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

Chapter 181. The Grapevine of Dionysus, the Curse on Barley

Estner actually cared about and thought about more things than Chloe did—because the latter had been using "Rainbow Poetry" since he started practicing magic.

This extraordinary meditation method saved him from the difficulties most mages faced, and upgrading was a natural process for him.

But Estner is different. He did not take the great wizard Celeste as his mentor from the beginning. He deeply knows how important it is to improve meditation efficiency and elemental perception.

Even if it's just a slight improvement, it would definitely be enough to make those mages fight for it regardless of their status.

The higher you go, the harder it is.

Estner inquired, "How many of these potions are produced? Do you plan to sell them?"

"I can help you promote it in the Mage Association."

"It's still a little difficult to produce this kind of potion."

Croa spread his hands and said, "First of all, the materials. The moonlight required by the Moonlight Spirit Dew Grass is very special, and I have no way to capture enough of it.

The second is the sea ganoderma, the yield of which is not high, and it is even more troublesome to make it into a magic potion.

Finally, the production method is very difficult and can only be made by me, so the output will definitely not be large. "

"For this special potion, it's normal that the output is small." Estner had no doubts.

After all, it would be strange if this extremely special potion could be produced in large quantities.

But since Kloa took it out, he must be planning to sell it. Otherwise, why did he take it out? To tease him?

Just as he expected, Croix spoke:
"I will purchase some special magical beasts and magical plants. When the purchase price reaches a certain level, I will give them some of these magic potions as gifts."

"What are you doing? You're buying magic beasts and magic plants and you're paying for this kind of magic potion? What could make you do this?"

Estner was shocked, and then he asked carefully: "Special, like what?"

In his opinion, Kloya might want to collect some rare magical plants or magical beasts with special powers.

Only then would it be worthy of such a potion.

But in the end, Kloya waved his hand and said, "For example, a fish that wants to fly, an earth element that wants to go to the sea... these special ones."

"Of course, I have to see it with my own eyes to confirm whether to proceed with the transaction or not."

Estner: “…”

Fine, it's your stuff anyway. He has no objection to you wanting to collect some strange magical plants and monsters, but he just thinks it's a bit weird.

But then again, who among wizards doesn't have some special quirks?
Estner didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only ask, "I saw it with my own eyes. If someone came to you to sell it...you wouldn't want to rent a space in the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce, would you?"

He was not stupid, and he immediately thought of what Cloya wanted to do. Only the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce could meet directly across thousands of miles.

The Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce not only has products that allow people to meet in the Deep Blue Fantasy, but also has the option of allowing people to meet in person in a certain space.

But that price is extremely exaggerated.

After all, the cost of creating an illusion and teleporting people into a certain space is definitely not the same.

"Yeah." Kloya nodded: "If there is really something good, I will open the space after the conversation."

For Croa, rare magical beasts and magical plants are the steps for his advancement, so spending some magic crystals is acceptable.

Things without price are the most expensive - the reason he did this was to make those mages feel that this was not something that could be bought with money.

Another reason was that he wanted to try to see if he could attract the attention of the Orpheus family through this method. If he could attract their attention, he could tell them about the oak tree, which would be a big problem solved.

Of course, such a transaction can only be carried out after he has sufficient reserves of magic crystals and magic potions. Now he just needs to tell Estner about it first.

When the time comes, Estner will need his help.

"Okay, I'll help you then."

"Thank you very much. I will give you some more of this potion when you leave."

Croa extended his hand and invited, "Come on, continue to look at my magic plant."

"Let's go. I'm also curious about what else you planted."

In fact, Estner had already noticed the area where the magical energy was gathering, but for some reason he did not approach it casually.

Now that Croa has invited me, of course I don’t have to worry about this.

The two chatted and laughed, and soon came to the area where Croa grew thick potatoes and lily of the valley.

At this time, the thick potato and the lily of the valley had also been reproduced, and Kloa had cruelly cast an engraving that cut off their magic power.

So all their nutrients and magic will be concentrated on the flowers and fruits.

Especially the lily of the valley, they grew exceptionally large after being treated in this way. They were only the size of a fist before, but now they have become the size of a football.

Strings of pink wind chime-like flowers the size of footballs hang on the branches. The planting area is as large as four or five acres. The scene can be said to be quite spectacular.

"Dingling bell~"

As the cold wind blew, the sounds they made seemed to carry a chilly feeling.

"What kind of demonic plant is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Estner asked curiously, "The sounds they make make me feel a little sleepy. They should have a calming effect."

As he spoke, he even moved closer to a flower and sniffed it gently.

What I smelled was a faint fragrance mixed with a biting chill. My body felt cold and my mind was a little drowsy.

Huh? You don't know what this magical plant is?
Croix was a little surprised.

He thought that the second-level magical plant, the Calming Lily of the Valley, should be very common, but now it seems... maybe it was sold to him specially by the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce.

