Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 11. One Week Later. New Sensations.

A week had gone by since the Rose Fairies had arrived. During this time, Liu Shu had been focusing on using her <Nature's Gift> skill, slowly making it part of her natural cycle.

While a week was not much time, Liu Shu could now spare some time for other things. Her Aether Mana and Anima Energy were always kept at more than 95%. Moreover, with such consumption, Liu Shu could nourish the 200 berries with ease, leaving even some hours a day where she was at 100% energy.

At those times, Liu Shu practiced her other skills. One that had been too complicated to use was <Enchanted Growth>. Unlike her [Passive Skills], her [Talents] weren't instinctual at all. They needed conscious practice to be used.

<Enchanted Growth> was a powerful E+ Rank skill, so the complexity of use was leagues above <Nature's Gift>, <Willow Strike>, or <Willow Strike Barrage>.

Once she tried to use it to accelerate the growth of the plants around her, she felt as if her soul was about to be drained from her roots. She had realized that the skill, with her current proficiency of use, needed at least 100 points of Aether Mana and Anima Energy per second.

In short, for now, it was unusable.

Other than that, her gains were quite good. In the seven days Liu Shu spent with the fairies, she gained many things in addition to improving her quality of life.

First of all, the fairies took care of her and even groomed her, making her feel extremely happy every day. They cleaned anything that got stuck in her trunk, took care of the minor harmful bugs that Liu Shu could do nothing about, and mixed things Liu Shu didn't know about on the earth, which made it tastier!

Her roots near her trunk were always wriggling in happiness at the savory earth that surrounded her.

Other than that, Liu Shu was always expectant of the morning because the biggest fairy, Flor, would come and dance around her, leaving a trail of red dust that was even tastier than the earth and felt tremendously good. Moreover, each time, Liu Shu would gain 10 Experience Points.

So, just from that, Liu Shu had gathered 70 Experience Points! Then, thanks to her Energy Gathering Method, she gained 14 additional Experience Points.

That wasn't all.

There were a few fairies patrolling her surroundings, and when one creature approached, Liu Shu curiously saw all the fairies flying into the trees, leaving her alone.

At those moments, because her <World Tree Eye> couldn't reach as far as normal eyesight, Liu Shu would become confused. 'Why do they leave me alone?'

Of course, she couldn't ask, and she could also feel a few of them hiding in the canopy of nearby trees. With her improved 40-meter radius 360 degrees vision, she could see the closest trees.

Of course, the beings that approached were varied: plant creatures, animal creatures, flying beings, small rodents that wanted to burrow in her roots, and many other tiny beings. All of them were Level 5 and below.

There was a change, though. All Level 1 and Level 0 beings had stopped bothering her when she used her aura as intimidation.

For the rest, Level 2 and 3 creatures that she killed gave just 1 Experience Point, Level 4 creatures gave 2 EXP, and Level 5 creatures gave 4 EXP.

Because of her growth and increase in her aura, adding to the increase in the level of her <Charm of the Seedling> skill because of the constant visit from the fairies, she attracted exponentially more beings as the day passed.

Those who didn't attack her began living in the surroundings, slowly creating an ecosystem.

Those who attacked her... Well, they were all whacked to death by her branches.