Fairy Tale Survival with Ability Copying

The Flower Fairies planted the seeds of Super Fast-Growing Rye across the Cloud Fields.

The cloud winds were gentle, and the heavenly light was abundant. Under the faint magical glow released by the Flower Fairies, these special seeds quickly awakened.

Tiny green shoots broke through the thin layer of soil. The Flower Fairies descended upon the tips of the sprouts in groups, their wings scattering pale golden spiritual radiance.

Their power was not violent magic, but a gentle acceleration of life itself.

Though their magic possessed no offensive capabilities whatsoever, it still carried an incredible power.

Under the influence of the Flower Fairies' magic, the leaves of the Super Fast-Growing Rye unfurled, its stalks stretched upward, and the plants grew taller day by day. The stems became thick and sturdy, while the rye ears gradually swelled with grain.

Rye that would normally require more than a hundred days to mature in the real world grew at a speed visible to the naked eye under the Flower Fairies' constant care.

More importantly, Flower Fairies could sense the condition of plants. They knew which rye needed fertilizer, which needed water, and which had been affected by pests. They were capable of handling everything with remarkable precision.

As a result, after only seven days, the Super Fast-Growing Rye had fully matured.

Across the entire floating territory, waves of deep gold and dark green rolled through the fields. The rye ears were plump and densely packed, hanging low under their own weight. When the wind swept through them, they rustled softly, carrying the clean fragrance of grain and vegetation.

Flower Fairies darted through the sea of rye, their tiny glowing bodies resembling stars scattered across the fields.

Expressions of joy filled their faces as well.

Standing at the center of the Cloud Territory, Levi looked down upon the magnificent scene and nodded in satisfaction.

Then he cast Gathering Technique.

Using a Third-Ring Gathering Technique for something like this was complete overkill.

The spell formed a Grain Harvesting Aura, and as Levi flew through the air, it harvested all 23 hectares of rye fields in a very short time.

The rye yield averaged 7.5 tonnes per hectare.

Across the entire 23-hectare farm, that amounted to 175,000 kilograms of rye.

Levi did not even need a mill.

Using Gathering Technique, he directly extracted the rye flour from the grain.

The extraction rate reached an astonishing 88%—even higher than modern industrial milling technology. It was practically squeezing every last bit out of the grain.

The 23 hectares of farmland produced 154,000 kilograms of rye flour.

Rye flour combined with water and a small amount of bran could be baked into black bread, increasing the final weight by twenty percent.

In other words, 154,000 kilograms of rye flour could be turned into 184,800 kilograms of black bread.

If Levi were shameless enough to learn from the Soviet big brothers and mix in things like sawdust, those 184,800 kilograms of bread could easily gain another thirty percent in weight—roughly fifty thousand additional kilograms.

Of course...

Levi could not bring himself to do something like that.

Under normal circumstances, 184,800 kilograms of bread could feed 6,000 people for an entire month.

For Levi, who had annexed the Silverclaw Viscount's territory and taken in a large number of new subjects, that was obviously not enough.

Fortunately, Flower Fairies existed.

This Super Fast-Growing Rye could be harvested four times a month.

In other words, the rye produced by the Cloud Territory each month could support the survival needs of 24,000 people.

Combined with other food sources, Levi would be capable of supporting a population of several tens of thousands.

Once this difficult period passed and the rest of the territory's systems were operating properly, with ordinary farmland producing sufficient crops, there would be no more problems.

Until then, however, the Flower Fairies would have to work a little harder.

After storing the processed rye flour inside the granaries that had already been constructed, Levi turned around and handed the Flower Fairies another batch of Super Fast-Growing Rye seeds.

"..."

The Flower Fairy King simply stared at Levi without saying a word.

Levi let out an awkward laugh and produced a bottle of Magic Wine.

This was a fatal weakness he had discovered through Detection.

Using a tiny amount of dragon blood, honey, agave, and several magical ingredients, he had directly synthesized it through Synthesis.

The result was an emerald-colored Magic Wine.

Its aroma was irresistibly attractive to Flower Fairies.

This was the salary Levi intended to pay them.

It was also the carrot he planned to use to keep them working hard for him.

Levi poured out a small amount of the Magic Wine.

The unique fragrance spread through the air.

The eyes of the Flower Fairies instantly went blank with desire.

They swarmed around Levi, staring at him like miniature puppies.

This was exactly the result Levi wanted.

Detection had not disappointed him.

He did not immediately hand over the Magic Wine.

Instead, he first delivered an impassioned speech.

Throughout the speech, Levi praised the Flower Fairies' contributions, affirmed the value of their hard work, and showered them with compliments until they became embarrassed.

Then he smoothly transitioned into talking about how they still needed to continue striving forward.

And finally...

He painted them a beautiful pie.

These Flower Fairies had never eaten a pie like this before.

Their eyes practically lit up.

What a bunch of amateurs.

With Detection at his disposal, Levi had already seen straight through them.

Manipulating them was simply too easy.

Levi kept talking.

By the time his speech finally ended, the Flower Fairies had completely forgotten their exhaustion.

They practically wanted to rush back into the fields immediately and plant another round of Super Fast-Growing Rye.

Levi did not let them do that.

