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

Chapter 105. Peas and Tree Stump

When the Magic Field Grapevine was purchased, the Holy Spring Merchant Guild specifically stated that it possessed the ability to extend into other magical attributes.

This means that Kroa can extend another magical field specifically for the growth of fire-attribute magical plants by feeding it fire-attribute magic.

Of course, the price is that it requires a lot of fire magic.

This is where the sunflowers' solar flare magic comes in handy.

Kroya had already considered this when he made the purchase.

The magic of the sun is arguably one of the purest fire-attribute magics, making it the best choice to help the magic field vines extend and expand.

"Let's test it now and see if the magic of sunlight really works."

Standing where the magic grapevines were rooted, Kroya patted the Woody Curved Vine King, which was disguised as an ordinary magical plant beside him: "Release your magic."

The surface of the Woody Curved Vine King immediately flowed with magical power, like liquefied sunlight, which irrigated a protruding spot at the base of the Magic Field Grapevine.

After absorbing this magic, the small bump began to grow at a visible speed, replicating the growth of the first vine.

This time, however, it's much prettier than the first time.

The sun's painstakingly collected solar energy dyed all the grapevines a light gold color, like a translucent light gold crystal.

The sunlight will shine down without any obstruction.

It appeared extremely magnificent and dazzling, as if the land was shrouded in a layer of holy gold, as if it had been blessed by the gods.

Kroya looked up as they expanded and grew, feeling the filtered sunlight fall on her cheeks, everything she saw was golden.

The farmhands working in the distance were stunned; the gold was brighter than any other color and fit the concept of a "miracle" even better.

They even trembled as they tried to prostrate themselves in worship.

"Wow, this is much prettier than the other piece of land."

Kroya glanced at the land covered by pale blue grapevines, then looked at the pale golden land, and immediately felt that the latter was much more pleasing to the eye.

Personally, he does prefer this brighter gold color, which is probably related to the meditation methods he practices.

"I wonder what the yellow color will be after the red and orange of meditation."

He muttered something and began to take out the magical plants one by one from the holy spring vent.

The first thing taken out was the Flame Tree Stump.

Surprisingly, it wasn't originally in the form of a tree stump.

This is a sturdy tree stump about half a person's height, with a trunk so thick that it takes one person to hug it. Its bark is dry and cracked, and you can clearly see that the trunk is hollow and flames are flowing inside.

According to the Flame Mountain Lord, if you want the flames inside to be revealed, you need to cut it in half and artificially turn it into a tree stump.

Kroa did not cut immediately.

First, I observed its astral structure to make sure it had no desires, then I reached out and made a swipe—

"Snap!"

An invisible, crescent-shaped magical shockwave slammed heavily into the tree trunk.

"Crack!"

This is the second-level magic he learned, Impact Blade, which can gather magic power into a throwing knife that can cut things.

The moment the impact blade struck, the tree split open from the center, its upper part falling to the side.

At this moment, it truly transformed into a flaming tree stump—

Pale red flames burned inside the hollow tree heart, emanating a magical warmth and a fragrant aroma.

Perhaps because it had been away from the area with fire magic for too long, the flames it burned always seemed a bit weak and listless.

Kroya peered out, wanting to see what was in the center of the tree stump—long ago, when he played Plants vs. Zombies, he had been curious about how it caught fire inside.

All that could be seen was pitch black, but reddish-brown grease was flowing and dripping inside, and it seemed that this grease was what kept the flame burning for so long.

"Resin?" Chloe asked in confusion, reaching out her mage hand to pinch a little bit and holding it up to her eyes to examine it.

These reddish-brown resins are extremely stable; even when a flame is burned on them, they do not turn black or char.

When I took a closer sniff, it smelled like wood, a deeper scent than pine resin, and it wasn't pungent at all.

Only naturally occurring fragrances have this kind of smell; perfumes that are blended will more or less feel a bit pungent.

He asked in bewilderment, "It smells quite nice, but why hasn't this been developed and utilized?"

Generally speaking, this kind of resin is used as a fragrance or a kind of medicine. He doesn't know its medicinal value yet, but its fragrance should be enough to make fragrance, right?

Just as he was wondering, the flame burning on the clump of resin in the mage's hand suddenly went out.

