Chapter 254 High-purity alcohol, "Water of Life"
Shu Xin watched with a smile as the new demons joined the children's "treasure hunt." She thought that in addition to holding a new fun sports meet and building more playgrounds, organizing a "treasure hunt competition" would also be a great idea.
Having followed the entire "treasure hunt" with great interest, Shuxin wasn't surprised at all when she saw the "treasure" the children finally found.
The little flower fairies cheered and welcomed the new demon who emerged from the water, announcing that the light blue scale she had retrieved from underwater was "an extremely precious treasure hidden in the depths of darkness," and solemnly presented the blue scale to the big warrior who had been helping them all along.
After agreeing to continue their "treasure hunt and adventure" together on the next day off, the children happily left.
When the new demon went into the water to retrieve what the little ones called a "glittering treasure," she felt something was amiss. When she discovered that the glowing thing in the water was actually a scale that her neighbor had shed, she became even more confused. But thinking of the little flower fairies waiting on the surface, she still took the scale with her and went up. Then she received a small but grand triumphant ceremony. The two old demons were filled with resentment when the children gave her the scale. Suddenly, the new demon felt that this ordinary scale had become very meaningful.
After seeing off the adorable and sincere little ones, the new demon solemnly put away the scales, already looking forward to the next day off.
When the workday arrived, Shu Xin gathered all the duty officers and administrative officers for a short meeting.
The time and location for the second Flying Ball Competition and the first Treasure Hunt were quickly determined.
The date was set for the harvest month.
The current Phantom Beast tide no longer poses a threat to the Sinful Lands. In addition, food and supplies are plentiful. After defeating the Phantom Beasts and harvesting crops, there is ample opportunity to let the land rest for a period of time before planting again. Holding events during this period would allow everyone to fully enjoy the joy of harvest and sports.
As for the location, the Ministry of Construction needs to build a new stadium.
The stadium that was previously used to hold the competition was already a bit too small. Even if the flying ball competition and the treasure hunt competition were held separately, the venue area was not large enough to accommodate the participants and the spectators. It was perfect to demolish it and build a second amusement park.
When the salt lake area was first discovered, the salt fields built specifically for salt production remained empty. After all, the flower fairies couldn't eat salt, so all the salt powder produced was supplied to the flower fairies. If Shu Xin had to eat all that salt by herself, she could live on it forever...
This is a good opportunity to convert the idle salt field into a stadium.
The rules for the flying ball game are already quite mature and complete, but the treasure hunt game needs further refinement. Considering that children are the best at "treasure hunting," Shu Xin also intends to have children participate in the treasure hunt game as contestants. She has entrusted the task of collecting public opinions to her subordinates who have children—just ask the little flower fairies for their thoughts when they get home from get off work.
The ranking rewards for each event are not much different from before and are still very generous. Considering that the number of participants is much larger than before, the ranking that can receive rewards has increased from the top 100 to the top 3,000.
The top 3,000 will still receive magic gems or magical materials as prizes; the top 2,000 will also receive custom magic wands, magic robes, and magic fabrics; the top 1,000 will also receive priority access to desserts and shopping in the commercial district; the top 500 will receive all the above rewards, and following the old rule, demons will receive the right to go hunting, wind fairies will receive the right to go trading, flower fairies will have priority to restore their elven form to commoners, flower fairy slaves will have priority to restore their commoner status, and elves will have priority to obtain the status of a flower fairy official; in addition, regardless of whether they are demons, fairies, or elves, the top 100 will receive an additional official position in the Land of Sin in addition to all the rewards (minors must assume the position after reaching adulthood).
After systematically arranging the work, Shu Xin continued her research.
She has recently been trying to extract high-purity alcohol. Future battles seem inevitable. To maximize the survival rate of the soldiers, combat power and equipment must keep up, and logistics and medicine cannot lag behind. Shu Xin then thought of high-purity alcohol with high efficiency in sterilization.
I don't know if it's some kind of magical rule at work, but both distillation and freezing methods failed. The acorn wine that Shuxin used to extract alcohol either evaporated completely under high temperature or froze into a solid block of ice under low temperature. No high concentration of alcohol/liquid was separated out at all. It was as if this acorn wine itself was a complete material, a special liquid, so it could only be processed as a whole and could not be divided.
Shu Xin's repeated attempts all ended in failure; her scientific knowledge seemed to be ineffective.
As expected of a magical world, Shu Xin sighed calmly after another failed extraction. Since scientific methods were ineffective, she decided to use magical methods instead. However, it was lunchtime, so she decided to have lunch first and then ask the Tree of Life about what was going on when she went to work in the afternoon.
