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

Chapter 245. Farm Construction Team

Bathed in the soft morning light, the straight road seemed to be coated with a golden halo as one, two, three, or even dozens of different smart cars drove out of the sea.

The passengers and drivers of these cars are all different, including humans, magical beasts, and magical plants.

One of the golem-like vehicles, which looked like a large truck, had white coconut trees rooted in the turtles inside its cargo box.

They swayed joyfully in the breeze and the rising sun, their leaves seemingly radiating happiness.

That is to say, they can't make any sound, otherwise they would definitely be humming a little tune.

On another small vehicle next to them, which looked like a moving castle, sat hundreds of groundhogs, each with its own room and private space.

The enormous, exquisitely crafted castles, resembling models, moved about, intently studying the specially made notebooks in their hands with extremely serious expressions.

Let's broaden our perspective to the entire convoy.

If you look closely, you'll find that only seven or eight vehicles in the entire convoy had passengers.

The rest are all magical beasts and magical plants.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a fairy tale unfolding.

This batch of trucks included those building farms, those conducting a census throughout the North, and those heading to Sean's homeland to intervene in the war; their missions were undoubtedly demanding.

But the magical beasts and plants still maintained a picnic-like mentality.

This mindset naturally affected the passengers on the bus.

One of them was Melanie, the owner of the Lily of the Valley, who had just left from the Isle of Reef and was received by Kroya.

She was currently holding a calming lily of the valley planted in a magic flowerpot, her fingers gently touching the pink petals of the lily of the valley.

A soft, childish voice rang out: "Sister~ Don't worry, I'll help you manage your younger brothers and sisters well~"

Melanie nodded gently.

Then she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Lord Kroya is so amazing! You've granted me the ability to communicate with me and to walk freely."

Thinking about it now, she still finds it unbelievable.

In just three days, her Calming Lily of the Valley had transformed into such a magical plant. She had some knowledge of magical plant cultivation, but she couldn't understand how it was done at all.

Perhaps this is what a truly powerful and magical magician is like.

She felt a sense of longing.

The lily of the valley was imprinted with two magic spells by Kroya: "Whisper of the Heart" and "Walking of the Trees," which significantly enhanced both her mental strength and intelligence.

It knew there were some things Kroya didn't want others to know, so it didn't say anything.

Melanie didn't expect her little flower to answer her. After muttering to it for a while, she took out a list.

That's the list of supplies she received from Hanjiao Island.

There is also the emblem of Cloa.

She read it carefully, trying to write down everything.

And so, time passed quickly.

The car continued moving forward.

At a bend in the road, the vehicle carrying her, various materials, and the construction team turned off a side road and headed straight for the place she had inspected.

—That was a valley.

It is located between two mountain peaks, with lush vegetation and moist soil, but the wind from the outside can blow through the entire valley, covering an area of ​​about 1,000 hectares.

Based on her observations, she discovered that the lily of the valley prefers moist soil and a well-ventilated environment, so she specifically requested this area from Kroya to use as an orchid farm.

Kroya generously granted her the entire White Rock Canyon, and Melanie looked at her destination as it drew nearer, her eyes filled with anticipation.

This is her career! Her future!

That powerful lord and mage trust her so much, she must do her best!

Amidst this mix of excitement and trepidation, the car quickly arrived at its destination.

"Crunch~"

The car stopped at the entrance to the canyon.

She got out of the car, clutching her little flower, and looked up into the distance.

The canyon in front of us is long and narrow, probably only twenty meters wide, but its length is quite exaggerated, extending into the far distance.

The moist soil in the canyon has nurtured many plants and trees, as well as magical beasts and animals that frolic among them.

A hazy mist covered the ground, and the canyon was full of primitive and natural scenery. It was certainly beautiful, but such an environment was definitely not suitable for farm construction.

That's why the construction team came into being.

All the magical beasts and magical plants on the cars behind got off, and a ground thief wearing a helmet walked very steadily in front of her.

This chubby groundhog wears a sunflower pendant around its neck, with the name Kroya himself gave it on it—

"Mr. Foreman."

Melanie bent down: "Please."

She said it very sincerely.

The foreman nodded steadily and spoke through the pendant: "Please hand me the blueprints, and I will begin construction immediately."

