Chapter 116: The Flower Fairies Move House, Fast-Growing Rye
Levi used a Third-Ring Healing spell to heal all of the Flower Fairies.
Then he immediately began urging them to move.
The Flower Fairy King looked extremely reluctant and proposed a condition to Levi.
"If we need to in the future, we still have to come back here to perform our rituals."
Levi recalled that inexplicable Blessing of the God of Love, frowned slightly, and nodded in agreement.
The Flower Fairy King let out a helpless sigh and began packing.
The Rose Fairy had no luggage.
Unlike ordinary Flower Fairies, he did not seem particularly afraid of Levi. Instead, he flew over and circled around him, looking him up and down before casually saying, "Hello, giant human. My name is Kevin. What's your name?"
When the Flower Fairy King saw this, his face immediately turned pale.
How dare his younger brother provoke such a terrifying wizard?
That terrifying wizard could crush him just as easily as he had crushed those Corrupted Spirits!
The Flower Fairy King wanted to pull the Rose Fairy away, but he did not dare approach.
As for Levi, he looked at the bold little Rose Fairy before him with interest.
"My name is Levi."
"Oh, Levi, are you a wizard? I think you are. I mean, that thing you did just now was so cool. What was it? It must have been one of your amazing spells! And you healed all our injuries too! How do you know so many things?"
Kevin the Rose Fairy chattered nonstop.
Levi did not even get a chance to interrupt.
In the end, he simply stopped trying and watched him talk.
Only after rambling for quite a while did Kevin notice the awkward situation.
He gave Levi an embarrassed laugh before suddenly asking, "Oh right, what exactly are you having my people do?"
"I have a Cloud Territory in the sky, but there aren't many people there. So I'd like to invite all of you to come and help manage it."
"I'm planning to grow some things, but I don't have the time to handle everything myself. That's why I need professionals to take care of it."
"And by coincidence, I met all of you. Your skill with plants is exactly what I need."
Levi did not hide anything. There was nothing secret about it.
"In the sky? A Cloud Territory?"
Kevin's eyes widened with excitement.
"You mean those clouds?"
He pointed toward the white clouds drifting overhead.
Levi nodded and looked upward until he found a particularly large cloud.
"See that one? That's my Cloud Territory. It'll also be your workplace from now on."
While inside the Flower Fairy Realm, Levi could see his Cloud Territory.
However, Rapunzel, Miss Odelle, and Little Red Riding Hood Emily, who were currently on the Cloud Territory, could not see him standing near the white marble palace.
That was the power of the barrier.
Levi wondered who had created it to protect these Flower Fairies.
Without it, the Flower Fairies would probably have gone extinct long ago.
After all, they were simply too weak.
Levi pondered silently.
Meanwhile, after hearing Levi's explanation, Kevin stared at the cloud with even greater excitement.
"I've never been somewhere that high before."
"Do you think it's cold up there?"
"Does your Cloud Territory stay in one place, or does the wind blow it around?"
"What if something dangerous happens?"
"And another thing—"
Questions poured out of Kevin like artillery shells.
Levi certainly had not noticed him asking this many questions in the fairy tale.
Hearing this endless barrage of questions, the Flower Fairy King could not help showing concern.
He feared that his reckless younger brother might offend Levi.
The Flower Fairy King always worried too much.
In reality, Levi did not mind at all.
Even though Kevin had countless questions.
To Levi, it felt no different from a job applicant asking about the details of a new company.
Levi was quite democratic, after all.
So he answered every question one by one.
"It is a bit colder in the sky than on the ground."
"The Cloud Territory won't be blown away easily. The clouds themselves are living beings. You're Flower Fairies, and they're Cloud Spirits. Perhaps you'll find plenty to talk about in the future."
"As for danger, that's even less of a concern. You won't be the only residents there. There are other humans as well. If danger appears, they'll protect you. And if that's not enough, I'll step in personally."
"Living in the sky, you'll see scenery unlike anything you've ever seen before. You can comfortably lie inside flower buds and watch rain fall from right before your eyes. You can watch lightning slither through the clouds like giant snakes. You can gaze upon the river of stars as though you could reach out and touch it..."
Levi's words attracted the attention of the other Flower Fairies.
The resistance in many of their eyes gradually faded.
In its place appeared a trace of longing.
As for Kevin, the most conspicuous of them all, his eyes lit up even more.
He even began urging Levi.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go up there already!"
"..."
The Flower Fairy King could only smile bitterly.
Suddenly, he felt a hand tighten around his own.
Turning his head, he saw that his queen, Thumbelina, was holding his hand and looking at him gently.
His heart immediately relaxed.
No matter where we go, as long as you're by my side, that's enough.
...
Moving house for the Flower Fairies turned out to be quite troublesome.
Because they were bringing their homes with them.
The flowers themselves were their homes.
Which meant Levi had to transplant every single flower in its entirety.
The problem was that Levi could not leave the Flower Fairy Realm in his human form.
Only by transforming into a Nightingale could he return to the real world.
And the Nightingale form was far too weak.
