Chapter 243 Tapioca Flour, Magic Powder, and Fruit Wax: Taking a Short Break...
Shu Xin tasted the rose dew, a specialty of the human race. It smelled very strong and had a strong floral fragrance. It tasted only slightly sweet. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. The main problem was that it contained very little magic, almost none. It felt like drinking Sun Spring water was better.
She thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of any use for it. Maybe she could leave it open and use it as a fragrance? But the fragrance didn't last long and evaporated quickly. In the end, she didn't use it as a fragrance. Instead, she put it away in the warehouse, thinking that she could give it to Xi to play with when he came back.
Shu Xin also briefly flipped through the novel "Rose Dew." To be honest, the plot was quite exciting and unrestrained. She put it in her bedroom, planning to show it to Xi when he came back. She thought he would like it.
She also sorted out the remaining supplies:
Among the gifts of thanks from the forest dwarves were many seeds. They must have inquired about the preferences of the Lord of the Sinful Land from the Magic Tree Caravan. Shu Xin then entrusted Nonoli to arrange for people to plant them.
The human souls were sealed away first. After learning about the caravan's incredible feat of stealing the sky and changing the sun, Shu Xin felt that these human souls might be reused later. The human potions were handed over to the apothecary Nana Jia and the local pharmacists to study together. The human magical puppets, standard armor, and alchemical explosives were all given to the alchemy workshop to disassemble and replicate, since the alchemy workshop's production of alchemical textile machines was almost saturated recently.
Shu Xin kept a portion of the human army's rations for herself, intending to learn from the human race's methods of processing fast food products. The rest were sent to the kitchen for the cooks to taste and study.
Although things are chaotic outside, we can't attack Ganar for the time being, let alone the Land of Sin. So we should focus on developing our strength as soon as possible.
Shu Xin has finally made some progress in processing cooked green cassava.
In fact, whether it's turning green cassava into noodles, biscuits, bread, or even vacuum-packed food like human military rations, it's not difficult in the Sinful Lands; in fact, it's quite simple. After all, the Sinful Lands have ample manpower and resources. Even the flower fairy slaves in the Sinful Lands can each have a well-made magic wand. But in other territories of Ganar, even patrolling warriors probably can't get such durable magic wands.
Therefore, Shuxin eliminated one overly complicated and cumbersome processing method after another, and finally selected the most convenient and readily available tapioca flour.
Green cassava, after being detoxified, can be eaten directly. The problem is that it doesn't have a long shelf life, especially in hot weather.
Shu Xin had thought it over carefully. After the flower fairies harvested a large batch of green cassava and processed it to remove the poison, that is, after boiling and steaming it, they could set aside some of it as food and eat it before the green cassava spoiled.
As for the cassava pulp, it can be crushed into a paste using any handy tool. Spread the green cassava paste out and place it in the sun to dry completely. Then, you can collect and store the powdered cassava in a container.
This handmade green tapioca flour naturally has coarser particles and is not as fine as tapioca flour processed by grinding magic. The texture of the former after boiling with water is also not as smooth as the latter, but the shelf life is the same.
As long as it is properly stored in a sealed container, it can be stored for a year without any problems. Even if it is opened, in a dry environment such as the dry season, as long as it is sealed in time after use, it can be stored for more than eight months. In the rainy season, it can also be kept for more than five months without spoiling. This is more than enough for the flower fairies to have a full stomach for a whole year!
Shu Xin racked her brains and found a substitute for the flint.
She asked the Tree of Life right away, and the Tree of Life replied that there was no substitute for flint. In a strict sense, there really was no substitute. Flint was made from the branches of the Tree of Life, and there was only one Tree of Life in the entire world, so there was definitely no substitute!
The magical AI turned into an artificial idiot; there was no hope for it. Shu Xin had no choice but to start thinking outside the box—
Vegetable oil and animal oil are both good combustibles, but they are not easy for flower fairies to obtain. Even if they could obtain them, they would definitely prioritize using them as food rather than as fuel. Acorn wine is still being used as a potion, so it is even less likely to be used as fuel.
How about making candles? The secretions of the wax insects in her original world could be used to make candles. After asking the Tree of Life, she learned that there were similar plants and insects in this world. However, the problem was that there were no magical versions of wax trees and wax insects in the entire Ganar Plain.
Beeswax can also be used to make candles, and it's not just in the Land of Sin that there are flower chasers in other territories as well. With these flower fairies and professional beekeepers, there is no shortage of beeswax. Shu Xin did manage to get some beeswax and tried to make some candles. The light glow of the light-gold beeswax candles was very warm and soft, and the scent was also light and sweet. They created a great atmosphere when lit at night, but the heat was not enough, so it was completely impractical to use them for cooking.
Friction ignition seems to be one direction, but friction ignition requires flammable materials.
Shu Xin even considered whether the wax coating on the leaf surface could be used, but unfortunately, the leaf wax is not only non-flammable, but also has a certain fire-retardant effect...
