Chapter 032 Please Continue Your Performance
After learning about the upgrade conditions for becoming bigger, Shu Li rubbed his stiff cheeks, thinking that he could calm down and put aside unnecessary thoughts.
He is still just a little cub who is over a hundred days old. It is good enough for him to learn the Elvish language first, and the other things can be dealt with later.
If his father knew that he had learned the daily spoken language of a foreign language in just over two months, he would be so proud.
You will definitely praise him as a language genius, right?
Shu Li looked at the innocent fairy cubs in front of her, tears welling up in her eyes.
Compared to these real geniuses, he is just a poor student!
Elsa chanted a spell to seal the original power, restored her petite and exquisite appearance, and returned the dagger to Shu Li.
Shu Li took the small dagger and hung it back on his waist. He asked, "Why are my weapons, clothes, and jewelry all getting bigger?"
He had paid special attention to the fact that when Chris or Elsa grew from small to large, all the items on their bodies also grew larger.
Elsa explained with a smile, "That's because they were originally crafted to our enlarged size. During the crafting process, the forgers added a special material with extremely high ductility, and then attached magic patterns that change the material's volume, creating a high-end work that can be transformed at will."
I see!
Shu Li opened her mouth slightly in surprise.
It’s indeed a magical world, so amazing!
"Elsa, Elsa, can our clothes also become bigger or smaller?" Discio asked while pulling at his clothes.
"No, you are wearing ordinary clothes now." Aisha shook her head.
"Ah~" Disio pouted in disappointment.
Aisha patted his head and encouraged him: "Study hard and activate your original power as soon as possible!"
"Yes! I will!" Discio nodded heavily.
Shu Li held his chin with both hands, watched Aisha fly back to the back row, and thought quickly.
His current situation is like that of a rookie who has just entered an online game. He is at level zero and can only wear the white novice equipment given by the system. He has to level up by completing tasks and killing monsters until he changes his job to become a magician, and then he is qualified to wear sophisticated blue equipment.
If you want to get epic purple equipment and legendary orange equipment, you must continue to upgrade, then collect rare materials, find high-level blacksmiths, and tailor a set of top-level equipment for yourself.
If you find the above process troublesome, then become a krypton gold boss and spend money as much as you can.
Of course, the prerequisite is to have money.
If all else fails, you can still risk your life to go through the dungeon. If you are lucky, you may be able to pick up high-level equipment that suits you.
Of course, reality is not an online game, and he is not a player. The road to growth is very long.
Shu Li was extremely grateful that she had traveled through time and space and become a fairy cub.
Although the goblin cubs have no parents, the adult goblins in the tribe are comparable to their parents.
The tribe provides free food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, initial capital, etc. The benefits are incredibly good.
If he were reincarnated as a human baby, his situation would probably be completely different.
Because of language barriers and inability to understand what their "parents" say, there is a very high possibility that they will be regarded as mentally retarded at a young age.
No wonder people often say that reincarnation is a technical job.
If you want to participate, you must first meet the conditions.
The fairies’ comfortable life and extremely long lifespan mean they win at the starting line.
Leah's bare hands plucked the harp, and the background music sounded again, subtly reminding the little cub to continue his performance.
Shu Li came back to his senses, sorted out his thoughts, calmed down, and recounted his adventure story in the forest in detail.
The kind mother squirrel did not blame him for pointing the dagger at it, but kindly reminded him to eat the fruit as soon as possible to prevent it from being snatched away by other animals.
"...I was so hungry that I ate half a fruit." Shu Li licked his lips. "The fruit is delicious. It quenches my thirst and fills me up."
"Why only eat half?" Budd was puzzled. Of course, you should eat all the delicious fruit!
Shu Li looked at the pear-shaped fruit that was rounder and taller than him and spread his hands: "My stomach can't hold the whole thing."
"Hahahaha—" Disio burst into laughter. "Budno is so stupid! The fruit is so big, how can he finish it?"
The other cubs laughed, and Budno's round face flushed red.
