“Land Moving.”
Thunk
Sejun, who had spread cherry tomato seeds on the ground, used his skill as he struck the ground with Myler’s hoe.
Boom
The ground shifted, swallowing the scattered cherry tomato seeds spread on the ground and then buried them at regular intervals.
And then,
[The earth moves favorably for you.]
[The magic power consumption for Land Moving is reduced by half.]
[You have planted 1005 magical cherry tomato seeds.]
[Your job experience points have increased slightly.]
[Due to magical cherry tomato seeds listening to the sound of the farmer’s footsteps, the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 7 has been enhanced.]
[Due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 7, the growth rate of the magical cherry tomato seeds will be doubled for 24 hours.]
[Your proficiency in Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 7 has increased slightly.]
A message appeared that the cherry tomatoes had been planted. In the meantime, the magic power had increased by 1, allowing a slight increase in the number of crops he could plant.
“Phew. No matter how much I plant, it never ends.”
Sejun, who had been planting crops non-stop since sending Theo to buy jars in the morning until late afternoon, complained as he still saw the crops filling his void storage.
The storage was overflowing with crops because he had harvested even those that didn’t need to be, in an effort to harvest new varieties.
It wasn’t a number that could be diminished by eating.
So Sejun was replanting crops that couldn’t be stored for a long time, except for the crops that had a method to be stored for a long time like dried sweet potatoes..
At that moment
Grrrumble!
Sejun’s stomach made a noise, asking for food.
“Is it already that time? I am hungry…”
Sejun stroked his belly and walked wearily towards the kitchen.
Usually, before Sejun’s belly-clock would alarm, Cuengi would have already come to ask for food first, but today, for some reason, Cuengi had not yet returned from the western forest where he went to look for herbs.
As Sejun was heading to the kitchen,
“Oh! They’ve grown a lot.”
He discovered the rice planted in the Golden Tree Stump Pot of Abundance had sprouted green shoots and grown about 10cm in just three days. The growth rate was indeed tenfold faster.
“Grow well.”
[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 4 is activated]
[The growth of the crops quickens while touched.]
Sejun tenderly stroked the rice sprouts with a loving gaze.
Hehehe, just a little more and I’ll be able to eat white rice! 𝘳𝑎.𝗇t
“Ah… It’s going to be delicious…. Sseup.”
Imagining himself scooping up a big spoonful of white rice and topping it with a savory grilled fish, Sejun hurriedly wiped the drool leaking from his mouth.
“I can’t wait any longer.”
Hungry from imagining the food, Sejun quickly got up and rushed to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Then,
Dadada.
Krueng! Krueng!
[Daddy Cuengi is hungry! Cuengi brought the food for Daddy!]
Covered in mud, Cuengi came running with four kudzu roots clutched in his front paws.
“Yeah! Thanks! Haah…”
Sejun waved energetically at the approaching Cuengi and let out an involuntary quiet sigh.
‘Cuengi dug up four kudzu roots…’
He had dug up quite a lot. As Cuengi said, it seemed tonight’s dinner would be kudzu roots.
Krueng!
[Eat quickly!]
Cuengi, having reached Sejun, handed over the kudzu roots and looked up at him with sparkling eyes.
“Just a moment.”
Sejun took a closer look at the kudzu roots brought by Cuengi, which seemed thicker than usual, perhaps due to his mood.
[Thick and Sturdy Kudzu Root of Life]
→ It’s a kudzu root that has grown by absorbing life force from a living host.
→ It has absorbed almost the maximum amount of the host’s life force, enhancing its medicinal properties.
→ When consumed, it increases stamina by 30 or potential stamina by 15.
→ It has a strong bitter taste.
→ Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun
→ Expiration Date: 180 days
→ Grade: B+
“It’s not just my imagination.”
The kudzu roots were indeed thicker than usual.
Crunch. Crunch.
Sejun boldly ate the kudzu roots since he was going to eat them anyway.
Gulp.
[You have consumed the Thick and Sturdy Kudzu Root of Life!]
[Your Stamina increases by 30.]
[You have consumed medicine with a bitter taste.]
[Talent: A Medicine That’s Bitter is Good for Stamina has activated.]
