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

Chapter 107. "The Gift" and the Anti-Magic Iron

The new ingredients brought Kroya an unforgettable and novel experience.

Although the only fruits that are ripe and edible right now are the pine nuts of the Red Flame Pine, the Tolna Blood Pomegranate, the Burning Pepper, and the Flame Cherry.

There wasn't even a proper staple food; it was all fruits, nuts, and seasonings.

However, Kroya, who had long been tormented by various fish soups, breads, and poorly made foods, desperately needed these things to recuperate.

Especially the blanched round peppers.

This deep red chili pepper, which looks like a ball the size of a palm, exudes its unique presence at all times.

Chili peppers! Eat spicy food!

He used to love spicy food, but unfortunately, it would cause him to get a sore throat and stomach upset after eating it.

However, for Kroya now, his power is already sufficient to ensure that he can eat any spicy food without experiencing embarrassing stomach aches or toothaches.

The magic enhanced his body, allowing him to eat more freely foods that would be considered poison to ordinary people.

When he saw the chili peppers, he almost immediately thought of several dishes that required chili peppers to be cooked. Although there were chili peppers on the island, how could those ordinary plants compare to the magical plants?

I need excitement!

"I wonder what it tastes like."

He waved his hand impatiently, and the mage's hand immediately flew out, beginning the process of making food.

The aroma of cooking soon wafted from the castle terrace.

Today's main dishes consist of various dishes made with blanched bell peppers, accompanied by stir-fried pine nuts, pomegranates, and flame cherries.

The pine nuts have already undergone a series of processing steps and only need to be roasted before they can be eaten.

This was no challenge for Kroya, who had long since mastered the Mage's Hand technique. Even cooking vegetables and frying pine nuts at the same time, and peeling pomegranates, was no problem at all.

He was distracted, keeping an eye on the other side while glancing down at the pomegranate, about the size of a soccer ball, in his hand.

"This is really big. I wonder what it tastes like."

He licked his lips and began to peel the shells carefully.

As soon as you break it open, the pomegranate seeds inside eagerly fall out, each one like a ruby, crystal clear, as beautiful as a work of art.

"Blood pomegranate, that must refer to this color." Kroya reached out and picked up a handful, then threw them all into his mouth and chewed them carefully.

It feels so good to eat pomegranate seeds like that.

The moment you put it in your mouth and chew it lightly, the sweet and sour juice unique to pomegranate bursts out. But when you chew the pomegranate seeds, a very faint, rusty taste appears.

The taste isn't unpleasant at all; on the contrary, it has a wonderfully addictive quality. The seeds are also soft and can be easily crushed with a little chewing.

His mouth was filled with a juice that looked like blood, and with that rusty taste, no wonder it was called Blood Pomegranate.

"Is the iron content too high? Could there be iron ore under the tree?"

"Then should I also get some iron ore?"

While pondering, he picked up a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and continued peeling the pomegranate with great interest.

For some reason, the sunflower fairy who had been staring at him suddenly started making "ee-ya ee-ya" noises.

It, which was already burning with red and orange light, looked even more like it was on fire.

It glared at the pomegranate, flew back, reached out and plucked the sunflower seeds from its own flower head, presenting them to Kroya like a treasure—both crimson and orange sunflower seeds were there.

Each type has more than a dozen.

The sunflower seeds produced by this elemental magical plant are entirely composed of magic, and you can eat them directly without even cracking them open.

"Well……"

Judging from its expression, Kroa immediately knew what was going on; it must be upset that it was eating other things instead of its sunflower seeds.

"You can get jealous over this?"

Kroa had no choice but to accept it, and under its watchful eye, she ate all the sunflower seeds clean, and also put the pomegranate away.

Then he praised, "Your sunflower seeds are definitely the best!"

"Eeya!" The sunflower fairy was finally satisfied and floated onto Chloe's shoulder, where she sprawled out.

It is a special form made of elemental magic, so it is naturally soft like a slime and has really turned into a "sunflower".

Kroya glanced at it and decided to put the pine nuts away for now.

He used his magic to bring the freshly cooked dishes, such as boiled fish, spicy fish, and stir-fried clams, to himself.

Then they began to feast.

Needless to say, the ingredients are all the freshest and top-quality, and only a few simple but effective seasonings are added.

The blanched chili peppers and other spices did not mask the original flavor of the fish at all; on the contrary, the fire magic brought it out completely.

The umami and spiciness seemed to explode in Kroya's mouth, so delicious that he could swallow his own tongue.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

He couldn't help but gasp for breath.

The idea behind eating spicy food is to keep eating it, even if it's spicy, and the more you eat, the more enjoyable it becomes.

Kroya was enjoying her dinner.

but,

A short while later, King Muyao suddenly asked him, "Master, Baron Kemoye and the Seleucid merchants met at the dock on Hanjiao Island."

"Do you want them to use the teleportation array to enter the island?"

