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

Chapter 237 237. First Arrival in Gray Sand City

Jamie and his group quickly arrived at the Gray Desert located in the westernmost part of the Kingdom of Nolant through the ultra-long-distance teleportation magic circle provided by the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce.

As soon as they left the teleportation array, they felt the changes in the surrounding environment - the temperature on Hanjiao Island was like spring all year round, and the moist sea breeze brought cool wind, which was very suitable for human living.

But the wind here is filled with a burning smell.

This burning sensation was not a dry heat but a humid heat. Just a few seconds after leaving the space magic circle, they felt themselves covered in sweat.

Anyone who has experienced heat knows that dry heat is bearable, but hot flashes are really uncomfortable all over the body.

Wet vapor even dripped from the hair.

The visible area around was all golden sand, and further away it was all darkness, making it impossible to see the true size of the building.

Just as they were hesitating whether to activate the small air purification magic device on their bodies, a voice came from afar -

"Welcome to Gray Sand City."

The voice was very young, but it only took a moment for it to get closer from far away.

A young man with only shoulder armor on his upper body came in front of them. His well-proportioned abdomen was painted with many strange oil paints, and his lower body was wearing a battle skirt.

At first glance, he seems to be a warrior.

But if they sensed it carefully, they would be able to discover the almost endless magic power in him - this level of magic power they had only sensed in their own lord.

Obviously, this is...

"Lord Graysand!"

Jamie saluted him on behalf of everyone: "The teacher often mentions you. This is a small gift from him to you."

The former farm boy now faced a level 10 God-favored One with neither arrogance nor servility, and handed over the box prepared by Kloya.

Lord Graysand casually opened the box and took a look, his mouth slightly raised: "A very good gift."

His smile didn't seem like a polite disguise.

Then he put the box away and waved.

The golden sand particles around him began to swirl, forming chairs like a small whirlwind. He pointed at the chairs and said, "Sit down and talk."

Huisha was just half-lying lazily on a soft couch, looking at them with a bit of tiredness.

"Thank you."

Jamie sat down with the apprentices, and as soon as he sat down, he took the initiative to speak: "Master Huisha, according to the agreement between you and our teacher, we will first build a shop in the city.

Construct a magic circle with the shop as the center, and then use it to transport materials. First build a sufficient number of houses inside the Gray Sand City, and then gradually expand the roads outward.

All the materials are supplied by our Hanjiao Island, including minerals and magical beasts and plants along the way..."

Of course, he had also seen the map, so he spoke fluently at this time, and it took him ten minutes to convey his general ideas and concepts to Lord Graysand.

During this time, Lord Graysand listened quietly without saying a word.

After he finished speaking, Lord Graysand spoke up: "It's a brilliant idea, but... I hope you can conduct a field survey before formulating a new plan."

This Level 10 God-favored Person, who looked younger than the apprentices, said with a vicissitudes of life: "The desert will bury everyone."

"There is still a fundamental difference between the simulated environment and the real gray desert."

"You guys go on a tour first. The first goal is to build a road between Gray Sand City and the oasis ten kilometers away from here."

"If you can successfully build it, you will have a rough understanding of the desert."

Hearing this, the expressions of Jamie and the others changed slightly.

They had already considered the possible problems when they were busy in the desert, so they were not too surprised at this moment.

After exchanging glances, Jamie said as usual: "Could you please arrange for someone to show us around?"

“We will collect data and conduct field investigations, then contact the teacher and ask him to provide remote guidance.

There will be absolutely no delay.”

"Of course, that's why I invited you here." Lord Gray Sand smiled and said, "Don't worry about your safety here, I promised Hanjiao that I won't let anything happen to you.

He has reminded me many times that you are all his treasures~"

The ending tone of Huisha's voice rose slightly, and seemed to carry a hint of ridicule.

He really didn't make this up. The forty apprentices here were mages and knights who were the best at civil engineering and infrastructure.

Each one of them is a treasure that Croa has given hope to.

Kloya even asked the angels for some treasures for self-defense, so that they could finish their work and return safely.

Jamie and the others smiled at the same time, like children, a little shy.

How to put it, most of them are orphans, and suddenly hearing these words seemed like the earnest advice of their parents and elders, the feeling of being cared for and protected, the warmth emerging from the bottom of their hearts.

"Hahaha, it seems that Croa really values ​​you. Don't let him down."

Huisha looked at them and seemed to be in a better mood. He waved his hand:

"Okay, Nilante, take them outside to have a look."

"I'm coming!"

As soon as the lord finished speaking, a woman wearing leopard skin and looking quite fit jumped out from the darkness.

She seemed to be jumping here, and after a few jumps she landed directly in front of everyone, creating a deep sand pit.

She grinned at Jamie and the others, "Come with me, I'll take you to see the land the Lord has allocated to you!"

This woman named Nilant really seemed to be no stranger. She grabbed Jamie's hand and half-dragged him away.

"Hey hey!"

"Calm down!"

