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

Chapter 162. Purchasing the Magical Plant, the Glazed Ice Soul Lotus

It was a deep, pale blue chain, like an ancient, unmelting ice, filled with a translucent yet extremely cold color.

Its surface has some very tiny characters, like snowflake characters, and each character is different.

"Strange, what is this?"

He calmed down and carefully studied and perceived the information.

Ten minutes later, he rubbed his temples, temporarily averting his gaze, lost in thought.

These are less words and more like the manifestation of magical power.

After observing for a while, Kroya found that the text had some subtle similarities to the words in his own "Poem of the Rainbow".

Both are special scripts with magical properties, but they are worlds apart from "The Poem of the Rainbow".

Through his own understanding, he was able to grasp some of the general meanings: freezing and gathering.

If we extend this a bit further, it's something even Kroya doesn't know. After looking at this thing for a while, even he felt his mental strength was starting to give out.

"Could this be the seal that's preventing your primal instincts from reverting to their original state?"

Kroya patted the Ice Rabbit's head.

To be honest, he was really curious whether this seal was formed naturally, or by human intervention, or even by God.

If it was divine intervention... could it be the same curse as the one within the Golden Butterfly?

His curiosity grew stronger, and he decided to write down the inscription on the chain so he could ask someone for help later.

After he finished recording, he didn't pay much attention to it.

During the recording process, he had already tried to use his mental power and his own magical control to see if he could influence this sealing chain.

The result... was tragic.

The moment he touched the chain with his mental power, the Frost Demon Rabbit in front of him exploded with a "pop" right in front of him, as if it had been inflated.

The icy magic and bits of flesh flew everywhere; to the uninitiated, it looked like a bomb in the form of an ice rabbit.

If it weren't for Kroya's precautions, using magic to create a shield to cover everything around him, his laboratory would probably have been completely cleaned up.

His first attempt failed, but it did not deter his eager heart.

He felt that this might be an exception, so he made a second attempt. This time, he didn't use his mental power, but instead chose to use magic.

The result was that the explosion happened faster than mental energy could penetrate.

After losing two Frost Demon Rabbits in a row, he dared not try again.

This thing is currently beyond his ability to shake or resolve. Moreover, these Frost Rabbits don't seem to harbor any hatred or anger towards it; on the contrary, they are constantly injecting the elemental power they absorb into it.

It's like offering it power.

The Ice Rabbits treated it with a willing attitude.

He felt that this thing might be related to the evolved version of the Frost Demon Rabbit, the Extreme Frost Sacred Rabbit, or at least there was some connection between them. Otherwise, why would it appear on a small level-two magical beast like him?

He decided to wait and see if he could get more information about the Ice Sacred Rabbit before making any further plans.

After giving up on trying, Kroya began taming them one by one—using subtle magic to make it clear that disobedience would result in death.

Warcraft always admires strength, especially since they have no other choice—in the face of a level 4 mage with cheat codes, they truly have no other options.

It didn't take much effort to succeed.

The remaining 298 Frost Rabbits immediately bowed their heads tremblingly before Kroa. And you know what? Combined with the crown-like ice rings on their heads, they actually looked quite impressive.

It at least gave him a sense of accomplishment.

"Be good and listen to me, and I won't treat you badly!"

After taming these Frost Rabbits, he waved his hand and drew pure magic from the Orpheus Swan Flute Tree to baptize each of them.

This is a classic case of the stick plus the carrot.

The Ice Rabbits felt incredibly comfortable under the baptism of pure magic from the Aether Realm, and they became even more loyal to him.

Afterwards, Chloe left the castle.

Regarding the placement of these Frost Rabbits, Kroya did not intend to keep them on the Desert Reef Island, but rather planned to... create a small island for them to be kept in captivity.

Just plant the ice-themed magical plants on that island.

This wasn't a problem for Kroya at the moment. He went to the outside of the reef island, to a place where the sun couldn't reach.

