Meng Yu, Twilight, and four of her other companions were invited by Rainbow Dash to come and visit the Wonderbolts show led by her. There was a packed house and everyone was cheering for the Wonderbolts show.
"Did the ambassador enjoy the show?" On her way to watch, Twilight mustered up the courage to ask Meng Yu, who was sitting next to her.
"These Pegasus look really lively~ Is that one your friend? I see you all cheering her on." Meng Yu didn't turn around to look at Twilight, she just pointed to the female Pegasus with the rainbow colored mane and tail in the group and asked.
"Yes, her name is Rainbow Dash, she especially loves to fly, and it's been her lifelong dream to join the Wonderbolts, and now that she's the leader of the Wonderbolts, it couldn't have worked out better for her." Twilight introduced herself to Meng Yu while she was also happy for Daisy's current achievements.
"Equestria shouldn't have to worry about natural disasters or anything, right?" As everyone was raising their heads to look at the Pegasus performing in the sky, Meng Yu suddenly asked this, causing Twilight's eyes to shift from the sky to her. "A natural disasters? Like what?"
"Fires, floods, something like that." Meng Yu and Twilight locked eyes and spoke slowly.
"The two things the ambassador mentioned have never happened in Equestria, at least as far as I can remember, and usually the Pegasus clear the clouds, and if they encounter thunderclouds or cumulonimbus clouds, the Pegasus will be the first to take care of them~" looking up as she continued to look at the Pegasus soaring in the sky, unaware of what Meng Yu was thinking in her mind at the moment. Twilight was carefully introduced, but looking at her, it seemed like her mind wasn't on enjoying this amazing show, as if she wasn't listening to her either. "Did something happen?"
"Ah... Nothing, just some sighs of relief that the Pegasus living in Equestria are happy."
"Aren't the Pegasus who live in Seresia happy?" In the face of Twilight's rhetorical question, Meng Yu didn't answer immediately, but waited for a while before saying, "Of course they're happy, it's just that they're not like the Pegasus here."
"Hmm?" As Twilight speculated on what Meng Yu meant and imagined in her mind if not all the Pegasus in the sky should be like that, Rarity on the side suddenly nudged her gently with her hoof and then made a hint with her eyes. Puzzled, Twilight looked at her with a puzzled look on her face, only to see Rarity's head move slightly, as if signaling her to look to the side. When Twilight glanced at Meng Yu, who was sitting next to her, she seemed to understand what was going on before pointing a hoof at her chest, looking at Rarity with amazement in her eyes, who was smiling and nodding her head constantly, seriously even more grateful.
Twilight frowned slightly and shook her head in a small way, while Rarity, upon seeing her response, first looked incredulous, then immediately converted into a pitiful look, although not a word was said, the meaning to be expressed was already clear. Twilight was helpless and secretly rolled her eyes, after thinking for a while she still looked at Meng Yu next to her and opened her mouth:
"Ambassador, you are dressed so unusually, different from what I've seen in Mahaton, Canterlot, I'm a bit curious, do the foals of Seresia dress like you?"
"Of course not, if the foals of Seresia are dressed as lavishly as I am, then there is no point in me trying to hide anything from your friends."
"I see... ...... And what do they usually wear?"
"Pretty much like Equestria too, some places they like to wear clothes and some places they like to wear nothing at all. As for me, if it's a neon dress or a ribbon shawl or something, I'm still willing to wear it."
"Could it be that the clothes don't fit??" Twilight asked.
"This dress is very comfortable to wear, Your Highness, and if I could, I would actually like to lend it to you or your friends to try on, but this dress symbolizes uniqueness, and it was rewarded to me by the Emperor himself as an affirmation of my work and duties. So this dress can't just be lent with another colt in case something goes wrong ......." Meng Yu paused slightly as she said this, and then continued, "Furthermore, this fabric is extremely rare, it can be said to be hard to find for thousands of dollars, and it's impossible for your friend to buy it."
"Why do you say that?" Twilight wondered, even something as rare as gemstones Rarity could get a box of them, what else could be even rarer than gemstones?
"In Seresia, there is a mountain whose name is Changbai Mountain, and two thirds of the mountain is hidden in the clouds. There is a kind of mulberry tree that grows amongst the top of this mountain, and because the tree looks like it is growing in the clouds, it gets the name Qi Yun. The leaves of this tree are the Heavenly Silkworm's only favorite food, and the Heavenly Silkworm is the raw material necessary to make this dress."
"What is a Heavenly Silkworm?" Twilight asked curiously.
"The Heavenly Silkworm is a small insect that will cocoon into a chrysalis when it reaches adulthood, after which we will cook the chrysalis in boiling water at this stage, and then pull out the silk threads in the chrysalis at the right time, and then process them and color them to make the clothes I'm wearing now."
Saying this, Meng Yu hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I know what the Princess is thinking, and your friend is eager to obtain the raw materials to make this dress, but I really cannot give it to you." Meng Yu's tone carried a bit of helplessness, "The Heavenly Silkworms are not the same as ordinary silkworms, not to mention their scarce numbers, they are also particularly picky eaters, as I mentioned before, this Heavenly Silkworm only eats the leaves of the Qiyun Mulberry Tree of the Changbai Mountain, the craftsmen had once tried countless methods to change their diets and cultivate the subspecies, but none of them were effective. Even if there is even just a slight change in this geographical environment, this Heavenly Silkworm will not eat it." Hearing this, Twilight nodded thoughtfully.
"But ..... Princess Twilight, afterward I can send your friend a brocade made from a common silkworm species in return for watching this show. I'm guessing this idea of inviting me to visit with you was Rarity's~ thanks for her kind, but please don't ask any more about the brocade afterward, I wasn't even supposed to say any of this information, and if the Emperor finds out, I'll be heavily punished." Meng Yu looked at the two guards behind her before turning back to her, of course~ only under these circumstances would I be willing to share it with you.