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

Chapter 23 23. Holy White Iron and Mu Yaoqu Vine King

Lying quietly inside the box was a piece of silver metal, but its color was brighter than that of a silver coin, and it had an added touch of divine quality.

It is as if, under its radiant reflection, no darkness can hide.

The room became brighter because of the light it reflected.

This is not mithril, nor is it any kind of magical metal that can be generated naturally. Rather, it is "Holy White Iron," which can only be born under the influence of the Holy See's divine magic.

It is said that this sacred metal has a strong restraining effect on some vengeful spirits and demons, and is considered the main crafting material for equipment issued by the church to novice demon hunters and combat priests.

Generally speaking, this kind of metal doesn't flow out in large quantities; at most, only a few kilograms will come out. But according to what Kemoye just said, it seems that there is a large amount of this metal that he needs to refine.

Could it be...

He shifted his gaze from the metal inside the box, glancing at the still-smiling Baron. "There are some questions I shouldn't have asked, but I don't want to have anything to do with them."

The "they" in the statement naturally refers to the Vatican.

Although the Vatican in this world was quite different from the Vatican he had seen before his transmigration, he still didn't want to get involved in such matters.

He just wanted to farm properly; before he had the strength, it was best to stay away from all this messy stuff.

The Baron seemed to have expected this: "I can assure you that Mage Kroya has absolutely no connection with the Holy See."

I can personally draft a contract to ensure our transaction proceeds smoothly.

As he spoke, he took a strange piece of parchment from the guard behind him, on which was engraved an exquisite scale pattern.

Below are the drafted contract terms.

The contract was loosely worded; in short, it stated that the source of these metals had absolutely no connection with the Holy See, and Kroya could refine them with peace of mind.

Kroya squinted at the contract, relaxed, leaned back, and said in a calm tone, "The contract of order, you seemed to have always thought I would agree."

"Order" refers to a deity within this world who has long been integrated with the world, possessing no consciousness of its own, and whose only maintenance is through instinctive divine power.

With His contract, almost any transaction can be guaranteed to proceed smoothly. Even demons and devils from lower planes can only obediently fulfill their agreements.

To be honest, the fact that Komoye produced this contract shows that he genuinely intended to conduct the transaction properly, and it certainly puts Kroya at ease.

"In order to do this business with you, I naturally need to be fully prepared," the Baron chuckled.

As for where these metals came from?

He didn't say anything.

That's not something Kroya needs to know; it's their secret, and even if she asked, she wouldn't get any answers.

He was just a processor, nothing more.

As for the refining method of this sacred metal, it is simple in a way. It only requires squeezing with alien magical elements to highly concentrate and gather the sacred power inside.

This method allows it to achieve the goal of refinement.

It's actually similar to the concept of magic forging, except that it requires more magic power—but what does this have to do with the black-hearted Kroya?

He only needs to sit back and collect the money, leaving everything to the Kabamon to do. Besides, the light energy here can be absorbed by life, which is also beneficial to the Kabamon.

Thinking about it that way, he really is a great philanthropist.

So, Kroya nodded: "I can agree, and I can also guarantee that I can refine any amount of sacred metal you have for you."

but……"

Komoye immediately understood, "Go ahead and say it. As long as it's not an unreasonable request, I'll accept it."

"Since you own a baronial territory, you should be able to occasionally discover magical plants and magical beasts... Besides, your friend..."

He glanced at Selu standing behind the Baron and said with a smile, "Your friend also has connections and channels, so why don't we settle the matter with magical beasts and magical plants?"

Sylvain could only respond with a polite smile.

He knew in his heart that the mage must have realized that the baron and he were master and servant—it was quite common for nobles to hire people to do business.

Otherwise, how could it support such a large amount of consumption?

The baron hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

To be honest, he wanted gold coins more than those magical beasts, because level one magical beasts were basically worthless, and only some special magical beasts of level two and above were valuable.

Moreover, his territory is right next to the sea, where there are countless magical fish and the like. There should also be magical beasts in the ruins he is about to explore.

In comparison, gold coins are much more important than World of Warcraft.

Purchasing supplies, buying farm servants... all require gold coins.

As for magical plants, I'm sorry, but magical plants are far more valuable than magical beasts.

"Alright, I agree to pay for the forging of these metals with magical plants or magical beasts... I brought two hundred catties of holy white iron. When can you finish?"

He leaned forward slightly, and his tone was a little anxious.

The ruins were filled with skeletons and undead; without these refined holy white irons to make weapons, it would have been impossible to get in.

Oh wow, you need the goods in a hurry?

Kroya immediately shrugged and said helplessly, "Even if you're in a hurry, I can't give you a definite answer. After all, I can't cut down the time I spend meditating and doing experiments."

To make up for it, you'll need magic crystals.

"Once it's refined, I'll have my men inform you."

"..."

Komoye, of course, understood what Kroya meant.

They're raising prices on the spot!

But he was helpless, because this thing was indeed very difficult to refine, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed to ask Kroya for help.

His lips twitched involuntarily, and he said helplessly, "I don't have any magic crystals here, but I do have a magic plant that I'm sure you'll be interested in."

Almost spitting out the pain, he rolled up his sleeves and took off a bracelet from his wrist that looked like it was wrapped around vines.

It was gently placed on the table.

Then he made a gesture of invitation.

The moment Kroa saw it, a notification appeared—

[A suitable monster for the Celestial Inscription spell has been discovered: the Wood-Eyed Vine King. Please activate the Inscription spell to examine the monster's Celestial body and perform the spell inscription.]

Is it a magical beast or a magical plant?

"Muyao Qu Teng Wang" sounds pretty impressive... What's the connection between "Muyao" and "Shuiyao"?

Kroya blinked, immediately becoming interested.

"This is a magical plant that I acquired by chance. It can help gather magical power, which should make up for your meditation time."

The baron gave a brief introduction and then stopped talking. He would never have taken it out if it weren't for the fact that this thing seemed to still exist in the ruins.

As long as we can obtain refined holy white iron, we can make up for the loss!

(End of this chapter)