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

Chapter 123. Chili Pepper, Pocket Leaf

"Finally, you've arrived!"

Kroya rubbed his hands together, eager to inscribe a brand new spell.

He approached the scorching pepper plant, reached out and touched its fruit, sensing the surging fire elemental magic within.

It seems that this guy consumed too much magic power just now, and now, stimulated by the icy aura, he urgently needs to release it.

This is so simple.

Immediately, Kroya thought of a spell—Magic Blast, a level three spell with a very simple effect: releasing one's own magic power with explosive force.

It can be considered a desperate measure taken when there is no other way out, or a last-ditch effort.

Because an outburst consumes all of a mage's magic power, a mage without magic power is truly at the mercy of others.

Generally speaking, no one would do that.

Life is so precious, who would make such a choice unless in dire straits?

Of course, with such stringent conditions, the power would be extremely exaggerated.

A level one mage can unleash magic power equivalent to that of a level two or even a level three mage; the stronger the magic power, the more terrifying it becomes.

If a legendary mage were to cast this spell... the resulting power would probably be far more exaggerated than a nuclear bomb.

"It may not be a cherry bomb, but it's still a fiery hot pepper, isn't it?"

He immediately began communicating with the scorched pepper plant and then began carving its mark.

The engraving was completed shortly afterward.

[Imprint successful, Scorching Pepper - Designated Fruit (Magic Blast)]

[Once the fruit has absorbed enough magical energy, it will explode at certain times. The explosive power depends on the level of magical energy.]

[During the explosion, the Scorching Pepper will infuse its own chili seeds with magic, creating a secondary explosion.]

"Oh." Kroya blinked, then suddenly had a bold idea: to try adding a level 3 mana storage pocket to it.

This magic allows a magician to temporarily store more magical power.

[Imprint complete, Scorching Pepper (Magic Storage Pocket)]

[The current magical plants possess "Magic Energy Blast" and "Magic Storage Pocket," and their forms will undergo some changes.]

After the notification appeared, the leaves and roots of the Zhuotuan Tuanjiao began to absorb the surrounding icy magic at a visible speed and inject it into its fruits.

Due to the frenzied infusion of magic, it became almost translucent.

It possesses a red magic on the outside, while inside you can vaguely see small, light blue pouches.

The two different kinds of magic were inexplicably separated by it.

"..."

"ah."

He hadn't expected things to turn out this way. His original intention was simply to increase the power of the shockwave, but the other person had directly mixed ice magic and fire magic together!

[Currently, magical plants will have a small magic storage pouch attached to their fruit; both the fruit and the pouch can hold two different types of magic.]

The explosive power varies depending on the type of magic used.

Just as Kroya was reading the description, another notification appeared silently – [Imminent Explosion].

"Wait, you can't blow it up!"

With so many magical plants around, if it explodes, it will cause a huge problem!

Kro hurriedly picked the fruit and threw it straight into the air.

The magic, now freed from the constraints of its parent plant, exploded the moment it rose to about two hundred meters in the air.

"Boom!!!"

It was a tremendous noise, accompanied by red and blue lights, which was particularly jarring in the otherwise quiet snowy day. The farm workers in the distance were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

When have they ever seen anything like this?

They even thought that Kroya was angry about something, and immediately knelt down in their direction.

But that wasn't the end of it. The fiery red magic and the icy cold magic exploded a second time after they came into contact, followed by a third explosion from the chili seeds inside.

Two loud bangs and a short, sharp sound like firecrackers echoed in the sky, seemingly blasting a hole in the surrounding wind and snow.

Kroa, who had been silently observing its power, remained silent for a moment, then muttered to himself:

"It's roughly equivalent to a level one mage self-destructing... but mages are hard to find, while these things are endless!"

If this thing could be mass-produced, it would be an alchemical bomb, with tremendous effects no matter where it was used.

It's not just about combat; for example, clearing away rocks and removing threats from weeds and seaweed.

These are all good application areas.

He stared at the scorching pepper plant that had been imprinted with magic, observed it carefully for a while, and found that the magic power within it did not fluctuate much.

These magical substances were expelled because the person was uncomfortable.

Furthermore, it seems to be consciously drawing upon the icy magic, gathering it within another fruit using a magic pocket.

Those magic storage pouches are controllable by it, and the icy magic power inside naturally seeps into its fruit at an extremely slow rate.

