Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 658: Silkworm Moth Species of Relatives
At night, the caravan stayed temporarily in this settlement which had lost its owner. After all, sleeping in the house was much more comfortable than sleeping in a carriage.

Here, Tilan took a comfortable hot bath. After the bath, she changed into a more breathable and comfortable nightgown, sat next to the brazier in the hall, and looked through some books and records that were originally stored here. Although the things in them were recorded in a messy way, there were some interesting points.

The charcoal fire was dark red, and the not-so-bright light on the top of the hall was just right for reading. Some of the caravan members were playing ball and taking walks outside, some were preparing food in the kitchen, and some were counting the things and supplies stored here.

While leisurely flipping through the scattered bound book in her hand, Tilan took a nibble at a washed apple in one hand, occasionally stopping to look at the ceiling and surrounding layout of the hall, and staring blankly for a while.

After a while, Moli and another foxtail species came out from underground with Olenna who had just finished taking a bath.

By now she had changed into a clean white cotton long skirt with a simple belt around the waist to fit her body. The back of the skirt was a backless V-neck so that she could show off her wings.

Olenna was somewhat happy to see Tilan, and she flapped the moth wings on her back. Unfortunately, such wings could only flap a few times, which were not enough to make her fly. She even almost fell down while jogging due to the problem of center of gravity.

After a while, Olenna came up to Tilan a little nervously but quite expectantly, but she was not very talkative. She just knelt on the sofa beside Tilan, waiting for the girl to ask her questions.

In response to this, Tilan had to put down the book in her hand, sit up straight, then turn around and ask Moli first.

"Did you find anything when you bathed her, like any wounds or other problems?"

"There's a long wound on the back of my left leg, and there are branded letters and numbers on my shoulder, but everything else is intact." When Olenna heard Molly talking about the wound on her leg, she lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed because she was a defective product.

"How did you get the wound?" Tilan looked at Olenna who was lowering her head.

"I was too stupid when I was a kid, and I accidentally fell on something sharp and got scratched." Olenna explained worriedly, afraid that Tilan would not want her because of this.

"Can you let me see it?"

"Let me show you." Olenna said as she carefully propped herself up on the sofa, then turned around and bent over, lifting up her skirt to reveal a long scar on the back of her left thigh, from the knee to the back of her thigh.

"This doesn't look like something that could be caused by a fall." Tilan took a closer look. Her foundation in human medical knowledge was still very solid.

"It fell from a great height and got caught on some sharp protrusion." Olenna continued to explain.

"How did you climb so high?" Tilan asked casually.

"Because I get to play with everyone." Olenna showed a slightly nostalgic expression.

Then she slowly talked about the past. It turned out that Olenna was not from this settlement before, but grew up in other settlements, where several species of silkworm moths were raised. Olenna was still young at the time, only about seven or eight years old. Because she was still young, she could not do much work, but she was very obedient, so the people in the settlement let her play with other children.

Of course, when we say playing together, they actually mean being treated as toys by the children in the settlement. Because the status of the silkworm moth species is very low, they never resist.

Even though she was often bullied and teased, Olena still felt that those were very happy times for her because she was taken around by everyone and someone would talk to her every day. After playing, although she had to do the laundry for all the other children, she was still very happy because she was needed.

A few years later, when Olenna was about fourteen years old, although the status of the silkworm moth species was very low, because they were almost all pure-blooded, their looks and appearance had maintained a high standard since the first generation. At this time, Olenna, who was gradually growing up, was already very beautiful, and many young men in the settlement wanted to possess her. Fortunately, the leader at the time realized this in advance and locked her up.

"Since then, I have lived in a cage. Occasionally, someone would bring me food. Normally, I would do handicrafts and sew clothes for everyone in the cage."

"Although the cage is not very big, it is nice to live in once you get used to it. I can weave a very warm nest with my fallen feathers."

"It's just that, since then, few people have come to talk to me, and I don't know where my former companions have gone."

"About two years passed like this, and the leader found a buyer who was willing to pay a high price and sold me. I was still a virgin, so I was more valuable." Olenna thought for a moment and flapped her wings slightly.

"But he still felt a little regretful. He said that if my leg wasn't injured, I would be a top-quality product and could be sent to the Wolf Blood King Camp for auction."

