Legend has it that elves are all incomparably beautiful, even so beautiful that their gender is indistinguishable. The gender of this one before us isn't exactly obvious either, but clearly, the reason the stone can't determine its gender isn't because of its beauty, but rather because…
It's outrageously ugly!
"Hehe, Master, you're getting more and more shameless!" Baozi started by scolding Shi Tou, before replying, "She's a woman."
Woman...
Stone was deeply saddened. Would anyone want a girl who looked like that?
"Baozi, can she really sell for 1 million purple gold coins?" Stone asked uncertainly, looking at the girl's extremely ugly face.
"Huh? Baozi doesn't know anything. Baozi is just an innocent and cute milk soup dumpling!" Baozi probably realized that what she said before was a bit exaggerated, so she shrank back and backed down as expected.
"You shameless bastard! Just how thick-skinned are you?" Stone gritted her teeth viciously. If she didn't know that this bastard had been around for hundreds of years, she would have swallowed it whole!
"Giggle! Master is so silly! Baozi is a big baozi! Baozi's skin is as thick as a baozi skin!" Unexpectedly, Baozi was actually proud of its thick skin, and smugly twisted its body to act cute: "I'm a soup dumpling! Master probably doesn't know that in order to fill the dumpling with soup, the skin of a soup dumpling is the thickest! Wahahahaha!"
Hmph! ╭(╯^╰)╮
What is honor, what is shame, you bastard! Do you even know what the Eight Honors and Eight Shames are?!
"Alright, stop crying, be good!" Stone recalled the memories in his mind and tried to communicate with the little elf in some simple and clear Elvish language. (Automatic translation here, typing garbled text is really tiring!) The little elf seemed to understand Stone's words and slowly stopped crying, but the expression on its face still revealed unease.
"Hello, my name is Stone. What's your name?" Seeing the little elf gradually quiet down, Stone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Coaxing a child is no human task!
"Mimi... Pinky," the little elf stammered.
Stone was conflicted again. Mimi? Pink? Or Mimi Pink? Seriously, are all elves so uncultured when it comes to naming their children?
"Your name is Mimi?" Stone hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively. Involuntarily, Stone's eyes glanced at the area just below the little elf's neck. Wait, aren't all the legendary elves supposed to be flat-chested?
And they still want to call her "Mimi"?! Do elves name their children like... in some other way? Do they compensate for what's missing in their Five Elements with their names? So, since they don't have Mimi, they just add her to her name?!
"Hehe, Master, you're being a pervert again! Tsk tsk, Baozi knew it! Even if Master changed a hundred bodies, he still couldn't change his lewd nature!" Baozi, with its sharp eyes, immediately saw through Stone's filthy thoughts and didn't hesitate to expose them. Of course, it also had the honor of receiving a powerful punch from Stone.
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Baozi was blasted away with a single punch, and the world finally became quiet.
"Sweetie, what's your name? If you don't tell me, I'll name you!" Stone reached out and patted the little elf's cheek. To be honest, this girl wasn't exactly pretty, but her skin was quite smooth. Tsk tsk, nice to the touch.
"Mimi Pink!" This time, the little elf was quite decisive, as if she was afraid the stone would name her.
Stone was covered in cold sweat. "Steel Hammer Daddy! Daughter, I really wronged you! We shouldn't have complained that you're uneducated and couldn't name a child!"
This girl's name finally made Stone sincerely thank Steel Hammer Daddy. Waaah, if she had been given such a terrible name, she definitely wouldn't have had the courage to live and grow up!
"Mimi Pink! Don't you think your name is too hard to pronounce? How about I change it?" Stone said with a sullen face, "Let's not change too much, just call me Rice Noodle, okay?"
Chapter 68 The Disappointing Digestive System
"Huh?" Baozi was horrified. His body, which had been sent flying far away, bounced back with a "whoosh" and asked incredulously, "Master! Your conscience is really bad! The bearded dwarf gave you a terrible name, and you gave the little elf an even worse name! Master, you should have a conscience!"
"Get lost!" Stone Fire slammed the steamed bun to the ground, then kicked it hard out of the tree hole: "You damn steamed bun, get as far away from me as you can!"
Looking back at the little elf, it was clear that the girl was stunned by the stone's powerful kick, staring blankly into space.
"Hey, are you really an idiot?" Stone waved his hand under the elf's nose. Sigh, this girl really exists to shatter people's fantasies. What stunning beauty, what noble elegance—it's all rubbish!
