I'm a mage, what's wrong with loving farming?

Chapter 14 14. Water Crystal
The moment he entered the water, Croa wanted to cast a secret spell to breathe underwater, but before he could do so.

The mermaid holding him said, "Don't worry, I have already cast our mermaid's sea breath for you.

You can breathe and speak freely.”

Croix tried to breathe and found that he could breathe freely. There seemed to be some subtle but delicate changes in magic around his nose and mouth.

If there was a mirror in front of him, he would find that the magic power was like fish gills, helping him filter the air in the sea water.

"Why did you bring me here?" Kloya asked in confusion, "I didn't hear the Mage Association mention a contract or anything like that."

The mermaid didn't answer, but just pulled his hand and swam forward.

Seeing that he couldn't get any answer from her, Croix gave up.

Looking at the underwater scenery around me with a smile on my face.

The oceans in this world are free of any pollution. Corals of various colors cover the seabed, and fish of various sizes and shapes swim freely in the clear sea water.

The sunlight shines through the sea, and the refracted light is colorful.

It is indeed beautiful, but it is also dangerous - there are some monster-level fish among them.

They are all very huge in size, each one is bigger than a human, and they devour the small fish that have no time to escape like overlords.

The food here is so abundant that it's like a buffet.

Let them devour it.

If only Kloya was here, they would have pounced on him and bit or attacked him fiercely, but with a mermaid leading the way, the dangerous seabed seemed like a smooth journey.

As the sunlight around gradually dims.

The depth is also increasing.

The originally beautiful environment is not affected - some glowing corals and fish replace the sunlight, and the light they emit may not be as bright.

But in an environment like the seabed, with the rippling water, it appears even more hazy and dreamy. At the same time, the surrounding water magic becomes more intense, and there seems to be a little bit of other strange energy.

'It's like the magic of water element, but it's not as gentle as water element, it's a bit violent..."

Chloe thought this might be the reason why she came to him.

really,

After swimming for two minutes, the mermaid took Kloya into a coral cave. As soon as they entered, the latter felt that there was a magic circle here.

Moreover, there is a very violent water element magic.

He looked around instinctively, and when he saw the wall not far ahead, his eyes widened immediately——

The black seabed rock wall was covered with prismatic crystals, which were carelessly inlaid on it. Each piece was filled with extremely abundant but violent water element magic.

Water magic crystal ore? No, magic crystals won't be this violent.

So what is this?

The mermaid quickly gave him the answer.

"This is the Water Crystal from the Seven Crystals. It is one of the seven sacred crystals left by the Creation Consciousness in legend."

She took out a piece of parchment that was already a little worn.

There were densely packed magic words engraved on it, and at the very bottom there was the seal of the floating city belonging to the Mage Association.

She handed the parchment to Chloe.

"Look, the last time the Mage Association sent people to help our mermaids deal with the Seven Luminaries Crystals was three hundred years ago, and now you are finally here.

This entire mine is yours to take care of."

In fact, without her saying anything, Kloya could already feel the magic mark on the parchment that belonged to the Mage Association alone - the person who signed this contract should be a magician of at least level ten.

This strange magical mark even has a compulsive effect on mages who practice the meditation method provided by the Mage Association.

By the way, it will also ensure that only mages who have practiced this kind of meditation can see the specific construction method of the formation and some secret codes. Although he has switched to practicing the Rainbow Poem and is no longer forced by these magic powers, he can still understand them.

Besides...being watched closely by a great wizard-level merman, he obviously had no choice but to refuse.

He sighed helplessly and began to check the contents of the contract.

Unexpectedly, the content of this contract was very lenient.

It requires the wizard lord sent later to use a special magic array called the "Seven Stars Divine Law Array" to help the mermaids straighten out the chaotic power inside the water star crystal.

That's all.

The dense handwriting mainly describes how to build and use the "Seven Stars Divine Law Array".

This formation seems to be a simplified version. The supplies and materials consumed are not expensive and should be able to be purchased with first-level magic crystals.

This kind of magic circle seems to be unique to this great wizard, and only he has it.

That’s why mermaids have been restricted for so long.

Attached to the back of the scroll are several spell models, gestures and incantations of Water Magic that are released through the power of Water Crystals - this kind of spell requires the support of Water Crystals and is extremely powerful.

At the end of the parchment, there is a reminder to later comers: the mermaids are very rich, and the power of this water crystal plays a very important role to the mermaids.

This line of small words was specially written with special magic power, and mages who are not members of the Mage Association cannot understand it.

What it basically means is... if you are stupid and have a lot of money, you can ask for more compensation.

This is money!
Croa is short of money now.

He also has to purchase expensive magic equipment, help build more magic fields on the island, and gradually transform the entire island.

All of this requires the support of magic crystals and gold coins.

It's really like a pillow being delivered to you when you are sleepy.

After a moment of hesitation, he sighed slightly and returned the parchment to the mermaid.

The latter looked confused: "What's wrong?"

"I don't have enough materials." Kloya smiled bitterly: "You should also know that I was actually exiled and didn't bring much with me.

With such a rich woman here, if he doesn't cry poor, he would be letting down the senior wizard who gave him the hint!
"Let alone this magic circle... I can't even build it."

"That won't do!" The mermaid's reaction was even greater than his, and she immediately said anxiously: "Tell me how many magic crystals we need. We mermaids don't have anything else, but we have a lot of magic materials, which are enough to exchange for magic crystals."

When Kloya heard this, his heart moved, and he heard a cold voice and a piercing ice cone pressed against his back.

"Little wizard, you must remember not to ask for more! If we find out that you ask for more."

The surging magic power gathered behind him, ready to turn him into a pile of minced meat at any time.

"..."

His expression didn't change.

He just said: "The contract is here, of course I won't have any extra thoughts... As for the specific amount, I need to calculate it."

After saying that, he spread his hands.

"That's good." The mermaid removed the ice cone and her expression became kind: "We have an ancient contract. If you fulfill it, then your territory will not be invaded by the sea people during your term.

The residents of your territory can also go to the deeper seabed to capture and salvage some monsters and magical plants."

Chloe nodded.

Fortunately, this mermaid did not know the specific content of the contract, so he had room to maneuver. Moreover, if he could make use of the power of the mermaid tribe, his territory would develop rapidly.

In general, there are pros and cons.

It depends on how he operates.

(End of this chapter)