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

Chapter 93. Research Progress, Bee Relocation

night.

Inside the Sea of ​​the Illusory Moon.

After entering this place, Kroya still transformed into a mermaid, but there were not as many places for her to swim as before.

Only a small area around the tree is lit; the rest is completely shrouded in deep darkness.

The crimson light illuminated a small area of ​​the sea.

The new sea area wasn't as beautiful as the sea under the moonlight and sea fog of the past, but it had a more realistic feel to it—the previous sea was just too dreamlike, as if it didn't actually exist.

In comparison, Kroya felt that this environment looked more pleasing to the eye.

Perhaps it's because this place is illuminated by his power that I feel quite happy, both physically and mentally, while I'm here.

"bring it on."

He swam in the seawater, wagging his tail, and summoned all the magical beasts with a contract, letting them frolic in the sea.

He then told the sea dolphin about his plans and ideas.

I was going to ask if it would be difficult and if I would need his help, but the sea dolphins replied very readily: "It's not difficult at all, Master."

The slightly larger male sea dolphin added, "We know where the ribbonfish you mentioned are, and in large groups at that."

It used its magic to control the seawater and made a movement, the splashing water resembling scattered ribbonfish—if you go by that description, it was indeed quite a large group.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you."

"Catch as many as you can, and I will buy more of our kind for you so we can establish an underwater fishing ground."

The two sea dolphins were overjoyed when they heard Kroya say he wanted to buy more of his kind. Sea dolphins are magical beasts, and wild ones are already very rare.

At least they patrol and drift in the sea every day and haven't found any of their kind—there are ordinary dolphins, but they're not quite the same as the sea dolphin.

They always felt they couldn't play with those guys, and some of the things they did really made them seem stupid.

However, sea dolphins are social animals, and it is said that large groups can reach tens of thousands of individuals, the more the better.

So they feel a little lonely now.

Unexpectedly, Kroa agreed to buy even more sea dolphins!

"Thank you, Master!"

After expressing their gratitude in unison, they wanted to lift Kroya up for a refreshing swim and dive, just like they often did before.

However, Kroa refused.

"You guys go have fun, I have important things to do."

He teased the magical beasts for a while before focusing on his research—he had been studying the magical runes inside the Thick Earth Potato Star Spirit body, which had been catalyzed by divine power.

That is, the magic called "Earth Membrane".

Within this Sea of ​​the Illusory Moon, Kroya was indeed able to recall and remember the arrangement and structure of those magical runes.

However, truly controlling it is still almost impossible.

To be honest, things had already come to a standstill a few days ago.

However, after obtaining elven magic, he always felt that the magic array in elven magic and these magic runes were somewhat similar.

So he wondered if he could slightly modify the elf's magic array.

Only then could the experiment continue.

The Sea of ​​the Illusory Moon is truly an excellent laboratory.

Within this space, he can freely sketch and draw any magic or magic circle; as long as his mental strength is sufficient, there will be no problem.

It's important to understand that just because an idea can emerge doesn't mean it can be successfully tested and brought to market.

The same applies to magic circles.

The materials, magic power, and mental energy required to create a magic circle are all things that cannot be wasted. This means that there is very little room for trial and error when it comes to magic circles.

Even great mages are extremely cautious when drawing new magic circles.

If the magic circle is drawn incorrectly, it really will explode.

During the experiment, the small magic circle exploded more than ten times...

Moreover, these all occurred during the drawing process when the magic runes in certain areas were not constructed correctly, causing them to explode on the spot.

The power of the explosion... was exaggerated.

It must be inside the Sea of ​​the Illusory Moon. If it were outside, the explosion caused by the magical conflict would probably turn Kroa into an idiot.

Such extreme situations will not occur here.

Therefore, Kroa became bolder and bolder.

As the rumbling explosions echoed repeatedly from the Sea of ​​the Illusory Moon, Kroya's research progressed rapidly.

He estimated that in about another half month, he would be able to completely sort out the troublesome magic runes and magic array structure and bring out the improved version of the magic gathering array.

Besides the magic gathering array, he also made a breakthrough in his research on coconut tree summoning magic—he successfully figured out how the arrays gather and connect magic power.

This is considered a magic rune that enhances magic.

