Chapter 169: Wine in the Tree, Reconstruction Plan for Hanjiao Island
"Is this what you brought back?"
Cloya blinked and suddenly found it a little funny to see Father Kevin dragging the sheep and the Tyrannosaurus Rex and hanging a tree with a net full of jellyfish.
Father Kevin's complex, solemn and elegant vestments were so dazzling that even Cloya couldn't help but feel uncomfortable when he held these things.
It's like a priest who only hangs out in upper society suddenly goes to the market to buy vegetables, and he's not very experienced at it.
Father Kevin ignored the smile in Cloya's eyes.
"Yes." He nodded seriously. "That area is a special place that I have never seen before. I can't understand what it is."
"It's filled with chaos and violent demonic forces, but it also has these magical beasts and... rivers flowing with honey and milk."
He thought about it all the way, and even recalled the scriptures he usually read, but he couldn't find any similarities with this place.
If it weren't for the fact that the demonic power could not be faked, he would even have suspected whether it was a secondary plane cultivated by some legendary wizard or saints.
Faced with his doubts, Croa had no intention of explaining. If he didn't know, then he didn't know. This way, the mystery could be maintained.
He took a look at those things and felt a little satisfied - maintaining the portal was quite exhausting for him and it could probably only be opened once every half a month.
And he had to continue to absorb a little more of the demonic magic of the Mammon vine in order to successfully cast the spell.
He brought back so many things, enough for him to study and cultivate for a period of time.
In order to get these things quickly, he didn't even talk to the priest to find out the other party's purpose of coming here.
Now that it was finally solved, he also planned to satisfy his curiosity——
"Why did you come to the North?"
"Is there anything that brings you here?"
The priest was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Cloya to change the subject so much. He thought for a while before answering:
"Because of the devil of greed."
“The Grand Master of the Knights sensed the emergence of the power of greedy demons in the North, and he specially sent the five of us here.
Kill the demon and bring the salt back."
His expression changed from serious to sad and compassionate: "The more disasters there are, the more heretics and demons there are.
The General Manager and we don't know why the Kingdom, the Mage Association, and the Church itself are unwilling to send people to help.
When the disaster is over, I don’t know how many people will be left in the North, and I don’t know how chaotic it will become.”
At the end he couldn't help but close his eyes and put his fingers on his heart, as if praying to God.
Chloë listened quietly without making any comment.
To be honest, even if he faced such a large-scale natural disaster, he could only protect one area at most, and he was absolutely unable to protect more places.
If he really has enough strength and capital, then he really doesn't mind doing good things, which can gain more territory and different music at the same time.
But his strength was not enough.
Then you can only protect those you can protect.
But greed... That's a good thing for him, because he was worried that the magic power provided by Kit was not enough.
If there were more Mammon vines, would he be able to maintain the portal to the lower plane?
There must be more strange monsters and plants in that paradise of gluttonous demons. If he can get them all, it will definitely be a great help to him.
"Having this priest with us will ensure safety, and it will allow the apprentices to experience more training, and they can also obtain flower vines, and at the same time improve their favorability..."
When Cloya thought about it, he suddenly felt that he could help out, since it was a sure win.
So, he pretended to ponder for a long time, and then said, "I can ask my apprentices to help you get rid of the demon. If there are people who have been affected by the disaster, I am willing to accept them, and I can even provide you with enough food and supplies."
"But all the Mammon vines must be given to me."
He set out his conditions.
The priest agreed without much hesitation.
"I promise."
"Thank you, you are a truly compassionate wizard. May the light of the goddess protect you."
For Father Kevin, between the Mammon vine and saving the people, he would definitely choose the latter - the glory of the goddess is not in the sky, but on the earth.
He believed that his other four companions would make the same choice.
"You're welcome. Please go back first. I'll have someone arrange accommodation for you. Oh, and call the apprentices in for me."
"……OK."
The priest left.
After a while, the apprentices came in.
Their eyes were full of anticipation - Croa had always been generous with rewards, and they didn't know what reward he would give them this time.
Croa looked at them and first said to Ryan, the team leader: "You did a good job, I will make a set of magic equipment tailor-made for you.
Moreover, I will present you with a prize in public after all the apprentices return, and give you a house and a hundred gold coins as a reward."
What he meant by tailor-made was naturally a complete set of magical equipment that was most suitable for Ryan, including armor, weapons, boots, etc.
It will also be upgraded and improved according to Ryan's strength, which is a very good reward. For a knight, having a suitable set of equipment is more important than anything else.
Compared to this set of magic equipment, the house and gold coin rewards at the end can be considered as free gifts - of course, this is a symbol of glory and will definitely make everyone envious.
Ryan was so excited that he immediately knelt down and saluted, saying solemnly: "Thank you, Master Mage! I will definitely do more for you!"
"Yes." Kloya nodded slightly to signal him to stand up, and then said to the others: "Each of you will get a magic weapon I made. You can pick any one in the warehouse."
"Thank you, Master Mage!"
