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

Chapter 274: Construction of the Magic Academy (Part 274)
Compared to the other two academies, the construction of the Earth Academy was basically determined from the beginning, because the Earth is not only about earth magic, but also part-time for farming training.

Rather than calling it the Earth Magic College, it would be more appropriate to call it an "Agricultural College".

Therefore, the area must be large, and there must be space nearby to accommodate the cultivation of various crops, including an array of magic flower beds for crops of different elements.

Theoretically speaking, it is the most important college, no doubt about it.

therefore,

Orpheus Oak personally participated in the construction of the academy and even pushed Miffin aside.

However, as soon as the construction work began, the apprentices encountered a huge problem, because the land here actually rejected their prayers!

This is quite embarrassing to talk about.

In the continent of Semrio, if some complex engineering and construction work needs to be carried out on the earth, one must ask the earth for convenience.

This is a kind of custom. After all, 99.9% of people will not get a response from the earth. It doesn't care what you do.

In order to have a good start, the apprentices also held a ceremony, which was just a formality anyway.

However, this time... after the sacrificial ceremony was over, Jamie, who served as the team leader, was surprised to see a yellowish-brown light rising above the altar of the ceremony.

The heavy color flashed with warm light, domineeringly covering the land where they planned to build infrastructure, and transmitted spiritual fluctuations of resistance.

The message coming out of it is quite clear - not allowed!

"no?"

"What is this?"

"Did you get the ritual wrong?"

Jamie and the other apprentices were dumbfounded.

Having lived in the North for so long, they have never seen the consciousness of the land that gave birth to them, let alone being rejected by the other side in person.

Now they were completely helpless.

Fortunately, the Orpheus Oak has been staying here. Feeling a little confused, it plans to solve the problem first.

As a favored one of the Mother Goddess of Earth, it certainly has the ability to communicate with the earth. It walked forward and inserted its branches into the ball of light.

The magic power is fluctuating.

The expression on the tree's face changed, as if it was receiving some information.

About three minutes later, it finally retracted the branch, and under the anxious gazes of the apprentices, it said helplessly:

"It wants a sacrifice."

"Sacrifice?" The apprentices looked at each other.

The word "sacrifice" is not a good thing, especially when it comes to sacrificing to such an unknown powerful being. Is it asking for human souls and flesh and blood?

If this were true, the apprentices would absolutely not be able to accept it.

While they were imagining, the oak tree added: "It wants food and says it is starving to death."

"..."

"???"

"!!!"

All the apprentices had complicated expressions on their faces - the earth was starving to death, was this really not the ravings of a madman?
If the earth can starve to death, then wouldn’t the people living on the earth also starve to death?

The Orpheus Oak was helpless about this.

It couldn't believe it, but this was the information it got: the earth was feeling very hungry, even dying of hunger.

What made it feel even more helpless was that the divine power of the Mother Goddess of Earth seemed to have died, and it now relied entirely on its own magic power to communicate with the earth.

——This situation is actually quite wrong, but it did not think more deeply about the matter at all, and only cared about the absurdity of "the earth is hungry".

The other apprentices didn't think so much about it either.

They discussed what to give to the earth if it was hungry.

If people are hungry, it is easy to solve the problem. Given the current environment in the North, you can get help by just finding the village chief in any village.

If someone really starved to death in a village, the village chief would definitely be so desperate that he would jump into the lake - this was an order given by Cloya himself.

The images left behind by those who starved to death in the snow and wind in the North were frightening even to someone as hard-hearted as Kloya.

So he specifically issued a mandatory order, requiring that there must be no famine in the North.

So much so that now when the apprentices hear the word "hunger", they are directly confused.

"Should we try feeding them magic crystals?"

After much deliberation, the apprentices decided to give the magic crystal a try. According to the Church of Mother Earth, the magic crystal is made from the blood of the Mother Earth. So it should be useful, right?

They immediately took out a pile of magic crystals and threw them directly into the altar. There were hundreds of them.

After a moment, the ochre-yellow glow on the altar did not change at all, still looking warm but half-dead.

The apprentices then tried feeding some magical materials, metals, magic potions, the flesh of magical beasts and the fruits of magical plants, and even cut a branch from the Orpheus Oak Tree.

But none of them worked.

Finally, the Oak of Orpheus could only invite Mifflin.

After observing the area, Miffin took out a bag of freshly cut golden wheat ears from his pocket and threw them in.

As a result, the khaki light really turned into golden yellow like wheat waves, swaying with the light and lightly falling to the earth.

This meant that the earth accepted their prayers.

"..."

"why?"

The apprentices all looked at Miphiin, but the latter shook his head seriously and said, "If there is anything else, just throw the wheat in. I'm leaving first."

