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

Chapter 313. The Wronged Souls of Hope and Despair, Satellite Lotus

Floating island.

Aside from basic magic monitoring and defensive magic arrays, only the Sky Radiance Mine and the original ranches of magical beasts on the island are still in operation.

Everything else remained the same as the scene created by Kroa after sleeping for three years, influenced by the later Eden—an endless, magnificent plain, with colorful flowers growing among the green grass, stretching all the way to the horizon, as if merging with the white clouds.

This is pure natural beauty, yet it is more dazzling than any man-made creation.

Kroya strolled leisurely across the grass, and soon a large group of elves surrounded him—Gopherwood, Lotus, Olive, Air Coral… Even the Sea-Drying Glow Algae, having stayed by his side long enough, had given birth to elves.

These nature spirits circled around Kroya. The more assertive ones, like Gopherwood and Lotus Coral, dared to occupy Kroya's shoulders, while the others could only pitifully fly on their own.

With so many elves gathered together, almost every step he took caused a disturbance in the surrounding magic, making it seem like a humanoid elf home.

However, Kroa seemed to enjoy the feeling.

In particular… his plan this time actually requires the help of the elves—nothing is more suited to the laws of this world than the elves, who are the darlings of nature themselves, and using their magic to draw magic circles will definitely be much easier.

As he walked to the end of the floating island, the tower spirit presented him with a full vial of crystal-red blood, extracted from the red dragon's egg and resembling clusters of crystals.

The tower spirit reported, "Those dragon goblins actually cooperated when they saw me coming to extract it, and didn't cause any trouble. I was even preparing to suppress them."

"That's because they're very intelligent." Kroya took the bottle from the tower and explained, "If you were to do it yourself, the situation would become uncontrollable. It's better for them to cooperate willingly."

The tower spirit, transformed into a small gray shark, domineeringly appeared on top of Kroya's head, its soft and chubby body lounging on Kroya's head like a gray hat.

It watched as Kroya opened the bottle and used magic to blend the clusters of red dragon blood inside, turning them into wisps of mist-like substance.

"Huh, it can actually vaporize?" the tower spirit asked curiously.

It had never seen the blood of a red dragon, and therefore had no information about it. Upon seeing such a novel thing, its curiosity was practically bursting out.

"In the world of magic, water is usually the symbol of life. What I'm using now is actually a type of death magic."

As he explained, Kroya transformed the remaining Ruby Dragon Blood into this gas and wrapped it around his fingers with magic.

"The nature of death magic is actually very similar to that of life magic, except that one is positive and the other is negative. The process of turning from liquid to gas is the way to highlight the characteristics of the 'red dragon'."

"Hmm? Why does changing from a liquid representing life to a gas representing death actually emphasize the characteristics of the red dragon?" The tower spirit was increasingly puzzled.

"Because..." Kroya had already taken out several lotus seedlings and gestured for the lotus spirit to go up before continuing, "The life force of the Crimson Jade Dragons is actually a transformation, not their own power."

—The lotus seedlings floating in the air were already intertwined with the gaseous blood of the Crimson Jade Dragon. The latter was like an insatiable maw, trying to gather the life force in the outer space air, which was then absorbed by the lotus seedlings.

Lotus spirits danced gracefully on the seedlings, guiding them to grow rapidly and gradually take root completely in the white mist.

The astral form of the lotus was reflected in Kroa's eyes.

That was a celestial being depicted using the power of the Void—

[Engraving successful, Lotus (Void Ring, Crimson Jade Dragon's life force transformation)]

[As this magical plant grows, it will gradually release the special effects of the power of the Void, forming a 'ring' in a specific area where it can take root. Once fully fixed, it will become part of the outer space.]

[All the life force required by this magical plant will be extracted directly from the world itself by the blood of the Crimson Dragon. It will continue to draw upon the Crimson Dragon's blood (in gaseous form) until the supply is sufficient.]

[Note: While the blood (gaseous state) of the Crimson Jade Dragon can draw life force from the world itself, it also attracts certain vengeful spirits.]

A special vengeful spirit... a spirit that would warrant such a special reminder from the Star Spirit Imprint Technique must be no ordinary vengeful spirit.

He had actually learned about this magic and these methods from those two books, but he wasn't really sure what would happen.

But we'll deal with whatever comes our way.

No matter how powerful a wronged spirit is, can it destroy his creation?

He dares to mock even the goddess of the underworld, so why would he be afraid of wronged souls?

That's what he thought, and he leisurely waited for the lotus to grow, but as time went by, the surrounding environment changed.

Some dark mist quietly emerged from the bright clouds, like an impending storm, enveloping the entire area, and even some black lightning bolts exploded in the deep clouds.

A blurry humanoid figure approached amidst the black lightning and the increasingly thick clouds. It was indeed just a very rudimentary humanoid figure, with long, thin limbs and indistinct facial features...