"This is a second-level magic plant I bought from the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce. It's called the Calming Lily of the Valley."

"I'm using its flowers to refine essential oils to make incense and potions. Would you like to try it?"

"Okay."

Essential oils and incense are frequently used items for mages. Even a male mage like him has a huge incense burner in his room.

Good essential oils and incense are in short supply in the market.

"Here, for you." Cloya took out a bottle of essential oil made from this modified soothing lily of the valley.

It is packaged in a crystal clear bottle, each bottle contains only twelve milliliters, and has a pink texture, which looks very beautiful.

Estner opened the bottle and sniffed it.

A scent stronger than that of flowers hits me. This scent does not refer to how strong the smell is, but its effect.

Just by smelling the aroma, he had the urge to find a warm and comfortable place to have a good sleep.

The calming essential oil that can work on a third-level magician is really good.

"If I sell it, I should be able to get about ten bottles for one magic crystal, but it depends on how long it takes to take effect..."

As he said this, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked at Kloya and pretended to be angry and said, "Wait, you guys are not going to use me as a potion tester, are you?"

"Yeah." Kloya didn't hide his meaning and laughed, "After all, I don't often stay in the Mage Association, so I don't know what the prices are."

"Don't be angry, I will give you more when the time comes."

"That's pretty much it."

He wasn't really angry, because he knew that Cloya asked him to look at the product with the intention of asking him to help sell it. As long as the product was good, there would definitely be many people buying it.

Even if he was not the producer of these potions, he would definitely be able to establish some interpersonal relationships with the help of these potions. In fact, it was a pie in the sky.

After looking at the soothing lily of the valley, Estner finally noticed the magic field vines that blocked the wind and snow.

"This... is this the Demonic Field Grape Vine?" He was a little uncertain after observing it carefully.

"you know?"

Since Kloa brought him to the Demon Field, he didn't plan to hide it from him. Unexpectedly, he didn't recognize the Calming Lily of the Valley, but actually recognized the Demon Field Vines.

"Of course I know."

Estner licked his lips, remembering a story his mentor once told him.

"Do you remember the daffodil that my mentor gave you before?"

"I remember, what's wrong?" Kloya was a little puzzled. Could there be a connection between the two?

"It was something from the ruins of a civilization. It was a thank-you gift my mentor received after helping the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce. It is said to be related to a man named Narcissus."

"..."

Croya narrowed his eyes. He remembered that the name of the daffodil after its transformation was "Narcissus in Search of Beauty".

"Then this grape vine... is it also related to that civilization relic?" Estner nodded: "At that time, the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce also presented the mentor with a glass of wine, which was said to be made from grapes grown by the grape vines in the magic field.

The vine was first cultivated by a wine-related god called Dionysus.

I was lucky enough to drink a drop, and the taste was real, like embracing the whole nature and singing in the sun. "

There was an intoxicated look on his face.

"Dionysus..." Cloya chewed on the name, his heart moved, and he asked curiously: "I have heard of a god named Phoebus. Is he the same as him?"

"Then I don't know, but I heard from my mentor that the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce is very likely related to the remains of this lost civilization."

Kloya nodded. He looked at the vines in the magic field and suddenly thought... Could it be that the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce had sensed his magic power?

Otherwise, how could this be given to me by such a coincidence?
But he didn't think for too long. He thought for a moment as if he knew some secret, and then continued to ask: "So you mean these grapes can also be used to make wine?"

He knew how to make wine, which mainly depended on fermentation. But these were grapes generated from pure magic power. Could they also be fermented?
"It is said that a special kind of magic is needed to assist the fermentation. The cup of wine given to the mentor at that time was also left over from the ruins."

"After drinking that glass of wine, the mentor was drunk and said something like... wine is sunlight condensed by water."

"So I guess it's some kind of magic involving water."

After hearing this, Cloya felt that the key point might not be the water, but the sunlight. In his original world, it was said that wine was fermented by sunlight.

Plus, Phobos might have some other connection with Dionysus…

He decided to give it a try after a while.

But for the time being he didn't say anything, just said that he would give it a try, and then took Estner to continue visiting his magic field.

The two of them spent the afternoon touring Croa's Fire Demon Field, during which time Estner made a lot of suggestions.

For example, magical plants with similar properties can be planted together, some special flames can be used to mutate, and the soil can be replaced with volcanic soil or desert soil...

What he said were the more common methods of planting and mutating magic plants, and Cloya knew them all.

But he was still very grateful to Estner because he explained it in great detail.

As time went on and night fell, the wind and snow became more severe.

The two felt that it was about time, so they returned to the castle. After hosting a banquet for Estner, Croix returned to his laboratory.

……

While he and Estner were walking around the fields, King Mu Yao Qu Teng had already brought Poseidon barley and several bunches of grapes that looked crystal clear.

