Lin Yu once again merged deep within the World Tree, inspecting his territory's armed forces one by one.
Vast fields of defensive plants thrived at the edges of the territory. Most of them had sprouted in recent years, and since there had been no wars, they hadn't been able to gain experience by killing enemies, leaving their levels relatively low.
Amidst the thickets, one could occasionally spot giant plants swaying their stems and leaves, tending to the younger defensive plants.
The "Plant-Person" and "Giant Plant" statuses of the defensive plants overlapped. Essentially, by the time a defensive plant grew large enough to devour another and make itself a giant, it would simultaneously become a Plant-Person.
Thus, in most cases, a giant plant was also a Plant-Person, possessing enough intelligence to care for the other defensive plants of its kind.
Under the care of their kin, the defensive plants were far more numerous than Lin Yu had imagined.
