As the three suns seed to disappear as if gradually lting into the night sky, Priam was thinking. He didn't want to make a hasty decision but wasn't planning to sleep another night outside the Hut.
Select the initial the of the "Hut":
Abundance - Life II
Abundance - Aether II
Protection III
Tribulation Resistance II
Camouflage
Attraction
Underground
Comfort
Volu
Secret Passage
Water control
...
Priam concentrated. If two neurons were to connect, it was now or never. A wrong choice could lead to his death.
"Most of the thes are pretty obvious. The Shack already benefits from Abundance - Life I, Abundance - Aether I, and Protection II due to the synergy with the original tree. Tribulation Resistance II... I guess the tree doesn't want to die again against a tribulation. I wanted a tree that doesn't attract attention, so Camouflage or Secret Passage are good ideas... But if I can boost the fruit production or protection offered by the tree, it may be more interesting if the increase is exponential rather than linear!"
If the tree could produce resources like Passiflora, Priam could beco extrely powerful while being safe in his ho. He could already see himself sipping Passiflora syrup while endlessly increasing his stats. I'll be the most powerful vegan in the world!
The young man admired his new ho. The trunk had no fixed door but could open a portal to let an inhabitant in. Priam could communicate ntally with the Hut. He sensed that it was looking for more seeds, unique fruits, or rare resources to grow faster and unlock new thes.
As the suns shone their last rays on the world, Priam decided.
"Abundance is an interesting the, but I can find food in other ways. I can't hide for months or years in a tree. That's the lifestyle of Wuxia characters and immortal cultivators. Impossible for a normal human."
Priam stepped back to look at the tree in all its glory. Illuminated by the last rays of sunlight, the leaves looked golden.
"Protection II looks like it gives the Hut a huge amount of strength because of the original tree. Just look at the dead tree that was still recognizable, where the normal trees just disappeared. I have to focus on survival, which ans Camouflage or Secret Passage. The problem with Camouflage is that a tree alone, with nothing around it, will remain visible no matter the illusion. Might as well take Secret Passage!"
Selected the: Secret passage.
All the plants are linked within a giant web. You can open a portal to the Hut from any tree within a hundred ters.
Without additional resources, the next the will be selectable in 30 days.
Perfect!
Priam walked over to the tree and put his hand on the trunk. The bark was soft, but the wood had a solid feel that pleased the young man. He ntally commanded the tree to open, and the wood beca fluid. A liquid veil, green and golden, seed to have rged with the trunk. Passing through the portal with his hand, Priam felt like he was stirring foam. He moved forward into the passage.
As he entered the Hut for the first ti, Priam marveled. For the first ti since the portal - which he had not had ti to appreciate fully - he contemplated the true wonders the aether allowed. His ho was spatially augnted: the volu of the Hut was greater inside than the volu of the tree asured from the outside.
Sensing his questioning, the Shack sent him a ntal explanation. The tree did have a trunk with sap and wood, but a small dinsion was hidden inside. It was attached to the primary dinsion of Elysium. The bigger, stronger, and better the physical tree, the more stable, larger, and more comfortable the space in the Tree House would be.
He was also isolated from the outside world. Not a sound, not a ntal attack could reach him here. A group of tal bands could have blown the bass ten ters away from his tree without affecting his sleep.
While enjoying his reward, Priam observed his new ho. A few veins pulsating with green and golden sap lit up the single room nicely. It consisted only of an empty circle with a radius of three ters. He had twenty-eight square ters to himself. The ceiling was about six ters high, and Priam ordered the tree to create a spiral staircase along the edge of the room to create a second floor. He also realized that he could have the treehouse project a video feed of the tree's surroundings onto the walls. Useful for monitoring the surroundings.
For the second floor, using basic woodworking, Priam began to create storage in the form of shelves. He wanted to be able to store his trophies, resources, and finds of all kinds. On the second floor, he set about increasing the aether density with the the Abundance - Aether I. A higher aether density was supposed to help when acquiring skills and leveling up, but it also served to passively purify and temper the body like tal in a forge. The immune system beca more resistant, longevity increased, and the body and mind were strengthened holistically and accumulated potential.
Abundance - Life I was used to produce fruit and other resources, but Priam had to provide the tree with a sample first. I'll have to go back and visit the ants...
Protection II strengthened the tree's wood against aggression and warned Priam if the tree was attacked or if an enemy ca too close. According to the ntal explanation, the tree was currently very resistant. It would not suffer any damage, even bathed in the acid of the ants, which Priam planned to visit again.
Tired, the young man finally asked the tree to produce soft leaves to make a makeshift bed. Although not as soft as silk, the leaves were comfortable. It was a great improvent over his previous nights.
For the first ti since his arrival, Priam went to bed happy, satisfied with his day, and confident about the future.
"I need to find a better na for my ho. Cabane is too generic. I didn't even build it."
Priam humd and thought. Naming his possessions was always complicated. When he played video gas, he often spent more ti naming his characters than getting them to the top ten levels. Suddenly he laughed.
"Log-a-rhythm! If I survive in this new world, it will be by singing with a smile on my face. My house must look like . Free, proud, and above all, happy to live! Because when you don't like living anymore, you're already almost dead. Its na will be Log-a-rhythm."
Smiling, feeling safe, he fell asleep very quickly.
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