Instead, he allowed them to drink the Magic Wine.

One after another, they drank themselves into a staggering mess.

Today would count as their day off.

The corner of Levi's mouth curled upward in satisfaction.

Behind him, inside the wooden cabin.

Rapunzel's godmother cast a subtle glance his way, her expression rather strange.

She couldn't shake the feeling that Levi was missing a pair of horns on his head and a tail behind him.

That was what his true form ought to look like.

"What a devil."

Rapunzel's godmother muttered under her breath.

...

Week after week passed.

The dark circles under the Flower Fairies' eyes grew heavier and heavier.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Fields atop the Cloud Territory produced harvest after harvest.

Levi transported the harvested rye flour out of the territory and stored it in granaries, claiming to the outside world that it had been purchased through his secret supply channels.

The grain solved his immediate food crisis and kept food prices throughout the territory from rising.

At the same time, Levi expanded the workforce building the new city through work-for-relief programs, accelerating construction progress.

He organized civilians to eliminate roaming Kobolds, maintaining order throughout the territory.

He also arranged for farmland to be replanted with crops.

Of course, the most important project was the concentration of a massive labor force into sectional construction teams to build the first cement highway connecting every town and village across the entire Silverclaw Peninsula.

Throughout this process, Levi's influence gradually spread into every corner of the peninsula.

It was under these circumstances that Princess Milissa, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Silverbrook, arrived at the Silverclaw Peninsula.

She should have come much earlier.

However, the matter of Archbishop Cologne's reinstatement within the Bayeux Ecclesiastical Province had delayed her departure until now.

Princess Milissa brought with her an official decree from the Duke of Silverbrook.

The decree granted the entire Silverclaw Peninsula to Levi as his fief and formally invested him as the new Count of Silverclaw.

Within the Duchy of Silverbrook, no noble title ranked higher than a count except for the Duke himself.

This promotion carried tremendous weight.

Yet Levi's side responded with remarkable indifference.

Or rather, coldness.

Levi was not even present.

The only person in the castle was his steward, Yalina.

Yalina intended to accept the decree on Levi's behalf.

Such a casual attitude was difficult for Princess Milissa—the Duke's most beloved daughter—to accept.

She insisted on personally handing the decree to Levi.

The two women silently stared at one another for a moment.

After some thought, Yalina finally informed her of Levi's whereabouts.

He was at the academy established in the new city.

An academy?

Princess Milissa froze for a moment when she heard that.

A great noble spending his time in a place like that?

After a brief silence, she glanced at the woman widely rumored to be the person Levi trusted most.

Then she nodded and turned away.

Princess Milissa decided to go to the academy and place the decree directly into Levi's hands.

It was a matter of principle for her.

Leaving the modest castle behind, she boarded a luxurious carriage bearing the crest of the Silverbrook family.

An elderly knight served as the driver.

The carriage rolled smoothly along the broad cement road toward the new city.

The difference between the cement road and ordinary wilderness paths was like night and day.

Seated inside the carriage, Princess Milissa felt almost no bumps whatsoever.

She opened the window and looked outside.

A colossal city wall soon entered her view.

Who could have imagined that only a few months ago, this place had been nothing but wasteland?

It was that man who had come here and transformed everything.

A trace of astonishment appeared in Princess Milissa's eyes as she carefully examined the wall.

This massive structure was unlike any city wall she had seen before.

Traditional walls were built by stacking cut stone with mortar, a process that consumed enormous amounts of time. A wall of this scale would normally require years to complete.

Yet Levi's wall had been built in only a few months.

Princess Milissa had heard within the royal palace that the newly appointed Count of Silverclaw possessed a mysterious technology from the south.

A technology known as cement.

It was precisely because of this cement that the miracle of Hornreach had become possible.

Unable to resist, she took a closer look.

Rows of bluish-gray fired bricks were arranged with remarkable precision along the wall. The outer surface had been finely polished, giving it a smooth, muted sheen.

The wall towered into the sky, standing seven or eight men tall. It looked thick, solid, and imposing.

The gaps between every brick had been carefully filled with some kind of material, leaving the structure seamless and tightly joined, without the slightest sign of looseness.

It appeared sturdier and more orderly than any ancient city wall she had ever seen.

Those hardened seams must be the legendary cement.

At regular intervals atop the wall stood watchtowers.

Like the wall itself, they were constructed from fired brick. Their roofs were covered with dark-brown wooden tiles.

Armored soldiers stood within the towers, gripping spears as they vigilantly scanned their surroundings.

An unmistakable aura of defense permeated the entire structure.

Four city gates were positioned symmetrically around the city.

The gates were built from massive timbers reinforced with iron plating and covered in dense rows of bronze studs.

They looked virtually indestructible.

A wall like this would be difficult to breach even with an army of ten thousand soldiers.

And all of it was thanks to cement.

If the Silverbrook family could obtain this technology, then the Duchy of Silverbrook could construct a wall surrounding the entire duchy.

Foreign invasions would become a thing of the past.

The Silverbrook family would no longer need to fear threats from the other two kingdoms.

Her father...

Would no longer have to wear that constant frown.

The temptation was simply too great.

Princess Milissa's eyes gradually grew fervent.

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