Chapter 017 There are little shoes
Elves and fairies are a highly gifted race, skilled in language, poetry, music, dance, magic, etc. They are natural linguists, artists and magicians.
Leah was not surprised that Sperion was not the only elf cub to play a tune on the harp the first time she got it. She was not surprised at all except for her praise and admiration.
All I can say is that there are too many geniuses among fairies, and it's commonplace.
However, Sperian still has his own unique features.
When other goblin cubs played for the first time, they would imitate the songs played by adult goblins, but he was different. The song he played was something Leah had never heard of before.
Simple, light, cheerful, fresh and uplifting, this is Sperian's own music.
Shu Li enjoyed a wave of admiration and felt a little proud, but soon he suppressed his cocked tail.
After getting the harp, he started playing it right away because he had an advantage of ten years. When the other cubs learned to play the harp, if he did not make progress and was content with the status quo, he would probably be left far behind by them.
The fairy's talent is really terrifying!
Therefore, in order to maintain the title of "music master", he must not relax and must work harder!
With Shu Li as an example, the cubs became enthusiastic about learning music and urged Leah to teach them to play the harp quickly.
Leah smiled and officially started the class.
Throughout the afternoon, a shrill "noise" continued to be emitted from the kindergarten classroom, and the passing goblins avoided it.
The music class was over, but the cubs were still not satisfied and kept playing the harp after class.
Shu Li rubbed his tortured ears and looked down at his hands.
His hands were only a hundred days old and much more delicate than his previous calloused hands. However, after just one lesson, his fingertips became red and numb.
It hurts so much~~
Looking at the other kids still playing the piano in the classroom, Shu Li was filled with admiration.
Don't their fingers hurt? Each one is more passionate than the other, and the music they play is completely random, like devilish music piercing your brain, giving you a headache.
But then again, the benefits at Fairy School are really great!
Not only are school supplies provided free of charge, but musical instruments are also given away free of charge. Every cub gets one. What a generous gesture!
Shu Li originally wanted to go to the commercial district to look for a harp after school, but now it’s easier.
Learning in the kindergarten class is easy, with only three classes a day, and the rest of the time is playtime.
There was still a long time before dinner, and Shu Li suggested to Red Hair and White Hair that they leave the harp at home first and then go shopping in the commercial district together.
Budno, with his sharp ears, overheard their conversation. He rushed over with his round body, plopped down heavily on Shu Li's desk, and said with full energy, "I'm going too!"
He and Sperian are now good friends who exchange food, and good friends should of course act together.
Discio and Angel widened their eyes and instantly felt the crisis.
This little fat guy wants to compete with them for the boss position!
Don’t even think about it!
Budno was stared at by them and made a face unwilling to give in.
Damn it! The little fat guy is provoking!
Disceo and Angel clenched their fists.
In an instant, the three cubs were facing each other with swords drawn.
Seeing that they were about to fight, Shu Li quickly tried to smooth things over. "Elsa said that we are grown-up kids now and should get along well!"
There is a big difference between a goblin cub a hundred days ago and a hundred days later.
Before the first hundred days of life, the baby's intelligence is not fully developed and he is in a confused state, so it is normal for him to play and fight.
After a hundred days of enlightenment education, they will basically be intelligent, know manners, and know right from wrong. If they fight again, they will be punished.
The three cubs whimpered angrily and gave up unwillingly.
None of them wanted to be punished by Elsa to sweep the playground.
The playground was huge, and besides dust and fallen leaves, there was also stinking bird droppings. Without magic to help, cleaning it was a daunting task.
Seeing that they had calmed down, Shu Li wiped the sweat off his forehead, picked up the harp, and flew out of the classroom first.
"Wait for me--" Desio picked up his harp and flapped his wings to catch up.
Angel was not slow either, following closely behind.
Only Budno, because he was fat and moved slowly, flew with the harp in his arms, panting heavily.
Shu Li returned to her home and carefully placed the harp into the empty space in the cabinet. She then grabbed some "specialties" she had brought out from the gestational room and stuffed them into the luggage bag that Elsa had given her.
