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

Chapter 308. The Genes of the Fallen Angel, the Secret of the Serpent

The flickering firelight brought heat even hotter than the sun, and the hissing of the sacred snake seemed to echo in my ears, mingling with the heat as it rushed towards me.

Combined with the dance of the fallen angels and elves with wings around them, there was an indescribable, primal sense of ritual.

Even more bizarrely, the white snake's eyes gleamed with a cold, almost mechanical light of wisdom—more human than even the tower spirit of Kroya.

Is this a living organism or some kind of magical machine?

Although Ryan and his two companions felt their minds racing, they still couldn't see through the sacred serpent.

Ryan, who had a deep understanding of the ritual, knew that this absolutely could not continue. Even if they hadn't summoned them, who knew what might happen if they accepted this "gift"?

Ryan shook his head vigorously and gripped the colorful bracelet on his wrist tightly.

The small stones, composed of five colors—red, orange, yellow, green, and cyan—shimmered lightly, and the gentle magic instantly repelled all the power belonging to the holy white serpent.

It was at this moment that Ryan was finally able to see the white snake clearly—it was actually composed of characters, characters that possessed the power of words.

The white snake noticed the only human who had broken free from its power of words, and an apple fell from the apple tree it was coiled around.

The black feather carried the apple to Ryan.

The demons and half-elves dancing all around stopped in surprise—this blessing had been given to an outsider!

That apple, representing wisdom, a sacred object kept by the serpent, a precious fruit nourished by the blood of fallen angels and elves, was given to a human!

Ryan felt immense pressure being watched by the demon half-elf.

Why... If we don't eat this, will we be antagonized by these demons and half-elves? Will it affect the construction of the city? Will it affect Lord Kroya's plans?

Please eat it.

Lu Xishuo came in front of him, and his height after spreading his wings could be described as "condescending", which put more pressure on Ryan.

"I'm willing to compromise if you eat the apple of wisdom."

Ryan hesitated for a moment: "This apple..."

"No poison, no curse, no need for faith."

"..."

The other party had already expressed all his possible concerns, so he had no choice but to pick up the apple and take a small bite.

"Click."

An extremely crisp sound rang out, and the sweet and sour juice of the apple flooded his mouth. Accompanied by a sweet taste, almost every bite made him look forward to the next bite and chew.

"Click-clack".

He quickly ate the apple clean, not even wasting the core.

A sudden surge of emotion welled up in his heart.

Extremely obscure and difficult knowledge flooded into his mind at that moment—

"Profound Divine Feathers?"

His eyes widened. This was an extremely complete inheritance of magical runes, the special magical runes on the wooden plaques carved by the demons and half-elves he had just seen.

Knowledge slowly surged in his mind, and as he instinctively pondered and studied, a tear appeared in the sturdy and durable work robes worn by civil engineers behind him.

A pair of dark, deep wings slowly unfolded behind him.

Nina and Jamie: "..."

This is what you call no curse? Wings have even grown out!

"Very good."

"We have one more companion now."

"But can humans and fallen angels interbreed?"

The whispering of the demon-half-elves nearby fueled a sense of foreboding in Nina and Jamie.

"Please, please don't let anything happen..."

As they waited anxiously, the apple tree that had grown by the campfire gradually withered, and the campfire dimmed and eventually went out.

Ryan, who had been silent all along, finally woke up.

He stared blankly at the extra black feather with a pinkish halo in his palm, feeling as if a million alpacas were galloping through his mind, crushing his already uneasy heart into a pile of fragments.

This is a medium that can be used for summoning and counter-summoning.

To put it simply, with this thing, he can summon female fallen angels who have been bound to him by contract from the area where the fallen angels live anytime, anywhere, and he can also go there himself.

When he ate the "Apple of Wisdom," the genes of a fallen angel were added to his body, and he was even able to reproduce offspring that were half human and half demon.

This was truly a problem he couldn't think of a solution to no matter what, so he gritted his teeth and removed a small, bright red stone from the bracelet on his wrist.

He held the stone in his palm and prayed devoutly:

"Please save us."

When Jamie and Nina saw him take out the stone, they quickly took a few steps back, their faces filled with anticipation and respect, and bowed their heads slightly.

Without any sound or light effects, a figure silently appeared on the moonlit grass and patted Ryan's head, who was looking down.

"I am coming."

His presence here means that all difficulties are insignificant.

Kroya used his "magical illusion" body to look around, his gaze settling on the extinguished campfire.

He could clearly sense that the spatial structure here seemed unstable, but the spatial structure in the area around the campfire was particularly unstable, almost like glass covered with cracks, which would shatter completely at the slightest touch.

Furthermore, the air and the magic within it here are vastly different from those in the North where he resides… no, or rather, in the human realm.

The magic here is imbued with an untamed, "primitive" quality.

