Chapter 191 We must fight our way out! Moss Water Cake
The fresh and crisp water spinach salad, the sweet and refreshing honey ice water, and the soft, fluffy, and sweet acorn bread made Kikik feel like he was dreaming again. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the servants secretly pinching his arms and thighs, and Kikik smiled slightly once more.
Realizing that the drought was ongoing and would continue to worsen, Shu Xin had already anticipated that a large number of disaster victims would migrate to the Land of Sin. However, she never expected that a city lord would directly order the entire population of the city to migrate to the Land of Sin.
When the flower fairy in the official's uniform appeared outside the city walls, Shu Xin was flying back and forth using invisibility magic to check the current situation. She was mainly looking at the physical condition of the disaster victims and the reception process of the Land of Sin. The latter was quite complete, but the former was particularly bad. The flower fairies from outside all had dull eyes and dry long hair, and there were no old people or infants among them. After noticing this, Shu Xin's mood became even heavier.
Noticing a small commotion in the distance, Shu Xin immediately flew over, and then she heard what the unfamiliar officer was saying to the patrol team.
The Kingdom of Garnar has a very strict system for collecting magic tax! If the magic tax quota is not collected, the relevant noble officials will be judged as derelict in their duties by the patrol envoy and directly sent to the Land of Sin—before Shuxin came to the Land of Sin, none of the flower fairy nobles who were sent there survived!
The city lord of Lotte City sent all the commoners out of the city, which meant that the amount of magic tax that could be collected would be reduced to zero. The king was well aware of Shu Xin's management of the Land of Sin and her attitude towards the magic tax. Now that the patrol officers could no longer send derelict officials to the Land of Sin, would the king just let the city lord of Lotte City off the hook? It was obvious that it was impossible!
More likely, the city lord will be executed on the spot by the patrol officer!
Shu Xin immediately made a decision: she had to rescue this city lord, as he was a ready-made high-level management talent. Seeing that the patrol captain had flown away from the group and seemed to be heading to Flower Castle, Shu Xin quickly sent a telepathic message to him.
After confirming that the flower fairy had turned and flown back to convey her reply to the unfamiliar official, Shu Xin hurried to find Xi—the Land of Sin currently did not have a guard team, but it would soon!
After the flower fairies moved to the dungeon to cultivate crops, the demons resumed mining the magic gem mine. However, because the flower fairies had taken over the other work in the dungeon, the magic gem mine was soon emptied out under the demons' all-out mining efforts. The flower fairies used the remaining mine shafts to fill them with water, planted aquatic plants, and raised fish. With nothing to do, the demons started fighting, and even engaging in large-scale brawls!
Although the demons' fighting has cleared out large areas of the dungeon, Shu Xin is still very troubled. There are simply not enough anti-magic rings, and she doesn't have time to make new ones!
Even after consulting the Tree of Life, it was determined that the underground city wouldn't collapse even if its area were doubled, given its current depth. Shu Xin still felt a bit apprehensive, especially since the demons' appetites had been increasing daily after their battles. Not only did they not work, but they also ate an enormous amount. Shu Xin couldn't stand it anymore, and she had recently started considering whether to force them into hibernation.
When Shu Xin found the stream in the underground city, she was not surprised to see that a large open space had appeared in the southeast direction of the planting area. Among the scattered mounds of earth and stones, a large number of demons were lying crookedly.
Xi flew over the uneven ground sheepishly, covered in dirt. Under Shu Xin's cold gaze, he hung his head, too ashamed to meet her eyes.
After a long silence, Xi weakly spoke up to explain, "Ever since the flower fairy came, the magic concentration in the dungeon has been getting higher and higher. The demons' mating season is greatly affected by magic... so, before we knew it, our mating season had arrived... But we're all hybrids, so we don't have mates and don't want to mate, which is why we fight so often..."
Shu Xin: "…………"
What could she say? The demons couldn't control their mating seasons, so she couldn't think of any solutions! And with the drought so severe on the surface, she couldn't exactly send the flower fairies back to the earth!
...No wonder when she asked Xi what was going on after the demons started fighting in groups, he stammered and couldn't give a clear answer. It was indeed a difficult matter to explain, especially since Xi was married. However, she had been extremely busy lately and hadn't even had time to give Xi the "reward" she had promised.
Shu Xin had no choice but to change the subject and brought up her idea of a guard team with Xi. She originally thought of picking out the troublemakers from the demon race and stuffing them into the guard team, and then sending them out to wear them down. But now she found that everyone had excess energy, so she might as well throw them all out and let them fight outside!
After obtaining the specific coordinates from the official, Shu Xin emphasized to the demons that they must bring back the flower fairies from Lotte City as soon as possible. Once this was done, they could roam freely outside, whether to human territory or the Twin Moon Snowfield. It would be even better if they were willing to help deliver any flower fairies they encountered along the way—delivering one hundred flower fairies to the Land of Sin would earn them a nut candy as a reward.
"Can I stay here?" Blackfoot asked the Flower Fairy, who was examining the delicious mushrooms growing in the field, with a sincere expression. "Although I don't have a partner yet, I'm pursuing Ananna. And I've never been in a fight."
Shu Xin's lips twitched. To be honest, she wasn't very optimistic about this potential interspecies marriage. An Anka was quite busy, so An Anna often helped take care of her brother's children. Shu Xin could tell that An Anna really liked children, but putting aside the question of whether demons and elves had reproductive barriers, Blackfoot's mixed-race status meant he was destined not to have children. If An Anna really got together with him...
Blackfoot did perform very well. While the demons were fighting in groups, even Xi rushed over in a moment of impulsiveness, but Blackfoot quietly helped the flower fairies with their work. Whether it was leveling the fields, harvesting water plants, or picking moss and mushrooms, he did it very seriously. Of course, he mostly assisted Ananna, washing and chopping vegetables, fishing and killing fish, and guarding the pot and stove, all of which he did very carefully and attentively.
Shu Xin was still hesitating whether to agree or refuse when An Anna suddenly came looking for her—
The elf carrying the basket flew over excitedly: "Blackfoot! You're going out, right? We made moss water cakes! You can take them with you to eat on the way! Try some and see if you like them?"
With the elf's sweet smile, Blackfoot, feeling dizzy, took the pancake: "Okay, we're going out, I'll try it."
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Author's note: Why wasn't Blackfoot affected? ...Because he's a minor, hahaha!
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