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

Chapter 202. The Unmarkable Monster, the Holy Mine Riot

Subsequent attempts made Kroya's expression worse.

He had never imagined that the creations of the Mother Nest would be like this.

They did indeed, just as Kroya had imagined, reveal their desire for knowledge and magic as he had envisioned.

However... it cannot be engraved.

"This, your body structure." Kroa frowned.

He was at a loss for words.

Generally speaking, even a level one magical beast has magical channels and a core within its body that allow magical energy to flow, ensuring that magical energy can be used to create magic.

However, these Mother Nest creations have no magical channels within their bodies that allow magic to flow; although they are "magical beasts," they are magical beasts without magic.

Their terrifying speed and bite force come from abnormal muscle strength, which puts enormous pressure on organs such as the heart.

Therefore, their lifespan is very short.

While Kroya was conducting her research, their life force rapidly dissipated like flames, and within minutes they collapsed, turning into a pile of unrecognizable grayish-brown liquid.

"..."

"Wait, so fast?"

Kroya stared at the puddle of water, stunned into place.

This is truly unprecedented. It has no magic power but is classified as a magical beast, and the Astral Body Imprint Technique can even be effective...

To be honest, he was a little conflicted.

Is it possible that the Celestial Imprint Technique can be driven by magic alone?

Logically, since it can see and sense the consciousness that these jumping insects crave, it should be able to imprint it.

The reason why Kroa is currently restricted from imprinting is that these jumping insects do not have magic power in their bodies. So, if other powers are used, would it be possible to imprint them?

He seemed to be deep in thought, but for the moment he couldn't muster any other power to try it out, because all he had learned so far was various kinds of magic.

The rainbow-colored magic of "The Rainbow Poem," the sacred magic from the mushroom, the demonic magic of the Mammon Flower...

Ultimately, these are all forms of magic.

"Do I have to take on a side job as a knight, warrior, or druid?"

He was slightly disappointed, glanced at the mother hive, and said:

"Explain yourself, what happened?"

The latter quickly explained, "They were created solely for war, and my current abilities are insufficient to make them exist for long."

"If I want to extend their lives, I need to continue advancing in rank. I am now the same as a level one human mage."

"If I could devour a higher-level Mother Nest creation or the Mother Nest itself, I could quickly advance to a higher level!"

"The more creations there are, the better I can analyze their structure and construction, and the more creations I can create for you."

After hearing the mother hive's explanation, Kroya's brow remained furrowed.

He said that the reason why "life" could be created so easily was that it only existed for a limited time and could not last long, which explained it.

If that's the case, the value of the mother nest to him would be greatly reduced.

If it cannot be imprinted with magic and cannot exist for long, is it supposed to use the Mother Nest as a weapon of war?

That's obviously unrealistic.

He's perfectly safe here, and there's no need for him to go to war.

Besides, if this thing were to be revealed, those people who had been brutally beaten by the Mother Nest Creatures in the Yavana Sacred Mine might accuse him of colluding with alien races...

That would be quite troublesome.

"..."

He looked the mother hive up and down, then focused his gaze on the worker bees that had hatched from it.

The little creatures continued to diligently move the surrounding vegetation, carrying everything edible into the mother nest.

A thought struck Kroya, and he pointed at them, asking:

"How do you transform these things into the nutrients you need, and can they persist for a long time?"

"Yes, they can exist for a long time," the mother nest replied. "I don't know why, but I can just convert these things into the nutrients I need..."

"Let me see what kind of nutrients you're consuming."

"That's how it is..."

The mother nest sprayed some viscous green liquid from its body, which then fell to the ground.

They were like some kind of sticky green slime, or like a paste made by crushing and mixing something; in short, they looked very strange.

However, it didn't have any strange smell; in fact, it even had a slightly sweet aroma.

Kroya went up and took some, then handed it to Shark Tower for testing and feeding experiments—he wanted to see if this stuff could be used as animal feed.

Since the mother nest can grow by relying on this substance, it must mean that it is rich in nutrients. If we feed it to the monsters, it might make them grow up faster.

He was still quite satisfied with the result.

After being fed to fish-tailed sea ducks, ibex, flame-tailed hounds, and many other magical beasts, they all seemed to enjoy the food.

It can even eat carnivorous monsters like Megalodon and Hammerhead Shark, and it eats a lot of them.

Judging from their emotional responses, this green paste is very beneficial to their growth.

"Can that person eat it...?"

If you can eat monsters, then logically you should be able to eat humans too.

However, he still planned to wait and see if the monsters would have any unusual reactions before letting people eat some to try.

As for the worker bees, since they have such sharp mouthparts that they can cut things, they are simply perfect workers.

He just needed these guys who handled basic materials; he could simply order them to replace the work of ordinary workers.

