I'm a mage, what's wrong with loving farming?

Chapter 98 Chapter 98. Study Methods
In order to find out if there are more of these buried magic trees underground, Kloya decided to let the mining gray magic ants search the entire island.

Although he thought that there should only be one plant and it was impossible to get a lot so easily, he still had to check it.

What if?
Whether it was the air coral, the secret room, or the suddenly appearing magic tree, they all made him feel that there might be something hidden under the island.

Therefore, under the command of the wizard, the new ore-seeking gray magic ants are about to start looking for more magic trees and ores - they will travel all over the island to find out if there are any treasures buried deep underground.

In order to prevent these gray ants from being trampled to death by some blind guys or getting into danger, Cloya specially asked his apprentice Jamie to accompany them.

All Jamie needs to do is mark the location. As for what is inside, it is up to Cloya to go and dig for treasure himself.

As his only wizard apprentice at present, Jamie's status is even more exaggerated than imagined.

Of course, Croa also fulfilled his promise to the Gray Demon Ant.

He found a place and bought a ball of earth clay from the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce, intending to use it to build a nest for the gray demon ants.

This special soil, which is dark yellow in color and has a somewhat sticky texture, can only be mined in certain mines.

It is one of the favorite nest materials of many magic ants.

The clay containing the magic of earth element not only makes them feel comfortable and safe, but also nourishes their bodies with magic at all times, making them stronger.

"Here, you guys go in." Kloya put it on the other side of the ant colony.

The worker ants of the gray demon ants entered first and began to dig and eat the clay.

After working diligently and stealing food at the same time, they dug a tunnel, carried their queen in, and then ran back to the original nest to carry food and eggs.

They are busy, but there is no feeling of tiredness or laziness. The star spirit bodies are always orange-red, full of joy and happiness.

Kloya did not leave immediately. During this time, he kept watching the gray demon ants moving and busying themselves. He could feel the joy and... music from them.

"Music?"

He frowned.

Ever since he learned the magic of communicating with nature, he seemed to have reached some subtle resonance with the Orange Anthem. In any case, he could hear the "music" of Warcraft, magic plants, and even humans.

This "music" refers to the sound of emotion.

They have different music echoing in times of joy, sadness, and pain.

He had vaguely felt it when he was riding his flaming horse across the sea just now, and now the music of the gray demon ants was even more obvious.

After hearing these voices, Kloya could clearly feel that there were some slight changes in the originally unclear and incomprehensible words on the second chapter of the Orange Song that he had memorized.

It seems that I can see it clearly and understand its meaning.

He immediately realized: "This should be the practice method for the second chapter of Orange Song."

Thoughtful.

Actually, it makes sense if you think about it carefully.

As a qualified bard, he must of course accept feedback from the audience. Perhaps these musical sounds represent the response of life after being affected by his power.

It is obviously not okay to just please yourself.

Based on this speculation, the second chapter of Orange should involve emotions.

"I have to listen carefully."

After listening for a while, he found that the music of the magic plants and monsters alone might not be enough. If he wanted to truly comprehend the second chapter, he might need more contact with humans.

The emotional sounds of the beasts and plants are pure, but they are too few and far between.

The second chapter requires both quality and quantity.

"Well... humans." Croix thought about it for a moment and immediately figured out how to get the emotional sound of humans.

He has been struggling with the production of various special magic plants, and has not yet actually applied the magic plants to the servants and free people in the territory.

So is it possible to create some special magical plants that can benefit people's livelihood?
I have played so many simulation management games before, and one of the important things is to improve the attribute happiness of the residents in the territory, let them develop, and then continuously feedback various materials.

All he needed now were the sounds of different emotions so that he could successfully learn the second chapter of the Orange Song.

In fact, in a sense, it should be the same.

As for what kind of magic plant to grow, he also had a vague idea.

freshwater.

A magical plant that transforms sea water into fresh water.

Although Hanjiao Island has many water sources and fresh water resources are relatively abundant, they are still very scarce if they are actually consumed.

Those springs, streams and small lakes are far from meeting the needs of more people.

It is imperative to open up a new source of fresh water.

Nothing brings greater joy and happiness to people living by the sea than being able to take a bath every day and have free access to fresh water.

However, considering some things, Kloya didn't plan to do it directly. He planned to let the people on the island participate so that they could better establish a sense of belonging.

