Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 109

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“Well then, I should be on my way. Lunch was delicious, and I’ve had a truly wonderful time. Ha ha ha!”
“Ho ho. I’m the grateful one for such kind words.”
Ethan Coldwell shook hands with Kim Mi-sook and turned to Lee Woo-jin.
“Regarding the real estate, I think it would be best to narrow down a few candidate properties and then show them directly to you for your decision. What do you think?”
“Just handle it as you see fit.”
It wasn’t as though he could get to the USA anyway.
A day trip out—when would he fly to America and return to Korea?
Of course, with the Ring of Teleportation he could zip over and back in a flash, but one wrong move and he’d end up tangled in an illegal residency case, which sounded like a headache he didn’t need.
Of course, Ethan Coldwell didn’t know about Lee Woo-jin’s circumstances and took the response to mean something else entirely.
‘Oh, my God! Lee Woo-jin truly trusts me completely. Excellent. I must do my absolute best to score some points here!’
After seeing Ethan Coldwell off, Lee Woo-jin returned home and began unloading his supplies.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
Crops piled higher and higher atop the dining table.
“How did you bring back so much again? The quality of these vegetables seems to be getting better every time.”
“Ha ha. Of course it is. It means the rank has gone up.”
Indeed, compared to last time, some of the crops had risen from Grade C to Grade B. And since some had also received blessings from the World Tree, Kim Mi-sook’s sense that things had improved was spot on.
“Hmm? What’s this?”
“Oh, that. Gochujang.”
“G-gochujang? Last time you brought soybean paste and soy sauce, but this time you made gochujang?”
Lee Woo-jin nodded.
Kim Mi-sook, disbelieving, opened the Lock and Lock Container holding the gochujang and dipped a spoon in for a taste.
The flavor spread across her tongue—spicy yet sweet, packed with umami.
It tasted far better than what she had at home.
“My goodness, this is really delicious, isn’t it? Did you really make this yourself, Woo-jin?”
“Ahem.”
His shoulders rose of their own accord.
The praise felt wonderful.
He glanced around to see what else he might receive praise for, and spotted the honey jar sleeping in a corner of his Subspace Backpack.
It was an actual glass jar filled with honey.
He hadn’t intended to give it away, but since he could obtain more from the Honeybees back at the Dragon Lair anyway, he decided to produce it.
Clink.
“Here, take this too. It’s honey.”
“Honey?”
“Yeah. The Honeybees gave it to me.”
Lee Woo-jin showed her a photo on his smartphone.
In the gallery was a picture of a Honeybee hive nestled on a branch of the World Tree.
“My stars! You’re beekeeping too?”
“It just sort of happened that way.”
Kim Mi-sook was at a loss for words.
She was even more shocked by this than when Ethan Coldwell had visited or when they’d discussed the real estate in New York.
Of course, in terms of pure objective reality, Ethan Coldwell’s visit and the promise of real estate were far more astonishing events, but for Kim Mi-sook they felt too removed from reality to truly sink in.
Honey, on the other hand, was something she bought and consumed in her daily life, and so it resonated with a concrete, tangible sense of the real.
She uncapped the glass jar and tasted the honey.
“Oh my, it’s incredibly sweet.”
“Right? Enjoy it with Dad and your brother.”
“Ho ho ho. Yes, thank you.”
Kim Mi-sook hummed a little tune to herself as she began organizing the crops, gochujang, and honey, storing them in the pantry and refrigerator.
Lee Woo-jin helped her with the task.
So did Kkamangi.
“Ho ho. Thank you, Kkamangi.”
“This much is child’s play, meow. I’m a Manager, after all, meow!”
Soon the organizing was finished.
“Well, I should be going now.”
“All right. Take care of yourself. Are you heading straight back to the Tower?”
“No, I’ll stop by the mart to pick up some things, and then I want to visit my old workplace after all this time.”
My old workplace.
The Tower Management Bureau.
“Are you thinking about getting rehired?”
“No, I’m just stopping by to say hello after all this time.”
Not long ago, while making a Strawberry Banana Smoothie in the tower, Lee Woo-jin had thought of the Team Leader. The Team Leader had loved the drink so much that he decided to pay him a visit and say hello whenever he came out next.
“Right, I should make a smoothie to bring. Mom, can I use the living room for a minute?”
He set up in the living room and pulled out strawberries and bananas, then began grinding them with the millstone. He’d laid down newspaper on the floor first, so there was no mess.
Kim Mi-sook had offered to get him a blender, but he shook his head since the millstone had a special effect he needed.
[You have created a Strawberry Banana Smoothie through Cooking.]
[Your Cooking Lv. 9 proficiency has increased.]
[Strawberry Banana Smoothie]
– Rank: A
– Effects
– Taste Bonus +100%
– All status ailments instantly cured upon consumption
– Strength +75 for 60 minutes upon consumption
– Additional Experience Points gain +30% for 60 minutes upon consumption
– Description: A Strawberry Banana Smoothie made by Lee Woo-jin using fruit from the World Tree. Highly effective at recovering an exhausted body.
Once finished, he poured the smoothies into fresh disposable plastic cups that lay around the house, sealed the lids, grabbed straws, and placed them in his Subspace Backpack.
He’d ended up with five cups total.
“Here, Mom—have one.”
Slurp.
“Oh my, this is really delicious!”
