Royer’s eyes lit up as he listened, but soon he realized this idea had flaws.

“Setting aside how to combine Inverted Trees with Black Sea Trees—this should have a chance of success with multiple experiments. But how would you make Black Sea Trees have consciousness to control Red Sea Trees? Black Sea Trees are fundamentally hostile toward Red Sea Trees.”

“Then give it an even stronger consciousness to control the Black Sea Tree.”

Saul wasn’t afraid of others learning his method by hearing it.

When researching the black branch, he had used the diary’s cheat methods.

Others wanting to conduct so many experiments wouldn’t have that much material to squander.

Moreover, the black branch had a very crucial third main ingredient!

That was Little Algae…

Or part of it.

And now, Little Algae’s composition wasn’t simply of the Soul-Devouring Mire anymore.

Even Saul couldn’t say clearly what all Little Algae had eaten.

So as long as he didn’t expose Little Algae’s abilities, he wasn’t worried at all that Royer, or even other Tribunal wizards, could reverse-engineer the black branch’s formation process.

Royer also stood up. He stared at Saul for a long time before saying, “I can see you’ve been prepared for a long time.”

He looked at Saul as conspiracy theories began brewing in his mind.

He had been prepared for a long time—was he also prepared for the Red Sea Trees being destroyed?

If so, was the mermaid mutation also related to him?

If the answer was still “yes,” then when did he start plotting all this?

Royer’s gaze was uncertain with shock and suspicion. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel•fire.net

Perhaps his emotions were unstable having just been resurrected, as his face already showed his inner thoughts.

Seeing this, Saul had already guessed what Royer was thinking.

But he wasn’t intimidated at all. Because besides calling Floco over, Saul hadn’t interfered with anything else.

And Saul’s communication with Floco was through the secret Prismatic Channel—even fourth-rank wizards couldn’t possibly know about it.

Even if the Tribunal investigated Saul, they wouldn’t find any evidence even slightly related to him.

“Of course I’ve been prepared. I never make unprepared proposals.” Saul openly admitted this, as if completely unaware of how far Royer’s imagination had gone.

He walked to the cliff edge and immediately saw Sander, who had arrived at the rear at some unknown time.

Sander hadn’t seen Saul on the cliff. Upon arrival, he heard that all the mermaids had mutated into monsters and been slashed and exploded by the Black Flame Emperor in one strike.

He had obtained the emperor’s task to use his special bloodline to attract mermaids to gnaw on Red Sea Tree root stems.

Now with no mermaids, he had no value either.

So Sander was currently very anxious.

Although he had previously agreed to Saul’s experiment, he wasn’t a wizard and didn’t clearly understand the specific content of Saul’s experiments. So he now had no confidence, not knowing whether the black branch Saul had made for him and Mido would still be useful without mermaids.

Just as his mind was in chaos, he finally saw Saul standing by the cliff edge. His eyes immediately lit up, and his previously unsettled heart became much more stable.

Saul waved to Sander, and the wizard who had brought him immediately brought Sander over.

Seeing Royer, Sander felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Previously, Alfonso had treated him well, but Royer’s temperament was unpredictable, sometimes even engaging in humiliating speech and actions toward him.

However, this time Royer ignored Sander. His mind was still on the conspiracy Saul might be brewing, with no mood to consider Sander.

“Did you bring the branch I gave you?” Saul asked Sander.

This was actually something they had agreed upon—whenever Saul called Sander to the seaside, he must bring the branch.

Hearing Saul say this, Sander immediately understood it was time for Mido to appear.

He paused for a second, calming his pounding heart, “I carry it with me.”

Sander took out the black branch wrapped in a handkerchief from his chest.

Before Saul could act, Royer reached out and pulled the branch from Sander’s hands.

“Is this what you call the experimental product combining Inverted Trees and Black Sea Trees?” Royer carefully examined the black branch in his hands, frowning deeply, “Can this thing achieve the effect you want?”

Saul didn’t answer but extended his hand palm-up before Royer.

Royer, now wary of Saul due to suspicion, awkwardly touched his nose and placed the branch he had snatched from Sander into Saul’s hand.

Saul took the branch and casually spun it around.

Mido’s soul had already adapted to life within the black branch and didn’t feel uncomfortable from Saul’s movement. On the contrary, she was trying hard to convey her joy at seeing him.

After confirming the black branch’s condition was normal, Saul finally said to Royer, “I’ll tell you honestly—this unique experimental product has only passed theoretical verification. If we want to prove it’s truly effective on Red Sea Trees, we can only conduct practical experiments.”

Saul swished the branch and pointed at the devastated Red Sea Tree forest, “Do you dare let me experiment directly on the Red Sea Trees?”

Saul’s words weren’t only heard by Royer—nearby wizards also heard them.

Because the battle intensity had decreased, many wizards who had been forcing themselves to continue were now resting on shore.

The mermaid deaths weren’t secret, and even while resting, these wizards felt heavy-hearted.

Hearing Saul’s words now, no one immediately voiced opposition.

This was the benefit of reputation.

Even if people had doubts, they didn’t immediately object.

Or they were all waiting for Royer to object.

Royer’s first reaction was naturally disagreement, but thinking of his plan, if there was no other way to absorb the Red Sea Trees’ pollution, he would have to use his least preferred backup plan.

It wasn’t that Royer cherished human life, but doing so would easily consume the continent’s reproductive foundation.

A sharp population decline would affect many things.

For example, the replenishment rate of lower-rank wizards wouldn’t keep up with the death rate in black tides.

So Royer was somewhat hesitant.

This matter was no longer something he alone could decide.

But if Royer couldn’t make the decision, someone could.

“Let him try.”

Frim’s voice rang out above them.

But when Saul looked up, he saw nothing.

The Tribunal Chief’s decisive style was thoroughly demonstrated. Royer, who had just been full of conspiracy theories and hesitation, immediately nodded, “Yes, Chief.”

Then, Royer looked at Saul with a complex expression, “You can conduct the experiment directly here.”

Then, considering that Saul might not have fully recovered, he quickly added, “Or we can wait until you’ve rested well before coming together.”

Saul shook his head, “No need. Let’s do it now.”

If they came to experiment in a couple days, would there be so many witnesses?

“She’s already a finished product.” Saul looked at the black branch in his hand, “I just need experiments to confirm whether she possesses the abilities she theoretically should have.”

Then, Saul delayed no further. He directly used mental power to unlock the “lock” sealing the black branch, then aimed at the center of the Red Sea Tree forest and threw it directly out. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel_fіre.net

“Splash!”

The black branch didn’t touch any Red Sea Tree branches.

Or rather, the Red Sea Trees seemed to have consciousness and actively avoided it.

The scene fell quiet. Except for wizards still fighting ahead, almost everyone watched where the black branch had entered the water.

One minute, two minutes…

Five minutes, ten minutes…

Half an hour passed.

Wizard apprentices were already secretly glancing at Saul on the cliff.

Just as they were guessing whether the experiment had failed from the start, the sea suddenly began bubbling heavily again.

Amidst the dense boiling-like bubbles, a thick black trunk with a diameter of a full meter suddenly emerged from below the sea surface and stabbed directly into the trunk of an intact Red Sea Tree!

(End of Chapter)

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