Chapter 236 236. About the Infrastructure of Gray Desert
After the banquet, Cloya actually experienced a hangover. He lazily leaned on the soft sofa and was unwilling to move.
He did not use magic to wake up quickly, but allowed himself to fall into this lazy state, which was quite a different feeling.
He stroked the shivering mist dragon that was lying beside him. The dragon was not much bigger than a dog, and his eyes were fixed on the crystal clear sapphire between his fingers.
Today, he is no longer the little wizard who has to spend a lot of effort to buy a magic book. During this period of time, he not only purchased classics from the Mage Association, but also from the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce.
The saying that knowledge is power is indeed true for the mage, so he easily recognized what this treasure was.
"Heart of the Clear Spring."
"I took a look and it seemed like this..."
Cloya muttered as he threw it to the ground and drew in the air with his fingers. The wizard's hands were as flexible as his own, and he drew a magic circle made entirely of magic power on the ground.
The very center of the magic circle is the crystal clear sapphire.
The magic power flows inside the magic pattern, is transformed through the Heart of the Clear Spring, and finally flows out as clear spring water, which is absorbed by the grass growing on the ground and does not flow everywhere.
Honestly, this is pretty nice.
So he simply cut off the piece of grass, added some magical materials as filling, let the tower spirit connect to the magic supply, and placed it in a corner of the bookcase as a flowing ornament.
You know what, this clear spring water is quite beautiful.
"Let the construction team build the infrastructure over at Huishiling."
"Good Master."
After giving orders to the tower spirit, he stared into the distance - that was the map of the Gray Desert given to him by the Gray Sand Lord, or to be more precise, the map of the area around the Gray Sand City.
After the first batch of grain was traded, Lord Graysand got news from somewhere that there was a construction team composed of mages in Croa.
Then he strongly hoped that Kloya could help him improve the infrastructure construction of Gray Sand City and the surrounding areas. For this reason, he promised that all the magical plants, magical beasts, minerals and other gains encountered along the way of building the facilities could be handed over to Kloya.
This is actually the right to mine.
You have to know that each lord is very strict about the resources in his territory and will not allow anyone to covet them at all. Even if the resources are left there to gather dust, they will not be given away easily.
This sincerity is obviously enough.
So Croa was still quite interested.
After all, who would complain about having too many resources? Only with enough resources can he support his magic research, the operation of the submarine factories around Hanjiao Island, and the learning process of more and more apprentices...
It is unknown what kind of agreement the current Lord of Gray Sand has reached with the Holy See. In addition, he buried the seventh-level wizard, and the Kingdom of Nolant is no longer able to restrain him.
The Gray Desert no longer belongs to the Kingdom of Nolant.
Even if Cloya cooperated deeply with him, it would not cause dissatisfaction among the people in the Vatican.
Besides, he really wanted to see what the Gray Desert was like. This kind of infrastructure work that turned disorder into order was fascinating.
He looked carefully at the map and the terrain marked on it, his face becoming increasingly worse as he wondered what to do.
To be honest, the geographical location of Gray Sand City is pretty good.
Lord Gray Sand has tried his best to choose the largest oasis in the past, with an area of about 300 acres and flat sand all around to build the city.
In such a magical world, with a tenth-level God-favored One in charge, there is no need to worry about defense issues. One person is an army.
After all... neutrality requires strength.
How can you be neutral without strength?
However, no matter how good the geographical location is, it becomes worthless in the current environment.
——Because the Lord of Gray Sand summoned the magic of Leviathan, the Gray Desert is now in an extremely unstable state, and floods will occur from time to time without warning.
Although the Gray Desert can carry so much water, the sand has all turned into semi-liquid quicksand, making it impossible to pass safely even when there is no flood.
Although the Lord of Gray Sand used some unknown method to remove the corrosive demonic power within Leviathan as much as possible, it still caused the creatures in the desert to mutate.
Those monsters hide in the quicksand and will attack passers-by.
Coupled with the environment created by the conflict of magic, the entire gray desert is not suitable for building a space magic circle, and problems can easily arise due to the turbulence of magic.
Perhaps after a few hundred years, the conflicts caused by these strange magic powers will naturally be digested, but if we really wait for a few hundred years...
"No wonder they offer such good conditions."
Croa rubbed his brows and began to think about how to build the infrastructure smoothly.
To get rich, you must first build roads.
In such a harsh environment, there must be a safe road for subsequent work to be carried out, whether it is transporting materials or something else.
The shadows of various magic plants flashed before his eyes, and the parameters of various magic plants were marked in detail. He looked carefully and finally noticed an ordinary-looking purple-leaf plant with flat leaves, somewhat similar to lotus leaves.
That is... duckweed.
To be precise, it is an elemental magic plant, and its full name is Evil Sea Purple Magic Duckweed.
The name sounds like it's a very evil magical plant, but in fact "Evil Sea" refers to the environment in which it grows, an area with an extremely complex and unstable magical structure.
There are many such places in the sea. After all, it is the sea, even if there are a few remains of gods popping out of it, Croix will face it with a smile.
