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

Chapter 11.11. Sunflowers Ripen

The sun was shining brightly, and the sea breeze was gentle.

The sunflowers planted atop the castle have matured at an astonishing rate, each one as tall as a person.

The flower head is enormous, like a palm-leaf fan, but it doesn't droop. Instead, it holds its head high, always looking directly at the sun, absorbing its magic.

They are very different from ordinary sunflowers—

Their flower heads are a deep crimson, and their petals are as red as fire. The sunflower seeds that grow in the flower heads are huge, with crystal-clear shells that are as clear as crystal, and a faint golden halo emanating from them.

The sunflower seeds grow from the center of the flower head, one by one, rather than all of them growing together—it's unclear whether this is a characteristic of the modified plant or simply how it is.

So it looks a bit small.

Overall, it doesn't look like a plant at all, but rather like a work of art meticulously crafted by an elven sculptor.

Beautiful and mysterious.

That's the charm of magical plants.

Kroya was quite satisfied with what he saw.

"You're really good-looking. It's worth it for watering you with magic spring water and preparing potions every day."

He reached out and stroked the flower head of a sunflower, his fingers lingering on the seeds for a moment. He immediately sensed that the seeds contained a considerable amount of Yang Flame Magic, though not abundant.

Its texture is warm and smooth, like crystal.

He was a little surprised: "It's only just grown up."

It has so much magic even though it has just grown up.

It seems that they are absorbing the Sunfire magic much faster than the mage Kroya; the sunlight in the sky is almost visibly distorting towards them.

Strands of sunlight shone down.

That was a manifestation of the rapid absorption of the power of Yang Flame.

"Let's pick one and take a closer look." He precisely pinched a seed, then forcefully plucked it and examined it carefully in his palm.

After observation, he discovered that the outer shell of the seed had a crystal-clear texture, but there was no sunflower kernel inside; instead, it was replaced by a golden aura.

In other words, this wisp of golden energy should be the manifestation of the power of Yang Flame.

Kroa pondered, "Could it be that the power of the Sunfire will gradually condense into sunflower seed kernels?"

Generally speaking, the monk's conjecture is quite reliable.

Moreover, the instructions already indicate that it will gather in the seeds.

"It looks good, but what about the taste? Surely it can't be inedible."

"Shall I try some?"

Since the sunflower seed had already been picked, there was no way to plant it back in the ground and let it continue to grow, so Kroya simply cracked it open.

Then, with a gentle touch of the tongue, one immediately feels the magical power, which should have no physical form, with a wonderfully smooth and creamy texture like ice cream.

Hot ice cream!

"Um?"

After swallowing it, Kroya couldn't help but lick her lips.

The taste was better than he had imagined.

These sunflower seeds are indeed made with very pure Yang Flame Magic, and they're not too hot yet, so they feel incredibly comfortable to eat.

The magic, completely non-irritating and filtered by the sunflower's natural vitality, slid directly down my throat into my esophagus, leaving my entire stomach feeling warm.

For mages, consuming this kind of magic power that has no stimulation is simply a pleasure. After all, in a sense, mages are more or less "addicted" to magic.

"Hold on, hold on, these aren't fully grown yet, you can't eat them, you can't eat them..."

He reluctantly looked away, suppressing his urge to continue eating sunflower seeds—it has to be said, eating sunflower seeds is truly addictive.

"How can I get you to fire your solar ray...?"

According to the panel, it says "can be commanded when necessary," which means that Kroa can give it commands.

With that thought, Kroya extended her mental energy toward the sunflower and silently commanded, "Launch!"

Then he felt a magical fluctuation, as if the golden energy inside the seed was being absorbed, and the crimson petals at the edge of the flower disc began to tremble.

Kroya immediately sensed something was wrong.

He quickly took a step back, and as soon as he did, he saw a beam of crimson magic energy shoot out directly from the sunflower petals.

That magic was so pure and terrifying.

It struck a seagull that was soaring freely in the sky in an instant, and the poor seagull immediately fell to the ground with a "thud".

It fell straight to Kroa's feet.

Its body was pierced by the crimson beam of light, and it was already completely dead, yet it still emitted the aroma of roasted meat.

"……what?"

Does this even have automatic target acquisition?

Kroya could see it clearly; the flower head had obviously rotated and was now aimed directly at the seagull in the sky.

Moreover, the magical power of this Sunfire Impact seemed to be only slightly weaker than the one he had used. Keep in mind that this was a newly grown sunflower!

It hasn't even had a chance to absorb much of the Yang Flame Magic Power yet.

If, according to the description, the more Yang Flame Power it accumulates, the greater its power will be, then what if it were allowed to accumulate for several months?

The sun shines very brightly at the beach!

The longer it accumulates, the more likely it is to become a hidden killing move.

It's important to know that the Sunfire Impact has another terrifying effect—the more magic power you have, the farther the ray can travel!

An ordinary level one mage might only be able to shoot for ten or twenty meters, but an archmage or mages could easily shoot for hundreds of meters.

Higher-ranking legendary mages can even launch a strike from thousands of miles away.

Although this definitely involves the manipulation and control of magic, can't the sunflower still continue to perfect the spell's imprint?

Kroya was really looking forward to seeing how it would develop.

However, he has currently imprinted two kinds of magical plants: one is the sunflower, and the other is the thirsty sea fluorescent algae.

The former description specifically states that it can perfect magic, but the latter does not. Could it be because the true form of the Crimson Song, the Rainbow Poem, is of too high a rank?

So there's no way to further improve it?

He felt his guess was probably correct, after all, Sunfire Impact was just an ordinary second-tier spell, but as for Crimson Song, he didn't even know where its limit was.

Of course, it's also possible that only the first chapter was printed.

"Why don't we take a look first?"

After a slight hesitation, Kroya activated the Celestial Spirit Imprint Technique and saw the sunflower's true form through the countless dense threads.

They also saw the spell model of Sunfire Impact that he had personally engraved on it. The model was enveloped by the phantom of a sunflower, as if it was absorbing something.

Kroa observed it closely and discovered that it seemed to be absorbing the sunflower's astral essence, or rather, it wanted to merge with it more quickly.

"Could we imprint more spells, such as Precision and Fullness, to enhance these status effects?" Kroya pondered, trying to construct spell models, but Sunflower clearly refused.

It gives the impression of someone who is so full they can't eat anymore.

Therefore, Kroa had no choice but to give up.

He was certain that the process of fusing the Yangyan Impact imprint would be very long, and that he would probably have to wait until he had fully digested this imprint before he could fuse more.

I wasn't disappointed; the sunflowers are good enough as they are now.

He then checked the magic crystals beneath the magic field to make sure they still had enough magic power before getting up and leaving.

Next, he was going to conduct his first experiment on a magical beast.

Kabamon had been waiting for him for a long time.

(End of this chapter)