Chapter 2199 New Version <TOC> Chapter 2201 Toothpull Desert
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel: “How are things on Mentor’s side now?”
“I haven’t been injured, it’s just that Sumesh and Flora were affected when the Demon God’s Divine Chosen erupted with energy. Flora sustained minor injuries, but Sumesh’s injuries were compounded,” Sanders sighed as he said this, “If I hadn’t been there to protect him, his strength would have likely fallen from the realm of true knowledge. Even if his sea of consciousness remained unchanged, returning to true knowledge would take several years.”
“What about the Divine Chosen now?”
Mentioning the Divine Chosen, Sanders felt a wave of fatigue: “Although the Divine Chosen’s strength has regressed to the level of the first realm of true knowledge, the ability he obtained from the Demon God’s favor is a type of control over space. In the end, he tore open a spatial rift and fled. I suspect he’s now hiding in some corner of the void…”
Despite Sanders’ superiority in strength to the Divine Chosen, catching him was not easy due to the latter’s ability to flee, enhanced by the Demon God’s spatial control power.
Moreover, given Angel’s understanding of the Demon God’s followers, the Divine Chosen’s willingness to kill other followers of the Scarlet Plague for power indicated a madness that would not submit to Sanders’ strength, surely seeking revenge.
Angel was not worried about the Divine Chosen’s revenge on Sanders, but his ability to appear and disappear unpredictably posed a significant threat to Flora and Sumesh.
Sanders: “No need to worry about that. I’ve placed Flora and Sumesh in the Gravity Garden, so they won’t have any problems.”
Angel paused, right, they could hide in the Gravity Garden.
With that option available, why then did Sanders choose not to leave?
“Flora insists on continuing her research on the Blood Melting Virus, and I am prepared to kill the Divine Chosen,” Sanders said, his tone turning colder.
He usually does not act like the Extreme Sect, who attacks Demon God followers on sight, but operates based on his preferences. However, the current situation is different. Since the Divine Chosen has attacked them, Sanders, with his nature, would not choose to forgive magnanimously. Moreover, both the followers of the Demon God and the Extreme Sect are madmen, adhering to a belief of either your death or mine, leaving no room for reconciliation.
For this reason, Sanders is still in the area inhabited by the followers of the Scarlet Plague, searching for traces of the Blood Melting Virus while secretly planning and setting up traps to lure out the Divine Chosen.
Having confirmed that Sanders was safe, Angel also breathed a sigh of relief. As for how Sanders planned to deal with the Divine Chosen, Angel did not inquire further, trusting that Sanders, having resolved to kill the Divine Chosen, would surely succeed.
After discussing his own situation, Sanders also inquired about Angel’s.
Upon learning that Angel had helped Freud stabilize the spread of Death Aura and had returned to the Old Land Continent alone, Sanders merely nodded, showing no particular concern.
However, Angel’s next statement made Sanders pause.
“I returned to the Old Land Continent not only to visit the manor but also to see if there are any elemental creatures suitable for me.”
This statement might seem unremarkable at first glance, but considering the overall environment of the Old Land Continent, it becomes quite peculiar.
The Old Land Continent is referred to as an edge island by the Wizarding World, not because of its remote geographical location but because it is an elemental wasteland. Here, one can hardly sense any elemental forces, making it the edge of the extraordinary world.
Among the unfinished tasks in the mission halls of various wizard organizations, the “Mystery of Elemental Disappearance on Edge Island” has always been prominently listed.
For thousands of years, this task has remained unsolved.
Now, Angel suddenly mentioned looking for elemental creatures suitable for him in an elemental wasteland, highlighting the peculiarity of his statement.
Sanders whispered “elemental creature” several times under his breath, then raised his head to look at the refined and elegant young man opposite him.
He seemed to think of something, wanting to ask several times, but ultimately hesitated each time.
In the end, he looked deeply at Angel and managed to say only one thing:
“You’re not planning to stir up something big again this time, are you?”
Angel: “Ah?”
He deliberately mentioned elemental creatures to hint to Sanders that he was going to solve the mystery that had hung unresolved for thousands of years and that he already had some clues… to spark Sanders’ curiosity to ask about the details, then he would keep his mysterious smile, saying “You’ll know when the time comes,” while witnessing Sanders being speechless and satisfying his little vanity.