When Elsa took the cubs to visit the commercial district, she told them that there were two ways to buy items in the commercial district, one was barter, and the other was using gold coins.
Gold coins are the common currency on the continent. Only elves or fairies who go out to gain experience will use them in large quantities, while people inside the forest prefer to barter.
The cubs can go to the commercial area to exchange the items they need for the things they bring out from the nursery.
Shu Li sighed.
No wonder before leaving the nursery, Elsa and Sit repeatedly reminded the cubs to take their "belongings" with them.
It turned out that was the initial capital in their lives.
Shu Li was glad that she loved collecting and brought out a large bag, while some of the cubs who found it troublesome regretted not bringing too little.
However, there is only one chance, and once you leave the gestation room, you can't go back.
Shu Li didn't know whether the seeds, leaves, stones, etc. he collected were valuable or whether he could exchange them for a pair of shoes.
Anyway, the little fat bird seemed to like the seeds he gave it this morning.
More than ten minutes later, the four cubs each carried a bag and flew towards the commercial district.
The sacred tree is very large, with tens of thousands of branches. Even adult fairies who have lived on the sacred tree for a long time will occasionally get lost, let alone the little cubs who have just arrived.
Last time, they had Elsa leading the way, which had allowed them to enjoy the sightseeing smoothly. This time, they were traveling alone, and soon the four cubs became confused.
"Uh... to the left?" Shu Li asked uncertainly.
For him, a person with a bit of directionality, the huge sacred tree was like a large maze. Without someone he knew to lead the way, he had no way of finding the right direction.
The school and home are close, and he goes back and forth two or three times, so he is basically familiar with the route. He has only been to the commercial area once, and he was dizzy after going around in circles.
"No, no, it's on the right." Angel pointed to the big branch on the right. "There are a lot of houses there. Let's go and take a look."
"None of them are correct. It's clearly on top." Discio said affirmatively.
"You said the same thing just now, but it turned out to be wrong!" Budno muttered.
Desio bared his teeth at Budno. "So, where are we going?"
"I don't know!" Budno answered confidently.
Discio glared, Budno glared back, neither of them giving in.
Shu Li had a headache again.
After flying here from home, they didn't know how many times they had quarreled because they got lost. At first, he would try to dissuade them, but now he has given up on treatment.
It's very difficult to make him speak in Elvish, okay?
If he really couldn't find the commercial district, he planned to go back and talk about it tomorrow, otherwise he would miss dinner.
He didn't want to go to bed hungry.
The cub's body is growing and cannot withstand hunger.
Just as they were at a stalemate, a cold voice rang out: "What are you doing?"
Shu Li's ears moved, and he realized that the voice was extremely familiar. He turned around quickly, and his tender green eyes burst into joy.
"Kumandi!" he blurted out.
The young fairy with black hair and purple eyes spread a pair of dark purple wings, hovering in the air, looking at the four little cubs with a slightly frown.
"Wow, it's Kumandi!" Angel shouted happily, and flew forward to ask familiarly, "Kumandi, are you going to the commercial district too?"
Kumandi glanced at the silver-haired cub's sweet smile and nodded: "Yeah."
"Great!" Angel spun around happily. "Kumandi, take us with you!"
At this time, Shu Li admired Angel very much, he was so awesome!
Kumandi did not refuse and agreed to the cub's request.
Shu Li was deeply moved. "Thank you, Kumandi!"
Wow, Jingjing, the top student, is such a good person with a cold exterior but a warm heart.
"Thank you, Kumandi—" the other three cubs said in unison, clear and loud.
"...Yeah." Kumandi turned around, the tips of his ears slightly red. "Let's go."
The dark purple wings flapped and it flew quickly to the front left.
The four cubs hurried to follow.
In fact, their previous location was very close to the commercial district. As long as they passed through three thick branches, they would reach their destination.
Standing at the street corner, Kumandi asked Shuli, "What do you want to buy?"
"Shoes...shoes." Shu Li hung her head in embarrassment, rubbing her two white and tender feet against each other.
Although he tried his best to keep it clean, his feet were still inevitably covered in dust.
