After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 2152

Chapter 2152: Another Monster Root?!

Looking at Garan’s shocked face, Althea grinned proudly, like a little peacock trying (and failing) to be subtle. Garan couldn’t help but lean down and give her a peck on the cheek.

His wife is so adorable.

Althea was pleasantly surprised when she found out about the new skill. The system sent out a notification, and it had been added to her stats, so she knew it was official. That said, she could’ve felt it even without reading the system prompts.

This was because she could feel the healing quality as her body transformed, and she instinctively knew she could express it outwards, affecting others.

This healing ability was based on wood this time, signifying vitality, which differentiated it from the healing abilities that some water users awakened.

In her case, it was more like triggering the body’s latent regeneration while water actively guided, say, the flesh together.

They continued their fruit gathering and took the remaining four. She felt a bit guilty for eating one all of a sudden. Though Naia said they only needed one fruit, what if they needed more?

Garan chuckled and patted her head. "It should be alright. Anyway, it’s already done."

Althea nodded. There was indeed no point dwelling on the rightness of the decision. Besides, she could look at it as her testing the product for her kids. So far, it was safe to consume.

That said, even if only one was required, Garan chose not to consume the fruit until they reached home. Althea was out for a few days. They were not sure how long he would take, and the effects could also vary person to person, so he didn’t risk experimenting in the middle of nowhere.

The couple rested for another hour or so before packing up, ready to leave.

Althea looked back at the tree one more time before they truly departed.

"Thank you," she said, and the two of them disappeared from the cave.

...

The two walked back the way they went and, well, the thorns they had cut had already grown back, so they had to do things all over again.

"..." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Very annoying.

Fortunately, there was less effort because they had grown quite a bit stronger since then.

As they cleared the place, Althea told her husband about the experience.

It was rather ethereal, and it felt like she had a long, long dream, like she was floating in white space while being nourished by the aura around it.

Interestingly, she got a glimpse of the possible origin of the tree. She had the image in her mind, but it seemed more like passing impressions, like those when someone made her watch those old movies, except the edges were not defined and felt like floating in midair.

It really didn’t have anything to do with the orcs. The legend seemed like it started simply because it was located in what later became the orc territory. Further, it was eventually associated with the ’strengthening’ gravity zone. Of course, that gravity was likely caused by the tree itself, so it wasn’t entirely unrelated.

Rather, it was something of the elves, one of the survivors of their legacy.

When the elves died, the special plants nourished by their energy also perished. After all, the creation of the system consumed a very specific life force, and it so happened that many unusual plants were integrated with it.

The Urfrukt was likely the only survivor from those times, which was due to various factors mostly attributed to luck.

It was an old seed they nourished for a long time and planted where it would grow best. The fruit was something like an aether crystal...except they only worked for those with elf blood and had extra effects.

She felt that she had grown stronger and her abilities became even more comprehensive, though she was unsure about how much things had changed exactly, other than what she already knew.

Since coming to the orc territory, she had leveled up so much that she hadn’t had the time to properly absorb her current strength.

However, she was not worried. She could take her time with this. She knew it was not harmful anyway.

They still took a few days to get past the thorny forest, but they saved a few days due to their improvements. The elements were still being absorbed, and the gravity was still strong, despite them taking away the fruits. This was a good thing; this meant that the tree itself was protected.

During this time, they would take a few-hour break in the house every day, and sometimes Garan would work on a space bracelet.

It was a bracelet with more than one space stone for use. He would make one for her and make one for the kids each, though they’d probably give it to them when they were old enough to understand more things.

These accessories were naturally disguised. The space stones were covered with other things and embellishments to hide their nature. People had personal spaces, so they could just tell what they absorbed went to their personal spaces.

The bracelet for Althea had three space stones, one big and two small. This would give an accumulated large space.

The important thing was that it could be passed over, which also meant it could be inherited, unlike the personal space, which would die with the owner. The things in the personal space would be untouchable by others, but it was a fact that this space could not be transferred.

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