Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 184. New Findings!

Eric was quite excited. 'I never really had so many Shards to work with.'

Before coming to this place, Eric was not considered an excellent person. The reason Cinderielle, Verdantia, and Tempestria even contacted him in the first place was because he was trustful and saw that he had potential to grow.

After all, with the big secret that they needed to keep, the Sylvans valued trustworthiness over skill when they were searching for people.

'I should contact one of the bigger trading firms that have arrived at the town... Hm.' Eric paused and shook his head. 'That's a bad idea. People will have questions when trying to sell or exchange so many shards in this new place. Any respected merchant would try to do the same in a more developed place. If they investigate and discover where I work, they can link everything, and it can become a disaster.'

Eric arrived at the vault and entered, guided by Liu Shu. After entering the large subterranean room, he couldn't help but pause. After all, the structure was almost entirely made of Liu Shu's roots. Liu Shu's roots had glowing energy veins that illuminated the area, leaking a profound aura of energy that commanded respect.

Eric walked forward as if it were a sacred place where loud sounds were not allowed.

When he arrived before the pile of shards, he was somewhat stunned. The shards were gathered in a large container that was half his size. He approached and took one of the shards with two fingers on each side. Each of the <Cognium Shards> was nearly ten centimeters long and two centimeters wide with a rhombus shape.

These small crystals were the essence of powerful thoughts that crystallized before death. While Eric knew that these ones were created by Liu Shu via an unknown process, the crystals were purer than usual. Usually, Cognium Shards were difficult to work with because of the remnant will that created them. Yet, as Eric held this shard, he felt nothing but a serene and calm aura flowing from them. It was to the point that he wanted to have one as a necklace.

Liu Shu's tender and soothing voice reached him. "Everything okay, Eric?"

Eric smiled. "I was appreciating the purity of the shard. It's much different from those I saw in the past."

"Is it that different?"

Hearing the curiosity in the World Tree's voice, Eric nodded. "They are very different. Usually, Cognium Shards give a sense of uneasiness, even the ones with positive feelings. They are really different from these; the ones you produce have a soothing effect. They are so comfortable to hold that I would go as far as recommending to give one in a pendant or necklace to each of our workers. It is an expensive gift, though."

Liu Shu listened to him and commented. "I'll try to create a Level 0 Pendant with each of them that has a soothing effect. Is having a calmer mind very useful?"

Eric blinked and answered. "Well, yes. A calm mind can help one focus and work better."

"I see~. Then, I'll take 132 of them to make 132 pendants. Use the remaining 1200 to exchange for 700 Etherium and 500 Ascendium."

Eric smiled. "With these ones, I can probably get you many more. I'll take them out in batches of 100. Then, I'll sell them to different places and try to make a profit for the next month or so. What do you think, Liu Shu? If I sell like 40 of them per day, it won't spark a lot of attention."

"Sure~." Seeing that Eric was excited, Liu Shu found Ignatia in her nest room. The Ant Queen was lying on her comfortable bed, eating different kinds of animals, vegetables, and other types of nutritious things that her children carried. "Ignatia!"

The Ant Queen propped her upper body, looking sleepy. "Yes...?"

Liu Shu asked. "Oh... Were you sleeping? Because your eyes are always the same and you were eating, I thought you were awake..."