I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 501
Chapter 501: Mianyun
Due to the Tree of Life or the Elf Tree that Xiao Mo planted on “Moon Orchid Island” in the Mianyun District, and the fact that she made me the “First Elf Queen” of that little tree, the laws of Earth were rewritten, causing a small amount of magic to start spreading outward from the Elf Tree.
The area around Moon Orchid Island is mostly ocean, and aside from some “pioneers” involved in the construction of the Mianyun District, the closest place to the island is naturally the Nanqi District in the Shenzhen City.
At the seaside in Nanqi District, the “Shangjing Cat Café” that XIao Mo and I run has been attracting tourists from all over the world, and almost every day, a large crowd of customers from various places bathes in the “magic” radiating from the Elf Tree.
This means that one day, Earth will inevitably enter the age of magic.
In response, Xiao Mo and I decided to openly acknowledge the existence of the “otherworld” to our former acquaintances.
For example, to Ouyang Xue, Jiang Wei, Sikong Yue, and others.
These are all adults with a well-developed worldview, and they have a close relationship with me and Xiao Mo. Even if they learn this secret, they won’t spread it around.
So… with our “confession,” many of our old friends accepted this revelation.
“I had a feeling this day would come ever since that time, Nuo’er, when you gave me that magical bottle of milk. I started to suspect your connection to the otherworld.”
“And as for the rumors about the café, I actually believed them too. I’ve grown flowers and cultivated grapes and strawberries, but never once did they thrive as well as they do here. Everyone says Nuo’er is the Goddess of Life, and I believe that too, because after being around you, many of the small ailments I had were miraculously cured.”
The first to easily accept Xiao Mo’s and my confession was Ouyang Xue. As our closest “cafe manager,” she expressed great excitement about our wedding.
“A wedding in another world? Hmm, that makes sense, especially since same-sex marriage isn’t legal here. Plus, if it became a big deal, online opinions might get out of hand. And since this place… Diwutith, is Xiao Mo’s homeland, it’s the perfect place to hold the wedding.”
“Let me see if I can learn this… magic, too.”
Besides Ouyang Xue, Jiang Wei, Pipi, and Su Yunjin were extremely surprised by the fact that “another world really exists and that Momo is actually the strongest in that world.”
“Wait, are you serious? I always thought you were joking.”
“So Xiao Mo really is the Grim Reaper? And Nuo’er is the Goddess of Life? Nuo’er’s elf ears and cat ears are real?”
“So, all those in the café… the Black Dragon Princess, the Archangel, the undead, the catgirls, and the horse girls… they’re all real too?”
“Give me a moment to process this, I’m a bit overwhelmed, just a bit…”
“But now it all makes sense. I always thought that Nuo’er, Xiao Mo, and the maids in the café were a little… too extraordinary, because I’ve never seen girls as beautiful as them. Just Nuo’er alone is as beautiful as a fairy, and then there’s Xiao Mo, and Fei Luo, and Gabriel…”
“Huh? Are you getting married? Really? It’s about time! This magic spell? I can learn magic too?”
“Alright, I’ll try my best to see if I can learn it.”
In comparison, our collaborator Sikong Yue and some of the “book friends” from my novels were much more composed.
“So Nuo’er really does come from another world, huh? Just as I suspected.”
“Of course I believe it. If I didn’t believe in dreams, I wouldn’t have read your books, right?”
“Hehe, I’m just a high school or college student, so of course I still have dreams. Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone.”
“Alright, let’s go see if we can learn this magic as quickly as possible.”
Besides a few close friends, Xiao Mo and I also shared this information with some important figures we’ve interacted with, such as certain “officials.”
This includes Shenzhen’s Mayor, Ye Yuqing, Su Yunjin’s uncle, and others at the departmental level who we’ve had some contact with.
We’ve confirmed that these individuals belong to the “Ye Yuqing faction,” who advocate for the development of the Mianyun District and are good leaders working to improve the lives of the people in Shenzhen.
When they heard about the fact that Xiao Mo and I “have a country in another world,” their reaction was noticeably different from that of Ouyang Xue and the others.
“Are you… serious?”
At that time, when Xiao Mo and I went to Ye Yuqing’s office in the city, she was in the middle of discussing the classification of new plants with leaders from the city’s forestry bureau.
Xiao Mo and I immediately left them wide-eyed and incredulous with our words. It was clear that, as well-educated and firm “atheists,” they found it hard to accept this explanation.
“Yes,” we calmly explained. “Those crops that have been giving botanists such a headache all come from another world, so there’s no need to classify them. You can just create a new ‘Otherworld Domain’ or ‘Otherworld Gate’ category.”
Previously, ingredients like “Paradise Fruit” and “Cat Jump Jump” that are used in drinks all came from plants in the other world.
In today’s society, the beverage industry, especially the bubble tea sector, is highly competitive. Even when someone creates a “new product,” competitors quickly imitate it, tweak the formula slightly, and market it as their own.
For example, “Mango Pomelo Sago” is made by mixing ingredients like mango, sago, and coconut milk. After this drink became popular, other stores directly copied the recipe, changed the name to “Sweet Dew Elixir,” and put it on the shelf for sale.
However, drinks like “Cat Jump Jump” from the “Shangjing Cat Café” are impossible to replicate. Other shops can’t get the ingredients.
You can only taste this trending drink if you visit our café.
“Uniqueness” equates to “monopoly,” which explains why the café has become so popular recently.
Because of the café’s popularity, we can continue offering “free” items.
However, the plants and fruits we made public have certainly caused frustration among local botanists and the forestry department.
After all, classifying plants usually requires tracing their origins: determining the plant’s genus and family, researching where it came from, its historical relatives, and where it has been discovered on various continents, among other details.
But these plants from another world are essentially “new creations,” making it impossible for botanists to classify them.
Fortunately, since Ye Yuqing and the forestry department officials, as well as the leaders managing plants in Shenzhen, have good relationships with us, Momo and I decided to be straightforward with them.
“Let me digest this… What you’re telling us is just too, too disruptive to our worldview.”
“No, this is beyond our capacity to decide. This… this is like the explosion of an atomic bomb, more disruptive than an atomic bomb. Are you sure you want to tell us this?”
“Of course.”
Despite the leaders’ astonishment, Xiao Mo and I remained calm.
“If you’re interested, you could invite a few botanists or zoologists to visit the other world, and they could also attend our wedding. Of course, they would need to promise to keep it a secret.”
“This is the way to use the forbidden spell. Only by mastering this can you take Xiao Mo’s spatial forbidden spell to travel to the other world.”
“Our Diwutith is currently in great need of experts and scholars in this field.”
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