Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 83. Verdantia's First Meeting With Liu Shu.

Verdantia, Cinderielle, and Flor walked around the wall for a while.

After Flor's words, both women were thoughtful. For them, the thought of sometime in the future no longer being useful for Liu Shu was a concept that never really crossed their minds. They were talented and young, so the thought of what would happen in the far future didn't cross their minds until now.

Moreover, their talent was high, and it could grow a lot.

However, could they really compare with a World Tree? They didn't know, but the thought certainly lingered in their mind.

Flor stopped flying and said. "We'll walk through here."

The two girls looked at the wall before their faces with an odd look. Their eyes shifted between Flor and the literal wall of wood, and Cinderielle asked. "Hm. Do we climb or something?"

Flor laughed. "Not at all. Walk forward and you will understand."

Feeling that it was fun, Flor didn't lead the way and looked at them with an amused expression.

In their minds, Flor was not someone who did pranks like these, so they trusted the Rose Fairy Queen and walked toward the wooden wall.

As they approached, they saw the wooden wall shifting and moving. Not the entire structure but the parts that formed it. Verdantia muttered. "Oh, so it isn't solid wood. It is made of roots and vines."

Cinderielle nodded. "I see. So, is Liu Shu controlling it?"

Flor flew behind them and affirmed their conjectures. "Yes, Liu Shu has solidified everything as much as she could, but this zone is around 20% weaker defense-wise. However, in turn, she can manipulate it to open and close.

Cinderielle hummed. "Interesting. So, this is similar to a gate in a common city?"

Flor nodded. "It is similar, but it can't really be forced open like those gates. The defense here, while lower than in other sections, is still sturdy. Moreover, those roots can defend themselves to a certain extent."

Verdantia squinted and suddenly exclaimed. "Wait, the wall is a living creature?"

Cinderielle was fascinated by how the roots parted to make way for them, but Verdantia's shout startled her, prompting her to look closer.

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Name: Lignified Basic Living Wood Wall

Level: 4 [-/-]

Aether Mana Shards: 214/214

Phoer Body Shards: 1058/1058

Anima Energy Shards: 352/352

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Cinderielle strangely couldn't look further than this, when she would usually be able to spy on the stats and even the skills of the creature when it was lower level than herself. 'Strange, why is that?'

Although she was curious, she didn't really think about it much. It was not strange for creatures like World Trees and all of those linked to them to have strong anti-analytical protection.

Flor commented. "Every building Liu Shu makes is tied to her in one way or another. I think they have been assimilated or something similar. Hence, they are all difficult to check or analyze. I'm surprised you can even see something. I personally can't even summon their status interface."

Verdantia explained. "I don't know if you are aware, but Sylvans, unlike other races, have a much higher ability to look into the system details thanks to our ancestry that goes back to World Trees."