Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos - Volume 1

Chapter 181. Welcoming The New Guests.

The elegant woman that has been speaking previously commented. "This is an interesting concept. Which tree species have you used to create it?"

The Rose Fairy smiled. "The <Golden Sap Trees> grow large leaves in their canopy when they grow beyond Level 10. These are harvested from there and then processed by us, Rose Fairies, to be used as working writing material. We've even opened a library where we will slowly and gradually store books and other types of literature. Moreover, that library has several auras that can increase productivity and focus."

The twenty people listened attentively as the Rose Fairy slowly explained a few advantages of the city. First, she turned their attention toward their system. "I want you to look at your buff section of the system. There, you should be able to see something new~."

As the twenty people followed Lorea to the Town Hall, they did as asked. They saw two new buffs on them, making their eyebrows rise. The woman who had been speaking commented. "<Summoning Blessing> and <Ternary Bark Rune Field>? These two sound quite powerful. Although... The Rune Field is not really working."

Lorea explained. "The <Ternary Bark Rune Field> works by taking the aura from the surroundings and sucking it into the buildings, increasing the ternary essence density inside of them. Meanwhile, the <Summoning Blessing> is an aura that everyone that has been accepted by the Life Tree and given trust to has." Lorea smiled deeply. "If all twenty of you have it, that means that all of you have been quite good guests for now, and the Life Tree is happy."

The snarky man who had been complaining through the road looked at his buffs and asked. "And... How do you make the Life Tree happy if it isn't with you?"

Lorea's warm smile cooled down as she looked at the man with an indignant expression. "You just need to be a good resident for a while and have no ill intentions."

Lorea then turned around and guided them. "When you arrive at the Town Hall's main office, Queen Flor will give you more guidance if you want to know where to be in the city, where to place your shops, and where to gain a residency. I'll help you after Queen Flor explains a few things."

Their group walked down the streets. There weren't many, as there were only around 50 buildings in the town. However, the walk was not less impressive.

Walking below the trees that had living space inside was a fantastical sensation.

The Town Hall's tree was even more massive than the rest, looking like a smaller Life Tree. A person in the group asked, surprised. "This is the Town Hall? It is... big."

Lorea laughed. "The thing about these tree-like buildings is that they have enormous trunks to allocate all the people and rooms they need. More than growing upward, they are trees that grow sideways. Of course, their height increases with time, giving us more room inside of them."

A Sylvan commented, surprised. "These trees... they are considered individual entities by the system? I can see they have a Level. Although, I seem to be too low level to see anything further than their Level."

Lorea nodded. "They are creatures who live with us in a symbiotic relationship. We make sure the trees have enough nutrients and can live comfortably. In return, the trees will listen to us and allow us to live inside of them. It is a give-and-give situation, so I hope none of you abuse your houses in the future."

Everyone took notes and entered through the door of the Town Hall Tree. Inside, the rooms were not uniform like they were in human-built buildings. While the floor was flat and easy to walk, the walls looked like, well, they were inside of a tree. They were made of bark, with rugged and undulating surfaces that arched upward. At the top of the ceiling, rocks that glowed naturally hung from vines, illuminating the surroundings.