'Make it mine.'
With Tianlian Liu Shu's acceptance, an intense, draining sensation overcame her.
WHOOSH!
A wind of energies enveloped the place, making every Rose Fairy exclaim as they flew away to safety and looked on with curiosity and wonder at what their new Tree friend was doing.
Liu Shu's mind activity took a hit as her <World Tree Eye> became utterly unusable together with other ongoing functions. Then, her other skills stopped working, like <Nature's Gift>. Of course, this didn't mean that the berries she had started growing would wilt. Instead, it just meant that they would need to grow at a normal pace.
'W-Why am I so dizzy?'
Our Level 3 World Tree looked at her ternary essences and got a scare.
They were decreasing at a rate of almost one every five seconds. While it didn't sound as much, that was 720 of her Aether Mana and Anima Energy per hour! Her current regeneration didn't even reach a tenth of that number.
Liu Shu exclaimed. 'W-Wait, system! Stop. Take energy slower! What are you doing!?'
However, as much as she asked for it, the system didn't reply.
'What to do!? What should I do!?'
After panicking for a few moments, Liu Shu endured the mind ache and tried to do something about it. 'My energy is leaking from my roots, so I need to cut off the energy flow toward those places. Quick!'
Using the energy control she had been learning during the past few days, Liu Shu's every cell became active as they tried to move things in a direction that didn't mean her death or something worse.
Meanwhile, outside, the Rose Fairies became mesmerized as the tree's roots began coiling around the vault they built. The beautiful neon-blue veined roots moved as if they had a mind of their own, enveloping the entire excavated area in a beautiful shade of browns and blues.
After 10 minutes, each of her energies had lowered by around 120 points without including Phoer. This has been the thing that had calmed Liu Shu quickly, that her <Phoer Body Shards> weren't being consumed. Still, if Aether Mana or Anima Energy reached 0, it would mean trouble, more so if the assimilation of the vault kept sucking after that. It would probably start affecting her Phoer Body Shards.
Flor looked at what was happening and then frowned. 'This… So much energy? How are her reserves doing?'
Looking over and using her system, she saw they had been considerably reduced. Moreover, as she looked on, she saw that the spending pace was absurdly quick.
Flor's face became severe. 'Is this a constant decrease or a one-time thing?'
The Rose Fairy Queen didn't take long to realize the problem. 'What's going on? Is she too young to control her energies? Or has she done something that she shouldn't have?'
After 30 minutes more, with incredible efforts, Liu Shu managed to close a few of her energy pathways by compressing her roots, decelerating the speed at which the energy left her body.
That added to her own energy control and reduced the 720/hour to around 220/hour.
Even then, it was too much. After all, Liu Shu's Aether Mana and Anima Energy regeneration were much lower than that.
One hour passed and then another. Slowly but surely, Liu Shu learned new ways to manipulate her internal energies and quickly reduced her energy expenditure.
Her Aether Mana hit 400/1013, and her energy consumption was still at 50/hour. Liu Shu's exact Aether Mana regeneration was 36.5, so she needed to slice that 50 per hour more before she could relax her nerves.
With her mind aching like crazy
One day passed, and her Aether Mana Shards hit 150/1013.
By now, all the Rose Fariies had noticed Liu Shu's strangeness.
Looking at the vault, which was partially covered by Liu Shu's roots, they couldn't help but worry. By now, Liu Shu had only managed to surround the floor and one of the walls with her roots. At this pace, she would run out of mana before she could complete it.
"Queen, will she be alright?"
Flor answered flatly. "I don't know. We just need to wait and believe."
Inside, she was thinking that it should be impossible for a World Tree to die this way. However, her worries weren't alleviated.
Thankfully, she had a revelation by the time Liu Shu's Aether Mana, her lowest energy reserve, hit 112 units. 'I have been trying to control the energy pouring into the vault all this time. Still, after thinking about it, why didn't I just control the place where I stored this energy, the <World Tree Heart>?'
After thinking for a second, she let go of all the control she had gathered until now, instantly skyrocketing her use to the original 720/hour.
