Chapter 185. Stable and Farm completed!
Liu Shu eagerly came to see the finished structure, and she couldn't help but be excited. 'I've completed everything the quest had to ask for! And this quest is until Level 25! If I complete it so early, I will be able to... to... Hm. I don't know! But it should be good!'
Her eyes went toward the system, and three notifications appeared.
[Do you want to complete <Low-Rank Lignified Stable>?]
[Do you want to complete <Low-Rank Lignified Farm>?]
[Do you want to complete <Low-Rank Defensive Structure>?]
'Hehehehehehe.' Liu Shu giggled like a child and pondered. 'Which one should I complete first~.'
After mulling it over for a while, Liu Shu decided to complete the farm first. The building for the farm was located at the edge of the outer area. <Mother Of Thousand Flower Field> separated the town into outer and inner regions, and to cross from the farm to the farmland built inside, one would need to cross the flower field.
Liu Shu's farm was decently large, occupying around 10,000 square meters. Liu Shu needed such a large area to build it because of the extra livestock area that was built in. This building would house the people who do agriculture, expanding trade and increasing yields yearly. Food was a resource connected with everything. Without food, there was no society. Therefore, Liu Shu didn't hold back any space when building the farm.
Once she accepted the notification, Liu Shu sent a pulse of energy throughout the entire tree-like farm structure. The energy pulse activated the large being, prompting the usual notifications.
[Congratulations on building <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E- Rank)>! You've received 350,000 Proficiency points!]
[<Wonder Tree Building> activates! <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E- Rank)> is enhanced to <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E Rank)>]
[<Seedling World Builder> activates! 10% material cost reduction, returning materials, rounded down.]
[<Runic Living Wood City> second effect activates. You are able to choose a predetermined <Runic Field> to have active in your newly built <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E Rank)>. You can activate <Livestock Paradise Runic Field (E Rank)> or <Anti Pest Runic Field (E Rank)>.]
<Livestock Paradise Rune Field (E Rank)>: All livestock grown on this farm will have their productivity, size, lifespan, fertility, growth rate, and mind peacefulness enhanced by 10%.
<Anti Pest Rune Field (E Rank)>: The farm building creates self-defense substances that are able to kill most pests, making sure that the livestock and crops are healthy.
Liu Shu looked at that, and she almost groaned aloud. 'That's... SO HARD TO CHOOSE! I want both QAQ!'
Liu Shu had some knowledge about farming. After all, she had read books with "general" knowledge. She was no expert, but she was not ignorant. 'If I choose the livestock one, that will show outstanding results in a few years. Meanwhile, pest control is relatively easier than making livestock produce and reproduce faster. After all, with my own aura, I have somewhat of a passive pest control...'
Liu Shu felt that the correct option, or the one that would yield more results, was the livestock Rune Field. While they had yet to buy livestock, it was not that complicated to do so. In the worst-case scenario, the ants would be able to catch wild beasts and herd them back. 'Hmmmmm... Okay, let's go with the <Livestock Paradise Rune Field>!'
[Would you like to use 35,000 Aether Mana and Anima Energy to activate <Livestock Paradise Rune Field (E Rank)>?]
'Yes!' Liu Shu remembered Flor's words the other day and added. 'Do it slowly!'
Instead of her energy surging like before, her roots started transporting Aether Mana and Anima Energy while slowly feeding the <Lignified Farm>.
'Nice~. Now, while that is going on, let's continue with the Stable!'
The stable was another large building. Of course, the reason for the large area it occupied was similar to the farm. As a stable, it needed space so that the beasts staying there could run around and be healthy. The area used for the Stable was 15,000 square meters.
In summary, Liu Shu planned on using the same area for everything while changing the positioning. Imagine a circle; now, that circle's center would be used for the vine field. Then, divide the remaining free space of the circle into three parts: one of those three parts would be for the inner residential area, and the rest for the farmland.
The residential area would also be behind the Summoning Temple and the Endless Library, making it easy to go from the inner to the outer region of the town.
To move everything, Liu Shu was going to use the <Land Modifying (E- Rank)> talent and <Root Manipulation (E+ Rank)> passive skill. These two would allow her to shift everything while keeping her root net sorted out and her energy flowing smoothly.
Naturally, this was not a one-day endeavor. It would take a lot of time and effort. 'Let's start!... Oh. Right, when I am going to make these big changes, I need to tell Flor!'
She searched for her and saw Flor speaking with Cinderielle. Liu Shu paused and looked at Cinderielle. 'It has been a while since I talked with them...'
She couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy. 'Am I ignoring them too much?'
As she was thinking that, Cinderielle paused and looked toward her, her lips arching into a beautiful smile as if she knew for certain that she was looking over.
Flor saw Cinderielle's gesture and asked. "Is there something wrong with Liu Shu?"
Cinderielle laughed. "Not at all. She is looking at us, so I am smiling at her."
Flor raised her eyebrows and looked at Liu Shu. The World Tree spoke to them, but she was a bit shy about being caught. "Hello~."
Flor gave Cinderielle an admiring glance and laughed. "What's wrong, Liu Shu?"
Liu Shu commented. "Um. Flor, I am shifting the inner area's... area's... Um, all of it! Hehe."
Flor and Cinderielle blinked a few times, not understanding. Flor asked, rubbing her forehead. "Wait. What? How?"
Liu Shu explained. "Well, the new defensive structure is close range! So, I want to circle my base with it! To do that, I need to move the residential and farmland outward. However, this would leave a big space! So, I am squeezing the farmland and inner residential area in the free space of the inner area!"
Cinderielle looked at Flor and smiled. "That's quite a big change. How are you going to explain it? We don't have any powerful Earth Aether users."
Flor frowned and sighed. "I don't know... Can a Life Tree move such a big landmass on a whim? Or is it something that only World Trees do?"
Cinderielle laughed. "I don't think even World Trees can do something like that easily. How about making it a special characteristic and ignoring it?"
Flor tilted her head. "Hm?"
Cinderielle smirked. "When Wert asks, you just act stupid."
Flor blinked. "Huh? Like, as if it is a normal thing that's been happening since the start?"
Cinderielle shrugged. "It's not really a lie, isn't it? This is not the first time that Tiantian shifts buildings around."
The Rose Fairy Queen rubbed her chin and agreed. "Let's do that, then. Liu Shu, go ahead without worrying, we'll deal with the rest on our part."
Liu Shu giggled happily. "Okay! Thank you~!"