Chapter 73 Picking Ten Big Fruits
In the Fairy Forest, Dosia often takes the fairies to collect.
Items collected include fruits, herbs, leaves, fungi, vines, etc.
Since the elves are small and have limited gathering abilities, Dosia assigns them types of fruits that are suitable for gathering, such as the Kuku fruit that the elves can hold in their arms.
Shu Li had been picking fruits for five years and had quite a bit of experience, so when the Elf King told her that there would be a gathering class in the afternoon, she happily followed him to the Elf's orchard.
However, when the Elf King asked him to gather fruits as big as pumpkins, he looked at his handsome face in disbelief, and saw seriousness in his deep green eyes.
He really wasn't kidding.
In just a short while, the considerate and gentle Elf King turned into a strict teacher.
After being surprised, Shu Li had to accept the fact.
In this afternoon's picking class, he had to face fruits that were dozens of times larger than himself, and he had to pick them with his bare hands without any tools.
"King, can I... use magic?" Shu Li thought quickly, trying to find a solution.
All he could think of at the moment was magic.
"Yes." The Elf King took a step back and gave the instructions for picking the fruit. "Use all the magic you have learned to pick all ten fruits."
After hearing this, Shu Li understood.
Picking fruits is fake, training magic is real.
Even if he didn't ask to use magic, the Elf King would ask him to use magic.
Looking at the fruit as big as a pumpkin, Shu Li took a deep breath.
All right, he'd spend the afternoon in the orchard. Ten is ten, he didn't believe he couldn't finish it.
Shu Li stepped back a foot and observed carefully.
The fruit is incredibly large, and the stem is naturally thick, about two centimeters in diameter, thicker than a goblin's body. The ground beneath the tree is muddy, so if the fruit were to fall directly from over three meters, it would inevitably be smashed to pieces.
Therefore, in order to pick the fruit safely, he had to use all his skills and utilize all available magic to ensure that nothing would go wrong.
Shu Li racked his brains and came up with four plans for picking the fruit.
Plan one, he first used wind magic to cut the fruit stem, then used earth magic to raise the soil to form a soft buffer zone, and finally successfully caught the fruit.
Option two is to use wood magic to increase the length of the fruit stem, allowing the fruit to "grow" to the ground, and then use wind magic to slowly cut it.
Option three: Use fire magic to burn the fruit stem, and use wind magic to support the fruit as it falls, thus cushioning its falling speed.
Plan four: Use wind or fire magic to break the fruit stem, then use water magic to wrap the fruit, forming a large, elastic water ball that will land safely on the ground.
All four options are feasible, the only drawback lies in Shu Li himself.
He is a magic apprentice and the magic he casts has limited power.
Water ball technique… It’s the size of a marble and can’t wrap around a large pumpkin-like fruit.
Option 4 PASS.
The wind magic was not strong enough, and I couldn't even open the cover of the magic book in the morning, let alone the big red fruit weighing more than ten kilograms.
Option three PASS.
When he was learning magic from Sit before, his earth magic could only raise a small mound of earth ten centimeters high. With the weight of the big fruit, there was no buffer zone.
Option 1 PASS.
I passed three of them, and only option two is left, which I have to do no matter how hard it is.
After careful consideration, Shu Li felt that Option 2 was still feasible.
Once the plan is finalized, the next step is to put it into action.
Shu Li took out the apprentice magic wand from his storage ring and chanted, "Great Wood God Oroman Pas, I am Sperien of the Fairy Forest. I beg you to command the element of wood to gather around me and enhance the life force of this fruit tree!"
A ball of soft green light condensed at the front end of the magic wand. He waved it and the green light floated forward, touched the fruit stem, and melted into it.
Shu Li stared at the fruit stem, observing its growth.
After waiting for half a minute, there was no change in Guodi.
Shu Li pursed her lips, but was not discouraged and continued to work hard.
"Great Wood God Oroman Pas, I am Sperien of the Fairy Forest..."
