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

Chapter 117. Fragments of the Sky, Bloodgrass Fungus

"Angel Sheep".

"But it's not an elemental being."

Kroya was immediately puzzled. Was the thing in front of him really just because it looked like an angel, or was it actually an angel sheep?

Under mental perception, they did not seem to have very strong magic power; their magic power was at most at the level of a level one magical beast.

They're not even as good as the ducks he raises.

He couldn't help but wonder again if this seemingly sacred and beautiful... magical beast was really just a sheep in the shape of an angel.

While he was wondering and hesitating whether to move forward.

The three angel sheep seemed to have spotted him and immediately let out a terrified "baa" sound.

It ran around wildly as if it had gone mad, desperately trying to escape in terror.

Then, they suddenly rushed off in some direction—

Immediately, a spatial rift formed in front of them, through which a strange floating island and a sea of ​​clouds could be vaguely seen.

"Oh no, that won't do!"

Seeing this, Kroya immediately raised his hand and threw out a red ray, which "whooshed" and hit one of the angel sheep.

Whether it's dead or alive, let's just get it first!

As a result, the angel sheep trembled slightly, let out a mournful "baa," and immediately fell out of its body multicolored chips, about the size of a fingernail.

The chip fell to the ground and looked exceptionally beautiful under the sunlight.

It was completely unharmed, with not even a trace of burning on its soft white curly fur.

The next second, it followed the other two sheep into the spatial passage and disappeared.

Only Kroya remained, staring thoughtfully at the pile of chips.

"...Is this considered a lucky find?"

He had already seen that they were five different colored chips, including blue, tan, red, cyan, and... platinum.

He recognized the blue crystal; it was a crystal of water.

So, are the rest just fragments of Earth Fire Wind and... Sky Crystal?

He immediately stepped forward and picked up the handful of chips of different colors.

Observe it carefully in front of you.

Sure enough, the platinum crystal seemed to contain flowing clouds and sunlight, as if a small piece of the sky had been cut off and materialized.

This power is almost identical to the power emitted by mushrooms.

It must be a fragment of the Sky Crystal!

This is one of the top three attributes among the seven types of Radiant Crystals. He had thought about whether he could buy it from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, but the Holy Spring Merchant Guild replied that they did not have the authority to sell it to him.

Unfortunately, this chip is only the size of a fingernail.

The power within... converted into magic, it probably wouldn't even be enough for a single fireball.

Among this large handful of about forty colorful crystal chips, there were only three fragments of the Void Radiance.

"It's good that I got it."

He wasn't particularly disappointed.

I'm just really curious about what that angel sheep is, that it can drop Radiant Crystal Shards with just one hit. If I caught it... wouldn't that be an endless supply of Radiant Crystal Shards?

He decided to go back and see if he could buy some information from the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce.

For now, it's more important to continue exploring.

He carefully put away the shards of the obsidian crystal and continued forward.

After walking about 400 meters, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground in front of us, which had been covered by ancient pasture fungi.

The black cracks were so clearly visible amidst the white clouds.

On one side of the crack was lush green ancient pasture fungus, while on the other side... the ancient pasture fungus covering the earth had turned into a very strange little red grass.

These blades of grass lay prostrate on the ground, like chunks of meat, with wisps of red light flowing across their surface, making them look like countless red streams flowing at first glance.

A strong stench of blood filled the air.

At first glance, the crack looked like some kind of dividing line, as if it were preventing people from moving forward.

Kroya stopped temporarily in front of the crack, staring at the small red grasses, and its name came to mind—Bloodgrass Fungus.

This is also a type of fungus, differing from the ancient pasture fungus by only one character, but their appearance and condition are completely different.

Jack, who was following behind Kroya, was trembling with fear at the sight and wished he could run away on the spot.

This strange meadow really looks like a hellish landscape; anyone would feel terrified and panicked.

However, Kroya's expression grew increasingly strange.

"Hmm? Something feels off about these grasses."

He tentatively reached out his mage hand and took a Bloodgrass Fungus. After examining it closely, he was surprised to find...

Once torn open, it contains fibers resembling meat, with a fine texture and even some pale white fat.

It is indeed meat, but it is not animal meat; it is made of plant protein, also known as "vegetarian meat."

In a sense, this is indeed a meat meadow, albeit a plant-based one.

He blinked, but still didn't use Jack behind him as a guinea pig. Instead, out of curiosity, he put a few into the crystal bottle.

Then, enduring the strange texture and discomfort underfoot, I walked forward on the sticky, squelching grass.

After walking another 300 meters, the ground in front of them suddenly sank down, forming a deep pit.

At the bottom of the deep pit, there is a strange tree.

