Chapter 255 A Long-Awaited Rest "Magic Cat Market?"...
As the weather grew colder, the snakes that used to lurk by the water and in the grass disappeared without a trace. The little squirrels in the oak forest all grew long ear feathers. Whether it was day or night, a chilly wind rustled through the branches and the eaves, and the flower fairies' cloaks became thicker and thicker.
As the concentration of magic in the air slowly rises, the wheat fields gradually turn a golden color, symbolizing maturity, and the lush shrubs also offer up dense fruits among their branches and leaves, marking the arrival of the last harvest month of the year.
The soldiers, who had been training for five months, were ready to go. The children, who were engrossed in treasure hunts and adventure games, were called home with a serious talk. The adults, on the other hand, were filled with excitement and anticipation amidst their increasingly busy lives—the new sports meet was going to be held during the harvest month!
Outside the pure white high walls, demons and flower fairies joined forces to defeat the endless stream of phantom monsters, while inside the pure white high walls, flower fairies and demons also worked together to harvest the abundant crops in the fields.
As the war subsided, the dark clouds and black mist that had accompanied the phantom beasts quickly dissipated, and the golden sun generously showered its brilliant light upon the flat fields once more under the azure sky.
The barns are full of the bountiful harvest, and the land, along with the creatures that always toil on it, are finally able to enjoy a long-awaited rest.
When Shu Xin went out to inspect the fallow status of the fields, she would always hear the flower fairies humming all kinds of songs. Once, she even met children learning to sing. The adults sang it once or twice with her, and the children learned it. This made Shu Xin, who was very bad at singing off-key, quite envious.
When adults and children sang the same song together, Shuxin stopped and listened for a while before smiling and continuing her journey.
Joyful songs echoed softly under the clear sky.
"Harvest month, oh harvest month, the barns are overflowing with wheat, the barns are overflowing with millet, and the stables are piled high with hay!"
May the goddess of flowers bless you, may the birds sing and the fairies laugh!
Harvest month, oh harvest month, baskets overflow with red rice cakes, baskets overflow with white rice cakes, and wine glasses are filled with mead!
May the goddess of flowers bless you, may the birds sing, may the fairies laugh!
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After confirming that all fields had been planted with clover, Shuxin returned to the Flower Castle. She planned to wait until the following spring, during the peak of the magical flowering season, to crush the clover leaves, flowers, and plants together and bury them in the soil when tilling the land. This would effectively improve soil fertility.
The phantom monsters have been defeated, the crops have been harvested, and the Flying Ball Tournament and Treasure Hunt Tournament can now be held.
The brand-new stadium was completed long ago. A dozen or so Trees of Life stretched out their thick branches at varying heights, firmly supporting the large and small pointed roofs. Because there were too many spectators this time, the ropes and leaves formed by the intertwining branches of the Trees of Life were no longer used as seats. Instead, the Color-Changing Bellflower Vine, which produced an astonishing number of blooms, was chosen. Of course, the latter was a mutated variety carefully selected and bred by the Flower Fairy.
Originally used only as water cups for flower fairies and commoners, the flower cups have been transformed through continuous breeding into washbasins for them. Naturally, they can also be used as seats. As long as you bring a fluffy flower blanket and lay it on, you can sit down comfortably.
This mutated bell vine has a much higher demand for magic, as well as more demanding requirements for light and ventilation. Furthermore, the number of flowers it produces is far less than that of the ordinary bell vine. While a regular bell vine can produce tens of thousands of flowers at a time, the mutated version can only produce a few hundred at a time and can no longer produce the light and melodious bell sound. Correspondingly, the mutated version's flower cups are larger and rounder, and the petals and sepals are harder and more stable, so they will not fall off the branches as easily as the flowers of the ordinary bell vine.
However, the sports meet is held during the harvest month, and the high concentration of magic in the air is sufficient to meet the growth needs of the mutated bell vine. The stadium is also built strictly according to the light and ventilation requirements of the mutated bell vine. Therefore, the mutated bell vine is growing very well. Even if the mutated bell vine begins to wither due to insufficient magic after the harvest month, the flowers can be removed and the plant can be uprooted. It can then be replanted and induced to grow again when the next sports meet is held.
The flowers of the mutated bell vine still have high medicinal value. Although it's a bit strange to use them as medicine after they've been used as chairs, Shu Xin thinks that even if the recovery potion isn't given to the flower fairies, it can be given to the gray birds and snow sheep. We should make full use of every inch of the bell vine's value!
The newly added mutated bellflowers can be used as seats for fairies, while ordinary bellflowers have become small private rooms for flower fairy slaves. As for demons and elves, they also have their own exclusive seats, which are the huge leaves of the Great Leaf Ant Tower.
The Wind Fairy had previously offered a lot of seeds from her stockpile. It was from the Wind Fairy's collection of poisonous creatures that Shu Xin discovered the green cassava, a crop that was extremely poisonous yet exceptionally perfect. She also selected and planted some of these seeds, including one plant with remarkably large leaves, which was the large-leaved ant tower.
