Chapter 112: The Deity Is With Us

Lin Lei followed Mona and ran through the aerial corridors of the forest for several hours before he saw an extremely tall giant tree from a distance.

The trunk of this tree had a diameter of nearly two hundred meters and was nearly a thousand meters high, and its branches forked very low and were very dense.

Many houses were built on the tree. These houses were very special; each one was slightly modified according to the structure of the tree itself, and the roofs were made of several large leaves. They were simple and primitive, but revealed a fresh, natural atmosphere.

Seeing the shock in Lin Lei’s eyes, Mona said proudly, “This is the mother of our tribe. Within a radius of several hundred kilometers, she is the tallest and largest!”

The houses on the whole tree were built scattered here and there, one in the east and one in the west, but the total number was not small, probably more than three hundred. Adding the tree houses on the surrounding trees, Lin Lei estimated that the population of this tribe was about 1,000 people.

It was not until he walked right in front of the giant tree that Lin Lei truly discovered the uniqueness of this village on the tree. Dozens of huge branches, with a diameter of more than ten meters, stretched out from the giant tree in the middle and connected with the branches of the surrounding trees, forming several natural aerial corridors.

Combining what Lin Lei had seen before, this world was indeed exactly as Mona had said, a world on trees!

When Mona brought Lin Lei to the bottom of the giant tree, the guards in the tribe also discovered the situation here. A few whistles sounded, and Mona also took out a small wooden whistle from her body and blew it a few times as a response.

Soon, two tall silver-haired male warriors rushed over. Although they looked like males and their bodies were very strong, their facial features were very handsome, even leaning towards a feminine style, similar to Mo Fei on Earth.

The two warriors exchanged a few words with Mona. They spoke very fast. Lin Lei only analyzed the general idea. Anyway, judging by their expressions, they were not friendly towards the black-haired and black-eyed Lin Lei at all. One of them even had obvious disgust on his face.

Soon, the two warriors walked towards Lin Lei. One of them held a javelin in his hand, with the tip pointing at Lin Lei, and shouted loudly. His emotions were a bit agitated, and the language he spoke was a bit unclear.

No matter how powerful Lin Lei’s calculation instinct was, he could not analyze such illogical language errors. He could only understand that the other party did not welcome him. He looked at Mona with his eyes, seeking an explanation.

“Mo Lian thinks you are an ominous person, and he wants to drive you away.” Mona had a helpless look on her face, and she explained the reason to Lin Lei with gestures.

At this time, seeing that Lin Lei was still standing there motionless, Mo Lian moved the tip of the javelin in his hand forward again, almost touching Lin Lei’s chest.

Being pointed at by someone else’s weapon was not a comfortable thing. In addition, this guy was so rude, so Lin Lei was also a bit angry. He grabbed the other party’s javelin and transmitted words to his brain: “We don’t know each other, why are you sure that I am an ominous person?”

The warrior named Mo Lian saw his weapon being grasped by the other party and immediately tried to pull it back, but he was horrified to find that the other party’s hand holding his weapon was like it had taken root. No matter how hard he tried, it did not move at all.

The silver-haired warrior beside him immediately raised the javelin in his hand, preparing to stab Lin Lei.

But just at this moment, Lin Lei used force with one hand and forcefully broke off the javelin head from Mo Lian’s hand. Although this javelin was made of wood, when it broke, it made the sound of metal. When it fell on the tree trunk, the sound was also very deep, which showed how high the strength of this wood was.

This move shocked everyone present. The three indigenous people present were all stunned. They used these weapons every day, so of course they knew the sturdiness of these javelins. At least in the tribe, no one could break it with bare hands, and it was difficult to do even with both hands.

The two silver-haired natives looked at Lin Lei standing there as if they were facing a great enemy, and even Mona took off the javelin from her back.

She shouted loudly to Lin Lei: “You just swore an oath to the Deity, do you want to go back on your word?” At a time like this, of course, she stood on the side of her own people.

“No, my oath was only in response to kindness, but your companion has been treating me with malice. Mona, does your tribe always reject outsiders like this?”

Lin Lei did not feel any panic about the tense situation. He just controlled the current scene with a strong attitude. After all, he was not welcomed from the beginning.

If he had no reaction to the provocative actions of this warrior named Mo Lian, he would only be regarded as weak and bullyable, let alone getting help from these people.

He did not continue to act, but just stood there quietly waiting for the answers from these three people.

