Chapter 96 Better Business: Some Interesting Facts
Shu Xin naturally welcomed any flower fairy who came to her, and she did indeed have something she wanted Keke Na to help her with.
"Could you help me bring some plants to the Land of Sin, Cocona? I need plants that can glow," Shu Xin asked, though she was a little unsure. "There should be such plants, right? The kind that glow at night?"
Although the flower fairies could see in the dark, Shu Xin still felt that her underground dwelling needed some light.
Just like the windows of the Flower Castle, when Shu Xin was observing the lives of the people in the Land of Sin while wearing concealment magic, she often saw flower fairy servants hovering in front of the windows. Sometimes a flower fairy would fly alone in front of the window, enjoying the breeze and the scenery, and sometimes several flower fairies would be chatting quietly in the sun. It was clear that they all loved these windows on the walls where sunlight and breezes could pass through.
Without glass, how to light up the basement? Shu Xin racked her brains but couldn't come up with a good solution. After all, the wind in the Land of Sin was so strong that opening a skylight was impractical; a lot of dust and sand would definitely fall in. The flower fairies had self-cleaning abilities, but the house didn't. Shu Xin also considered miniature garden magic, which could improve lighting, but that required some natural light. Where would the light come from in a basement without any natural light?
Looking out the window at the ever-growing Tree of Life, Shu Xin suddenly had a brilliant idea—it would be great if there were a plant that could emit light. It would be best if it could grow underground, but if it couldn't, the branches and leaves could be used as nightlights!
Shu Xin remembered that there were glowing plants in her world. This was a magical world, so there should be some too, right?
After a moment of silence, Kokona spoke hesitantly, "Sir, are you referring to the golden cherry tree?"
Shu Xin frankly said, "I don't know, Cocona. To be honest, before I came to the Land of Sin, the only plant I had ever seen was the Tree of Life, which is also known as the Magic Tree."
"But aren't you a flower fairy?" Cocona found it unbelievable. "Aren't all flower fairies royalty?"
Even nobles hire illusionists to decorate their flower castles, so how could a royal flower fairy have only ever seen a magic tree?!
Thinking of something, Kokona was somewhat horrified: "I've been to the royal city, but I've never seen a single flower fairy... Whenever a flower fairy appears in the royal city, there will definitely be flower fairies who remember her, but I've never heard any flower fairy mention a flower fairy! You are the first flower fairy I've ever seen, my lady. Does that mean that all flower fairies are like you in the past, always staying in the flower castle in the magic tree and never going out?"
The radiant flower fairy before him shook her head: "I don't know, Cocona. I've never seen any other flower fairies, not even the king. So I can't answer your question."
“I don’t know if the other flower fairies are like me, staying in the Flower Castle all the time, or if they are completely different from me and can go out often,” the flower fairy smiled helplessly. “Casting invisibility magic is quite simple for me, and it must be simple for the other flower fairies as well, but I will feel very uncomfortable if the magic concentration is too low. If the magic concentration is too low, I can’t even breathe. I don’t know if the other flower fairies are like me.”
"By the goddess of flowers... what is the king doing..." Kokona murmured to herself.
Shu Xin also wanted to know what King Ganar was doing, but designing the underground residence was more important right now, so she brought the topic back: "Kokona, you said the golden cherry tree can glow, right?"
After learning a little about the Flower Fairy's past, Cocona understood why the Flower Fairy seemed ignorant of common sense. She nodded and said directly, "Yes, sir, the fruit of the Golden Cherry Tree can glow after sunset, so it is also called the Lantern Fruit. There is a large area of Golden Cherry Trees planted in your territory."
Shu Xin: "...Huh? There are golden cherry trees in the Land of Sin?!"
The Land of Sin has not only golden cherry trees, but also ruby trees, white moon trees, as well as blueberry trees, raspberry trees, and blackberry trees!
Under Kokona's guidance, Shuxin realized that the seeds she bought from the Magic Cat Market were berry seeds, and that the lush little seedlings would grow into fruit trees in the future.
After humbly asking Coco for advice, Shu Xin gained some interesting knowledge.
For example, there are actually many kinds of plants called lantern trees. Golden cherry trees are one kind, yellow cherry trees are another kind, and there is also a golden cherry tree that is also called a lantern tree. The difference is that golden cherries are much darker in color than yellow cherries, and the light they emit looks more golden. Both kinds of cherries are very delicious, but golden cherries cannot be eaten because they are extremely bitter, and the light they emit is also the dimmest. However, golden cherry trees produce a lot of fruit and can grow very large, so golden cherries are more often used for lighting.
The golden cherries in the Land of Sin won't ripen until the harvest month, so Shu Xin asked Keke Na to purchase golden cherries for the Land of Sin—the fruit most often called lantern fruit.
It was through Keke Na that Shu Xin learned the name of the grass-woven plant: Reed grass.
Seeing that Keke Na was very interested in the triangular house woven from reeds, Shu Xin happily told her about her idea and process of making the grass house.
After listening to Shu Xin's explanation, Cocona's expression was extremely complicated: "Sir, solidification magic is fine, but cutting magic is forbidden magic, right? You must have used advanced magic, which means that to build such a house, you not only need to use advanced forbidden magic and advanced magic, but you also need to use both of these magics together?"
Shu Xin blinked: "I'm a flower fairy, and besides, I'm in the Land of Sin now, so it's normal for me to use a few forbidden spells, right?"
Kokona couldn't help but laugh: "You're right! I was initially thinking of exchanging the blueprints for these straw houses with you, but now it seems that even if I could get the blueprints, I wouldn't be able to sell them!"
Shu Xin laughed too: "That's really not going to work, but I have a better business I want to give you. Cocona, do you remember the magic potion I gave you when you first came to the Land of Sin?"
“Of course! My lord!” Cocona’s golden-green eyes shone even brighter than the high-grade prehnite at the tip of Shuxin’s magic wand: “That’s the best magic replenishment I’ve ever had!”
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Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 2024-08-19 23:56:16 and 2024-08-20 20:50:31!
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