Chapter 150 I'd Go to the Ends of the Earth and the Sky for You
“Of course, my lord!” the flower fairy merchant said confidently. “Even if the lords are reluctant to spend their money, the commoners will pool their resources to buy them! Now is the perfect time for the wheat worms to thrive!”
Shu Xin nodded: "Then let's add the insecticide to the product list. We don't need to use leaf coins to buy it. We can exchange it for acorns or other nuts. As for the price, let's set it at one-tenth of the price of acorn wine."
"Isn't this price a bit too low?" Cocoa thought the Flower Fairy didn't know the market price and couldn't help but remind her, "If you set the price so low, you'll lose money!"
Shu Xin smiled slightly: "Keke Na, insecticide and acorn wine are different."
Cocona looked at the purplish-red liquid in the transparent bottle in the flower fairy's hand: "Aren't they all magic potions?"
Shu Xin looked down at the potion in her hand and explained, "Most of the commoners who buy acorn wine are preparing it for their families who are on patrol, so once they buy one, they won't buy a second one. The caravans are going out for longer and longer periods of time, and the frequency of returning to the Land of Sin is getting lower and lower. This is because you need to go to farther places to sell acorn wine, right?"
“That’s true, sir,” Kokona said thoughtfully. “I think I understand now. Insecticide and acorn wine are indeed different. Whenever wheat is infested with mealworms, everyone needs to buy insecticide. There are only three harvest months a year, but wheat gets infested with insects countless times!”
"It's not just for that reason, Cocona. There are probably still many flower fairies outside the Land of Sin who are starving, aren't there?" Although it was a question, the flower fairy's tone was very certain. She rubbed the potion bottle with her fingertips and spoke calmly, "I was thinking that if I sold the insecticide to the flower fairies as cheaply as possible, it would help them increase their wheat production to some extent. After they pay the magic tax, they will be able to keep more food."
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that some of the pesticide's ingredients are only found in the Land of Sin, such as the venom of the Demon Clan's Little Water, as well as white clay and bitter wheat leaves, Shu Xin would definitely have published the pesticide formula directly.
Selling pesticides at low prices is not only for the common people of the flower fairies, but also more for the flower fairy slaves. The common people are already exhausted from catching wheat weevils by hand, let alone the slaves who are small in size and used as tools. They might just die of exhaustion in the fields!
In particular, the aphids in this magical world can bite people. Shu Xin noticed that many commoners were bitten by the aphids yesterday. If it were a tiny slave, they would probably be bitten to death...
With a soft exhale, Shu Xin turned to look at the increasingly lush Tree of Life: "Although it sounds a bit far-fetched, I really hope that everyone can live a good life, not just the flower fairies of the Land of Sin, but all the flower fairies can have enough to eat."
After gazing deeply at the radiant flower fairy before him, the flower fairy merchant bowed respectfully and devoutly.
"I will obey your command, my lord. By the goddess of flowers, Kokona is willing to go to the ends of the earth and the sky for you."
“There really aren’t any more wheat weevils! Lorot! There really isn’t a single wheat weevils left!” Sensent woke up early in the morning, not even bothering to eat breakfast, and dragged his younger brother to the wheat field. Seeing with his own eyes that the wheat leaves and stalks that were crawling with insects yesterday were all clean, his voice trembled slightly.
Lorot was in no better shape. He threw himself on the ground and dug frantically, soon unearthing a large number of dead mealworms buried deep in the soil. The sight was truly chilling, but Lorot grinned foolishly: "Yes, yes, there isn't a single live mealworm left!"
After a night, the originally grayish-black mealworms have become somewhat transparent. In a few more days, these dead mealworms will become completely transparent and dissolve completely into the soil.
Sensen landed on the ground and, together with his younger brother, covered the soil back up. After dusting off their hands, the two brothers happily flew back. The wind blowing in their faces was light and gentle, carrying a faint, fragrant floral scent. The sunlight falling from above was bright and warm, making their hair feel cozy.
“I thought the wheat would be eaten up by mealworms,” Sensent chuckled as he twirled in the air. “This year’s harvest can’t be too bad.”
Lorot tilted his head back, letting the sunlight shine on his face, and closed his eyes comfortably: "It's good that we listened to Third Brother and moved here."
Sensen nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes!" Remembering something, he flew to his younger brother's side, lowered his voice, and whispered furtively, "Have you noticed that Third Brother has been talking about that cook from Flower Castle a lot lately?"
Rolot looked around and leaned closer, lowering his voice: "You just realized? I've known for a while! Every time he brings back something delicious, he makes a point of mentioning Meimei, especially yesterday, he mentioned it five times! Five times!"
“But I think Memeline doesn’t think much of Third Brother,” Rolot’s voice lowered even further. “Third Brother is still too young compared to Memeline, isn’t he?”
