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

Chapter 391. Today I'm a guest priest.

It's called the Fiberglass algae of the Sea of ​​Thirst, a very mature algae.

They are a completely new species brought by the merfolk; these magical algae are not found in other seas of the Zemurio continent.

But it shouldn't be to the point of reaching level twelve.

"A giant octopus!"

—The seaweeds, floating like deep-sea clouds at the very bottom of the fifth layer of the ocean, emitted a unified consciousness.

Kroya tilted her head, looking somewhat dazed.

I think they looked just like this when I first saw the Fiberglass algae in the Sea of ​​Thirst.

So there really are giant octopuses?

It's not unusual to find octopuses in the sea, but he searched for quite a long time in the waters around Atlantis and still couldn't find the giant octopus that eats the bioluminescent algae.

Much later he learned that it was a "mark" passed down from their ancestors—don't go near the deep sea, or giant octopuses will come and eat them.

"Does this giant octopus actually exist in this world?"

"But I didn't notice it either."

"Hmm...does it only appear intermittently?"

The only possibility is that those so-called giant octopuses were completely "invisible" at some point. After all, it would be difficult for him to discover some secrets if he didn't go deep into the area.

The thought that he might be searching for the giant octopus across two dimensions made him rub his head and then draw a circle with his hand.

The luminous algae he was raising immediately sprouted out.

These colorful, transparent, and shimmering algae trembled as soon as they appeared, floating excitedly in the water and emitting joyful, jubilant energy.

They are clearly happy with the environment here.

"After using you as my mattress, blanket, and pillow for so long, I almost forgot what your original purpose was in the ocean."

Kroya said to them, "This should be your home. If you want, go and have some fun. Come back when I find you with my men."

"Remember not to get spotted by the giant octopus."

"At least don't get caught before I find you."

The luminous algae in the thirsty sea immediately became excited.

Having spent so long by Kroa's side, they have long since evolved into extremely powerful magical plants, and can even summon the help of their "brother" constellation from a distance.

They ventured deep into the sea and soon disappeared.

Kroa watched them leave, and then left as well.

……

One day later.

A boy named Arkadi joined the pioneer team.

He was accompanied by a silly-looking yellow duck, dressed in a simple robe, and carrying a thick, copper-edged legal code.

He looked like a complete newbie who was fresh out of school and wouldn't survive more than three pages in an adventure story.

"You're a priest?" The squad leader, a muscular man, looked at "Arkadi" with great surprise. "Your god can transcend dimensional barriers to bestow divine blessings upon you?"

This is the Starbound, far from the continent of Zemuria!

Thinking this, his gaze suddenly sharpened: "Friend, where's your ID card?"

"This." Arkadi took out his identity card.

His appearance and name were clearly shown on the ID card, along with the pattern of a seven-colored sun; this was absolutely genuine.

The captain's doubts were somewhat relieved, and he asked curiously, "I haven't seen you in the Astral Plane."

"Oh, because I just arrived too."

"But don't worry, I know many healing spells!"

Arkadi waved his hand, and immediately a holy light, white with a hint of gold, fell upon everyone in the team. They felt as if they were soaking in warm water, and all their physical injuries and mental exhaustion disappeared.

"what?"

"This divine technique is quite powerful, isn't it?"

"How many times can you cast such a divine spell in a day?"

Everyone was stunned. The healing effect of this divine spell was almost equivalent to soaking in the Fuyou Hot Spring at the Sunflower Church, a privilege that only comes once a year!

Arkadi scratched his head shyly: "It should be unlimited, my god still loves me very much."

Hmm... The Ring of Radiance is hiding right behind his head right now, so he can unleash divine spells as many times as he wants without any problem.

The captain's eyes widened immediately.

Infinite Divine Magic?

Could this guy be the divine child carefully nurtured by the lord?

A priest who can heal indefinitely would be an invaluable asset for exploring unknown environments; it would be strange if he didn't agree.