The seeds of the Great Leaf Ant Tower are extremely small and hard. None of the seeds that Shu Xin planted as is sprouted. Only the seeds that she tried to make small holes in their hard seed coats successfully sprouted, but they didn't grow very well and all looked sickly. After asking the Tree of Life, Shu Xin learned that this magical plant prefers a warm and humid environment. At that time, the Land of Sin was in the dry season, and the moisture in the air was too thin for the Great Leaf Ant Tower.
Afterwards, Shu Xin tried to adjust the air humidity for the Bigleaf Ant Tower using the miniature garden magic. The plant became visibly greener and more upright. What made Shu Xin very interested in this magical plant was that its stems and leaves were extremely hard and strong. Although it looked brittle and soft, Xi only broke a small hole when he punched it. You know, if an ordinary plant was hit by Xi, it would be completely broken!
Shu Xin didn't know if similar plants in her original world possessed such extreme hardness; she felt it was highly unlikely...
The large and sturdy Great Leaf Ant Tower was obviously very suitable as a seat for elves and demons. The problem was that the third harvest month of the year in the Land of Sin was considered winter, dry and cold, which was very unsuitable for the growth of the Great Leaf Ant Tower. However, with the omnipotent Tree of Life, Shu Xin successfully obtained the miniature garden magic tailored for the Great Leaf Ant Tower.
Inside the stadium, numerous irrigation ditches were specially dug, and large-leafed ant towers thrived along the water's edge. Several elves and demons could sit on their enormous, unfolded leaves—though the heavier demons should probably sit on the Tree of Life, as even the largest leaves couldn't support them.
The preliminary preparations were meticulous and thorough, and even the all-territory sporting events proceeded extremely smoothly. Cheers frequently erupted on the field, making the dry, cold air of the land of sin seem to become hot.
Shu Xin didn't go to watch the competition; she was talking to the wind fairy Qinqinlar.
The transparent glass windows were closed, but with the arrival of the magical tide, the winds blowing through the Sinful Land were stronger than usual. The rustling of the leaves of the Life Tree outside the conference room window still came through the glass. The older wind fairy looked at the radiant flower fairy in front of her, her expression complicated: "Are you really sure you want to do this?"
Shu Xin nodded.
“I have never seen a lord like you before… Who in this world would take money out of their own pocket? Aren’t you sure you won’t regret it?” Qinqinlaer couldn’t help but press, then smiled helplessly. “I’m very sorry, I was rude. Please forgive me. I don’t want to deceive you. I have to think about the children. In the current situation, I’m really worried that you will take back double the money lost from my people later… We don’t have a second family treasury, my lord.”
Shu Xin expressed her understanding and readily replied, "Don't worry, we can sign a magic contract."
Under the increasingly shocked gaze of the Wind Fairy, Shu Xin couldn't help but laugh: "Don't look at me like that, as if I'm some kind of saint. Besides, what you said is wrong, that money wasn't originally in my pocket."
The sports competition came to a successful end, and the concentration of magic in the air gradually decreased as the harvest month ended. The old year ended and the new year began. As the weather warmed up, the fairies and demons were ready to start working and studying. However, when they woke up in the morning and teleported to the workshop to receive their daily ingredients from the butlers and servants, they only received round leaf coins.
The bamboo baskets and wooden buckets that were originally filled with various fresh ingredients were no longer placed behind or at the feet of the butlers and servants, which both the flower fairies and the demons found extremely strange.
The elven butlers and flower fairy servants said it was a good thing. After distributing the leaf coins they had brought to each person, they called everyone to come with them. It was at this moment that the fairies and demons discovered that there were new spatial coordinates on the nearby teleportation station. More specifically, a new spatial coordinate point had been subdivided under the spatial coordinates of the commercial district.
"Magic Cat Market?" a flower fairy uttered the name of the new coordinates.
Isn't the Magic Cat Market mobile? Could it be that the Flower Fairy invited the Magic Cat Knights to the Land of Sin?
Sasa Mi thought so too, but she felt something was off. After all, all the coordinates on the teleportation station were fixed. Did that mean the Magic Cat Knight was going to stay in the Land of Sin?
Looking down at the Leaf Coins in her hand, Sasa was a little confused. Could it be that she was going to use the Leaf Coins to make Magic Soup today? Usually, her father, who was the first to wake up, would help collect the ingredients for the family and bring them home. But today was the first day back at work, and thinking that she hadn't seen her colleagues for many days, they went out on their own to collect the ingredients. In the end, they didn't get any ingredients, but instead got some Leaf Coins.
Schools were closed during the harvest month, so she couldn't go to work. Throughout the harvest month, the whole family ate food brought back by their three children, who had a talent for planting magic.
Although the food was nominally for three people, Sasa Mi could tell that the amount of food the children brought back was actually for the whole family. Sasa Mi and her family felt grateful to the lord, but also ashamed. This made the flower fairies take as little food as possible in the first month after each harvest month, until they felt that the amount was enough to make up for the extra food they ate during the harvest month. Only then could they feel at ease.
How can I take less Ye Coins? If I return them to the butler, he definitely won't accept them...
Confused and bewildered, Sasa followed the crowd and was teleported to the "Magic Cat Market" through the teleportation station.
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