Chapter 011 Ancient Sacred Tree
Seeing the cubs' confusion, Aisha patiently explained.
Fairies are vegetarians, and the impurities discharged from their bodies are excellent "tonics" for the flowers, plants and trees in the forest.
Every fairy house has a bathroom with a toilet, sewage bucket and trash can.
Every three days, a dedicated fairy would provide door-to-door service and send the collected "things" to a designated location for sorting and processing, leaving only the useful ones to provide "nutrition" to the sacred tree.
Shu Li took out a small notebook and a feather pen and began to write down the details. After Aisha finished speaking, she would ask about the difficult parts until she understood them.
I see!
He almost thought that the adult fairies went to the toilet just like in the gestation room, collectively "fertilizing" the roots of the sacred tree.
If it was really as he misunderstood, the scene was too "spectacular" and it was almost unbearable to look at.
Fortunately it’s not!!
It was almost a misunderstanding!
At this moment, Shu Li missed the flush toilet at home very much and was grateful from the bottom of his heart to the person who invented the sewer pipe.
Ever since I traveled to another world, my quality of life has plummeted and everything is inconvenient.
Although this world has magic and has created some magical things, such as space storage bags and magic circle door locks, it is very lacking in convenient facilities.
Perhaps it’s because fairies are close to nature and advocate a more natural life!
I don’t know what the infrastructure level is like in other parts of this continent, but it should be better than the Fairy Forest, right?
I hope so!
After Elsa finished introducing the sacred tree, she continued to act as a tour guide. To take care of Sperian, she slowed down her speech and repeated the important points several times to prevent him from misunderstanding.
Shu Li was deeply moved. She took out her little notebook, listened and took notes, and gradually understood the life of fairies.
The entire sacred tree is like a large city.
In addition to the residential area where the goblins live, there is also a bustling commercial area with grocery stores, weapon stores, armor stores, musical instrument stores, herbal medicine stores, food stores, etc.
Shu Li quickly drew a map in her notebook, marking it for herself as she was a bit directionally challenged.
The sacred tree was really too big. Even with the flying speed of the fairy cubs, it took them half a day to walk around the entire commercial district, and they were all starving.
So, Elsa took the cubs to the school cafeteria.
Yes, the school cafeteria.
It turns out that all underage fairies have to study in school.
Starting tomorrow, the cubs will officially become the youngest students in the fairy school, and will eat three meals a day for free in the school cafeteria until graduation.
What great welfare, what a harmonious society!
In the cafeteria, Shu Li met a young fairy who was more than ten years older than them.
A new batch of fairy cubs are born in the breeding room every ten years. The previous batch is ten years older than Shu Li's batch.
Still a child!
The young goblin saw the thumb-sized cub and watched with interest.
The cubs sat obediently at the long table, waiting for Elsa and the adult fairies working in the cafeteria to serve them a sumptuous dinner.
Dinner was no different from what they had in the gestation room: fragrant nectar, fresh fruit, sweet sauce and baked cookies.
The cubs, whose stomachs had been growling with hunger for a long time, couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they smelled the aroma of food.
Elsa rang the bell lightly, and the cubs got the command to eat and started eating quickly.
The young goblins sat at another long table, looking at the cubs who were eating with relish, and whispering.
"Did we eat like them when we were little?"
"I don't know, maybe!"
"That little fat boy eats so fast. He's already finished half of his meal before the other kids start."
"How else could he become so fat?"
"The pups are so cute~"
"Wait until they burst into tears and can't be comforted, then see if they are cute."
"Ah...never mind!"
"Which one is Sperian?"
"The third one from the left is a blond cub wearing a flower crown. His eyes are green, just like the Elf King's!"
"He eats very politely, unlike other cubs who have crumbs all over their mouths."
"I heard he didn't learn Elvish well. Did he pass the daily speaking test?"
"Don't worry, he's still young now and his intelligence is limited, but when he grows up, he will make great progress."
"That's right! A goblin who can't speak more than ten languages is not a good goblin."
Shu Li munched on the fruit while listening to the surroundings. He vaguely heard his own name, the Elf King, and more than ten names.
He raised his left hand and touched the green crown of flowers on his head.
With this, it’s hard not to be famous.
However, Shu Li was a lovable child from a young age, with an optimistic and outgoing personality. From elementary school to high school, he was a school celebrity, simply because he had three older brothers who were far superior to him. Whenever others compared him to his brothers, he never felt inferior, but rather took pride in it.
On the first day of traveling to another world, he was blessed by the Elf King and was destined to become the focus of everyone's attention.
At first, Shu Li was a little uncomfortable, but now she is calm and composed.
While teaching the cub the Elvish language, Sit would intersperse some interesting legends. Gradually, Shu Li learned that being blessed by the Elf King was a very honorable thing.
The Elf King has lived for tens of thousands of years, but the people who bless him are rare.
He was just a little goblin cub, but receiving the blessing of the Elf King was like getting a cheat, which made learning magic much easier for him.
How can you reject such a good thing?
I'm so happy!
As for becoming the subject of gossip at other people’s dinner tables, just let it go!
After dinner, night fell.
Elsa took the cubs home and told them to gather at the small square early the next morning and report to school together.
The cubs were all very excited.
Entering the Fairy Forest, which was even more vast than the gestational room, they saw all sorts of new and wonderful things, which were extremely refreshing. They gathered in groups of three or four and discussed them enthusiastically.
Discio and Angel pulled Shu Li's hands on the left and right and flew towards home, laughing and talking endlessly.
"There are so many fun things in the grocery store!" Angel asked sideways, "Sperian, Desio, shall we go to the grocery store after school tomorrow?"
