Chapter 265 Leave the Second Mutation of the Wheat Worm to Me
Governor Mimi Lan was not at the Flower Castle. After Shu Xin went to the Flower Castle and found it empty, she asked the Tree of Life and learned that Mimi Lan was busy working in the fields.
As a noblewoman, Mimi Lan could unleash magic at a much higher level than commoners. When Shu Xin arrived with her men, Mimi Lan was in the air above the wheat field, helping to transport the dead insects out of the field.
The farmland was indeed in very poor condition. Because Bobomo City was located on the riverbank, the wheat grown there was Golden Honey Wheat, which required a lot of irrigation but also had a high magical content. This kind of wheat was also delicious to insects. When Shuxin last came to Bobomo City, the wheat was already riddled with holes by insects. But she thought that with the insect repellent, the condition of the wheat field would improve somewhat.
No, that didn't happen!
The wheat weevils that had become a plague were no longer like the aphids that Shu Xin remembered, but more like locusts. Not only were they larger, but they had also become poisonous. The insecticides produced in the land of sin were still effective, but the wheat weevils that were killed fell into the fields and polluted the soil, making it poisonous as well. As a result, large areas of the already struggling wheat died.
Worse still, the already mutated mealworms, after being killed off in large numbers by the insect repellent, underwent a second mutation. Now, the mealworms are actively attacking flower fairies! Faced with this magical world, Shu Xin really had a million curses to utter. Why did these perfectly normal insects mutate? Couldn't they just obediently die?!
When Shu Xin arrived at the edge of the wheat field, she saw wheat that had been gnawed to pieces by insects, and flower fairies that had also been gnawed to pieces by insects.
Fortunately, the wheat was half-dead, but the flower fairies were still alive.
Flower fairy slaves were tiny and would be mortal enemies against mutated wheat worms, so there were no flower fairy slaves in the wheat field. Most of the flower fairy civilians working in the wheat field were busy moving the dead worms out, while the other small group was still spraying insecticide. Both groups looked rather miserable.
The mutated wheatworms that were killed were poisonous. This toxin not only polluted the land but also eroded the skin of the flower fairies. The flower fairies responsible for clearing the dead wheatworms out of the fields looked like some demons, all of them with bluish-purple skin.
The flower fairies responsible for spraying insecticides fared even worse. Perhaps because they were poisoned and tainted by the scent of the mealworms, they were less likely to be attacked by the mutated mealworms. All the attacks fell on these flower fairies!
The flower fairies naturally took precautions, covering their heads and faces with the transparent membrane of the round fruit. However, even though the wheat worms couldn't bite through the clothes given by the Tree of Life, they still tried to gnaw at the flower fairies' flesh through the fabric. As for the flower fairies' exposed fingers, palms, and long hair that were difficult to hide, they were all fiercely devoured by the wheat worms.
Besides the busy flower fairy civilians spraying insecticide and carrying away dead insects, there was also a group of flower fairy warriors in the wheat field who specialized in killing insects. The civilians either had bruised skin or ulcerated fingers, while the warriors had both. This was because the flower fairy warriors would throw the insect corpses outside the wheat field after killing them, and they would inevitably be poisoned while being attacked.
Every flower fairy that Shu Xin could see had its long hair gnawed off by insects!
Shu Xin and her group, who appeared at the edge of the wheat field, were quite conspicuous. Mimi Lan flew over immediately after spotting the Flower Fairy.
The governor was also in poor condition; her face was bluish beneath the transparent membrane, and there were many cuts and bleeding on her fingers as she gripped the magic wand. Shu Xin guessed that she had also been poisoned by the wheatworm.
Seeing that Mimi Lan was about to bow to her, Shu Xin waved her hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Tell everyone to come out of the field. Leave the rest to me."
Before even approaching the wheat field, having just passed through the magical barrier and entered Bobomo City, Shu Xin smelled a strange, slightly bitter fragrance in the air, like the scent of unripe nuts. When Shu Xin reached the wheat field, this initially pleasant aroma had become so strong it was pungent. She had been wondering if it was the scent of round fruits? Why hadn't she smelled it during her last visit to Bobomo City?
Now that I look at it, it's probably the smell of mutated mealworms!
Shu Xin had dealt with the odor problem in the air when she first arrived in the Land of Sin, so doing the same thing now was a piece of cake. While Mimi Lan flew away to call the flower fairy from the wheat field, she drew her magic wand and unleashed a powerful spell, using the magic power of the sunlight to swiftly and efficiently purify the heavy odor in the air.
Under the soft glow emanating from the tip of the magic wand, the transparent and invisible scent that permeated the wheat field and the air instantly transformed into a dense, leaden-gray fog. However, at that very moment, the brilliant sunlight pouring down from the high dome of the sky solidified into a tangible form. Thousands upon thousands of golden threads pierced through the fog like sharp arrows, and the next instant, each strand of golden thread transformed into countless points of light, causing the fog to dissipate and vanish.
The only thing left in the wind was the faint smell of blood emanating from the flower fairy.
When the odor in the air was completely purified, the flying speed of the wheat worms slowed down visibly, and the flower fairies took this opportunity to quickly fly out of the wheat field.
Shu Xin had no idea that dispelling the scent could affect the movement of the wheatworms, so it was a pleasant surprise.
Once it was confirmed that everyone, civilians and warriors alike, had withdrawn from the wheat field, the flower fairy standing by the field raised her magic wand once more. As magic surged, her long hair flew about, and a light purple magical glow, like shimmering waves on water, gently and peacefully rippled from the tip of her wand.
The light between heaven and earth grew brighter and brighter, and the wind between the branches and leaves grew calmer and calmer. As if in the blink of an eye, the vast wheat fields in sight solidified into some kind of crystal-like existence. The wheat leaves full of wormholes, along with the wheat worms that were about to take flight, all revealed their own colors, becoming transparent and illusory.
The pale purple magical glow, like a silent stream, silently submerged all the seemingly real and illusory scenes. Stalks of wheat shattered, swarms of wheat weevils disintegrated, and inch by inch of poisonous soil dissipated. When the magical glow quietly faded away, all that remained was a flat and empty expanse of fertile land.
Shu Xin glanced thoughtfully at her right hand holding the magic wand. The superimposed magic she was casting now was much larger in scale and power than before, but consumed less magic power and mental energy. Could it be the effect of the Key of Life?
Putting away her magic wand and no longer paying attention to that, Shu Xin turned to the elven servants behind her: "Now it's your turn to work. I remember there are antidote mushrooms and support magic wands in the space stone. Let's detoxify and heal everyone first."
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