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

Chapter 408. The Emperor's Invitation, Fragments of Salt

Astral Compassion Society.

This is a rather complex and large organization.

It is said that the leader of this organization is a "Saint Mary," but of course, this Saint Mary is not the derogatory term "Saint Mary bitch," but a real Saint Mary who is willing to give everything she has to people affected by war and disease.

Her kindness and compassion earned the admiration of many benevolent deities and forces in the astral planes, who were willing to open unobstructed paths for her and the Astral Compassionate Society throughout the astral planes.

Such a large organization, which has no ill intentions towards the vast majority of forces in the Astral Plane, wields considerable influence. Even the Astral Council and the Starsea Empire promote the Astral Compassionate Society.

Kroya guessed that all bad people probably want to be surrounded by good people. Well... the Parliament and the Empire are hardly good people, and besides, they also need to project a "positive image."

Therefore, they also allocate funds and supplies to the Astral Compassion Society every year, but the astral realm is so vast that countless places are affected, and repair and rescue are much more difficult than destruction.

This leads to members of the Astral Compassion Society frequently traveling to various places to solicit funds. Their blessings from the "Holy Mother" allow them to ignore the barriers of most planes and inexplicably appear in some place; you might even find someone asking for sponsorship while you're using the restroom.

Kroya was somewhat skeptical.

After all, charity is... it's hard to evaluate.

But the woman in front of him kept babbling on and on, and he was getting a little tired of it. Besides, he was also running a business, and it would be troublesome if he didn't promote himself well.

Forget it, let's just spend some money to get rid of her.

So he pondered for a moment: "What do you want, magic crystals or some other supplies?"

The woman opposite him immediately beamed with joy: "If possible, Mage Kroya, I need a batch of medicine."

You really dare to ask for that!

Kroya almost couldn't resist sending her away with a single spell. Asking for magic crystals and other supplies was one thing, since he had been stockpiling them anyway, but she actually wanted medicine.

If this guy dares to ask for any expensive medicine... heh.

Let's see if her so-called Holy Mother's Blessing can counteract the spatial isolation ability of the Ring of Radiance.

"What kind of medicine do you want?" Kroya stared at her with a smile. "And I still have the same request: I need to see your accurate list and reports of supplies distribution."

Ms. Salia sensed that something was amiss and swallowed hard.

She felt that if she continued to pester him without giving a clear answer, she might suffer bad luck, and even the blessing given to her by the Virgin Mary might not work.

So she nodded readily: "Of course, your request is very reasonable. I will give you satisfactory data—the drug I need is a common drug, as long as it works on ordinary people and low-level superhumans."

Common medicines naturally refer to those that restore physical strength, heal injuries, and treat colds. Making such medicines is not difficult, and Kroya readily agreed.

Ms. Salia, seeing that she had the upper hand, took her leave and departed.

After he left, Kroya instructed the factory to start producing the drug. Then, he suddenly had a feeling and looked at his monitor with a serious expression.

In the video, a robust old man looks at the camera, smiles slightly, and says, "Oh! Handsome young man, another old fellow and I are waiting for you here."

He abruptly pulled an elderly man in a mage's robe with a stern face from off-screen, waving his hand and saying, "You must come! We'll give you a gift!"

Kroya's expression was grave.

This surveillance camera clearly doesn't have any sound transmission magic patterns installed. How did it transmit the sound? I have absolutely no idea. If the other party wanted to harm me, wouldn't they be able to do it easily?

The only people who could be this powerful, especially since they came with Atreus and the others, are probably the emperor of the Starsea Empire and... the chairman of the Star Council.

He took a deep breath.

"Teacher, I need your help!"

A platinum ring suddenly shone behind his head.

At the same time, a silver paintbrush fell into his hand.

"Go ahead without worry."

"Both the illusory god and I will lend you our power."

Miya's voice carried a hint of amusement: "He was just an emperor. The Sage Miya once had an emperor work for her, and that emperor's crown is still kept in the Ark."