After saying this, he left quickly. As he left, there was a force lingering in his mind, as if forcing him to forget these things.

"The Thirsty Earth."

"The barren ears of wheat."

"The song of hunger... No wonder Mammon appeared on this land."

He tried his best to inject his remaining doubts and questions into a pendant on his chest. His eyes were briefly out of focus, and he scratched his hair strangely and walked away quickly.

Only the pendant flickered and swayed with his movements.

After Miffin left.

The apprentices had no more obstacles and started to build the academy directly. Of course, they moved very quickly and built some cultivation and experimental fields needed for planting, as well as an evolution laboratory illuminated by the Star of Bethlehem.

The estimated area is ten hectares, which is still the preliminary spatial planning. In order to complete the Earth Academy, even the surrounding mountains and rivers have been artificially transformed.

It's all about farming and research.

The Earth College is doing well, and so are several other colleges.

The Wind Academy on the huge floating island made of Silver Moon Wood far above the sky, the Ice and Snow Academy covered by wind and snow deep in the north, the Atmospheric Magic Academy flashing with lightning and purple lightning...

For them, building their own campus with their own hands was more exciting than taking stimulants, and the construction speed was extremely fast.

I guess... I'll have to endure it voluntarily for a while.

……

Inside the Mage Tower.

Croix was quite satisfied as he watched the academies lighting up one after another during construction. This satisfaction reached its peak when he saw that the progress in the bubble factory was also very fast.

He said to the tower spirit: "It's really good."

"I used to think I would be the nanny of the entire territory, but I didn't expect that now I can just lie back and do nothing, as long as I'm given the general direction."

The tower spirit remained silent and did not answer. After several minutes, it came to its senses and said, "Ah?"

"Huh? What are you doing?" Kloya was curious, and glanced at the data screen, and immediately understood: "You want to find Ms. Ilist's magic tower, right?"

"Yes." The tower spirit had nothing to hide in front of Kloya: "Master, if I can exchange data with this high-level magician tower, I will grow faster."

Although it was programmed and its operating logic was modified by Miya herself, it was still too immature. What was most needed was time, and the advanced mage tower happened to be able to shorten the time.

Croa didn't hesitate: "Of course, just go ahead and have a good rest for a while."

He reached out his hand and gently stroked the tower spirit: "Even a soul like yours needs time to rest. I will stay in the Mage Tower." With Kroya's permission, the tower spirit no longer hesitated and went straight into the ubiquitous pipe and headed straight north.

As Kloa watched the tower spirit leave, he sighed softly and took on the usual duties of the mage tower, replacing the tower spirit with his own thoughts.

The Mage Tower began to flash white light.

……

The next two or three months were fairly quiet.

The North is like a fast-running machine. Colleges are built and students are enrolled; factories are built and workers are recruited. There are even refugees from outside the North who come in to find work.

During this time, Croa observed the entire North and some people who might have problems, such as the one who once made a wish to let his pigeon enter the Sky Garden.

As a result, they were all very honest and no trouble occurred at all.

The infrastructure work in several places outside was also going quite smoothly. We recovered some resources and established some connections...

Everything looks so beautiful and harmonious.

However, Kroya felt more and more uneasy. He looked at the sunlight shining from the sky, and his heart became more and more gloomy.

"What is going to happen?"

His inspiration seemed so accurate that he decided to do something about it.

So, he used the magic plant that was nurtured by starlight and imprinted with prophecy to perform astrological prophecy. The prophecy showed...

"hunger."

"Will the North starve?"

He sighed softly, feeling annoyed by this vague prophecy, and even went to the angel himself to ask for help.

But the angel shook his head at him: "Dear friend, please be careful, I can no longer predict it - but it will be much more serious than the last snowstorm."

The snowstorm mentioned here is naturally the snowstorm caused by the mermaids last time...

So, is Mia referring to a single disaster, or is there another god planning to cause trouble?

Just when he was confused.

The current president of the Nolant Mage Association, Estner, suddenly asked him to meet, and then showed him a message without saying a word - it was the image he had recorded.

The location seems to be the Nolant Plains, which is currently under the joint control of the royal family and the Mage Association and is known as the granary of the kingdom.

Logically speaking, the magicians of the Mage Association and the priests of the church have cast constant temperature control and harvest magic here. In theory, crops should be produced in all four seasons.

But what was presented before him now was a desolate scene. The earth was dry and cracked, and the wheat fields and corn were all lying on the ground. It was simply shocking.

Even through the image, Kloya seemed to be able to feel the overwhelming despair.

