Chapter 256 The Flower Goddess's Blessing is actually the Flower Fairy's Blessing.
The once deserted commercial district has now undergone a complete transformation.
Beneath the transparent suspended floor, numerous equally transparent shelves appeared, on which various kinds of goods were neatly stacked.
The rows of shelves were divided into different areas, including a vegetable and fruit section, a fresh food section, a condiment section, and a household goods section, all labeled with Elvish script. The magical glow that flickered in each area was also different, clearly indicating that each area had a different magic circle drawn on it.
The shelves in the fruit and vegetable section were stacked high with fresh, crisp vegetables and colorful berries.
Each tender water spinach leaf still held a drop of water, plump and delicious mushrooms were piled up one after another, and freshly harvested moss was stacked high in piles. As for berries, there was a wide variety, including white moon berries, bright red ruby berries, golden cherry berries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and even white rice berries and red rice berries!
The fresh food section was also dazzling with its variety. Large chunks of mutton covered in frost and large slices of fish covered in ice crystals exuded a chill. Fish balls, fish slices, fish noodles and other fish products, various dried fruits and vegetables, as well as different kinds of flour such as acorn flour, chestnut flour and wheat flour were all piled up in large jars. Graybird eggs were also displayed in baskets on the shelves.
In addition to the vegetable and fruit section and the fresh food section, there are also seasoning section and household goods section. Salt powder, sugar powder, MSG powder, as well as sour dried fruit, moss syrup, moss saccharin and even honey and other seasonings are also placed in jars on the shelves of the seasoning section.
The household goods section displays all sorts of items that the flower fairies can and cannot imagine, including rattan rugs, straw rugs, and plush floral rugs; wooden, straw, glass, rattan, and straw tables, chairs, and beds; quill pens and plush floral paper; magical materials and magical fabrics; and even magic powder, flint, magic cloaks, and magic wands!
Most of the flower fairies have been to the Magic Cat Market, but the Magic Cat Knight only provides a place to set up a stall. How much merchandise they can have depends entirely on luck. If there are few natural disasters and the harvest is good, more flower fairies from nearby villages and towns will come, and everyone will bring more things. But if there are frequent natural disasters and not many flower fairies come, there will probably be very few stalls that can be set up.
Even flower fairies from big cities have never seen a magic cat market of this scale!
In this magical cat market, there aren't even any magical cats, only wind sprites!
The flower fairies who came from the teleportation station all appeared above the floating floor. In front of them were neatly arranged transparent counters made of the same grass-fruit glass, and one wind fairy after another was flying above the round counters.
The counter they were guarding had two levels. The first level was empty, while the second level was also filled with goods, but not many, just a thin layer in the counter. However, their counters were directly opposite the large shelves below the floor, which were piled high with the same products.
The demons who also came from the teleportation station appeared at the entrance of the commercial district. Flying demons could go in directly, as could those who couldn't fly but were lightweight. However, heavy demons who couldn't fly had to get a special magic cloak from the elven deacon guarding the entrance before they could go in.
With explanations from the butlers and servants, many flower fairies and demons began to buy things in this novel and enormous magical cat market.
Sasa hesitated for a moment, then looked again at the leaf coins in her hand. There were quite a few flower fairies standing there hesitantly, just like her.
Actually, there's no need for the butlers and servants to explain. Everyone has been to the Magic Cat Market and knows how to buy and exchange things. The problem is that these leaf coins are actually very precious to the flower fairies. When there's no food, the magic soup made with leaf coins is a real lifesaver. If someone can keep one or two leaf coins at home, they are not only rich enough but also lucky enough—they have to encounter few natural disasters to keep the life-saving leaf coins.
But as soon as Sasa Mi thought about how she could receive Leaf Coins not only today, but also tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and even the day after that, every day, she suddenly felt that Leaf Coins weren't so precious after all. The magic soup made with Leaf Coins could indeed save lives, but it was also undeniably bland and tasteless...
And they don't lack food now. The huge acorn jar at home is always full and packed tightly. There are also many dried fruits and vegetables in the cupboard, and even a big jar of moss syrup!
Finally, Sasa Mi gritted her teeth and headed straight for the Red Rice Fruit. This was a fruit that only nobles could eat. It was said that this fruit was full of magic, and as long as you ate one, you wouldn't feel hungry for several days!
There were quite a few flower fairies as curious as Sasa Mimi. When she flew over, some flower fairies were already talking to the wind fairy on the counter.
