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

Chapter 96 96. Explosive Fire Horse and Gray Magic Ant

After leaving the lake bottom, Cloya encountered two... familiar yet strange magic beasts.

"Ah."

He looked at the two tall red horses walking towards him, and punched his right palm with his left fist: "These are Explosive Fire Horses!"

To be honest, he had really forgotten the existence of these two magic beasts.

Because they were actually the property of the knights, and they were considered the "standard magic beasts" issued by the Mage Association at the time, that is, the most ordinary ones.

Gentle, loyal to the owner, strong endurance...

It looks pretty good, but for magic beasts, mediocrity is equivalent to being everywhere.

Although the name is "Explosive Fire Horses", in fact, even children can ride them for a walk, and they never have a bad temper.

Because there is nothing special about them, Cloya almost forgot about them.

The two Explosive Fire Horses obviously didn't know that their master's master had forgotten them. When they saw Cloya, they snorted excitedly.

Then they ran over immediately.

When he was about to approach Croa, he slowed down, slowed down his pace, walked over slowly, and then rubbed Croa's raised palm with his big head.

He was very intimate with Croa.

"Good boy."

Croa was quite fond of the monsters showing their kindness to him.

He took out a handful of grass and fed them. When he was stroking their big heads, he suddenly noticed something.

It was the voice from their star spirits -

"There is sea everywhere."

"It would be great if we could run on the water!"

Croa blinked his eyes and became energetic when he heard this voice.

This is a good thing.

I was just planning to find some monsters to engrave, and you guys came to my door.

I'm not afraid that you don't have ideas, I'm just afraid that you don't want to!

This wish, he can really satisfy it directly.

Walking on water - this is actually a third-level magic. The general principle is to wrap the feet with magic power, and then walk on the water with the help of the magic power.

This kind of magic is not only very practical, but also very useful for showing off, so Kloya learned it early.

He started to engrave the two explosive horses without saying a word, and the engraving position was of course on their horseshoes.

Kloya, who had engraved countless times, had already become proficient, and after a while, the engraving was completed.

The prompt came--

[Engraving successful, explosive horse·horse hoof (walking on water)]

[This magic beast can walk on water, and the walking time depends on the amount of magic power. ]

A very concise introduction, just one sentence.

However, this magic does not seem to be special. It does not have the effect of changing the body structure and shape. One sentence is enough to summarize it.

"Let's go to the beach!"

Kloya waved his hand excitedly and decided to experience it for himself.

He had ridden dolphins in the sea, but he had never ridden a horse before, so he was really eager to try it.

...

Soon, he brought the Explosive Fire Horse to the seaside, pointed at the sea and said: "You go up and try it first."

The Explosive Fire Horses approached the sea carefully, and a faint magic halo flashed at the position of their hooves.

Then they stepped onto the sea surface.

The magic light lifted them up to ensure that they would not fall into the water.

"Whew!" After they found that they would not fall into the water, they became excited. They first stepped carefully, and then ran wildly with their hooves.

This kind of magic beast is originally adapted to various environments, whether it is a slope or a mountain, it is as if it is flat ground.

So it quickly adapted to the surging waves.

It can even use the force to run faster and faster.

Kloya watched from the side and nodded frequently.

After running for a few minutes, the taller Explosive Fire Horse ran in front of Kloya, bent its hooves, and made a bowing gesture.

"Are you asking me to go up?"

"Whew~" The Explosive Fire Horse nodded.

Then Croa did not hesitate, he jumped on the horse and quickly found his balance.

As he pulled the reins and shouted "Go!"

The Explosive Horse rushed out like an arrow, stepping on the waves and running freely in the sea.

The sea breeze and moist water vapor blowing in the face were blocked by Croa's magic. The wind blew on his cheeks, and he enjoyed the pleasant experience of riding a horse.

It was really refreshing.

The wind blew over his body, unrestrained, just running forward, the world seemed to become much wider, and his mind was open.

He held the reins of the Explosive Horse, and one hand was pressed behind the head of the Explosive Horse, injecting his magic power into it continuously.

Make sure it doesn't run and run and suddenly fall into the water because of no magic power.

To be honest, running wildly on the sea, watching the Explosive Horse leaping and running on the waves, he even felt... it would be great if there were heavy rain and tsunamis at this time.

The feeling of maneuvering in danger must be more exciting than the calm sea now.

But it was just a thought.

If it was really a chaotic magic environment, it would be a problem whether the Explosive Horse could successfully control the magic, and it might fall into the sea after running a few steps.

After excluding these chaotic thoughts from his mind, he concentrated on enjoying the time of riding a horse.

His hearty laughter could be heard from time to time on the sea.

