I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 142 Whimsical

Even this time, the fact that Leyou and the other minors dared to set up a stall was only possible with the tacit approval and support of elders like Lechu and Leshan. Given Lezhi's age and his contributions to the clan, he should have been well-off and didn't need to work so hard.

However, since Lezhi and Leyou wanted to do it and were having a lot of fun, Lechu didn't stop them. Instead, she encouraged and supported them, which shows how inclusive the overall atmosphere of the Lingyu Clan is.

After being comforted by Le Chu, Yu Yan, who had been on edge, breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, it seems I was too nervous. I'll give the order. I thought the opening ceremony this year would be canceled."

"Speaking of which, the Spirit Feather Clan really knows how to raise children." Qinglin also offered a slight compliment, recalling Lezhi's gentle yet firm, warm on the outside but cold on the inside personality. He guessed that this was why the Mother Tree had assigned Lezhi to the Spirit Feather Clan. Only in the Spirit Feather Clan could Lezhi receive the most suitable education.

Le Chu didn't care about the details; he was just helping out as invited, and all he needed to do was fulfill his duties, so he quickly got up to say goodbye.

……

"Lei Xiu, what just happened?"

The stalls are now limited in supply every day, and everyone has gradually adapted to the current workload. Lezhi, who has rotated through all the positions, is in charge of the water station operation today.

With practiced ease, the cleaned jelly fruit was chopped into pieces, then placed into a blender along with white juice fruit and sweet crystals. The blended juice was then poured into a transparent fluorite bucket containing ice stones for easy access.

The blender was quite heavy when it was full. When Lei Xiu saw Le Zhi struggling to hold it up, he rushed over and took over Le Zhi's work. He divided the juice into portions according to Le Zhi's requirements and then cleaned the blender after he finished using it.

Seeing Lei Xiu's skillful movements, Le Zhi turned around and continued making cola.

"Chief Lechu wants to see me about something. He wants to invite me to be a temporary volunteer to maintain the hunting festival."

After letting the blender drain halfway, Lei Xiu came over to help Le Zhi open the kola nut shells. After observing, Lei Xiu discovered a little quirk of Le Zhi's: she didn't like peeling plants, no matter what kind of peel it was.

Normally, unless Lezhi really wants to eat something, she won't touch unpeeled fruit that's left to spoil. So, the fruits that go through the fastest at home are actually berries that don't need peeling; they just need to be washed.

Lezhi wasn't averse to fruits that needed peeling; in fact, many of them tasted quite good, but he was just too lazy. If Lei Xiu could peel the fruit and put it in front of Lezhi, he'd be quick to show off.

Similarly, when cooking, Lezhi's most annoying task is peeling and removing the shells from various plants, but he doesn't like to bother others, so he always forces himself to do this job despite his unhappiness.

Ever since Lei Xiu discovered Le Zhi's habit, he has quietly taken over all the peeling and shelling work at home. Even when preparing vegetables at the market, Lei Xiu tries his best to keep Le Zhi out of the way.

After helping Lezhi remove the shells from all the cola nuts and put them away, Lei Xiu asked, "When I passed by just now, I saw that the prickly seeds we had drying in the yard were almost dry, so I collected them all. What do you think we should do next?"

“Well, Uncle Le Zhong should be making progress too. I haven’t seen him come over these past two days, he’s probably busy with this.” Le Zhi said, stroking his chin.

"Alright, let's wait for his news then." Leaning against the workbench with his arms crossed, Lei Xiu watched as Le Zhi added cola nuts to the boiling pot of water and then stirred it continuously.

As soon as it was launched, Coca-Cola became an instant hit at the trade fair. This beverage with its magical gas was more powerful than anyone thought, and it almost conquered everyone's taste buds.

The fact that the raw material for the production is the seeds of the Explosion Flower is temporarily kept secret as a unique method of Lezhi. Since the seeds of the Explosion Flower can be used as a staple food, a matter of great importance to people's livelihoods, and the production method is rather complicated, Lezhi can generously share it without hesitation.

However, kola nuts are quite simple to make; it's just that the popping flowers are hard to find, and the seeds are difficult to collect. This time, Maoqiu brought him so many, and Lezhi has been carefully counting the quantity each day.

Although he had asked familiar clansmen for help in the search, so many days had passed and there was still no news, which made Lezhi very frustrated, fearing that the cola supply would run out.

Seeing Lezhi's brows furrow, Lei Xiu's mood also fluctuated. "Zhizhi, what's wrong? What are you thinking about? Why are you frowning so much?"

"Ah...ah, it's nothing, I was just thinking about the kola nuts. I don't have many left. I asked the tribesmen to help me collect them, but there's been no response. I'm a little worried. Sigh, I wonder where Maoqiu found so many nuts before."

"It's definitely not close. The characteristics of the Explosion Fruit mean that it spreads in a fixed location and matures in batches. Last time, the furball was able to bring back so many because it must have encountered a batch of Explosion Flowers blooming and collected so many by chance. Even if we go again now, we may not be able to collect any usable seeds."

Lei Xiu, who tried to explain, was also somewhat helpless. This plant was too unpredictable, and he didn't have a better solution.

"Yeah, I know that, so I'm thinking if there's any other way..." The cola nuts in the pot have melted, and this is enough.

Watching Lei Xiu pour a full pot of cola into the bucket containing ice stones, Le Zhi's eyes glazed over, and a thought began to grow in her mind like weeds.

"Hey, Lei Xiu, do you think I could try using my ability to directly ripen an Explosion Flower and then collect the seeds?" With his eyes still unfocused, Le Zhi's words carried a hint of emptiness.

Lei Xiu paused while washing the pot, then continued his work as if nothing had happened.

"The idea is feasible. In principle, as long as you have enough energy, it is entirely possible." This is the truth. Tree spirits are naturally affinity-for-wood, and even the young ones are naturally able to sense plants.

Over the course of thousands of years of development, stimulating the growth of plants has become commonplace for tree spirits, but they only do so when necessary.

The reason this isn't done often is twofold. First, the energy required to induce plant growth is enormous, and the difficulty increases exponentially depending on the plant's grade and growth cycle. Second, the plant itself may not cooperate, which is also a challenge.

The method of weaving vines that Leju once used is a kind of vine-inducing technique. However, Leju was able to do it firstly because the vine was a very basic plant that required very little energy. Secondly, when Leju induced the plant to grow, it only grew to the extent that it needed and then stopped, so it did not fully mature the plant.

The effect that Lezhi wants to achieve is similar to what Leju has done, but it is also completely different.

“But…” Sure enough, after Lei Xiu finished speaking affirmatively, he was about to start presenting the facts. Le Zhi’s heart tightened as she waited for Lei Xiu to continue. “The process of stimulating plant growth is not a simple matter, especially since what you initially wanted to stimulate was a plant like the Explosion Flower, which is clearly of a high level.”

"You'll encounter these things once you've passed the cub stage, but since you've brought it up, I'll tell you about them now..."