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

Chapter 233. The Sincerity of the Orpheus Family

A long-distance teleportation magic circle had already been set up at the Warcraft and Plant Pet Shop, because with the increasing volume of goods, a stable magic circle was indeed needed.

Kroya can't use the Holy Spring Crystal Card to deliver goods every time. It might be okay at first, but as the number of shops increases, a spatial magic circle will be necessary.

Therefore, traveling back and forth has become very convenient.

At this moment, Ellie had already arrived at the Reef Island through the spatial magic circle.

Robert, the butler who hadn't personally greeted guests in a long time, came to greet her.

"Ms. Ellie, please come with me."

As Rob's influence in Croa grew, he became indifferent to everyone.

After all, the Little Mermaid Prince would come over to play from time to time, and angels and elves would often be seen flying around...

After seeing it so many times, it naturally becomes less interesting.

"Thank you for your help."

Ellie didn't have the arrogance and disdain for humans that are common among elves; her upbringing didn't allow her to be like that.

Children raised by truly prestigious and influential families are rarely foolish. The more prestigious the family, the more articulate and refined they tend to be.

Rob glanced at Ellie with some surprise, then led her through the long tunnel to the reception room.

"Please wait here for a moment, the master will be here shortly."

"OK."

Ellie watched the butler leave, subtly observing the surrounding decor—the floors were made of red wood, the walls were covered with off-white wallpaper, and the items on display included porcelain, black and white paintings, and incense burners emitting wisps of fragrance.

The decor of the entire reception room was unlike anything she had ever seen before, but it inexplicably felt quite comfortable and formal.

"The decor is not bad."

She muttered something and picked up the prepared snacks.

This pastry looks quite small, and it has some strange, square characters printed on it.

The round cake looks just like a full moon.

This is supposedly called something like... mooncake.

The name and appearance do indeed have a connection.

She was sipping her new milk tea and munching on a mooncake when Chloe walked in from outside.

The latter smiled and asked, "How do the snacks and milk tea taste?"

"It's delicious, but not sweet enough."

Considering the Elven diet, which consists of eating flower petals and dew every day, this flavor is indeed relatively bland.

"I'll have someone make some more to your liking later, you can take it with you."

After saying this, Kroya sat down in the main seat: "You want to meet your oak friend, don't you?"

"..."

After hesitating for a moment, Ellie shook her head: "No, it's better not to. It will be free from now on, and I believe it won't want to have anything to do with the Orpheus family anymore."

"I think so too." Kroya nodded, saying without any hesitation, "It has essentially repaid the debt of gratitude for its birth with its own body and soul. It's best to avoid seeing it again."

"Your words are truly merciless, Mr. Chloe," Ellie said with a wry smile.

"I just feel sorry for my friend Oak. After all, I'm just stating the facts. Do you think even the truth sounds harsh anymore?" Chloe said.

"..."

Knowing she couldn't win the argument, Ellie decisively changed the subject, took something out of her personal spatial magic device, and placed it on the table.

"Take a look at this first."

Kroya looked in the direction she was moving.

It was a crown woven from emerald green branches, with four-petaled flowers on it, as smooth and white as jade.

At first glance, it seems quite ordinary.

But upon closer inspection, it seemed to contain an extremely powerful magic—Kroya even sensed the magic of the Eternal Hymn within it.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch the laurel wreath woven from laurel branches, and then he heard a sound.

That voice was full of sunshine-like vibrancy, magnetic and deeply affectionate—

"But I will love you forever. I will make a laurel wreath from your branches, a harp from your wood, and my bow from your flowers."

At the same time, I will grant you eternal youth, that you will never grow old.

When the voice rang out, Kroya suppressed the Phobos robes he was wearing, staring at the flower crown with no change in expression.

Ellie, standing nearby, asked anxiously, "Did you feel something?"

The owner of the laurel wreath is one of the ancestors of the Orpheus family, but she has fallen into a deep sleep. If she can be awakened, the entire family will benefit greatly.

Kroya did not answer, but instead picked up the laurel wreath. The wreath gradually deformed in his hand, eventually forming a small harp.

It was a golden, seven-stringed harp, with four-petaled laurel flowers blooming on it, radiating a golden light.

"!!!"

Ellie's eyes widened.

This was the first time she had seen anyone outside the Orpheus family capable of awakening the power of the laurel wreath.

But when Chloe placed her fingers on the strings to pluck them, a strong sense of resistance emanated from within them.

The consciousness within him refused to let him play his own music.

Why is that?

Kroa didn't understand, so he activated the Astral Imprint spell to take a look. He discovered an arrowhead inside the laurel branch; the arrowhead was blunt, yet it was deeply embedded in the Astral body of the laurel branch.

Clearly, this is another seal from God.

It was this arrow that suppressed the laurel tree's acceptance of his magic, closing its heart off.

"The waters are deep, and why was there no warning this time? Could it be because the sealed entity isn't here?"

Upon learning the reason, he feigned helplessness, sighed, put down the laurel wreath, and shrugged, saying, "It seems I have no other choice."

