Chapter 115 Fluorescent Grass Powder
“Du——Du, du——”
Hearing the sound of knocking, Akali’s round face popped out from behind the door.
Seeing Xu Yi standing behind the door, Akali revealed an unnatural expression. She paused for a bit before saying with a smile, “Sir chairman, you’re back.”
“Un.” Xu Yi nodded before looking around the room, “How is it? Is Vivian good?”
“The first question back is about Vivian……” Akali muttered before moving aside, “Go in, Vivian is upstairs. She should still be awake, I’ll go call her.”
Seeing Akali turn to run upstairs, Xu Yi couldn’t help looking behind him, but he didn’t see a trace of Agnes.
It seemed like this female elf should have used her Shadow Stealth Spell to hide herself again.
Thinking about how she kept following him on the way back, Xu Yi couldn’t help rubbing his head in pain.
Elves were stubborn by nature and this Agnes was especially stubborn.
No matter what Xu Yi said, she wouldn’t leave Xu Yi’s side. It was like once she left, Xu Yi would disappear without a trace.
Xu Yi couldn’t speak sense to her, couldn’t threaten her, and couldn’t even shake her, so he could only helplessly accept this fact in the end.
It was a good thing Agnes didn’t like showing herself in front of others. She could always use the Shadow Stealth Spell to hide herself, so she didn’t affect Xu Yi too much.
Shaking his head as he came in, Xu Yi found that the living room was actually tidy. It was not like the mess he had seen before whenever he came to visit.
Seeing Akali run downstairs again, Xu Yi couldn’t help asking in a curious voice, “Hey, Akali, you’ve changed your personality? You actually learned to clean the room?”
Akali looked at Xu Yi with an aggrieved look and gave a soft snort, “Isn’t it because sir chairman always says that I don’t clean my room.”
“It seems like my words were effective, that is a good thing.” Xu Yi laughed before feeling that something wasn’t right. He thought about it before looking up and finding that there was actually a light yellow, transparent cylinder hanging on the roof of the living room.
This transparent cylinder seemed to have something inside that was letting out an intense light, but after being filtered by the cylinder, it became a warm yellow light.
Xu Yi felt this wasn’t right because he suddenly remembered that it was dark outside. However the room was very bright, just like daytime.
If it was illuminated with candles, it definitely couldn’t achieve this kind of effect.
Looking at the light yellow cylinder, Xu Yi couldn’t help calling out in pleasant surprise, “Hey! You actually already succeeded with this research!”
Akali’s face filled with a smile as she said, “Yes, sir chairman, this is the Magic Lamp that we researched. What do you think?”
Xu Yi raised his hand, but he found that this Magic Lamp was hung high up and he couldn’t reach it at all.
When he wanted to find something to stand on to have a better look at the Magic Lamp, there was a soft laugh from the staircase before Evita’s voice rang out.
“Chairman, if you want to take a look at the Magic Lamp, how about looking at the one in my hand?”
Xu Yi turned around and his eyes instantly lit up.
On the staircase, Evita was walking down.
Perhaps it was because it was late, but she was wearing a set of loose fitting sleep clothes right now. Although it tightly covered her up, it gave a lazy feeling to her that gave her a different kind of feeling and taste.
What attracted Xu Yi’s eyes even more was the glowing thing that was held in Evita’s hands.
This thing had a round wooden base and there was a transparent light purple glass cover on top of that.
The thing inside the glass wasn’t releasing a strong light and because it was covered by the glass, it was only letting out a dim light purple glow. Evita that was holding it was covered by it and it added a mysterious aura to Evita.
Xu Yi looked for a while and his heart filled with pleasant surprise, “Evita, you actually solved the problem of the Magic Array’s intensity?”
Evita revealed a faint smile and didn’t respond to Xu Yi’s question. Rather she moved aside and revealed Vivian hiding behind her.
Seeing Vivian’s shy expression revealed by the light purple glow, Xu Yi couldn’t help being stunned.
“Vivian, what are you hiding behind Evita for? What? Could it be that in just ten days, you don’t recognize me anymore?”
Vivian quickly shook her head. She looked at Evita and seeing Evita give her a nod with a look of encouragement, she hesitated a bit before moving down the staircase and slowly moving to Xu Yi’s side.
Before she reached Xu Yi’s side, her expression became more nervous. When she reached Xu Yi’s side, she suddenly gave a sigh of relief and her expression relaxed all of a sudden.
Xu Yi looked at her with a somewhat bewildered look before he couldn’t help reaching out to touch her head.
“You don’t have a fever…...I say, Vivian, what is with you?”