Is it because they lack the power of the Seven Gods? Or is there some difference between the human-inhabited territory and this area that is nominally under the control of the elves?

Kroya took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing her doubts.

He glanced at the elves around him with the wings of fallen angels, then at Ryan's helpless expression, and understood what was going on.

"You have the genes of a fallen angel in your body."

"What amazing power..."

"Able to integrate with various races while retaining their own characteristics?"

Having easily figured everything out, he naturally gave the order: "Please all leave. The leader stays, and the rest of you leave immediately."

His voice was beyond question.

After a brief hesitation, the demon half-elves dispersed, leaving only Lucius in the shadows. For the first time, this powerful demon half-elf directly experienced the overwhelming force.

Before him was merely a magical clone, yet it emanated an indescribable, terrifying pressure, as if he were facing a "star" radiating endless light and heat.

He followed his heart once again.

After all the demons and half-elves had left, Chloe said to Jamie, "Use your orange stone to draw a magic circle on the ground, just like I taught you."

"Okay." Jamie immediately began drawing.

First, there were the patterns of a World Tree, then the magic patterns representing the Prime Material Plane and the Abyss, and finally, several circles were drawn to enclose all these spaces...

It's very simple; a magic circle capable of summoning across dimensions is now complete.

Orange light flowed through the patterns of the magic circle, and as Kroya casually tossed in a bottle of milk and honey water obtained in the Gluttonous Paradise, the demon's magic filled the space.

At first, the demonic magic emanating from the magic circle was quite complex, but just two seconds later, the black feathers forcefully invaded all the patterns of the magic circle.

A portal rose from the ground, its frame resembling the drooping wings of an angel, evoking a sense of both evil and holiness.

"As expected, they were lured out."

Kroya nodded with satisfaction. In fact, back when he discovered the Gluttony Paradise, Mr. Gitte, who was possessed by a demon, had told him that fallen angels craved this milk and honey water.

However, at that time he was not ready to trade with the fallen angels. Later, as more and more things came up, he felt that whether or not to trade was unimportant, so he only summoned them twice for negotiations before putting it aside.

I never expected that there would still be an opportunity to trade with them.

"..." Lu Xishuo opened his mouth wide. He felt the magic of his "mother" from it. After so long, his high and mighty mother actually responded to the call of the main plane!

From the drooping winged portal, an exceptionally tall figure emerged. The figure wore an ancient robe, was barefoot, and the robe was somewhat worn, resembling an ancient ascetic.

But she was extremely beautiful, with clear eyes like a spring that had never suffered, a wooden cane in her hand, and behind her were closed wings that were chained to her body.

If you look closely, you can see that the wings are damaged, as if they were broken by someone. Most importantly, there is a clear dent in her chest, and the bone inside must have disappeared.

"I am the patriarch of the Fallen Angels." She completely ignored Lucius's complicated expression beside her and said to Kroya, "What do you want to know? What price do I have to pay for those river waters?"

"I want to know what you did to my apprentice, and what that apple tree was!"

"Your apprentice has swallowed the Fruit of Wisdom and will receive our inheritance. He will also be able to become a partner of one of our people. The fruit tree originated from a covenant between the chief god of the elves and me."

Her expression was extremely calm: "Is there anything else you'd like to know?"

"..."

"You've banished your emotions," Chloe said with interest. "Why? Are emotions a deadly poison to you?"

He pointed to Lu Xishuo, who suddenly seemed a little uneasy in the distance, and asked, "As far as I know, the physical structure of fallen angels is almost identical to that of humans, but it takes them nearly twenty months to give birth to their own children."

When you experience the pain of childbirth, do you feel joy, or sadness and anger at having your authority and power taken away?

Upon hearing Chloe's words, a crack finally appeared on her usually impassive face. She hadn't expected a human mage to know so much.

That's a secret of the fallen angel race.

Although they are demons, and a powerful race capable of holding their own against many other ferocious demon races, they require twice the time to conceive, just like humans.

That is, twenty months.

During pregnancy, their movements are inevitably affected to some extent, and their instinctive maternal instincts drive them to provide their offspring with certain special abilities.

Take Lu Xishuo, for example.

There was clearly an extremely powerful magic flowing through his body, a magic that was both sacred and dark, and that had been carefully selected.

Ok……

"I didn't expect the Astral Imprint Technique to work on elves and fallen angels as well." Kroya truly hadn't expected that this clone of his, projected through the magic of the constellations, could actually use the Astral Imprint Technique.

Even more astonishingly, the celestial spirit within Lu Xishuo was fully revealed before him, its magic, a perfect blend of elven and fallen angelic power, with a unique mark at its magical node—

【Luchi Shuo: The Elf and the Fallen Angel (The Green Leaf Mark of the Fallen Angel)】

[This is currently marked as "Bloodline Magic," and can only be used by the fallen angel "Molly Shafley" and "Luchisser Isola," the offspring of the elven royal family "Beshiira Isola."]

