Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 25

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25
Tower, Floor 10.
Hard Difficulty Level.
[Floor 10 Objective]
– Select your Reward. (0/1)
Two treasure chests lay before Kang Min-woo’s eyes.
Each bore a painted image—one showed a weapon, the other armor.
At Hard Difficulty Level, Floor 10 of the tower, adventurers could claim B-grade equipment as their Reward.
Floor 10, 20, 30……
Every tenth floor dispensed Rewards.
Three days had passed since Kang Min-woo began his ascent through the Hard Difficulty Level tower.
Thanks to the S-grade weapon Lee Woo-jin had given him—the Paladin Commander’s Sword—he’d reached Floor 10 swiftly.
‘That’s a genuinely insane weapon.’
It was no accident that an S-grade blade carried such power.
Just before, on Floor 9, it had slain Dark Ghouls in a single stroke.
Dark Ghouls were ordinarily monsters of exceptional durability—their Dark Magic Power granted them troll-like regeneration that made killing them tedious—yet the Paladin Commander’s Sword proved devastatingly effective against such creatures, living up to its name.
Kang Min-woo selected the treasure chest marked with armor. With such an absurdly powerful weapon already in hand, there was no point in taking a B-grade blade instead.
‘I yearned for a Reward like this back then. Never imagined I’d choose armor.’
In those days without a B-grade weapon, he would have grabbed the first weapon available at Floor 10—that had been his fervent wish.
He silently thanked Lee Woo-jin once more.
[You have obtained ‘Lightweight Steel Armor with Weight Reduction Magic’ as your Reward.]
[Lightweight Steel Armor with Weight Reduction Magic]
– Grade: B
– Effect: Defense +50
– Description: Steel armor enchanted with Weight Reduction Magic. Light as leather armor, extraordinarily convenient for movement.
Defense of fifty, no less.
It retained the defense rating of C-grade steel armor while weighing almost nothing—an excellent find.
Click.
A smile crossed Kang Min-woo’s lips as he fastened the armor in place.
That was when it happened.
[Intermediate Observer, Swordmaster Callon descends upon you.]
“Huh!”
He gasped involuntarily, shock stealing his breath.
An Observer had appeared. An Intermediate one, no less!
The reason the three top-ranked adventurers from America, China, and Japan could ascend the Hard Difficulty Level tower was entirely because they had Observers backing them.
Put differently, ascending the Hard Difficulty Level tower without an Observer’s aid was nearly impossible.
Before he’d met Lee Woo-jin, Kang Min-woo had desperately hoped an Observer would take notice of him. And now, at last, one stood before him.
A shimmer filled the air.
True to his title of Swordmaster, a handsome man materialized—clad in ornate knight’s plate armor and bearing an elegant blade.
– An adventurer I haven’t seen before. To reach Floor 10 of Hard Difficulty without an Observer’s aid—how intriguing.
– What is your name, adventurer?
“Kang Min…….”
He’d begun to introduce himself when—
Callon’s eyes widened. His gaze locked onto the gleaming sword in Kang Min-woo’s hands.
– How in the world do you possess that blade?
There was no legitimate way for an adventurer on Hard Difficulty Floor 10 to acquire an S-grade weapon. Technically, one could use the auction system or arrange a private trade with another adventurer, but which would be mad enough to put an S-grade weapon on the market?
B-grade equipment already saw scarcely any supply; an S-grade weapon would never reach the open market.
Of course, if an Observer had intervened, the situation would be different.
Observers were known to shower their chosen adventurers with gifts, great and small.
Yet even so, bestowing an S-grade weapon defied comprehension.
More critically, from Callon’s perspective, Kang Min-woo bore no sign of being observed by any Observer at all.
“I received it as a gift from an acquaintance.”
There was no reason to conceal the truth or lie.
Observers could see any adventurer within the tower whenever they wished, or so it was said.
– An acquaintance? To acquire such a weapon, that person would need to be at least Hell Difficulty Level. Are there any left capable of such a feat?
– What is this adventurer’s name?
“Lee Woo-jin. And he isn’t Hell Difficulty Level—he’s at Myth Difficulty Level.”
Callon’s expression went blank at Kang Min-woo’s words.
What manner of impossible nonsense was this?
No adventurer could exist at Myth Difficulty Level.
Because no adventurer has ever cleared the Hell Difficulty, which is the tier below it.
– At least make your lies plausible. Wait, how do you even know about Myth Difficulty entities in the first place?
Callon decided to verify this right away.
The method was simple.
Return to the Sanctuary of Observers and find the adventurer.
Then he could immediately confirm what Difficulty tier and floor the adventurer was currently on, and whether they actually existed.
Pop!
Callon arrived at the Sanctuary of Observers and quickly located the adventurer named Lee Woo-jin, confirming that such an adventurer did indeed exist.
But then.
[This adventurer cannot be accessed.]
Why was this happening?
[This adventurer cannot be accessed.]
