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

Chapter 325. The God's Thesis, the Eternal Plan

After learning that the "Ring of Radiance" was in Eurydice's possession, the five gods stared intently at the calm-faced mage with burning eyes.

"A mage from the astral realm."

What do you want?

Surprisingly, the goddess of wisdom was the first to lose her composure. This goddess, whose entire body was hidden in a robe made of intricate magical patterns, had an extremely intellectual voice, yet it carried a hint of inorganic coldness.

"Illist is not a kind person; the fall of light and earth alone cannot satisfy her insatiable desires—she once stole the Eternal Bookshelf from my divine kingdom."

"—Dantrian, is she alright now?"

Kroya blinked. He had heard of the legendary mage's reputation. If she hadn't been in such a hurry to leave this world, the merfolk would probably have had to put in some effort.

Even though there are many legends among the merfolk, facing a seasoned legendary mage is still quite troublesome; if you can't beat them, you can always run away.

It turns out that this legendary mage was actually the goddess of wisdom's "eternal bookcase," which is quite an interesting piece of gossip.

"You have imprisoned a demon and even attempted to convert her into your servant... Oh, Lady Titaia, you are just as clever as you were before you became a god." Eurydice's tone was very polite, but the content of her words always felt a bit sarcastic.

The goddess of wisdom fell silent, still somewhat annoyed.

She has been a deity for over two thousand years and is one of the seven main gods worshipped by human kingdoms. Yet she is being mocked by a junior who is many years younger than her.

The God of War chimed in, "Let's not dwell on the ancient past, Mage Eurydice. What do you want?"

They still didn't believe that Iris would be so kind; if they weren't given something, they would feel like they had been tricked.

Eurydice knew this too: "I want the fragments of the Skyward Ark. You must have collected a lot of Skyward Ark fragments back then, I want them all!"

His straightforwardness clearly indicated that he had planned this all along. After saying this, he didn't forget to tell Kroya, "You see, gods are actually quite similar to humans. It's just that they are complex, and their thoughts are also complex."

The five gods fell silent simultaneously, seemingly communicating with each other in some way. They were now certain that the Ark was not in the hands of the mage named Chloe, and that it was probably sent by Iris to search for it.

They've had the fragments of the Ark for a long time, but they haven't been able to figure anything out. They can't even cut the Gopher wood planks to make artifacts. To be honest, it's really quite useless.

So they nodded one after another: "We can enter into a contract within the rules of order, and when we descend, we will give you all the fragments of the ark."

And so the contract was reached.

Although both parties were well aware that the contract was not very effective, it was still a contract nonetheless.

The rest was easy. They went back to prepare what they needed for the divine descent and awaited the fall of light and earth. Eurydice, on the other hand, drove away the dwarves, elves, and the president of the Mage Guild.

……

After they had all left, Eurydice looked at Chloe and explained, "This is a gift from your teacher."

"Why are you giving me a gift?" Kroya said seriously, "I already have a very good mentor, and it's impossible for me to accept anyone else as my teacher."

He knew this might be just his guess, and it might even make him look ridiculous, but even so, he had to make it clear in advance—Miya was his mentor, and there would be no one else.

Eurydice revealed an expression of certainty: "The teacher knew you would say that; she was only asked to take care of you."

Although that's what he said, he still regretted that Kroya wouldn't recognize Iris as his mentor. At least with Kroya sharing the firepower, he would be much more relaxed.

"Entrusted by someone... was it my grandfather?" Chloe thought back, only to find that he couldn't even remember the original owner's grandfather's name. That familiar mist once again occupied his memory.

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but the fog here seems particularly thick, and even some memories related to gods that we discussed in the Ark a few years ago are becoming blurry.

“It’s the World Curtain.” Eurydice shook her head. “You should remember when you get to the Astral Plane… Besides, Professor Iris is actually an apprentice of Sage Mia.”

"Um?"

Kroya was shocked; she hadn't expected to hear such a revelation.

"Miya?"

"Wait, you mean one of the sages who created the Ring of Radiance?"

He immediately realized: "It's Him."

If that's the case, it's no wonder that Iris took such good care of me. And if that's the case, then both Iris and Eurydice in front of me can be considered "seniors of the sect".

"But why has Miya never mentioned it?" he asked again.

"This involves the birth of Professor Iris. You can ask her about it yourself when you arrive in the Astral Plane. It's a secret that even the Ring of Light doesn't know."

"Hmm, by the way, when do you plan to leave here for the Astral Plane?"

He earnestly invited, "The astral plane has far more species than this world. If you go, my teacher and I will help you apply for a spot on the Ring of Creation."

"..."

"I know you want to change the subject, and I won't ask about it anymore, but you still have to tell me what you and Senior Iris are thinking."

Eurydice then coughed lightly and explained, "This was actually planned by Iotes. He wanted to see what a world without gods would be like."

