Chapter 278

Chapter 278: The Customer Service Young Lady Has Her Own Character Design Now!

“That bad guy.”

“Even though he hadn’t come back for so long, he still thought about me. Hehe.”

Themis observed the changes in her Bubble World from a “divine perspective.”

This was actually no surprise.

Agareth’s "little bottle," imprisoning the Will of the World Themis, was bound to his life. This meant Themis couldn’t escape unless Agareth perished or willingly released her.

But now, Agareth was beheaded.

His skull remained at the round table of the Chaos Council, displayed as a war trophy.

His body had been devoured by Trilobite, his very bones buried deep beneath the Primal Mud.

Under such circumstances, Themis was naturally freed.

As for the divine perspective…

Calling Themis the goddess of her own "Bubble World" wasn’t far-fetched.

Of course, this "goddess" was rather unskilled. Not only did she rely on the poor-sighted Giant God to repel the chaos invasion, but she also got constantly overwhelmed by Trilobite during their cooperation, nearly driven to tears.

She couldn’t even fully control her own "Bubble World."

Much like how a person can’t control every single cell in their body.

Yet, this situation would soon change.

“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”

One colossal tree after another soared skyward.

Their sprawling roots spread across the seabed, relentlessly advancing. They periodically breached the surface, forming mountain-like "root ranges"!

The massive roots even reached the former boundaries of Bubble World Themis and showed no sign of stopping.

New buds rapidly sprouted in the distance.

They anchored themselves firmly to the Bubble World’s Primal Mud "foundation," deflecting the Sea of Ether’s onslaught.

Many roots extended to where the "foundation" met the Sea of Ether, shielding it.

“But it’s not enough!”

Themis shook her head.

“From now on, Bubble World Themis will center around this giant tree! The surrounding land is just its setting!”

“So it’s only fitting that I, the will of this Bubble World, become the will of this tree!”

“Besides, that bad guy only brought back a tiny sapling—I’m the one who watered it daily!”

“Meaning I raised it!”

“Hmm!”

Themis decided this idea was absolutely perfect.

“Then, let the fusion begin!”

The Will of the World was deeply connected to Themis’s land and water. The Crystal Walls and energy of the entire world came from the very source of the Will of the World.

Now, all she needed to do was transfer this energy to the growing "Holy Tree."

This process happened quietly, without any earth-shattering spectacle.

In less than a moment…

“Very good!”

“Phew…”

Miss Themis felt her new "body," sensed the roots spreading through the Primal Mud, and experienced the leaves basking in the wind from the void, drawing in endless energy.

Of course, occasionally there was…

“Guh…”

“Uh, Hunger?”

“I never thought I’d ever want to eat anything.”

“But it was okay; this feeling wasn’t very strong.”

“Hmph, I didn’t expect that bad guy to actually be capable.”

“I sneaked into that thing called the Soul Network to see what the silly citizens were saying.”

Themis was the Will of the World, and all beings born from her world bore her mark deep in their souls.

Although chaos could distort or even erase these "marks," making followers stop cherishing their origins, belief in the Giant God didn’t have that effect.

This let Themis peek at her citizens through these "marks" within her domain.

When these citizens’ souls connected through the "Soul Network," Miss Themis could sneak a look.

However, at that time, she still couldn’t create a secondary account to speak.

Yet, as soon as she entered, she heard shocking news.

“Emergency report!”

“Emergency report!”

“Ether Fleet, prepare to depart immediately!”

“Fourth Living Saint Angna, please get ready at once!”

Albert Drake’s voice echoed through the agile network, and her serious, sharp tone made the entire network buzz.

The second living saint was not exaggerating. Things had indeed become very serious.

“The Chaos Demon God seemed ready to launch a new attack on Bubble World Themis!”

“This time, the attack was not coming from the void!”

“But from the Sea of Ether!”

—-

Trilobite finally realized where his modifications were flawed!

“That’s right!”

“This was a swampy area.”

“The root systems inevitably soaked in the water.”

“Insects flying in the air—their larvae were probably all underwater!”

“I needed to graft something new onto it.”

“Whoosh…”

The directory of the “Evolution STEAM Store — Plant Section” scrolled rapidly downward as Trilobite browsed through it.

Finally…

“Just you few!”

“Hey, hiding in the corner like that—because you’re underwater plants, right?”

“Anyway…”

“Come on, give me a set of underwater wheel-shaped leaves!”

“A set of double-petaled shell-type pods too.”

“Digestive vesicles? Let’s get a set.”

“Trigger flagella—another set!”

“Very good!”

“Start growing for me! You’d better live up to the 10,000 points of Chaos Energy I spent on you!”

Plant growth was rapid, needing almost no dormancy period.

Soon, that Cork Wood underwent a massive transformation!

Of course, the biggest change wasn’t the Cork Wood itself, but rather…

“Whoa?!”

“The plant spawn actually had an illustration now!”

“And it was quite unique!”

Unlike his blonde-haired first, red-haired second, white-haired third, and dark-skinned fourth symbiotic creature young lady—their illustrations lacked any background.

If forced to say, their backgrounds were just the “creatures” they represented.

But this Cork Wood’s illustration differed.

Not only was it 2D Live, but its background was also beautiful.

It showed a thriving circular forest, emerald leaves stretching healthily. Those "predatory leaves," resembling grafted Venus flytraps, spread open to reveal pale purple undersides like blossoms.

Very pretty.

True, Venus flytraps were actually lovely ornamental plants.

At the woodland’s center stood the trunk connecting all trees.

Upon one leaf sat a twin-tailed girl with black hair.

A graceful robe, colored like the trunk’s base, wrapped around her slender figure. Her mature body contrasted sharply with her delicate, youthful face.

Although her hair wasn’t golden and she was much more endowed than a certain flat-chested tsundere loser, those twin ponytails and little tiger teeth, coupled with her faintly resentful expression, practically spelled out "tsundere" right on the illustration.

“Hm!?”

“Where’d this little girl come from!?”

The System panel soon provided an answer—this illustration even had a name: “Themis.”

“The customer service young lady finally has a name!”

“Ah, but judging by the art style, shouldn’t this count as a tsundere little sister attribute?”

“Not bad.”

Moreover, the attributes had changed.

Previously it was just a spawn.

But now…

The System added another title—[Cooperative Creature].

“This… what does it mean? Is it higher than ‘symbiotic creature’?”

“Hmm…”

“Thankfully…”

The Chaos Energy split didn’t seem altered—still fifty-fifty.

Though Trilobite couldn’t directly adjust shares like with symbiotic creatures or spawns by pulling the distribution bar.

“We’ll have to negotiate.”

“But whatever.”

“Can I interact with the customer service young lady?”

He gently poked Miss Themis’s cheek.

【What do you think you’re doing!?】

【You jerk! Promised to visit often but never showed up!】

【Hate this!】

Her twin ponytails swayed, little tiger teeth bared, while her glistening eyes showed pure dislike.

It reminded Trilobite of that feisty tabby kitten hissing at him.

Yet the girl’s eyes darted about—deliberately looking away while stealing sideways glances at him.

“Kukuku…”

Trilobite couldn’t suppress his laughter.

【So annoying! What’s so funny!?】

【Can’t you see I’m working!?】

【Too many pests! So irritating!】

“Oh?”

“Hmm…”

“I actually bought you plenty of gifts—they’re all yours!”