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Chapter 571:
Chapter 571:
Chapter 571:
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Seong Jihan was surprised to learn that Yggdrasil's name was actually Yggdrasil.
'I thought that was just BattleNet's automatic translation. Wasn't it connected to the name most fitting the human image of the World Tree?'
That name was the most famous among World Trees.
Seong Jihan naturally assumed that in the process of BattleNet automatically translating alien language, the leader of the World Tree Alliance was also called Yggdrasil.
[No, it's her real name.]'Hmm... Is that so? A coincidence then.'
[A coincidence... Is it also a coincidence that the original elf is Urd?]
That was strange.
If it was just Yggdrasil, it could be called a coincidence, but with Urd as well, there must be some connection.
'Were Urd and Yggdrasil originally from Earth?'
[Yggdrasil definitely isn't. I'm not sure about that elf though.]
'Hmm...'
Assuming they were not from Earth, why were the names the same?
'...I have no idea. What do you think?'
At Seong Jihan's question, the Red Administrator smiled faintly.
[Hehe... This is all I know too. There's not enough information yet to explain this phenomenon.]
'Information... Where did you find out the name Urd in the first place?'
[I found it in the White Administrator's database.]
When did he hack that place again?
He was quite skilled.
As Seong Jihan was thinking this, the Red Administrator continued.
[There was a lot of information about Urd in there, but most of it was encrypted so I could only find out the name. We could have obtained more information if we had the 'White Light' stat.]
'Was White Light useful for that?'
[It seemed essential for decrypting top secret files.]
So to get more information about Urd, he would need to obtain the White Light stat.
Of course, he could get it right away by logging into BattleTube with the Red Administrator account.
'Getting White Light just to get more information on Urd seems like the tail wagging the dog.'
The White Light stat.
That ability that the White Administrator kept popping up system windows telling him to take.
Anyone could see it was extremely suspicious.
Especially in a situation like now where he had infiltrated Yggdrasil's interior to steal Blue.
Adding such an ability could cause unforeseen problems.
[Hehe... Of course I'm not saying to get it right now. Right now you should focus all your efforts on defeating Yggdrasil. It's better not to have variables like White Light. Think about this after defeating Yggdrasil.]
'Right. The immediate problem comes first.'
While it was certainly intriguing that Urd and Yggdrasil's names overlapped with human mythology,
Stealing Blue took priority.
And.
'If Yggdrasil dies, Urd's life support will end too. So there may be no need to know the backstory.'
If he thoroughly eliminated the cosmic tree, this mystery could just be left unsolved.
There were so many mysteries in this world, was there a need to solve them all?
'If I can just subdue Yggdrasil for sure, I probably won't have to deal with Urd...'
Thinking this, Seong Jihan entered his home in Kim Jihun's body after leaving the guild.
Beep. Beep.
And just as he was about to open the door.
"Oh, you're back? You finished early today?"
The door opened from inside and Yoon Seah came out to greet him.
This was completely her home now.
"Then, shall we start the work right away?"
Kim Jihun nodded as Yoon Seah said this while pointing to the bed.
Yoon Seah's 'work' of raising compatibility by 1% per day.
It was about to begin without fail today as well.
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[Player Kim Jihun's compatibility has surpassed 40%.]
"40%... It's progressing very smoothly."
Inside the World Tree Alliance's Namsan office.
Yggdrasil, who had descended into the governor's body, smiled as she received the report on Kim Jihun's compatibility.
"Now I wish the Red one would show up..."
The Red Administrator, who hadn't shown himself at all since the last terror attack.
Yggdrasil was starting to worry that he wasn't appearing.
She needed to capture the Red Administrator to treat 'her'.
At this rate, even if all the Blue was absorbed, the prey might disappear and ruin the work.
"Is there any progress in searching for the Red Administrator?"
"We are investigating in various ways, but there's no major progress yet."
"I see..."
He was causing terror on Alliance planets almost every day before.
Now why was he so quiet?
As Yggdrasil was frowning with a hardened expression,
"World Tree, they say the root connection has been disconnected from the main body."
"It's finally done."
An ancient elf reported to Yggdrasil with a careful expression.
"Then, are you going to proceed with the descent right away...?"
"Descent. You say."
At that question, Yggdrasil recalled the 40% compatibility report she had just seen.
"Things are going so smoothly that it doesn't seem necessary anymore."
"Is, is that so?"
"Yes. The collection of Blue will be finished through Kim Jihun anyway."
Kim Jihun's blue sword showed insane growth.
She predicted that by the time all the Blue was gathered, the compatibility would probably reach 50%.