Levi had to put in tremendous effort before he finally managed to relocate the homes of more than a hundred Flower Fairies and settle them within his Cloud Territory.
Near the mirror-like lake at its center, he set aside a section of land to serve as the Flower Fairies' garden.
The soil in the garden was enriched with specially prepared Dragon Manure Fertilizer, and the transplanted flowers quickly adapted after being planted there.
Under the care of the Flower Fairies, not only did the flowers avoid wilting, they became even more vibrant and full of life.
The entire garden hung beneath the blue sky as wisps of cloud drifted lazily through the flowers.
Sunlight poured down upon it.
The petals shimmered with a gentle luster—pure whites, tender pinks, elegant purples, passionate reds—layer upon layer, arranged in harmonious patterns.
There were no dazzling magical lights.
Only the freshness and tranquility of nature itself.
The tiny Flower Fairies flitted gracefully among the branches and leaves as they adapted to their new environment. Some rested upon petals, some gently brushed against flower stamens, while others drifted above the sea of flowers on the wind.
Of course, most of them were busy looking around.
They were fascinated by the scenery high above the clouds.
Suddenly, a powerful gust of cold wind swept through.
The garden shook violently, and many Flower Fairies nearly got blown away, their faces turning pale with fright.
The view in the sky was beautiful.
But it also came with deadly dangers.
To humans, that level of wind was entirely ordinary.
To Flower Fairies, however, it was a catastrophe on the scale of extinction.
The Flower Fairy race had nearly been wiped out.
After that incident, many Flower Fairies were still shaken and deeply worried.
Levi knew this problem had to be solved.
After pondering for a moment, he began transplanting trees from the forests below.
Around the outer edge of the Cloud Territory, he established three layers of windbreak forests.
Around the Flower Fairy Garden itself, he added another ring of trees, creating a second layer of protection.
This way, when strong winds arrived, the trees would absorb most of their force.
By the time the wind reached the Flower Fairies, it had been reduced to a manageable level.
At last, the Flower Fairies' homes were properly settled.
Now it was time for them to work.
The Flower Fairies had assumed they were merely moving to a new home.
They thought life would remain the same as before—playing every day and living a carefree existence filled with laughter and joy.
They were... thinking far too optimistically.
Dragon Manure Fertilizer was mixed evenly with ordinary soil and spread across the Cloud Territory's 23 hectares of farmland.
Levi then brought out the Super Fast-Growing Rye Seeds he had successfully created through Synthesis during this period.
These were his ultimate weapon.
A miraculous product he had only managed to create through repeated rounds of synthesis and a considerable amount of luck.
A variety of rye that could be harvested in just fourteen days.
Its growth rate was dozens of times faster than ordinary rye.
Naturally, it came with many flaws.
Its taste was worse.
It demanded enormous amounts of nutrients from the soil.
And it was extremely delicate.
But none of those problems mattered to Levi.
Poor taste?
The people of the Silverclaw Peninsula were practically starving to death.
Did they really have the luxury of worrying about flavor?
Having food to eat at all was already a blessing.
Who still had the right to be picky?
As for its enormous nutritional requirements, that was exactly why he had prepared the Dragon Manure Fertilizer.
There was no need to worry about these crops draining the land dry.
Then there was the issue of how fragile they were.
That was precisely why Levi had gone through so much effort to invite the Flower Fairies.
These agricultural experts were tailor-made for the job.
With their assistance, the growth rate of the Super Fast-Growing Rye could increase even further.
According to the information displayed by Detection, the growth cycle would shrink to seven days.
Seven days.
That was all it would take before the crops were ready for harvest.
This meant that Levi's 23 hectares of farmland could produce four harvests per month.
Forty-eight harvests per year.
If something like this existed in the modern world, famines would practically disappear!
Of course, only Levi's Synthesis could create something this outrageously unreasonable.
Even hybrid rice could not compare to something this absurd!
Levi had synthesized a large quantity of Super Fast-Growing Rye Seeds before handing them over to the Flower Fairy King.
"This is your job."
Levi spoke like a completely emotionless capitalist.
The Levi who had described the wonders of life in the sky back in the Flower Fairy Realm was nowhere to be seen.
The Flower Fairy King and the other Flower Fairies were extremely resistant to the idea.
The one with the strongest objections was the Rose Fairy.
"A true Flower Fairy," he declared, "should devote himself to praising passionate love. He should be out exploring unknown lands. Not farming."
At that moment, Rapunzel's godmother emerged carrying a cauldron of bubbling green potion.
She looked at Levi and said, "Give me ninety-nine Flower Fairies, and I'll give you a potion that can raise your realm."
Several Flower Fairies immediately burst into tears.
Levi then added quietly, "I saved all of you from the Corrupted Spirits."
"Without me, you'd already be dead."
That settled it.
After hearing those words, the Flower Fairies had no further objections.
They obediently accepted Levi's Super Fast-Growing Rye Seeds and scattered them across the Cloud Territory's 23 hectares of farmland.
The entire Cloud Territory covered roughly 30 hectares, though not all of it was suitable for cultivation.
But not all of that land was suitable for farming.
