Chapter 047 Sending a Return Gift to the Snake
The journey that usually takes half an hour to fly was completed in just over ten minutes today.
Four big, round, fat birds stopped in the square of the commercial district, chirping to remind the little elves that they had reached their destination.
Shu Li almost fell asleep on the bird's back.
After eating and drinking, lying in the warm and comfortable feathers, I felt so happy. The birds were flying high and low, rocking gently like a cradle, which made me drowsy.
Unfortunately, the time was too short and I had to go down before I could enjoy it.
Shu Li yawned, stretched, spread his wings, and flew off the bird's back.
"Thank you!" he said sincerely.
"Chirp~~" The big fat birds shook their snow-white feathers to indicate that you're welcome.
The other three little friends were all sleepy. If I had called them later, they would probably have fallen asleep on the bird's back.
After reluctantly seeing off the fat bird, Shu Li headed straight for the messenger station.
"Blake, I'm going to trouble you again today."
The blond cub, along with his three friends, walked into the gate of the post station as if they knew the place well, blinked his big watery eyes, and greeted the messenger.
The messenger named Black was all smiles, very enthusiastic towards his "old customer." "Sperian is here. What gift are you sending to the Demonic Serpent today?"
It's incredible that Bazin Burgareth actually became friends with a fairy cub, and they exchanged gifts back and forth, and this relationship lasted for five years. It's incredible.
The demon snake changed its previous stinginess and became very generous to its little cubs, willing to give them precious treasures, some of which were very valuable and could not be obtained by ordinary people.
For example, the crystal ore mentioned earlier was produced in the Wobba Canyon and is the best raw material for making magic wands.
The Wobba Grand Canyon is located in the center of the continent. The terrain is steep and produces many precious mineral raw materials and magic stones. It is controlled by the Atrium. If you want to go in and explore, you must apply for a license from the relevant department of the White Magic Tower.
To the Warcraft, the White Magic Tower level is like nothing. They always find a way to sneak into the Grand Canyon and collect what they want.
That transparent crystal mineral, called sunstone, is hidden deep in a mine more than 5,000 meters deep in the Grand Canyon.
The mines are filled with terrifying high-level monsters and are fraught with danger. Any expedition that enters is almost certain to die. However, the high profits attract countless people, as mining a single piece of raw sunstone can lead to a lifetime of wealth.
Entering the mines below five thousand meters wasn't easy for the seventh-level Bazin Burgareth. He had to fight the Grand Canyon's native high-level monsters and seize territory before he could collect the sunstone.
For Sperian, the demon snake really fought hard!
Blake changed his tune a bit.
Although stingy, it is very generous to its true friends and is a good demon snake.
Shu Li faced Blake's smiling face and took out a three-meter-long metal stick from the storage ring.
"when--"
The metal stick fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Blake was startled, took two steps back, and looked down at the "javelin" with sharp ends on the ground.
With his unique insight, he immediately determined that this metal rod was an excellent material for making swords, which was rare and hard to come by.
"This... is for the Demonic Snake?" Blake asked uncertainly.
Shu Li nodded. "This is the tooth pick I gave to Mr. Orochi."
"Pick your teeth...needle?" Blake suspected he had heard it wrong.
Damn it!
Does a demon snake need a tooth-picking needle?
If a warrior or paladin on the continent knew the high-quality materials used to forge a sword, and was used as a toothpick by a demonic snake, I wonder if he would vomit blood and die.
What a waste of resources!
"Wow, what a long toothpick~" Angel squatted in front of the metal rod and poked it with his finger, but the metal rod did not move.
Discio stepped on the metal bar and ran back and forth as if on flat ground.
Budno kept making faces at the smooth surface of the metal rod, and laughed out loud when he saw the strange appearance in the photo.
Shu Li raised her little face and explained to Blake seriously, "This tooth pick is a gift from Dragon King Harmon. However, I can't use it myself, so I wanted to give it to Mr. Orochi."
Blake raised an eyebrow, finally understanding.