"..."

Melanie then remembered that she had been holding the blueprints all along, and hurriedly handed them to the contractor with a blush on her face. These blueprints were finalized by her and the professionals on Hanjiao Island over the past few days.

She got so nervous that she forgot to give it to him.

After receiving the blueprints, the latter immediately picked up the whistle hanging around his neck, blew it, waved his short arms, and shouted:

"Hurry! First squad of the Shepherd Tree Team!"

Accompanied by its sound, a group of twelve saplings hurriedly ran out from the construction team behind them, their flat roots propelling them quickly into the lush valley in front of them.

Before long, a vibrant green glow shone through the lush vegetation, accompanied by the melodious sound of a flute.

Then, Melanie's mouth dropped open.

Because she saw that inside the finger-like branches of those small trees, which were about the height of a person, each held a small, delicate flute that looked like it was made of jade.

As they played their flutes, the green light spread out like flowing water, enveloping and enveloping all the vegetation rooted in the soil.

Whether it's a blade of grass, a shrub, or a tall ancient tree, they all quickly uproot themselves and then move forward with their roots.

The animals living in the canyon also followed behind the sapling, along with the vegetation.

They lined up in neat rows, with grass and shrubs walking together, big trees on the other side, and small animals and monsters in the middle, looking extremely harmonious and peaceful.

As the sapling continued to move forward, the once lush vegetation was cleared away, leaving only some deep and shallow pits on the ground as proof that they had once existed.

The biggest obstacle to building the farm was thus easily removed.

Seeing Melanie's wide-eyed expression, the foreman waved his whistle smugly: "These are the Shepherds that Lord Kroya and Teacher Oak cultivated together. They can play the Shepherd's Song to briefly revitalize the vegetation."

"You can rest assured that everything, whether it's plants, magical beasts, or animals, will be properly taken care of."

The sea needs them.

After explaining, it blew its whistle again, waved its hand, and roared, "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Earthworm Squad and Sandworm Squad!"

Immediately, a group of earthworms with yellowish-brown skin and about the thickness of a thigh, along with a sandworm being ridden by a groundhog, sprang out from the back of the line.

The earth-stealing rats rode on wind-eroded sandworms, gliding across the land first. The sandworms spewed out yellow light, turning all the stones of all sizes on the land into dust, which fluttered and covered the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the yellowish-brown earthworm burrowed into the ground, and the ground began to churn up like boiling water.

They loosen the soil while eating away the excess and messy roots, then expel mud clumps that mix into the soil.

The decaying leaves and various kinds of dead leaves accumulated here over hundreds of years have all been mixed together by earthworms.

Wherever they turn over the soil, the originally messy land is turned into soft mud.

Their bodily fluids act as a catalyst, making the land extremely fertile and suitable for planting magical plants.

Through their combined efforts, in just two hours, what appeared before Melanie was a fertile land that immediately brought joy.

They continue to expand forward, following in the footsteps of the tree shepherds to transform the entire valley.

The foreman, a soil-stealing rat, looked at the small map in his hand—it accurately showed the areas treated by the tree shepherds, wind-eroded sandworms, and yellow earthworms.

Seeing that things were going well, it waved its paw again.

This time, however, he didn't yell.

"The Watery Squad!"

Because what came out of the group were some very peculiar little creatures—they were oval in shape, with soft, translucent, light blue bodies, and each had a small flower on its head.

They moved slowly across the land, occasionally drifting left and right, as if searching for something.

Melanie, curious, couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

"They are a type of Water Spirit Slime." The foreman pulled out a recliner from somewhere and slumped down on it with his fat body.

Then he explained, "According to your map, you need to draw underground water to irrigate the lily of the valley. Their task is to guide the underground spring water to the right location and enchant it."

"Guidance? Underground spring water?"

Melanie felt as if she were listening to a divine oracle, completely baffled as to why these seemingly tiny slimes could channel underground springs.

In her hometown, digging a well is extremely difficult.

"Look," the foreman pointed into the distance with his short paw, and Melanie followed his gaze—

Beside a cliff, a tiny water slime was slamming its body to the ground, and with each jump, bits of debris would fall from its chubby body.

