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

Chapter 103. Shopping and Trading

11,350 magic crystals!

This number momentarily stunned Kroya—it was the first time he had ever seen such a massive amount of magic crystals.

More than 10,000 magic crystals! Even the fourth and fifth level mages of the Royal Capital Mage Association would be astonished if they saw that.

This quantity is enough to buy a complete level 3 magic encyclopedia, alchemy recipes for all common elemental attributes, rare level 4 magical plants or magical beasts, and common level 5 magical beasts.

That would have been enough to prompt the Mage Association to allocate some resources to him—if Kroya had had that many back then, he wouldn't have come to an island, but to the most prosperous territory.

To be honest, it's a lot, but when you think about it carefully, it's not so bad.

This is the result of countless years of accumulation in the coastal waters of Hanjiao Island, and it's highly likely that this is the only time this will happen.

If an ordinary person dared to try to capture it like that, they would probably be killed by the merfolk before they even made a move.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his many complicated thoughts.

He answered calmly, "A deal."

The sophisticated female voice immediately replied, "Dear Star Spirit, since this is your first large transaction, we have prepared a small gift and a perk for you."

A delicate little gadget appeared inside the holy spring's vent.

It looked like a clock made of countless gears and iron plates, with steam emanating from its body, and it landed next to Kroya with a "whoosh".

"What is this?" Kroya reached out and touched the small clock, and was surprised to find that its body was not cold at all, but rather had a sense of life rhythm.

The ticking sound echoed inside its body.

Like a heartbeat.

"It's actually a monster."

He immediately became interested; this was the first time he had ever seen a mechanical type of magical beast.

"This is the latest magical beast bred by one of our masters who is skilled in breeding magical beasts in the Titan race's Zero Time Orbit City."

Please pay attention to its chest area.

"Hmm?" Kroa looked at its chest and, upon closer inspection, discovered a pale white cubic crystal, about the size of a grain of rice.

It was embedded in the chest of the clockwork beast, hidden by exquisite patterns, and seemed to contain layers of light.

"What is this?" he asked directly.

An intellectual female voice replied, "It's our latest research on folded space cubes."

"You are now a Level 2 member, and it contains 200 cubic meters of space. As your level increases, we will upgrade it for you for free."

She paused for a moment, then said, "If you can become one of our Level 12 members, we will upgrade it to a Dimensional Spirit for you free of charge."

You can obtain and customize a plane of existence with us.

Please don't worry about where you are; we will ensure that the dimensional laws are adapted to you, guaranteeing that they always operate according to the correct logic.

Kroa: "..."

He paused for a few seconds before tentatively asking, "How much does a Level 12 membership cost?"

The female voice paused for a few seconds before replying, "Given the resources of your world, it would be very difficult to do unless you gather the vast majority of the wealth from other dimensions."

"..."

Well, they won't even give a specific amount.

Her words also revealed some information—could it be that the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's business extends beyond the world where Kroya is located?

After a moment's thought, Kroya decisively changed the subject.

"So what kind of benefits are you talking about?"

"All the Level 1 Magic Crystals you sell in the Holy Spring Merchant Guild can be unconditionally exchanged for Level 2 Magic Crystals."

Please note that exchanging and reselling magic crystals is prohibited.

This last sentence carries a very clear warning meaning. At this moment, the endlessly flowing holy spring seems to have come to life, watching everything with indifference and aloofness.

There was no contract or any substantial constraint, but it still made Kroa's heart tremble, and he shook his head indifferently.

"I don't intend to do that kind of thing."

"Thanks you."

"What would you like to purchase now?"

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but after reaching level two membership, the voice seemed to become more human and more lively than the previous somewhat dull response.

"I need a tree that can store magic and output it reliably."

Cloa made the first request.

Using this tree as the center of the magic pool and the coral as the nodes is a good way to upgrade and replace it.

"What price range are you looking for?"

"We have a level 2 energy storage tree with 1,000 magic crystals, a level 4 Orpheus Swan Flute Tree with 3,000 magic crystals, a level 4 magic energy well with 5,000 magic crystals, and a level 5 star crystal willow tree with 10,000 magic crystals."

"..."

Okay, so it turns out I can buy a tree with 10,000 magic crystals.

but……

He asked curiously, "What is this Orpheus Swan Flute Tree?"

The name Orpheus seems to refer to the Orpheus oak tree. Could there be a connection?

The answer he received was not a simple sound, but a rather peculiar tree formed from the spring water flowing from the deep blue holy spring.

It looks like a vertical flute, with branches shaped like swan wings on both sides, making it extremely beautiful.

The magic flowed into the mouthpiece of the recorder and out through the finger holes and the opening of the tube, the magic surrounding it resonating as if it had a consciousness.

Kroya immediately realized that this thing was definitely related to the music, even if he didn't hear any sound and it was just a phantom, he still had this feeling.

The intellectual female voice continued, "As you can see now, this tree is a special magical plant created by the legendary mage of the Orpheus family from the Elven Kingdom."

"It requires its owner to possess special musical magic, and its magic must be adjusted every seven days, so that it will gradually adapt to the owner's magic."

Once you've fully adapted to it, you can freely manipulate its magic, and it will even actively cooperate with its owner in casting spells.

Just as Kroya had thought, this thing really was related to music magic.

