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

Chapter 385. The Child of Destiny's Orphanage

This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult challenge—Kroya has never been in the Astral Realm, let alone raised monsters on a "constant star".

The game starts at hell difficulty.

However, this is the quickest way to infiltrate the upper echelons.

The Star Ring Potions Research Group, which deals with medicine and pharmaceuticals, has truly extensive connections, especially since Kroya himself has wanted to get involved in the pharmaceutical and medical fields.

Food is a hard currency on the continent of Zemuria, but not on the Astral Plane. His expansion was aimed at bringing more types of magical beasts, magical plants, and special minerals to better develop his own industry.

The opportunity is right in front of us.

He nodded immediately: "No problem."

Volt and Atreus's expressions changed noticeably; the former wondered if he hadn't explained the situation clearly, while the latter looked on with admiration.

King Atreus gently patted the head of the dog that was biting his clothes, lifted it up, and waved its paw: "Why don't you guys get a pet like that too?"

Actually, when they arrived earlier, everyone had already seen this dog—an ordinary level three demonic dog, yet the Emperor was holding it in his arms.

But since it's chosen to be carried by an emperor... it must have something special about it, right?

"Is this a rare magical beast?"

"A cub of a legendary monster?"

"A deity in his youth?"

Everyone made a lot of guesses.

As a result, Emperor Xuan shook his head and looked at the puppy sucking his fingers with a doting gaze: "This is just an ordinary level three magic dog."

"..."

There was an obvious moment of awkwardness in the atmosphere.

No, you're going to hold and play with a level 3 demonic hound like that?

It was Chloe who took the initiative to start the conversation: "This is a gift I gave to King Atreus, my friend. Don't you like it?"

"certainly."

At this moment, King Atreus had taken out a puppy bottle from the spatial magic ring. The three-lobed dog was sucking hard on the bottle, its little paws and tail working with all its might.

It wasn't anything special, and in the eyes of these astral beings it wasn't particularly cute, yet it possessed an indescribable charm—they watched as it finished most of the bottle of milk and then curled up to sleep.

They couldn't believe they'd been watching the puppy drink milk for minutes!

"Mental magic?"

A blond-haired boy suddenly exclaimed.

"How can a level three magical beast possess such peculiar mental magic?"

He had just secretly interfered with the mental energy of the puppy and King Atreus, and sensed the little guy's affection for King Atreus, that warm and milky affection... it was quite amusing.

After obediently accepting a beating from King Atreus, he pleaded with Kroya, "Are there any more of these magical beasts? Lord Kroya, I'd like to buy three!"

However, Kroya shook her head and refused.

"This is a gift I gave to my best friend."

"Of course, we can't sell them with a clearly marked price."

"..." King Atreus glanced at Kroya in surprise. He had wanted to help Kroya open up market channels, but he never expected that his own piece would become a "one-of-a-kind".

This feeling is certainly wonderful.

At his level of status and position, some things are actually overpriced, because what he's buying is their unique characteristics. His father used to buy a whole bunch of "antiques" that weren't even considered magical artifacts.

He wanted to help Chloe find business, but he didn't want his dog to become a common pet.

Kroya knew that King Atreus wanted to introduce business to him, but he really didn't intend to sell these dogs openly anymore—their imprinted mental magic level was actually quite high, and besides, this "sincere" intention shouldn't be easily betrayed.

Once they are imprinted with the "True Love Mark," they will give their love to their master without reservation, but if they are betrayed, they will die quickly.

He doesn't consider himself a good person, but he is still very cautious in some ways, and his sincerity is rare.

Kroya's future goal is to create the concept of "true sincerity is priceless".

Not only Flametail Hounds, but other magical beasts are also imprinted in this way, and customers are required to reach a certain spending amount before he can personally customize one.

"Lord Cloa!"

"So how can we buy this special magical beast?"

The blond boy seemed a little anxious.