The reddish-brown resin, like a lump of amber, remained quietly inside.

"what?"

Kroa was even more puzzled.

It was working fine just now, how did it suddenly go out?

He examined it carefully and found that... the fire elemental magic inside was gone.

The resin requires fire elemental magic to burn.

It can only burn and emit a fragrant aroma when fire elemental magic is present; otherwise, it will solidify into a lump.

"Is that so? If that's the case, then it really makes sense."

Without magic, it can't burn stably; after all, not many people can afford it.

He seemed to be deep in thought, his mind wandering.

He remembered that in Plants vs. Zombies, there was a situation where the Peashooter would pass through a Flame Tree and turn into a Flame Pea.

If this thing requires fire to burn and adhere, then it seems like we could actually try to find a way.

For example, if it's attached to a pea, does it become a Flame Pea?

He put the matter aside for the time being and decided to wait until he saw the impacted peas and observed their condition before making any further decisions.

He removed all one hundred Flame Tree stumps and began planting them with the hands of a mage.

Soon, one hundred flame tree stumps were planted.

Red flames burned inside the tree stumps, and a hundred flame tree stumps were planted there, the rising flame magic seemingly about to materialize.

Unbeknownst to Kroa, underground, they were frantically absorbing the solar flame magic supplied by the magic field's grapevines, and the shape of the flames was undergoing subtle changes.

It was tinged with a faint golden hue.

These magical plants don't need to be spaced far apart; they only need a sufficient supply of magic power and a little water to thrive.

After placing it, Kroa took out the "Impact Pea".

This thing looks perfectly normal.

It's a light red pea variety with seven or eight pods, each containing a distinct pea.

It's completely different from the obviously artistically modified Peashooter in the game.

"It seems so..."

However, when Kroya gently stimulated the pod with magic, the pod immediately opened slightly, and the pea inside shot out with a "bang".

The power was obviously quite great; when it hit the ground, it even created small craters.

The peas themselves were completely unharmed and remained green.

Kroya stared at the peas that had fallen to the ground and exclaimed in realization, "So that's how they're launched!"

"They are exceptionally sensitive to magical stimuli and will actively gravitate towards areas with abundant magical energy. Is this a form of reproduction?"

After discovering this, he became a little curious.

How far can it be launched?

This time, he specially infused the pea sprouts with some magic, and then stimulated them with magic again.

As a result, the peas, imbued with the magic he had given them, were propelled by the magic and shot into the sky, flying far, far away.

In the end, even his Eagle Vision technique couldn't see it anymore.

"That far?" Chloe blinked, and suddenly thought of a fun idea.

He took a lump of resin from the flaming tree stump, poured fire magic into it, made sure it was burning, then kneaded it and stretched it to form a burning film.

Then, it used magic to stimulate the pea pods.

When the peas burst out, they passed directly through the resin film, and the magical resin naturally stuck to the peas.

The membrane prevented the flames from directly scorching the peas. And so, burning fiercely, it flew wildly into the sky.

Ultimately, it disappeared like a shooting star flying in reverse.

"Hahaha."

"Isn't this just Peashooter plus a Flame Tree Stump?"

He smiled with satisfaction after successfully recreating some of the plants from his memories.

However, if that's all there is to it, the effect is still somewhat limited. The impact force and the flames attached to it would probably only be effective enough to kill an ordinary person.

If you want it to truly become a powerful fighter, Kroya currently has two considerations:

One approach is to add more powerful momentum to the impact on the peas, for example, by drawing magic circles on the pods to increase the impact force, and truly developing it as a pea "shooter".

Secondly, efforts can be made to work on the flames of the flame tree stump, such as making it difficult to extinguish, continuously burning, or having an explosive nature.

If we think about it further, could we train them to be sensitive to a certain kind of magic and target the places that are contaminated with that magic?

In this world, mages mostly use magic crystal cannons as their weapons of war, similar to guns. Although dwarves also manufacture them, they are not yet the mainstream.

If the Peashooter can be properly researched, its production cost is much, much lower than those two items. It can not only be used for defense, but also as a weapon for ordinary people.

Extraordinary individuals like mages and knights are hard to find, but ordinary people are plentiful.

He felt that he could continue to research this area.

However, before that, there are still many other magical plants that he needs to cultivate properly.

(End of this chapter)