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

Chapter 214. Magic, Transformation! (Part 214)

Without friends to chat with or discuss things with, Kroya didn't immediately return to her mage tower. Instead, she casually tossed out a ring, letting it float in mid-air, emitting a bright but not dazzling light.

Then I opened the book "Miracle on Earth: The Power of Harvest" that Miffy had given me, intending to study it directly tonight.

He knew that, in the entire magical heritage of humankind, when it came to farming, the Church of the Earth Mother was the most skilled and proficient.

Of course, it's not to say that they are absolutely more powerful than those mages who cultivate magical plants and beasts, but rather that they have the most solid foundation.

For example, the magic field technique that Kroa learned was actually derived from the "Earth Mother's Mustache" divine spell of the Church of the Earth Mother.

So when he saw this book, he was quite happy and secretly looking forward to it.

"I wonder how many spells are in here."

Kroya slowly turned to the first page, and after reading the contents, his brows immediately furrowed.

"Wow."

He hadn't expected that the first page would reveal such a treasure: a magic spell to tame magical beasts, whose only use was to make them obediently pull carts and transport harvested crops.

It's important to know that the skills to tame magical beasts are hard to come by, and those that can be completely tamed are even rarer.

So all this is about is Warcraft pulling a cart?

"Is the Church of Earth really this generous?" He felt a little strange and began to carefully read the spell.

His expression shifted from surprise to realization to silence.

It turns out that while this magic can indeed quickly tame magical beasts, it requires the divine power of the Earth Mother Goddess, which means that one needs to believe in the deity and cultivate a special meditation method.

Upon learning this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"This Miffy hasn't given up on recruiting me."

Kroya couldn't help but shake her head, but immediately the corners of her mouth turned up slightly and she opened her palm.

In his palm, a platinum-gold light shimmered.

"But I don't lack divine power either."

He tried to construct the magic to tame the monster based on the divine power he obtained from the mushroom, and it went smoothly without any obstacles.

In just a moment, an ear of wheat appeared in his hand, entirely composed of magic, though it had a pale white-gold hue.

It looks like a metal ear of wheat.

He shook the wheat stalks, sensing the unusually stable magical composition within them, and muttered to himself:

"This ability seems familiar... somewhat similar to the Earth Membrane of Thick Earth Potato. Could they be of the same type?"

"If you let the monsters eat this ear of wheat, you can tame them..."

This completely unfamiliar magical system was entirely different from the sacred magic taught to him by the angels, and it was filled with the weight and solidity of the earth.

Even for him, it would be impossible to thoroughly study it in a short period of time.

So he didn't dwell on it too much, and after watching for a while, he continued to study the second type of magic.

The book is only a dozen pages long, with only one type of magic on each page. The print is very small, and the illustrations seem to be hand-drawn. It doesn't appear to be an official print from the Vatican.

It looks like someone secretly copied it down.

"Did Miffy secretly copy it? He wouldn't do such a thing, would he? Or is there some brave soul who dares to rip off the church?"

He was slightly curious, but was quickly drawn to the second type of magic.

This is also a very special kind of magic, or rather, a technique, that can evenly divide a wisp of magic into multiple parts. In the Church of the Earth Mother, it is used to endow magical plants with "spirituality".

"Tsk, another very useful technique."

Having already mastered the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique, Kroya paid great attention to this skill that could separate magical power, as it was a universal technique.

It's far more useful than those complicated spells that require studying.

Moreover, while the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique is indeed very powerful, that ability is more inclined towards fusion, and the concept of separation is relatively less prominent.

Moreover, it is more suitable for attacks using overwhelming force. It requires an extremely high level of control over magic.

Even if Kroya intended to pass on this technique to some of his trusted apprentices, he would be powerless to do so, because this thing is simply not something that ordinary people can learn.

Even now, there isn't a single apprentice who meets the requirements for cultivating the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique.

In this respect, humans are inferior to magical plants. Magical plants have a much stronger ability to control their own magical power than humans.

Now that he has this magic, he can study it and then teach it to his apprentices. This will make making magical artifacts and drawing magical runes much easier.

If you can't teach the original version to your apprentices, surely you can teach them the improved version?

"That's great! What's next?"

Having obtained two usable spells right from the start, Kroya felt like she was digging for treasure—and in fact, it was pretty much like that.

He continued reading with great interest, turning to the third page.

This page describes how to make a magical artifact.

"A magic-powered seed planter?"

His eyes lit up when he read out the name of the magical artifact.

what?

The Church of Mother Earth Goddess has such a treasure?

Automatic seeder?

He began reading with great interest, becoming more and more satisfied as he read, because this thing really was just as he had imagined—a magical artifact that could designate land for planting.

The pages still featured hand-drawn illustrations. The magical artifact was depicted as a bull with only one leg and one horn, and according to the measurements, it was three meters long, two meters high, and two meters wide.