It's said that he got his inspiration from your territory; if the gods could be restrained, if they could be made to use their power in a planned way, it would be much more useful than it is now.

Kroa was shocked: "So you plan to use these gods for experiments? And who is Iotes?"

"It's the Titan Golem from Starstreet."

"He controls the exit routes. Anyone who wants to enter the Astral Plane must go through him. Moreover, this matter was only discussed between him and me. This Ring of Radiance is what I obtained back then."

"Obtained from Han Reef Island."

He mentioned this with barely concealed resentment on his face: "Sage Miya is the creator of the Ring of Radiance, and I can be considered her successor, yet she refuses to come out and see me."

"..."

Didn't you just say that even the Ring of Radiance didn't know about this? Then why did it come out to see you?

Perhaps his behavior was too obvious, Eurydice chuckled and didn't seem to care.

"This is what I'm thinking..."

He explained his general plan—simply put, to use the mage tower left by Ilister in the prime plane to fire a few shots at the divine kingdoms of light and earth, and then weaken their faith in the mortal world.

It might not mean much to most people, but to them it was a harbinger of the end times. With no believers and their kingdom under attack, they would definitely take a desperate gamble and forcefully break through the seal of the Ring of Radiance.

Once they fall to the Prime Material Plane, he will join forces with Iotes to sever the connection between all the gods and their kingdoms, forcing them to remain in the Prime Material Plane.

Then they slowly plotted to turn them into "crystal pillars".

That's when Kroa needs to step in.

After explaining, Eurydice chuckled and said, "Only the power of the Ark can seal away the magic of the divine kingdom. I need your help with that."

After we finish, we'll study how divine power works together. You can imprison those gods and do whatever you want with them. Then we'll submit a paper to the Astral Council, and maybe we can even practice on a few planes."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and at first, Kroya listened very attentively, after all, this was indeed an interesting matter.

Hearing the end, he was speechless. Had he heard something strange... a thesis? Did this kind of thing actually require a thesis?

Chloe recalled some unpleasant memories from her past life and couldn't help but ask, "Is there a plagiarism rate requirement?"

Now it was Eurydice's turn to be surprised: "The plagiarism rate... should not exceed two percent, after all, not many people do this kind of thing."

Kroa: "..."

Two percent, which means there are actually people who would do such a thing?

He was genuinely a little dazed.

Eurydice didn't continue the conversation. Although he was curious about why Kroya knew about the paper, he didn't ask any further questions.

He looked around, waved his hand to set up an absolute isolation magic circle, and his expression suddenly became serious as he opened his palm.

"I must apologize to you first for spying on your experiment."

"But I can't help but ask you... how far have you gotten?"

A tiny, almost imperceptible magical particle floated in his palm. It was so small, yet it radiated eternal light and heat like a sun.

—He actually separated the eternal magic from the sunflower's oil and divine power.

This powerful separation ability...

Kroya snapped out of his daze and suddenly remembered that the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique and the Seven Luminaries Divine Law Magic Array he had obtained were the inheritance of the person in front of him and Ilister. It was not surprising that the other party could separate divine power so accurately.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let me show you something."

He felt that since the matter had been discovered, there was nothing to hide anymore, and besides, he also hoped that Eurydice could offer some advice.

After all, it involved ascending to godhood, and even though he had already discussed it with Miya, he wanted to be on the safe side.

Eurydice, of course, wouldn't refuse: "Okay."

The two quickly left Star Town.

Cloa brought Eurydice to the first stop in the West, which was gradually being transformed.

During this period, Kroya's territory was rich and well-fed, and there was no unrest, which attracted many capable people to come here.

Of course, there were also people among them who were skilled in construction and planning. The subsequent planning of the Western Territory was discussed and constructed by them and their apprentices.

Simply put, it involves surrounding villages with fields, and these villages then form larger towns. Each village and town is managed by a superhuman apprentice who has received specialized management training.

Managers are required to report to Golden Apple Paradise every month, and patrol teams come to inspect from time to time. With timely communication, supervisors, and monthly reports, no particularly outrageous acts of tyranny have occurred so far.

Of course, there is still a fundamental difference between superhumans and ordinary people. It is absolutely impossible to achieve complete purity of water, even with Kroya's deterrence.

However, as the Cloa Project progressed, there were some special circumstances, some "minor situations" that were enough to surprise Eurydice.

This was evident from the scene the two witnessed as soon as they entered the village—

Not far away, the village chief was leading the Windblade Flower team in harvesting, while earnestly advising them:

"Just listen to me, the Earth Spirit Squad will collect all the fallen wheat!"

He was genuinely terrified. You said the Windblade Flower Squad had undergone professional training, but you were hiding from those windblades while picking wheat in the field...

But the villagers didn't seem to care. They moved swiftly through the fields, gathering all the wheat cut down by the wind-driven blades into baskets, saying as they picked it up, "This is all from our hard work! Nobody cares more about it than us!"

