Cinderielle was in a room with Verdantia, Harmonixia, and Tempestria. The four of them, having known each other for over a century, were now as close as sisters. While they butted heads from time to time, their bond was incredibly firm.
Verdantia leaned back on her chair and sighed lightly. "It's quite peaceful lately without new little ones."
They had lived decades with new children coming every few months, so now that they spent almost 15 years without new babies, they couldn't help but feel somewhat… idle.
In terms of Sylvan age, they were in the prime of their youth. With their incredible Leveling Speed and Liu Shu's blessings, their lifespan was so long that they didn't even keep track of it anymore. Perhaps, after 10,000 years of life, they would start worrying if their level got stuck for some reason.
For now, though, they just lived in the present and enjoyed life.
"What Level have you girls reached?"
Cinderielle asked, curious. While they explored some
Tempestria commented. "I am Level 130. However, my Accumulated Experience can probably boost me to Level 143 or so."
Cinderielle exclaimed. "Really? You've been quite active, then. I think I can barely push my Level to Level 140 if I invest all my Experience Points."
Harmonixia asked, curious. "Why are you girls saving up Accumulated Experience? Isn't it better to reach Level 150 as fast as possible to farm the
Cinderielle questioned back. "You've already experienced how insidious the first three levels of the
Harmonixia blinked. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, are you confident in fighting the fourth level without pushing a few of our skills to the A+ Tier?"
Harmonxia realized what Cinderielle was hinting at. She asked back, confused. "Can't we just use the S Tier skills we mastered during our
Verdantia looked back and forth with exasperation. "Can you both stop speaking in questions and be a bit more direct? Has your pent-up lust made you hissy bitches?"
Cinderielle glanced at her once and sighed. "You are right. I am accumulating experience because I want some of my offensive skills to reach S- Tier. The qualitative change is too high, and I think that the strength that a single skill can give me is larger than Level 140."
Harmonixia argued back. "I understand that. However, I still believe it's better to reach Level 150 first. We can gather Experience Points faster after reaching Level 150. While Levels need increasingly larger pools of Experience, skills remain the same, even becoming cheaper as long as our understanding of the skill increases. Perhaps the insights we gain after reaching Level 150 are enough to shave over 20% of the cost."
Cinderielle shook her head. "I thought of that already."
"Then?" Harmonixia was momentarily confused.
"I just thought that an S Tier skill must have some pretty complex… origins. What you need to do to cast an S Tier skill is much more complicated than what you would otherwise need for an A Tier skill, right?"
The other three followed her train of thought. Cinderielle continued. "So, once I understand that, won't I have a better chance at completing an
Harmonixia and the other three had a flash of realization.
It was uncommon to have the option between , so determining which was better was not easy.
While they were thinking about that, Liu Shu's voice reached them. "Hello, dears. What are you discussing?"
The four of them opened their arms lightly, and right after, they saw four wooden avatars forming and snuggling in their arms. Their petite figures fit perfectly in the arms of the four tall Sylvans.
The four of them kissed their respective Avatars lovingly, and then Tempestria explained the gist of it.
"Hm… That's indeed a good question." The Avatar sitting on Tempestria's lap answered. "I personally believe that an S Tier skill won't help you four that much."
"Oh?" Cinderielle blinked, hugging the Avatar's waist and resting her cheek against it. "That's an unexpected answer."
Liu Shu chuckled, the Avatar in Cinderielle's lap rubbing back against her and smiling. "The
The four of them nodded, and Liu Shu smiled. "If that's the case, I recommend reaching Level 150 first. The insights you will gain when reaching Level 150 will help you tremendously in reducing the cost of pushing the cost of S Tier upgrades down."
Harmonixia played with Liu Shu's soft wooden fingers and asked, curious. "You should have quite a bit of Experience left, right? Why are you not using it to upgrade your skills? I can see that your System Page has a few A+ Tier skills at Level MAX."
"I am reserving my Experience for my
"Speaking of boosts." Verdantia smiled. "Your Otherworldly Rune and Nature Empire skill is slowly reaching the breakthrough point. I wonder what new fruits you'll develop when it reaches S- Tier."