As the magic was released, he kept imagining the fruit stem's growth process in his mind. Perhaps it was his thoughts that played a role, but the green light merged into the fruit stem, and the fruit stem grew a little longer.
Success!
Shu Li was surprised.
The trick I learned this morning is really useful.
He turned to look at the Elf King, only to see him standing in a nearby garden, picking an apple-like fruit and feeding it to the unicorn.
The unicorn ate the fruit with relish, occasionally swinging its long flowing tail.
Shu Li blinked, looked away, and devoted himself fully to his work, casting primary wood magic again and again, summoning the wood element in the air to help him give birth to the fruit stem.
Under his magic of promoting labor, Guodi grew longer at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the fruit stem becomes longer, the fruit slowly descends.
Shu Li's confidence grew, and he chanted the mantra more diligently. The images in his mind became more specific and detailed, and his consciousness seemed to have entered a wonderful state. He couldn't help but think of meditation.
One of the characteristics of meditation is to focus attention on an object, explore deeply in a certain direction, and seek perception.
The image in his mind was now extremely clear, so clear that he could even "see" the fuzz on the surface of the fruit stem.
As the book says, as long as you treat magic as an instinct, you can let it go.
He recited the real name of the Wood God without thinking, and chanted the spell more than ten times in a row without making a single mistake.
It's incredible.
Shu Li was extremely excited and chanted the mantra faster and faster. The fruit base grew more than one meter and was still two meters from the ground. Victory was in sight.
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Shu Li stood on a leaf nearby, raised his magic wand, and recited the wood spell fluently.
He felt that his proficiency in magic was increasing and he didn't have to worry about slips of the tongue at all.
However, it is limited to this spell.
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, and perfection leads to ingenuity.
As long as he works hard and studies diligently, he will become an excellent magician one day.
Not far away, the Elf King finished feeding the unicorn and leaned against the trunk of a fruit tree, looking gently at the little elf who was trying hard to cast magic.
Despite its small body, it bursts out with amazing strength.
The free wood elements in the air swarmed towards him, vying to become his source of power.
Shu Li was completely unaware of this phenomenon. He just felt that he seemed to have endless energy. He released magic very easily and chanted the spell faster.
If it took ten seconds to chant the mantra initially, now it can be done in five seconds.
Without the problem of slipping my tongue, my speed increased by half.
After an unknown amount of time, the fruit stem grew more than three meters and the bottom of the fruit successfully touched the ground.
Shu Li's legs went limp and he collapsed on the leaves, gasping for breath.
It’s…half done!
But I was also very tired.
The Elf King came to his side at some point and asked, "Are you giving up?"
"No, no!" Shu Li propped himself up and sat up, looking up at the Elf King, clenching his fists, and said confidently, "I'm just taking a break."
The Elf King raised his lips slightly and said, "Why don't you use light magic to eliminate your fatigue?"
"Huh?" Shu Li was stunned for a moment and scratched his head embarrassedly, "I don't know how."
He had only taken a few magic classes, and all he learned were basic magic. He knew no more than ten spells.
He only knows one light magic, Light Ball.
"Spells aren't restricted to just one form." The Elf King placed his broad hand gently on Shu Li's head. "Element of Light, please gather your holy light and blessings to dispel fatigue."
A soft white light lit up in his palm, enveloping the goblin.
Shu Li instantly felt energized and ready to fight again.
After the Elf King removed his hand, he stood up, bowed respectfully and thanked him, then took out his notebook and quill pen and quickly wrote down the short spell.
It was obvious that this was another intermediate or advanced magic. If he didn't want to feel exhausted like he did this morning, he had better not try it lightly.
However, since the Elf King said that spells were not restricted to a single form, could he make some minor changes to the original sentence? For example, add a prefix praising the gods, or lower the spell's level?
Try again later.
Shu Li put away his notebook and quill, jumped off the leaf nimbly, flapped his wings to slow his fall, and landed lightly on the big fruit.
