Chapter 582 - 345: The Mother Tree’s True Form (Part 2)

"The Oasis Commerce Association can temporarily relocate to Dongli. I’ll make a trip to Miracle Oasis in a bit," Su Ze said.

On the other end of the line, Ju Han was understandably alarmed by this sudden news. "Okay," she said, "I’ll inform the Mother Tree right now."

After ending the call with Ju Han, Su Ze called Gu Chengguang and Atago separately. He told them to get ready—not just for defense, but for offense as well.

They couldn’t just sit back and take a beating; they had to learn to strike back.

"Dongli has nowhere to expand its territory right now, so let’s expand toward Luofan Country." This was what Su Ze told Gu Chengguang.

Finally, he contacted Pulamon and asked him to coordinate an attack on Mu Country and Luofan Country from the rear once the battle began.

In truth, the main gap between the Blue Star Party and the Alien Party on the Lin Hua Continent was at the level of top-tier combat power. To put it bluntly, they simply lacked the divine-grade artifacts that the Nian Race possessed. In all other aspects, they could absolutely hold their own against the Alien Party.

When the meeting ended and the Blue Star Party’s upper echelons had all left, Su Ze met privately with Chen Suifeng and Mr. Ke for a moment.

"I’ve collected all four puzzle pieces," Su Ze said, taking out the four pieces he had obtained. "But I need to reach legendary-grade before I can receive the inheritance within."

He cut straight to the point. "I’m only one skill upgrade away from Tier 5. After that, I can immediately undergo my sixth evolution and receive the inheritance. That might be our only hope of defeating the Alien Party."

Chen Suifeng sighed. "That skill of yours comes from a Mutated Giant Crocodile beast. The skill itself is one-of-a-kind on Blue Star, so its corresponding upgrade materials are hard to find. I’ll see what I can do."

Previously, the skill upgrade plan Liou Wenxin had created for Su Ze listed many materials that could potentially upgrade or enhance the "Furious Waves" skill. However, these materials either couldn’t be found, or they turned out to be unsuitable when they were.

He had found two suitable enhancement materials before, but after Su Ze absorbed them, they only strengthened "Furious Waves" without providing enough accumulation for a full upgrade.

Just then, Mr. Ke sent a telepathic message: "The Lin Hua Country national treasury. You could try your luck there."

Chen Suifeng’s eyes lit up. "That’s right! In terms of the sheer quantity and variety of resources, few places on Blue Star can compare to the Lin Hua Country national treasury!"

Some upgrade and enhancement materials strengthen attributes in ways ordinary people wouldn’t expect. There’s no way even Liou Wenxin could have precisely listed every material suitable for Su Ze.

But if Su Ze went to the Lin Hua Country national treasury himself and used his own senses to search, he might just stumble upon a material that suited him.

’But... how do I get into the Lin Hua Country national treasury?’

Even before the Blue Star Party’s falling out with the Alien Party, high-ranking members like Chen Suifeng couldn’t just enter and exit the national treasury at will. They had to submit a request for any resources they wanted to use.

Not to mention, the Blue Star Party had now been forced out of the Lin Hua Country’s capital. It would be even more impossible for Su Ze to enter the national treasury.

"The national treasury is under the Alien Party’s control, so it’s certainly not easy to get in. But it’s not impossible. In fact, isn’t this the perfect opportunity?"

Once Chen Suifeng said that, Su Ze understood.

"You’re saying I should sneak into the national treasury when the war between the Blue Star Party and the Alien Party starts, while the capital of Lin Hua Country is undefended?"

"Exactly. You have the Magic Cube spaceship; it’s so fast they’ll never spot you. Once Jiang Pingle and the other legendary experts have all left Baihua City, you can force your way into the national treasury and plunder its resources."

Su Ze thought it over. ’The plan seems to have real potential.’

Even if he couldn’t find a suitable upgrade material, plundering all the resources in the treasury would both weaken the enemy and strengthen himself.

In reality, Su Ze didn’t have to wait for the war. He and Mr. Ya could probably sneak into the treasury right now using the "Void" skill. The only fear was being discovered and cornered by Nian Race experts, which would be a huge problem.

’It’s safer to wait until Jiang Pingle and the others have left.’

"I’m going to Miracle Oasis first to talk with the Oasis Mother Tree. If the battlefield is at Miracle Oasis tomorrow, I’ll use the Magic Cube to pick you all up."

Su Ze felt the battle wouldn’t necessarily happen at Miracle Oasis tomorrow. The Mother Tree might seem to have been rooted in the Oasis for centuries, but Su Ze knew she could move. There was no need for her to just sit and wait for death.

Of course, if the Mother Tree fled, the Alien Party would just pick another target. A battle was still inevitable.

After bidding farewell to Mr. Ke, Su Ze took Mr. Ya aboard the Magic Cube and arrived at Miracle Oasis in the blink of an eye.

「...」

Su Ze stood before the Mother Tree’s main trunk and communicated telepathically, "It won’t be long before I head into the universe, and I’ll fulfill my promise to you then. How do you plan to handle this crisis? They have multiple legendary-grade experts and three divine-grade artifacts. Can you deal with them?"

He asked this partly to probe the Mother Tree’s true strength.

Su Ze had never been able to fully grasp the Mother Tree’s actual power level.

He’d heard before that she could fight a legendary-grade expert on her own territory, but that was before Su Ze had recovered her spaceship for her.

The Tree Spirit Race’s spaceship was a part of the Mother Tree. After retrieving it, her strength should have logically increased.

Moreover, the Mother Tree had only ever fought against legendary-grade experts at most. That didn’t necessarily mean legendary-grade was her limit.

"Three legendary-grade experts, and with divine-grade artifacts... that is indeed a bit troublesome. You should take me away from here," the Mother Tree replied.

Su Ze read between the lines. ’So if the opponents were just a little weaker, you could have handled them yourself?’

’Just as I thought. Legendary-grade is currently Blue Star’s limit, not the Mother Tree’s.’