Its vines haven't spread to that location yet, but the teleportation array is guarded by designated personnel, and any important events will be transmitted back through the array.

The arrival of a baron was certainly an important event for those guarding the area.

"Hmm?" Kroya slowed down her chopping motion slightly and glanced at the already half-dark sky.

"He's still alive."

"That's quite a coincidence that these two actually ran into each other... But the teleportation array must not be known to anyone."

Since they're coming, let them come by boat.

After saying that, he continued to enjoy his food. Nothing could stop him from enjoying life now; as for the baron and the merchant, he could deal with them later.

"OK."

The King of Woody Tengs also fell silent.

……

About half an hour later.

Baron Camoyer, looking completely bewildered, led Seleu onto the land of Han Reef Island.

He couldn't help but look back for the third time at the person tightly bound by chains inside the cage.

The baron never expected that a merchant he had been supporting in his spare time could actually convey the will of the young master of the Northern Region Traveling Family.

We also need to give a "gift" to the mage Chloe.

Despite his deep skepticism about whether this "person" could truly be a gift.

He didn't dare ask any more questions, fearing that it involved some secret he couldn't possibly know; he was quite cautious in this regard.

I am curious, but I won't pry into the details.

He knew that it was safer not to know some things.

With these questions in mind, he was led by Robert to wait inside the newly renovated Lotus Reception Hall.

The reception hall was now powered by magic, and was brightly lit. It was divided into twenty different rooms as temporary rest areas.

After entering the brightly lit room from the pitch-black sea, the Baron felt much more at ease.

"As expected of the mage Kroya, this is a magic lamp."

He looked up at the lamps on the ceiling and marveled at them.

Afterwards, I looked around the room and, to be honest, it was far less luxurious than his place.

However, both the bed and the table and chairs were very clean and tidy, covered with white tablecloths and sheets, simple but very comfortable to look at.

It's certainly fine to use it as a rest area temporarily.

He sat there patiently waiting.

……

the other side.

Kroya was actually meeting with the merchant Seryu, because he was very interested in the gifts from the so-called young master of the Northern Regions.

So he met with the merchant first.

When he saw the cage being carried in, he froze for two seconds.

Then, pointing to the person inside the cage, he said calmly, "Is this the gift that young master asked you to give me?"

A person! A completely naked person!

He had just heard about the tortured person from the Illusionary Cloud Serpent a few days ago, and now one of them was being delivered to his doorstep alive.

The problem is, what use is this person to him? Human life is the least valuable thing in this world, especially when it's someone like this who has been tortured.

His tone unconsciously carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Yes." Seryu was somewhat flustered, his fat face covered in sweat. "Lord Olivier said he asked me to tell you that he is a very special person among the torturers, and you will definitely be interested in him."

Kroa: "..."

That's why I really hate riddle people.

If you're going to give a gift, fine, but why do you have to tell me only half the story? Why am I even interested in this guy?

So what is the reason?

After thinking for a moment, Chloe asked, "Does he know my identity?"

Seleu shook his head: "No, I didn't tell him, and young master Olivier didn't ask any further questions. He just said he wanted to give this gift to you."

"Furthermore, he said he would be leaving soon and hoped you could give him more sunflower seeds."

"So what did he say he would give in return?" If he was willing to give something good, then Kroya would certainly be willing to continue supplying.

"..." Seleu paused for a moment before cautiously saying, "He said he could give you more of these torturers."

"..."

This is the second time Kloane has remained silent today.

Why are you so confident that I will definitely take these torturers?

He simply waved his hand and said, "Stay here for now, and leave tomorrow."

He wanted to seriously study what made this prisoner so different that he was so certain of exchanging his sunflower seeds for him.

The merchant was immediately relieved, quickly bowed, and left.

After he left, Kroya got up and went to the cage, reaching out to touch it.

My fingertips immediately felt a slight numbness, as if the flow of magic had been forcibly slowed down for a moment by some force.

Kroya frowned and said, "Hmm, this is anti-magic iron, isn't it?"

The so-called anti-magic iron is a special metal that can block the flow of magic power. It is said that it is only found in a very few rich magic crystal mines.

They also have different levels. The one in front of Kroya is obviously the lowest level, and it has other metals added to it. At most, it can only slow down the flow of magic power for a moment.

The legendary highest-grade anti-magic iron can even form a natural force field, making it impossible for mages within its range to cast spells.

It is worth mentioning that the Mage Association has a deep-seated hatred for the anti-magic iron.

If Kroya reports this news, some bigwigs in the association will definitely protest to the Royal Palace Administration.

Even the young master of the Northern Region Travelers' Clan was held accountable.

If someone has it privately, no one can stop them, but if you openly show it off, the Mage Association will definitely explode.

and so……

"Giving a mage the magic-suppressing iron... are you handing me leverage? Are you so sure this person can satisfy me?"

He was indeed intrigued and curious, and decided to take a closer look to see what was so magical about it.

(End of this chapter)