Chapter 657 - Chapter 657. Profound Transformation.

Liu Shu knew what she had to do. First, she needed to stop growing. The constant expansion of her domain created strong spatial ripples that might cause unexpected instabilities. Therefore, she focused on strengthening what she already governed. 

Her energy usage kicked into gear, all berry production coming to a halt. According to the needs of Ceperet and Nualis, Liu Shu had already produced enough berries to support both worlds for a long while. The rest could be supplemented by the species and other large flora that shared her fruit production.

In a hall, Flor was face-to-face with a Rose Fairy. She was one of the highest-ranked Berry Gatherers. "Rosa, Liu Shu is about to develop and grow beyond normal bounds. Berry gathering on her canopy will become unfeasible in the future. 

Rosa frowned deeply. "How can that be? Lady Heavenly Willow might become tall, but she can't grow that much, right?" 

Flor sighed and answered the estimated height. "150,000 meters. That's the conservative estimate, assuming her growth will be linear until Level 150."

The Rose Fairy became silent. '150 kilometers in height…' Even if she wanted to say that it didn't matter, she was doubtful about her ability to go up and down more than three or four times each day. 

And that was her opinion as one of the top-ranked berry gatherers. To keep their current efficiency, Rose calculated that they would need at least 10 times the gatherers. It was, as Flor said, unfeasible. "...Then, what will we do next?" 

Flor sighed, also having struggled about their future. These gatherers have been doing their work for decades. They had woken up early each day, flown high up to the clouds, and gently and responsibly picked the berries that grow in Liu Shu's vast canopy. 

The millions of berries that Liu Shu grew daily were far from easy to gather. 

As creatures of nature, none of them felt it was wrong, though. The fact that they formed part of Liu Shu's "ecosystem" delighted them to no end, and it was something they would brag about with close friends and family. 

Each time they picked one berry, they felt fulfilled. 

Now, things were about to change. 

Flor pondered and sighed. "Liu Shu is also trying to find a workaround. She naturally doesn't wish to have her canopy unattended. Even if she doesn't voice it often, she adores having all of you taking care of it. I am sure you've seen her look at you many times."

Rosa nodded and smiled, her face glowing happily from those encounters. To be honest, the reason the meeting point each morning was one of the large branches in Liu Shu's field of vision was to hope to see their lady open her gentle, brilliant green eyes to look at them. 

Rose asked, slightly confused about her future. "What do we do now?" 

Flor leaned on her chair and shook her head. "Nothing. We wait until Liu Shu completes what she is trying to do. After she does, I am sure that she can come up with a solution for her berries. Whether the solution has all of you included, it is something that we will have to wait for." 

One month went by, and then another. When four months had passed, Liu Shu finally managed to consciously cover and control her current domain. 'It's large… Larger than I expected.' 

According to her calculations, her roots should be in the orbits of the first and fifth planets of the solar system. She had not encountered them yet, but Liu Shu knew that it might be a matter of orbit placement. If these planets were on the other side of the Sun, it wouldn't matter if Liu Shu reached the other side of the solar system; she would fail to encounter them. 

"I've been in their orbits for one or two years already. This means that the orbits are far larger than Ceperet's 360-day orbit." 

In the end, it didn't matter. She could continue to expand later and have no issues whatsoever. What she needed to focus on now was changing her current "anchor" point. 

'Feeling the dimensions around me is easy. I could disconnect with almost no effort, especially after the weakened the dimensional barriers. But that's not what I want. If I detach from Ceperet, I don't know if the world will continue to grow together with me. My influence in it is certainly helpful, as it allows the world to nurture higher-level creatures, natural dungeons, and resources.'

So, the complication for Liu Shu was not anchoring herself in another place to grow indefinitely, but maintaining her connection not only with Ceperet but also with other worlds in the future. If she could use her influence to strengthen Nualis, Vorathen, and the others. 

If she managed to complete this, the chances of life developing and evolving in the relatively barren Ceperet Solar System would become an eventuality, not a possibility.

With that in mind, Liu Shu's face turned serious as she gathered her consciousness into a large whole. This was the first time she had focused her entire attention on something in a long time. 

To not cause trouble, Liu Shu had already warned Flor and the others that she might need all her being to create something she was satisfied with. Therefore, the outside didn't feel Liu Shu's "disconnection." 

Before she continued, Liu Shu checked the new