Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 101 The Foster Mother of the Sound-Grinding Fruit

Ada scolded Saul for his reckless behavior, but he himself seemed guilty, rubbing his hands back and forth, his face pale and his eyes darting around.

"What exactly happened just now? Why was there a wizard present?" Thor wasn't angry at Ada's anxious expression; he simply asked out of curiosity.

"I already told you not to be too curious. Curiosity isn't a good thing here."

Suddenly someone interrupted Ada.

"If this skinny kid wants to settle down in town, aren't you afraid he might accidentally offend someone and lose his life if he doesn't know some things?"

Jayce stepped out from under the eaves he had been leaning against; he seemed to have been standing there the whole time, observing coldly.

He glanced around at Saul and asked with a smile, "Do you have an older or younger sister?"

Thor shook his head. "I'm all alone."

"Oh, then there's no need to worry." Jayce extended his hand. "Our town of Mofan has always relied on the Mofan Fruit for its livelihood. It's just that the Mofan Fruit is difficult to grow, and the yield always drops drastically in an instant. In order to ensure the town's income and to continue to seek the protection of the Wizard Tower, our respected, great, and beloved Wizard chooses a lovely young girl every few years to be the foster mother of the Mofan Fruit."

"Foster mother?" Thor confirmed in surprise.

"Yes, foster mother. She risked her life to feed a bunch of fruit trees, what else could she be but a foster mother?"

"How do I raise it?"

Jayce's expression suddenly darkened, but he quickly regained his indifferent demeanor.

"Who knows? That's a matter for the wizard; how could we possibly have the chance to pry?"

If his expression hadn't suddenly turned so grim, Thor would probably have believed it.

It seems that being a foster mother is not an easy job.

"Does this happen every year? If so, there are no girls left in this town. How will they have children in the future?" Saul continued to ask.

"It wasn't frequent before, only once every three or four years. But it's been happening a lot lately, this is already the third one this year..." Johnny said, then fell into deep thought.

Ada finally couldn't listen anymore and pulled Thor away.

"Why are you talking to him? He's just an old scoundrel who does nothing all day and takes advantage of people. If you follow him, you'll go astray sooner or later," Ada nagdredged on.

"Ada, do you know about this foster mother thing?" Saul asked Ada in return.

After the two had walked several dozen meters, Ada stopped and turned to Thor, saying, "If you stay here for a few years, you'll find out sooner or later. You don't need to worry about it, and you can't control it anyway. There's nothing we can do about it; after all, our town... depends on that sacred fruit to survive."

"Do you know why the production of the Grinding Fruit has decreased?"

"How would I know? Those are things for big shots to worry about. You just need to mind your own business."

Thinking Saul just wanted to wander around town, Ada wanted to take him straight to the fields to work. But Saul secretly ran away halfway there, making Ada so angry that she stomped her feet. She had no choice but to leave the town alone; she still had a lot of work to do.

Thor, who had run away, did not go anywhere else, but returned to the place where he had just been surrounded by the crowd.

By this time, most people had already left, with only those who had relatives or loved watching the excitement remaining.

Several people surrounded the still-crying couple, taking turns to comfort them.

The implication was that they should accept their fate, relax, and that they would have more children.

As Saul walked over, he saw Aunt Jenny, who had been the most enthusiastic in persuading people, standing outside the crowd watching coldly, without that fake smile on her face.

It's like a stone sculpture standing in the middle of the street, but you can only tell it's a person.

Saul went over and coughed twice to get Aunt Jenny's attention.

The latter turned around and saw that it was Thor, his face immediately lit up with a smile, and he was breathing again.

"Aren't you the young man who came back with Ada yesterday? Why are you running around on the street by yourself?" She started looking Saul up and down again.

"I just arrived in Sailboat and was thinking of looking around for some work," Thor replied casually, then asked, "Aunt Jenny, what happened just now? Why was there a wizard apprentice involved?"

"What apprentice? You should call me Master Wizard." Aunt Jenny made a shushing gesture in an exaggerated way, but her voice was quite loud.

Then, she began to tell Saul about the traditions of Sailtown with great enthusiasm.

Magic Sail Town was originally a barren town, with a population and area less than one-tenth of what it is now.

One day, two passing wizards discovered the wild Grinding Fruit here and decided to settle down.

Through their efforts, they successfully expanded the production of the fruit, making it a major source of income for the local area.

Thanks to the Grinding Fruit, Magic Sail Town successfully became a vassal of a powerful wizarding organization in the distance, obtaining many materials they needed in return, while also bringing wealth and resources to Magic Sail Town.

As Mofan Town gradually prospered, it was renamed Mofan Town.

However, this place is located on the border, and after the relationship between Kema and the Principality of Knath deteriorated, the living environment became much worse.

The chaos at the fortress led to the transfer of most of the troops from Mofan Town to Mobian City, which significantly weakened the defenses here.

In addition, a group of barbarians who seemed to have wandered in from nowhere would occasionally send a few to raid, which eventually led to a year-by-year decrease in the production of the Grinding Fruit, to the point that it was almost impossible to guarantee the amount to be offered as tribute.

In order to increase production and continue to receive protection, the wizard had to increase the frequency of using pure maidens to nourish the Sound-Grinding Fruit.

"But isn't that wizarding organization protecting Mosailtown? Why not ask them to wipe out the barbarians?"

Thor heard from Nick that the Wizard Tower sends third-level apprentices regularly to collect ripe Grinding Fruits, so why not take the opportunity to eliminate the barbarians?

You should know that the only difference between ordinary barbarians and ordinary people is that they are physically stronger.

Even in the face of a wizard, one is still nothing.

"Well..." Aunt Jenny couldn't say. "I don't know. Anyway, the barbarians mostly appear in villages on the outskirts of the city. We don't know where they usually hide, so they're probably hard to catch."

As Aunt Jenny spoke, her gaze drifted to the couple who were being helped back to their room by the others.

"Don't worry, stay here. As long as there's no problem with the Grinding Fruit, there won't be any problems with Grinding Sail Town!" she said, emphasizing each word.

After saying that, Aunt Jenny turned around and warmly invited Saul to come to her house for a visit, but her eyes looked rather strange.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Saul unceremoniously abandoned Aunt Jenny.

"Thanks, Aunt Jenny. I'm going to keep looking for work. I'm broke right now." Saul chuckled and dashed off.

Aunt Jenny was taken aback, glared at her and cursed, but didn't seem very angry.

Thor jogged along the street, taking in the shops and street scenes on both sides.

Although this town is not particularly prosperous, the people walking on the streets look particularly peaceful and happy.

Even an old man in worn-out clothes sitting on the street can sit on the stone steps and chat and laugh with the shop owners behind him about what to eat when he gets home that night.

This seems to be a small town where there's no need to worry about the future.

After all, they have the sound-grinding fruit.

Saul wandered around the town, listened to the sounds, and finally returned to Ada's courtyard around noon.

A woman was carrying a wooden basin out of the courtyard when she looked up and saw Saul. Startled, she turned around and went back into the house with the basin.

The door slammed shut, as if Thor were some kind of monster.

Thor quickly looked down at his hands. The effects of the magic trick hadn't worn off. Why was the other person panicking?

Ignoring the flustered woman, Thor turned left and entered the old madman's room.

The old madman slept soundly after returning last night. When he left this morning, Ada pulled Thor away in a hurry and didn't have time to come over.

Now Saul comes in and finds that the old madman is no longer in the room.

The house was a mess, even messier than when Saul brought people in yesterday. It seemed to have been deliberately ransacked, and some things were missing.

Thor stroked his chin: "You ran pretty fast."

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