Vivian’s face was already a bit red since she had just come out of the bath, but it became even redder as she forcefully shook her head.
“A little girl’s thoughts really aren’t easy to guess.” Xu Yi could only mutter in his heart before turning to wave his hand at Akali and Evita, “Come, Evita, let me see the Magic Lamp in your hand. Akali, take out the research you’ve done in the past few days, I want to see how much progress you’ve made.”
Evita brought the crystal lamp over and Xu Yi had her take it apart without any hesitation. As expected, there was a familiar looking Magic Array at the base of the Magic Lamp.
But looking at it more closely, he found that whether it was the Magic Array on the foundation of the Magic Lamp he had bought or the one that Evita had drawn before, it had changed quite a bit. It was clear that Evita’s group had made quite a few improvements to this Magic Array.
Xu Yi looked at it for a while and found that the difference with this Magic Array was that on this Magic Array, there was some kind of weed that was densely packed on it. Xu Yi carefully looked it over for a bit before recognizing that although this weed had changed colours, it was still the Fluorescent Grass.
Xu Yi thought about it and softly pressed on the Fluorescent Grass. He found that after her pressed down on it, there were several cracks that formed on the fine Fluorescent Grass.
Evita saw Xu Yi’s actions and it was too late to call out to stop him. She saw Xu Yi break several pieces of Fluorescent Grass and instantly revealed a bitter smile.
“Chairman, have you found the problem?”
Xu Yi looked up at her and gave a slight nod, “This is a very normal problem, it isn’t hard to find. Have you not found a solution yet?”
Evita helplessly shook her head, “Although the Fluorescent Grass can perfectly release light, it is still grass in the end and is very weak. No matter what methods we’ve thought of, it is very hard to guarantee it isn’t destroyed. So look at this, whether it is the Magic Lamp hanging on the ceiling or the Magic Lamp in my hand, they are all wrapped up in glass to make sure the Fluorescent Grass isn’t damaged.”
Xu Yi nodded, “This idea isn’t bad. The problem is too limited and we don’t have a way to pull the air out of the glass or insert some inert gas to stop the material from oxidizing. But this method can’t be used for long.”
Evita looked at Xu Yi in a daze. She didn’t understand what Xu Yi meant by pulling out the air or inserting noble gas at all, but she knew that Xu Yi wouldn’t thoughtlessly say these things. So she didn’t give her opinion and silently waited for Xu Yi to continue while noting these down.
Akali had brought over their research results from the past few days and Xu Yi honestly looked them over after taking them.
These papers were thick and Xu Yi seriously looked over them, so he spent a while reading them all.
After he finished, Xu Yi closed his eyes to think about something before saying to the two of them, “I’ve found that the two of you have neglected a very important problem.”
Evita and Akali were stunned at the same time, “What problem?”
Xu Yi stood up to walk over to the table and touched the Magic Lamp Evita had put away earlier, taking out the Fluorescent Grass inside the Magic Lamp. He had Akali bring a small bowl and then put the broken pieces of Fluorescent Grass inside, using a soup ladle to crush them.
Seeing Xu Yi’s actions, Akali asked in shock, “Sir chairman, it can’t be that you think that Fluorescent Grass Powder can also absorb the lightning of the Magic Array to release light, right?”
“Why not?” Xu Yi asked back. He pointed at the material to the side, “Haven’t you noticed that in the description of the Fluorescent Grass, even after the Fluorescent Grass withers, it can absorb lightning and release light?”
“That’s right, so we used Fluorescent Grass for this experiment. If we wanted live Fluorescent Grass, we wouldn’t even have been able to develop these two Magic Lamps. But sir chairman, how is this related to your ideas? Withered Fluorescent Grass is still Fluorescent Grass, but isn’t crushing it into powder a completely different story?” Akali still asked in a confused voice.
Evita also had a look of doubt, as she thought that Xu Yi was sometimes whimsical.
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile, “Since wither Fluorescent Grass also has the ability to store lightning and release light, it means that it is unrelated to the life force of the Fluorescent Grass and it’s the specialty of the material that determines this quality. Since it’s like this, there shouldn’t be much difference between complete Fluorescent Grass and powdered Fluorescent Grass. Since it’s possible in theory, why wouldn’t we give it a try? The so called experimenting is just trying to find the one success in ten thousand failures.”
Evita and Akali couldn’t help nodding thoughtfully when they heard this.
Xu Yi had completely grounded the Fluorescent Grass. He took the Flashing Thunder Array that Evita had prepared from the table and carefully scattered the Fluorescent Grass Powder according to the path Evita and Akali had found.