Jamie was a third-level wizard after all, and he worked as a bricklayer every day, so his physical strength was not bad. However, he was actually dragged away.

Upon seeing this, the others saluted Lord Gray Sand and hurriedly left.

Lord Graysand looked at the direction where Nilante left and shook his head: "This little leopard... forget it, she is the only one who can use it."

……

When they left this huge building and came outside, these children who had grown up on Hanjiao Island and had never seen the scenery outside were stunned.

They stared at the sky blankly -

It was a gray-blue starry sky, as clear as a huge blue gem. The stars dotted the night sky and seemed to be within reach, as if you could touch them if you jumped a little higher.

This is similar to but different from the starry sky of Hanjiao Island, full of a rough and primitive beauty.

The ground beneath my feet was covered with golden sand, which extended to the end of my sight. There were some strange triangular houses scattered on the sand.

This is the Gray Sand City, where the Gray Sand Lord brought all the survivors together and built the city using powerful magic.

The city planning seems to be done quite well. The residential areas composed of houses are neatly arranged, as if they were built with a ruler. They can be said to be straight.

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder will be happy to see this.

The only problem is that the entire city looks very empty, with not many people walking around, which is in stark contrast to the huge city.

At a glance, there are only a few hundred or a thousand people at most, which is totally inconsistent with the huge scale and area of ​​the city.

“People are out gathering food.”

Nilant explained: "Only at night can the power of the Lord of Night suppress the rioting magic in the desert, so that we can walk in the desert as freely as possible."

As she spoke, she reached inside her leopard-skin coat and quickly pulled out a pendant, shaking it.

The pendants made of dark white bones collided with each other, making a crisp "ding-dong" sound like wind chimes.

The pendant looks like a balance overall, with a wolf head placed in one of the trays and the other empty.

But the strange thing was that the empty tray felt heavy, as if it was much heavier than the tray with the wolf head on it, and some scarlet bloodstains could be vaguely seen in the silver bone gaps.

Faced with this pendant that was clearly of some religious nature, Jamie originally wanted to refuse it.

But Nilant said, “Without the Jackal’s Scale Pendant, you can’t leave the city.

Only those carrying the Balance Pendant can enter the desert. "

She stared at everyone, her pupils shrinking slightly like those of some large cat.

Judging from her expression, the pendant was obviously very important, and it might even involve local religious issues. Facing this situation, Jamie did not refuse - faith was the most troublesome thing, so don't mess with it if you can.

"Then thank you for your kindness, Ms. Nilant."

He directly took a pendant and placed it on his chest, next to the colorful sun emblem representing Hanjiao Island.

There seemed to be a faint flash of light inside the emblem, but it was fleeting and no one noticed it.

The others also hung up their pendants one after another. Nilante then smiled and waved his hand: "I'll take you there!"

She quickly brought everyone to the place where Lord Graysand had promised Cloya to build a shop. It was located on the central street of Graysand City and was an area officially managed by Graysand City.

There are already several different shops here, including a magic material store and even a building like the Mercenary Guild, which is the most common on the continent.

It’s just that the buildings look very low - there are not enough building materials in the desert. If we only rely on mages to build the city... who can set up a special mage construction team like Cloya?
“It seems to be like this.”

On the way here, they also paid attention to the people around them and found that everyone was wearing a balance pendant, which made them feel a little relieved.

Lord Graysand was quite generous and allocated them an area of ​​one acre in size, which was larger than the surrounding mercenary associations.

After discussion, the apprentices decided to build half of the store into a Warcraft, magic plant and combat pet store, and the other half into a magic food store.

This time, there was no need for Kloya to purchase the magic house from the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce. Half of the team, twenty people, directly took out the materials from their own space magic devices and started to build it with a clanging sound.

Building houses is what they are best at. It is estimated that they can cover the entire one-acre area in just one night.

The other half was led by Jamie and accompanied Nilante to conduct investigation work outside.

They left the Gray Sand City and officially entered the desert.

On the way out of the city, they had prepared themselves mentally, thinking that what they were going to see was a dead and lonely sea of ​​sand, but what appeared before them was not the case.

——The gray sand sea is indeed endless, but it is not dead silent inside. In the gray mist, many people can be seen stepping on manta-like monsters and sliding forward on the sand.

Further away, there were groups of jackals following people as they dug in the sand.

If I had to describe the feeling...

It’s just like the children catching seafood in the sand at the beach of Hanjiao Island. The only difference is that the children are more playing, while the people here are very serious.

Not far from them, there was a white-haired strong man with his upper body naked, digging the wet sand with a shovel, and soon dug out a gray tuber.

"The gift of the Night God!"

The sturdy man who dug up the tuber held it high, then bit it directly and started chewing it madly. The tuber immediately splashed out milky white juice and made a sharp sound like a baby crying.

It was as if he was eating some monster fetus alive.

What’s even more terrifying is that as other people continued to dig out rhizomes, the cries of these babies could even become connected, echoing in the silent and empty desert.