However, Sanders didn’t ask about the specifics but instead asked if he was going to stir up trouble? The plot was not going as expected!
Moreover, was he the type to frequently cause trouble? Angel couldn’t help but think indignantly.
“You are.” Even without Angel speaking, Sanders could guess what he was thinking and pointed it out unabashedly.
Sanders rubbed his increasingly throbbing temples: “I can’t be bothered to recount the troubles you’ve caused anymore. Just give me the details now, how big of a deal are you planning to make this time?”
Angel was silent for a moment, deciding not to argue with his mentor over trivial matters: “I’ve just discovered some clues about the mystery of elemental disappearance and am currently investigating.”
Sanders looked at Angel with a serious expression, thinking to himself: It’s probably not just investigating; if he’s talking about looking for elemental creatures, he must have some solid clues already.
Elemental creatures in the elemental wasteland? What secrets could be hidden there… could it be a case of things coming full circle?
Although he knew Angel was hiding some facts, Sanders didn’t plan to probe further.
Given Angel’s personality, since he deliberately mentioned this, he would definitely explain everything in the end. ——After all, someone has to clean up after the mess is made.
“Make your own decisions, and I’ll see what answers you come up with.” Although Sanders complained about Angel causing trouble, he appreciated it when a big deal was made; even if it brought great trouble, it also meant significant gains. The benefits Angel had brought over the years were directly proportional to the trouble he caused.
After leaving that comment, Sanders really stopped asking.
Angel opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent, thinking it’s better to wait until the secrets of the Tidal Realm were uncovered.
They then talked about some less important recent events, such as Sanders’ rare approval of Flora’s persistent pursuit of the Blood Melting Virus; and Angel mentioning Eremy being controlled by the Seed of Distortion, leading to discussions about the demons of the Panic World.
After chatting for about half an hour, Sanders prepared to return to reality. One reason was to guard against the attacks of the Divine Chosen, and the other was to calculate which type of power would be more appropriate for Sumesh to choose when the time comes.
…
After Sanders left, Angel was planning to log off as well, but remembering the message Jon left him, he stayed a bit longer and took out the Mother Tree Interconnector.
Jon had asked him to try the new version of the Tree Group’s features and then have a private chat with him.
Thinking of this, Angel followed the instructions and found the “Function Integration” at the bottom of the new Tree Group interface. With a light touch, he saw a row of new function keys appear.
These function keys were not available before and were clearly part of the updates in version 0.
Angel didn’t immediately check the specific functions but first clicked on the top function key: Update Announcement.
Upon clicking, a new page immediately popped up.
This announcement page is a sheepskin scroll letter format that every wizard is very familiar with. The font used is Jon’s own invention, which looks decorative but not entirely unrestrained, adding a touch of restraint and subtlety.
At first glance, the font resembles someone who yearns to be unrestrained but must present themselves seriously.
Previously, Liana saw Jon upload the —Overview and Details of New City Planning— on the Mother Tree Forum and saw this font. At that time, her comment was: Judging from the font, Jon, you, and Sanders are all similar, all quite reserved.
Angel, however, thought that Liana was just taking this opportunity to mock Sanders, with him and Jon being collateral. He didn’t think the font was reserved but rather understated.
Angel admired the font and then turned his attention to the update announcement.
The content of the announcement was all about the introduction of new features after the Tree Group’s update version.
Angel had already discovered some features, such as canceling the distinction of bubble colors, changing to names to distinguish; the recording of the message sending time, all were reflected in the content of the announcement.
In addition, it also mentioned the functions of various function keys in “Function Integration.”
These include editing personal profiles, friend lists, and adding friends, etc.
The content of the announcement is not much, but each function is a major iteration, gradually moving closer to Earth’s social software.
Angel also experienced the different functions according to the content of the update announcement.
The personal profile is the foundation, and every new user entering the Tree Group will fill in their personal information first. Existing users can also edit their personal information, but the current version does not support unlimited editing and can only be changed once.
Since the current version of the Tree Group does not have many users, Jon knows all the usernames, so he has already thoughtfully filled in Angel’s name in the personal profile.
