to form a united front. But if the forest keeps resurrecting, I'm afraid everyone will be exhausted in the end."

Jiang Jianxin was about to say that he had the ability to heal, but suddenly he remembered that if both sides had healers online, the battle time would be endlessly extended. The forest is tireless, but people will always slack off. This is not a long-term solution.

While she was thinking about a solution, she suddenly remembered the hint on the note:

[The wilderness and the forest have no end, miasma! Go to the end of the miasma!]

Jiang Jianxin was startled and clapped his hands fiercely and said:

"I'm flying to the end of the miasma tonight. The key to breaking the deadlock is there!"

"You must hold on until I come back."

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