Erik wasted no time once they reached the hilltop. Mana flowed through his neural links as he began reshaping the environment.
First came the trees—hundreds of them sprouting from the earth, filling the area.
The trees formed a thick cover that kept them hidden from anything flying above or watching from the ground.
At the hill's center, Erik channeled his mana to create something more ambitious. Another one of his customary massive trees.
It burst from the ground, its trunk wider than a house and stretching hundreds of meters into the sky. The tree would not only be a signal for Rick to know Erik was okay but also a landmark visible for kilometers to guide the group around the area, a lookout tower that would help whoever was standing guard to see if there was danger, and most importantly, their new base of operation on Mur, at least for the time being.
