Chapter 270. The Baron’s Plight. Liu Shu Arriving at a New Location!

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Chapter 270. The Baron’s Plight. Liu Shu Arriving at a New Location! During these months, Baron Lorbase had been checking on the surrounding powers. On the mountain ranges inside the White Flower Province, the sects located deep within them were receiving Baron Lorbase’s visits. Similar to his thoughts when he approached Eila Neoflora, Lorbase thought that the sects would readily agree to help him. And yet... “Why is everyone so afraid of a recently Leveled Up World Tree?” Lorbase leaned on a tree halfway up the mountain they were climbing to reach a sect with his army. He placed one leg on the tree and crossed his arms. He had already gone from being frustrated to being mystified. “Is she really that oppressive that no one dares place their hands on her?” Looking at his generals, he asked them. “Has my influence become something easy to ignore at some point? That shouldn’t be the case since the forces I’ve seen in these sects are mediocre at best compared to our group.” Elenara, his right-hand woman, spoke with a serious expression. “Lord Baron, I really think that we should rethink our approach. The influence that the Tianlian Liu Shu has gathered in this province is just too much. I don’t think there are any powers that would agree to face her left after the rumors that she has reached Level 25 have spread.” “Level 25...” Lorbase looked upward at the sun rays passing through the canopy of the tree and muttered. “At Level 20, she could annihilate an army led by a few dozen Level 25s, right? Even Elowen, the Sect Master of one of the major sects, was killed. Perhaps... Are we really too weak to face her with our current army?” The army commander, named Kaedric, and the second in command right after Baron Lorbase, spoke firmly. “I think that we’ve heavily underestimated Tianlian Liu Shu, my lord. If we want to face her at her current level of strength, we will need the aid of third sub-cycle people.” Baron Lorbase looked at him and asked, somewhat incredulous. “Are you really suggesting that we need Level 40s to take down a Level 25?” The Army Commander nodded strongly, his gaze firm. “I am, my lord. I can, if you want, try to enter Golden Sap City by myself and feel Tianlian Liu Shu’s aura. I can more or less gauge her strength that way.” Elenara asked, curious. “Won’t you get discovered?” “Without a doubt. If even half of the rumors floating around are the truth, then I will. However, other than punishment, I don’t believe that I will receive any serious retaliation. I can attribute my actions to curiosity.” Baron Lorbase frowned. “That’s risky. What if Tianlian Liu Shu recognizes you?” The Army Commander shook his head. “We’ve been avoiding her domain as we moved around. Even if she knew who I was, she would not act rashly with my level of strength. I have not reached Level 35 without overcoming many tribulations and dangerous situations.” He tapped the bottom of his spear on the ground and said firmly. “My Lord, give your most loyal subject permission to follow through! I won’t disappoint.” Lorbase looked at the tall and muscular man’s determined gaze for a few moments. Eventually, he nodded. “Okay. Go. In the meantime, I’ll set off toward other provinces. I heard that those on the plains north of here had an altercation with Golden Sap City in the past. Perhaps they will be more willing.” Kaedric whistled, and a quadrupedal creature with a muscular body approached with steady and agile steps. The beast looked like a mix of a wolf and a horse, making it look ferocious. Still, even with its dangerous appearance, it acted mildly and obeyed Kaedric's orders. Mountain on it, Kaedric looked at Baron Lorbase and nodded. “See you soon, My Lord.” Then, the beast set off, speeding through the mountainous path like a shadow. Meanwhile, in the Serene Small Lakeborn Forest, Northeast of the Golden Sap Forest, a new being had arrived, making everyone in the Forest feel a sense of oppression. “Hm~? Trees... A wall of trees...? Oh! A forest!” Nôv(el)B\\jnn Liu Shu’s roots, which had traversed the several kilometers separating both forests, had finally arrived in this forest. She wiggled her roots and giggled joyfully. “Great~! I should try to assimilate this forest first before tackling Fortuna. The more things under my domain, the stronger my presence and ability to subjugate others~.” [The System will warn all creatures that kill relatively too low-level beings.] “Oh... But if they attack me first, killing them won’t give me a penalty, right?” [Correct.] Liu Shu hummed and muttered. “So, there is this thing in place? No wonder strong people usually avoid confronting lower-level people if the situation doesn’t call for it. There are penalties!” While it looked ridiculous, Liu Shu could understand the logic behind it. The System, in essence, was a tool that supported slaughter. When all creatures were pushed to kill each other in order to gain strength, extinction was a matter of time. So, having penalties for high-level people who killed relatively much weaker people en masse was a way for the System to preserve beings from hunting each other to extinction. “I wonder... How big are the penalties? Wisdom, do you have any idea?” [Wisdom: There are too many factors to take into account when delivering penalties. With a specific objective, I might be able to give an estimate.] “I see. I see.” Liu Shu had been continuously attacked all this time, but with the strength of her roots, she felt basically nothing. Looking around, she pointed at a deer that was frozen in place and asked. “What if I killed that deer and I got a penalty?] [Wisdom: Analyzing... The creature is a <Level 12 Adult Water Jumping Deer (E Tier)>. If Tianlian Liu Shu <Level 25 World Tree (C- Tier)> were to be penalized for killing it, she would lose 1,800 Experience Points.] “WAH!” Liu Shu’s roots almost jumped in shock. “1,800!? That’s like two weeks of Experience Points accumulation!” The roots that were near the frozen deer slowly inched away in fear. That single deer now felt more danger from Liu Shu’s roots than the entire forest surrounding her. “Hey! Deer!” “Huh? Voice Speak? Where? Where?” Liu Shu’s <World Tree Wisdom (SSS Rank)> allowed her to understand all kinds of languages as long as they were developed to a minimum extent. This deer, while the words were chopped and very primitive, had enough meaning that Wisdom could translate it for Liu Shu. Liu Shu was not too surprised. Many beasts in the Golden Sap Forest could communicate to the extent that Liu Shu would understand what they were saying. “You, run! I am fighting with these trees. Shoo! Shoo! I don’t want to kill you by accident!” The deer, showing a certain curiosity that beasts usually didn’t have, asked. “Kill Trees? Why?” This question surprised Liu Shu more than its ability to communicate. After all, creatures that could feel curiosity and beasts that moved basically by instinct were very distinct. Rose Fairies had such ease involving themselves with humans and other intelligent races due to their innate curiosity more than their ability to communicate. ‘Interesting beast... it is more intelligent than I expected. Is it an outlier, or is the deer race in this place developed enough that they are about to become an intelligent species?’ Liu Shu, who thought that Serene Small Lakeborn Forest would be like a Golden Sap Forest but with a large lake, changed her mind. “It seems that there is more than meets the roots here!...” Liu Shu observed the trees around her continuing to attempt to hurt her with confusion. “These trees... they are too defensive... This place hides more than it appears!”

Chapter 270. The Baron’s Plight. Liu Shu Arriving at a New Location!

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