Chapter 37: If you can do it, then practice.
“There are quite a lot of people at this small gathering.”
"Many of them came from other places," Nancy said, looking at Bai Yu. "They need food without magical elements, and there's plenty of food here to provide them."
During this time together, Nancy gradually realized that the three sisters were not as powerful as she had imagined, but without them, all the food at the market that did not contain magical elements would disappear.
Not only her, but other people have also noticed this to some extent.
But no one dared to act rashly, and everyone even helped to hide the identities of the three people, so apart from the initial group of people, not many outsiders knew about their situation.
However, even if the three of them are not very powerful people, the things in their hands that can absorb magical elements are not ordinary. You can tell at a glance that they are not something ordinary people can get.
Bai Yu had no idea what Nancy had been thinking about. He simply pondered what she had said and then asked, "Next time we come, could you prepare more monster meat?"
"Really?" Nancy asked excitedly.
Bai Yu nodded. "It's not free, it's an exchange. We won't lose anything. Just be prepared."
Nancy bowed quickly: "Thank you."
Absorbing the magical elements from the monster's flesh only takes a moment when using the upgrade card. It gives you the opportunity to absorb more magical elements and obtain more things from this plane, which is a two-pronged approach.
After telling Nancy, Bai Yu held Bai Miao in his arms and used the upgrade card to absorb the magical elements in the monster's flesh. Then he left the cave and walked towards the market.
Bai Yu had agreed to take Bai Miao to find Qiqi, and she would not go back on her word to her sister.
After they left, someone soon came into the cave.
The simple cave was filled with ordinary meat, and everyone smiled as usual.
Nancy then mentioned Bai Yu's words: "More meat means more people can eat it, and our gathering area can be expanded a little more."
"In that case, perhaps we can look for those wealthy nobles. After all, every family has some ordinary people who can't eat monster meat. Most of these people have relatives and friends who possess magic, so we can ask them to help us build houses."
"Will they be willing?"
"You have to be willing even if you don't want to. This batch of meat has the lowest magical element content I've ever tasted. You could even say it's almost gone. Only this magical element can allow us to have a normal lifespan."
"Do you want to ask the three sisters for their opinions?"
"But they don't seem to have any intention of communicating with us in depth."
Nancy thought for a moment and said, "If they really want to live with us, they will come naturally after the house is built. If not, we'd better not disturb them."
"Then let's deal with the matter at hand first."
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"There's a magic that can extend the time of the pass, and there's something I got in exchange for it. I feel a little embarrassed to take it."
"But for them, this deal should be a good deal, just like..." Bai Yu thought for a moment, "Just like in some inland areas, fish are very expensive, so many merchants who collect fish at the docks will transport the fish inland to make a profit from the price difference. Sometimes the price difference for a single fish can be as much as dozens of coins."
"So many?" Bai Xi was surprised. "People in the inland are willing to buy it?"
"Of course, aren't we also willing to spend money on expensive chicken, duck, and pork?"
"How is that the same? We only buy it once in a long time."
"People inland probably feel the same way about buying fish and meat as we do about chicken, duck, and pork. They might only buy once in a while, but if there are a lot of people, the meat shipped over will probably be sold out quickly. Our business with Nancy is the same," Bai Yu looked at Bai Xi. "Did you see her expression today when I told her to prepare more meat next time?"
Bai Xi thought about it and quickly said, "She is very happy."
"Well, just like we are very happy to receive these, she is also very happy to exchange them for more non-magic meat." Bai Yu picked up Bai Miao, "Let's put it away and go. We still have to go to the market."
Bai Xi didn't think any more and nodded immediately.
The three of them returned to their temporary hiding place in the magical plane and headed towards the market.
The market here has just reopened not long ago, and many houses are still being rebuilt, but everyone has a relaxed expression on their faces, as if they have survived a great disaster.
The three sisters did not feel deeply about this. After all, they did not live here permanently. They only came here occasionally to look for some materials and trade with Nancy. Apart from Qiqi and her daughter, they did not know anyone else.
But seeing everyone starting their lives again, I am still happy for them.
The market was being rebuilt, and the villages within a few miles were also being rebuilt. The flying carpets that had not been seen for the past few months were now visible. Standing here, I saw several flying carpets coming over, some for buying things and some for selling things.
The flying carpet was high up and they couldn't see the person sitting on it.
It was not until a voice shouting "Miaomiao" was heard in the distance that they realized that Qiqi and others had landed for a while, but the market today was very different from before, and they were also looking for three people.
