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

Chapter 152. The Sunflower's Path, Fish Fly to the Sky (5K)

Just as Kroya was playing the gopher harp.

Not only his body changed, but also the mushrooms beside him.

The platinum-gold cloud-like light gradually drifted and accumulated towards the mushroom, slowly forming platinum-gold crystals that gradually covered it.

These halos, formed by the convergence of gopher wood and music, replenish the mushrooms' energy.

"Platinum clouds, ah, it's been a long time."

The little angel flapped its wings, its face showing contentment and enjoyment, and its originally white wings gradually turned golden.

His eyes were full of joy.

"Garden hidden within existence, appear!"

The angel waved gently.

Centered on the mushroom, a platinum-gold light immediately outlined it, forming a rather mysterious and complex magic array pattern a few seconds later.

This appears to be a very special spatial array.

It takes shape above the mushroom, where illusion and reality intertwine, and a platinum halo pervades, within which a wondrous garden is faintly visible.

The garden was shrouded in a hazy, moonlit veil, and only with the help of a magic array was a small opening barely managed to be torn open.

"Come back!"

The angel spoke softly to the garden.

Inside the garden, the magical plants all trembled, as if they were arguing about who should go out first.

A moment later.

A strange bamboo and a magical plant that looked like a water lily leaf flew out of the garden, instantly breaking through the "non-existence" barrier created by the treasure and arriving in the real world.

As they slowly landed, the spatial magic array gradually disappeared.

"Um?"

Kroa felt the space vibrate and looked back.

"Ah, what a strange magical plant."

The peculiar bamboo stalk was incredibly thick, and it was estimated that it could be carried by a person.

It's a behemoth among bamboo.

Its central bamboo stalk is straight, like a knight in armor, while the bamboo branches and leaves on the left and right sides are like arms holding weapons and shields—one half is long and sharp like a longsword, and the other half is flat and sturdy like a shield.

At first glance, it looks like a knight holding a longsword and shield.

Each of its bamboo segments has very obvious splicing marks, and the surface has strange magical patterns that seem to have flowing magic power, making it look like it did not grow naturally.

"That's weird." Kroya looked to the other side.

Another water lily's enormous leaf fell directly onto the other side of the spring, where it floated quietly. There was a strange magical pattern in the very center of the leaf.

Apart from that, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it.

"What is this?"

Of course, Kroa could see the names of these two things through the Celestial Imprint Technique—one was called Estella Combination Bamboo Knight, and the other was called Faith Spring Water Lily.

They all have rather strange names.

Upon hearing his question, the angel explained, "The first type was cultivated and created by a Titan who once boarded the Ark."

He pointed to the strange bamboo, "This bamboo absorbs the magic of the gold element and gradually becomes hard and sharp."

This is just a young bamboo. She once cultivated a bamboo that absorbed an entire gold elemental plane, and it could even withstand Thor's sword and pierce Pallas' shield.

It can also learn almost any sword technique, and once it learns it, it can perfectly execute and teach it to anyone.

"Huh?" Kroa blinked. "Thor's sword, Pallas's shield? Really?"

It wasn't that he was making a fuss, but rather that he had read some descriptions of the Holy Spirit and the gods of the church during this period, and had gained some understanding of those past deities.

Thor is said to be the strongest warrior among the Holy Spirits, possessing the divine authority of both war and destruction. According to the description in that book, His divine sword can even tear apart the divine kingdom.

A divine kingdom with gods is the most secure thing, bar none.

Surprisingly, the bamboo blocked it.

The latter, Pallas, was even more extraordinary. His shield was a divine artifact born with him, said to be able to ignore all attacks, even those based on causality.

Frankly, if this description hadn't come from an angel, but was recorded in any random book, Kroya would have thought it was an exaggeration.

But that's what the angel said, so he did have some expectations.

"My friend," the angel shook his head, "you may be underestimating the abilities of the Titans. The civilization of those giant friends has long since surpassed the limits of this world."

They have already left on their starship, and may still be traveling through the astral plane to this day.

"Moreover, the gold element plane I'm referring to is the divine kingdom of the goddess of wealth."

Kroa: "..."

You're making me feel awkward.

To avoid an awkward situation, he quickly changed the subject, "What about the lotus leaf of this water lily?"

"It resides in the Wishing Well of the Ark. It is a magical plant that transforms faith, created by the goddess, and is connected to the life-sustaining array of the Ark."

This lotus leaf represents water.

As long as it flows towards your faith, it can transform faith into absolutely pure water; the more faith there is, the more special the water will be.

After explaining, He looked at Kroya and said, "Lucky friend, your magic must never be mixed with any power of faith."

Otherwise, before you reach the legendary level, what awaits you... is very likely to be taking over the divine office of the sun.

Gods are not free.

This was a very sincere warning, and it made Kroya increasingly puzzled. What exactly was this guy?

To be able to make such a disdainful statement about the gods.

