Evolution begins with an ant colony

Back in the original timeline's destroyed dryad tribe, the ominous system's voice echoed, ‡[Is the player just going to stand around and do nothing?]‡

The man replied, "Well, I'm curious as to what is going to happen next, now that he has gone to the other world. I remember he said he would be combining the timelines when we first met. I'm just here to see exactly how it's going to look like."

The system then replied, ‡[But if the other player is close by, won't they be notified of the player's existence?]‡

The man let out a sigh as he mumbled, "You have a point there. My thousands of years of planning will go up in flames if I make the same mistake he did." The man then turned around and snapped his fingers. Suddenly, the air in front of him began to crackle, and a massive purple portal opened up.

The man's steps echoed as he walked towards the purple portal. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, prompting the system to ask, ‡[Why the sudden pause, player?]‡

The man then mumbled, "I'm suddenly curious as to how much damage the dryad ancient tree did."

The man then instantly propelled himself into the air, a malevolent purple aura shrouded his body as he soared through the air with a massive, instantaneous sonic boom. He arrived at the destroyed ant tribe in the blink of an eye, his movements as fast as light.

The massive sonic booms created when he moved extended far enough to crush the trees beneath his flight path, carving a destructive trail through the landscape.

The man hovered over the ant city, murmuring as he surveyed the ruined landscape. "So, this is what he meant," a smile formed beneath his lips as he continued, "a truly sad scene. I wonder how he must have felt when he saw all of this. I'm sure he was just as devastated as he was when he told me about it back then.

It's strange how time works, but he must have still felt the same way." The man chuckled, adding, "Knowing I was able to cause him some degree of pain makes me excited."

His excitement subsided as he mused, "But I must say I'm impressed." He gazed at the massive crater created from Akun's railgun. "By this time, he already wields this degree of power. Impressive." Turning around, he mumbled, "Well, I guess it's time to go then."

Suddenly, a voice from the ruined ant city called out to the man. "My liege, is that you?" The man paused momentarily, turning around to look at the source of the voice—Ember, bearing scars of an intense battle.

The man's gaze softened as he observed Ember. Although he remained silent, a slight nuance of emotion flickered in his heart.

Ember, looking up at the hovering man, smiled and exclaimed, "It is you, my liege! Tell me, have you already found a solution? Oh, I can't wait to inform the others."

The man gritted his teeth beneath his mask and muttered, "I don't have time for this." Suddenly, he turned around and propelled himself forward with a massive sonic boom. The force generated from this action pushed Ember backward slightly.

Ember was pushed backward, involuntarily raising his hand to shield his eyes from the debris lifted by the massive gust of wind created by the sonic boom. Once the wind subsided, he dropped his hands and realized the man was gone. With a smile, he mumbled, "Guess you haven't found anything yet, but I believe you will. You never let us down, and you won't now."

As the man instantly arrived back at the dryad tribe, he gritted his teeth. "That was a fatal mistake. Things might get complicated if Ember informs him about what he saw... Should I kill him? It's best if I don't make any other mistakes. Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

Let me just head back for now; I still have other, more important things to attend to." A purple portal surged forward in the air, and the man instantly flew inside as it closed up behind him.

Meanwhile, back in the alternate timeline's world, Akun carried the tribe leader with aspect power as they soared through the air.

A sense of fascination painted the faces of the tribe leaders as they experienced the sensation of flight for the first time in their lives.

"Amazing, truly amazing," mused Elder Aelorin, her eyes wandering over the passing forest below. The wind whizzed past her ears, tousling her hair, and she wore a slightly excited expression. "So this is how the great dragons feel as they soar through the air. It's a truly amazing feeling." She glanced at Akun, her respect for him growing by the second.

As Akun passed by their respective tribes, he gradually dropped off each of the other tribe leaders. Once he had safely delivered them all, he and the elders headed toward the dryad tribe.

"Truly fascinating," Elder Sylara spoke with an excited tone. Elder Aelorin glanced at her, mirroring her expression. Both of them exchanged glances with Elder Thalanor and Nyressa, their faces filled with excitement.

"We're here," Akun mumbled as he gently landed them at the dryad tribe, creating a soft thud.

The Dryad people wore worried expressions as they caught sight of Akun. The elders, noticing this, immediately moved to calm them down as they proceeded toward the castle.

"Calm down," Thalanor reassured. He added, "He comes with our best interests at heart."

"Yes, he is here to help us," Elder Aelorin added, her voice calming. "So, you should all calm down."

The Dryads began to slowly ease their tension, though some still wore conflicted expressions.

Upon reaching the Tree Castle, the dryad guards pointed their metallic wooden spears in fear, mumbling with trembling hands, "H... Halt, don't come any closer," the one to the right spoke.

Elder Nyressa stepped forward, placing her hand on the spear as she said, "Calm down. He has come to help us. Treat him well."