It was about two meters tall, and its bark looked like it was made of all sorts of skins wrapped together—human skin, animal skin, fish skin…it looked like some kind of evil thing pieced together.

Many crows were flying around the tree, dropping the blood grass fungus they were carrying in their beaks next to it.

The blood grass fungus would be immediately drained of its nutrients upon contact with that strange tree, turning into grayish-white mycelium that would float away.

It's as if the crows are offering it ancient pasture fungus as a sacrifice.

"To create a demonic tree."

He gazed at the astral body of the tree, and unexpectedly discovered:

Its astral body was also pieced together, and the connection between each branch and the main trunk seemed to have the same "severed limb splicing" magical structure that we had seen before.

"Could this be a man-made tree?" he wondered.

The ability to integrate so many different structures is far more sophisticated than any other splicing technique.

After admiring the beautiful magical structure for a while, he decisively jumped down, landed lightly, and began casting a spell to disperse the crows around him.

Even though the poor crows huddled together and cackled in protest, they were no match for a level 3 mage who had cheated.

They were quickly driven away by the continuous barrage of spells.

Kroya then leisurely walked to the simulated magic tree and began to carefully dig out its roots.

The simulated magic tree made no move to resist and allowed Kroa to dig it out. Soon, the tree was completely unearthed.

Its trunk is a full two meters tall and has lush foliage, but its roots are very short and not as thick or long as those of smaller trees.

It's practically just a decoration.

"Is it really that easy?"

He couldn't help but sigh.

According to that dwarven alchemist, the simulated magic tree was an extremely rare magical plant, yet it was obtained so easily.

It feels somewhat unreal.

To avoid any unforeseen complications.

Kroya took the clockwork golem, a gift from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, out of his pocket and pointed at the simulated magic tree, instructing, "Put it away."

The clockwork golem nodded and shot a blue beam of light at the simulated magic tree, drawing it into the crystal on its chest.

After being put into the simulated magic tree, it flew around Kroya once before finally crawling into Kroya's pocket on its own.

Patting his pocket, Chloe praised, "Not bad."

The crystal on its chest can hold living things, whether they are humans, magical beasts, or magical plants.

This is very convenient. As Kroya's level gradually increases, the shell artifact becomes somewhat ineffective in some situations, which is when the clock golem's help is needed.

To be honest, the little gift from the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce was actually quite nice.

After placing the simulated magic tree inside, the objective for this mission was considered accomplished, taking less than two hours.

To be honest... things went a little too smoothly.

He left the pit, looked at the area covered by clouds in the distance, hesitated for a while, but still did not continue forward.

There was no sound in the area ahead, and the fog was very thick, with a huge source of magic emanating from it.

This source of magic was so powerful that it almost suffocated Kroya, which was the fundamental reason why he gave up on further exploration.

"Let's call it a day while we're ahead, now that we've already obtained the simulated magic tree..."

Kroya began collecting the Bloodgrass Fungus growing on the ground. These things could bleed like flesh and blood and could also be used to feed the Artificial Tree. They seemed like a very good thing.

Go back and try it on another monster. If the monster doesn't change or die after eating it, then maybe it can be used to raise carnivorous monsters.

The only question is: how do they grow?

Is it the same as the ancient pasture fungus?

He also tried to dig into the clouds beneath the Bloodgrass Fungus in an attempt to preserve them, but without success; these things exist entirely thanks to the magic that flows throughout the entire island.

This kind of magic is something that Kroa cannot replicate.

Fortunately, even after leaving the clouds, the blood grass fungus did not lose its activity or anything.

After collecting a sufficient number of Bloodgrass Fungus, Kroya turned and left without hesitation, taking Jack, who had long wanted to leave, with him.

Unbeknownst to him, after he turned and left, deep within the clouds of the island, a slender figure vaguely glanced in Kroya's direction.

The swirling clouds formed crystal-clear white scales on its body, while the intertwined light formed eight dragon horns like a crown on its head.

Its eyes were filled with a sacred platinum-gold light, without a trace of violence, only wisdom and compassion.

Its gaze seemed to linger for a moment on Kroya's forehead, wrist, and the area near his dantian where magic power gathered.

"Lucky humans...this kind of magic."

"The mermaid is about to wake up; I have to leave."

Its sound is crisp and melodious, like a mountain spring flowing through a meadow, or like gems colliding.

After watching Kroya leave the island, it lay down again, the light surrounding it flowing into the earth.

The clouds that make up the island converged on it at an extremely fast speed and eventually merged into its body.

The dragon's form vanished like an invisible, intangible mist into the golden sunlight and sea breeze.

However, before the island disappeared, some small creatures fell down, landing precisely in the dolphin colony.

(End of this chapter)