At night, Bai Yi contentedly disengaged from the fusion with her consciousness carrier and landed on the ground, her face full of satisfaction.
Once away from Bai Yi's control, the Banyan Tree did not turn into an inert object. Instead, after a moment of stiffness, it regained its flexibility.
It wasn't the Banyan Tree's own consciousness that was in control, but You's willpower.
In fact, this Banyan Tree did not give birth to its own consciousness.
It was not due to a short growth period, but a deliberate omission of a corresponding deficiency on the genetic level that Bai Yi did not fill.
Bai Yi discovered while supplying the Banyan Tree with missing genes that on the genetic level of Swarm Consciousness, it seemed to lack just the right parts.
It retained the parts that could be connected and controlled, but conveniently lacked the parts required for the birth of consciousness, preventing the Banyan Tree from developing a self.
