Chapter 2: The Miniature Figurine-like Silly Deer Modified into an Elf
Shu Xin lifted the curtains and glanced outside. After seeing the scene outside, she was a little stunned—
Where has the vast, shimmering grassland gone? All that can be seen is a desolate desert, with nothing but rocks and sand in sight, not a single patch of green to be seen.
A strong wind carrying sand and gravel howled past the car window, and a strong, pungent smell was carried by the wind. Shu Xin's skin stung terribly from the wind, so she immediately drew the curtains down.
The magic circle engraved on the inner wall of the carriage flickered with a faint light, and the air quickly became clean and fresh. Shu Xin touched her cheek, which was still slightly sore, and her mood became somewhat heavy.
Thinking of Peng Peng'an who was still driving outside, Shu Xin raised her voice: "Peng Peng'an, are you alright?"
Peng Peng'an's voice was muffled, probably because he was covering his mouth and nose: "Your Highness, I'm fine. The Land of Sin really is a cursed place. The land and the sinners here actually emit a cursed stench."
All you smelled was a foul odor? It seems the wind outside doesn't harm the flower fairy.
After finishing speaking, Pengpengan quickly comforted his princess, "There won't be any smell once we enter the Flower Castle, because there's a magic tree there."
Shu Xin's mood became even heavier.
A land of sin, inhabited by sinners—even a fool would know that a royal territory wouldn't have such a name. The original owner of this body was exiled!
By the time they arrived at the Flower Castle, Shu Xin had made full mental preparations.
Within each territory, a small magic tree would grow. Shu Xin quickly sensed that she had once again entered the coverage area of the magic tree, because the concentration of magic in the air had increased.
After getting off the carriage, Shu Xin saw the magic tree. Even though it was a small magic tree, it was still very tall. It was more like a living mountain than a tree. However, it didn't look very good. Its branches were withered and yellow, and its leaves had all fallen off. The flower castle that Peng Peng An mentioned should be the treehouse on the magic tree.
The air within the area covered by the magic tree was relatively fresh, and there was no strange wind that made your skin burn and sting. Shu Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At the foot of the mountain-like magic tree, fifty or sixty flower fairies gathered to welcome Shu Xin. Their hair was dull, and their already miniature figures had shrunk even more, making them look like a flock of half-starved sparrows when they flew in the air.
The breath that Shu Xin had just managed to exhale caught in her throat.
Forget magic, forget elves, forget princesses, forget castles! Being a king in the slums, making a temple in a tiny shell? The most important thing is to make sure everyone has enough to eat!
Among this group of half-dead tits, the leader was bald—his short stubble stood out conspicuously among the flower fairies with their long, colorful hair.
Bald Tit—no, the short-haired stubble fairy—flew at the very front. He was relatively tall and upright with deep features. Even with his face covered in wrinkles, his handsome features were still visible. He was less than the size of a palm, yet his calm and elegant gentlemanly demeanor was undeniably striking.
A dignified and elegant miniature old gentleman flew over, bowed, and spoke: "My dear sister, I've finally waited for you."
Shu Xin: "?"
What's going on? Did the original owner of this body have a flower fairy brother?
Shu Xin thought for a moment, then used a kinship spell. Accompanied by a feeling of weakness as if blood was being drained, a butterfly-shaped white light condensed from her fingertips and flew straight toward the old flower fairy, disappearing into her body.
The other party really was a relative of the original owner.
But the original owner was expelled from the Magic Tree after a failed suicide attempt, something Pengpengan was unaware of. The original owner's territory was definitely not in the Land of Sin, so how could the flower fairy brother appear here?
The miniature old gentleman spoke in a gentle and respectful tone: "Your Highness, I am Nonori, your dedicated official assisting you in collecting the magic tax. Everything on this land belongs to you. Please accept this Key of Life."
He presented a pale green leaf, as translucent as jade, with both hands.
"What did you say? You said you're the official in charge of collecting magic taxes?" Throwing away the reins, the red-haired flower fairy flew over angrily: "You say you're the official in charge of collecting magic taxes, then what do you call me?!"
Shu Xin: ...
Nonori is the tax collector of the Land of Sin, and Pengpengan is the tax collector of the original owner's territory. This matter is really difficult to handle.
Shu Xin chose to reach for the leaf called the Key of Life first. Her instincts, like a weekday morning alarm clock, rang incessantly, loudly reminding her that the leaf was very, very important.
The cool, light green leaves vanished from her fingertips in an instant, and the next second Shu Xin understood why the Key to Life was so important—because the Key to Life was the key to the Tree of Life!
The information sealed within the Key of Life flowed out like a stream—
The Magic Tree is actually the Tree of Life, a divine creation capable of nurturing the elven race.
There is actually no distinction between low and high class among river spirits. The reason why flower fairies and flower elves appear is because human magicians have been capturing river spirits indiscriminately.
Because river elves are gentle and non-aggressive, and both men and women are exceptionally beautiful, coupled with their superior racial talents, they are extremely skilled in nature magic and can improve the circulation of magical energy in the air. Therefore, after discovering the existence of river elves, human mages used various friendly or unfriendly methods to remove a large number of them from the coverage area of the Tree of Life.
However, as pure magical beings, river elves have a very high demand for magical concentration in the air. Without sufficient magical power, river elves will die quickly, resulting in the mass death of many river elves that were taken away from the Tree of Life.
Human magicians tried every possible method, and finally transformed the river elves into fairy-like beings by implanting magical runes. While reducing the river elves' high demand for magic, this inevitably damaged their perception and control of natural magic, and greatly shortened their lifespan.
To distinguish between modified spirits and natural spirits, human magicians call the former flower fairies and the latter flower nymphs.
The river elves who were taken away from the Tree of Life's coverage were naive, not stupid. The mass deaths of their kind finally awakened them. They rescued their transformed kin and returned to their homeland.
If this were a fairy tale, it would end here. Unfortunately, reality isn't a fairy tale.
The human mages who followed discovered the existence of the Tree of Life. Some powerful human mages attempted to take the Tree of Life with them, and although they ultimately failed, the river elves paid a terrible price, nearly suffering extinction.
Apart from the River Spirits guarding the core of the Tree of Life and the weakened Modified Spirits, all the River Spirits, who were not good at fighting, died in battle, and the Tree of Life was severely damaged and has been unable to conceive any more spirits to this day.
Shu Xin really wants to go back in time and give those ill-intentioned magicians a good punch.
The River of Love Fairy has been ruined by the magician and turned into this horrible state!
She said that they are all of the same race, so how could some people live to be a hundred years old while others live to be three thousand years old!
Shu Xin looked at the miniature, figurine-like flower fairies in front of her with mixed feelings. They must all be descendants of the silly bastard's modified elves.
Although she has obtained the Key of Life, it requires a massive amount of magic to activate. What she currently holds is control of the Flower Castle. With just a snap of her fingers, the entire castle will change accordingly, which, of course, also requires a massive amount of magic.
Magic, magic, magic! Magic is needed everywhere!
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