Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 435 Planetary Engine

The civil war among the elves naturally caught the attention of Upo Salas.

Although Upo Salas had stopped paying attention to the elves, the sudden rebellion still caught its eye, especially the novel yet familiar wooden buildings, which reminded Upo Salas of something.

"Have they started taking the initiative?"

Upo Salas thought to himself.

However, even if he retaliates, he can only retaliate against the collectibles he has thrown out; none of the retaliation will land on his head.

As for himself, he could take this opportunity to observe the enemy's movements and thus determine what new treasures to throw out into battle.

Just like now, after realizing that the one launching the attack was actually a Seed of Creation that had once flowed out of his hands, and even a rare mutant, it became interested again.

However, it is precisely because of its interest that it chooses to keep a distance.

It could sense the feeling of being targeted by a hunter. Clearly, the prey it was aiming at was also ready to turn the tables and become the hunter itself.

Upo Salas, of course, would not willingly jump into such a trap; he had other ways to do so.

Just like it is now.

Three humans with tails were thrown out, and in just a quarter of an hour, the war that had been raging was quickly quelled.

And just as Upo Salas had predicted, the mutated seed of creation, which had already spread its roots, actually reached out its wooden hands to these humans with tails.

"Let's come back first."

Upo Salas raised his hand and summoned the three tailed humans back.

They had no choice but to come back. These were rare fighting races, and every one they used was one less. They were unwilling to lose these key combatants at this time.

The best way to deal with this Seed of Creation is to bring over the Ignivas, but those Ignivas have managed to persist until now without being subdued by it.

"Otherwise, we could capture this mutated Seed of Creation alive, even if it's just a part of it."

Upo Salas thought to himself.

But it's just a thought.

With more prey at his disposal, Upo Salas cautiously avoided the trap, causing the Seed of Creation, which had been trying to probe for something, to essentially punch empty air.

"Instead of showing up in person, they sent their subordinates?"

Recalling how three monkey-like humans had subdued a group of elves with sheer physical strength, the Seed of Creation knew that its intentions had probably been exposed.

This reminded it of when its father taught it to hunt.

Although as a sapling it had absolutely no need to learn hunting, its father still taught it hunting and cooking as part of its basic knowledge when educating it.

"Hunting may seem like a physical activity, but it actually requires brains. It's a contest of wisdom and a battle of wills."

The Seed of Creation still remembered what its father had said.

A contest of wits, a battle of wills.

Simply put, it's a battle of wits.

In the battle of wits just now, the mastermind hiding in the shadows easily saw through its scheme.

"As expected, I am still far from good enough. If my father were here, there would be absolutely no problem."

Thinking about this, the Seed of Creation felt even more keenly the power of its father.

Perhaps this is the advantage of flesh and blood; even if wood fibers form the brain, it is difficult to truly achieve any intelligence.

However, the Seed of Creation at least knows the specific process. Once the prey discovers it is the prey, the roles of hunter and prey are reversed. Currently, Upo Salas is in the shadows, while it is in the light, which is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous situation.

So the Seed of Creation didn't even think much before decisively abandoning that part of its root system on the Elf Planet.

"Consider it a free gift to those elves," the Seed of Creation thought.

When necessary, shedding its tail to save its life is a kind of wisdom; its father had taught it that.

Thus, their first contact was only a brief one; Upo Salas chose to observe, while the Seed of Creation chose to retreat.

"So this is the Star Sea, this is the Dark Forest."

Although the Seed of Creation has always instinctively longed for the starry sea, it has never truly ventured into it. This time, however, it has opened the door to a new world for it.

"If you only know how to use brute force, you'll be stuck on this planet by gravity for the rest of your life. If you want to reach the stars, you have to learn to use your brain first!"

Seed of Creation felt it had gained a new understanding of the starry sea.

It even took this new understanding to its father, wanting to show it off.

"I've learned to use my brain."

The Seed of Creation spoke these words to Du Yi.

"I understand everything now."

"You can use your brain now? That's a good thing."

Du Yi was somewhat bewildered by this sudden statement. After all, from his perspective, this eldest son was single-handedly supporting the survival of an entire race, and his intelligence couldn't even be described as good—at least Du Yi couldn't think of a way to simultaneously respond to the different needs of every single Tahlis family.

But what seemed quite complicated to Du Yi was as simple as eating and drinking for the Seed of Creation. It could provide water to the fifteen households in the east of the city immediately, while also allowing the people in the south of the city to have fruit grow in their rooms that could be eaten as a midnight snack.

No matter how big or small the task, it can be accomplished perfectly. The computational power of the Seed of Creation has far exceeded Du Yi's comprehension.

But this eldest son always likes to say that he has no brains and feels that he still has a lot to learn, which Du Yi finds quite puzzling. He can only attribute it to the humility and thirst for knowledge unique to the Seed of Creation.

"But instead of using your brain, let's use something else."

As he said this, Du Yi looked at the Seed of Creation.

"Have you prepared everything you needed to?"

"Everything is ready."

The Seed of Creation nodded.

"Do we really have to do this? Perhaps we can still strive for peace..."

"Let's do it. I've figured it out now. Only after we do it can we talk about peace."

Du Yi's expression remained calm.

"If the dragons' report is correct, and the water is all alive, then it means that our adversaries have begun to exterminate us."

“We naturally have to do something too; we can’t always be on the defensive.”

“Father is right.”

The Seed of Creation nodded slightly, and then began to activate its root system.