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A merchant stumbles on a grotto, lost. He eats his last apple. The merchant plants the seeds the next day to provide food for future lost travelers. 

And so, the nymph Theanore is born.

She would grow from a tiny seed to a splendid apple tree. She would meet many friends. Theanore will try her hand at being a merchant like her father. And she will get to know her lifetime companion, the merman Marinus.

But as every farmer can tell you, apple trees live only for about 150 years and so, with her tree dried up, so will Theanore die.

 But before that, she will live.

The Apple Grotto Nymph (Dungeon Core Fairy Tale)

The ants made the trees in neat lines, and Theanore grew them all with help from Marinus. At the end, they ended up with lined up trees. Each line had a different tree species.

Forest ants have reached requirements for the builder ants' upgrade. Upgrade them now? Cost 0 mana. Yes/No?

Theanore thought about that and decided to click no. With their smaller size, the forest ants were perfect for planting trees. She was going to leave this anthill as it was.

With that done, Theanore took out her water skin and some sugar cubes and mixed the water with the sugar. Then she left the water skin on a rock next to the anthill. Opened just enough for the sugar syrup to trickle down.

"Go eat with the rest. You deserve it!" She said to her builder ant that had been looking at her expectantly.

Chapter 63: The petting zoo