"I'm sorry, Chief, for not protecting myself when I was little."

Hearing this, Tilan touched her head to comfort her, and then asked: "Do you like the leader and people of that settlement?"

"Yes, they raised me since I was young and taught me many things, such as reading, handicrafts, and talking to me."

"Oh...what a good child." Tilan sighed.

"Then what happened next?"

"After the owner of the new settlement bought me, he originally intended to give me as a prize to the person with the greatest military merit in the settlement. However, he lost the battle and the settlement was contributed, so I was brought here."

"Have you been living in the cold storage since then?"

"Yes, and once in a while someone comes and cuts my hair and feathers and gives me some food."

After telling the general story, Olenna dared to look up at Heshia.

"It's okay, someone will take care of you later." Tilan comforted her for a while, and Olenna soon became happy. Just as Fran and Guy said, the silkworm moth species is really easy to coax.

Let Moli take Olenna to eat, and Tilan continued to sit in the front hall reading. Later, when the companions who were taking a relaxing walk outside came back, everyone immediately lowered their voices when they saw Tilan, and then turned around to go to the restaurant to eat, and then take a shower and go to bed.

After a good night's rest and sleep, Tilan and others set out on the road again. This time, there was one more slightly happier silkworm moth species in the team.

On the way, Olenna lay beside the car window, looking at the scenery outside without any boredom. Whenever the wind blew, she would sniff the air with her nose tip and feel particularly happy. Even the wings of the moth behind her would flap, but unfortunately it still couldn't fly.

I always feel that the pair of wings are just for decoration and can't fly at all, Tilan thought to herself, then asked Olenna to come over and gently pinched the wings behind her with her hands.

The texture is very light and delicate, and there is a little white scale powder on my fingers after touching it. Olenna said that these scale powders are waterproof and have a certain cleaning and sterilization effect, which can protect the fragile silkworm moth species and reduce the chance of disease, so as to avoid the owner worrying about taking care of them. "Will they use your hair as raw material to weave cloth?" Tilan thought about the habits and uses of silkworms.

"Yes, usually after cutting it off, I am allowed to spin and sew it myself, but I grow slowly, and the last time I spun was a long time ago." Olenna answered seriously.

Guy, who was riding beside the carriage, heard this and responded casually, "The silk from the hair of silkworms is the best quality cloth in this land, and it is sold at a very high price. I guess the leader of the settlement wanted her to be a golden hen that lays eggs, so he kept her in the cold storage."

"Since silkworm moth species are so useful, why are they still so rare?" Tilan was a little puzzled.

"I don't know either. When I was a child, I followed the caravan to many places. They only bought products produced by silkworm moth species, but they have never really seen silkworm moth species." Guy thought for a while.

"I know a little bit." Moli, who had always been rather cold since joining the caravan, finally spoke.

"Silkworm moths are too delicate. They won't put up any resistance. That is to say, if a dog chases her and bites her on the side of the road, she will just keep hiding. If someone calls out to her and tells her not to move, she probably won't dare to move."

"With such a temperament, if you are not careful, you will be taken advantage of by people with bad intentions. Therefore, even in the settlements that raise silkworm moths, they are hidden to prevent them from contacting others."

"So that's how it is." Fran, who had been eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but be surprised. He then took out a small notebook and quickly wrote it down as material for writing a report later.

In the following days, the caravan passed through many settlements and the trade increased. The initial number of more than ten carriages has increased to nearly 20, and the items exchanged and bought along the way are piled in the carriages.

In this way, the caravan continued to move deeper into the grassland, until one day Tilan sensed something while sitting in the carriage, put down the book, and leaned out of the window to observe.

In the distance of the vision, there is a barren land with dry and yellow soil, and near the horizon, a wide winding river reflects the sun's rays and extends across the earth. Beside the river, some deer run by in groups, and some step into the river, trying to cross the water, but wild animals like crocodiles emerge from them and bite the passing deer.

The caravan gradually came to the river and stopped. Standing by the river, one could clearly feel the moist water vapor spreading under the evaporation of the sun.

"This is it." Guy dismounted.

"This river doesn't have a special name, because there are no other larger rivers in this land, so we call it the 'Big River' or the 'Giant River'." He led the horse to the river, walked a few steps, found a suitable place to go down, and let the horse drink some water.

