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

Chapter 409. The Netherworld Dragon and the Ley Lines

Return to the continent of Zemuria.

The first thing Kroa saw was Iotes.

They are the guardians of the Titan star canopy, puppets directly ordered by the Astronomical Council to guard this place.

"Isn't the Astral Plane fun?"

He sat in his seat, which had become one with the stone, and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly come back? I've been here for a very long time, and I've never seen anyone suddenly come back before."

"This place is still too small compared to the Astral Plane."

The Titan's puppet spoke calmly.

But Kroya was a man who had long sensed that deep down he actually longed to go to the Astral Plane. Being stationed here for so long and unable to leave was like being in prison for him!

"I've come to see my friends."

"Well... you're kind of my friend, aren't you?"

Kroa extended his hand to the Titan golem: "I can help you temporarily release the shackles of the Starry Sky so you can leave here. Come with me and explore the area below."

"..."

Looking into Kroya's clear eyes, the Titan Puppet actually had a slight urge to run away. Those eyes seemed to reflect everything, so clear that it could see its own disheveled and pathetic state.

But a moment later he realized what was happening and exclaimed in shock:

"Your magic."

Why did you progress so quickly?

"Even I can't resist your mental power."

Once you reach the legendary level, advancing to the next level is incredibly difficult. But how come Kroya seems to have climbed several more steps in such a short time? It's terrifying.

"Have you gotten stronger?"

Kroya felt that he had probably solved the problem of that ocean, and later used primordial gold to create souls. These things could not be directly quantified, but they were all beneficial to his accumulation of laws.

It seems that accumulating power is as easy for him as breathing.

He casually took out his harp and gently ran his fingers across the strings.

His previous analysis of the Sky Elves had already given him some insight into the structural logic of the Titan Sky, so he only needed to disrupt the balance slightly and allow the world's consciousness to temporarily gain the upper hand...

To Iotes' shock, the previously active starry sky had stopped, and the power of the world itself was rapidly covering the original area of ​​the sky.

The starry sky became more real at this moment.

Those divine kingdoms shimmered in the starlight.

"……you."

Before he could even speak, Kroya pulled him along, opened a portal, and sent him into a strange, gray wasteland.

"Why ask so many questions?"

"Come on, show me around first... What place is this again?"

Kroya looked around. This was a place he had never been before, but Milfein's ivy bracelet was indeed pointing here, which was quite strange.

Aiotes swallowed back all his words, frowning. "This should be the Dragonbone Wasteland, belonging to the Dragon Clan. Your friend certainly knows how to get around, daring to come to Dragon Clan territory."

"Dragons?" Kroya suddenly became interested. His influence had never extended to dragons before, and he was quite curious about them. He wondered if he could negotiate amicably to capture some and keep them as pets.

If being friendly doesn't work, he'll have no choice but to forcibly capture some.

"Don't try to capture the dragon by force!" Aiotes said helplessly, "Dragon Island on the Zemurian continent is a very dangerous place. Even if you are a legend now, it will be difficult for you to act recklessly here."

"It's okay, I have this."

Kroya smiled slightly and took out the canvas that the Void God had given him earlier: "Alright, now I'm going to play the role of a painter."

He took his paintbrush and swung it across the boundless plain before him. The silver paint instantly covered the plain, creating a portal to the outside world.

The brush of the illusory god also possesses the powerful ability to "make wishes come true." Combined with the spatial abilities of the Ring of Radiance, which Kroya is already familiar with, as long as his power does not reach its limit, he can directly find the person he is looking for.

Let's go!

He pulled Iotes inside.

"Wait a minute! There's something I need to do on Dragon Island!"

The poor Titan puppet's words went completely unnoticed by Kroya.

The moment they entered, a huge shadow loomed down from not far overhead, carrying an extremely strong aura of death, with deep blue flames burning around them.

It was an enormous bone dragon.

