Chapter 201 Lucky Nana, can she even catch fire?!
“We need to determine the drug formula first,” Nanaja corrected, “and then get sick. This will make it easier for me to test and adjust the drug’s effects.”
Shu Xin refused, emphasizing, "You are the only apothecary in the Land of Sin!"
“I know, Your Highness,” the flower fairy apothecary said calmly. “Although I have already said it, I think I need to repeat it to you again. I do not possess magical talent related to potions. This means that once the potion formula is determined, the brewing of the potion can be left to everyone else. Please believe me, I can assure you that brewing magical potions will be as simple as making moss syrup!”
Shu Xin really wanted to say, "Really? I don't believe it," but she pursed her lips and voiced her doubts:
"When you refused to regain your elven identity before, you said you didn't have enough time to familiarize yourself with your magic. But this fever will obviously cause chaos in the magic of a flower fairy. Are you sure you will still be able to adjust the potion formula after you contract the disease?"
Nana nodded firmly: "I'm sure."
She stepped out of the teleportation array, looked at the potions workshop in front of her, and called out loudly, "Hana!"
A steady meow came from the mushroom-shaped hut. Shu Xin looked up and saw a pair of equally round, dark green cat eyes shining behind the round, grass-fruit-shaped glass window. One second the big, green lantern-like eyes were behind the window, and the next second the magical cat with dark green fur and dark green eyes appeared in front of the golden-haired, red-eyed flower fairy.
"Hana is my good assistant," the flower fairy apothecary landed on the magical cat's head, a confident smile on her face. "Even if my magic is so chaotic that I can't use magic, as long as Hana is here, I can continue to adjust the potion formula with her help. Please rest assured and leave it to me, Your Highness. I am the lucky Nanaja. Even if the worst happens, didn't you say you could restore my fairy identity?"
"They really thought of everything!" Shu Xin's heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, suddenly relaxed a little, and she unconsciously smiled: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, lucky Nana Jia."
Nana and her magical cat assistant entered the potion workshop and began to prepare magical potions, while Shu Xin activated the teleportation array again and headed to the Salt Lake District.
Nana Jia went to the dungeon because the potion workshop was located underground, while Shu Xin was going to find Xi. After all, if they relied solely on elves to maintain order, they would be short-handed. She had confirmed with the Tree of Life that this new type of fever would not infect demons, so naturally they would capture demons to help with the work.
When Qiqi Ke discovered that the fever was breaking out in families, he sensed something was wrong. Although he did not realize that the fever was contagious, he still immediately separated the fever patients from the normal disaster victims. This greatly reduced Shu Xin's workload. However, the new fever was very fierce. When Shu Xin led the demons there, the number of disaster victims who had fallen into a coma outside the white wall had already exceeded one hundred.
The fever patients were isolated outside the long queue and kept a great distance from the white wall. They were already disaster victims who had traveled a long way, and were in poor condition due to high fever and lack of water. After the fever broke out, they fainted one after another.
Shu Xin passed through the white wall that materialized from the defensive barrier and saw the flower fairies flying in the air in a long line, still full of anticipation and waiting to enter the city. She also saw a flower fairy in the distance who had fallen to the ground, lying face up with her eyes closed and unconscious.
The greenery of the land of sin hadn't yet reached beyond the white walls, but the newly appeared blue sky above the sea was far clearer than before, creating a stark contrast in the scene before one's eyes—
Under the vast sky dotted with fluffy white clouds, groups of flower fairies suspended in mid-air formed flamboyant and vibrant ribbons.
On the desolate land covered with endless yellow sand, the flower fairies trapped in the sand and soil looked just like withered and shriveled petals.
"Your Highness! This fever—this fever is terrible!" The figure of the elven affairs officer, Dodoline, slowly solidified from its semi-transparent state. Her face looked terrible. "We dug some underground caves to house these poor civilians, at least to prevent them from continuing to be exposed to the scorching sun. But, Your Highness, they cannot be moved! Their skin is as hot as flint, and they really will catch fire! A fire that water cannot extinguish!"
Dodoline's voice trembled slightly: "I cut off that civilian's burning arm; his entire arm was burned to ashes by the sudden flames..."
Shu Xin was stunned. Was this the epidemic of the magical world? People could catch fire?! Wait, flower fairies aren't human—even if they aren't human, they shouldn't catch fire!
Taking a deep breath, Shu Xin calmly said, "Then let's not move the patients yet. There's still a lot of plant leather in the underground warehouse. Let's get it all and set up a few sunshades first."
The sunshades in the patient isolation area were quickly erected. As for the remaining plant leather, Shu Xin asked the demons to build several sunshades for the flower fairies who were queuing up as well.
Despite the fact that the official Dodoline had already sent out the message with her elven servants that entry into the city was suspended, the flower fairies still stubbornly lined up outside the white walls.
Shu Xin could completely understand the feelings of the disaster victims. If she had risked her life, braved the wind and sun, and traveled thousands of miles to get here, and was about to live the wonderful life she dreamed of, but was suddenly stopped, she probably wouldn't have been able to stay as calm as the flower fairies. She would probably have broken down and burst into tears on the spot!
The towering white wall ahead is not only a manifestation of a defensive barrier, but also a glimmer of hope that everyone is fighting with all their might to grasp.
In fact, Shu Xin did not come to check the situation immediately. Instead, she went to the underground city and summoned the demons who were repairing the Salt Lake area. On the one hand, she thought that the number of elves was too small and that the demons were needed to increase manpower. On the other hand, she was also considering the possible riots that might occur after the disaster victims were refused entry into the city.
It was both reasonable and unexpected. After being stopped from entering the city, the flower fairies remained quiet and maintained their orderly formation. Even the youngest children did not cry or make a fuss. This made Shu Xin marvel once again at the river fairies' unexpected peace and kindness, and the emotions surging in her heart became increasingly bittersweet.
Shu Xin did not try to persuade them. Instead, after the sunshade was set up, she instructed the demons to transport food and water from the land of sin to distribute to the flower fairies waiting outside.
However, there wasn't much plant leather left, and the sunshade they erected couldn't provide shade for all the flower fairies waiting outside the white wall. As a result, a large number of flower fairies remained suspended in the air under the scorching sun.
Shu Xin had previously come to investigate the process of receiving disaster victims. At that time, the flower fairies waiting in line all had smiles on their faces and would talk to each other in hushed tones. But now, outside the white wall, there was complete silence, and no one made a sound.
Some flower fairies' gazes darted back and forth with the suddenly appearing giant demon, while others followed closely behind the elves dressed in official uniforms and servant attire. Many more flower fairies, however, were focused on the large group of their kind who lay unconscious under the distant sunshade, their eyes filled with anticipation yet also concealing unease and fear.
Under the blazing, blinding sunlight, only the howling wind could be heard between heaven and earth.
Shu Xin took a deep breath and raised her magic wand: "Tree of Life, please let a treehouse grow here, here, and here!"
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Author's Note: Although I still wrote until 1:30 AM, I still want to say it out loud—
Following the outline and predicting the plot, it's truly "smooth and enjoyable"! [Hands clasped to chest] [Expressing an extremely happy expression] [Raising hand to wipe away tears]
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