The same message appeared no matter how many times he tried.
Callon was bewildered. Had he ever encountered this while monitoring an adventurer before?
He wondered if there was some kind of error.
Or else, it was only possible when a Constellation had marked an adventurer, making them invisible to lowly Observers like himself.
– …Surely not?
Callon swallowed hard.
The Constellations—absolute rulers of the Tower.
In a word, they were gods.
But since the Tower’s creation, they had never shown interest in adventurers.
To them, adventurers were utterly insignificant beings.
Callon made no further attempt to approach Woo-jin.
If his suspicion was correct and the adventurer had been marked by a Constellation, continued attempts could offend that Constellation and result in the adventurer’s erasure.
Pop!
Callon returned to where Kang Min-woo was.
– Your words contain not a shred of falsehood, I trust?
Kang Min-woo nodded.
Callon decided to become Kang Min-woo’s Sponsor.
An Observer could designate an adventurer and provide Sponsorship.
Callon had come here in the first place because he’d taken an interest in Kang Min-woo, and if the boy seemed promising enough, he’d been prepared to offer his backing.
It was then.
“Just a moment, please.”
– What is it?
“A message has arrived from Lee Woo-jin.”
– ! What does he say?
“He’s asking if you could obtain another set of Farming Tools.”
Why would he ask for those……?
* * *
[The transaction has been completed.]
“Wow, that was fast.”
Less than an hour had passed since the request.
Kang Min-woo promptly obtained the implements needed for farming.
The same items he’d given Woo-jin before—a Hoe, a Seedling Shovel, a Watering Can, Pruning Shears, Work Gloves, Support String, and the like.
– Me: Thank you so much.
– Kang Min-woo: No, not at all! If you need anything, please feel free to ask anytime!
– Me: By the way, I saw on the community boards that you’ve reached floor 10. Congratulations. ㅎㅎㅎ
– Kang Min-woo: It’s all thanks to you, Woo-jin. I’m truly grateful!
– Kang Min-woo: And I wanted to let you know first—a mid-tier Observer named Callon has become my Sponsor.
– Me: Oh wow. Congratulations!
“Living long enough to see everything happen.”
Helping someone more famous than most top-tier actors and idols, and receiving their thanks on top of it all.
And now a mid-tier Observer had become his Sponsor.
The rankers in America, China, and Japan all had Observers backing them, while Korea had none—it had bothered him somewhat. But now Kang Min-woo was all set to take flight.
A cause for celebration as a fellow Korean.
Woo-jin felt his spirits lift.
“You seem to be in a good mood, you say?”
“Ah. It’s because…….”
Woo-jin explained the reason.
“Hmm. But does an Observer ever come to me?”
Of course, the level is pretty pathetic.
Still, since it inhabits high floors with high difficulty, I figured the Observers might take some interest.
“That won’t happen, meow.”
“Why not?”
“Who would ever think there’d be an adventurer in Myth Difficulty, meow? It’s a place no one pays attention to, meow.”
“Hm. I see.”
“And besides, a Constellation far greater than an Observer is watching over Woo-jin, meow!”
Well, that’s probably just because he’s a tenant (?), isn’t it?
Anyway.
“That’s true. The Dragon Lord is the best.”
That was when it happened.
[The God of Adventure is watching you.]
…Huh?
Lee Woo-jin blinked.
An unfamiliar god had appeared.
Startled to hear he was being observed by one.
[The God of Adventure grins widely and tells the God of Dominion: So the adventurer you said was nothing special was you?]
“Um… hello?”
[The God of Adventure asks you what your name is.]
“I am Lee Woo-jin.”
That was when it happened.
[The God of Dominion approaches the God of Adventure, narrows his brow, and tells him not to waste time on pointless interests and to go about his business.]
[The God of Adventure shrugs and replies: But I have nothing to do right now?]
[The God of Dominion presses his brow hard.]
What’s this?
Lee Woo-jin’s eyes darted about.
It seemed a new Constellation had appeared…….
For now, he’d stay quiet.
They say doing nothing gets you halfway there.
[The God of Adventure examines your status window and asks: How is a Level 9 here?]
“I was dragged here too, so I’m not quite sure……?”
“Woo-jin. Who are you talking to, meow?”
“Someone called the God of Adventure is asking questions.”
“…meow?! A Constellation has appeared?!”
As Lee Woo-jin gave a small nod, Kkamangi flung himself flat to the ground in reverence.
“Unit 350 administrator bows before your divine presence, meow!”
The God of Adventure showed no particular interest in Kkamangi and offered no response.
[The God of Adventure inspects the Dragon Lair, looks at the God of Dominion, and asks: You’re not looking after it, are you?]
[The God of Dominion sighs and tells him to drop it.]
Lee Woo-jin, reading the situation carefully, stuffed the Farming Tools set into his subspace pouch.
A Farmer in the Dragon Lair (Serialization)
Author | Gaebyeok S
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