Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos.

Chapter 340. Stats Galore! Terrifying Growth.

Right after completing the temple, Liu Shu felt a wave of refreshing energy sweep through her entire being. It was as if the energy produced from the Temple was purifying her body. The process was pleasant enough that it made her dazed for a few hours.

When the process ended, Liu Shu saw a notification pop in her gaze. 

[You’ve achieved your second Temple. You’ve unlocked <Talent: Temple Seed (A Rank)>]

<Temple Seed (A Rank)>: You can create three <Temple Seeds> for each <Temple> every five years. <Temple Seed> can be planted in a city inside your domain to grant the buffs of that particular temple to the city and its surroundings. This seed will grow into a <Temple Tree> with the same <Level> and <Tier> as the <Temple> they represent. Current Seeds: 6. 

[System Hint: You gain 3 <Temple Seeds> each time you assimilate a World Tree.]

Liu Shu looked at that skill and was somewhat confused. “This talent… Don’t the Temples give their auras to everything in my domain already? I don’t understand.”

[System Hint: A <Temple>’s influence has limits. Currently, they can spread across the province but not further.]

“What? That’s a scam!” Liu Shu complained and huffed. “If they can only affect a province, wouldn’t the <Temple Of War> and all those other temples be useless!? Not to mention, the <Temple Of Destiny>’s second effect will also affect those enemies already inside my domain! Why was I not informed of this before!?”

[System Hint: A <Temple>’s influence varies depending on the type of <Temple>. The effects also have different ranges.]

Liu Shu’s heart felt stifled, and she blurted. “USELESS! Can you explain things more… more… URGH! With more substance! Develop your thoughts! This way of explaining it is so confusing! Wisdom!”

[...]

[Wisdom: Your <Temple Of Destiny> affects everyone that considers you an enemy negatively, regardless of the distance and dimensions. It will also affect everyone positively as long as they are inside your domain and you allow them to be bathed in its effects. The influence that the <System> is speaking about are <Stat> buffs, not concept buffs. In the case of <Temple Of Destiny>, the effect limited to the province is the 25% buff toward the <Destiny> stat.]

Liu Shu’s core relaxed as she understood things. Then, she complained. “Hey, System, are you trying to mess with me? Why not be clear from the beginning!?”

[...]

With a sigh, Liu shu remembered the temple's Blessing effects and asked again. “So, the Temple Of Craft, for example.” Liu Shu pondered. “The blessing was…”

[Wisdom: Showing <Crafting Blessing>]

<Crafting Blessing (D- Rank)>: Your speed to learn and comprehend craft-related skills is increased while under the influence. There is also a chance to break your potential limits as long as you put in hard work and discipline.

There is a 0.1% chance to have your items imbued with a blessing, increasing their quality one sub-tier. 

Your craft-related tools have 20% increased durability. 

The Experience Points needed to upgrade craft-related skills are reduced by 10%. 

Liu Shu’s eyes lit up. “Yeah! That one! Which ones of these buffs would affect all my domain? Which ones are conditioned under the skill I just got?”

[Wisdom: The effects that would need the direct influence of the <Temple Seed> are “Your craft-related tools have 20% increased durability” and “The Experience Points needed to upgrade craft-related skills are reduced by 10%.” The other effects are considered domain-wide blessings.]

Liu Shu hummed. “I think I get it. Heh. Saying that only <Stat> based buffs are limited is not entirely correct, but I understand!” 

As she was speaking of that. Another set of messages popped in her gaze. 

[Quest “Become A Juvenile World Tree” has been completed! Do you want to receive the rewards?]

Liu Shu checked her domain and seeing no major problems other than people kneeling and saying thanks to her en masse, she decided to cash in the rewards. ‘Flor and the rest can deal with the consequences~. Hehehe.’

“Accept Reward!”

[Calculating efficiency… 1200% completion rate! Rewards will be given out accordingly.]

Liu Shu spluttered. “O-O-One thousand and two hundred percent? How is that possible? System, explain!”

[Fulfilling all conditions allowed for a 100% Completion Rate.]

[Assimilating World Tree Fortuna instead of destroying her increased it by 300%]

[Assimilating World Tree Lakeborn Forest instead of destroying her increased it by 300%]

[Mine has been improved to give <Bren> Crystals and is infinitely close to transforming into a <Syl> crystal mine. 100% extra completion rate.]