So, abandoning his previous caution, he laughed heartily and extended his hand: "Then welcome to our team! Let me introduce you, there are five people in our team..."

This is a typical pioneering squad, with two warrior classes, and three mages, archers, and druids who can provide logistical and magical support.

They were all very friendly to Kroya, after all, those who could come to the Astral Plane were all elites from the North, so there was no need for any dirty infighting among them.

There is some healthy competition.

After a brief introduction, the group of six walked directly out of the base surrounded by rainbow grass, and the mage immediately cast a series of spells that would allow them to walk and breathe in water.

"It's really beautiful."

Druidiana, in the group, had bright, sparkling eyes as she surveyed the vibrant surroundings: patches of coral reefs and shellfish swimming in the ocean.

Compared to the oceans on the Zemurian continent, the seawater here is so clear it's as if it doesn't exist. The rich magic has given birth to countless magical beasts and magical plants, which are colorful and extremely beautiful.

This world... has no fish, only all kinds of shellfish.

The others in the group nodded in agreement.

Although they were born by the sea, it is certainly not as good as here.

"Let's go as deep as possible."

"According to the instructions provided by the lord, all the monsters here have lairs. As long as we can find a lair, we can plant anchor points and summon golems to help us."

Captain Lycado led the way, protecting the few fragile magic-based classes behind him along with another warrior.

The process of exploring forward was not smooth. The ocean was like the sky, where different magical beasts and magical plants could grow and exist in all directions. The undercurrents and the flow of magic on the seabed were all obstacles.

Faced with such an unknown world...

"Be careful!"

The archer keenly spotted approaching magical beasts; their shells were covered in blood vessels, and inside their shells, one could vaguely see some crystalline structures that resembled minced meat.

They appeared abruptly in the ocean at some unknown time, surrounding the six-person team like ghosts.

"A monster I've never seen before."

"Let's use the force-guided device first. Can it identify and capture?"

Captain Lycado didn't react particularly strongly, after all, the power they emitted was only level five, which was not a big problem in front of the exploration team whose members were all level ten.

Moreover, their main task was to explore and collect.

Each unique species can be exchanged for a considerable amount of exploration points, which can be used to exchange for meditation techniques, potions, money, and more.

"I'll give it a try!" The druid took out his orbal device, pressed it a few times, and immediately a silver light spread outwards, providing an answer after a moment:

"Level 5 magical beast, Blood-Veined Crystal Shell."

"Extremely aggressive; can be used to craft potions that boost stamina and endurance. I recommend capturing it immediately and setting up an anchor point at its lair!"

Upon hearing the sound emitted by the orbal device, obvious joy appeared on everyone's faces, and they immediately launched an attack on the Blood-Patterned Crystal Shell without hesitation.

During the attack, the other three magic-based professionals seemed to know that Kroya was fragile, so they simply protected him in the center.

"Arkadi, you'd better watch yourself."

"If only you could cast a divine spell on us, we wouldn't need to go any further."

"OK!"

Kroya heeded the advice and refrained from immediate action, content to remain under the protection of the three magic-based professionals. He allowed the Fishtail Duck King to attack while he himself began casting spells like Holy Shield, Blessing of Courage, and Praise of Dawn…

Anyway, a whole bunch of blessings were thrown at the other members of the team, and they suddenly shone like they were under a spotlight, as if they had been given a stimulant, and their strength increased greatly.

"Such powerful divine magic."

"A reliable pastor is that amazing."

"Give it your all, let's hurry!"

With the help of the powerful "priest" Kroya, it took less than half an hour to remove all the Blood-Patterned Crystal Shells that were besieging them.

There weren't even many that were broken.

The mage and archer immediately worked together to pack the captured Blood-Veined Crystal Shells and stuff them into a special bag for carrying living creatures, waiting to sell them back home.

Lycardo approached Kroya with a delighted expression, exclaiming, "Thanks to you, you'll get half of the Bloodstained Crystal Shell points this time!"