Sasa watched as he handed the leaf coin to the wind fairy, who then took out a small pair of scissors from her bosom and snipped the leaf coin in half. She handed one half back to the flower fairy and threw the other half into the empty first-level counter, which seemed to be specifically used to store leaf coins.
Then the Wind Fairy took a red rice fruit from the second-level counter and handed it to the Flower Fairy.
Although the Magic Cat Market had a wide variety of goods, many of which were things that Sasa wanted to buy, after exchanging half a leaf coin for a red rice fruit, she still only exchanged some fish and vegetables, just like when she usually collected ingredients. After all, she was no longer a single young flower fairy, and she had to consider her parents and children.
Then Sasa Honey discovered that using Leaf Coins to buy Red Rice Fruits wasn't very cost-effective. Half a Leaf Coin could be exchanged for one Red Rice Fruit, but it could also be exchanged for two large water spinach and a large piece of fish!
When Sasa returned home with the ingredients, she found that her family members had also brought back fish, meat, and water spinach. They looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. They knew they would be eating fish, meat, and water spinach for several days!
After cutting up the red rice cakes and sharing them with her family, Sasa became increasingly amused and exasperated. The red rice cakes were indeed magical, but not much different from the magic of a piece of acorn bread. It was impossible for them to keep you from being hungry for several days after eating them. Moreover, the texture of the red rice cakes was quite poor. They were mealy and dry, with no juice at all, and very unpalatable!
While stirring the acorn soup in the pot, she said, "We have too much fish. Luckily, I still have two leaf coins. I think we can exchange them for a jar of moss syrup and then marinate the fish. Sugar-marinated fish fillets would definitely be delicious!"
Mom chimed in, picking watercress leaves, "I also have two leaf coins. We can exchange them for two jars of moss syrup! We can also marinate these watercress leaves with the syrup, otherwise they'll dry out if we leave them like this. Oh, and I've always wanted a straw rug, but I just can't seem to learn how to weave one... I saw that straw rugs at the market only cost a small leaf coin!"
“I’d like to trade for some fruit. The kids have never had such fresh berries before,” the father, who was frying fish fillets, interjected. “We could also trade for some chestnut flour. Remember those chestnut cookies you got before? They were so fragrant and crispy. I think we could try baking some ourselves…”
"I remember, I remember!"
I want fish noodles!
"I……"
Such lively and chattering discussions took place in many flower fairy families.
In the past, the ingredients that everyone received were distributed uniformly. Although the meat and vegetables were all very fresh, and the butlers and servants would try their best to provide more varieties, they could generally only guarantee that there would be meat and vegetables. However, each flower fairy's taste was definitely different. You preferred the texture of stewed fish, I preferred the taste of mutton soup, and she preferred the taste of steamed egg custard. As for vegetables, even the leaves of different varieties of water spinach had different textures, not to mention the completely different clover and fluffy flower seedlings.
With the advent of the super-large Magic Cat Market, everyone can purchase ingredients according to their own preferences, making the meals cooked every day more in line with their own tastes.
After the fairies and demons got used to receiving and using Leaf Coins, the stewards and servants announced that the distribution of Leaf Coins would be changed from once a day to once a month. Originally, the salaries of the flower fairies consisted of food, lodging, and a reduction in magic tax, but now they would be settled directly in Leaf Coins. The magic tax in the Land of Sin would no longer be collected and was officially abolished.
The abolition of the magic tax was obviously a momentous event, yet the butlers and servants mentioned it as casually as if it were just a nice day. When the flower fairies wanted to express their admiration, they belatedly realized that when they arrived in the Land of Sin and began their routine work and studies, the magic tax seemed to have quietly disappeared from their lives.
"I haven't worried about natural disasters or alien monsters for a long time," the elderly flower fairy said to her downstairs neighbor, who was sitting by the window, as she flew outside her bamboo house, carrying a bucket of water she had just fetched from the clouds.
The young flower fairy sipped her steaming cup of honey water with relish, gazing happily at the magnificent sunset. Her old neighbor spoke calmly, yet she could sense the sentiment in his voice. Taking a sip of the sweet and magical honey water, she exhaled contentedly: "Yes, I never dreamed I would one day be drinking honey water."
"May the Flower Goddess protect you," the older flower fairy whispered.
The young flower fairy laughed and said, "It's the Flower Fairy who's protecting us!"
"...You're right, it's the Flower Fairy's protection."
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