"I...I can eat the whole thing! If you don't believe me, I'll eat it right now and show you!"
Damn Disio, he actually laughed at him!
Budno pounced on the fruit and opened his mouth to bite it. Shu Li hurried forward to stop him.
"Wait until I finish talking before you eat!"
Budno had eaten a lot before, and if he ate this fruit now, his stomach would be upset.
Budno put down the fruit angrily and sat back on the stool.
Disio wanted to make a few more laughs, but Shu Li glared at him. He stuck out his tongue and sat down properly.
Shu Li continued his story.
After eating, he and the mother squirrel shared the fruits on the branches equally.
He had five and the mother squirrel had five.
The mother squirrel called four baby squirrels and took the fruits away. He then stored the fruits in the storage ring given to him by the Elf King.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the storage ring." Shu Li clasped his hands together with a pious expression.
This storage ring gave him the courage to cross the forest and return to the sacred tree.
When the adult fairies heard that he had decided to return to the sacred tree by himself, they looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Sperian, why don't you choose to wait here?" asked Dosia.
The cubs are so small and have no ability to survive in the wild. Flying alone in the forest is very dangerous.
Shu Li answered seriously: "Because waiting makes me... more afraid..."
If you squat in one place and do nothing, you will never know when rescue will come. After a long time, you will fall into confusion, anxiety, and panic.
He had experienced this terrible emotion before.
When he was a child, he went back to the old house to play hide-and-seek with a group of children from relatives' families. He hid in a cabinet in a storage room. After a long time, no one came to look for him.
At first he was proud and thought he would be the ultimate winner, however, as time passed, he became anxious.
He wanted to go out, but was afraid of losing. If he didn't go out, no one would look for him, which would make him even more panicked.
Conflicting emotions were entangled in his heart, and he was torn, anxious and unsure what to do.
It was not until three hours later that the cabinet door was opened. Seeing his elder brother's worried face, he burst into tears.
Afterwards, the eldest brother rubbed his head hard.
"Are you stupid? Why don't you go out and check the situation and act accordingly?"
"But...what if we lose?" he retorted softly.
"Even if you lose, at least you still have the initiative." The eldest brother pinched his cheek, looking disappointed. "Remember, waiting means giving up half of your autonomy."
Since then, he has learned to take the initiative.
Dosia listened to his answer and seemed to be thinking about it.
"Aren't you afraid of encountering danger on the way back to the sacred tree?"
"Don't be afraid." Shu Li's eyes sparkled and she grinned. "Sit said that the monsters and small animals in the forest are all friends of the fairies. I didn't believe it at first, but then I met the kind mother squirrel, the enthusiastic Mr. Big Snake, and the brave big fat bird."
Sit was stunned. The little cub's confidence in entering the forest actually came from his words.
However, as the cub continued his narration, he became more and more surprised.
In order to determine the location of the sacred tree, the little cub flew to the top of the giant tree. When he was tired, he sat on the branches to rest. He did not forget to take out his notebook to study. As a result, he encountered a huge demon snake.
Although they were extremely scared, they still greeted each other in the elven language, planting the seeds of friendship. The magic snake took the cub to the treetop and successfully found the location of the sacred tree.
In order to thank the magic snake, the little cub gave the magic snake three red crystal flower seeds, and the magic snake gave it a mountain of gifts in return.
etc--
Is this warm and considerate demon snake really called Bazin Burgareth?
Did the little cub remember it wrongly?
"Little Sperian, are you sure the demon snake's name is Bazin Burgareth?" he asked with a frown.
"Sure!" Shu Li took out his notebook, flipped to the page with the cartoon snake, and read it again. "Mr. Magic Snake's name is so long. I was afraid I'd forget it, so I wrote it down in my little notebook."
Sit coughed lightly a few times.
Ores looked at Aisha in confusion. Although the personality of the Bazin Burgareth he knew was completely different from what the young cub had described, Sit's reaction didn't have to be so dramatic, did it?
Aisha pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered to Ores, "Sperian often calls names wrong."
