The moment the sun rose, the entire grove of Elf Trees was instantly filled with golden glitter, which shimmered in Maggie's eyes, each glitter seeming to say to her, 'This is all money.'
Many Pokémon had already gathered here. Almost the instant the golden leaf appeared, all the Pokémon began to act simultaneously, each displaying their unique abilities.
Nesser was no exception. He almost transformed into a streak of light and quickly approached the area where the golden light was most concentrated, and began to manipulate the vines to harvest the fruit.
Huiya glanced at Maggie cautiously, and only after receiving a reassuring look from Maggie did he actually begin to act.
Only Maggie stood there thoughtfully. After the Elf Mother Tree blessed her, she discovered that she had gained another wood-type magic talent, meaning she now possessed a total of four elemental magic powers.
Although she hasn't learned much wood magic yet, she had secretly asked Nesser about vine manipulation magic on the way here.
There are two types of vine manipulation: one is 'physical plant control' and the other is 'wood-based magical creation'. Only the former can be used to harvest golden leaves.
Maggie didn't think she could beat these elves, much less compare to Nesser, who had an extraordinary affinity for vines, but she couldn't completely give up.
The question is about the inherent "unable to roll up or lie flat" mentality of modern college students, which makes her feel really uncomfortable just watching.
As Maggie pondered this, she began to channel her wood-elemental magic to awaken the nearby vines. Unexpectedly, the emerald green grass ring on her wrist suddenly began to glow, as if sensing her magic. The entire grass ring began to unfurl, as if it were within the space of the mother tree.
In an instant, countless branches sprouted and began to climb up Maggie's arm.
In just a short while, Maggie's arms were completely entangled by the branches growing from the grass wreath, but it didn't look messy or chaotic; instead, it had a natural beauty.
Maggie looked at the grass ring in surprise, and suddenly realized that she seemed to be able to sense this grove of elven trees.
She tentatively reached out and pointed in the direction of one of the golden leaves. The Elf Tree then extended the branch with the golden leaves to Maggie, even waving it to indicate that Maggie could reach out and pick it.
"???"
Maggie's expression went blank for a moment; this turn of events was something she had never expected.
This thing works so well?
At the same time, many elves were also drawn to the strange phenomenon of the Elf Tree, and their eyes fell on Maggie.
Maggie, as was her habit, pretended to be calm and plucked the golden leaf from the branch. As a result, the other fairy trees followed suit and offered their golden leaves to her.
"???"
This time, the other elves were shocked and puzzled. Some of them even stopped picking the accompanying golden leaves and stared intently in Maggie's direction.
If the battle were a game, probably all the Pokémon present would choose to report Maggie.
How can we play like this?
Damn, this guy's cheating.
Maggie herself felt that she had made a bit too much of a commotion and was a little embarrassed.
But these were all hard currency, and the cash was right in front of her; how could she possibly refuse?
So she calmly took the golden leaf offered by the fairy wood and put it in her bosom.
Nesser and Huiya were also working hard to pick the companion gold leaves, but after seeing Maggie's situation, both elves stopped what they were doing, quietly returned to Maggie's side, and clung to her leg.
Time passed by, and as the sun rose completely and dawn ended, she was carrying a large bunch in her arms, with a small pile on the ground as well.
That's because she simply couldn't take any more.
Maggie gave all the extras to her two little followers.
So much so that when it was all over, the elves near Maggie looked at her with their green eyes, no different from wolves.
Maggie has looted all the fairy trees in this area, and it will be difficult to see the accompanying golden leaves again by the next sunset.
With these elven trees actively offering golden leaves to their doorsteps, many elves haven't even managed to collect a single golden leaf, putting them in a very awkward situation.
Apart from Maggie and her two little followers, everyone else got pitifully few points.
The three of them were far ahead of the competition. If nothing unexpected happened, Maggie and the two elves would simply lie back for the next four days, and they would all be the first place winners in this competition.
In other words, even if Maggie's cheating affected the fairness of the competition, it didn't actually affect the balance much, because everyone else was the same and still started from the same point.
This created a delicate situation. Although everyone coveted the gold leaf in Maggie's hands, no one wanted to offend the distinguished guest, so no one dared to be the first to speak up.
I only dared to stand by and watch.
"Distinguished guest...you are truly amazing."
Huiya swallowed hard, his eyes sparkling with genuine admiration and worship for Maggie.
She no longer regrets following Maggie, even though she was almost assassinated by the male elf next to her, her seat is now a sure thing.
This time, I can finally hold my head high when I go home, and I won't be disliked by my own parents anymore.
As Huiya thought about it, tears welled up in her eyes.
Meanwhile, the makeshift team that had been trapped by Maggie finally arrived, and then...
They saw Maggie, who seemed to be buried under the golden leaves, and Huiya behind her.
And a group of elves who were unwilling to leave but dared not challenge the authority of their distinguished guest.
The scene was eerie and frightening.
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Although the members of the temporary team felt something was amiss, they rushed over even though they had already failed to collect any more gold leaves, just to get an explanation from Maggie.
So, despite the strange looks from the elves, they braced themselves and walked straight toward Maggie.
The team leader stood in front of Maggie, carefully chose his words, and spoke in what he believed to be a fair and just argument.
“Even if you are a distinguished guest, your behavior just now was too much. We elves are not a race that you can bully at will. We need an explanation.”
Perhaps it was because Maggie looked too young and frail, or perhaps it was because her status as a 'distinguished guest' was too vague, and in addition, everyone was in the midst of a struggle, essentially rivals.
So the boss's tone wasn't very polite; it was even a bit aggressive.
By bringing up the entire Elf race as a backer, they made others think that Maggie was bullying people at will because of her status, thus generating resentment towards her and attempting to use public opinion to put pressure on Maggie.
Unfortunately, his plan backfired.
When the other elves witnessed that miraculous scene, not a single one spoke up for them; they all remained silent, as quiet as chickens.
They all looked at him as if he were a 'fool'.
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