I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 434

Chapter 434: When Lilies Bloom Across the Horizon

It seems that the stage where Xiao Mo and I urgently needed money has passed.

Just like in many classic plots of novels involving travel to other worlds, engaging in trade between two worlds is always the most lucrative way to make money—no exceptions.

A long time ago, the Earth was in a similar situation. Our silk was very popular in other countries, leading to caravans specializing in selling silk to foreigners. The biggest costs were transportation and logistics.

Those transporting the goods needed to be paid, and there was always the risk of losing both lives and money to bandits along the way. Spices followed the same pattern, caravans would transport silk from here to foreign lands and then bring spices back, with the largest expenses being labor and transportation.

But in our case, Xiao Mo and I hardly need to consider “labor” and “transportation.”

At present, Xiao Mo has perfected the spatial forbidden spell leading to “Grandis.” Whether it’s me, Xiao Mo, or Vivi, we can all easily use this forbidden spell to traverse between the two worlds.

The cost involves consuming magical energy to generate the corresponding forbidden spell. Once proficient, this magical energy consumption is not much, but it allows us to transport a massive amount of goods in one go.

Xiao Mo and I have tested this, and the spatial forbidden spell doesn’t seem to have any weight or “mass” limitation, only a volume limitation.

The spatial forbidden spell magic circles set up at the altar in Grandis and on Moon Orchid Island here form a circle with a diameter of about ten meters. Centered on this circle’s radius, items within a five-meter radius around the center—up, down, left, and right—will be transported.

If anything exceeds this distance, and is considered a “sentient being with a soul,” the transportation will fail, and nothing will happen. For example, if I have one foot inside the magic circle and the other outside, the transportation will fail.

However, “soulless items” will be forcibly transported. For instance, if we place a watermelon at the edge of the magic circle, the part extending beyond the circle will be directly cut off, and half the watermelon will be transported to the other world.

Generally, in the café, we source some raw materials from the other world, such as fruits like Heavenly Fruit and Dongdong Fruit. Xiao Mo purchases the best fruits externally, has them shipped to the port by sea, and then they are escorted to the capital by designated knights.

Xiao Mo then sends a few trusted subordinates to deliver the items directly to the altar, where either she or I activate the spatial forbidden spell to transport them to Moon Orchid Island on Earth. Once there, we summon the “Mobius Circle,” load the items onto it, and fly back to the café.

Similarly, sending Earth’s goods to the other world follows a similar process—loading the goods at the seaside, using the magic circle to reach Moon Orchid Island, and then transporting them.

The currencies of the two worlds are not interchangeable, but there is one universal commodity: gold. This may sound cliché, but it’s true. Whether on Grandis or Earth, gold and silver are only produced during supernova explosions, so their total mass is limited and highly valuable.

Grandis is an industrially backward world, known for its people’s obsession with magic. Few nations focus on industry and technology, making many basic industrial products very expensive.

Some very sweet fruits might be worthless because they grow abundantly in the wild, but extracting sugar from these fruits results in a luxury only the wealthy can afford.

Xiao Mo and I transport “scarce goods” like sugar, salt, and spices from Earth to the other world and then bring back a large quantity of fruits suitable for preservation and beverages.

The Diwutith Empire has gained unprecedented fame worldwide because of these “scarce goods,” enriching the national treasury with the acquired gold and other materials, while also addressing the café’s most immediate revenue issues.

It seems Xiao Mo was never short of money from the start. The reason she chose to work and live a hard life on Earth might have been… to experience the common people’s lifestyle here?

After all, I was also poor at that time, living a hard life every day. Xiao Mo must have had her reasons for doing this…

“Lower your head a bit, and your left hand like this…”

One sunny afternoon, in the back garden of the Diwutith Empire in the other world, I was trying to learn the classic “Water Ball Technique” under Xiao Mo’s guidance.

This magic, when translated, doesn’t sound as explosive. In Elvish, the original meaning of this magic is closer to “Explosive Water Element,” but due to differences in understanding, I prefer to call it “Water Ball Technique.”

