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

Chapter 170. Pea Shooter, Machine Gun, Rocket...

In a valley.

Kroya is continuously pouring her orange magic into the earth.

The magic drawn from the Mammon vine, after being purified by him, was still demonic magic, but it was completely devoid of the extreme chaos and corrosiveness of demonic magic.

After they fell to the ground, they soaked the dry soil, turning it into crystalline land shimmering with a pale orange glow.

This transformation is extremely slow.

Because he did not choose the shortcut of the Demon Field Method, but instead intended to completely transform the land—turning the entire area, from the air and water to the soil, into an environment suitable for the gluttonous demon creations to live in.

It was a completely new experience for me.

While channeling magic into the lotus, Kroya kept an eye on the crystal ice lotus in his hand.

At this point, he had already infused it with greedy desires and was using his magic to catalyze the process, hoping that it would give birth to "consciousness".

The desire to live is present in all living beings.

Sometimes, the more intensely one suppresses something, the harder it becomes to suppress once that desire is born, not to mention the help of Kroya's magic.

That is the magic of the sun, the light upon which all life depends for survival; it is no exaggeration to say that it is the source of life.

"You must develop your own consciousness."

"You must have your own desires."

"You need to... truly come back to life."

He muttered to himself, while music surrounded the Crystal Ice Lotus, whose orange color inside the lotus pod symbolized a greedy light.

Clearly, his actions caused great distress and trouble to the power that originally existed there, and the chanting became increasingly louder.

But there's always a sense that he's all bark and no bite.

If one truly wants to suppress this greedy desire for life, the power must be contained and not allowed to spill out like this.

The current situation seems more like an inability to suppress inner desires, with the only option being to use chanting to influence Kroya, who is transmitting this magic.

Of course it's useless.

Orange light gradually seeped from inside the lotus seedpod into the crystal-clear lotus petals, signifying that it had gradually broken free from the suppression of the forces within the lotus seedpod.

As the orange light spread.

An indescribable force of greed and desire rose within the petals and lotus, and this greedy desire was so intense.

"I want to... come back to life."

Such a sound echoed within the lotus's astral body.

From faint to immense.

In the end, it actually began to devour the power that originally existed within the lotus, replacing the sound of chanting and echoing with a yearning for life.

"...Something seems off."

Kroya suddenly had a bad feeling; it seemed that this lotus was about to go from the extreme of suppressing desires to the other extreme of being filled with desires.

He sensed an incredibly powerful force emanating from the lotus flower, gradually expanding beyond level three.

This is not only due to the greedy demonic desires he injected, but also the power of the lotus itself, the power of desire suppressed within the lotus seedpod.

This force of desire was hidden very deeply, even Kroa couldn't detect it. It was accompanied by "nothingness" and deathly silence, and was neither suppressed nor dispelled, but rather they depended on each other.

It didn't appear before because it was in balance, but now that the balance has been suddenly broken, it has come out completely.

Chloe suddenly had a very strange feeling—desire was born under the sun…

Is he trying to recreate a greedy demon?

"That won't do. You need to calm down." Kroya thought for a moment. If she wanted to prevent it from going down the path of evil, she had to calm these emotions down.

He actually does have a pretty good magic.

It's the "Light of the Mind" magic that was once imprinted on the Magic Crystal White Mouse. That magic can actually relieve inner emotional stress.

He just needs to make one more small improvement...

He immediately began imprinting the magic.

This time, the inscription is not just the Light of the Mind, but rather an addition of another magic called the Fire of the Mind.

This magic sounds very similar to the Light of the Mind, but it is actually barely considered a level five mental magic.

The effect is that it can form one's own spiritual energy into flames, which can burn the spiritual energy of living beings, and can be considered a type of spiritual attack.

The engraving process did not go smoothly.

Because the desires that this guy generated upon birth were so exaggerated, even when Kroa's consciousness extended into it, he felt as if he were facing a monster about to hatch.

After all, he really didn't expect that the repressed desire would be released so strongly.

I wonder how long this thing has been suppressed.

It took him about ten minutes to barely finish.

[Engraving successful, Glazed Ice Lotus (Orange Hymn, Fire of the Soul, Light of the Soul)]

The desire for life causes the Crystal Lotus to continuously burn with the fire of its soul, radiating its own light of desire, until that desire dissipates.

The form of the magical plant will change.

