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

Chapter 67. Cultivation of Ancient Pasture Fungus and Sea Ganoderma (Please continue reading)

"Well……"

Kroya truly hadn't expected that these strange fungi would originate from here.

About 500 meters below the air coral, on the seabed, there is a patch of faint green, where some unusual forces support a small protective shield.

The protective shield is about five or six meters long.

Inside, there grew fungi that looked like grass, densely packed together.

They also emit a faint light on the seabed, and the protective shield provides them with a stable environment to grow, so they are obviously thriving.

It's unbelievable that this thing would appear on the seabed.

To be honest, the first thing Kroya thought when she saw this was... Is there some kind of relic hidden here?

When he went inside and carefully sensed it, he was shocked to discover... in the middle of this small green space, there was a divine power that had not yet dissipated completely, the divine power of the Earth Mother Goddess.

It must have been this creature that awakened these fungi that had been dormant on the seabed for who knows how long, and even used its own strength to resist the erosion of the seawater.

It was only a tiny bit, probably just the size of a teardrop, yet it persisted here for so long.

But that's where it ends. Its power originally belonged to the earth, and it was severely restricted in the ocean, which awakened these long-dormant magical plants and fungi.

When Kroa saw it, its power was about to completely dissipate, and this green land would soon be crushed by the power of the ocean and eventually disappear.

"So this is fate? I casually tossed it away, and it unexpectedly awakened the fungi on the seabed..."

He shook his head, chose to take all the strange fungi and put them into the seashell, then turned around and went back into the bubble with the Sea Duck King.

Through the Astral Imprint Technique, he learned the name of these fungi—Ancient Pasture Fungus.

It's a very strange name, Ancient Pasture Grass. Can this stuff really be fed to herbivorous magical beasts?

Actually, he didn't need to try anymore, because after returning to the bubble, he saw the ducks munching on the ancient pasture fungus, and they seemed to really enjoy it, eating it with great relish.

To be honest, seeing how much the ducks were enjoying their food, he was tempted to try it himself.

However, he eventually gave up on that idea.

Well, even if we're going to eat it, we should have someone try it first. Since monsters can eat it, it means it should be non-toxic.

However, it is unclear whether it is harmful to people.

After learning where these ancient pasture fungi came from, he didn't care much anymore.

There aren't any large-scale herders like cattle and sheep on Hanjiao Island right now. At most, there are only two Fiery Horses that can eat some grass. He'll bring some back for them to try when he goes back.

He would only seriously consider how to utilize it after he understood everything, such as whether the fiery horses liked this kind of fungus and what changes would occur after they ate it.

The task now is to plant the sea lingzhi.

……

The location for planting sea lingzhi had been chosen long ago; Kroya had already selected a spot back when they were planting air coral.

That was an area with huge reefs.

Sea lingzhi is actually a kind of elemental magical plant and fungus.

It needs to grow on the rocks by the sea, and it will continuously absorb the special magic from the sea, gradually growing from sea spores into a light blue Ganoderma lucidum that is half the height of a person.

Once it has fully grown, you can scrape some mucus-like secretions from the cap, and use these secretions to make Sea Lingzhi Magic Potion.

The quality can vary greatly depending on the abundance of marine magic and the environment.

Kroya had heard of this potion's fame when she was in the capital. Its effect was that long-term use could slightly enhance one's elemental perception.

Becoming a mage is not difficult. With meditation and mental strength, any normal person can learn some basic and level one magic by spending resources and time.

However, to continue advancing, one needs the help of things like elemental perception, mental strength, and advanced meditation techniques.

It is said that nobles often bought these potions for their descendants, hoping that they would awaken their elemental senses and become mages.

Even the slightest possibility of being associated with a noble and mysterious mage would cause the price to rise to an unimaginable level.

An alchemist within the Mage Association said that although it does have a slight effect, it requires long-term, continuous use.

This potion sells for five gold coins a bottle in the Royal Capital Alchemy Shop. If you really had to take it every day, you'd be a money-devouring monster.

Of course.

Such a high price, and the fact that the recipe for the Sea Spirit Mushroom Potion can be freely purchased through the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, must indicate a significant limitation in some aspect.

that's the truth.

First of all, only sea dolphins and some higher-level magical beasts can gather in the sea and find the spores.

Secondly, it needs to grow by the sea, and ideally, the magic of the ocean should be supplied continuously at a near-consistent frequency.

This means that the environment must be stable.

But we all know that the ocean... can unleash a crazy storm at any time, causing the magic to become chaotic.

This is the weather, something humans cannot control.

This alone severely limits the production of sea lingzhi – the key is that this thing doesn't absorb magic power filtered through the magic array, it must be pure and unprocessed.

Kroya didn't know if the magic would work after being filtered through the air coral's bubbles, but he wanted to try it out. If it worked, everyone would be happy.

Secondly, it also needs to draw some fresh water.

Moreover, it cannot contain excessive magical power; it must be ordinary fresh water.

Kroya planned to entrust this task to two groundhogs, who would then water the plants daily.

As for where the fresh water comes from...

Just connect a pipe and it'll be fine.

With sea dolphins and their minions patrolling the area, there's no need to worry about fish damaging the pipeline; all that's needed is to connect a pipeline extending from the river.

It can be said that Kroya has considered everything that needs to be considered, and now all that's left is to try planting it.

"Let's begin." He took a deep breath and took out the item the sea dolphin had given him from the seashell.

These are some small, translucent blue beads.

The unique water magic of the sea dolphin enveloped some tiny, almost invisible white, willow-like things in the middle—those were the mycelia of the sea lingzhi.

It was collected by the sea spirit dolphins in the ocean and slowly attracted by their own magical resonance.

During this period, they only collected five. It will take time to get more.

Kroya first splashed seawater onto the reef, then carefully chiseled a small hole, separating the ocean's magic and pouring it into the hole as a gas.

During this period, he only used the Seven Luminaries Separation Technique, and did not use any other methods that might cause magical fluctuations.

After he had drilled the hole, he put the bead containing the sea lingzhi spores into it.

At this point, it can be considered temporarily completed.

Next, he needs to continue observing to see if the mycelium of the sea lingzhi can adapt to the magic after being filtered by the air coral and begin to grow.

If it works, then the mission is accomplished.

If that doesn't work, he'll have to think of other methods.

(End of this chapter)