Chapter 46: Doctor Bird's Beak, Witch, and Hops (Part 2)
"Matilda, Loris," Dr. Charles called out, "Ah, they are a beautiful sight in this forest."
"You really deserve to be called Doctor Bird's Beak. Your words are as sweet as a lark." Lolisa smiled secretly with her hands covering her mouth.
Matilda leaped down from the tree branch, landing as lightly as a cat. She bowed dramatically to the crowd and said, "On behalf of all members of the Witch Forest Commune, I welcome you all."
"Ah? Commune?" Takumi scratched his head. "Isn't Witch Forest a place name?"
"It's a place name, and also the name of our witch commune," Lorisa said. "It's a long story. Hey, Holly knows. He knows us very well."
"Lorissa, Matilda, I've also brought in the Night Flowers from the Witch's Forest!" Holly greeted them enthusiastically. "My driver will be in charge of unloading. Would you like some refreshments first? Jiangyou brought everyone some green plum tea jelly~"
So, on the porch of Doctor Bird's Beak's cabin in the woods, two lovely witches, a night elf Doctor Bird's Beak who was so attentive that it was weird, the skeleton lich and her wolf aunt, and the Haf merchant friend, began their morning tea time.
Jiangyou had already prepared the tea jelly, placing it in a large glass jar and chilling it in the kitchen with ice magic. She wanted to take some samples with her before leaving to boost sales, so she asked Jericho to help carry the glass jar onto the carriage and place it with Holly's goods.
Judging from the witches' reactions so far, this is a super popular dessert among girls.
"Although I prefer afternoon tea, hiss, hiss..." Lolita's mouth was full and she said incoherently, "But this tea jelly is really delicious!"
"There's nothing better than tea before business!" Matilda exclaimed. "Holly, please promise me that you'll make this 'tea time' a must-have custom for our future business talks."
Holly scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Although I also like this tea jelly, I'm sorry, Jiang You doesn't work for me. We are just partners.
"She plans to open a brewing workshop in West Eston. If you like the food she makes, you can patronize her business."
"Eh?! A brewing workshop? So we're in the same business?" Lorisa's eyes lit up. "Do you also brew beer? Or make potions? Or both? Then you must join our commune!"
"Compared to beer and potions, I'd rather make soy sauce and dressings." Takumi chuckled. "However, due to raw material and funding constraints, the initial products we'll launch will focus on green plums. For example, green plum wine, green plum vinegar, green plum tea jelly, wine jelly, and vinegar jelly are all our main products this summer.
"Depending on the business situation and the supply of ingredients, I will occasionally launch some special dishes that are sold for a limited time~"
She thought for a moment and added, "But we can also collaborate. I wonder if you'd be interested in fruit-flavored beer? For example, plum beer, pineapple beer, or something like that~?"
"Interested!" the witches said in unison, "Tell me more!"
The business discussion lasted for a long time, and both sides shared a lot of knowledge and also learned a lot from each other.
Jiang You felt like she had taken a long history lesson. It was as if a large amount of knowledge was stuffed into her empty skull, making it so full that it was almost about to burst out.
The Witch's Forest is a deserted paradise. It was originally just a gloomy and dangerous forest where monsters gathered.
But during the rebellion war that led to the destruction of East Eston two hundred years ago, many people who lost their loved ones and property and wanted to escape the war and violence came here to hide and live in seclusion.
Among these people there are many skilled craftsmen from all walks of life and scholars proficient in magic. As most of the men were recruited into the army during the war, almost all those who fled here are women, the elderly and children.
Initially, this was a desperate attempt to escape the war, but gradually, the homeless people formed settlements in this forest and settled down. Scholars led those with a limited understanding of magic to drive away wild beasts, while skilled craftsmen built houses and animal sheds and set traps and barriers around the settlements.
The hermit life here was very comfortable and peaceful, and even after the war subsided, most people did not move to other towns to settle down. Instead, they decided to stay and build a safe haven here, specifically to shelter other women who, like them in the past, were persecuted and homeless for various reasons.
As time passed, the old scholars passed away. Although they left behind many outstanding disciples, these disciples also lived in seclusion in the Witch Forest for various reasons. They had no surnames and no outside identities. Even if they were talented and knowledgeable, they could not be recognized by scholars, magicians, or priests.
"So, we are all witches," Matilda said with a smile. "We have formed our own organization: the Witch Forest Commune. The purpose of this commune is to protect the weak and innocent. We unite together to protect our brothers and sisters from any bullying by bad people."
"Also, joining the commune gives you 20% off on beer and hops." Lolita added, "Honorary members also enjoy discounts."
Jiang You's eyes lit up suspiciously.
Dr. Charles was also attracted to the Witch Forest Commune. Of course, his reason was not to seek shelter, but to find patients.
Doctor Charles de Nomme was a night elf.
"Yes, it's night elves, not dark elves." Doctor Charles corrected Jiang You's mistake. "Our tribe is different from the light elves who worship the tree god. We worship Dreya, the goddess of night and death."
This is a rare belief, and Dreyar, the goddess of darkness and death, is also an eccentric deity.
As a god in charge of death, He has a very strange personality... He is socially anxious.
"Hmm? Social phobia?" Jiang You repeated in surprise.
"Yes, the goddess doesn't like too many dead people in her kingdom." Dr. Charles bowed to the sky and the earth in awe. "She only judges the most heinous criminals and accepts those pitiful people whose time has come and there's no hope... But as long as there's a glimmer of hope, she will encourage us to lend a helping hand and heal the patients.
"I have always followed His will and tried my best to save the sick and bring them out of the shadow of death."
"What a wonderful god!" Jiang You exclaimed, "I'm starting to like Him!"
"So even though the liches will never see Him, they won't disturb Him either," Dr. Charles said. "Please rest assured, I have no ill will towards the liches. I'm just curious about these immortal magical creatures."
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