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

Chapter 231. Opening, Dream City

Seeing the man and the tree lost in thought, Kroya continued, "Although, according to my idea, the dream is enough to put this divine messenger into an eternal slumber."

However, you need to have enough dream material.

What you saw before was the world I planned to open to the public, including the cluster of treehouses and part of the Golden Apple Forest.

"What do you mean by 'materials'?" Miffy asked, snapping out of her reverie.

"Simply put, the more lives that live here, the more their actions and logic will become part of this dream."

No matter how realistic my imagined dreams may be, they can never compare to the dream world created by real people and lives.

That's true. Many spiritual and illusionary magic techniques actually influence people's minds, causing them to become trapped in what they perceive as a real world.

The richer one's knowledge and experience of the world, the faster one can find flaws in illusions and magic. Because illusions and dreams are ultimately not the real world, they will always have a very serious sense of incongruity.

But if we really follow Kroya's approach, the more people living in this dream world, the more real the world will become, and in the end... we might really be unable to distinguish between dreams and reality.

This is truly a terrifying ability.

But neither the man nor the tree spoke; they simply listened to what Kroya had to say.

Kroya smiled slightly: "I've heard that the Church of Light has a special prison for the dead. What could be more real and profound than the memories provided by the dead?"

"..."

"Human friend, do you wish to dispel the resentment of the dead?"

"You still want them to leave their memories here?"

Orpheus Oak, being well-informed, understood somewhat of what Kroa meant—many undead and vengeful spirits lingered in the prime plane because they had some regrets that hadn't dissipated.

Of course, this does not include necromancers and liches who are likely to become undead and vengeful spirits and want to gain eternal life.

Kroya's intention was simply to use the memories of those undead and wronged souls to make the world more real.

"right."

"I want to exploit the lingering wishes of the dead and the departed souls; those memories are the most profound and can definitely form dreams that are almost real."

So~

He looked at Mifein with a smiling face, and given his good looks, even though it was obvious he wanted something from him, the latter couldn't feel any annoyance.

Mi Fei couldn't help but rub his head and said helplessly, "The cage of the Holy See of Light, I could get in before, but now it's difficult."

"I didn't say you had to go." Chloe blinked. "The knight commander who is still at the front-line base of the Yavana Holy Mine should be happy to help."

"Purifying the dead would be her achievement; could that help her advance further within the Church of Light?"

As he spoke, he patted Mifein on the shoulder with a smile: "I know that the Knight Commander is an inside man for the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess."

If she can rise to a higher position, it should bring you some benefits. I can't directly target the Holy See right now, but I can still help you out.

After all, I genuinely dislike the current practices of the Holy See. Perhaps they are biased, but I truly hate them!

"..." Mi Fei sighed softly, her expression somewhat touched: "Actually, you didn't need to get involved in this."

"No, I will definitely get involved in this."

Kroya shook his head firmly: "You should have seen the sunflowers I planted. With them around, I absolutely cannot coexist peacefully with the vast majority of the Holy See."

"Instead of letting the Vatican cause me trouble, I'd rather help you first; at least I can get some information."

He paused here, then continued, "Of course, this doesn't mean I have a very good impression of the Church of the Earth Mother. My friends, do you believe in the God the church speaks of, or in the Earth itself?"

Having said what he needed to say, he left without hesitation, leaving only a former bishop and a current chosen one staring at each other in bewilderment.

If anyone else had said that, they would have been furious, but because Chloe said it...

After a long while, the Orpheus Oak tree shrugged, mimicking humans: "Why do I feel that Kroa's understanding of the gods is deeper and more accurate than ours?"

Miffy could only remain silent.

Because he could neither refute nor admit it.

After a while, he shook his head: "I'll go contact Bevercellis. She certainly won't refuse this opportunity to do good deeds."

……

Inside the Mage Tower.

After planting a seed in Mifein's heart, Kroya returned contentedly to the dream server room he had been gradually building over the past year.

The room is about half an acre in size. At first glance, it looks like a sand table or a miniature landscape. Inside, there are many apple trees, treehouses, valleys, streams and rivers planted according to the magic runes of the magic circle.

Further away lies the Golden Apple Paradise, which he built specifically for the public—the apprentices had just visited a privately-run area.

After all, there should be some differences between the customer areas where he works hard and those where he can just pay to get in.

There is a thin layer of silver mist on the surface of the sand table, like a veil.

Everything inside, except for the rivers formed by the spiritual energy of the Terai River, was gradually remade by him using the Emerald Bone Tree.

The purpose was to shrink them, then imprint them with dream walkers, and allow them to enter the vast dream array he had built.

Planting them outside is not impossible, but the cost would be astronomical.

The process of making this was quite troublesome, and it took a year to barely finish making it, just in time to make it work on my birthday.

He felt increasingly strained in crafting magical items. As his level increased, the magical items he crafted became more advanced, and the time required to craft them would likely increase.