Trash!!!
"Rice noodles?" The little elf trembled at the stone's menacing glare, then nodded frantically, "Yes, rice noodles!"
Shi Tou was taken aback. Well, she absolutely had no intention of scaring the girl! Besides, there was no reason for such an innocent and cute little girl like her to frighten the girl, right?
wrong!
This is the heartfelt voice of Baozi, who has already been kicked out of the tree hole by the stone, but unfortunately the stone can no longer hear it for the time being.
"Alright, since you agree, I'll call you Rice Noodle from now on!" Stone made the decision readily. Regardless of why the elf girl agreed to this tragic name, it was still something Stone had painstakingly come up with (?!), and she felt she should respect the fruits of her labor.
"Gurgle!" A muffled sound came from the elf's belly.
Stone was slightly taken aback, but she quickly realized, "Are you hungry?" Sigh, not to mention the little elf, even Stone, who had already eaten breakfast, was almost hungry. But what time is it now?
Slowly moving to the entrance of the tree hollow, I looked up at the sky. Well, the dense foliage blocked out the sky. While I couldn't completely see it, there was certainly no way to judge the time by the sky. Even the stone couldn't tell the time just by looking at the sky…
"Baozi, do you know what time it is?" Stone stretched out his toe and gently poked at the big Baozi lying at the entrance of the tree hole.
Baozi grunted and decisively turned around.
Tsk tsk, such a temper for a steamed bun! Are you a soup dumpling or a petty jerk?!
Stone glared at it disdainfully, then looked around. Steel Hammer Daddy had said this was the edge of the Crimson Forest, so there weren't any powerful magical beasts. As it turned out, there weren't even any wild animals, let alone powerful magical beasts! Of course, it was only the first day, and Stone couldn't be sure if it was safe, but at least, besides that little sprite, she hadn't seen anything else alive.
Of course, a steamed bun is not a thing!
"Cough cough!" Just as Stone was looking around at his surroundings with mixed feelings, a violent coughing sound came from inside the tree hole.
Stone knew something was wrong and rushed into the tree hole. Inside, the elf girl was clutching her chest and coughing violently. On the ground in front of her lay a hard cornbread.
At that moment, Stone's face turned deathly pale. If it weren't for the fused memories, she certainly wouldn't have taken a cough so seriously. But now, she panicked: "Baozi! Baozi! The little elf ate my cornbread, will she die?"
In a moment of desperation, Shi Tou instinctively spoke her most familiar mother tongue—Chinese.
A moment later, Baozi's chubby white body rolled in from outside the tree hole. As soon as it came in, it didn't look at the little elf, but stared intently at the stone for several moments.
Stone felt a chill run down her spine as it stared at her. Looking at the little elf coughing so hard she was about to pass out, she suddenly couldn't help but yell, "You little brat! What are you looking at! Hurry up and save the person!" Oh no! At this moment, Stone remembered that she seemed to have spoken Chinese in her panic.
Baozi gave Shitou a deep look, and Shitou guiltily turned his face away to look at the little elf: "Hurry up!"
"Gaga, Master, hold the little elf down, Baozi will save her!" Baozi finally spoke up.
Stone didn't care about anything else at this moment and quickly pinned the little elf down. Fortunately, the little elf looked about the same size as Stone, but she was very light and not very strong. At least, with Stone's skills as a blacksmith for many years, he easily subdued her.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, Baozi leaped up and bounced directly to the top of the tree hole, then slammed into the little elf's belly with unstoppable force.
"Splash!" The little elf suddenly sprang up, opened its little mouth, and vomited up all the food it had just eaten and the food it had eaten in the past few days: "Waaah!"
Stone quickly took a few steps back, but kept his eyes fixed on the little elf until she vomited up all the food in her stomach, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Unfortunately, the stone, which had been infused with memories, had only just learned that elves have very different diets from other races.
In the elven settlements, there exists a tree of immense size and lush foliage, bearing fruit year-round, its leaves never turning yellow. The elves live in this tree, eat its fruit, and weave clothes from its leaves.
The fruit was called the Fruit of Life by the elves, the leaves were called Green Robe Leaves, and the tree was called the Divine Tree.
Actually, it's not that elves can't eat other foods. It's just that due to long-term consumption of the Fruit of Life, their digestive system has severely degenerated. Basically, apart from fruits and liquid porridge, they cannot eat any hard foods or meat.
