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"So, come on, Nashida!"

As Qin Hao's voice fell.

The Great Compassionate Tree King at the side clapped softly.

"You're right."

"Nashida, perhaps you will become a greater god than me in the future."

"I have seen in you the willpower that I did not possess back then."

"And there's this stranger who even I can't figure out... hehe~"

"I know what you're worried about."

"Don't worry, the growth of wisdom is just like the growth of plants. You just need to be quiet and wait for the flowers to bloom."

Following the guidance of Qin Hao and the Great Compassion Tree King, Nashida smiled again.

"Thank you, and Qin Hao."

"This is really a very happy thing. The person I have always admired is actually myself with a different destiny..."

"It's so nice to talk to you, Great Kindness Tree King. I've always wanted to see you..."

The Great Compassion Tree King smiled and extended his hand to Nashida.

"I am the same. From the moment I broke off a branch from the World Tree and created you, I have been looking forward to having a conversation with you like this."

"Can you tell me... about why I was created? And what happened when you died..." asked Nashida.

The Great Compassion Tree King was silent for a moment and then nodded.

"Well, I know you are here to seek 'answers'."

As he spoke, the Great Compassionate Tree King raised his head and looked through the lush canopy of the World Tree at the sky that was dyed blood red.

"On the day it happened, even the sky turned this color... the Kanreya Disaster."

"At that time, all the seven gods except me were summoned to a country called Kanria. But I had another more important mission."

"That is - protecting the World Tree."

"Disasters come with the contamination of forbidden knowledge."

"Almost at the same time, I, whose consciousness was connected to the World Tree, also noticed something strange."

"The mental anguish began to torment me, and by the time I had rushed to the world, it was already being eroded by forbidden knowledge."

"If it weren't for the fact that I worked with the Scarlet King to control the pollution of forbidden knowledge a thousand years ago."

"I'm afraid that at that time, facing the pollution of forbidden knowledge, I will be at a loss."

"What exactly is forbidden knowledge?" Nashida couldn't help but ask.

King Daci Shu replied.

"It is knowledge that does not belong to this world, and it is also a 'truth' that cannot be understood."

"I only know that forbidden knowledge comes from the bottom of the abyss, and even I, the God of Wisdom, cannot understand it."

"The world is constantly 'rejecting' it. However, this also causes the world to have all kinds of bad 'symptoms'."

"If we allow the forbidden knowledge to continue to pollute the World Tree, I'm afraid the entire continent of Teyvat will fall apart."

"At that time, I instantly realized that if I relied on my own strength alone, I would not be able to expel the forbidden knowledge from the World Tree."

"So I created a device that could unify human wisdom and named it 'Void'."

I didn't expect that this was the reason why Xumi's void device was invented. Nashida couldn't help but sigh.

“That’s really the most amazing invention in the world.”

The Great Compassionate Tree King smiled gently.

"Haha~ Thank you. For a long time, I have believed that dreams are the crystallization of human wisdom."

“Although it’s a bit selfish, I still use the void terminal to borrow people’s dreams.”

"I will integrate the wisdom of the people and contribute all my strength..."

The Great Compassionate Tree King paused for a moment before continuing.

"Thanks to the wisdom of Xumi's people, almost all the forbidden knowledge was cleared from the World Tree at that time."

"But... things didn't go as smoothly as I expected."

"After expelling the pollution of forbidden knowledge from the World Tree, a sudden headache gave me a bad feeling..."

"It was not until then that I remembered that my consciousness was connected to the World Tree."

"The World Tree brought me knowledge and wisdom, but the pollution from forbidden knowledge also came to me."

"From the very beginning... my existence has been tainted by forbidden knowledge."

After a moment of silence, Nashida spoke.

"I have just experienced that kind of pain in your consciousness. It was a terrible experience, wasn't it?"

The Daci Tree King nodded.

"Well, it is indeed a very, very painful feeling. But relatively speaking, my feelings are unimportant."

"The important thing is...even if I die, my existence and everything related to me will still be preserved in the World Tree as memories and knowledge."

"But in this way, the forbidden knowledge that erodes the World Tree will never be eradicated."

"And I... can never 'eliminate' myself. It's a paradox."

"So, I broke off the purest branch from the World Tree. As my reincarnation, I left a clue..."

"Just so you can come here, I will be completely erased from the World Tree by the forbidden knowledge."

Hearing this, Nashida's eyes widened instantly and he spoke excitedly.

"...Wait! No, that's not right, it's not like this! This is not right! I can't accept this ending!"