…

Half an hour later, Croya got off the horse and stood on the ground, still not satisfied.

The Explosive Horse was already panting, but its eyes were very bright. It was obviously very happy that it could run wildly on the sea.

"Not bad, not bad." Croya patted its head: "Go find your master and take them for a spin on the sea sometime."

The two explosive horses nodded, turned around and ran towards the military camp.

He watched the Explosive Horse run away and thought he could buy more through Estner's channels. Anyway, there were really many such monsters in the Mage Association.

The technology for breeding explosive horses is already quite mature in the Mage Association, and the price of an explosive horse can be bought for just a few dozen gold coins.

Horses are an indispensable resource.

Once the number of explosive horses is enough, and each of his soldiers has one, can he consider letting them explore the sea?

Let the dolphins follow you under the sea, and there are explosive horses running on the sea. You can also make some magic weapons that can attack from a distance. It's a good scene to think about.

"~~~"

He hummed happily and continued his inspection.

The first thing we came to was the coconut tree.

As soon as he got close to the coconut tree, he saw a strange-looking slime jumping on the ground.

Its chubby body was filled with water, and it worked hard to water the coconut trees one by one, and then picked up the fertilizer next to it and used its tentacles to fertilize.

The movements are quite familiar, and I don’t know how many times I have done them.

Under its careful care, the coconut trees are flourishing and full of magic. Even without using the Celestial Spirit Body Engraving Technique, you can still feel that they are in a good mood.

"...I really enjoy it."

Croya curled his lips and inadvertently noticed that there seemed to be a person sitting in the grass. He was staring at the ground with all his concentration and did not notice Croya's arrival at all.

"Um?"

This person seems to be apprentice Jamie.

What is he looking at?

Croya followed his gaze and looked down, only to see some gray ants on the ground. Each one is two to three centimeters long and has earthy yellow patterns on its body. It is relatively large among ants.

They are using their sharp mouthparts to cut and carry a piece of coconut meat, and they cooperate quite well. Some ants are cutting and some are carrying it.

Through the division of labor, in just two or three minutes, they moved the piece of coconut pulp that was a hundred times larger than them back into the nest.

"It's actually a demonic insect."

Croya learned through the Celestial Spirit Body Engraving Technique that these ants were a first-level demonic insect called "Gray Demonic Ant".

As can be seen from the name, this kind of ant probably doesn't have any special abilities. Relatively speaking, it only needs to contain magic power in its body to be regarded as a first-level magic insect.

"Ants."

He thought about whether this first-level magic insect was of any use.

Demonic insects like ants actually have many good qualities. For example, they are really hardworking and can carry some small items and detect the concentration of magic power in their surroundings.

Wait... Detecting magic power?

An idea suddenly came to Croya's mind.

Can you let them help you find rare materials or mineral deposits in the soil or sea?

The smaller the devil insect is, the more sensitive it is to changes in the surrounding environment and magic power, because this is their way of survival.

The air coral base on the seabed is getting bigger and bigger, and while the coverage area increases, some extremely small mineral deposits buried on the seafloor will gradually be revealed.

Just two days ago, he had just acquired the magic of finding mineral deposits from the Astral Crystal Turtle, and was struggling with how to do it.

Originally, he planned to let the gophers look for it.

As for the crystal turtle, once it starts to nourish the mineral veins, it cannot leave at will, so it is obviously not suitable for running around.

But now think about it, aren’t ants the best foragers?

There are so many of them that they can burrow into the soil at will - the burrowing speed of devil insect ants is absolutely beyond imagination - they are simply born to do this.

He could also try out the power of natural communication with the elf magic he had learned and the serenade of tranquility——

I will provide them with an absolutely comfortable living environment and sufficient food, as well as the magic power and materials needed for advancement.

And what they pay is to help them find possible mineral deposits on the seabed and magical mineral veins underground.

While Croya was thinking, Jamie discovered that the lord was actually coming and saluted quickly:

"Master Mentor!"

The reason for calling him this is that Croya has taught him the meditation method, and he should call him mentor both emotionally and rationally.

"Yeah." Croya was not angry after his thoughts were interrupted.

To be honest, with his current improvement in strength, he no longer needs to deliberately use some means to establish and consolidate his majesty.

So he looked gentler than before.

"You've learned the meditation method well, keep up the hard work."

Croya complimented casually, walked to the front of the ant nest, stretched out his finger and touched the ground lightly.

The soil immediately surged up, but the ants inside were not harmed. They were all sent to the ground by the soil.

Naturally, this included a somewhat white and tender queen ant.

It was obviously a little panicked.

But it soon immersed itself in the quiet serenade and mental power that Kroya performed.

Taming the queen ant was naturally the quickest way.