Forests Don't Support Idle Goblins

"Brother Shan Xiao, did you really get the honey?" A chubby little fairy flew to Shan Xiao's side and asked with a chuckle.

"Yes, why are you asking this?" Shan Xiao looked at his friend with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

"I want to go with you." The chubby boy folded his wings, hesitated for a moment, and then revealed his purpose.

"No, it's difficult. You need to go through tough trials, give your heart, and win over a new friend before you can get the honey," Sansio said, raising his head.

"I, I can do it too," the chubby boy said in a muffled voice, rubbing his nose with the back of his hand.

"You?" Sansio wanted to refuse outright, but looking at the hopeful look in the other's eyes, and remembering that this guy had said yesterday that he "didn't want to eat leaves anymore," he changed his question and asked, "Are you capable of flying?"

"Okay, Brother Shanxiao." The chubby boy flapped his translucent wings with all his might, and he flew up with a buzzing sound. "See, not bad, right?"

"Like a fly." Sansio pouted.

However, he still nodded in agreement to the chubby boy's request, "Follow me from now on, wherever I go, you go, don't make a fuss."

"Okay." The chubby boy nodded vigorously, then shouted, "Brother Shanxiao agrees!"

Suddenly, five little fairies flew over, chattering excitedly, "Take us with you, Brother Shanxiao!"

When Shanxiao saw that all the young fairies he was on good terms with had come, he said, "Alright, but like I said before, follow me and don't make a fuss."

All the little fairies nodded earnestly; it seemed that none of them wanted to eat the leaves anymore.

"Brother Shanxiao, is the new friend you mentioned human?" the chubby boy asked curiously.

"No," Sansio fell silent, not wanting to lie to his friend, "My new friend is a goblin."

"Ah!" All the little goblins trembled and exclaimed in surprise. They couldn't believe that Sansio would give such an answer. Goblins were an evil species that the elders of their tribe often warned them to be careful of.

"Could it be a lie?" a little fairy whispered.

"If I'm lying, you'll definitely be able to tell for yourselves." Sansio smiled, exuding a sense of arrogance that suggested he was the only one who was right.

"I'm going to find new friends now, are you guys still coming?" He looked at his companions in front of him.

No one spoke; the little fairies were all wavering between choices.

Shanxiao raised its head, took a few steps, then flapped its wings and flew towards the underground river. It made no unnecessary movements, giving people the feeling that "the road ahead is long and I can explore it at will".

"Are you going?" the chubby boy asked.

"That's a goblin," a little fairy said. "I heard they eat everything. What if they get us..."

"I don't care, I don't want to eat leaves anymore." After saying that, the chubby boy flew up unsteadily, trying his best to catch up with Shanxio.

The other little fairies looked at each other and could only silently follow.

After flying for a distance, Shan Xiao and the others landed on the platform, and all the little fairies frowned.

"What a strong smell of blood, Brother Shan Xiao." The chubby boy sidled up behind Shan Xiao, grabbed his wing, and said fearfully.

Sansio was also a little confused. He told the others to wait for him invisibly while he went in first to take a look.

After a while, a goblin came out.

"Where are they?" Charles asked Shancio on his shoulder as he looked around the platform.

Sansio flew to the ground and summoned his invisible companions.

"This is my friend, the leader of the goblin tribe, Sharl." He introduced Sharl to everyone.

All the little fairies were very reserved; they jostled and pushed each other, not daring to get too close.

"How's your mushroom?" Shan Xiao ignored his friend's behavior, after all, he had been in a similar situation back then.

"Sigh—" Charles sighed, "The situation is very bad, they're all going to die."

"But it's nothing," he immediately changed to a smiling face, "there's always a sweet treat for friends."

"Take us to see it," Sansio said after a moment's thought.

"Do you really want to see?" Charles looked at Sansio with a worried expression, and after a few seconds he said, "Come with me."

Then he took the little devils to the Red Bull breeding area.

Apart from the Red Bull Mushroom that grew from the natural wind that Sancho cast last time, all the other mushrooms in the area were half-dead, and even their mycelium had begun to wither.

After flapping its wings and surveying all the cultivation substrates, Sansio came to Ciel. "We'll take care of these mushrooms for you, and you give us honey in return, how about it?"

"This... wouldn't this mean I'm enslaving you? No, no!" Charles quickly waved his hands in refusal.

"Can I exchange honey for helping to take care of these mushrooms?" a little fairy asked in a low voice.

"No, friends shouldn't do that," Charles insisted. "Honey is for sharing with friends."

He immediately ordered the goblin to prepare a bowl of honey water, and soon after, Bucktooth came over with a bowl of honey water.

"I'm so sorry, we only have honey water, no flowers. Please have a taste first." Charles smiled as he took the honey water and placed it in front of the little fairy.

"Mmm, it smells so good." The little devils, smelling the aroma, pounced on the bowl like hungry tigers and began slurping it down.

Before long, the bowl of honey water was empty.

"If you want more, I have some honey here," Charles said, his smile looking somewhat forced, as if hiding a lot of difficulties.

"Chief Charles, let us take care of the mushrooms for you," Shansio said righteously as he flew up to him.

"No, that won't do." Charles still shook his head.

"Okay, Chief, we'll take care of the mushrooms, and you can just give us honey." The chubby boy flew over too. He had drunk his fill and looked like a round bumblebee. "I never want to eat leaves again."

"In that case," Charles nodded heavily, "we're counting on you all."

The little fairies happily flew towards the Red Bull Mushroom, casting natural winds around it. Shansio even acted as the foreman, directing his friends to cooperate with each other.

Charles smiled as he watched the cheerfully singing fairies, feeling incredibly happy. "What's that saying again? Happiness is contagious."

After a while, the red bull mushroom underwent a visible change. What was originally the size of a bean mushroom had grown more than ten times taller, and the mycelium had become much thicker. Many fruiting bodies had also grown from the mycelium. The entire culture medium was completely different from before.

"Thank you so much," Charles said, noticing the little fairies who were clearly exhausted. He immediately ordered Bucktooth, "Go and get a big piece of honey."

Not long after, Bucktooth returned with a large piece of honey, and all the little fairies stared at it with wide eyes.

Charles had his men make several small cloth bags to help the little goblins carry the honey. As he filled the bags with the honey, he thanked them, saying, "You've really been a great help. I never knew your magic was so powerful."

"We're not that great yet. Sister Yunxia is the real expert. She can take care of all the mushrooms here by herself," the chubby boy said without thinking, licking a piece of honey.

Immediately afterwards, the two little fairies covered his mouth, and he realized he had said the wrong thing, stealing a glance at Sansio.

Sansio's expression remained normal, without any sign of anger.

"Well, thank you so much for today." At the edge of the platform, Charles waved to the little fairies while reminding them to be careful.

"Boss, as long as they come often, our Red Bull supply will be fine," Bucktooth said cheerfully from the side.

"Not enough," Charles said with a smile. "We have to wait a little longer."

"Wait for what?" Bucktooth asked.

"When their entire clan moves here," Charles said with a confident smile.