"Ms. Ellie, what is this?"

—This is actually a good thing. Just now, under the pull of the magical fluctuations, he almost subconsciously started playing. Who knows what would have happened after he played it.

Now that we can let it go and understand the cause and effect, the rest will be easier to handle.

Upon hearing his question, Ellie did not hesitate and explained, "This is a laurel wreath woven from the branches of one of our Orpheus family ancestors. Legend has it that she once fell in love with a god of the stars."

The god bestowed upon her eternal blessing, but not lasting love; she transformed into a laurel tree and waited ever since.

According to the scrolls in the tribe's books, only the songs of the sun could awaken her.

I won't hide it from you, Mr. Beoril was able to gain tacit approval not only because he could heal the Mother Goddess's wounds, but also because he prophesied the coming of the sun's light.

Having said that, she looked at Chloe meaningfully and said directly, "The last piece you played with the Angel of the Harp was the Symphony of the Sun."

"It was accepted, but it was completely useless. A copy can never compare to your own playing."

When she was recognized, Cloa showed no surprise or anything.

In fact, there are quite a few meditation methods that point to the sun, and there are also quite a few meditation methods with sun-related magic—most importantly, the other party has not publicized this matter after a year, which means that they do not want to talk about it.

Seeing that Chloe's expression remained unchanged, Ellie could only drop the final bombshell: "You can rest assured, Lady Ilister warned the elders of the clan that this matter will absolutely not be spread."

These words finally caused a change in Kroya's expression; he hadn't expected to hear that name.

Illist, a legendary mage.

She actually spoke up for herself? That's really strange.

After a brief moment of surprise, he immediately thought, "Master Ilister is from the Orpheus family?"

"That's right." Ellie nodded: "Ms. Iris is indeed a member of our Orpheus family, and she is also the master of the Great Wisdom Palace."

Mr. Beorrell was just one of her subordinates.

"She also asked me to tell you that after entering the Astral Plane, you must choose a sector under her jurisdiction. She would be happy to help you apply for a territory on the Genesis Ring."

"..."

Kroya couldn't help but rub her temples.

Astral plane?

I'm only level 5 now. If I want to travel to the Astral Plane, I need to reach at least level 10, which is the level of a Grand Magister... And why does she value me so much?

To be honest, although I got some things from her remains, we didn't have any direct interaction. How could she know if I took a few things?

He looked at Ellie with a questioning gaze, and she clapped her hands, as if she had thought of something: "Ms. Ellist said that you introduced her to an old friend she really likes, and she's planning to take that friend away for a good chat."

When Chloe heard the words "old friend," her eyelids twitched violently, and she instinctively felt that something was wrong—could this be that knight?

He's already gone to the underworld, can't you leave him alone?

Kroa could only pray that the knight would escape this time.

"Is that so? I didn't expect that Lady Ilister would actually take notice of a lowly mage like me."

He smiled modestly.

With the information provided by Ellie, he was able to roughly figure out the matter. It turned out that the root of everything was the desire to awaken the laurel tree.

The elf named "Beorelle" was able to foresee that he would go to play a duet with the harp angel, so she must be very powerful.

Therefore, the laurel tree is very important to the Orpheus family.

So...

"Although I possess the magic of the sun, as you have seen, the laurel tree itself resists my magic, and I am unable to wield any power."

"Besides, what price are you willing to pay to get my help?"

Kroya stated directly, "As things stand, I don't consider myself friends with the Orpheus family."

You even secretly recorded my piece, haha.

They're all wicked adults. Since they're willing to pay such a price to get a song about the sun, then of course I'll raise the price on the spot.

Friendship?

Hmm... he didn't have a very good impression of the Orpheus family.

As for the musical pieces, to be honest... the pieces he personally played are completely different from those recorded using some other means.

He already knew this. If you could learn music by simply recording a piece, then why is musical magic so rare?

"It was indeed our fault that the piece was selected."

Ellie nodded: "Although the laurel tree is now rejecting your power, this also proves that your power is indeed effective against it."

I brought some symbols of friendship; they are not very valuable, but please accept them.

She took out three items from her spatial magic device and placed them on the table: a book, a bottle containing seeds, and a... Holy Spring Crystal Card.

The first two are not immediately obvious, but Chloe recognizes the last one.

There is a number above: 【special-Ⅷ_XVI】.

He himself has a dimension called [small-IX_Ⅲ], and this new crystal card should represent another dimension.

As expected of an elf family, they even send gifts from an entire plane.

Seeing that Kroya's gaze lingered on the crystal card for a few seconds, Ellie introduced, "You should be able to tell that this is a dimensional crystal card from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild."

"This was obtained through a trade between our ancestors and the Holy Spring Merchant Guild. As for what's inside, I don't know either; you'll have to investigate it yourself."

After keeping her in suspense for a moment, she pointed to two other items: "This is a musical score, written by a powerful bard, and the other is a banyan seed made by our Orpheus family."

"Sheet music?" Kroya's heart skipped a beat, and he flipped it open without any hesitation, and sure enough, he saw the familiar handwriting.

