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

Chapter 329. Platinum Mushroom

The thief stole the dragon egg so quickly that even the most powerful, most skilled, and most legendary heroes present couldn't react in time, allowing the thief to escape.

Seeing that the dragon eggs were gone, the first to break down were the dragon goblins. They collapsed to the ground and wept bitterly, their tears flowing so freely that they stained the ground red—they were tears of blood.

"..."

"Don't cry."

Kroya sighed helplessly: "Mentor Miya, that dragon has your aura on it, which is why it was able to pass through my Symphony Magic Circle. What's going on?"

The reason he so calmly and casually put such a precious thing into the sea was because this area of ​​the sea was also within the influence range of the symphony magic circle, making it impossible for even gods and angels to enter.

Miya was unusually embarrassed. How could she explain this? Could it be that her guardian beast, the powerful Ancient Dragon of the Sky, had stolen the dragon egg?

He thought for a moment, then waved his hand casually.

The platinum power instantly isolated Achilles, the dragon goblin, and the ivy from the outside, before explaining, "He probably wants to do something with the ruby ​​dragon's ruby ​​blood."

"When you first discovered the island where the Magic Tree and Bloodgrass Fungus were located, it was actually its territory. After the Ark crashed, it kept the Life Furnace inside, perhaps to create something."

I once gave it my blessings, hoping it could relinquish this responsibility, freely embrace the world, and live its own life… I also couldn't sense its presence at times, thinking it had left this world, but I never expected it to suddenly reappear.

Kroya looked thoughtful: "So it turns out that the person who protected me outside the island when I was casting magic was this ancient dragon, Mr. Regnat."

If it hadn't covered for me back then, I probably wouldn't have been able to survive this long.

If that's the case, he feels that it's not a big deal if his dragon eggs are stolen. The feeling of being protected makes it worth losing a few dragon eggs.

It's like if Mia wants something, no matter how precious it is, Kroa will give it to her.

He has plenty of good things to offer, so he doesn't care about this little bit.

"..."

This time, Miya had no choice but to take her place.

Can you please stop being so honest!

Although He did feel happy, He also felt a little heartbroken at times.

"Since it has appeared, it means that it is indeed still guarding the Forge of Life, inside which is the remains of a fungus god."

"It is also the 'paradise' that the King of Mushrooms gave me."

Although the furnace only had one more chance to be used, since Regnart had used it, there was a result.

Don't let it get away!

After bringing up this matter that should have been mentioned long ago, Miya felt a sense of relief.

As the Ring of Radiance and the Guide of the Void, there is a certain law governing it, which can only be explained in detail if Kroya discovers and mentions something.

For example, since Kroa had never met the ancient dragon Regnat before, he couldn't explain Regnat's mission in detail, which was really torturous for him.

Moreover, He really cares about this matter. If He's not mistaken, the ancient dragon Regnat created that very thing.

Kroa: "..."

If that's the case, then we'll have no choice but to take it.

"So how do I find it?"

"Hmm, let me see if it rejects me."

Miya thought for a moment, then stretched out her finger and traced a teleportation magic circle in front of her. The moment the magic circle was formed, a familiar scene appeared inside—an island made of endless white clouds.

It's exactly the same cloud island where Kroa found the Bloodgrass Fungus and the Imitation Magic Tree back then.

"Oh? It actually opened its nest to me on its own initiative..."

"Never mind, let's go, it's inviting us."

Miya went in first, and Kroya could only follow closely behind. Of course, they didn't forget to bring along the dragon goblins, Achilles, and Ivy.

After all, Achilles was a formidable fighter.

As soon as they entered, the space in front of them changed again. There was no treasure hunting or exploration process at all; they were directly in front of the ancient dragon Regnat.

The eyes of that enormous dragon, composed of white-gold clouds, were filled with wise peace, making it seem nothing like the dragon egg thief it had just been.

It blinked its enormous dragon eyes: "Welcome."

"Did you enjoy my prank just now? — I've noticed that legends of great thieves like this are quite common in human lands, so humans must really like these kinds of pranks, right?"

Everyone: "..."

Miya felt extremely embarrassed and wished she had never come here.

A prank? This is a prank? Do you have a misunderstanding of pranks? What have you learned in the human realm?

"Cough cough."

Kroya coughed slightly awkwardly and changed the subject: "Thank you for your help."

Gu Long chuckled, "You are the one He chose, so of course I will help you... Come, lucky mage, the mycelium refined from His flesh and blood is waiting for its master."

As it made its sound, the clouds and mist beside it gradually dissipated, revealing a huge, round object that looked like a tumor. The newly born red jade dragons were pitifully breathing flames at the tumor.

It was a beautiful flame with the color of red jade, not like fire, but more like a flame-shaped sculpture carved from red, crystalline jade, burning steadily directly beneath the tumor.

The beautiful and vibrant red jade flames contrasted sharply with the lifeless tumors—the dragon goblins nearby wept again, quietly wiping away their tears, not daring to make a sound.

