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

Chapter 368. Gods are also "monsters".

Speaking of which, mentioning the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce...

"Just how powerful is the Holy Spring Merchant Guild?" This was something that Kroya had always wondered about. It was too exaggerated that they could extend their influence into other planes at will.

"Very big."

"Even in the Astral Plane, the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's goods are the first choice for the vast majority of Legendaries, and I myself am their Level 12 member."

"You should know the legend of the Seven Treasures, right?"

"The Holy Spring Merchant Guild should have control of a complete, yet unknown, supreme treasure."

"A complete treasure." Kroa wasn't surprised.

The complete treasure is like the core of the Ark, capable of providing almost limitless miracles with the power of the Void. Any god is as weak as a sheep before it.

However, it must be admitted that the ultimate treasure is still somewhat inferior to a truly cunning life form. Even the Void Ultimate Treasure, the Ring of Light, can still be defeated by certain methods.

Illist looked at Kroya: "He can protect you and guide you, but He is ultimately just an object... My dear little mage, take good care of Him."

"This should have been my responsibility, but He chose you."

"Don't worry, everyone thinks Eurydice took the Ring of Radiance, everyone thinks it's in my hands. Before you grow up enough to face these dangers, let me, your senior sister, help you."

She released her grip on Kroya's sleeve and took the remaining candies: "The Astral Plane is special. Basic items are not actually expensive, and there are many environments suitable for growing food crops."

If you want to establish a unique advantage in the Astral Plane, you need unique products. The Holy Spring Merchant Guild's auction house is an excellent channel and opportunity to showcase yourself.

After saying that, the legendary mage smiled slightly.

"I've told you so much, you should give me some compensation, and also what I asked for on behalf of Claire."

"..." Kroya, of course, knew what she meant, and readily took out two cards with tiny, iridescent lights inlaid on the edges, representing the privilege of unlimited stay in Eden.

"Please pass on Kreha's portion."

Although this was their first meeting, Illist had indeed helped Kroya a great deal. The privileges of Eden Mansion were of no concern to her, and Kreha could flaunt hers as she pleased.

"Not bad~" Ilister took the unlimited card as a matter of course, then took a step back, and the dense oak forest disappeared as she stepped back.

Everything was as if it had never happened. Everyone was still in the same place as before. Elise, holding Kreha's hand, swaggered through the crowd and cut in line to enter Eden Mansion.

The team quickly returned to normal.

After confirming that nothing was wrong, Kroya quietly left as well.

……

He arrived at his temporary residence in the small courtyard, took out the Holy Spring Merchant Guild card, and after inputting magic power, a gushing holy spring appeared before him. The familiar female voice spoke: "Respected Star Spirit, welcome. What do you need?"

"I would like to inquire about the auction house held at the Spring of Solon in the Astral Creation Ring."

The nozzle paused briefly: "Please wait..."

This time, it took almost five minutes to reply: "Dear Protoss, the Solon Spring responds that you can add items, but only three items."

If you add items through normal channels, you will need to meet certain conditions, such as being a Legendary level, having a certified Legendary faction, having permanent residency in the Creation Ring, and having ten Level 5 Magic Crystals for each item.

The auction will officially begin one year from now; please submit your items in a timely manner.

Kroya breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Please convey my gratitude to the Sacred Spring of Solon."

The nozzle replied, "Very well, but esteemed Protoss, there are still unfinished tasks for Plane Engineers under your command. I hope you will take note of this."

"……OK."

To be honest, he would have almost forgotten about it if the Holy Spring geyser hadn't reminded him.

But that thing is really difficult, and it's estimated that a solution will only be found after it becomes legendary. Right now, what he needs to focus on is the product—a year can pass quickly or slowly.

Let's resolve this matter first.

The first item will definitely be candy made from sunlight. Even Ilster found it special and greatly admired it. It would definitely sell well.

What about the other two?

After thinking for a moment, he decided to shamelessly go and find Eurydice. Since it was inconvenient to ask Iristhes so many questions earlier, he could only ask her disciple for help.

But if Iris is her senior sister, then what is Eurydice? Her junior sister? But that doesn't make sense either, does it? Mia created the Ring of Radiance and taught Iris, while she herself was taught by the Ring of Radiance...