Through its astral consciousness, it can be discovered that it seems to enjoy the process, being able to let the icy magic flow through its body without being affected by it.

As for the fruit? It seemed to pay no attention to the state of the fruit.

Kroa asked curiously, "Are you planning to transform yourself into an ice-attribute being?"

Or rather, it has both ice and fire attributes.

This discovery made him realize that the magic storage pocket might be more useful than he had imagined.

He thought for a moment, then first cast a calming serenade on the people kneeling in worship to calm them down, and then placed his fingers on the scorching pepper.

His magic created a beautiful melody.

These musical sounds enveloped Zhuo Tuan Tuan Jiao's consciousness as she enjoyed the coexistence of icy and fiery magic, and then spread outwards.

Kroya did this to see if he could influence the other magical plants in this way, so that they would also have this idea. Once they had the idea, it would be time to imprint it.

"~~~"

The music echoed all around.

The first to respond wasn't one of the fire-type magical plants, but... the Magic Field Grapevine!

Its consciousness came through with unparalleled clarity—

"Please give it to me."

"Magic, two kinds of magic."

"I beg you."

This was the first time Kroa had ever sensed the consciousness of the Demon Field Grapevine so clearly.

He activated the Celestial Spirit Imprint Technique and looked up at the vines and leaves of the Demon Field Grapevine. In his vision, these vines and leaves were as lush as a net.

They are densely packed together, forming a vast astral body that resembles a net covering the sky, along with the roots growing beneath their feet.

This wasn't the first time they'd seen this enormous and complex celestial being; for a long time after it arrived, Kroya had wanted to study it thoroughly.

I observed it many times.

"Where should we engrave it?"

That's where his hesitation lies.

If it's just about carving marks on vines and leaves... um.

The vines cannot be carved indiscriminately, as they are the channels through which magic is transmitted. Fruits should be allowed, but Kroya prefers that the fruits retain their pure magic.

That leaves only the leaf option.

The problem is, with so many leaves, does he have to carve them one by one? Is there a simpler way?

He concentrated all his mental energy into the spell of the Astral Spirit Imprint Technique, silently chanting in his mind.

"leaf……"

"Just the leaves..."

"All the leaves!"

Magic usually undergoes subtle changes depending on the caster's consciousness.

Kroya didn't believe that such a peculiar magic could be the kind that was rigid and could only be imprinted on a single leaf.

Why can't all the leaves be engraved at once?

The answer is yes.

[It has been detected that you are about to engrave all the leaves.]

[Currently, the Magic Field Grapevine has a total of 1,200 leaves.]

Please begin the engraving process.

A long-absent, magical-like reminder appeared. In Kroya's eyes, the originally complex magic field grapevine celestial body was reduced to just leaves and a complete consciousness.

That consciousness must be the consciousness of the Demon Field Grapevine, and it is transmitting a message to Kroa: "Through me."

"Cast a spell."

Without saying a word, Kroya cast a magic storage pouch. The spell imprint did not land on the leaves, but gently landed on the consciousness of the magic field grapevine.

Then, the light of the spell inscription, which was composed of his two-colored spiritual energy, spread out.

The consciousness of the Demon Field Grapevine was transmitted to all the surrounding leaves, forming identical imprints on the leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

[Imprint successful, Demon Field Grapevine - Consciousness - Leaf (Magic Storage Pocket)]

[Currently, magical plants are gradually perfecting this magic in order to store different magical powers to adapt to and process various environments.]

The leaves of the current magical plant can now hold different types of magical energy, which it can then mobilize as needed.

The form of the magical plant will undergo some changes.

As the engraving was completed, the grapevines in the Demon Field, which had been resisting the erosion of icy magic in the wind and snow, began to undergo visible changes.

Originally, it was designed to protect the magical plants below, thus resisting the icy magic.

But now it has begun to actively absorb this icy magic, storing it in its own leaves.

Among the originally light blue and pale gold leaves, some crystal-clear blue leaves have appeared, mixed in with the original leaves that exude magic, which is obviously a bit strange.

Because... their shape became the shape of a pocket.

The magic storage pouch is shaped like a small purse for storing miscellaneous items. Therefore, it looks like some purse-shaped fruits have appeared among the leaves.

Small and exquisite, you know. Strange, yet quite harmonious.

As soon as it took shape, perhaps it set a precedent, and suddenly four consciousnesses were transmitted simultaneously.

And the content is exactly the same—

"We want some too!"

(End of this chapter)