Chapter 237 The Perfect Food Crop: A Deadly Plant Covered in Poison...
Does such a perfect food crop really exist in the world?
Shu Xin firmly believed that it would happen; otherwise, what? One should always have dreams, just in case they come true!
Shu Xin hadn't expected her "dream" to come true so quickly—
After going through all the crop seeds that the flower fairy caravan brought back to the Land of Sin, Shu Xin began to sort through the seeds brought by the wind fairies.
The wind sprite family led by Qinqinlaer isn't large, but it still has nearly five hundred members. Luckily, sprites are small, and Qinqinlaer bought an entire sprite treehouse, which is spacious enough, otherwise they wouldn't all be able to live there.
This elderly wind sprite was truly wise. She dared to use the entire family treasury to negotiate with the lord of the land of sins when her people knew nothing about it. Naturally, she was also very authoritative. Even though she was trapped in a distant foreign land, her people did not question her decisions. After receiving the notice, they began to pack their belongings and prepare to relocate.
As her people were setting off, Qinqinlaer approached the construction officer of the Sinful Lands, offering to pay them to renovate the Elf Treehouse so that her people could each have their own room.
Shu Xin was naturally very supportive. She even went to the Tree of Life and gave the construction department an interior design drawing that perfectly suited the Wind Fairy's preferences and habits.
The family treasures brought by the wind fairies also gave Shu Xin a huge surprise.
These magical materials do not contain seeds of food crops, because wind fairies are not good at planting. The fairies mainly purchase their food from the food markets of other races, and secondarily plunder the unharvested mature farmland of other races. This primary and secondary relationship is often reversed.
The kingdoms of the wind sprites are rarely situated on land. This magical race, born and dying with the wind, lives in the air year-round. The cities of the wind sprites can all be described as "sky cities" floating in the wind.
...The wind sprite also has a less pleasant nickname: "the thief who lives in the wind".
Therefore, when Shu Xin was organizing the materials, she didn't have high hopes for the magical materials brought by the wind fairies.
Seeds that appear in the Wind Fairy's inventory as magical materials are either rare enough to be used as raw materials for high-grade magical cloth, or rare enough that the roots, stems, leaves, and other parts that grow after planting can be used as raw materials for high-grade magical cloth.
Shu Xin picked out some of them, planning to plant them in the land of sin.
Like the Giant Ant Tower, this is a super-giant herbaceous plant with leaves so large that humans could use them as umbrellas to cover their heads. Its origin is said to be the orc kingdom in the southern part of the continent.
The seeds of the Great Leaf Ant Tower are collected by the Wind Fairy as magical materials, not only because they are hard to find in the central part of the continent, but also because these tiny seeds are extremely hard. Magic cloth made from these seeds is very tough and has an exceptionally strong defensive effect.
However, the seed coat is so hard and solid that it is obviously neither permeable to water nor air, making it look like it would be difficult for the seed to germinate.
Shu Xin took out some seeds, planted some as is, and tried to plant the others after making holes in the seed coats—it was like carving on a needle tip!
If the giant leaf ant tower can survive, Shu Xin thought she could plant some in the industrial area to improve the greening level. These huge leaves can serve as small squares or rain shelters, which would be great.
There is also the long-leaved anthurium, which is a relatively rare plant. Its mature leaves are long, wide, and soft, covered with fine hairs, and have a texture as smooth as velvet.
The magic cloth made from its leaves is not only extremely comfortable, but also has a very beautiful and charming luster. In addition, it takes dozens of leaves to make a magic cloth the size of a handkerchief, so it is regarded as a luxury item and is highly sought after in human countries. Its seeds are naturally very expensive.
After watching the video provided by the Tree of Life, Shu Xin was quite tempted by this magic cloth; the texture of velvet!
It's such a waste that so many big leaves can only be made into such tiny pieces of magic cloth. Shu Xin thought that if she could grow long-leaved anthuriums, she could process the leaves and make them into nightgowns, capes, or other clothing instead of magic cloth. That would be quite nice.
After looking through all sorts of strange and unusual seeds and carefully selecting some to plant, Shu Xin began to organize another collection of the Wind Fairy: highly poisonous creatures.
All of these magical materials are extremely toxic and can be considered secret weapons treasured by the wind fairy. When Qinqinlaer brought these separately stored materials over, she solemnly reminded and warned the flower fairy repeatedly.
Shu Xin listened to the advice carefully and took it very seriously. After obtaining this batch of space stones, she went to the Tree of Life to make preparations. She carefully learned about the specific poisons of these magical materials and how each one worked.
There are many plants here, but none of them have seeds. Instead, there are various poisonous flowers, leaves, or sap that have been well preserved.