"There are big turtles similar to crocodiles in the river. They are ferocious but don't run fast. As long as you are careful, you won't get hurt." Guy then waved his hand and asked the caravan members to lead their horses down to drink water one by one.

Tilan also jumped off the car, walked in the refreshing river breeze, looked into the distance, and looked at the endless river.

The widest part of the river is about one hundred meters. It looks a little turbid when viewed up close, but is crystal clear when viewed from afar.

After spending the past few days on the same old grassland, Tilan felt much better after seeing this river full of life. She even thought about taking off her shoes and walking in the river. But when she got to the river and looked at the yellow mud-like water, she retracted the idea and just scooped some water with her hands to feel the coldness of the water and the touch of the water flowing across her fingertips.

After resting for a while, the caravan continued to walk along the river. However, compared with the previous boring journey, this time it was much more interesting and rich. On the way, they could see many animals coming to the grassland to drink water, such as groups of wildebeests, birds of prey, scattered lions and tigers, as well as some caravans and travelers who were also on the journey.

"Are you also going to the Wolfblood King Camp?"

A caravan of similar size to Tilan's sent someone over to say hello, and as a gesture of goodwill, they also gave a bag of milk wine.

After taking the inspection, Guy rode forward and walked side by side with the other party's representative, chatting as they walked. The other party told Guy a lot of recent information on the grassland, and Guy also told him some of the situations in the east, such as the fall of Shilin Mountain Fort, the insect plague and so on.

Halfway through the journey, Guy returned to the convoy and came to Tilan's carriage, telling her the news he had just learned.

"I heard from them that the Wolfblood Queen has recently summoned many leaders of the settlements, and it seems that she is planning to make some big move."

"Because of this grand event, many merchants and curious travelers rushed to the Wolfblood King's camp like a market."

"Are we far away from the king's camp now?" Tilan was curious.

"It's not far. In fact, this river is the core area of ​​the grassland. If we continue to walk along the river, we will be able to see the location of Wangying tomorrow. As for whether we can get in before dark, it depends on luck." Guy estimated the time.

"The order in the Wolfblood King Camp is pretty good. At least they still have some dignity. Under the pressure of the Wolfblood Queen, others dare not mess around, so the caravans in this area will be much safer."

"We should be able to run into many similar caravans when we go there. If we want to collect food, we can also meet many representatives of settlements in the King's Camp and get a lot of useful information. Of course, the most direct way is to trade with the wolfbloods. They have a lot of food stored, including various dried fish, pickled meat, fruits from the grasslands, etc."

"In that case, let's go." Tilan nodded.

As the Eastern saying goes, now that you are here, don't miss it.

"Okay~" Guy indicated that he had received it, then he waved his whip and walked back and forth in front of the caravan, informing everyone to move towards the royal camp and telling everyone Miss Heshia's will.

He should have had such a plan a long time ago, Tilan watched Guy's actions, thought to herself, and then shook her head indifferently.

It is human nature to like lively activities. She was also very curious about how powerful the Wolf-Blood Queen was and how she used her strength to subdue various forces on the grassland and allow the Wolf-Blood race to occupy the most fertile land.

If she leads the Star-Seeking Covenant to settle in this land, the two sides will meet each other sooner or later, and it would be a good thing to know each other's character in advance.

The afternoon sun gradually slanted, and the convoy moved slowly along the river. Tilan sat in the carriage with unfinished plans and handwriting in front of him. The pen between his fingers occasionally turned, thinking about how to construct the "Star-Seeking Covenant" in the future, how the various races within it should get along, how to define the core beliefs and rules, and so on.

Although he had experience as a student union president and club leader before, the complexity of truly leading an organization from scratch to build and expand it is incomparable to campus life. But if he can really do it step by step, it will be a huge improvement for Tilan.

Or perhaps, only by going through such a process, leading a large organization to gain a foothold in a cruel environment, building and expanding step by step, can she truly grow into a qualified leader, rather than just a vase singer who calls for slogans, or a military figure who only knows how to solve problems with violence.

The fragrance of knowledge and the power of gentleness, the beautiful fireworks created by the interweaving of the two will bloom in each collision with real-life problems.

(End of this chapter)