Inside its body are boxes that can store seeds, as well as magic scrolls and vitality potions. As long as some data is input into its core circuit and magic core, it can carry out the sowing operation according to the instructions there.

Depending on the vitality potion and scroll inside the body's recessed box, it can also cast some simple spells, such as land manipulation and cloud magic.

Seeing the end, Kroya couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

The value of this single golem exceeded his expectations. With the blueprints, he should be able to improve his golem after disassembling and studying it.

Even with the fruit of the gem raspberry, he can create golems with self-awareness, making planting easier and more intelligent.

To be honest, golems are far more efficient than humans.

The only problem was his agreement with Miffy that he couldn't hand over the blueprints directly to the apprentices for study. Although it was just a verbal agreement, he would keep his word since he had promised.

However, just like the technique that could evenly distribute magic power, after he made inhumane modifications, it shouldn't be considered as teaching it to an apprentice anymore, right?

Kroya stared at the blueprints for a while, and with his current expertise in studying golems, deciphering them wouldn't be too difficult.

After all, it was modeled after the super golem that the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce gave to its members, so this golem is indeed a bit lacking in comparison.

After a brief study, he discovered that the structure of this thing was actually quite simple. The only truly crucial parts were the core circuit and the special magic runes that could amplify and transform magic power.

The former represents intelligence, while the latter is a kind of magic amplifier that can release the magic stored in the scroll.

The rest are just very ordinary structures.

"This intelligent approach can be combined with the magic runes of the Gem Raspberry and the Holy Spring Merchant Guild..."

He immediately began to make the golem in the way he usually did, taking out the materials and starting to draw and assemble it.

The Clockwork Golem spat out the Reef Alloy and Gem Raspberries in batches, allowing Kroa to easily pick them up and use them.

The entire production process went quite smoothly. A cool night breeze blew by, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, which helped him concentrate fully.

In about an hour, he assembled a golem that was completely different from the one in the book.

A tiger.

It was only half a person's height and didn't look nearly as imposing as the Warcraft tiger; it looked more like a large orange cat than a tiger.

But its eyes sparkled with intelligence, and it ran around wildly, occasionally letting out "woof woof" sounds.

"You bastard..."

Just as Kroya was about to scold it, a thought suddenly struck her, and she sensed something.

[Inscription successful. Kroa-style Seeding Golem No. 1 (Magic Diffusion Rune, Holy Spring Intelligent Rune, and Circulating Spiritual Rune)]

[This magical beast has been imprinted with magic diffusion runes within its body, allowing it to cast spells by diffusing the scrolls within its body through these runes. The effect will be weakened depending on the range of the spell.]

"..."

"Really?"

Kroa was somewhat surprised.

This seems to be the first time he has received the Protoss Imprint prompt after creating a golem. He hadn't received such a prompt even when he created those flying and shape-shifting living weapons.

"Could it be that this thing can already be identified as a magical beast, possessing life and consciousness?" He was genuinely surprised.

But he quickly calmed down.

Now that things have changed, he should consider the reasons for these changes, why they occurred, and whether they can be replicated.

So he examined and recorded the magic runes he had personally inscribed, and finally discovered that these magic runes were already showing signs of merging into one.

However, when he created another golem using the same method, he received absolutely no feedback.

The golem I just created was like a product of a sudden inspiration, impossible to replicate.

"Sigh, I didn't expect it would still result in something I can't mass-produce... I wonder what the logic is for the Celestial Imprint Technique to judge magical beasts?"

He stroked the big cat's head, feeling a little disappointed.

This frustrated him somewhat, but it didn't last long. He immediately sent the brand-new golem back for his apprentices to study and replicate.

Perhaps his apprentices can give him some surprises?

……

After seeing the golem off, he continued to peruse the remaining spells.

The next three were spells he had seen before, namely the cloud and rain magic, geological regulation, and magic root extension that Rhea had told him about.

He wasn't disappointed, but he carefully compared the magic described in the book with the magic Rhea had given him to see if there was any difference.

He was quite satisfied with the result—there was absolutely no difference; both the magic flow and the spell model were completely identical.

After examining the three spells, another spell caught his attention—it was also a spell that could help with farming.

It's called "The Art of Flowing Clear Springs".

The effect is that as long as a spell is cast on any newly dug ditch or stream, the magic within will continue to work, preventing the water from drying up and ensuring a continuous flow.

Actually, it's somewhat similar to the "water-driven mechanism" that Chloe made in the toilet.

Both can help the water circulate.

However, the magic's greater power lies in its ability to draw upon free water molecules and magical energy from the air, ensuring that the river does not dry up.

It's like being able to create a river or a spring anywhere, without worrying about whether there's groundwater or a water vein supplying fresh water.

"An advanced version of water-making technology, huh?"

He thought the spell was quite useful. Actually, condensing clean water from the air wasn't a particularly advanced technique; many spells could do that.

But if you think about it carefully, if you use this at the beach, could you directly turn the pure water vapor in the air into drinkable water?