The next task is to use wind magic to cut off the fruit stem.
"Great Wind God Wendis Inol, I am Sperian of the Fairy Forest. I beg you to command the element of wind to gather around me and bring me a wind blade that can cut through everything—"
With a wave of the magic wand, several small wind blades blew towards Guodi.
quiet--
There is no damage to the fruit stem skin.
Shu Li showed an expression that said, "As expected."
After repeated setbacks, he had a rough understanding of the power of his magic.
As a magic apprentice, practice is the most important thing.
"The great wind god Wendis Inol..."
Small wind blades blew towards the fruit stem again and again. Shu Li simulated in his mind that all the wind blades were aimed at one spot to cut.
A rope can saw through wood, and water can wear away a stone.
After unremitting efforts, the fruit stem finally broke.
“Huff, huff, huff—”
Shu Li sat down on the fruit, letting the sweat flow down his face. He raised his head and looked at the Elf King with bright eyes.
"King, I successfully collected a fruit!"
The Elf King half squatted down and praised the little elf generously: "You did a great job."
"Hehe——" Shu Li grinned happily, the joy of success diluted the fatigue in his body.
The Elf King took out a small handkerchief and handed it to him: "Wipe the sweat."
"Thank you, Wang!" Shu Li happily took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her face and neck with swift movements.
There are still nine big fruits, he can definitely complete the task!
After wiping the sweat off his face, he put away his handkerchief, planning to go back and wash it before returning it to the Elf King.
Next, try some light magic to eliminate fatigue.
He raised his magic wand high, his eyes fixed as he chanted, "Great God of Light, Lyant Freys, I am Sperian of the Fairy Forest. I beg you to command the elements of light to condense into a holy blessing to dispel my fatigue!"
At first, there was no movement. Shu Li thought he had failed. When he was about to try again, a small light spot appeared at the top of the magic wand. Gradually, the light spot turned into a ball of light, casting a beam of light that accurately covered his entire body.
Although the speed of this magic was very slow, Shu Liqie could clearly feel his fatigue being relieved.
Two minutes later, the ball of light disappeared and Shu Li regained his energy.
Although the effect is not as good as the Elf King's advanced magic, it is enough to support him to pick a big fruit.
He spread his wings and went to work with great enthusiasm and energy.
The Elf King had a faint smile on his face as he watched the little guy raise his magic wand with great energy and recite the spell quickly and fluently.
The brown-haired elf who took care of the orchard came over with a big basket. After bowing to the Elf King, he put the big fruits picked by Shu Li into the basket.
"He has a really good talent for magic." The brown-haired elf said with emotion as he watched Shu Li chant the same wood spell over and over again.
It is extraordinary that he has such explosive power at the age of five. He even knows how to draw inferences about other situations and apply it flexibly.
What surprised him most was that Sperian's affinity with natural elements was extraordinary, no less than that of a king.
Magic spells cannot be downgraded by simply changing them.
When he was a child, he only dared to learn low-level magic honestly, step by step.
Sperian seemed to be unrestricted by his magic level, and could easily accomplish things that took others ten years to accomplish.
His eyes swept over the small hairpin on Shu Li's head, as if thinking about something.
Perhaps it has something to do with the king’s blessing.
The Elf King nodded slightly, his emerald eyes focused on the busy goblin, and his voice, as sweet as the sound of nature, whispered, "He is a one-of-a-kind goblin."
The brown-haired elf was slightly startled.
After twenty minutes of effort, Shu Li successfully picked another big fruit.
He took out the handkerchief that the Elf King had given him earlier, wiped the sweat from his face, calmed his breathing, cast a spell to eliminate fatigue on himself, and attacked the third fruit.
After picking the fifth fruit in a shorter time, Shu Li felt confident and recited the magic spell more and more fluently and quickly.
As long as you form a specific and precise picture in your mind when chanting the mantra, you will basically be able to hit the target.
