Chapter 257 Preparing to Head to Popomore City
Since the opening of the Magic Cat Market in the Land of Sin, the wind sprites have been busy with both pain and joy.
After moving here with their grandmother, the wind fairies were idle for a long time. With the housing and funds obtained from the family's treasury, the wind fairies were living the life they had always dreamed of, where they had no worries about food and shelter. However, unlike the water fairy grandmother who had completely given up, the overly leisurely life soon made the energetic young wind fairies feel an unbearable boredom and emptiness.
But if they were to look for a job, there aren't many positions suitable for wind sprites in the Land of Sin. They either use wind magic to drive away snow sheep, or use wind magic to clean up gray bird droppings, or use wind magic to help with farming. If wind sprites liked raising sheep and birds and farming, would they still be running all over the continent doing business?
...Of course, they are not really good at it either.
When the lord decided to form the Magic Tree Caravan, the tribesmen almost fought tooth and nail for a spot on the trip. However, those who managed to get a spot were all seasoned merchants who had been traveling and trading for many years. Those who couldn't get a spot had no choice but to remain in the Land of Sin.
Since some time ago, good news has been coming one after another. As long as you can make it into the top 1,000 in the Flying Ball Tournament and Treasure Hunt Tournament, you will have priority to purchase shops in the commercial district. If you can make it into the top 500, the Wind Fairy can even get the right to go out to do business. These clearly pointed rewards are a signal in themselves, which means that the Flower Fairy Lord has finally allowed the Wind Fairy to participate in the trade work in the Sinful Land!
The previously idle commercial area has now been officially put into use. The Whimsicotts who have been granted the right to conduct business outside the area have naturally formed teams to go out and trade. The Whimsicotts with the right to select shops have chosen their shops based on the location of the entrances and exits. The remaining Whimsicotts have been randomly assigned to various coin counters.
The main job of the wind sprites is to sell the goods located on the shelves below the coin cabinet. Although the supply of goods is plentiful and the variety is rich, and there are all kinds of magic array diagrams of various levels and functions, each shelf can only display one kind of goods. Just like the coin cabinet, the goods are also randomly assigned. Even the wind sprites who can choose the location of the coin cabinet are no exception. Furthermore, the specific selection and placement of goods in the early stage and the storage and preservation of the goods in the later stage all require the wind sprites to do their own work.
The salary for this job is fixed, but the cost price of the goods is also fixed. If they can make the goods look cleaner and more beautiful, and maintain their freshness and quality, they can raise the price of the goods slightly. The difference between these prices is the profit they can legitimately obtain. If the goods are messy and the quality is damaged, they will obviously be heavily penalized.
As for whether the calculation of this price difference is reasonable, it is up to the Tree of Life to make the judgment. The wind fairies never expected that the magic tree, which the flower fairy built a castle for, would have such an effect. After being subtly told by their grandmother that the huge magic tree was actually the incarnation of the flower goddess, the wind fairies dared not be careless even though the profit was small and the process was complicated.
Shu Xin also visited the so-called Magic Cat Market, which was actually a Magic Supermarket. After confirming that the clever wind fairies were doing a good job as cashiers and stockers, she stopped paying attention and started preparing to go out.
Her actual knowledge of the Kingdom of Ganar was limited to the land of sin.
After being driven out of the royal city by the king, Shu Xin went straight to the Land of Sin. On the way, she almost suffocated due to insufficient magic power. After finally building up the impoverished Land of Sin, she learned that the king hated the whole world. It was a complete shock!
Although it's still uncertain whether the king truly intends to destroy the world, it's safer to abolish this rubbish magic tax as soon as possible. Now that the magic tax in the Land of Sin has been abolished and the tax officials have been officially renamed agricultural officials, she can finally go out and take a look.
One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. Shu Xin planned to visit the territory closest to the Land of Sin, namely the territory of Bobomo.
Considering that the Flower Fairy's identity was too noble, Shu Xin decided to disguise herself as an ordinary noblewoman.
As for who will accompany her, Xi will definitely be taken on this trip. The concentration of magic outside may not be suitable for the Flower Fairy to survive. The reason why Shu Xin can roam freely in the Land of Sin is simply because the Tree of Life in the Land of Sin is growing bigger and bigger, and its dense canopy is enough to block out the sun. This makes the actual protective range that the Tree of Life can provide more and more extensive, and Shu Xin's range of activities naturally becomes larger and larger as well.
—Now, if we use the detection magic, we can no longer see a trace of black mist. All we can see is a bright and dazzling light.
