Chapter 9: Bitter Wheat Turns into Sweet Flour with a Single Click Using Crushing Magic
Shu Xin sat down on the edge of the bed and gently poked the little lamb's soft forehead with her finger: "Xi? Is that you?"
The lamb remained motionless, fast asleep.
Shu Xin: "...With the contract in place, I know you're awake. I have something to ask you. By the way, are you really an adult? Also, what exactly is the contract between us?"
The little lamb rolled over without even opening its eyes. Its little mouth opened and closed, and although it sounded very impatient, its voice was soft and sweet: "I can't absorb any magic here. I can only feel better if I stay in this ghastly state."
Thinking of something, the little lamb sat up abruptly, its bright black eyes fixed on the sparkling flower fairy, and said with a gloating tone, "You don't actually think those poor wretches outside were born that way, do you?"
Shu Xin didn't respond to his question, but instead repeated her own: "Are you really an adult? What exactly is the contract between us?"
The little lamb plopped back onto the bed, kicking its legs listlessly. "I'm an adult now! I'm an adult now! If I didn't lack magic power, I could let you experience firsthand whether I'm an adult or not. As for the contract, with the Eye of Lefra, it's definitely an equal contract."
Blinking, the little lamb gently nudged the flower fairy sitting by the bed with its tiny hoof: "You might not know, but in the human world, this type of equal contract is also called a marriage contract, you know?"
Having gotten the answer she wanted, and ignoring the half-succubus's sweet talk, Shu Xin reached out and lifted the little lamb off the bed, continuing to ask:
"The first time you saw me, you said I wasn't a fairy or an elf. So, in your perception, what am I now? And my people, you just called them pathetic creatures? Don't you think you'd better explain that to me? I remember you said this is Garnar. How do you know this is Garnar? What are you doing here in Garnar? And what is Garnar to you?"
The little white lamb, its body stretched into a long, thin strip, flicked its tail and said in an utterly innocent tone, "Well, I'll tell you then, okay? I hope you won't regret it~"
She didn't regret it, but her feelings were so complicated that they were hard to describe. Shu Xin stood on the terrace, gazing at the desolate land below, lost in thought.
“Your Highness, you’re here. The wheat seeds have been distributed to the slaves.” Nonoli found the top floor and reported to the flower fairy who was standing on the terrace enjoying the breeze. “Each slave has been given two grains of bitter wheat. Pengpeng’an is watching them plant the seeds. If they’re not supervised, some slaves will definitely sneakily eat the seeds.”
Shu Xin turned around and saw the miniature version of the old gentleman flying in the air. Thinking of what Xi had said to her, her feelings became more and more complicated.
According to Xi, both the flower fairies and flower spirits appeared to be in a strange state in his perception.
As a flower fairy, Shu Xin's magical fluctuations were both stable and powerful, which was very similar to that of an elf. However, she also had antennae and wings that only fairies would have. Moreover, both her body and her soul gave Xi a very illusory and unreal feeling.
Xi said at the time: "The soul and life of an elf don't taste as light and airy as you!"
In Xi's view, Shu Xin was more like a large fairy who had been infused with enormous magic power and thus possessed the same enormous size.
Flower fairies do look like tiny fairies, but Xi says that the magical energy they emit is mechanical and rigid, completely different from the lively and light magical energy of fairies. They are more like alchemical life forms created by human alchemists.
To summarize, the Flower Fairy is a larger version of a fairy, and the Flower Fairy is an alchemical product.
Xi also said he had never heard of river spirits.
Elf races are distributed across the seven continents of this world. The most well-known are the Plains Elves, followed by the Snow Elves and Forest Elves. Apart from these three major elven groups, among the remaining minority elven races, only the Water Elves and Lake Elves can be associated with the "riverside." However, the people of these two elven races all have easily recognizable blue hair and blue eyes, clearly belonging to a different race from the colorful Riverside Elves.
As for Ganar, Xi said that Ganar was a place where gods had fallen, where a great treasure was buried, and that he had come to Ganar in search of that treasure.
With the equal contract in place, Shu Xin knew that his reason for searching for treasure was a lie, and he knew it himself, but Shu Xin didn't ask. The soft, white lamb tilted its head and put on an innocent and pure look, talking about something else.
Letting out a soft breath and stopping her thoughts, Shu Xin picked up the leaf containing the flour and offered it to Nuonuo: "Try it. As long as the bitter wheat is ground into powder, it won't taste bitter at all."
Nono flew over, carefully pinched a little flour, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully. He was instantly stunned, almost unable to believe his tongue: "Sweet? This, this is bitter wheat?!"
Shu Xin nodded: "Yes, it's bitter wheat. You can tell from the color. I didn't bring any other food with me when I came here."
The fine powder placed on the magic leaves did indeed have the same grayish-blue color as the bitter wheat seeds.
Nono was both surprised and delighted. He couldn't help but rub his eyes: "That's wonderful! That's really wonderful! Your Highness, bitter wheat is just too bitter. Even the Snow Country merchant who bought the seeds from me before refused to buy it. If bitter wheat can be made into sweet powder, then our Land of Sin will be able to produce it, Your Highness!"
Shu Xin: "...Sweet pink? That seems okay too."
While delighted, Nono quickly focused on the most crucial question. He looked at the thin layer of wheat grains spread out on the table: "Sir, how did you turn bitter wheat into sweet flour?"
“It’s simple, just use shattering magic,” Shu Xin replied. Then she saw the smile on Nono’s face slowly disappear, which confused her a little: “What’s wrong, Nono?”
Nonori could no longer laugh: "Your Highness, Shattering Magic is forbidden magic!"
Shattering magic is forbidden magic? Shu Xin flipped through the original owner's memories—it really was!
As the name suggests, shattering magic can directly shatter a selected target. It is an indiscriminate attack magic. Because of its excessive destructive power, it requires a high level of skill from the caster. If the caster does not have sufficient precise control, the consequences will be dire regardless of whether the spell is successful or not. Therefore, it has been classified as a forbidden magic that cannot be used.
Shu Xin could understand this division, but if she didn't use the crushing magic to "generate" flour with one click, was she supposed to build a millstone?
She had absolutely no idea what a millstone was made of, or how fine it had to be to achieve a molecular-level uniform mixing of the wheat's outer skin and inner flesh. And this place, which showed absolutely no signs of industry or even handicrafts?
"What will be the consequences of using forbidden magic?" Shu Xin asked.
Nono hesitated for a moment before replying, "Well, at best, it'll be a fine and exile; at worst, it'll be execution."
“I am a flower fairy. I remember that royalty cannot be executed? As for fines and exile, I am already in the Land of Sin.” Shu Xin felt that it was not a big problem: “From now on, we can use crushing magic to process the bitter wheat into flour.”
Nono was dumbfounded.
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