Emery stood beneath the vast canopy of the Elysian Tree, his gaze lifting slowly as he studied its towering form with quiet elation. The tree had grown alongside him for more than thirty years, yet its current size and presence far exceeded what one would expect from such a short span of time.
It now stood close to thirty meters tall.
Its trunk was thick and radiant, carrying a faint golden sheen, while its roots stretched deep beneath the earth, spreading across miles of his domain like an unseen network. Even without probing further, Emery could sense how deeply it had embedded itself into the land, as though the entire territory now revolved around its existence.
According to VIA's classification, the Elysian Tree was still within its juvenile stage, far from reaching full maturity. Yet even so, its current state already bordered on extraordinary.
