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

Chapter 124. Flaming Tree Stump and Peas...

To be honest, given the density of the planting, it's a bit too little for just four magical plants to convey such a message.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it; there are very few magical plants that dare to evolve and choose different paths.

Each of these magical plants has survived a long period of time and many years to reach this point.

They are ancient beings, and from birth, generation after generation have grown according to certain rules and predetermined paths.

This is the easiest path to take, and it's also a path that's already established.

There are very few beings that can absorb magic and mutate—most of them evolve out of necessity for survival.

Kroya was already quite satisfied with having four plants.

As long as they undergo beneficial mutations, and you use magic to help them spread, it's easy to get other magical plants to have the same idea.

The beginning is the hardest.

"Let me see who they are."

He used his mental power to search the field and quickly locked onto his target.

Surprisingly, some of them were Impact Peas and Flame Stumps!

The other two are red agave and red lavender.

Kroa can be understood, and Impact Pea can be barely understood as well.

The problem is, what are you doing, a fiery tree stump? What's the point of having a mana storage pocket?

Out of curiosity, he decided to go and see the Flame Tree Stump first.

The flame tree stump grows in the core area of ​​the stump group.

Although the cold air kept pouring in, it didn't have much of an impact on the Flame Tree Stump, whose roots could absorb magic.

They were still burning with flames, their fiery red light illuminating the surroundings, making even the light from the night-shining grass almost unnecessary.

The heat dissipated, driving away the surrounding wind, snow, and chill.

Walking among them felt really warm, and I could even smell the fragrance. To be honest, it felt quite nice.

It felt like being surrounded by a fireplace, a fireplace with a fragrant aroma.

"If this thing is stable, it can be a pretty good heating device. It's not only warm, but it also has its own fragrance."

Kroya sighed.

However, they require a lot of fire magic, making them less cost-effective compared to magic runes that specifically generate heat.

As a lord, he had to be careful with his money.

He walked straight to the tree stump, looked at it, and then began to carve the mark. This time, the mark was not placed in a specific location.

He was trying to see if he could let the Flame Tree Stump choose the location of the inscription and decide the direction of its mutation.

Anyway... the only part of the tree stump that can be carved is the trunk.

After a brief conversation, the location chosen for the Flame Tree Stump was actually the bark, which he didn't quite understand, but he still made the inscription.

[Inscription successful, Flaming Tree Stump - Tree Stump (Magic Storage Pocket)]

The magical plant currently loves the resinous scent it emits, and therefore craves to smell it at all times.

It will form a magic-storing pocket, scattering its resin and magic in the surrounding area to create its favorite environment.

"Hmm?" This hint was indeed something Chloe hadn't expected.

He watched as the tree stump seeped magic into its bark, forming tiny pouches filled with magic.

And the outer shell of the pocket... is actually made of resin.

The resin bags fell one after another, and then burst into flames where they landed.

You see, this resin originally requires fire magic to burn, and now with the endless supply of magic in the pocket, it's burning with great joy.

In addition, the tree stump was growing at a relatively high altitude, and some resin bags even rolled down and landed around it.

Soon, Kroya was shocked to discover…

He was surrounded by burning resin bags.

The strong scent of incense almost hits your nose directly; too much of a scent is obviously not good.

What he found even more unacceptable was that the surrounding tree stumps seemed to sense this change, sending wave after wave of consciousness through them—

"We want some too!"

"Help!"

"Ah, it smells so good!"

All the tree stumps conveyed consciousness and longing!

Not one was left behind.

Kroya couldn't help but put her hand to her forehead, feeling that it was all so bizarre and absurd.

You, the reason you're burning like this is simply because you like these scents? That's why you're burning so fiercely?

He was speechless but also found it quite amusing.

This is probably the charm of magical plants; behind their seemingly illogical appearance, there must be an even more unconventional reason.

Perhaps I can pay more attention to this aspect so that I can make changes more effectively and also add some fun to my life.

"One hundred trees."

He sighed softly and began the engraving process.

Fortunately, a hundred trees are not a lot, and his mental strength can support them completely.

Soon all one hundred trees were engraved, and resin, resembling purse pockets, immediately began to seep from their bark, igniting upon landing.

Even Kroa had to back down.

The smell is really too pungent. Before, it burned inside their bodies, which could block it a little, but now it spreads directly out.

