What's wrong with me, a mage, loving to farm?

Chapter 100. Two-Headed Sunflower

Under the grapevines of the Demon Field.

Kroya was staring blankly at a small, pale white grass.

He hadn't expected to discover this unexpected delight so soon after returning—this seemingly ordinary glowing plant actually had such thoughts!

"I want to light up the night."

It's a rather simple and somewhat naive idea.

On a sunny day, the light it emits is even dimmer than that of other bioluminescent plants.

Compared to its kind, it not only appears ordinary, but also weak.

However, Kroa sensed that its will was incredibly strong, and it was even genuinely trying to absorb more magic power to release it at night.

"The night-shining grass illuminates the darkness."

He really had a hard time commenting on this matter; well, to put it simply...

This small grass, which barely squeezes into the ranks of level one magical plants, relies on absorbing magical power and then releasing it as a gentle white glow.

It is essentially a walking magic lamp, serving more as a design element.

Often found in the gardens of nobles, their unremarkable appearance serves as a backdrop to the delicate flowers.

However, theoretically speaking, if enough magic power is provided, it should be able to do some things.

Because Kroya had heard that a bored archmage had infused the Night-Shining Grass with a massive amount of magic, and it was said that the light from the Night-Shining Grass instantly enveloped the land within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

Even in the darkest night, it is as bright as day.

But the price is that it is dissolved by terrifying magic and eventually turns to ashes—a mere moment of brilliance comes at the cost of life.

The high priest was also helpless.

He had heard that this kind of glowing grass could evolve into some kind of particularly powerful magical plant, so he wanted to try it out, and this is what happened.

They seem to have a limited potential from birth.

To be honest, seeing it like this, Kroya was quite happy, but also quite helpless.

This wish is really too difficult to fulfill.

However...

"Isn't it precisely because they are hard to satisfy that they are interesting?" Chloe thought to herself.

Since it cannot store too much magic power, could we add a large-capacity and stable "magic power source" to gradually stimulate and evolve it?

grafting.

Grafting should be able to achieve this.

If we combine the characteristics of one plant with those of another, and give the new plant the characteristics of both magical plants, would that work?

Stores magic and glows.

If all else fails, we can do some more engraving.

"Hmm."

If we're talking about suitable sources of magic power, there are quite a few magical plants, but the problem is... all he can think of are trees.

Can grass and trees be grafted together?

Hmm... the answer is definitely not good.

Grafting herbaceous plants and woody plants is a disaster to think about. Their internal structures are completely different, so how can they be grafted?

Kroa could only continue to seek answers within the magic she knew.

Knowledge is used in situations like this.

After thinking it over, he suddenly remembered a story he had read in "Miracle of Light"—a legend about a knight who fought a demon but lost his arms and legs.

He prayed to God in his pain.

God actually responded, cutting off the arm and leg of the great demon he had slain and reattaching them using a holy art called "limb reattachment."

And then... it really happened.

The knight then transformed into a being with a demonic arm and a demonic leg. In the story, he used demonic power to help others and spread God's grace.

Finally, he was even sent by God to the front lines of Hell, to fight an eternal and endless war against those demons.

It's basically a typical hero story.

When Chloe first saw this story, all she could think was, "Why did you summon the gods, only to have your limbs regenerated instead of being given the arms and legs of a demon?"

It's one thing to give it to you, but you painstakingly spread glory to Him, only to have Him throw you into hell and make you fight a bloody battle with demons the moment you turn around.

Is this really something a god could do...? Well, it seems quite possible.

He even suspected that the story was specially made up for alchemy involving limb reattachment, just like those miracle drugs that were promoted on TV in his previous life.

But whatever happens.

Since demons and humans can have their arms and legs spliced ​​together, wouldn't the rejection reaction be even more severe? Could this be used on demonic plants?

If this test actually succeeds...

Then he can really graft plants at will.

The premise is that it can succeed.

With that thought in mind, he stared intently at the ordinary little grasses, deciding to wait until the dolphins finished their fishing before starting his experiment.

He can't afford it now. A tree that can store magic power costs at least a hundred magic crystals each. He's really short of money and can only wait.

……

After making a detailed note of the night-blooming grass, he continued to inspect his fields and noticed many bees flying around.

