Chapter 012 A wax letter
Shu Li finished his diary, read it through, and closed it with satisfaction. Looking at the four notebooks on the table, he put his hands on his chin and fell into deep thought.
He's only halfway through learning Elvish, having used four notebooks in just two months. Right now, he's just learning simple, everyday spoken Elvish. He wonders how many more notebooks he'll need once he starts formally learning the language.
He had to find a way to get a space storage bag to carry the important items he carried with him.
However, Aisha said that the cubs who don't know magic can't use the storage bag.
This is terrible.
Shu Li scratched her hair in annoyance, her fingertips touched the flower crown, and she skillfully took it off and placed it on the table.
Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore, let’s go to bed first!
I have to get up early to go to school tomorrow!
Shu Li stood up dejectedly, holding the magic stone lamp.
He never expected that even after traveling through time, he still had to go to school and start from scratch.
I can almost foresee how difficult my future will be.
Sniffing, he walked into the bathroom and hung the light on the hook on the wall.
In order to take care of the cubs, the adult goblins prepared a full range of daily necessities, including a well-made wooden basin, soft linen towels, a small mouthwash cup, a trash can, and two large wooden barrels with lids.
The two large wooden barrels were taller than Shu Li. The barrel against the left wall was filled with water, while the barrel against the right wall was empty.
Shu Li guessed that the empty bucket on the right should be used to hold domestic sewage.
The toilet is at the innermost part of the bathroom. It is shaped like a round red drum and has metal handles on both sides for easy carrying.
A small wicker basket was hung in the corner, containing a stack of soft and delicate hay leaves.
This is the straw paper commonly used by goblins.
Although it is not as good as white soft tissue paper, it is much better than freshly picked grass leaves.
Shu Li used a ladle to scoop water from the big wooden barrel, poured it into the wooden basin, and then scrubbed the linen towel.
So primitive!
It’s so original!
This continent has been developing for tens of thousands of years and has magic similar to high technology, so why are people's living standards still stagnant?
Shu Li complained while washing up.
After finishing his personal cleaning, he spread his wings slightly and floated out of the bathroom.
He didn't want to dirty the clean sheets, so he washed his feet specially!
Shu Li turned off the light, covered herself with the fragrant quilt, closed her eyes and went to sleep obediently.
After more than three months without a mobile phone, I have become accustomed to going to bed early. In addition, the fairy cubs are more active during the day and have good sleep quality. As soon as I close my eyes, I fall into a drowsy dream in a short while.
Early in the morning, Shu Li woke up to the sound of birds singing.
He opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar environment, his whole body in a state of panic.
After a while, as the bird calls got closer, he finally woke up, sat up energetically, and stretched comfortably.
The only benefit of time traveling is that you get enough sleep.
As a senior high school student, he often studies until midnight, hides under the covers and secretly checks his phone before going to bed, and it is almost one in the morning when he officially falls asleep.
I got up at six o'clock the next day. I slept less than five hours at night. I didn't have enough energy at school during the day and felt drowsy in the afternoon.
He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't change his habit of checking his phone before going to bed.
That's why my father came to check on me every night. But that night, he was frightened out of guilt and unfortunately got knocked unconscious by a book, and was transported into a backward alien world.
There is no entertainment here. What else can you do at night except sleeping?
Shu Li got out of bed, walked to the window, and opened the curtains with a "swish".
“Chirp~~”
A fat sparrow squatted in front of the window, tapping it with its pointed red beak.
Looking at the fat kid who was several times bigger than himself, Shu Li froze instantly.
ah?
Why...why is there a fat cat squatting in front of his window so early in the morning?
The sparrow rolled its eyes and looked at the goblin cub in the house. When it saw the green crown on his head, it touched the window with its red beak again.
Shu Li listened to the "knock knock" sound, and his slow brain started working again. He found that there was something under the sparrow's feet.
Um?
It seems to be a letter.
He hesitated for a moment, then carefully opened the window a tiny crack, always on guard in case a sparrow rushed in and swallowed him as a bug - although the probability of this was very low.