Liu Shu's Avatar showed an expectant expression as well. "I am also super interested. I had thought that I would unlock new fruits during the transformation from A- to A+, but the only thing that happened was increasing my efficiency and making the fruits stronger."
"Only, you say? As if your fruits cumulatively didn't give a boost equal to a set of Level 100 equipment in stats."
Hearing Tempestria's sarcastic tone as she pinched her cheek, Liu Shu stuck out her wooden tongue. "So what? I want my fruits to be stronger! For example… a fruit to reach Level 100 in a single jump!"
The four bonked the Avatar in sync. "Hold your ambition! It's about to spill from your sides!"
Liu Shu rubbed her heads with the four Avatars and spoke, confused. "Sometimes, I feel as if you four are one unique being. How can you be so synchronized to speak that sentence at once without stuttering? Did you practice?"
The four rolled their eyes at their Tree wife's comments. Harmonixia kissed Liu Shu's cheek and asked with a smile. "So, why did our adorable little girl come here?"
"Ah, right!" Liu Shu smiled at them. "The
"Bring us in."
Liu Shu couldn't even finish before she was spun around and stared at by four pairs of hungry eyes.
They repeated, this time emanating a dark, seductive aura. "Bring. Us. In."
Liu Shu gulped. Their eyes were so overwhelming, she felt like a little lamb about to be devoured. "Alright, um… come with me."
Before the four could do anything else, she unentangled the roots that made up the four wooden avatars and pointed in a direction. The four didn't even hesitate to follow Liu Shu's directions, moving down the floors of their House Tree Daughters.
Once they reached the bottom floor, Liu Shu pointed at a new door that wasn't there before.
"Huh?"
While their lust was about to swallow them whole, they couldn't help but feel curious.
Liu Shu explained to them as she guided them underground. "As you know, my
The four felt their lips twitch. 'I can't deny it. If I had to fly for half an hour knowing I was flying into the stratosphere just to be with Liu Shu, it would indeed feel somewhat awkward.'
The worst part was that Liu Shu would most likely see how they flew all the way, which only worsened the comical feel of it all.
"Therefore, instead of creating it up there. I decided to create a portal room below that I'll personally maintain below Blue, Red, Green, and Grey."
The four Sylvans, even when horny, couldn't help but trip, almost rolling down the spiral stairs. Tempestria asked, her tone subtle. "So, instead of making us fly, you have twisted the fabric of space and reality to create a portal that sends us directly to your doorstep."
Liu Shu became silent for a while before stuttering lightly. "D-Don't oversimplify it… Now it is I who appears like the desperate one…"
The four of them couldn't help but chuckle. This brief conversation eased their urgent feelings without putting out the flames inside. Instead, their heat now burned warmer and softer.
The four of them saw the spiral spatial rift in the basement and stepped through it without hesitation.
Their vision flickered, and after a few seconds, they arrived in front of the Petal Door. This door had not grown in size together with the World Tree. The belly button narrowed down to this point, where the four could stand comfortably and move this door.
Cnderielle spoke, curious. "Liu Shu, can you hear me?"
After waiting, there was no answer. Verdantia and the other three looked at each other with puzzled expressions. "I wonder why Liu Shu can't… detect or even see this part of her body. It's as if this door is preventing Liu Shu from looking here, right?"
Tempestria glanced at the unlit petals with curiosity. "Three unlit petals and one unlit center… I wonder when we'll meet them?"
Verdantia snorted. "Clearly, they are not in our Solar System. Perhaps they are not even in our same galaxy. Better for us, though. When these three… or four arrive, we'll have to show some seniority by presenting our extensive children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-..."
"Alright, alright," Cidnerielle interrupted her. "We get it. You want to brag to them. Don't worry, we do too."
Harmonixia interrupted. "Hey, can we enter already? I am so wet that I am dripping, but you three seemed to be in no hurry at all. It has been almost 15 years! I really can't hold back anymore."
The other three were not in much better situations, so they slid open the Petal Door and entered inside. Near the door, they saw Liu Shu's human
"Welcome~." The Avatar's soft and gentle features became slightly lustful. "I've been waiting for a while, so don't expect to leave this place for a loong, looong time."
The four Sylvans recalled that, in this relationship, the four of them were not the predators, but the World Tree's savory prey.