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

Chapter 180. Barley Magic Plant, Fundamental Change

Because these cattail civets are indeed useful, Cloya generously built a cat house for them with crystals.

By the way, some magic crystals that can replenish magic power and liquid magic power produced by magic veins were put into it.

This is enough for the magic plants. They require far less than the monsters, and this level is already very suitable for them.

When the cats saw the cat house, they couldn't wait to float in, each occupying their favorite position and huddled together peacefully.

From time to time, it would meow, and its voice was filled with joy and excitement that was hard to conceal.

It looks like a bunch of blue cat balls.

Obviously they are planning to wait here to give birth.

To be honest, Kloya really wanted to see how these magical plants were produced, but he had other things to do.

He could only order the Mu Yao Qu Teng King to come here and act as a camera, and then wait to watch the live broadcast to see them give birth to little cat civets.

He also wants to meet Estner.

After all, he is a guest who came from far away. Although I use the excuse that I have something to do, I can't just leave him there like this.

Besides, he also has to prepare to transform the Demon Field, and he really needs to communicate with Estner.

Farming is not something that can be done behind closed doors, and other lords would not be willing to share these most basic and fundamental knowledge with him.

He urgently needed to supplement the basic knowledge about magic plant cultivation in this world - those in the original owner's mind had basically been studied by him.

As for the application of these toxins, he planned to leave it to Robert - the death warriors he trained would definitely be able to use these things.

Wait until the wind and snow stop and then release all the assassins.

……

outside world.

Hanjiao Island.

Where Poseidon barley is grown.

At this time, the Poseidon barley planting area has occupied a full one hundred acres of land. It has also undergone a second transformation. Even in a windy and snowy environment, the barley still stands upright.

Elena, the Son of Harvest, was leading several other Sons of Harvest to perform routine blessing and ripening of barley.

I don’t know if it’s because of their frequent ripening and blessings, but the barley is growing taller and taller. It was originally half a person’s height, but now it is more than a person’s height.

The full ears of wheat are so heavy that they seem to be about to fall.

To be honest, the one hundred acres of wheat fields still look very shocking, and even the violent snowstorm cannot make them fall down.

This feeling of harvest is irresistible to anyone who loves farming.

“These Poseidon barley are growing well.”

Estner went into the field himself, inspected it carefully, and even picked an ear of corn and twisted it open to take a look.

Inside are extremely plump grains of wheat.

He tasted it and it tasted very good.

During this process, Robert kept looking at him with a smile and didn't say much. After all, Kloya had already given the order that all the magical plants on the island except for a few special ones could be shown to him.

Elena and several other Sons of the Harvest looked at him, quickened their pace to bless the wheat seedlings, and then left quickly.

To be honest, they don't trust anyone except Croa now.

Of course, Estner didn't care about them.

He had seen many Sons of the Harvest and had no feelings towards them, because as a somewhat traditional magician, he did not trust these guys blessed by the gods.

After tasting the wheat, he nodded:
"I didn't expect that Cloya could come up with this idea."

Then, he looked at the sea water that was always flowing around him, and the Mu Yao Qu Teng King who acted as a conduit, and his gaze lingered on the latter for a few more seconds.

He had noticed this strange vine a long time ago.

As a third-level battle mage, his mental power is very sharp and he can detect subtle changes in the surrounding environment.

These jade-like vines are almost everywhere on the island. He doesn't think they are just growing luxuriantly, they must have other functions.

If you think about it, the functions are nothing more than surveillance, spying, and protection.

He felt that he had to remind Cloya that these things were too conspicuous and would be easily discovered if they were not hidden.

and……

He lowered his head and glanced at the wheat field, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

"It's good, but it's too clean. I need to talk to Chloë about it..."

As he was thinking, he suddenly heard a familiar voice——

"What are you thinking about? How is my wheat field?"

Kloya fell from the sky and landed just outside the wheat field.

"Oh, it's just right that you're here."

Estner waved at Cloya and said, "Look here, can you change it?"

He pointed to the mud at the bottom of the wheat field covered by seawater and said seriously: "In the beginning, Poseidon barley actually didn't like seawater, but later it was pushed into the sea step by step, and finally took root on the seashore.

So their favorite is still the sand washed by the ocean.

But my friend, here you have all the soil from the land, which is also very fine, but probably not as good as the sand in the sea."

Croix suddenly understood.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that."

At that time, I was only concerned with finding a way to grow them on the island, without considering the environment at all.

In addition, with the care of the Son of Harvest, the barley grew really well, so no one paid attention to this small detail.

And to be honest, he had been planting the barley as rice...

