Chapter 9 The Savior Team of the Sorrowful Secret Pavilion! The Village Chief Can...
The village chief can be considered the patriarch of all the fairies in the Lost Realm. He is not only reliable in appearance and speaks calmly, but he also gave you a very thoughtful welcome and promised that no matter when the three of you come again in the future, you will be honored guests of the Lost Realm.
But this relief from the famine is only temporary. We can't expect you to feed us three meals a day from now on, can we?
Bai E stroked his chin and suggested first, "Why don't we tell everyone in Ai Li Mi Xie? The villagers are all kind-hearted and I'm sure they'd be happy to help..."
The village chief shook his head. "Only children with childlike hearts can enter the Lost Realm. Moreover, our fairy clan has not been born for a long time, and for some reason, we cannot leave this place. The Trembling Lost is already an exception."
Bai Er scratched his hair in distress.
What else can he do?
He looked around. In the lost secret realm, although there was a lack of sunlight, certain mushrooms and unknown grasses that he had never seen before were growing vigorously.
The flowers in the corner stretched out their branches with resilience. Even in the damp and dark cave, their thin petals were fearless of the harsh environment around them, exuding vitality.
Perhaps the place where these fairies live truly possesses magic, for every corner here displays the miracle of life. Just like in many fairy tales, when princesses are at their lowest point, they never encounter princes, but rather fairy godmothers or elves wielding magic wands.
"……I see!"
Bai E's eyes lit up, and he made the suggestion.
"Let me teach you how to grow crops!"
*
From the time Bai'er could walk, he worked in the fields with his family. His childhood was colorful, filled with summers of wearing straw hats, early springs of busy sowing, and autumns of harvest.
Because the crops had just been harvested and were being sent to be ground into flour, Bai'e had plucked some plump ears of wheat, intending to use them as decorations on straw handicrafts. Now they could be used as seeds for the fairies.
If you start planting at this time of year, you can plant winter wheat. After enduring the entire winter, you can harvest it the following summer. Then, you can put the wheat grains into a windmill to grind them into flour. After a period of fermentation, you can roll the dough and bake it to make sweet bread.
In addition, short-term food supplies can rely on the magical mushrooms in the cave. Bai Er discovered that they grow extremely fast as long as they are nourished by magic.
Xi Lian is not as knowledgeable about this as Bai E, so she chats with you and the fairies by the cultivated fields:
"I really want to go outside and see the world... Trembling fan, what's the outside world like?" Rafafa fan asked curiously.
Shivering thought for a moment, "Hmm... there are endless wheat fields, huge windmills that look like monsters, and lots and lots of houses! Looking down from above, humans look like little bees in a hive, 'whoosh—whoosh—' scurrying around. It's really interesting!"
The surrounding fairies all looked on with envy.
"That's great—I want to go and explore the human world too!"
"Thanks to the trembling fan, everyone was saved this time! They're so brave!!!"
"Really? Really? Besides growing delicious food in the fields, what else do you all do?"
"You idiot, of course you'll fly around everywhere, Mi! I've heard there's something called 'Sky' out there, protected by the great fairy who rules the sky!"
"You're the idiot! Humans can't fly! Just look at these two humans and you'll see—"
"I've heard people say that everything outside is under the control of a specific great demon! The sky, the sea, the land..."
"Wow—aren't those giant demons huge? Bigger than the Mushroom House? Are they going to gobble up tons of Mushroom Houses in one go?"
[Do the fairies in the Lost Realm need to choose a class?]
You are somewhat curious.
Logically speaking, a social group composed of a large number of creatures of the same species will often evolve into many hierarchical systems and divisions of labor over time. Ants and bees are good examples... not to mention the little goblins, who clearly have extremely high intelligence and even have the position of "village chief".
But along the way, it seems that there is no difference in the professions of the different fairies.
"Of course there are! It's just that most of us haven't grown up yet, so the differences aren't that big," said the trembling fan. "For example... for example, I want to become a hero fan! Save the village, defeat the evil demon king, and eventually become a village chief fan!"
"Wow—to become the village chief, what a grand dream!" exclaimed Rafafa. "I just want to be a millionaire... I haven't figured out how to get rich yet, but I've already clearly thought out what I'd do after I got rich! As long as I have money, I can lie at home all day doing nothing!"
I want to get rich too.
You agreed.
Xi Lian was amused by the strong sense of resignation in your words.
She seemed to have thought of something and drew out an exquisitely crafted playing card.
"How about we do a fortune telling? I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of person everyone will become in the future~"
Although divination cannot clearly point to a future career, it can provide certain hints—for example, if some fairies draw an element related to money, they may become wealthy; if they draw an element related to musical notes, they may become musicians, and so on.
The little fairies, encountering this form of divination for the first time, gathered around with great interest. After receiving the results, they huddled together and started discussing them animatedly.
Xi Lian turned to you and asked, "Would you like to give it a try?"
[OK. ]
You haven't done much divination before... but since Xi Lian has said so, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.
"This one? Or this one?... Huh?"
Xi Lian's relaxed expression froze. She turned the card she had drawn over.
Three large characters were prominently displayed above:
[Savior]
...
After a few seconds of silence, she laughed as if it were a miracle:
“You and Bai Er drew the exact same card. This is the first time I’ve ever encountered this situation.”
[I had expected this.]
At this moment, you haven't experienced what followed yet; you're just treating it as a coincidence and making jokes as usual.
[After all, I'm the main character, so I definitely deserve some special treatment.]
...A gentle breeze in the cave caressed Xi Lian's hair, stirring her rare strand of white hair. The little fairies' chatter was deafening, yet here all was quiet.
A hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something, but before she could open her mouth, she was quickly interrupted by Bai E, who was not far away and had finished teaching the little fairies how to cultivate the land.
