Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 6. Clavel's Considerations.

Liu Shu looked at Clavel with happiness. It was the first time she heard someone speak! Moreover, this little friend was so gentle and pretty. Liu Shu liked her a lot.

Her ability to process speech still left a lot to be desired, so Liu Shu was slowly thinking about what Clavel had told her. Even if she was a World Tree, she was a sapling that had been a normal tree for a long time.

Clavel knew that even if the tree understood her words, she probably would not answer her instantly. Now that the presentations were over, she looked closely at Liu Shu's branches and spotted a few blue fruits that smelled quite tempting. They were not big, but for Clavel who was 20 centimeters tall, they were not small.

She gently hovered around them as her leaf-like wings buzzed behind her and asked. "Little Darling, can I eat one?"

She moved her hands, slowly approaching while keeping an eye on the dangerous branches. After a few seconds, Clavel didn't feel hostility coming from Liu Shu, so she moved and took one of the fruits.

After taking it, Clavel paused, just in case, and seeing that the little darling allowed her to eat her fruits, she was delighted. "Thank you, Little Darling. I'm sure that your fruits will be delicious."

Clavel sniffed the berry that was as big as a coconut for someone her size. 'Smells good.'

Then, she opened her tiny mouth and took a bit. An explosion of flavors filled her mouth as the juicy meat of the fruit created a refreshing feeling in her. Her eyes shone with delight. "Delicious!"

Clavel elegantly but quickly ate the whole berry. When she finished, she tilted her head. 'Hm? There are no seeds? Strange.'

Then, a message appeared in her mind.

[You've eaten <Delicious Berry>. You've gained 1 Experience Point.]

Clavel froze in place, looking at the message with wide eyes. 'I-I have what?'

She reread the message two times to be sure that her eyes were reading it correctly, and then she looked at Liu Shu as if she were a precious treasure. "Oh my! Little Darling, you have more and more surprises on you the more I got to know you, and we've just met each other!"

Liu Shu cheerfully looked at Clavel, understanding that "delicious" was something to be happy about. '

Clavel got thoughtful and looked at Fraar's dead body. 'I need to warn the chief about this Little Darling's existence. We must protect this little dear from danger if possible. If the Thornstride, Ants, or Beavers discover her...' Clavel frowned with worry. 'I need to move quickly.'

She picked another berry and ate it, just in case, and saw the same message appear again, making her dizzy. 'Does it work more than once a day? What is this?'

Just gaining one extra experience a day passively by eating fruit was good enough for many creatures to go crazy about it. Now that it worked more than once, it could lead to an entire race's evolution.

Clavel looked at the few dozen berries on Liu Shu's branches and became thoughtful. 'Should I eat until the effect disappears to check how many times they work?' Then, she looked at Liu Suh and shook her head. 'This little darling has probably used several resources to grow them. I must not be greedy and plunder her fruits just for me without her permission. We need to prepare proper offerings for her to exchange for the <Delicious Berry>.'

She approached Liu Shu's trunk, and she spoke while hovering in front of her. "Little darling, your fruits are extremely delicious. I want to take a few with me back home so that I can call my friends over to protect you, can I?"