radicalducati Chapter 419 Nothing on a tree stays the same forever.
Chapter 419 Nothing on a tree stays the same forever.
Wasim sat steadily on the branch, one hand holding onto the trunk, the other still in the position of parting the leaves.
Suddenly, a line of red text appeared out of thin air before my eyes, clear and glaring:
[Largest fruit location: On the right side of the tree, on the third branch from the top, the one where the golden light is most intense, partially obscured by two deep blue leaves.]
Wasim's pupils contracted, then he lowered his voice and excitedly exclaimed, "They're here! The strategy team gave us a spot!"
The three people under the tree looked up at the same time, their eyes all focusing on him.
"To the right of the fruit tree..."
As Wasim repeated the words, his eyes were already rapidly searching among the branches and leaves.
He saw it very quickly!
Less than an arm's length to his right front, where two branches intersect, two dark blue leaves resemble a half-open door, through which a rich golden light shines.
Wasim carefully leaned out, gently parted the leaves, and the fruit was fully revealed before his eyes—
Round and heart-shaped, with a skin so thin it's almost transparent, the golden flesh inside is like liquid light, slowly flowing.
Compared to other fruits, it is only slightly larger in size, and it is difficult to see the difference with the naked eye unless they are placed side by side for comparison.
But if the strategy team says it's the biggest, then it is the biggest.
Without hesitation, Wasim grabbed the fruit and twisted it gently.
With a "snap," the fruit detached from the branch.
He gripped the fruit tightly, bent down, and shouted down to the tree, "Catch!"
With a flick of the wrist, the fruit traced a golden parabola before falling steadily.
Lin Feng reached out and caught the fruit steadily.
This scene was witnessed by several groups of people nearby.
"They found it so quickly?!"
"How did they do that? We can't even tell which one is big and which one is small!"
"As expected of the top team, their efficiency is terrifying..."
As everyone was discussing this, almost one person in each group simultaneously saw red text appear before their eyes.
Strategy groups from various countries simultaneously released the methods—
[Lin Feng's team, through close-up contact with the fruit, obtained clear footage from the Strange Tales Strategy team, and used an AI model to complete a full tree assessment, accurately identifying the largest fruit. Please follow suit immediately!]
The moment the red lettering appeared, the entire orchard fell silent for a moment.
The next second—
"Holy crap! You can do that?!"
"Having the strategy team use AI to help find it? That's too cheating... no, that's too clever!"
"As expected of the top team, their minds are truly sharp!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up, who can climb a tree? Get up there now!"
Immediately, each group began frantically selecting people.
Lin Feng ignored the noise around him and looked down at the Chengxin Fruit in his palm.
"Let's go and hand it over to the Guide."
The three followed him through the orchard and came to Xia Ning.
Xia Ning was sitting at a small pear wood table, holding a celadon teacup. The tea had gone cold, but she didn't care. She looked at Lin Feng with gentle eyes.
Lin Feng stood before the table, bowed slightly, and presented the Clear Heart Fruit with both hands:
"Guide, this is the largest Pure Heart Fruit that our group has picked."
Xia Ning put down her teacup and her gaze fell on the fruit.
Instead of reaching out to take it, she took out a translucent white jade fruit-measuring mirror from her sleeve and gently shone it on the fruit.
After the mirror's light flickered for a moment, she shook her head slightly, her tone tinged with regret:
"This isn't the biggest one, at least not right now."
Lin Feng's brows furrowed suddenly.
He stared into Xia Ning's eyes, trying to glean more information from her aloof face, but Xia Ning's expression remained unchanged.
"Guide, I... I don't quite understand what you mean," Lin Feng said in a deep voice. "When we picked it, it was indeed the biggest."
Xia Ning did not answer directly.
She picked up her teacup, took a small sip of the cool tea, glanced past Lin Feng, and looked towards the orchard in the distance, saying leisurely:
"Nothing in a tree stays the same forever."
After saying that, she put down her teacup, stood up, and placed her right hand on her lower abdomen.
Then, she took a deep breath.
Lin Feng could clearly see that her abdomen bulged slightly as she inhaled.
After a brief pause, she slowly exhaled, and her abdomen deflated, returning to normal.
One inhale, one exhale; one rise, one fall.
After Xia Ning finished doing this, she sat down again, picked up the teapot and poured tea, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and something flashed deep within his pupils.
Inhaling and exhaling—these are not meaningless actions.
The fruits on the tree change, and her breathing movements suggest the rhythm of that change.
Or is it some kind of pattern between contraction and release?
He didn't ask any more questions, and Chong Xia Ning bowed respectfully: "Understood, Guide."
The four returned to the fruit tree.
The surrounding groups of people immediately looked surprised upon seeing this.
"What happened? Why are they back?"
"Looks like... we made the wrong choice?"
"No way, could it be that the AI in China is malfunctioning?"
"It seems even a good horse can stumble..."
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Dragon Kingdom Strange Tales Strategy Command Center.
On the main screen, the image of Lin Feng and the other three reuniting under the tree is clearly visible.
Qin Weiguo braced his hands on the edge of the command platform, his brows furrowed in a deep frown.
"What happened?" His voice was low, suppressing a surge of anger. "Why isn't the AI's calculation the highest?"
The head of the technical team had beads of sweat on his forehead as his fingers flew across the keyboard, bringing up all the analysis logs from earlier.
"Team leader, our calculations are absolutely correct!" he said urgently. "Subpixel-level edge detection, 3D volume fitting, multi-angle cross-validation—all algorithms point to the same result, with an error rate of less than one in a million!"
"Then why did the guide say no?" Qin Weiguo's voice rose a notch.
The technical team leader opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.
The command center fell into a brief silence.
Just then, an analyst suddenly spoke up: "Team leader... what if the fruit changes?"
Qin Weiguo's gaze suddenly turned to him.
The analyst flinched slightly under that gaze, but still forced himself to continue:
"Xia Ning just said something to Lin Feng—'What things on a tree are ever the same?' Then she even made an inhalation and exhalation gesture."
"I'm wondering... are these Clear Heart Fruits not static, but rather changing with some kind of rhythm?"
"When we measured it, that one was the largest, but by the time Lin Feng showed it to the guide, another one had become even larger."
Qin Weiguo's face darkened, turning ashen.
He slowly clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking.
A few seconds later, the fist slammed onto the control panel with a loud, muffled thud.
"Bang!"
The water glass on the table bounced, and tea splashed out.
"Damn it!" Qin Weiguo gritted his teeth, squeezing out the words through his clenched teeth.
"They actually resorted to such underhanded tactics, rendering our precise calculations meaningless!"