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

Chapter 141. Fungus Network

"certainly!"

The mushroom man nodded proudly: "As long as you coexist with my spores, you can share your experiences no matter where you are."

This is how we mushroom people share happiness.

We don't dwell on the past or the future; we only enjoy the present. The happiness of one fungus person brings happiness to our entire community!

"Wait a minute." Kroya sensed that something was amiss.

Doesn't such a powerful ability have any negative effects?

He asked, "You said you want to live in symbiosis with your spores? Are there any risks?"

The mushroom man shook his head in distress: "I'll probably become mentally confused."

"..."

What's the point of something with such obvious side effects?

If the person infiltrating a place, or the scout, is in a daze, then the original purpose will not be achieved, let alone any additional effect.

Just as Kroya was about to complain, another thought popped into her mind—since direct symbiosis has such harmful effects, what if we used something as an intermediary?

But first he needs to understand the principles and methods of this "mushroom network" of mushroom people in order to find the right solution.

He thought for a moment, then beckoned: "White Mouse, come here!"

A magic crystal white rat ran over, curiously examining the emerald green mushroom-man, and even emitted a golden glow as a sign of friendliness.

However, the mushroom man trembled upon seeing it.

She immediately hid behind Kroya, her voice filled with fear: "Master Mage... I, I'm afraid of the ratmen!"

This fear stems from its former living environment; in the underground city, there were ratmen who ate mushroom people.

Those rat-men often come in groups, catch a mushroom-man, and then run away, where they gnaw on the mushroom-man and feast on it.

Although the bodies of mushroom people are not flesh, they taste better than some meats, being both thick and delicious.

Those damned ratmen often come and eat their people like this, and not even a single spore can escape, which has given them a phobia of rats.

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"Don't worry," Kroya reassured it, then pointed to the magic crystal white mouse and said, "Try giving it the spores."

Despite his fear of the rat-men, the mushroom man walked to the side of the magic crystal white rat and placed his hand directly behind the rat's eyes.

If it were a human, it would be the temple area.

Its hand extended hyphae that pierced directly into the white rat's temple. Through the Astral Spirit Imprint Technique, it could be seen that something green had directly invaded the white rat's brain.

After the mycelium penetrated, the mushroom man deliberately severed his own hand, then released a cloud of spores, forming a mist.

The sound coming from inside was actually the voice of a white mouse—

"Chirp?"

"Can I speak now?"

"Ah, how happy I am!"

Its voice was as cheerful as ever, showing no unease or wariness whatsoever. It even tried to rub against the mushroom man a few times, but the latter immediately jumped away.

The magic crystal rat started running around like a madman, banging its head on whatever it could, clearly indicating that something was wrong with its mind.

"So this is the side effect you mentioned." Kroya waved his hand and cast a hypnotic spell, forcibly putting the white mouse to sleep before bringing it to his side for close observation.

"This is truly amazing." Kroya observed carefully and discovered that these mycelia had deeply penetrated into the brain of the magic crystal rat.

Or rather, it is connected to its nerves.

That's why it can transmit one's consciousness and thoughts so easily and quickly, but the chaotic magic of the mycelium inevitably enters the nerves as well.

"If that's the case..."

He pondered how to get rid of this side effect.

The best way is to create a magical artifact that filters out chaotic magic, so that only the mycelium and nerves are connected, and the chaotic magic will not have any effect.

He could also make such magical artifacts that filter magic.

We'll see how it turns out.

"Give it a try."

After making this decision, he took a piece of fungal hyphae from the mushroom man, placed it in a petri dish, and infused it with magic.

These magical catalyzed the chaotic magical energy contained within, and soon the petri dish was filled with this mind-altering magical energy.

He took out a small crystal and dropped it into a petri dish.

At first, the magic tried to penetrate the crystal, but as the magic gradually seeped in, the crystal emitted a very resistant magic, directly repelling the chaotic magic of the mycelium.

About ten minutes later, when Kroya observed it again, no mycelium dared to approach the crystal.

He nodded in satisfaction and picked up the crystal.

This thing is actually quite simple; it's called a magic-repelling crystal. Its function is to create resistance and aversion to magic that is first encountered for an extended period.

Generally, these are used by mages to store magical materials and prevent the magical energy inside the materials from leaking out.

"And then like this..."

As he used his own magic to sense the properties of this magic, he picked up the gold and crafted a small magical artifact.