In the distance, Mifein, struggling against the bone dragon's breath while holding his staff, turned around in shock: "What are you doing here? No, come help me!"

"Calm down."

Kroya looked at the enormous bone dragon, confirming that it was a legendary-level creature. He knew he could definitely defeat it, but...

He picked up his paintbrush and made a light stroke.

A powerful silver light flashed and disappeared.

The enormous bone dragon shrunk to the size of a small dog. Just as it tried to escape, a collar was put around its neck. Kroya calmly opened the door, walked over, and pulled on the rope of the bone dragon's collar.

"Isn't that all?"

The bone dragon in his hand was still struggling.

But it couldn't break free from the paintbrush that brought the illusion to life, nor from the collar of the Ring of Radiance. After struggling a few times, it resigned itself to its fate and huddled on the ground, looking just like a dog on a chain.

"..." Milfein looked at Chloe as if she were some extremely rare treasure: "Have you become that powerful?"

That bone dragon was a product of the destroyed ley lines on Dragon Island. He chased his opponent to this place and spent a lot of effort to barely trap it here, intending to use his immortality to wear it down.

As a result, Kroya came here and subdued him in just a couple of moves?

"It's alright." Kroya looked around, then suddenly felt something was off: "Has the ley lines here been damaged? Why can't I sense the earth's presence?"

Miffy asked in surprise, "You didn't know?"

"The Earth Mother Goddess was controlled by that powerful mage. In her anger, she severed the nodes deep within the earth, and various disasters occurred in many places due to the loss of these nodes."

Kroa silently looked at Iotes.

The other person was even more exasperated: "I didn't even have a chance to tell you before you brought me here. We didn't have any time to talk at all!"

Yes, that is indeed my own problem.

It seems that Eurydice did indeed tell him that she was capturing the Earth Mother, but at the time he was focused on building Eden, so he didn't pay much attention.

But Kroya firmly denied it, simply saying in a relaxed tone, "It's okay, I'm here, so there's no problem."

"Is this dragon still of any use to you?"

"It can talk, but it can't."

The mage picked up the bone dragon, which was about the size of a puppy, and shook it a few times in front of him: "If you can talk, then bark a couple of times, otherwise I'll kill you. You're not even good-looking, why bother polluting the world?"

He had seen it very clearly just now; if he hadn't arrived in time, Milfein might have died several times over. Although this guy was practically immortal thanks to the blessing of the earth, the pain of death would still accumulate.

Just like the buildup of lactic acid during exercise, it would be extremely painful if it exploded.

Therefore, he truly harbored murderous intent towards this dragon.

The bone dragon had never encountered such a situation before. Every bone in it was trembling, and its soul fire was about to be extinguished, as if it had encountered a level 10 gale.

"The great mage..."

"I am following Lord Mjolnir's orders."

"Please...don't kill me."

It's unclear whether it was the existence of "Lord of the Nether Lamp" that gave it some support, but its trembling stopped and it even seemed to pose a subtle threat.

Miffy shook his head at Kroya, meaning that the guy was useless.

So what is this if not courting death?

Of course, Kroya would grant its small request.

With a slight exertion of his fingers, the sunlight gradually and completely obliterated the dragon, leaving only a wisp of its soul fire held in Kroya's fingertips.

It was a very peculiar blue-white flame.

"This is it!"

"After being provoked, the Earth Mother Goddess released this monster, that ancient dragon!" Mifein's eyes showed obvious fear: "It devoured a lot of energy."

"Something very interesting."

"I think we might need to talk to our friends on Dragon Island, don't you think?"

Kroa looked into the distance.

The space slowly fades in color, like broken glass.

A giant dragon, its body crystal clear and translucent like crystal, is slowly emerging. Its entire body is covered in various kinds of crystals, and the colorful crystals form an extremely complex magic field on its body.

Even Kroa only realized something was wrong around her after she crushed the bone dragon.

Clearly, this is a legendary crystal variant dragon.

