I combined the piercing sound and boldly stated my guess, "I think this red tree is growing!"

Fatty chimed in, "I think so too. I feel like this tree is noticeably thicker than when we first arrived."

"That's right," I continued. "We didn't see this red tree the first time we passed by this place, which means this tree appeared later. Based on the 'rustling' and 'thud' sounds we heard back then, and the piercing sound later, I'm certain that these sounds are directly related to the 'fire dragon fruit' emerging, then crawling here, and finally merging into the red tree."

Fatty, Rui, Jennifer, and Dodge all nodded, agreeing with my guess.

So, I continued, "You see, this tree went from nothing to something, and then from thin to thick, it's obvious that it's growing. I think the height of the red tree isn't just up to the top of the rock; it may continue to grow."

Rui got a little excited when she heard this. She interrupted me and suddenly asked, "Are you saying that the growth of the red tree broke through the rock?"

I pointed to the place where the upper part of the red tree trunk came into contact with the rock at the top and explained, "Yes, that's right. Listen to this piercing sound, think about the process of the 'fire dragon fruit' merging into the red tree, and imagine that perhaps this tree broke through the rock in some way during its growth."

"But why would the red tree grow into the rock?" Rui continued to ask.

I shook my head to indicate that I didn't know either, and then said to Rui, "Actually, I can't be sure either, but I feel like the 'fire dragon fruit' being activated and the red tree waking up and growing, it's all like something is guiding them, maybe the meteorite is playing a role. If I'm guessing correctly, the rock that the red tree is drilling into may be related to the meteorite.”

Fatty scratched his head after hearing my conversation with Rui. "Young Master, do you mean that we have to find the meteorite through the red tree in front of us?"

I smiled and patted Fatty. "What you said is exactly what I'm thinking."

"This…" Fatty voiced his concerns. "But how do we find the location where the red tree extends?"

Rui, Jennifer, and Dodge also looked at me with puzzled expressions. Fatty's question actually represented their thoughts.

I glanced at the top of the red tree again and replied, "Let's wait for a while. When the piercing sound stops, it means that the rock layer above us has been dug through."

"And then?" Fatty asked.

"Then, we'll climb up." I said casually.

"Climb? Are you kidding me, my young master!" Fatty put on an incredulous expression, as if to say, are you teasing me?

"No, I'm not kidding."

Having said that, I drew a knife from my waist and inserted it straight into the trunk of the red tree. Half of the blade went into the trunk of the red tree, then I turned the handle, rotated it with force, and rotated the blade about sixty degrees. Holding the knife straight down, I easily cut off a red piece, which fell to the ground, melted after a while, and merged into the red tree.

I put my foot into the hole I had just dug in the red tree, and then gently stepped on it. The next second, I stepped on that hole and climbed onto the red tree.

Then, I continued to dig holes in the trunk of the red tree with a knife, climbing up little by little.

It wasn't until I climbed to the top of the red tree trunk that I slowly slid down from the red tree with satisfaction.

I demonstrated the whole process of climbing the tree to Fatty and the others, and they were convinced that I really intended to climb the tree.

At the same time, I reminded them, "The climbing process must be fast, because the red tree will repair itself. If you climb slowly, the holes you dig will slowly recover. After the holes are restored, you will lose your foothold. Therefore, you must always pay attention to the changes in the holes. If the holes show signs of recovery, then quickly dig a new hole, then find a new foothold. The material of this tree is a bit like a relatively tough jelly, so digging holes is not difficult."

The fact was just as I said, the holes I dug in the red tree recovered in about a minute.

Fatty continued to ask, "Then what about the section above, the one that is in contact with the rock? We can't possibly drill into it from the tree trunk, can we?"

I replied, "You're right, we have to drill into it from the tree trunk."

"How do we drill?" Fatty scratched his head, looking at me in confusion.

I pursed my lips and replied, "Of course, we use a knife to open the way. Just dig faster. We dig a spiraling upward passage, digging as we go. It's not a problem."

Fatty asked even more incredulously, "Damn, is this feasible? I feel like the practical difficulty is very high?"

I sighed. "There will definitely be difficulties. First of all, the person who opens the way must have strength and endurance. The speed of wielding the knife must be fast to ensure that the excavated passage can accommodate the five of us. The person opening the way holds a knife in each hand, and constantly wields the knives at the same time to carve out a part of the red tree's trunk. The people at the end of the line must also constantly carve out the tree trunk to prevent the red tree from recovering and closing."

Fatty and the others still didn't quite believe in the practical feasibility of the method I said. I said, "We'll know when we try it. I don't think there's a problem with putting this method into practice."