Today's lunch was roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) with mutton soup. As the weather gets cooler, the various soups and dishes on Shuxin's table have become hot and steaming again.
When Shuxin arrived at the restaurant, Xi was already eagerly waiting for the meal to begin.
Shu Xin picked up the fragrant roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and took a big bite. The outer layer was crispy and fragrant, while the inside was soft and chewy. The generous filling of meat was perfectly balanced between lean and fatty, rich and flavorful. Slowly chewing it made her eyes squint with happiness—
The downside of the magical world lies in its lack of science, but the advantage of the magical world also lies in its lack of science. As long as it is food she has eaten, as long as she has a vague idea of how to make it, the omnipotent Tree of Life can produce a perfectly localized recipe, and the almost omnipotent cooks can perfectly replicate it.
Taking a bite of roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), then another bite of roujiamo, and then a sip of mutton soup, Shu Xin felt that magic was wonderful. Was the failure to extract high-purity alcohol a problem with the rules of magic? No, it was entirely her fault!
After eating and drinking her fill and taking a short nap, Shu Xin returned to her private office feeling refreshed. This time, she directly asked the Tree of Life how to make high-purity alcohol. The answer she received was largely the same as her previous guess: the acorn wine used by the flower fairies as a magic restorer was indeed a stable magical potion. Physical methods such as distillation and freezing alone were insufficient to process and dismantle this magical potion.
To obtain high-purity alcohol/liquid, the Tree of Life offers two methods: either go through the entire process from start to finish, just like brewing acorn wine, adding corresponding processing steps during the refining process, and finally obtaining a liquid agent that meets the requirements after a series of refining steps; or refining the acorn wine a second time, which also requires a series of processing steps, in order to finally obtain the high-purity alcohol that Shuxin wants.
Both the former and the latter are quite complicated. Fortunately, according to the Tree of Life, the so-called high-purity alcohol obtained through refining is a high-grade magical potion. If used properly, it has a very strong healing effect, but if used improperly, it also has a very strong corrosive effect.
Before the harvest month arrived, Shu Xin successfully refined a magical version of high-purity alcohol, which she was willing to call "water of life".
This clear, water-like liquid exudes a crisp and pure plant fragrance, like the scent of a forest carrying dew and sunlight in the morning breeze. Just a light sniff is enough to make one feel refreshed and relaxed.
Although it cannot be directly ignited like the "Water of Life" in Shu Xin's stereotype, this otherworldly version of "Water of Life" only requires a single drop to ignite the dying flame of life. The "extremely strong healing effect" emphasized by the Tree of Life is far more astonishing than Shu Xin imagined!
There are naturally no dying flower fairies or demons in the Land of Sin, but there are still dying birds. As the magical environment continues to recover, the ecological environment of the Land of Sin is getting better and better, and the biodiversity is gradually becoming richer. When Shu Xin goes out for a stroll on her day off, she can see more and more small animals. When she wants to test the healing effect of the magical version of the Water of Life, Shu Xin picks up a bird that has been hunted by a snake.
Shu Xin directly snatched the food from the snake's mouth. The poor little bird was already dying from a venomous snake bite, but after she fed it a drop of "life-giving water," a clean and fresh natural fragrance suddenly emanated from the bird.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the bird that was on the verge of death regained its spirit. When the faint fragrance completely dissipated, the bird that had stepped into the gates of hell was now lively and energetic again. With a wave of her hand, Shu Xin sent the bird, which had been unable to move, fluttering its wings and flying away.
Afterwards, Shu Xin conducted many experiments. No matter if it was a small bird, a large bird, a small mouse, or a large deer, and no matter the severity of the injury, as long as they still had a breath left and were not truly dead, a drop of "water of life" could save them. However, if the size was small, the injury would be healed more thoroughly. If the size was too large, the injury could only be healed to a non-fatal level. But if they had unfortunately died, the "water of life" would not work.
The problem is that the refining process of "water of life" is extremely complicated and consumes an astonishing amount of resources. To put it simply, the same raw materials can produce one ton of acorn wine, but only one kilogram of "water of life". It is as if all the vitality and energy of the raw materials are condensed and compressed, and finally concentrated into this tangible life force that exists in liquid form.
Shu Xin carefully preserved the remaining "Water of Life." Even though the process was complicated and the consumption was huge, this magical potion was truly the most effective life-saving medicine for the flower fairy warriors.
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