The village chief stomped his feet in anger at the situation, but could only helplessly continue to control the Windblade Flower Squad.

Judging from their practiced movements, this kind of thing probably happens frequently and they're used to it.

"Um?"

"This level two mage can't even control ordinary people?" Eurydice was greatly shocked. "What on earth is he doing?"

"This is a matter of respect."

Kroya pointed at the village chief: "You see, he can't give orders. The reason is that he has to personally invite the earth spirit. Right now, my entire territory is harvesting, so inviting the earth spirit requires him to flatter and compete with others."

Then he pointed to the villagers: "You see, they are not obeying orders because they are also holding back their anger and do not want their village chief to run around asking the Earth Spirit Team for help."

At this point, Eurydice naturally understood what Cloa meant—it wasn't awe stemming from her status, but rather affection.

Here, the status of a good village chief even surpasses that of an extraordinary person.

But what does this have to do with Kroa's golden magic?

He was curious, but still didn't ask.

The two strolled across the bountiful land and soon encountered a group of children riding short, red ponies. They were ordinary people with no magical energy fluctuations, yet they dared to ride short, red ponies, which were level one magical beasts.

What's outrageous is that those short, red horses were actually quite obedient.

"Little Horse! Over here!"

"Wow, jump over!"

"Don't eat the grass! They've all run away!"

The children called out to their ponies, politely made way for the two, and then left chatting and laughing.

"Domesticated? No, they shouldn't be domesticated, right?" Eurydice asked curiously, "Would ordinary people ride these level one magical beasts like this?"

Kroya then countered, "You analyzed my power? Do you know what the most unique power within it is?"

"I don't know, why?"

Eurydice was not ashamed when faced with things she didn't understand.

"Under the sun, everything is equal." Kroya pointed to the sun: "Whether human, magical beast, elf, magical plant... regardless of status or position, everyone can enjoy the warm glow of the sun."

"This is the first gift I've given them in my Eternal Plan, a mark that allows them to stand tall and proud before all magical plants and beasts, without feeling inferior or fearful."

He watched the children walk away, chatting and laughing, and a smile appeared on his face as well—this was probably the joy of childhood. His territory was indeed different from others, but the strong never cared about being different.

He thought that way, and that's what he did.

Eurydice said thoughtfully, "But the fact that you did this means that there is a force maintaining this balance, and if I'm not mistaken, it should be your sunflowers."

The powerful legendary mage looked around and chuckled, "There is a power here, and in the land we have never set foot on, that is similar to the divine kingdom, and there is also a wondrous power that I do not know about."

"You are nurturing a god, and a sun god who can encompass everything."

"I must admit how ingenious your idea is; you want to use this method to gradually eliminate the gap between ordinary people and extraordinary individuals..."

"However, all of this is based on a 'god' that you can control."

At this moment, Cloa had to admit that this "senior brother" she had never met was very perceptive.

So he didn't hide it: "Another idea of ​​mine for working with you is to use the fallen light to elevate them to godhood."

"Come on, I have another place I want to show you."

"That's what you were curious about, my second gift."

He lightly stepped on the ground, and a platinum-gold magic circle instantly unfolded around him, enveloping Eurydice and disappearing in the next second.

After a brief spatial teleportation, they found themselves in an underground city enveloped by deep layers of rock.

The underground city is only illuminated by some luminous minerals and moss inside the rock walls, and the entire underground city relies on this light to survive.

In an underground city like this, a single underground city might be the world where some people have lived for generations, unable to leave, and unaware of the existence of the sun.

Eurydice had seen countless underground cities like this, and that was his initial thought upon emerging. But he never imagined he would witness this scene before him—

As far as the eye could see, fields were neatly cultivated on the ground, and people were working hard to cultivate them. Golden sunflowers and some strange... magical plants that looked like grass and trees growing together were evenly distributed on both sides of the fields, radiating light.

His knowledge of magical plants and magical beasts was quite high, and he immediately recognized what it was, which made him even more surprised.

"Energy Storage Tree and Night-Shining Grass?"

He looked at the magical plants radiating a warm and constant white light, at the fields thriving under their glow, and at the people striving to live their lives, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

The magical plants on the ground emitted a warm light, while the rocky walls in the sky were cold and damp, as if the sun had fallen to the earth and abandoned the sky.

But setting aside these strange inversions, it's just an ordinary scene, even on the Astral Creation Ring.

The Ring of Creation binds a sun, relying on its light to provide the necessary light and heat to all the worlds within it.

However, sunlight is very special. Why can some basic energy storage trees and night-shining grass emit sunlight?

He had seen many powerful magical plants, and even collected quite a few, but it was the ordinary magical plants that could produce such miraculous effects that were the most astonishing.

If he hadn't been restraining himself, he would have already gone up to investigate; his curiosity was burning within him.

He stared intently at Chloe, hoping for an answer.

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(End of this chapter)