Speaking of the magical plant he was planning to grow, it came from the booklet given by Orpheus Oak.

In that booklet, there is a special method to cultivate "Sea Salt Stone Flower" - plant ordinary sea stone flowers in highly concentrated salt water, and then use natural magic to help it grow. They will gradually absorb salt and their surface will become salinized.

It can not only purify the salt in seawater, but also obtain salt directly. It is considered a way for the elves on the sea to obtain salt.

"Kill two birds with one stone. It's totally feasible."

Thinking of this, he made a decision and planned to start immediately. …

after a while.

The young and middle-aged people who were still on the island were taken to the beach by the two knights, Art and Joshua.

There was obvious uneasiness in their eyes, and their bodies were shaking when they walked.

Although the lord has been here for some time, he has never issued such an order, and they are very worried about what might happen.

"My lord, I have brought them all."

Art walked over to Cloya, who was sitting on a rock by the sea with his eyes closed, and said respectfully.

"Ah."

The wizard in blue robes opened his eyes.

He glanced at the people who were feeling uneasy and used a loudspeaker to say, "I have a task to assign to you."

He held a pale white algae in his hand and shook it. The sound was clearly heard by everyone present.

"This is sea stone flower. You should all know it. Now I need you to go to the sea and collect as many of these sea stone flowers as possible."

“Whoever collects the most water will be eligible to use fresh water without restraint when I build the reservoir.

As long as it is not wasted, it can be used in any way.”

As he said this, he raised his foot and stepped lightly on the ground.

Clearly his feet had just touched the ground, and he didn't exert much force, but the earth simply trembled, and the sand on the beach suddenly surged up, quickly forming a pool under the influence of magic.

It is twenty meters wide and about three meters high, and is extremely regular.

It doesn't look big, but in fact the ground has sunk to a depth of ten meters, leaving an inlet for sea water and an outlet for fresh water.

As long as you plant sea salt flowers in the pond and cultivate them into sea salt flowers, they will gradually filter the salt in the sea water.

Finally, the seawater is filtered, precipitated and disinfected twice to produce fresh water that can be drunk directly. He plans to use magic plants and magic beasts to accomplish all of this.

For example, elemental microorganisms, snails, algae, hydroponic plants... you can come up with a lot of them just by thinking about it.

If you add some engravings on them yourself, you will definitely be able to achieve it.

Doing this will take up a lot of energy and time in the early stages, and is far less quick and convenient than directly setting up a magic circle.

But once his experiment is successful, this method and means can be applied anywhere.

Every wizard can build a magic circle, but not many wizards would study this special method of purifying water.

Perhaps he will have more territories in the future, and he can't do everything himself. Leaving behind a feasible method is obviously better than a magic circle.

After all, the magic circle... requires magic crystals, and a lot of them.

We still need to save the magic crystals in this province.

……

The servants and freemen were stunned when they heard the lord's request.

Could it be that... the lord is planning to build a reservoir for them? !

They thought they might be dreaming.

This is the Master Mage!

Will the Master pay attention to them?
Doubt, joy, uneasiness...all kinds of emotions echoed in their hearts and were keenly captured by Cloya.

"Sure enough, my guess was correct."

Croix felt the impact of these emotions on his magic power and nodded with satisfaction.

Although human emotions are not as pure as those of magical plants and beasts, they are indeed numerous and complex enough.

Moreover, he also discovered that he had to target his emotions in order to gain insights and understanding of the second chapter.

"That means I really need to manage my territory well."

He thought about it and decided to do it one by one.

Let’s get this freshwater pond ready first, then consider other things.

It's just the same thing anyway.

What about running water pipes, toilets, houses, smooth roads, and sufficient food...

Let’s first build up these infrastructures one by one, and then think about getting them to help us farm.

"Hmm, wait, speaking of food, Poseidon Barley should also be concerned."

He suddenly remembered something very important and immediately ordered the knight to call Elena.

As early as when it rained heavily, he realized that there were many limitations and inconveniences in growing Poseidon barley by the sea.

If you want to obtain stable income, you still need to plant inside the island, which is also more convenient for harvesting and care.

As for the method, he has already thought of it.

It depends on the actual effect.

Boss, the group is set up, you can come in and play!
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(End of this chapter)