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

Chapter 376. First Arrival at the Creation Star Ring

Genesis Ring, Themurio Sector.

The interior of the observatory designed by the Star Council.

A mage dressed in a light purple robe sat listlessly in a chair, muttering things like, "I have to work overtime on Genesis Anniversary," "I don't want to switch shifts but they insist on switching with me," and "I wonder if I've earned enough magic crystals to supply energy to my family."

Just as he was debating whether to order a glass of the Empire's latest Dragon Blood Wine through the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, the curtain in front of him, which had remained completely still, suddenly began to ripple wildly.

Immediately afterwards, a huge floating city covered with blue-purple roots and flowers suddenly appeared before him.

Through the crystal walls of the monitoring outpost, one could clearly see the hazy light emanating from the surface of the floating city, shining brightly and beautifully in the somewhat dark astral plane.

"..."

The poor monitoring mage opened his eyes wide.

He hadn't heard of any mages appearing recently, and leaving the Zemurian plane required prior notification and application to the Astral Council, as well as the guidance of Titans. How did they suddenly appear?

Just then, a woman wearing crystal glasses appeared.

She walked forward, and the monitoring mage was pulled away by a force. She naturally took over the other's work, sat in the chair, and looked at the floating city. Her eyes behind her glasses were somewhat excited.

"Leave it to me."

"Lady Dantalian!" The monitoring mage hurriedly bowed respectfully, but before he could finish speaking, he was teleported away by a force and returned to the rest room of the monitoring outpost, where even the door was locked.

"..."

"This shouldn't count as me wasting time, right?"

After a brief hesitation, he decisively pounced on the bed, ignoring everything else.

Anyway, with the legendary mage backing him up, no one will make things difficult for the little mage who works hard to earn magic crystals to support his family and casually goes to the Elysium Temple for fun.

Meanwhile, Dantalian quickly established contact with the floating city and eagerly asked, "Has Eurydice arrived? Is his experiment not over yet?"

Kroa: "...?"

He blinked, noticing the anxious expression on the female mage's face in the image. "He didn't come, Lady Dantalian. May I ask what you need him for?"

Upon hearing that Eurydice hadn't arrived, Dantalian couldn't help but sigh softly, quickly regaining her usual composure: "No, Mage Kroya, since this is your first time in the Astral Plane, are you planning to purchase space directly, or will you stay with me or Lady Ilister for a while?"

"Just buy it."

"I'm also planning to open a shop in the Genesis Ring area."

"Alright, I will now open a portal to the Genesis Ring for you, Mr. Kroya. Welcome to the Astral Plane."

Accompanied by Dantalian's voice, the floating city was drawn by a tremendous force into the interior of a passage filled with deep light, where one could see a sky full of stars on both sides.

"This is the deep space sector."

Looking out the window of the floating city at the starry sky that seemed so close yet was actually separated by countless spaces and even different dimensions, Kroya murmured to himself, "The starry sky we see in the dimensional world is actually a projection of it."

His constellation exists in this untouchable deep space.

Even now, when he looks into the distance, he can still feel his constellation Lyra and Eden, especially the latter, which is even closer after entering the astral plane; it is even twinkling...

It's unclear whether Eden's magic is too special, but even the surrounding starry sky trembled. Hundreds of millions of stars moved with Eden's light, like a flowing river of stars, a magnificent sight.

"Be quiet for a while, I'll come see you then."

He said this, and the flickering light in the distance finally subsided. A few minutes later, Kroya emerged from the astral tunnel, and a vast expanse opened up before him—

A ring.

A colossal, seamless ring world, its surface shimmering with golden and blue light, appeared before him.

It was so enormous that even the colossal Azure Tree, which blotted out the sky, appeared as tiny as an ant before it. It encircled a star that radiated orange and gold light, like a golden-blue necklace made for the sun—each module on it like a glittering gem on the necklace, radiating an indescribable divine light in the deep and silent astral realm.

Even Kroa was taken aback.

Anything that becomes so enormous that it becomes exaggerated will possess some kind of divinity, and if such a thing could appear in any world, it would definitely be worshipped as a supreme god.

But in the next moment.

He suddenly felt a silence fall around him.

Everything that could be perceived transformed into unrestrained sunlight.

It was that sun! The sun's spiritual power, which was fixed in place by the Genesis Star Ring, extended to him!

The purple light isolated everything; it was silent yet boundless. Although it was a very luxurious color, it was so deep that it seemed like a gateway to another world, making Kroya feel very uncomfortable.

There was no sound, there was no sound...

For Kroya, who could easily hear the sounds of everything, this feeling was extremely uncomfortable, like being enveloped and about to sink into the unknown depths of the sea.

He stood still without moving, but the magic power within him surged wildly. The power of the "Poem of the Rainbow" trembled, and the chapters in his mind, the purple part, seemed to be stirring, but it was completely suppressed.

Then, the purple faded away silently.

The whole process took less than a minute, as if nothing had happened.

But for a legendary mage, a minute is a very, very long time.

Kroa squinted at the sun, which radiated endless brilliance. It was still shining steadily under the protection of the rings, just a star in its prime.

It seemed like nothing had happened, but he was quite certain that there had been a momentary turbulence in the purple chapter, which had been suppressed. That was the final chapter of "The Poem of the Rainbow".

Based on the current situation, the later chapters become increasingly unique. So what is the connection between this purple chapter and that sun? Or are all suns like this?

He didn't know, but he decided to pay more attention.

At this moment, the traction beam of the Genesis Ring had already extended over, like a long tentacle, pulling the floating city into a "world" made of silver metal.