“In actual combat, novice mages are easily attacked while using magic, so this hand needs to be here… yes, here to protect your chest.”

On the warm lawn, Xiao Mo, like a patient teacher, gently held my hand and softly instructed, “Another skill exclusive to water magic, ‘Water Curtain,’ is generally recommended to be summoned with the left hand. If you’re fast enough, you can draw all the magic runes within a second.”

“Summon the water ball with your right hand, keep your left hand on guard. If an enemy approaches from the front, summon the ‘Water Curtain’ immediately to block them. This is one of the basic skills for water mages.”

“Of course, battlefield situations change rapidly. Generally, no general would place water mages directly in the center of the battlefield. Many water spells are healing and support spells, better suited for protecting their own troops from the rear.”

“Come on, Nuo’er, maintain this posture. Divide your focus so your left hand is always ready to use magic, but concentrate most of your attention on your right hand. Try using the water ball again.”

As Xiao Mo spoke, she gestured towards a large tree in front of us, “Your target is that red fruit tree, go ahead.”

“Um…”

I thought for a moment and mentally simulated the “Water Bubble” magic I had just learned in the magical library. Raising my right hand, I began to gather magic power—

Binding, constricting, imprisoning, water vapor, membrane, sphere…

Recently, this has been my routine with Xiao Mo.

In the morning, I go to work at the café, handling affairs there. Before the lunch rush begins, I sneak off to the other world’s library to study and then practice magic in the garden here.

Throughout the process, Xiao Mo accompanies me, quietly guiding me.

Since we never announce our schedule, neither the folks at the café nor the people of this empire of ours know our stories here.

Smooth, love, embrace, bubble…

“Super Bubble, made by Nuo’er, come forth!”

Modifying the “Water Bubble” magic I had learned according to my understanding, I drew all the magic runes in one go. Then, with a dramatic turn, I aimed at Xiao Mo behind me and shouted,

“Water Bubble!”

“Poof—”

A two-meter-diameter, semi-transparent water bubble, shimmering with rainbow light, appeared out of thin air and floated towards Xiao Mo.

The elementary water magic, Water Bubble, is a support-type spell that can disrupt enemy actions. On the battlefield, several water mages usually work together, casting numerous bubbles at the enemy. When enemies touch these bubbles, they get enveloped, causing “immobilization” or “slowing” effects to a certain extent.

“……”

I could see that Xiao Mo was surprised by my sudden switch from Water Ball to Water Bubble. However, she hesitated for less than a tenth of a second before choosing to stop resisting, and plunged into the water bubble I summoned—”Ah! Nuo’er has caught me. I’m about to load the defeat CG…”

Defeat CG, what nonsense is that!

As I watched Xiao Mo trapped inside the bubble, I noticed that, perhaps because I added the “love” rune to the spell, there were many small heart-shaped bubbles floating inside.

“So the loser must obey the winner’s commands!”

I lunged and pulled Xiao Mo out of the bubble, pinning her down on the lawn, holding her wrists with my hands.

“How about that? My newly learned magic!”

“Indeed… it does have a bit of deception.”

Xiao Mo’s eyelashes fluttered. “But it would be more convincing if the hair on your head didn’t sway back and forth before you used the magic.”

What did you mean by that!!

“My hair doesn’t sway back and forth!”

“It does.”

Xiao Mo said seriously, “I could see it clearly from behind.”

“Ugh…”

I rolled over and lay down beside Xiao Mo, looking up at the sun, holding her hand.

“Am I progressing too slowly these days?”

Xiao Mo didn’t answer the question directly, “Right now, Nuo’er is still a child. Don’t worry about these things before you grow up. Just treat magic as a child’s toy.”

“But I still want to understand your world quickly.”

I turned over, “How about telling me more stories from the Demon King period, Xiao Mo?”

Xiao Mo hesitated for a moment, “Then after that, you have to come with me to the small garden at the back… for two hours.”

“One hour!”

“One and a half hours.”

“Deal.”

“……”

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