For example, Sit once complained to her that the cubs called him a "mop".
The magic snake's name is so long, and not only did he say it correctly, he also wrote it down solemnly in the little notebook. It can be seen how much the little cub cares about the magic snake.
Ores nodded in understanding.
No wonder the little guy sang the wrong names of the gods when he sang the "Song of Creation" with Leah in his dance class.
It turns out he has a criminal record.
Kumandi drew a snake in his notebook, wrote his name, and labeled it: enthusiastic and considerate.
After hearing this story, the cubs all looked at Shu Li with admiration.
"Sperian is so brave!"
"Yeah, if it were me, I would have cried out of fear a long time ago."
"Mr. Big Snake, I'd like to visit him if I have the chance to go to the forest next time."
"I'm going too! I'm going too!"
"Let's go together~~"
"Sperian, what happened next? What happened?"
"Did you encounter a big fat bird?"
The young goblins also joined in urging them on.
By the time they were ten years old, they had only a few opportunities to leave the sacred tree. They had always been curious about the monsters in the forest, and now after hearing the experiences of the little cubs, they were even more interested.
Being stared at by so many pairs of shining eyes, Shu Li gradually got used to it and talked calmly.
"After saying goodbye to Mr. Orochi, I flew alone towards the sacred tree..."
He flew for a long time until it was dark. He remembered Mr. Snake's warning and didn't walk at night.
So I looked around for a place to stay for the night.
Fortunately, he found a bird's nest on a branch of a giant tree more than 20 meters high.
There lived a fat white mother bird in the bird's nest.
Shu Li exchanged a fruit with the fat bird and successfully moved into the bird's nest.
When the adult goblin heard this, he couldn't help but admire the cleverness of the little cub.
Sperian is much more mature in his actions than the other cubs and knows how to use his own conditions to change his situation.
"...The bird's nest is so soft. The big fat bird is very good to me. It protects me and the little cubs under its belly. I slept so soundly." Shu Li was very excited. The other cubs were eager to try it out. They couldn't wait to find a bird's nest to experience it themselves.
"but--"
Suddenly, his tone changed and his expression became serious.
"I was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of humans crying."
"Huh? Human?"
The turn came too quickly, and the cubs couldn't keep up and were all confused.
Kumandi and other young fairies stopped recording and looked up at Shu Li in surprise.
The adult goblin stopped eating even the fruits and stood up in surprise with a serious expression.
"Sperian, did you encounter humans?" Aisha asked nervously, "Did you meet them? Were you hurt?"
God of Light!
What terrible thing happened to the little cub last night?
If the king had not looked for him, would he...
Aisha didn't dare to imagine what would happen next, and her legs went weak with fear.
Leah, who had already stopped playing the piano, supported her, her face filled with worry. "Don't worry, I'm back..."
I don't know whether to comfort her or myself.
Shu Li didn't expect that the adult fairies would react so strongly when she mentioned humans. Elsa and Leah looked like they were about to cry.
What happened next was even more shocking, and he didn't know whether to tell it or not.
Dosia clenched her hands and gritted her teeth.
She didn't go easy on Chris. She should have punched and kicked him a few more times to teach him a lesson.
"What happened next? What happened next?" Angel asked, "Why do humans cry?"
The innocent cubs had no idea how terrible humans were. After being surprised, they asked about what happened next.
Shu Li calmed himself down and beautified the process a little to prevent the adult goblins from worrying.
"I didn't realize it was a human at first. He was crying... so sadly. Maybe something happened to his companion? I wanted to peek, but the fat bird held me down and wouldn't let me."
The adult goblins all breathed a sigh of relief.
Well done Big Fat Bird!
"Before I could figure out what was going on, many more black knights in armor showed up..."
"Black Knight!"
This time, not only Elsa and Leah, but also the two male fairies Sit and Ores lost their voices.
The three female fairies quickly flew over to Shu Li and gently caressed him, "Don't be afraid, Sperian. You're back and safe."
"Baby, it's all my fault. I didn't fulfill my responsibility to protect you." Dosia blamed herself.
