Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"So I'm going to ask you..." Kato Hui looked at her with a smile, "I need you to select some girls with good cooking talents from those girls and teach them to learn these recipes. Can you do that?"

"That's no problem..." Carissa groaned, "But Saint, what about the materials? It will take several months to harvest these foods..."

"These foods are delicious, but without the ingredients, it seems impossible to make them..." Carissa said worriedly, "And when making delicious food, the recipe is usually the most important, followed by the ingredients. How can we ensure that the recipe will not be leaked..."

Carissa's words hit the point, these seem to be the questions.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 153 Chapter : Assignment of Responsibilities

Faced with huge benefits, Kato Megumi cannot guarantee that these people will not be tempted.

After thinking for a long time, she sighed softly.

"It seems that I can only sign a contract with them. After all, this is the asset I planned for the temple. It will be used to maintain the livelihood of the temple in the future. Confidentiality measures are necessary."

"Then... the problem of materials?"

"Leave this to me... There is also a portion of land in the temple's assets. Once the seeds are planted, I will be responsible for promoting their growth. As you know... As the saint of the Earth Mother Temple, I can also use magic because of the gift of the gods."

Kato Megumi expressed it so clearly that everyone felt that it was as they expected. Kato Megumi saw their performance and attributed everything to the gift of the Mother Earth.

"You may not know... the magic power bestowed upon me by the gods is not limited in the number of times I can use it. In other words, as long as my mental strength is strong enough, I can continue to use magic... In this way, I can promote the growth of crops at the fastest speed. I think the first batch of crops will be ready in a few days..."

When Kato Megumi released this news, it really shocked everyone. They looked at each other for a moment, not knowing what to say. They had never heard of a magician who could use magic infinitely. Moreover, this magician not only could use magic infinitely, but was also a priest, a powerful prop master, and a saint of a temple.

This... the Saint is indeed a God-given daughter, and is deeply loved by the gods! You know, even the Sword Saint, who is loved by the Supreme God, has not been given such a powerful ability...

It is also possible that the other party's position as a saint was originally obtained by killing the devil, and there is no need for the gift of the Supreme God...

Kato Megumi looked at them without saying anything, and her heart was filled with alertness. Fortunately, the gods were taking the blame, and the other party seemed to be happy with it. If anyone knew that she could use magic without restriction in the future, she would not have to explain herself. When they heard the rumors, they would know that she was deeply blessed by life, and she would not have to worry about anything.

This way... the attention and covetousness you receive will be much less.

It took a long time for them to digest the food before they came to their senses.

Since the Saint said so, she must be very confident about inducing labor. The few people did not doubt her ability, but...

"If we do this... the magic power and fertility of the land will be on the verge of exhaustion. And it will take more than a year to recover... In this case, won't we have no land for subsequent planting?"

Aina asked, somewhat worriedly.

"Well...what you said makes sense."

Although the first wave can be forcibly planted through induction, the magic and fertility of the soil will surely be consumed in this process, and it will take a long time to recover.

Kato Huineng was sure that his business would be extremely popular with the recipes he created and would quickly become a favorite in the city, so the first wave of raw materials would definitely not be enough.

However, we have to promote the birth of something, so the most critical problem is that we have no money. Once we have enough money, we can buy more land for planting.

Thinking of this, Kato Megumi thought of her tea seedlings again.

Otherwise, give it a try?

In the original world, everyone pursued money and power for the sake of enjoyment, which led to tea becoming a luxury product; the same is true in this world, except that in this alien world, there is one more thing besides money and power, that is, strength. Here, the strength of the individual can be obviously increased. Tea has changed from a luxury product to a functional product similar to ginseng.

Combining the two, the profits would be immeasurable. Perhaps I could try to turn tea leaves into so-called magic leaves.

Both are tea, the difference is... one grows in a world without magic, and the other grows in a world with magic. Kato Megumi would think that the difference between the two lies in the presence or absence of magic, and she thinks that she sees that others can't do it, and that it is a new ability after the integration of the divine nature.

Maybe she could try?

But before that, Kato Megumi first instructed Aina and the others to plant all these crops. After all, there were still many ingredients in her space, so she could let Carissa choose people to practice on first.

"Aina, these seeds are now in your hands. I have told Klina the planting methods. You two will take some girls who know how to farm to plant these seeds. These seeds require different temperatures and environments, so you will need to use magic circles to adjust them..."

"I understand, Your Majesty!"

"I'll do it right away, Saint."

Klina and Aina both responded, and then went together to organize people to farm.

"As for Carissa, you... go find the high priest Jeremy and ask him to help you organize the staff and select people from those girls. First, let them cook simply to screen out the talented ones. I will send someone to give you the specific recipes and ingredients this afternoon. Is that okay with you?"