The Rose Fairies looked on, horrified, as the strong energy surge they had seen at first happened again.
Flor became nervous and flew to Liu Shu's side. "Little one, don't give up. You can do it! Come on, dear. Gain control again!"
Of course, Liu Shu was still unable to communicate and was too focused on herself to hear anything else. Hence, she didn't hear Flor's pleas.
Thankfully for Flor, this surge in energy wasn't because Liu Shu gave up.
With 110 Aether Mana Shards left, this meant she would last around 9 minutes more at most. However, unlike the first time, her proficiency at gaining control over the energy surge increased exponentially.
After one minute, it was reduced to 650, after another minute, 520. The number kept getting lower, and the time she had to work with increased as she lowered her consumption.
It didn't take five minutes to understand the way her <World Tree Heart> innately worked. 'I see… So this is where this is made… Hm… So, if I stop this, what happens?'
Her success was much better during the first five minutes than with her previous method. Although the consumption had been reduced to around 150/hour, it was still too much.
However, now that she had fixed it at 150 with her <World Tree Heart>, she started combining her previous method, blocking and controlling energy from flowing through her roots.
Naturally, consciously stopping something similar to a heartbeat would usually be impossible. Still, World Trees and other creatures of their stature had natural control over their processes, allowing them to stop things at will.
Combining both methods, her consumption went from 150 down to 30 in a matter of ten more minutes.
When Liu Shu felt the strain disappear, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Right as she managed to deal with that, her young and undeveloped mind felt the tension leaving her body, and her consciousness was swallowed by darkness in what would be her first relatively long sleep.
Outside, the Rose Fairies finally let out a sigh of relief when they saw the Aether Mana Shards stop dropping after reaching 27/1013 and the Anima Energy Shards stop at around 68/1044.
This was a situation where they couldn't help even if they wanted to, so they were extremely worried during the ordeal.
Now, seeing that it had ended, many of them fell to the ground on their backs.
Clavel commented while looking at the sky with a tired expression, fear still lingering in her voice. "Queen, should we avoid building things by her side in the future?"
The rest of the Rose Fairies felt their lips twitch. 'Why are you asking about obvious things?'
Still, to their surprise, Flor shook her head. "We should've done so since the beginning. Our ignorance had placed her at risk. However, Liu Shu seems to have mastered an unknown method of controlling her energy use output. So, from now on, she shouldn't have any problems if we do something similar."
Clavel smiled wryly. "We almost messed up, huh."
Amapola looked at the now very slowly moving roots and asked. "How long will it take for her to wake up?"
As close as they were to nature, it wasn't hard to realize that all of Liu Shu's functions had stopped working as her aura focused on the vault. Many of the high-level fairies understood that Liu Shu had probably fallen unconscious.
Flor approached again and gently caressed Liu Shu's relatively smooth bark. "Who knows? The only thing we will be recklessly like before. Trees can fall asleep for a really long time, so let's focus on strengthening this place and planting a few other fruit trees around here to feed ourselves."
A few of the fairies blinked and looked at Flor. Flor smiled and nodded. "It's time we settle down or at least work for it. Liu Shu will become our forever home."
Many fairies shot to the sky and cheered. This was the first time Flor had spoken about it to everyone so clearly. The already affectionate eyes of the fairies when looking at Liu Shu became even more gentle, and then they all started diligently attending to her surroundings.
Flor never forgot to use her <Royal Pollination> on Liu Shu. Even if it gave a bit less experience than normal pollination for now, the royal one gave extra benefits that Flor believed were worth it.
Weeks passed, and her mind reawakened precisely two months after Liu Shu fell asleep. Each month had 30 days, while years had 360 days, with 12 months each year.
'Woah… that was a long and nice sleep~. Hehe.' Liu Shu was about to open her <World Tree Eye> when the system bombarded her with alerts.
[Congratulations! You've assimilated the first construct. You've unlocked the City Planning]
[Congratulations! You now have a <Inventory> where you can store, retrieve, and manipulate items by spending small amounts of Anima Energy.]