[When this imprint is possessed and activated, "Luchisch Isolam" will be immune to most holy and demonic magic, and will possess the talents and physical abilities of elves and fallen angels.]

[The formation of this imprint requires "Molly Shafley" and "Beshiira Isola" to expend more than ten times the magical power of the current imprint, and its planned energy level is: Legendary.]

This mark is very similar to the marks that Kroa saw inside the dragon egg and with the Ice Rabbit. They are both special marks passed down through bloodlines, except that this one is specific.

It requires "Luchisor Isolam" to use, but the other two can basically use it as long as they have a bloodline inheritance.

Kroya could clearly see its composition, but he could not simulate it with his own power because it contained the marks and bloodline origins of two legendary figures.

Based on the magic that could only be inscribed with utmost care, Kroya guessed that this fallen angel lady named Molly Shavery must have loved her son very much—at least she did during childbirth.

So what exactly went wrong?

The fallen angel Molly remained silent for a long time: "There are too many people here."

Without Chloe waving, Jeminina, Ryan, and the other two couldn't wait to bow and leave. The three of them had wanted to leave for a long time, and it was a bit too early for these things to be approaching now.

However, Lu Xishuo remained unmoved under his mother's extremely oppressive gaze and said, "Mother, I am already one hundred and five years old this year."

One hundred and five years old? In the elves' concept of time, that's probably just a toddler who's just learned to walk. Kroya couldn't help but think.

Molly stared at her son for a long time before finally looking away and turning to Chloe: "We need that river flowing with milk and honey to nourish our offspring."

As you can see, our offspring are just as vulnerable as mortals.

They need enough milk and nutrition, but these are impossible in the demon world; even... clean water is hard to come by.

In fact, even without her explanation, Kroya already knew that the abyss plane belonging to demons was desolate and filled with poisonous gas and sulfurous lava that could kill low-level superhumans.

That kind of place is a farmer's nightmare; it's impossible for any fruit to grow on such land.

"So that apple tree was part of your deal with the Elven God?" Kroya suddenly realized. "You suppressed your own bloodline with the Elven bloodline, just so your offspring could come to the prosperous Prime Material Plane?"

Molly acquiesced.

She began, “The ancestors of all living beings once lived in the beautiful Promised Land, where there was no pain or disease, and the Tree of Life cared for them according to the will of creation.”

Immortality and happiness are sown from beneath the tree's radiance.

Until a sacred serpent tempted the ancestors of all living beings to swallow the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

God was angry, and the fruit was forbidden to be eaten.

So they were driven from the promised garden and forced to wander the chaotic world.

Wait, this story...

Kroya was very surprised. He felt that this story should have been on the tip of his tongue. It should be a legend that he had often heard in his previous life, and it was also related to the "Eden" that his subconscious had created.

But why can't I remember at all?

Is this also related to the so-called world curtain?

Molly didn't notice Chloe's unusual behavior. She raised her hand, and a white snake was faintly visible in her palm.

"It was through this serpent's ability to traverse space that we made contact with the Elven God in the Astral Plane, using our knowledge to secure a peaceful future for our offspring."

Kroya frowned and opened her mouth.

But as if she knew what Chloe was going to say, she smiled and said, "Of course we won't force elves and fallen angels to be together. Everyone is truly in love."

Do you really think we're inferior to the elves?

Well, that's not it... Actually, according to Kroya's aesthetic standards, the Fallen Angel's skillful and decisive nature in mastering both magic and martial arts is far superior to the more artistic and literary types like the Elves.

"You told me this secret because you want more water from the River of Milk and Honey from me."

Kroya was blunt: "What can you give me in return? And what can I get in return? Although I sympathize with your plight, obtaining this river water will not be easy."

When Molly heard Kroya say this, she was quite straightforward: "We have a fragment of the ancient Sky Ark in our possession, and I also know that the Church of Light is mining the Sky Ark's minerals in the lower planes."

I will bring them to you.

You should know about the Ark of the Sky, right? It's an ancient relic that fell from the heavens, containing endless mysteries; it's absolutely worth your effort.

...Of course I know, probably no one knows more than I do.

Kroya found talking to smart people to be so easy and effortless, and nodded readily: "Then it's settled. I will let your son take charge of this river, as a token of my sincerity."

He took a small step back: "Ms. Molly, the summoning circle I created will last until dawn. I hope you and your son will have a warm and loving night together."

After he finished speaking, he disappeared without a trace.

Molly didn't have time to think about why Chloe knew her name, because the tall demon half-elf leader had already come over and gently embraced her.

His voice trembled slightly.

Like a whisper that transcends two dimensions:

"Mother……"

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