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

Chapter 262. Business in Various Countries, Ordinary Life

Inside the vast hall, there were exquisite crystal display cases, each containing different items.

It includes a series of things such as "Magic Energy Array Construction", "Magic Plant Greening", "Monster Ecological Breeding", and "Infrastructure Construction".

They are displayed by miniature golems under the crystal display case, creating a miniature world.

Envoys from various countries had long seen the miraculous Sand Ship in Sand City, and they all hoped to carry out such infrastructure construction in their own countries.

After all, the clean, tidy, and highly intelligent lifestyle is something that nobles and mages both really enjoy. When it comes to enjoying life, these two groups are the best at it.

……

"Ms. Elena."

An envoy from Nasaya, a country located almost entirely on islands in the ocean north of the Kingdom of Norland, asked:

"How do you handle the issues of transportation and accommodation for residents on the islands? Aren't there any maritime disasters like storms?"

Her tone, however, was filled with intense curiosity, quite different from her somewhat revealing attire, dark skin, and braided hair; she seemed rather polite.

The earliest king of the Kingdom of Nasaya was actually a pirate who established the kingdom in the Nasaya Sea.

It took almost three generations to barely clear his name, which was achieved with the endorsement of the Vatican and other powerful forces.

Now, at least we're not as universally condemned as we used to be; we have our own diplomatic rights.

But as we all know, pirates are good at burning, killing, and looting, but they have a really hard time building infrastructure.

What's even more frustrating is that even if they offer money, very few people are willing to go to the pirate countries to help them build infrastructure. What's even more frustrating is that the situation in the Nassa Sea is much more complicated than in the Atlantis Sea.

It's common for the sky to be clear one second and then pour downpour the next. There are also frequent natural disasters like tornadoes, so even fewer people are willing to go.

In other words, the pirates were used to such a harsh environment, and the harsh environment also served as a natural defense line to protect the country.

Anyone else would find that kind of environment unbearable.

That's why, after learning that the team from Han Reef Island had been hired to carry out construction in the Gray Desert, the King immediately sent her over to try to find a solution.

Elena glanced at her.

In fact, when Nasaya's envoys entered the North, Elena had already thoroughly reviewed the basic conditions of each country and made ample preparations.

She already had a prepared answer in mind, and when the envoy raised a question, she smiled and replied, "The situation on Hanjiao Island is quite special, and it is almost impossible to use it as a reference."

"May I ask, Your Excellency, are you planning to build a giant ship, modeled after the one in the Gray Desert?"

The ship in the gray desert is a representative work; don't ships and the ocean go well together? — That's what the messenger thought.

Before the envoy arrived, he discussed with the king and the council the possibility of getting a large ship, since there were too many shipwrecks and treasures in the Nasa Sea and he was not worried about not being able to afford it.

But upon hearing Elena's words, Nasaya's envoy immediately had a thought and quickly asked, "Are ships from the Gray Desert unsuitable for sailing at sea?"

"Please make sure you explain this to me!"

"Of course." Elena nodded, gestured for them to proceed, and walked to the Grey Sand Ship's booth.

Pointing to the small boats and large ships sailing through the gray desert and floods, she explained, "The magical tidal environment of the gray desert is predictable, so there is a complete maintenance system."

A timetable immediately appeared inside the booth, displaying in the common mainland language the times when the floods occurred in the gray desert and the maintenance times required for small and large ships—of course, this was just for show; the actual time patterns certainly couldn't be displayed like this.

"Your Excellency, the situation in the Gray Desert has been thoroughly studied by our magical construction team and Lord Gray Sand, which is why we are able to do this."

However, the complex magical environment of Nasahai is so unpredictable that even the most powerful mages would struggle to predict it perfectly, making it unsuitable for such an intricate facility.

Upon hearing Elena's words, the envoy from Nasaya frowned slightly and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Elena smiled slightly: "It's very simple. If you are willing to pay a sufficient price, we can ask our merfolk friends and exploration team to conduct an on-site investigation and make the most suitable plan."

Mermaids!

Upon hearing these three words, Nasaya's envoy's eyes lit up. The only place on the Zemurian continent where traces of the merfolk could be found was the Atlantis Sea.

The mermaids' control over the ocean is undoubtedly extremely strong. With them around, they might be able to resolve the storms that have plagued the Kingdom of Nasaya for years.

"The Northern Territory actually managed to mobilize the merfolk..."

The envoy felt a surge of joy and immediately asked eagerly, "What price is required?"

It wasn't that she was in a hurry, but rather that winter was approaching, and every year the arrival of winter was accompanied by extremely violent marine disasters that would cause enormous losses to the Kingdom of Nasaya.

If it could be built a minute earlier, we could have saved a minute of loss.

"Please don't worry, we have appraisers from the merfolk. If you have any special mineral deposits or resources, we can appraise them."

If necessary, you can ask the authoritative Shengquan Chamber of Commerce or the Dharma Masters Association to conduct an appraisal.

After you pay the survey fee of 10,000 magic crystals per trip, our team will travel to the Kingdom of Nasaya for further investigation before providing you with a specific plan to choose from.

