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

Chapter 92. Peas and Tree Stumps of Flaming Mountain Ridge

The answer is definitely yes—the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce seems to have known all along that someone would have such an idea. A Holy Spring Crystal Card can have two code names, which can be used to communicate with different people.

The price is... if you need to store or consign goods through the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce, you'll have to pay double the price.

The Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce was very keen to get its customers to spend money, and after Kroya inquired, they immediately offered her a price list.

Since he is currently only a Level 1 member, the items he sells and stores through the Chamber of Commerce are limited to Level 4 and below.

If a transaction is completed through the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, they will estimate and charge one percent of the value of the traded items in gold or magic crystals as a commission—two percent for the Vest.

The Holy Spring Merchant Guild guarantees that items will never be lost. As long as the recipient presents the crystal card to pick up the item, it will be delivered immediately, regardless of the quantity.

Honestly, this is a really good deal.

Keep in mind that this is direct delivery to your hands; you give the goods to them on one side, and they receive them immediately on the other, which is equivalent to a transaction with no delay.

After receiving a reply from the Holy Spring Merchant Guild, Kroya immediately began looking for suitable trading partners.

Estner mentioned that you need an invitation to join; if you just go to their door and say you want to join, they will almost certainly refuse.

He could only talk to someone first, build a good relationship to do business, and then bring up his desire to join.

It will probably take some time, but if all goes well, he should be able to obtain the Level 3 Magic Compendium through the mage lord's channels.

When it comes to supplies, the most important thing is to exchange what you have.

Located by the sea, this place is abundant with various kinds of fish and seafood, which are practically inexhaustible.

The fish washed ashore every day are almost readily available for them to eat, not to mention that the dolphins can chase fish directly in the sea.

Now that the shark swarms have been dealt with, the nearshore area is practically the domain of the dolphins, making fishing incredibly easy.

While salt is a decent trade item, ordinary salt is obviously not acceptable, as the Mage Guild has already published a method for extracting salt from seawater.

Moreover, it is said that the kingdom and the Papacy also have a cooperative relationship. The Papacy owns a continuous salt mountain range, from which one can easily obtain pure salt.

This is why ordinary people in this era can afford salt. You may not be able to afford bread or meat, but you definitely can afford salt.

Therefore, salt will not be considered for the time being.

Secondly, there are the various magical plants he cultivates.

Both the lily of the valley and the yam can be sold after two generations of cultivation.

"...Never mind, let's talk first."

He thought for a while, shook his head, and decided to communicate with a lord located inland, or even in the desert region.

"Grizzly Bear, Flaming Mountain, Ximo..."

After looking through them briefly, he discovered that these names were basically corresponding to a certain place name—Grizzly Bear Mountain, Flame Mountain Territory, and Ximo City.

Then let's call him Hanjiao (瀚礁).

There's no point in hiding this. The other party can easily find out who was recently exiled to the seaside to be a lord just by checking with the association. It's better to be open about it than to try to cover it up.

Sincerity can sometimes be touching.

After studying the map, he finally chose a lord named Flame Mountain.

After careful consideration, I sent a letter.

He thought he would have to wait a while, but to his surprise, the other party replied just minutes after he sent the email and even invited him to meet in person.

"???"

"Have you been keeping an eye on the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce? It's nighttime now."

Kroya was speechless.

But since he had been invited, he gladly accepted.

As the surroundings were submerged by the blue holy spring, he once again arrived in that illusory holy spring realm and saw a red-haired youth pacing anxiously.

"Ah, you've finally arrived!"

Upon seeing Kroya, the red-haired youth hurriedly asked, "My friend, I need about a ton of various kinds of fish. How long will it take you to deliver it to me?"

"Well……"

Is it really that straightforward?

To be honest, it's quite easy to catch a ton of various fish. Some of the magic fish can grow to be enormous, like the magic sharks we killed not long ago.

Each of them, including those of grade two or above, weighs over a ton, with skin, meat, and internal organs included. The Demon Shark King alone weighs over ten tons.

It took a lot of effort to cut them open and get the materials.

There are so many big fish in the sea that you can catch them all.

This deal is entirely feasible.

Kroya nodded in agreement: "No problem, but what will you offer in exchange, Flame Mountain Mage?"

"Great! I have some special fire-type magical plants here. Here's a list; you can take a look."

The red-haired youth seemed to be a repeat customer, and immediately handed over a list.

The list contains fifteen magical plants and brief descriptions, but most of them are level one, with only two or three being level two.

Is there no Warcraft?

That's quite strange.

He looked it over and was suddenly drawn to something called the "Flame Tree Stump".

A thought suddenly struck him, and he asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Oh, you mean this?" The red-haired youth scratched his head. "It's a level one magical plant. After the main trunk is cut off, the remaining hollow stump will burst into flames."

This flame is related to elemental magic, but aside from being interesting, I haven't yet discovered any special effects it has.

You're really honest; you can say anything besides "funny."

