Chapter 14 was like a shattered clod of earth, but thankfully, the Flower Fairy...
Despite the beautiful and fairytale-like scene before her, Shu Xin could only sigh.
The leaves of bitter wheat are probably bitter too.
Thinking about it, it's not surprising. The flower fairy slaves are all eating dirt. Even if the flower fairy servants who can enter the Flower Castle live a little better than the slaves, it certainly won't be much better.
After all, this is a place of sin...
Although Shu Xin didn't know what sins these flower fairies had committed, she breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded in acknowledgment at the flower fairies' fearful yet respectful bow, and then turned and left without lingering.
On the way back to Flower Castle, Shu Xin couldn't help but ask Nonoli, "There are so many leaves of bitter wheat, why don't you let the slaves eat some of the leaves too?"
It's better than eating dirt, right?
Nonori shook her head: "The slaves in the Land of Sin are different from those outside, my lord. There was once a generous and wealthy lord in the Land of Sin. She once gave her red rice cakes to the slaves to eat. As a result, all the slaves who ate the red rice cakes died."
He said very seriously, “My lord, I understand that you want to give them food out of pity, but they have not eaten for so many years and have still survived until now. They are all guilty. It is already a blessing from the Flower Goddess that they have survived until now. You don’t need to worry about it too much.”
Pengpengan chimed in loudly, "Yes, sir! The slaves outside aren't as filthy and vile as these demons in the Land of Sin. You don't need to pay them any mind! If you ask me, the Flower Goddess must have already grown tired of them long ago!"
Shu Xin didn't believe in this, but she didn't refute it. She was just wondering what the red rice fruit that Nuonuoli mentioned was—it should be a fruit similar to the white rice fruit, right?
According to Nonoli, white rice fruit is a type of fruit that is very popular among flower fairies, so red rice fruit is probably a type of fruit that is popular among flower fairies.
Even in this sinful land where magic is so scarce, the white rice fruit that Shu Xin ate contained a relatively large amount of magic. Therefore, the red rice fruit should also be a fruit that contains a lot of magic.
Even a normal person would get sick if they suddenly ate too much, let alone the incredibly weak flower fairy slaves of the Land of Sin. They were so weak that they were about the size of mosquitoes. It would be abnormal if they survived eating fruits full of magic power!
However, flower fairy slaves and flower fairy nobles are essentially the same; they are both modified spirits. With proper care, they can definitely recover gradually—after all, they are magical beings that can survive even on dirt…
We definitely can't let the slaves continue eating dirt. It's not good for the servants of Flower Castle to keep eating bitter wheat leaves every day. Shu Xin thought for a moment and said, "Let's make bitter wheat soup for the servants. As for the slaves, let's chop up the wheat leaves and make wheat leaf soup for them to drink."
Nonoli and Pengpengan exchanged a glance, both wanting to say something more, but Shuxin waved her hand: "This is an order, just do as it's done. I have my own plans, let's go back."
Back at the Flower Castle, Shu Xin first went to the rooftop terrace to check on the bitter wheat drying in the sun.
The magic within the wheat grains was still growing subtly, which made Shu Xin somewhat expectant. She thought that once these wheat seeds had been thoroughly sun-dried, they should be sown and some positive changes should occur.
After carefully turning over all the wheat grains, Shu Xin used a detection spell again—
The black mist, invisible to the naked eye, still obscured the sky and was almost everywhere; the sunlight that poured down from the sky still stubbornly pierced through the layers of black mist, scattering down in wisps; only the Tree of Life, which emitted a hazy glow and blocked the black mist outside the Flower Castle, looked somewhat different.
After sensing it repeatedly, Shu Xin confirmed that the Tree of Life was indeed brighter than before under the detection magic's vision.
It seems she has broken the vicious cycle of magic in the Land of Sin! It was worth expending so much magic to unleash a large-scale spell!
Before we knew it, it got dark.
The howling winds that had raged day and night had completely subsided, and the air that used to be so sharp it would sting your nose and mouth had become incredibly soft. Anana happily told her brother that she wanted to sleep outside, and Ananka couldn't persuade her otherwise. In the end, the two little flower fairies snuggled together and lay down on the ground.
There were many flower fairy slaves like Ananna who wanted to sleep outside. Perhaps they wanted to take good care of their wheat seeds, or perhaps they wanted to feel the vitality of the wheat grains more. Everyone carefully lay down in the place where they planted the bitter wheat.
But as night fell, all the flower fairy slaves sleeping on the ground shivered and crawled back underground—it was just too cold on the ground!
They dug their burrows underground to sleep not only to avoid the wind, but also to keep warm! The previous strong winds had been driven away by the noble and great flower fairy, but the deep chill that permeated the night still lingered over this land.
Although the underground cavern was small and cramped, it retained a certain temperature precisely because it was enclosed and narrow, so it wasn't as cold as the surface, where your hands and feet would start to shiver.
Curled up close to his sister, Ananka felt like a long time had passed before he could feel his hands and feet again. This made him envious of the flower fairies who served as servants in the Flower Castle—they could sleep in the wheat fields!
Even when the wind is raging, not a single breeze blows through the wheat field behind the magic tree, and even now, it must be very warm in the wheat field.
They could only sleep in dark, cold underground caves, never knowing when they would catch a fever. If they could still eat while they had a fever, they might be able to pull through and recover on their own. But if they couldn't eat anything when they got a fever, they would die silently very quickly.
In the land of sin, the dead flower fairy slaves leave no trace, their bodies vanishing like broken clods of earth, blown away by a strong wind.
My mother died of a fever, and Ananna has recently also caught a fever. She can't eat anything either. Luckily, the Flower Fairy came to the Land of Sin!
After the wind stopped, Ananna's condition improved significantly. Although her body was still radiating a high fever, it was no longer burning hot as if she was about to burst into flames. After being injured by the big nobleman, the Flower Fairy used healing magic on Ananna, and she recovered completely.
She's in incredibly good spirits right now, and she keeps thinking about eating wheat leaves—the bitter wheat hasn't even sprouted yet!
Even if the bitter wheat sprouted, the leaves wouldn't be available for the slaves to eat. Licking her lips, Ananka closed her eyes, groped for a clod of earth, and began to nibble at it.
Ananka didn't even know when he fell asleep; he was woken up by the excited Anana.
Ananna was overjoyed: "Brother, brother! We have barley leaf soup to drink! Barley leaves! Soup!"
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