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

Chapter 327. The Flower of the Orbal Energy, the Prophecy of the Flower in the Lake

As we all know, the more powerful a magical artifact is, the higher the requirements it places on the user, requiring both mental strength and magical power.

For example, even if ordinary people used Kroya's Gopherwood Harp, they would not be able to unleash even one percent of its power.

They might even be so overwhelmed by the grand and complex music that they become mentally impaired.

However, this thing, this orbal device, doesn't require any mental or magical power. Just by pressing a button, it can unleash powerful level four magic.

"This is still a foolproof operation."

Kroya stared at the orbal device in his hand for a while, thinking: "I want the apprentices to learn how to make orbal devices as well, and see what ordinary people can do with them."

"Even knights who don't know magic can be equipped with orbal devices... The only problem is that this skill must never be leaked."

After all, Kroya is now considered a master in alchemy. In his opinion, even without books, as long as he has a physical object, it is not impossible to make such a power device.

The internal link structure is rather rudimentary—this may be because this thing is just a basic necessity in another civilization, so the manufacturing difficulty cannot be too high.

He admitted that he might be narrow-minded, but if something that could enable ordinary people to unleash magic were to actually be allowed to spread, it would definitely have unpredictable consequences.

It's like going from the era of cold weapons to the era of firearms all at once. Even if there are some differences, he absolutely doesn't want to be the one to initiate such a change of era.

He felt he couldn't handle the immense pressure of such a change, so he was hesitant and conflicted.

Thinking of this, he sighed: "The value of this gift is immeasurable, and its impact is also immeasurable. Eurydice has really given me a difficult problem."

Mia knew of Kroya's worries, and she said gently, "Did you have these same worries when you were altering the magical plants?"

"Hmm?" Kroa asked, puzzled.

"The essence is the same, but this will bring about a slightly more intense conflict."

Miya said in a slightly melancholic tone, "Lucky friend, you're using eternal magic to strengthen humanity, yet you're also worried that such items might affect humanity..."

His platinum eyes gleamed with wisdom: "Your future lies in the Astral Plane, not confined to this small world. Within the Astral Plane, there are many unique races and civilizations."

"Some of these races have structures that are beyond your imagination, just like the mother nest you are currently raising, capable of endless evolution."

"I……"

Before Kroya could say anything, Miya interrupted her: "I know what you're worried about. Now is the perfect time. War is the best way to drive development, especially in weaponry."

"War will integrate weapons into life in an incredibly smooth way."

"I will help you. You've always helped magical beasts and magical plants evolve; you should take a look at humans now."

"You have to help me; it's my duty."

Miya's tone was sincere.

"..."

What else can we do after they've said that?

Kroya sighed: "I did have something to say, but now I think it doesn't really matter. Our goal is the stars and the sea, and humanity will always find a balance."

"However, I still need to conduct the experiment in my territory first, not only because it is a gift from Eurydice, but also because I am very stingy and do not want anyone other than my subordinates to share this gift."

He spoke with absolute conviction.

Miya's lips twitched slightly: "You're absolutely right. So, have you figured out how to maintain secrecy?"

"Of course." Kroya gestured to the tower spirit, "Bring over the Water Bell Flower that the elves gave us."

"I will use the secure structure inside the Ark that you gave me to process the basic orbal energy devices, and I will create magical plants and magical beasts from the powerful orbal energy devices."

Soon, Taling brought over a pot of water bell flowers.

This is a very peculiar flower. Its flower head has petals that can close up, and it can only bloom at a specific time of day, revealing a stamen that is shaped like a clock.

According to the elves, this was a treasure bestowed upon them by their nature god, allowing them to know the time of day and night.

Simply put, it's a clock that turns on at a certain time.

Kroya didn't know why the Elf God of Nature would give the elves such a clock that could open on time. He maliciously guessed that even the Elf God thought the elves were too lazy.

After all, the pace of life for elves is incredibly slow. It is said that they can chat for three days and three nights over a cup of tea and a plate of pastries, and some elven couples in love can gaze at each other affectionately for days and nights.

Thinking of this, Chloe couldn't help but complain:

"Do you really think they can stare at each other for three days and three nights? Don't they have any physiological needs to take care of?"

What he said was rambling and incoherent, but Miya somehow understood what Kroya meant and explained, "Let alone three days and three nights, if they want, they can even go a month without any bodily functions."

"One month???"

Kroya was so shocked that her hand almost trembled, but thankfully she managed to steady herself in time.

Miya couldn't help but facepalm: "I've already told you about my body structure, can't you just learn properly? The Elven race has achieved an extremely efficient level of energy utilization, and can survive with only a small amount of magical food."

Kroya smiled knowingly.

Who would bother studying the digestive system of elves, which is even more exaggerated than that of magical beasts and magical plants? I can't even study all their other structures.

He lowered his head and focused intently on arranging the water bell flower.