Kroya didn't know if the Flame Mountain Lord was truly like that, or if he was just pretending to be honest.

However, he was indeed very interested in the magical plants of Flame Mountain.

Whether it's the "Impact Pea," the "Flame Tree Stump," or the "Spiky Cactus," they all reminded him of a game he had played in his previous life that was almost a household name.

When he played it, he was amazed by the amazing plants. Now he wondered if he would have the chance to recreate it.

Knowing their functions, is it possible to inscribe some spells and combine them to achieve the magical effects seen in the game?

To be honest, now that he has knowledge of magic, he can easily figure out what kind of effect a certain spell can produce just by thinking about it.

"I'm very interested in all of these. I can provide you with more magic fish, and you can specify the type of magic fish."

Kroya also took out a list: "This is all the kinds of magic fish I can catch. Take a look."

Having spent a considerable amount of time here, he had basically figured out the common wrasses in the nearshore area. Perhaps because this area had been untouched for a long time, the fish population was exceptionally rich.

Those fish were in groups of thousands.

The red-haired youth was overjoyed that Kroa could provide the specified magic fish, and he picked up the list to examine it carefully.

About a minute later, he pointed to one of the special fish called "Ribbonfish" and said, "This one, Master Hanjiao."

If you can get me more than five tons, I can provide you with more than one hundred of all the magical plants on this list.

It sounds quite generous; the list contains fourteen different magical plants, totaling a full 1,400.

However, this type of ribbonfish actually lives near underwater volcanoes and is considered an extremely rare level one fire-type magic fish.

However, apart from being a bit special and tasting better, it doesn't have any other abilities. I estimate that if it were sold, one magic crystal would be enough.

Five tons would amount to more than a thousand.

It was essentially an equivalent transaction, with only a slight price difference, which neither of them paid much attention to—trading magical plants and magical beasts is inherently difficult to fix completely.

Apart from situations like the high-priced sale by the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce, it all depends on how well the two parties negotiate.

By the way, the Sea Spirit Dolphin costs fifty magic crystals per pack.

This shows that ability is the only standard for measuring the value of a Warcraft game.

Previously, Kroya hadn't dared to fish so extensively. But now, he wanted to test the waters and see just how lenient the merfolk would be with him.

Since I can help them make the Water Essence, I should at least get some preferential treatment, right?

Moreover, he wouldn't kill all the fish in one fell swoop; at most, he would catch them at specific times and locations, and then arrange for sea dolphins to watch over them, so as not to catch all the fish at once.

If the merfolk don't react to his capture, he plans to catch a large number of fish, then buy more sea dolphins and provide them with a suitable environment for breeding.

Let's just build an underwater fishing ground.

……

After a brief moment of thought, Kroya nodded: "Okay, I agree."

"Then I'll wait for your good news, Master Hanjiao. Once you have news, please let me know immediately, and I will prepare the magical plants for you."

The red-haired youth seemed even more eager than Kroa for the deal to go through smoothly.

His expression was quite joyful.

"it is good."

After the communication ended, both of them left the illusion.

Kroya planned to immediately enter the bottle to have a good discussion with the sea dolphins and, incidentally, study some magic.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Flame Mountain Territory.

There are vast, continuous mountain ranges here, but they are barren and have a fiery red color, with volcanoes erupting.

It's much larger in area than Kroa, but as for resources... it's really hard to say which is better or worse.

Inside a cave.

A red-haired youth carefully placed the Holy Spring Merchant Guild's crystal card and reached out to stroke the giant magical beast beside him.

"I've found you enough food; it'll be here soon."

His voice was very gentle, and his movements were extremely tender, as if he were caressing a lover's cheek.

If a third person were inside this cave, they would be astonished to find that it is filled with all sorts of skeletons, and in the center of the skeletons lies a colossal creature.

It has crimson scales, golden vertical pupils, and its body doesn't look huge at all, but is full of explosive muscles and agility.

A giant red dragon.

It had long since fallen into a deep sleep and was not reacting at all, but it was instinctively eating various foods.

To provide it with enough food, the red-haired mage had already captured almost all the magical beasts, big and small, in the vicinity.

If they keep catching them, they will truly become extinct.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to buy a huge quantity of fish from Kroya.

He sighed deeply, rested his head on the dragon's scales, and muttered to himself, "I hope the Reef Mage has enough fish; I don't lack magical plants..."

His territory was truly abundant in magical plants; even the magic emanating from the sleeping dragon could create many fire-type magical plants.

To provide food for this dragon, he has bought from every lord he could, to the point that it has aroused suspicion.

Therefore, they had no choice but to buy expensive goods from the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce.

The Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce is good, but they mainly sell high-quality products. If you were to buy food in such large quantities... you'd have to be extremely wealthy.

He's obviously not good at it.

So Kroya's arrival was like a godsend.

He couldn't wait to prepare the magical plant and wait for Chloe's good news.

(End of this chapter)