As Hanjiao Island grew larger, so did the salt-making and water purification ponds he had built, but the supply still couldn't meet the demand, and the need for purified water continued to increase.

Clearly, he needs to research better ways to obtain fresh water.

This one is pretty good.

This is clearly more efficient than water-making techniques.

If we take our imagination a step further and imprint this into the body of some plants, could we create a water pipe that collects water on its own?

Thinking of this, his eyes lit up, and he instructed Muyao Qu Teng Wang, "Muyao, bring me a stalk of net-root black bamboo."

"OK."

The King of Woody Ferns moved swiftly, immediately picking up a rather strange bamboo shoot—its shoot was small, but its roots were extremely complex, like a huge net, with black bamboo nodes and a smooth outer shell.

At first glance, it looks like bamboo growing horizontally in the ground.

Although it only looks about a meter long overall, its roots are incredibly dense, and you can imagine what it will look like when it grows up.

Kroya recalled the scene he had seen through the mushroom people and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

This peculiar magical plant was discovered on a deserted island in the North. The island was dominated by bamboo shoots, which appear small on the surface but actually have a massive root system.

To be honest, this kind of magical plant is really useless; he himself felt it was completely useless.

Although the roots that grow into bamboo are very strong, you can't dig them up to use as weapons. They can't be eaten or used, and they also need plenty of water to survive.

It can be said that the reason why that deserted island was so desolate was entirely due to it; it almost had to dive into the sea to draw water to survive.

Later, they did figure out a way to use it—the bamboo used to transport water from the outside world is like this, and they even created a magic circle to make it transport water.

Now we can take it a step further and turn it into an all-around water-generating bamboo that can not only transport water but also produce its own clean water.

"Let me tell you..."

He knew very well that this magical plant craved water, so after communicating with it using his consciousness, it immediately emitted a wave of longing in its mind—

"Water! Water! Water!"

There were no other thoughts, only a longing for water.

This means that Kroa can begin the engraving process.

Although he had just encountered this kind of magic and was learning and imprinting it at the same time, it was not difficult for him at all, and he completed it in just a few minutes.

Not only did they learn it, they also imprinted it on their minds.

[Inscription successful, Black Bamboo Roots (Water Spring Flow Technique - Magic Root Extension)]

[As this magical plant grows, its roots will continuously gather surrounding moisture, turning it into purified water, which will then accumulate within its roots.]

The roots of this magical plant will become more sensitive to water and magic, and their length will increase by 3 to 5 times.

This magical plant's thirst for water gives it a chance to improve the "Water Flow" and "Magic Root Extension" spells.

After completing the engraving, Kroya could clearly feel moisture flowing towards the black bamboo root, which is the root with bamboo joints.

At the same time, its roots seem to be craving nutrients to grow, several times stronger than before.

It is clear that the magic of extending the magic root also requires the support of nutrients.

In order to see results as soon as possible, Kroya decided to let it grow here and observe whether there were any unusual changes.

"Just let it grow here. Muyao, bring some nutrient soil over."

Kroya instructed the Woody Vine King to fetch the prepared nutrient soil, and then planted it.

Then he sat down to the side, drinking tea and carefully observing its changes.

It began to grow at a visible speed in the soil mixed with magical fertilizer and growth-accelerating agents, its roots thickening and absorbing water...

In a short time, it broke through the soil, and its dark bamboo-like roots grew outwards.

Kroya could clearly see clear water flowing inside the bamboo joints, rushing endlessly through the roots, as if it were alive.

He even tasted the water; it had absolutely no flavor.

If there's any problem, it's that it absorbs moisture too quickly, and Kroya can feel the surrounding air becoming dry.

But it doesn't matter, it's harmless. There's not much of anything by the sea except water.

"good."

He nodded in satisfaction. "However, if you want to become a real water pipe, you need to place it in a place with plenty of moisture."

"I'll also add more canned knowledge to your knowledge, so you can grow into the shape of a water pipe..."

After noting down all the areas that needed improvement, Kroya asked the Woody Winged Vine King to bring over a few more Black Bamboo Trees with Net Roots, and then began to modify them one by one.

At the same time, he began to design their network layout based on the map of Hanjiao Island and its surroundings that he remembered.

This took him some time.

"Alright, here you go."

After the renovation was completed, he instructed King Muyao Quteng to plant all the bamboo in the designated locations on Hanjiao Island and the surrounding coral bases, according to the drawings he had made.

He stared at the flash of light from the Woody Vine King, which signified the start of the teleportation, and muttered to himself, "If I'm not mistaken, there shouldn't be a shortage of fresh water, and the tap water network can be established."

With anticipation, he withdrew his gaze, sat down, and continued flipping through the book.

We've already seen several good spells, are there any more to come?

"Whoosh..."

He had just calmed down and turned to a page when he saw a hand-drawn...sunflower pattern.

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(End of this chapter)