"We have to test it first."
After temporarily deciding which magic plant would be the main body, he contacted the Gray Sand Lord through the Holy Spring Chamber of Commerce and unceremoniously asked him to send him several tons of sand for scene simulation.
When Lord Graysand learned that Croa was finally willing to start construction, he was so excited that he couldn't express it in words, and immediately sent ten tons of sand.
Although he stole the power of Leviathan and forcibly transformed himself into a level 10 demon god, he really had no talent in governing the territory.
He was like a child who suddenly obtained a huge treasure. He wanted to bring everything back to his hometown, but didn't know where to start.
Now hearing that Kloya was willing to help, he was ecstatic and personally grabbed a handful of sand and brought it over - for a level ten God-favored One, one handful of sand meant ten tons.
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After the sand arrived, Cloya found a place and built a small sand field to simulate the environment of the gray desert.
Not only the sand, but also the flood that gushed out of the soil like the wrath of Leviathan and the gray mist that lingered in the air were reproduced as closely as possible.
——The gray sand appears to be flowing, but it looks calm to the naked eye. The flow has become relatively still. The gray mist is lingering, full of ominous atmosphere.
Next to him stood the apprentice Jamie.
This is the first time that Croa has contracted an outside infrastructure project, so he must have his most trusted and experienced apprentice to do it.
Jamie also knew this. He stepped cautiously into the gray sand and experienced the threat with his own body.
As a result, just as he stepped in, he felt a huge attraction under his feet, which also contained a cold magic, and he fell into it before he could even react in time.
The cold magic power was like a sinister snake, winding its way up along his feet, freezing his magic power and making his consciousness a little fuzzy. He couldn't help but want to sink deep into the sand and sleep forever.
He is a level 3 magician! This is just the gray desert simulated by Cloya, but it has such terrifying power.
However, he did not panic. Instead, he sensed as much as possible and tried to find a way to save himself. Mages have always believed that even the most sophisticated instruments are not as quick as their own physical perception.
Because he knew very well that he would not die and his teacher was standing far away, it was a rare situation where he could take risks without worrying about his life.
Kloya was indeed waiting for him to use his body to feel the magic in the gray sand. He could not go with her, and the things over there had to be left to Jamie and the others.
Suffer a little more now, and it will be easier later.
After a while, when Jamie was about to sink, Cloya finally took action. The four-color magic power formed a rope and pulled him up in an instant.
The warm power instantly dispelled Jamie's coldness. Without even shivering, he ran away swiftly to get the materials.
"you……"
Kloya didn't even have time to stop it. He could only shake his head helplessly, took out the evil sea demon Zi Ping, and threw it into the sand sea.
He has imprinted the magic of "gigantic" on these purple duckweeds. As long as they come into contact with magic power, they will grow rapidly.
This is indeed the case. After the duckweed came into contact with the gray sand, it immediately took deep root in it, and then began to grow wildly and become huge.
The duckweed leaves instantly completely covered the gray sand.
"It seems to be okay." He tried to walk on the duckweed and jumped a few times. The duckweed under his feet was still as hard as a rock, without shaking or anything.
But in Cloya's perception, these magical plants that can withstand the magical pollution of the sea and can even spread out a sea of Dalbergia will soon wither here.
Even now, its roots that have taken root in the gray sand have begun to turn gray, as if they have been corroded by something.
The magic of Leviathan...
“It’s like a poison.”
His perception was very sharp, and he sighed softly: "I don't know where the curse in the Gray Desert came from, but only a curse this vicious can fight poison with poison."
There is no doubt that this is indeed a good thing for the people who will live in the desert in the future. When the curse and the devil's magic are destroyed, what will be left for them is a piece of green land.
But now, it’s hard to say.
"It seems that I not only need to make it adapt, but also make it able to purify the magic power."
Croa knew that the carrier of these magic powers was simply the liquid flowing inside. Those liquids contained the malice of Leviathan and could be considered a kind of magic water.
Although it is indeed vicious, if you think about it from another perspective, it is an extremely powerful source of magic power, but it cannot be easily used.
Of course, ordinary people cannot use it.
After a brief thought, he came up with a solution and began to make a mad transformation on the Evil Sea Purple Magic Duckweed - the transformation was divided into two types, the first was to make it adapt to the magic power, and the second was to be able to separate the magic power from the water.
The devil's magic is useless to ordinary people, but it is very valuable to him. As for the curse power that exists in the gray desert, he also wants to study it.
Since these two kinds of magic power have been carried by "water", he will extract the water and then collect the magic power by planting magic plants in the sand.
This type of transformation is much more sophisticated than simple infrastructure construction, and can even speed up the normalization of the gray desert.
However, he did not intend to tell Lord Graysand directly, so he wanted to let the other party see this favor with his own eyes.
The engraving was completed quickly.
This time, what Kloa engraved on it was the magic he learned from other magic plants and magic beasts.
