Nine Magic Spring Pearls

Chapter 9.9. The Magic Spring Pearl

The thirsty sea luminescent algae imprinted with the red song appear unchanged from the outside, but they seem to be able to live completely away from seawater.

Because… through the astral entities, Kroa can hear their consciousness—

"Finally, I can leave!"

"I won't get eaten by the giant octopus anymore!"

"Get ashore! Get ashore!"

The sea algae swirled around Kroya with ecstatic joy, their clear blue halos enveloping him. In the night, the boy's serene expression appeared exceptionally mysterious and elegant.

Wherever he goes, these thirsty sea luminescent algae follow.

It was as if she had become his magical pet.

[Imprinting successful, Thirsty Sea Fluorescent Algae (Poem of Rainbow Light - Crimson Song, Chapter One)]

[The thirsty seaweed (Luminescent algae) can survive outside of seawater and is active at night.]

When the luminous algae of the Thirsty Sea gather together, they can accumulate crimson magic and sing a crimson song, enhancing the effects of meditation.

[The power of the Sea-Burning Algae will gradually transform from water-based to a dual water-and-fire system. Imprinting more spells of the same attribute in a timely manner will enhance its power.]

After carefully reviewing the instructions, Chloe was delighted.

It can help improve the efficiency of meditation!

This time he really hit the jackpot. Improving meditation efficiency is equivalent to accelerating his advancement and magic power condensation.

There's no better effect than this.

He was immediately satisfied and was about to step out of the sea when he suddenly looked at the beach that had just been swallowed up by the thirsty algae.

The beach appeared exceptionally white under the moonlight and the blue glow of the seaweed—it seemed that all the beaches here were made of this pure white fine sand.

It looks beautiful, and it would definitely be a great vacation spot under the daytime sunshine.

However, such white sand beaches are useless in this world.

If the sea-drying bioluminescent algae approach the beach because they crave more magic, then... is there something on this beach?

As soon as the idea came to him, he waved to the side.

"Someone, dig this place up!"

With that, he walked onto the beach and stood there silently.

His orders were absolute, not to mention that he had just witnessed the Mage's feat of subduing the Thirsty Sea Firefly Algae. Immediately, soldiers stepped forward and began digging.

The sand was not easy to dig, but with their efforts, they dug it up quickly and found something underneath.

It looks like the edge of a giant clam shell.

Its main body is buried deep in the sand, but judging from the small part that is exposed, it should be at least the size of a person.

Kroa squinted and looked at it.

The surface of the clam shell seemed to be coated with a silver layer, and under the moonlight, it seemed to be flowing with a halo. There were also naturally formed patterns like ocean waves, which looked very beautiful.

And there was also a faint, lingering aura of magic.

But there was no sign of life.

"It's good that it's not alive. If it were alive, it would probably be a level two or higher magical beast, right?"

Kroya breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Keep digging."

The soldiers who were digging the hole didn't seem to know anything, but Bartos seemed to remember something, and hurriedly walked up to Chloe, lowering his voice to say:

"My lord, when I came here to take up my post as lord, I heard something. Legend has it that there is a giant clam in the sea near this island that is blessed by the moon goddess..."

"A giant clam blessed by the Moon Goddess?" Kroya thought to himself, but said aloud, "That's quite a coincidence. To find something like this under such moonlight can be considered a gift from the Moon Goddess."

It's not that he's afraid to make a few sarcastic remarks, but rather that gods truly exist in this world, and the belief in them is deeply ingrained in people's minds. Especially in coastal areas, the worship of sea gods and moon gods is very common.

I pray for a safe voyage, and for a peaceful journey under the moonlight.

He is a sorcerer and therefore an abeliever, but who knows if there are believers of the moon god among these people? Since he is already very mysterious, it seems quite good to add another layer of "divine light".

I doubt the Moon Goddess would mind him rubbing against her.

Upon hearing what Chloe said, Bartos continued, "I've heard that under the protection and blessing of the moon goddess, they will produce pearls as clear as water, and they will never decay."

"oh."

He nodded casually.

From a mage's perspective, these giant clams gather water elemental magic to nurture a magic crystal or something similar.

If stored properly, magic crystals will indeed not decay—they will only lose magic power and become dull and lifeless.

He was somewhat looking forward to it, but he also understood the principle of not flaunting wealth. After the giant clam, which was the size of a bathtub, was completely dug out, Kroya unceremoniously ordered it to be moved into the castle.

Fortunately, there was a Blazing Horse nearby.

Whatever's inside, let's go back inside the castle and see for ourselves.

Before leaving, he generously said, "Two copper coins for each person!"

If there's something good inside this clam shell, he'd be willing to reward it with anything, not just two copper coins, but even gold coins.

Spend a little money to win people's hearts.

This deal was still worthwhile.

……

And so he quickly returned to the castle with Rob and the four knights.

The giant clam was carried by the four knights to a secret room in the castle's underground. With Kroya's consent, Joshua used a knife to pry open the clam's shell.

The shell is quite sturdy; even though the giant clam had long since died, it remained tightly closed.

"Drink!" Joshua exerted a great deal of effort, his muscles bulging, before he finally managed to pry open a crack in the shell.

In that instant when it was pried open.

A strange, water-elemental magic, like that of a sea breeze, drifted out from the cracks in the clam shell and echoed in the dark basement.

The sea algae around Kroya seemed restless, but they obediently stayed behind Kroya and did not approach.

Joshua, having pried open the crack, looked at Chloe, his eyes asking if they should continue opening it—what if Chloe didn't want them to see what was inside?

In response, Kroya simply gestured for the other three to go up and help:

"Open it completely and take a look."

With his permission, the four knights worked together and quickly pried open the clam shell completely, revealing what was inside.

In the very center of the somewhat crystallized clam shell lay a "pearl" about the size of a head—no, it should be called a water droplet.

Its surface is surrounded by flowing clear water, but not a single drop spills out; it only flows on the surface of the pearl.

Wisps of water magic emanated from within, creating water magic fluctuations around it like a sea breeze.

There was a slight chill in the air.

It looks incredibly magical.

Kroya suddenly realized that Bartos was right. This thing wasn't a crystal formed from the convergence of water elements; it was a real water droplet!

He stared at the pearl for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and immediately ran back to his bedroom, rummaging through a pile of magic books.

Finally, the answer was found in a book called "Wendy's Travels," which records the customs and differences of various places.

It is a magic spring pearl, which means it can transform an ordinary spring into a magical water vein!

(End of this chapter)