Mia really couldn't say anything more. Although she knew that Kroa usually had a lot to study, it was rare to meet someone who could understand her, so she wanted to teach Kroa everything.

This is even the instinct of the Ring of Radiance—it used to be directed at all races of the Sky Ark, but now it's directed solely at Kroa.

Kroya was aware of this, of course, but he was already a bit lazy, and now he lived even more as he pleased. Even though he understood the uncontrollable instincts of the Ring of Radiance, he would occasionally want to slack off.

He still maintains his passion for magic and his desire to explore the unknown, but the brain needs rest! Studying all the time will only make you stupid!

In order to quickly divert the attention of the Ring of Radiance, he first communicated with the Water Bellflower, which can be put simply as telling it that it will be able to leave the nursery in the future to see a bigger and wider world, have greater power and an owner who absolutely loves it.

This is not just empty promises. His nursery has specially designated different areas with magical plants of different personalities, designed to deal with all sorts of different situations.

Take this water bell flower, for example. It longs to see a wider world and wishes it could be reborn as a tumbleweed and roll freely in the vast desert.

So after Kroa described the days to come to it, it immediately conveyed a sense of anticipation—

"powerful!"

"free!"

Kroya nodded in satisfaction, then sped up the engraving process, and it was completed in about ten minutes.

[Successful engraving, Water Bell Flower (Force Guide—Water Yao Magic)]

The form of this magical plant will change.

Under Kroya's gaze, the deep blue water bell flower gradually changed. First, its roots emerged one by one from the flowerpot and curled up towards the flower head.

As it curls up, the originally crooked roots gradually become straight, just like lines drawn with a ruler.

Then, the edges of its originally somewhat bluish flower disc began to turn metallic. The circular flower disc and petals were covered with metal, and together with the roots that formed magic patterns, it looked at first glance like a magical device made of metal.

"Hmm?" Kroya was slightly taken aback. She reached out and gently touched it. The layers of petals and roots began to rotate rhythmically, and the flower head opened.

A light blue halo surrounded the flower plate, vaguely coalescing into a pair of wings that resembled bird tail feathers, fluttering lightly as they floated in front of Kroya.

There are neat links in the flower pot, with crystal loops inserted inside. This is completely different from the steel creation we just saw. It seems to be a beautiful thing nurtured by nature, full of vitality.

This magical plant can unleash different spells depending on the crystal circuit, but the highest spell level cannot exceed the plant's capacity.

[Once this magical plant recognizes a master, it can only have one master. Anyone other than its master will be unable to open it.]

Its yearning for the vastness of the world will make it forever devoted to the "Water Feather Technique".

It's still a very simple description, but that doesn't mean it's weak, because Miya has already taken the Water Bell Flower and started installing a more sophisticated crystal circuit.

As each crystal circuit, possessing extremely strong seven-star magic power, was inserted, the magic power of this Water Bell Flower increased at an incredible speed.

—If I had to put it another way, it's like a game character using an experience potion, where their level is forcibly increased.

Unfortunately, just as Miya was about to push it to the seventh level of magic power in one go, the poor Water Bell Flower let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, its petals and roots trembling.

Clearly, level seven is the limit.

But this is already an extremely exaggerated thing. It was originally a level 5 magic plant, but it was able to be forcibly stacked to level 7, which is a difference of two whole levels!

"Your abilities now seem nothing short of miraculous."

Miya exclaimed, "It has crossed the boundary of two levels. It was originally unable to release any magic at all, but now it can release water magic at the level of a great mage."

After finishing the work, Kroya was busy with other things, and simply nodded perfunctorily, "Yeah, yeah."

"..."

Mia could obviously see what Kroya was doing, so she was even more puzzled: "Can you handle it well? Didn't you say it requires a high level of prophetic knowledge?"

—Kroya is channeling a magical spring, using spatial compression and a kind of magic He doesn't understand to create a "flower in a fairy's lake".

The flower was extremely beautiful. Overall, it resembled a daffodil, but with layers of extremely slender, tassel-like petals, much like a lady's gorgeous and elaborate dress.

The clear blue light flowed over the petals of the lake flower, giving it a mysterious and elegant color. Combined with the spring water spraying from its bottle-shaped stamen at the top, it looked like a fairy holding a water bottle.

A continuous flow of sacred water emanated from her hands.

Generally speaking, the more unique a magical plant is, the more magical and powerful it is, and this flower is no exception.

It was obtained during the exploration process; it is a true legendary magical plant, born from the fantasy of the Mercury Sea, and its magic level has reached level ten.

It possesses a very special power that involves the concept of "luck." The entire lake is formed by the clear water sprayed from its flower stamens, but the real "nectar" is buried deep beneath the lake water and protected by a group of high-level magical beasts, lake sharks.

Swallowing these nectars will grant you a lucky blessing in a short time, allowing you to handle anything with ease.

