Chapter 84: An unexpected harvest of red dates and longans
Shen Jiang stood aside with great anticipation, admiring the giant dragon's use of wind magic.
According to the human classification of magicians, Fenglong is probably above the level of Grand Mage. You should know that even among the teachers in Beatrice's magic academy, there are only a handful of Grand Mages.
Shen Jiang had seen many masters of traditional Chinese medicine in the modern world, but since she became a magician, she had never seen a master of this level use magic. When she thought about the upcoming blockbuster that could use magic in a variety of ways, Shen Jiang was really looking forward to it.
But looking at the many half-eaten red dates that fell to the ground and the branches of the date trees that were cut down by the wind blade, Shen Jiang quickly realized that things were different from what she had imagined. Shen Jiang's brows gradually furrowed until she saw that the wind blade was becoming more and more frantic and even accidentally cut down several fruit trees.
Shen Jiang glared at them and mentally ordered, "Stop! We agreed not to damage the tree."
Faced with the stern order from the master of the contract, the magic of the wind dragon Quick was abruptly stopped halfway.
"What a fuss! It's just a few trees," said Quick, his breath unsteady, somewhat dissatisfied. Facing the death stare of his master, he said unwillingly, "I just haven't used magic in a long time. It's normal to feel a little rusty."
Shen Jiang: "This orchard is very important to me. If you can't do it, you can tell me in advance."
"No way, is such a small, dilapidated orchard worth your anxiety?"
Quick was about to make a few sarcastic remarks when Godwin suddenly appeared and kicked him down. Godwin's voice was cold and decisive: "Who gives you the right to refute the Contract Master? Don't you know that every blade of grass and every tree on this island belongs to me?"
How could Quick have known that Godwin would actually care about these fruit trees? That's not right. Among their dragon clan, haven't they always looked down on these ordinary plants without magical energy?
But Quick has learned his lesson now. After more than half a year of training, he has understood that a dragon has to bow its head under the eaves, especially this guy Godwin. It is useless to force him.
"Sorry, Godwin, I will definitely collect these fruits properly this time."
Watching Godwin's receding figure, Quick secretly swore in his heart that after he got the magic stone from humans and broke through the level, the first person he would challenge would be the black dragon Godwin.
It must be said that the employees were motivated and immediately thought of a solution to the problem. Wind Dragon Quick, still thinking about getting the magic stones, quickly came up with a simpler and more efficient solution.
A strong wind blew from one end of the orchard to the other, and the dried fruits on the trees fell to the ground one after another. Then Quick urged a small tornado to collect the red dried fruits scattered on the ground one by one.
Quick looked down at the human with pride, his intention to seek credit for himself obvious.
Shen Jiang's eyes lit up, and he put the plump and thick red dates on the ground into his storage ring.
"Very good. Since you took the initiative to find a way to overcome the problem, I can forgive your mistake of damaging a few trees. I will give you five magic stones as agreed. Next, let's go over there and collect longans."
Unlike red dates, longans are not light in weight and therefore easily blown off. They grow in clusters. If they are forcibly cut off and not collected in time, they will just burst when they fall to the ground.
This time Shen Jiang didn't say anything, but watched to see if Fenglong could come up with a solution on his own. After all, Fenglong himself was the one who understood his magic best.
This time, Quick lowered his head and thought for a while before taking action.
This time the fruits grew very densely, and after receiving the human's request to pick them together with the branches, Quick suddenly felt much more relaxed. After all, the fruits this time were in clusters, and there were only dozens of clusters on a tree instead of hundreds. He didn't need to use his eyes to cut them down one by one, and there was no limit on accuracy.
The young wind dragon activated the magic circle - the wind chain. The hurricane that was originally used to restrain the enemy now locked the bunches of longan firmly in mid-air, as if those longans grew out of thin air. Shen Jiang could clearly see the wind element moving freely in the air.
Quick said proudly, "I did it. Now give me the Philosopher's Stone you promised me."
Shen Jiang collected some of the longans and put them into his storage ring. "I'll definitely give them to you. But if you don't finish eating all the fruits, they'll definitely rot. How about you pick them and make them into dried fruits? I'll give you some extra magic stones."
"This will cost at least 10 magic stones! Because this is not something that can be completed in a short time." Quick raised the price and did not give in at all.
In fact, if the weather was good, Queike could do nothing during the drying period. But Shen Jiang estimated that a batch of longan must weigh at least ten tons, and 10 magic stones were only 400 yuan. This processing fee was simply... making her feel like she was exploiting a dragon.
Seeing that she readily agreed, Quick couldn't help but think that humans were stupid for doing such a loss-making business.
The man and the dragon quickly reached an agreement. The process of making dried longan from longan was not complicated. The key was that the longan, after being blanched in hot water, needed to be exposed to the sun for at least seven days without getting wet. The problem was that the amount of longan was simply too large. Apart from the incredibly powerful dragon, no one else could handle the job.