"...So it really wasn't someone else's junior coming to us?" Kroya couldn't help but ask, "The loss of the Star King's Crown of the Star Sea Empire has long been a legend, I never expected it to be here with you?"

Miya had never considered this possibility.

He suddenly realized it was quite possible, so he simply took the crown out of the elemental forest, put it into Kroya's personal space, and then made a hasty escape with the illusory god.

Kroya sensed his teacher's departure and immediately wondered if the illusory god had corrupted his teacher. In the past, his teacher would have definitely gone with him to see the emperor and the council chairman.

However, this should also indicate that there is no danger.

He casually opened a spatial portal, and the instant he stepped out, he saw the emperor cuddling King Atreus's dog and stroking it vigorously, and the council chairman sitting to the side drinking tea.

Cloa greeted them familiarly: "Welcome to my court, Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Speaker of the Council."

"Oh! Hello."

The emperor put the dog down and said without any politeness, "I also want a dog like this, preferably one that lives a long life, as long as the sun's light."

"Then you're asking too much of them." Kroya shook his head: "Their life genes limit their lifespan; even I can't make them live that long."

"It's alright."

The emperor of the Star Sea Empire casually reached into his pocket and pulled out a glittering object, tossing it to Kroya: "Look at this, it's a gift for you."

Lying in Kroya's hand was a sun-shaped object, resembling a jade stone, emanating a powerful divine aura.

"godhead?"

"Oh right, this is a sun god I hunted down in the starry sea when I was bored... Oh, by the way, don't think I'm implying anything, I just thought it would be nice to give this to you."

"Thank you for the gift. I will extract the divinity from it and give it to a dog."

Kroya casually put the divine essence away.

At this moment, the council speaker spoke up, "He gave you a godhood, so I'll give you an eye. I obtained it by hunting down a fallen god."

He took out a bronze-colored eyeball.

【The Fruit of the World Tree: The Eye of Wisdom】

This magical plant originated from a powerful deity who sacrificed his own eyes to obtain invaluable knowledge and runes from the World Tree. After He departed, the World Tree transformed His eyes into fruit and left them here.

[Place this magical plant over the eyes; it will temporarily replace the eyes and enhance the ability to understand knowledge.]

This thing feels a bit familiar.

World Tree, Eye?

"Could this god be called Odin?" he asked curiously.

The council chairman was surprised: "It's not Odin, but a god formed from a plant, I think it's called mistletoe. It was cursed by Odin and the Mother Goddess, and it will inevitably fall as long as light exists."

"Kroya, your knowledge seems quite unique."

"I have never mentioned it to anyone, not even the emperor knows."

"That's something that happens outside the known astral plane."

He stared intently at Chloe, his wise eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge, as if Chloe were some kind of secret that was particularly difficult to understand and uncover.

Kroya simply smiled slightly: "I also think my knowledge is quite extensive, Your Excellency the Speaker."

"Alright, alright!" The emperor interrupted their conversation: "I want to do a business deal with you. Hmm... I have a few veterans under my command who are wandering in the underworld. I'd like them to come here for recuperation."

"By the way, I'm planning to invite you to the Empire. You can choose any position in any of the institutions you want. I heard that before you left this plane, you were the Duke of Han Reef?"

"I can allocate a star sector to you, let's call it the Han Reef Sector. You'll still be a duke, and I'll personally fund a batch of supplies for you. How about that?"

Anyone else would probably be eager to take advantage of this deal, especially since the emperor himself extended an invitation—but Kroya was puzzled: "I haven't done anything that would make you want to recruit me like this, have I?"

"No, but it's only a matter of time." The emperor waved his hand casually, his tone still nonchalant: "Just tell me if you agree or not."

Kroya shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness."

The emperor frowned: "Is it not enough? Just tell me what you want, or do you want a woman or a man? Atreus and Tiria are both good. If we were to marry, they would definitely have some good children."