[<Temple Of Destiny> having reached C- Rank increases it an extra 100% completion rate]

[One of the city’s submitting being a World Tree City increases it an extra 100% completion rate]

[Dominating an entire Province goes beyond the Quest’s objectives, adding a 100% completion rate.]

[Every objective was completed before Level 40, giving it an extra 100% completion rate.]

[Completion Rate: 1200%]

Liu Shu was speechless for a few seconds. She had expected her completion rate to be high. However, to say that she blew expectations out of the park would be an understatement. “With that absurd completion rate… How will the rewards even change?”

[Giving Rewards!]

[Original Rewards]

[Reward 1: 2,250 Sylvanium <Ores>; 2,250 Etherium <Ores>; 2,250 Ascendium <Ores>; 2,250 Celestium <Ores>; 2,250 Cognium <Ores>.]

[Reward 2: 100,000 Experience Points.]

[Reward 3: Improve <Title: World Tree Town> title to <World Tree City> title.]

[Reward 4: Improve <Title: Seedling World Builder> to <Minor World Builder>.]

[Reward 5: <Etherium Branch>.]

[Enhanced Rewards]

[Enhanced Reward 1: 27,500 Sylvanium <Ores>; 27,500 Etherium <Ores>; 27,500 Ascendium <Ores>; 27,500 Celestium <Ores>; 27,500 Cognium <Ores>.]

[Enhanced Reward 2: 1,200,000 Experience Points.]

[Enhanced Reward 3: Improve <Title: World Tree Town> title to <World Tree Province> title.]

[Reward 4: Improve <Title: Seedling World Builder> to <Minor World Builder>.]

[Enhanced Reward 5: <Etherium Branch>. All <Branches> will upgrade from <Low-Grade Flawed Level (E- Tier)> to <Low-Grade Flawless level (E+ tier)>.]

[Additional Reward: You will be promoted to Level 40]

[Level Up!]

[Level Up!]

As soon as all these messages appeared in Liu Shu’s sight, Liu Shu’s aura skyrocketed, and a mystifying aura surrounded her entire being. Unlike other times when Liu Shu took time to Level Up, it happened exceptionally quickly this time around. She was already Level 38, but the commotion was far from light since she was crossing a <Sub-Energy Cycle>. 

As her strength increased, the body of the World Tree grew in size at a speed visible to the naked eye as her entire being was surrounded by <Ternary Essences>. Five peculiar branches began glowing and emitting gorgeous light inside the gorgeous canopy of the Willow World Tree. 

[<Five Essence Branches> Have Been Gathered! Adding new stats! Etherium, Celestium, Ascendium, and Cognium branches will gain a +10 Affinity Percentage of the particular branch’s main <Stat>. Sylvanium Branch will gain +5 Affinity Percentages for all. Once Tianlian Liu Shu reaches Level 100, an evolution will occur.]

***

[Level 40 Sylvanium Branch (Low-Grade Flawless Level)]

+24,600 Aether Mana

+24,600 Phoer

+24,600 Anima Energy

Aether (+600), Physique (+600), Anima (+600), Willpower (+600).

Aether Resonance (5), Physique Refinement (5), Anima Affinity (5), Mental Palace (5)

Skill: You can use it to gain 10 Sylvanium <Ore> daily. 

***

[Level 40 Etherium Branch (Low-Grade Flawless Level)]

+25,200 Aether Mana

+16,400 Phoer

+16,400 Anima Energy

Aether (+600), Physique (+400), Anima (+400), Willpower (+400).

Aether Resonance (10), Physique Refinement (0), Anima Affinity (0), Mental Palace (0)

Skill: You can use it to gain 10 Etherium <Ore> daily. 

***

Everyone in the Golden Sap City looked at the events with even more awe than before. The <Temple of Destiny> was already enough to send a wave of reverence through their bodies, but the World Tree’s current ternary essence storm was ridiculous. 

Flor observed as the World Tree grew in size. Her strength increased as if it were going to reach infinity, making her heart tremble. “This… What is happening?”

Mariane laughed in disbelief. “Hey, Flor. I don’t think I can face her anymore, even with the 50% buff from the Endless Library. Hahaha!”

Flor looked at the mothkin and saw a hint of maniacal feelings emitting from her. “Mariane! Don’t go crazy yet!”

