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

Chapter 211. The Holy Spring Merchant Guild's Shop, the Consciousness of Wheat Valley Territory

Inside the emerald green crystal ball, an immense amount of magical power was surging, and the consciousness of nature was being crushed by the endless magical power emanating from the ocean at this moment.

In the blink of an eye, the emerald green crystal ball was filled with only the azure magic of the ocean, as if it were about to break free from the crystal ball's constraints.

"There has been a riot."

Kroya sighed deeply, stretched out her hand, her fingertips swirling with a tri-colored halo, and pressed down directly.

The three-colored light surrounded the crystal ball, forcibly suppressing the magical fluctuations within and halting them for a fleeting moment.

In that instant, Kroya immediately recalled the magic she had poured into the crystal ball and regulated the chaotic magic within, finally calming it down.

It regained its emerald green color.

Only a faint, indistinct message appeared on the surface of the crystal ball—

"The ocean...is rejecting nature."

After he read those words aloud, he seemed to be deep in thought; it was something he had already suspected a little bit about.

But after this experience, he became very certain: the magic of the ocean was squeezing out the consciousness of nature.

But strangely enough, doesn't nature include the ocean?

Or is it that the sea area he is currently in is deviating from the natural order?

"It seems the merfolk's scheme is not over yet."

Kroya glanced at the scenery outside; the azure sea stretched to the horizon, and the mermaid prince Treden was playing happily with the creatures of the sea.

Hanjiao Island is always calm and peaceful, like a pristine land that will never be polluted.

"never mind."

He shook his head. Fortunately, he didn't need to worry too much about these things.

The merfolk have placed a large order for the essence of water, and with a merfolk prince staying with him, he obviously doesn't need to worry about the merfolk suddenly attacking him.

"So, the changes in the northern coastal areas are all due to the ocean squeezing out the natural consciousness, and the ocean's natural consciousness moving towards the land, causing the enormous changes in the north?"

With his increasing knowledge and experience, Kroya is now able to deduce the general possibilities from some details.

Anyway, there's a pretty good chance.

"What a pity, I was hoping to try it out."

He stroked the smooth crystal ball, slightly disappointed.

The current situation is that the Natural Prophecy Crystal Ball cannot be used inside the sea area, so the only option left is to use it directly in the Wheat Valley Territory.

However, before that, he had to wait for the clockwork golem to be successfully modified. Once things were completely over here, he could begin the other plan.

While waiting, out of boredom, he checked the items he could buy after becoming a Level 3 member, and was surprised to find that... he could actually buy some special items.

For example, there is a special item called "Holy Spring Business License" worth 30,000 magic crystals. After purchasing it, you can display your own product showcase on the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce platform.

That platform is only accessible to members at level three or above. On this platform, you can browse products sold by masters and members under the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce.

Kroya had already seen the shop windows of the potion master named Seagull and the puppet master that she had talked to before.

It even includes Saint-level magic potions and Saint-rank puppets, some of which are as high as level nine.

Clearly, these two are more capable than Kroa had imagined.

Level nine is basically close to the upper limit of alchemy in this world. According to the information that Kroya got from the angels, the highest level of alchemy in this world is only level ten.

Further alchemy becomes impossible due to various reasons such as materials and manufacturing processes.

As for all sorts of other things, they are countless.

Magic, potions, alchemical artifacts, magical devices, knowledge...

There were even elven slaves and succubus slaves who commissioned these strange and unusual products...

In short, he glanced through it briefly and was immediately impressed, and then he began to consider it.

"Should I open a shop too?"

Kroya hesitated slightly; what to sell if she opened a shop was indeed a problem.

Those who can open shops are all members at level three or above. Their financial resources and influence are at least at the middle level in this world. Being able to communicate and interact with these people is very beneficial to him.

Information can only be understood through exchange and communication.

"Well……"

He thought about what he had now, and to be honest, he had some special items, but he didn't feel comfortable selling them.

After all, what he intended to display was "Master of the Celestial Spirits".

We can't exactly have the Protoss Master selling milk tea and those "low-level potions," can we?

After much deliberation, he finally decided to focus his efforts on magical beasts and magical plants.

For example... the Warcraft Plant Clinic.

Monsters and magical plants can also get sick, and treating them is a very troublesome matter, involving changes in magical power, environmental influences, and their own emotional fluctuations.

This is an extremely complex matter, hundreds of times more troublesome than treating ordinary animals and plants, and generally speaking, almost no one would specialize in treating them.

His plan is to become a "Warcraft Plant Doctor".

With his Astral Spirit Imprint Technique, he can see through the physical and spiritual bodies of magical beasts, and can easily perceive any kind of illness, even mental illnesses.

He would use this method to diagnose and treat magical beasts and plants.

