Chapter 63 - 47: Developing Yatun Island (Seeking Recommendations)
The children were playing with the lolitas from the Tree Elves’ Descendants and then told them the fairy tale stories once mentioned by Bailuo.
“A talking cat…”
Tree Elf laddie Billy curiously said, “Aside from not speaking, it really resembles Cat Lingling.”
“Let me tell you a secret, Lady Lilith can also transform into glass slippers.”
“Wow, so is Lady Lilith the fairy godmother in the stories?”
“Quick, come with us, we’re going to ask Lady Lilith to transform into a Pumpkin Carriage.”
“Is there really a Pumpkin Carriage?”
“Here comes the Pumpkin Carriage!”
Lilith adored the children and immediately put on a grand magic show for them, eliciting countless exclamations.
“Wow ”
“So amazing!”
“It’s like being in a dream!”
“Eh? What tool is this? Besides an axe, are there other ways to fell trees?”
“Haha, you didn’t know this, right? This is a saw!”
Thanks to the Miracle Oath, the descendants of the Tree Elves officially joined Yatun.
It also meant that the Yatun Clan had completely let go of any misgivings about them, and henceforth they would be as close as family, without distinction.
Lilith blessed some axes, saws, and other logging tools with magic.
However, these tools had no awareness of their own, so Lilith connected them with a part of the People of Yatun, allowing these people to command them in the great lumbering endeavor.
This was also to prevent any problems that might arise from the use of magic. Additionally, Lilith granted them authority over the lumbering tools, so if any axe went out of control and began chopping wildly, they were to immediately cease operation.
Of course, Lilith also commanded these instruments to absolutely not harm the People of Yatun.
Many people went into the mountains, and there were more than 200 tools like axes, nearly giving each person five tools, and they supervised them like overseers, monitoring their work.
“What’s this food? I’ve never seen it before.”
A Tree Elf woman, let’s just call her a woman since she’s over 350 years old, curiously examined the flour: “It somewhat resembles the powdered Jinzhui Wheat the old chief described to us.”
It must be said that Tree Elves indeed are a race where it’s difficult to distinguish age.
Just like the women before Demeter, most of their ages were over three hundred and fifty, yet based on appearances alone, they looked almost indistinguishable from a 20-year-old older sister.
The Tree Elves were generally amiable in temperament, and the women of the Yatun Clan got along with them very harmoniously.
“This is flour, it’s ground from a cereal called wheat, and the noodles made from it are really tasty.”
With Demeter leading the women folk of both clans who knew how to cook, they began preparing food for everyone.
Certainly, Lilith provided convenience, but she lacked creativity.
Therefore, in cooking, Demeter made progress every day, coming up with new recipes, and compared to that, Lilith’s magic was better suited to mass production.
If a supermarket were opened in Yatun in the future, needing items like canned goods, snacks, and such, it would be quite appropriate for Lilith’s powers.
But as for pure craftsmanship, to taste the real delicacies prepared by a master chef would still depend on the People of Yatun themselves.
Moreover, Bailuo would also impose some limitations on Lilith’s creativity in creative work because if they overly relied on Lilith’s convenience, that would be like treating the People of Yatun as useless.
Bailuo was very clear, apart from work that required a lot of manpower and seemed like a waste of time, everyone should rely on themselves as much as possible, to explore and engage their creative side.
In this way, with a united front, the people of Yatun collectively contributed to building their home.
Farming did not require the People of Yatun to take charge, as Lilith had Fairy Magic that could break the ground and transform it into arable land.
The soil wasn’t a raw material, and there were no restrictions on Lilith’s magic to turn over and till the land.
Planting seeds wasn’t an issue either; with a wave of the Magic Wand, all the seeds would sort themselves out automatically.
Of course, the prerequisite was that Lilith must know how to plant these seeds.
Sowing was a complex task because different seeds had different environmental requirements; Lilith couldn’t solve it with just one spell.
In this regard, Bailuo sent People of Yatun to accompany Lilith, and they directed her on how to plant in each area, and Lilith did as they instructed.
“Huff-”
“Clack clack clack.”
The tools floated mid-air in the lumberyard, working on the trees, turning them into smooth wooden stakes, then splitting apart into countless flawless and smooth parts of various sizes.
Then, under Lilith’s control, these pieces of wood assembled like building blocks into various houses.
Although they were put together, they fused with each other, and their sturdiness was in no way inferior to hand-crafted ones.
‘ ‘And now for the painting.”
Lilith waved the Fairy Wand at one house: “Transform into something beautiful.”
“Bang.”
The roofs, doors, windows, and stairs—all aspects of the houses—changed colors in an incredible display, becoming breathtakingly picturesque.
Flowers bloomed on the sides of the houses, vines and green leaves adorned them, and birds from nowhere began to nest, while delightful cats merrily ran into the yards, their big watery eyes curiously observing the new homes of the People of Yatun.
“Creak.”
Bailuo pushed open the gate and took a closer look, discovering it was a rather tranquil cottage with its own garden, a wooden European-style house.
It was like the kind of magical cottage that only existed in fairy tales, complete with its own lighting effects.
“So Lilith, what exactly does your magic base its decision on?”
Bailuo felt it was very likely based on the knowledge from fairy tales.