[You've managed to assimilate your first construct before Level 5 as a World Tree. You gain 150 Sylvanium Shards, Etherium Shards, Celestium Shards, Ascendium Shards, and Cognium Shards.]
[System Hint: You can mix 100 Shards to create one Ore. For example: 100 Sylvanium Shards can fuse and become 1 Sylvanium Ore.]
[You've assimilated <Basic Vault>. You can name all your constructs from now on. You can also choose to give them a basic tag. Would you like to choose one?]
Liu Shu looked at the several messages with a stunned expression. 'A tag? What's that for?'
[System Hint: A tag will name all your constructs by default. For example, if you choose Arboreal, the vault will be renamed to <Arboreal Vault>. Creatures that inspect it with the system will see the name.]
Liu Shu pondered as her reawakened mind spun what name to choose. 'But… I don't know many words. Can you give me a list, System?'
[…]
[System Hint: Here are ten from which you can choose.]
[1.- Arboreal
2.- Woody
3.- Sappy
4.- Branching
5.- Foliated
6.- Leafy
7.- Timbered
8.- Lignified
9.- Trunked
10.- Canopying]
Liu Shu pondered and considered her options. After around two hours of slow thinking, she came to a conclusion. 'Lignified! I like that the most.'
[Will you choose <Lignified> as a tag? You can change it later.]
'Yeah.'
[Congratulations! You've assimilated <Lignified Vault>! After assimilating it, you've gained 390,000 Proficiency points in <Woodcrafter>!]
[Woodcrafter has Leveled Up!]
[Woodcrafter has Leveled Up!]
[Woodcrafter has Leveled Up!]
[Woodcrafter has Leveled Up!]
<Woodcrafter (E- Rank Level 5 [1000/486,000])>
Liu Shu exclaimed. 'Wow!'
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Liu Shu was happy that one of her skills made such a giant leap. However, the system's messages had not yet been finished, as one very strange but important one appeared before her.
[Quest Received: Clear the nearby surroundings and build a safe town for human-sized creatures.
Completion Conditions: Create or assimilate 10 <Basic House>, 1 <Basic Well>, 1 <Basic Farmland>, 1 <Basic Inn>, 1 <Basic Town Hall>, 1 <Basic Defensive Fence>, 2 <Basic Defense Building>.
Rewards: Sylvanium Shards [50], Etherium Shards [50], Ascendium Shards [50], Celestium Shards [50], Cognium Shards [50].]
Liu Shu looked at it in confusion. 'Quest? So… Something I need to do?'
She didn't receive a system hint like usual, so she stopped caring about it. 'Well, I know what each of those things is, but…' Liu Shu would've been frowning if she had a face. 'How do I build them?'
Although it was a question in her mind, she didn't bother thinking about it too deeply. 'Well, let's see what happened around me while I was taking a nap~. <World Tree Eye> open!'
The world around her was suddenly illuminated, and everything appeared in her mind. The first thing she realized was… 'Oh! I'm taller!'
And taller she was. Our Liu Shu had achieved breaking through the 5-meter-tall! Seeing this, Liu Shu realized that she could also grow taller without needing to <Level Up>.
Moreover, she could see that a strange wooden door with beautiful neon-blue veins was lying horizontally by her side, probably heading into the ground. Her <World Tree Eye> expanded and crossed it, looking inside. After all, that door was made from her roots. It was only normal for her to be able to see through.
'Oh! So many things!'
[Do you want to open your inventory?]
'Hm? The inventory I got earlier is this thing?'
Without any hurry, Liu Shu observed the vault. While it was made out of wood, it had a beautiful aesthetic as her energy veins covered its entirety. Moreover, because it was underground, it should've been dark. However, thanks to the glowing blue veins, there was light, illuminating everything in a mesmerizing manner.
After looking around for a while, Liu Shu nodded. 'Yes? I want to open the inventory!'
A page appeared in her mind, showing a list of items. 'Oh!'
