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

Chapter 161. Knowledge...is also magic?

"That's really interesting."

"It seems I'll be meeting this guy named Jite soon. I wonder what help he'll be to me."

After watching the apprentices battle the demon, Kroya picked up the coconut milk and goat milk mixture next to him with satisfaction and took a sip.

The combination of the sweetness of coconut milk and the richness of goat milk, along with a touch of calming lily of the valley essential oil, creates a truly delightful flavor that warms you right up.

"You're watching quite intently too."

After finishing his drink, he suddenly noticed that the silver dragon and the tower spirit beside him were staring intently at the screen, their eyes unwavering, as if they were completely absorbed in the scene.

In the early days after they are born, they are just like babies, curious about everything.

The little dragon would occasionally scoop up some moonlight from the seawater beside it and nibble on it like a snack.

It looks really quite pleasant.

The shark spirit wasn't so comfortable; it floated pitifully in the pool, which was nowhere near as spacious as the little dragon's.

Kroya glanced at it a few times, seemingly lost in thought.

"Could we also allow the Shark Tower Spirit to enter the Moon Sea? At least its consciousness would be able to get in..."

He felt that if the little dragon, along with the sea spirit dolphins, astral crystal turtles, owl sunflowers, and other magical plants and beasts that occasionally appeared in the Moon Sea could educate them, things would be much better.

After all, even children need to interact with the outside world.

After glancing at the screen and confirming that there was nothing interesting, he got up and went to the Shark Tower Spirit.

Theoretically speaking, as long as the shark tower spirit establishes a mental connection with him, it can freely enter and exit that special lunar sea.

However, Kroya's idea was to physically allow the shark spirit to enter, so that it could help him manage that lunar sea in the future.

Let's also see if there are any special changes.

"Give it a try."

He instructed the Woody Vine King to summon the Astral Crystal Turtle, and patiently waited for a full half hour before the latter finally walked over with heavy steps.

The Astral Crystal Turtle, which had looked quite energetic and full of magic, now seemed to have been completely drained. Its steps were heavy and unsteady, and its head was completely white.

Even the astral crystals he carried on his back looked somewhat pale.

After it came over, it immediately lay down on the ground.

"Master...what is it you wanted to call me here for?"

His voice was weak and listless, like someone who had been drained by alcohol and sex and had stayed up all night for days and nights.

"..."

"I think you'd better take it easy."

Kroa warned it, "A magical beast's physique cannot ignore the consumption of energy. Eat one of these."

After giving the other party a lesson, he took out a crystal-clear candy that looked like a ruby ​​and threw it in front of the Astral Crystal Turtle.

The crystal turtle weakly opened its mouth and ate the candy. After chewing for a few seconds, it realized something was wrong... Why did it taste so familiar?

"Crunch, crunch."

After chewing the "candy," it looked up at Chloe suspiciously.

The latter leaned back casually on the sofa, a slight smile playing on his lips: "This is the shell of a mature sea turtle; it should have some effect on you, right?"

"..."

The crystal turtle's pupils dilated dramatically.

Well, cannibalism is quite common among magical beasts; even gray wolves and black wolves fight to the death.

However, the Crystal Turtle, having spent so much time with Archmage Eurydice and considering itself a "civilized" race, suddenly felt immense pain.

What made it even more distressed was that this thing actually worked. Its current state was just like those guys who had taken the little blue pills, suddenly gaining strength.

Now it shoulders the great responsibility of ensuring the survival and reproduction of the Astral Crystal Turtle clan, and it will probably have to eat candies made from these turtle shells often in the future.

This desire, this yearning...

Kroa paused slightly, narrowing her eyes as she stared at the Astral Crystal Turtle—

"I want...to last longer!"

"!!!"

That short, heartfelt message was enough to make Chloe lose her composure. Was this something she could ask for? No, was this something she could even say?

Logically, the desire to reproduce and expand one's race is something most magical beasts possess. However, strangely, Kroya has not sensed any such desire from any magical beasts so far.

And is there really a way to do this?

For the first time, he felt lost, because even the most powerful magic could not so significantly enhance his energy and... stamina.

Ultimately, it's still a physical issue.

Some magic might temporarily increase endurance and durability, but that's basically killing the goose that lays the golden eggs; in the end, not a single tadpole will be left.

"etc."

Suddenly, Kroya had a bold idea.

Could this desire, stemming from highly intelligent magical creatures like the Astral Crystal Turtle, extend beyond magic—from directly making magic last longer to creating potions that also last longer?

He always felt that knowledge should also be considered a form of inheritance, not just the kind of imprinting and changing the form of magical beasts, but rather the infusion of knowledge into their minds.

In fact, he possesses this kind of magic.

That's a level four magic called: Jarred Knowledge.

Generally, this is something that high-level mages find troublesome and directly impart knowledge to low-level mages.

However, this kind of magic is generally reserved for intelligent and promising apprentices, and is not used on magical beasts.