He, who had never been particularly sensitive to matters of seniority, thought about it for a while and finally decided to give up. He soon arrived in Star Town and met Eurydice, who was conducting an experiment.

The latter wasn't surprised by his arrival, but simply handed him a magic pen already filled with magic solution. "You've come at the right time. Help me draw this magic rune. I finally caught this guy; I can't let him get away!"

"They've caught them."

"Pretty fast."

Kroya put aside what she wanted to ask for the time being, calmly took the magic pen, and glanced at the "god" that looked like a deer and was wrapped in magic runes.

Based on his knowledge, this seemed to be a follower of the Earth Mother Goddess, but it represented the primal thorns and suffering of the earth, a "wicked god" that would create trouble on the surface when people were cultivating the land.

"So it was Him who was caught first?"

As he traced the magic runes, he observed the readings displayed on the instrument beside him. Although he also had a sunflower god, he had never actually studied a complete god.

Eurydice laughed:

"Yes, the plan to capture the Earth Mother Goddess is progressing smoothly. I intend to dismantle Her divine authority first."

"The dimensional consciousness of Zemuria is assisting me."

"It probably also wants to take back the authority bestowed upon the gods, or simply create a bunch of gods who have no selfish motives and just operate coldly."

"That's quite pitiful," he said casually, noticing that the readings above were strange. This deity, this "Thorn Deer," actually had a physical body.

Within that robust, deer-like body flowed a visible stream of divine power, like blood vessels, with many fragments of runes, some broken and some intact, floating within it.

"Do gods have physical bodies?" he wondered.

"He was elevated from a deer to a god, and it is estimated that he retained his physical body during the ascension process. This is a common situation for animal gods."

"The Holy Spring Merchant Guild once sold parts of a Tiger God, and it's said that it sold for a very high price."

Kroa: "..."

Those who can afford Tiger God parts must be at least legendary, right? Do legendary figures need Tiger Penis Wine to maintain their health?

He shook his head somewhat speechlessly and continued to observe the Thorn Deer God.

Besides the visible blood vessels, he also made an unexpected discovery.

That was the Astral Spirit Imprint Technique that truly puzzled and shocked him.

...In the concept of the Astral Imprint Technique, the Thorn Deer God in front of us can also be considered a "magical beast".

He could clearly see the Thorn Deer God's massive and complex astral body, see the trembling of its soul, and even feel its anger and fear—a god, yet like a lamb to the slaughter.

【Earth - Primitive Thorn Deer】

This deity possesses a divine position bestowed upon them by "The Mother Earth," allowing them to wield all of the Mother Earth's earth and nature magic. This is not something they need to understand; it is a miraculous instinct granted by their divine position.

He really didn't understand.

I had faced the Father of Light before, but the Astral Imprint Technique didn't work then. Why did it suddenly work this time?

Is it because the Father of Light was a human who ascended to godhood, while this guy is just a deer?

"What are you looking at?" Eurydice noticed that Chloe's movements were a little slow and misunderstood him: "Don't feel sorry for Him. The difficulties you encountered when you were developing the land all came from Him."

She is the original face of the three aspects of the Earth Mother Goddess, loyal to God. If anyone tries to change the original landscape of the earth, she will try every means to bring down divine punishment.

Wild beasts, landslides, sinkholes, poisonous fog...

Too many people have lost their lives because of their desire to expand into new settlements, and even within the Church of the Earth Mother, fear outweighs worship.

Kroya then came to her senses: "How could that be? I was just curious, what's the difference between a magical beast like Him becoming a god and a human ascending to godhood?"

"Of course they do," Eurydice explained as she guided the blood and magic runes of the Deer God away from His body. "Although the magical beasts are unwilling to admit it, they do retain their most primal desires, which is what we call animality."

They like to eat things that are hard to understand, they build nests in strange places, and they even have some strange habits—all of which are their animalistic nature.

As far as I know, the consciousness of this plane likes to make these beasts into gods, and they seem to have the potential to become gods as well…”

Even he himself didn't quite understand this, but there was nothing he could do about it.