"No problem, Saint, I will try my best to select talented people...but Royce..."

Seeing Carissa looking at her friend beside her, Kato Megumi smiled.

"Let her help you... Lois doesn't look like she's good at farming..."

"Eh!? How could that be? I'm also good at farming, Saint!"

However, her explanation was ignored by the two. Carissa smiled softly, gently took Lois's hand, and her expression became much gentler.

She bowed and took her leave.

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

Then he took Lois and left the room.

All the orders were given, and everyone did their job and had things they wanted to do, and Kato Megumi fell into peace again and no one would disturb her anymore.

Only then did she turn her gaze to the tea saplings on the table. The crisp saplings were fresh and tender, and had not withered at all from being stored in the space for a long time.

In fact, even if it does not have the effect of enhancing perception and mental strength, Kato Megumi feels that her tea can also be sold as a luxury product.

But in this case, it would be difficult to attract a large amount of funds. To convince others to take a fancy to this dispensable drink that is similar to the magic leaf, it would not only take time but also greatly reduce its value. If possible, Kato Megumi still wants to try whether she can make tea have the effect of the magic leaf, not only for money, but once successful, it would be very good for herself to take it or trade with others.

After all, who doesn’t want to improve their talents?

Although to improve this talent, you need to drink a lot...

But this cannot hinder people's pursuit of power. After all, with power, power and money can be said to be within reach.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 154 Chapter The Tea Tree Without Leaves

If you want to transform tea seedlings, you first need a piece of land for experimentation.

The empty temple garden was very suitable. Due to funding and personnel constraints, in addition to the area where the temple received prayers, there were flowers growing in the garden and being taken care of. Behind the temple and the side hall, the land in the garden had long become bare, with no flowers growing, only some weeds.

Different from its deserted appearance in the past, the temple has now become a little more lively with the addition of hundreds of girls. Some girls who have recovered can be seen everywhere trimming weeds and cleaning the temple. The temple no longer has the lonely atmosphere of the past.

"Ah! Good morning, Saint!"

"Good morning, Her Majesty the Saint"

Along the way, Kato Megumi responded to the girls' greetings one by one. Gradually, she left the crowded area and came to a remote flower garden.

"Hmm... this should be about right."

Using magic to gather water vapor in the air and condense it into ice, Kato Megumi easily made a small ice shovel. She squatted down and dug the soil in the garden with the ice shovel. Soon, a small hole was dug out.

Seeing that the size was right, Kato Megumi took out the sapling from the space, placed it in the pit, planted it, then backfilled the soil and straightened the position of the sapling.

"The next step is to stimulate the birth..."

Kato Megumi stretched out her hand in front of the sapling.

“The gift of the earth, the beauty of life, comes from the flow of the breath of nature, bestowing blessings on all living things.”

As Kato Megumi whispered the spell, an invisible breath formed a breeze that gradually surrounded her body, like an elf that had found a home. She was jumping around flexibly and actively, carrying a strong breath of life, as if she was bathing in nature, fresh and comfortable.

However, with the surge of such a huge elemental energy, the mental fatigue in the brain was rapidly increasing. Kato Megumi did not dare to delay at all. She put her hand on the sapling and used her mental power to guide the elements around her to flow into the sapling.

It was visible to the naked eye that, as the elements were integrated, the sapling grew visibly, just like Mario getting bigger after eating mushrooms. Its roots spread, causing the soil to wrinkle and crack; its trunk rose higher, like a child who was eager to grow up, and its branches and leaves spread in all directions, gradually blocking the sky.

however……

It seemed like something went wrong. The tea tree in front of me never produced any leaves. It was completely bare, just like a dead tree hibernating in the winter.

"I think I picked up the wrong sapling... This should be a tea tree, right?"

Kato Megumi was silent.

"But... why is the tea tree so big and yet has no leaves..."

Kato Megumi looked at the tea tree in front of her, which had changed. She was puzzled. How could a tea tree need one person to hug its trunk? Was it because of the different elements in the other world? However, life was common here... The rules were roughly the same. Since it could grow like this, there should be no problem...

However...what is important about the tea tree is the tea, not the tree itself. The most important thing is the leaves. What's the use of a tea tree that doesn't grow tea leaves?

Kato Megumi rubbed her cheek in distress.

It seems that I still need to investigate it myself... I thought that maybe I could expect the tea tree to naturally absorb magic power and produce magical tea leaves, but from what I can see now, it is obvious that the other party is not very adapted to the soil of this world...

With a light sigh, Kato Megumi closed her eyes and emitted her mental power to surround herself. Then she imagined that her mental power was a needle in the air, gradually condensing the loose mental power around her and compressing it again and again.

When he opened his eyes, the tea tree was still in front of him and there was nothing in the air. However, Kato Hui could clearly feel that his mental power had condensed into tiny needles.