And by then, even without Yggdrasil descending herself,
Collecting humanity's Blue would be easy.
"Instead of focusing on descending, it would be better to search for the Red Administrator seriously."
"Then... should we reconnect the root to the main body?"
"Yes..."
As Yggdrasil was about to nod at those words.
Flash...!
A brilliant light burst forth before her eyes.
And soon a rainbow-colored tree appeared from there.
"For now, stop everything. I have somewhere to go."
"Ah. Understood!"
Yggdrasil halted all work and.
Touched the tree pattern.
Then.
Governor Mia's hair color changed and her aura noticeably weakened.
"...She has left."
"I see. Understood."
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As the ancient elf nodded upon seeing the governor released from the descended state,
Whoosh...!
Yggdrasil moved her consciousness through the tree pattern.
And the place she arrived at was.
"...Lady Urd."
The place where the original elf, 'Urd', was.
Inside the rainbow-colored tree, barely maintaining her life,
She had never regained consciousness even once except when the Red Administrator attacked.
"...Was it a false signal after all?"
Yggdrasil, watching the tree containing Urd.
So she sighed, thinking this time was also a mistaken signal.
Right.
The Red Administrator badly damaged her body, how could she send a signal from here?
As she turned around with a disappointed look,
[It wasn't, a mistake.]
Urd's voice softly echoed from inside the tree.
"La-Lady Urd...?"
As Yggdrasil's eyes widened,
[It's been a while, Yggdrasil.]
Urd called Yggdrasil's name in a gentle voice.
"H-How...!"
[The Red Administrator... was it? The previous invader.]
"Yes. Yes. That's right. He...!"
[His power healed me.]
Yggdrasil was shocked at those words.
She had decided to capture the Red Administrator after seeing Urd's body recover, but,
She didn't know the effect would be good enough for her to regain consciousness like this.
[...Um. Yggdrasil. Is it alright if I ask you a favor...?]
"Lady Urd, you don't need to ask me for favors. Order me. I'll do anything."
[You see. Actually, I've been prepared for death for a long time. I thought this void could never be overcome. But...]
Urd's voice faltered slightly.
[Because of the Red Administrator, I've gained hope. It's shameless, but I... want to live a bit longer.]
"Of course you should! Lady Urd. Just trust me. I'll capture the Red Administrator and bring him here right away...!"
Yggdrasil's face was filled with joy as she saw Urd showing a will to live.
After so many years, what she had longed for so much,
Was about to be realized.
[Then... may I ask you a favor?]
"I'll do anything. Just say the word."
At Yggdrasil's answer.
Flash...!
A pure white light burst forth from Urd's eyes.
[The Red Administrator... I think he's on Earth.]
"He's... on Earth, you say?"
Yggdrasil was surprised by Urd's words and fell into thought.
"...I thought we had completely taken control of Earth, but he hid his presence well. The Red Administrator. No wonder he immediately detected and ambushed the mass production of blue swords... We did consider the possibility he was on Earth, but our searches turned up nothing. But if you say so, Lady Urd, he must be there..."
She trusted the words of Urd, who had only blinked her eyes inside the tree, more than the World Tree Alliance's own search efforts.
[Yes. It will be difficult to catch him unless you look for him yourself. So, can you descend there in person...?]
Although she had been about to withdraw her plan for direct descent earlier,
When Urd personally requested it, Yggdrasil immediately accepted.
"Yes. I'll do that. I'll descend myself and search everywhere."
Ziiing...
A rainbow-colored pattern appeared in the air.
"Keep the root connection disconnected. I'll be rooting myself on Earth in my main body today."
[To-Today, you say? That... right away is...]
"I'm going to do it right now, so prepare accordingly."
Yggdrasil instructed the elders that she would be descending to Earth right now.
"The Red Administrator... The body he used belonged to the Blue Administrator. Thinking about that, he's probably hiding inside a human body..."
[Blue Administrator?]
"Yes. An administrator of human origin. Though dominated by Red, he had some ability of his own."
[An administrator, of human origin... I see. There was such a person. Blue...]
As Urd repeated the word "blue" at those words,
"Lady Urd. Then after I descend, how can I best find the Red Administrator? I hope you can guide me like you used to."
Yggdrasil asked her how to find Red.
[You said he's definitely hiding inside a human body, right?]
"That's right."
[Then, if we eliminate all the places to hide... wouldn't that work?]
"You're right. Places to hide... If we blow up all the humans, that would do it!"
Yggdrasil said cheerfully.
[That's right.]
Urd smiled and agreed.
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