If incorporated into other spells, it can give various spells a linking property; the more individual spells there are, the stronger the amplification.

That sounds great.

However, the problem is that if you want to cast this kind of magic, firstly, you need to modify Kroya, secondly, the magic must be completely consistent, and thirdly, you need an individual powerful enough to integrate other magical plants.

Just like the first pure white sea coconut.

Without its control, this magic cannot work.

With these three restrictions in place, it is almost impossible to imprint in large quantities, and there are currently no magical beasts or magical plants worth imprinting.

After some thought, Kroya set his sights on the glowing grass he had just acquired—there was plenty of it, and it was easy to cultivate.

In the book "The Miracle of the Holy Light", there is a spell called "Praise Array of All Lights".

The name sounds impressive, but in reality, this magic is simply a light that can dispel evil by imprinting divine power.

They are generally used on streetlights or simple ritual implements.

The Night-Shining Grass itself has a weak effect of dispelling evil. With just a little bit of suppression, he should be able to make them want to evolve.

Compared to some magical plants, grass is probably more resilient.

He wanted to try as many different kinds of magic as possible, whether it was holy magic or natural magic.

Not to mention that these are all valuable experiences.

There's nothing we can do about it.

He has now learned most of the magic, and is just waiting to obtain higher-level third- or even fourth-level magic from the mage lord's channels.

……

The next morning.

Kroa arrived at the terrace garden on time.

Before he could check on the sunflowers, a very noticeable buzzing sound entered his ears.

"Hmm?" He looked in the direction the sound came from, puzzled.

As a result, they saw bees secreting a waxy substance at the railing, which, through the combination of countless bees, formed a honeycomb.

They moved incredibly fast, almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a huge honeycomb was formed in no time, clearly indicating that they had come prepared.

"Huh? Is sunflower nectar so tempting to you that you actually moved here?"

Kroa glanced at them speechlessly, then habitually activated the Celestial Body Imprint Technique to take a look.

He was stunned after just one glance.

Within these bee celestial bodies, there were no individual bees, but rather a dense network of bee phantoms formed by countless threads, surrounding a central queen phantom.

Countless lines extended from the queen bee's body, connecting all the bees, as if she were issuing commands.

The structure of astral bodies is extremely complex.

"Oh?" He blinked, showing a hint of interest.

As far as he knew, bees were controlled by pheromones released by the queen bee, so did that mean... the queen bee was an entity that could absolutely suppress all bees?

If it's really as he thinks, then bees are probably more suitable for the kind of magic he's researched.

Or rather, he simply imprinted it inside the Queen Bee's celestial body and then observed how she could evolve this magic.

He stroked his chin, took a deep look at the bees building their nest, and his gaze seemed to penetrate the hive to see the queen bee inside.

"Looks like I need to find a way to put some pressure on you."

After saying that, he temporarily ignored the bees' problem and carefully planted all the sunflower seeds that Estner had given him.

This time, Estner gave a full fifty seeds.

In return, he had already stored some materials at the Holy Spring Merchant Guild when he got up. These were all precious marine materials, and he even gave them a shark fin from the Demon Shark King.

The cost of the materials is more than enough to buy these seeds; any extra can be considered a thank-you gift.

The crystal card has been handed over to the wind-riding pigeon, so that it can take it back.

This was a decision he made after careful consideration.

Giving magic crystals would be a bit awkward; it would be better to give them magical materials unique to the sea.

Magical materials are the things that magicians find hardest to refuse.

……

Soon, fifty sunflowers were planted.

In order for these fifty sunflowers to grow strong, he had to use the power of the sun's heat as magic crystals and remodel the magic field.

The terrace garden is still a bit small.

With sunflowers planted so densely, they'll easily compete with each other for nutrients in the magic field and the magic of the sunlight.

The current limit of 61 plants is already the maximum; any more than that, and some less desirable situations might arise.

If we want to continue planting in the future, we should consider planting around the castle.

After planting them, Kroya watered them with spring water and a potion containing the power of the sun's heat. He then observed the sleeping sunflower spirits for a while before turning to leave.

When Kroya first acquired them, he had already imprinted the Sunfire Impact spell on them all, so the Crimson Sunflowers were needed to influence them more.

He is now going to make what Baron Camille needs.

He really wanted Gopherwood.

(End of this chapter)