He stood directly on the sea surface and spread his palms out.

Centered on him, the tentacles of magic gradually spread out, capturing the scattered icy magic around him at a visible speed.

The ice ball in his palm gradually deepened, with wisps of mist constantly flowing into it, like a silkworm cocoon, layer upon layer.

"The Frost Rabbit's frost runes are really useful. Is this the ability they use to gather ice and snow?"

As Chloe cast her spell, she incorporated the "Gathering" runes she had just learned from the Ice Rabbit Chains into the magic sphere in her hand, according to her own understanding.

As a result, the speed of convergence increased, and the amount of magic power consumed was also greatly reduced.

It seems this thing really does have special effects.

As he continued to cast spells, along with the magical runes from the Ice Rabbits, the ice sphere became incredibly deep. At first glance, it appeared transparent, but in reality, it was the magic within that was emitting light.

This is the manifestation of the ultimate compression of magic. If Kroya were to throw this ice ball now, it could easily turn an area within a radius of tens of kilometers into an extremely cold land.

However, what he wanted was not a one-time attack, but the ability to build a small island.

After drawing water for about ten minutes, he suddenly threw the sphere into the sea. It flew into the water and made a loud noise.

Centered on it, the seawater rapidly freezes, extending and overlapping layer by layer outwards, resembling an ice lotus blooming in the ocean.

In just a few minutes, a small island, about thirty kilometers in circumference and shaped like a lotus flower, appeared at Kroya's feet.

It is made from pure ice and exudes a deep chill.

"As expected, high-level mages can do whatever they want."

Kroya nodded in satisfaction.

The main advantage is the environment; otherwise, it would be disastrous for him to convert so much ice magic. But a suitable environment makes all the difference; it's easy to gather it up.

After confirming that everything was done, he landed on the island and retrieved the Frost Rabbit and Frost Clover from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild.

Upon arriving in the cold environment, the Ice Rabbits became noticeably more excited, hopping and skipping on the ice and gradually gathering together.

The snow that was falling all around gradually converged in the direction where they gathered, and before it hit the ground, it was turned into snowballs by the unique magic of these Frost Rabbits.

then……

The Ice Rabbits jumped onto the snowballs, which were larger than themselves, and the snowballs slid across the ice, carrying them away into the distance.

"what?"

Kroa was slightly surprised.

So this is how you guys move around?

He found it hard to believe that these Frost Demon Rabbits actually possessed such abilities. Could it be an instinct imprinted within their heritage?

He grew increasingly curious about what else these Ice Rabbits could do.

So he quietly watched the Ice Demon Rabbit's actions.

As the Ice Rabbits controlled their snowballs to leave, they didn't simply move them; instead, they spread the snow across the ground.

At the same time, they also infused it with a special kind of magic, which was the magic in their saliva. The source of this magic was none other than the icy chain that stretched across their Protoss bodies.

Snow treated in this way is noticeably more translucent and completely lacks the compactness of snowballs; instead, it becomes very fluffy.

The Ice Rabbits went back and forth like this, working together in the process. Some Ice Rabbits controlled the snowballs, while others gathered snowflakes.

With everyone working together, they quickly covered an area of ​​about five kilometers around with a thick layer of snow.

The depth is about one meter.

Logically speaking, with their size, they would truly resemble "pupa rabbits" as they move through the snow. However, when these Ice Demon Rabbits hop around in the snow, the snow seems to support them under their control.

At first glance, it looks like undulating terrain in the snow.

Quite agile and flexible.

"Wow, that's really clever." Kroya raised an eyebrow and continued reading.

He always felt that these Ice Rabbits would give him a surprise.

After completing their work in the snow, the Ice Rabbits began digging tunnels and their own burrows in the snow and the underlying ice. Although they were not together, their movements were remarkably synchronized.

