Chapter 185. Stable and Farm completed! [AotSC] (Patreon)

Liu Shu eagerly came to see the finished structure, and she couldn’t help but be excited. ‘I’ve completed everything the quest had to ask for! And this quest is until Level 25! If I complete it so early, I will be able to… to… Hm. I don’t know! But it should be good!’

Her eyes went toward the system, and three notifications appeared. 

[Do you want to complete <Low-Rank Lignified Stable>?] 

[Do you want to complete <Low-Rank Lignified Farm>?] 

[Do you want to complete <Low-Rank Defensive Structure>?]

‘Hehehehehehe.’ Liu Shu giggled like a child and pondered. ‘Which one should I complete first~.’ 

After mulling it over for a while, Liu Shu decided to complete the farm first. The building for the farm was located at the edge of the outer area. <Mother Of Thousand Flower Field> separated the town into outer and inner regions, and to cross from the farm to the farmland built inside, one would need to cross the flower field. 

Liu Shu's farm was decently large, occupying around 10,000 square meters. Liu Shu needed such a large area to build it because of the extra livestock area that was built in. This building would house the people who do agriculture, expanding trade and increasing yields yearly. Food was a resource connected with everything. Without food, there was no society. Therefore, Liu Shu didn’t hold back any space when building the farm. 

Once she accepted the notification, Liu Shu sent a pulse of energy throughout the entire tree-like farm structure. The energy pulse activated the large being, prompting the usual notifications. 

[Congratulations on building <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E- Rank)>! You’ve received 350,000 Proficiency points!]

[<Wonder Tree Building> activates! <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E- Rank)> is enhanced to <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E Rank)>]

[<Seedling World Builder> activates! 10% material cost reduction, returning materials, rounded down.]

[<Runic Living Wood City> second effect activates. You are able to choose a predetermined <Runic Field> to have active in your newly built <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E Rank)>. You can activate <Livestock Paradise Runic Field (E Rank)> or <Anti Pest Runic Field (E Rank)>.]

<Livestock Paradise Rune Field (E Rank)>: All livestock grown on this farm will have their productivity, size, lifespan, fertility, growth rate, and mind peacefulness enhanced by 10%. 

<Anti Pest Rune Field (E Rank)>: The farm building creates self-defense substances that are able to kill most pests, making sure that the livestock and crops are healthy. 

Liu Shu looked at that, and she almost groaned aloud. ‘That’s… SO HARD TO CHOOSE! I want both QAQ!’

Liu Shu had some knowledge about farming. After all, she had read books with “general” knowledge. She was no expert, but she was not ignorant. ‘If I choose the livestock one, that will show outstanding results in a few years. Meanwhile, pest control is relatively easier than making livestock produce and reproduce faster. After all, with my own aura, I have somewhat of a passive pest control…’ 

Liu Shu felt that the correct option, or the one that would yield more results, was the livestock Rune Field. While they had yet to buy livestock, it was not that complicated to do so. In the worst-case scenario, the ants would be able to catch wild beasts and herd them back. ‘Hmmmmm… Okay, let’s go with the <Livestock Paradise Rune Field>!’

[Would you like to use 35,000 Aether Mana and Anima Energy to activate <Livestock Paradise Rune Field (E Rank)>?]

‘Yes!’ Liu Shu remembered Flor’s words the other day and added. ‘Do it slowly!’

Instead of her energy surging like before, her roots started transporting Aether Mana and Anima Energy while slowly feeding the <Lignified Farm>. 

‘Nice~. Now, while that is going on, let’s continue with the Stable!’

The stable was another large building. Of course, the reason for the large area it occupied was similar to the farm. As a stable, it needed space so that the beasts staying there could run around and be healthy. The area used for the Stable was 15,000 square meters. 

Their location was on the other side of the residential and commercial areas Liu Shu built. 

‘Complete it~!’

With Liu Shu’s call, the notifications appeared again.

[Congratulations on building <Low-Rank Lignified Stable (E- Rank)>! You’ve received 420,000 Proficiency points!]

[<Wonder Tree Building> activates! <Low-Rank Lignified Stable (E- Rank)> is enhanced to <Low-Rank Lignified Stable (E Rank)>]

[<Seedling World Builder> activates! 10% material cost reduction, returning materials, rounded down.]

[<Runic Living Wood City> second effect activates. You are able to choose a predetermined <Runic Field> to have active in your newly built <Low-Rank Lignified Farm (E Rank)>. You can activate <Livestock Paradise Runic Field (E Rank)> or <Wild Pasture Rune Field (E Rank)>.]

‘Oh? The first option is the same! Are stable animals also considered livestock? I didn’t know that…’ Liu Shu shrugged and looked at the other Rune Field. ‘So, what do you do?’

<Wild Pasture Rune Field (E Rank)>: The pasture will create low-level mindless creatures so that the stable creatures can earn Experience Points passively. The Level of the spawned creatures will never threaten the animals in the stable. 

‘...’

Liu Shu didn’t know how to react to such a Rune Field. This was entirely out of her expectations. ‘Even if the creatures are Level 4 or Level 5, newly born stable animals will be able to gain some experience points and grow faster. Moreover, it can also become a stable food source for the animals. The things that are not eaten can then be sold for a small profit… Isn’t this Rune Field a little bit too awesome?’