The word magic imprinted in their hearts was absolute obedience to the dragon race, even a newborn dragon could play with them by stepping on their heads and bellies.

Not to mention that what was in front of them was an ancient dragon, whose mere dragon might almost made them kneel down and tremble with fear.

“Wuwu!”

Upon sensing Kroa's approach, the red jade dragons, while maintaining their fire-breathing posture with their mouths open, emitted pitiful whimpers, and even the Celestial Imprint spell indicated that they were calling for help.

The place where they live, the magical plants that care for them, and even every ray of sunlight are all arranged by Kroya herself. Even though Kroya rarely visits them, they still feel a special kind of affection for Kroya.

Kroya was slightly moved—these red jade dragons were really cute. Each one was about the size of a dog, with scales that looked very immature, wings that were curled up, and wet eyes that completely lacked the majesty that dragons should have.

Cute things always evoke pity, so after observing them for a while, Kroya decisively said, "Lord Regnat, can't you slow down their fire-breathing?"

"It's still a young dragon, can it withstand such a breath attack?"

Regnat chuckled, his voice echoing through the air: "Kind mage, the Ruby Dragon's flames can last until the end of time."

Just like their lifespan, it's almost eternal.

Miya nodded in agreement: "Just as it said, in ancient times, these red jade dragons were even used as eternal torches by powerful mages and gods, and this kind of breathing was beneficial to them."

"Is that so?" Kroa glanced at the red jade dragons. Through the Astral Imprint Technique, he could see that the vitality within their bodies had not weakened significantly; on the contrary, it was growing stronger.

Like a constantly burning flame, it grows stronger and stronger.

Since that was the case, he stopped caring. His gaze was quickly drawn to the tumor-like furnace, where he saw tiny mycelia growing outside the furnace, stimulated by the fire of life.

These mycelia are peculiar; they are a very pure color, an indescribable, translucent color—you can sense that they have color, but you can't quite put your finger on what it is.

Or rather, the color of "life"—the moment they appeared, they suppressed the ruby-colored flames, drawing everyone's attention to them.

"Life hyphae, what a simple name," Kroya murmured to himself. He could clearly see the internal structure of these hyphae, which flowed with the life force that meandered like a river.

【Life hyphae, the river of consciousness, the paradise of the fungus people】

[After being parasitized by the mycelium, there is a certain probability that consciousness will enter the realm of the mycelium master through the river of "Breath of Life." In that world, all life will be without barriers, able to perceive each other's pain and joy.]

This... consciousness uploading? So mushroom people also have this kind of ability.

Kroa was immediately intrigued. His Eden and Valhalla were also conducting similar research, aiming to use golems to replace bodies, allowing the souls of those heroic spirits to descend and act at any time.

But the biggest problem is how the soul can pass through the complex spatial structure smoothly. The world of matter and the world of soul are actually completely different. Even with Kroya's eternal magic as the framework, you can't just use eternal magic, right?

The number of Heroic Spirits will undoubtedly increase in the future. If everything relies on their eternal magic, it would be a form of limitation. Without a stable and well-structured technological path, relying solely on the unique nature of eternal magic would be disastrous.

A truly powerful force should have a variety of schools and styles, each with its own merits, but right now his power is basically built on the uniqueness of "The Rainbow Poem".

Even if he was confident, he still had to consider more factors.

The mycelium, this magical yet "simple" existence, must be able to help him.

As he pondered, the ancient dragon Regnat slowly stood up, its body truly like a cloak of the sky, its size indescribable even without its wings spread.

Generally speaking, anything that gets big enough will acquire a mysterious divinity. This is what giant worship is all about. Anyway, Kroya really thinks it's so cool and wants to have one.

If you could ride this out when you go out, wouldn't that be cooler than any magic?

Unaware that it had been targeted, Regnat stood up, opened its enormous mouth, and spewed out a breath of dragon fire as beautiful as the aurora borealis.

Without a sound, the dragon's breath, after striking the flesh furnace and the mycelium, splashed out countless tiny particles like rain falling on the eaves.

It was as if the aurora borealis had appeared here, so beautiful it was beyond words. Of course, the magical power of the dragon's breath was also so exaggerated that it was difficult to observe; it was probably at least legendary level.

Considering Regnat's relaxed and carefree demeanor, this was clearly not its limit.

As it spewed out aurora-like dragon breath, the light of the white-gold cloud on its body surface gradually dissipated, as if... it was becoming ethereal, as if it were "disappearing".

This is actually the opposite of its relaxed and carefree expression; judging from this alone, it seems that it has already done its best.

Now, all the dragon breath it spews out is in exchange for its life force.

Miya knew what it was doing, and her expression turned serious. "You don't need to do this."

"No—" Regnart said casually.

"My mission is to protect this furnace."

