Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos. Chapter 161. Wert’s Gaze. Discovering the Ants

After hearing the three of them and feeling the hostility behind their words, Wert beca thoughtful. 'Are they in a relationship with that Life Tree? Sylvans really love nature, especially the strong plant life. Life Trees are not as strong as World Trees, but they are also not as coveted. Hence, as partners, they could be considered as ideal.'

Wert crossed his arms and intensely looked at Liu Shu. 'Now, are you really a Life Tree? These people don't know, but I have one skill used to bypass most illusions and disguises. How about you tell what you are?'

Liu Shu felt Wert's gaze suddenly shift, sending a strange pressure onto her. The sensation was very uncomfortable as if soone was trying to take off her clothes forcibly.

This made her mood shift, becoming much more irritable. While she didn't know what he was doing, she didn't like it at all.

On top of her, Mariane and Ignatia could easily feel Liu Shu's sudden mood change, and they frowned, looking at Wert. Seeing the energy flow into his eyes, they quickly realized that he was trying to see through Liu Shu's cover.

Liu Shu was about to send a wave of energy to interrupt him when Ignatia's hand landed on her branches. "Liu Shu, darling, resist. I know it is uncomfortable, but you must resist, okay?"

Liu Shu whined a bit, her voice sounding very aggravated. "B-But he is trying to look too deeply… It is very uncomfortable… I don't like it, Ignatia…"

The Ant Queen couldn't resist when Liu Shu called her in such a clingy way. Her motherly heart couldn't help but feel a squeeze, and her compound eyes focused on Wert with chilling coldness. 'I can't really let you do that, can I?'

Then, Ignatia's aura spread outward silently, and many ants appeared from the hole, startling the Explorer group. Wert's gaze was interrupted, and he looked toward the hole with a surprised gaze. He shouted. "Ant attack! Be careful!"

Flor shouted, her voice booming outward. "WAIT!"

Wert frowned. "Now it's not the ti, Queen Flor! Ants are very dangerous creatures!"

Flor flew forward, stopping between the ants and the Explorers. Then, she opened her arms and said. "They are allies! Don't fight them!"

Wert and the others were stunned. Wert frowned. "Queen Flor, ants are unthinking monsters that just want to expand and feed their queen! They are not trustworthy creatures like Rose Fairies. I can't not exterminate them when I see a group of ants!"

Flor's face beca much colder, and she shouted. "The are living in a symbiotic relationship with us. We give them access to our town and sotis food in exchange for them protecting us. Look at their titles! Select a low-level ant and analyze it!"

Wert frowned and looked at a smaller ant. Then, he used his skill to look deeper into the System ssages. As humans, the default that they could see was na, race, level, and ternary essences. So, to see deeper things like titles, attributes, skills, etc, they needed extra skills.

Wert had one of those, it was a reward almost all Explorer Association Managers got.

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Na: ---

Titles:

: Affinity toward Fire Aether.