Who knows what kind of effect the complex crystal-based magical field on its body will have?

"Hello there."

"A powerful magician."

The crystal dragon spoke in a gentle female voice: "Welcome to Dragon Island. It's just a pity that too many of our people are now fighting against monsters emerging from the depths of the earth."

"Yavana Holy Mine".

"That is where this monster called the Netherworld Dragon hides. It draws energy from the ley lines destroyed by the Earth Mother Goddess and creates new energy that flows across the land."

As Chloe listened to her seemingly matter-of-fact tone, her expression grew increasingly amused.

"etc."

Kroya interrupted it without any politeness.

"But that seems to have nothing to do with me, beautiful lady. Don't you think this is all too much of a given?"

The monk had a sunny smile on his face.

"At the very least, I expect you to be in human form when you talk to me, otherwise I'll be tempted to shove you into the mud so we can have an equal conversation."

Back in the Astral Plane, even the Council Chairman and the Emperor were friendly to him. How dare a mere dragon speak to him in such an accusatory and self-righteous tone?

No wonder everyone says that dragons are extremely proud.

Unfortunately, if that pride were directed at him, he wouldn't be so lenient.

Aiotes chimed in, "Madam, the mage Kroya has never interfered with Eurydice's experiments, and besides, Eurydice is helping this world evolve."

Without the shackles of gods, the power of faith becomes a controllable force, and because of divine authority, it can even bring about an evolution for all life.

Wasn't the so-called Xeno'jiiva born from this?

Mifein followed closely: "Dear lady, although I have received a divine message from the earth to help you, you cannot speak to my friend in this tone."

It feels very comfortable to be protected.

Kroya's anger immediately dissipated by more than half.

The crystal dragon seemed not to have expected this. She remained silent for a long time, and then finally lowered her head slightly. Her figure transformed into a woman with long, trailing hair amidst the flowing light of the crystal.

Her long hair, like the hem of her long dress, trailed out like a winding crystal river, stretching to the horizon.

It looks like some kind of electrical wire.

"Feel sorry."

"But your and Eurydice's experiments have indeed caused us great trouble. We were originally living on Dragon Island without being disturbed."

She sighed softly.

"I would like to make a request of you—if you help us solve the problem caused by that Nether Lantern Dragon, I will entrust some of my people's children to you. Only the strong can earn our respect."

"I'll reiterate once again," Kroya frowned, "this is a necessary change, and the price you have to pay for enjoying this magical node floating on the ocean."

Miss.

I think you probably don't understand yet.

He reached out his hand, and in the next instant, a ring silently appeared and encircled the crystal dragon.

The latter was immediately terrified.

Crystal dragons are among the most magic-resistant dragons, and given their powerful physiques, they have an advantage when facing human mages.

Ignoring her struggles, the ring shrank and landed in Kroya's palm. The mage looked down at the crystal dragon: "It is the dragons' good fortune to come here. You should be more respectful."

The Celestial Imprint spell was still effective against the crystal dragon, and Kroya could sense that she still harbored some disdain deep down, which was actually quite normal.

Before becoming a legend, he always kept a low profile and his reputation was not outstanding. It was normal that the dragons did not know about him. Now is the time for him to show off.

Crystal Dragon finally came to terms with the current situation.

She lowered her head again: "I beg you, help us."

"That's more like it."

Kroya nodded in satisfaction, then casually opened a spatial passage, arriving at the Yavana Holy Mine, which he hadn't visited in a long time. At this moment, countless flowing magical energy veins were gathered here.

He surveyed the situation.

His expression suddenly turned somewhat amused, because he saw a familiar, tall figure here, with a whip-like tail trailing behind him.

Isn't that clearly the Pit Lord?

Standing next to him was Estner, dressed in battle mage armor and wielding a bird-headed magic staff that was even more powerful than a hammer.

What a coincidence!

Kroya blinked and decided to hide for a while.

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(End of this chapter)