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

Chapter 208. Another Possibility of Spectacular Magic

"When I received your invitation, I actually considered declining it."

Mifein looked at Kroya very sincerely: "The kingdom has almost given up on the North. Even the Heraldry Academy and the Mage Association have no intention of developing it."

"Even Estner, the current president of the Mage Association, is unaware of this matter."

"I see." Kroya nodded slightly and began to think.

This is truly unheard of.

Even if the North is a little bit remote, the kingdom wouldn't just give up such a large territory.

After a brief moment of thought, Kroya realized that this was an olive branch extended to him by the other party, a gesture of goodwill.

If he could truly understand the reasons, it might greatly help him control the North.

So he followed up by asking, "Why?"

Mi Fei did not answer him directly, but mysteriously stretched out a hand—the boy's hand was slender and fair, with distinct knuckles, but upon closer inspection, one could see many calluses on the fingertips, giving him a strange feeling of being both young and experienced.

There was a strange mark in the very center of his palm.

It was a yellowish-brown sphere with undulating mountains, endless plains and hills on its surface; almost every type of landform could be found on it.

Please look at a dream.

As Milfein's voice rang out, a magical force emanated from the mark, forming a light barrier in front of Kroya.

However, what appeared inside the light screen was a vast and boundless field, with tall wheat growing there. As the breeze blew, the wheat swayed and formed waves.

The wheat ears drooped, looking quite full, like flowing gold. The whole world was an endless expanse of wheat waves, like a world of wheat.

"They're quite beautiful," Chloe complimented, then asked curiously, "Why are you showing me these?"

"..."

Miffy stared at the light screen for a while, then looked at Kroya, a clear look of confusion and bewilderment flashing across his face.

Eventually, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

The way he looked at Kroya was as if he were looking at some rare treasure; his gaze was so intense that Kroya wondered if the guy had some strange ideas about him.

The blond boy withdrew his hand and said rather solemnly, "Since you have extended an invitation to me, then..."

"My followers and I will help you sow and reap in the North, so that the land may be covered in gold, the color of a bountiful harvest."

"My promise to you will last for an infinite future, sworn by the land and mountains of Mother Goddess, until the day when the transformation of the North is completely completed."

This is a very serious commitment, and also an indefinite commitment, because transforming the entire North is no easy task and may take an extremely long time.

However, he felt that this was a revelation from the Mother Goddess. The Mother Goddess's dream was clearly a barren place before, with only a faint sunlight flickering in the north, but after arriving here, a scene of abundant harvest suddenly appeared.

So... this must be a revelation from the Mother Goddess to him!

This land should not be abandoned! He will help Kroya bring this land back to life.

Kroya was a little bewildered by Milfein's sudden and solemn promise.

Didn't you just say you'd show him why the kingdom abandoned the North? Why are you suddenly making promises now?

The transition was so fast that even he was momentarily stunned.

However, since the other party made such a solemn promise in the name of the Earth Mother Goddess, he certainly wouldn't refuse. With the help of such a Son of Harvest and a bishop, his transformation of the North would definitely go smoothly.

Besides, this guy is a member of the Norland royal family. Even if something happens in the future, he might be able to help.

However, he still asked out of curiosity, "You still haven't told me why the kingdom abandoned the North."

Miffy shook his head mysteriously: "Things have changed, so I won't mention the past anymore."

Please believe me.

Since the conversation had already gone as far as "believing," Kroya shook his head and didn't ask any further questions.

Since it was already decided that the other party would help, Kroya naturally had to reveal her methods and plans for seed cultivation to them.

"Alright, then please come with me, and I will tell you my methods and plans for cultivating seeds."

"Okay." Miffy was looking forward to it.

So, Kroya took the other person directly back to the seed cultivation room.

He first pointed to the white vines and said, "The predecessor of this thing is a magical plant called Green Liquid Vine."

They will exude a liquid that supplies the surrounding magical plants, containing nutrients needed for plant growth.

According to my research, this nutrient accelerates seed germination and promotes their growth in the early stages.

Crops bred from seeds soaked in the sap of *Lysimachia christinae* show drastically different growth rates and resistance to external factors compared to those bred from unsoaked seeds.

Of course, there were some things that Chloe didn't say.

This thing is imprinted with a magic called "Water Condensation Soup Technique" from an advanced version of the cooking technique, which is why there are so many nutritious soups.

"I see. This must be one of your improvements. I can't imagine how much effort and dedication you put into it."

"You truly love magical plants and crops..."

Mifei was also an expert in cultivation, so he knew exactly how much effort it would take to cultivate a magical plant.

Especially with this kind of targeted cultivation, even more effort is required.

Therefore, he greatly admired Cloa's efforts in cultivating crops in this way and did not hold back his praise.

Kroya felt a little embarrassed listening to this—he really hadn't spent much effort, it was only... a minute?

Anyway, once the engraving is complete, the job is done.

He waved his hand modestly: "It didn't take much effort."

"You are too modest."

Mi Fei stopped praising, reached out and touched the nutritious soup containing the seeds, dipped a little in it and put it directly into her mouth to taste, then smacked her lips.

Then he nodded and said, "There are indeed substances in here that the seeds need, but strangely, there is no magic in them."

After answering the question, he pointed to the seeds and tubers placed on the gauze.

Curious, I asked, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​soaking seeds and tubers in this liquid? Have you tried it before?"

You actually drank it?

Kroya withdrew his somewhat speechless gaze and explained, "This wasn't something I figured out; I'm just building on the work of others."

"I once received a notebook that contained some methods. After trying them, I found they really worked, so I've been using them ever since."

"But I don't really understand the underlying principle."

He said to Miffy very sincerely, "I hope you can help me figure out the principle behind this."