"Qiqi——"
The two children ran towards each other and gave each other a big hug.
Qiqi's mother held Bai Yu and Bai Xi's hands and spoke, "I wanted to wait for you that day, but I didn't expect the monster to come so quickly. If we hadn't left then, we wouldn't have been able to leave. How have you been these past few months? Are you all right?"
"It's okay. We hid quickly at that time. Maybe it's because we don't have magic, so the monster didn't catch up with us." Bai Yu said. After a few months, she already knew that the monster would track people with magic, but would not forcefully pursue those without magic.
Qiqi's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great. Qiqi has been worried about you for the past few months. I was worried too. Fortunately, you are all fine. But why didn't you come back?"
When Qiqi’s mother said “come back”, she was referring to the area of Huohuo Grass.
Bai Yu shook his head and told the location of the small market: "We are staying there now."
Qiqi's mother knew the situation over there and didn't force it. "That's fine. The people over there don't have magical elements, so you'll be safe there. In fact, even if you go back, Qiqi won't be able to see you often. She already has magical elements in her body and has started practicing magic, so she can't enter the Fire Grassland."
The magic element will automatically make the dry fire grass burn, so those who collect fire grass to make tinder are either like Qiqi before, who is still young and has a low magic element in her body, or like Nancy, who can no longer store magic elements in her body for various reasons.
In most cases, ordinary people here can practice magic, except in a few special cases.
That's why when Qiqi's mother saw the three people coming out of the Huohuo Grassland, there was a hint of sympathy in her eyes.
Bai Yu listened to Qiqi's mother's words and felt happy for Qiqi: "This is great. Being able to practice magic will make her life better in the future."
"What she will become in the future depends on her talent." Qiqi's mother smiled.
Bai Yu recognized her voice-over.
It was written in a booklet that Nancy gave them that although most people in this plane can practice magic, the level they can reach in the end depends on their personal talent. The stronger the talent, the higher the level of practice.
Those with the worst talent are almost just ordinary people with some minor magical abilities.
Even to control a flying carpet, one needs a certain talent and must reach a certain level. Ordinary people who know magic are not incapable of controlling a flying carpet, but they may only be able to control the flying carpet for a short distance due to insufficient magic elements in their bodies.
For example, Qiqi's mother is an ordinary person who can do magic. Her natural ability is not even enough to ride a flying carpet from her village to the market here, so she needs to pay to ride someone else's flying carpet.
Most people in this magical plane live ordinary lives.
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"What's wrong? You look so dejected. Aren't you happy to see Qiqi?"
"I'm happy, of course," Bai Miao sighed like an adult, "but Qiqi said she'll be very busy from now on, because her mother said her age is best for practicing magic. If she doesn't work hard when she's young, it'll be hard to improve her magic skills when she grows up."
"This is very important to Qiqi. Just like you have to study hard, Qiqi also has to study." Bai Yu rubbed her head.
"What exactly is magic?" Bai Miao shook Bai Yu's hand. "Qiqi said that learning magic is like having a bottle inside your body. This bottle can grow bigger. The bigger the bottle, the more magical elements it can hold."
Bai Xi listened and suddenly asked, "That sounds very familiar."
Bai Yu also felt familiar with it, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard of it.
Bai Miao looked up at this time: "It's the same with Dantian."
"White Mist Plane?!" Bai Xi thought, "It's the Dantian that can store spiritual energy in our Dantian and make us stronger. It seems to be almost the same as the bottle Qiqi mentioned. Can we absorb magic too?"
"It's written in the book!" Bai Miao raised his hand.
"Is it okay?" Bai Xi looked at Bai Yu, asking for her opinion.
Bai Yu actually didn't understand either. After all, before she got the [Sign-in] shell, she was just an ordinary fisherman's girl. Although she had more experience than her two younger sisters, that was all.
She didn't dare to make a decision on her own. After thinking for a while, she said, "How about we ask Nancy when we get back later?"
"Okay, then let's ask her if we can practice magic at our age. If so..." Bai Xi began to imagine, "Maybe we can control the flying carpet and fly in the sky by ourselves."
When Nancy faced the two people's questions, her subconscious reaction was also a question: "Can I?"
She didn't know if older people could practice magic again after losing it, after all, most of the time they couldn't.
"Can't I?"
"If you can practice it," Nancy said, then paused and said something similar, "If you can do it, practice it."
If it were her, if she could practice magic again one day, she would naturally not give up.
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