Although it was far inferior to Ryan's, they were not jealous. Ryan had indeed worked very hard this time and deserved such a reward.
"Go and have a rest. Go with the priest in two days. Bring me more Mammon vines and I will reward you."
After saying this, he waved his hand and asked the apprentices to leave.
After they all left, Cloya finally had the mood to take a look at the magical beasts and plants captured by the priest.
The Astral Body Imprinting Technique immediately gave a name -
Butter sheep, milk jellyfish, reward tyrannosaurus rex and... gray smoke tree.
The first few are understandable - according to the priest's description, the Tyrannosaurus Rex seems to drop barbecue after being defeated.
So what is this gray smoke tree?
He first observed the tree's astral body. The branches of this tree were very strange. The outer layer was no different from that of other trees, but the inner layer had strange, independent, strands of things.
There was still some liquid flowing inside.
"Hmm? Does this have anything to do with cigarettes?"
Cloya felt more and more puzzled, so he simply reached out his hand and broke off one of its branches with a "click". As a result, some half-gaseous and half-liquid gray substance instantly flowed out of it.
It exudes an indescribable fragrance, not pungent at all. Just by smelling it, Cloya felt a little dizzy, as if he was drunk.
"This is wine." He shook his head to get rid of the drunkenness and said in surprise: "This wine can make me feel dizzy. The alcohol content and the magic inside..."
Of course he is interested in wine.
In this world, this is definitely a luxury. If you can stably control a brewing workshop, even if it produces the lowest grade magic beer, you can still make a lot of money.
So he had his men trying to make beer and distilled liquor with barley, but unfortunately, the liquors they brewed were all low-grade. People liked to drink them, but he didn't think much of them.
What he wanted was a kind of wine with magical powers, but the recipe and method of brewing wine were top secret. Even if the Shengquan Chamber of Commerce sold it, one had to be a level 2 member or above.
Because this is a technology that can really make you rich, it is of course very difficult to buy the technology.
Unexpectedly, after searching for a long time, I unexpectedly found a tree in the abyss that produced wine and was specially cultivated by Gluttony. It must be extraordinary, right?
With anticipation, he picked up the salt beside him and sprinkled it on the small tree, making sure that the salt had completely eliminated the magic of the gluttonous demon, and then he tasted it a little.
"Hmm, this smell..." His eyes lit up.
Although he was not a good wine connoisseur before, he had tasted some good wines. After coming here, he also drank a lot of wine because of his status as a lord.
Compared to the liquors he had in his previous life, the taste of the liquor here was really very different. Unless it was liquor brewed with magical materials, there was no comparison.
But none of the other drinks taste as good as this one.
After the devil's magic was removed by salt, the wine was clear and had a faint white halo.
It tastes sweet at first, and the little bit of salt in it actually brings out the sweetness of the wine, just like suddenly drinking spring water after walking in the desert for a long time.
After the sweetness comes the mellowness unique to wine and a slight spicy feeling. The heat brought by the spiciness flows into the stomach, and the whole body feels warm.
After the heat hits my head, I feel a little tipsy, and it's really ecstasy. The three different flavors mixed together are not abrupt, but very harmonious.
"Good wine!" he exclaimed.
I immediately decided to cultivate this gray smoke tree well.
According to the angel, if he cannot occupy the abyss as a base for cultivating magic plants, he will need to use the devil's magic to change a piece of land.
I don’t know whether the demonic power after being purified by his magic can have any special effect on these demonic plants and monsters.
Put the gray smoke tree down for now.
He picked up the yellow jellyfish with a milky white, oily substance inside, thought for a moment, then picked up the salt beside him and sprinkled it on the jellyfish.
As the salt was sprinkled, the gluttonous magic in the jellyfish's body was immediately dispelled, and then Kloya bit it directly.
When the jellyfish's shell that tastes like bread crust is bitten, the cold milky white substance inside immediately flows out. It tastes cool and sweet, almost like ice cream.
He hadn't eaten ice cream for a long time. The familiar and cool feeling made him feel quite comfortable. He ate the jellyfish in just a few bites until only a core was left.
"Milk ice cream, ugh..."
He glanced at the core in his hand - based on his previous observation, this core should be the body of the jellyfish. As long as this core exists, it will continue to grow.
Then, he tasted the butter lamb and the Tyrannosaurus Rex meat respectively. The former tasted like freshly baked bread with butter, and the latter was a very special and chewy roast meat.
The taste is pretty good.
Especially the sheep. According to Cloya's observation, the butter bread is actually its wool, which means he can keep plucking the wool.
It's a walking bread kiln.
After tasting them all, he opened the priest's bottle of honey and milk. Kit, who had been locked up, suddenly said:
"My Lord, have you received the river of milk and honey?"
"Yeah, that's right, do you know something?" Kloya then remembered that this guy had been locked up, so he casually lifted the magic cloth and asked.
"You can use this thing to contract the demons from the lower planes!" Git said, "The flower vines in my body told me that the greedy milk and honey water has an indescribable temptation to a special group of demons."