You can easily run your business and become the future emperor's family.

"Oh, don't worry, our Starsea Empire has a treasure that can make men give birth. We can just have Atreus carry the child."

"..."

Kroya was truly speechless.

But he had to admit that the emperor's grand and exhilarating presence made him feel somewhat dazed. This was the demeanor an emperor should have, no wonder the Starsea Empire regarded him as a god.

But I still refused.

"..." The emperor shook his head: "Anyway, my invitation is still valid. Whenever you can't stand this old guy, just come here."

The Speaker of the Council finally spoke up: "I can't make too many promises to you, but I can invite you to join the next Star Leap program."

You haven't been in the Astral Realm for long, so try to learn as much as possible. All promises will change, but knowledge will never betray you.

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and drew a line in front of him.

The magical light instantly formed a phantom image, which then solidified and eventually became a scene in the astral plane.

"The Astral Compassion Society should have contacted you."

"They are working to protect the planes that are being devoured by star beasts. These planes have had some of their laws devoured to varying degrees, and the loss of these laws will cause some unimaginable changes to the planes."

For example, eternal torrential rains, various natural disasters, and all sorts of diseases will eventually wipe out the intelligent life in these planes, and confusion and ignorance will once again prevail, joining the ranks of the Star Beasts.

He looked at Kroya and said directly, "This is the second thing I promised you. After the Astral Council and the Astral Compassionate Society cooperate, many tasks will be assigned to you and the other mages."

If you complete enough, I'll hand this over to you.

In the Speaker's hand was a fragment of salt, which seemed to have been peeled from something and possessed a strange ability to "purify" and "regenerate".

Salt Stake?

No, this power...

Kroa sensed that the Ring of Radiance and the Paintbrush of the Void God emitted vibrations simultaneously, which converged into a sound near his ear:

"It is a fragment of the most precious water treasure."

"How could we not have known before that the Salt Stake was a fragment of the Water Treasure?"

The two treasures were clearly quite shocked as well.

As for the Salt Stakes, Kroya had come into contact with them a long time ago, and he even had a very good working relationship with the goddess of the underworld, Kreha.

However, her most proficient spells and creations are actually related to supreme treasures.

"It seems that the other two friends are paying attention to this place." The Speaker of the Council smiled gently: "The Treasure of Water is a very special treasure. It is closest to the three attributes of the Space-Time Illusion."

Purification, regeneration, life...

Its most terrifying power lies in its manipulation of the laws of life.

Just as Kroya was listening intently to him, the council chairman suddenly pulled his hand back: "I really wanted to answer your question, but I spent a full 10,000 Eden Coins trying to draw from the limited-time opening banner and still didn't get it."

"So suddenly I don't want to answer your questions anymore."

"I'll explain it to you again after I pull out that limited-edition Platinum Mushroom card."

"..." Kroya was speechless. Was this what they called "lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot"?

To celebrate the opening of Eden, this limited-time card pool includes an ultra-rare card, [Platinum Mushroom], which is part of the Radiant Ring's Abyss.

This is a card that will be discontinued once it expires.

"Haha." The emperor took out a card surrounded by a seven-colored halo and shook it: "This seems to be something from a free ten-pull. Isn't that easy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kroya could clearly feel the Speaker's face suddenly darken. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he simply opened a spatial portal and made a quick getaway.

Forget it, this is really someone we can't afford to mess with.

I just hope their fighting doesn't damage the foundation of Eden.

Let them finish playing before fixing the bugs themselves.

He really needs to think carefully about his plans for the next period of time, and resolve some issues before moving on to others, such as his promise to take the snow dolphin to the sea, the dolphin's home.

"Why don't we just go back to the Zemurian continent and take a look?"

"I haven't seen my friends in a long time, I wonder how they are doing now."

Thinking about it this way, he suddenly felt a strong urge to go back and visit.

(End of this chapter)