After a rather unremarkable introduction, the magical plant that was originally as clear as glass and represented ice had undergone a tremendous change.

Orange flames burned on the petals, and orange light burst forth from each petal, illuminating the surroundings.

It transformed into an elemental magical plant.

The light and fire had no particular temperature; although they were burning vigorously, they didn't feel like they were in the same world.

"etc."

Kroya frowned.

He tentatively reached out and threw a wisp of greedy desire into the lotus flames, but the wisp of desire was instantly burned away by the flames.

The flames grew even stronger.

It... seems to be burning continuously, fueled by desire.

What kind of extreme is this? From suppressing desires to having endless desires, and finally to using desires as fuel?

"Owner."

A voice suddenly came from inside.

It resounds directly within the soul and consciousness, with a clean and clear voice, like that of a newborn child.

"Come out."

Kroa had already sensed something.

As soon as he finished speaking, a small sprite that looked like a flame appeared inside the lotus flame.

The little elf has wings like a sparrow, and is surrounded by a halo of flames that rises like lotus petals and orange light. It looks very sacred and quite cute.

It flew to Kroya's shoulder as if it were a familiar friend, nuzzled Kroya's cheek, and exuded a sense of dependence and closeness.

"It has indeed developed sentience." Kroya picked up the little sprite and looked at it; it was indeed quite cute.

It feels soft and cool to the touch; if it were a little bigger, it would be great as a cushion.

The magic within this guy is primarily composed of his physical strength, but it also carries an exaggerated, unknown power.

She was very gentle and compassionate.

If she had to put it into words, it reminded Chloe of a Buddha statue she had visited in a past life, whose eyes and brows conveyed a compassionate and merciful gaze toward all things in the world.

It is hidden deep within the little elf's body, subtly transforming it, but it is estimated that it will disappear soon.

Kroa poked the little elf's soft body: "You must have been extraordinary before, right? Do you still have any memories from before?"

"no."

It gently shook its head: "Master, you were the first person I saw after I was born. I have no memory of anything before that."

"No."

Although I was a little disappointed, it was normal. Before, it didn't even have any spirituality or consciousness, so how could it have any memories?

Kroa had originally hoped to receive some information about the world in which it was born.

He then asked, "So what use are you?"

"..."

After a brief silence, the little elf offered Kroa a lotus seed engraved with mysterious magic patterns.

"Master, this is my lotus seed. It contains my power. If you accept it, you can receive my flames."

"oh?"

Kroya caught the small, orange-red lotus seed and discovered that it was a stable spell model, or rather, a natural magical artifact.

He easily controlled the lotus seed, and through it released a blazing orange flame.

It seems to have even greater power than the Lotus Fairy herself.

At the same time.

Kroya sensed the stirrings of the final chapter of the Orange Song, the flames... which were related to it.

This is the last one.

He was overjoyed that he had unexpectedly discovered the method in the last chapter.

The little elf seemed to sense his joy and spontaneously flew to a branch of the gray smoke tree nearby.

Flames resembling lotus petals landed on the latter's branches.

Immediately, flickering orange flames ignited on the branches, but they didn't seem to cause any damage, as if a special effect had been applied.

However, the Celestial Imprint Technique immediately provided a hint—

[The gray smoke tree, the lotus of karmic fire bestows blessings.]

[When consuming any product of this demonic plant, including its fruit, branches, sap, roots, etc., one will not feel any desire.]

"Huh? Wait, why did you change your name?"

"It's transformed from the Crystal Ice Lotus into the Karmic Fire Lotus?"

Kroya snapped out of his thoughts on the third chapter.

Does the concept of karmic fire exist in this world? My cheat-like magic can actually recognize these two characters.

Does this mean that turning the restraint of desires into the burning of desires is what turns into karmic fire?

What is the use of the ash-smoke tree after it has been burned by karmic fire?

He was very curious, so he broke off another branch, sucked out the sap, and tasted it.

The taste was no different from before, except for one thing: before, the fragrance lingered on the lips and teeth for a long time.

But this time, the taste disappeared immediately after I finished drinking it.

Just when you're about to savor it, it suddenly stops, leaving only the thought "it tastes great" lingering in your mind, but you can't recall its flavor at all.

In a sense, this abrupt end to the beauty makes one want to continue drinking it, because there is no lingering aftertaste, and each time is brand new.

