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

Chapter 35. Sea Spirit Coconut Potion

As for why there are more coconut trees than the water spirit slimes summoned by a level 2 mage, Kroya thinks it's probably because coconut trees are a part of nature.

Compared to his contract summoning, which is more like a mage's method of enslavement, the coconut tree is somewhat similar to a druid's method.

Friends and mutual assistance.

It provides these slimes with magical coconut juice, and then the slimes help it search for what it needs.

Kroa looked at the bouncing slimes and commanded, "Come here!"

The slimes immediately hopped over and tried to climb up his trouser leg, but Kroya ruthlessly poked them down.

They are indeed capable of obeying my commands, and seem to be even more obedient than when I maintain them with my own magic.

Cloa was certainly satisfied with this result.

He teased the slimes, making them line up in a straight line one moment and a zigzag the next.

I thoroughly enjoyed the fun of being a summoner before I stopped messing with them.

Then, he reached out and patted the trunk of the coconut tree, saying without any politeness, "Give me a coconut."

The magic power of newly advanced magical plants is the most abundant, and their influence on fruits and other items will be the greatest. If nothing unexpected happens, the coconut tree should give him a surprise.

"~~!"

The coconut tree immediately began to shake, making a "whoosh" sound, and then an enormous coconut fell down, landing right at his feet.

That was the largest coconut on the tree, and naturally, it held the most magical power.

Kroya bent down, picked it up, and examined it closely. This coconut was different from the tree trunk; its outer shell was white with a light blue tinge inside.

It's as if the azure sea and the milky white beach meet.

It is extremely smooth and feels great to the touch.

"This coconut shell is not bad either." He rubbed the coconut shell with his fingers, feeling the magic contained within.

Suddenly, a thought struck me: it's great to have magic!

This material, which inherently possesses magic, would sell very easily if it were inscribed with magic circles that gather magic power, and if the carving were exquisite, preferably with some connection to elves.

I heard that nobles really like these useless little gadgets.

Of course, making such a small magical artifact requires a mage's mental strength and basic alchemy skills, but the mental strength requirement alone is enough to stump most mages.

For Kroya, it was a piece of cake, as his mental strength was extremely formidable.

"Even the shell has magic, and the coconut juice and flesh inside..." Kroya gathered magic at his fingertips and began to carefully cut it.

"Click-clack".

The magical blade easily pierced through the coconut's shell, quickly cutting it open to reveal the white coconut juice and coconut flesh inside.

As expected.

This coconut juice is magical, and it has turned completely pure white, a white without a trace of impurity.

The coconut flesh exhibits a peculiar crystallization phenomenon, resembling milky white crystals that are slowly solidifying.

He took a small sip of coconut juice and was immediately captivated by its rich, sweet coconut flavor and magical taste.

"It's delicious!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

This coconut juice is so sweet because it's full of water magic. It's not the kind of sweetness that makes you feel uncomfortable, but rather just the right amount of sweetness.

Taking a sip, the magic inside slid down my throat, making me feel refreshed, and the overly hot air around me seemed to cool down.

It has a very obvious warming and nourishing effect on the body.

He smacked his lips and muttered to himself, "This coconut juice should be useful for making potions... Let me think of some suitable potions."

Not long ago, when he bought the dolphin, he also bought a "Beginner's Guide to Water-Based Potion Alchemy".

He wanted to study alchemy so that he could gain more benefits.

There are ten kinds of magic potions that are suitable for beginners to make. Among them is the "Sea Spirit Mushroom Magic Potion" made from sea spirit mushrooms, and the "Water Spirit Magic Potion" made from the juice of water-type magic plants.

Water Spirit Potions is actually a very broad term. From low to high, almost all potions made from water-based magical plants can be called Water Spirit Potions.

For example, the coconut juice from the Pure White Sea Spirit Coconut is used to make the Pure White Coconut Potion.

After reading it, Kroya wanted to try making potions, and now that the pure white sea coconut juice had arrived, she could give it a shot.

He looked up and instructed the four people beside him, "Take good care of this coconut tree. And you three, you'll become my apprentices for now."

"Thank you, Venerable Master!"

It was just a casual remark, but the three boys were overjoyed, kowtowing repeatedly and practically weeping uncontrollably—they were ecstatic.

However, Kroya had no intention of listening to their continued nonsense and decisively issued her first order:

"Your first task is to use the sap from this coconut tree to irrigate the other coconut trees, and the magic spring water must also be used to irrigate them once a day."

"When they transform into magical plants, I will teach you the basics of meditation."

This is essentially just empty promises, but it's incredibly generous to them. Why would other mages be willing to give them meditation techniques?

Even if it takes several years or more than a decade, they would be willing to do it to become a master's apprentice.

"As you command!"

The three of them kowtowed in unison.

Kroya nodded and glanced at Bartos.

"You can help me with some things. Just ask Robert for details about what to do."

After saying that, he turned around and left with the coconut in his arms. He really didn't care what the former lord thought, as long as he could create value for himself.

……

He quickly returned to the laboratory to prepare the potion.

The most important part of making this low-level potion is the raw materials. He has spring water filtered by magic pearls and coconut juice from newly upgraded magic plants.

There's no need to worry about materials.

The only minor problem is the method of making this potion: the water-based method.

This water-based refining method is considered a more advanced potion-making technique, and it's listed at the end of the alchemy guide as a bonus.

Simply put, you need a bucket of pure water, then put the ingredients in one by one, then use your own magical resonance to fuse the ingredients in the water, and finally use a method to separate the ordinary water and the potion and refine them a second time.

In this way, the potions produced will not be contaminated with the fire element magic of other beings, and will be pure water-based potions.

It can preserve the purity of raw materials to the greatest extent possible.

It's obvious that this method requires extremely high levels of magical power and mental strength from the mage, since it's necessary to ensure that the potion ingredients don't separate in the water and to use magical vibrations to fuse them together...

This is a technique that is generally only attempted by mages of level three or above.

It would be too much trouble for other low-level mages, so even if the water magic potion produced in this way was absolutely pure, they wouldn't bother with it.

But for Kroa, it's very simple.

His control over magic and the strength of his mental power are sufficient. With the spell technique of Crimson Overlap, casting spells simultaneously is not a problem.

The only problem is... his magic seems to lean more towards fire, which might cause some trouble during the refining process.

(End of this chapter)