Weak mental power is unable to penetrate objects themselves, so Kato Megumi can only condense the loose mental power and increase the strength of the mental power from another perspective.

"Well...it really is very uncomfortable."

The high degree of concentration not only brings waves of pain in the mind, but also fatigue and discomfort, making people want to have a good rest and sleep immediately; unfortunately, the reality does not allow Kato Megumi to do so. Enduring the pain, Kato Megumi began to control her mental power to go deep into the tree trunk, and soon... the condensed mental power broke through the outer bark and barely penetrated into the inside of the trunk.

But... before Kato Megumi could do anything, the oppressive force around her surged in.

It was like suddenly entering the deep sea from the air. There was urgent pressure all around, as if trying to repel this uninvited guest.

Unlike the scattered elements in the air where spiritual power can roam freely, the elements in the tree trunks are like heavy water, making Kato Megumi feel as if she was hit hard by a hammer and almost fainted.

In the original world, atoms constitute the basis of matter; in this world, elements are the basis of matter.

Now those elements are oppressing the mental strength tightly, just like forging iron, hammering and forging again and again.

"it hurts……"

I couldn't help but... Kato Megumi cried out in pain...

She knew how difficult it was to penetrate an object with her mental power, but she didn't expect it to be this difficult...

uncomfortable...

asphyxia……

The mental force was trapped in the dense elements and was squeezed hard.

Kato Megumi could only grit her teeth and persevere. She did not try to be stubborn because she knew that she had not reached her limit and her abilities had not yet been fully developed.

As time passed, sweat slowly dripped from her cheeks, and Kato Megumi half-closed her eyes, looking weak.

The standing body couldn't help but sway.

Suddenly... there was a click, as if some barrier was broken.

At this critical moment, Kato Megumi's soul began to mutate, and the new abilities obtained from the previous fusion with the divine nature finally took effect.

It began to slowly recover under the pressure from the surroundings, drawing strength from the pressure from the other side, and then using this strength to nourish its own mental power, while changing the pressure and allowing the mental power to change according to the existing situation.

Under such circumstances, Kato Megumi's eyes gradually became clear, and her mind gradually became clear. Kato Megumi knew that this was the result of the fusion characteristics she had comprehended. Just like concave and convex, the fusion force was gradually merging the two mutually repelling parties, transforming one into concave and the other into convex.

In this situation, Kato Megumi finally had the energy to use her presence to strengthen the characteristics of this fusion.

Gradually...the situation of one side resisting the oppression of the other side changed, and the exclusion between the two gradually dissipated.

Despite her tired face, Kato Megumi showed a relieved smile.

"Fortunately...it finally worked."

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 155 Chapter Is the Tea Tree Going to Bear Fruit?

The reason why Kato Megumi dared to do this was naturally because she knew that she had this characteristic, but she just had not yet mastered this power.

Now the fusion characteristics that she realized after fusing with the divine nature have been stimulated, which means that this power can finally be used by her. As long as she practices skillfully, this power will become more and more proficient like her sense of existence.

And her mental power is no longer hindered, and can easily be unhindered by matter. Of course, at that time, she needs to train her ability to change in an instant, but... no matter what, this is a good thing...

Rubbing his forehead and calming himself down, Kato Megumi slowly transformed, fused and paired his mental power with the elemental arrangement within the tree trunk.

Soon... the pressure around him gradually dissipated, and Kato Megumi could easily command his mental power to move freely in the tree trunk.

Using spiritual power to see inside a tree is completely different from using the naked eye. If you use the naked eye, you see the trunk, bark, and sap, which is the "surface". But if you use spiritual power to see, you see the elements, arrangement, breath, and various flows, which is the "inside".

When Kato Megumi used her mind to look at the various conditions inside the tea tree, she saw rows of elements arranged in a regular pattern. Countless auras were like souls returning to the sea, and thousands of tributaries transported nutrients from the bottom to the top, transporting the nutrients under the roots to the trunk.

It feels like looking at the Milky Way, with countless galaxies converging and rushing towards one direction.

Kato Huineng deeply understood what it meant that the world is made up of elements. No matter what it is, it is an element, but the air without substance is made up of loose and free elements, while matter is made up of elements arranged tightly and regularly, and living things are a mixture of the two, half loose and half tight.

Kato Hui watched the ocean of elements flowing upwards. She followed the current and there seemed to be no problem with the absorption of magic power, but why did the tea tree still not grow leaves? She wanted to see what caused this situation.

Following the veins upwards, the mighty tide of magic power slowly spread out and flowed into one vein after another; Kato Hui would know that her mental power had reached the fork of the tree trunk.

Kato Hui explored forward along a branch of magic power. She saw that there were countless veins around her, but the magic power showed no sign of dispersing, as if the front was her destination.