It's the exact opposite of that kind of lingering aftertaste.

"So this is your power... Is there anything else?"

"I can help you take care of this field."

The lotus fairy waved its hand, and orange flames flew out from its petals, blending perfectly with the magic that Kroa was infusing into the earth.

The entire land was instantly engulfed in orange flames, and magic rose from the sheep, jellyfish, and Tyrannosaurus Rex.

They were surprisingly well adapted to these magical powers.

"...Ah, why is that? Isn't your power supposed to be burning desire?"

"I can feel your magic..."

Its expression was also puzzled, "Anyway, I can help you!"

"..."

"Alright, then you can take care of this demon field."

Kroya couldn't figure out the connection either. Perhaps it was because his magic caused the birth of this little lotus fairy, so the latter and his magic had some connection.

He didn't know, but that didn't stop him from using it.

"You can stay here and help me take care of this field. Let me know if you need anything."

After giving his instructions, he prepared to leave.

Time was still tight; he needed to prepare a "gift" for Stein and his mentor, which he would then knead and shape as soon as they arrived on the island.

Who knew the lotus fairy would catch up with them?

"I can go with you; my body can stay here."

There was a clear sense of attachment in the little elf's eyes.

Kroya patted it: "That's even better. Since you can leave, then come with me."

With that, Kroya took it and left the valley.

Following the road that had been partially repaired, he quickly arrived at the Demon Field. Since the Demon Field had expanded, there was no longer a scene of more than a thousand Demon Plants crowding together.

For example, trees such as the Red Flame Pine, Torna Blood Pomegranate, and Flame Cherry have been transplanted to separate areas. Although they are still very small, they will surely become a forest as they grow.

Speaking of which, some of these were repurchased by Kroya.

During one of his conversations with the Lord of Flame Mountain, he mentioned that he had some very special magical plants and asked if the other party wanted to try them out.

The latter was struggling with the Red Dragon's ever-growing appetite, and like someone grasping at a straw, immediately agreed.

And then... that's when the blood grass bacteria came into play.

Lord Flame Mountain stated that the Red Dragon greatly admired these Bloodgrass Fungi, and thus signed a long-term supply contract with Kroya.

We provide about one ton of blood grass bacteria each month, and if there is any excess, they can purchase it without limit.

What the Flame Mountain Lord gave up were his magical plants and some of the Red Dragon's products. It should be noted that even when the Red Dragon is asleep, it can still provide a lot of treasures.

For example, fallen scales, saliva, even blood and the dragon's breath produced unconsciously are all valuable items.

These things are hard to value, just like the blood grass fungus in Kroya is also hard to value, so it's best to just accept a reasonable price.

These items greatly expanded Kroya's plant bank and also brought him a pleasant surprise.

Take, for example, the flat land in front of him right now.

If you look closely, you can see that there are actually some very well hidden, scale-shaped small thorns underneath.

This is the Hot Wind Thorn from the Magic Plants.

When Kroa modified and experimented with them, he discovered that they had absorbed the essence of the dragon scales, and the thorns had turned into these small spikes.

It's less like thorns and more like dragon scales.

As soon as someone steps on it, it will immediately pierce through and release the flames belonging to the red dragon.

Kroya came this time intending to imprint a spell on them so that they could recognize different magical powers, and then give each of them a magic card.

If the magic is different, they will pierce deeply.

It should be used as a defensive measure.

"This is the magic."

Kroya bent down to carve an inscription into a hot wind thorn bush, and soon the carving was complete.

[Imprint successful, Hot Wind Thorns - Red Dragon Mutation (Magic Mark - Kroya's Eternal Magic)]

This magical plant can sense Kroya's eternal magic power, and will attack any other kind of magic power when no eternal magic power is available.

[Under the influence of eternal magic, this magical plant's vitality will be greatly enhanced.]

After completing the engraving, Kroya casually picked up a fish and tossed it into the water.

Just as the poor fish was about to fly over the thorns, the thorns below suddenly stood up, growing to more than a meter tall, and instantly pierced the fish through the heart.

The fish twitched for less than a second before dying—the scorching flames burned its body, quickly reducing it to ashes.

The thorns that had entangled the fish's ashes slowly receded back into the ground, looking as if nothing had ever happened.

Upon witnessing this scene, the lotus fairy's flames trembled slightly, and it quietly shrank closer to Kroa's neck.