In just ten minutes, the cave was completely formed, consisting of two layers: a snowy area and an ice layer. It also had a bedroom for each Ice Rabbit, a gathering hall for the Ice Rabbits, and enough entrances and exits.

The structure of the entire cave can be described as quite intricate and complex.

Because it is only about five kilometers in circumference, from a distance it looks like a castle made of snow.

The Castle of the Frost Rabbit.

Kroya stared at them in silence, feeling that these Frost Rabbits were perhaps a little too intelligent—such intelligent level-two magical beasts…

"So what do you do when faced with food?"

He took out the Frostclover from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild and threw it directly onto the snow.

The Ice Rabbits quickly discovered the alfalfa with its translucent blue leaves, but surprisingly, none of them ate it directly. Instead, they worked together to carry the alfalfa into their cave.

Then, they planted the alfalfa in the snow—in huge caves located within the snow. Each alfalfa stalk was planted in a small, dug hole, with almost identical spacing between them.

The alfalfa field was so neat and tidy that it felt incredibly comfortable for someone with Kroya's obsessive-compulsive tendencies.

Growing magical plants is quite common among magical beasts; it's said that there's a type of magical beast called ape that can grow its own fruit trees.

They even use the fruit from those trees to make wine.

But those are high-level magical beasts! What about these Frost Rabbits?

Level 2!

If even level 2 monsters can do this, then humans are truly inferior to beasts.

Kroya was really looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises these little Ice Rabbits would bring him.

"Looks like I'll have to buy some ice-attribute magical plants."

He pondered for a moment, then posted a message in the Mage Lords Alliance and searched the Holy Spring Merchant Guild for any good ice-attribute magical plants.

The Holy Spring Merchant Guild quickly and thoughtfully provided him with a list, which included all kinds of magical plants from level one to level five, and all of them had some economic value.

The thoughtfulness goes without saying, but... the prices of these magical plants are quite painful.

"Ice Rose Angel Flower, Aurora Ice Clover, Delis Cold-Leaf Willow..."

He first glanced at the level 5 magical plants, but was immediately deterred by their prices—they were all in the tens of thousands.

The most precious one inside is described as an Ice Rose Angel Flower, created by being nourished by the blood of angels, and it costs 30,000 magic crystals.

Kroya currently only has less than 10,000 magic crystals, which he painstakingly saved up.

"Forget it, forget it. I need to buy some things that can sustain development and provide a quantity advantage."

Kroya withdrew his gaze and looked at the level 1, 2, and 3 magical plants. He planned to buy some of them if the price was right.

There's no need to worry about magic power; he plans to get a branch of a magic field grapevine and create a magic field inside the rabbit hole.

The storm is so violent now, and the ice and snow magic is almost inexhaustible, which is definitely enough for the grapevines to accumulate a lot. If he thinks of other methods, it should be enough.

After examining them, he selected two types from the level one magical plants: the Frost Watermelon Vine and the Ice Windmill Chrysanthemum.

The former can absorb the magic of ice to grow watermelons, which have a refreshing and sweet taste. They are good whether juiced or eaten directly.

He chose it not just for the food, but also for a big reason... the Iced Watermelon Pitcher—he wanted to see if he could recreate the Iced Watermelon Pitcher.

Imagine a giant, frozen watermelon falling from the sky and exploding – that would be like a natural bomb truck.

The latter, however, is a blue chrysanthemum that spins like a windmill in the cold wind. According to the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's introduction, these magical plants can gather the cold wind around themselves as they spin.

These cold winds help them grow, but they are also their means of attack; the icy winds strike their enemies like drills.

Kroya plans to train them to attack together, and also to keep the cold winds in place, since the snowstorm will last for a while, but probably not for very long.

He needs to consider the future of the island.

If these ice chrysanthemums can retain the cold wind, it will be much easier to set up magic circles and convert magical energy on that basis.

After purchasing 300 of each of the two types of level-one magical plants, he reluctantly paid 600 magic crystals—one magic crystal per plant.

