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

Chapter 38 38. Pressure Thief Succeeds

Of course there are magics that can allow monsters to breathe freely underwater, such as underwater breathing, simulated fish gills, universal adaptation...

He can do one too.

It was the underwater breathing technique that was used when diving to the bottom of the lake. However, that kind of magic was time-limited, and would only last as long as the magic power increased. It was far less convenient than the following high-level magic.

Hey, wait.

Kloya suddenly remembered the air corals that were taking root in the water, and he planned to move a few of them into the sea.

After completing the first transaction with the mermaids, he was no longer afraid that they would interfere with him. He could just try to extend his tentacles into the ocean. Moreover, sea ganoderma also needed the environment of the ocean to grow.

Sea Ganoderma cannot be cultivated or grown in fresh water. It can only be cultivated in an environment filled with the special magic of the ocean. Generally, seawater is moved to make a cultivation pool, but if it is planted directly on the seabed, it will grow faster.

It might not be convenient to arrange staff to take care of that kind of place, but if it was these two earth-thieves...

Can they help take care of themselves?
He had heard of these earth-thieving rats. After training, they were even smarter than eight or nine-year-old children. Except for their small size and inability to do many things, they were actually perfect assistants and pets.

After thinking for a while, he said to the two earth-thieves, "I can let you live on the bottom of the sea, but you have to sign a contract with me and help me take care of the fields on the bottom of the sea.

Can you do that?

"Jiji!"

The two mice, whose IQs were obviously higher than those of their peers, nodded quickly, raised their little paws and bowed to Cloya again and again, their little eyes full of gratitude.

Just looking at this appearance, it looks almost the same as a human.

But that's exactly how it is. The smarter they are, the more Kloya needs to use contracts to restrain them, otherwise, who knows if they will suddenly run away.

"Okay, let's sign the contract now."

Seeing them nod in agreement, Kloya simply bought two master-servant contracts through the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce. Now he didn't need to spend magic crystals and could buy them anytime and anywhere.

When signing a contract with a monster, you cannot use the contract of order. You must use this master-servant contract to have the strongest restraining effect.

"Jiji!"

The two earth-thieves cooperated very well and signed the contract, and then Kloa began to carve marks for them.

There are two spells engraved on it - underwater breathing and elementary water control.

The former was the magic that the mice had always dreamed of, allowing them to breathe underwater, while the latter was something he engraved on them out of some considerations.

This is also a small attempt - can we "pressure" them to learn this magic?

During this process, he had been instilling in them the attitude that after learning this spell, they would be able to help him plant and manage the sea ganoderma fields, and that only by taking care of the sea ganoderma fields could they live in the seabed.

According to his understanding, if a magical beast or magical plant has an obsession or desire for something, it should be able to engrave different magic.

The two of them originally had the idea of ​​living under the sea, and they instilled in them the attitude that "only by growing good crops can they live under the sea forever."

This is a kind of motivation that propels them forward. With motivation and obsession, and they are so smart, can they succeed?
As a result, as he expected, it was successful.

The two spells were engraved one after another, and they were directly engraved inside the star body of the earth-stealing rat.

[Marking successful, Earth Rat (Underwater Breathing, Elementary Water Control)]

[This monster can cast underwater breathing to move freely underwater, and because of its extreme desire to live under the sea, it will continue to perfect this spell imprint. ]

[Since they can live freely in the water only after taking good care of the fields, they have additionally learned the art of water control and will continue to perfect this spell imprint. ]

"That's true." Kroya blinked, and suddenly many not-so-bright thoughts arose in his mind.

As the saying goes, "survival of the fittest". If I really use the environment, mental suggestion, and language pressure to arrange the magical beasts or plants... can I really create suitable magical plants according to my ideas?

Just like a young eagle that has just left the nest will fall to death if it cannot fly. Could it be that this kind of pressure and desire is the fundamental reason why the Astral Body Imprinting Technique can work?
He felt that the Astral Body Imprinting Technique was more like a means to help magical beasts and magical plants evolve, a very advanced method.

"Well... we can give it a try." After considering this, Kloya rubbed his chin and suddenly had a bold idea - he wanted to create a fire magic circle, and then plant a few water-attributed magic plants in it to give it a try.

This method is a very common method of cultivating mutant magic plants, allowing them to gradually adapt through the external environment and some drug assistance or grafting.

But the success rate is very low.

Because magic plants have magical powers, the power in their bodies is naturally determined. If you want to add another kind of magic power, the rejection reaction will be quite serious.

It takes several years or even decades of cultivation and screening through generations before successful cultivation can be achieved.

But if it is really as he thought, as long as those magical plants show the desire to survive in the fire, they should be able to engrave some magic.

In time, perhaps this method could really be used to create the magical plants and beasts that you need.

Of course, that’s a later story and requires gradual experimentation.

Before that, he had to make arrangements for the earth-thieves and see with his own eyes their diving and water control abilities.

"Come with me. You can't go to the bottom of the sea for now, but you can try the bottom of the lake."

He carried the cage out of the laboratory and soon came to the lake behind the castle, and then he was surprised to find... all the Kabamon were gone!

The kabamons that were supposed to be sleeping peacefully on the grass all disappeared, and even the grass on the ground in the distance seemed to be scraped off by something.

It was a mess.

And judging by the muddy traces on the ground and the mixture of new and old grass roots, it should not have just happened, it has been a while at least.

Long-planned?

"Ran?"

Croa frowned. Those Kabamon were still refining holy white iron. If they ran away, he would be the first to skin and cripple Bartos.

But at this moment, Bartos seems to be still taking care of the coconut trees.

He has been watching over Kabamon, so since he didn't say anything, it shouldn't have run away.

"Um……"

He observed the ground carefully and noticed some strange footprints on the wet land leading to the lake. Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind - could it be that he had entered the lake?
With such doubts, he came to the lake and squinted his eyes to look down -

The bottom of the lake was full of light and color.

The air corals have grown a lot bigger during this period. They have occupied the entire lake, forcibly expelling all the water to the side and covering the entire lake bottom in bubbles.

The lake bottom, which should have been muddy, was now covered with green grass, and the lush green covered the dark mud.

Thanks to the silt that had accumulated for who knows how long and the nourishment of the kababeasts' feces, they grew very lush.

There was a faint holy white light flickering in the grass, like a white star.

It is much more beautiful and pretty than the one on the ground.

The missing kabamons were lying on the grass at the bottom of the lake, some were nibbling on the tender grass sprouts, and some were snoring.

Looks very comfortable and relaxed.

Croa: “…”

You guys really know how to enjoy yourself. You found a good place. It's really cool down here.

But how did you break through the bubbles of the air coral? Aren’t they repelling it? And what are those dots glowing with sacred white light?
It doesn't look like holy white iron.

(End of this chapter)