Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos. Chapter 187. Town Profits! We are rich QAQ!

Two months passed since Liu Shu Leveled Up and opened the . During this ti, profits completely skyrocketed, earning them a massive fortune.

Before opening the town, their daily earnings from the mines were around 200 Lir. Things have improved several orders of magnitude since then.

Flor was sitting at her desk, and Verdantia, Cinderielle, and Tempestria arrived with new reports. "Flor! Ready for the monthly reports~?"

Flor looked at them with a deadpan and sighed. "No. I am not ready."

The three Sylvans laughed and sat around Flor with familiarity. They had interacted a lot during the last two months, increasing their bond a lot. All three of them treated Flor with respect, as she was Liu Shu's mother figure.

Flor looked at them and said. "Before we get technical and start throwing numbers around. Did you go and visit Liu Shu's… Well, her other Mom?"

Tempestria smirked. "Other mom?"

Flor snorted. "What? I am also sothing similar to a Mom! Right, Liu Shu?"

Liu Shu's gentle voice echoed in the room like a refreshing breeze that relaxed the soul. "Yes. I have three moms! Flor, Ignatia, and Tree!"

"..."

The three Sylvans and Flor stayed silent for a few seconds, processing the words. Tempestria asked slowly. "Um… Liu'er… Do you call that Willow Tree… Tree?"

"Is it wrong?"

Liu Shu's innocent tone made them not know how to answer. Cinderielle coughed and asked. "How did Tree react to that na?"

"Very happily!" Liu Shu bragged. "She humd and told she liked it!"

Flor rubbed her forehead and muttered. "Well, as long as she likes it."

Verdantia returned to the subject. "You asked if we visited, right? We did visit and stayed with her. The other day, I saw a pesky Explorer sneaking around that area so I beat them up and sent them packing."

Liu Shu added. "I ate them after!"

The four of them paused again, and after thinking for a few seconds, they decided to ignore that comnt.

Cinderielle sighed. "Honestly, I didn't expect this to be so tiring."

Tempestria smiled. "Well, you are part of the force that makes sure everyone pays their fair share. Speaking of fair share, have you thought about including taxes yet?"

Flor frowned. "Why should I steal part of their money? I don't understand the taxes."

Tempestria humd. "Well, it is a widespread practice. They give you part of their earnings, and in return, you offer them security, new buildings, and a better city all around."

Flor comnted. "But, we are already making them pay for staying in our houses, making them pay an entrance fee to the town, and making them pay for a residence permit! Isn't that enough 'Taxing,' so to speak? I an, they are paying to enter, to stay, and to live. What else do you want to tax them for, the air they breathe or sothing?"

Verdantia explained softly. "Flor, the Temple's blessing and the Runic Formations in every building are more than enough reason for the taxing. While they are maintained for free as Liu Shu takes care of them, people don't really know about that. Do you know that if any other place had that constantly active, they would at least force people to pay 10 Lir per hour?"

Flor almost choked. "That's ridiculous! That would make…" Flor did quick calculations and exclaid. "7200 Lir per month! That's more than 14 Tyn! And that's per person!"

Verdantia shrugged. "That's the harsh truth. Moreover, these prices are for our town. If we lived in the continent's center where prices just swell, the 10 Lir per hour might beco 10 Tyn per hour."

Flor rubbed her forehead. "No wonder Wert looked at strangely when I said to only bill them 10 Lir per month for their Resident Permit."

Cinderielle sighed. "I also told you that adding a Zero wouldn't be too much, and you dismissed ."

Flor scratched her cheek. "Sorry, Cinderielle. I was a bit grumpy that day."

Cinderielle thought back then and realized. "Oh! That day, there was a big fight because a human attacked a Rose Fairy, right?"

Flor nodded with a tired face. "The attack was completely uncalled for. He was walking down the street when he suddenly punched the Rose Fairy. If Liu Shu wasn't constantly keeping an eye open, he might've managed to kill her."

Liu Shu spoke happily. "I ate him too!"

The girls deadpanned and started to wonder if Liu Shu had taken a liking for human flesh.

Cinderielle comnted. "So? Do we change the Residency Permit?"

Flor asked, cautious. "Won't people be upset?"

Verdantia raised her eyebrow with a smile. "Oh? Do you care if they do? They can go away if they want to. Other people will co and fill their spots. Flor, you are underestimating the value of living in this place. Liu Shu is a trendously beneficial World Tree for everyone. I can already compare the benefits that she brings to Fortuna's, and Fortuna is Level 28 while Liu Shu is half of that! When Liu Shu reaches Level 28, I can't even imagine what kind of benefits she will bring those around her."

Flor nodded. "I see. Well, then, let's increase the monthly Resident Permit cost to 300 Lir. That's 3 Lir per day, which is the cost of a al."

Tempestria laughed. "A 3000% increase! Nice~."

Flor sighed tiredly. "Anyway, let's move to numbers."

Liu Shu giggled. "Yay! Numbers! I love numbers getting bigger!"

The girls smiled, and Flor got energy from that. "Let's go from the things that make less profit to the ones that give the most. Cinderielle, you have everything, right?"

Cinderielle nodded. "I do. We are earning a LOT of money, haha. Anyway, let's start with the thing that is giving us the least total profit. The mines. While they have quadrupled compared to before, they still give us a daily inco of 800 Lir."

Flor asked. "These numbers are raw profit, right? Like, all expenses are already taken into account."

Cinderielle smiled. "Yes!"

The Rose Fairy Queen humd. "I see… 800 Lir per day is the last one on the list? Wow. What about the next?"

Cinderielle comnted. "More than the least, it is a small percentage of our earnings. Our next item on the list is Liu Shu's berries."

"My berries are not last! Yay!"

Cinderielle comnted. "After Verdantia suggested it, we opened