Liu Shu exclaimed in wonder, reading through them. 'They have nice names… Even though I don't know what they are for, their names are nice! Oh! There are even a few of those shards I just received!'
And with that, Liu Shu was satisfied and closed the inventory.
I mean, she is a tree. What did you expect? For her to start investigating the effects and crafting super-optimized items?
'Now… Open system window!'
The system window unfolded in her mind, and Liu Shu received another surprise. 'A few skills have grown in level! So nice~.' Liu Shu paused and thought. 'I should sleep more often. There are so many good things after waking up… Hm?'
Name: Tianlian Liu Shu
Titles:
<Awakened>: A title that's gained when a tree gains sapience and evolves, gaining human-like intelligence.
<World Tree>: A tree that can grow to be an overlord, admired by many, hated by some.
Hidden titles: [9]
Race: World Tree.
Energy Method: Basic World Energy Gathering (Gathers experience points*Level per day.)
Level: 3 [0/1110]
Aether Mana Shards: 1013/1013 (+36,5/Hour)
Phoer Body Shards: 1499/1499 (+54/Hour)
Anima Energy Shards: 1044/1044 (+37,6/Hour)
Attributes: Aether 27 (21+6), Physique 37 (27+10), Anima 29 (24+5), Willpower 30 (30), Destiny 300 (300)
Affinity Percentage: Aether Resonance (25), Physique Refinement (35), Anima Affinity (20)
Resistance Percentage: Aether Resistance (31), Physique Resistance (37), Spiritual Resistance (32), Mental Resistance (35)
Talents:
<Enchanted Growth (E+ Rank level 1 [400/18000])>
<Woodcrafter (E- Rank Level 5 [1000/486000])>
<Nature's Gift (F Rank level 4 [10/9300])>
<Willow Strike (F- Rank level MAX)>
<Willow Strike Barrage (F Rank level 2 [620/1200])>
Passive Skills:
<World Tree Heart (A Rank Level 1 [0/589900])>
<World Tree Eye (C Rank level 1 [1620/144000])>
<World Tree Wisdom (SSS Rank Level Max.)>
<Charm of the Seedling (F Rank Level 5 [1000/18000])>:
Accumulated Experience: 722
Currency: Sylvanium Shards [150], Etherium Shards [150], Ascendium Shards [150], Celestium Shards [150], Cognium Shards [150].
Inventory [Lignified Vault (Basic Construct)]: Saplingwood (F- Rank [8Kg]), Drizzlewood (F- Rank [12Kg]), Sproutheart (F Rank [2kg]), Woodbreak Sword (F Rank [Broken]), Basic Phoer Berry (F- Rank [123]), Basic…
***
Her "eyes" moved and landed on the system's last line.
Accumulated Experience: 722.
Liu Shu was instantly flabbergasted. 'WOW!'
The other things she had received until now were good, but as a Tree, she wasn't that excited about them. After all, she couldn't grow taller with them.
But with this? Liu Shu was a happy tree!
Happy enough for the Rose Fairies to notice that she had woken up.
'How did I gather so much experience, though?'
The answer was with Flor. It had been around 60 days since Liu Shu leveled up, meaning she had been giving Liu Shu 9 Experience Points per day. Then, Liu Shu's World Energy Gathering worked without needing Liu Shu to do anything, and the experience it provided daily was 3 points.
Adding the remaining 2 Experience points from her Level Up, Liu Shu had accumulated 722.
As she observed the system page, she realized that <Willow Strike> was at max level. Right after she looked at it, a message popped up.
[<Willow Strike> has reached the maximum level. Do you want to spend 15 Experience to increase its tier?]
Liu Shu nodded, reducing her experience to 707.
[<Willow Strike (F- Rank)> has Tiered Up to <Willow Strike (F Rank)!]
<Willow Strike (F Rank level 1 [0/200])>: The World Tree is from a willow family, with characteristic long but thin branches. She can use Aether Mana to move them and strike a target. Range 20 meters.
'Oh? The range increased! Really nice~.'
At this moment, she saw Flor approaching with a smile. "Good morning, Liu Shu. I hope you had a nice rest."
