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

Chapter 90. Successful Modification, Double Happiness

The next day.

Before renovating the castle, Chloe first came to the terrace garden, holding the precious bottle of life water given to her by the oak tree.

He never dared to open it.

This thing is just like those wine bottles; it's simply a cork made of oak that's used to seal the bottle. Once it's opened, even if you put it back in, some of the magic inside will leak out.

It contains the famous Water of Life.

Even losing a little bit of power would break his heart.

The original owner had heard many rumors about the Water of Life from the Mage Association.

This strange liquid is actually a kind of naturally generated magical potion—it flows from the River of Negative Light beneath the roots of the three generations of the World Tree guarded by the elves, flowing through the World Forest, the sacred land of the elves, and in the process, it has absorbed the unique aura of countless magical plants and beasts.

It can be said that only a sophisticated and special natural formation can produce this magical potion.

Its efficacy is equally extraordinary; for magical beasts and magical plants, this thing is practically a key to evolution.

It's estimated that the oak tree grew to its current size because it absorbed the water of life.

To be honest, one can easily think of many uses for a potion of this caliber, but... he not only promised the oak tree, but the sunflower was indeed worth it.

That was the first magical plant he planted after arriving here, and it also carried the rainbow poem he had inscribed, and was connected to his soul on ordinary days.

So, don't let me down.

He arrived in front of the sunflower, and the sunflower sprite had already landed on his shoulder. It seemed to sense something and curiously examined the bottle in Kroa's hand.

His tone was somewhat excited.

"Eeya ya~"

"Yes, it's for you to eat."

Kroya gently opened the oak stopper, and an indescribable life force and natural magic surged out, sweeping through everything around like a gust of wind.

Almost all the magical plants on the terrace that sensed this life force grew visibly after being exposed to it—the sunflowers and the Woody Curved Vine King grew taller.

The Woody Wisteria King is alright, as its main body isn't here, so the impact is limited. However, the sunflowers are growing ridiculously tall, shooting up from just over a meter to three meters.

The flower plate became even larger.

More sunflower seeds sprouted from them, but they were still empty inside. They had indeed grown, but there wasn't enough Yang Flame Power to infuse them yet.

However, they absorb the power of the Sunfire magic much faster.

It's three to four times faster than before.

Now it has truly become a light-absorbing magical plant.

"Wow, it's already this powerful before even being watered. Imagine what it would be like after being watered..."

He had a vague sense of anticipation, and immediately began to slowly drip the liquid from the bottle onto the roots of the red sunflower, each drop being a perfectly measured water droplet.

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

Water droplets, imbued with the power of life, fall at the roots of the red sunflower, splashing out faint green ripples.

Then it slowly seeped in.

One second, two seconds...

The sunflower fairy, who was already intoxicated by the overflowing magic, now seemed even more drunk.

After it wobbled and flew over to its own flower plate, it fell onto it with a "thud".

The flowerpot seemed to cradle it like a soft and comfortable bed, and then it simply fell fast asleep, looking relaxed and content.

Through the Celestial Imprint Technique, Kroa could detect a certain power flowing rapidly within its body, a power that seemed to be strengthening its... imprint?

The spot where the Crimson Song was engraved glowed faintly.

Those forces seemed to be constantly surging toward the inscription representing the crimson symphony within the Crimson Song.

Strands of light swirled around that small engraving.

"What's going on?"

Kroya was a little confused.

Does the Water of Life have this function? Or was this intentionally done by the Sunflower Fairy?

What will Crimson Overture become after it is enhanced?

Kroya was very excited. He shook the water of life that was still about a third of the way through his hand and put the stopper back in.

He planned to put the small 100ml bottle inside the astral crystal bottle when he got back, like a nested doll. That way, even if any power leaked out, it wouldn't disappear.

Let's keep this little bit for now, just in case we need it someday.

It probably won't be so easy to get this kind of treasure again.

……

After resolving the sunflower issue, he planned to begin renovating the castle.

The most important part is actually the Woody Curved Vine King.

While chatting with the Orpheus Oak at the shipwreck, it recounted the general process of how it gradually formed a magic circle that gathered magical power inside the ship through its branches and roots.

Whether it was intentional or not, the booklet happened to contain a description of the magic used by the elves to gather natural magic.

The one that was drawn underground earlier was one of them.

But the most important thing inside is not this magic array that gathers natural magic power, but a kind of... semi-space teleportation array.

It can be arranged using some relatively inexpensive materials to form magical channels and veins, allowing stable materials to be transmitted within them.

Even if they are thousands of meters apart, the materials inside can travel from one end of the pipe to the other in an instant.

Orpheus Oak mentioned that this method was used to set up "spatial teleportation arrays" on Elven ships or in tall buildings.

Kroya immediately thought that this thing was very similar to the so-called air-based magic, only the magical version.

After discovering this.

He suddenly had a brilliant idea—could this be used to carve the mark on the Woody Teng King? What other material could be a more stable transmission channel than the Woody Teng King's body?

It had been growing in the nursery of a legendary mage for an unknown period of time, and was already a very high-grade magical material, fully capable of withstanding the fluctuations of space.

With these two magic arrays, King Woody Vine can undergo an upgrade, and Kroya also plans to completely renovate and transform the upper area of ​​the castle.

It became his private space.

To carry out this renovation, Kroya spent a huge sum of money to purchase enough materials from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild—hollow crystals, translucent crystal mud, magic conduits, magic crystal boards, and green silk grass mats.

After purchasing the materials, he began to renovate the upper level of his castle with great enthusiasm.

He first went to the top of the castle and used his mage's hand to evenly apply the jars of translucent crystal mud to the areas he needed.

