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

Chapter 259. Clear Sea and Empty Whale, Golden Sheep

The upper levels of the Mage Tower.

As Estner set up the directional magic circle leading to the floating island, he said to Chloe, "This floating island was once inhabited by the Archmage Eurydice."

It covers an area of ​​approximately 30,000 hectares and should have a complete set of manor facilities. Most importantly, it contains a vein of ethereal crystals.

Exquisite magic circles took shape under his brush—he held the enormous brush as if painting, depicting the traces of the magic circles.

Kroya glanced at it, and with his current mastery of spatial magic, he could naturally tell that the magic circle did not seem to point to the main plane.

"This magic circle looks like a cross-dimensional magic circle? Is the floating island not in this world?" he asked curiously.

"Yes." Estner's forehead was slightly sweaty; drawing such a magic circle was still a bit difficult for him.

He explained, "The airspace where the floating islands are located is no longer in the main plane world, but in the outer airspace outside the main plane, where you can even see the stars directly."

"That outer space is vast and boundless, and it is inhabited by countless special species from outside the main plane. Even great magicians cannot travel through it at will."

All we can do is locate the coordinates of the floating island, set up a teleportation magic circle, and travel there.

"I see." Kroya nodded; this was roughly what he knew.

After learning that he was going to have a floating island, he specifically asked the angels and obtained some information about outer space.

If we compare the prime plane world to an egg floating in the celestial plane, then outer space is like the membrane on the surface of the yolk, while the egg white is the divine kingdom where the gods reside.

Of course, this does not mean that outer space will be monitored or interfered with by the gods; quite the opposite. In terms of spatial concepts, outer space is equal to the divine realm, both belonging to independent spaces.

While the gods can send angels in more easily, it is only in theory; in reality, they cannot interfere too much.

Because the outer space of the Zemurian continent nominally belongs to the Starry Sky Canopy established by legendary mages and Titans.

The mage city of Star Town, which the angel once mentioned, is located in the boundless outer space.

The mages' territory, of course, couldn't be allowed to be ravaged by gods. The angel told Chloe that if any god dared to descend, they would be soundly defeated by the self-regulating authorities of Star Town.

Having a floating island to act as a location makes finding the coordinates of Star Town much easier and allows you to acquire knowledge of the Mage City sooner.

Looking forward to it.

Kroya waited patiently for Estner to draw the magic circle, and glanced at the book he had brought.

The book's title is quite interesting; it's called "The Royal Nolant Floating Island: The Ninth Key Magic Circle".

The contents inside are a magic circle that records the way to this floating island called "Eurydice".

It is worth mentioning that the handwriting here is exactly the same as that of the Archmage Eurydice that Kroa once obtained, and it is obviously written by the Archmage himself.

"I remember that diary mentioned that the Archmage Eurydice kept some extremely special magical beasts in her territory. I wonder if they're still there..."

He was thinking about the work he needed to do.

A defensive magic circle definitely needs to be built, and the entire floating island needs to be cleared to prevent any surveillance magic circles left over from the past.

While he was thinking, Estner finally finished drawing the magic circle, which quickly became three-dimensional after it was completed.

The colorful magical materials, like a magnificent painting, formed an exquisite portal that floated in mid-air.

Through the swirling clouds at the center of the portal, one can vaguely see a flat, unremarkable field behind it, with only lush green grass and nothing else.

He glanced at it a few times, then looked away, took a bottle of mana restoration potion from the side, and handed it to Estner.

"Drink it. This is a newly concocted potion, and I also used a merfolk potion. It should restore your magic power quickly."

"Thank you." Estner drank the mana restoration potion in one gulp, and a touch of color returned to his pale face.

This magic circle was still too difficult for a level three mage like him. Even with his teacher Celeste personally using the jar of knowledge, it was still very challenging.

He was slightly surprised by the effect of the magic potion; just one bottle restored half of his magic power.

It's important to understand that the essence of mana restoration potions is to awaken mana through stimulating it and the ingredients used in them.

Generally speaking, they all have side effects.

But this potion had absolutely no side effects. He felt a cool sensation inside his body, and magic flowed out like a spring.

He took a few breaths and said to Chloe, "Now it's your turn to receive it. The coordinate magic circle is in the altar on the island. Just modify it yourself."

I'm going to take a rest.

"Alright, I'll arrange for you to have the tidal magic bath that's unique to the merfolk, which can quickly restore your magic power."

After arranging things for Estner, Kroya took the Tower Spirit and the Woody Vine King, who had entered the Cat Golem on their own, and stepped directly into the portal.

After a brief period of dizziness, a sky island appeared before him—

The entire island looks like a truncated and inverted mountain peak, with layers of rocky mountains below, flowing clouds and water flowing from the rocks, and flat plains above.

The island has an area of ​​about three hectares. As far as the eye can see, there are basically no mountains or even hills. All you can see are plains covered with grass.