Ellis did not join Quick's work. He was looking for wood nearby to build a wooden house. At this time, he seemed to have found something interesting.
Shen Jiang stood in the grove where the wood element was unusually active, looking at the mushrooms Ellis had discovered, feeling quite surprised.
"Ellis, you know there are many poisonous mushrooms that are hard to identify but can kill you if eaten."
Ellis nodded. "Of course. I've had ten years of experience picking mushrooms in the Misty Forest. Although I don't fully recognize these mushrooms, I've awakened my dark magic now. I can tell if a mushroom is poisonous at a glance."
Shen Jiang looked at the mushrooms, still shaking her head. She remembered reading on the news that even edible mushrooms could still cause harm to locals because they weren't cooked thoroughly. She wasn't sure Ellis's dark magic could distinguish these types of mushrooms.
"My Lady Witch, please believe me, this wild mushroom soup is very delicious. Let Catherine cook this delicacy for you today."
Catherine nodded happily, holding the basket.
Shen Jiang looked at the unusually hospitable natives of the other world and said quickly, "Why don't you give me the mushrooms you picked? I can take them home and enjoy them with Grandma."
After returning home, she can check online whether these mushrooms are edible.
Seeing that the High Witch was concerned about her relatives, Ellis and Catherine felt quite sorry, but they could also understand, after all, the High Witch did care very much about her only relative.
The black dragon far away in the sky suddenly shook its ears.
grandmother?
Do believers have relatives?
Didn't she say that she was the one she loved most in this world?
Shen Jiang finally remembered the important matter. She had not yet shown the yam to the natives in front of her.
"This is yam, an edible food. Have you ever eaten it?"
As expected, Ellis and Catherine shook their heads.
"These are for you to eat. Please help me find some compacted silt soil on this island, and I will plant them when the time comes." Her awakened wood magic has a bonus for planting. Logically speaking, as long as there is soil, she can grow these yams.
Who would have thought that the Black Dragon would suddenly appear beside Shen Jiang, with a dark face and a look that looked very difficult to deal with. The terrifying aura startled everyone present.
Shen Jiang didn't know what was wrong with him, so he quickly asked, "Lord Godwin, did Quick upset you?"
Godwin snorted heavily, "Didn't you say you were an orphan?"
Shen Jiang didn't know why he suddenly asked this question, and nodded in confusion: "That's right."
Godwin's heart suddenly felt blocked. He looked at the believer in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that she dared to lie to him in front of him.
"So what's going on with your grandma?"
Shen Jiang immediately understood that Heilong might have misunderstood because he heard her mention grandma just now.
"My grandmother adopted me from an orphanage. She taught me all my skills."
Godwin looked at the believer's question that came out of her mouth without thinking, and then looked at the frank expression on her face, and knew that the believer was not lying to Long.
Damn it, Godwin suddenly regretted his impulsive flight from the top of the mountain to here.
"Lord Godwin, please rest assured. As your believer, I would never dare to deceive you."
Godwin wanted to say that he didn't care whether this human had lied to him or not. Anyone who dared to lie to him would have become a cold corpse anyway. Although he currently had no way to turn her into a corpse, he had plenty of ways to make people's lives worse than death.
But in the end, Godwin said nothing, but a hint of heat was rising on his black inverted triangle face.
The eyes of the believers looking at him were so fiery and innocent that he couldn't utter any cruel and brutal threats.
After the black dragon left, Ellis and Catherine began to pick the freshest and softest mushrooms. Besides giving them to the witch, this was also their dinner for the night.
Shen Jiang followed them, looking sideways at the yellow, round, plump mushrooms on the ground. He hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but pat the head of the mushroom and picked it off.
It looks so cute, like a piece of beef liver, so it shouldn't be poisonous.
Shen Jiang tried to sense the dark elements on the mushrooms, but she never expected that the dark elements on the mushrooms were very rare, even less than the medicinal herbs in her shop.
Shen Jiang had never picked mushrooms before, but she had to admit, finding mushrooms hidden beneath dead pine needles in this lush forest was a bit like treasure hunting. Without realizing it, Shen Jiang had slowly become absorbed in this relaxing experience.
Shen Jiang was not interested in those extremely bright and beautiful mushrooms because the dark elements on them far exceeded the yellow mushrooms she had just discovered. However, this did not prevent her from leisurely searching for mushrooms. As long as she found a mushroom, she would find it extremely interesting.
A large basket of wild mushrooms, brought with Ellis and Catherine's enthusiasm, finally appeared in Lin Yunqing's small restaurant. Shen Jiang originally thought that she couldn't finish eating so many mushrooms, so she asked Lin Yunqing to find a way to sell them as fresh vegetables.
After all, these mushrooms are pure natural and pollution-free, with almost no dark elements that are harmful to the human body, and there is no need to worry about the risk of poisoning if they are not cooked thoroughly.
Little did she know that after her mushrooms arrived, the group of diners who had signed up on WeChat for the free meal were also ready to go to the restaurant to try the food and express their true feelings.
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