Liu Shu thought about the possible accidents that could occur due to this Rune field. One of the most glaring ones would be one of those creatures leaving the area. Still, if the more powerful stable creatures were fenced off, it was silly to think that the mindless creatures that the formation would spawn had a chance to escape. ‘I can always change it in the future if it doesn’t work… go with the <Wild Pasture Rune Field>.’

[Would you like to use 25,000 Aether Mana and  75,000 Anima Energy to activate <Wild Pasture Rune Field (E Rank)>?]

‘Woah! So much Anima Energy!’ Liu Shu quickly guessed why. ‘It should be because that Runic Field is a summoning Runic Field! No wonder…’ Liu Shu felt happy and accepted. “Let’s do it, System! Remember to be slooooow, okay~?’

As she said that, another stream of energy started circulating out from her core and moving along her roots, arriving at the Lignified Stable. ‘Nice, nice! Hehehe. Now! I need to…!’ Liu Shu paused and remembered. ‘Oh! The defensive structure!’ 

Her gaze moved and landed on the large wild vine field. That area was filled with green and brown colors, completely swallowing everything. It looked like an expanse of wild forest that had sneaked into that patch of land. 

The tall World Tree looked at it with a smile. ‘Outwardly, it looks quite simple and inoffensive. That’s nice!’ However, Liu Shu was not too happy with the location. ‘Hm… Now that I see how everything is constructed, I think that I should reorganize the inner area.’

If Liu Shu’s inner area was a circle, half was farmland, a quarter was a residential area, and another quarter was the defensive structure. However, what if the enemies attacked through the farmland opposite the vine field? Liu Shu realized that it was not ideal. 

‘I should keep the vine field right at the base of my body, circling around me like the Flower field. Although I still don’t know all the abilities, it should have close combat defensive abilities and summoning abilities, right? System? Wisdom?’

[System Hint: Unnamed defensive structure has strong close-range capabilities.]

[Wisdom: Your new defensive structure has strong combat capabilities at a close range, thanks to how it was built. It will also have energy paths that allow summoning and Anima Energy usage.]

Liu Shu giggled. ‘Thank you both~!’

With that in mind, Liu Shu started to use a few skills she hadn’t used in a while. ‘I will create a central ring around myself that has the same area. This will push the farmland and the inner residential area outward. However, as long as I stretch them, it won’t be a problem.’ 

In summary, Liu Shu planned on using the same area for everything while changing the positioning. Imagine a circle; now, that circle’s center would be used for the vine field. Then, divide the remaining free space of the circle into three parts: one of those three parts would be for the inner residential area, and the rest for the farmland. 

The residential area would also be behind the Summoning Temple and the Endless Library, making it easy to go from the inner to the outer region of the town.

To move everything, Liu Shu was going to use the <Land Modifying (E- Rank)> talent and <Root Manipulation (E+ Rank)> passive skill. These two would allow her to shift everything while keeping her root net sorted out and her energy flowing smoothly. 

Naturally, this was not a one-day endeavor. It would take a lot of time and effort. ‘Let’s start!... Oh. Right, when I am going to make these big changes, I need to tell Flor!’

She searched for her and saw Flor speaking with Cinderielle. Liu Shu paused and looked at Cinderielle. ‘It has been a while since I talked with them…’ 

She couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy. ‘Am I ignoring them too much?’

As she was thinking that, Cinderielle paused and looked toward her, her lips arching into a beautiful smile as if she knew for certain that she was looking over. 

Flor saw Cinderielle’s gesture and asked. “Is there something wrong with Liu Shu?”

Cinderielle laughed. “Not at all. She is looking at us, so I am smiling at her.”

Flor raised her eyebrows and looked at Liu Shu. The World Tree spoke to them, but she was a bit shy about being caught. “Hello~.” 

Flor gave Cinderielle an admiring glance and laughed. “What’s wrong, Liu Shu?” 

Liu Shu commented. “Um. Flor, I am shifting the inner area’s… area’s… Um, all of it! Hehe.”

Flor and Cinderielle blinked a few times, not understanding. Flor asked, rubbing her forehead. “Wait. What? How?” 

Liu Shu explained. “Well, the new defensive structure is close range! So, I want to circle my base with it! To do that, I need to move the residential and farmland outward. However, this would leave a big space! So, I am squeezing the farmland and  inner residential area in the free space of the inner area!” 

Cinderielle looked at Flor and smiled. “That’s quite a big change. How are you going to explain it? We don’t have any powerful Earth Aether users.” 

Flor frowned and sighed. “I don’t know… Can a Life Tree move such a big landmass on a whim? Or is it something that only World Trees do?” 

Cinderielle laughed. “I don’t think even World Trees can do something like that easily. How about making it a special characteristic and ignoring it?”

Flor tilted her head. “Hm?”

Cinderielle smirked. “When Wert asks, you just act stupid.”

Flor blinked. “Huh? Like, as if it is a normal thing that’s been happening since the start?”

Cinderielle shrugged. “It’s not really a lie, isn’t it? This is not the first time that Tiantian shifts buildings around.” 

The Rose Fairy Queen rubbed her chin and agreed. “Let’s do that, then. Liu Shu, go ahead without worrying, we’ll deal with the rest on our part.”

Liu Shu giggled happily. “Okay! Thank you~!”