It's understandable. Poisons of this level would definitely be kept for themselves and not sold. So when it comes time to use the poison, they would obviously use what's readily available. In addition, since the wind sprites have neither land nor know how to farm, there's no need for them to preserve seeds.
Then Shu Xin discovered that there was a whole magical plant among them. Unlike other magical materials, which were picked from the plant and kept the most poisonous parts, this magical plant was completely intact, which meant that it was poisonous from head to toe!
She quickly noticed the root system of the highly poisonous plant; to be precise, it was a tuberous root system.
The cylindrical, swollen tubers were crowded together, which was very eye-catching. Shu Xin couldn't help but count them, and there were a total of twenty-three tubers!
If these robust tubers weren't poisonous, one would be enough to feed a whole family of flower fairies for several days!
Wait a minute, many foods are poisonous before they are processed. Acorns are also poisonous to humans if eaten raw, but the flower fairies don't have any problems eating them.
Shu Xin was quite excited, and she immediately asked the Tree of Life for more information about this magical plant.
This magical plant, which the wind sprites simply call Green Poison, also comes from the orc country in the southern part of the continent. Its stems, flowers, leaves, and sap are all highly poisonous.
The bluish-purple tuberous root that made Shu Xin's mouth water was said to be so delicious that even a strong and healthy beastman would die on the spot if he took a bite.
Aside from being highly poisonous throughout, it perfectly matches most of the characteristics of the grain crop in Shuxin's dream—
This magical plant is not picky about the environment. Whether it is barren sandy soil or hardened wasteland, it can grow into a large, thriving clump. If the soil is fertile, it grows so vigorously that the orcs have to eradicate it regularly.
In its wild, naturally growing environment, it can produce twenty or thirty tuberous roots at a time, which means it can have a high yield without needing any care!
This plant originated in the hot and humid southern part of the continent. It is not picky about water and fertilizer, but it still needs a certain temperature and humidity. Coincidentally, apart from the Land of Sin, the rest of the Kingdom of Ganar also has a hot and humid climate!
In addition, Garnal has a cheat-like magical tide phenomenon during the harvest month, which makes this crop absolutely super productive!
Moreover, the more Shu Xin looked at the plant, the more she felt that it resembled cassava from her native world.
Cassava is poisonous in its entirety, but when properly processed, it can be both delicious and nutritious, with a starch content of 70-80%, making it the "King of Starch." This magical version of cassava from another world, although it appears to be more toxic and has a somewhat strange color, is also larger and grows faster than the cassava from its original world. Wouldn't it taste even better and be more nutritious?
The next step is to see if its toxicity can be eliminated!
Shu Xin slapped her face repeatedly, trying to calm herself down. She took a few deep breaths, but she still couldn't control her nervousness. So, with her heart pounding, she asked the Tree of Life if the toxins in the tuberous roots of this magical plant could be processed to a level that the flower fairy could eat.
The Tree of Life answered yes, and as always, it provided detoxification treatments for the green poisonous tubers, stems, leaves, and even flower buds, with specific steps and detailed instructions.
Shu Xin excitedly lowered her voice and shouted, then flew around the room several times.
She quickly located the space stone containing the otherworldly magical version of cassava, preparing to retrieve the magical plant from within—
It couldn't be taken out because there wasn't enough space indoors.
Shu Xin happily flew out of the Flower Castle with the space stone and went directly to the empty commercial area.
This time, they successfully retrieved it. This magical plant was at least ten meters tall. Its massive root system, which appeared quite impressive in the images provided by the Tree of Life, was even more spectacular in person. The shortest root was half a person's height, and the thickest was as thick as a bucket. Her previous estimate was far too conservative; this single root would definitely feed a whole family of flower fairies for half a month!
Swallowing excitedly, Shu Xin grabbed her magic wand and cast a cutting spell, severing the largest and thickest tuberous root.
Unlike the cassava with white flesh that Shu Xin remembered, the cross-section of this magical plant's tuberous root showed a rather rich dark green color, and Shu Xin immediately decided to call it Green Cassava.
The cut tuberous root emitted a faint, refreshing, and sweet aroma. Upon smelling it, Shu Xin quickly covered her mouth and nose and asked the Tree of Life. Only after confirming that the aroma was not poisonous did Shu Xin feel relieved. If the smell of green cassava were also poisonous, things would be more difficult to handle.
Shu Xin didn't waste the light green sap that seeped out from the cross-section; she collected it all, planning to use it as poison later.
Shu Xin put the plant back into the space stone, used levitation magic to lift up the huge piece of green cassava that was emitting a faint sweet smell, and happily went to find the cooks.
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Author's Note: I've made some minor modifications to the cassava; its toxicity has been magically enhanced, and its yield has also been magically enhanced!
Both the large-leaved ant tower and the long-leaved anthurium have undergone slight modifications based on reality. It must be said, the world truly has many amazing plants that are almost magical!
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