Initially, only two subordinate officials, Nonoli and Pengpengan, could accompany Shuxin on her outings. However, Nonoli was now an agricultural official, and it was the beginning of spring, a busy time. Pengpengan was a military official, and the soldiers' training would continue after the harvest month. Both of them had a lot of work to do and couldn't leave. The other noble officials also had their own tasks. In the end, Shuxin chose Nanaja:
On the one hand, the biggest project for the Construction Department is the expansion and renovation of the underground city of Salt Lake. Shu Xin had already checked the progress and it was almost finished. The rest were just details to be handled, which was perfectly fine to leave to Lan Jiao to follow up on. Nana Jia could also take some time to go on a business trip.
On the other hand, it's because Nanaja had been the lord of Lotte City. She was a very professional governor, and her understanding of the social interactions of the Ganar nobles and the daily lives of ordinary people was definitely more detailed and comprehensive than Shuxin's. In addition, with her status as a high-level apothecary, her deeper cunning than other flower fairies, and her lucky magic talent, Shuxin felt that there was no one more suitable than her.
Including Xi, there were two accompanying officials on this trip. After preparing all the necessary supplies, Shu Xin also brought three teams of flower fairy warriors and two teams of flower fairy attendants.
Finally, with the help of the magical cat Daisy, Shuxin rode in a carriage pulled by a flying horse, a ride she hadn't taken in a long time. The flower fairies, on the other hand, rode on white-feathered birds, and together they passed through the snow-white high walls and left the land of sin.
Shu Xin had already inquired with the Tree of Life beforehand. The Popomo Territory was the largest of the eleven territories in the entire Kingdom of Ganar. She didn't know what order the king had used to allocate the territories. Popomo, a member of the royal family, was ranked before Shu Shu Xin, but Shu Shu Xin's territory was the smallest.
The territory has the largest area and the largest population, but the Bobomo territory does not have a particularly large number of major cities. There used to be four, but now there are only three. The city that disappeared was Lotte City, where Nanaja once served as governor. Shuxin is now going to Bobomo City, which is the closest to the Land of Sin and is the main city of the Bobomo territory.
Nana Jia has the spatial coordinates of Popomo City, and there are also caravans from the Land of Sin resting in Popomo City. As long as the teleportation magic circle is drawn, Shu Xin could actually teleport there with her people over a long distance. However, she ultimately decided to fly there slowly. After all, she not only wanted to investigate the situation in Popomo City, but she also wanted to see what Ganar outside the Land of Sin was like.
The Pegasus flew very smoothly. Shu Xin lifted the curtain and looked outside, and found that the wasteland outside the Land of Sin had turned into a lush green field. She couldn't help but smile.
Xi had transformed into a little lamb, eager to climb onto the Flower Fairy's lap. Coincidentally, Daisy had the same idea, so the two faced off in the carriage. When Shu Xin looked away, the magical cat triumphantly jumped into the Flower Fairy's arms, and Xi immediately reverted to human form, plopping down next to Shu Xin, laughing even more smugly.
Shu Xin stroked the magical cat's wonderfully soft fur, ignoring their commotion, and continued looking out the window.
As the distance from the land of sin gradually increased, the originally sparse and low grasslands gradually became lush. As they continued south, tall shrubs gradually appeared on the grasslands. Later, the Pegasus was flying among the vast forests. Looking up, one could only glimpse wisps of azure sky at the junction of the dense green canopies of the towering trees.
Shu Xin's experience of visiting the Magic Cat Market was not much different. She also saw the grassland first and then entered the forest. However, the magic cats that run the Magic Cat Market only appear in the wild. At that time, the big cat was lying quietly on a flat grass. She wondered what the cities and towns of the flower fairies would look like.
"...Sir...Sir...Sir...!"
Faint, faint shouts came from between the wind and the leaves, and Shu Xin quickly signaled the carriage to stop.
The flower fairy attendants who were driving the carriage heard nothing and, somewhat puzzled, told the Pegasus to land on a thick tree branch. The accompanying flower fairy warriors followed suit, and the white-feathered birds all stood on the branches that stretched out from the tree.
Shu Xin stepped down from the carriage and noticed that Nana Jia's expression was somewhat grave. Before she could ask Nana Jia if she had also heard the shouts, the shouts, which had been coming from afar, gradually became clearer—
"My lord! My lord! Good afternoon! Good afternoon! Are you on your way to Bobomo City?"
A group of flower fairies with extremely faint magical fluctuations appeared at the edge of Shu Xin's vision. Although they were all dressed in neat clothes bestowed by the Tree of Life, and their long hair and eye colors were quite vibrant, Shu Xin still hallucinated for a moment the scene of her first encounter with the flower fairies of the Land of Sin—
The way they flew anxiously through the air resembled a flock of half-starved sparrows.
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