This is a very strange world. Cube-shaped golems are rapidly transporting all sorts of supplies. The efficient and orderly process always reminds Kroya of the freight centers from his previous life…

As Kroa surveyed his surroundings, a communication call came in:

Welcome.

"The mage Kroya from the continent of Zemuria."

The projection of magic formed a square, blocky, somewhat dim-witted figure. After bowing to Kroa, it wore a warm, welcoming smile.

"I've heard of you from Master Iris, Mage Kroya. Do you need to apply to the Astral Council for temporary residency here, or do you wish to purchase a residence outright?"

"If you are interested in buying a place to live, I can recommend one for you."

This was the first time Kroya had ever seen something like this. He asked curiously, "How many resources would I need to buy a place to live?"

Upon hearing that Kroa intended to purchase a residential area, Block perked up immediately. It had painstakingly secured the rights to recommend and sell the Genesis Ring Port Module for a month, and it would receive a share of the profits if someone bought the land!

So its square face became even more enthusiastic: "Our Genesis Star Ring mainly relies on the energy of the sun, and it is divided into twelve different star regions according to different distances."

If you're going to buy it... I recommend you buy it in the tenth or ninth star zone, where the transaction volume is the highest, and the prices are also very friendly.

The most basic land, devoid of any elemental landscape, yields one level-three magic crystal per acre.

If you require further development work on your territory, I'd be happy to connect you with a dimensional engineer certified by the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce.

After saying that, it rubbed its hands together and said somewhat awkwardly, "If you don't have enough magic crystals right now, I can also contact the Star Ring Bank of the Star Council or the Imperial Golden Balance Bank for you. You only need to pay a little bit of interest, and they are very willing to provide a good amount of start-up capital."

Huh? You can get a loan?

This was the first time Kroya had ever seen a bank.

In the environment of the Zemurian continent, it was simply impossible for any power to establish a unified banking or financial system. Only the various churches could create such private institutions.

Curiosity aside, surprise aside, getting him to lend money was absolutely out of the question. A bank couldn't function without powerful backing, and this was a bank in the Star Realm...

He thought for a moment and said, "Then let's buy 10,000 mu of land first."

"Just the most basic ones are fine."

After saying that, he immediately took out a card from the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce: "Can I transfer money?"

He is indeed very wealthy now. The Eden Mansion in the Underworld has amassed a huge fortune for him, and with the wealth he accumulated in Zemuria, he is by no means a poor man.

"certainly!"

Ten thousand acres of land is worth ten thousand level-three magic crystals. It originally thought that Kroya should not have much savings since he first came to the Star Plane, but it did not expect him to be so rich!

After making this deal, it can earn several hundred magic crystals, which it can then use to buy milk powder for its child!

It took out a still clunky-looking device with a very obvious mark on it, like a place specifically designed for "card swiping," and Kroya gently swiped the card across it.

"Splash!"

Ten thousand of the level-three magic crystals he had stored inside the Holy Spring Merchant Guild disappeared. Then he pressed his magic imprint, which meant that he had officially entered the Genesis Star Ring.

"Thanks you."

Its blocky head blinked its eyes in a pretentious manner: "Look, your habitat is being generated, please take a look—"

Beside it appeared the scenery of the Genesis Rings, where, on the ninth orbit, golden-blue metal grew automatically, accompanied by intricate magical runes, quickly forming a cube-shaped plane, complete with numbers that could only be seen here—

"626?" Kroya asked curiously, "Is this the 626th plane? There aren't as many people in the Genesis Ring as I imagined."

The cube was also puzzled.

626? Isn't that one of the earliest numbering systems? The current numbering system has long since gone beyond 100 million, yet they still need to create a separate numbering layer. How could something like 626 happen?

"Please wait a moment while I check."

It readily began its search, and after a while, the entire cube was "horrified"—it had indeed faded.

It turns out that a long, long time ago, someone applied for a place of residence in the Genesis Ring for Kroya, and the applicant's name was...

"Arcadia".

"It was requested for you by a bard named Arcadia."

"There are even the insignia of the Astral Bards here!"

It was no longer just shocked; its expression had turned from respect to fear. It quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm fully aware of the confidentiality agreement. This matter will absolutely not be leaked!"

"Lord Chloe... please spare me!"

The cube immediately knelt down, pleading, "I have an elder three thousand years old to support above me, and a child a thousand years old to feed below me. I promise I will never reveal this. I'll sign a contract with you. Please have pity on me, have pity on me!"

It burst into tears the moment it was told, tears and snot streaming down its face, leaving Kroya stunned. A three-thousand-year-old man? A one-thousand-year-old child?!

For a moment, he didn't know how to complain. It really wasn't the other party's fault. He didn't want to treat these "low-level workers" harshly, so he simply signed a contract.

Then the other party thanked him profusely and gave him a bunch of various discount cards, including a shopping card for a place called Star Realm Mall.

"Hehe, this is one of our employee benefits."

"When you have time, you must go there and take a look. It has almost everything in the astral plane. As long as you have money, you can easily buy a god as a maid."

The cube named Kuro was overjoyed. It had deliberately made such a grand show of signing the contract. There was no harm in clinging to a big shot who possessed less than a thousand astral modules.

In fact, Kroya knew that there must be a reason for its extravagance.

However, if he had a minor figure familiar with the area to help him when he first arrived in the Astral Plane, it would definitely be better than asking Iris and the others for help. Besides, he was going to develop his own power in the Astral Plane anyway.

After receiving what it gave him, Kroya remembered the guy and, without wasting any time, directly transferred the floating city to module 626 via the port's spatial magic array.

When he arrived at this module, he found himself in the very center of its dimension, and something he had never expected...

A miniature model of the same island as Han Reef.

That's a "world puzzle".

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(End of this chapter)