Chapter 37 Who Has This Kind of Magical Talent? Magic really is a double-edged sword...
When she arrived at the magic workshop, Shu Xin belatedly realized something very serious—the magic workshop was far too small for her!
Using the size of the flower fairy slaves as a reference, this pure white little house with a pointed roof and round walls can be described as a behemoth, which can allow the flower fairy nobles to come and go freely. But if it were Shu Xin, she would probably only be able to stick a fist through the door or window.
But it's not a big problem, this is a magical world!
Shu Xin cast the shrinking spell on herself again. Although it was a little uncomfortable, she still managed to fly into the magic workshop smoothly.
The workshop was quite spacious, with only two hollowed-out circular platforms built of white clay. According to the blueprints, these two platforms facing the main entrance were the workbenches; the one on the left was the refining platform, and the one on the right was the synthesis platform.
The process of making a magic wand is actually quite simple:
The first step is to put the raw magic materials into the refining table;
The second step is to take out the successfully refined magical materials from the refining table, which are various magical crystals that have a magical amplification effect;
The third step is to put the prepared wand materials and magic crystals into the synthesis table;
Fourth step: Take the successfully synthesized magic wand from the synthesis table.
It's really that simple, just like putting an elephant in a refrigerator only takes three steps," Shu Xin couldn't help but complain as she looked at the two empty workbenches.
The magic workshop is there, but to make it truly usable, the magic circle on the workbench needs to be activated; the magic materials are also there, but similarly, to make them truly usable for crafting magic wands, they need to be refined several times; besides the magic workshop and magic materials, what is indispensable and most important in crafting magic wands is the need for manpower.
The first two are easy to solve.
After pulling the fast-sleeping Xi out of the Flower Castle, Shu Xin immediately had enough magic power to activate the magic circle on the workbench. She stretched out her hands and simultaneously channeled magic power into both platforms, one on each side.
The intricate patterns inside the workbench, constructed by the flower fairy slaves according to the blueprints, gradually lit up. When all the patterns lit up, the runes took shape, the magic was connected, and a soft magical glow emanated from inside the workbench.
The magic circle for refining and synthesizing magic materializes and spreads out on the surface of the workbench, turning the specially left holes inside the workbench into another dimension. At that time, the magical materials put into the workbench will be refined and synthesized in the other dimension.
Nonori and Pengpengan also went to the underground warehouse and transferred some of the magic materials over. Most of the magic materials were still stored in the underground warehouse. They only took out a small portion of the most common and cheapest materials. The straw boxes filled with magic materials were neatly stacked on the ground along the wall.
Next, all we need to do is send out a flower fairy with the relevant talent to start making the magic wand!
Flower fairies, whether noble or commoner, are all born with their own innate magical talent. This talent is determined at birth and cannot be changed later in life.
This inability to change doesn't mean that flower fairies can't learn other magic, but rather that the advantage brought by their innate magic is absolutely present when they learn and use various magics. Shu Xin understands this very well; it's like how some people have perfect pitch, while others have exceptional color sense.
When it comes to crafting magic wands, it's naturally best to have flower fairies with relevant magical talents craft them to ensure the highest success rate and lowest loss rate.
So Shu Xin asked, "Among the servants of the Flower Castle, does anyone possess this magical talent?"
Nonori: "..."
Peng Peng An: "..."
...Very good, it seems no one has this kind of magical talent.
Shu Xin also fell silent. After a long silence, she flew over, opened a straw box, and took out a piece of quartz ore.
Peng Peng'an stared blankly as the flower fairy tossed the rough, grayish-white ore into the refining table. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing...?"
Shu Xin stared at the refined magic circle that shimmered with a hazy light: "I'll give it a try."
Nono disagreed somewhat, but wisely remained silent.
When the hazy glow dissipated, the refined magic circle returned to its semi-transparent state. Shu Xin peeked out and saw that the otherworldly space, which had been filled with magical light, was completely empty.
Clearly, the refining process failed.
Shu Xin, unwilling to give up, brought over another piece of ore. However, it wasn't until she put the eighth piece of ore into the refining table that a tiny grain of quartz sand appeared in the alternate dimension. Shu Xin was so angry at the low success rate of refining that she almost laughed. You know, a magic wand needs to be inlaid with at least five grains of quartz sand to provide even the minimum amplification effect!
Looking down at the quartz sand lying in her palm, Shu Xin felt that what she saw was not a translucent, snow-white crystal, but a large swarm of leaf coins flying away. It took eight pieces of ore to refine such a crystal. It looked so small in the flower fairy's hand. If she were to transform back into the size of a flower fairy, she probably wouldn't even be able to see it!
This isn't a stone, it's money thrown down the drain!
Shu Xin stopped in time, placed the quartz sand on the synthesis table, and flew out of the magic workshop.
Magic is truly a double-edged sword. Thanks to magic, she was able to build a fully functional magic workshop in a land of almost nothingness, a magic workshop that could even be put into use immediately. However, also limited by magic, she had a magic workshop that could work properly, but she was completely unable to make full use of it!
Shu Xin let out a long breath and looked up to see the flower fairy slaves gathered together in the distance. Despite the great distance and their poor eyesight, they kept looking in this direction, each one looking worried and extremely sad.
Shu Xin listened intently and heard that they were worried that they would not have enough to eat in the future.
The flower fairy slaves felt that they were receiving a bowl of hot soup every day because they were building a magic workshop. Now that the magic workshop was completed and there was no work for them to do in the territory, they were going to go hungry. Some flower fairy slaves were even worried that the round house would be taken back, and they started crying with anxiety.
This is indeed a problem...
Shu Xin turned her head and looked at Nonoli and Pengpengan, who flew out of the magic workshop:
"Nonori, go and gather all the servants of the Flower Castle. Tell them that if any of their family members have magical talent related to wand making, they can come to the Land of Sin. Don't worry about their safety on the way there and back. I will bestow a blessing that will be enough to guarantee their safety. As long as their family members work for me for a full year, I will grant them the status of free citizens. If they are willing to stay in the Land of Sin after gaining their freedom, I can reward them with houses and land."
“Peng Peng’an, go and gather all the slaves in the Land of Sin. Tell them they can rest today. Tomorrow they will continue building the magic workshops. Before the harvest month arrives, I want the Land of Sin to have at least five magic workshops. In addition, starting today, arrange for six slaves to enter the magic workshops every day to try to refine magic materials, three in the morning and three in the afternoon. Each slave can use a maximum of eight pieces of ore.”
The two officers responded in unison, "We will obey your orders, Your Highness!"
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