While the new Moon inhabitants got accustomed and fought silently with their intentions, Wisdom kept a check on them. She made sure to record their conversations, even when they thought they were safe.
When she heard something dangerous, she would share it with Ceperet's leadership, making a few of them slightly worried. Flor sighed, troubled. "Is it really okay to leave that Xalis woman alone?"
Ignatia chuckled and caressed the fairy's hair with her fingers. She asked softly, her words calm and leisurely. "Love, where are they?"
Flor leaned into Ignatia's soft arms and answered with a confused tone. "They are… on the Moon?"
"Hm~. That's correct. However, where are they more…broadly?"
Flor tilted her head and, after a few moments, answered. "Inside Liu Shu's domain?"
"Exactly." Ignatia smiled. "What is something easily known about World Trees and their domain?"
"You…" Flor focused, and suddenly it clicked. "You can't escape their surveillance."
Ignatia smiled, satisfied. To reward her pretty fairy, she lifted her and used her soft lips to plant a big kiss on her face. "Great job, love. You are absolutely right. Now, another question: Do you think Rhex and Zerrek are stupid people?"
Flor smiled and hugged Ignatia's neck, burying her little face in her skin and inhaling the Ant Queen's scent. "Not at all. They are quite clever."
"What a blunder for them to discuss such an important matter in the open, then, right?"
"Righ—" Flor's actions froze, her red eyes widened slightly as the oddities struck her brain like a giant hammer. "Huh? Then… Huh?"
"They are giving us information for free. They know that we are listening. Who wouldn't? At the end of the day, they are at the core area of a World Tree, and they are the top authorities. How could they consider themselves out of surveillance even for a moment? In their minds, they would be lucky if we wrote down each of their words to the last letter and did nothing extra."
Finally placing her precious fairy on the right track, Ignatia explained things briefly. "In short, Zerrek and Rhex, who had interacted with us more often, have noticed a very glaring oddity. Especially among the soldiers they've encountered. What might this oddity be, Flor?"
"...Strength?"
"Strength, talent, comprehension, vitality, stamina regeneration…" Ignatia listed the things easily noticeable one after another. "They noticed that the normal soldiers under us are all absolute monsters that grow like demonic trees feeding on blood and souls."
"Wow, what a comparison." Flor laughed at Ignatia's choice of words.
"It's the best I can come up with. Look at the list of buffs once, Flor, and tell me how someone with that and without would develop once placed side-by-side."
"Yeah…" Flor instantly knew where Ignatia was going. "So… did they discover that Liu Shu's buffs were exceptional?"
"Exceptional? Zerrek and Rhex are probably inwardly scared of discovering what Liu Shu can provide. Did you notice the casual spars Zerrek promoted for [Positions] in the Moon's army? Clearly, he wanted to compare a normal Level 100 from our side with a Level 100 from their side. What have been the results?"
Flor moved her legs into Ignatia's cleavage, sinking into her bosom with a satisfied expression. The warmth and softness made her want to sigh in comfort. Still, she was listening properly and answered. "Probably 100% win rate?"
"100% stomp rate, love. Our soldiers utterly and helplessly defeated those on Zerrek's side without a chance of defense, even when their tiers were far apart. Our C+ Tiers can beat their A- Tiers. What is that if not madness? When that happened more than once, Zerrek and Rhex confirmed the ridiculousness of Liu Shu's buffs."
Flor, now completely submerged in Ignatia's softness, almost purred in delight. She placed little kisses on Ignatia's neck while answering between them. "But… why did Xalis not get the same report?"
"Because she was busy mating." Ignatia's answer was straightforward. "To make sure that they don't show they've discovered this oddity, they can only show it visually and without any other prompt. Otherwise, we will notice… Although, well, it doesn't matter because escaping Wisdom's surveillance is impossible."
"I see…" Flor finally connected the dots. "So, now that Xalis has finished her mating spree, will she also discover this?"
"Most likely. But it's not that simple with her." Ignatia used her hand to gently pat Flor's plump little butt. "Due to her falling out with the other two, she is currently slightly blinded by her feelings. Still, she is far from stupid. Her arguments in their discussion were proper for someone of her perspective. After two months or so pass, she will probably put down her hostile intentions and understand what Rhex and Zerrek were trying to express."
Flor hummed, lazily grabbing one of Ignatia's blood-red locks and twirling it between her fingers. "I see… So, what do we do now?"