No wonder this metal rod is so advanced, it turns out it once belonged to the Dragon King Harmon.
Whatever the Dragon King does is bound to be of the highest quality.
The tooth pick given by the cub and the sunstone raw material given to him by the magic snake are of comparable value!
Blake praised: "It's a really good tooth pick. The demon snake will definitely like it."
Shu Li's eyes curved and he smiled: "Then I'll leave it to you!"
As he spoke, he took out five gold coins from his storage ring, stacked them on the ground, and gave them to the messenger as postage.
These gold coins were one of the gifts given to him by the Dragon King Harmon. They were the common currency on the continent and could also be used among the goblins.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do." Blake put the gold coins and toothpicks into the storage bag.
After sending the package, Shu Li left the messenger station with his three friends.
"Sperian, where are we going next?" Budno saw the fruit shop on the roadside and his mouth was watering with greed.
"We just had dinner," Dizio reminded.
Budno turned away guiltily. "I... I'll just take a look."
The fruits displayed outside the store were large and round, a variety I had never seen before, and they looked delicious.
Angel asked curiously, "Didn't you say you wanted to save money the day before yesterday?"
Among the four little elves, Budno brought the least things out of the incubation room. Every time he went to the commercial street, he couldn't help buying this and that, and then regretted it after buying them.
The day before yesterday, I told Angel that I had to save some money, otherwise I would have nothing when I grow up and would have to work to support myself.
After hearing Angel's words, Budno thought of his tight wallet and immediately gave up the idea of buying fruit.
Shu Li is the one who has the least worries about money among them. The things in his storage ring increase year by year, and they are all very valuable, and some are made of rare materials.
In his early years, he didn't understand and spent money recklessly. Fortunately, the adult fairies were kind and never cheated the young ones. They patiently told him the value of the items and let him use them with discretion.
Over time, Shu Li finally realized how many treasures he had in his hands.
"Go to the appraisal office." He answered the little fat man's question, "Mr. Orochi gave me a piece of raw crystal stone, and I want to know its use."
"Raw crystal, isn't it beautiful?" Angel asked.
"Beautiful." Shu Li flapped her wings and drew a big circle in the air. "It's this big."
"Wow!" Budno and Desio exclaimed in unison, "It's as big as a melon!"
Guagua fruit is a fruit similar to watermelon, juicy and sweet, quenching thirst and filling the stomach. The school cafeteria would cut a whole guagua fruit into small pieces and serve them on a plate to the little goblins.
"Let's hurry up!" Angel urged. He couldn't wait to see how beautiful the rough crystal was.
The four little fairies increased the frequency of flapping their wings and soon arrived at the appraisal center.
"Hey, little ones, how can I help you?"
The adult fairy who was receiving guests in the lobby of the appraisal institute asked in a friendly manner.
Shu Li was a frequent visitor here. Seeing the adult fairy who was receiving her, she politely greeted her, "Hello Cathy, I have a stone I'd like you to help identify!"
"Okay, little Sperian, please follow me." Cathy tiptoed, flapped her wings, and led them to the box.
The four little goblins quickly followed.
Soon, the group entered an empty room, and Shu Li skillfully took out the crystal raw stone from the storage ring.
"Bang--"
The crystal stone appeared out of thin air and fell to the floor.
Cathy was so surprised to see the sunstone as big as a melon that she widened her eyes and let out a soft cry.
"Oh, by the God of Light, this is the biggest sunstone I've ever seen!"
Not only was it large, but its shape and color were also perfect. Before she even began to identify it, she could already make a preliminary judgment that it was a top-quality product.
As everyone knows, Sperien has a demon snake friend named Bazion Burgareth, who is a notorious miser in the Fairy Forest.
Ever since it became friends with Sperian, it suddenly became generous and often gave expensive gifts, many of which were rare treasures.
Whenever there is something good, Sperian will go to the appraisal institute for appraisal.
Today's sunstone really opened her eyes.
