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

Chapter 388. Restoring the Farm, Star Beast Jellyfish

"What's that?" Kroya caught the somewhat weakened grapevine and asked curiously, "I can feel that it has come back to life, but it's not...completely revived?"

The Astral Imprint is still in effect.

He could clearly see that the magic patterns inside the jelly-like sun beneath the steel were missing the most crucial core position, where it remained deathly still.

He couldn't even communicate with this "Icarus".

The latter is like a brain-dead vegetative patient; although the body retains vitality, it is merely clinging to life, and its characteristics allow it to continue to shine.

Even the grapevines couldn't answer Kroa's question.

Its weak voice conveyed, "I need to go back and rest."

Then they returned directly through the spatial passage they had come from.

Clearly, he was so exhausted that he was no longer able to even send out his consciousness.

Kroa had no choice but to ask the Skeleton King and Theodore to pay more attention to it, and then focused his attention on the sun.

But even Kroa has moments when he is powerless.

He tried to communicate, even using the "Poem of the Rainbow" and the Astral Spirit Imprint Technique, but to no avail. The sun in front of him was merely a living "body".

Meanwhile, the survey of the Ring of Radiance was basically completed.

"Charging is progressing smoothly."

"The damaged ecosystem and elemental plane portals on the farm can also be repaired."

"The only problem is that too many things are missing here."

The rings of white-gold light emanating from the Ring of Radiance have completely taken over this place. With the spatial key reinforced and rewritten by Him, even the emperor of the empire cannot intrude.

This power is even coercive; even without the spatial key, Kroa can still crack and reinforce it. In the eyes of the Ring of Radiance, space is like a child's play ring.

During the reinforcement process, He naturally discovered what was missing and presented it to Kroa in a list—there were indeed many, many things missing.

If we were to repurchase the equipment according to the blueprints for that Starry Sea Farm, it would cost an unknown amount of magic crystals, perhaps even more than the magic crystals that Kroya had painstakingly accumulated over decades.

"Is that so?"

Kroya carefully examined the missing items on the list for a while, and his face twitched. The missing items were so numerous that it would be troublesome to find even some common beasts in the world of star-raising, let alone the star-raising jellyfish.

However, he had anticipated this.

They marked out the land for him and provided blueprints, but of course, they couldn't arrange everything. He still had to do the rest himself.

Since the original blueprints don't work, he should think of alternative solutions—such as the most important ecological cycle system for Starry Sea Farm.

In the Astral Plane, all magical beasts and magical plants live in environments that simulate "wild" conditions. The people of the Astral Plane believe that only life forms that grow in a natural environment possess complete spirituality.

Things like pigs that can be slaughtered in fifteen days, chickens that can be slaughtered in batches every day, and magical plants that grow by soaking in nutrient solutions... these are things that only the lowest levels of the astral plane would eat.

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed like something from his past life that was raised using "traditional methods," which would fetch a higher price...

"The original ecological cycle system requires a powerful AI that can simulate the natural wind, rain, sunrise, and sunset to manage it, but that kind of AI is just too expensive."

That price is beyond high.

"So what do you plan to use instead? Your tower spirit probably doesn't have that ability yet... I can help you regulate the natural cycle here."

Miya was somewhat eager to try.

He originally served as the central core within the Sky Ark, so doing these things was a piece of cake for him. He's been spending his days fishing by the lake and he's getting a bit bored lately.

Unfortunately, Kroya didn't intend to let his teacher handle this matter; he simply reached out and drew a spatial portal.

On the other side of the hazy, water-like portal, one can see a great river flowing through the world, as well as oak trees growing in the sky that create thunder and rain, and the "sun" and "moon" simulating the changing seasons at the highest point in the world.

"bring it on."

"I need you now!"

After a brief wait, a colorless stream gushed forth, carrying the unique beauty of life, along with a feeling of excitement and reverence.

That is the consciousness of this world!

It stubbornly survived until Kroya arrived, restored the rules of the world, and brought it back to life. It regarded Kroya as its "father" and waited for the opportunity to repay him.

Now this opportunity has finally arrived.

An ordinary stone tablet, surrounded by crystal-clear thorns and streams, emerged from the portal, like a child offering a gift to an adult with some restraint and caution.

Kroya was slightly taken aback.

"Isn't this... the slate I made out of my mischievous sense of humor?"

When he was working on transforming this world, he made this stone slab because of a certain idea. He originally thought that the stone slab had already been integrated into the world, but he didn't expect that it would still be preserved.

There are also old, worn characters on it:

"God said, 'Let there be light.'"

"Light and darkness must be separated. Light is day, and darkness is night."

The casually carved words are now filled with the flavor of "laws," with black and white light swirling on them, as if tiny, berry-like fruits are about to grow.

"..."

"what?"

He was shocked after taking a closer look.

【Kroa's Light and Dark Boundary】

[After receiving help from "Kroya," the unnamed world established the ability to distinguish between light and darkness. This world recognizes "Kroya" as the father of destiny and will unconditionally help him.]

This magical plant is absorbing power to grow, and upon maturity, it will give birth to the "Berry of the Laws of Light and Darkness."

"Oh my!"

Miya's feigned surprise brought Kroa back to his senses, and he couldn't help but laugh: "So you've got another child? The first one hasn't even been arranged yet, and another one has appeared!"

"I get the feeling you're gloating a little," Chloe said, sounding rather helpless.

"Put it away for now. It needs to be nurtured in your world so that it can grow into what I need."

The stream of world consciousness nodded, then carefully took the stone slab back, but did not leave itself, instead coiling around Kroya.