For a whole year, he did not leave the mage tower. It seemed that time passed silently in the blink of an eye, from picking up the materials to putting them down.

"Ugh."

For some reason, he sighed.

Logically speaking, he is only twenty-three years old, yet he is already a powerful level five mage and possesses such a vast territory.

Time should be on his side, but he inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable, seemingly because his perception of time had become very unclear.

He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

The little elves on his shoulders seemed to sense his melancholy and fell silent along with him.

After a while, he adjusted his mindset and continued looking at the sand table he had spent a year creating.

In the very center of the sand table is a huge dome made of astral crystal, inside which is the Void Moon Divine Tree, and beneath the tree is a pale purple water lily.

The roots of the divine tree pierced deep into the petals of the water lily, while the roots of the golden apple entwined around the water lily, drawing power from it.

Those golden apple trees were all bought by him from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild. They were said to be magical plants from another world. Although they were only offspring of the original, they also possessed the ability to bear divine power.

They are all level six magical plants, each costing 100,000 magic crystals. For this Golden Apple Forest, Kroya has invested almost all the magic crystals he has earned during this period.

Not only magic crystals, but he also inscribed the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique and the special magic taught to him by the angels, which can neutralize divine power, on these golden apple trees.

They will use their roots to separate the water lilies from the divine power of Moses, using the spilled parts to form their own fruit, and the rest to be infused into the Void Moon Divine Tree.

A dome made of astral crystal is located at the very center of the magic circle, surrounded by intricate magical runes, ensuring that the divine power transformed from the golden apple tree can flow within this small sandbox world.

Kroya gazed at the sand table, and in the hazy moonlight and at the very center of his eternal magic, he saw the island.

Inside, the apprentices were either taking baths or practicing their skills, and at that moment, dreams and reality seemed to merge into one.

Clear yet shrouded in a thin, hazy mist.

"Owner."

"After they entered the Golden Apple Dream Array, the realism of the dream increased by one in a billion, and God caused an immeasurable decrease in Morse's mental fluctuations."

"Your idea is correct."

The tower spirit's voice rang out.

"That's good."

"By the way, how's the food preparation going? Can it perfectly replicate the taste?" he asked again.

"Yes, these foods are made from ingredients from the dream array, and they are themselves spiritual entities."

Once you've made this food and know how it tastes, you can replicate it.

"Is that so?"

"It seems we'll need more people to develop more flavors and dishes."

Kroya nodded, looked at the water lilies under the Void Moon Divine Tree, reached out and took the Gopher Wood Harp, then threw it directly at that spot.

With a "whoosh," the Gopherwood Harp landed next to the dome made of astral crystal and transformed into lush Gopherwood.

Its branches and leaves collided with each other, quickly creating a symphony as beautiful as a painting. The magic patterns outside the astral crystal dome slowly seeped in and surged toward the water lily.

"I don't know if doing this will actually work."

To be honest, even Kroya himself wasn't sure if this attempt would work. He planned to reinfuse the divine power into the messenger's body through the cycle of symphonic music.

The greatest power of symphony is assimilation. If it really works, he can turn this divine messenger into his subordinate and fighting force.

A divine messenger-level combat power should be enough to handle most troublesome matters.

The only pity is that during this period, the gopher harp cannot be taken out casually, and only his gopher harp can continuously play symphonies.

After finishing all this, he slowly walked out of his laboratory and stood on the terrace of the mage tower, looking at the distant scenery where the sea and sky met.

He muttered to himself, "It's time to begin."

……

Yavana Holy Mine Frontline Base.

Inside the Warcraft Plant Battle Pet Shop.

The shop was now packed with people, and over the course of the year, many more people had come to buy magical plants and magical beasts.

Just recently, the store announced that their lord is about to hold a birthday banquet. Therefore, customers who have purchased magical plants from the store can enter the lord's paradise to celebrate and participate in competitions.

If they can win a top ten finish in the competition, the lord will provide preferential training for the magical beasts and magical plants they purchase, based on their wishes.

The top three winners will receive a permanent admission ticket to the park, allowing them to enter Golden Apple Park at any Warcraft & Plant Pet Shop.

This immediately aroused the interest of many people, and some customers even traveled a long distance just to participate in the competition.

The reason is simple: these magical beasts and plants are just too amazing. Some of the little guys are even smarter than their owners. Now it's really true that your hamster is cooking a whole table of food for you.

They simply couldn't imagine what they would become if they could continue training and receiving further education.

Therefore, everyone waiting here is very excited.

They stared at the curtain in the center of the shop, which was covered by a red cloth. Some professionals even tried to use their mental powers to peer into it, but naturally they couldn't sense anything.

Ott and Mil stood on either side of the red cloth. In fact, neither of them understood what the red cloth meant or why it had to be covered with a red cloth. The red cloth was dyed with the juice of phoenix flowers and was quite expensive.

However, since it was Chloe who gave the order, they would certainly do as she instructed. In their view, this might be a blessing ritual that was circulating among some kind of mage community.

