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Chapter 160: The Gardener's Secret
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2025-12-08 22:44:34The apex of the Pyramid was not a room of technology. It was a garden.
The roof was a transparent dome, allowing the moonlight to filter in. The floor was covered in lush, bioluminescent grass. Trees with translucent leaves whispered in a breeze that shouldn't exist.
And in the center, sitting on a throne made of woven roots, was The Gardener.
He was a man, or what was left of one. He was fused to the throne. Vines grew into his legs, his torso, his neck. His skin was pal
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