018. Opportunity

“How to move the mother tree?”

Certainly, the appearance of the World Tree that covered Purgatory was not very normal. However, the question Yulia had was why she was asking that.

“Can’t you ask the mother tree directly? She also named her Lily, and seems to like the warden more than me.”

“Are you jealous?”

“Are you jealous? Who? me?”

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Julia snorted. Meanwhile, Lily was rubbing her beak on Kim Woo-jin’s cheek.

“Even though you’re engulfed in your mental magic and can’t see the truth, the mother tree will always come back to me.”

“Yes, I will.”

“It’s not like that, it’s like that!”

“Anyway, I’d like to talk to you myself, but as you can see, high-level communication isn’t possible yet with simple conversation.”

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Just come here, go away, that’s all at the same simple level.

Proof of this is that they did not respond even when they said they would uproot the World Tree.

No matter how close it has grown to adulthood, in reality the world tree has only recently germinated. Because of this, he was more like a newborn baby than a child.

“As far as I know, high elves say there are other ways to communicate with the World Tree.”

“How else do you know that?”

“heard.”

“To whom?”

“I have no reason to tell you that.”

“It is possible. But why should I do that?”

“I told you. If the World Tree is left unattended, it will be uprooted. There are people who don’t want the World Tree here.”

guys you don’t want.

Yulia swallowed dry saliva.

Among the elves, the high elves who were born noble came in after seeing many things. I experienced a lot and felt a lot.

He entered Purgatory with a purpose and handed over the seeds of the World Tree to the warden under the pretext of a deal for a lowly position. The world tree has taken root and sprouted, and has come to its current situation.

But everything wasn’t smooth sailing.

Kim Woo-jin is suspicious of her, and World Tree has come to like Kim Woo-jin more than he thought.

It was impossible to proceed with the wrong plan any longer alone. Wrong plans needed helpers, and the more insiders the better.

Director Kim Woo-jin is the perfect person for that, and he doesn’t seem to be that devoted to his position, but…

However, he does not yet know what he ultimately pursues to reveal the purpose of willingly reaching out and handing over the seeds.

So, Julia came to a conclusion.

“You, the warden, gave permission, but by whom?”

I have a rough guess, but I’m asking.

“There is no reason to say that.”

“Isn’t that a lie?”

Doubt one last time.

“Do you think it is necessary to lie about this?”

“What if you are deliberately inventing an imaginary event to intentionally exclude me?”

“Because you allowed me to talk to the World Tree? What a stupid plan that is.”

“···like. I want to talk to the mother tree. I never want my mother tree to be uprooted.”

I’m still going to postpone it.

Telling the truth will come a little later.

* * *

Kang Min-sik looked at a small marble placed on his hand.

It is a magic power amplifier received through a Dwarf.

A very small size, at most half the size of a bank. Even so, the magic engineering that is concentrated there is amazing.

‘As expected of a dwarf.’

No, this is just Derkain great. He also met many dwarves while living as a warrior, but he had never seen this level of technology.

Kang Min-sik put it inside his teeth. Originally, it was a place where the secret dogma was hidden. The dwarves said that there is an annoying thing called sudden sword detection in Purgatory, so keep it well hidden.

There is no place more suitable than here.

Feeling that it was well seated in my teeth, I held the leaves of the world tree with one hand. He held the restraint in his other hand.

ugh-

Mana started flowing. The mana of the leaves enters his body. Pass through the Mana Road and meet the Amplifier. And it is further strengthened and plays with the whole body.

Kang Min-sik admired the amplifier’s clear performance. It was the smallest and most capable of any amplifier he had ever seen.

Mana rushes toward the restraining sphere. The miasma mixed with his mana is also together.

dismissal-

Chii Ik-

Weak sparks, rising smoke.

The smoke was a terrible poison, but it could not do any harm to Kang Min-shik, who was already close to poison.

The defense system of the redemption sphere was activated, and the mana of the World Tree, which mingled with his miasma, constantly collided with it.