To obtain this flower, the knights and mages under Kroya's command, with the help of the merfolk, paid the price of dozens of their men returning to Valhalla before they could successfully retrieve it from the deepest part of the lake.

According to the joint calculations of Kroya and Miya, there really is fluctuation of the rule of "luck" in the structure of this thing. Luck is an extremely powerful divine power that does not even exist on the continent of Zemuria.

Such rare magical plants are few and far between, even in the Ark Garden. He, like Kroya, now wants to hoard any good things he sees and deal with them slowly.

So He was genuinely worried about whether Kroa was confident enough and planned to lend a hand from the sidelines.

However, since Kroa dared to take it, he must have some confidence in it.

As he stared at the golden magic runes inside the lake flower using the Astral Imprint Technique, he explained, "I have studied the source of its lucky power, so I intend to use this luck to complete my plan."

"Is that so?" Miya didn't say anything more and quietly waited for Kroya to finish.

He always believed in Chloe's luck, which was like the golden sun, shining with a pure warmth that all life wanted to approach.

After finishing his explanation, Kroya focused on his research.

In his eyes, he could clearly see that within this extremely beautiful and magical flower, the astral body was densely covered with graceful female figures that looked like they were made of golden threads.

【Fairy's Flower in the Lake (Lucky Yarn)】

[A special blessing emerged from the Sea of ​​Mercury after the power of the Earth Mother Goddess became unstable. The clear spring water born from the magical plants blessed by this blessing will gather into a lake, but only heroes can drink the nectar.]

[After consuming nectar, you will receive a special bonus from the astral magic "Lucky Threads," greatly increasing your chances of success when making certain efforts.]

[Note: The golden thread of fate represents the authority of a certain deity who watches over those who receive His blessings from the astral plane.]

"A gift from the gods."

After accidentally discovering this terrifying truth, Kroya had been thinking about how to solve it. Instead of asking Miya for help, he wanted to find a solution on his own.

After all, we can't rely on Miya forever.

He had no choice then, but now he has a bold idea—prophecy, especially profound prophecy, which requires a vast amount of magic and some luck to obtain.

He intends to use this power to prophesy the chapter of Aquarius, "The Star-Shaped Bottle," and the heroes that Athena spoke of that might survive.

According to his plan, since such an extremely important matter was involved, it was probably beyond the ability of ordinary divine power to predict it. It would be best to simply exhaust all the luck and divine power involved.

Even if it cannot be completely depleted, as long as it becomes weak, one can take advantage of the situation and use the magic runes of the Ark that seal the power of the gods to firmly seal this power.

The power of the gods is indeed dangerous, but it is not something that cannot be used.

He carefully stirred the golden threads with his eternal magic, then inscribed the magic runes he had prepared for prophecy into them.

During this time, he continuously used mental magic to influence the mental power of this magical plant, because it was impossible for it to expend a massive amount of power to make a prophecy.

But the result was unexpectedly smooth, as if it willingly accepted the deception brought by this spiritual magic—

[The engraving was successful; the fairy's lake flower (the hero's prophecy)]

This magical plant will carry out the "prophecy of the Greek hero."

Almost the instant the inscription was completed, the demonic plant suddenly trembled violently, and twinkling starlight appeared on its delicate petals and bottle-shaped stamens.

A terrifying divine power surged forth, and those extremely complex golden threads burst forth directly through it, trembling like tentacles within the mage tower.

Miya paused for a second, then asked, "?"

Just as He was about to reach out and create a magic circle to contain them, Kroya stopped Him: "Mentor, don't rush."

Kroa watched the trembling tentacles that seemed to want to pierce the void, and could clearly see the golden threads being consumed, with divine power and luck all working towards the prophecy.

Although this was not what it wanted, the imprint had already been made, and it had to operate according to the logic of the imprint no matter how unwilling it was. At this moment, Kroya seemed to understand why the Celestial Imprint Technique required magical plants or magical beasts to be "willing".

Golden threads spread outwards, intertwining as if following a certain pattern, searching through the void.

The rapidly flowing magic runes were reflected in Kroya's eyes, so dazzling that even Kroya felt her brain was a little overwhelmed.

This event has clearly unleashed the special power of these golden threads, which are now prophesying with a power never before seen.

But the results were excellent.

About a few minutes later, the gold threads seemed to have been hit by something inexplicable, and quickly deflated like a punctured balloon.

One by one, they shrank back into the body of the lake flower, obediently coiling up, reducing their total number by at least nine-tenths!

The once graceful and elegant figure of the lake flower has become frail and old, yet it looks very kind and seems to carry a sense of peace, as if it is much more comfortable than before.

A stream of crystal-clear spring water flowed from the bottle formed by its flower stamens, creating a small mirror.

The mirror reflected a young man surrounded by a group of centaurs, along with a peculiar spiritual fluctuation:

Jason!

A golden arrow immediately appeared beside Kroya, and a strange, illusory constellation seemed to slowly emerge as well.

That's Sagittarius!

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