Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 132. Forest Integration.

AUTHOR NOTE: The Excel Sheets have been slightly adjusted. Don't worry; everyone was affected, so past events would've followed without any changes.

Here is the explanation for those dear readers who love seeing the numbers: Before, the Physique Refinement, Mental Palace, etc, did not affect the stats gained from the <Energy Cycle>. That's wrong because refinement affects "basic" stats; the only ones unaffected by refinement are stats gained from equipment, such as the amulets Liu Shu crafted.

I will repeat it. DON'T worry about the accuracy of battles before this chapter, since EVERYONE was affected (Ignatia's and the Serpent's Stats in the previous chapter have already been corrected). The only thing that might've been different because of this change is the "berry math."

Now, some of you might ask. "Then why change it? If everyone was affected, then it doesn't matter, right?" Well, that is wrong because if I didn't change it, the effect of the Physique Refinement, Aether Resonance, etc., would be barely noticeable as <Energy Cycles> come more and more into play. Here is a small example.

Old:

Basic Stats: 30
Energy Cycle Stats: 50
Equipment stats: 20
Refinement: 50%
Total=30*1.5+50+20=115

Corrected:

Basic Stats: 30
Energy Cycle Stats: 50
Equipment stats: 20
Refinement: 50%
Total=(30+50)*1.5+20=140

Anyway, that was all about numbers~ Enjoy the chapter!

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With Ignatia's return, Liu Shu's Level Up ended without any complications. There wasn't much of a difference from usual, so it was completed after around a week.

With her height reaching 70 meters, Liu Shu's town became larger while her House Trees also became more spacious.

As Liu Shu grew, everything else followed in her steps. The walls moved outward, together with the <Mother Of Thousand Flower Field>. By now, the Mother Of Thousand was around 117 meters away from Liu Shu's body, while the wall was at nearly 215 meters.

While it felt like the living area was small, once the calculations were done, it was incredibly wide and enough for a large living area, especially if each of the houses could fit more than one family by dividing the floors.

The main problems Liu Shu now faced were getting the necessary materials for her quest and the fact that many more people were visiting the forest. With the recent events and the <Explorer Association> increasing the level range of the Golden Sap Forest so much and so swiftly, curiosity pushed people to explore.

Still, the Rose Fairies and Fire Ants had lost many people during the invasion, so they also needed a few years to replenish their ranks. Meanwhile, the Myconids were slowly influenced by <Enchanted Growth>, and, like Rose Fairies, they were becoming stronger and were gaining intelligence.

While their intelligence was far from the level the Rose Fairies were currently at, it was high enough to give them the ability to discern basic concepts.

Liu Shu opened her <World Tree Eye> after Leveling Up, checking her surroundings. It was something she had become accustomed to doing after what happened last time. 'Hm, I wish my senses weren't cut that much during the Leveling Up process.'

She was not wholly unconscious since she felt her roots and the pulse of energies traveling through them. The voices of the forest were constantly echoing in her mind. Unlike human speech, it was slow, but Liu Shu could easily discern and understand them.