Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 150. Four Months in the Golden Sap Town. [End Of Volume Two]

It has been four months since Mariane started working on the <Rune Field>. Lately, too many people have started roaming around the <Golden Sap Forest>, coming closer and closer to the area where the <Golden Sap Town> was located. This had made everyone in the town secretly tense, and battles were happening increasingly often.

In the <Explorer Association>, people have started gauging the strength and Level of the new creatures of the Golden Sap Forest. Therefore, the Explorers that ventured were more prepared.

Not to mention, because of the youth groups from stronger powers that were sent to investigate, the Golden Sap Forest, which was not that big to begin with, was relatively crowded. Of course, the number of Explorers never really surpassed 80 or so, but it was still a lot when the weakest one was Level 14 or so.

When these facts combined, it was expected that during the last months, there would even be casualties between the Ants, Myconids, and Rose Fairies. Even Amapola was badly hurt once, escaping thanks to Liu Shu's intervention.

Some bold groups ignored the warnings of the association, venturing into the depths. Yet, the second they were in Liu Shu's attack range, everyone that was available in the town would launch an attack, slaughtering everyone without leaving a single survivor.

Besides the almost daily fighting, the progress of the Golden Sap Town was going relatively smoothly. Flor sat in the main office of the <Lignified Town Hall>, looking toward the middle of the town where Liu Shu stood. Her eyebrows were knotted with worry. "How is Mariane doing? Does she have a lot left to finish the <Rune Field>? We can't really continue on like this. Yesterday, two young ones died..."

Clavel looked at Flor and then toward the World Tree. The giant tree had a large part of its body covered with glowing runes. The artistic drawings mixed beautifully with Liu Shu's body, giving her a different kind of charm.

After thinking for a few moments, she answered with what she knew. "From what I heard, she is not too far away. Mariane hasn't slept for a single hour during the last week. The reason for the delay is none other than Liu Shu."

Flor asked, confused. "What do you mean?"

Clavel smiled wryly. "Liu Shu's <Tier> is too high. According to Mariane's estimation, Liu Shu is probably C- Tier or something around there."

Flor gasped. "C- Tier!? T-That's insane!"

Clavel scratched her head. "Remember how high her stats were even at low Level, Queen Flor? That's enough of a hint for me to believe it."

Flor rubbed her forehead. "I see. Yes, that would make a lot of sense, actually."

Clavel continued. "The cores and runes Mariane uses are E+ Tier, and very few are D- Tier. The difference between Liu Shu and the Runes is just too large. Therefore, some runes cannot even affect Liu Shu because her passive defenses are just that high."

Flor sighed, looking worried. She crossed her arms and muttered. "Really, a C- Tier World Tree..." Then, she asked. "What Rank was Fortuna again? We got that information from Verena, right?"

Clavel nodded and commented. "Estimates go around Fortuna being an E Rank World Tree. This is not low-tiered, considering all the advantages that a World Tree has compared to other races. Her combat effectiveness is probably similar to that of a D- Rank. Remember that Fortuna is not even a combat-oriented World Tree."

Clavel smiled wryly. "Even then, she is already an overlord and almost impossible to be tackled by any nearby power. According to some reports, she has recently managed to reach Level 27, making people even more reluctant to provoke her."