Then Shu Xin thought of the wax coating on the surface of various fruits. She didn't know if there was a difference between fruit wax and leaf wax, but she still scraped and collected the waxy substance from the surface of several common fruits in the Garnar Plain and tried to ignite it. As expected, she failed.
Shu Xin's mind was completely blank. She stared at the powdery fruit wax and suddenly had a brilliant idea. She tried adding some magic powder to it and then tried to light it again. Unexpectedly, the effect was exceptionally good this time, and it lit up immediately!
At first, she used magic to start a fire and ignite the magic powder and fruit wax. Later, she tried the method of starting a fire by friction and easily lit the magic powder and fruit wax. Shu Xin excitedly tried to add magic powder to the leaf wax as well, but unfortunately, the leaf wax mixed with magic powder was still difficult to ignite. It seems that there is quite a big difference between leaf wax and fruit wax.
Compared to flint, which only requires magic power to use and is very durable, magic powder and fruit wax are obviously not as convenient. They can only be used as ignition sources. However, not all flower fairies can have flint. But as long as flower fairy commoners need to pay magic tax with wheat, there will definitely be magic powder left in the fields. As long as they have magic powder, and collect some fruit wax and simply mix the two together, all flower fairies can have the ideal material for starting a fire.
With enough firewood, even flower fairies without flint can boil water and cook rice.
After deciding to use cassava flour to extend shelf life and magic fruit wax as an igniter, Shuxin cut off all the remaining green cassava tubers and cut them into small pieces to serve as seed tubers.
After that, she summoned the business officers Ananka and Peppert and solemnly entrusted them with the task of selling green cassava seedlings, teaching the flower fairies how to detoxify green cassava, and making green cassava flour and magic fruit wax.
Without needing the Flower Fairy to say much, Ananka and Pepper understood the importance of this matter. After obtaining the paper containing the methods for making green cassava flour and magic fruit wax, as well as the space stone filled with green cassava seed stems, they immediately went to convene a meeting of their subordinates.
Shu Xin initially planned to give away green cassava seedlings for free, but then she thought it best to sell them. The flower fairies were generally harmless, but there was always a fool who wouldn't think twice and wouldn't value the free seedlings...
The Kingdom of Ganar currently has a total of eleven royal families, each of whom owns a territory. In other words, apart from the Land of Sin, the entire Kingdom of Ganar has a total of eleven territories, and each territory is directly named after the royal family. Therefore, in addition to the Land of Sin, Shuxin also has a territory called Shushuxin Territory.
Perhaps taking this into consideration, the caravan carrying green cassava seedlings was the first to head to Shushuxin Territory.
Shu Xin didn't pay much attention to this. She gave herself a short break to clear her head, which was always full of various plans and was a little sore. Without Xi joking around, she worked longer and longer without realizing it.
With her magical cat in tow, Shu Xin concealed herself and leisurely wandered around her territory.
It was a weekday, and apart from the patrolling guards, Shu Xin didn't see the glittering flower fairies flying around in the air—everyone's diligence made her feel very at ease.
Shu Xin leisurely basked in the sun and enjoyed the breeze, stopping to admire the pretty little houses as she passed by.
Earlier in the timeline, the common flower fairies of the Land of Sin were all assigned an elven treehouse by the Tree of Life. Later in the timeline, the common flower fairies who moved to the Land of Sin moved into bamboo tube houses in the Giant Dragon Bamboo Building. However, in the period between the assignment of elven treehouses and the construction of the Giant Dragon Bamboo Building, the common flower fairies lived in houses that they and their families had built themselves.
These flower fairies still live in their own little houses.
These small houses are made of a variety of materials, including fruit wood, rattan, moss, and mud, and they come in all sorts of shapes, including round, square, and triangular. Despite their differences, they are neatly arranged and situated on a gentle hillside.
Shu Xin flew over against the wind, and when she looked down from the air, for a moment she felt as if she had accidentally wandered into a cute little land of fairy tales.
Each little house was well-maintained. Some had a small vegetable patch planted in the open space in front of the door, while others had a small lake dug in the open space behind the door. Many more decorated their door frames and windowsills with brightly blooming flowers or brightly colored bird feathers, making them all look clean, tidy, and beautiful.
Shu Xin noticed that there were many more small animals in the Sinful Land. In addition to the various birds with bright and beautiful feathers in the reeds, there were also many inconspicuous squirrels and rabbits with grayish-brown fur running and jumping in the oak forest. She even saw several deer and monkeys with white fur in the Dragon Bamboo Forest!
...and snakes crawling out of the grass beside the ditch.
Shu Xin silently looked down, where a large, brightly colored snake was raising its upper body, baring its fangs, and warily confronting a group of chattering young flower fairies.
—Does this land of sin not seem to have a kindergarten yet?
-----------------------
Author's Note: Since the main text felt a bit padded, I'll just include this preface. The various royal families of the Land of Sin are as follows:
Sort by age:
Garnar, Sasari, Lelian, Fufumi, Daidel, Yayani, Feifeite, Weiweige, Aoolen, Bobomo, Shushuxin.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com