Liu Shu answered her back in her head in a cheerful manner. 'Good morning, Flor!'
Then, the Rose Fairy Queen looked at the floor door leading to the vault and laughed. "I didn't expect it to become such an ordeal. Are you all right, Liu Shu?"
Liu Shu tried to convey her feelings, and it worked surprisingly well. Of course, as always, she took her time.
After around 20 minutes of asking, Flor felt a wave of energy hit her, conveying a simple emotion that told her to relax. This surprised both of them. Liu Shu blinked. 'When did my energy control become so sharp?'
Flor tilted her head. "Liu Shu, did you gain a skill to control your energy?"
Liu Shu tried again, sending an energy wave that conveyed a negative to her answer. This time, Liu Shu spent more concentration, making her answer relatively quick.
Flor actually understood, making her feel ecstatic. "Although it is limited. With this simple method, we can finally properly communicate!"
The usually elegant and calm Rose Fairy Queen couldn't help but giggle as she flew around the tree. Speaking of the tree. Her trunk had "matured" quite nicely.
While the female shape specific to World Trees was still not too noticeable, now you didn't need to be drunk to discern it. If someone stepped close enough, they would be able to see the budding figure of a woman slowly coming out of the gently twisting trunk.
Her branches were still willow-like, think and look, dropping around her as hairs of a woman would.
Her bark was still brown, with very dim blue undertones from the energy moving inside her body.
Flor wanted to ask Liu Shu questions now that they could communicate somewhat. However, she couldn't think of anything. "Hm… Liu Shu, do you like the plant food we prepare for you?"
Although communication was possible, from Flor's point of view, it was honestly not a pleasant sensation. After asking, the tree before her would go silent as if she was appreciating something extremely profound about her question.
Of course, Flor knew that Trees were usually slow in thinking, so she didn't mind and waited. In the meantime, Flor spoke with other fairies and warned them about it. "I've managed to communicate with Liu Shu, albeit poorly. Tell the others."
One of them nodded enthusiastically and flew around, telling the news to others. Flor also moved toward one of Liu Shu's branches and began using a specialized brush made out of the hairs of a bear-type creature.
These bears would often rub against trees to scratch their back, and at the same time, they would clean the trees they scratched against. That was why many trees that had consciousness just ignored those bears. Some even bothered, throwing them fruit or something.
Regardless, with the brush hand-made by Flor, she began cleaning the branches. Flor was not alone at this, as there were fairies attending Liu Shu almost 24/7. Our young tree just didn't realize because she ignored all of them.
Before the Fairies arrived, there were bugs and such as well. So, in Liu Shu's mind, the inhabitants around her just changed from bugs to fairies.
As a tree, Liu Shu could not be judgmental of certain types of creatures unless they were people who attacked them first.
Naturally, there were races that Liu Shu disliked because they were too brazen, but all in all, relationships in the wild weren't as simple as they sounded.
After a while, Flor felt the affirmation coming from Tianlian Liu Shu about her question and nodded. She laughed a bit. 'Honestly, I should ask more questions about her origins, etc. But I don't want to go back and forth in a yes or no answer type of question.'
Flor pondered and remembered that before Liu Shu went into a deep sleep, she had built that strange claw. "Liu Shu, what were you trying to gift me with the claws? Weapons? Do you want to make me a weapon?"
On the other hand, Liu Shu, who had been pondering how to communicate about this, cheered. 'Finally, Flor speaks about something I want. She is not the deepest root in the groove for how fast she speaks and answers. Hehehe~.'
After some deliberation, Liu Shu finally expressed her desire to help by creating tools and weapons for the Rose Fairies. Liu Shu's only reason for doing an active movement to help like this one was that this group of red-headed small women was highly attentive to her.
She liked them, and she would be sad if they all died suddenly. However, it wasn't to the point of letting her roots starve.
Flor heard the affirmation and smiled. "That's good to know. Well, let me tell you a bit about weapon designs."
After around 3 hours of "talking," Flor and Liu Shu would soon begin a weapon-building factory.
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