Kang Min-sik swallowed a groan at the pain he felt each time.

sick.

When he finally rescued Kraft, the dimension from which he had been summoned, he thought he would never have to suffer like this anymore.

went around countless times. Homelessness is a daily routine, and he did not hesitate to stay homeless.

Cold, hot, bitten by insects, fighting monsters, getting hurt, losing friends.

It was painful. It was painful enough to die. Even so, what she endured was to see her family on Earth. To regain lost daily life. It was because there was hope that they could return to Earth.

I miss my daily life. I miss the outside.

Sleep normally, wake up normally, and eat normally.

A life of working on a computer all day, chatting with friends, and drinking all night long.

It was normal, but now it is no longer normal.

I opened my eyes. The pain was still there, but it didn’t hurt that much anymore.

‘I’m going.’

Compared to the pain he’s been through, it’s nothing compared to the freedom after he left.

‘I must go out.’

All you have to do is get out. Then everything will be fine, they said.

All you have to do is break out of prison and return to Earth to enjoy it.

and restraints.

Chii Ik-

“…!”

Responded to his desire.

* * *

hard-

Purgatory vibrates.

The earth vibrates.

kagagak-

The outer walls of Purgatory break and fragments fall.

ugh-

The ensuing noise hit my eardrums, and waves of mana swaying here and there disturbed the surroundings.

It was a phenomenon created by a huge tree that supports the world.

“…It’s a little, no, very different from what I thought.”

Kim Woo-jin swallowed a groan. The World Tree complied with his request. He is heading north as he pleases.

However, it is slow. It is very slow and noisy, and the minute waves of mana it creates whenever it moves make the surroundings unstable.

“I don’t know what you were thinking, but this is natural.”

The high elf who created this situation responded calmly.

“There is a lot of talk about whether the mother tree is a spirit or a tree, but in the end, the fact that the body is a tree remains unchanged. And the trees can’t move fast.”

Moving a normal tree also takes a lot of effort and time. However, it is a world tree. The largest tree in the world, said to support the world.

“Aren’t they very fast when they germinate?”

“Because the warden planted 29 elixirs.”

The seed absorbed all the elixir. And Balara poured everything into the evolution of a lifetime.

“In general, it doesn’t make sense to grow up like this right after birth. I used up all the elixirs, so this is it.”

It was just that the previous appearances were abnormal, and the present was not strange.

“Especially the current mother tree is very young. Originally, it would have been less than half and half of what it is now.”

No, it’s more likely that it didn’t even germinate in the first place.

“Being able to move the body is itself a miracle.”

“Can’t it be?”

“It is possible for a mother tree that has matured to some extent. Moving trees is not an easy task.”

It was not wrong.

“Then roughly how long will it take?”

“Considering the distance to the northern forest, roughly four to five days? I guess it will take that long.”

“Are you still like this?”

“Yeah.”

“Not good.”

“What?”

Kim Woo-jin did not answer.

Look up at the sky. The leaves move slowly. As the sun rises, the sunlight gradually expands its territory.

A place with adequate sunlight, suitable for the time being. I pulled a chair and sat down.

Tok tok, knocking on the doorknob, lost in thought.

– Beep?

Lily walks anxiously in front of him at the unexpected reaction.

“Come here.”

– Beep.

He gently stroked Lily’s hair as she sat on the handle. Laughter bursts out spontaneously at the aegyo rubbing the face.

“Go and call the deputy director.”

low voice. It’s more like a mumble than a conversation. However, the prison guard outside the door immediately understands and disappears.

After a while, the deputy director appears.

“Deputy Director.”

“Yes, warden.”

“Do you know what the problem is?”

The deputy director checks the surroundings. Realize what the branches and roots that fall off little by little mean.

“You have achieved what you meant. Congratulations.”

“And?”

“The noise and vibration caused by the movement of the World Tree, and the unstable waves of mana. and the purgatory damage it causes.”