Because if they can't learn it, they simply can't learn it; there are also many limitations, including elemental properties and body structure. Although this thing instills knowledge into the brain, in the end, one still has to learn and understand it on their own.

He had wanted to test whether this magic could work on magical beasts and magical plants for a long time, and had even been eager to imprint it on the Shark Tower Spirit.

But it was precisely because of these concerns that we didn't proceed.

Now the Astral Crystal Turtle has provided him with an idea: while magic cannot be absolutely omnipotent, the knowledge derived from magic can.

If it really works, then...

Could future magical plants and magical beasts also be able to create their own potions—for example, bees making nectar with specific potion effects, and magical plants absorbing the corresponding elements to grow naturally occurring potions?

And that's not all.

Metallurgy and forging, building houses, even swordsmanship and meditation...

Just thinking about it made him feel like he had discovered a whole new world.

His eyes immediately lit up as he looked at the Astral Crystal Turtle as if he had seen some rare treasure, which sent a chill down the latter's spine.

"Master...you...I, I am a male crystal turtle!"

It cautiously took two steps back.

"?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chloe retorted, clearly annoyed. "I did think of a way to help you. You want to last longer, right? Then make your own potion."

"Huh?" The crystal turtle was stunned. "But I... I don't know how."

Monsters making potions? Isn't that a special skill only humans possess? Even intelligent monsters don't know how, let alone this clumsy crystal turtle.

"No," Kroya said seriously, "You can, but you should think about how you can consume potions freely after you learn how to make them, without having to beg me."

When he said this, Chloe used an extremely subtle hypnotic magic.

Listening to Chloe's words, the crystal turtle muttered to itself, "Learn potions, learning potions will allow me to..."

A moment later, its astral body actually emitted a voice—

"To last! I'll learn potion-making!"

Well, although it feels strange no matter what, since there is a desire, Kroa can begin the engraving process.

However, the engraving process was far more difficult than he had imagined.

First, the magic of jarring knowledge requires the mage to be composed entirely of their mental energy. Then, the knowledge to be imparted is placed inside, and finally, it is placed into the mental energy of the recipient.

This means that if Kroa simply wanted to teach the Astral Crystal Turtle the magic of "canned knowledge," she could just inscribe it directly.

The problem is that he wants the Astral Crystal Turtle to learn the knowledge contained within the canned knowledge, not the canned knowledge itself.

He struggled with the decision for a long time.

Finally, he felt he needed to first successfully establish the spell model of canned knowledge within the astral body that the astral crystal turtle had imagined, and then stuff all the methods and steps for making the sea monster turtle shell candy into it.

This is quite troublesome.

The process of making sea turtle shell candy is not complicated. It involves grinding fresh sea turtle shells and then adding other ingredients to shape them.

The key point is that this also involves basic potion-grinding and magic-shaping techniques. The latter is also a separate type of magic, a special magic targeting the sea monster turtle shell candy.

It is not possible to engrave it separately.

Potions is an art that demands a high level of control, perception, and skill in manipulating magic.

Even simple sea turtle shell candy is an example of this.

If it were an ordinary magician, or even a fool, they could learn it easily.

Unfortunately, the Astral Crystal Turtle is not suitable.

Kroya could only add magic specifically targeting the sea monster turtle shell candy to the already complex knowledge and techniques.

This suddenly became far more complicated. He had to consider both the flow and coherence of knowledge, as well as the spell models of magic.

He expended a great deal of effort to complete it, which was even more troublesome than carving the restraining chains on the wind-eroded sandworm swarm.

Time passed second by second.

It took him about three hours to barely finish imprinting the spell, and even he felt a little tired.

[Engraving complete, Astral Crystal Turtle (Canned Knowledge: Sea Demon Turtle Shell Candy Making)]

This magical inscription requires sufficient comprehension and intelligence to be effective.

Driven by an intense desire to reproduce, this magical beast will learn magic that enhances its reproductive abilities.

This magical beast can gradually learn how to make Sea Demon Turtle Shell Candy. Over a long period of production, there is a certain probability that it will improve its magical knowledge.

The offspring of this monster have a certain probability of inheriting "Canned Knowledge: Sea Monster Turtle Shell Sugar Making".

"Genetics".

This is the second type of heritable magical imprint—or knowledge—besides those regressive magical plants.

Although the Astral Crystal Turtle is currently the only exception, Kroya's sixth sense tells him that this kind of magic, once completed, can probably be passed on to most magical beasts.

This was the first time he had created magic that could be passed down, aside from those atavistic species.

This means that it is not a unique miracle, but a large and special race that can be passed down continuously, developed from this one astral crystal turtle.

The significance is, of course, completely different.

He was very satisfied with his imprint this time. He looked around, but did not see any angel appear to give him a kiss or any reward.

"Is it because this doesn't align with His beliefs?"

Kroya was completely baffled, so he simply had the Wood Wing King switch to a scene at the bottom of the lake.

He found the angel he was waiting for still sprawled out, using his wings as a blanket, fast asleep.