[Engraving successful, Evil Sea Purple Magic Weed (Zerg's adaptability and Deep Sea Magic Anemone's tentacles and roots separated)]
[The form of this demonic plant will change. 】
[The roots of the Evil Sea Purple Magic Weed will transform into the tentacles of the Deep Sea Magic Sunflower, and have the extension and magic power absorption functions of the tentacles. ]
[The Evil Sea Purple Demonic Duckweed will wither more quickly in harsh environments, but will grow rapidly after withering until it adapts to the environment.]
[Note: Sufficient vitality is required to perform the above magical properties. ]
After the prompt appeared, the Evil Sea Purple Demonic Waterweed, which had originally looked quite normal, suddenly became abnormal.
First of all, there are its roots. The roots of the purple duckweed are extremely thin and long, and can spread out a large area in the water, which can help it absorb nutrients to the maximum extent.
But now, all the roots have turned into tentacles.
The tiny purple tentacles have suction cup-like structures on the top, and they begin to extend rapidly in the sand. The tentacles of this deep-sea devil anemone are extensible and can even extend more than ten times the distance.
When they absorb the moisture and magic of Leviathan in the gray sand, they will quickly wither because they cannot withstand the magic. But just like a gecko with a broken tail, if one section is broken off, the second section will quickly grow out.
In this way, withering and growth alternate.
Although it is not possible to adapt for the moment, there will surely be progress soon. As long as the roots can adapt, the leaves will not be a problem.
"It's quite useful. This magic comes from the Zerg and the Sea Anemone. It's probably more practical than some magic created by humans."
Cloya nodded with satisfaction, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Jamie coming over carrying a lot of bags - those were space magic devices produced by Hanjiao Island, made from the skin shed by the Ether Wolf.
That’s right, that magical beast can actually shed its skin.
God knows how shocking it was when Cloya saw those guys squirming in a pile of skin, without skin, revealing the magical veins in their bodies that were like blood vessels.
It's scary, but it's also useful.
Once the skin of this magic wolf is sewn together, a natural small space can be formed inside. Although it will not be very large, it is enough for decoration materials.
The only problem is that the appearance of the Ether Wolves in the material world is very strange, which makes their skin equally strange.
At first glance, it looks like a real person is carrying a creature from the comic world, which is quite awkward.
Chloe couldn't help but smile a little.
Jamie, who came over excitedly, was stunned when he saw the purple duckweed on the gray sand. He asked curiously, "Teacher, what is this..."
"Just start building around them."
"I modified them to be strong enough to bear weight and last long on the gray sand."
After hearing what Cloya said, Jamie nodded immediately, and without asking any more questions, he started the construction work without saying a word.
The material he chose is an "alloy" made of Silver Moon Wood and another kind of seabed mineral, Floating Iron. Because a sufficient amount of Silver Moon Wood dust was added, it has a certain floating ability.
When he placed the silver-blue alloy plate on the duckweed and used the duckweed as a landing point to start building roads and houses like building blocks, Cloya knew that this time he had succeeded.
However, he still did not say anything, but gave Jamie more authority and asked him to lead the promising apprentices who had also been promoted to civil magicians to start working in the desert.
Time began to pass.
Half a month after Kloya's birthday party, a dazzling silver-blue glow appeared in the desert.
Bridges and houses made of Floating Moon Alloy were built on duckweed. Wherever duckweed can grow, bridges and houses made of the alloy can be built.
The bridge houses and even squares and platforms have formed a village.
This is a complete miracle of magic. The steel alloy structure is full of regular beauty. It is similar to the combination of nature and magic that Croix used to use, but not exactly the same.
However, the alloy did not grow completely in line with the duckweed. It just used the duckweed as a foothold and bonded it with magic materials. It held on to the duckweed like a claw and created a structure similar to the stilt house in his previous life.
The tall houses and bridges are suspended in the air, and the only support for everything is the seemingly inconspicuous duckweed below.
It is these seemingly tiny magical plants that support this silver-blue village.
When the sun shines down, it will illuminate the purple duckweed whose roots have been deeply rooted in the sand, allowing them to enjoy the gift of the sun.
When sandstorms blow across the desert, and a huge flood like Leviathan sweeps in along with the sandstorms, the purple duckweed will use its roots to stand firm in the flood.
They silently sink their roots into the deepest part of the soil, providing as much stable structural support as possible for the buildings above.
The buildings built on top of the duckweed have all undergone rigorous sealing tests, and their surfaces are engraved with magic patterns. Whenever a flood comes, as long as all the doors and windows are closed, they will remain standing.
More, such as water pipes, air circulation in the house, life-sustaining magic patterns, etc.
Croa didn't care about any of this.
He simply called Jamie and the apprentices who had worked hard for half a month, had a meal with them with a smile, and then sent them to the teleportation array to the Gray Desert.
Today's apprentices are worthy of his trust.
The only thing that Kloya was curious about was how far they could go and what kind of miracles they could create in that desert.
They shouldn't let themselves down.
Thanks to all the big guys for their monthly tickets and recommendation tickets, the desert infrastructure construction has begun~
(End of this chapter)
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