The newly merged memories told Stone that some people who didn't know much about the elves had accidentally captured them. Unaware of their unique characteristics, they carelessly gave the elves human food. This act directly led to the elves' deaths.
What is delicious to humans is nothing short of poison to elves with their weak digestive systems.
Especially since the one in front of us is still a juvenile elf.
"Phew, thank goodness." Stone patted her chest, feeling incredibly fortunate. Although she didn't expect to make a fortune selling elves, watching an elf die right before her eyes was definitely not a pleasant experience.
Stone stepped forward to help the little elf up, finally remembering to comfort her: "Rice Noodle, I know you're hungry. It's okay, I'll go find you some food later. Be good!"
The little elf Rice Noodle wiped away her tears, pouting with infinite grievance: "Rice Noodle, I'm hungry! I want to eat!"
Watching the little elf patting its belly and constantly crying out that it was hungry, a strange thought welled up in Stone's mind.
Um, could it be that she picked up a glutton?
Chapter 69: I'll be better off without you
In the days that followed, Stone was filled with deep regret.
Oh, foodie! She actually found herself a foodie! What's even more depressing is that this was the result of her own self-cursing! ╯﹏╰
"Eat up! Didn't you enjoy your meal yesterday?" Stone held a bowl of green broth, staring helplessly at the little elf rice noodles who was frowning and looking unwilling.
"Gaga, Master got humiliated again, wahaha~~~" Baozi jumped and bounced around gleefully, making Shitou once again have the urge to deep-fry the baozi.
Taking a deep breath, Stone decided to temporarily let the steamed bun go. He slammed the bowl down on the stone table, hands on his hips, and roared through gritted teeth, "You eat it!!!"
The little elf rice noodle shuddered, and without saying a word, picked up the bowl and started drinking.
"Glug glug..." After a few big mouthfuls, Mifen put the bowl on the table: "Hungry!"
Starving my foot!
Shi Tou gave Mi Fen'er a menacing look, staring at her until she shrank into a small ball and said timidly, "Mi Fen'er, I'm not hungry!"
"Hmph!" Stone turned around angrily. "What a lousy elf! A complete glutton! A complete pig!"
"Gaga, Master! Rice Noodles looks just like you used to! Eating, eating, eating all day long, always hungry, always hungry, wahahaha..." Baozi was so happy, his whole body was shaking, just like he was having an epileptic seizure.
The stone ignored it and turned to leave the tree hole.
Counting the days, it's already been ten days since we left the Dwarf Kingdom. The very next day after we adopted the elf, the eldest brother, Flame, and the second brother, Flametongue, came to see Stone carrying two large bags of things. Luckily, Stone was already up and chopping wood with the dagger his father, Steel Hammer, had given him.
That's right, it was chopping firewood. To be precise, Stone picked up some dry branches from nearby and then used a small dagger to cut them into small sticks. You see, while steamed buns can be used to start a fire, you still need dry branches to keep it burning. Fortunately, the Crimson Forest may not have much else, but it has plenty of dry branches. Stone easily gathered a large pile.
As for the moving work, she really didn't need to worry about it. When negotiations with Baozi failed, Shi Tou, in a fit of anger, resorted to burning him at the stake. Seeing the flames, Baozi readily agreed to eat the withered branches and then excrete them at the tree hollow entrance. So, for some creatures, negotiation is simply a waste of breath!
Unfortunately, Baozi's digestive system was even worse than Mifen'er's. Mifen'er was just a picky eater, while Baozi's digestive system remained unchanged, producing whatever it ate. So, Shitou had no choice but to squat on the ground and use his miniature dagger to painstakingly break the dry branches into small pieces of firewood. When the flames and tongues of fire arrived, this was the scene they witnessed, and it broke their hearts.
They didn't care about the cost of starting a fire; after all, dwarves can do anything, but starting a fire is one thing, right? Stone had been tending fires in the smelting furnace since she was three years old, but she really didn't know how to chop wood. The reason was simple: dwarves use charcoal!
So, Fire Tongue readily agreed to bring more charcoal next time it came to see Stone. Also, at Stone's insistence, pots, pans, and other kitchenware were also required.
Three days later, the fire and the stove arrived. As expected, the fire carried pots, pans, and other groceries, while the stove carried a large bag of charcoal. So, that very night, poor Baozi once again became free laborer, building a makeshift stove outside the tree hole.