"God of Light bless you, I'm so glad you're safe." Leah said with tears in her eyes.
Shu Li was hugged by three adult fairies, feeling both touched and a little embarrassed.
"Um... I'm fine, don't be sad." He hugged Dosia, "It's not your fault, it was all an accident."
All in all, this was a misunderstanding.
The one who deserves a lesson the most is that big stupid bird.
If it hadn't stolen the fruit and hadn't arrogantly challenged Chris, nothing would have happened later.
"Elsa, what is the Black Knight? Is it scary?" Discio asked while biting his finger.
Aisha calmed down and when she heard the cub's question, she didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
The Black Knight, carrying the aura of death, is the messenger of hell from darkness.
All believers of light are hunted by the Black Knights.
On the mainland, if you encounter a black knight, you either kill him or run away, there is no third option.
"The Black Knight is terrifying!" Shu Li, seeing Elsa hesitate, answered for her. A cub can't remain naive forever; it must learn about the evils of the world. After last night's events, he deeply realized how dangerous the world outside the forest is. Without great strength, survival is difficult.
Even the magician who summoned the tornado was helpless against the Black Knight. Finally, the Elf King appeared and killed them in seconds.
Shu Li's worship of the Elf King is like a surging river, endless.
He told all the fairies the whole process of the battle between the Black Knight and the human magician.
The young goblins and the cubs were concentrating, gasping for breath from time to time. The adult goblins clenched their fists, regretting that they were not there to protect the cubs.
The bird's nest tilted, and the big fat bird protected the fairy cubs and the little birdies tightly, which moved them deeply.
Is her name Doris?
If it agrees, they want to invite it and its chicks to move to the sacred tree.
The sacred tree is much safer than the edge of the forest.
Yes, through the description of the cub, they were basically certain that the hateful Secken bird had brought the cub to the edge of the Fairy Forest. No wonder they searched its nest but found no trace of it.
Only at the edge of the forest will humans intrude.
This damned Sek'n bird, it can never live in the fairy forest again.
"...The bird's nest was tilted too much, and the fruit I gave to the fat bird accidentally fell and hit the Black Knight." Shu Li held his face, recalling the scene at that time, and broke out in a cold sweat for himself.
I can’t imagine whether they in the bird’s nest could have survived if the Black Knight had swung his sword at them.
"Hit...hit the Black Knight?"
All the goblins were shocked.
Elsa almost fainted after hearing this, and kept muttering: "God of Light, God of Light..."
"Did the Black Knight discover you?" Kumandi asked calmly.
Shu Li nodded: "Yes, he must have discovered us... Fortunately, the Elf King is here..."
He looked up at the colorful clouds in the sky and recalled the moment when the Elf King appeared.
When he fell into despair, the Elf King was like a ray of light, dazzling and bright, dispelling the darkness and shining into his heart.
Elsa breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that the king saved Sperion in this situation.
No wonder he left without saying anything and rode away on his unicorn.
Although goblins and elves are both children of light, it is often the elves who are on the front lines when fighting against the forces of darkness.
In the War of the Gods ten thousand years ago, the elves suffered heavy losses, and their number is now only two thousand.
Compared with the fairies who give birth to a batch of cubs every ten years, the conditions for the elves to raise cubs are more stringent.
The elf tree only bears one fruit every hundred years.
After the fruit is produced, it will take another fifty or sixty years to mature.
That is to say, it takes at least one hundred and fifty years from fruition to birth.
However, something went wrong and the Elf Tree hadn't produced fruit for a long time.
Not only the elves were anxious, but the goblins were also worried about them.
After hearing the little cub's experience, they couldn't help but become more vigilant.
The dark forces are back!
“Chirp, chirp, chirp—”
The long discussion ended with Xifu's crisp chirping.
It’s time for dinner!
The cubs' stomachs growled with hunger, and they stared at the four fruits with their mouths watering.
Shu Li collected the fruits and took them to the school cafeteria, where she asked the adult goblins to process them, cut them into small pieces, and distribute them to all the cubs.
