Chapter 5: Elf Bug
Because every noble will put the most energy into finding and collecting spirit bugs. In this world, spirit bugs are equivalent to the nobles' heritage, and the number of spirit bugs basically determines the depth of the nobles' heritage.
The preciousness of the fairy worms is self-evident. The preciousness of the fairy worms also lies in their strange and magical uses. It is precisely because of this magical use that the nobles are willing to pay any price to obtain them.
The origin of the elf worm is very mysterious. People still don't know how it was formed. They only know that the elf worm stayed in amber at first, as if it was sealed. After nearly half a month in amber, the elf worm will break the seal and drill out of the amber.
When the elf worms come out, they will start to eat the amber fragments. This eating process usually lasts for one to two days until all the amber fragments are eaten. During the eating process, people can drip their blood onto the amber fragments. After the elf worms eat the amber fragments with blood, they will naturally recognize their master and obey the person who dripped blood.
If this recognition of the master is not carried out during this process, the elf worm will open a space crack after eating the amber fragments, leave this world through the space channel, and its trace will never be found again.
The elf insects that have recognized their master will not leave. They will stay with their master and obey the orders of the person who recognized their master. Under the arrangement of the master, they can open a space channel at any location and connect to an unknown space.
The space opened by the elf worm is about one acre in size. Although it is a closed space, there is light, air, and land inside, as if it was forcibly peeled off from some unknown place. The crops planted in this strange space will grow better and faster than those outside the space.
For example, crops that can only be harvested once a year in the outside world can be harvested three times a year in this strange space. All you need to do is irrigate with water, without any other labor, and then you can just sit back and wait for the harvest. And every harvest is a big harvest, and there will never be a situation where the crops die or the yield is low. Therefore, the space opened up by the elf insects is like a cheat for crops.
Never look down on having only one acre of space. If it is outside the space, even if you have ten acres of the best land, the yield cannot be higher than that of the one acre of land in the space. Moreover, the space eliminates the influence of various weather and pest factors, which will greatly reduce labor input.
Elf bugs can generally live for about ten years. If by chance, they can transform into elves within ten years. The space of elves is ten times larger than that of elves, nearly ten acres. Above elves are big elves, but elves are common, but big elves are not. It is no exaggeration to say that big elves are one in ten thousand.
The above are common green elf bugs, and the one Alice gave to Gervis is a mutated sapphire elf bug. The sapphire elf bug is different from the green elf bug. The space it connects to is slightly smaller, and neither can be used as farmland because the crops in it will slowly die, without exception for hundreds of years.
But it has another extraordinary effect, that is, people can practice in it, and this space can greatly increase the speed of human practice.
The Elf Bug is powerful, but also rare. All the Elf Bug amber in this world is naturally bred in the wilderness, without a specific location or conditions. It may be formed in a pile of weeds, or on a fruit tree, or more likely in an inconspicuous corner. In short, there is no pattern to speak of. If you miss its feeding stage, it means that this Elf Bug will disappear forever.
It can be seen that the elf insect that Alice gave to Gervis is very precious. The elf insect can sign a master-recognition contract three times in its lifetime. If it recognizes its master more than three times, it can no longer sign a contract.
To be honest, Gervis felt a little hot as he held the jade box and the royal blue elf bug in his eyes. Such a precious thing was given to him, wouldn't it be to ask him to do something big?
"Don't be surprised or surprised. Although the elf bugs are precious, the Jones family can still take out a few of them. Compared with the elves, they are easier to get."
Alice saw that Gervis's face was uncertain and knew what he was thinking. She reached her jade hand into the box, pinched the fat elf bug and continued: "Now let me tell you the second thing. You don't need to stay in the castle tonight. I didn't ask the servants to prepare a room. I will send a messenger to your territory tomorrow to inform them of your situation. There are ten permanent soldiers there. They will be your subordinates in the future. If there is nothing important, don't bother me."
He changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. He is worthy of being a descendant of the nobility. He is very good at destroying bridges after crossing them.
Gervis had the urge to smash the jade box on Alice's pretty face, especially when Alice told him seriously that there was no room prepared for him. Although he also wanted to leave here as soon as possible, after all, he was a person who loved freedom and was always suppressed by the Countess here. But he didn't want to be kicked out overnight like this.
However, after looking at the cute elf bug in his hand, Gervis resisted the urge.
"Don't be so anxious, I can just sleep in the guest room!" Gervis was a little unhappy. He didn't want to ride a horse late at night because his riding skills were a bit poor. Although the original owner also had this skill, he still needed time to get used to it. As for living in the city, his pockets were cleaner than his face. He didn't have the face to ask Alice for money, and he probably wouldn't give it to her even if he asked.
Alice rolled her eyes at Gervis, she didn't expect him to dare to act like a rogue. She was originally trying to retaliate against Gervis's rudeness at the banquet, otherwise she wouldn't have found such a perfunctory reason to not let Gervis spend the night in the castle. Alice didn't continue the topic, but stroked the elf worm and gave the elf worm an order in her mind to break away from the master-recognition contract.
After the command was issued, a small, non-bright ripple of light suddenly appeared from the elf insect in the jade box, and then one of the three golden stripes on the back of the elf insect slowly disappeared, which meant that the elf insect would have two more chances to recognize its master in the future.
"Don't just stand there. There are only five minutes. Once that time is up, he will escape through the space channel." Alice urged Gervis when she saw that he was a little dazed, and took out some packets of powder and handed them to him.
"Oh, okay!" It was the first time that Gervis saw the elf bug cancel its contract. He didn't expect it to be so mysterious. He was a little dazed. He came back to his senses after hearing Alice's reminder. He hurriedly took the powder bag she handed over.
Then he carefully poured some powder onto his finger, slowly put his finger into the jade box, and placed it in front of the elf worm's mouth. The elf worm had just been released from the contract and was a little silly. When it saw the delicious food in front of it, it didn't distinguish it carefully and bit the powder hard.
Si~
It was really cruel. The elf bug bit Gervis's finger hard. Gervis only felt a pain in his finger, and the blood mixed with powder was licked clean by the elf bug.
Suddenly, Gervis had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, which was very novel. This was the proof that he had established a master-servant contract with this little guy.
Gradually, Gervis found that he could slightly sense the elf worm's emotions. For example, the elf worm was very dependent on him now, and the elf worm's actions also showed this situation. He saw the elf worm rubbing hard on his fingers, as if it was trying to be good, and conveying that it wanted to eat the powder just now.
It was the first time that Gervis experienced all these wonders, and he was secretly excited. Knowing that the elf bug still wanted to eat the powder, he poured some more of the powder in the bag into the jade box.
"This powder is a specialty of Rose Castle. It is made from five different varieties of roses. It can replenish the energy of the elf bug. You only need to feed it once a week. It would be a waste to feed it more than that. You can come to Lindongcheng to buy more after you finish it."
Alice thought Gervis was just a bumpkin, and she didn't want to bother with him anymore after she finished her work, so she started to drive him away and continued, "Now that the elf bug has recognized its master, you can leave if you have nothing else to do."
Gervis was so angry that his nose was crooked, but he had just received a valuable gift, so he couldn't get angry. He was about to say goodbye when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and he said to Alice: "I have a request. I wonder if the Earl can agree to it."
"explain."
"I think the food cooked by the Earl's chef is delicious, especially the barbecue. Can you give that chef to..."
"roll"
Then, Gervis fled like the wind. Because he clearly saw a flash of light on Alice's body, if he guessed correctly, it should be the effect of the fighting spirit.
"Huh..., haha... chuckle..." The Countess watched Gervis fleeing in panic, exhaled a long breath, and the aura on her body gradually disappeared. Suddenly, Alice seemed to have thought of something and started to giggle again.
(End of this chapter)
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