On the plain, you can vaguely see some sheep grazing leisurely, and further away there are some low buildings.

Smoke rose from one of the buildings, spreading high into the sky and eventually forming a circular shield that covered the entire island.

There's nothing else besides that.

The island was surrounded by rising, ethereal clouds and mist, while bright sunlight poured down from above, so bright it could even be described as scorching.

The excessively bright sunlight caused the entire island to be in a magnificent state, and the temperature was quite exaggerated, estimated by Kroya to be over fifty degrees Celsius.

This temperature is far beyond what ordinary people can withstand, even in the world of magic. It would probably be unbearable even for low-level mages and knights.

But Chloe felt quite comfortable.

He spread his arms and lay down directly on the soft grass, squinting as he looked up at the sky.

The clear, bright sky seemed almost within reach, like a giant pane of glass, behind which shimmering stars and the sun radiating light and heat.

"really."

"My magic is increasing rapidly."

"The sun's magic here is so refreshing!"

He couldn't resist using his magic to conjure a harp and began to play it on the spot.

He now has his own understanding of "The Rainbow Poem," and the music he plays gathers into four colors of light around him.

All the sunlight shone on him, as if it were concentrated by a convex lens, shining on him.

"That felt so good!"

He breathed a long sigh of relief and immediately decided to build a mage tower here, where he would come to bask in the sun whenever he had free time.

After sunbathing for a while, he decided to explore the island—

It was as if magnificent wings had unfolded behind him, gradually covering the entire island and examining and investigating all life and everything on the island.

This is a very simple and direct method: using the power of "The Rainbow Poem" in conjunction with the already scorching sunlight is equivalent to directly crushing it with overwhelming magic.

Four movements played simultaneously, from crimson temperature, orange soul, golden eternity to green life; even the most unique floating island could not resist the probing power of this force.

At that moment, the entire island appeared to him as if it had been X-rayed through, revealing no secrets whatsoever.

"More than three hundred sheep, an altar, three bungalows, the Kongyao mineral vein..."

He talked about the things on the island and wrote them down as he went.

The magic continued to advance deeper.

Deep within the island, nestled among layers of rock, he saw something that caused even the surprised piano music to pause for a moment.

That's... a whale!

A whale bound by countless rocks and threads, its skin a clear azure blue, its body no more than a dozen meters long, and a single horn on its head.

The omnipotent Astral Imprint spell took effect immediately; even through thick layers of rock, as long as his mental energy could reach it, the spell would still work.

"Harumi Sora Whale."

"The magic within its body... how can it be so immense?"

Kroya frowned slightly, confirming that he had never heard of this kind of magical beast, and then carefully examined the whale-shaped star spirit body made of lines.

This body structure is unusually simple, with no concept of internal organs or blood vessels. It is very ancient and is a structure that Kroa has never seen before.

It's important to understand that even elemental creatures, which are generally considered to have simple structures in the magical world, don't have just a few lines inside and no magic core.

Even more terrifying, in his perception, the magic power emanating from this guy even surpassed that of the Orpheus Oak.

Like a magical sun, it shines brightly, and the magic emanating from its core surrounds the entire floating island.

Based on current observations, it seems that its magic allows the floating island to exist in the sea of ​​clouds without the danger of falling.

"Could it be that all the floating islands use these Sunsea Cloud Whales as their energy source, allowing them to float in the sea of ​​clouds?"

He shook his head, instantly feeling that the floating island's prestige had been greatly diminished, and that it was unlikely to be true.

Even the angels had told him that the floating islands were formed by a special magical field in outer space, a natural phenomenon without any interference from life.

He had a very high level of trust in angels.

Therefore, there is only one possibility.

He looked at the silk threads wrapped around the whale's body; there were seven of them, and they looked... a bit like harp strings.

"Strings".

"Could it be...?"

Kroya considered a possibility and tentatively touched a string with her magic.

It was extremely difficult. Even with his current status as a level five mage and the blessing of four musical chapters, it was still incredibly difficult for him to pluck that string. It was as if he had to exert every ounce of his strength.

The veins on his neck were bulging as he managed to move the strings a tiny bit, but the vibration instantly traveled from the strings to his mind.

He suddenly felt his head buzzing, as if he had been hit with a heavy hammer.

The whale encased in the island's rocks immediately let out a high-pitched whale cry after the strings were plucked!

The whale's roar echoed through the sea of ​​clouds, and at the same time, the entire floating island was affected by this force and suddenly began to move.

The clouds surrounding the island were rushing back at an exaggerated speed.

It seems... they are heading somewhere.

At first, Kroya watched quietly, because no matter how fast the floating island moved, there was no turbulence or shaking on the island.

He treated it as watching the clouds drift by, but after some aurora-like spots of light appeared around him, he felt really unwell.

He recognized it as a spatial flare representing an unstable space. If you touched it, even the hardest material would be sliced ​​into strips by the spatial force.

"Where exactly are you going?"