His sister possesses a very special spiritual constitution, allowing her to clearly perceive the good and evil in life. This constitution is beyond her control, which is why her family has always prevented her from going out.

However, staying at home like this for a long time is not a solution, unless she can find a pure-hearted magical beast to share some of her uncontrollable sensory abilities.

However, high-level magical beasts are born with intelligence almost like humans, and with intelligence comes the inevitable confusion of their minds; low-level magical beasts often have the "beastly" instincts that come with them, and even if you ask someone to raise one, there will be obvious fluctuations of mental magic.

"Purity" is truly extremely difficult to achieve.

But the little dog in front of him had a natural spiritual power, as if it were specially created by the Creator to give true love and affection. It must be the "pure magical beast" that he, his parents, uncles and aunts had been longing for.

Kroya looked at him and thought that this business of customizing magical beasts could really continue. Anyway, for him, customizing only required a little time and effort, but the items were unique treasures that could be found anywhere in the entire astral plane.

"I have no plans to sell at the moment."

"You can leave your contact information, and I will send someone to contact you when I am ready to sell."

"Oh well."

"Please contact me if you wish to sell or make it available, and I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Although the blond boy felt it was a pity, he also felt that such a magical beast was definitely not something that could be obtained easily, so he simply left his contact information.

The group then chatted about various things, including strange and interesting tales from the Astral Plane, as well as some secrets that weren't exactly secrets among the upper echelons. Kroya found these casual conversations quite amusing.

People with different social statuses have different perspectives and access to different information.

Perhaps he should have invited more people to banquets while he was in the Astral Plane, and extracted information from them; that would have been much easier than painstakingly searching for information.

In a good mood, he casually took out a small box of candy.

It was gently pushed onto the table.

"Hey everyone, have some candy."

Sugar? Such a small box?

After exchanging glances, they didn't find Chloe stingy at all; instead, they were filled with anticipation. From their conversation earlier, they knew that Chloe was by no means a petty person.

So, what exactly is inside?

As the lid was magically pushed open, inside was a small pile of about twenty colorful candies, in all colors except gold.

They were piled up there like jewels in a sea of ​​stars, shining brightly.

King Atreus was stunned on the spot.

He really recognized this thing. Just now, he not only stormed into the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's auction house for one of the candies, but was also forced to pay a price.

There are more than twenty of them sitting here?!

Even he took a few deep breaths, looked at Chloe, and asked sincerely, "My friend, how many surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

Kroya casually picked up a candy and smiled, "Lots."

"You are welcome."

"These are just things we do to pass the time when we're chatting."

The others didn't attend the auction, but they knew that some amazing candies had been sold there, and the prices... were not something they could easily afford.

As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's gift is bound to be grateful," and after eating Chloe's rather magical candies, everyone offered their contact information as they prepared to leave. Volt even secretly slipped him a business card.

The business card contained the contact information of a renowned astral rancher, who was also a powerful legend.

Kroya was, of course, quite pleased with this.

I'll give away what I can continuously produce myself; it doesn't matter. What's important is that it's a gesture of friendship and special treatment, something that can't be priced.

that's enough.

……

We left the Golden Laurel Palace.

King Atreus invited Chloe to ride in a chariot he had somehow created, also pulled by dragons and expanded by spatial magic.

This was the second time Cloa had witnessed the Elector's "exaggeration".

The interior of the carriage was a vast space, comparable to the entire Kingdom of Norland. The imperial decorative style was divine and elegant, with a distinct elven influence, understated yet luxurious and extremely sophisticated.

Stepping onto the divine silk carpet and looking at the decorations around him, clearly designed by a master interior design expert, Chloe was momentarily dazed.

This is the foundation of the emperor selection process, or rather, the foundation of the empire.

The Empire doesn't have a colossal astral structure like the Astral Council, yet it manages to subtly suppress the Council, clearly indicating it's no ordinary entity.

The elaborately crafted reception room doesn't prove anything, but the entire carriage—with its oceans, deserts, and rainforests, seemingly pulling an entire plane through the astral plane—says something.