It looks like a temple patch.

Inside are magic runes that he personally carved, made with a solution of anti-magic crystal, and imbued with the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique, capable of blocking corresponding magic power.

It also has an opening to allow mycelia to pass through.

If I'm not mistaken.

"That should do it." He beckoned to another white rat, placed the magic device on its temple, and then instructed the mushroom man to continue using this technique.

The mushroom man nodded and extended the mycelium through the magical artifact. Only the mycelium passed through; the magic was strictly blocked by the anti-magic crystal.

This time, the Magic Crystal White Mouse behaved very calmly, completely unlike the crazy and erratic behavior of the previous one.

The transmission of consciousness was also quite clear, without the slightest ambiguity or confusion.

Seeing this, Kroya knew that his experiment had been successful, and the next step was to test it on humans.

He already has a choice in mind:

Jamie also had another knight apprentice named Ryan.

He wanted to test whether this stuff would work equally well on magic apprentices who were honing their magical abilities and knight apprentices who were honing their physical abilities.

He also handed over the things he had made to Jamie.

Let them take it back in advance and get used to it.

……

Soon, the mage apprentice Jamie and the knight apprentice Ryan arrived respectfully.

The former is alright; a mage's training doesn't involve physical training, but mainly focuses on developing their meditation abilities.

The latter was covered in sweat, and under his leather armor he was only wearing a single layer of clothing. Although it was clear that he had tidied himself up, he was still a little disheveled from rushing over.

However, he was in great spirits and full of energy, looking like someone who takes training very seriously.

Kroya glanced at them.

Jamie was a frequent visitor, but the knight apprentice Ryan had only been seen a few times; Rob had told him that the boy studied very hard.

When it comes to matters concerning the Knights, Kroya has always delegated authority.

Since he himself doesn't know much about the Cavaliers, it's best not to interfere in matters outside his area of ​​expertise.

"Greetings, Venerable Master!"

The two knelt down in unison to pay their respects.

"Hmm." Kroya nodded casually, picked up the thing he had made, which he named "Mushroom Sticker," and handed it to the two of them.

There were already fungal mycelia planted there beforehand.

It will automatically grow and extend into the temples as long as it is placed near them.

"Put it here," Chloe said, pointing to her temple, "and then tell me how it feels."

"yes!"

The two immediately and without hesitation placed the gleaming gold stickers on their temples.

They felt something piercing their heads, but they felt no fear, only anticipation.

Because they believed that Cloa wouldn't do anything to them.

They were already absolutely loyal to Cloa.

"I felt a slight sting... and then I saw a walking mushroom, and it was saying something to me."

Jamie was the first to describe how he felt.

Ryan nodded in agreement: "Yes, I feel the same way."

"Did you hear each other's voices? Try saying something in your mind," Kroya instructed.

Ryan silently said to himself, "Brother Jamie."

Jamie heard the voice immediately, glanced at Ryan with a puzzled look, and replied, "Little Ryan?"

Then the two of them stared wide-eyed.

The voice actually rang out directly in their minds, as if their consciousnesses were connected.

Both sides were shocked.

"My lord, we can actually hear their voices!"

Their voices were filled with disbelief and respect for Cloa.

Compared to their excitement, Kroya was much calmer, simply giving a nonchalant "hmm".

Then he continued, "Try to imagine some scenes."

Having only sound is somewhat limiting, but if it could also transmit images... that would be a strategic-level feature.

Once even one spy infiltrates, nothing can be kept secret anymore.

Upon hearing this, the two continued trying.

Ryan thought about the huge pile of delicious food he saw when he was starving after training; Jamie thought about the star-like magical points he had imagined during his meditation.

As they were thinking, Kroya glanced at the spore mist created by the mushrooms beside them—and inside was exactly the scene the two of them were imagining.

Kroa realized that this thing was quite powerful.

He then had the two of them try more things, such as distance, with one inside the castle and the other outside.

In the end, we were still able to make contact successfully.

He simply expanded the scope gradually, from inside and outside the castle to the island, and finally even had Ryan use a spatial magic circle to go to the dock of Han Reef Island.

The initial attempt was successful, but then Ryan's screen suddenly went black.

This left Kroya somewhat stunned.

What happened? It's disconnected? Is it a bad signal, or did something happen to Ryan?

(End of this chapter)