Dixio said coolly, "I'm going to the weapons store."
He saw a silver bow in the weapon shop. Although he couldn't use it now, he could have it for now.
Shu Li thought for a moment and then slowly said, "A protective gear store, a musical instrument store."
After the underwear, he wanted a pair of shoes.
Elsa gave the cubs clothes but not shoes, so they were still barefoot. However, today, Shu Li paid special attention to the young elves and the adult elves and found that they were wearing shoes.
The cub has poor self-care ability, so it is understandable that it is not given shoes to prevent it from getting lost, but Shu Li thinks that he is an adult and should wear shoes.
As for why go to the music store?
He was a music student, and he had been wanting to learn the harp since he heard Sitt play it every day.
A tiny fairy harp, whose sound quality is better than millions of musical instruments in the original world.
Shu Li loved music and decided to pursue an artistic career. From a young age, he began playing the finest instruments. On his thirteenth birthday, his father bought a violin worth five million dollars at an international auction.
After getting the violin, Shu Li couldn't let it go and cherished it. After tuning it, he gently plucked the strings. The clear sound gave him goose bumps.
It's like the sound of nature!
That violin is still Shu Li's treasure.
Now, after hearing the wonderful music of the fairy harp, he knew what true heavenly music was.
Fairies and elves are not only natural linguists, but also natural musicians, skilled at playing the harp.
From Sit's story, we know that there are three top-level harps on the continent, namely, Laesias, Mithracle, and Undine.
Very difficult pronunciation.
Shu Li wrote them down in a small notebook and read them over twenty times before finally memorizing their names.
After all, it involves my profession, so I can't be careless.
The maker of the three harps was a man named Loki.
Loki was born ten thousand years ago. He was the ancestor of dwarf craftsmen, leaving behind countless excellent works and drawings. He had a wide range of interests and hobbies. As long as he wanted to, he could create a top-notch weapon.
The three harps were his creations in his spare time. Leicias gave them to the Elf King, Undine gave them to the Sea People, and Mithral was lost during the War of the Titans. No news of them was heard of them until Loki's death.
Shu Li listened to the story very carefully. When he learned that a harp was lost, he felt very sorry and couldn't help asking Sit in his broken Elvish, "Do you know where it is now?"
Xit shook his head, indicating that there was no news so far.
Many people speculate that Mithra was either destroyed in the war or became a collection of some powerful person.
Shuli felt sorry for Mithra.
I hope he will be lucky enough to encounter it when he is training in the mainland in the future.
But before that, he wanted to meet Lessias.
Sit said that Resias is in the Crystal City of the Elf Kingdom, and anyone can play it - if they have the ability.
Shu Li was confused when he heard this.
What does it mean to be capable?
Sit gently plucked the five-stringed harp in his arms and whispered in a sweet voice, "The harp is endowed with advanced magic. Those with weak wills who cannot withstand the temptation of the harp's music will vomit blood and die."
Shu Li took a while to understand, and finally got it. She widened her tender green eyes in shock.
Playing...playing the piano will cost you your life?
The other world is so dangerous!
Shu Li was hesitant. Although he was afraid, he couldn't help but want to see the power of Lesias.
However, he overlooked one important thing.
A harp that can be played by an elf must be very large. As a thumb-sized goblin cub, it is doubtful whether he can even pluck the strings, let alone try!
After saying "good night" to his two friends, Shu Li returned to his home.
The hut was pitch black at night, but Shu Li was not worried about not being able to see anything, because the little elf had a wonderful characteristic - its wings could glow.
The darker the place, the brighter the light of the wings, and when they flap slightly, they will sprinkle bits of starlight.
After Shu Li entered, the small room was illuminated by a light green light, and the furnishings in the room were clearly visible.
However, Shu Li prefers the lighting.
While packing his luggage in the afternoon, he saw something on the table that looked like a kerosene lamp with a string hanging from it. When he pulled it gently, the bulging transparent substance in the middle instantly lit up.
Shu Li lay on the table curiously, observing this magical lamp, and found that the transparent substance in the middle was not filled with kerosene, but a beautiful glowing crystal.
It should be some kind of consumable magic stone.
It is indeed a different world, full of fantasy.
Shu Li couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she took out a notebook from the small bag around her waist.
One, two, three, and four, four books in total.
The first three books are filled with words, and the fourth book is half blank.
As for the feather pen, two of the cores inside were also replaced.
This core is a thin tube endowed with magic. Once the magic is consumed, the core becomes useless.
At first, Shu Li thought this was a pen that would never run out of ink, but he never expected that after using it for a month, it would stop producing ink.
He was extremely anxious at that time.
How to take notes without ink?
He stammered and sought help from Sid, and it took him a lot of effort to explain the reason.
After Sit understood what he meant, he smiled and gave him a dozen magic cores.
Shu Li breathed a sigh of relief after solving the big problem.
Pulling out a small chair, sitting at the table, opening the fourth notebook, and under the light of the lamp, Shu Li began writing today's diary.
Yes, after getting the little notebook, he would write a diary every day, using short sentences to record what happened that day.
The purpose of writing a diary is to remind yourself where you come from, where you are going, what you have experienced, and whether you can finally return home safely.
Although he is an optimist, he sometimes feels down.
He was worried that after living in the other world for a long time and becoming familiar with life here, the memory of the original world would gradually fade away with the passage of time.
Keeping a diary is important.
Very, very important!
Therefore, he began each of his diaries with the following lines: My beloved parents, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, today is my Nth day in this other world...
In the quiet little room, there was only the rustling sound of writing.