Angel could edit and change it, and it was okay to change it to Super Dimensional Wizard. However, in the current environment of the Mother Tree Network, except for Jon’s name being “Tree Group Development Team,” everyone still used their real names and did not have the habit of using net names.
Angel has a vision beyond the current network era, but he did not plan to go against the flow for now, so he did not change his name.
As for the details of functions like the friend list, Angel also looked at them——one by one, and there were basically no errors.
After all, Jon had the shoulders of predecessors to stand on. Having gone through the era of information explosion, he had a clear direction and planning, so the functions of the Tree Group would not be too bad no matter what.
After experiencing everything, Angel took the opportunity to send friend requests to Sanders and Jon.
Sanders had already logged off and did not pass for the time being, but Jon passed Angel’s request almost immediately.
Not long after passing, Jon sent a message to Angel: “Have you experienced the new version? What do you think?”
Angel knew Jon’s personality well. His rush to ask was not due to a lack of confidence in his work. It was purely a need for User Feedback, or rather, a need for a special case like Angel to provide feedback.
The Tree Group that Jon made imitated the social software of the Earth’s network era, and the client group of Earth’s social software naturally is the modern humans of the current information age. Although the Wizarding World is also dominated by humans, Jon worried that due to the differences in civilization, this type of software would not adapt well in the Wizarding World.
Therefore, Jon needed someone like Angel, who understands both Earth’s civilization and the ways of the World of Wizards, to provide consumer feedback.
“Did other users have any comments on the new version?” Angel did not answer immediately but asked in return.
Jon: “No, they are very proficient in using it, and Witch Liana over there has already started urging for more interconnectors. I’ve ground all my Mother Tree branches into powder, and for now, I still have the capacity to supply, but with a large number of transcendents moving into the New City every day, I estimate that these Mother Tree branch powders will not last long. I’m reaching out to you this time also in the hopes that you can bring me more branches.”
“I’ll give you the Mother Tree branch later,” Angel paused, then continued typing: “Since no one else has any objections, and the number of transcendent users is surging, doesn’t that indicate that the new version of the Tree Group is quite good?”
Jon sighed, “That’s true, but without the root server, I don’t know whether new users are browsing the Mother Tree Forum or Tree Group.”
The Mother Tree Forum hasn’t been updated yet, but the Tree Group has already been updated, so Jon is somewhat ambivalent about the new version of the Tree Group.
“Monitoring the data flow is indeed something that needs attention. Later, I will delve into the Mother Tree Network and embody this function in the depths of the immersive network through a server, and then I will distribute the permissions to you,” Angel said.
Jon immediately gave a joyful and affirmative response: “Big data isn’t much use in the early stages, but it will be very useful later.”
Angel brought the conversation back: “Speaking of my view. As I mentioned before, since the other users haven’t shown any dislike for the new version of the Tree Group, this indicates that they can accept such a setup.”
“From my personal experience, it’s quite good, but it seems that many features haven’t been added, such as creating new chat groups.”
Currently, there is only one chat group in the entire Tree Group, and all users are in this chat group. Angel just took a look and found that Liana was giving orders inside, making suggestions for the New City construction, and the apprentices participating in the New City construction were giving feedback according to Liana’s wishes.
It has basically degenerated from a casual chat group into a chat group for New City construction.
This has already shown the imbalance of the chat group, necessitating new chat groups for diversion.
Moreover, when Angel scrolled through the previous chats, in addition to Liana, bubbles from Iron Armor Granny and Tree Spirit could occasionally be seen, but the chat bubbles from the likes of Kudou, Babaya, and others had completely disappeared from the beginning.
After all, the levels are different… When Angel spoke in the chat group at the beginning, they all trembled with fear. How could they dare to be presumptuous with these bigger existences appearing in the chat group? Fearing they might say something wrong, they simply stopped participating in the group chat.
This clearly contradicts the original intention of establishing the chat group.
Jon: “I know that too, but food needs to be eaten one bite at a time. If you give too much at once, they will definitely be overwhelmed. Version 0 focuses on private chats and adding friends.”
“Future versions will then discuss creating chat groups. Moreover, I am now hesitating whether to completely open up the creation of chat groups like Earth civilization, or to opt for an application system similar to guilds.”
Chapter 2199 New Version <TOC> Chapter 2201 Toothpull Desert