"Was the Sky Ark created by a god? Which ancient god?" he wondered.

The angel replied, "The Ark of the Sky is a massive magical artifact, with a ring at its core and the power of the Sky as its energy source."

It was not created by gods, but is the crystallization of the wisdom and skills of countless races.

"Then, the ring..." Kroya asked tentatively.

This time, the angel shook his head solemnly: "Do not desire the ring, absolutely not!"

At that moment, the angel was actually very nervous.

His power and that mushroom's power are composed of the ring's final power, and the ring never refuses any wish or request.

If Kroa really wants to know... then they can only answer.

Once they answer, they will be affected by the power of the ring, and some strange changes may occur. This desire, which comes from lust, is poison to them.

Fortunately, Kroya was just curious, and he nodded:

"Um."

He focused his attention on the bamboo and water lilies, pondering their uses.

In fact, the angel had already given a clear indication that this bamboo could be strengthened with the gold produced by the Golden Butterfly.

If it can also learn sword skills, then can it also serve as a living classic and teacher that records sword skills?

The Baron is going to give me some tips on the Thorn Sword Technique, so I'll try grafting them onto this bamboo later...

If trained properly, this will definitely become an incredibly powerful fighting force!

As for the water lily of the Faith Spring, it's even simpler; it can help one remove their faith, making it a very good helper.

"Both of the magical plants the angel chose are quite good," Chloe thought with satisfaction.

Then I suddenly remembered the life support system the angel mentioned earlier for the Ark, which seems to be made up of magical plants?

Could he learn to replicate it?

Thinking of this, he immediately asked:

"What else is included in the Ark life support system you mentioned, besides this water lily?"

"Water, air, sunlight," He replied. "With these three substances, the vast majority of life can survive."

"This is the most basic life support system of the Sky Ark. More special environments require complex magic rune arrays."

"Only these three are accomplished using magical plants; they are ingenious designs and magic arrays."

"Sunlight?" Kroya's eyes lit up. "Are there magical plants that can emit sunlight? Is it real sunlight?"

"...That was the divine power of the ancient sun god after his fall, which was collected by the Titan King and, with the help of the goddess of life, created the Eye of Ternas."

Through the fragments of divinity, it can draw upon and refract the boundless power of the sun from the astral plane, radiating a continuous stream of light to nourish everything on the ark.

Even the angel couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

"Friend, that magical plant was completely shattered when the Ark crashed. I suppose all the sunflowers in this world are its offspring and descendants."

He said this to dissuade Kroya from her idea, but Kroya's eyes grew brighter and brighter—was this the ultimate evolution of the sunflower?

Could he add corresponding abilities to the sunflower to achieve a primal effect?

Or you could simply collect all the sunflowers.

Then, through hybridization and grafting, can we replicate the glory of that "Eye of Ternas"?

"What power does the Eye of Ternas possess?" he asked directly.

If you know about power, you should be able to try creating something and see what happens.

"You want to recreate the Eye of Telnas?"

Even the angel was shocked by Crowia's enormous ambition. After a moment's thought, He shook His head with a wry smile.

"My database is corrupted, otherwise I could give you the data on how the Titan King cultivated the Eye of Ternas."

"Is that so?" Chloe said, a little disappointed.

To be honest, he wasn't particularly disappointed. He could just collect all the sunflowers in the world himself.

If one path is blocked, try another.

As long as you know there's something at the destination, you have a goal.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, and fearing that he would ask further questions, the angel spoke:

"I am powerless to deal with the Eye of Ternas, but there is one more thing, which represents the air inside the Ark."

You are now on a path that is completely different from the original one, yet it is the right one.

He pointed to the bubbles that supported the underwater meadow.

"It was its evolution that awakened me. After I absorbed the divine power within the Holy White Iron, I was finally able to barely manifest a physical body."

Thus, the mystery of the appearance of the angel and the mushroom has been solved.

Kroya glanced at the air corals but didn't ask how the magical plants representing air inside the ark were composed.

Now that you're on the right path, there's no need to worry about what the path was before. It's truly rewarding to forge your own path.

He nodded and continued to ask:

"Then do you still need this divine power?"

"Can it help you recover and allow you to access the Ark Garden and retrieve more magical plants?"

"Yes, we need to. Although the power of the Gopherwood can attract these platinum clouds, the amount is very small. After all, this is not a cluster of floating islands above the sea of ​​clouds."

If I have enough divine power, I will recover faster.

However, what I need is the divine power left behind by the previous generation of the Papacy, whose source has not been corrupted.

His words also revealed a very important piece of information—the power of the gods that the Vatican now believes in is probably problematic.

"I understand." Chloe felt she had learned enough today and needed to process it.

He didn't ask any more questions, but instead looked at the water lily leaf floating in the water, and reached out to infuse it with his magic.

"etc……"

The angel's eyes widened in surprise, and he tried to stop her.

But it was too late.

