Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 72. Building Construction Details.

There were many more things to consider besides the materials needed for building the <Basic Defense Building>. It was a complex structure that would be part of her defenses, so she couldn't just make it at random and in any way, shape, or form.

So, the first thing to consider was how big it would be. Liu Shu pondered for a while, juggling her thoughts back and forth. 'If it is too close, the purpose of even building it would be lost. I need to put it in a place so that it can attack things I can't!'

Liu Shu felt that her attack range was too limited. Until now, she has been lucky that her opponents all used closed-range skills. While, lately, she had unlocked <Root Manipulation>, allowing her to attack creatures within her Root reach, it was not reliable.

Root Manipulation was a skill mostly used for slow battles and spreading her domain. It helped her grow roots further and deeper, which was also a great advantage when fighting other trees. While their reaction speed could be measured in hours, Liu Shu's was measured in minutes and, depending on their use, seconds.

Thankfully, Liu Shu didn't have the bad luck of encountering an enemy like the Rose Fairies, who dominated aerial combat and long-range attacks. Liu Shu understood their advantage; after all, if she couldn't hit them, she couldn't beat them.

So, when placing this structure down, she wanted to create something that would cover this weakness of hers. Even if aerial enemies came, a thing that she could use to defend herself.

Naturally, she was not completely helpless against flying enemies. If her roots could go horizontally for up to 35 meters, they could do the same vertically. That was a great reach; still, the prospect of being attacked from further up was not unthinkable. At the end of the day, she was an unmoving target.

With all of this in mind, Liu Shu opened the system and entered the building interface. This interface was something she unlocked when she absorbed the architectural knowledge from the books. 'Let's see~, the <Basic Defensive Structure> is... here!'

With a thought, the designs for the building appeared in her mind. 'Hm? There are new ones?'

At first, the designs for the Basic Defensive Structure Liu Shu wanted to build were very simple. It was a tree-like structure that used its branches to throw leaves and other types of projectiles reinforced by Aether Mana.

These branches could be equipped with projectiles either crafted by herself or others, or grown naturally by the Defensive Building as part of its own cycle. After all, what Liu Shu was aiming for was an actual living organism created by Woodcrafting and architecture and other complex procedures only possible because she was a World Tree.

Usually, these buildings were optimized for humanoid use, and hence, having "life" was not practical. So, for the basic designs people would create and build, the ability of the creature to level up was usually not taken into account.

First of all, creating anything that could level up was rare, complicated, and usually inconceivable. For something to be recognized as an organism by the system, it needed the potential to grow, and creatures couldn't give that ability at will.

But World Trees were an exception.

As the little darlings of the universe, their innate ability to control energies was superb and incredibly complex. Not to mention, their connection to life was the strongest of all creatures. So, even though World Trees come in many shapes and forms, they all have some level of life affinity.

Going back to the structure designs, what changed Liu Shu's options was none other than her own branch being mixed into in the process. With the use of the <World Tree Branch> as a construction material, the options presented were much more varied and complex, with different attack methods Liu Shu hadn't even actively thought about before.