Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 106

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106
He hadn’t misread the system message.
When he’d arrived on the thirty-eighth floor of the Hard Tower, those messages had blazed across his vision.
– Due to the effect of Doppelganger Summon, the shadows are now enslaved to you.
– The Doppelganger, having reclaimed its shadows, grows one tier stronger.
– The Doppelganger can now summon clones.
Indeed, the Doppelganger had used them.
And those clones were…….
“Hehehehe.”
Pruning the side shoots off the cherry tomatoes.
Pinching the shoots on sweet potatoes, pulling weeds, and so on—
They were shouldering all the labor-intensive work.
What’s more.
(……) Rainfall.
Whoooosh.
[Your proficiency in Rainfall Lv. 5 has increased.]
Even when the clones used skills, the effects applied just the same, and the experience points gained—Woo-jin was receiving the benefits as though he himself were casting them.
To think his workforce had suddenly swollen like this.
‘Why not expand the field to fifty, or even a hundred square meters? With the clones helping out.’
Currently, the Doppelganger could summon up to fifty clones.
Including the original body, that meant fifty-one entities could wield the same skills as Woo-jin.
This was very good news indeed.
As an intermediate farmer of the tower, Woo-jin earned substantial experience points from farming, and expanding the field’s size would increase the experience he gained accordingly—making it easier to level up.
“Perfect, you all! Let’s ride this momentum and expand the square footage——.”
Wait.
Why was the world suddenly spinning?
Oh.
This was Overheat.
Thud.
* * *
“Woo-jin! Are you awake?!”
When he opened his eyes, he was lying inside a sleeping bag.
Kkamangi, who had been nestled against his chest, poked its head out with a soft sound.
“Yeah. But what are you doing there?”
“I was keeping you warm so you wouldn’t be cold.”
The Doppelganger sat upright beside him, standing watch. From the wet cloth draped across its forehead, it seemed the Doppelganger had been continuously changing and applying water.
“Thanks, both of you.”
(……) Thump.
The Doppelganger hung its head.
It believed the Overheat was its own fault.
Though causality might suggest that, the blame lay primarily with Woo-jin.
“No. It’s my fault for recklessly deploying all the clones and making them use skills. You shouldn’t feel bad about it.”
Woo-jin sat up and rested his hand on the Doppelganger’s head.
He retrieved a Mana Cherry Tomato from his Subspace Backpack.
First things first—he needed to recover his mana.
Pop.
[You have consumed a Tower-Blessed Mana Cherry Tomato. Your mana increases permanently by 0.02.]
[For the next ten minutes, your mana recovery speed increases by twenty percent.]
Vitality coursed through his body.
“I feel alive again.”
[The God of Authority tells you: Your mana is dangerously low. Exercise caution when linking with Doppelganger clones from now on.]
Woo-jin nodded.
‘I got cocky. Thought thirty-six mana was plenty.’
Whenever he leveled up and received stat points, he’d funneled them all into mana.
Moreover, whenever he felt slightly peckish or wanted a snack, he’d eat cherry tomatoes to boost his mana.
As a result, he’d managed to accumulate thirty-six mana points.
And since the Doppelganger had been managing reasonably well using skills while farming, he’d grown completely complacent lately.
‘I need to use the clones more sparingly until my mana grows.’
Deploying all fifty clones at once was a straight path to Overheat, so he decided to use only a handful at a time—and even then, he’d dial back if he sensed Overheat approaching.
The hundred-square-meter field expansion project would have to be shelved.
With his current mana reserves, he couldn’t properly control Doppelganger clones, and if he rashly expanded to a hundred pyeong, he’d end up spending the entire day farming and the day would vanish before he knew it.
‘There’s no rush in the first place.’
He could do anything slowly and be fine with it.
Growing crops to feed the household members living with him now — a ten-pyeong field was more than enough.
Raising his level?
He could do it slowly.
Didn’t feel like working today?
Then he simply wouldn’t.
That was when it happened.
– M… a… s… t… e… r…….
“Huh?”
– T… h… i… s…….
The earth suddenly lurched beneath him.
“What the—?!”
“A… an earthquake, meow!”
A section of the ground cracked slightly, and a small root emerged. A single tendril wrapped gently around Woo-jin’s wrist.
Soon the root withdrew back into the earth, leaving behind only the shape of a small bracelet. The cracked ground returned to its original state as if nothing had happened.
“Huh?”
A soft green light shimmered brilliantly, and he felt a surge of abundant mana.
[Young World Tree’s Bracelet]
– Grade: SS
– Effect: You can access the source of mana that the Young World Tree possesses. However, the maximum usable mana cannot exceed that of the wearer. (Current maximum usable mana: 36.2)
– Description: A bracelet connected to the mana core possessed by the Young World Tree. Created for someone special.