Even more bizarrely, Kroa actually sensed a sense of threat.

Could a vengeful spirit pose a threat to him?

If she hadn't experienced it firsthand, Chloe would have thought she was just listening to a joke.

"Waaaaah~~~"

The blurry humanoid figure, with a twisted longing in its eyes, struggled toward the growing lotus flowers, as if they were its only hope.

Kroya casually tossed a few fireballs, but to his surprise, they ignored them. Amidst the scorching flames, the figures of these wronged souls remained completely unblurred.

After thinking for a moment, he did not continue to cast more powerful magic, but instead cast the Astral Imprint Technique.

The undead also have astral forms, and after becoming undead, their human essence gradually fades away, and after completely disappearing, they become a completely new existence.

At that time, the Astral Imprint Technique will be effective.

Clear starlight shimmered deep within his pupils, revealing everything about those wronged souls before him—

[Hope for the wronged souls].

Their bodies are not composed of negative energy, but a special energy that Kroa has never seen before, which can be described as "hope".

That's right, it's the energy of emotions.

This was the first time Chloe had ever encountered, outside of her own compositions, an energy capable of transforming emotions into something almost tangible. That burning hope was encased in a cold shell.

"!!!"

"There was an unexpected surprise."

Kroya was overjoyed and grabbed the Gopher Wood Elf from his shoulder without hesitation. The Elf immediately transformed into a harp.

An orange melody played around him, gently trying to envelop those hopeful, wronged souls, and completely assimilate them into the grand movement of the symphony.

This is the simplest way to interpret these vengeful spirits. In this way, Kroya can not only see their inner selves, but also perceive them with his own spiritual power.

No kind of magic is as convenient as direct contact between mind and body.

But those hopeful spirits actually resisted, or rather, completely ignored the orange glow of the symphony, and continued to fly towards the lotus flowers.

How is this possible? Ignoring the symphony?

Symphonies can even influence gods like Moses and the Earth Mother!

This absolutely abnormal situation only made Kroya more excited. For a mage, a difficult problem is not a problem; the problem is that there is no difficult problem to solve.

If we can figure out the secrets of such a peculiar existence, could we create entirely new magic based on its magical composition and magical rune attributes?

—Kroya is no longer a novice mage who learns solely from the secret manuals left by his predecessors. He is already level seven, which is considered a mid-to-high level mage in this world, and he needs to create his own magic.

"A symphony orchestra won't do..."

He thought for a moment and then commanded the lotus spirits, "Give them one."

The lotus spirit immediately separated into a flower, which floated directly towards the vengeful spirits of hope. The spirits grabbed it, and the vengeful spirits, as if they had found a treasure, began to devour the lotus.

The petals of the crystal-clear ice lotus were roughly torn off by these vengeful spirits, and the red dragon blood inside was also devoured by them, causing their bodies to change as well.

They... are gradually becoming darker.

In their minds, as long as they consume these lotus flowers that possess absolute vitality, they will be able to return to the world of the living and will no longer have to wander forever in this empty outer space.

However, after consuming the blood of the lotus and the red dragon, they did not feel any fullness in their bodies. It was as if they had not eaten anything at all, which extinguished the "flame" of hope within them.

An indescribable, profound darkness of despair emerged within their bodies and gradually spread outwards—this despair was so profound that even Kroa felt it was somewhat difficult to restrain them.

"Is this what it means to never see hope and therefore never despair?"

"The despair that comes with the loss of hope is indeed despair."

Kroya muttered to himself, feeling a tiny bit of pity for these wronged souls, but he quickly realized what was happening.

No, this is the power emanating from these wronged souls.

In the moment when hope is shattered and despair is reached, anyone who still has kindness in their heart—even the elves nearby—is wiping their eyes with their little hands, feeling sorrow for them.

It's an amazing spiritual power.

He glanced at the lotus flowers, confirming that they would take some time to grow, then decisively opened his palm, and a rainbow-colored light extended from the beautiful meadow into the sky.

He stepped across the grass and came directly to the desperate, wronged souls.

"I will make a promise."

"I will help."

"In my world, all pain will be soothed."

—His voice held no magic, yet miraculously it caused the souls, who were about to transform into desperate, vengeful spirits, to raise their heads and fly toward him with longing in their eyes.

They act quickly; hope still exists even in despair.

Their figures gradually shrank in the light, one by one falling into the Eden in Kroa's palm, a place forever filled with beautiful rainbows, forever happy and joyful.

Kroya also closed her eyes.

The elves spontaneously surrounded him, their multicolored lights forming an almost indestructible and powerful defense, ensuring that Kroya could concentrate without being distracted by external influences.

Time passed by, second by second.

Sunrise and sunset, clouds drift and gather.

Even the lotus flowers he planted were sprouting and growing rapidly. The azure lotus roots were deeply buried in the clouds and mist, and the lotus flowers and leaves were growing proudly, but they were only buds.