Now it is neatly placed on his laboratory table.

"Let me study you first."

He first studied Poseidon barley.

Just like I just thought, it is obviously unrealistic to study divine power, but it should be possible to experiment with the power of water.

He directly soaked the Poseidon barley in the spring water containing the essence of water. These spring waters were the most common spring waters without any magic power.

The magic inside has been completely stripped out by Cloya.

When the Poseidon barley was soaked in it, the originally calm ears of wheat suddenly began to tremble, and there seemed to be some force on its surface resisting the power of water.

"What's going on?"

Kloya was a little surprised that the resistance was so strong that even the power of the essence of water could not penetrate into it.

Is this really something an ordinary plant can do?

"Did you do this on purpose?"

He muttered to himself, and directly used his own strength to help inject the essence of water into the barley through the ability of the Seven Stars Separation Technique.

This process was much more difficult than he had imagined, because the force of resistance was actually increasing as his magic power increased.

Even the Seven Stars Separation Technique, which has always been very adept at separating and fusing various forces, is a little bit weak in the face of this force.

But the more he thought about it, the more he felt there was a big secret here.

He calmly increased the supply of magic power. Inside the small container, the water flow almost formed a whirlpool. The blue whirlpool drilled into Poseidon Barley like a drill.

"Zizzizi!"

There was even the sound of an electric drill.

Time passed minute by minute, and the clock golem next to it ticked. After about an hour, the resistance of the barley's surface finally slowed down.

Croix seized this opportunity and directly increased the supply of magic power.

"Ding!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound.

The power of Mercury can finally enter into Poseidon Barley.

Each grain of wheat was filled with the clear blue color of water power. At the same time, in Kloya's eyes, the star body inside it began to light up rapidly.

The speed was so fast that Croix only blinked his eyes and the astral body of Poseidon Barley was completely constructed, but the consumption of water essence also increased dramatically.

The blue color in the clear spring water can be seen being absorbed by Poseidon Barley. You have to know that it contains the essence of ten water crystals!
It is at most a first-level magic plant that can absorb the power of ten water crystals.

This made Kloya realize that the astral body of this thing was probably formed by the forceful infusion of water essence, and it would be difficult to last long.

Fortunately, the star body is now completely formed - in the darkness, a clear blue barley stands.

The name of Poseidon Barley also changed as his astral body grew, becoming...

"A trial of the Seagod barley that has been mutated by Shuiyao?"

Croa pronounced the name and discovered that the astral body that made up Poseidon Barley was slowly dimming over time. Just as he thought, it probably wouldn't last long.

This change comes from the inherent characteristics of the sea god Barley. It not only repels magic power, but to be precise, it repels all power.

It formed complex magic patterns on the surface of Poseidon Barley, like layers of mountains and earth, and there was also a faint hint of an extremely powerful force inside.

Cloya was too familiar with the nature and fluctuations of this power. If he still didn't know about it after seeing it every day, there must be something fishy going on.

That is……

"The power of Mother Earth." Kloya sighed softly: "Why is there the power of Mother Earth on this?"

Even he was a little confused. This was food. How could the Mother Goddess of Earth curse a crop? If this were to get out, it would definitely cause an uproar.

His temple and priests have been preaching the mercy of the Mother Goddess, and their greatest wish is to ensure that everyone in the world has enough food to eat.

Put a curse on the food crops...

He didn't have time to think too much. He had to find a way to stabilize this mutation immediately and turn it from a temporary magic plant into a real magic plant.

After a brief thought, he came up with a solution.

It is obviously impossible to remove these magic patterns. He can only find a way to bypass them so that Poseidon Barley can absorb the magic power from the outside world.

For example, insert a straw.

He began to carefully engrave on the weak point of the magic pattern. The engraved magic was called "Magic Energy Channel" and used the power of water.

This is actually a method that can only be used when engraving a magic circle. It can create a separate channel, allowing magic power to flow more conveniently without affecting the original magic pattern.

Theoretically, it can coexist with most magic patterns.

Kloya didn't know whether the magic pattern of the Mother Earth was among them, but he could try.

If it really doesn't work, he will consider using eternal magic power to slowly grind away these magic patterns.

Anyway, you won't suffer any loss.

Fortunately, luck was always on his side and the engraving was completed successfully.

[Marking completed, Seagod Damai, Earth Mother Goddess Curse (Magic Energy Channel)]

[When this magic plant absorbs the power of water, it can bypass the curse of the Earth Mother Goddess through the magic energy channel, but this mark will gradually disappear over time. ]

[After the Mother Earth awakens, this seal will be completely ineffective. This can be avoided by changing the magic power of the seal. ]

[The current estimated remaining time is: 30 days. ]

[When possessing this seal, Seagod Damai can only draw power from Water. ]

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