In this way, he was not only able to see more strange and unusual magical beasts and plants to expand his knowledge base, but also to interact with people through magical beasts and plants.

It's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

The only problem is whether the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce is willing to provide him with such a platform, and whether the arrival of the magical beasts and magical plants will expose some of his information.

After all, to activate the Star Spirit Imprint Technique, magical beasts and magical plants need to be in front of you, so you need the Holy Spring Merchant Guild as a channel to transfer them.

"I'm thinking of doing it this way, see if it's okay..."

After much thought, he simply described the matter to the Holy Spring geyser and tried to ask if his idea could be realized.

The response was: "It needs to be submitted for review."

Clearly, this idea of ​​his was unprecedented in the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce, and even the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce needed time to develop it.

Since it needed to be reviewed, he could only wait patiently and refine his plan in the meantime.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait too long.

About five minutes later, the voice of the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce rang out.

"Dear Protoss, based on your request, DeepBlue Terminal's response is as follows."

You can choose to rent a Deep Blue Space, and we will provide you with a range of services including the transfer of your Warcraft and Magical Plants, as well as confidentiality.

However, you will need to give three-tenths of the proceeds from the treatment to the Chamber of Commerce, and you will be solely responsible for the cost of renting the Deep Blue Space.

If you agree, we will provide you with a comprehensive contract in the name of the Holy Spring, a contract that will never expire.

Upon hearing the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's reply, Kroya wasn't too surprised; frankly, the answer was within his expectations.

Three-tenths of the profits come from leasing Deep Blue Space.

The former means that the more you earn, the more the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce will receive; the latter is a bit more complicated.

The Deep Blue Space is an alternate dimension that he can personally enter; it's essentially a real-life version of the Deep Blue Illusion.

Even the cheapest Deep Blue Space, which is only ten square meters in size, costs 10,000 magic crystals a month—and that's only for Level 3 members.

In other words, even before his business starts, he needs to invest money in renting Deep Blue Space and obtaining an operating license, which would require at least 30,000 magic crystals to begin with.

It's still unknown whether this business will be profitable.

However, Kroya did not hesitate for long.

He answered directly, "Okay, I will purchase the Holy Spring business license and lease ten square meters of Deep Blue Space. The products I will sell are the examination and diagnosis of magical beasts and magical plants."

Get me ready.

As he spoke, he threw 30,000 magic crystals directly into the holy spring's vent. As the vent surged, a sound rang out:

"Preparing for you, please wait..."

Having money makes things much easier.

In just a few dozen seconds, a light screen appeared in front of him, showing that his shop had been listed on the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce platform.

The shop is registered under the name "Star Spirit Master" and sells only one product: Warcraft and Plant Diagnosis.

It looks really strange; compared to the dazzling array of goods in other stores, it's all alone.

Despite having an introduction written with the help of the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce and bearing the marks of the two masters, Seagull and Puppet, I really don't know if I can actually open for business.

Kroya wasn't in a hurry to recoup her investment. Anyway, it was already listed, and anyone who was curious would definitely ask.

There's no rush.

As he pondered, the holy spring gushed forth silently, returning a clock golem that looked no different from the one before.

Her voice became increasingly human:

"The transformation of the clock golem is complete. Its internal space capacity has now doubled, and there will be an additional ten-square-meter field inside."

Within the fields, you are free to plant magical plants that do not have high environmental requirements.

"Dear Protoss, the transaction is now complete. Your points are 143,250."

The next upgrade will require one million points.

Have a wonderful time, and I look forward to seeing you again next time.

After saying the above words, the mouth slowly disappeared.

A crystal card, even more dazzling than the previous one, landed in his hand.

He glanced at it, put it away immediately, and then couldn't help but mutter, "One million?"

If it's one million for level four, then wouldn't it be ten million for level five, and one hundred million for level six?

No wonder she said she needed to obtain most of the resources in the plane to advance to level 12.

Hmm... now that I think about it, it really is true.

It seems that the membership of the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce is indeed highly valuable, as these are all magic crystals!

……

Having finally resolved the matter with the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, Kroya could now focus on dealing with the issues in Wheat Valley Territory.

He put all the wheat into the upgraded Clockwork Golem and then took it to Wheat Valley Territory.

It was already evening at this point.

After he emerged from the spatial magic circle, he saw the moonlight gently shining on the earth, and the entire valley was filled with vast fields of golden wheat.

Although they are not magical plants, but just ordinary wheat, the surge in magical power is still beneficial to them. They are growing very vigorously, and it will probably be ready for harvest soon.

"it's beautiful."

The scene was truly pleasing to the eye, so he simply instructed the Woody Vine, which had grown to this location, to record the scene and keep a record of it.

Then he took out the crystal ball of natural prophecy and began to pour magic into it.

The magic of the three colors continues to flow.