When everything was prepared, Xu Yi looked at the nervous Akali and Evita and revealed a smile. He reached out a finger and sent out a trace of magic.
With a flash of light, the Flashing Thunder Array activated.
After a while, a weak glow came from the Fluorescent Grass Powder on the Magic Array before it gradually became stronger. It lit up all the dark places on the table and also lit up the three faces with pleasantly surprised smiles around the table.
Chapter 116 Designer
When Xu Yi came home, it was already late at night.
Perhaps it was because she was back in a familiar environment, but as soon as they came in, Vivian who had been sleeping on Xu Yi’s back suddenly woke up. After being in a daze for a bit, she fully woke up and quickly jumped off Xu Yi’s back as she lowered her head to apologize, “Sorry, master, you had to carry me back…..”
Xu Yi patted her head and asked, “How was it? Did you have a good time living with Evita and Akali?”
Vivian immediately revealed a smile and excitedly nodded, “Un, it was very good. Big sister Akali and big sister Evita were very good to me. Big sister Still also came to see me and bought new clothes for me. Master, look, I’m wearing the clothes big sister Still bought for me right now.”
Xu Yi looked at the thick cotton padded jacket Vivian was wearing, “No wonder. I was thinking that I didn’t buy this for you, so it was something Still bought for you. Vivian, it seems like it was a very good idea to let them look after you. How about you just live with them from now on, they are this good to you anyway.”
“Ah?” Vivian was stunned before tears suddenly appeared in her eyes, “Master, you…..you don’t want me anymore?”
Xu Yi never thought that just a casual joke from him would make Vivian cry. He quickly wiped away her tears in a panic before anxiously saying, “I’m just joking, don’t take it seriously!”
“Really? Master, it isn’t because you don’t want me anymore?” Although the sadness on her face softened, Vivian’s expression still looked unsettled.
Seeing how she looked like an abandoned little animal, Xu Yi let out a sigh. He thought that he really didn’t pay enough attention.
Vivian had been a slave since she was young, so she never had a sense of stability and safety before. Now that she finally had some peaceful days, naturally it would be very important to her.
Perhaps it was only a casual joke to Xu Yi, but it was a very terrifying fact for her, so naturally it would cause such an intense reaction from her.
“Relax, I won’t not want you, I was just kidding.” Xu Yi patted her head and comforted her in a very certain voice. Then he gave the Magic Lamp that Evita gave him to Vivian, “Go and turn on the lamp. You’ve been with Evita and Akali for so long, you should know how to use it, right?”
Hearing Xu Yi’s orders, Vivian finally stopped crying and brought the Magic Lamp into the room.
Seeing the room light up, Xu Yi turned back to look at the dark night and raised his voice a bit to shout, “Young miss Agnes, come out.”
Space distorted to his left and Agnes appeared.
“Chairman Xu, do you need me for something? Could it be that you changed your mind and are prepared to head back to the tribe with me now?” Agnes’ voice was filled with a trace of pleasant surprise.
“I’m very sorry, I have to disappoint you.” Xu Yi shook his head, “I just want to ask you, how are you planning to spend the night?”
“Spend the night?” Agnes seemed like she never thought Xu Yi would ask this, so her voice was a bit surprised, “I’ll just stay here.”
“Stay here?” Xu Yi’s face filled with disbelief, “You wouldn’t be planning to spend all night outside, right? It’s this cold, you aren’t afraid of freezing to death?”
Agnes opened the cloak on her head and tilted her head with a curious look.
“Chairman Xu, you’re caring about me?”
“That’s right, I’m caring about you!” Xu Yi snappily said, “Although I feel that you following me around like this very annoying, but I can’t just watch a little girl like you sleeping on the streets, right? Come, come in. Although my place isn’t big, there’s no problem if one more person lives here.”
Agnes hesitated a bit before following Xu Yi into the room.
When she walked to Xu Yi’s side, Agnes suddenly thought of something and said to Xu Yi, “Chairman Xu, I am seventy four years old this year, I’m much bigger than you. You shouldn’t call me a little girl.”
Xu Yi instantly found this funny. He looked over at Agnes and said in a voice showing that he was a bit angry and found this a bit funny, “According to the standard of your elves, seventy four is equal to being a teen for us humans, right? I am a twenty seven year old human, so is there a problem in calling you little girl?”
Agnes actually carefully considered this before giving a nod.
“This is also reasonable. Alright, you can call me little girl.”
Xu Yi was defeated by this elf Agnes’ stubbornness and honesty. He could only shake his head and not pursue this topic any longer.
