Chapter 258. Liu Shu’s Headache… Rootache? Mindache.

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Chapter 258. Liu Shu’s Headache... Rootache? Mindache. After speaking with Fortuna, Liu Shu didn’t really know what to do about it. Her first thoughts were to ask for assistance from Flor and the others. However, she didn’t want to do so right away. Instead, she tried to form a decision first before going to consult them. “Hm... Let’s see. Fortuna wants to become my subject. What does this entail? For myself, a few things. But let’s leave that aside for now. First, what does it mean to those looking at me? The most glaring thing is that I would become the first World Tree to forgive another World Tree in a conflict.” The World Tree pondered, thinking further and developing her own thoughts. “If I am successful, that would make me even more of a threat than if I eliminated Fortuna. After all, if I have the ability to put other World Trees under my control, World Tree cities will fear that their World Tree might fall into my clutches once my roots arrive... It doesn’t matter if Fortuna does it willingly; there is no proper way to communicate that. Hence, it will appear as if I have forcefully placed Fortuna under my control.” Liu Shu groaned in her mind. The amount of trouble that this would bring her was not small, and yet, it was just one of the many things that would come together with Fortuna’s subjugation. “Not to mention...” Liu Shu muttered. “If she betrays me in the future, I will be in trouble, no? She can attack from the inside, and as a World Tree, her ability to cause havoc is not small... I will have to always keep an eye on her, and that’s quite... tiring.” A sigh escaped her again. “No wonder other World Trees don’t bother and just kill their opponents. There are so many things to take into account! QAQ!” The World Tree observed her domain, her gaze moving around with interest. There were many plants and creatures that had been affected by her <Cerulean Bloodsap>. After all, if the plants change, the animals that eat the plants change, and the predators that eat those animals will change similarly. In short, her <Cerulean Bloodsap> had become part of the ecosystem’s cycle, making changes that she didn’t expect. One example was that the wild trees were slightly more conscious of their surroundings. Liu Shu could hear the echoes of their thoughts, which were clearly more complex than before. Gazing at the lake area where Tree was, Liu Shu pondered. ‘My walls will eventually reach here, right? This place is around 1300 meters from my body and... My walls constantly expand, currently reaching around 1040 meters from my body... Wow~, I am almost there! Also, look at all the new space that has been liberated! I can plant many new World Tree Houses around the edge... Hm... How about I create a closed area around the lake? This place is quite important for the entire forest since many creatures come here to drink...’ Suddenly, the young World Tree exploded in fake sobbing. ‘WAH! SO MANY THINGS TO DO! I DON’T WANT TO SLEEP FOR TWO YEARS AGAIN!’ Liu Shu wanted to relax! She wanted to laze around and do nothing, growing fruits and observing the surroundings! She didn’t want to plan complex strategies to swallow everything. ‘Why can’t things just be obedient and accept my domain!? I give people so many nice buffs, yet they dare resist!? Are people allergic to good things!? WAH! STUPID PEOPLE! STUUUUPID! STUUUPID!’ Liu Shu complained and rambled to the high heavens until she was satisfied. After blowing off some steam, the World Tree sighed and deflated, her branches and body going completely limp. The city’s inhabitants had quite an enjoyable time seeing all the reactions of the World Tree. Many couldn’t help but realize that until today, the World Tree had probably been asleep, and she was now awake and doing who knows what. Liu Shu heard the people in the city speak. “Lady World Tree is so adorable. Is she upset now about something? Look at her branches, all limp and clearly gloomy, hahaha.” Liu Shu snorted in her mind. ‘Why are you laughing!?’ “Right? Poor Lady World Tree, I hope whatever is troubling her gets solved soon...” ‘Right, right! That’s how you should speak!’ “...but she does indeed look adorable, hahaha.” ‘WAH! MEANIE! MY INHABITANTS ARE ALL MEAN PEOPLE!’ “Oh? There she goes again, swinging around at who knows what.” Meanwhile, Flor was starting to feel somewhat nauseated at all the movements. Therefore, she asked aloud, her tone somewhat amused. “Love, what’s wrong?” Liu Shu focused on that place again. “Moreover! Those Golden Sap City people want to build strange trees here, and I avoided that. If it weren’t for me, we would be living like tree slaves!” Liu Shu felt that her intelligence might decrease if she continued listening, so she just ignored him. ‘Either way, he doesn’t have much more time to live. His poor heart is doing more work than my roots to pump blood around his body.” After checking on the few towns, she noticed that most of the village or town leaders were quite reluctant to allow them to rule. ‘So strange... Why are they so reluctant? Is it because they will stop being the leaders of their towns?’ The World Tree felt that there was an important lesson here, so she didn’t dismiss it and pondered over it for a little while. ‘So... some people would rather live poorly as long as they keep their... power? Authority?’ Liu Shu hummed. ‘Selfishness that pushes a person to not care about how those that are under them feel or, more essentially, live, as long as they are the ones at the top... It is a bit different from a World Tree’s indifference toward the lives in their domain; it feels... more destructive. More malicious.’ Liu Shu couldn’t help but compare both sides and try to find out why they felt so different. ‘Us, World Trees, are indifferent, but we do give benefits to those that are under our canopy. We give them a place with relatively high security, and in exchange, those people will take care of us. It is a... symbiotic relationship. Meanwhile... These people are parasites.’ The word “parasite” felt so... fitting that Liu Shu instantly understood why it felt so wrong compared to her indifference. “Well, it’s not of my concern. The ones that decided to assimilate those towns are Flor and the others, so they will probably take care of it. Now... Let’s look at my skills and do some upgrades, shall we?” ‘System! How many Experience Points do I need to upgrade all my Level MAX skills, excluding <World Tree Wisdom>?’ [Calculating... If you want to upgrade all your MAX Level skills, you need a total of 268,548 Experience Points.] ‘Oh? I actually have enough?’ [The Experience Points needed are 384,930. However, Tianlian Liu Shu’s understanding of many of those skills is profound enough to lower the Experience Points needed to 268,548.] ‘Oh!’ Liu Shu hummed. ‘Well... will I need to go into another slumber to upgrade all the skills?’ [Unknown. In case a slumber is needed, it will be comparatively brief.] ‘I see...’ Liu Shu communicated to everyone. “I am going to upgrade some skills~. I don’t know if I’ll fall asleep again, so anyway, I am giving you all a heads-up!” Everyone blinked twice simultaneously, feeling somewhat speechless. “System! Upgrade all my skills!” [Upgrading...]

Chapter 258. Liu Shu’s Headache… Rootache? Mindache.

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