Chapter 17 Twilight Light
After the young lady finished her prayer, she felt a wave of drowsiness and soon fell asleep leaning against a tree trunk. When she woke up again, three days had passed. By then, the sky had returned to its normal state, and there were no signs of any abnormalities. Naturally, she could not know about the major events that had occurred in the previous few days.
How long have I been sleeping? Fortunately, no wild beasts came around.
The young lady leaped down from the tree, feeling somewhat scared. Then, she returned to the small house in the maple forest, took a bath, ate something, and went back to sleep.
Life returned to a brief period of peace.
In these few days, Lolan Hill began considering the storage of food. The wheat fields she had opened up in the maple forest were growing well. She did not know exactly how much they would yield, so she planted more just in case there would not be enough later.
Then, she continued planting fruit trees, which were sufficient for her own consumption.
New crops also yielded results, specifically the improvement of cotton.
[Full Moon Cotton · Special] (Exceptional Silver Rank): Developed from Night Moon Cotton, it requires growth in areas with ample moonlight and rich natural mana. It can be harvested to make Moonlight Cloth.
This particular Night Moon Cotton was originally located in a corner of the maple forest, but unfortunately, its previous position was not ideal as most of the moonlight was blocked by tree shadows. After this improvement, Lolan Hill specially transplanted it to an open space in the middle of the woods where it could receive plenty of moonlight.
[Moonlight Cloth] (Silver Rank): This fabric was quite popular among the upper echelons of the Mercury Dynasty’s nobility in historical records. Originally moon-white, it could be dyed into other colors. It was exceptionally comfortable to wear, did not attract dust, repelled water and oil, and did not hinder the perception or absorption of mana or magic power. Therefore, it was always in high demand as a luxury item at the time.
After Lolan Hill improved it, its quality rose another level, but this was not the end. Her true goal was to use the cotton to weave [Twilight Cloth] (Pearl Rank).
She spun the pure moon cotton into yarn, then soaked it in the juice of the three-leaf purple heart grass to dye it light purple. When the sun set during dusk, she removed the yarn from the dye and placed it under the afterglow of the sunset. Using a special technique, she guided the mana in the dye to blend thoroughly with the magic power of the sunset, fully integrating it into the yarn.
Finally, she preserved the yarn dried by the sunset according to the recorded weaving method, weaving it into Twilight Cloth. This was the most critical step; each movement during weaving formed tiny mana magic arrays within the yarn structure. Eventually, millions of these tiny magic arrays interconnected, becoming the true Twilight Light.
[Twilight Cloth] (Rare Pearl Rank): It has great affinity with mana and other magic powers, extremely beneficial for the absorption and recovery of magic power. Moreover, it is extremely durable and has some self-repairing capabilities, providing significant assistance in both combat and cultivation.
Since the establishment of the small house in the maple forest, Lolan Hill spent a considerable amount of time making furniture herself.
Basic wooden beds, cabinets, tables, chairs, and boxes were all made using the trees from the maple forest. She did not cut down the trees directly but instead used relatively thick branches as raw materials. Fortunately, these maple trees were ancient and towering, their branches more than sufficient for furniture-making.
According to the system’s evaluation, these [Red Maple Woods] were mostly rare silver rank, and the quality was excellent.
She then searched the entire Tixil Forest but only found pottery clay, not suitable porcelain clay. Therefore, the bowls, plates, pots, spoons, jars, and other household items at home were all pottery.
In fact, pottery was also very good. The young lady, relying on her sensitive discernment, removed all impurities from the pottery clay and mixed it with water, making it very smooth. She then started making them by hand on a small rotating wooden disk.
Initially, due to unfamiliarity, the shapes she made were somewhat strange, but later they improved significantly. In fact, shaping a piece of pottery clay into a beautiful jar gave her a great sense of accomplishment.
Then, after shaping the embryo, she baked it with fire heat until it was sintered, which brought a sense of accomplishment when holding it.
Because it was handmade, she felt a special satisfaction and affection for it.
The pottery bowls and pots in the small house presented a warm chestnut red color. When not in use, Lolan Hill stored them in a cabinet.
Later, she even tried making a primitive small oven out of pottery clay to bake bread.
However, there were still some things lacking in life, such as salt.
The Tixil Mountains were located in the central southern part of the continent, far from the sea, so sea salt was out of the question. Nearby, there were no natural saline lakes either. Thus, the most direct approach was to exchange with nearby villages and others.
This was the problem. According to Pulman’s description, traveling westward 150 to 200 kilometers would reach the border of the West Wind Kingdom. For the young lady, this distance was not considered far.
But for some reason, she did not want to directly interact with outsiders now. As a seasoned farming game player, she always believed in low-key farming, steady development, and winning through strength.
Currently, her strength was not yet formidable, and she was aware that her current appearance would cause many troubles if she went out.
She lacked powerful defensive means.
No, wait, there actually was one. She touched the butterfly hairpin on the side of her bangs.
[Cristina’s Butterfly Hairpin] (Quality 482, Rare Epic Rank): The witch Cristina infused her unique magic power into this hairpin before her death. It can be worn and used. (Usage remaining: 3/3)
A very precious treasure, a cobalt-blue crystal embedded in chromium gold, exquisitely crafted and lifelike. Fully utilized, it equaled a full-force strike from Sequence 9.
But she couldn’t bear to use it. Whether playing Dark Souls or Sekiro, there were always players who wouldn’t use consumable items until they completed the game. Even eating grapes, Lolan Hill was someone who preferred to save the best for last.
Moreover, reducing the usage from 3/3 to 2/3 made her feel imperfect, and her slight OCD would always want to restore it to full.
Thus, after much hesitation, Lolan Hill decided to first explore other places within the Tixil Mountains and temporarily avoid contact with humans from the West Wind Kingdom. After all, this was a magical world filled with wonders, and perhaps she might discover something new.
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