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

Chapter 70. But that's not what I think... (Please continue reading)

It's not unusual for them to turn out this way, after all, there's a tree leading the way.

Trees naturally need to send their roots deep into the soil to find water. Now that slimes are diligently watering them every day, isn't that a luxury?

But... do I envy my older brother?

Kroya felt something was off.

Do magical plants have the concept of an "elder brother," or is the inner voice they hear actually transmitted after being "translated" through the Astral Spirit Imprint Technique?

He thought about it and felt that this was very likely the case, otherwise how could Warcraft have such a concept?

Then, they began to imprint basic summoning spells on them one by one.

The engraving went exceptionally smoothly, almost effortlessly, taking only a few minutes to successfully engrave all fourteen trees.

however.

After the engraving was completed, the coconut tree that was initially engraved emitted a consciousness—

"I want more..."

"Even more powerful!"

"Slime!!"

This consciousness contains not only desire, but also a vague worry, as if it fears that its dominant position is threatened.

This left Kroya speechless.

Trees can actually have these kinds of thoughts, especially since you were so enthusiastic about nurturing them before. You were willing to share everything from coconut juice and sap to even their magic.

Why did they become panicked after they all evolved?

Could this, in a sense, also be considered a kind of yearning for evolution?

Kroya thought for a moment. If the coconut tree wanted a more powerful summoning spell, he didn't have one at the moment, and simply increasing the level of the summoning spell didn't seem like a good idea.

The previous description included the following: "The endless thirst for summoned creatures will allow it to continuously refine the basic summoning spell, with a chance to further perfect it."

So what I hope for is that it can develop a completely new summoning spell on its own, instead of just relying on Kroa's imprints one after another.

Summoning magic, simply put, is about using magic and mental power to form a contract with a more powerful being.

The magic of a single coconut tree is limited, but what about a group of coconut trees?

If the magic of the coconut trees could be combined, it would surely summon a larger and more powerful water elemental. Since this coconut tree so desires to be king...

He immediately came up with a good idea.

Immediately, he began to inscribe a second spell into the celestial body of the coconut tree.

If he's right, there might be a surprise.

After a brief imprinting process, a notification appeared—

[Imprint successful, Pure White Sea Spirit Coconut (Magic Tentacle)]

This magical plant can use its magical tentacles to absorb magical energy of similar nature to its own.

[After absorbing magic power, it can be stored temporarily and strengthen oneself.]

"Uh...nothing has changed?"

Kroya was slightly disappointed. He had thought that the magic tentacles and the basic summoning spell would work together, but they didn't.

It seems that creating a unique imprint is not so easy.

He sighed softly.

Compared to his slight disappointment, the pure white sea coconut immediately became excited, and one after another, azure magical tentacles extended from its bark.

At a glance, there are more than a dozen.

Moreover, they were even thicker than the tentacles released by Kroa.

It's probably because it has a lot of magic power.

"Shuashua~~~"

These tentacles stretched wildly to the sides, touching everything they could reach—coconut trees, the ground, slimes, and even Jamie.

The poor child was terrified when he suddenly saw so many tentacles extending from the coconut tree. His face turned pale and his body trembled, thinking he had done something wrong and was about to be killed.

Kroya initially ignored it.

It's normal for people to want to show off their new spells, let alone a magical plant lacking spirituality.

He also wanted to see exactly where the limits of these tentacles lay.

As a result, this guy went further and further astray.

It even began to aggressively insert its tentacles into the slime's body, starting to drain the slime's magic power.

The unfortunate slime was pierced by the tentacles. Before it could even make a sound, the magical tentacles drained all its magic power, turning it into a pile of splattered juice.

This scene is truly sinister.

Jamie shuddered and unconsciously leaned closer to Chloe; he was genuinely terrified.

"..."

Kroya's eyelids twitched immediately.

unwise.

He had forgotten the thrill of drawing magic power, a pleasure that many humans couldn't resist, let alone magical plants.

Clearly, magical plants also need to be tamed; if they are not trained, they might turn into terrifying magical plants that crave magical power.

To prevent his magical plants from turning into evil creatures that liked to absorb magic, he took immediate action.

"snort."

With a cold snort, magic trembled around him, instantly forming thin, crimson flakes, like flying knives, that flew towards the tentacles of the coconut tree.

With a few "snap snap" sounds.

The magical tentacles were instantly severed by the throwing knife. Deprived of their magical power, they fell limply to the ground and then vanished.

You have to understand that magic tentacles are essentially extensions of one's own magic power. To have them cut off like that would be an indescribable pain, probably even more painful than castrating oneself.

At least the coconut tree trembled noticeably, the coconuts seemed about to fall, and the astral body also became somewhat unstable.

Kroa watched it quietly for about a minute before beginning to cast Serenade of Tranquility and Celestial Imprint.

He enveloped the tiny spirit of the coconut tree with his consciousness and magic, soothing it while simultaneously conveying a message—

"You can't just smoke anywhere."

The vast difference in power, coupled with the magical effects of the two spells, and the fact that Kroa herself was the one who carved the coconut tree, allowed it to quickly grasp the meaning.

Then, with some difficulty, it managed to gather another tentacle, which swayed around Kroa in a fawning manner, even trying to transfer its magic power to its master.

Kroya, of course, refused.

He replied, "Summoning spell, you must draw upon magic to unleash the summoning spell!"

The coconut tree suddenly realized.

It cautiously extended a few tentacles, reaching towards the other coconut trees, this time not absorbing too much, but very carefully drawing in some magic power.

It can increase the power of one's own spells without affecting the growth of other coconut trees.

Magic flowed through the tentacles, and then...

The surfaces of those trees suddenly lit up with magical runes, their flashing frequency perfectly matching the resonance of magic.

"Um?"

Kroya uttered a questioning sound.

That's not what he thought.

My eyelids suddenly started twitching; I had a feeling that something strange was about to happen—

Immediately afterwards, a shimmering magic circle gradually formed in front of the largest coconut tree, with magic power gathering inside and drawing on the surrounding water magic power.

A flash of blue light, and a... appeared inside.

A slime with tentacles!

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