Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 167. [World Tree's Endless Library] Benefits! Mariane's Concerns.

Liu Shu completed the <World Tree's Endless Library>, and this activated several things. This building was not common for World Trees to have. On the contrary, it could be considered a unique structure.

In the first place, the building's blueprints were handed to Liu Shu because she was in possession of <World Tree Wisdom (SSS Rank)>. While <World Tree Wisdom> was not uncommon to appear in different World Trees, their skill rank was nothing like what Liu Shu had.

[Congratulations on building the <World Tree's Endless Library>. From now on, you can physically store knowledge that you've learned before. <World Tree Endless Library> currently has the ability to print 60,000 words per month.]

[<World Tree Wisdom (SSS Rank)> detected. Books written in the <World Tree's Endless Library> will be passively screened by the skill, correcting false or damaging information.]

[System Warning: This skill is not exploitable. Purposely writing false information to get it corrected by the skill and learn new concepts is not allowed.]

[<World Tree's Endless Library> will also increase the World Tree's ability to learn and focus. Its effects will constantly affect the World Tree that built the structure.]

[<World Tree Wisdom (SSS Rank)> detected. <World Tree's Endless Library> gains a learning aura. Everyone who is inside will be affected by <Endless Knowledge (E- Rank)>. The aura's <Tier> will increase together with the building's <Tier>. ]

<Endless Knowledge (E- Rank)>: All creatures affected by this aura will have an easier time coming up with new ideas and learning new knowledge. The current maximum of creatures affected at the same time is 5.

Liu Shu was surprised at everything that was happening. The reason that the building had needed so much Aether Mana and Anima Energy as just an E- Rank building had probably been these two properties. The World Tree felt her thoughts becoming slightly clearer and more orderly.

Previously, while she had a general idea of what was happening in her domain, the sensation was very bad. Unless someone did something threatening, they would be somewhat ignored. For example, imagine that a fly suddenly lands on your leg; you would feel where they landed. Still, other than that, you wouldn't know anything else. Not what kind of bug it was, or what it looked like.

For Liu Shu, the entire forest that was under her control was similar. She could feel the people walking around, but without looking over, she would not be able to clearly see or hear what they were doing.

Now, thanks to <Endless Knowledge>, her thoughts were processing much faster, and she could faintly discern the general intentions of the several groups in her domain. For example, she knew that the Explorer group to the northeast was hunting, and the ones to the west were resting. She also could notice a pair of Explorers mating to the south while feeling one to the northwest defecating.

As a World Tree, her sensibilities were naturally much more different, so all these things didn't bother her. After all, many creatures have lived around her for a long time. She had seen about anything and everything. Still, this knowledge didn't influence her being in any way because of one simple thing.

As a World Tree, Liu Shu lacked empathy toward foreign creatures. Looking at the most heinous torture or the happiest wedding of two people was the same for her. She felt nothing else but complete indifference to what other creatures did.

For example, she could now see that the pair of explorers that were having intercourse had attracted a group of beasts, and they had rushed at them as a pack. Naked and defenseless, the pair of Explorers were being mauled to death and becoming food for those beasts while screaming for help.