21st Century Necromancer

"Mr. Chen Yu, what exactly do you want?" Andrei looked at Chen Yu, who was blocking him, and the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium" in Chen Yu's hand, which recorded the method for cultivating the World Tree, and asked him.

Faced with Andrei's inquiry, Chen Yu just smiled, closed his "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium," set it aside, and said, "I agree with your trade demands. You can use the Fulongzhi and the Aurora, plus this World Tree branch, to exchange for the summoning quota of the third Kirov-rank warship, as well as the services of Kirov and Fulongzhi."

Chen Yu's words did not make Andrei show a happy expression. Although he achieved his goal, Andrei stared seriously at Chen Yu and the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium" in his hand, asking him, "And what about the method for cultivating the World Tree? What price does Russia need to pay to obtain it?"

What Chen Yu took out, Andrei had already seen earlier. Although he did not understand much about cultivating the World Tree, he could still judge the authenticity of the information.

He could confirm that what Chen Yu presented was real, and this was precisely the reason for his agitation; he wanted to obtain this cultivation method from Chen Yu.

Andrei's eager appearance made Chen Yu laugh involuntarily. He asked Andrei, "At what stage is your cultivation of the World Tree? How long does it take to harvest a branch?"

"Currently, it's just a small sapling; branches cannot be continuously harvested. This time, breaking off a branch is the only time in decades since this World Tree was successfully cultivated." Andrei recalled when he went to take this branch, the researchers studying the World Tree looking as if they were willing to die to stop him, shaking his head.

Breaking off this branch nearly cost those researchers their lives. If it were to happen again or if the branches of the World Tree were treated as a renewable resource, those researchers would truly fight desperately.

Hearing this from Andrei, Chen Yu shook his head: "How did you cultivate it? Was it just by putting the branch into the soil and letting it grow on its own?"

If Andrei hadn't seen the method for cultivating the World Tree provided by Chen Yu earlier, he might have wondered why Chen Yu asked such a question. But having just reviewed the related information recorded in the "Multiverse Universal Necromancy Spell Compendium," he wasn't surprised by Chen Yu's statement.

Because cultivating the World Tree indeed isn't just planting it in the earth and letting it grow naturally.

Although it's not impossible to do so, if the World Tree is left to grow on its own, its growth will be extremely slow. To have it grow into a mature World Tree capable of nurturing worlds could take tens of millions, even billions of years.

Such a wondrous treasure capable of nurturing a world is exceedingly rare in the Multiverse, so naturally, there are people who have studied how to accelerate the growth of the World Tree to enable it to nurture new worlds.

The World Tree in Norse mythology, which nurtured nine worlds, is the result of a World Tree having grown to a very mature stage. For an average World Tree, being able to nurture one world is already a sign of maturity.

And under the research of some interested parties and deities, if the method is proper, the growth time of the World Tree can be significantly shortened. In the most extreme methods, maturity within about a hundred years, starting to nurture worlds, is possible.

Of course, using such a method undoubtedly overdraws the potential of the World Tree. After nurturing a world, the World Tree will wither.

Though the withered World Tree won't die, and even from the outside it appears lush and full of life, it has lost the ability to nurture worlds.

This method, despite having suspicions of going against natural growth and exhausting resources, still poses the question: if you can gain a new world, what of sacrificing a World Tree as the price?

Moreover, before the World Tree withers, it's possible to collect new branches and plant a new World Tree; it's not something impossible or significantly bothersome.

As long as resources are sufficient, within the Multiverse, there truly are people using World Trees to harvest worlds, then selling them.

Of course, the cost of purchasing a world is also extremely high, not less than the value of the world itself.

Chen Yu thought for a moment and said to Andrei, "I can tell you the method to accelerate the cultivation of a World Tree, but in exchange, after you cultivate the World Tree to the flowering stage, I want three fruits of the World Tree."

"Fruits of the World Tree?" Andrei looked at Chen Yu in confusion. Although Russia had been studying the World Tree since the Soviet era, they evidently didn't know much about the World Tree.

They only knew it was a plant with extraordinarily powerful capabilities, the mythical World Tree, growing very slowly. Besides that, their research on the World Tree had not made much progress.

"Fruits of the World Tree, a quite rare item. Normally, the World Tree doesn't flower or bear fruit, but the method I'll tell you can make the World Tree flower and bear fruit." Chen Yu shrugged, without hiding his intentions, explaining to him: "According to the method I'll teach you, the World Tree can grow to the first stage in about a year, and it can flower and bear fruit within ten years. Typically, as long as the resources are enough, a World Tree can bear about ten fruits when it flowers, and I want three of them."

"What do these fruits do?" Andrei looked at Chen Yu, asking with a hint of wariness.noveldrama

Chen Yu didn't explain but tapped his fingers, continuing, "There are many methods to accelerate the maturity of a World Tree. Some will cause severe damage to the World Tree, overdrawing its potential, causing it to wither after nurturing a world. But there are also methods allowing the World Tree to accelerate its growth without damaging its essence.

The method I'll tell you can greatly speed up the growth of the World Tree, but it will indeed harm the essence of the World Tree. Roughly speaking, a World Tree that could originally nurture nine worlds would only be able to give birth to seven worlds after maturing, and what you gain at such a cost, apart from the accelerated growth of the World Tree, are these few fruits."

Although Chen Yu didn't explain the function of these fruits, Andrei could understand their preciousness. Fruits borne by a World Tree, which typically doesn't flower, at the cost of sacrificing future potential and reducing the number of worlds it can nurture, even without knowing their use, their value is understandable.

After weighing it, Andrei nodded to Chen Yu and said, "I can't think of a reason to refuse. But sir, are you not afraid that my country will seize all the fruits for ourselves?"

"No one can owe me debts. The price of not fulfilling promises is something you can't afford, and neither can Russia." Chen Yu's tone was calm, but the smile on his face gave Andrei immense terror.