We can only stay within this range.

"There were two leaps in total, one to the other, and each leap took about forty to sixty years. In other words, each leap took me twenty years of my energy."

Yao obtained a fuzzy result through simple estimation.

Of course, the data can only be considered approximate.

The deduction of the imaginary tree requires reference data; it is difficult to deduce from cases that have never occurred before.

"It seems I'll have to stay in this South American Lostbelt until this last bit of time runs out."

Yao sat on the huge trunk of the Imaginary Tree.

He looked down at this dreamlike spiral world, the underground world created by the Maya was extremely unique.

The entire world is shaped like a cylindrical spiral.

What you see at the edge of your field of vision is not the sky, but a landmass on the other side.

Of course, you can't see that with normal vision.

Human vision cannot penetrate the sun created by the Maya.

Yao doesn't need to wait long.

At most, it will only be a few years, during which time he can continue to delve into the knowledge of the database.

Surprisingly, Yao discovered that he was now able to cultivate the Primal Rune.

Yao was born in the South American rainforest from the very beginning.

In terms of identity, Yao is not a true ancestor, but he is a natural being similar to a flesh spirit.

He studied with great enthusiasm.

These learned experiences can be stored in memory and used directly when returning to the Dead Apostles.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

Yao immersed himself in learning the Primal Runes every day.

Without Brunhilde's guidance, it was indeed difficult, but I still managed to grasp the meaning of two words.

Now, Yao Neng writes the three primordial runes.

Each one is quite practical.

However, just as Yao's weariness grew heavier and he felt that he was about to leave the Lostbelt of South America.

An interesting thing happened.

"You never learn..."

Yao walked out from inside the Imaginary Tree and shook his head speechlessly.

Then another ape entered the territory.

Normally, when Yao has free time, he will drive them away, because there are always some apes that are not willing to come and wander in.

I planned to do a final cleaning before leaving.

Yao arrived at the location of the apes.

"Ok?"

Yao leaped out from a branch extending from the Imaginary Tree.

It landed next to that kind of ape.

Based on past experience, apes only have animalistic instincts; they all hide and scatter the moment they see Yao.

The radiance of the fully grown, imaginary tree is like nature itself.

He is the foundation that supports Lostbelt.

Therefore, once it takes action, Yao is equivalent to a roaring flood or a howling hurricane in the eyes of wild beasts.

It's what people call a natural disaster.

Wild animal instincts would keep apes away from the sun.

However, this time it was different.

"Gurgle... Oh, oh...!"

The apes were crawling on the ground.

Although its animalistic instincts drove it to roar and leave, its feet seemed to be filled with lead, unwilling to move an inch.

Yao, exuding an awe-inspiring presence, arrived here.

The interior of the adult Imaginary Tree is filled with true ether that constructs the world; the current Yao is no different from a god.

The adult imaginary tree is qualified to invade pan-human history.

This is how an alien god should be.

The trees on the Dead Apostle Lostbelt haven't grown up yet, so they can't provide assistance like this.

"Oh? I see. So it's with dying offspring? These are supposed to be mindless apes that can only follow their animalistic instincts, yet now there's a special individual that can resist those instincts?"

Yao couldn't help but laugh.

Even his laughter (adei) seemed to contain immense pressure, so much so that the apes were unable to move under its weight.

Two apes stood before Yao.

Judging from their jet-black fur and wildly muscular limbs, they are very similar to chimpanzees.

It's astonishing that this creature could be a distant ancestor of humankind.

The animal lying on the ground is an adult male ape, with a vulnerable cub beside it.

Judging from the lacerations on his body.

It's not hard to guess that the apes were attacked by carnivorous dinosaurs and fled here.

Yao still didn't think much about it.

There are plenty of wild monkeys trying to take advantage of the Dream Tree; these two are not much different from the previous ones.

Considering it had cubs with it.

Yao didn't intend to be too harsh on the pair of apes; at most, he would just use vines to throw them out of the territory.

Not killing is already an act of mercy.

Just as Yao was about to do so, the ape made a move that was beyond his expectations.

"Gurgle... Oh... Oh!"

Tears welled in the ape's eyes, and its hands were clasped together.

It made this gesture while crawling on the ground, its expression a mixture of fear, pleading, and devotion.

Undoubtedly, this is an act that violates animalistic instincts.

"........."

Yao was momentarily stunned.

So much so that it came to a stop.

Of all the actions humanity has taken so far, there is one behavior that transcends all eras, ethnicities, cultures, and wisdom—an action that all humans would perform.

When faced with the myriad phenomena that surpass human wisdom; when humanity faces threats it cannot cope with; when encountering miracles that cannot be challenged by human power.

For some reason, humans always clasp their hands together in prayer to those higher beings.

They can be torrential rain, gale-force winds, thunder, or tsunamis.

Offering prayers to great things is a human instinct, and it is also the reason why gods are gods.

Wild animals do not possess this concept or awareness, nor can they comprehend this kind of human behavior.

Of all the races, only humans would do this, and have even ingrained this behavior into their instincts.

"It really is..."

Yao couldn't stop smiling.

Would an ignorant ape do that?

Interesting, so interesting.

It seems that these apes were offering him prayers, regarding him as a being similar to heaven and earth, encompassing all things in the universe.

Because they don't understand, they plead and pray.

This is something only humans would do.

The apes in Lostbelt have awakened their human-like intelligence.

Witnessing the absurdity of human history's evolution, Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Biological evolution is truly amazing.

"You want me to save him?"

Yao stared at the ape with great interest.

This gaze is like that of someone who has seen an interesting toy, imbued with the novelty of observing the budding of human intelligence.

Fragile, far too fragile.

In this respect, they are the same as humans.

These apes were born not long ago in the Lostbelt of South America, and they did not yet have the protection of the Maya.

They are the newest and most vulnerable species.

Compared to dinosaurs with their long history, apes look much like insects no matter how you look at it.

"Oh, oh oh!!"

The ape kept bowing repeatedly.

In the beginning, there were no language barriers in the world; all languages ​​were mutually intelligible.

The reason for this barrier is that the gods, in order to prevent humanity from accessing the origins, separated language as a form of restriction.

There are no gods other than the Maya and the Yao in the South American Lostbelt, and there is no concept of gods at present.

The Maya didn't even have a physical form as a deity.

The reason is that dinosaurs did not have the concept of gods in their minds, and they would not offer prayers to higher beings.

The Maya have always been invisible, existing as a natural phenomenon in every corner of the world.

"Now that you have demonstrated human intelligence, we can no longer treat you as wild monkeys."

"Well, since I'm leaving soon anyway, let me invest in your future."

As Yao spoke, he waved his hand and made a sweeping motion in the air.

In an instant, the primordial runes symbolizing water appeared, radiating a soft and warm glow.

This rune is depicted in the same way as the memory rune.

However, it possesses a variety of capabilities.

Runes used to manipulate memories also possess the properties of water, which in turn can encompass and nourish all things.

Healing wounds is certainly an option.

The adult ape watched as its injuries healed and the child's breathing returned to normal.

This remains an incomprehensible miracle.

Therefore, the ape could only worship more devoutly, which was the only thing it could do as it began to develop intelligence.

— Pray for great things.

Yao once said that he could do good deeds with a single thought, and at the same time, he could do evil deeds with a single thought.

Driving apes out of their territory was an evil act.

However, this does not prevent him from doing good deeds.

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