Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Working as a Carpenter Overnight, The Effect of Natural Flourishing

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Working as a Carpenter Overnight, The Effect of Natural Flourishing

At night, Lantern Fireflies were lighting the way for Old Ma outside.

Using the light, Old Ma pressed on through the night.

Behind them, strands of golden light leaked out from the cracks in the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Star Worms maintained a brighter glow, providing Char with ample light. There were several oil lamps placed on the table and the floor, all radiating light as well.

This was the animal fat that Char had collected, which he had turned into wicks by twisting dry grass into thin ropes.

However, the illumination from such crude oil lamps was not very effective, and even though Char had placed several around, the room was still dim and gloomy, the effect not very good.

He was able to work under such lighting conditions, but it wasn’t good for the eyes.

As an archer, he relied on his eyes to make a living, so how could he not take good care of them?

Fortunately, the Star Worm was now able to maintain a higher level of brightness for a long time. If it were before its strength had increased, to maintain such brightness would have drained its magic power in no time.

With the illumination from the Star Worm and the oil lamps, Char was engrossed in crafting the wooden cabinet.

This was the fourth task in upgrading the carriage.

Betty was helping on the side, though she couldn’t actually be of much help, nor did she understand why Char was making a wooden cabinet overnight when they were about to encounter goblins.

But seeing Char working hard, she too wanted to try her best to help.

The Lotus Leaf Frog sat dumbly on one side, and whenever an insect slipped through a crack, it could easily catch the insect with a flick of its tongue and swallow it.

Although the Lotus Leaf Frog wasn’t much help in building the cabinet, it knew Char hated the annoyance of bugs, so it squatted nearby, very focused, determined not to let any bugs disturb him.

In a corner, there were a few animal carcasses piled up, which Char had hunted down during hit-and-run battles during the day – animals he had not hunted before.

As for animals he had already hunted, even if he encountered them along the way, he ignored them.

After all, he wasn’t really after the meat; his real purpose was to gather Praying Power. How could he have the leisure to hunt in the midst of tense battles?

Several first-time hunts contributed several strands of Praying Power to him.

After task settlement, there was now more Praying Power in the shrine, radiating a light that was beautiful and magnificent.

Char seized the time to craft the wooden cabinet according to the blueprints; he planned not to sleep for the next few days.

During the day, he fought guerrilla battles, accumulating Praying Power; at night, he worked on the wooden cabinet as a way to save time and complete the upgrade of the carriage as soon as possible.

Sleep?

With the state of his body now, it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t sleep for several days in a row; he could always catch up on sleep later.

After a night of busy work, the wooden cabinet was taking shape; judging by this progress, another night would suffice to finish it.

The pleasing progress and the smooth operations during the day, with goblins yet to catch up, relieved much of the pressure in Char’s heart.

He stretched, and his eyes caught sight of Betty sitting on the edge of the bed, having a staring contest with the Lotus Leaf Frog, which made him think of something.

Toward the Star Worms and the three of them, Betty’s attitude was noticeably different.

She was eager to get close to the Star Worm and the Lotus Leaf Frog, but she was cold and scornful toward the Lantern Firefly, never giving it a good face or a nice expression.

This was probably not just because the Lantern Firefly had tried to attack her, while the Star Worm and Lotus Leaf Frog had always been friendly, and not just because the Star Worms were sparkling like jewels, even more so than real ones.

Apart from these reasons, there was likely also the matter of attributes.

As a Flower Fairy, Betty was essentially an incarnation of flowers and grasses, naturally drawn to the Water Attribute and Moon Attribute as well as the Sun Attribute.

After all, plants can photosynthesize; being close to the sunlight is only natural.

Star Worms clearly possess the radiance of starlight and the Sun attribute, and it’s perfectly normal for Betty to be comfortable with the aura of the Star Worms.

However, sunlight is already the utmost comfort for a Flower Fairy. Any further, turning into fire, would be unbearable.

The Fire Attribute would only make the Flower Fairy uncomfortable, and without a doubt, the Lantern Firefly is a Demon Beast with the Fire Attribute.

Of course, the Flower Fairy is closest to its own attribute, that is, the Grass Attribute.

The Lotus Leaf Frog obviously has a part of the Grass Attribute, and its main Water Attribute can also make the Flower Fairy feel comfortable.

In such a case, it’s not at all strange for Betty to have a friendly attitude towards the Lotus Leaf Frog and be willing to get close to it.

But at this moment, what Char remembered wasn’t these things.

“Betty, can you tell what’s wrong with my beet seeds, tomato seeds, and also the Lily of the Valley Seeds and Centaurea seeds?”

Char led Betty to the wooden basin planted with beets, tomatoes, Lilies of the Valley, and Centaureas, and asked.

These seeds, whether sprouted or not, were all in poor condition, drooping.

It was evident that he had no talent whatsoever in planting flowers or grass.

And he was even a Half-Elf!

This was actually something he should have confirmed long ago, only the sudden outbreak of the goblin crisis didn’t leave him with the mood to pay attention to these matters. It was only now that he remembered them again.

Betty first came to the wooden basin with beet and tomato plants, closed her eyes, and began to sense as one would nature, appearing as if she was engaged in a silent conversation with the plants.

Soon, she started exclaiming, conveying the feelings of the beets and tomatoes.

“Oh dear, they’re saying they’re almost drowned.”

“They say they can hardly breathe.”

“Sunlight! Sunlight! They need sunlight!”

“They’re about to starve!”

Char was almost embarrassed to hear this.

“Then do you have a way to help them?”

He quickly asked.

“Of course!”

Betty lifted her small face, full of pride.

Then, with a look of “I can’t believe how bad you are at taking care of plants!” Betty cast Natural Flourishing on the beets and tomatoes.

Specks of emerald green light fell like raindrops, forming the faint shape of trees above the vegetable basins before sinking into the soil and disappearing.

As the points of light vanished, it was visibly obvious that the sprouted seedlings had perked up, straightening their stems.

Subsequently, those barren basins started to see seeds sprouting, and tender green shoots broke through the soil, entering Char’s view.

The effects of “Natural Flourishing” were indeed powerful, not only revitalizing the seeds and seedlings but also accelerating their growth, compressing what would normally take days or even half a month into a matter of seconds.

Char was overjoyed, and then he had Betty help with casting spells on the Lilies of the Valley and Centaureas.

Comparatively, these two flowers were faring much better than the beets and tomatoes, and the Flower Fairy liked fresh flowers very much—without them, she would be very uneasy.

So, after releasing “Natural Flourishing” once, Betty then invoked “Flowers in Full Bloom.”