"It's a tribe of fallen angels."
"They are so eager for this water of milk and honey that they are even willing to accept a contract to help you serve."
Kloya thought for a moment and said, "Then do you know the contract magic to contact the fallen angels?"
He was a little interested, but he didn't want to realize it immediately. The only thing he was curious about was whether the genuine angel would give him some rewards if he changed the fallen angel?
"...I don't know yet, but if you wait for me for a while, I should be able to learn it." Kit replied after a moment's silence.
"Then wait until you learn it first. During this time, you just stay here and don't go out."
At this time, Croa stood up and walked outside, and the three-color magic prison shattered as he left.
But dense orange flowers also grew, which would prevent Kit and Mammon's vines from leaving here.
With the double insurance of these flower vines and eternal magic, this guy will never be able to leave here unless he is crazy.
Since this guy likes this castle, he should stay in it honestly until he can be absolutely trusted.
I still have things to do.
…
After telling the guards at the Hanjiao Island dock not to worry about the castle, he returned to his territory.
After returning to the familiar laboratory, he called Rob over and told him, "The reconstruction plan for Hanjiao Island that I mentioned earlier can begin now.
I will distribute the supplies gradually.”
Rob's eyes lit up.
"Okay, I'll obey your will!"
The butler quickly left Croa's castle and passed on Croa's orders one by one.
Following the wizard's order, everyone on the entire Reef Island started to move - they would carry out a major transformation of the Reef Island according to the drawings and materials that Kloya had prepared.
People took tools out of the warehouse and first thoroughly transplanted and cut down the plants on the island.
Hanjiao Island is a tropical island, so of course the vegetation on the island is very lush, even to an exaggerated degree, not to mention that the magic power on the island has increased after Cloya's arrival.
The increase in magic concentration is like heaven for plants.
They grew so wildly that now, except for a few main roads, the rest of Hanjiao Island looks like undeveloped mountains and wilderness.
Croa had originally planned to carry out a comprehensive transformation of Hanjiao Island. In the future, it might be necessary to accommodate more people. Now the time is right and the resources are sufficient, so he might as well start the transformation while the sun is still there.
Under the leadership of the Sons of Harvest, people transplanted some crooked trees to the back mountain, and cut or dug up the grass and shrubs.
Of course, there is enough green vegetation so that the island does not look like a deserted island.
They started from the entrance pier of Hanjiao Island and gradually spread to the entire island like ants moving house.
The people who were dealing with the vegetation here were busy, and the people behind them who were leading the sandworms were also busy.
They are the "road construction team", each of them holding a wind-eroded sandworm and carrying a container of white mud on their backs.
Wind-eroded sandworms will flatten all the protruding rocks and uneven land on the ground.
They are responsible for laying some white soft mud specially used for paving on the treated roads.
This soft mud will solidify the sand, turning it into a smooth and clean road.
Thanks to their unremitting efforts, a straight road from the Hanjiao Island Pier to the interior of the island is gradually taking shape.
The white mud gradually solidified under the sun.
The road became spotless, and with the straight trees and various flowers and plants transplanted on both sides of the road, it felt like walking in the kingdom of elves.
Although Cloya had never studied urban planning, at least he could build things neatly and straight.
Anyway, there is no need to build any commercial areas on Hanjiao Island.
During the road construction, some people followed the command of King Mu Yao Qu Teng and walked towards the forked road, opening up small paths from the main road to various areas - residential areas and planting areas.
The residential area is naturally centered on Hanjiao Town, and new bungalows have been built around it as living areas.
This will be where the official residents of the Reef Island live - Kroa promised them that as long as the Reef Island develops well, they can gradually eliminate their status as farm servants and become free people.
This promise is truly exciting.
The difference between serfs and freemen is huge. Servants are equivalent to the private slaves and servants of the lord, and their lives do not even belong to themselves.
Freemen, on the other hand, were able to leave and enter the lord's territory at will and choose where to settle down.
Today, Croa no longer needs to use the status of farm servants to restrain these people, and they can no longer leave the Reef Island.
Who else in the world can give them room for advancement and such favorable conditions and environment?
People are not stupid. Who would leave such a good place?
The town of Hanjiao is a signal of the transformation from farm servants to free citizens.
The planting area starts from the magic field in the back mountain and spreads across all the vacant areas on the island.
With an endless supply of magic crystals and magic veins, the magic field vines are certainly no longer the small vines that covered only one acre of land.
It is expanding towards the entire island according to Kloya's instructions. Wherever it covers, it is a magic field.
Kloya's ultimate goal is to transform the entire Hanjiao Island into a paradise for magical plants and magical beasts, with both large and small varieties.
Only with more magical beasts and magical plants can he unleash the power of his golden finger.
He felt that if he tried hard, he could replicate the complex and magical "natural formation" that the elves used to create the Fountain of Life.
While people were busy transforming the Reef Island, Kloya was also busy... He wanted to create a "Demon Field" and prepare a surprise for the upcoming Stein and his mentor.
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