Kumandi raised his eyebrows in understanding and asked the other cubs, "What about you?"
Disio made a handsome bow-drawing gesture: "I want to buy a bow and arrow."
Angel blinked his amber eyes and said, "I want to buy toys and a storage ring."
Kumandi said, "You can't use the storage ring without magic."
Angel waved his fist: "It's okay, I can use it once I learn magic."
The boss’s storage ring is so beautiful, he also wants to buy one and wear it on his finger as a decoration temporarily.
Budno had originally come along just to join in the fun, with no plans to buy anything, but now, hearing them buying this and that, he decided to follow their lead.
"Shoes, bow, storage ring, toys, I want them all!" He patted his bag proudly, which contained all his belongings.
After Kumandi understood the cubs’ needs, he first took them to the armor shop.
The variety of goods in the armor shop is so wide that it is dazzling.
The cubs wanted a pair of shoes, which put the shop owner in a difficult position.
He had run the shop for hundreds of years, but this was the first time he had encountered a baby cub that was only a hundred days old coming to the shop to buy shoes.
"No?" Shu Li asked pitifully.
The cub's tender green eyes were wet, like crystal clear dewdrops in the early morning, which gave the boss a heart-wrenching look.
"Yes! Must have!"
Which adult goblin would be willing to disappoint a cub?
He took out a ruler on the spot, measured the size of the cub's feet, and then took out a pile of materials.
If there is no ready-made product, can you make it now?
The boss moved quickly and skillfully. With a few "bangs, bangs", four pairs of exquisite and small shoes were made, and it took less than ten minutes.
The cub's feet are small, so it doesn't take much materials or effort.
"Okay." The boss handed one of the shoes to Shu Li, "Try it on for size."
"Thank you, boss." Shu Li took it happily.
The fairy's shoes are neither leather shoes nor cloth shoes, but pure natural shoes made of some kind of rattan. They look like modern women's sandals and have several beautifully woven straps on them.
Before putting it on, Shu Li was worried that the rattan straps would prick his feet. However, after putting them on, not only did they not prick his feet, but they were also very soft and elastic. The only thing that troubled him was how to tie the straps.
He tried to tie it several times but couldn't get it right, and he was so anxious that he almost tied a knot.
No wonder the cubs don’t wear shoes. It turns out they are too complicated and they are afraid the cubs won’t be able to wear them.
Shu Li was in a mess and extremely frustrated. Just when he was about to give up, a pair of white hands reached out and untied the tangled belt in a few seconds.
"Cross the two straps and wrap them upwards, like this—"
The black-haired young goblin half-knelt in front of the blond cub, and nimbly wrapped his fingers around the straps, all the way to his calf, and tied a beautiful bow.
"alright."
Kumandi looked up, his violet eyes gently gazing at the blushing blond cub.
"Thank you...thank you..." Shu Li was so surprised that her voice was as thin as a mosquito's.
He really didn't expect that Jingjing, the top student, would be so considerate as to help him put on his shoes.
"The other foot?" Kumandi glanced at the blush on the cub's face in surprise. Is a kid this age so shy?
"No... no need, I can do it myself!" Shu Li quickly picked up the other shoe and imitated Kumandi's movements, crossing it and wrapping it upwards clumsily.
Although it wasn't as good-looking as Kumandi's, at least it was successful.
When Kumandi saw that he had learned it, he came to the other cubs and gave them guidance and corrections one by one.
Finally, all four cubs had their shoes on.
Shu Li stepped on the ground, jumped twice, and felt very comfortable.
"Boss, how much?" he asked out of habit. When he saw the boss's handsome, smiling face, he changed the subject and asked, "What do you want to...what do you want to exchange?"
The boss asked, “What do you have?”
Shu Li opened the bag, revealing the contents. "These."
The boss leaned over to take a look and exclaimed in surprise: "Red crystal flower seeds, sun gold grass, moon stone, scorpion moth shell, fire butterfly moth silk thread..."
He swallowed hard, his eyes widening.
There was even bark from the Kabale tree—something he hadn’t seen in almost two hundred years!
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