Chapter 559 Solving the food problem starts with restoring the land
No matter what, the rewards obtained by the four of them for participating in the gift game for a week were not enough to make up a single gold coin. Another serious problem was eating.
After all, in addition to them, there are one hundred and twenty-two children in the community who are waiting to be fed.
In fact, Black Rabbit, as a full-time referee employed by Shiroyasha and belonging to the gift game organized by [Thousand Eyes], can receive much higher compensation than their income from participating in the gift game.
However, such a large amount of income is still not enough to support the food expenses of so many people. Therefore, in the past three years, the children in the community have been full and hungry most of the time, and have been in a state of barely surviving.
Even on the first day they came to Hakoniwa, the money for Jin to invite three girls to the coffee shop for afternoon tea was all saved by the children of the Kuichi Community who had been hungry for a long time.
After accidentally hearing about this incident, the three girls all felt an inexplicable sense of guilt.
Although they knew that [NoName] was lonely and that it was very difficult, they did not expect that the difficulty would reach this level.
It wasn't until this week that the four of them started participating in the gift game, and the rewards they received were subsidized into the food expenses, and the children began to have enough to eat every meal.
At the same time, the income they can accumulate is naturally very small.
"..."
In short, this is indeed an issue that deserves to be taken seriously.
Black Rabbit didn't know what he was thinking of. He raised his hand cautiously and suggested:
"Otherwise, we should reduce the food expenses to the previous state. I think the children will understand. This way, adults can also be faster..."
"Eaa-?!"
"Okay, stupid rabbit, just shut up."
Kuon Asuka reached out and grabbed the other rabbit ear of the black rabbit, then looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said:
"So Ritsuka, do you have any solution?"
Seeing everyone's eyes turned towards him, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled slightly and said:
"Let's go to the farmland area first."
…
On the road from the main hotel to the reservoir, in front of the main road next to it, there is a quite vast farmland and even a pasture. But because of the Demon King's attack, everything has now turned into a dry wasteland full of cracks.
In [NoName] now, there is only a small piece of farmland growing various vegetables behind the main building, which was reclaimed by the children of the community in the past three years.
Looking at the core members of the community gathered in front of him, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said: "If the farmland area in front of us can be resurrected, we should be able to be self-sufficient at least in terms of food, right?"
"Resurrection of farmland?"
Ren swallowed hard and said in disbelief: "This, Miss Ritsuka, can you do this?"
Restoring farmland areas is actually one of the goals in his plan.
However, judging from what Black Rabbit learned, gift games that can resurrect the land on a large scale are almost always very dangerous and are not accessible to them now, so he did not mention this topic immediately.
But now Fujimaru Ritsuka has taken the initiative to bring up this topic. Could it be that...?
“Well, I think it should be fine.”
Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and nodded, and then took out a Holy Grail from [Official Treasure].
Most of the time in the past, she only used the Holy Grail as a mobile power bank, but now, her waste hole has been transformed into an EX-level [Heaven's Hole], which can continuously provide her with nearly unlimited magic power. See There seems to be no need to use the Holy Grail again.
However, in addition to being used as a mobile power bank, the Holy Grail also has the function of [fulfilling wishes]!
Although the Holy Grail in her hand is definitely not a true [universal wishing machine], the huge magic power it possesses is enough to fulfill most wishes.
Even in the hands of a highly skilled magician, one can use the Holy Grail to construct a large singularity by oneself, almost creating a world!
But...
Looking at everyone's doubtful or curious eyes, Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, is there anyone who knows more about land-related knowledge?"
The only thing that's not very easy to use about this Holy Grail is that if you want to realize any wish, you must have relevant knowledge. She has no idea about the situation of the land, and she doesn't know how to restore life to the land. Even if she uses the Holy Grail to make a wish to restore the land, there is a high probability that there will be no reaction.
"Land-related knowledge..."
Although she didn’t understand what Fujimaru Ritsuka wanted to do, the answer to this question soon came. Leticia smiled and said:
"It just so happens that our community has a professional in this field. Please wait a moment, I will call her over."
Leticia left temporarily, and after a while, she brought a short girl wearing an apron, characterized by golden fox ears and two tails on the back, to the crowd.
Fujimaru Ritsuka and others are no strangers to this girl.
The other party's name is Lily, and he is the leader of one of the few [older people] in the community who can engage in labor. The number of times they have interacted with each other in this week can be considered relatively familiar.
Lily followed Leticia to Fujimaru Ritsuka, holding the edge of the apron with both hands, and asked nervously:
"Master Ritsuka, I heard that you are looking for someone who knows about land. What's the matter?"
Leticia on the side smiled and introduced: "Lily is a member of the fox clan in our community who has been in charge of the farmland family for generations. Her ancestors are the white fox descendants of the Yuga Soul Control God. In terms of understanding of the land, one of us should No one can compare to her."
Inari God is the god of grain and food in Japanese mythology and is responsible for good harvests. The relationship with farmland is naturally self-evident.
When Fujimaru Ritsuka and others heard about this for the first time, they immediately looked at Lily in surprise and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that this little guy like you has quite a big background!"
Kasukabe Yoshiya also praised:
"Lily seems to be very powerful."
"Hey hey hey..."
After hearing the compliment, Lily scratched her head sheepishly and smiled, looking very happy.
However, when she saw the large deserted farmland in front of her, her eyes suddenly dimmed a bit, and she said a little depressed:
"It's a pity that my ability can't help you at all now..."
"Really? That's not necessarily the case."
"...Eh?"
Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's smiling words, Lily raised her head in surprise, only to see a huge golden wine glass occupying her entire field of vision.
"Get it."
"Ah?!...Yes!"
Lily staggered and held the Holy Grail with both hands. Her petite body made the already large Holy Grail look even bigger.
Fujimaru Ritsuka knelt down to be at eye level with her, then smiled and said:
"I'll teach you how to do it next."
“Think carefully in your mind what it would take to bring life back to the land, and the more specific the better.”
"yes!"
Lily immediately closed her eyes tightly, and the fox ears on her head trembled slightly, looking very nervous.
"After thinking about it——"
"Just make a wish on the Holy Grail in your arms."
(End of chapter)