I Live on the Land in Global Games
Chapter 170 - 169 Oubai and the Oak Tree Fairy

Chapter 170: Chapter 169 Oubai and the Oak Tree Fairy

Grandpa Shom went back to prepare the plants he planned to bring over, saying he would bring them later. Mu Ying sat beside the Gem Tree, flipping through this book.

Suddenly being promoted to the role of a mother made her somewhat uncomfortable, so she decided she must quickly teach them to call her "sister."

This book was written in Druid Language, with Mu Clan Language vocabulary also annotated with Druid Language pronunciation, which she could completely understand.

At first, she just wanted to quickly find the phrase for "call me sister," but she gradually became captivated by the content of the book.

This was a bound book, the first half a handwritten diary, and the second half a dictionary. The title was "Oubei and the Oak Tree Little Elf," and the author was Oubei himself.

What drew Mu Ying’s interest was the first half of the diary.

It was likely Oubei’s own diary.

He was also a Druid, and after hearing about the little fairies, a race beloved by nature, kind and adorable, innately skilled at caring for plants, he decided to find a little fairy of his own.

Mu Clan Language is the innate language of life born from plants, spoken by spiritual creatures and some sentient plants, and even the plants themselves could understand it, albeit not very well at speaking it.

If using a spell to communicate with plants and these beings scored a 5 in terms of affinity, using Mu Clan Language would score a 10.

Plant Communication was a third-level spell, listed in Mu Ying’s Magic List, but she had not yet had the opportunity to learn it.

At that time, Oubei was level five and had also mastered Plant Communication.

With a Mu Clan Language dictionary in hand, he taught himself Mu Clan Language and used Plant Communication to inquire with trees as he embarked on his journey to find a little fairy.

Along the way, he encountered various types of spiritual creatures, goblins born among the flowers and goblins born in water. Although they liked him, none of the fairies wished to leave with him, because they tended to live in groups with their own friends.

The diary contained many dialogues in Mu Clan Language and even annotated the grammatical rules within.

Latterly, Oubei became disheartened and abandoned this quest. When he returned to his home after several years, he discovered that the oak seed he had carelessly tossed in the yard before he left had grown into a small tree, and on it, there was a born Oak Tree Fairy.

This Oak Tree Fairy had lived alone in Oubei’s yard for a few years, trembling in fear of being discovered. Oubei was the first person to see it and to communicate with it, and since he also smelled good, the two quickly became friends. Oubei had finally achieved his wish of having his own little fairy.

What followed were extensive descriptions of his daily life with the Oak Tree Fairy. It was evident that they had a great relationship—their daily life seemed so warm that it made one involuntarily smile.

Oubei and the Oak Tree Fairy were inseparable, and even when going out, he would bring the Oak Tree Fairy along.

All he knew was that fairies would become weaker if they were away from their mother tree for a while but would recover quickly upon return. He didn’t know that fairies would disappear if away from their mother tree for too long.

Once, Oubei encountered danger and was trapped in a place for a long time, unable to escape. The Oak Tree Fairy in front of him became transparent and vanished.

The oak tree in his yard withered overnight, leaving behind only an acorn.

Reading this, Mu Ying felt as if the author had stabbed her, Oubei’s melancholy and regret over the loss of the Oak Tree Fairy being palpable even through the text.

She took this as a sobering lesson and vowed not to take her own Gem Fairies out on adventures. From then on, the Plantation would be their entire world.

After the diary was a lexicon.

However, she always felt there was something familiar about the writing habits and word usage in this book!

So far, including this one, she had only come across three Druid books.

The other two were spellbooks given to her by Grandpa Shom, Identify Plants and its advanced version Biological Recognition.

Mu Ying took out these two books and compared them one by one.

Although the overall typeface had changed considerably, some small details were similar.

For instance, the word ’natural’ always had a leaf-like circle on its tail.

Mu Ying looked left and right, "Could Oubei actually be Grandpa Shom!"

This thought made Grandpa Shom’s recent insistence on preventing her from taking the Gem Fairy out also seem reasonable, and then there was Oak Grocery, and Oubei’s Oak Tree Fairy was named Oak!

When Shom came over with a clay pot, he caught Mu Ying stealing glances at him.

"What’s with all this sneaking around?" Shom slapped the girl annoyedly.

"Nothing, nothing," Mu Ying shook her head. Regardless if Shom was Oubei or not, it wasn’t her place to ask.

Shom carefully placed the clay pot beside the Gem Tree, and then admonished the two Gem Fairies, "gdi not to kd*d magic infection qoeltplma&"

Mu Ying only understood a couple of words, "What do you mean by that?"

"I told them not to use magic power to infect the seeds in this pot. They just need to take care of them normally," Shom explained, "I might come over to check on it frequently, is that okay?"

Mu Ying nodded without hesitation, "Of course it is!"

Seeing how anxious Grandpa Shom was about the pot, Mu Ying thought for a moment and then produced a Water Ball, "Will this help it?"

Shom looked at the Water Ball which seemed to be made with the Water Creation Skill, then his eyes quickly moved to her wrist, "It is that very thing, it’ll be helpful. You must have quite the destiny, young girl!"

Mu Ying giggled with a ’hehe.’

"Well, since you’re so smart, you’ve probably guessed it already. Yes, in this pot is the very oak seed left behind by the Oak Tree. I couldn’t get it to sprout all these years. Your Gem Tree is very special; it’s a rare plant capable of creating an entire species of spiritual creatures and is still growing. The natural power it releases during growth may benefit this oak seed. However, it can’t adapt to magic infection, which is why I told the Gem Fairies not to use magic infection on it," Shom heaved a sigh.

He continued to instruct, "The artifact in your hand, even I’m envious of it. It’s stored in the Elf Treasury and bears the rich Power of Natural Rules. It was later infused by the Elf King with a secondary spring of the Life Spring. Although it’s not as potent as the Life Spring itself, it’s even more suitable for plants and animals. If I hadn’t heard about this artifact from my elf friends, and if my perception of natural power wasn’t so strong, I wouldn’t have recognized it. You must protect it well, lest it brings misfortune."

Grandpa Shom saw hope flicker in his eyes, "This spring water is indeed helpful for the oak seed, thank you. But I’m afraid one Mu Clan Language Book isn’t enough. You trust me so much, I can’t let you be at a disadvantage. Let me think..."

Shom rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a thick book to throw at her, still muttering, "Still not quite enough..."

Mu Ying hurriedly caught the book Grandpa Shom threw at her, another thick volume, "It’s enough, it’s more than enough!"