"Nothing," Ignatia answered easily. "Liu Shu's existence is too addictive. Too tempting. As long as they behave, we just need to wait for Liu Shu's awakening. At Level 100, our girl already had over 2
Flor, for some reason, had the urge to reach out and sip from a teacup. Still, making calculations, she answered, uncertain. "Hm… around 6 Ternary Stars? Perhaps 1.3 million for each
Ignatia nodded. "That's my estimate as well. Those raw reserves, later adding her buffs… I honestly can't see her losing against those below Level 199 in a one-on-one battle, and in groups, she is basically as strong as a Mythical Dungeon Boss at Level 199. Then, further add her
Ignatia's words lingered, and Flor gulped. Listening to the summarized version of their baby's capabilities, she fully realized just how monstrous she was. "She is basically a one-World-Tree-army Boss Monster."
Ignatia nodded with a laugh. "So, as Xalis said, unless their kings and queens leave their nests and decide to come here at the same time to conquer us, which is highly improbable, whatever resistance these insect people can create is nothing but fertilizer to grow our power."
"That's true if their rebellion doesn't happen before Liu Shu wakes up."
"The thing is, Flor…" Ignatia smiled evilly. "Did I ever notify them that Liu Shu is asleep?"
Flor listened to her lover's seductive and evil whisper, and something awoke inside of her. With a flushed face, she began trailing kisses down Ignatia's body. She was going to reward her gorgeous wife using her… everything.
The Ant Queen's eyes flashed with satisfaction, knowing where all of this was going. "So, Flor. There is nothing to worry… Ah~. About. Mmm."
She opened her legs and leaned back, exhaling a hot breath. Feeling the little fairy's limbs working down below, the Ant Queen's face melted in pleasure. 'A fairy lover is truly the best~. They can reach truly deep… places. Mmmm~.'
While those two continued their conversation… in depth, Liu Shu finalized her Level Up.
"I am almost there." Liu Shu felt her
Outside, everyone could feel occasional energy pulses rippling under the surface of reality. It was as if a wave of invisible energy splashed on their bodies, giving them momentary vertigo.
And, a while later, nine years after she began her Level Ups, she began receiving the messages that finalized the boundless change in her strength.
[Congratulations! You've reached Level 150!]
[Congratulations! You've completed the
[Congratulations! Your linked equipment has Leveled Up to Level 150!]
[Do you want to see the System Messages?]
Liu Shu, who recovered most of her consciousness, giggled happily.
"Finally donee!!!"
She felt… refreshed, as if her existence had been born anew. The energy inside her was incomparable to before, and with her current strength, she felt as if she could crush a world with her roots.
"Wow… I've become… strong." Her current feeling made her think that she was omnipotent for a second. But before she could become arrogant, Liu Shu controlled her mood with perfection and exhaled. "Alright, it's good to feel powerful, but calm down. The System said that the highest recorded Level was something like 900 or something like that. I am just at the start of my journey…"
Of course, that didn't dampen her mood in the slightest. The reason?
Liu Shu, with sparkly eyes, shouted to the system. "Show me the messages!"
[Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
[Accessory Level Up!]
….
"Waaahahahahaha!" Liu Shu wriggled her branches in delight. "BEHOLD, 100 LINES OF PURE LEVEL UP MADNESS!"
She almost burst into malevolent laughter due to the rush.
"Alright, alright. Next, I want to see the Level Up and Accessory Level Up. Show me one Level and all fifty together. Add Level 101 to make numbers nicer."
[Understood.]
[Level Up!]
[Aether +17, Physique +17, Anima +17, Willpower +17, Destiny +100]
[Level Up!] x50
[Aether +850, Physique +850, Anima +850, Willpower +850, Destiny +5,000]
[Accessory Level Up!]
[Aether +2,012, Physique +2,012, Anima +2,012, Willpower +2,012, Aether Mana Shards +10,834,308 (Cores: 109), Phoer Body Shards +10,834,308 (Cores: 109), Anima Energy Shards +10,834,308 (Cores: 109)]
[Accessory Level Up!] x50
[Aether +100,590, Physique +100,590, Anima +100,590, Willpower +100,590, Aether Mana Shards +541,715,388 (Cores: 5,418), Phoer Body Shards +541,715,388 (Cores: 5,418), Anima Energy Shards +541,715,388 (Cores: 5,418)]
"...Wow. 850 base is enormous… My resonance and such is incredibly high, after all. The Accessories keep giving me stupid-high attributes… Hahaha!"
Her core swelled with satisfaction at her current staggering growth. "Alright, show me the attributes of each piece of equipment individually, system!"
[Understood.]
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[Level 150 Eternal Core (Core-Grade Flawed Level)]
+287,999,712 Aether Mana Shards
+287,999,712 Phoer Body Shards
+287,999,712 Anima Energy Shards
Aether (+74,074), Physique (+74,074), Anima (+74,074), Willpower (+74,074).
