Chương 512: Berry Math: The Return Of The All-Berry Wielder.

Since Skyflower's warning, Liu Shu took a step back in her journey to dominate the Abyssal Void Nexus. After all, if she shows up and these people communicate with those above, wouldn't she be in trouble? Liu Shu didn't want to deal with a powerhouse beyond Level 100. Not when Level 100 was an incredibly profound divider.

'I need to surround them and create a powerful anti-communication Runic Field that covers their entire continent. That way, their messages will be unable to make it through…' Liu Shu was doubtful, though.

'Can I truly create something that their advanced technology can't deal with?'

"Ugh… Why did things complicate again? I guess that I should've already expected it when we found that strange technology and corrupting methods. Skeptically thinking that the Abyssal Void Nexus was just more technologically advanced was a mistake.' After a little while, Liu Shu finally decided on what to do.

"I'll surround the Abyssal Void Nexus continent slowly as I spread everywhere else. In the meantime, I'll use my main consciousness to check on the only thing I have yet to check… Berries!" After merging Nature's Gift with all the other skills, Liu Shu noticed a ridiculous change in all her fruits and many more details about her house daughters.

"Wow, so many numbers to go through~! Hehehe. I am excited!" Let's start with the biggest change that <Otherworldly Rune and Nature Empire> brought for Liu Shu and her berry-producing capabilities. Among the many sentences, it was easy to miss, but one of them read as such: [Finally, all Lignified Species will be able to grow one or two fruit varieties, at random, that the World Tree can grow herself.] Once Liu Shu realized what this truly meant, her little mouth almost dropped.

"W-Wait. Doesn't this mean that all the structures I've built can grow berries in their branches…? ALL of them!?" Moreover, the advantage of this was that the trees themselves would collect the ternary essences needed for the berries to grow quickly. This was both an incredibly welcome matter and a headache.

"Just how many berries will I be able to produce once I start producing berries again?" Of course, there have been changes to her berries; Liu Shu could even see two new varieties among them. Regardless, all berries were now A Rank. This came with incredible changes in production volume, costs, and effects. (Author Note: Fruit Descriptions are at the bottom of the chapter. In case you want to check them. OwO) Liu Shu slowly read each and every berry's effects, and after reading them all, she took a deep breath.

'Strong… Too strong.' The berries had truly been reborn, and now they were nothing like they were in the past. Moreover, Liu Shu was surprised to notice one sentence at the very beginning that made her quite excited. [Liu Shu can use 10% of the berry's cost to accelerate 720 Gestation Days. After the berries have reached the <World-Rank>, you can use all of them on yourself.] Previously, she could use the 10% cost to accelerate 100 days. It was not 720, which was a gigantic change.

Nevertheless, the next sentence was the game-breaker.

"I can eat my own berries!" [System Hint: Tianlian Liu can't eat berries produced by herself. Nevertheless, now that Tianlian Liu Shu's progeny can develop these fruits, they will take effect as long as they come from them. At the end of the day, they are separate entities to Liu Shu, despite the high level of linkage between them.] Liu Shu exclaimed.

"Ohhhh! No wonder, no wonder. So, even if they didn't reach World Rank, I could've shared?" [System Hint: That's incorrect. It is because they've reached World Rank that your progeny can create the fruits. Not the other way around.]"Gotcha, gotcha. So, I am awesome, and therefore, my babies are now super awesome as well." […] Liu Shu looked at her Ternary Essence regeneration and the costs of berries and started doing the math in her head.

"So, if I use this, I am spending ten million shards… But I should spend more… Ah, right. I can add a bit of this and another bit of this… How do the calculations come along this way? Hwah!? I am in the negatives! Too many high-level fruits…" For almost half a day, Liu Shu accustomed herself to the new numbers, the Ternary Reserves she possessed, and cost-effectiveness.

"Purrfect! Hehehehe. System, show me the summary!" [Analyzing… Tianlian Liu Shu has decided to grow a total of 89, 441, 804 berries monthly.] [Estimating average increase thanks to Tianlian Liu Shu's <Lignified> children…] [Simulation completed. Each of Tianlian Liu Shu's children can yield a ten-thousandth compared to Liu Shu, or 0. 01%, with some being more efficient.]"Oh… So cute~." [Tianlian Liu Shu has 13, 719 <Lignified> structures that can grow berries inside <Golden Sap City>.]"O-Oh… I am a big mama.

Almost fourteen thousand children. O_O" [Calculating efficiency…. An estimated 217, 091, 000 fruits are produced monthly, combining all of the <Lignified> species and Tianlian Liu Shu.]"Over two hundred million fruits a month! Wowah!" Excited, Liu Shu asked the system.