Atreus casually found a place to sit down, and immediately maids dressed in aristocratic attire helped him change his clothes. He invited Chloe to sit down as well, and casually said, "These belong to the Atreus royal family, and now they belong to me."

"I believe you will soon be able to accumulate such wealth as well."

"certainly."

Kroya didn't mince words, sitting down to the side and glancing at the rapidly receding star tunnel beside them: "Are we leaving the Genesis Ring?"

"Um."

"Cassandra is currently at an orphanage under the Astral Environmental Protection Association. There might be some children there that you might be interested in."

child?

Kroya took the juice from the maid who was bending down to offer him, and asked curiously, "You're not talking about an adopted child, are you?"

This time, Atreus didn't explain: "You'll see when you get there; they're definitely fun kids."

"..."

He felt he disliked riddlers, especially those other than himself.

Time passed slowly as they traveled through the astral tunnel.

About an hour later.

The dragon-drawn chariot left the astral tunnel and successfully arrived at a plane that floated in the astral plane, looking somewhat lonely, like... a crystal ball.

It is undoubtedly enormous. Through the glass dome, one can clearly see the mountains, rivers, land, and buildings inside. The natural scenery and magical creations blend perfectly, creating an indescribable and wondrous feeling.

It seemed to radiate a feeling of welcome and kindness.

As Kroya gazed upon this world, he could sense that his "Poem of the Rainbow" had encountered companions—this world definitely also possessed a Poem of the Primordial Origin, one that was controlled by the world itself.

"let's go."

"This is a world protected by the Astral Environmental Council."

"It accepts...only those chosen by destiny."

Atreus led Chloe through a heavily guarded passage before officially entering the orphanage plane called "Abraham".

The moment he entered, Atreus pulled out a shield and held it in front of him.

Less than a fraction of a second later, a terrifying, crimson dragon breath struck directly, carrying terrifying power approaching legendary levels, along with an aura of destruction.

If the legendary character isn't on guard, he will also be damaged if attacked.

"Ha ha!"

The dragon's breath seemed to be just a joke. After it ended, a girl wearing a red dress, with dragon wings on her back and small dragon horns on her head ran over.

She greeted him cheerfully, "Brother Atreus!"

"Eek!!!"

After greeting her, she noticed Chloe next to Atreus. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately ran over and hugged Chloe's leg.

Wow! What a handsome guy!

"Come on! I'll take you to see our secret base!"

"Frina! Hurry up and take me and my handsome brother there!"

—As soon as she finished speaking, extremely thin, almost invisible spatial threads appeared around her, as if they were about to cut off this space and take it away.

This is a very profound spatial magic; even legends would probably find it difficult to defend against.

But she encountered Chloe.

Chloe smiled slightly at her: "Little sister, that's very impolite... Um, and this little sister over here, why don't you come out too!"

He reached out and grabbed the thread that was trying to shrink, then tugged at it. The thread was pulled along with the shadow behind it, which landed lightly in front of him.

It was a girl whose upper body was human, but whose lower body was a hideous pink spider. She seemed a little lost, obviously frightened by Kroya's casual remark.

However, Chloe just smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, little sister, I'll give you a fun toy."

He drew a circle in front of him, and the platinum-gold spatial magic instantly transformed into a looping circular structure, which fell into the spider girl's hands.

The latter's eyes lit up.

"Thank you, big brother!"

Just as she was about to sneak away with the ring, an elegant woman appeared beside her.

The woman patted the spider girl and the dragon-winged girl on the head. "You two go play first. Take him with you. I'll bring your big brother to see you later."

She casually pointed to King Atreus.

The two girls happily pulled King Atreus away, one on each side, while he gestured to Chloe with his eyes to be careful as they left.

Wait until no one is around.

The woman looked at Cloa and gave her a graceful bow.

"Master, if possible, I would like to speak with Lady Miya and you personally."

"I am Cassandra Pallas"

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