Chapter 70: The Plan to Sell Acorn Wine at the Magic Cat Market
Shu Shuxin does have a magic in her memory that can recall and display past scenes, but after hesitating for a moment, she still didn't use it. She becomes very talkative when she's drunk, and she probably woke Xi up yesterday. Anyway, she doesn't have any secrets she can't tell Xi, so there's no need to waste her magic to see what happened yesterday.
Donning a concealment spell, Shu Xin first checked on the flower fairies. Confirming that both flower fairy slaves and commoners seemed to be in good condition, she felt relieved. She hadn't distributed much wine and bread to the flower fairies yesterday, precisely because she was worried about unforeseen circumstances, especially with the flower fairy slaves—
She remembered that Nono had said that a flower fairy slave had died after eating the red rice cake given by the lord, and that the magic contained in acorn wine and acorn bread was probably no less than that of red rice cake!
The flower fairies are in much better condition than Shu Xin had imagined. The common flower fairies don't show any obvious changes yet, except that their already colorful hair and eye colors have become even brighter. The flower fairy slaves, on the other hand, have changed significantly, all of them are several sizes bigger than before!
If when Shu Xin first arrived in the Land of Sin, the flower fairy slaves she saw were all sallow and skinny, no bigger than mosquitoes, now the flower fairy slaves have all become fair-skinned, clean, and strong; they are now the size of mung beans!
Fortunately, when Shu Xin built the otherworldly Poké Ball houses for the slaves, she deliberately made them bigger. Even though the little flower fairies have grown a bit bigger, they can still live in the houses normally. But if this trend continues, sooner or later they won't be able to live in them anymore—what a happy problem! Shu Xin couldn't help but sigh with a smile.
Once the bakeries and breweries were operating normally, acorn bread and acorn wine were produced in a steady stream.
With enough acorn bread and acorn wine, Shuxin announced that the patrol team members could eat twice a day, with one meal consisting of extra acorn bread and acorn wine, which the patrol team leader would organize for the members to go to the workshop to get their own food.
With the harvest month approaching, the stronger the patrol team, the safer the wheat fields in the Land of Sin would be. So both Nonori and Pengpengan were very supportive of this. However, just two days later, Shuxin wanted to provide an extra acorn bread for the commoners and slaves every day, but the commoners and slaves didn't have to fight!
The acorn reserves were indeed more than enough to last until after the harvest month, but that was assuming everyone was just scraping by. Even the largest acorn reserves couldn't sustain five or six hundred flower fairies eating acorn bread every day, especially since they were brewing acorn wine daily. Not to mention, the magic tax after the harvest month would also rely on acorns. After discussing it, the two officials unanimously went to Shu Xin to express their opposition, but to their surprise, the princess readily dismissed the idea and instead brought up another one:
"I plan to store some of the acorn wine and ship the rest out of the Sinful Lands to sell to other territories. What do you think of this plan?"
Shu Xin had thought it over carefully: "Our acorn wine can be considered a very good magic supplement. The harvest month is coming soon, and the patrol team members will definitely need it. Moreover, we can do it for free, as long as they bring acorns in exchange. There are no oak trees in our Sinful Lands, so we can't collect acorns, but there should be plenty of oak forests outside the Sinful Lands, right?"
Nonori and Pengpengan exchanged a glance. Although they could both guess Shuxin's subsequent arrangements, they still had to admit that the plan was indeed feasible. There were so many oak forests outside the Land of Sin that the acorns could even form a thick layer in the forest. All they had to do was collect the acorns scattered on the ground to exchange for high-quality magic potions. Anyone would be tempted! Even if the nobles of the territory thought it was too troublesome and manpower-intensive and were unwilling to make the arrangements, the families of the patrol members would be willing!
Shu Xin clapped her hands lightly and laughed: "Alright, the problem of insufficient acorn reserves is solved. Now that we have enough acorns, we can have enough acorn bread and acorn wine. While filling up the underground warehouse, I think we can also give the commoners and slaves an extra meal, right?"
Peng Peng'an quickly switched sides: "That's right, Your Highness! I knew that with your wisdom, you couldn't possibly have overlooked this! It's all Nono's fault. Please believe me, I was absolutely misled by him for a moment. I never thought that commoners and slaves didn't deserve to eat acorn bread!"
Nono didn't bother with the guy. He recommended a few flower fairy servants to Shuxin: "These flower fairies are from nearby territories and are quite skilled. Even if they encounter monsters from other continents, they can escape. However, I still suggest you arrange a patrol team to go out with them. This would be a good opportunity for them to train. But Your Highness, we only have one carriage right now. If you want to travel to more territories to exchange for acorns, it would be better to purchase some more."
Peng Peng'an found it a bit strange: "Are we going to buy horses now? The Wind Market isn't held until after the harvest month, is it? Where can we buy horses and carriages now?"
Nono glanced sideways at the red-haired flower fairy and said, "I wouldn't dare to bewitch you."
Peng Peng An: "…………"
Shu Xin was amused by them, but she didn't really understand the flower fairies' market, so Nono explained it to her in detail—
The Wind Market is an official event held regularly. Several great lords select a market location, then work together to inscribe a large-scale wind magic array. They then use a magical plant called Wind Vine to build a platform. Merchants of all sizes, carrying goods from all directions, can buy and sell on the platform. Because those who qualify can use the wind to lift and transport large quantities of goods, many foreign merchants also come to participate in the Wind Market. It is considered the largest market in the Kingdom of Garnar.
The young red-haired tax collector only knew about the Wind Market, but the older official knew of another kind of market: the Magic Cat Market, a mobile market for ordinary people. As the name suggests, this market was usually organized by flower fairies who had Magic Cat Knights. Residents of nearby villages and towns would gather at a non-fixed location after receiving word of mouth, using the Magic Cats as their symbol, to conduct simple barter transactions.
Thinking of Shu Shuxin's Magic Cat Knight, Shu Shuxin couldn't help but glance at Nuonuo Li, who smiled slightly: "Your Highness, I haven't been to the Magic Cat Market for a long time either. It was only because one of the servants' families received a message that there would be a market nearby, and there would be white feather bird eggs for sale. I think we can go and take a look."
Shu Xin nodded immediately: "Okay! Let's go!"
Magical Cat, I definitely have to go!
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