"Separate them by fruits, system!" She had already done the math, but she wanted to check if she was correct. [Sorting out…] [Completed!] [This is the following monthly yield for each fruit.] <Delicious Berry>: 80, 883, 332 <Phoer Berry>: 40, 441, 665 <Mana Berry>: 40, 441, 665 <Energy Berry>: 40, 441, 665 <Breakthrough Berry>: 30, 331 <Resonant Berry>: 3, 639, 750 <Refinement Berry>: 3, 639, 750 <Affinity Berry>: 3, 639, 750 Did you know this text is from a different site?

Read the official version to support the creator. <Palace Berry>: 3, 639, 750 <Energy Cycle Experience Berry>: 34, 121 <Cerulean Bloodfruit>: 10, 919 <Elemental Lord Fruit>: 27, 261 <Focus Fruit>: 160, 576"OWO. Hehehehehehe." Liu Shu happily looked at those numbers. While they weren't that much more than before, you had to take into account that the quality had gone from D Rank berries to A Rank.

Even then, the quantity didn't decrease thanks to her immense growth and the new ability of her babies to grow fruits as well. According to the system and her own calculations, her babies more than doubled the total yield of fruits.

"Let's eat the fruits and see what their effects are." Focusing all her energy to help her babies mature the fruits she wanted, she soon had them in her branches. She grabbed them and pondered how to eat them.

"Should I just throw it against my body? Bury them in my roots? Eat them through my mouth? Perhaps my avatar?" [System Hint: Eating them through your main body will digest the gains the fastest.]"Ooookaay~." Dragging her words, Liu Shu moved the branch and threw the few dozen fruits into her mouth. Compared to her body, these fruits were smaller than a dust mote. Effects came to her after waiting for a little while. [Congratulations! You've eaten 10x <Resonant Berry>, 10x <Refinement Berry>, 10x <Affinity Berry>, 10x <Palace Berry>, 1x <Cerulean Bloodfruit>, and 1x <Delicious Berry>.] [You've gained 12, 000 <Aether>!] [You've gained 12, 000 <Physique>!] [You've gained 12, 000 <Anima>!] [You've gained 12, 000 <Willpower>!] [You've gained 75% <Aether Resonance>!] [You've gained 75% <Physique Refinement>!] [You've gained 75% <Anima Affinity>!] [You've gained 75% <Mental Palace>!] [You've earned 303 Experience Points!]"Pffft. Hahahaha!

What a ridiculous buff! No wonder only <Third Energy Cycles> and above can get it. It basically doubles the stats of almost anyone in the <Third Energy Cycle>. If someone below Level 50 ate these fruits… They would probably explode from all the energy." Happy with the changes to her stats, Liu Shu became quite happy. Moreover, now she was earning 1, 353 Experience Points daily passively. The earnings were truly egregious.

"I can level up every 2, 240 days, which is around six years…. Even if I don't earn passive experience points from occasional eliminations of flora and fauna in my territory, this leveling pace is impressive." To show how crazy that was, Liu Shu could go from Level 90 to Level 99 in just under 75 years by just… existing. This Leveling speed was unheard of for World Trees in the Ceperet World.

"Alright, this is sorted. I need to inform the Berry gatherers and Flor about my babies' abilities to grow fruits~. I bet she will be super happy!" After a while, Liu Shu spotted Flor resting with the rest of her family. They were all in Red's backyard, Cinderielle's Tree House Daughter.

"Liu Shu is pregnant again?" Flor asked, baffled. The girls smiled bashfully, and Harmonixia coughed.

"It's mine this time around, probably. Also… It's not entirely our fault. Lian'er gets pregnant super easily…" Flor rubbed her forehead.

"I wonder how many children she will eventually have." Liu Shu jumped into the conversation at this time.

"What is that tone for? You and Mommy Ignatia are the two least qualified to tell me that I am having too many babies!" Flor's eyebrow twitched.

"You already have over ten thousand children if we count the <Lignified> structures. Are you even taking care of them? I am sure that they want their mother to speak to them!"

"Of course I am taking care of them!" Liu Shu added proudly.

"I have even given them the ability to grow fruits like me!" Everyone turned silent, frozen in place. Their necks creaked while they turned to look at the gargantuan World Tree. Flor stuttered, her heart hurting.

"Y-You gave them what?" Liu Shu spoke proudly.

"The ability to have my fruits! Moreover, they are World-Ranked fruits! Growing fruits will be something quite fun for them. As trees, I am sure they will be delighted. Of course, the number of fruits they can produce is not small. When combined, they can produce more than their mommy! I am so proud, hehehehe. From my calculations, they should yield around 120 million berries monthly! Aaaaaaalll World-Ranked fruits!"