He could no longer sit there peacefully in the sun, so he quickly flew to the highest altar on the island and saw the spatial coordinate magic circle made of magic crystal and trans-space silver.

At this point, the coordinates displayed above had deviated significantly from the outer space map drawn by the Kingdom of Norland and the Kingdom's Mage Association, indicating that the light spots of the floating islands had entered a blurry map.

This means...

"Unknown airspace".

"Fortunately, I left the coordinates of Hanjiao Island. With the Bright Moon Tower as the coordinate anchor point, it won't be difficult to open a door back."

That's the situation now, so he simply sat and waited, intending to see where the floating island was going.

……

the other side.

Bottom of the lake behind Hanjiao Island.

The angel, who was casually shaking a blade of spiritual grass, suddenly sensed something and looked up at the lake.

The shadow of a ring flickered in His eyes.

Space became meaningless at this moment. The so-called outer space was originally the site where He tested His voyage, and His magic was left in every part of the space.

He soon saw the floating island that was traversing space under the magic of the Clear Sea Whale, moving forward in the form of warp.

They also saw Kroya sitting inside the altar drinking milk tea, which seemed to be salty milk tea made with salt from the Salt Mountain.

Angel:"……"

How pleasant!

He squinted for a moment, then asked the spiritual herb in his hand, "The Golden Fleece, is the golden sheep that the Holy Spring Merchant Guild brought back in outer space?"

The Spirit Grass feigned death at first, and after a while it made a sound, which was a deep male voice: "The sea of ​​clouds is also a sea, and it is a treasure brought by the former cloud goddess Nefera."

"Of course it should endure forever in the boundless sea of ​​clouds."

Upon hearing this, the ring in the angel's eye trembled slightly, but before He could begin to cast the prophetic spell belonging to the Void Magic, the Spirit Grass in His hand swayed and emitted a hazy moonlight.

It instantly suppressed the true power completely.

The voice inside scoffed, "Ring of Radiance, you only have one ten-thousandth of your original strength left. Can you really still cast spells at will?"

"Just wait patiently. The golden sheep and the angel sheep are the magical beasts he must capture. Only with them can your sails be completed."

The angel, whose magic had been interrupted, blinked, but instead of continuing the spell, she softly spoke to the spirit herb in her hand:

"God said that all who are under the moonlight will become dogs and beasts."

"God said that Zetter will receive double the blessings."

The Spirit Grass shook wildly, but what came out of it was a powerful "woof woof woof".

It was as if a dog, its body glowing with moonlight blue and silver light, was cursing at an angel through the Spirit Grass.

The angel's lips curled up slightly.

He happily tossed the Spirit Grass aside, then collapsed onto the mushroom, closing his eyes to enjoy the music of the Gopher Wood that drifted from afar.

……

at the same time.

The floating island finally came to a stop.

Kroya immediately ran out of the altar and checked the situation of the entire island—the island was fine.

The only unusual thing was that he saw a crack in the shield that surrounded the entire floating island at the dock.

A golden light shone from within, accompanied by some "baa baa" sounds.

"Sheep?" Kroa's eyes were filled with curiosity, but she did not go over immediately. Instead, she first built a spatial portal through the altar and brought over the apprentices who were waiting on Hanjiao Island, as well as the base of the tower spirit and the clone of the Wood Radiance Vine King.

These apprentices were all dressed in identical blue robes with pockets hanging from their abdomens; they were all mages from the Hanjiao Civil Engineering Department.

"Let's begin construction."

"Build a farm for those sheep, set up a magic circle at the edge of the island, and use air coral as walls. We must have a complete grasp of the island's magical changes and indices."

"The tower's base is located in the center of the island, and cuttings of the Woody Curved Vine King are planted throughout the island..."

He casually waved his hand, and the apprentices immediately stood up straight and bowed to him. Then they scattered and took out piles of precious magical materials from their pockets to begin construction work.

Kroya watched them get busy before heading towards the dock. He quickly passed through the magical barrier and witnessed an extremely sacred scene.

—Amidst the white clouds, sheep shimmering with golden light frolic joyfully, their white and gold colors reflecting each other in a sacred and magnificent spectacle.

They have no wings, yet they can fly freely in the clouds, their golden wool incredibly soft, fluttering in the wind.

The golden sheep would occasionally paw at the clouds with their hooves and find some white tubers to gnaw on.

Just looking at them, you can feel their contentment, which makes you feel happy.

"What a nice view."

Even Kroya, who had seen many wonderful things, couldn't help but marvel. He looked into the distance following the golden sheep, wanting to see what kind of place this was.

But when his gaze turned to something further away...

"That is..."

He wasn't just stunned; his magic was flowing rapidly, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Because he saw a human figure formed from the gathering clouds, whose body was entirely composed of pure white clouds and whose long, flowing hair was loose.

He embraced the cloud where the golden sheep lived in a gentle embrace, his expression tender, yet his pupils shone like the sun.

That's Titan!

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