[Your Stamina increases by 3.]
Sejun continued to eat four kudzu roots in succession.
When he ate the first thick kudzu root, the effect ‘A Medicine That’s Bitter is Good for Stamina’ increased his stamina by 3, but the effect decreased to 2, 2, and 1 respectively, as his tongue got used to the bitter taste.
Meanwhile, the eyes of Cuengi, watching Sejun eat the kudzu roots, became brighter and brighter!
Hehehe. Now it’s time for honey jelly!
However,
“It’s time to prepare for dinner.”
Contrary to Cuengi’s expectations, Sejun, who had fully adapted to the bitter taste, did not indulge in a mouth cleanser.
Krueng! Krueng?!
[Dad, where are you going! Did you forget something?!]
Cuengi was shocked by Sejun’s reaction and hurriedly called out to him as he was heading to the cooking area.
“Hm? Forget something?”
Sejun, with his hands behind his back, pretended as if he didn’t remember anything.
Krueng….
Disappointed by Sejun’s response, Cuengi thought, no choice then! I’ll have to bring out the secret herbs! Cuengi reached into his snack pouch to pull out a powerful herb that would force Sejun to have a mouth cleanser.
At that moment
“Ta-da! Of course, I didn’t forget! I was just playing a joke. Here’s some honey for you today.”
Sejun handed over a jar full of honey that he had hidden behind his back to Cuengi. Sejun knew that recently Cuengi had been looking forward to sharing snacks with him after giving him the kudzu roots.
Kuehehehe. Krueng!
[Hehehe. It’s honey!]
Cuengi quickly withdrew his front paw from the snack pouch, which was going to retrieve the herbs, and received the honey instead. Thanks to this, Sejun unknowingly avoided the crisis of passing out from eating something bitter.
“Then, Cuengi, wait here while you eat the honey.”
Leaving Cuengi to eat the honey, Sejun went to the kitchen area to start cooking.
***
Green Tower’s Administrator Area.
“Damn! Another miss.”
Brachio frowned as she looked at the boar monster that had been transferred from the Black Tower to the Green Tower through a land deed. Unfortunately, Sejun, the intended target, had not been caught.
“Go and collect it.”
Brachio ordered her subordinate to collect the land deed.
“It’s not easy…”
Brachio muttered with a frown, frustrated by her continual failures in trying to catch Sejun with the land deed.
“Where did that liquor come from?”
Brachio recalled the Samyangju that had suddenly appeared a few days ago.
“It was so delicious…”
Remembering the deep aroma and the clean taste of Samyangju, Brachio’s lips naturally curved into a smile.
Moreover, Samyangju had an incredible effect.
Drinking Samyangju seemed to clear the fog that always clouded her mind. It wasn’t just her; all the green dragons who had a sip felt the same way.
And with their clear minds, they noticed something odd about other Green Dragons.
“Why aren’t they sleeping?”
The Green Dragons, supposed to be in their hibernation period, were not sleeping. They had forgotten the fact that they need to sleep during hibernation.
No matter how strong dragons are, they need to have a hibernation period to rest their minds.
Therefore, Brachio hurriedly put the other green dragons who had drunk Samyangju to sleep forcibly, even resorting to shock therapy.
“We need more of that alcohol… but where to get it?”
As Brachio was thinking of ways to get Samyangju,
[The giant horned deer on the 78th floor of the tower are in danger of extinction.]
[The red-striped meerkats on the 56th floor of the tower are in danger of extinction.]
…
..
.
The effects of the kudzu that Sejun had spread in the Green Tower through Ajax began to show.
***
“Chairman Park! I have returned, meow!”
Theo leaped towards Sejun, who was resting after dinner, with all four limbs stretched out.
“Hmm. Vice chairman Theo, did you have a good trip?”
Snap.
Sejun reached out to welcome Theo, not wanting to chew on Theo’s fur.
But
“Puhuhut. No chance, meow!”
Swoosh.
Dada.
Theo agilely twisted his body in mid-air, dodged Sejun’s arm, and ran up his arm to fling himself at Sejun’s face.
And then,
Clutch.