After being applied, this crystal mud began to erode the original stone wall at a visible speed, gradually turning it into a deep black.

It looks like the top has just been painted, but if you look out from inside the castle, you can see that the areas coated with translucent crystal mud gradually become transparent.

Finally, you can clearly see the scenery and sunlight outside.

To put it simply, this thing is a magical material that can turn basic materials such as stone, soil, and ordinary iron into one-way transparent glass.

It is most suitable for situations where the house has already been built and people do not want to tear it down and rebuild it.

Kroya didn't plan to stay in the dark and strange laboratory every day. He wanted to see blue skies and white clouds, and at night he could see a clear starry sky.

So, except for some private spaces and areas where he occasionally wanted to hide in the dark, he applied the cream to almost every place he could.

Then I went back inside the castle and looked up to see the effect—

The originally heavy and somewhat dark stone ceiling gradually became transparent, as if something was gnawing at it, growing from small to large, and finally becoming completely transparent.

Bright sunlight streamed in.

You can clearly see the blue sky and white clouds outside, the clouds rolling and stretching, and seabirds soaring freely in the sky.

Although it was just a simple modification, it really felt different all of a sudden, as if my heart and mind had become much broader.

The indoor environment is no longer as cramped as before.

"Not bad." Kroya nodded in satisfaction and began the second step of the renovation—the walls.

He installed and laid all the purchased magic crystal pipes and tubes on the walls to ensure that the magic in his laboratory's magic pool could be transmitted to all areas of the upper level of the castle at any time.

In this way, he could conduct his research as he pleased, whether he wanted to create a small plot of land in a room or carry out experiments that required isolation.

Finally, Kroya laid the green silk grass mat on the ground.

These green silk grass mats are actually a type of first-class magical plant. They can grow very well indoors simply by watering them regularly with some magical water.

It feels softer than a carpet when you step on it, and it can also purify the air.

The only thing that Kroya couldn't understand was... this thing not only didn't sell seeds, but it was also more expensive than the magic crystal board.

For a space like his, which covers the entire upper level of the castle and is about 400 square meters in size, it cost a full twenty magic crystals.

For the same area, the magic crystal panel used as a building material only contains fifteen magic crystals.

It seems that monks have high standards for their quality of life, otherwise how could such a thing be so expensive?

……

The renovation of the front part of the castle took a whole day.

As night fell, the stars were clearly visible in the clear night sky, the ground was covered with soft green grass, and blue magic flowed through the walls beside it.

The combination of natural beauty and the mysterious beauty created by the mage pleased Kroya greatly.

Lying on the grass gazing at the starry sky, with chilled coconut juice, fresh sea urchin, and sweet shrimp provided by the Muyao Tengwang (a restaurant chain), this feeling is truly delightful.

Well... although he spent all his accumulated magic crystals on buying materials, he was still very satisfied with the renovation result.

This is life.

After completing this task, he began the second half of the modification—the modification of the Woody Curved Vine King.

In fact, the Woody Vine King has always longed for evolution.

Its desire for evolution was almost terrifying. After Kroa told it that it was going to be modified and asked it a few probing questions, it immediately expressed a strong desire.

It was this desire that allowed Kroa to modify it.

The first one to be imprinted is the "Elemental Gathering Magic Array" from the natural magic.

The inscription of these magic circles requires the vines of the Woody Curved Vine King to be inscribed, and they also need to be wrapped around the designated area and connected to the magic channel.

The engraving process was not very smooth.

Because Kroa needs to imprint each of its vines, and finally needs to consider the integrity of the magic array between the vines.

This one task alone took him three whole days to finally complete.

Fortunately, its effect exceeded Cloa's expectations—

[Inscription successful, Woody Curved Vine King - Designated Vine (Elemental Gathering Magic Array - Isis Array)]

This magical beast can attract and absorb all surrounding magical elements at an extremely high speed, storing them inside its body or transferring them.

Depending on the elemental magic it absorbs, this magical beast will gradually transform into an elemental form.

Elemental body!

Kroya let out a soft breath and immediately began to inscribe the second spell, a spatial teleportation array.

This imprinting didn't take much time, as the main task was to inscribe magic runes on the folded crystal and then embed it into the body of the Wood Spirit Vine King using the Star Spirit Imprinting Technique.

It took about half a day to complete.

[Inscription successful, Woody Curved Vine King (Spatial Teleportation Array)]

[The folding crystal within this monster's body can transfer materials within its extended range. Items being transferred cannot possess excessively strong magical energy fluctuations or corrosive properties, otherwise the transfer will fail.]

A fairly concise description.

But the effect was truly amazing.

Kroa tried to instruct King Muyao Quteng to retrieve a piece of holy white iron from the bottom of the lake.

"Okay." The Woody Vine King's voice also carried a hint of excitement; for it, this change could be considered an evolution.

A white ripple, representing space, flickered on its vines, and below, a crystal flashed by.

"Whoosh!"

A piece of holy white iron the size of a head was "spit out" and landed right on the table in front of Kroya.

"So fast?"

Kroa blinked and continued to try more.

Stones, flowers, wood... and even monsters were tried, and surprisingly, it worked.

He stared at the demonic fish that had suddenly appeared before him, still thrashing about, and muttered to himself:

"That's impressive. Can they even transfer the living over?"

After discovering this, he made more attempts, only to find that he could only transfer level one monsters at most, and not higher-level ones.

Even so, it was enough to excite him.

He didn't know if he was just having good luck lately, but as soon as he succeeded, Robert sent him a message.

Two letters have been delivered.

One of them was sent by Baron Camille.

The other item... was sent from the capital.

(End of this chapter)