The sparrow bit the envelope and stuffed it neatly into the crack of the window.
Shu Li took the envelope with one hand and expressed his gratitude to Sparrow.
"Thanks."
The sparrow chirped and spread its wings to leave.
Shu Li suddenly remembered something and called it: "Wait a moment."
He placed the letter on the table, quickly ran to the cabinet, and grabbed a handful of red crystals from the compartment inside.
These were the seeds he picked up from the grass in the nursery.
At first I thought it was a valuable gem, but later I found out it was the seed of some plant. I was so disappointed.
However, the seeds were so beautiful that he couldn't help but pick up a lot of them as collections.
Sparrows love to eat seeds, so give them some as a thank you gift!
The goblin cub has a small palm, and a handful of seeds contains only four or five. When placed on the windowsill, they sparkle in the morning light.
The sparrows chirped with joy.
"Here you go." Shu Li said in Elvish with a slight accent.
The sparrow seemed to understand. It pecked the seeds into its mouth with a few "knock knock" sounds, then spread its wings and flew away happily.
Shu Li lay on the windowsill, watching it gradually move away, turning into a black dot, and finally disappearing into the dense woods.
It looks like a furry ball and flies quite fast, just like the little fat boy Budno.
Shrugging his shoulders, Shu Li closed the window and picked up the letter on the table.
The envelope was made of some kind of tree bark, exuding a refreshing woody fragrance, and was sealed with a wax seal with a golden seal.
The seal pattern is exquisite and exudes a sense of nobility.
When Shu Li was in the first year of high school, playing with sealing wax was popular among his classmates. He became obsessed with it for a while, bought a lot of materials online, and enjoyed playing with it with great interest.
Later, I got tired of playing with it, so I gave half of the expensive materials away and locked the other half in a drawer.
Now, holding the wax envelope sent by Sparrow, he felt both puzzled and curious.
Normally, wax seals are only used solemnly when sending letters to important people.
So, who was the messenger?
“Ding-ling-ling——”
Suddenly, the sound of Elsa's bell calling the cubs was heard outside.
Without a second thought, Shu Li stuffed the letter and notebook into the small bag at his waist, rushed to the bathroom, and quickly washed and combed his hair. Unsurprisingly, the green flower crown that had been placed on the table last night had silently returned to his head.
The ringing of the bells quickened the pace, and Shu Li hurried out, where she met Disceo and Angel.
"Disio, Angel, good morning," he greeted Tiantian, speaking the morning greeting very fluently.
"Good morning, Sperian." Angel said with messy silver hair and sleepy eyes.
"Good morning, Sperian." Discio's hair was combed meticulously and even pressed with water, but his hair was naturally curly, and his alopecia stood up stubbornly, refusing to compromise.
Shu Li saw Angel staggering and asked in confusion, "Sleepy?"
Angel puffed out his cheeks and said angrily, "The bed is uncomfortable to sleep in!"
Not only was he having trouble sleeping, but he was also so small that he would fall to the floor every time he turned over. He fell five times that night, and when he woke up in the morning, he found himself lying under the bed. He got up in a daze, and his head hit the bed with a loud bang, the pain bringing tears to his eyes. If it weren't for the ringing of the bell from Elsa, he would still be lying on the floor crying!
Angel grumbled and pulled back his bangs, revealing his slightly red and swollen forehead.
Shu Li looked sympathetic and went over to blow on it: "Huff, Huff, Huff~"
Angel blinked his amber eyes. "Yeah? It really doesn't hurt anymore?"
illusion!
Shu Li smiled.
Children are easy to coax.
"What about you?" he turned to Desio.
Disceo held up two chubby fingers and said proudly, "I only fell twice!"
Shu Li grinned: "I didn't fall."
Disio's proud expression instantly wilted, but soon he looked at Shu Li with admiration.
As expected of the boss, he didn’t fall even once.
"Wow... so awesome!" Angel exclaimed in amazement.
Shu Li felt a little embarrassed when being stared at by two pairs of sparkling eyes.
He has slept in this bed for eighteen years, so of course he wouldn't fall.