"Isn't this inappropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate? The lord said that a team should distribute the spoils according to each person's contribution. This time you contributed the most, so there's no need to be coy. We still need to find their nest."

Kroa blinked. "Then let's hurry up and find their nest. I just thought it was over here."

He pointed in a certain direction.

"You're quite observant!" Lycardo patted Chloe on the shoulder, then waved, "Let's hurry!"

The team immediately packed their things and swam in the direction Kroya pointed out, without the slightest hesitation.

"Looks like I've done a pretty good job building team cohesion. Even with someone like me, who appeared so suddenly and mysteriously, they're not worried I'll cause trouble."

Kroya was quite satisfied, and even felt a sense of anticipation – he hadn't felt this way in a long time, and sometimes he really needed to show off a little to feel good.

With his mental strength and perception, he naturally knew what was over there. Since these little guys could bring him joy, it wouldn't hurt to give them some good things.

Anyway... in the end, he still gets the lion's share.

Thinking of this, he simply shielded some of his overly powerful mental energy, which was like a 3D modeling and scanning function that was constantly being performed, thus narrowing the scope of his mental energy.

The unknown is always fascinating.

Soon, a downward cave suddenly appeared in the complex coral reef ahead, the cave walls adorned with some glittering blue stones and blood-red patterns.

Before entering the cave, the mage left a small teleportation beacon outside. Kroya and the druid each cast a bunch of divine spells and took several potions before slowly walking into the cave.

As soon as they entered, the Eden Terminals on their bodies emitted a sound:

"Beep beep! Found a crystal vein of water ore."

"Upon discovery of the ore vein's origin, it is recommended to immediately request anchor point capture and support."

The captain was slightly taken aback. "This is a Water Crystal? I remember the exploration guide said we get one-thousandth of the mineral deposits, right?"

"Yeah yeah!"

One in a thousand!

Although this number may seem insignificant, it's important to understand that everything here theoretically belongs to their lord, and they are already quite fortunate to receive a reward for coming here to expand their territory.

The one-time reward was already substantial, and now with this continuous dividend, they were even more excited than when they had just received a bunch of blessings. They immediately continued downwards, searching for the source of the ore vein.

During this process, they encountered some Blood-Veined Crystal Shells, whose attacks were even more ferocious, even as violent as self-destruction, but they still could not stop the six-person team's progress.

After about ten minutes, having been forced to kill countless shellfish along the way in exchange for magic crystals, they finally reached the bottom of the cave.

Countless intertwined blood threads grow on the ground, and the cave walls have all turned into chunks of water crystals. Piles of blood-patterned crystal clams surge within the cave along with the blood threads.

This scene does indeed look a little creepy.

Even more terrifying is that at the very center of those blood-red threads, surrounded by countless clams, stands a statue made of shell fragments, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of an octopus.

It is clearly a male statue.

"An evil god?"

"This... wasn't mentioned in the development guide."

"Should we run?"

Faced with such a special object, which clearly carries religious and worship connotations, the people present were very wary.

"Arkadi, what do you think?" the captain asked the priest. "Do you think we should leave?"

He had already built up trust with Kroya after what had just happened, so if this "professional" said he wanted to leave, he would turn around and run away without saying a word.

At worst, we can report it when we get back and let the big shots come and get revenge.

"Um……"

Kroya pretended to pick up his Radiant Scripture, which he had taken from the artifact vault of the Father of Light, and began chanting prayers that he himself did not understand.

Then slowly walk forward.

A platinum halo formed ripples around him.

Circle after circle.

They quickly surrounded the strange octopus statue, and below it appeared a magic circle that looked like a sacred magic circle, but was actually a teleportation circle.

The next second—

"Whoosh!"

He sent the octopus statue directly back to Hanjiao Island and dumped it in front of Miya, who was taking care of the child.

Then, his face paled slightly, but he calmly said, "I have already offered it as a sacrifice to my god, so there should be no problem."

Everyone: "..."

Sacrifice? You can sacrifice like this?

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