Reading the explanation calmly, Woo-jin immediately grasped what effect the bracelet held.
In short:
His mana pool had doubled.
– T… h… a… n… k… y… o… u… s… o… m… u… c… h…….
“Wow. I’m touched.”
He covered his mouth with his palm.
“You made this for me?”
– Y… e… s…….
[The God of Adventure chuckles and says the World Tree must really have grown fond of you.]
How could it be so endearing!
Woo-jin had never raised a child, but if a son were to grow up and show him such filial devotion, would it feel like this?
It was genuinely heartwarming.
“Huh. But if I use up thirty-six mana, wouldn’t it be hard on you too? Though of course I’ll be careful about it!”
– I… t… ‘… s… a… l… r… i… g… h… t…….
– I… t… ‘… s… n… o… t… a… p… r… o… b… l… e… m…….
“Gasp! You’re telling me all that just for my sake?”
[The God of Authority notes that the World Tree’s current mana reserves are at four thousand eight hundred.]
…….
It truly wasn’t a problem at all.
Scratch.
Embarrassed, he rubbed at his cheek.
.
.
.
Woo-jin was carefully making Compost as a gesture of gratitude toward the World Tree.
The work of mixing carrot and sweet potato peels, Mana Cherry Tomato skins, rice straw, and other scraps together with soil, burying it in the ground, and turning it over with a shovel.
Thunk!
Whack!
Thunk!
[The proficiency of Compost Making Lv. 3 has increased.]
[You have acquired Compost Making Lv. 4.]
[Compost Clump]
– Grade: C
– Effect
– Soil Fertility +30%
– Crop Grade Increase Probability +30%
– Description: Compost made by mixing vegetable scraps with soil. Spread it on a field and good things seem bound to happen.
The compost he usually used was D-rank, but as his skill level rose this time, it had been upgraded to C-rank.
Woo-jin scattered the compost around the World Tree, mixing it evenly with the soil.
[Using Compost Clump increases soil fertility by 30%.]
[Using Compost Clump increases crop rank-up probability by 30%.]
“Rainfall!”
Whoosh—a torrent descended.
– M… a… g… i… c… P… o… w… e… r…….
“This much? Nothing to it.”
Woo-jin shrugged.
Time to eat dinner.
“Is there anything you’d like for dinner?”
He looked up at the sky and asked.
[The God of Adventure grins widely and throws up a hand, rattling off: pork belly and soybean paste stew and ramen and fried rice and…….]
[The God of Authority sighs and claps a hand over the God of Adventure’s mouth.]
[The God of Adventure’s mouth covered, he makes muffled sounds: “Mmph, mmph!”]
[The God of Authority says since you collapsed earlier today, you should rest. He says he’ll prepare dinner himself.]
[The God of Authority blinks and asks: “Wait, I can’t cook, can I?”]
[The God of Order says he’s never tried cooking before, either.]
[The God of Authority says not to worry—he’ll handle it.]
The God of Authority is going to cook for us?
Woo-jin blinked.
Just then, a handsome man appeared in the Dragon Lair.
The Dragon Lord who originally owned this lair—the God of Authority.
“Lord, welcome, meow!”
A respectful bow.
“The God of Authority is cooking dinner for us tonight.”
“What? R-really, meow?”
“Indeed.”
The God of Authority snapped his fingers with a sharp click.
Before them appeared raw meat, enormous and cartoon-like in proportion.
Everyone couldn’t help but be startled by its overwhelming size and appearance.
Snap!
He snapped his fingers again, and flames erupted from the raw meat.
Whoosh!
Crackle!
The meat began to char in the fire.
It was being grilled directly over flame.
Of course, the surface turned pitch-black.
The God of Authority, as if it were nothing, levitated the meat and made a gesture with his hand.
As if carved by a blade, the meat sliced into uniform portions and began falling onto a large plate on the ground.
Thunk-thunk-thunk.
Then he scattered salt from thin air over it.
“Done.”
[Ogre Meat Direct Flame Grilled]
– Grade: D
– Effect: Taste Bonus +10%
– Description: The lean meat of an ogre, grilled directly over fire.
A dish created in mere moments, just like that.
The God of Authority conjured a skewer and handed it to Woo-jin.
“Try it.”
“Yes!”
He picked one piece with a clean snap.
The charred exterior had been trimmed away.
It was cooked just right, with juice still flowing.
Tasting it, it felt like a reasonably good steak.
The salt was seasoned well.
In a word.
“It’s delicious!”
The God of Authority answered calmly.
“Then I’m glad.”
Day 55 in the tower, evening.
The God of Authority was cooking.
The Player Farming in the Dragon Lair (Serial)
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