Chapter 206 Everything's Alright - Salted Eggs

Shu Xin gazed at this heartwarming scene before her, but her feelings were somewhat complicated—

So this is what the Tree of Life meant when it said the magic potion would definitely work?

Nanaja's magical potion did indeed significantly slow down the disintegration of the rune chains within Qiqi's body, and at the same time, it replenished Qiqi with a considerable amount of magic power. However, this was only a temporary solution.

Then the Tree of Life intervened, erasing the slowly disintegrating runic chains within Kikik's body. It also used the magic provided by the potion to repair the flower fairy's body, which is why Kikik appeared to have recovered so quickly.

Shu Xin was speechless for a moment.

She couldn't help but ask the Tree of Life, and learned that the runic chains, which were already collapsing, were easy to remove. In addition, the magic provided by the potion was relatively sufficient, which is why it was able to restore the flower fairy to its original state so easily. However, if the flower fairy were to be restored to her elven form, this amount of magic would be far from enough.

Shu Xin pressed for details, asking how much magic would be required to remove the runic chains in their normal state without needing to revert the flower fairy to an elf. She was prepared for an answer that was both reasonable and unexpected, but the Tree of Life's response still made Shu Xin both amused and exasperated.

The magic of just half a barrel of acorn liquor!

Although the brewing process of acorn wine does not require the addition of water, the continuous high temperatures brought about by the drought have still had a great impact on the brewing process. Therefore, the brewery stopped work early, and the underground warehouse currently only has a few hundred barrels of acorn wine stored. Now, hearing from the Tree of Life that just half a barrel of acorn wine can break the rune chains in the flower fairy's body, Shu Xin was really amused and annoyed.

If she had known this earlier, she would have used acorn wine to remove the rune chains from the flower fairy instead of selling it directly.

If half a barrel of acorn wine were converted into the pulp of snow dragon fruit, it would only require a small piece—judging from the number of snow dragon fruits the Snow Clan had provided, it would probably be enough to free all the flower fairies of the entire Garnar Kingdom from their rune chains.

Shu Xin realized with profound clarity that the Tree of Life was truly just a tree. When a computer malfunctions, it will pop up an error message, but the Tree of Life would simply grow there, doing nothing and remaining completely still!

...There's absolutely no need to get angry at a tree. Shu Xin wiped her face, thinking that it's not too late to realize this now, and she doesn't need to keep worrying about the rune chains anymore.

“Your Highness,” Nana said calmly, “I think I have caught a fever.”

Shu Xin looked up and saw that Nana Jia's cheeks were flushed and her magical aura was fluctuating, but the defensive shield on the flower fairy was still in effect!

Even though the protective shield was still radiating magical light, the runic chains within Nanaja's body were genuinely beginning to crumble.

Unless this "contagion" is not defined as "harm," which is why the defensive shield did not take effect, it means that the collapse of the runic chains within the flower fairy's body was not judged as an "attack" by the laws of magic.

Thinking about it that way, it does seem to make sense. Whether in theory or in reality, the disappearance of the rune chains is not necessarily a bad thing for the flower fairy, but this is on the premise that the flower fairy can withstand the impact of the collapse of the rune chains.

Shu Xin had never understood how this new type of fever spread. Nana, as a high-level pharmacist, was extremely sensitive to magical fluctuations. After experiencing it firsthand, she told the Flower Fairy the answer to this question:

"It spreads through a magical resonance caused by physical contact."

It sounds like the way infectious diseases are transmitted in the magical world is also magical. Shu Xin still doesn't quite understand how "physical contact" can cause "magical resonance," and how "magical resonance" can spread fever. But that's not important. It's enough that she knows that she got sick because of physical contact.

When Nanaja explained apologetically that she would need the magical cat's help to concoct the potion, Shu Xin finally smiled with relief.

"By the Goddess of Flowers, Nanaja, you will get better soon."

Nana was puzzled and was about to ask a question when she was shocked and her eyes widened. As soon as the flower fairy finished speaking, the restless and chaotic magic in her body calmed down!

Nana raised her hand to touch her cheek; the heat on her skin hadn't subsided yet. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Then do we still need to continue refining magic potions?"

The Flower Fairy smiled and said, "Yes, we need to. The Tree of Life can help us remove the rune chains that have begun to crumble, but this will consume a certain amount of magic power. The magic potions you make are very suitable. As for your restoration just now, it actually used up half a barrel of acorn wine."

"Half a barrel?! That's way too much!" The wooden barrel used to hold the acorn wine was as tall as three flower fairies. Nana nodded decisively, "We definitely need to continue making magic potions! I still have a lot of Golden Disc Flowers, which are the main ingredient!"

Compared to consuming acorn wine, using magic potions is indeed more cost-effective. However, more importantly, magic potions can effectively alleviate the pain suffered by patients. Nanaja had the rune chains in her body removed as soon as she contracted the disease, which is why she didn't feel anything.

After hearing Shu Xin bring this up, Nana looked at her husband, who was still unconscious in her arms. Even Qiqi Ke, a noble official who was strong and powerful with abundant magic, was in so much pain after falling ill, let alone the disaster victims who had traveled a long distance and suffered from hunger and thirst, making them extremely weak.

“I will further improve the potion formula,” Nanaja said.

Chichik woke up in the afternoon and resumed his normal work the next day;

After it was confirmed that the novel fever was transmitted through physical contact, the flower fairies in the isolation area returned to their posts because they had not had any physical contact with the patients.

After organizing the existing medicinal materials, Nanaja received guidance from the Tree of Life through Shuxin and quickly developed a potion formula that could alleviate patients' pain to the greatest extent. After that, she and the magical cat began to refine magical potions with the children.

In less than a week, all the flower fairies outside the white wall who had contracted the fever recovered.

The previously suspended entry process resumed, and long queues formed again outside the tall white walls.

The three large treehouses that temporarily served as dormitories were preserved.

At Shu Xin's suggestion and the construction officer's arrangement, one of the treehouses was converted into a public restaurant, providing free sweet soup and water; another treehouse was converted into a medical room, providing free medical services; and the remaining treehouse was used as a staff lounge, equipped with bedding and linens suitable for flower fairies, elves, and demons respectively.

The bamboo tube building project in Julong Zhunei has also resumed construction. Apart from the still high temperature, everything is on track, and Shuxin has finally been able to eat the salted eggs she had been longing for.

The gray bird eggs weren't big, but the egg white was only a thin layer. So when you took a bite, your mouth was full of soft, delicate, moist, sandy, and oily salted egg yolk. Shu Xin ate one after another without even eating them. She didn't even remember how many she ate. You could say she ate her fill in one go!

She was naturally overjoyed that day. Shu Xin ate her fill of salted eggs and didn't eat any other food. But her joy turned to sorrow. When she woke up the next morning, her cheeks were swollen and painful, and she couldn't open her mouth at all!