He finally found a little trick to cast magic.
While Shu Li was working hard to pick fruits, the Elf King was also busy.
Seeing that the young disciple was getting better, he went to the garden next door to help pick fruit.
Even if you are the Elf King, you still have to do some rough work.
However, he always did his work neatly and efficiently. He would recite a few short spells, and the best and ripest fruits on the tree would fall off automatically and float into the big basket on the ground.
He was collecting the herbs easily here, while Shu Li was chanting the spell laboriously over there.
Seven, eight, nine, ten—
Finish!
Shu Li collapsed from exhaustion, sprawled across the last large fruit, too lazy to even move. As the breath of anger in his heart was released, exhaustion washed over him, and his eyelids began to droop.
No, he can't hold on any longer.
Just... take a short nap!
As soon as her mind relaxed, Shu Li's consciousness instantly sank into a sweet dream. Her gauze-like wings stuck to her back, slightly moving forward to wrap herself up.
In the evening, the sun sets, the sky is filled with colorful clouds, and the orchard is coated with a layer of orange-red light.
The Elf King stood under the tree, looked down at the little elf sleeping soundly on the fruit, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
The brown-haired elf took a closer look and said lovingly, "The little one is exhausted."
The king was too strict with little Sperian.
Making a five-year-old practice magic for an entire afternoon is completely overwhelming.
The Elf King picked up Shu Li, let him lie in the palm of his hand, and gently touched him with his fingertips.
Shu Li was unconscious. Feeling the warmth and softness, he stretched his limbs comfortably. His fingers loosened and the magic wand he had been holding fell down.
The Elf King quickly caught his little magic wand.
The brown-haired elf laughed, and felt an itch to RUA, but he didn't dare to reach out in front of the king.
The Elf King seemed to sense his intention, glanced at him calmly, held the goblin in one hand, and rode on the unicorn.
The unicorn transformed into wings, flapped them, creating a gust of wind, and instantly took off into the air, flying towards the Crystal City.
The brown-haired elf stood in the orchard and picked a leaf that was blown by the wind and fell into her hair.
Well, with the king here, they can forget about RUA kid.
Shu Li slept all the way and was so soundly asleep that he didn't even notice that the Elf King put him on the bed in the room.
Sai Ya was responsible for taking care of the little fairy. She wrung out a small towel and wiped Shu Li's face, hands and feet considerately.
"King, little Sperian is going to miss even dinner."
He was sleeping so soundly that she tossed him around, turned him over and wiped him, but he didn't wake up.
"Leave a copy for him and take it to his room." The Elf King untied the exquisite cloak and robe and hung them on the hanger.
Saiya covered the little fairy with a blanket, stood up and looked at the Elf King. Seeing that he looked like he was going to stay here, he replied, "Yes."
I never thought that Wang cared so much about little Sperian.
When Elio was a child, he was exhausted from training. Was the king so concerned about him?
Saya had no recollection of this, so she shrugged, carried the basin of water, and left the room, closing the door behind her.
The Elf King glanced at the little elf sleeping soundly in the quilt, walked to the window, put his hands behind his back, and looked through the window at the Elf Mother Tree in the courtyard outside.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the bare crown of the Elf Mother Tree red. The only green leaf, the size of a palm, was carefully protected by the branches.
"Little Sperian... Little Sperian..."
The mother tree waited for a whole day, and finally until evening, but the little elf who had made an appointment with it did not show up, so she could not help but call him with her heart.
"Little Sperian... are you back? Come and see my little leaf..."
Unfortunately, Shu Li had consumed too much energy and strength in the afternoon, so he fell into a deep sleep and could not be woken up at all.
The mother tree was unwilling to give up and kept calling out.
"Little Sperian..."
"He's asleep. If you have anything, come find him tomorrow."
The voice of the Elf King suddenly rang out, and the call of the Mother Tree stopped abruptly.
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