“What if I recite it the way prisoners do?”

“It’s ‘The time you’ve been waiting for has come.’”

Four problems hit the prison, which is sensitive even if there is only one. It is the moment of prison break that the seungnyangs who were looking for an opportunity to escape have been waiting for.

“When? What time?”

A careless high elf intervened, but was ignored.

“Conduct a surprise inspection right away tonight.”

“Yes. But unless you’re an idiot, you wouldn’t have hidden it in your room. Maybe even in the studio.”

“I do not care.”

It doesn’t matter if there is none. Since we are paying close attention, it is enough to serve as a warning message not to dream in vain.

There is one thing they overlooked. The situation is fair for everyone. For them, the opportunity is a crisis for the prison guards in Purgatory, which makes them more alert.

“For the time being, cancel all schedules and lock yourself in your room. About five days.”

“Yes.”

And there’s more you can do as a warden and prison guard than you can do as a prisoner.

Now is the time to move.

However, it is in the palm of his hand.

“Maybe I can finally experiment with Kang Min-sik in the 3rd punishment room.”

Kim Woo-jin’s eyes sank coldly.

– Beep.

The blue bird trembled at the cold force.

“I’m sorry, Lily. Unbeknownst to me, my hand went into power.”

The hand that caressed the bluebird became softer.

– Beep?

Without knowing anything, the world tree smiled brightly.

* * *

coo goo goo-

A weak vibration soon becomes a huge trembling. Branches and roots spread out like tentacles, and one or two return to where they should be.

“… what is this?”

“An earthquake! An earthquake happened!”

“Everyone evacuate!”

“It is not an earthquake! The world tree moves!”

The movement of the world tree affected most of the garden. Naturally, the prisoners who were doing their own work on it also noticed the change.

“I didn’t expect to live and watch the world tree move.”

After stopping alchemy on the shaking earth, Dercain came out. I was in awe at the sight of the World Tree wriggling and moving.

“The high elves must be involved, right?”

“It is unconditional.”

Derkain nodded at the fellow Dwarf’s question.

“It’s not enough to give you the seeds of the world tree through a deal with the warden, so you’re cooperating like this.”

After the World Tree germinated, rumors circulated that the High Elves had passed the seeds of the World Tree to the warden.

Although she didn’t say it herself, everyone thought so because the warden, who had never appointed a new Soji, had appointed her as Soji, and that there was no one other than the High Elves who might have the seed of the World Tree.

And it was true.

“I’m sure you have all your thoughts.”

“Of course, we were honestly worried about how to restore it, but we let it go for a while.”

The roots of the World Tree were completely strangling Purgatory. In order to repair the broken part, the roots and branches covering the part must be removed, but it is not an ordinary tree, but a world tree.

It was a difficult car for the Dwarves.

Woojijik-

Kwaaang!

At that time, the cracks in purgatory touched by the roots and branches widened. Debris that fell off fell down.

“There must be a lot to fix.”

“But don’t you think it’s slower than I thought?”

“Right. It is very slow.”

At this rate, it will take two full days to completely remove the roots from the building.

Derkhain’s words slowly slowed down. He shut his mouth as if he realized something.

“Did you deliver the amplifier to Kang Min-shik?”

He looked around and lowered his voice as he dragged his fellow dwarves into the studio.

The mystery of the World Tree was not only new to prisoners. The prison guards’ minds were all sold elsewhere.

“Yes. delivered it. I was confident that results would come sooner or later.”

“Tell them that you need it now, not soon.”

“Yeah?”

“You still don’t know?”

Vibration distracts.

Noise drowns out everything.

The crack increases the hole through which to escape.

And the unstable waves of mana prevented him from grasping the trivial flow of mana.

Hide your actions in vibration and noise.

Hides the weak flow of mana in unstable mana waves.

“Now is your chance.”

Derkhain realized.

“It’s the time we’ve been waiting for so long.”

That an opportunity like this will never come again in the future.