"Okay." Nasaya's envoy immediately agreed and then followed the guidance of the earth thief rat to sign the contract.

After satisfying this customer's needs, Elena hadn't even had a chance to rest when she was stopped by another tall man dressed in armor.

"Ms. Elena." The man's demeanor was more polite, almost stiff and formal.

He was wearing a pure white suit of armor, which looked as if it were an extension of his body, not loose at all, but rather like a tight-fitting suit.

Bodysuits, of course, accentuate the figure, but it is precisely because of this kind of armor that which overly emphasizes the figure that the seriousness of a knight is completely lost in a man.

There's even a strange... allure to it.

It's strange that armor can be more alluring than men and women who deliberately dress up to show off their impressive figures.

"Oh, you're a member of the Gothic Knights, aren't you?" Elena's gaze lingered on the badge on the other person's chest for a second before she smiled and said, "Welcome to the North."

"I am Montgart, the Deputy Chief of Logistics of the Gothic Knights," the man introduced himself, and then said directly, "We would like to invite you to the Gothic Holy Mountain to carry out infrastructure construction as a gift for the goddess's birthday."

He paused for a moment, then said with extreme arrogance, "Money and materials are not a problem; we can use the goddess's divine power crystals as payment."

There was only one requirement: it had to be built with unparalleled luxury!

In that instant, Elena seemed to see the glow of money emanating from the man—no wonder he was a member of the Gothic Knights, he was really rich!

The so-called Gothic Knights were actually followers of the goddess of love, and incidentally also took on the business of producing potions and magical artifacts necessary for "entertainment".

Love is always expensive, especially with the title of the Goddess of Love as a gimmick. It is said that a commonly used "Desire Lock" magic artifact costs tens of thousands of magic crystals.

Therefore, the Gothic Knights' funds far exceeded those of some countries, and they even managed to establish one of the few banks on the continent without any formal training.

With the divine power of the goddess of love and the contract with the god of order as their guarantee, their business was extremely successful, naturally making them even wealthier.

"A gift to the goddess? May beauty and love always be with you."

Elena's face immediately lit up with an even more joyful smile, her slightly narrowed eyes looking as if she had spotted a fat sheep.

"Your requirements are fine, of course we can provide you with a construction drawing right now."

Please go and see it.

She gestured with her hand, and immediately a groundhog came over.

"Thank you for your guidance, beautiful lady. If you are so fortunate, please come to the Knights' Order to enjoy a feast."

The latter smiled at Elena, then followed the earth thief away with his head held high.

Elena was overjoyed to have closed two big deals in a row, and she ignored the man's invitation to join the Knights.

Now all she cares about is business!

She worked even harder in the following period, and successively took on the land optimization business for the orc race, the construction of the magic network for two kingdoms, and the crop optimization business for one kingdom.

Time passed slowly.

About three hours later, she saw off the last customer, looking somewhat tired, and changed out of her work clothes into simple, loose, and comfortable clothes.

Although the work clothes were made of silk imported from the elves, she always felt awkward wearing them and they weren't as comfortable as the simple cloth clothes her mother had sewn.

"It's time to go to Professor Robert's house..."

After checking the time, she quickly left Golden Apple Paradise and then used the spatial teleportation array inside Hanjiao Island to head to Rob's house.

Before leaving Hanjiao Island, she looked up at the emerald green tower in the center of the island that gleamed in the sunlight and sighed softly.

"Lord Chloe has been conducting magical research for five years."

Despite the Tower Spirit's coordination, I haven't been able to get used to not hearing Lord Kroya's music even after five years, and I miss it more and more.

"I wonder when the master will be able to come out."

After taking one last look at the tower, she stepped into the magic circle and disappeared.

……

In the northern border region, at Guolin Village.

It's sunset again.

After a busy day, the villagers are coming out of the dense orchard, each carrying a basket full of fruit on their back.

"A good day!"

"Send the best to Hanjiao Island, and we'll keep the rest."

"Then we'd better choose carefully!"

People chatted and laughed as they walked along the stone-paved road, bathed in the light of tall trees that resembled lanterns on either side, slowly making their way to the distant village.

When they reached the village entrance, they were surprised to find that there seemed to be many more people in the village today.

Some were still wearing their armor, some were wearing robes, and some were in ordinary clothes. At a glance, there were at least twenty or thirty of them.

These people were scattered throughout the village, each inspecting the village's infrastructure with great care and attention.

For example, there's the magic circle built around the outside of the village to ward off wild beasts; the lantern forest planned inside the village; and the tap water and magic energy pipes connected to the village from a distant lake.

These were all built for them by the Duke of Han Reef in the North, and there is one in every village!

"The lord has sent people to repair those... magical creations again."

"Today's feels a little unfamiliar."

"It's okay, let's share the apples with them."

The villagers were already very familiar with these "repairmen" who appeared from time to time. They walked over with smiles, took out fruit from their baskets, and handed it to the repairmen.

"Thank you! Have something to eat before you get back to work!"

The repairmen heard the sound, smiled and nodded, and accepted the fruit.