In the astral plane, not many people dare to capture gods for experiments. Weak gods rely on powerful gods, and powerful gods form alliances with each other, even forming one true pantheon after another.

That's why he rushed over as soon as he got this opportunity.

"Beastly nature and desire, huh?" Kroya mused. It seemed that the earliest form of the Celestial Spirit Imprint Technique also stemmed from the desires of magical beasts and magical plants, their yearning for evolution and adaptation.

In contrast, it seems that humans, and even many other human races, do not have this tendency to adapt to their environment; instead, they are more inclined to change it. This tendency also appears in magical beasts and magical plants at higher levels.

After their emergence, they can also change the surrounding environment, as if entering a new stage - instead of blindly absorbing from nature, they drive the evolution of nature.

Thinking about this, he suddenly had a strange feeling.

If "The Poem of the Rainbow" is a "law" set for the plane.

So, the Star Spirit Imprinting Technique seems to involve modifying and editing the organism itself; one is a macroscopic concept, and the other is microscopic regulation...

—He is now using the power of the Rainbow Poem to weave a perfect environment, and then using the Astral Imprint Technique to modify magical beasts and magical plants, so that they can play a more powerful role.

"It seems its true potential can only be realized in the Legendary realm."

He temporarily put some thoughts out of his mind and then focused on dealing with the Thorn Deer God with Eurydice. He knew very well that this guy intended to extract the magic runes and laws that made the Deer God a god and make these laws into "crystal pillars".

The laws of divine authority can be very convenient if used properly.

Take, for example, this Thorn Deer God in front of us. It can cause thorns to grow and trigger landslides and earthquakes. This is a very special ability, but the prerequisite is that someone needs to develop the primitive land.

But what exactly constitutes the primordial land? If we can analyze the composition of these divine powers, then any place that is the primordial land will be the primordial land.

Of course, this separation process is quite troublesome.

Kroa followed him in the laboratory, which had been modified by Titan technology and where time flowed slower than outside, and it took them a full year in the laboratory to finally separate the divine power from the laws.

—The laws belonging to the Thorn Deer God were completely preserved on a crystal pillar. The strange magic symbols were very primitive and wild, and at first glance they looked like abrupt thorns and various twisted insects.

But it also possesses an indescribable divinity.

It's awkward, seemingly out of place yet also harmonious.

Eurydice was quite satisfied with what he and Chloe had created together. Chloe's knowledge was able to keep up with all of Eurydice's thoughts, and he even had some exceptionally keen ideas, which saved Eurydice from many detours.

Although Kroya is not yet a legendary figure in terms of magic power, his knowledge, especially his knowledge of gods, is definitely not inferior to his.

Kroya was also very satisfied.

Having such an experienced mentor to guide you can indeed teach you a lot. Although he is knowledgeable, he is limited by time, and he is not very good at many practical skills.

"So what's the point of making it now?" He looked at the crystal pillar made with the power and divine laws of the Deer God and thought it was quite beautiful. He thought it would be nice to take it back as a decoration for his study.

"Why don't you try it?" Eurydice pointed to the pillar. "The concept of the primeval land refers more to uncultivated land. Why don't you try it?"

"I still need to deal with this deer here."

"Should we kill Him?"

"I guess we'll have to lock him up, but this guy has lost all his divine power. If we do, we'll need to prepare nutrient solution and nutrient dishes..."

Eurydice was also having a headache. If he could, he wouldn't want to kill the deer god like that, but raising it would be too much trouble, and he really didn't want to.

"Then give it to me," Kroya suggested. "I've never raised a divine deer before, and you can rest assured it won't escape from me."

He gazed at the deer, his eyes piercing through its body to see the celestial spirit that had dimmed—he had already recorded the magical runes and laws belonging to the gods.

What if...we selectively re-imprinted it? Could the deer become a god again? Or would some unpredictable and wondrous changes occur?

This attempt will be very bold and crazy.

But he was eager to try, driven by a mage's thirst for knowledge and exploration. Perhaps there was progress on his flash of inspiration regarding the Astral Body Imprinting Technique?

Explore, and don't be afraid of failure.

(End of this chapter)