Chapter 341: Chapter 0338: Tide-Calling Mermaid Princess Nami (First Update)
 

The light green Mangrove Minor Elf was indeed found by Ake on Mangrove Island.

“When Ake was playing on Mangrove Island, I discovered this little girl. She’s so tiny and cute, just like Jela. But she’s very timid. I threw her some fruit to eat, and she hesitated for a long time before picking it up. Then she gradually came closer to me and even bit my finger,” Ake recounted her encounter with the Mangrove Minor Elf in detail.

“At that time, Ake suddenly realized that I was forming a contract with the little girl, allowing me to understand what she was thinking… Brother, is this the contract between humans and elves? Can Sea Sprites also form contracts with elves?” Ake asked.

“You contracted with it?” Liszt asked in surprise.

It was indeed a perplexing situation, as this Minor Elf was a reward from the Smoke Mission given to him, yet it unexpectedly formed a contract with Sea Sprite Ake. Even though Ake also belonged to him personally, not having contracted it himself left a somewhat unsavory taste.

However, he quickly put aside his personal feelings, nodded, and said gently, “Generally, elves only contract with humans, but that doesn’t mean they can’t contract with other creatures, after all, this magic contract wasn’t invented by humans. So it’s not surprising that a Sea Sprite can contract with an elf.”

“Is that so?”

Ake tilted her head: “But I don’t know how to take care of an elf. Brother, how about I release the contract with the little girl and you contract with her instead? Her Cordyceps is a mangrove tree, located in the center of Mangrove Island. The surrounding trees bear many small fruits, which are quite tasty.”

He was momentarily tempted.

Liszt immediately declined: “Since she took the initiative to contract with you, it means she has a connection with you. I don’t need to waste her contract count. Yours and mine are the same… Did you bring any of the mangrove fruits?”

“I brought some.”

She motioned with her hand, and the seawater in the shell immediately lifted a handful of pale yellow fruits into Liszt’s hand.

The fruits carried no magic power and were simply ordinary, with awkward shapes about the size of a thumb’s nail. He pinched one and chewed it twice in his mouth, tasting a faint sweetness and sourness, quite delicious indeed—it could be treated as a type of fruit.

This was possibly the greatest value of the Mangrove Minor Elf at present.

One could only hope to encounter the Magic Medicine Mangrove in the future or to discover a more valuable mangrove variant.

“Ake, have you named her?” Liszt asked while looking at the Minor Elf who was peeking curiously out from Ake’s hair.

Unlike Jela’s rugged and carefree image, it looked more delicate and exquisite, its color translucent like jade. On its head were two small green leaves and a tiny red flower.

Its large eyes blinked, radiating innocence.

The sound it made was like a little girl muttering to herself: “Jigu.”

No wonder Ake referred to it as a little girl: “Brother, Ake has thought for a long time but still can’t decide on a name. Why don’t you name her?”

“I will?”

Liszt did not refuse, pondered for a moment, and had an idea: “Let’s call her Nami.”

“Nami?”

“Yes, this name signifies the call of the tides.”

“Nami… Mm, we’ll call her Nami; it’s a lovely name,” Ake said as she pulled the Mangrove Minor Elf from her hair and placed it on her palm. “Little girl, from now on, your name is Nami, do you understand?”

The little elf gave a timid call: “Jigu.”

Accepting her new name—Nami.

“Ake, since Nami is now your contracted Minor Elf, take good care of her. I will send you a Jade Box and some Jade Powder to feed her. Then, each time you visit the Mangrove Forest, pay attention to the attributes of the Mangrove Cordyceps and work out the functions of those mangroves.”

The Sea Sprite nodded: “Ake understands. Nami will definitely help brother and fulfill the elf’s intended role.” She had read many books and knew the value of elves to humans.

“Wait here for a moment; I’ll bring over Jela so she can meet Nami,” Liszt said.

“Okay.”

Moments later, the sound of horse hooves approached, and Liszt returned with Jela.

Upon seeing Ake, Jela was overjoyed, making constant “woo-wah,” “woo-wah” noises. It had been several days since it saw the Sea Monster Miss.

At that moment, Nami poked her head out from Ake’s hair again.

Suddenly,

The two little elves met for the first time.

Jela was stunned for a moment, flapping her wings and staring blankly at Nami, not sure what to think. It wasn’t her first time seeing another of her kind, as she had seen them before at Tulip Castle. Nami, on the other hand, was meeting another of her kind for the first time and appeared somewhat delighted. She wriggled out of the hair and stood on Ake’s shoulder, waving at Jela and making eye contact.

She greeted softly, “Coo.”

After about a dozen seconds, Jela reacted and flew towards Nami.

Liszt watched the two little ones interact with a smile, thinking such a scene was a true delight. However, the next moment, his smile abruptly ended.

Just as Jela flew up to Nami, she raised her little hand and gave Nami a fierce slap on the head: “Wham!”

The emotion was intense.

Liszt immediately sensed that she was telling Nami to get lost.

Nami was dumbfounded by the slap and tumbled off Ake’s shoulder, but luckily Ake reacted in time, creating a stream of water to catch Nami.

Landing on the stream, Nami cried out with a “Coo.”

“Jela!”

Liszt hastily commanded, “Stop that!”

After hearing Liszt, Jela put her hands on her hips and strutted midair, calling out “Wham” to Liszt and then “Wham” to Ake as if to show off her prowess.

It wasn’t until she saw Liszt’s glare,

That she pouted and flew back onto his shoulder, no longer daring to misbehave.

Meanwhile, Ake was already holding Nami, whispering comforting words: “Don’t cry, Nami. Jela didn’t mean it; she’s usually very cute. I believe you two can become good friends.”

This was not a pleasant meeting.

After Ake’s comforting, Nami stopped crying, but she hid in the hair and didn’t come out again; she was truly timid compared to Jela’s boldness.

“Take good care of Nami …” Liszt didn’t know what else to say, so he simply took Jela and headed back.

Along the way, Jela inevitably faced reprimands and punishment, being sentenced to three days without leaving the Worm Room. If she hit another little elf again, the punishment would be doubled. Faced with such discipline, Jela seemed downhearted all the way; she was too lively, and confinement was a nightmare to her.

Moreover, the Worm Room now lacked the warm shells for taking baths.

…

By the time they got back to the Castle,

Town Government Official Isaiah had just arrived: “My lord, do you have any orders?”

After handing Jela over to Butler Carter to take to the Worm Room, Liszt said, “I plan to expand the cultivation of 500 acres of Corn Grass. Take a look at any wasteland that can be farmed, and arrange for the Serfs to begin ploughing immediately. It’s already past the spring ploughing season, and we need to finish as soon as possible.”

“We already have 280 acres of Corn Grass, and according to the plan at the beginning of the year, there is enough for Fresh Flower Town’s use. Why do we still need to cultivate an additional 500 acres?”

“Because I plan to expand the scale of cattle and horse farming,” Liszt answered.

“As you wish,” Isaiah said, accepting the command.

Mrs. Morson had brewed some milk tea, which Carter brought over to Liszt. He took a sip of the fragrant milk tea, and the turbulent emotions within Liszt were well soothed—no matter what, the second little elf of his domain was now in hand.

Nami, the Mangrove Minor Elf.