"It's a good thing you reminded me." Kloya immediately instructed Robert, "Tell someone to get some sand from the seaside. When this batch of barley is ripe, replace the soil underneath it."

"Okay." Rob bowed slightly and prepared to leave.

"Don't worry, don't worry. There's more." Estner stopped Robert from leaving. "There are many kinds of tiny algae and marine organisms in the ocean, but I see... there seems to be nothing here?"

As a master of magic plant cultivation theory, Estner has read many books, not to mention that Poseidon Barley was given to Cloya by him.

Of course he knew what the best environment was for these magical plants to grow.

Hearing what he said, Croix said in surprise:

"Microorganisms? You mean algae, right?"

"correct."

Croa thought for a moment and asked, "What is the function of these algae? Can they help purify the water, or will they become nutrients for Poseidon Barley?"

In his previous life, his hometown did have rice fields where they raised crabs and small fish, a method that combined planting and breeding.

But that was to allow the crabs and small fish to eat the weeds and some pests, but he didn't need that at all. With the care of the Sons of the Harvest, there were no pests in the entire wheat field.

As for weeds...there are even fewer.

Not to mention how weeds can grow in this saline-alkali environment after being flooded by sea water.

The farm servants treated the fields as their own life and took good care of them. Any seaweed or other things that got mixed in would be picked out immediately.

If there are no pests or weeds, why place algae?

"..."

Estner was silent for a while, then said speechlessly: "My friend, have you forgotten the magical environment?"

He pointed to the huge wheat field and said: "The ocean environment itself is changeable, especially the algae that contain magical power. They will emit their own magic power to change the surrounding environment.

Poseidon Barley has a strong ability to adapt, but it is precisely this adaptability that forces it to stay in an environment with ever-changing magic.

Although you have created a very comfortable and relaxing environment for them by planting them like this, my friend, can you guarantee that they will always have such a relaxing environment?
Once they lose their ability to adapt to harsh environments, they will not be able to be transplanted to other places for cultivation.”

This friend's words hit Chloe head on, and he was stunned.

Yes, although I can ensure that the current environment is taken care of by the Sons of Harvest, and there are also farm servants patrolling at all times. But what about the future?
It is impossible for me to always arrange for the Sons of Harvest to take care of these most basic crops. As my power grows and my fields become larger, there will always be times when I cannot take care of them.

Most importantly, this is a kind of degradation for Poseidon Barley, from being able to adapt to the complex and ever-changing ocean magic environment to being able to only stay in a stable environment.

This was what he couldn't accept the most. Croa had been committed to evolving magical plants and magical beasts, but he had caused the sea god Damai to degenerate...

He sighed deeply and thought quickly. He had a bold idea, an idea he had always had.

Finally, he took a look at the thriving Poseidon barley and asked, "Poseidon barley is not considered a magic plant. Can it evolve into a magic plant?"

"..."

Estner was stumped by this question.

Although Poseidon barley is the most widely spread crop in the continent of Semrio, it has never been a magical plant.

Because magical plants mean that these barleys cannot be planted anywhere on the seaside, the geographical location and magical environment need to be considered.

It was originally a basic crop. If it became a magical plant, it would become very inconvenient, so no one has ever conducted this research.

Magic power itself is difficult to control. After all, not everyone has the environment and resources like Croa.

He opened his mouth to persuade Croa, but the latter seemed to know what he was going to say and shook his head and said, "Friend, listen to me first."

“The strong adaptability of Poseidon Barley to magic power means that it has the potential to become a magic plant.

If we can research and find a way to make Poseidon barley grow differently in different magical environments.

For example, a barren sea without magic power is ordinary Poseidon barley, and a rich sea with abundant magic power is Poseidon barley full of magic power.

Just imagine, if we can eat barley flour rich in magic for a long time, will it be helpful to us? "

After Cloya finished speaking, he waited for Estner's answer - in fact, he had one more sentence to say.

If ordinary people take this barley containing magical power for a long time, can they be nourished by the magical power? Will they have more opportunities to advance to become magicians or warrior knights in the future?
If this level can really be reached, then it will be the people at the bottom of the entire society who will be elevated, and fundamental changes will occur.

After careful consideration, the battle mage said excitedly: "In fact, what we magicians eat are basically Poseidon barley, Poseidon wheat and ordinary wheat.

I heard that the elves have special wheat varieties, for example, they sell a kind of wheat called Dawn Wheat, which costs a high price of one magic crystal per kilogram.

That kind of wheat contains the magic power of the sun, and it has some benefits for the body after swallowing. Although the effect is not as good as your sunflower seeds, the quantity is larger. "

The more he talked, the more excited he became.

"Friends! If we can develop a kind of wheat that also has magical powers, I'm sure even the legendary wizard in the City of Wizards will reward us."