No matter how big it grew, even when it was as tall as two or three people and as thick as a lotus fairy, it still did not bloom.

The lotus spirit sat atop the lotus, silently gazing in Kroya's direction, suppressing the blooming of its own kind, persisting despite the abundance of life within.

Two months passed just like that.

One morning, Kroya finally opened her eyes and glanced down at Eden in her hand. She could clearly see a small orange snake circling around several iridescent humanoid figures.

It took him two whole months to finally decipher the essence of these hopeful, wronged souls, barely managing to separate the flames of hope and despair from their bodies, and then filling them with the light of Eden.

He held the ball of fire, which was entirely formed from emotions, in his hand, let out a soft sigh, and smiled: "Little Lotus, have you been waiting for so long and gotten impatient?"

Your essence is actually related to emotions. Would you say hope counts as a kind of desire?

As he said this, he threw the ball of flame in his hand forward, which landed right on the giant lotus bud, and at the same time, he stretched out his hand and gently waved to the sky.

His constellation began to faintly shine, projecting a force that fell directly onto the lotus bud like a falling star.

Flames and azure starlight enveloped the lotus simultaneously, and with the addition of the "Starry Sky Cannon" engraving performed by Kroya, it slowly bloomed.

[Engraving complete, Lotus (Emotional Flame - Hope and Despair, Sky Ark - Starry Sky Cannon)]

[The magical plant imprints are merging and changing...]

The crystal-clear petals are entwined with mysterious blue starlight, while the lotus seedpod at its center burns with a flickering flame, a flame that alternates between light and darkness.

It shone even brighter through the layers of ice-like petals covered in magical patterns.

It gradually became illusory and blurry, unlike a magical plant, but rather like some extremely special existence growing in the void, dependent on this world, yet above this world.

So much so that its shape became blurred and indistinct.

Fortunately, there was the Lotus Fairy and Kroya, otherwise it might have really broken free of control, completely merged into the void, and gone to wander on the spot.

When Kroya connected his consciousness to the inside of the lotus through the lotus spirit, he was astonished to find that his vision seemed to penetrate the thick clouds and the barriers of space.

You can actually see the Zemurian continent!

This feeling is more special than constellations. If I had to describe it, it's like seeing those satellite images of the Earth taken on the internet a long time ago.

As his consciousness expanded, he saw his northern territory, composed of countless magical plants and a symphony, which was impenetrable by ordinary means.

I saw the Kingdom of Norland, and beyond it, the grasslands and the sea; those countries, the wars and turmoil that were unfolding, the locusts swarming everywhere…

They even saw the figure of Miffy through the positioning of higher-level constellations.

However, there are also areas he cannot see, such as major cities controlled by the Holy See, major cities controlled by other divine churches, cities controlled by the Mage Association, and some powerful forces on the continent...

Furthermore, it is completely impossible to see beyond human territory.

It was as if we were looking through a thick fog; all we could see was a vast expanse of white.

He watched with great interest for a while, but his mental energy became extremely exhausted. It was clear that this kind of observation required his mental energy to be consumed, and the lotus flower also withered considerably.

Faced with this situation, he could only reluctantly end his observation and patiently wait for the lotus to change.

This time, he didn't have to wait long before the lotus had completely transformed.

[Currently merged Magic Plant Imprints: Ring of the Sky, Ark of the Sky - Starry Sky Cannon, Red Dragon's Vitality Transformation, Flames of Hope and Despair.]

The merged result is: Kroa's satellite, Lotus.

[Currently possessed by the Magic Plant: -]

Satellite observation: Observe magical areas without obstruction; if necessary, absorb the power of the Harp constellation for location.

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Lotus Railgun: Fires all the magic stored within the lotus, bombarding the observable area with the power of enchanted fires of hope and despair.

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Void Item: This magical plant can become invisible by using the starlight of the Harp constellation and the magical field of outer space, making it almost undetectable.

"Great, really great."

Kroya nodded in satisfaction, then instructed: "Strike David City, thirty kilometers outside Martin City. I know the Holy Flame Knights of the Holy See are stationed there."

"OK."

With its people gaining new power, the Lotus Spirit was naturally eager to try it out. As a spirit bound by the Kroya Contract, it also had the right to use it.

It quickly located the city of David.

The satellite lotus growing in the void slowly unfolded its petals, which had been closed, and powerful magic surged within each magic rune—the tower spirit had already pulled over all the magic channels.

Bright and dark flames accompanied the shimmering magic runes.

In the next instant, flames in the shape of lotus seeds burst forth from the petals, piercing through the thick clouds and the incredibly fragile spatial barrier between the outer space and the main plane.

It fell straight down on Martin City like a shooting star.

This was Kroa's first attack, and the beginning of the meteor shower attack, which was recorded in history by the papacy's chroniclers.

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