The deep, fragrant aroma spread with the strong wind, enveloping the surrounding area in this unique scent. The farther the wind blew, the farther the aroma spread.

"You like this scent so much?"

Kroya thought for a moment, a fleeting inspiration flashed through her mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it.

We had no choice but to give up for the time being and headed towards the pea shooter.

He first used his senses as usual, letting the pea choose the location for the mark, and sure enough, it chose the location of the pea pod.

No, to be precise, it should be the outer skin of the pea.

After the engraving is successful, small pockets appear inside the pea pod, which wraps the peas a second time.

Then, they launched themselves without hesitation.

"Whoosh—"

A tiny pouch, no bigger than a fingernail, contained the peas and, dragged by magic, flew away into the distance.

Thanks to the magic storage pouch, the pea's flying speed and distance have been significantly improved this time. It used to be able to fly one or two thousand meters, but now it can fly three or four thousand meters.

Kroa had also studied why they could fly such a long distance, and it seemed to be a unique talent of these peas, that is, to convert magic into power to shoot the peas out.

These peas that flew away were clearly going to take root and sprout in a completely new place.

But with this kind of weather, and the surrounding environment...

May they brave the wind and snow, and then cross the ocean...

"etc."

Kroya suddenly remembered the fleeting inspiration she had just had: if the Flame Tree Stump wanted to spread its fragrance and resin, then it was indeed a sign of that.

So, could we make it produce resin pockets for the peas to use?

The magic pocket formed by the resin is much more powerful than the pocket formed by the pea itself. It also contains more magic, so wouldn't that allow the pea to shoot a much farther distance?

"Hybridization! Grafting!"

He immediately thought of this method that he had used before.

It's the same process we went through when we imprinted and pieced together the severed limbs of the Night-Shining Grass and the Energy Storage Tree.

They should hit it off immediately.

After coming up with this idea, Kroya immediately set about trying it out. He first communicated with the two through his own consciousness, instilling the concept of mutual benefit and symbiosis.

Just as he had expected.

They immediately transmitted consciousness—

"Please help us."

"Unite!"

Kroya smiled with satisfaction, dug out an impact pea plant, and after carving and piecing together the severed limbs of it and the tree stump, inserted its roots into the tree stump.

It naturally began to wrap itself around the inside of the tree stump immediately.

The tree stump happily accepted its arrival, and the two merged seamlessly into one without any animosity.

After they combined, a notification immediately appeared—

[Under the effects of "Limb Reassembly" and "Mana Storage Pocket," the shapes of the Impact Pea and Flame Stump have changed, and the inscribed spells have also changed.]

The Flame Tree stump will continuously generate burning resin, which drips onto the pea pods that are impacting the peas.

Once the impact peas are mature, they will be launched.

This imprint applies to all Impact Peas and Flame Stumps.

After the engraving was successful, the impact pea grew at the base of the flame tree stump, and as resin seeped out of the flame tree stump, it dripped onto the pea pod.

The resin is absorbed by the peas and replaces the original pocket inside the pod, enveloping the growing peas.

They should be launched once they mature.

Turn into a fire pea.

"Not bad, not bad."

Kroya clapped his hands and couldn't help but laugh, "Isn't this just a Peashooter with a built-in flaming tree stump?"

"The next step is to figure out how to get them to launch at the designated location."

"It can fire three to four thousand meters away. Although it is not as powerful as the red ray, it would be quite good if it were replaced with a sufficiently powerful flame."

He was truly satisfied with the success of this engraving, not only because it replicated the otherworldly version of Peashooter + Flame Stump, but also because he had found a path.

As long as the characteristics of the plants can be understood and combined, the upper limit of the magic of splicing severed limbs is probably much higher than he imagined.

……

In the following period, he also inscribed this magic on red agave and red lavender, but they did not bring much surprise.

They need this magic simply because their own magic storage capacity is insufficient, and they want more magic power to cope with harsher environments.

If I had to say something, the quality might improve in the future, since the magic power has increased.

That's a good thing, at least it's a substantial improvement.

After such a long period of engraving, even Kroya was a little tired. He casually sculpted the clay and planned to sit down and rest.

But suddenly, magical fluctuations came from the sky.

Accompanying the magical fluctuations...

It was a very familiar "clucking" sound.

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