They patiently waited for time to pass, waiting for Chloe's command to arrive, until Chloe's voice came through the mushroom people's network.

The two of them immediately pulled on the rope in unison.

With a "rip" sound, the red cloth split open in the middle, revealing what was inside like a waterfall... a row of helmets.

Yes, at first glance it looks like a helmet, but upon closer inspection you will find that the surface of this thing is engraved with quite complex magic runes, including many decorative vine and flower patterns, in short, it looks very high-end.

This also made it impossible for those present who had some knowledge of magic circles to see its true function; they could only guess.

At this moment, Mil stepped forward and said loudly:

"Everyone."

"Welcome to our annual Reef Festival."

"Thank you for your grace, Lord. He will be opening the Golden Apple Paradise and most of its facilities to the public free of charge today."

"Please make sure to seize the opportunity to experience it."

"Today is the only day of the year that is free. After today, if you want to enter the Golden Apple Paradise again, you will need to pay five Level 1 Magic Crystals per person per day."

"Now, please come forward one by one in the queue order."

After he finished speaking, he made a gesture of invitation.

The people who had been waiting impatiently immediately walked forward, with the first group of people who had purchased magical plants and magical beasts here being at the very front.

This naturally included Ellie, who had just returned from the Orpheus family. She had received a musical score from the family and was looking for someone to enjoy it with.

She felt that Lord Kroya of the Reef Island would surely understand this refined art and the extremely special magic it contained.

Thinking this, she went to the front, where Nina, the shop assistant, was smiling. She took two helmets, one big and one small, and first put one on her little yellow groundhog, before picking up the other and putting it on Ellie's head.

The moment she put on the helmet, Ellie felt as if her soul and consciousness were passing through a tunnel covered with rainbow-colored grass.

A few seconds later, the view in front of her suddenly opened up—

At the edge of the visible horizon, there was a very special city, made of very peculiar materials.

The city was filled with tall fruit trees laden with golden apples, and the houses were all white, in an architectural style she had never seen before, yet which she found very elegant.

In addition, there are some shops that look like they have signs for "snacks" or "hot pot".

The whole world didn't feel like an illusion at all; it made her feel as if she had really come to a beautiful city.

"That's amazing!"

Ellie sighed, but suddenly felt a lightness on her shoulder. Her earth-stealing rat, Little Yellow, had jumped down without hesitation and was running towards the city.

Along with Xiao Huang were the pets of other people who had already entered. They seemed to have suddenly seen their long-lost hometown, and they ran wildly, overjoyed.

"Don't run away!"

"Wait for me!"

"Are you crazy?!"

Their masters resignedly followed behind, but these magical beasts were surprisingly fast, leaving some weaker mages panting heavily as they ran.

This does not include those people carrying flowerpots; these are all magical plants they are buying. Although they don't have that many complicated feelings, they won't just wander off.

These people strolled leisurely behind.

After the group of poor owners finally entered the city with their frantically running pets, their pets suddenly separated again.

In the past year, the Warcraft and Plant Pet Shop has added one new Warcraft and two new plants, and now most people are using Warcraft.

These are the groundhog, the flame-tailed dog, the blue pigeon, and the short-eared cat.

After entering the city, the four magical beasts ran off in different directions. Although Ellie was curious about what was going on, she still followed behind her pets.

Before long, she saw herself and the other group of thieving rats all standing expectantly in front of a small shop that was only about half a person's height.

The shop had a sign that read "Mouse Food Shop".

Inside the shop are two mice dressed in chef's uniforms and hats, with a pile of exquisitely made cookies and cakes in front of them.

The food emitted an indescribable aroma, making even the ground squirrels, let alone their owners, lick their lips with a sense of anticipation.

Seeing this, how could the owners of the groundhogs not understand?

Oh, so this is a food stall.

But is the food here really filling?

With a sense of skepticism, a young female monk stepped forward and asked, "How much does this food cost?"

"It's free, dear lady."

The earth thief, dressed in a chef's robe, spoke in a gentle, magnetic voice, as if he were an elegant gentleman.

"Simply accept our challenge, and you can eat as much of this food as you want today!"

"What kind of challenge is it?"

Someone asked impatiently.

"That's a special test for us earth thieves," the chef-robed earth thief said, pointing to a burrow with a cute earth thief head standing upright.

"Treasure hunting! As long as you can find treasure inside, no matter what kind of treasure it is, you can take it away for free, and your pets can also enjoy a delicious meal."

Just a reminder, these foods can enhance the mental abilities of ground thieves, and there's even a very small chance they'll learn magic!

After saying its last sentence, it gracefully made a gesture of invitation. Before it could finish, the impatient people rushed into the cave.

Being able to take away treasure and also increase your pet's spiritual power and teach it magic—what an incredible stroke of luck!

They never doubted the authenticity of the product, because its reputation speaks for itself.

What awaited them inside the cave was a sight that could frighten many people.

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(End of this chapter)