Sensente lowered his voice even further: "I'm telling you, but don't tell Third Brother, okay? Didn't Flower Castle get a new cook? I heard Meimeilin is helping her find a boyfriend! Do you think Meimeilin might introduce Third Brother to the new cook? Third Brother's illusion magic talent is still—"
"Sensent! Lorot!"
Peppert's voice came from afar, and the two gossiping behind their brother's back hurriedly put some distance between them and flew over one after the other, pretending to be serious.
Pepper looked at her two younger brothers with some suspicion: "What were you two talking about just now? It was so strange."
"We were talking about mealworms, Third Brother, but all the mealworms are gone!"
"Yes, yes, the Flower Fairy is amazing! There isn't a single worm left!"
"Really?" Pepper was not entirely convinced, but he didn't delve into it further. "Of course, the Flower Fairy is amazing. You all saw the red mist in the ground yesterday, right? That was definitely the Flower Fairy's doing!"
Calling her two younger brothers home for breakfast, Pepper flew forward, proudly saying, "We got berry pudding after breakfast today! Meimeilin's cooking is getting better and better, you wouldn't believe it, she..."
The two younger brothers flying behind Peppert looked at each other and started making faces at each other.
Not only does Peppert's family have berry pudding, but now every household in the Sinful Land has it as an after-dinner dessert:
If you have patrol members at home, you'll be served delicate and sweet little cakes; if you have servants from the Flower Castle, you'll be served the same berry pudding as Pepper; if you have neither patrol members nor servants from the Flower Castle, you can go to the bakery to get freshly baked, crispy nut cookies.
The flower fairy slaves also have their own little dessert: snow dragon fruit ice cream made by crushing whole snow dragon fruit pulp, diluting it with spring water from the Sun Spring, freezing it, and then crushing it again.
Not only is the snow dragon fruit ice cream plentiful and delicious, but after being fully diluted with spring water, the pure magic contained within can be absorbed without any obstacles by the flower fairy slaves.
The slaves, who were initially emaciated and barely alive when they arrived in this land of sin, quickly became energetic and lively after being nourished by two good meals a day and two large servings of snow dragon fruit ice cream.
All the flower fairy slaves who were sold to the land of sin once had the illusion that they had entered the kingdom of gods after death—a life that even nobles could not live!
Opening my eyes, my consciousness still lingered in the aftermath of the terrible calamity, a steaming bowl of soup was thrust in front of me. Mechanically taking the wooden bowl, the warmth from my fingertips made me vaguely realize I was still alive. As the warm soup entered my mouth, a delicate sweetness spread across my tongue. The bitter, overwhelming grief of losing loved ones welled up within this warm, sweet soup, flowing continuously from my heart and streaming down my face.
What followed was an overwhelming surge of busy work—
Either pick and wash the leaves of the grass before separating and cutting them;
Alternatively, one can collect and grind up the petals of the creeping lily before filling or applying it;
Alternatively, the leaves, which have been cut into shape and filled with and pasted with petal fragments, can be glued together and fixed in place;
Alternatively, one could pick and split the leaves of the reed grass, then twist them into ropes, thread them through holes, and string the cloak into its initial shape.
Alternatively, the partially formed straw cloaks can be transported to the drying yard for turning and drying.
Either transport and soak the cardamom, stirring constantly, until the bright red cardamom turns into a white, translucent liquid;
Alternatively, take the magic wand, crush the cardamom and sprinkle in magic powder, stirring constantly until the liquid becomes gel-like;
Either take the magic wand, cut the wooden blocks and assemble them, carefully sanding them until the mold is formed;
Alternatively, pour the gelatinous liquid into a mold and place it in a drying area to air dry in the shade;
The former's finished product was a smooth, soft, and incredibly thick grass cloak, while the latter's finished product was a delicate and beautiful transparent piece of furniture. Then, the flower fairy slaves were incredibly shocked to receive the grass cloaks they had made themselves. As soon as they put on the cloaks, they were notified that they had to move. As a result, they took the transparent furniture, which they had also made themselves, and moved directly into the fragrant and beautiful bellflower cottage.
By this time, the flower fairy slaves had learned about or even come into contact with the Flower Fairy. They learned that the Flower Fairy, as the representative of the Flower Goddess, could pardon slaves and grant them freedom. After becoming commoners, they could also become nobles under the Flower Fairy's reward, or even become the Flower Fairy's companions and follow her directly!
The flower fairy slaves, who had once been utterly despondent and thought their future was bleak, with only sorrow and pain remaining in their short lives, no longer wallowed in self-pity and regret. They clearly saw that the Flower Fairy had already paved a bright and smooth path for them ahead. All they had to do was hurry forward and follow in the footsteps of the Flower Fairy.
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Author's Note: Aunt Flo's debuff is really strong... [Feeling weak]
I've already reached 400,000 words without even realizing it! It feels like I could write three more 400,000-word books like this! Help!
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