Aether Resonance (60), Physique Refinement (60), Anima Affinity (60), Mental Palace (60)
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[Level 150 Sylvanium Branch (World-Grade Flawless Level)]
+171,188,640 Aether Mana Shards
+171,188,640 Phoer Body Shards
+171,188,640 Anima Energy Shards
Aether (+55,944), Physique (+55,944), Anima (+55,944), Willpower (+55,944).
Aether Resonance (51), Physique Refinement (51), Anima Affinity (51), Mental Palace (51)
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[Level 150 Etherium Branch (World-Grade Flawless Level)]
(Celestium, Ascendium, and Cognium are identical, but with the main attributes changed.)
+225,739,800 Aether Mana Shards
+86,674,200 Phoer Body Shards
+86,674,200 Anima Energy Shards
Aether (+57,882), Physique (+30,412), Anima (+30,412), Willpower (+30,677).
Aether Resonance (104), Physique Refinement (39), Anima Affinity (39), Mental Palace (39)
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"QAQ!" Liu Shu exclaimed in a strange, strangled voice. "I think… It's about time we start showing the buffs in cores, right?"
She made a mental note to show the shards in cores from the next time onward. "Hmhm~, what's next? Ah, right, right! Show me cycles! Clutter my screen with messages of numbers go biiigg!"
(Author Note: I'll summarize it for you, don't worry. Haha.)
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[Aether +13,950, Physique +13,950, Anima +13,950, Willpower +13,950]
[
[Aether Resonance +528%, Physique Refinement +528%, Anima Affinity +528%]
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[
[Aether +7500, Physique +7500, Anima +7500, Willpower +7500]
[
[Aether Resonance +285%, Physique Refinement +285%, Anima Affinity +285%]
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"Wowaaaa, so many messages! Hahahaha!"
Doing quick math, she couldn't help but exclaim at the
"A single cycle alone gives me half of the others combined, even when the others were repeated… Incredible."
"So many numbers are going up!" Liu Shu giggled happily, feeling utterly delighted. If she could, she would dance!
"Alright, one last thing to check before I open my
[Tianlian Liu Shu Height: 250,000 meters.]
"..." Liu Shu blinked once, then blinked again. Seeing the number in front of her face unchanged, she was scared of looking at the outside!
'250 kilometers… isn't that taller than the city is wide? Golden Sap City is 200 kilometers across!... Wait. My canopy covers the entire city then!' That thought made her stiffen up. 'Thankfully… branches above, thankfully, I decided to become one with my realm. Otherwise, Golden Sap City would've been destroyed by my accelerated growth.'
Liu Shu, unable to contain her curiosity, peeked at how she looked compared to her city. Once she looked, she almost spluttered. Her body's outer roots were already digging into the livable areas. Although they were intangible, she could see some people gathered around them and praying or something.
"Alright… I need to recover my little heart from this heart attack. Show me the summarized version of my System Page! Heal my poor little heart!"
(Author Note: Alright, chapter done here. But, as Liu Shu said, the following is the summarized version without a description of skills. I also wrote the change of levels from our last peek at her levels, if you are curious. Remember that her current actual stats are there as well~)
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Name: Tianlian Liu Shu
Titles:
Hidden titles: [4]
Race: Sapling Eternal Universal Tree (Mythical)
Energy Method: Eternal Energy Gathering (Level x
Level: 150 [0/9,338,430]
[Stars (Cores) (Shards)]
Aether Mana Stars: 14.17/14.17 (1,416,170) (141,616,939,235) (+50,983 Cores/Hour)
Phoer Body Stars: 14.24/14.24 (1,423,961) (142,396,051,710) (+51,263 Cores/Hour)
Anima Energy Stars: 14.13/14.13 (1,412,282) (141,228,159,247) (+50,843 Cores/Hour)
Attributes: Aether 2,424,426 (360,636+2,063,790) / Physique 2,431,326 (360,636+2,070,690) / Anima 2,420,976 (360,636+2,060,340) / Willpower 640,448 (359,618+280,830) / Destiny 15,000 (15,000)
Affinity Percentage: Aether Resonance (2,991) / Physique Refinement (3,001) / Anima Affinity (2,986) / Mental Palace (407)
Resistance Percentage: Aether Resistance (92), Physique Resistance (92), Spiritual Resistance (92), Mental Resistance (90)
Summoning Affinity: Summon Cost (-90%), Summon Enhancement (+51%), Summoning Invoking Time (-90%), Summon Upkeep (-90%)
Tier Stars:
Aether Stars: 17 (A+ Tier)
Phoer Stars: 17 (A+ Tier)
Anima Stars: 17 (A+ Tier)
Willpower Stars: 17 (A+ Tier)
Overall Stars: 17 (A+ Tier)
Talents
Passive Skills
Accumulated Experience: 124,949,502
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Liu Shu glanced at the numbers, and her face expressed the following: (O_O;)
"I am… a tiny little bit strong… QAQ!"