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

Chapter 101. Sunflower Relocation and Seashell Harvest

The brand-new crimson overlay magic pattern is strange.

After studying it carefully for a long time, Kroya finally came to the conclusion that it could make the magical plant grow a second flower, but it seemed to require some special triggering conditions.

In the case of sunflowers, this means that after the red sunflower grows its second flower, it uses its own magic to help the other sunflowers grow their second flowers.

This is a special type of aura magic.

If you move the sunflower that has grown a second flower away from the red sunflower, then the second flower will gradually wither.

If they wanted to replicate it, Kroa would have to find a special magical plant that is elemental in nature, possesses two similar but not identical powers, and can also influence its own kind with its power.

Only with this prerequisite, and after imprinting it with a brand new crimson symphony, can it influence its surrounding counterparts and create double the number of flowers.

To be honest, it's not easy.

However, if successful, the profits will be very substantial.

Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you won't have the chance in the future.

"I'll keep an eye on it." After recording the magic runes as usual, Kroya began to check the sunflowers one by one.

His expression changed from joy to a bit serious.

The good news is that after they evolved into two-headed sunflowers, they absorbed magic much faster, and their solar rays could also be fired in two stages.

The bad news is that the increased rate of magic absorption has led to a shortage of magic power in the Magic Field, and the surrounding sunlight is also being frantically absorbed, resulting in a situation where sunlight is being stolen.

If it weren't for the red sunflower deliberately suppressing it, a chaotic battle for magic power would probably have broken out.

The fierce battles between magical plants for nutrients are truly extravagant.

"I expected this to happen, but I didn't expect it to happen so suddenly..."

Kroya glanced at the surrounding environment. The best way to make them thrive now was to expand the area or move them around the castle and plant them separately.

If they hadn't discovered these changes, Kroya would have done it immediately without hesitation. But the question now is: if they did it, would the aura effect still be able to cover them?

He sighed, touched the sunflower sprite on his shoulder with his finger, and asked, "How large an area can you cover?"

The sunflower fairy looked at Kroya with a puzzled expression, then flew up and circled around on the wind before landing back on his shoulder.

"Eeya~"

The tone of his voice had a hint of boasting.

"...You mean, the area you can fly over is all within your coverage area?"

Kroya had already gone through the whole thing in his mind. This guy had just flown over quite a wide area, covering the entire castle and its surroundings.

"Ee!" The sunflower fairy nodded.

Now Kroa has nothing to worry about.

He decided to immediately separate the sunflowers for planting and, while he was at it, complete the installation of the magic pipes around the castle to ensure that he could continue to obtain solar flare magic from the sunflowers.

……

We did it right away.

He personally transplanted the sunflowers, and to ensure they wouldn't compete for the magic of the sunlight, he planted them very sparsely.

Sixty plants were planted on one acre of land.

Apart from the original red sunflowers, all the other sunflowers were moved out.

Beneath their roots, Kroya used an improved version of the Magic Field Technique, which he had learned from the Magic Tree.

This new method of creating magic fields can cover a larger area, and the roots extending from the magic crystals are thinner, like small branches growing in the soil.

They no longer envelop the sunflower's roots; instead, the sunflower's roots envelop these tiny branches, drawing upon their magic.

This method significantly reduces the rate of magic loss.

Kroa, who had been paying special attention to them, nodded in satisfaction after noticing this.

These are still preliminary research results. Once we can thoroughly understand them, we can try to conduct experiments on the magical plants.

"Good, next..."

After the planting was completed, he began to build the magic pipeline.

The mage's hands continued their diligent work. Soon, one magical conduit after another was laid out and inserted into the sunflower's stem, drawing upon the sun's fiery magic.

Wisps of golden, misty magic flowed through magic crystal pipes laid on the ground into a magic storage pool at the entrance to the sunflower field.

The Woody Teng King's vine body plunged into the magic pool, enjoying the magic first while also absorbing and transferring the magic to the laboratory's magic pool.

After finishing his work, Kroya watched from the side.

Only after confirming that his idea had succeeded did he nod in satisfaction.

To be honest, the Woody Teng King is really good.

The key is that it has enough intelligence to handle many things on its own without Kroya having to tell it.

It also enjoys doing it.

For a vine that has spent so long in the ruins, what it wants most now is to extend its body to a farther place.

Ideally, one should be able to see more scenery, enjoy the sunshine, and experience the rain.

Because of this ideal, its current goal is to cover the entire island and then slowly extend into the sea—the previous goal has been largely achieved, and the later goal has also been partially achieved.

After all the sunflowers were moved away, Kroya was worried that the sunflower sprite would be a little lonely, but it turned out that the guy seemed to have unlocked something amazing after flying around.

It began to fly frequently around the castle, sometimes on one sunflower, sometimes on another.

