Chapter 341 - 341. Ten Years.
"Lord Marlius, our preparations are ready."
The tall and slim man standing in the middle of the room looked out of the window with a confident smile. "It has been ten years already... Heh. Evangeline was wrong in the end. Even after ten years, the biggest thing that the World Tree did was grow in size and gain a new blessing related to a useless stat like
The woman reporting by his side frowned. "Lord Marlius, is it really okay to disregard her so much? We've noticed a few intense Essence Spikes in the domain. A few
Marlius snorted. "So what if a few appear? In our main continent,
The assistant woman nodded, but she was disdainful in her heart. 'If it were that easy, why haven't we done that in the past and subjugated this continent? Even if there are many
Marlius turned around with a frown and asked, his tone somewhat unpleasant. "Why have you been looking at my back for so long? If you have any complaints, speak up!"
The assistant woman shook her head quickly and bowed her head. "How could this one have any doubts? While I am someone from the main continent supervising you, I naturally am below Lord Marlius. Your orders, I will follow! Your esteemed self, I will respect."
Marlius glanced at the woman and shooed her away with her hand. "Sure, sure. Stop speaking. I feel that you are mocking me with your words even when you are clearly not. Deal with things as I and Vaelin have planned. We need to do one swift strike and take possession of the northern part of the continent belonging to the
The woman straightened and nodded seriously. "Understood."
However, when she turned around, there was a hint of interest in her eyes. 'I wonder... Will you be able to do as you please after leaving the World Tree that Lady Evangeline feared alone for ten years?'
While this happened, in the
Prarya muttered, her tone unconvinced. "You... How did you do it? It should be impossible for you to reach that far."
Answering Prarya, a playful but gentle voice reached them, echoing with the sounds of nature. "Hehehe. Why is it impossible? In truth, I was able to reach here long ago, but I held back for a little while~. You should be Big Sister Prarya, right? My closest neighboring World Tree!"
Thalgryn laughed aloud. "That, she is. I am really impressed, Liu Shu. You've surpassed all my expectations. Since you've decided to reveal yourself to us, I am guessing that you have the ability to spread your roots beyond our city, right?"
"Yeah! I can!" Liu Shu smiled happily. Then, she commented with a sigh. "Sadly, Big Sister Prarya is here, so I don't really want to push forcefully. I have been surrounding your domain, though."
Prarya humphed. "You call me big sister, but you don't respect me one bit! It is clear that this space is controlled by me. You taking ownership of the land around me is directly challenging me!"
Thalgryn just smiled and didn't interrupt. She had come here with an army just as a show, not because she wanted to battle Liu Shu. Of course, if Liu Shu attacked violently, she would naturally defend her good friend Prarya. Still, she was sure that she was worrying for nothing.
Liu Shu answered Prarya innocently. "No way, right? If you are slow spreading and don't take as much space as I do, how is it my fault? I can't really wait for you to spread, right? Moreover, if we followed that logic, who is destined to occupy everything? We would be acting rude to that person!"
Thalgryn burst into laughter. "Prarya, she has a point."
Seeing the bear woman laugh at her expense, Prarya was upset. "Laugh! Laugh! You'll see what happens when your territory stops expanding because we are surrounded by Liu Shu's roots!"
Thalrgyn was unforgiving and commented, her lips arched. "Weren't you quite arrogant, saying that even if Liu Shu reached here, you would be able to push her back? Now it's your chance to prove your words!"
Prarya felt upset in her heart. That was her intention at first! She was a
Analyzing Liu Shu, she could sense that she was beyond Level 40, but how high-level, she could not tell. Then, in terms of raw
It was a divide between the truly strong and the weak. Of course, Prarya knew that further Energy Cycles also had significant increases in strength. But in her knowledge, the number of people that had reached the
The number and quality of the
"Big Sister Prarya?"
Prarya snapped out of her daze when she heard the likeable and gentle voice of the World Tree. "Wait a moment, Liu Shu."
Liu Shu patiently stopped talking and waited.
In truth, Prarya was not unwilling to cooperate with Liu Shu. She had been listening to people that came from the
In Fortuna City, the only thing that had changed since Fortuna came under Liu Shu was the amount of protection for the civilians and Liu Shu's barrage of buffs. The quality of all flora and fauna across the entirety of the province had transformed to the level that some "forbidden zones" had appeared. High-level monsters, flora, and locations meant danger but were equally a place of opportunity and resources.
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No one had ever regretted going under Liu Shu's domain. 'Moreover, there is this new World Tree that has appeared in Liu Shu's domain called Lakeborn Forest. Many aquatic races have actually made the journey from the ocean to settle in the lake and work to make an underwater city... Liu Shu's auras combined with Lakeborn's auras were that attractive.'
Still, even with all the benefits literally glowing in front of her, there was a blockade in her mindset. She just couldn't resign herself and admit to becoming a subordinate to a World Tree below the
Thalgryn frowned slightly, but she didn't interrupt. She naturally understood Prarya's mindset after so many years together. To be honest, Thalgryn was also slightly reluctant that things had developed in this direction.
During the last ten years, she had been paying close attention to Liu Shu and has seen the terrifying rate of growth of the World Tree. The first time Liu Shu's roots reached them was a month after the
Liu Shu was not offended by Prarya's words. She naturally understood her thoughts. However, that didn't mean that she wouldn't put pressure on her. Yet, just as she was about to do so, Prarya added. "Moreover, I've become a World Tree under the
This time around, Liu Shu fell silent. Although her strength has grown tremendously over the last few years, she was far from confident that she could take on one of these global superpowers head-on. While her fear toward individual
At this time, Thalgryn stepped forward and looked at the roots of the World Tree seriously. "Liu Shu. I know why you are reluctant to join a global superpower. You feel that you will be suppressed and be unable to grow as you have until today. Nevertheless, I can promise you that the
Liu Shu muttered. "Celestial Lotus... Is she the main World Tree?"
Thalgryn nodded and spoke. "Her Ladyship is a
Liu Shu sighed and asked. "What will happen when she and I eventually collide?"
Thalgryn smiled faintly, her heroic face looking convinced. "If it were another World tree, I would tell you that a fight was unavoidable. However, you don't necessarily need to fight, right? Joining the
Liu Shu paused. Similar to Prarya, the feeling of being under another power felt incredibly uncomfortable in her core. However, after Thalgryn worded it as she had, her mind couldn't help but linger as she started evaluating her words.