The jelly-like fragments mingled with the ground, and soon the dark soil became even more damp, with a stream of clear water miraculously gushing out from the earth.

Seeing this, the Water Slime jumped around even more energetically.

It hopped forward, trying to guide the water flow into a small stream, and its body gradually shrank in the process.

In the end, only one-tenth of the original amount remained.

Upon seeing the water flow successfully converge, it leaped in without hesitation, its body completely melting into the clear stream, leaving only the little flower floating on the surface.

"...Is it dead?" Melanie's heart tightened.

Most girls like these cute little things to some extent, especially since this little guy is also very capable, so she is very worried about the Water Spirit Slime.

"Of course not," the foreman replied. "They blend into the water and automatically absorb the surrounding moisture and magic, filling the stream with magic."

That's their home; they'll make their home there.

As if to prove its point, a small water sphere suddenly rose from the stream and burst open with a "bang," the water mist forming a magnificent rainbow under the refraction of sunlight.

Gorgeous.

Melanie couldn't help but exclaim, "So beautiful!"

The groundhog standing nearby laughed:

"Look, they're saying hello to you."

"This farm will be under your management from now on. These water spirit slimes can be upgraded, and various magic rune facilities can also be upgraded."

You need to generate enough profit to get the lord to allocate more resources to you.

"You are in competition with the other farms; whoever performs better will receive more resources."

The foreman probably took a liking to Melanie and told her some things—which were actually an open secret within the company.

Kroya really likes to give opportunities, but after giving them an opportunity, he lets them compete healthily—of course, in the eyes of these people, having such an opportunity is already quite rare.

As for competition... well, how can we not compete when we're all living in this cruel world?

Melanie was grateful after hearing what the ground thief had to say.

She thought for a moment, then took out a four-colored magic crystal from the standard spatial magic bag issued by Hanjiao Island and handed it to the Earth Thief Rat with both hands.

The woman said with utmost sincerity, "Thank you for telling me all this. Here, take this!"

Although she would definitely find out about this later, as a woman who had ventured into a chaotic continent, she certainly knew the importance of connections.

The guy in front of me... well, this chubby-looking earth-stealing rat is the captain of the earth-stealing construction team on Hanjiao Island. He's also said to be the offspring of two earth-stealing rats raised by Kroya, so his status is quite extraordinary.

With friends like these, things will go more smoothly in the future.

The reason she was able to go so far is largely because she has made many friends. Having many friends makes it easier to travel comfortably.

"All right."

The foreman certainly understood what she meant; don't underestimate it just because it's only a level two magical beast and not particularly remarkable.

However, after Kroya personally imprinted the Spirit Enlightenment spell on it, its intelligence almost surpassed that of an adult magician.

It understood how much Kroya valued this farm and wanted to help Kroya complete her plan as soon as possible.

Revealing some internal matters was not a problem for it at all; as long as Melanie did a good job, Cloa wouldn't care.

It was quite optimistic about Melanie and wanted to make some investments—Melanie wanted to make friends and expand her network, and the contractor had the same idea.

So it readily accepted the four-colored magic crystal—this crystal was made by Kroya and was several times higher in quality and purity of magic power than ordinary magic crystals.

To the monsters, this was the perfect food; even they only got a small piece once a month.

It would be even more impossible for other magical beasts to obtain it.

The man and the mouse looked at each other and smiled, suddenly feeling a wonderful sense that everything was understood without words.

The foreman munched on the magic crystals like candy while using his megaphone to oversee the entire operation, watching the land level out and the water sources gradually take shape and converge.

It was very serious, handling almost every aspect with care, and even sought help from friends on Hanjiao Island several times.

Melanie was also running around, and both she and the mouse were working hard to build the farm.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

Sunset and moonrise, sunrise and moonset...

About a week later, the cleaning and water collection work in the entire canyon was finally completed.

The weary tree shepherds, earthworms, and sandworms returned to the reef island to rest via a reverse summoning magic circle.

The land before them was now a flat, fertile expanse, with streams and springs emanating pure mist and magic in the perfect spot.

While nourishing the soil, it does not affect the wind blowing inside the canyon—the water spirit slimes are all imprinted with the natural magic runes that Kroa learned from the book of Mifein.

This magical pattern allows them to blend into nature to the greatest extent possible without causing too much impact.

