Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 23. A Quest? Communicating With Flor For The First Time.

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]