Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 77. [Mother Of Thousand Flower Field]

Liu Shu oversaw everything while she constructed the defensive structure. She saw how the defense reacted to the attack, the signals sent during the attack toward her, and the subconscious processes behind how the defensive structure gathered and used the ternary essences. With her incredibly deep senses as a World Tree, she could follow everything from start to finish and make some adjustments for efficiency.

The entire construction process took five days after the first test that happened on the first day while protecting the Rose Fairy. While it shouldn't have taken so long, Liu Shu was a perfectionist by nature related to these aspects.

When the final link of the roots was connected, a powerful energy pulse spread from Liu Shu and covered the entire structure, activating the subconsciousness inside the new being.

[Your construction work was successful.]

[Congratulations, you've created <Level 4 Mother Of Thousand Flower Field (E+ Rank)>.]]

[Congratulations! You've assimilated <Level 4 Mother Of Thousand Flower Field (E+ Rank)>. All their stats and abilities are visible, and their name has changed to <Lignified Mother Of Thousand Flower Field>.]

[System Hint: Assimilated structures will have a basic level of sentience and can act on their own. They will also be tied to the World Tree and grow with them. Their experience gain will be funneled toward the World Tree, and when the World Tree Levels Up, so will they.]

[System Hint: Defensive structures can be ordered to ignore specific creatures. The World Tree can also actively control them. However, while Defensive Structures have their own ternary essence reserves, forcefully controlling them will consume the World Tree's ternary essences as well. Moreover, while defensive structures Level Up with the World Tree, this, in turn, makes Leveling Up much more arduous for the World Tree as it will increase the time spent to do so.]

Liu Shu read everything slowly and nodded. 'Okay, I understand. However, system, where are my proficiency gain messages? Did you forget about them?'

[<Woodcrafter> is at MAX Level. Other skills related to construction have not yet been officially learned by Tianlian Liu Shu.]

[System Hint: Proficiency is never lost. It will be translated into the appropriate points and levels once the user breaks through or learns the knowledge. Skills can also be unlocked via actions without the need to learn the specific skills through books or manuals. After all, proficiency is experience, ability, familiarity, and knowledge related to the skill. The System page will show the appropriate Level and Tier for skills. When certain limits are broken, or knowledge is learned by the being, the chance to Tier Up without paying experience is possible as well.]

Liu Shu read that and summarized it. 'So, if I'm good enough, I can Tier Up Skills without paying those stupidly high Experience Point princes?'

[System Hint: Experience Points to increase the Tier of the skill are used to transform the Experience Energy into knowledge by the system interface.]

Liu Shu looked at that message and asked, curious. 'What are you, system?'

[The system is the consciousness of the universe after taking a semi-material form. Creatures are able to interact with the system as an evolutionary development. Naturally, creatures that are able to interact with it managed to gain strength and survive, while those who couldn't weren't able to continue their progeny. The trait of being able to interact with the system has been genetically passed down. Nowadays, there are no sentient races that can't see or interact with the system throughout the universe.]

Liu Shu looked at those words and felt something odd. 'Hm... Is that the truth...?' She was not sure, but it just didn't sound right. After all, why would it be partial toward World Trees? Liu Shu knew that the system did not act like it did with her for Flor or other creatures. The favoritism toward World Trees was clear.