“I’ll put two more in the fridge, so you can share them with Dad and your brother when they come home later.”
“Hehe, will do.”
“I’m heading out now!”
“Let’s go, meow!”
Hop.
Kkamangi leaped onto Lee Woo-jin’s shoulder.
* * *
The Tower Management Bureau.
The workplace where he’d spent his youth until turning twenty-five.
Lee Woo-jin visited the office marked “Management Team 1.”
But it seemed the staff were away on business that afternoon.
Still, the Team Leader was there.
Lee Woo-jin casually approached, pulled out a smoothie from his Subspace Backpack, and gently pressed it against the Team Leader’s cheek.
“Ah! Cold! What—huh? Woo-jin?”
“Ha, how have you been, sir?”
The moment the Team Leader spotted Lee Woo-jin, his expression brightened considerably and he broke into delighted laughter.
“What brings you here?”
“I was thinking about you, so I stopped by. Please, have this. It’s a smoothie.”
“Ah, you’re the only one who thinks of me like that. Here, sit, sit.”
The Team Leader dragged over a small portable chair.
Lee Woo-jin sat down.
The Team Leader unwrapped the straw, inserted it into the groove of the plastic lid, and began sipping the smoothie.
“Wow! This—this is amazing! It’s so good!”
“Isn’t it?”
The Team Leader turned the disposable plastic cup this way and that, then tilted his head in confusion.
“Where’s this from? There’s no business name printed on it.”
“I made it.”
“What? You made this smoothie yourself, Woo-jin?”
“Yes.”
If he had been an Awakener, he could have viewed all the item information, effects, and description for the Strawberry Banana Smoothie, but the Team Leader, unfortunately, was not an Awakener and couldn’t access such details.
Of course, he also couldn’t enjoy the effects like Strength +75 for sixty minutes.
It was merely a delicious smoothie, nothing more.
“Wait—did you open a smoothie shop?”
“No, sir. I’m an Awakener now, climbing the tower.”
“Right, that makes sense. You wouldn’t open a smoothie shop if you were an Awakener.”
The Team Leader chuckled.
“What floor are you on now? It’s been about two months since you awakened, hasn’t it? Let’s see… you must be around floor eight by now.”
As he spoke, the Team Leader glanced at Kkamangi perched on Lee Woo-jin’s shoulder. Just what was that black cat doing there?
“As for me, I’m currently at floor ninety-nine of the Mythological Difficulty.”
“Come now. Surely you’re joking. Mythological Difficulty dungeons aren’t just lying around.”
Lee Woo-jin shrugged.
“Anyway, you haven’t forgotten, right? You said you’d buy the Coins and byproducts from us once we reach the 20th floor.”
That was true.
He’d made that promise before leaving.
Lee Woo-jin currently possessed a great many Coins and items.
He’d considered cashing them in right now, but decided against it.
Today was just a courtesy visit.
“I’ll come settle accounts once I’ve finished my work next time, sir.”
“Good. Don’t rush it. Take your time. There are plenty of guides available for Normal Difficulty up to the 20th floor, so even if you clear it easily by following those, don’t get careless—one mistake and things could go badly. More than anything, your life comes first. Understand?”
“Yes, sir. I understand completely.”
“By the way, I’ve been curious since earlier—what’s that cat doing on your shoulder?”
“This is Kkamangi. I’ve been living with him in the Tower.”
Living in the Tower—what did that mean?
“Pleased to meet you, meow. The name’s Kkamangi, meow.”
The Team Leader let out a surprised laugh.
It could talk…
“What?! T-the cat just spoke! How is that possible?”
“I’m no ordinary cat, meow. I’m the Tower’s Manager, meow. Of course I can speak, meow!”
The Team Leader assumed Lee Woo-jin had acquired a summoning-type skill and let the matter drop.
[The God of Life regards you intently.]
What’s this?
It was a deity he’d never heard of before.
‘Ah, the God of Adventure mentioned this once before.’
He recalled how, not long ago while eating a Cherry Tomato, the God of Adventure had casually remarked: “If the God of Life had been here, they would have enjoyed it even more than I did.”
[The God of Life begins to say that you truly possess the World Tree…….]
[The God of Fate and the God of Authority appear, then whisk the God of Life away, saying they’re sorry for interrupting—they’re heading out.]
A message that appeared and vanished in the blink of an eye.
It seemed a new deity had arrived at the Divine Temple.
‘Are they trying to say something to me?’
That was the only conclusion he could draw.
It appeared to concern the World Tree, but he hadn’t caught what they were trying to say.
“Well, it sounds like you’re doing well. I should be going now, sir.”
“Right. Call me anytime if there’s anything I can help you with.”
“Will do. Oh, and here—let me give you this too.”
Lee Woo-jin fished something out with care.
A handwoven wooden basket.
He’d filled it with Cherry Tomatoes, heap upon heap.
A full five hundred grams, give or take.
“What’s this?”
“Cherry Tomatoes. I farm them in the Tower.”
“Y-you’re farming in there?!”
Lee Woo-jin gave a short bow and left the office with a cheerful wave of his hand.
Alone in the office, the Team Leader set down the basket and picked up a single Cherry Tomato, popping it into his mouth.
Snap.
Crunch, crunch.
“Mm. Delicious.”
Farming, of all things.
The Team Leader scratched the back of his head.
A Player Who Farms in Dragon Lair (Serialization)
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