Chapter 272 Then I Bless, Then I Forgive, in the Name of Flower Fairy Shu Xin...
As a large city, Bobomo City has a large number of warriors, with more than 30,000 of its 100,000 civilians being warriors.
Similarly, the casualties during the Harvest Moon beast tide were also quite high. According to data from previous years, nearly 3,000 flower fairies would have died in battle out of these 30,000-plus warriors, and the number of wounded and disabled would have reached more than 8,000.
The Ministry of Military Affairs procured magic wands, magic robes, and new magic armor from the Land of Sin through the Ministry of Commerce. After confirming repeatedly that the magic equipment could be delivered before the harvest month, Shu Xin still couldn't rest easy and took some time to return to the Land of Sin.
After speaking with Governor Nanaja, she went to discuss the matter with Military Officer Pengpengan and Shan. In the end, they hired eight hundred demon warriors for Bobomo City. When the harvest month arrived, the demon warriors would be teleported over to help the flower fairy warriors fight the phantom beasts.
Shu Xin didn't know if it was because she had gradually gotten used to the climate of Ganar, or because the overall magic concentration in Popomore City was much higher than in the Land of Sin. Even though the air humidity and the surrounding temperature were rising along with the magic concentration, she didn't feel the weather was as unbearably hot and humid as she had in the Land of Sin.
...It could also be because Bobomo City is essentially a forest, which can effectively regulate the climate, making it cool in summer and warm in winter, which is certainly more comfortable than the original, desolate land of sin.
The five-day work week has also been implemented in Bobomo City. On her days off, Shuxin would stroll around the city under the protection of disguise and confusion magic. When the flower fairies saw her in her fairy form, they would simply bow respectfully and then go about their own business.
The arrival of the elven butlers actually made the flower fairies in the city quite apprehensive for a while. Even the flower fairies who were also nobles didn't know how to talk to and get along with the elven butlers.
However, once the flower fairies learned that these adults, who looked almost exactly like the flower fairies, were actually commoners just like themselves, the number of flower fairies signing up for the butler selection increased dramatically. It has to be said that this made the Service Department complete the selection of new butlers very smoothly.
The officer also subtly conveyed to the Flower Fairy the commoners' sincere suggestion to increase the number of deacons. Shu Xin, understanding the whole story, suddenly remembered the question she had previously asked the Tree of Life—
Why did the Flower Fairy's height and build remain unchanged even though the rune chains were completely removed?
The Tree of Life at the time replied that the flower fairies' current size and their level of magical understanding were compatible.
At that time, Shu Xin didn't quite understand what this "level of magical cognition" specifically referred to, so she couldn't figure out how to improve this so-called "level of magical cognition".
Now Shu Xin understood a little. The flower fairies' magic level was actually enough to support them in directly restoring their elven form. However, in their minds, flower fairy commoners should have a small figure like fairies. That's why flower fairy slaves, after restoring their commoner status, only restored their height and size to the level of ordinary commoners.
Flower fairies only consider themselves qualified to be elves after becoming butlers. Therefore, only after becoming butlers will flower fairies regain the height and size of elves.
...No wonder all the butlers in the Land of Sin are elves. It's because the flower fairies automatically reverted to their elf forms after becoming butlers!
When the Service Department was selecting new deacons, Shu Xin went to take a look. She naturally gave some encouragement to the deacons who were about to take up their posts. And all of these newly appointed flower fairy deacons became fairies.
So the flower fairies of Bobomo City went even further than those of the Land of Sin, believing that to become a fairy, one must receive a blessing from the Flower Fairy. Only by being recognized by the Flower Fairy could one become a fairy.
The flower fairies firmly believed in this claim; otherwise, why would all the newly selected butlers become fairies, while there were still many flower fairies among the noble officials?
Among these nobles, all those from the Land of Sin are elves, while those from Bopomo City are all flower fairies. Three of them were once butlers, and although their current status is higher than before, why are they still flower fairies?
It must be because they lacked the blessing of the Flower Fairy that they were unable to become fairies!
This self-consistent theory reminded Shu Xin of the idea that the Tree of Life divides flower fairies into different classes. Flower fairies really do easily reverse cause and effect, don't they?
Applying this theory to the restoration of commoner status for the flower fairy slaves also makes perfect sense. Because they received the Flower Fairy's forgiveness, the slaves were able to wash away their sins, regain their freedom, and regain their commoner status. Wait, do the flower fairies really think that way?!
Having regained their elven forms, the butlers could no longer live in the small round fruit houses on the Tree of Life. However, by the time Shu Xin realized that the flower fairies' perception of magic was indeed a bit off, the elven butlers had already resolved the problem themselves.
They mastered the art of changing their height and body shape without any instruction, and could switch back and forth between the forms of flower fairies and elves with great skill. During the day, they would switch to elf form to work around the city, and at night they would switch to flower fairy form to sleep and rest on the Tree of Life. This way, they could not interfere with their daily work or their family time. It was truly a perfect solution.
After realizing where the problem lay, Shu Xin was very troubled. She didn't think she could change the flower fairies' deeply ingrained way of thinking on her own, but she also couldn't do nothing and let the misunderstanding continue to deepen.
Shu Xin thought and thought, but couldn't figure out what to do. If she told the flower fairies that she didn't need any so-called "blessing" and that she could restore her fairy form on her own, would they believe her?
Shu Xin didn't know, and she was even a little worried that if she really said that, the flower fairies would feel rejected and would be even less able to revert to being fairies...
When He Xi brought this up, Xi said, "What's the big deal, darling? Just bless all the flower fairies, won't that be enough?"
Shu Xin seemed to be deep in thought.
On the eve of the harvest month, the city of Popomo held its second plenary meeting.
In order to accommodate all the attendees, a high-level spatial magic array was specially engraved in the conference room. After confirming that the preparations of each department had been successfully completed, before announcing the adjournment, Shu Xin looked at the demons, elves and flower fairies sitting around the same wooden table, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled before standing up.
Before speaking, Shu Xin glanced at Xi sitting next to her. The blond boy smiled and nodded, meaning he would deliver the words the Flower Fairy was about to say to every flower fairy in Bobomo City, including the flower fairy slaves whom the Flower Fairy could no longer sense.
Shu Xin withdrew her gaze and spoke solemnly:
“I swear to Lefra, believe me, in my eyes, there is no distinction between you in the conference room or outside the conference room. Whether you are a nobleman, a commoner, or a slave, I will do my best to give you equality, justice, freedom, and peace.”
"If you want me to bless you, then I will bless you. If you need me to forgive you, then I will forgive you."
"I bless all the flower fairies, I bless all the dark moon elves, I bless all the beautiful wishes, whether you can think of them or not. I forgive all the flower fairies, I forgive all the dark moon elves, I forgive all sins, whether they exist or not."
"In the name of the Flower Fairy Shuxin, I hereby declare that all slaves in Bobomo City shall, from this day forward, be restored to their commoner status!"
"In the name of the Flower Fairy Shu Xin, I hereby declare that all magic taxes in Bobomo City are hereby abolished from this day forward!"
"In the name of the Flower Fairy Shuxin, I declare that all flower fairies in Bobomo City shall become spirits from this day forward!"
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