They were having a blast and showed absolutely no signs of loneliness.

So, while Chloe felt relieved, she also had a strange feeling that "the child has grown up," and she was worried yet at ease as she prepared to go and reap the rewards.

Today, the pearls on the sea oyster have been fully formed.

It's time to reap the harvest.

……

He soon arrived at the seabed.

Before taking the pearls, he wanted to check on the condition of the coral reef base and also see how the dolphins were fishing.

The results were quite encouraging.

The first thing that catches the eye is a massive school of fish—various colorful fish swimming obediently around the coral reef base under the control of the ducks.

At first glance, it contains almost every kind of fish you can see. Although most of them are first-grade and only a very few are second-grade, the sheer number is truly terrifying.

Crowded together, fish heads, fish bodies...

People with trypophobia would probably die on the spot if they came here.

The most common type is the "Sunset Ribbonfish," which has a slender body and resembles a sunset glow dancing on its scales. This is exactly what the Lord of Flame Mountain Ridge needs.

They huddle together, their bodies reflecting the colors of the sunset, almost blending into the water, making it look as if a sunset is shimmering on the seabed.

She is quite pretty.

"At this rate, it should be within the next day or two."

Kroya's eyes sparkled as she looked at the schools of fish swimming around the Coral Base—these were all magic crystals!

Although the quality wasn't very good, the quantity was sufficient.

Selling it to the Holy Spring Merchant Guild would probably bring in close to 10,000 magic crystals, right?

He observed the fish quietly in the sea for a while and suddenly realized that the fish did not seem to be left there entirely out of coercion.

The ducks frequently carry some ancient pasture fungi out of the base with their beaks, and each time they do, they are snatched up by the fish.

They would even fight each other over a little bit of ancient pasture fungus.

They clearly enjoyed this unusual food.

They're already showing signs of being domesticated.

Having observed this, Kroya entered the air coral base and looked at the thick layer of ancient pasture fungi on the ground—these grass-like fungi expanded as the air coral base grew.

It has now grown to cover a full five acres.

Standing on the "grassland" formed by these fungi, and watching the argali sheep and black-feathered chickens grazing on the "grass" in the distance, it really does feel like a pasture.

"You guys are growing so fast! Is it because the underwater magic is so abundant?" he asked, somewhat puzzled.

It seems that this is indeed the case with fungal magical plants; as long as there are sufficient nutrients and magic power, they will grow quite quickly.

The underwater ranch is basically complete; the only slight drawback is that it's located underwater.

Even though Kroya had tried her best to bring all the magic lamps here, and even used the method of refracting sunlight, she still couldn't illuminate them all.

In the darkness, the magical light and dappled sunlight intertwined, appearing and disappearing among the green grass.

It has a kind of hazy beauty.

After inspecting the ranch, he left and headed to the trench where sea snails were being cultivated.

After sensing Kroya's approaching magic, the giant sea clam swam over unsteadily and opened its shell.

Inside its shell, there was an extremely round pearl that shone brightly, with complete Water Demon Sword patterns on its surface.

"good."

Kroa stroked the seashell, used Mage's Hand to retrieve the pearl, and held it up to admire it.

This pearl is about thirteen millimeters in diameter, perfectly round, and its unique fluorescent white luster complements the blue magic patterns on the Water Sword, making it appear exceptionally mysterious and elegant.

After admiring it, he tentatively infused it with magic.

With a "whoosh," the magic patterns on the pearl's surface flashed slightly, and a longsword made entirely of water magic appeared in his hand.

Its form appears to be that of a basic knight's sword.

Holding the hilt, it felt like crystal, with a slightly cool sensation.

Kroa discovered that the pearl was embedded in the hilt of the sword, and its radiance continuously supplied magic to the entire sword.

As time goes by, it shows signs of darkening.

This should obviously be its duration.

"How powerful is it?"

He tried swinging it at the rock next to him, and the Water Yao Sword flashed with a blue light, splitting the huge rock in two without him even feeling any resistance.

"Oh ho."

"This power is not bad." Kroya tried more things, cutting stones, cutting coral, cutting fish...

The other seashells trembled with fear, afraid that if Kroa got excited, she would cut them up too.

At the same time, they were also a little tempted after seeing such a powerful pearl—why couldn't they reproduce it themselves?

This throbbing sensation is a sign that they can imprint magic.

Kroya ignored it for the time being, and only stopped when the pearl on it dimmed slightly, nodding in satisfaction.

Its power and feel are both excellent; even he, a mage who doesn't usually engage in close combat, has become somewhat addicted.

He decided to use this item to forge a magical artifact as a reward for the knights when he returned.

But before that, he needed to put a new core into the seashell. He also needed to arrange for the other seashells to be added.

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(End of this chapter)