Although it is called sunstone, it is buried deep in the bottom of the Grand Canyon more than 5,000 meters deep. Every year, countless adventure teams go in to collect it, but either they suffer heavy losses or return empty-handed.
The largest piece of sunstone that appeared in mainland auction houses was only as big as an adult human man's fist.
The sunstone in front of you, which looks like a melon or fruit, is unique.
"Is this raw crystal called a sunstone?" Shu Li asked. "What is it used for?"
Judging from the expression of the adult fairy, Mr. Orochi seemed to have given him another incredible treasure.
This made Shu Li a little worried that the toothpick needle he gave her might be too cheap.
Cathy took out something like a magnifying glass from her storage bracelet, flew to the front of the crystal, and looked closely at it, from top to bottom, from left to right, in a circle.
The four goblins remained quiet, waiting expectantly.
More than ten minutes later, Cathy put away her identification tools, her lips curled up uncontrollably as she said to Shu Li with a hint of excitement, "The quality of this sunstone is at least level seven. The purity increases as it gets closer, almost reaching level eight."
"Wow—" the goblins opened their mouths wide when they heard this, "That's great!"
As they frequently go in and out of the appraisal center, they have a general understanding that the quality of treasures is ranked from level one to level nine, and the higher the level, the more precious it is.
This piece of sunstone was identified as grade seven, close to grade eight, which means it is the best of the best.
"Cathy, Cathy, tell me, what are the uses of sunstone?" Angel asked excitedly.
"It's an important material for making magic wands!" Cathy took out her own magic wand and pointed at the small crystal on the top. "This is sunstone. It can store all natural elements."
The magic wand is an important weapon for magicians, and its function is to absorb and guide energy.
The magic stone embedded in the top has the function of storing natural elements.
Different magic stones can store different elements.
For example, a fire magician's magic wand has a red fire magic stone embedded on the top, so when casting spells, it can only absorb fire elements.
However, sunstone is different. It has no attributes, that is, it can absorb any element and is a boon to magicians with two or more elements.
Sperian has awakened seven elements, so using Sunstone is perfect for him.
After listening to Cathy's explanation, the little fairies were amazed and Shu Li was extremely moved.
Mr. Orochi is really, really nice!
"Such a large piece of sunstone can be made into four magic wands." Cathy patted the raw crystal stone and said with a kind smile, "However, if you want to make a high-end magic wand, sunstone alone is not enough; you also need a good wand body to match it."
Shu Li asked, "What kind of staff body is considered good?"
Cathy said, "Of course it's the branches of the Amethyst Tree."
"Amethyst tree?" Shu Li looked bewildered. "Where is it? How can I get it?"
"In the southern part of the Fairy Forest, there's a giant amethyst tree that's been around for ten thousand years." Cathy patiently explained, "If you want a branch from the amethyst tree, you must go and pray to the tree in person. If you receive the tree's approval, you'll receive the best branch."
Shu Li scratched the back of his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Go and pray in person? But... I'm only five years old now."
The five-year-old goblin was not allowed to venture into the goblin forest alone.
Cathy raised her eyebrows, curled her lips, and pointed him in a direction: "Maybe you can go to the mission hall and ask if there is any team going to the Amethyst Tree in the near future."
Shu Li's eyes lit up, and he asked hesitantly, "Can I...can I join the group?"
The other three little goblins were also ready to make a move, blinking their bright eyes at Cathy.
Cathy's heart melted as she was being stared at expectantly by four adorable little fairies. She resisted the urge to pinch their cheeks and smiled, "The road to the Amethyst Tree isn't dangerous. Adult fairies have the responsibility and obligation to protect the young. As long as there's a team willing to take you, there's no problem."
After getting a positive answer, the four little fairies rushed to the mission hall without stopping.
As soon as I stepped through the door, I almost bumped into a goblin coming out.
"ah!"
Shu Li was startled and flew backwards.
"Be careful...are you okay?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Shu Li looked up and called out in surprise: "Kumandi!"
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