Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 348 - 41: Two Sacred Places (Major Section)

After the two masked individuals wreaked havoc, the guards of the thirty-ninth stronghold felt no small amount of fear towards those two masks.

The guards and the upper echelons of the stronghold feared the masked monsters, and the hunters feared the Masked Chopper Hero even more.

After the prison provided the surveillance footage of the jailbreak, that charred and twisted mask became the new image of the devil.

But because it left such a terrifying impression, the guards felt a stroke of luck.

It couldn’t possibly be that the masked man would stick around the thirty-ninth stronghold and go nowhere else, could it?

Although the stronghold’s defenses were rigorous, Tang Xian encountered no suspicion on his journey here.

Even though his bounty poster hung on the walls of the tiered passages.

Of course, this could be attributed to Yu Xiaozhe’s disguise and his own acting abilities.

So, all in all, although the inspection procedures were strict, no one scrutinized Tang Xian’s face too much.

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The Hua Science Academy was always the most serene and peaceful place.

As Tang Xian returned here and arrived outside Shang Lu’s laboratory, he noticed that the banner hanging by the door had changed—

Please, my female colleagues! Stop disturbing my research! Last time it wasn’t me who wrote it!

Tang Xian held his forehead; this Shang Lu was truly a helpless case!

From this banner, it was clear that he had his fair share of women’s favor. Seeing the pain expressed between the lines, Tang Xian could only say, too young, too simple. In the fifty-six strongholds of Huaxia, there were more than forty million single men.

Shaking his head, Tang Xian pushed the door open.

It was rare for Shang Lu to be asleep.

A strange odor permeated the laboratory.

Although he could control his sense of smell, Tang Xian could still detect the stench from Shang Lu who hadn’t left the lab for too long, and a burnt odor as well.

Looking at Shang Lu, so weary that he seemed completely drained, one might think he had encountered a tank-like wealthy matron were it not known what kind of person Shang Lu was.

The regular sound of his breathing reassured Tang Xian that Shang Lu was merely exhausted, so he decided not to disturb him further.

Tang Xian walked into the inner room of the laboratory and immediately noticed the luster of the Zudun Sacred Tree upon entering.

This was a Zudun Sacred Tree that resembled a potted plant.

A fully mature Zudun Sacred Tree has a vast trunk like that of a world tree. But this one was incredibly tiny.

Though small, it had all the essentials. The complexity of the miniature version of the Zudun Sacred Tree’s trunk and the clarity of the veins on its leaves were remarkable.

It resembled a finely-carved sculpture.

Tang Xian could even see a crown-like structure similar to that of a world tree.

The fruits of the Zudun Sacred Tree were not large, and were somewhat apple-shaped.

But their colors were very complex.

From different angles, one could actually see a variety of lusters.

Blue, purple, orange, and even red.

The Zudun Giants revere the Zudun Sacred Tree as a totem, crowding around it.

They do so because of this kind of fruit.

Though the fruits were small, like jelly beans,

It was assumed that their effects would not be insignificant.

The fruits of the Zudun Sacred Tree, also known as the fruits of evolution,

could change the strength of a Soul Crystal and even induce direct evolution in some beings.

Tang Xian was quite satisfied, not knowing why the Zudun Sacred Tree had become potted, nor why it had such a short growth cycle.

But all of this was good news, except that the only drawback was that there was just a single fruit, which resembled a jelly bean.

He wondered if it would bear fruit again.

Tang Xian did not pick the fruit directly.

He wanted to learn more about other aspects of the process.

Since Shang Lu was too exhausted, Tang Xian did not wake him. Instead, he found the documents Shang Lu had recorded on the office desk:

"Those damn women invited me to watch a movie again, how annoying!

How can I waste precious time and my life on a movie?

The academician told me that Xiao Hui has the standard willow-shaped eyebrows, oval face, and cherry-like lips, a great beauty of our Hua Science Academy.

I must admit I was indeed tempted.

But when I met her, I was utterly disappointed.

I didn’t see any hybrid of sunflowers, willows, or cherries.

It was just a woman’s face after all, the academician is really getting senile."

Tang Xian smiled bitterly, realizing that he had picked up the wrong document. This was Shang Lu’s diary.

The man had actually recorded his diary on medical prescription sheets.

Generally, few people keep diaries, and even those who do record them in elegant little notebooks.

After some thought, Tang realized he needed to look the other way around.

So, he flipped through it and found a nice-looking notebook, opening it up, and this time it was correct.

"The Sacred Tree has undergone a mutation.

This mutation has happened in my previous experimental plants as well.

We’ve discovered that when plants from the mining areas arrive in the real world, they grow faster than they do in the mining areas.

Conversely, if plants from the real world are cultivated with soil from the mining areas, they also grow faster.

I have a few guesses about this, but no evidence. My biggest guess is that it’s a structural issue.

Perhaps plants from the mining areas do not absorb minerals for nutrients; maybe the nutrient content of the soil there isn’t high?

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But maybe plants from the real world can absorb mineral elements?

I’ll jot these down temporarily, to be proven later with data.

For now, I must deal with this fruit properly.

I dare not pluck it hastily. Humans have hunted calamity-level creatures but have never eaten a fruit from the Sacred Tree, making this, arguably, the only thing of its kind in the world.

If a woman’s eyes were as beautiful as this fruit, perhaps I might accept her invitation.

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What will it taste like? The records suggest that the Sacred Tree can cause evolution in beings; perhaps it is due to the fruit."