"Don't be afraid." Kroya casually comforted it and nodded in satisfaction.

That's good enough. I just need to add a concealed magic spell to it, and then it will be truly impossible to defend against.

After the experiment was successful, Kroya temporarily used magic to encircle the thorns to prevent anyone from entering, and then went to the place where peas and fire tree stumps were planted.

He had envisioned the Peashooter for a long time, and now he could finally bring it to fruition.

With the magic mark, they can be targeted and become a true defensive structure—of course, they still need more complex modifications.

Kroa first added a canned knowledge to their celestial bodies.

This canned knowledge is actually about the blueprints for an alchemical artifact called the "Magic Pistol".

It is an alchemical artifact that resembles a gun but requires no gunpowder or ammunition, and can transform magic into bullets that shoot out.

What Kroya planned to do was to have the pea use its own body to forge a pistol, since it happened to have the special power to convert magic into kinetic energy.

Peas are bullets, and kinetic energy is power.

This should allow us to recreate the Peashooter.

In order to create the "Peashooter", Kroya spent a lot of money to buy the blueprints for the magic pistol.

After trying many times, he still couldn't make the magical plant transform into the form he envisioned, and finally, after much thought, he could only resort to this method.

It all depends on whether the knowledge can be effective.

"I hope you won't let me down."

"Be a good boy/girl, so your seeds and resin can spread further..."

Kroya spent some time adding the imprint to it and used his own consciousness to help them understand the contents of the canned knowledge.

The engraving was finally completed after about an hour.

[Imprint successful, impacting the Pea Pod - Flaming Tree Stump (Canned Knowledge - Magic Pistol)]

The form of this magical plant will change.

Under his somewhat weary gaze, the Impact Pea and Flame Stump, which had been obediently staying there, underwent a dramatic transformation.

First, there are the peas. The peas inside the pods grow rapidly, quickly emerging from the pods, stretching and elongating, and turning into the shape of gun barrels.

It's like a bunch of gun barrels pieced together on a pea pod.

Next is the Flame Stump, which grows a brand new branch that wraps around the Impact Pea, continuously injecting flames and oil into the latter's pod.

Then... it started firing!

The oil and flames, transformed by the magic within the pea, became "bullets" that shot out at an incredibly high speed.

"Rat-a-tat-tat!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The bullet struck the ground, and flames and grease instantly splattered, burning continuously on the ground until the grease burned out and slowly went out.

Kroya was dumbfounded. How did it turn out like this?

This is no longer a marksman.

It's a Flame Pea Machine Gun!

Can you adapt to changes like this? Something feels off, but it also seems right.

This is the first time that the magical plant has not changed as Kroya expected. In the past, even if the magical plant was imprinted with magic, one could roughly guess what it would become.

But this is something I really didn't expect.

This thing looks like one of those rows of water guns, with peas serving as the barrels and the branches of the Flame Stump acting as pipes to supply it with magic and resin.

They were frantically firing burning resin bullets at everything around them.

The astral body contains a highly excited and manic consciousness—

Wow! It'll spread even further!

It was because of this consciousness that it frantically fired oil bullets to the side—it must have been the consciousness of the Flaming Tree Stump; it hadn't even fired any peas yet.

"Wait a minute, what about the peas?"

Just as Kroya was wondering what was going on, he suddenly saw the peas that had already fired their fire resin bullets shoot out of their pods.

"Whoosh—"

Carrying all the remaining magic and flames, it flew away like a rocket, quickly disappearing from his sight.

"Where did it go?" Kroa hurriedly asked the Woody Wisteria King beside her.

An eye-shaped crystal ball appeared on the surface of the latter's vine, clearly recording the direction the peas flew in—

It has left Hanjiao Island.

Fueled by the ever-burning flames and magic on its surface, it flew towards the continent, eventually disappearing from the sight of the Woody Vine King.

At this point, it had flown more than 300 kilometers.

"...It really turned into a rocket???"

Kroya's expression was complicated; she was completely at a loss for words.

He initially thought it was a pistol, but it turned out to be a machine gun, and then it turned out to be a rocket!

This is such a pleasant surprise!

I wonder who will be unlucky enough to get hit by the Pea Rocket Launcher.

Hey everyone, only one 6-word update today... I'm suddenly having writer's block, I need to sort out the outline... I owe you one more update.

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