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

Chapter 54. The Demon Bird Approaching the Sunflower (Please continue reading)

After understanding the Astral Crystal Turtle's needs, Kroya quickly figured out which spell to use.

It's very simple: earth and stone shaping technique.

This is a level two magic spell, which essentially uses magic to shape stones or soil into the desired form.

It's generally used for carving or shaping the foundations of large magic arrays. As long as you have enough mental and magical power, you can create anything you want.

At the same time, it is a prerequisite spell for many special spells, such as more advanced Fortification, Earth Shaping, Titan's Hammer, and so on.

Of course, Kroya has only learned the Earth and Stone Shaping spell so far. The spells he can learn later will have to be bought or obtained from the Mage Guild.

Since this crystal turtle wants to find a wife, it might as well make one itself, which would save Chloe trouble—he doesn't want to make a wife for a turtle.

Something feels off.

"I understand, I'll try to find a solution for you, but you need to prove your worth first."

After Kroya finished speaking, she told it to follow. Then she walked outside.

This secret room certainly needs to be utilized, but it also needs to be modified to become a secret place known only to him.

……

Soon, he left the secret chamber and returned to the air coral bubble base at the bottom of the lake.

Of course, when he left, he didn't forget to break off two magic lamps and take them with him, planning to take them apart and study them when he got back.

He put down the groundhogs and instructed them, "No one is allowed in here, not even the Kaba beasts."

The latter nodded repeatedly: "Chirp chirp!"

After giving his instructions, Kroya led the crystal turtle towards the lake—he had assumed that since it was a turtle, most turtles should be able to swim.

As soon as he let go, the crystal turtle immediately thrashed about with its short limbs and sank straight down to the bottom of the water, almost falling into the bubbles.

It was so clumsy, it was almost like a stone.

"You can't even swim?" Kroa said, both amused and exasperated, and could only take the crystal turtle with her as they went.

"Yes, I'm sorry!"

The crystal turtle seemed quite frightened, clinging tightly to his hand—only a monster turtle could do something like that.

Once out of the water and into the sunlight, the crystal turtle almost shed tears: "I've finally seen the sun! Master, give me a mine where I can see the stars, and I guarantee I'll immediately produce several thousand kilograms of ore for you!"

"...I only have one mine shaft."

Kroya shrugged: "I only have one piece of white iron ore, and I don't think there's much mineral left in it."

The scarcity of mineral veins wasn't his fault; it was simply the nature of the territory. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to use air coral to expand into the sea.

Moreover, he doesn't plan to rely on mining and selling raw materials to earn more money in the future; as long as he processes them slightly, the price can double.

The crystal turtle fell silent again: "Master, this area should be ocean. I can find mineral veins; please take me to find them."

"Can you find a mineral vein?"

"Yes, any mineral vein will do!"

Kroya was tempted, but she wanted to wait until the air coral base was a bit bigger before making a decision. In the meantime, she needed to continuously invest new air corals into it.

and so……

"Just take good care of the white iron ore for me. Once I see the finished product, I'll help you fulfill your wish."

"OK."

The crystal turtle remained silent and slowly followed Kroa. Its body gradually became transparent in the sunlight and soon disappeared completely.

This isn't magic; it's a special ability to absorb light and become invisible.

Kroya glanced at it thoughtfully, then walked towards the grapevines in the magic field. He'd been gone for an hour; he wondered how the planting was going.

……

"My lord, you've arrived."

As soon as he walked over, Knight At noticed him and respectfully stepped forward to bow.

Kroya nodded, then cast Eagle Eye and glanced into the distance—wherever his gaze fell, the farmhands were diligently planting calming lilies of the valley and yam.

Because of the presence of the Magic Field grapevines, the originally hot weather became less extreme, and they were all used to the sun by the sea.

So everyone was working with great enthusiasm.

This hour is almost up.

The seedlings of the lily of the valley are about ten centimeters long. Even in their seedling stage, they have already grown small flowers that look like bells.

The overall color is a light blue.

As the warm sea breeze blew, the tiny flowers of the lily of the valley, which covered half an acre of land, truly sounded like wind chimes, making a "ding-a-ling" sound.

Hearing this kind of sound makes me feel mentally tired, and I want to lie down in bed and sleep as soon as possible.

The sound of bells comes from the stamens growing inside their flowers. These stamens feel like crystal to the touch, and they make this sound when they collide.

But how come these people are still full of energy despite the soothing sound of lily of the valley? Is it because of the silver coin he promised?

Kroa didn't know much about it and didn't pay much attention to it.

As long as the work is done well, that's all that matters.

A few silver coins... to be honest, he didn't really care about them.

He checked the growth of the calming lilies of the valley and then examined the thick-soiled sweet potatoes that had already been planted—these sweet potatoes were actually more like potatoes.

That is, potatoes.

Their leaves and vines are all yellowish-brown, and the parts buried in the soil are also yellowish-brown, making them quite inconspicuous on the ground.

Especially when they grow together, their leaves and vines covering the ground, it's almost impossible to spot the plants from a distance.

It can be seen that the farmhands planted the plants very carefully; the soil was very loose, and the spacing between each plant was almost the same.

Kroya was quite satisfied with the neat and orderly state of the crops, as it would make harvesting, fertilizing, and watering easier in the future.

It looks very comforting.

"Good, I'm very satisfied. Remember to pay the due compensation."

He gave a brief instruction to At, who quickly nodded, "Mr. Robert has already made the arrangements."

"Hmm." Kroya nodded.

It's great to have a reliable subordinate; you can get everything done with just a few instructions. That's how he can relax and have an easy time.

"Shouldn't we give Rob a reward? A loyal and capable subordinate deserves some recognition."

As he pondered, he strode toward his castle.

Before he had gone far, while his Eagle Eye technique was still active, he saw a dark cloud approaching the castle from the sky, looking menacing.

"Hmm?" He stopped in his tracks.

Squinting to take a closer look... it seemed to be some kind of magical bird, like a crow.

Judging from their direction, their target was clearly the sunflowers planted on the castle terrace!

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