However, with the land and water secured, the construction of the farm's buildings had only just begun.

Tall trees, some five or six meters high, came running around the canyon with architectural blueprints in their hands.

Their shapes are very peculiar; inside their hand-like branches, they actually hold a long sword made of flames, radiating intense fiery magic.

The fire knife and the tree...it looks really strange.

Whenever they reach an area indicated on the map, they will unhesitatingly extend one hand, the branches gradually growing longer and thicker, and then the flaming longsword of the other hand will slash down directly.

"Snap!"

The branches were easily cut off like butter, and the mole thieves, who had been waiting on the ground, swarmed over with their tools.

They quickly cut the tree trunks into appropriately sized planks, pillars, and other building materials, and then use the resin seeping from the tree people's wounds as an adhesive to build the houses.

Melanie: "..."

Am I seeing things?

Don't they feel pain? These are tree-men, for crying out like that with their fiery blades?

Her doubts remained unanswered this time, as the foreman was overseeing the overall situation and was practically smoking from the loudspeaker he was using.

The tree-people, despite being cut and grown like this, showed no signs of pain whatsoever. Instead, they became increasingly excited, and their branches grew faster and faster.

It's almost like... a masochist.

Melanie, of course, had no idea that these tree-people were actually a special species from the Gluttonous Paradise of the Abyss Plane.

As long as they have enough magic, water, and nutrients to replenish their bodies, their branches can grow almost indefinitely.

If not pruned in time, the excessive branches will consume their nutrients, causing them to die from malnutrition during their rampant growth.

In the Gluttonous Paradise, they are usually used as firewood by those strange species, and they even actively promote themselves, enjoying it immensely.

Its wooden planks emit a very special fragrance, which adds a magical effect whether grilling meat or starting a fire.

Therefore, it is very popular among those who grill meat and vegetables.

After discovering these strange tree-people, Kroa simply imprinted them with some nutrient conversion from the insectoid race, as well as magic from the magical side to ensure their full growth.

Then they were used as building materials.

This is natural log! It's also insect-proof and moisture-proof, and with a little simple magic grain treatment, it can stand firmly for hundreds or even thousands of years.

It has to be said that this job is a perfect match for their profession. They enjoy cutting their own food, and Kroya also gains building materials.

Thanks to these guys' unlimited timber, buildings are springing up one after another in the canyon, all of them log structures with the grain of the wood.

Furthermore, each house is engraved with natural magical patterns, which can better gather magical power.

About half a month later, the buildings in the canyon were finally completed—some were built on flat ground, and some were built on cliffs, blending perfectly with nature.

The house is equipped with magical runes and plants for observation, enabling real-time monitoring of changes in humidity, temperature, and wind in the canyon.

Of course, the most important ones were the calming lilies of the valley that Melanie personally escorted to the scene—half of these calming lilies of the valley were from the very first batch that Kroya planted.

Although they haven't been growing for very long, they've been nourished by the abundant magic of Hanjiao Island and have been carefully cared for, so they're already considered top-tier flowers.

The other half was carefully selected by Melanie and her little flower girl.

After this batch of orchids arrived, Melanie threw herself into the cultivation of lily of the valley, giving the best care to almost every single one of them.

At first glance, the flowers on the left and right seem out of place, but in reality, each flower is in its favorite spot.

Whether it's sunlight, humidity, or water vapor.

Each lily of the valley has its own preferred area, and Melanie, to the best of her ability, gave them the power to choose.

During this time, her little flower provided a lot of help. It could sense the feelings of its kind and communicate with Melanie, so planting it was much more efficient.

The canyon, which was originally covered with lush vegetation, has been transformed into a well-organized and natural lily of the valley farm.

With that, the farm was finally completed—the other farms were almost finished as well, and were completed one after another.

Far away on the island of Han Reef, Kroya watched as the farm icons on the map lit up one by one, feeling exceptionally happy.

When he was bored, he would check on the construction progress of these farms, and the feeling of going from nothing to something was truly wonderful.

It's like playing a building simulation game at home.

"Now that it's finished..."

After shifting his gaze from the farm map, he glanced at another point of light.

That was... Sean, who went to mediate the war.

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(End of this chapter)