They diligently gather nectar and flutter among the flowers.

Judging from their appearance, they should be the same group of bees that built their nest in the terrace garden. It seems they really like this place.

Kroya didn't know much about these magical bees, but she did know that their way to advance and level up was to absorb more nectar containing magical power.

The process of making honey is actually somewhat similar to making a magic potion. After a series of steps such as evaporating water and mixing digestive enzymes, the honey can finally take shape.

In a sense, bees are natural potion masters.

As he looked at the bees, an idea popped into his head—could he use the bees as his potion concoction makers?

As far as he knew, some potions required extremely complicated processes.

For example, in the book "Beginner's Guide to Water-Based Potion Alchemy," there is a potion called "Dew Grape Wine," which requires a specific amount of different ingredients to be added each day, making it quite complicated.

If the wrong materials are used or the quantity of a certain material is incorrect during this process, the potion-making process will fail.

The technical requirements are not high, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

"I feel like I could give it a try," he said thoughtfully.

Just like what I did to the queen ant, I can do the same to the queen bee: inscribe the potion formula into her.

Mages do indeed possess this kind of magic—timed reminder spells: these are generally used to remind oneself of what to do at what time, essentially acting as an alarm clock and a memo.

This kind of potion requires grapes as a brewing material. Could these grapes from the magic field have some special properties?

He decided to write it down for now and start trying it once he had some income from the fish and could buy the necessary items.

"Sigh, now we're just waiting for the harvest."

Kroya continued to patrol the fields, wandered around for a while, and then returned to his castle.

I'll continue staying home and researching magic.

……

Time flies, and another three days have passed.

While Kroya was immersed in the sunlight, cultivating and contemplating the magic of the magic tree and the moss on it, she suddenly sensed an unusual fluctuation of magical power.

This fluctuation carries the joy of new life, like a melody illuminated by the morning sun.

He was immediately awakened.

After sensing the area for a moment, he looked towards the terrace and muttered to himself, "Are those sunflowers?"

The baby sunflower underwent a strange change, so he could no longer continue cultivating and quickly got up to rush to the terrace garden.

When he arrived, he was surprised to find:

The red sunflower surrounded by them suddenly sprouted a second orange flower head, which was emitting visible fluctuations containing a special magic that affected all the sunflowers after it spread.

A bulge appeared next to the other sunflower heads, and then it grew at a rapid pace. Soon, a second, somewhat immature but equally large head grew next to the first one.

All the sunflowers have grown two flower heads!

"what?"

Kroya blinked. This was something she really hadn't expected.

"Eeya~"

A sunflower fairy with a red sunflower on it flew out, floated over, and landed on Kroya's shoulder, rubbing its big face against him.

As the embodiment of a red sunflower, it has naturally grown two flower heads. However, its flower heads are a little special; they are not independent, but rather there is a faint orange halo behind the first flower head.

It looks like a halo.

"Coo coo?"

The ghost owl perched on Kroa's shoulder tilted its head 180 degrees, staring at the brand-new sunflower sprite, seemingly wondering why it also had a halo.

Sensing its change in mood, Kroya quickly warned, "You mustn't peck!"

The ghost owl immediately cooed twice more in dissatisfaction, then flapped its wings and swaggered away.

Hmph, if you won't let me peck you, then I won't peck you!

It decided to go and play with the snake.

"..."

Kroya shook his head helplessly. This guy had quite a temper, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Not only was the olive wreath that this guy transformed into very useful, but also the way it fluctuated in mood made Kroya feel very comfortable.

Naturally, we become much more tolerant of it.

"But it's really strange that a ghost like you can fly around so openly in the sun."

After making a comment, Kroya looked at the red sunflower and carefully examined its changes. The last time she looked at it, it was undergoing a mutation based on the red melody.

And sure enough, when I looked at it this time, it was true.

The position of the magic runes representing the crimson symphony has changed—

[Due to the special influence of the Crimson Overlap, the form of this magical plant will change.]

After a brief examination, Kroya immediately realized something very important—if this could be mass-produced…wouldn't all flowering magical plants have two blooms?!

If that's really the case, then it's simply the most powerful magical mark he's ever seen.

Two flowers don't just mean double the harvest.

(End of this chapter)