Chapter 75 How could a human be among the flower fairy merchants who sell slaves...?
Shu Xin, with her eyes closed, opened her mouth and praised, "No one is cuter than you. You are the cutest. I like you the most. You are the cutest in the whole world. I like you the most in the whole world."
Unexpectedly, she received such straightforward praise. Xi remained silent for a long time. When Shu Xin was half asleep, she felt a fluffy, warm little lamb's head rest against her shoulder and gently rub against her.
After waking up, Shu Xin picked up the little lamb, called Nuonuo Li, and went downstairs to drink the sweet wheat soup provided free of charge by the hotel owner. Then they went to the Magic Cat Market together.
The next day, even more flower fairies came to the market, so the magical cat set up even more stalls. The enormous golden magical cat still lay quietly on the grass, dozing off, with small pieces of goods of various colors piled on its body. From a distance, it looked as if its fur was adorned with tiny, dazzling colors.
The feather trainer who sells the white-feathered birds won't arrive until the afternoon, so Shuxin and Nuonuoli discussed it and decided to exchange all the goods the flower fairies were selling for flints in the morning.
Flint can be used not only to cook soup, but also to keep warm. The flower fairies really wanted it, but large pieces of flint were also very valuable. When the flower fairies felt that the value of the goods they displayed was not commensurate with the value of the flint, even though Shuxin and Nuonoli were nobles in uniform, they refused to trade.
After being rejected several times, Shu Xin was a little frustrated. Finally, she came up with a solution—
She used large pieces of flint to exchange for goods from multiple flower fairies. This way, flower fairies who knew each other could share the flint. If a flower fairy didn't have any friends or neighbors at the market, Shu Xin could also cut the large flint into pieces of equal value to the goods they exchanged. The small pieces of flint were not as effective as the large ones, but given the flower fairies' current living conditions, having something was better than having nothing.
During the barter process, Shu Xin also encountered a flower fairy who brought slaves to the market.
After instructing Nonoli to continue exchanging flint for goods from the common people, Shuxin took Xifei to the merchant who sold slaves.
The flower fairy merchant also had a uniform bestowed by the Tree of Life, but it was actually just a cloak. The male flower fairy wore a light blue cloak with a golden leaf-coin pattern as a border, which looked very gorgeous.
The stalls set up by professional merchants were no different from those of ordinary people. They simply laid a large leaf of life on the fur of magical cats. However, while ordinary people piled various goods on the leaves, professional merchants placed sleeping flower fairy slaves on them.
Seeing Shu Xin, dressed in a governor's uniform, flying towards him, the businessman quickly put on a smiling face and went to greet her:
"Good morning, Your Excellency! Do you need to purchase slaves for your territory? The slaves here are all very skillful and adept at farming. They were all highly talented in planting. Whether it's watering or pest control, they can do the work quickly and well, guaranteed to satisfy you!"
Shu Xin slowly descended, gazing at the flower fairy slaves with their eyes closed, piled haphazardly on the leaves of the Life Tree like fruit shells and stones. The feelings that welled up in her heart were indescribable.
Looking at the flower fairy merchant with an ingratiating expression, Shu Xin wanted to speak, but found her throat was a little tight. She coughed lightly before asking in a calm tone, "Where did these slaves come from? Are they all still alive?"
The flower fairy merchant quickly assured them, "They're all alive! Don't worry, I've prepared special magic potions to ensure they're all healthy and have all their limbs intact. Just take them back and give them some water, and they'll all wake up! As for where these slaves came from, you know, sir, it's almost harvest season, and disasters are happening in various places."
He said with a sigh, "I've encountered storms and fires along the way. It's a miracle I survived. Don't even think about keeping your land and house. Even though I prepared magic potions in advance, the number of slaves kept increasing. I'm selling them wherever I go!"
Pointing to the haphazardly piled-up flower fairy slaves, the merchant's face fell: "Look at all these on my stall. I just dug them out of the nearby ruins a while ago. It looks like there was a huge fire. By the grace of the flower goddess, they're all burned to a crisp! That scene gave me nightmares for days! I don't even know how long I dug in that dark ground to find all these living creatures!"
Looking at the tall, imposing governor before him, the flower fairy merchant almost pleaded:
"Your Excellency, please have mercy and buy these poor creatures! My magic potions are almost gone, and with the harvest month approaching, I have to go back to my hometown. I only came to the Magic Cat Market hoping to try my luck, and I didn't expect to be so lucky. It's truly the Flower Goddess's blessing that I've run into you. Please, please buy them! I'll give you a cheap price. If I can't sell them to a farming lord, I'll have no choice but to sell them to the miners..."
Just as Shu Xin was about to say she would buy them all, a tiny, delicate voice suddenly shrieked with extreme shrillness:
[Help—what kind of place is this?—Help!—why are there so many dead people?—Help—someone save me—]
"There's a human here?" Xi's voice suddenly rang in Shu Xin's mind. "He smells quite nice. Can I eat him? He's not a river spirit, so I should be able to eat him, right? I don't eat flesh and blood, I just need to eat his soul! If I can't even eat the soul... then can I eat a couple of bites of his emotions? Just a couple of bites!"
Before Shu Xin could speak, Xi lowered his demands again and again, but Shu Xin still refused: "Not now. Why would a human appear in the Kingdom of Ganar? It's too strange. Don't touch him until I figure out what's going on."
The little lamb hanging on Shu Xin's arm had been excitedly raising its head, but now its head drooped down again.
Shu Xin heard Xi mutter a frustrated "Oh" in her mind. Shu Xin was also frustrated; how could these things keep piling up? Why would humans suddenly appear in the Kingdom of Garnar? Wasn't it the human magicians who nearly wiped out the river elves? How dare they come here?
Taking a deep breath, Shu Xin took out a rolled-up Life Leaf from her outer pocket: "Can I trade these slaves for flint?"
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