However, after sleeping on the flower bed for three months, I felt a little uncomfortable lying down at first.
The flower bed is very large and is protected by petals on all sides. The cub can lie in it and roll around without falling out.
Last night, the cubs were moved from flower beds to single beds, and it was understandable that they couldn't adapt for a while.
Shu Li flew to the gathering square and saw the other cubs yawning and looking listless. They were completely different from their energetic appearance yesterday and were obviously sleep deprived.
When the little fat boy Budno was landing from mid-air, his feet suddenly slipped and he fell flat on his butt.
“Wow—”
Just as he was about to open his mouth and burst into tears, he found Shu Li standing opposite him, looking at him with a smile. His crying stopped abruptly and he forced himself to hold back the tears.
He...he doesn't want to be laughed at by those annoying guys!
It was all because the bed was too small last night. He fell ten times, cried three times, and stayed up all night feeling aggrieved. He was severely sleep deprived, which led to the mistake just now.
Shu Li looked at the dark panda eyes on the fat boy's face and felt sympathy.
So pitiful, he must have fallen many times at night, right?
With his spherical body, that single bed that is only four centimeters wide is really unfair to him.
Disio and Angel didn't have Shu Li's sympathy. They pointed at Budno and laughed with glee.
Budno was so angry that he flapped his wings and was about to pounce to defend his dignity.
Aisha stepped forward in time and asked gently, "Are you okay?"
Budno almost crashed into her arms, braked suddenly, and landed again.
This time, he stood firm.
Two big tear bubbles hung on his doughy face. He shook his head firmly: "No...it's okay."
He couldn't let himself be looked down upon by the annoying guy, nor could he let his little follower down. Budno endured the pain in his butt and acted very bravely.
Aisha patted his head and reminded him: "Be careful next time."
Even though fairies have wings, they are still at risk of falling to their death. This is especially true when they are mentally or physically exhausted, making it easy for them to suffer the tragedy of falling from a high altitude.
When all twenty-five cubs arrived, Elsa looked around and was surprised to find that only Sperian was energetic, while the others were listless, and some were so sleepy that they could not open their eyes.
She knew that cubs who left the brooding house and lived in the hut would have difficulty adjusting on the first day, but she had never seen one as radiant as Sperien.
His ability to adapt is indeed very strong.
This was fully demonstrated in the gestation room.
After sighing, she shook the bell. The loud jingle made all the sleepy cubs shiver and their sleepiness disappeared.
"Is everyone hungry?" Aisha asked.
"Hungry—" the cubs answered in unison.
No matter how sleepy you are, you can't go hungry.
Aisha successfully distracted the cubs and took them to the school cafeteria for breakfast.
In order to eat, the cubs cheered up and followed Elsa excitedly.
After flying up for a distance, we arrived at the school cafeteria.
Without Elsa's instructions, the cubs walked in as if they were familiar with the place, found the long table where they had eaten yesterday, and sat down in a row with greedy looks on their faces.
***
The sparrow, fat as a ball, flew nimbly in the dense forest. When it left the territory of the sacred tree, its body suddenly swelled up and turned into a giant falcon.
Compared with the silly and cute fat sparrow, the falcon with a wingspan of four meters is domineering and ferocious. Wherever it passes, birds give way and dare not confront it head-on.
The falcon rushed around arrogantly, and in the blink of an eye it reached the middle and outer layers of the fairy forest. It slowed down slightly, found the person it was looking for, and suddenly dived down.
“Swish, swish, swish—”
The wings rubbed against the leaves, making a loud noise.
When it was about to reach the ground, its body changed again and turned back into a cute fat sparrow.
“Chirp~~~”
The sparrow flapped its wings and flew towards the blond man standing by the lake.
The blond man had heard the noise long ago and stretched out his hand gracefully. The sparrow landed accurately on his white fingertips and chirped excitedly.
King—I've completed the mission! The letter has arrived! Reward! Reward!
The blond man tapped its head and smiled faintly: "Where's my return gift?"
The sparrow made a "coo" sound, opened its red beak reluctantly, and spit out four crystal clear plant seeds.
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