And it is also related to the mysterious Orpheus family.

The only problem is... we can't exactly use the Orpheus Swan Recorder Tree with its three thousand magic crystals as experimental material.

"Then I'll buy an Orpheus Swan Recorder Tree and an Energy Storage Tree."

"By the way, what exactly is the situation with the Orpheus family?"

Ultimately, he made this decision, and also planned to inquire about the Orpheus family.

Accompanied by the sound of rushing water, a female voice responded: "Thank you for your patronage. The Orpheus Swan Recorder Tree will include some information about the Orpheus family."

Is there anything else I need?

"What else do I need...?" Chloe wondered.

Logically, he should purchase some spellbooks, but he also planned to communicate with Lord Flame Mountain later, as the spellbooks from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild were simply too expensive.

The same applies to alchemical texts; if you can purchase them through the Mage Association, they will definitely be cheaper than those from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild.

So these two can be put aside for now.

What I need right now is...

After reviewing his current needs, he decided to purchase more Solid Magic Bottle Grass, Sea Spirit Dolphin, and a short-range teleportation array—the array was mainly for the secret chamber at the bottom of the lake in the back mountain.

The seeds of the Solid Magic Bottle Grass are worth twenty magic crystals each.

Each sea dolphin costs twenty-five magic crystals.

He directly purchased twenty Solid Magic Bottle Grasses and one hundred Sea Spirit Dolphins—another two thousand nine hundred magic crystals were spent.

The teleportation array was surprisingly cheap.

The Holy Spring Merchant Guild recommended a magic array called Multi-Space Pathway Type C to Kroya: it can teleport within a radius of 100 kilometers, has ten sub-arrays, and uses special magic crystals for charging.

The magic circle costs 500 magic crystals, while the special magic crystal costs 5 magic crystals per crystal, and one charge can be used about 50 times. He bought 10.

This kind of magic array is perfect for his territory and can be set up in different places, such as the underwater ranch, the back mountain, or even the Hanjiao Island dock.

He personally felt it was quite a good deal.

After buying these, he didn't buy any more. It was better to keep some magic crystals in case he needed them urgently.

The total cost was: 3,000 magic crystals for the Orpheus Swan Flute Tree, 1,000 magic crystals for the Energy Storage Tree, 2,900 magic crystals for the Solid Magic Bottle Grass and Sea Spirit Dolphin, and 550 magic crystals for the Multi-Space Path C-type Magic Array and special magic crystals.

In total, I spent 7,450 magic crystals.

Adding to the more than 3,000 magic crystals I had previously spent in bits and pieces, I successfully broke through the 10,000 magic crystal mark—

"Your items have been prepared. Due to the large number of items, we suggest you choose a suitable place to receive them."

It will be temporarily stored within the Chamber of Commerce until you choose to accept it.

Your current purchase amount is 7,450 Magic Crystals, while your previous purchase amount was 3,700 Magic Crystals.

The current member has 11150 points.

Congratulations on successfully advancing to Level 2 Member! Your gift, the Clockwork Golem, has been issued. The next level advancement requires 100,000 points.

We are currently contacting Flame Mountain for you.

The intellectual female voice faded away temporarily after she finished speaking, but the holy spring vent remained, shimmering with its unchanging deep blue glow.

After about five or six minutes, Yan Shan's voice finally rang out: "Master Han Jiao, are you ready?"

His voice sounded a little tired.

"Yes, you should be able to see the goods I transferred to the Holy Spring Merchant Guild. Are you ready?" Chloe asked.

Master Yanshan's voice immediately filled with joy and excitement: "Of course it's ready! Let's proceed with the transaction now. I'll cover the commission!"

Following his voice, a sophisticated female voice rang out again: "Master Yanshan has proposed a deal."

He will use one hundred impact pea plants, one hundred flame tree stumps, one hundred spiky cacti, one hundred flame cherry trees...

"Come exchange this for 1,500 of your ribbonfish."

After accurately stating the quantity, she asked, "Would you like to accept this deal?"

Kroa took a deep breath.

"accept."

"OK."

"The transaction is complete. After deducting the handling fee, the amount is thirty magic crystals. You can retrieve this shipment anywhere."

A seemingly casual remark, yet it signifies that a full 1,400 magical plants are waiting for Kroya to retrieve them.

However, Kroya wasn't in a hurry to find a place to retrieve it. Since she already had the item, she could take it whenever she wanted.

He went straight to the point, asking the Flame Mountain Lord, "I'd like to join your ranks of lord mages. Could you recommend me?"

Knowing he would ask such a question, Master Yanshan replied, "I can recommend you, Master Hanjiao, but if two people recommend you together, you are guaranteed to get in."

"As for the other person, I suggest you look for the Sand Mage. His territory is in the desert; perhaps you can trade with him there."

Are there two people?

Sigh, I didn't expect there to be some twists and turns.

Kroya nodded in agreement: "I will contact him. Once he agrees, I'll trouble you, Flame Mountain Mage."

"No problem! I hope we can have more transactions in the future." Master Yanshan readily agreed this time, and then impatiently "hung up" and left.

"Why are you in such a hurry..." Kroya shook his head and first sent a letter to the Gray Sand Mage, but the other party did not reply immediately.

He put the matter aside for the time being.

Now, it's time to get this whole bunch of stuff settled.

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