“Hahahaha! I still need to record her accomplishments and see how far she grows. How can I go crazy now!?”

Flor didn't feel too convinced as the wind kicked up, and the mothkin said those words half-shoutingly. She looked on the verge of going insane. Still, she could understand Mariane’s feelings. Her heart was currently beating fiercely in her chest, and her limbs were trembling slightly from the aura the World Tree was emitting. ‘She has probably reached Level 40 due to the Quest rewards. Every single reward given to her has turned into this kind of situation…’

Cinderielle, Verdantia, Tempestria, and Harmonixia sat on a terrace of Harmonixia’s Tree House and looked upward with a smile. Cinderielle chuckled and commented. “Her height… It’s probably close to 900 meters, right?”

Verdantia took a cup of tea and sipped it before answering. “Indeed. I think that she will grow to 900 meters on the dot.”

Tempestria chuckled and commented. “Are you girls seeing how her Cores are increasing? It’s really incredible.”

The Sylvans, now that they have become connected to Liu Shu, had unrestrained access to Liu Shu’s <System Page>. Hence, they could see the changes happening in real time. Verdantia smiled. “Now, it is time for the City to receive her baptism.”

As soon as she said that, Liu Shu’s torrential energy rushed toward the ground and sank down. This was followed by a pulse of energy, swallowing the entirety of the city in a single large tremor. Some people even lost their footing and fell from the violent knockback. 

The seemingly infinite energy nourished the hundreds of trees in the city, pushing their growth and strength. By the time all the events calmed down, the City had transformed into a City of giant trees. The <Tree Houses> had reached 100 meters in height, the <Lignified Inns> towered up to 150 meters in height, and the <Town Halls> reached an absurd 200 meters in height. 

Meanwhile, the walls surrounding the city spread outward even more and grew at a ridiculous pace. They already covered a radius of 2770 meters and reached over 75 meters in height. The Guardian Trees were even larger than the Life Tree they encountered in the Wall Forest, approaching 225 meters in height. 

[Maximum height reached for <Lignified Tree House>, <Lignified Town Hall>, and <Lignified Inn> structures!]

[Calculating current Population potential with 642 <Tree Houses>, 8 <Town Halls>, 20 <Inns>…]

[Calculated!]

[Golden Sap City can house 8,592,317 people comfortably.]

[Showing Tianlian Liu Shu’s stats! New Titles and Talents will be displayed as well.]

***

Name: Tianlian Liu Shu.

Titles:

<Minor World Builder>: A creature with the potential to become a World Builder. While she is still far from anything near the true meanings of those words, Tianlian Liu Shu will receive:

+50% Building Speed.

+15% Material Cost Reduction.

<World Tree Province>: All creatures entering the town will feel a clear, soothing, mind-cleansing aura. Crafters have an increased 10% chance of success in their projects.

Level: 40 [0/166,050]

Aether Mana Cores: 54.49/54.49 (5,449,738) (+196,200/Hour)

Phoer Body Cores: 82.32/82.32 (8,232,588) (+296,400/Hour)

Anima Energy Cores: 72.79/72.79 (7,279,823) (+262,100/Hour)

Attributes: Aether 6464 (1970+4494), Physique 8548 (2600+5948), Anima 8071 (2560+5511), Willpower 5500 (2640+2860), Destiny 4000 (4000)

Affinity Percentage: Aether Resonance (103), Physique Refinement (134), Anima Affinity (119), Mental Palace (15) 

Resistance Percentage: Aether Resistance (63), Physique Resistance (68), Spiritual Resistance (68), Mental Resistance (66)

Summoning Affinity: Summon Cost (-66%), Summon Enhancement (+30%), Summoning Invoking Time (-66%), Summon Upkeep (-66%)

Talent:

<Temple Seed (A Rank Level 1 [0/589,900])>: You can create three <Temple Seeds> for each <Temple> every five years. <Temple Seed> can be planted in a city outside your domain to grant the buffs of that particular temple in the city and its surroundings. This seed will grow into a <Temple Tree> with the same <Level> and <Tier> as the <Temple> they represent. You have 6 <Temple Seeds>.  

Accumulated Experience: 1,378,500

***

When Liu Shu saw those stats, her chest puffed with pride. “Woah! My stats have almost doubled! Wahahaha! Long Live my branches!”