Anyway, it's absolutely impossible to get something for free. In Kroya's territory, you need to put in effort and work to obtain certain items.

Only in this way can we achieve healthy development.

He immediately instructed the workers to guide the worker bees.

After resolving these matters, he inquired about how to quickly discover the hidden Mother Nest creations.

The Nest tells Kroa that all Nest creations have a special scent, and that by using this scent and the mental fluctuations emanating from the Nest creations, one can easily discover hidden Nest creations.

Kroya, of course, didn't hesitate to ask for some of the source of this flavor, and then used his knowledge of canning to deeply imprint this flavor into the Flametail Dog's memory and instincts.

In this way, the Flametail Hounds, who can sense emotions and smells, instantly became the nemesis of the Mother Nest's creations.

He then temporarily left this small plane, intending to continue communicating with the Knight Commander and Archmage Celeste.

……

Inside the Warcraft Plant Battle Pet Shop.

Knight Commander Beveselis was holding a cup of milk tea, sipping it contentedly, occasionally chewing on the tapioca pearls and coconut jelly.

"This milk tea tastes really good."

She clearly really liked this milk tea; the table next to her was already full of milk tea cups, and even Archmage Celeste looked at her as if she were a walking dragon.

After Kroya's phantom appeared, she glanced at the table beside her, her lips twitched slightly, and said, "Do you really like these overly sweet drinks?"

"Of course." Beveselis nodded decisively: "Although the supplies sent by the Knights included perch from Lake Bel and goat milk from the Skykirk Plains, there really wasn't much edible food."

"..."

Cloa, who had some knowledge of geography, was speechless.

Lake Bel and the Skykirk Plains are important production and monster breeding areas in the Papal States. Thanks to the blessings of successive popes, almost the entire land is bathed in holy light.

Even a random rabbit that comes out must be some kind of Bright Rabbit.

The starting level is Warcraft IV or higher.

It's fair to say that being able to eat the food produced there is the ultimate dream for many royals and nobles, yet this guy actually said it's not as good as milk tea.

For a moment, Chloe didn't know if she was in Versailles or if her milk tea was really that good.

He could only chuckle and then changed the subject: "I've already figured out a way to get the Flametails to find the hidden bugs."

Beveselis paused for a moment while sipping her milk tea, then smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your help."

"Then I'll place an order with you now."

She took out a contract engraved with the Holy See's sacred flower, "Liber's Radiance," the perfectly arranged, pure white vines radiating a warm glow on the white paper.

However, it must be noted that apart from these flower vines radiating white light, there is no magical fluctuation on this piece of paper. It is just an ordinary piece of paper, without any binding effect of a contract.

"Under the witness of the radiance of Liberl, it is as if a covenant is signed under the light of our Lord. Even if the Holy Mountain crumbles, the covenant will not be void."

The knight commander pushed the paper in front of Chloe.

After a brief but careful review, the latter determined that the contract contained no extra clauses and was simply a typical transaction.

Kroya needs to provide the Papacy's Yavana Holy Mine frontline base with a sufficient number of Flametail Hounds, in return for which the frontline base will award Kroya a Holy Gofimu Medal and guarantee the safety of his shops and monsters.

Of course, there are some details involved, such as: Kroya should provide special training for the Flametails at the appropriate time so that they can better take on the guard duties of the front-line base.

These are all things that Kroya has already tacitly accepted.

So he readily agreed, signed the contract through the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce, and sent it back. Beveselice carefully examined the signature on the contract and nodded in satisfaction.

After putting the contract away, she made her request: "There are about a thousand level one knights now, so at least five hundred Flametail Hounds are needed in the early stages."

I will instruct the priests to build a special kennel for the Flametail Hounds to rest in.

"Okay," Kroya agreed. "I will provide them with some of the things they need."

"Then it's a pleasure to cooperate with you. May your path be forever smooth under the light of God."

The knight commander took out a badge engraved with a verdant tree. It looked ordinary, and apart from the fact that the material seemed to be a very special jade, it had no special magical fluctuations.

"This is the St. Gopher Wood Badge I promised, Sir Chloe."

The knight commander smiled slightly and immediately addressed Kroya as "Sir".

Celeste said with displeasure, "Hey, I'm still here."

"Could your king bestow such a medal upon Chloe?" Beverly retorted sarcastically, "Would your army have been annihilated long ago without the knights' help?"

"..."

The Grand Master was speechless after being rebuked by her words, and could only snort coldly in dissatisfaction: "You are studying how to protect spiritual energy, isn't that what you were supposed to do?"

Have you forgotten the oracle of the Earth Mother Goddess?

Now the knight commander was left speechless, and her expression instantly turned grim.

"The guardian spirit chose me willingly, and even the Mother Goddess's oracle cannot make me abandon my steadfast commitment. Heh, what's the point of talking to a mage like you?" she sneered.