They didn't even change their posture.

"..."

This is indeed a pure natural down comforter, it looks very comfortable, and he is quite curious to try it out to see what it feels like.

"Still sleeping."

He shook his head helplessly and instructed the Astral Crystal Turtle, "Try making one."

As he spoke, the Woody Vine King thoughtfully presented a set of materials for making Sea Demon Turtle Shell Candy and placed it in front of the Astral Crystal Turtle.

"Me?"

"Of course it's you. I believe in you. Don't let me down. If you do... hehe."

Kroa smiled slightly.

The poor turtle trembled slightly, blinked its eyes, and excitedly used its claws to pick up the exquisite beaker and crystal rod.

Those exquisite magical artifacts are like toys to it.

The monster was experimenting with these things, and to be honest... it was a little comical, but its face was very serious.

Even Kroya thought that this guy was actually quite convincing when he got serious.

The Astral Crystal Turtle went from clumsy to skilled, making the Sea Demon Turtle Shell Candy while keeping the "tutorial" in its mind.

Grinding, stirring, filtering, solidification and shaping...

At last.

It held a bright red candy, like a ruby, in its claws, its face filled with unbelievable ecstasy!

"Clap clap clap!"

Kroya applauded it with great satisfaction.

"very nice!"

Have you ever seen a turtle that can make potions?

"Thank you, Master! It's all your fault that I am who I am!" The Astral Crystal Turtle was extremely grateful to Kroya, and also contributed a lot of loyal music.

"Hmm." Chloe waved her hand casually. "It's not a difficult task for me."

"Oh, right..."

He remembered why he had summoned the Astral Crystal Turtle and was about to ask when he suddenly felt the Holy Spring Crystal Card tremble.

When he took it out, he saw that it was something Estner had sent him.

Kroya hesitated for a moment, then instructed the Wood Vine King to prepare more materials for the Astral Crystal Turtle to study in the room next door.

Only then did he choose to accept what Estner sent.

"Wow, that was fast! It arrived so quickly!"

"Let me see..."

Kroya glanced at the package and discovered that Estner had given him three thousand sunflower seeds, five white cloud sunflowers, and three hundred ice magic rabbits.

There's another... daffodil?

He glanced at Estner's message with a puzzled look. It said that his potions were priced at a high price of one magic crystal per bottle, and that the purchasing department of the Mage's Guild wanted as many as they could produce.

After deducting the cost of the Ice Rabbit and the sunflower, the remaining magic crystals are seventy—this price is obviously discounted. After all, the sunflower is a level one magic plant, and with three thousand seeds, it should cost at least ten magic crystals per seed.

If there are three thousand, then there must be three hundred.

As for those Frost Demon Rabbits...

"They also included Frostclover, which is Frost Rabbit's favorite, which is why it's a bit pricey."

Kroya, of course, had no objection to this.

He just wanted more different kinds of magical plants, and some Ice Alfalfa would be just right.

"These sunflowers are really beautiful."

He first took out the white cloud sunflower to admire it; it was indeed as white as jade and extremely beautiful.

To be honest, he was already quite eager to see what kind of scene the clouds and mist would create after it absorbed sunlight.

So he took out the sunflower seeds, waved them outside, and said, "Come here!"

The sunflower fairy flew in with a "whoosh" and landed on Chloe, babbling "ee-ya ee-ya".

"Good boy/girl."

Kroa stroked the sunflower sprite, placed the large pile of seeds and the white cloud sunflower into the clock golem, and then sent it to plant the sunflowers.

While the sun is still shining, hurry up and plant them, then use magic to help them grow, so that you can prepare for the coming winter.

Perhaps some of these newborn sunflowers will freeze to death, but having withstood the test of wind and snow, Kroya believes they will surely become even more pure.

"Eeya!"

After sensing so many seeds and special sunflowers, the sunflower fairy couldn't wait to ride away on the clock golem.

The larger the sunflower community, the stronger it becomes.

These three thousand seeds are definitely enough to plant a very large area.

After dealing with the sunflower, Kroya took out an Ice Rabbit and watched as this rabbit, no bigger than the palm of his hand, hopped around in front of him.

It has to be said that this thing is indeed cute, petite, pure, and fluffy and soft, truly fitting the definition of a pet.

After watching it jump for a while, Kroya used the Mage's Hand to bring it in front of him and carefully examined the icy crown between its two ears.

This is made of pure ice magic.

It is a creation of elements.

But it's strange, logically speaking, such a low-level magical beast shouldn't have such an exquisite creation, because this thing doesn't help its survival at all, but instead consumes a lot of magic power to maintain.

Filled with curiosity, he activated the Celestial Spirit Imprint Technique and examined the Frost Demon Rabbit. At first, nothing seemed amiss, but then he noticed the connection between the crown and its head.

His eyes widened instantly.

Inside there... there is a chain filled with ice.

It tightly imprisoned the communication between the crown and the Rabbit Star Spirit, like a seal.

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(End of this chapter)