You know, the kingdom's granary maintains the food supply for almost half of the kingdom. If there is no harvest here, the ones who will suffer will definitely not be the nobles, but the common people.

As for the nobles, they do have many ways to resist disasters, but the common people... they have no ability to resist natural disasters at all.

He thought again of the impact of his previous exploration of the northern border, the kind of starvation that killed people, and the cannibalism of each other's families and children...

That tragic smell of death from hunger.

"Why is this happening?" He asked Estner calmly, "What is the reason?"

Estner's face was also quite bad at the moment, and he spread his hands helplessly: "The wizards in the association and the priests and pastors of the church have already rushed over, but the only conclusion they got was that something strange had happened to the earth.

Croa...not only these ordinary crops, but also the potions in various potion plantations have been affected to varying degrees.

All plants that need the earth to take root and grow are withering!"

His tone was extremely anxious and there was a hint of anger that he couldn't vent. Even the omnipotent magician couldn't do anything about this matter.

If the land cannot grow plants, it will bring a devastating blow. Food is too important. If there is no food, it will not only affect the Kingdom of Norlant...

"Wait." Kloya's pupils shrank: "Has this happened in other countries as well?"

Estner nodded with great difficulty: “Although the specific news has not yet been released, I am sure that this situation has occurred in several countries around Nolant.

This is also true for the country of Gait, where the Church of the Mother Earth is located."

His last words made Kloya gasp. Is the situation of the Church of Mother Earth like this?
They are the most skilled human force in crop cultivation, bar none.

If it were anyone else, they would have probably knelt down and kowtowed to pray to God, but as a qualified wizard, Kloya calmed down completely in just a few seconds.

He looked at his good friend:
"What do you need me to do."

Just a short sentence like this is enough, no need to say anything else.

"Food." Estner frowned and said, "I need a batch of food in sufficient quantity to stabilize the territory of the Mage Association, at least to relieve the mages and their families from anxiety.

If the Mage Association gets into chaos...it will be even more troublesome."

After expressing his desire, Estner felt a little nervous. It was really too much to ask for food in this situation.

Besides, to be honest, their status is not equal at all. A sixth-level mage and a third-level mage? That's the difference between a mentor and an apprentice.

Even the Mage Council cannot make mandatory demands on a mage lord stationed abroad, after all, he is a sixth-level archmage.

But there was nothing he could do.

He had even prepared what he would do if Croa refused.

——But there was only one word to answer him.

"Okay." Kloya's expression remained quite calm: "I understand your anxiety, Estner... I still hope that we can be friends."

Croa will always remember the seeds that Estner gave him when he first came here, as well as the help he received afterwards.

This is a favor, of course I have to repay it.

He had a very pleasant chat with Estner, not to mention that he didn't want to see a chaotic country. If chaos really broke out, he would definitely be affected.

To sum up, whether from a practical or friendship perspective, he would help out of both reason and emotion.

Estner looked up when he heard Croix's answer.

After several seconds, he smiled and said, "Then I'll leave it to you!"

The haze disappeared from his face, and after waving to Kloya, he left the illusion space of the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce.

As soon as he left, Archmage Celeste, who was waiting nearby, couldn't help but say, "Looking at you like this, you're already a qualified guild leader. You can't do this anymore!"

The Archmage rubbed Estner's face, and then was hugged by the bold latter, and the Archmage's movements suddenly froze.

After a long while, she sighed helplessly: "I know this incident is a difficult decision for you, but I hope you can handle it well.

I am about to leave this world, and you need a huge achievement to maintain your prestige.

Dear Estner, you have to understand... everything has its good and bad sides. This incident is a disaster, but it is also your opportunity.

It’s also important to maintain a good relationship with him.”

In response to the Grand Master's teachings, Estner remained silent.

In fact, he is very clear about these things.

Now that he has no worries, he is already thinking about how to turn this disaster into an aid to himself.

……

At the same time on the other side.

After finishing his brief exchange with Estner, Croa immediately ordered Oak, Jamie and other apprentices, Miffyne, and Elena to come to the meeting.

When the people and trees came rushing over, he said directly: "If my guess is correct, the continent will probably face a famine."

Everyone: "!!!"

Everyone and Oak Tree, who had just arrived and were shocked by the explosive news, opened their mouths wide. In the end, Miffin was the first to recover.

It seemed like he had thought of something.

The bishop suddenly pulled off a pendant from his neck and said to Cloya anxiously: "Sir, I may know why!"

Now it was Chloe who was surprised.

He squinted his eyes and looked at Miphiin, thinking in his heart - this guy knows, is it really related to the Mother Goddess of the Earth?

He did not answer immediately but reached out to take the necklace:

"Let me see what's inside the necklace."

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