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

Chapter 51. Can I Learn Holy Arts? (Please continue reading)

Angels are generally messengers representing the gods who sit atop the clouds—but in reality, they are not the private property of the gods, nor are they a race created by the gods.

In this world, angels are aggregates of holy light; simply put, they are elemental life forms born from the highly condensed divine power.

To put it extremely, they're no different from the slimes that serve the coconut trees.

The gods merely bestowed power upon them, and they served the gods.

It's a mutually beneficial relationship.

Hmm... So theoretically speaking, if divine power reaches a certain concentration, there is a slight possibility that angels could be born, right?

That was the only way he could convince himself.

Otherwise, what's the meaning of an angel suddenly appearing out of nowhere? Are you kidding me?

After a period of intense internal turmoil, he finally calmed down and began to seriously consider the possible reasons.

The substitute for the Void Crystal in the Seven Luminaries Divine Law Array is something called the Blessed Tear Crystal, which is produced by the Holy See and is a crystallization of divine power.

This suggests that Kongyao and divine power may have some connection. So, is this thing formed from the divine power of the refined holy white iron by the Kabamon?

"..."

Thinking about it this way makes me feel even worse.

Kroya quickly banished that terrible thought from her mind. After a slight hesitation, she gently placed her fingers on the halo of light, feeling a warm sensation like cotton.

Since mental power cannot better explore, one can only experience it personally with one's own body.

The result surprised him—

wisps of heat flowed through his fingertips into his body, maintaining a clear boundary with his own magic, shimmering with a holy halo.

However, with just a slight thought, he could easily mobilize this power, such as when he tried to create a fireball.

What appeared in his hand was a strange fireball that was red and white, with a crimson outer layer and a holy white light inside, emitting an aura that was both scorching and gentle.

"..."

A second silence.

Can I control this thing?

Logically speaking, only those in the Vatican could cultivate this skill through prayer and very special meditation methods, but the angel just gave it to him like that.

real or fake.

"What exactly are you? Do you have self-awareness?"

Kroa squinted and tried several methods to probe, but the angels remained motionless.

In the end, he had no choice but to use the Celestial Spirit Imprint Technique, and surprisingly, he was able to see the situation inside the little angel's body.

It was a humanoid figure composed of countless holy white lights, curled up in a sleeping position like a baby within a strange platinum ring.

There was no fluctuation of spirit or will; it was like an empty shell, a mere husk with the appearance of an angel.

He was shocked by the successful activation of the Astral Imprint Technique.

According to the description, it's a magical plant, and only magical beasts can imprint it. Kroya tried casting it on a human, but it was completely invisible and had no effect.

In other words, are angels also classified as monsters? If the Vatican knew this, they would absolutely go crazy.

He sensed the small ball of divine power within his body; to be honest, it was only the amount of three or four fireballs, pitifully small.

But the problem is that this thing doesn't conflict with his magic.

This means he can also use these powers to cast some holy magic—divine spells unique to the Church.

Logically speaking, according to the research and popular science of the Mage Association, divine power and other magical powers are almost incompatible; they are like fire and water, and will explode when they come into contact.

There have been mages who attempted to wield both divine power and ordinary magic, only to be severely harmed by the backlash from the divine power.

That's why the current situation is so incredible.

As he was pondering, the sleeping angel suddenly twitched, the holy light surrounding its body dimmed slightly, and it continued to sleep soundly.

In Kroa's perception, its power had weakened considerably.

"Is it because you gave me your power? In other words, you are a converter, capable of converting divine power and then transferring it to me?"

He felt his guess was probably right, but the question was... could the Sky Crystal achieve this level of performance?

If all the mushrooms growing from the Sky Crystal had this ability, then the Sky Crystal would either be monopolized by the Holy See or be fiercely contested by mages.

"So it's still that ring... What exactly is that platinum ring?" Kroa stared at the mushroom and noticed that the ring seemed to be slightly smoother than when it was first discovered.

It seems that divine power will repair it.

It only produced this one angel after the divine power was restored. Could it be that if the restoration continues, even more things will appear?

"You've only just recovered a little and you've already created an angel. If you're fully recovered, you might be able to create some kind of god, right?"

He stared at the mushrooms, muttering to himself.

The mushroom, of course, did not answer him, but continued to radiate a soft, holy glow.

Kroya plans to see if he can get an introduction to the Sky Crystal from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild next time he buys something, or he can also inquire with the mermaids.

Unfortunately, the latter doesn't know when he'll receive more crystals, which are piles and piles of magic crystals.

Setting aside his doubts for the moment, he looked to the side.

Two rats suddenly emerged from underground. They were filthy all over, but their expressions were very excited.

When it saw Kroya, it ran over immediately and started chirping at him.

Fortunately, with the help of the contract, Kroya could barely understand what they meant—there was a staircase at the bottom of the lake.

"Hmm, stairs... could there be a secret room?"

For some reason, Kroya had become quite used to their discovery.

I just saw an angel, and the secret room... it doesn't seem like there's anything surprising about it.

Moreover, he had always suspected that there might be something hidden here. Did the great mage who helped the merfolk really leave nothing behind?

He had sent men to search the castle thoroughly, but they hadn't found it. So it was here all along.

How deep is it?

He walked to the spot where the groundhogs had come out earlier and examined the hole they had made.

The two ground squirrels chirped a few times, and suddenly a yellowish-brown ripple appeared on their bodies, causing the ground to churn.

The soil was pushed outward by their magic, creating a pit about three meters deep.

You can clearly see a staircase at the bottom of the pit leading to a deeper underground area.

"I almost forgot you guys are monsters; earth thieves naturally have the ability to control the soil."

Kroya put the two exhausted mice, drained of their magic, into his pocket, jumped into the pit, and walked down the steps.

(End of this chapter)