"But it was destroyed when the Ark crashed, and now only a few research results remain. I feel guilty, but thankfully you found the right person."

"Now I will formally entrust my mission to the person you have chosen, and then travel to the astral realm with your blessing. Perhaps in the distant future, we will meet again in the astral realm."

"I appreciate your blessing. Goodbye."

As its voice faded, the massive white-gold dragon's body also disappeared, with a thin moonlight mist appearing and disappearing around it, carrying an indescribable power that seemed capable of erasing everything.

In its final moments, its eyes held a clear expression of relief, or rather... well, the joy of an upcoming holiday—Kroya had the same eager expression when she was in school and wanted weekends off.

Then it disappeared.

So it's actually very happy? It looks very happy.

Kroa was a little confused.

But there was no time to think about it anymore. The vast white cloud island was gradually collapsing, leaving only the mycelium that had completely left the furnace and was spreading outwards like roots.

They stretched forward with all their might, finally reaching Kroa, where they intertwined and entwined, and from the tangled mycelium grew a platinum mushroom.

It's just a very standard mushroom, with nothing special about it except for its sacred white-gold color, and it can be found everywhere in the forest after it rains.

But the mushroom looked very familiar—or rather, I had seen it before, at the bottom of the lake behind the Reef Island, the place where Kroa first discovered the Ring of Light.

Unlike before, this time Kroa clearly saw its name and its internal celestial structure.

"This is……"

"Hmm."

He stared intently, observing carefully.

In his eyes, there were cities upon cities, each with exquisite buildings and trees and mountains made of platinum. Thousands of cities intertwined within the Star Spirit's body, eventually forming a platinum ring that connected end to end.

"Kong Yao Ark."

"This mushroom is called the Sky Ark???"

Kroa had never been so surprised. She looked abruptly at Mia beside her, who was also looking at the mushroom, and said softly, "Yes, that's right."

"This, like the mushroom I inhabit, was forged in the furnace of life, a life created using the body of a god as fuel."

"I didn't expect that this thing would still be successfully crafted, and then disappear through the ethereal god of the mermaid race. No wonder I couldn't find it... It turns out that dog was protecting it all along."

"Actually, the earliest Sky Ark was just an amusement park that Mia Liberl created using my materials, so that she and her friends and partners could have fun together."

"However, calling it Sky Paradise seems more appropriate now."

As soon as He finished speaking, Kroa saw the platinum mushroom that was originally called "Sky Ark" instantly transform into "Sky Paradise".

So you can actually change your name directly like this?

Miya reached out and plucked the mushroom. After the mushroom was plucked, the complex mycelium and the tumor-like life furnace that appeared on the mycelium withered instantly and turned into ashes.

The surrounding area collapsed even faster.

"God said we must go back." Miya said this while holding the mushroom, and the next second everyone was back on the original dragon egg island.

The moment the dragon goblins came to their senses, they quickly picked up the dog-sized red jade dragons and carried them to the nearby dragon nest, where they carefully cared for and began to feed them.

Achilles stood there, somewhat bored. He had thought he would get to fight that ancient dragon, but instead he had returned like this. How tedious.

So after seeing that everything was alright, he simply hid in a corner with Ivy and whispered to each other, I don't know what they were saying.

Kroya looked at the platinum mushroom Mia handed him and said, "Are you really going to give it to me? I won't take it if you want to keep it. This is probably the last thing Mia left for you."

"Hmm?" Miya reached out and touched Chloe's head. "You don't seem to have a fever either. I still have a mushroom on my head."

Regnart said he'd entrust this to you, so it's up to you to handle it. This is a ready-made divine kingdom; you can conduct all the research you want on the mushroom people within it.

As He said this, He stepped outside, “I will take these red dragons and Achilles to find the shepherd. You should study this mushroom carefully.”

After he finished speaking, the platinum light shone again, taking Achilles and the red jade dragons who hadn't even had a few sips of coconut juice with them and disappearing, leaving only the stunned dragon goblins standing there dumbfounded.

They wanted to cry again. What was going on every day? Their little masters had been taken away so many times, and they hadn't even had a drop of milk yet!

Normally, Kroya might have been in the mood to comfort them, but now he had walked outside the dragon's nest and was silently watching the sea being bombarded.

— Platinum-gold light bullets flew out from the portal standing in the sky, bombarding the sea surface—or rather, the thin moonlight mist covering the sea surface and the phantoms of tree branches.

"..."

"That's really terrifying."

"But who gave you the right to lie to Miya like that?"

Kroya blinked at the sea, making sure that all the light projectiles had been blocked and no fish had been injured, so he casually tossed a small fireball in as well.

Sea area: "..."

You guys are really bullying me! It was the one who came to me asking for protection, and I only agreed because of the Ring of Radiance, but now you're all bullying me!

The mythical beast was practically about to roar.

It silently noted this down, deciding to get its revenge after its own treasure was born.

So what if it's an Arcana? Everyone has one!

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