The instant he poured his power into it, it seemed as if an immense force surged forth, directly flooding into the water lily leaf.

The poor lotus leaf trembled slightly, its surface constantly shrinking, as if it had indigestion.

The next second—

"Boom!!!"

A sound like a volcanic eruption rang out, and a stream of azure water rose up from the very center of the water lily leaf.

The water surged with unstoppable force, instantly breaking through the bubbles in the coral and bursting out of the lake.

After leaving the lake, the water column resembled a giant fountain, splashing azure water across the entire island.

Under the sunlight, they turned into a special mist, like the misty sea fog in the depths of the ocean, and this blue smoke instantly covered the entire island.

Upon seeing this, the people on the island immediately hid in their homes and looked out through their windows.

result……

A shocking scene unfolded.

The fish that were lingering on the shore enjoying the sun suddenly left the water and swam into the blue sea mist, swimming as freely as if they were in the water.

After the first batch of fish came ashore, then the second, the third... all sorts of colorful fish and marine life left the seawater and entered the airspace above Hanjiao Island.

The people hiding at home were immediately stunned.

"Is that a fish?"

"Not the mage's magic?"

"Ah? Venerable Master, you are above..."

Although they make a living by fishing and have probably seen more fish than people, they have never seen a fish fly into the sky before.

I've really learned a lot.

Those creatures from the sea, after flying ashore, did not fight or attack people. They simply swam freely in the blue mist, enjoying the sunlight streaming down from the sky.

Some of the bolder children left the house, staring wide-eyed at the fish and marveling at their beauty.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!"

They even reached out and touched the fish, but the fish didn't attack at all; they just flicked their tails and swam away nimbly.

The children grew increasingly excited, chasing after the fish and occasionally letting out exclamations of wonder.

The dolphins swam over when they heard the sound; more than a hundred dolphins could definitely be considered the dominant species.

They nimbly swam around the children, then gently lifted them up as they chased the fish, swaying their tails as they swam toward the sky.

They finally got their chance.

While in the sea, they wanted to play with humans, but no one dared to approach them because they were magical beasts raised by the lord.

But these children were different; although they respected their lord, they still dared to do things that adults wouldn't.

The dolphin and its offspring were very happy.

……

At the bottom of the lake, Kroya, who was watching all this, blinked. To be honest, he also really wanted to take a ride. Riding a dolphin and flying in the sky, isn't that the standard for fairy tales?

It might seem a bit childish to adults, but it's just right for a mature mage.

However, if someone were to see him, it might affect his reputation as a lord, so he could only suppress the thought with disappointment.

Looking at the angel, he asked curiously, "What is this mist?"

The latter explained, "The water lilies of the Faith Spring change according to faith. When you receive the faith of a sea creature, it transforms into this spring water."

"It comes from a spring called the Mist Sea Blue Spring in the water elemental plane. After it turns into water mist and spreads, some sea creatures can live in it."

The water elemental plane is almost entirely composed of this type of spring water.

Kroya suddenly realized, "So that means... if I can maintain these springs, could I...?"

"Don't do that," the angel advised. "The creatures of the sea worship the sea god and the mermaid god. Although they are asleep, the mermaid race still exists."

If they discover that you are stealing their gods' faith in this way, they will definitely fight you to the death.

If you plan to leave the beach, then you can do that.

This warning immediately calmed Kroya down. He said with a troubled expression, "When will they disperse? Staying on the island all the time isn't good either."

"You should collect this spring water, otherwise the fish will swim around enjoying the sun and their faith in you will continue to provide for them."

Based on the current situation, these springs will almost certainly persist indefinitely.

"..."

Kroya glanced at the lotus leaf again with distress; it was still continuously spewing forth azure water, showing almost no sign of stopping.

How is he supposed to collect all this spring water?

"Wait, you mean these things... can the Holy Light Four-Leaf Clover be stored?" he suddenly wondered.

Aren't clouds just formed by the condensation of water vapor and mist? And isn't mist also water? Logically, they should be interconnected.

"You can give it a try."

After answering him in this way, the angel suddenly stretched and waved his hand: "I'm going to sleep for a while, lucky friend, may your path always be free."

"..."

This guy seems to be becoming more and more human.

Kroya looked at the angel sleeping sprawled on the mushroom with suspicion, and suddenly felt that her filter of angels had shattered.

He watched for a while, then got up to get the two pots of Holy Light Four-Leaf Clover, muttering to them, "Absorb the water, absorb the water..."

Two four-leaf clovers slowly floated up and drifted towards the lotus leaf, where they began to absorb the overflowing mist at the edge of the water column.

The speed gradually increased until it was like a whale swallowing a ton of water, absorbing all the mist into its body.

Without the supply of mist and blue spring water, the mist that filled the sky gradually dissipated.

The fish rushed back to the sea before the fog completely dissipated.

Peace has finally returned to the island.

(End of this chapter)