When he walked into the room, Vivian had already lit up the Magic Lamp and it released a light green glow, covering the room in a light shade of green.
Looking at the Magic Lamp on the table, Agnes looked a bit surprised. She went around the Magic Lamp before saying in surprise, “Chairman Xu, you humans really are a creative race, to actually make something like this. This is simply like the Moonlight Flowers in our tribe we use to light up the night.”
“Don’t you elves have strong night vision? Why would you need the Moonlight Flower’s light?” Xu Yi asked.
Agnes shook her head, “Not every elf has strong night vision. The older elves have weaker bodies, so their night vision is also weaker. They need the Moonlight Flower and Elune’s light very much. Chairman Xu, what is this thing that is like the Moonlight Flower called?”
“This thing is a Magic Lamp. What, you’re interested in it?” Xu Yi was a bit surprised.
Agnes nodded, “Un, I like this thing very much. Of course, it would be better if it was more beautiful.”
“You don’t think it’s beautiful enough?” Xu Yi looked at the Magic Lamp on the table with a confused look.
Since Evita specially gave him this Magic Lamp, of course it was the best looking one to Evita. The Magic Lamp was beautifully made and it was of excellent craftsmanship, Xu Yi felt like it was a work of art.
But this Agnes didn’t think it was beautiful enough, so her request must be quite high.
But thinking about it, Xu Yi remembered that the elves had always been best known for elegance and beauty. The things of the elves would always be considered extremely fine and beautiful items.
The goods that have spread from the elven empire thousands of years ago were considered supreme artistic treasures. Once they were known to the world, they could be sold for shocking prices of up to hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Thinking of this, Xu Yi couldn’t help curiously asking Agnes, “What part of the Magic Lamp isn’t beautiful for you? If you could design it, what would it look like?”
Agnes was a bit surprised by Xu Yi’s question, but after turning to look at him, she turned back to the Magic Lamp on the table and thought it over. She drew in the air with her slender finger a few times before stopping and helplessly saying, “I don’t have a way to tell you.”
“Isn’t that simple?” Xu Yi turned to Vivian who had been stunned by the sudden appearance of this strange girl with sharp ears and said, “Vivian, go and bring your pen and drawing pad over for Agnes.”
Vivian responded before going to her room to get a pen and the drawing pad for Agnes.
Agnes took the pen and the drawing pad, but she didn’t immediately start drawing. Rather she looked over Vivian and turned to ask Xu Yi, “Chairman Xu, this human girl, is she your daughter?”
Xu Yi almost fell over, “I’m only twenty seven, how could I have such an old daughter?”
“Then she’s your wife?”
Xu Yi helplessly patted his head, “I really don’t know what you elves are thinking…...Vivian is still this small, how could she be my wife?”
“Oh, then I understand, she is your little sister, right?” It was like Agnes cared very much about the answer to this question as she kept pursuing the topic.
“Alright, just treat her as my little sister. Stop worrying about this, quickly draw what you’re thinking. I really want to see what a beautiful Magic Lamp looks like to you.” Xu Yi urged.
Agnes responded and took the pen and the drawing pad. After thinking for a bit, she began drawing on it.
It’s said on the Sines Continent that every elf was an artist.
Xu Yi had only heard it and not believed it, but now that he saw Agnes drawing in front of him, he suddenly felt that these words were probably not false.
It was just a few strokes, but the distinct appearance of the Magic Lamp had appeared on the paper.
After a while, a life like drawing of the Magic Lamp appeared on the paper.
Finally Agnes added a few modifications and a completely unique and stunningly beautiful Magic Lamp was finished.
Xu Yi looked at the drawing and couldn’t help praising it..
Not talking about how fast and precise Agnes was in drawing, just this drawing alone was already filled with beauty.
Although it wasn’t that different from the Magic Lamp on the table, but with the unique views that Agnes had and the small changes she had made, the final product was not only filled with beauty, it also seemed incomparably finely made. If people saw it, they wouldn’t be able to stop their gasps. This was simply a work of art!
Only taking a single look, Xu Yi deeply believed that if a Magic Lamp had this kind of beautiful appearance, it would definitely draw out people’s desire to buy it!
Just based on this design, the price of the Magic Lamp could be increased by several times!
Xu Yi’s eyes instantly filled with passion as he looked at Agnes.
This female elf, she was simply a natural born outstanding designer!
At this moment, Vivian on the side suddenly spoke in a timid voice.
“Master, this kind of Magic Lamp…...it doesn’t seem right.”