"You simple-minded knight!" Celeste pulled out her staff.

Seeing that the two were about to start fighting right there in their shop, Chloe quickly stopped them and changed the subject:

"Speaking of which, I still have a few of the Sons of Harvest helping me, Sir Knight. Could you find me a few more?"

The two clearly didn't intend to actually fight. After Chloe gave them a way out, Beveselis looked away from Celeste and towards Chloe.

She explained, "Your territory is by the sea, and I remember there are a few sons of abundant harvest in the capital of Norland. I can write you a letter of recommendation."

"Their leader is a druid who has received the bountiful energy of the Earth Mother. With his help, you should soon be able to reap the rewards you desire."

"Thank you for your help," Kroya said.

He then asked the question that had been bothering him earlier: "Spiritual energy? Is it a term for divine power?"

When he heard the word "spiritual energy," he thought the knight commander in front of him was some kind of cultivator in disguise, since he had never actually seen those two words before.

"No." The knight commander opened his palm, and a golden halo appeared in his palm, intertwining and forming a small shield with feathered wings.

Its formation did not originate from the power provided by the Knight Commander, but rather from a kind of "magic" that naturally flowed and diffused in the surrounding air.

"The so-called spiritual energy is actually the magic of the spirit of nature, a power I only mastered after being blessed by the Mother Goddess."

As long as I remain in the natural environment, my strength will be inexhaustible, but I must also strive to maintain the operation and harmony of nature.

She didn't hide it from Kroa, after all, it was a secret that everyone knew, which was why she volunteered to come here to deal with the Yavana Holy Mine.

This mine on the prime plane is like a huge wound oozing pus and decay; if it isn't dealt with, her favor will probably disappear.

After hearing her explanation, Chloe seemed to be deep in thought.

The power of nature's spirit is what's called spiritual energy.

Unfortunately, his physical body was not here, so he could not fully perceive the nature of this spiritual energy.

However, since there are still druids with abundant spiritual energy, he can just wait and see what effect the other party's spiritual energy will have.

……

The three chatted casually.

It was mainly because Chloe heard it from the two of them, since they knew much more about the situation at the Yavana Holy Mine than Chloe did.

Kroya urgently needs to learn more about what's happening here so he can make better arrangements.

For example... the matter of the Pit Lord.

When this person was mentioned, Celeste's expression became a little strange; she didn't seem to hate the Pit Lord very much.

"He should still be here. The cultists living in the Yavana Sacred Mine learn about the outside world through him."

I don't know what he's trying to do, but he..."

Before the archmage could finish speaking, the knight commander interrupted him, saying with disgust, "Are you still going to defend evil people who associate with demons?"

If he hadn't guided the cultists to break the seal on the Mother Goddess, how could Zul'Gurub have invaded the Prime Material Plane so quickly?

Once I catch him, I'll make him shatter into pieces under the wrath of the earth!

Bevesel clenched her fists, furious.

"You..." The Grand Master sighed and said nothing more.

She knew that if she continued talking, a real fight would break out, because beliefs can really change a person's character.

The scene became awkward for a moment.

Fortunately, not long after, a red light emanated from a griffin token on the knight commander's body, flashing as if warning or reminding him of something.

"Something has emerged from the Yavana Sacred Mine!"

She didn't bother to continue the conversation and turned around and rushed out, while the archmage hesitated briefly before following her out.

With only Kroya remaining, he promptly dispelled his projection and began to observe the outside world through the images transmitted by the mushroom camera.

Outside the front-line base, from within the sacred mine enveloped in spores and mycelium, emerged some creatures resembling two-legged dragons with bat wings.

Following them were some enormous, bulging creatures that looked like jellyfish or balloons floating in the sky, each about the size of a house.

They swept in, covering the entire sky in a vast and imposing manner, heading this way.

Any vigilant scouts or sentries along the way were struck by the fist-sized acid sprayed by the dragon and instantly turned into piles of indistinguishable black skeletons.

The "houses" behind them were made of a liquid mucus that flowed from their bodies. After landing, it turned into a fungal carpet that spread all the way from the Yavana Holy Mine to the outside of the front-line base.

Inside the fungal carpet, countless trembling eggs covered in mucus grew out like mushrooms.

The shells of these eggs were all inlaid with glittering magic crystals, making them stand out brightly and conspicuously against the grayish-brown background.

The creatures inside the egg are clearly drawing power from the magic crystal to grow. Once they emerge, it will likely be time for them to attack the front-line base.

—This is something that anyone could see, so of course the base's higher-ups could also see it.

Strangely, neither the archmage nor the knight commander moved; they seemed to be waiting for something.

After a brief silence.

Suddenly, the sound of a zither rang out in the city.

Clear and bright, like a mountain stream, flowing gently.

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