This time, the ocean's magic no longer forcefully suppressed nature's consciousness, and the entire terrain of Wheat Valley quickly formed inside the crystal ball.

However, the cost was that it consumed at least a third of Kroa's magic power, a truly staggering amount.

Keep in mind that he has three different cyclones; any other level four mage would probably have been completely drained by the crystal ball.

It's safe to say that divination spells are not something that ordinary people can afford to play.

After it had fully taken shape, Kroya asked, "What has bestowed this place with the blessings of nature?"

The surface of the crystal ball trembled slightly, then an image appeared, showing an animal...

"squirrel?"

Kroa was slightly surprised.

He never expected that the natural consciousness of the wheat field would favor the squirrel.

That's right, the illusory image on the crystal ball is indeed a tiny squirrel.

It is small in size, with round, dark eyes that look very alert, and a huge tail behind it, which is almost twice the size of its body.

To be honest, he's a bit sloppy-looking.

Its fur looks just like thatch.

Judging from its appearance alone, it has no special qualities that are favored by nature and looks pitiful.

However, the crystal ball of natural prophecy should not be wrong.

Kroya hesitated for a moment before asking, "Where is it?"

The phantom image on the surface of the crystal ball flickered again.

This time, what appeared was a pile of wheat straw.

Clearly, this squirrel, favored by nature, was nesting in the haystack.

"..."

Something feels increasingly off.

Is there any difference between the squirrels he's seen before and this magical squirrel?

Shouldn't squirrels build their nests in tree holes? Why are they nesting in a haystack?

He rubbed his temples, but decided to go and see for himself.

The apprentice standing behind him immediately said, "Sir, this haystack should be behind the village. Let me take you there."

"Okay." Kroya did not refuse.

Soon, he followed the apprentice to the place behind the village where wheat straw was stored. At first glance, it seemed unremarkable, and upon closer inspection, it was still unremarkable.

The straw was scattered on the ground, piled up haphazardly, with nothing special about it, and even its magical properties were very weak...

He once again wondered if the crystal ball of natural prophecy was erroneous.

But since he was already there, he immediately used his mental power to search and soon found a squirrel fast asleep in a haystack, its tail covering its body.

Next to it were piles of hulled wheat grains.

For squirrels, sleeping on a bed made of food is basically like sleeping in a bed. They sleep quite comfortably, sprawled out on their backs.

For some reason, Kroya suddenly thought of the angel who used his wings as a blanket and slept on a mushroom. The two really do have a lot in common.

"They're quite cute, gray-tailed squirrels."

Instead of waking it up directly, Kroya cast a fifth-level spell called Dream Manipulation.

This magic can enter dreams, and for those with lower mental strength, it can even control the changes in their dreams, trapping them in a dream vortex forever until they die.

This is a very powerful kind of magic.

Even mages find it difficult to remain in a state of mental defense forever, especially when they are sleeping.

They infiltrated silently and killed him with a single blow.

Many mages have been tricked by this kind of magic.

When his mind entered the squirrel's dream, he immediately sensed something was wrong—this dream... was unexpectedly vast.

Logically speaking, a level 2 magical beast like this wouldn't have a very large dream, and the content inside wouldn't be very realistic. It would usually just be about eating, drinking, and reproducing.

However, the squirrel's dream was shimmering with an emerald-green light, and the entire dream was permeated with this light, truly embodying the characteristics of a "dream".

The dream world is vast, almost boundless.

Everywhere, ripe wheat grows, and squirrels dart through the sea of ​​wheat, occasionally nibbling off a grain and chewing it happily.

It is never full, nor will it ever be hungry.

It seems that the purpose of dreams is to provide them with an inexhaustible supply of wheat as food, satisfying their hunger.

This simplicity contrasts sharply with the vastness of the dream.

Kroya did not act rashly. He carefully sensed this dream world, feeling that it was very likely related to the consciousness of nature.

But after exploring for a while, he suddenly felt extremely annoyed, as he felt the place was too empty.

There is no life here except for wheat and squirrels.

That strange sense of loneliness made him feel depressed.

"snort."

To deal with this emotion, he chose to unleash a direct flame—an orange flame.

In the blink of an eye, it ignited the golden wheat fields, bathing the entire world in a warm, orange glow.

Amidst the flickering firelight, there was the crackling of firewood, the clattering of pots and pans, the swimming of fish, the chirping of birds, and the fluttering of insects' wings...

The empty world suddenly became lively, filled with sounds that Chloe had recorded, sounds that brought him pleasure.

It is the sound of the real world.

They spread along with the flames, quickly reaching places beyond the reach of sight.

The squirrel stopped surrounded by flames, its eyes reflecting the orange firelight, as if it were rebelling against something.

Soon, Kroa saw what it was rebelling against—

This world, as if it had come to life, was crushing towards him.

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