Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest - Chapter 1658: Feisty Little Fairies

Chapter 1658: Feisty Little Fairies

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This little fairy would still not trust us despite everything. “Hmph, even when you have a letter of recommendation from Cinnamon… I don’t know, you’re too suspicious!” Frosty said angrily, furrowing her sharp, blue-colored eyebrows. “Are you sure you’re not some kind of terrorist coming after our city?!”

“Wait, why would we be terrorists…?” Katherine asked. “We are just travelers, I am contracted to Elayne here, we’re taking the scenic route to the Capital so everyone here can admire this Realm’s beauty and learn about its people and culture along the way. I am well aware we could just fly using an Airship and get there quickly… but we simply decided to tour around a little.”

“Yeah, please understand,” I said with a nod. “We mean no harm… Are you worried, perhaps, about what has happened recently? I couldn’t help but look at your destroyed wall and get a little worried.”

“Oh yeah, so you saw it~” Snowflake nodded. “We’ve been attacked by groups of Ice Trolls recently, the ones that came last night managed to break through the walls and made quite the fuss, but we were able to force them to retreat, although it wasn’t easy.”

“Snowflake! What did I told you about revealing important information to complete strangers?!” Frosty asked angrily. “I’ve been telling you over and over again to be careful when speaking with others! If it wasn’t for your amazing magic you would have never gotten this far as a Soldier of Queen Frostheim…”

“Hehe, sorryyyy~” Snowflake giggled. “Anyway! You guys are free to enter the city, please don’t mind my cute friend here, Frosty is always a worrywart, but you’re allowed to enter. That letter was enough, but if you’re Gold Tier at both Guilds you’ve registered, then I can’t really shoo you away either, right?”

“W-Wait, we need to first… Um…” Frosty tried to keep us from entering the city, she was indeed very distrustful.

“Is there a quick way for us to earn your trust, Lady Frosty?” I asked, trying to be nice and polite. “Ask us anything and we’ll do it.”

“Anything you say?” Frosty wondered. “Then… heh, hunt an Ice Troll and bring us their head!”

“Wait, what? Hey Frosty you’re going a bit too far there!” Snowflake said. “Why would you ask something like this to these people… you’re so not nice~”

“I don’t trust them… they’re suspicious! What if they’re working with the Ice Trolls?” Frosty asked. “To prove they’re innocent, bringing one of their heads would be enough, don’t you think? Also remember that Queen Frostheim said we shouldn’t allow anybody into the city or outside of it. We’re under constant attacks from Ice Trolls these last days, so we better be safe than sorry!”

“Ugh… Can’t really go against her when she gets like that, and I’m of a lower rank, so I have to obey her,” Snowflake sighed. “I’m sorry~ Um, could you do what she asked? If you’re Gold Tier… I think it shouldn’t be too hard? You’re a big group too.”

“Hey, come on I wanted to relax! This cold is killing me!” Rita complained behind us.

“Calm down Rita, it’s okay,” I said with a sigh. “I think I can build ourselves some cabins using my wood and Lily’s stones, and then with Mark’s fire we can create some chimneys to keep ourselves warm, not everyone has to come.”

“Oh nice! Then I’m definitely not going, I’m exhausted,” Rita said cockily.

“Whatever girl…” I sighed. “Anyway, do you know where they might be located?”

“We’ve seen their camps forming to the southwest, not too far from here, close to the Icy Caves,” Snowflake said. “Frosty, could we at least give them a map if we’re going to really ask them to do this?”

“Fine,” Frosty smirked confidently. “Not like you’ll ever be able to defeat an Ice Troll! They’re very strong…”

She gave us a map of the whole mountain, which was really useful! It showed several key spots, such as the Icy Caves, the Frost Bound Spring, and a place called “Ancient Palace of the Frost Tyrant”, seems to be old ruins full of monsters now, kind of like a dungeon.

“Icy Caves then, alright! For the meantime can we make a camp in here?” I asked.

“What? No! We won’t let potential enemies make a camp nearby! Go down there and far away!” Frosty said angrily.

“You’re such a terrible person Frosty~” sighed Snowflake, yawning. “You’re going to get scolded by the Queen if you continue, you know~? They might surprise you later.”

“Hmph! As if they would ever bring her attention, they’re simply weak little humans nobody cares for, nor asked for!” Frosty kept groaning, looking at us as if we were her worst enemies.

Wow, what a terribly toxic, yet cute fairy…

“If you weren’t so cute I would get madder,” I giggled, patting her head. “Alright, let’s go.”

“W-Who are you calling cute?! I’m going to freeze you!” Frosty groaned angrily, as Snowflake dragged her back to the fortress walls.

“Come on now Frosty, don’t be so temperamental… for being an Ice Fairy you sure are angry all the time!” Snowflake giggled.

“U-Unhand me!” Frosty complained until the very last moment.

Once we were farther away, we quickly created a large cabin for everyone to stay. It wasn’t hard to do, I used my wood, Lily used her stone, and Mark used his flames, forging a wonderful-looking cabin with three floors and several rooms, where everyone entered to protect ourselves from the intense cold.

There was a big chimney that quickly filled the house with comfortable warmth, while I also imbued several runes in the surroundings, using my own blood sap and wood, creating a powerful barrier just in case.

Once inside, I took out the beds I had brought ahead of time, and placed them in several rooms, letting everyone decide where to rest.

As we were here, I thought it was time for lunch before we departed after the Ice Trolls, so with Mark and Rita, we cooked a meal using the ingredients we’ve hunted or purchased.

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