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

Chapter 130. A Luxurious...Heater

Art rode his fiery steed across the sea and quickly returned to the island of Han Reef, where he found the steward, Rob, who was dealing with some matters.

The latter was stunned when he heard about it.

Some time ago, because the population on the island was too small, Kroya arranged for people to buy slaves.

Baron Andy and another Baron Blackrock are both under consideration because they are relatively close by, and nothing will happen on the way back.

But they all refused.

Population is a very important thing for a lord.

In any case, they don't need to care much about the farm servants, who can live tenaciously like weeds and can be used when needed.

Why didn't you give it to me then, but now you're suddenly offering it to me on your own initiative?

Robert thought for a moment, looked up at the snowflakes falling from the sky, and suddenly understood.

"They're trying to dump this mess on us."

He chuckled and said, "If too many people die in this kind of weather, there will definitely be a plague after the snow melts."

Having been a lord before, even if he hadn't quite come to his senses yet, he could figure out what was going on after a little thought.

Honestly, this is a very normal practice.

But for Kroya, it didn't matter how many people there were, as the Reef Island could support them—with the natural magic of those sons of harvest, ripening crops was a piece of cake.

"I'll go take a look!"

He immediately chose to go to the Hanjiao Island dock via the spatial magic array, instead of riding the Atlantean Knight's Explosive Fire Horse.

He's an old man, but he can't handle riding a fiery horse across the sea. The thrill of that ride is just too much for him.

……

Rob quickly arrived at the Han Reef Island pier.

He met Matt, who had come with his farm servants, and at a glance, he knew that Matt was definitely another lucky fellow, and that this was probably the guy who came up with the idea.

Look at those farm servants.

It was full of people of all ages, and there weren't even many teenagers who could be described as physically fit. And these were the people Matt had specially selected and brought over. You can imagine what the rest of them were like.

But he didn't care.

It's precisely because young people are easier to train that they're better than adults who've already reached a fixed stage. If Matt were to bring a large group of strong, healthy adults, he would refuse outright.

God knows if they might be planning something bad to do to Han Reef Island.

I thought about it for a moment.

Looking at Matt, he said, "Why did the Baron suddenly send you to deliver slaves? He refused at the time."

"Are you deliberately toying with the Mage?"

"Does the Baron really think it's a wise thing to offend a mage?"

The butler's tone was somewhat dissatisfied and aggressive.

As Kroya's steward, the steward of a noble third-level mage, he naturally had to uphold the mage's dignity.

Why do you expect it now that you're being given it now, even if they didn't give it to you then?

Wouldn't that be too embarrassing?

Being easy to talk to is not popular in aristocratic circles; it will only make you seem weak and easy to bully.

Matt broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Rob's words.

Despite the freezing weather, he was covered in sweat, and with the cold wind blowing, he felt like his head wasn't even his own, his body trembling uncontrollably.

When had he ever seen a butler with such an air about him? To put it bluntly, even his baron probably didn't have as much presence as this butler.

To avoid being executed by the Baron for messing things up.

He quickly replied, "My lord, it was because I refused the mage that Baron Andy thought it was inappropriate and that's why he specially sent me here."

Lord Andy instructed that not a single copper coin was required!

Free of charge?

What kind of good thing is this?

Rob immediately retorted without hesitation, "Oh, that Baron is truly generous. Art, go and bring everyone to the island!"

Knight At walked straight ahead, pretending to take everyone away.

You're actually going to do it?!

Matt was now truly drenched in sweat.

He knelt down immediately, practically wanting to hug Robert's leg.

He pleaded desperately, "My lord, my lord, Baron Andy wishes to ask the mage to make a magical artifact."

These farm servants are the reward!

"Heh." Rob merely scoffed. "Does the Baron think magical artifacts are something very common?"

"Some farm servants? In exchange for magical artifacts? Or these old and young ones?"

A disdainful expression was already written on his face—that's just how it is. Magic artifacts are high-end items that only mages and alchemists can make, and you're trading them for farm servants?

What was commonplace to Cloa was a precious thing to these country nobles who had never seen much of the world.

Rob's refusal was quite clear, and Matt immediately turned ashen-faced.

"you……"

Before Matt could offer any further advice, the farm servants standing nearby suddenly knelt down in unison. One of them, a middle-aged man with graying hair, pleaded:

"My lord, my lord!"

His voice sounded as if it were seeping blood, filled with despair.

"I once found a precious pearl while fishing at sea, and I'm willing to offer it to you, Master. I'd die for your sake, as long as you can take in my child!"

As he spoke, he took out a strange, translucent green pearl from his personal pocket.

Robert gestured for his men to bring it over.