"Everyone—would you like some mushroom soup?"
He was sweating profusely, one hand covering his mouth as a microphone, the other waving vigorously at you, his bangs soaked with sweat, yet he still managed to flash his signature smile.
"Freshly grown mushrooms!"
*
Inside the fairy village, a campfire burned continuously, with a large pot on top, bubbling and releasing the aroma of fresh mushroom soup.
At first, you were disappointed that you couldn't have mushroom soup—after all, it was made by Xilian and Xiaobai themselves. They seemed very skilled, so they must often help out at home.
[Beep beep beep beep]
The damn game system suddenly appeared, sounded several horns to pave the way for its arrival, and shamelessly typed several emoticons on the screen in an attempt to act cute.
Want to preserve this precious moment? Want to forever remember the deliciousness of this food? Not 9998, just 998 Star Jade can bring home the mushroom soup made by the mascot himself!
[Sent from the game company headquarters and transported by a courier service under Interstellar Peace Company~ The entire journey is protected by the galaxy's most advanced preservation technology, ensuring your peace of mind and safety~^^]
—What peace of mind and reassurance? Look at these officials, they have no good intentions!
998...998 is enough for most of your ten-pull! And it looks like it's just merchandise from the company, not something they actually made themselves. You wouldn't waste your money on that.
The little fairies, patting their round bellies and burping, were so full they could barely fly, basking contentedly in the sliver of sunlight filtering through the cracks in the rocks. It looked really delicious.
—But then again, you haven't actually bought any of Xiaobai and Xilian's coins yet. You can't find this game online at all, so you have no idea where to spend money.
The previous [tutorial] doesn't count because we didn't get the physical product, and the [feeding] doesn't count either because the little one ate happily... This mushroom soup doesn't count either, because... because you said it doesn't count, it doesn't count.
Bai'e and Xilian have always been considerate of your feelings—even though they are still small themselves, they have already begun to be considerate of you. Seeing that you couldn't finish the soup, they also gave up their chance to eat the mushroom soup, instead standing on tiptoe to serve the little fairies soup, and even laughing and saying that they were too full to eat anything.
"Have some. After all, it's your first time tasting the fairies' magical mushrooms," you advised.
Bai Er's face was bathed in a warm orange glow from the Martian light. He smiled and said, "I'm really fine..."
"Then give me a bowl."
Bai E: ...Huh?
He stood up, looking at you several times with a puzzled expression, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself. But perhaps sensing your own concerns, he obediently served you a bowl of steaming hot mushroom soup.
Then the bowl of soup turned into countless shards of stardust, even the small wooden bowl was broken up, and all of it was poured into your body of light.
Xi Lian and Bai E were both shocked and their eyes widened.
In the distance, fairies were bustling about.
The group in the corner, after their loud chatter, will seize the opportunity to slip away. The group in the very center is dancing to the music, their short legs dangling in the air. Those closer to you are brushing each other's ears, gently untangling their matted fur, patting each other on the shoulder and saying things like, "You've been shedding a lot lately!" before bursting into laughter.
For a moment, all around was the sound of "mmmmmmmmm" (a sound of confusion or bewilderment).
No one noticed the strange noise coming from that corner.
Bai E and Xi Lian both have blue eyes, but they give off completely different vibes. Their faces have a touch of youthful innocence, and they stare at you blankly, as if these mature little adults have finally shed their disguises and revealed a bit of innocence befitting their age.
The phone emitted a timely message notification tone:
[Interstellar Peace Company reminds you that your package has been handed over to us for shipment. Please call for details...]
"Let's take a picture together," you said. It wasn't really a photo, just a screenshot from my phone.
But you really want to record those precious memories. That's when you understand why March 7th loves taking photos so much.
...
"Excuse me, excuse me... just a moment's peace."
Hearing that you were going to take a "group photo," the little devils, though they didn't understand what a photo was, were still happy to cooperate, treating the photo-taking as a novel game.
The trembling creature quietly flew a little closer to you, trying to get closer, and was a little shy after you noticed it.
"Do-Do-Do-Do, as a brave warrior who protected the village alongside you, of course I must stand with you, Do-Do!" it said.
You stand with Bai E and Xi Lian on your left and right, surrounded by a bunch of excited, chattering little fairies:
"I've never seen a 'photograph' before! What is a 'photograph'?"
"You're so silly, Mi! Since it's called 'Chapter,' it must be related to books. Maybe it's some kind of magic book, Mi!"
"Tch, you definitely don't know as much as the Trembling Fan—hey, where are the Trembling Fan and Rafa Fan?"
The shivering fan is easy to find; it's right next to you, shyly turning its face away while holding its fluffy little paws.
You seem to encounter things that are [blue] easily: blue eyes, blue fairies, even the blue camera of March 7th... Perhaps this is also a predetermined fate?
As for LaFerrari fans...
"Huh? Is filming finished, fan?"
In the corner, it opened its eyes drowsily and yawned.
"I'm going to sleep after filming. I even dreamed that I suddenly had a lot of money, and I haven't figured out how to spend it yet."
...
Bai E stroked his chin, "I feel like I should say something at this moment..."
Your eyes darted around, and you confidently typed:
[I know! I really should say that now! ...To prevent the Lost Realm from being destroyed!]
"Uh... to protect the peace of the Lost Realm?"
[We are the savior team from the Elegant Secret Pavilion!]
[“The Pioneers!”]
“Xi Lian~”
"Bai, Bai... wait, don't you guys feel any shame???"
That's how I get hooked!
"Click".
A moment can be eternity.
"Seriously, what is this slogan...? Why did we shout it out so easily...?!"
"You don't understand. That's called a woman's intuition~"
"—How exactly does this relate to the sixth sense!?"
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