If anyone from Hanjiao Island were here, they would probably be surprised, as almost all the repairmen here are now apprentices from Hanjiao Island.

One of the repairmen, whose skin was particularly dark, washed the apple and handed it to Nilant, who was standing next to him.

"Here, have some. The apples here are descendants of the adult's golden apples; they taste very good."

"Aren't you going to eat?" Nilant asked.

"Let me get these things sorted out first."

After Jamie finished speaking, he focused on the magical energy pipe in front of him, which he could basically fix with his eyes closed. He worked quickly and seriously, and soon the pipe was adjusted.

By the time he finished adjusting, Nilant had already cut the apple into even small pieces, picked up a piece and fed it to him.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" she asked with a smile.

Jamie frowned slightly at the sweet and sour taste, but it was actually quite delicious, with a sour taste followed by a sweet aftertaste.

Although it was just an ordinary fruit with no magic, eating it gave him a rare sense of satisfaction.

"Delicious!" Jamie smiled happily.

The two happily shared the whole apple.

When Lina, an apprentice who was also repairing water pipes nearby, saw Jamie's smile, she felt as if a knife had been plunged into her heart.

She silently picked up her toolbox and quietly left.

Jamie and Nilant, completely oblivious to the poor single man leaving, finished their apples and slowly continued on their way.

The cool breeze brought by the setting sun jingled as it passed through the bell trees on both sides of the road.

Nilant asked curiously, "Is this some large village in the North? There are even magic energy pipes and water purification pipes here?"

Even in the capital cities of some countries, there are no such well-organized and convenient magical energy pipelines and water pipe systems. It is amazing that such a small village has them.

It's truly unbelievable.

"No." Jamie shook his head: "Guolin Village is not a well-known place in the North. In fact, there are similar infrastructure construction projects throughout the entire North."

This is considered training for apprentices; whenever they are in the North, they are required to voluntarily inspect any facilities that may be problematic.

I wasn't involved in the infrastructure development in the Northern Frontier while I was in the Grey Desert. If you'd like to know more, I can get you a book to look at in a bit.

He paused.

"My dear, I brought you here to visit a teacher. Lord Kroya is conducting an experiment, so I wanted to introduce you to him first."

When Jamie said the word "teacher," there was a very clear look of respect in his eyes, which was obviously from the bottom of his heart.

Nilant noticed, of course, and suddenly became a little nervous, asking, "Who is it?"

"It's Mr. Robert."

Jamie, unusually serious, said to Nilant, "When the lord made me his apprentice, he taught me a lot of things."

"ah."

"He must be a very strong person!"

Nilant became even more nervous, and was even considering whether to wear the necklace given to her by Lord Grey Sand and pay her respects to Rob with the etiquette due to an audience with the king.

Even when facing the Grim Reaper's Trial in the Gray Desert, she didn't feel this tension; she was somewhat happy, yet also very worried.

Jamie chuckled and ruffled the hair of the nervous Nilant, mischievously refraining from saying anything.

Guided by the bright lanterns of the trees, the two walked along the long, smooth stone path, their laughter echoing far and wide in the night sky.

So engrossed in their activity, they were completely unaware that a group of mages, warriors, and knights, emanating a dark aura, were watching them from the shadows not far behind them.

"You mean they really didn't notice us?"

"This guy! He really values ​​women over friends!"

"I'm definitely going to tell Lord Chloe!"

The group of apprentices, still single but fed a huge dose of PDA, gritted their teeth and grew increasingly angry.

……

Rob's cabin was built by the lake and looked like an ordinary wooden house from a distance, but in Nilant's perception, the wooden cabin exuded a rich natural magic.

Despite its small size, it resembled a mage's tower, incredibly profound and unfathomable.

"That's an oak treehouse," Jamie explained, then quickly walked over and gently knocked on the door. "Rob! I'm here for dinner!"

The door opened automatically, revealing Rob's surprised and delighted smile: "It really is you! Is the mission in the Gray Desert over?"

As Rob, who seemed to have grown younger since retiring, was speaking, he suddenly noticed Nilant, who was acting somewhat awkwardly not far behind Jamie, and a playful smile immediately appeared on his face.

He glanced at Jamie, whose face had turned slightly red, and beckoned to Nilant like a kind elder, "Please come in!"

"They're here!"

Nilant had already changed into a traditional outfit from the Gray Desert at an astonishing speed. The robe, woven from colorful silk threads, and the ornaments made of magical metal made her sparkle.

"Hello, Lord Robert." She was more nervous and dazed than ever before, and she couldn't even curtsy.

"Oh." Rob was laughing so hard his wrinkles were showing.

He stepped aside: "Come in!"

Jamie: "..."

He stared wide-eyed as Nilant shyly bowed to Robert, then followed her inside, somewhat dazed, and gently closed the door behind her.

As the door closed, the surrounding light dimmed instantly.

The apprentices, who were ignored again just three meters away, were so frustrated they were practically grinding their teeth to powder.

They were absolutely certain that Jamie did it on purpose!

If you can't even sense something three meters away, you might as well go to the underworld!

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(End of this chapter)