Using all four of his paws, he clung tightly to Sejun’s face. Inevitably, Theo’s greasy fur along with his scent ended up in Sejun’s mouth.
“Hey! Get off!”
“Meow?!”
“Ptui! Ptui!”
Sejun grabbed Theo by the scruff and detached him from his face, spitting out the fur that had entered his mouth.
“Ptui! Ptui! Vice chairman Theo, did you get the jars?”
Sejun asked, after spitting out fur a few more times, whether Theo had completed the task he was given.
“Puhuhut. Of course, meow! Who do you think I am, meow?! I’m none other than Vice chairman Theo, the right-hand man of Chairman Park, meow! I’ve got all 3000 jars, meow!”
Theo said with a proud voice, putting his front paws on his waist.
“Good. You did well. Let’s keep the jars in the brewery for now.”
“Understood, meow! Let’s go, meow!”
Theo clung to Sejun’s knee as if it was a matter of course and shouted in agreement.
After reaching the brewery, Sejun and the monkeys began cleaning the jars Theo had brought. They had to dry them tonight to start the base alcohol brewing process the next morning.
About three hours after cleaning the jars,
“Meaaawn…. Chairman Park, are we done yet, meow?”
Theo, who was dozing off hanging on Sejun’s knee, asked languidly with a big yawn.
“We’re done now. Let’s go to bed.”
After cleaning the last jar, Sejun returned home with Theo, concluding the 339th day of being stranded.
***
The next morning.
Thud. Thud.
“Chairman Park, wake up, meow!”
For some reason, Theo woke up unusually early and began kneading Sejun’s face to wake him up.
“Ugh… What is it?”
As Sejun opened his eyes,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, look at this, meow! I brought something good, meow!”
Theo offered Sejun a golden bead that he had brought from the ghost warehouse.
“Oh?! What’s this?!”
Upon seeing the golden bead, Sejun immediately recalled the inner core of the giant electric eel he had eaten before, which tasted like orange soda.
Gulp.
Sejun swallowed his saliva and hurriedly checked the inner core.
[Inner Core of the Deep Sea Giant Electric Eel]
→ This is the inner core of a giant electric eel that has lived in the deep sea of the dimension’s ocean for 2000 years.
→ It is imbued with the power of electricity, giving off a golden glow.
→ Upon consumption, you can awaken Talent: Zapp.
→ Usage Restriction: Magic power of 100 or more
→ Grade: A
“Oh! I can eat this!”
Without looking at any other explanation and confirming that he met the usage restriction, Sejun immediately swallowed the inner core.
Ssshhhhh.
The deep sea’s giant electric eel’s core transformed into a liquid, delivering a sweet orange taste and a refreshing sensation to Sejun’s mouth.
Gulp.
“Keuh…!”
As Sejun was enjoying the exhilarating aftertaste…
[You have consumed the Inner core of the deep sea’s giant electric eel.]
[Talent: Zapp has been awakened.]
A message that he had acquired a talent appeared.
“Zapp?”
Sejun checked his talent.
[Talent: Zapp]
– A talent that allows you to use electricity more skillfully.
– You can create a slight electric charge by rubbing your palms together.
“Electricity?”
Sssshhhhh.
After reading the explanation, Sejun vigorously rubbed his palms together to try and generate electricity.
Crackle. Crackle.
Static electricity began to form on Sejun’s palms.
“It works!”
Sssshhhhh.
As Sejun confirmed that electricity was being created in his palms, he rubbed them faster. It felt like real electricity would be generated if he just rubbed with a bit more effort.
Then,
Krueng?
[Big brother, did Dad do something wrong to you?]
Cuengi, who came looking for breakfast, saw Theo and the diligently begging1 Sejun, who was vigorously rubbing his palms, and asked as if he knew it.
Dad definitely ate something delicious alone!
It was an unjust morning for Sejun.
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TL Notes:
1) The action of rubbing hands together in front of someone is a gesture someone makes when they have done something wrong, which is normally seen in K-dramas. If you haven’t seen it, you can check the GIF below or read about it here: http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2008/04/korean-drama-queen.html. It’s a long read but you can find the specific part by searching for “Asking for forgiveness:” heading.
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