To be honest, he didn't know much about agriculture before he transmigrated, so it was already quite an achievement that he managed to find some.

Asking him to explain the complete principles or anything like that would be asking too much of him; such a task should be left to willing professionals.

He was just providing a starting point; the subsequent developments and the relationship between alchemy and magic will require time to verify.

After all, this is a world with magic.

There might be some optimization methods specifically for magic.

"I'm now quite certain that you are a truly humble person," Miffy said with a smile. "Since you have so generously shared your knowledge with me, I will certainly do my best to help you with your research."

"By the way, I have some seeds here that might be suitable for planting in the Northern Lands."

He took some seeds out of his spatial magic artifact.

These are some round, plump, white seeds that look very cute, each about the size of Kroya's thumb.

"peanut."

Kroya recognized the crop and was slightly excited.

Peanuts are a great food.

This stuff is not only nutritious and can be used as fertilizer, but it can also be pressed for oil. Most importantly, Kroya has never been able to buy peanut seeds before.

The Holy Spring Merchant Guild only sells plants related to magic; they don't sell common crops at all. They've also managed to get all the crops that Estner can get his hands on.

But I've never actually seen peanuts, and I don't know why. It's as if this crop doesn't exist.

This was certainly unusual, so he asked Miffy, "I also tried looking for peanuts, but strangely, I couldn't find them. Why is that?"

"Because they can be pressed for oil." Miffy handed the handful of peanuts to Kroya. "The oil pressed from peanuts is only for the nobility, so the export of this product is strictly limited."

"..."

Is it really just because it can be used to extract oil?

Kroya really didn't know about this, and no one had told him.

Thinking back carefully, the oil he used after arriving here was initially soybean oil that Robert bought from the merchant Seliu, then olive oil, and now sunflower oil.

There has never been any peanut oil.

"There are several kinds of crops that can be pressed for oil, so why is peanut so special?" He became increasingly puzzled and confused.

Milfein said in an aria-like voice: "Growing in the earth, flourishing like fruit on a tree, pure white like infants—they are the offspring of Mother Earth, and only those who have the Mother's approval may plant them."

"In the entire Kingdom of Norland, only the two dukes and the Norland royal family are allowed to consume peanut oil."

Kroya blinked and instantly understood why.

So it turns out the Church of Mother Earth has monopolized it.

He said that although peanuts are a little special, they are not really that special, so they have been given a religious nature.

But when pressing oil, don't you have to crush the peanuts? If these are the offspring of the Earth Mother Goddess, wouldn't that...?

Perhaps it was because his expression was too strange, but Mi Fei looked at Kroya with suspicion for a while before continuing to ask Kroya about his plans.

The two talked about this matter very seriously and carefully for a while.

After learning about Kroya's plan, the successor of the Harvest Spirit expressed his willingness to take on the task of monitoring crop changes.

He also brought out a church treasure.

It was a small, round, golden ball with patterns resembling ears of wheat.

"What is this?"

Kroya sensed a natural aura from this thing that was remarkably similar to that of the beaver's dam, which immediately piqued his interest.

Could this thing be some kind of wonder magic? Or does it involve wonder magic?

Miffy explained:

"This is a sacred artifact made from Earth Crystal, containing divine runes engraved by me and the previous successor of the Abundant Spiritual Energy."

"It allows you to communicate with nature, briefly immerse yourself in nature, and directly confront the consciousness of the outside world."

"When I arrived, I saw the grey beaver's dam under construction in the water, which is blessed and favored by nature."

"So I thought of..."

Miffy handed the sphere to Kroya: "Please plant wheat, and I will help you so that it too may receive nature's favor."

He clearly did not know about "miracle magic," but only had a vague concept of it, referring to it as "nature's favor."

But Chloe immediately understood what he meant—

Do you use wheat to perform wonder magic?

Kroya held the sphere and seriously considered the possibility of such a thing.

He stared at the sphere, thinking about his research findings on the Beaver Dam and the magical runes of that wonder.

The reason why the Beaver Dam became a wonder magic is threefold: first, because of his involvement; second, because the beavers' dam helped the Terai River; and third, because the pink porpoises already had a favorable relationship with the Terai River.

The combination of these three conditions ultimately led to the construction of the Beaver Dam.

Of these, Terai is more concerned about the impact and transformation of the Beaver Dam on the river.

If the Beaver Dam's existence was due to its own magic, gradually transforming the surrounding environment and thus gaining the Trey River's recognition.

So, how can wheat change its surrounding environment?

Or rather, what must they do to gain nature's approval, to receive this blessing and favor?

If it receives blessings and favor, it should become a special magical wonder.

If Kroya wasn't mistaken, this should be the essence of wonder magic involving nature. If he could study it thoroughly, he might even be able to construct wonder magic according to his ideas.

After much deliberation, Kroya decided to share some information with Milfein to see if he could gain any insights from him.

After all, they are believers in the Earth Mother Goddess, so perhaps they know something?

"I've made some discoveries about the beaver dam..."

"It seems that the reason it is favored by nature is because its existence not only helped the Terai River purify itself, but also took care of the surrounding aquatic monsters."

"How do you prepare the wheat?"

The information he provided was all identifiable; as for the deeper matters concerning the inscription... well, that goes without saying.

After hearing the news from Kroya, Milfein seemed to be deep in thought. As a bishop of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess, he quickly came up with a solution.

"Based on my guess, the beaver's dike is already a part of the earth, and a part that is beneficial to the earth."

But it is nature itself. Both the grey beaver and the dam have become special after your transformation.

Therefore, I think the most important point is how to integrate creation into the realm of nature, making it a part of the Mother Goddess.

Upon hearing this, Kroya's mind raced and an idea immediately came to mind.

Perhaps... the second wonder magic has been found.

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