Mona first put down the javelin in her hand. She said to Mo Lian, who was looking at the broken gun in his hand with a shocked face: “Perhaps we should take him to see our tribal elders, and let the wisdom of the elders guide us.”

Mo Lian did not speak, but moved his body to the side, and he agreed.

The other silver-haired warrior also had no objection. He shrugged and said to Mona: “Although the guy you brought back this time has black hair and black eyes, he doesn’t seem as bad as the legend says, at least he knows his limits.”

Mona glanced at him sideways: “Mo Lan, my ability to distinguish is not that bad!”

Mona took Lin Lei and walked forward first, while Mo Lian and Mo Lan followed behind Lin Lei. Since his javelin was broken, Mo Lian had been a bit absent-minded. He looked at the flat break of the javelin head, and then looked at Lin Lei, the disbelief in his eyes never fading.

The group walked along the tree trunk, turning this way and that, and walked to a simple tree house. This was the residence of the tribal elders.

Compared with other tree houses, this residence had nothing outstanding, and was even simpler. The only difference was that on the whole giant tree, only here was the view not covered by layers of branches and leaves, and one could clearly see the World Tree in the distance!

Mona knocked gently on the door of the tree house, and a low response soon came from inside.

“Please come in, strange guest. Mona, Mo Lian, Mo Lan, you go back.”

Hearing that the elder only wanted Lin Lei to go in alone, Mona quickly said: “Grandpa, but your safety?”

“The Mother Goddess is with me, don’t worry about me, go, Mona.” After that, the wooden door of the tree house was opened, and a tall, thin old man appeared behind the door.

His hair was also white, but it had lost its silvery luster. His eyes were also red, but they had lost their transparent and clear color. Time had settled too many memories here, and the crimson eyes had become turbid.

“Outsider, please come in. You have the favor of the Mother Goddess on you, I see it.”

Lin Lei looked at the three people who accompanied him, then nodded slightly to the old man, and stepped into the tree house.

The area of the tree house was not large, only about fifteen square meters, and the furnishings inside were also very simple: a wooden bed, a table, a chair, nothing more.

The tree house had only one window, and outside the window, one could directly see the figure of the World Tree.

The old man closed the wooden door and followed him in. He sat on the wooden bed, then pointed to the chair opposite: “Sit down.”

After waiting for Lin Lei to sit down, he spoke: “The Mother Goddess has already told me of your arrival. She asked our tribe to receive you during this time, and you can also take this time to observe everything here well, observe the operation laws of this kingdom of the Deity, and she will meet you at the appropriate time.”

The old man’s words were also not spoken with language, but directly sounded in Lin Lei’s brain, and he also had an ability similar to telepathy.

Lin Lei looked at the World Tree outside the window and responded in his brain: “The Mother Goddess you know, is it her?”

The old man also looked at the World Tree and said leisurely: “Who else could it be but her? Since I was born, from the moment I opened my eyes, she has been there, eternal and unchanging, always with me.”

“She is my faith. Looking at her, my heart is at peace, and my soul has a home. In this world, what is more beautiful than this? Nothing!”

The old man turned his eyes, looked at Lin Lei, and said: “Young man, from your eyes, I only see jumping flames. Your heart is never calm, with huge waves surging every moment. Your soul also lacks guidance and is falling into a lost path. Why not return to the embrace of the Mother Goddess?”

The old man’s tone was very peaceful. He was a true believer, with a pure and firm spiritual pillar. He also sincerely wanted to promote his joy, his peace, and his Deity to anyone.

“I carry too many things, and these, like your faith, are hard to give up. They are burdens, but at the same time, they are the meaning of my life.”

His lover, his race, his pursuits did not allow him to enjoy this peaceful life. Lin Lei’s life was destined to be full of killing!

“Faith is not a burden, nor does it hinder your pursuit. You just have to remember that the Mother Goddess is always with you, then even at the moment of death, you will still face it calmly.”

After conveying the will of the World Tree, the old man unexpectedly began to spare no effort to preach to Lin Lei, which made Lin Lei not know whether to laugh or cry.

Regarding these, Lin Lei did not argue or refute, but just smiled and remained silent.

He was too sober and knew too much. He knew the true face of the World Tree as a Pan-dimensional Creature, knew that there was a Watcher Civilization in this Universe, and even those unknowable powerful Energy Controllers in the Andromeda Galaxy. These were all incredibly powerful beings.

Lin Lei’s ultimate pursuit was to transcend, not to submit.