Flor's trembling hand scrambled to find her emotional support teacup, and she took a deep slurping sip from it. Only then was she able to fall back onto the comfortable chair.

"Ah… The weather is so nice." Looking up, everyone could only see Liu Shu's gargantuan canopy blotting the sky. After all, Red and the others were in the inner part of the city, where Liu Shu's canopy reached almost everywhere. Still, nobody denied it. Melody took a long sip as well, speaking softly.

"Indeed. Such a beautiful cloudless sky." Liu Shu, looking at the cloudy sky above her canopy, was confused.

"But… Mommy, the sky is—""Shhh…." Flor hushed gently.

"Let me have a few minutes of peace before all forest fire breaks loose." Somehow, Liu Shu decided to give them this moment of peace. Even if she didn't understand, she respected her mother's wishes. In the meantime, Liu Shu continued explaining her fruits and their effects. Each time she finished explaining one, all people present, even Cinderielle and the other lovers, took a long and much-needed sip of the A Rank calming tea, refilling their cups each time they finished it.

By the time Liu Shu finished explaining, they had all drunk 8 cups—almost one cup per berry. The reason? Well, take a look for yourself: [Thanks to < Otherworldly Rune and Nature Empire>, all Lignified Species will be able to grow one or two fruit varieties, at random, that the World Tree can grow herself. Tianlian Liu Shu can use 10% of the berry's cost to accelerate 720 Gestation Days. After the berries have reached the <World-Rank>, you can use all of them on yourself.] <World-Rank Delicious Berry (A Rank)>: +0. 02% Current Level's Required Experience Points. Level 199 and below 1/day. Minimum 100 Experience Points. Production Cost: 480 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 192 Days. (Example: 1, 000, 000 Exp needed to Level Up = 200 Experience Points per berry) <World-Rank Phoer Berry (A Rank)>: Recover 5% Max Phoer Reserves. Level 199 and below 5/day. Minimum 5 Cores. Production Cost: 480 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 192 Days.

<World-Rank Mana Berry (A Rank)>: Recover 5% Max Aether Mana Reserves. Level 199 and below 5/day. Minimum 5 Cores. Production Cost: 480 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 192 Days. <World-Rank Energy Berry (A Rank)>: Recover 5% Max Anima Energy Reserves. Level 199 and below 5/day. Minimum 5 Cores. Production Cost: 480 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 192 Days. <World-Rank Breakthrough Berry (A Rank)>: +1 <Sub-Tier>. Max <A- Rank>. Any Creature can ingest one every 10 years.

(Can Ingest Higher Ranked Breakthrough Berries with a 1-year cooldown). Production Cost: 4. 8 AMC and AEC. Gestation Time: 1, 728 Days. <World-Rank Resonant Berry (A Rank)>: For Level 50 and above: +200 <Aether>, +5% Aether Resonance. 10 Max. Production Cost: 4800 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 208 Days. <World-Rank Refinement Berry (A Rank)>: For Level 50 and above: +200 <Physique>, +5% Physique Refinement. 10 Max. Production Cost: 4800 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 208 Days.

<World-Rank Affinity Berry (A Rank)>: For Level 50 and above: +200 <Anima>, +5% Anima Affinity. 10 Max. Production Cost: 4800 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 208 Days. <World-Rank Palace Berry (A Rank)>: For Level 50 and above: +200 <Willpower>, +5% Mental Palace. 10 Max. Production Cost: 4800 AM and AE. Gestation Time: 208 Days. <World-Rank Energy Cycle Berry (A Rank)>: Increase the Completion Rate of an Energy Cycle by 5% up to 80%. You can ingest one berry per <Major Energy Cycle>. Production Cost: 4. 8 AMC and AEC.

Gestation Time: 1, 152 Days. <World-Rank Cerulean Bloodfruit (A Rank)>: For Level 50 and above: +10, 000 <Aether>, <Physique>, <Anima>, and <Willpower>. Increases <Aether Resonance>, <Physique Refinement>, <Anima Affinity>, and <Mental Palace> by 25%. Gives those who eat it immunity to poisons below the rank of the fruit. You can ingest 1 Max. If you consume higher-grade ones in the future, the effects will increase up to those effects. Production Cost: 9. 6 AMC and AEC. Gestation time: 2, 880 Days.

<World-Rank Elemental Lord Fruit (A Rank)>: A fruit that grew through ingesting the pure Aether Mana of the world. For Level 50 and above. +100% Elemental Affinity. Production Cost: 4 AMC and 2 AEC. Gestation time: 1, 920 Days. <World-Rank Focus Fruit (A Rank)>: A fruit that can increase the concentration and ability to focus of those who ingest it. Effects vary between individuals. Production Cost: 2. 4 AMC and AEC. Gestation Time: 240 Days.