When he held it up to his eyes, he was surprised to find that there was an extremely small, four-leaf clover-shaped object inside the pearl.

It was encased in a translucent pearl.

The shape and color of this four-leaf clover were very similar to the two pots of four-leaf clovers he had once seen on the windowsill of the Kroya Laboratory.

He immediately decided that he had to win.

Whether or not it's related to the four-leaf clover of Kroana, he'll probably be very interested.

Anyway, what I just said was just talk; these farm servants certainly can't be let go easily.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, his expression improved slightly. "Alright then, my lord likes these strange and unusual things."

He asked Matt, "What magical artifact does the Baron desire?"

Matt, of course, didn't bother to investigate the fact that the servant dared to hoard the treasure, and said with a fawning expression, "Lord Baron Andy wants a magical device that can make the house warm."

When Rob heard this request, he inevitably thought of the houses that the farmhands on the island had earned through their own hard work.

At the same time, he thought of a magical artifact that Kroya had made in his spare time, which Kroya had said would definitely come in handy.

And it really did come in handy so quickly!

He couldn't help but admire Cloa's foresight.

"All right."

"You wait here, I'll go and ask the Master."

With that, he turned and left, quickly returning through the magic circle. He then found the Woody Vine King and asked it to convey what had happened, also sending the pearl over.

Kroa, who was observing the cracks on Mir's body, immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll have the Clockwork Golem help you."

That magical artifact was originally created by him to swindle nobles, and now a fat sheep has conveniently come to his door.

He was also hoping that Baron Andy could help him spread the word so he could make a fortune during the blizzard.

In order to transport those farm servants, he also specially sent the Clockwork Golem along, otherwise the spatial array alone would consume a lot of energy to transport so many farm servants.

"It's a pity that the air corals weren't planted in the direction of the dock, otherwise we could have really built an underwater tunnel."

After letting out a soft sigh, he focused his attention on the deep crack on Mil's back.

I don't have time to look at the pearl right now.

He discovered that the crack seemed to change with the surrounding magic; for example, right now, some strange, icy magic had appeared inside.

It is extremely pure, and even shows a tendency to liquefy.

It's hard to say whether this change is good or bad.

……

the other side.

Rob quickly transported the magical artifact over using the Clockwork Golem and placed it directly in the icy wilderness.

Matt was stunned by the enormous magical artifact.

The surface of this magical artifact was engraved with very peculiar patterns—golden lines forming the pattern of vines and branches, and windows made of magic crystals on the iron outer shell, through which one could see a lotus flower made of magic crystals inside the artifact.

The lotus flower is slightly open, with a small six-pointed star flower in the very center.

It looks quite precious and high-class.

Matt felt his heart trembling.

Is this... really affordable?

Could these six hundred-plus farm servants be exchanged for such a precious treasure?

Rob glanced at him, smiled slightly, and introduced, "This is the magical artifact made by the mage. You see, all you need to do is press a button like this."

The butler pressed a protrusion on the surface.

The lotus flower inside, which was originally pale blue, immediately began to spin, emitting a bright yet soft light.

At the same time, wisps of fragrant heat wafted out.

It instantly melted away the surrounding snow, making those around it feel as if they were in a warm, comfortable spring with flowers in full bloom.

Actually, this thing is just a magical version of a heater, with magical runes engraved inside that emit heat, only made a bit more fancy.

It contains some freshly extracted essential oil from the calming lily of the valley.

Then it turned into an aromatherapy heater.

For someone like Matt, who was inexperienced in the ways of the world, staring at the stove with a look of fascination in his eyes, he even seemed to want to stick close to it.

Butler Robert also explained, "Just press the button on this to adjust the heating speed."

It contains essential oils personally blended by our master.

By the way, once this six-pointed star magic crystal flower is used up, you'll need to come back to us to buy more.

One hundred farm servants for one plant.

He smiled.

But Matt was in no mood to refuse at this point, and just nodded frantically: "Can I take it now?"

"Sure, please go ahead." Robert gestured for him to proceed.

Matt immediately called out to the soldiers belonging to Baron Andy to carry the half-person-high stove onto the carriage.

Then, riding at breakneck speed, they returned to the Baron's castle in more than half the time they had taken to get there.

He ordered someone to bring the magical heater, then carefully pushed open the door, knelt down, and shouted:

"Your Excellency, I have brought back a precious magical artifact for you!"

The baron, who was half asleep wrapped in a blanket, was so startled that he almost fell to the ground, but he didn't have time to scold him.

Their eyes were immediately drawn to the exquisitely crafted magical artifact.

His eyes shone with surprise.

(End of this chapter)