Hearing this, Croa was confused.

"Wait, don't we have any magical plants for this kind of wheat? Is it only the elves who have it?"

It has been nearly a year since he came here. He has seen many magical plants. He has always believed that basic crops like wheat should have magical plant versions.

It's just that my level is a bit low so I can't access it.

But I didn't expect that what Estner said was that it was just a direct no?

"Of course not." Estner was even more surprised than he was. "The more basic the crop, the more difficult it is for it to mutate, let alone spread."

“As I just told you, if wheat needs a magical environment, will the planting amount and yield drop significantly?

Moreover, under different magical environments, wheat will undergo different changes, which are all very troublesome matters.”

After hearing Estner's explanation, Cloya immediately understood.

Wheat, the most basic crop, cannot have a magical plant version because of its large planting volume and wide planting range.

This is probably not just a matter of ability, but also of practical considerations.

After all, magic plants are still a niche. Is there any other lord who would be as generous as Croa and distribute the magic plants to his people to eat?

"I see. Does this Sea God Barley have the potential to become a magic plant?"

He still cares about this matter very much. If there is a solution, it will be easy to deal with.

"Well……"

After thinking hard, Estner shook his head in annoyance: "This kind of Poseidon barley was developed by a magic plant master a thousand years ago.

For so long, I have never heard of it being able to become a magic plant. It is said that because of its ability to adapt to magic, it is insensitive to magic."

"Because of the ability to adapt to magic."

Kloya narrowed his eyes in thought, but for the moment he had no idea what to do.

Because his greatest golden finger, the Star Spirit Body Imprinting Technique, is only effective against demonic plants.

If it was just an ordinary plant without any astral body, this spell would not work.

If these Poseidon barley were magic plants, even if they were just the lowest level magic plants, he would have found a way to transform them long ago.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

After thinking for a while, he asked:

"Wait, what about the rest of the power?"

"For example, divine power, or the power of the Seven Luminaries Ore?"

Estner suddenly showed an indescribable expression, as if he didn't know what to say.

"My friend, do you know how precious divine power and the Seven Stars Ore are? Let's not talk about the former. Even the Association doesn't have much control over the Seven Stars Ore."

“But I did hear that if there is extremely high purity magic power to catalyze the wheat seeds, it may be possible to turn them into magic plants.

But who would do this? A single magical wheat plant is useless."

He finally shook his head helplessly and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

The speaker may not have any intention, but the listener may take it seriously.

Croa keenly captured the key information of "pure magic power of extremely high purity", so is the magic power of the ether world considered to be of extremely high purity?

If the magic power of the Ether Realm doesn't count, he probably can't think of any magic power that does.

And since Estner did not deny the power of divine power and the Seven Stars Mine, he now has an entire Water Star Mine!
Is it possible to give it a try?
He planned to give it a try after a while. As long as one of them could turn into a magic plant and open a small gap, he would have a way.

But now there is something else.

He pretended to ignore the topic and took out an object from his pocket that was half sea blue and half moon blue. It looked like a gem.

"This is a new potion I made. It's an improved version of the Sea Ganoderma potion. You can try it."

Croa handed it to Estner.

The latter took it curiously and observed it for a while: "There is the magic power of Moonlight Spirit Dew Grass in it. Did you mix it with that kind of magic?"

"How clever! Let's try it." Kloya kept smiling.

"...Your expression is weird." Although Estner thought Kloya's expression was weird, he still picked up the Sea Moon Potion and put it into his mouth.

Although this thing looks and feels hard and solid, it melts in your mouth and flows down your throat into your stomach like a minty stream.

Estner closed his eyes and sensed.

About three minutes later, he opened his eyes, his vision cleared, and then he spread out his palms.

There was a small magic ball in the palm of his hand, and some special blue magic was lingering on the surface of the sphere, like the color of the moon.

"I've heard that these moonlight spirit dew grasses can allow people to control some of the magic of the moon, but I didn't expect it to be true."

After shaking his palm, he took back the magic ball and described his feelings in detail -

"It worked much better than the Sea Ganoderma potion alone. My mind became very clear for three minutes, and I was able to control the magic of the moon."

"As for the most important effect of the Sea Ganoderma potion... I have taken too much of this potion, and it still has some effect."

His expression became somewhat doubtful.

He is now a third-level mage. Although he has just broken through, he should have already exceeded the range where the Sea Ganoderma potion can work. If he can still work...

Does that mean this new potion is several times more powerful than the Ganoderma Lucidum potion?
You know, the special potion that Kloa made has already caused a rush among mages to buy it. If this potion can affect the fourth level...

He couldn't believe what was happening.

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