Next comes the selection of level two magical plants.

After careful consideration, he chose two options: blue tulip and snow walnut.

Blue tulips are cultivated using special methods, resulting in an abundance of nectar produced within the flower; one could almost use the tulip as a drinking cup.

These nectars have the effect of increasing affinity with ice elements, resulting in a cool and refreshingly sweet taste.

He intended to use the snow walnut wood to make wands for his apprentices.

Walnut wood is an excellent material for making magic wands. This particular type of snow walnut wood is dense and well-suited for the flow and transmission of magic.

As the number of apprentices increases, we'll need to provide them with magic staffs as well.

The price of blue tulips was one level 2 magic crystal for ten plants; snow walnut wood was one level 2 magic crystal for one plant. I bought one hundred plants and thirty plants respectively.

Let's see how the planting goes first. If it's good, then we can consider buying more. It's not good to buy too much at once.

He then purchased: 600 level 1 magic crystals for the Frosty Watermelon Vine and the Ice Windmill Chrysanthemum; and 4,000 level 1 magic crystals for the Blue Tulip and the Snow Walnut Wood, for a total of 4,600 magic crystals.

Although it's a lot, considering that these are all sold by the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce, the high price is probably justified.

Finally... it's time to choose a level 3 magical plant.

After examining it for a while, he suddenly saw a magical plant called... Glazed Ice Soul Lotus.

I was momentarily stunned.

It was an extremely crystal-clear lotus flower, its petals like those carved from ice, surrounding the central seedpod, looking both fragile and beautiful.

This was the first time he had ever seen the lotus plant.

He thought there were no lotus magic plants, but he didn't expect there to be one, and the name... was so familiar.

"Ice Soul".

Is this the name that should exist in this magical world?

He carefully read the description of the Glazed Ice Soul Lotus, his expression growing increasingly strange. This thing was actually collected by the Holy Spring Merchant Guild from other worlds.

In that world, the soul is called "hunpo" (魂魄), and there is a corresponding concept of "three hun and seven po," which is divided in great detail.

This thing is a special magical plant cultivated by cultivators from that world using the "Hidden Arrow" from the Seven Souls.

Even the Holy Spring Merchant Guild had just collected them, which is why they were selling them at a low price to see if they could adapt to the environments of different worlds.

Although Kroya had long suspected that the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's influence extended across many planes of existence, seeing the familiar name and magical plants still left him somewhat disoriented.

Perhaps because they didn't buy this magical plant, the information it provided was very vague, even strange, like a gimmick to attract people to buy it.

What's even stranger are the two characters "伏矢".

It uses magical script; you can read what the words are, but you can't understand their meaning.

Anyway, according to the description, this Glazed Ice Lotus can transmit one's desires into this lotus flower and freeze them. When the desires disappear, lotus seeds will grow.

It's a kind of magical plant that helps eliminate emotions.

The description also included uncertain terms, marking the first time the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce had used such terms with caution.

But he knew it all too well—the three souls and seven spirits…

After reading it, he hesitated for a long time, his expression complex, before asking, "What about the remaining three souls and six spirits? Do they have corresponding demonic plants? What's that world called?"

The Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce's voice rang out: "Your current permissions are insufficient to perform the query."

"All right."

Kroya didn't ask any further questions and chose to buy the lotus flower for 1,000 magic crystals—this was a huge discount, otherwise a level three magic plant would cost much more than that.

After the purchase, the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce thoughtfully reminded him that if he made any new discoveries or found anything unusual, he could contact them at any time and would be rewarded.

"It seems you guys are really unsure," Kroya shook her head.

After purchasing this lotus flower, my shopping trip came to a temporary end.

A total of 5,600 magic crystals were spent, and the current membership points are close to 20,000.

He took out the Glazed Ice Lotus, intending to take a closer look and see what was going on with this demonic plant.

(End of this chapter)