It seems to be of the same kind as the "Gentle Flowing Spring Melody" that Orpheus Oak gave him back then, both of which are about water.

Its name is: The Raging Waterfall.

This is a defensive spell, and an extremely exaggerated one at that. By using magic power, it can release a magical shield that resembles a waterfall.

As long as magic exists, it can block all attacks, even divine power.

"Such powerful magic."

Kroya couldn't help but sigh. At first glance, this seemed like a defensive magic, but if it involved divine power, then it was simply too exaggerated.

It is important to understand that there is a mutual restraint between different forces.

It turns out this thing claims that it can block all attacks once it's used... Honestly, if there weren't other people here, he would have wanted to try it out.

"Yeah, I think so too."

Ellie smiled and said, "This banyan tree is the result of research by an elder in our family. It can build a town on the water."

However, the specific outcome depends on the training method.

She didn't say much. The biggest characteristic of this magical plant is its unpredictability. If it were cultivated in the same way as the Orpheus family, it would be too boring.

He had long heard that a banyan tree could form a forest from a single tree, and he had always wanted one, but had never gotten one. He never expected that he would actually get one now.

He was satisfied and nodded, "These three gifts are indeed very heavy. So, what exactly do you want my help with?"

"We are working hard to break the seal of the laurel tree ancestor. When it is broken, the elders of the family hope that you can come to the Orpheus family."

If you can awaken your ancestors, you will gain the friendship of the Orpheus family until the end of time.

"oh."

"I'll consider it once you break the seal."

He didn't agree immediately, but gave a vague answer.

Friendship, haha.

Unless a truly eternal and unchanging contract is signed, this so-called friendship is completely meaningless, and who knows what changes might occur?

"Okay." Ellie nodded. "Now that we've finished talking about business, I have a sheet of music that my family gave me as compensation."

May I invite you to play with me?

Her eyes sparkled; she was clearly looking forward to it.

Chloe's first reaction was, "You want to record my music again?"

Ellie sighed helplessly, "...This was my personal invitation. I swear in the name of the God of Nature that I will absolutely not record your music."

Since things had come to this point, Kroya obviously had no reason to refuse—he also wanted to see more about music magic, a special magic system that even the Holy Spring Merchant Guild didn't have much of.

So he simply gestured with his hand, "Then let's go to the place where I usually play."

With that, he led Ellie out of the reception room and through a spatial magic circle to an ordinary-looking island.

This is an island the size of a football field. There is no life on it; it is barren. The only unusual thing is a tall rock.

There was a soft cushion on it.

Kroya sat down without any hesitation, then casually slapped the ground, and another rock immediately rose up from the ground.

There's nothing on this rock anymore.

Ellie didn't mind, flew directly to the rock, tossed a sheet of music to Kroya, and then took out her harp.

She reached out and plucked the strings of the harp.

Along with the rapid piano music came the wind, or more accurately, a gale—a small tornado manifested around her and quickly flew outwards.

It gradually grows larger during flight.

Ultimately, it turned into a massive, catastrophic tornado.

The seawater and the fish in it were all swept up by the tornado and roared away to a greater distance.

"..." Kroya had just finished looking at the sheet music when she saw this scene, and kindly reminded her, "Take it easy, this is mermaid territory, are you really not afraid of being captured by the mermaids?"

The music paused slightly, becoming gentler.

Taking advantage of the brief pause, Kroya took out her ordinary spare harp and began to play as well.

However, the wind he played was not the violent wind of Ellie, but a distant wind—blue wind elements gathered to form feathers, flying into the distance, carrying his special understanding of the music and his blessings for the ocean.

In almost every area the feather passed through, the originally somewhat violent winds on the ocean stopped, became gentle, and blended into the blue feathers.

Finally, even Ellie's tornado was completely assimilated by this power. The huge tornado turned into scattered blue phoenix feathers, carrying the fish that had been caught back into the sea.

In an instant, Ellie's piano music became nothing more than a backdrop to Chloe's music. Her magic was even assimilated by Chloe, turning into shimmering blue feathers that drifted towards the sea.

All the creatures in the sea were eager to devour the feathers, leaping out of the water and opening their mouths wide to swallow the feathers made of wind elements.

Fish that were lucky enough to swallow the feathers were surrounded by wind, and their speed and distance of swimming and jumping were significantly improved.

Seeing this, Ellie finally faced reality.

She had initially considered challenging Chloe to perform with the Angel of the Harp, which is why she made a special trip over.

I never expected that her abilities were so exaggerated; she could even completely assimilate her music and magic.

"I give up!"

Ellie readily put down her harp and called out to Chloe, "I'll study hard, and I'll come back to play with you again when I have more sheet music!"

After she finished speaking, her figure blurred in the emerald green light and finally disappeared without a trace.

On the island, only Kroya remained. She put down her walnut harp and shook her head: "They really ran away quickly. I couldn't ask them any more questions."

Okay, I'll go back and check on what I've gained this time.

The birthday party has to begin...

He didn't linger and left immediately.

QAQ I can only update once today, I was called away tonight.

(End of this chapter)