"You want to wait here? Then wait a while, I might be able to help you out."

Kroya reached out and summoned a ray of light from Eden, then immediately began to mold something.

He wanted the world to help him manage the farm, so he needed a vessel, a vessel through which the other party could exert their power and imprint themselves upon him.

Given the teacher's gloating attitude, Chloe "forcefully" stuffed a whole bunch of materials into his hands:

"Could you help me build an eco-dome?"

"There used to be over a thousand farms here, but now only about a hundred are usable. If you piece them together, it should be possible!"

He gave Miya a thumbs-up, then focused on using Eden's Light to mold something. Miya was completely helpless against Kroya's antics.

Besides, He was indeed a bit idle.

So He happily dismantled the original farm ruins and, guided by platinum light, began to build a brand new ecological farm around the obelisks and pipes surrounding the sun.

Time passed slowly like this.

Creating things with the light of Eden is not an easy task, but fortunately, it has been guided by the Ring of Light and is being assisted by the consciousness of the world.

In the end, he successfully sculpted a... vine.

The vine's outer shell had a common verdant pattern, but its interior was composed of the seven-colored radiance of Eden. It was extremely long, connecting all the farms that Mia had restored. It was a magical plant that Kroya had materialized from fantasy into reality through the laws of Eden.

Thanks to the illusory god, in helping Him, I learned some laws about illusion and also received some laws of birth, which made it possible to create this thing so smoothly.

After completing the process, he beckoned to the world consciousness that had been waiting for him: "Come on, I have finished imprinting it. As long as you go in, you can unleash legendary magic through it."

Without a word, the world consciousness plunged in, dragging its long body and carrying the fundamental laws born from its own world, directly into the vines.

As it entered, the previously somewhat ethereal vines quickly solidified.

【Eden's Simulation, World Vine, Kroya's Natural Regulation Technique】

This magical plant was born in the illusory Garden of Eden. After its birth, it was filled with the world's consciousness and imprinted with the natural regulation magic of the legendary mage Kroya. The world's consciousness can use this magic.

[When the World Consciousness uses the Natural Adjustment Technique, the probability of a great success increases by 100%, and the approximation to natural rules increases by 100%.]

As the notification appeared, the long, slender vines that connected to all the farms released wisps of mist, which then solidified into clouds, from which a warm, nourishing rain fell.

Water is the source of all things.

When Kroya dealt with that world, she also chose to use a magical "sauna" that enveloped the entire world. However, back then, it required the help of oak trees and a huge magic circle. Now, the world consciousness can complete it on its own.

With the help of the massive rain and the rising magic, the world consciousness quickly took over the original magic runes, treating this place as its own body, and began to carry out daily natural changes.

The hundred farms, surrounding the enormous, golden-orange sun, greedily absorbed the sunlight purified from the obelisk and the life force transmitted through the pipes.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a miniature Genesis ring.

The magnificent jewels that adorn the sun must draw upon its flesh and blood and vitality to shine so brightly.

"It's quite ironic."

Kroya suddenly felt a pang of emotion: "The sun's selflessness has created this result. Even though it no longer has self-awareness, it still shines its light and heat to nourish the farm."

Miya stood beside him and said what she had wanted to say for a long time:

"This is what it wants to do."

"This is the selfless divinity—if you hadn't chosen the path of a mage, you would have been influenced by the power of the 'Poem of the Rainbow' sooner or later and walked down this path."

"All suns are like this."

Kroya paused for a moment before shaking her head: "It's really good that you didn't leave. Although I admire the sun's dedication, I can't truly become a selfless sun."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, took out the contact card that Volt had given him, infused it with magic, and soon the phantom of a rather kind-looking old lady appeared in front of him.

She looked at Kroya with suspicion: "You're the mage my grandson mentioned, right? You want to buy the seeds of the Star Beast Jellyfish and the magical plants they need?"

Although this old lady looks to be in her eighties or nineties, with her silver hair turning white, she has a strong voice and very faint wrinkles on her face. She is the kind of person who is a wise old woman.

Kroa knew her identity—a shareholder of a research institute under the Star Ring Potions Research Group, and also a powerful legendary mage herself—but he never expected her to appear in person.

"That's right."

"My dear lady, as you already know, now that I have been given this opportunity, I will certainly do my best to nurture it."

He didn't say much. In fact, the Astral Plane was unaware of his glory on the continent of Zemuria. He needed to rebuild his social circle and reputation, and potions were the first step.

The old man smiled kindly: "Of course, I've heard Iris mention you... It's a pity I can't leave the research institute right now, otherwise I could see Sister Daphne."

She gently tucked her silver hair behind her ears. Even though her hands showed obvious signs of aging, the gesture was still full of elegance. Time may have taken away her beauty, but it had not blurred the bone structure that made her a beauty.

The long, pointed ears, hidden beneath the silver hair, were thus revealed.

"...An elf? But I didn't see any trace of elf blood on Volt." Chloe said in surprise.

"Oh, Volt is the son of his grandfather and another woman, but that woman's grandson still has to call me grandma and will have to take care of me in the future."

The old woman gave a sly smile. "I can give you the seeds first. When they mature, come to the research institute to find me, and you can pay me then."

After she finished speaking, the old woman delivered a package compressed by astral crystals and spatial magic, and the phantom disappeared immediately.

Kroya stared at the package, momentarily lost in thought.

Well, he had to admit that things seemed to be going more complicated here in the Astral Plane.

But thinking about it carefully...

Was this really just King Atreus acting as a go-between, or were there people already paying attention to him after he arrived in the Astral Plane?

"That's quite interesting."

He shook his head and opened the package.

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