Jamie stared at the man for a while and asked, "What is that thing he's eating?"

"It's gray sand root." The soldier who followed out explained.

There seemed to be contempt on his face: "They can't eat the food given by Lord Huisha in the city, so they can only dig these things to eat at night.

The noise was unbearable.”

"..."

The apprentices all felt her disgust and contempt and looked at each other - such a situation would never happen on Hanjiao Island.

Lord Croa once said that it was not the farmers' fault that they could not afford to eat their own food.

Nilant folded her arms and looked into the distance, not sure whether she didn't hear it or thought it was right.

Seeing this, the apprentices said nothing, but silently took out the survey items one by one from their backpacks.

The first ones taken out were small golems that looked no different from mice. After coming out, these golems drilled directly into the gray sand.

They will conduct surveys underground and collect magic power to allow the seeds of the Evil Sea Purple Magic Duckweed to adapt to the magic power in advance, so that a large number of them will not die after being planted.

After the rat golem burrowed into the ground, they took out a few birds with feathers that were crystal clear, as if they were made of crystal.

"Please, fly."

One of the apprentices stroked them one by one, fed them bird food, and then waved his hand. The birds flapped their wings and flew into the sky.

At the same time, someone had already set up a Warcraft vision transmission device nearby, and the scenery seen by the birds was immediately displayed on the huge screen.

These birds were not flying aimlessly, but surveying the area around Gray Sand City. They recorded not only the scenery, but also the changes in magic that they sensed in the sky.

In just a few minutes, a bunch of magic devices were set up here, and someone took out the seedlings of the Evil Sea Purple Magic Duckweed to conduct preliminary trials.

However, the survey process was not smooth.

First, the underground golem was attacked by some unknown creatures, which were hiding in the gray and wet sand, and even if the golem was equipped with a camera, it could not record it.

Next are the crystal-eyed birds flying in the sky. These birds from other dimensions observe that the terrain is constantly changing with the hot winds at night.

In just a few minutes, a towering sand dune turned into a flat land, and in the distance, the originally empty and open sand land somehow rose up into continuous sand piles.

Even worse was the planting of the Evil Sea Purple Magical Weeds. These magical plants, which had been transformed by Kloa and should theoretically be able to adapt to the environment, died seven or eight times in just one minute...

This means that the magic structure in the sand is so complex that it is beyond imagination. Even the Purple Magic Duckweed of the Evil Sea cannot adapt to it and can only repeat the cycle of life and death.

Specifically, the apprentices who were measuring kept reporting:

"Boss Jamie, the magic readings here cannot be quantified."

"Boss Jamie, there are some alien monsters about three meters away, and they are attacking the golem."

"Boss, the Purple Demonic Duckweed in the Evil Sea cannot grow and take root..."

Not to mention that Jamie was a little confused, even Nilant beside him muttered: "It turns out that the environment here is so bad..."

Jamie took a deep breath.

The complexity here was a little beyond his imagination. It was much more complicated than what he had seen on Hanjiao Island. It seemed that many plans would have to be changed temporarily.

He was not in a hurry and just asked his apprentices to continue collecting data and conducting geological surveys.

He firmly believed that as long as he had enough data support and could figure out the composition of the magic power, he could make adaptive modifications to the Floating Moon Alloy.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Finally, the sky gradually brightened.

The original survey base has expanded from a few dozen meters to an area of ​​a full acre. Huge crystal pillars stand on the ground, and sensing and conduction devices made of magic spider silk are painted around them.

The apprentices who had been busy all night stretched their bodies and looked up—

From the distant horizon, from the end of the desert and the sky, a red sun slowly rises.

They all had serious looks on their faces.

When the sun rises, something strange happens here.

After a busy night, their mission was to build a device that could record the changes in magic power before the sun rose, to see if they could survive the mutations.

"No, come here quickly!"

Nilant screamed "Oh no!" and immediately stuck a scepter into the ground.

After the scepter fell to the ground, it formed a powerful magic shield that protected all the apprentices inside. Through the shield, one could also see the people fleeing into the city in panic.

Then... the wind died down.

Coming from afar was a flood as mighty as a tsunami. There were also many magical beasts in the flood, which came like the apocalyptic flood in ancient mythology.

Just by visual estimation, its height is hundreds of meters.

Wherever the flood passed, everything was swept away.

It was like a monster that devoured everything, making terrifying roars, and soon rushed to the vicinity of Gray Sand City.

At first glance, these floods seem to be able to sweep directly into the Gray Sand City, but in fact they cannot even enter the city walls of the Gray Sand City. A terrifying force forms a shield made of light, preventing them from entering the city.

The palms of the apprentices hiding within the protection of the scepter were sweating. They felt a little more at ease when they looked at the crystal pillars around them that were still standing tenaciously in the flood.

Only Nilant whispered, "You see, there is a flood every day during the day."

"do not worry."

Jamie, however, is full of confidence: “We will build bridges and roads.”

When he saw the flood, he had an idea, but it still needed practice to prove and test it.

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