Chapter 29 Thank you for your honesty. You don't need to be so honest next time.
"Shuxin, do you river elves eat meat?"
When Xi asked this question hesitantly, Shu Xin was standing on the fifth-floor terrace, gazing into the distance.
On the vast and barren land, the wheat fields of the flower fairy slaves grow lush and green, adding strands of vibrant color to the pale earth; and under the daily hard work of the flower fairy slaves, the magic workshop located next to the wheat fields under the Tree of Life is already taking shape.
These visible changes in the Land of Sin brought Shu Xin a sense of peace and joy. Even though the golden and brown wheat that Peng Peng An had arranged to plant had failed to sprout, Shu Xin optimistically thought that she could plant them again later.
After that, Shu Xin arranged to plant the sun-dried bitter wheat seeds as well. Since there were not many, they were planted directly next to the original wheat field under the Tree of Life, so that it would be easy to compare the differences between the two later.
Shu Xin had a lot of confidence in the bitter wheat seed, but she didn't dare to have too high hopes. She just thought that if it could taste better and have a higher magic content than the current bitter wheat, then she would be considered successful.
Hearing Xi's question, Shu Xin looked away and turned to look at him. The blond boy's face was full of uncertainty, and he looked somewhat melancholy.
Sunlight streamed down, gilding Xi's thick, curly hair with a shimmering golden edge, making his already brilliant golden strands even brighter and more romantic. His creamy, flawless skin was even more delicate and alluring, making Shu Xin wonder if it really felt as soft as she had imagined.
Thinking this way, Shu Xin did just that. She reached out and touched the face of the blond, handsome boy.
Xi seemed not to have reacted, staring blankly at her with her eyes wide open. Under the sunlight, her deep green eyes were like the finest emeralds, crystal clear and captivating.
The feel was indeed nice. Shu Xin withdrew her hand and reminded her, "Charm magic doesn't work on me."
The blond boy blinked: "That's such a pity, dear master. When you reached out to touch me, I had already planned out what position I would use to carefully savor the taste of your bodily fluids."
Shu Xin: "...Thank you for your honesty, but you don't need to be so honest next time. I don't want to know so much."
“Alright, let’s get down to business,” Shu Xin steered the conversation back on track. “You just asked me if river elves can eat meat, right?”
Xi nodded quickly.
Shu Xin asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
She thought for a moment and replied, "In my memory, river spirits don't eat meat."
Xi looked disappointed, but then Shu Xin continued, "But I think we can give it a try. After all, the flower fairy slaves can survive by eating dirt, so meat is definitely better than dirt and sand."
Xi immediately perked up: "That's wonderful! Darling, I found a herd of snow sheep nearby!"
Shu Shuxin couldn't find any information about the snow sheep in her memory. Xi could only emphasize that the snow sheep were full of magic and couldn't say anything more. In order to prepare for the hunt, Shu Xin took Xi to find Peng Peng An and Nuo Nuo Li.
The servants told Shu Xin that the two noblemen were in the drawing room. Shu Xin thought to herself that they were probably in a meeting again. To be honest, it was hard not to call the drawing room a meeting room...
Shu Xin pushed open the door and saw two leaves of the Tree of Life on the wooden table in the reception room. The leaves had the design drawings of the magic workshop that Shu Xin had carved out.
It seems the topic of this meeting between the two subordinates is the Magic Workshop.
Upon seeing Shu Xin, the two flower fairies quickly greeted her and bowed. After learning the purpose of her visit, their expressions differed—
Peng Peng An was very ashamed: "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I've only heard of short-legged sheep, long-haired sheep, and kitten sheep. As for snow sheep... I've never heard of them before."
Nono looked at the blond demon with a probing gaze: "Snow sheep? Are you sure you found it nearby?"
Xi Mian remained unfazed: "Of course it was found nearby, near that tall white wall."
White high walls? Isn't that just a manifestation of the high-level magical barrier at the border of the Land of Sin?
...At the border of the Land of Sin, it was no longer considered nearby. Shu Xin glanced at Xi, who immediately flashed a very obedient smile, her green eyes curving into crescents, and her voice as sweet as honey: "Darling, what's wrong?"
"Don't do it again." Shu Xin gave him a warning look. "There's no need to lie to me."
The blond boy looked extremely docile: "Yes, dear master."
Stopping watching Xi's pretense, Shu Xin asked Nuonuo about the snow sheep.
Previously, when Nonoli introduced bitter wheat, he mentioned to Shuxin that bitter wheat is a crop of the Snow Country, and the seeds of bitter wheat were bought from merchants of the Snow Country. Snow sheep are also a magical creature that is a specialty of the Snow Country.
The Land of Sin is located in the northernmost part of the Kingdom of Ganar, and also in the northernmost part of the Ganar Plain. Further north, there are towering mountains and endless snowfields. It is said that the snowfield with red rime ice is the bed of the Goddess of Winter. In order not to disturb the goddess's slumber, only two moons are visible in the night sky. The Snow Kingdom, a loose alliance nation established by the Snow Clan, is located on this plateau called the Twin Moon Snowfield.
Snow sheep are animals that live year-round on high-altitude snowfields. So the question is, how did Xi see a flock of snow sheep "near" the northernmost part of the Ganar Plain?
The blond boy's expression was pure and innocent: "But I really saw it! I'm not lying to you!"
Shu Xin didn't mention that her purpose in hunting the snow sheep was to eat the meat, so Nono assumed that the flower fairy wanted a new mount, and he subtly advised her:
“Your Highness, the snow sheep’s fur is indeed soft and thick, but they are not used to the high temperatures of the plains, and we in the Land of Sin do not have enough fodder to feed them. You can wait for the Wind Market after the Harvest Month, and then we can go to the market to purchase some mounts suitable for the Land of Sin.”
After listening to Nonoli's explanation of the information about the snow sheep, Peng Pengan glared fiercely at the blond humanoid monster. He felt that this disguised guy was extremely suspicious and had ill intentions!
He pointed to the stream and said decisively:
"Your Highness! This sly fellow is definitely trying to frame you! He knows perfectly well that the harvest month is approaching and that monsters from the outer continent could appear at any moment, yet he completely disregards your safety and is even urging you to go out! You must not be misled by him; only the Flower Castle is the safest place!"
Although the reasons were different, the two subordinates showed the same disapproval. Shu Xin nodded: "Okay, I understand your concerns. Let's prepare properly and set off again."
"Your Highness?!" ×2
Xi's smile was radiant: "Yes, Master!"
A note from the author:
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The dwarf sheep that Pengpeng'an mentioned is actually based on the Nigerian dwarf goat, a very cute pet lamb; the kitten sheep is based on the Qingshan goat from southwestern Shandong, also known as the dog sheep or puppy sheep; the flower fairies would definitely raise small-sized sheep.
As for the snow sheep found in the stream, it's based on the Alpine snow sheep, a very powerful sheep! There's a sentence in the Baidu Encyclopedia entry that says, "The greatest enemy is not animals but avalanches." How cool! What can destroy sheep is not some natural enemy, but a natural disaster!
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