Chapter 15. Flor’s Discovery. Level 3!
After Froorar returned, Flor thought that things wouldn't be complicated any further.
However, it seems that it was her misunderstanding.
The Rose Fairies saw a few Thornstrides roaming their territory for a while, making them feel alert.
Moreover, their activities were closing in the place where they stayed the most, and that was, around Liu Shu.
Clavel frowned. "Leader Flor, what do we do now? Do I go hunt those pesky Tree eaters?"
Flor shook her head, pondering what to do. 'They are getting closer and closer to Liu Shu. Should we start a war?'
Then, Flor blinked and realized. 'Oh, I forgot to do today's pollination.'
She flew toward Liu Shu and saw the little one's branches joyfully swaying, making her lips arch.
It has been a few days since Froorar came, and during that time, Liu Shu had been getting 10 Experience Points daily from Flor, 2 Experience points from her Energy Gathering skill, and the occasional ignorant beast that approached with bad intentions.
Because of that, her current Accumulated experience looks like this:
Accumulated Experience: 512
So, when Flor circled her while releasing the red mist-like dust, the usual notification reached her.
[A <Rose Fairy Level 10> has used <Basic Pollination> on you. You've gained 10 Experience Points.]
Liu Shu became extremely happy. Her dropping branches swayed, her body swayed, and the soothing and calming feeling of the pollen released by Flor reached her core, making her happy. 'This feels so nice~. Flor is the best~.'
Flor saw through the young tree's feelings and laughed. "You are really cute, little one. Did it feel good?"
However, Flor's smile dropped in the next second.
Liu Shu moved toward her system window and dropped all 520 experience points on her level, effectively leveling up to Level 3.
However, as she did so, an uncontrollable event would happen where her breakthrough would become noticeable.
If the boost was not considerable, the effects of leveling up were dismissed, but as a Level 3 being, each level-up was a massive jump in growth.
Aether, Anima, and Phoer rushed toward Liu Shu, creating a soft wind around them.
When she saw the similar events that happened when Liu Shu broke through before, Flor's heart sank, and she immediately called all Rose Fairies. "All of you, stand alert! The little one is leveling up again!"
Without a single moment of hesitation, all Rose fairies flew from the surrounding branches and prepared to fight whoever dared approach.
Meanwhile, Liu Shu had sunk into her mind and the sensations all around her body.
Leveling up was a way of expanding a creature's vessel, increasing its strength, and improving all its other qualities.
Liu Shu, as a World Tree, was affected much more deeply. With the sound of bark creaking, the sound of leaves rustling, and the sound of the ternary essence swirling into the tree, one could see the body of the tree growing in real time.
From her current three meters tall, she grew to four. However, even if it was just one meter, the entire body of the World Tree became more refined and appeared increasingly extraordinary.
The changes were not visible at a single glance yet, but if someone knowledgeable looked, they would realize what Liu Shu was growing into.
Whether it was a blessing or not, Flor was considered knowledgeable. As the oldest Rose Fairy and highest level one, she had seen the world much more than any other of the group. As a result, she knew about the existence of World trees.
Flor's eyes widened as she saw the traces clearly for the first time. She had been in doubt for a while, but now, she knew. 'This little one is truly a World Tree!'
A stream of notifications popped into Flor's mind, followed by a massive surge of energy exploding from her.
[You are the first to recognize Tianlian Liu Shu as a World Tree. As a reward for discovering a new World Tree and nurturing when you didn't know about it, your affinity toward the World Tree will increase.]
[You've increased affinity with a World Tree! Rewarding new bloodline!]
[You've increased affinity with a World Tree! Increasing the user's tier!]
[You've increased affinity with a World Tree! You'll Level up two times!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Titles have evolved!]
[Skills have evolved!]
[You've Become a Rose Fairy Queen!]
Looking at her Aether Mana and Anima Energy, Flor's lips twitched. 'Really, World Trees are blessings of the World. Also...' Floor looked at the growing tree and smiled. 'I finally know your name, Tianlian Liu Shu.'
Meanwhile, Liu Shu had already gone from 3 meters to the top of her crown to 4 meters.
After her massive growth ended, Liu Shu received a few messages.
[Level up!]
[Aether +7, Physique +9, Anima +8, Willpower +10, Destiny +100.]
[You've gained the skill <Woodcrafter (E- Rank Level 1 [0/3900])>!]
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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 [25/18000])>
<Woodcrafter (E- Rank Level 1 [0/3900]): The World Tree can create tools and similar items with basic effects. It costs Aether Mana and Anima Energy if there are materials. If the World Tree wants to use itself as material, it will also cost Phoer.
<Nature's Gift (F Rank level 3 [3100/3900])>
<Willow Strike (F- Rank level MAX)>
<Willow Strike Barrage (F Rank level 2 [420/1200])>
Passive Skills:
<World Tree Heart (A Rank Level 1 [0/589900])>
<World Tree Eye (C Rank level 1 [621/144000])>
<World Tree Wisdom (SSS Rank Level Max.)>
<Charm of the Seedling (F Rank Level 4 [5110/9300])>
Accumulated Experience: 2
***
Liu Shu woke up and looked at her stats closely, her mind humming happily as she saw her numbers increase. 'While they are far away from that scary bad little friend, now I'm really strong!'
Liu Shu could feel that even Level 9s like Amapola, who flew around her often, would have trouble damaging her.
Of course, as a World Tree, she would never be the one to start a conflict. World Trees were creatures that were very easy to be around until you angered them. If you angered them... Well, good luck.
Although Flor's and Liu Shu's strength increase was something to celebrate. The event was not unnoticeable.
The people who had been lurking around could finally feel that something was wrong on the Rose Fairies' side.