The four fruits were quite large, not only did the cubs get to eat them, but even the young goblins got several plates.
After dinner, Shuli and Kumandi went home together.
"Kumandi, Mr. Orochi gave me a lot of things. Can you see if there are any materials I need?"
On the carpet, Shu Li took out a bunch of strange things from the storage ring.
"No need." Kumandi asked him to put the things away and opened the notebook with today's records. "Review it."
"Huh?" Shu Li stared blankly at the densely packed words on Jingjing's notebook and swallowed.
Don't you want him to review the afternoon's symposium?
Kumandi said coldly, "Throughout your entire narrative, you mispronounced 170 nouns, 53 adjectives, and 36 adverbs. Your grammar is a complete mess."
Shu Li was dumbfounded.
Are...are there so many?
Aren’t you all listening with great interest?
Even Sit didn't point out his mistakes!
Catching a glimpse of the cub's unconvinced look, Kumandi placed the notebook in front of him and gave a lecture based on the red circles he had drawn.
As Shu Li listened, her shoulders shrank further and further, and her face flushed with shame.
Wow~
So he was so wrong?
So embarrassing!
Seeing that he realized his mistake, Kumandi's expression softened and he praised him, "Although there are quite a few mistakes, you described the whole process very vividly."
Shu Li shook his ears and said embarrassedly, "Thank you."
He still has some good points... right?
Kumandi looked at the cub's dejected face, raised the corner of his mouth, and said lightly, "First, correct the pronunciation of the noun."
"Okay~" the little cub nodded obediently.
Time passed quietly while I was studying, and before I knew it, it was late at night.
Shu Li yawned and put down the notebook.
After Jingjing read it to him once, she let him practice on his own. He took out another blank notebook and kept writing.
Shu Li craned his neck in curiosity. "Kumandi, what are you writing?"
Without even looking up, Kumandi said, "Children's songs, poems."
Shu Li was surprised: "Is this the homework assigned by Xit?"
"Hmm." Kumandi finished writing the last sentence and put down his quill. "Want to hear it?"
"Okay!" Shu Li agreed happily. After studying, it's nice to have some fun.
Kumandi took out a small harp from his storage bag, plucked the strings gently, opened the first page of his notebook, and sang while playing the harp according to the tadpole script on it.
"Beautiful Fairy Orchard
The arrogant Sekon bird appeared
Stole the goblin cub
Thrown into the edge of the forest
Brave Sperian
Not afraid of danger
Determined to cross the forest
Return to the Sacred Tree
..."
"Wait wait wait—"
Shu Li listened halfway and felt something was wrong. He held down Kumandi's hand playing the piano and stared at him in disbelief.
“Why is my name in a nursery rhyme?”
This is a nursery rhyme about him being caught by a big silly bird!!!
Kumandi remained calm and said, "Stories about fairies and elves have always been presented in the form of nursery rhymes or poems, so that they can be passed down better."
Shu Li opened his mouth so wide that a quail egg could fit in it.
He knew that many of the fairy nursery rhymes were about things that happened in the past.
For example, the song about the pot lid and chicken legs.
Oh, no, those are the lip-synced lyrics he made up.
The correct one should be the story of elves and dwarves.
But, but——
He never thought that one day he would become the protagonist of a children's song!!!
Shu Li was disheveled in the wind.
"Don't you like this one?" Kumandi seemed oblivious to the cub's embarrassment. "I've written others."
"Huh?" Shu Li's pupils trembled.
But I heard the black-haired young fairy singing in a clear voice:
"Unconscious goblin cub
Waking up on a strange branch
Looking around helplessly
Found the mother squirrel
Draw the dagger from your waist
Shout loudly
Back off, back off—"
Shu Li rushed forward without hesitation, covering Jingjing's mouth with her hands, with two big tears in the corners of her eyes.
"Sing... sing very well, but... don't sing anymore... wuwuwu..."
His toes had already dug a giant magic castle out of the carpet!!!
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