Chapter 89: Not Just a Wind Disaster, But Also a Magic Tax
Shu Xin lay on the back of the magical cat, looking dejected.
Shuxin rolled over and buried her face in Daisy's soft fur. The magical cat's fur was warm and thick, and it exuded a refreshing and pleasant scent, like sunshine or the fragrance of flowers. This made Shuxin feel much better. She tried hard not to recall the scene she had just seen, but instead carefully recalled the romantic field of wildflowers, the fragrant acorn bread, and the exquisite woven straw house...
By the time they returned to the Flower Castle, Shu Xin had almost recovered.
Daisy shrank in size, and Shuxin picked up the warm and fluffy magical cat and headed towards the bedroom—it was a day off today, and she was planning to go back to her bedroom to rest when the magical beasts from the outer continent suddenly attacked.
Looking down at the obedient magical cat lying in her arms, Shu Xin felt her mood improve. Although the identity and appearance of the alien monsters were disgusting, after going through this experience, all Shu Xin could draw were genuinely good news!
The defensive barrier she erected, expending a great deal of magic, was not a useless decoration. It effectively resisted attacks from humanoid monsters among the magical beasts of the outer continent. As a result, the defensive pressure on the patrol team during the harvest month was greatly reduced. The magical cat, told by the innkeeper that it possessed the power of "destruction and death," displayed extremely powerful lethality when facing humanoid monsters. It seems that the magical cat would also be able to put up a fight against another type of magical beast from the outer continent!
Pushing open the bedroom door, Shu Xin was somewhat exasperated to see the little lamb fast asleep on the bed. Xi really could sleep!
Holding the cat, Shu Xin got into bed, pushed the little lamb who was sleeping sprawled out to the side, and lay down comfortably as well. The soft, fluffy petal mattress was so comfortable to sleep on!
Beibeiluo also found the petal mattress very comfortable to sleep on. She was rolling around on the bed, trying to crush the already fine petals that filled the mattress into even smaller pieces. The mattress at home was one of the first batches made. The collected petals were simply cleaned and then directly stuffed into the straw mattress, unlike the mattresses that the flower fairies made later, which were filled with tiny pieces of collected petals.
The more fragmented the flower petals, the softer and more comfortable the mattress will be!
Holding a wooden bowl containing acorn bread and acorn wine, Ya Ya Lian walked in from outside. Seeing her daughter rolling around on the bed, she couldn't help but laugh: "Bebelo! Didn't I tell you, we can make another mattress!"
Beibei rolled over again before sitting up in bed. She blinked and said, "That takes too much time. Besides, Mom, don't you think this mattress is perfect for rolling around?"
As Ya Ya Lian placed the bowls of food and drinks on the table, she said with a smile, "I don't think so! You like rolling around in bed, but I don't. Come and eat, Bei Bei Luo, you can play after you've eaten."
She skipped and hopped to the table, picked up the acorn bread and took a big bite. No matter how many times she ate it, she always thought it was incredibly delicious.
Ya Ya Lian prefers acorn wine, and she always drinks some acorn wine first with her meals.
Sipping the wine in her bowl, Ya Ya Lian turned to look out the window. Because the wind had been getting stronger and stronger in recent days, the vine fence surrounding the commoners' residential area had become thicker and thicker with the reinforcement of the Flower Fairy. Now, sitting inside the house and looking out, one could see the translucent, illusory vine leaves that stretched out and almost covered the sky.
"I wonder how our hometown is doing now..." Ya Ya Lian put down the wooden bowl and sighed softly, "I hope there won't be any typhoons."
Hearing her mother's words, Beibeiluo suddenly felt that even the acorn bread in her mouth didn't taste so sweet: "A typhoon..."
Their hometown was a place where people made a living by growing dwarf lilac trees. The small town surrounding these trees was called Dwarf Lilac Town. Nestled deep in the forest, Dwarf Lilac Town had always been peaceful and rarely suffered disasters. However, as the population grew, the magic tax they had to pay kept increasing, and the flower fairies cleared more and more land for planting dwarf lilac trees. As the trees fell one by one, the winds blowing through Dwarf Lilac Town grew stronger and stronger in recent years, especially as the harvest season approached.
Before the harvest season even arrived, many nearby villages and towns were hit by a windstorm. Many flower fairies were even blown to the town of Dwarf Lilac by the strong wind. The dwarf lilac forest on the outermost edge of the town was not within the scope of the windstorm, but was only swept across the edge by the wind that was about to dissipate, and many trees were destroyed.
When Ya Ya Lian left Dwarf Lilac Town with her daughter and headed to the Magic Tree to report to the noble, she saw the winding grove of Dwarf Lilac trees in the distance.
The working-class neighborhood in my hometown doesn't have a magical barrier like the Land of Sin to stop the ever-growing winds.
“It’s not just the wind disaster,” Bebelo said softly, looking down at the acorn bread in her hand, “there’s also the magic tax, Mom. Toto already has four children.”
The wind is getting stronger.
Shu Xin looked at the grass and leaf cloaks that were almost piled up into a small mountain, wondering if she should inscribe a windproof defensive rune on them. She had only recently noticed that whether they were flower fairy slaves or commoners, they were all holding hands and flying close to the ground in a group. What else could this be? It must be because the wind was too strong!
Fortunately, by the time Shu Xin realized this, no flower fairies had yet disappeared due to the strong winds.
Shu Xin couldn't come up with a solution either. She actually wanted to tell the flower fairies to stay home instead of going out, since the current food reserves in the Land of Sin were more than enough for them to eat their fill until after the harvest month. But putting aside whether Nonori and Pengpengan would agree, the flower fairies probably wouldn't accept this idea either.
Humans would think, "What a great thing!" But for flower fairies, they would only think, "How can we eat if we don't work?"
The two-day weekend implemented by Shu Xin has caused the flower fairies to unleash an almost insane work enthusiasm. So far, two bread workshops and one brewery have been completed! This speed frightens even Shu Xin, who is worried that the flower fairies will work themselves sick!
Even the newly arrived flower fairy slaves worked incredibly hard, planting the seeds they bought at the Magic Cat Market into vast green fields.
“Your Highness.” Nono’s voice came from behind.
Shu Xin's heart skipped a beat, filled with worry that it was some bad news. She turned around anxiously.
The purple-haired flower fairy, with her usual solemn expression, spoke: "A slave trader has come to visit you, saying that he has kept his promise and brought you a sufficient number of slaves."
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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 23:53:37 on August 15, 2024 and 20:28:44!
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: a passerby waiting for the night watchman, for 2 bottles;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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