"Strange… why is there only a large tree stump of the Ambrosial Arbor in the photo?"
March 7th muttered, putting down the camera in her hands to look at the Ambrosial Arbor behind Fu Zhu and Xing. However, her eyes still fell upon the same giant tree stump that served as their backdrop in the picture.
What was slightly different, though, was that countless cubic blocks lay at Fu Zhu's feet, and he even held a few in his hands. Looking at the texture on the surface of those cubic blocks, March 7th found them somewhat familiar, as if they were the same as the texture on the surface of the Ambrosial Arbor.
Fu Zhu looked at the full stack of Ambrosial Arbor Wood Blocks in his hand and recalled the crisp sound of equipment breaking he'd heard the moment he swung his axe. He immediately understood that things had gone wrong!
He seemed to have forgotten to turn off Vein Miner…
Considering the pile of Ambrosial Arbor blocks on the ground and then thinking back to the sound of his equipment shattering, it was obvious that the axe in his hand had just broken.
Fu Zhu silently raised his head to look upwards and saw a large section missing from the middle of the Ambrosial Arbor, defying physics, with only the upper half remaining, floating in mid-air.
March 7th and Xing also noticed Fu Zhu's movement, and they too looked up, witnessing the same reality-defying spectacle.
"I… am… speechless…"
Xing suddenly turned her head to look at Fu Zhu. Fu Zhu also looked back at her. The two silently stared at each other for a moment, then Xing pulled out her phone from her pocket and dialed a few numbers on it.
"Hello? Is this the Cloud Knights? I want to report…"
Fu Zhu violently snatched the phone from Xing's hand and glanced at the screen. It was still on the lock screen; Xing hadn't actually called the Cloud Knights to report him.
"Silly Xing, what are you doing!"
"Naturally, upholding justice and reporting you, of course."
"Do you really want to send your own brother to prison?! Blood is thicker than water, you know!"
Seeing the two live treasures starting to bicker again, March 7th walked over and gave each of them a firm knock on the head. In an instant, bumps appeared on both their heads.
March 7th pointed at the Ambrosial Arbor behind them, which was now missing a "belly" section, somewhat exasperated.
"Is this really the time to argue! Our Astral Express came to help the Luofu solve the Stellaron disaster, and now we've destroyed their scenic spot! What are we going to do?!"
Xing folded her arms and, turning her head, raised an eyebrow at Fu Zhu.
"Old Bro, it's your turn to step up."
Fu Zhu nodded and, raising a finger, struck his signature pose.
"I have upper, middle, and lower strategies!"
…
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Ambrosial Arbor's stump.
The group of Disciples of the Medicine King, who were preparing to carve formations into the roots of the Ambrosial Arbor, suddenly noticed something amiss halfway through their carving.
"Wait, Boss, look at the Ambrosial Arbor… has it gotten shorter?!"
The leading Disciple of the Medicine King, a minor chieftain, looked up and an astonished expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Damn, truly a miracle bestowed by Abundance! A section of this Ambrosial Arbor is missing, yet the upper part can still float in the sky?! No, wait, why is a section of the Ambrosial Arbor suddenly missing?!"
They were here to prepare for the subsequent revival of the Ambrosial Arbor. But now, a large section in the middle of the Arbor was suddenly gone. Could it still grow back?
One of the Disciples of the Medicine King hesitantly approached the chieftain's side: "Boss, this Ambrosial Arbor… can it still grow back?"
The chieftain looked at the missing section of the Arbor, a trace of difficulty showing on his face hidden beneath his hood.
"It should… probably… most likely be possible? We are blessed by the Apothecary. Even if our heads are cut off, we can be revived as long as they are reattached. This Ambrosial Arbor should also be able to recover if we just reattach the missing part, right?"
"But where are we going to find this missing part?"
"Fool! Besides us, who want to revive the Ambrosial Arbor, it's obvious that the person who made a part of it disappear is nearby!"
If someone had made a section of the Ambrosial Arbor vanish from a distance without them noticing, it would mean that person's power far exceeded their imagination, and they might as well not struggle.
Of course, they didn't believe someone would be idle enough to chop off a section of the Ambrosial Arbor from afar. It was clear someone nearby was causing trouble!
"Let's go! Find the troublemaker!"
The group of Disciples of the Medicine King began to move grandly around the Ambrosial Arbor stump towards the other side, vowing to catch the person intending to sabotage their plan!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fu Zhu confidently explained his upper, middle, and lower strategies to March 7th and Xing.
"Lower Strategy: We run away directly. If no one discovers us, nothing will have happened!"
"Middle Strategy: I stack these Ambrosial Arbor Wood Blocks back like building blocks. Although it will look a bit square, at least it's restored, right!"
"Upper Strategy: I'll make the Ambrosial Arbor grow back. Coincidentally, I still have plenty of Bone Meal left from what I made at the space station. If I sprinkle it all on, who knows, it might mature the Arbor."
After March 7th and Xing heard Fu Zhu's upper, middle, and lower strategies, troubled expressions appeared on their faces, which puzzled Fu Zhu somewhat.
"Are my three strategies no good?"
March 7th nodded and pointed at the Ambrosial Arbor stump behind them, saying, "That skipper uncle also said before that the Ambrosial Arbor is a miracle bestowed by Abundance. But the current Luofu is hostile towards Abundance. If you make the Ambrosial Arbor grow again, I'm afraid the Luofu will misunderstand…"
Fu Zhu also felt that March 7th's words made sense. But then he looked up at the missing section of the Ambrosial Arbor. If he really had to stack all those wood blocks back, how long would that take?
"Sigh, then I can only resort to my ultimate method."
Xing's spirits lifted upon hearing this: "Old Bro, you actually had something hidden beyond your upper, middle, and lower strategies?!"
Fu Zhu nodded, his face etched with helplessness. He hadn't wanted to use this power, but in this situation, he had no choice. After all, he was the one who had carelessly caused this mess.
And he didn't want to use Bone Meal to mature the Ambrosial Arbor, thereby causing the Luofu to misunderstand them.
Then the only option left was… MOD, activate!
Fu Zhu quickly opened the MOD Store and, after entering a keyword, swiftly found a MOD named [Building Wand].
The effect of this MOD was quite simple: it added an item called a Building Wand to MC, and this tool could help players quickly place blocks, saving them the time of placing blocks one by one.
Fortunately, this MOD was more of an auxiliary tool and its function wasn't too overpowered, so the system priced it at only 1 Achievement Point, which Fu Zhu could easily afford.
[Building Wand MOD has been installed]
Fu Zhu immediately placed down a Crafting Table, used the iron and sticks from his inventory to craft the most basic Building Wand, and then began to repair the Ambrosial Arbor by placing helper blocks along the edge of the stump.
At the same time, on the other side, as the Disciples of the Medicine King were still circling the Ambrosial Arbor stump searching for the person intending to sabotage their plan, a Disciple in the middle of the group suddenly discovered that the Arbor stump seemed to have undergone some change.
"Boss?! Look quickly at the Ambrosial Arbor! It seems to be growing back!"
Upon hearing this, the chieftain of the Disciples of the Medicine King immediately looked up towards the top of the Ambrosial Arbor stump. He saw that the originally empty space above the stump was suddenly beginning to regrow at a rate of one meter by one meter. This couldn't help but bring a joyous expression to his face.
"Truly a miracle bestowed by the Apothecary! It can even regenerate a severed limb like this! It's just… why is this regrown part a bit… square?"