Chapter 21. [Woodcrafter]’s Potential.

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Chapter 21. [Woodcrafter]’s Potential. After dealing with <Enchanted Growth>, Liu Shu turned her eyes toward <Woodcrafter>. While this skill seemed basic, similar to Enchanted Growth, Liu Shu could feel that it could become something really interesting. However, Liu Shu first needed to know what materials she could use to create these. The first one that came to mind was herself. 'The System said that I could use myself. Should I try creating something with that?' Flor appeared by her side, asking. "Liu Shu, what are you doing? I feel a strange aura coming from you." Of course, there would be no answer for Flor. Communication was impossible. However, Liu Shu had an idea. With her <World Tree Eye>, she quickly spotted a relatively thick branch around 7 meters away. First, she used the nature of [Willow Strike] to send one of her branches and coil around it, tugging at it and throwing it at her body. Flor curiously followed Liu Shu's movements and suddenly saw the branch stop mid-air. Now entirely focused on the branch floating before her trunk, Liu Shu began using Anima Energy and Aether Mana to shape it. Since she didn't know about weapons or anything similar, she transformed it into the only weapon she had seen until now: a set of claws. The wood began changing shapes as if it were dough, following Liu Shu's will. Flor, stunned by this, looked on with fascination. Liu Shu worked on it slowly, molding the wood to her will, and hours passed. Her Aether Mana and Anime Energy consumption was quite strong, but eventually, she managed to morph the entire stick into an almost perfect replica of a Thornstride claw. Moreover, it was rose-fairy-sized so that they could wear it. After that, the claw fell, and a notification popped in Liu Shu's mind. [You've created a <Wooden Thornstride Claw Level 1 (Unranked)>. You've gained 1 Proficiency.] Liu Shu looked at the message for a few seconds and asked in her mind, confused. 'Unranked?' [System Hint: Items that don't qualify to be ranked as F- or Basic Rank are classified as Unranked.] Our little tree became speechless, feeling dumbfounded for the first time. 'All of that effort for one unranked item?' Her gaze moved toward the ternary essences, and she saw her Aether Mana and Anima Energy had been reduced to half. '...' Flor approached the claws that had fallen to the ground and picked them up with interest. [Thornstride Wooden Claw Level 1 (Unranked)] Physique +1 System Note: The first item created by Tianlian Liu Shu is a very weak weapon that can only help F Rank creatures from Level 1 to 3 at most. It is nothing but an accessory for higher levels and not a weapon that should be taken seriously. Flor's lips twitched as she read the System Note. 'Ruthless.' Still, Flor didn't linger on the note and thought about why Liu Shu showed her this. After all, the young World Tree probably had something in mind when she showed her this. 'Does she want to create weapons for us? But... Why claws?' Even the Rose Fairies couldn't help but pause to look at them. The World Tree's roots were brown colored but filled with neon-like blue lights and a pulse. The feeling of life coming from them was unlike any other plant. Moreover, there was an almost unnoticeable mist roiling around them. One Rose Fairy asked Flor. "Queen, what is this mist? It makes me feel quite comfortable." Flor looked at it for a long while and approached. After touching it, her red eyes flashed with surprise. "This... It is Aether Mana and Anima Energy Mist. Look at your regeneration." The Rose Fairies opened their system and saw a small increase in energy regeneration when standing near the mist, making a few of them exclaim. "Liu Shu is so amazing!" "Not only are her fruits delicious and give so many benefits, but even her presence is mystical." "Right? I'm glad Clavel found her! Living with her, our next generations might finally find a forever home!" Rose fairies were nomads, but not by choice. Rose Fairies inherently enjoyed cultivating gardens, immersing themselves in the nurturing process akin to diligent bees. They found fulfillment in pollinating flora and nurturing their growth. It didn't take too long to create their future vault where they would store their precious belongings. After one and a half weeks, it was done. Clavel's group also transported all the treasures from all their hiding spots and stored them in the new vault, which was seven meters deep from the surface, with around 240 cubic meters after the two meters of cover that would go on top of it. Liu Shu had been fascinated all this time, using her energy to create flowers and help them as much as she could. They came in handy, as each fairy had an extra 50 of each ternary essence after eating them. Flor could've helped more, but she didn't. It was a good way to practice Aether Mana's control. She wouldn't be silly enough to give up this opportunity in exchange for speeding up the process. Right now, they were at war, but with her newfound increase in strength, Flor was actually not nervous. Liu Shu suddenly received a notification. [Space that can be used as storage detected. Do you wish to envelop it with your <Woodcrafter> skill and make it yours? Yes or no?] Our girl was suddenly at a loss. 'What should I do? They built it with so much effort... Can I take it just like that?' Liu Shu was about to say no, but Flor suddenly approached. "Liu Shu, do you like it? We've built this for you so that you can store things in it. Our things are inside as well, but you can use them at will. For more essential items, we'll make ours in another place. Don't worry." '...' Liu Shu looked at Floor deeply, making the Rose Fairy Queen actually feel her gaze enveloping her figure. However, even with such pressure, Flor felt comfortable, as if Liu Shu was giving her a hug. She laughed a bit and flew forward, gently hugging Liu Shu's trunk. "I'm glad you like it, Liu Shu." Without further ado, the World Tree's aura underwent a change as she answered, her tone more dignified than ever before. 'Make it mine.'

Chapter 21. [Woodcrafter]’s Potential.

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