Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 27

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27
After a satisfying lunch, Ujin decided to pass the time by crafting a few household items.
Things like plates and bowls, for instance.
He couldn’t keep reusing disposable containers from instant ramen forever.
True, he could have used the Auction System or asked Kang Minwoo to procure things for him—that would have been convenient. And from a cost-efficiency standpoint, using modern dinnerware made sense.
It wouldn’t drain his stamina, either.
But his thinking changed after two experiences: making a fire plate out of stone to grill pork belly, and now crafting a temporary wooden plate for kimchi.
[Unknown Stone Fire Plate]
– Grade: E
– Effect: Heat Retention +30%
– Description: A fire plate carved from unknown stone that comprises the Dragon Rare.
[Wooden Plate]
– Grade: F
– Effect: None
– Description: A plate carved from wood. Crude.
Both had become Item Manifestations.
The grades were low, and other Adventurers would have dismissed them as worthless trinkets, but for Ujin they represented real progress.
And for good reason.
[Sculpting Lv. 1]
– Description: You can carve various materials. Cutting power increases when carving or shaping.
[Dexterity Lv. 2]
– Description: You become proficient at handling simple tools and crafting.
He’d acquired a new skill—Sculpting—and his Dexterity had leveled up.
Time was something he had in abundance.
If he kept making plates and bowls, time would pass quickly, his skill levels would climb, and his living space would fill with necessities.
It was a perfect arrangement.
“Heh, very nice indeed.”
Ujin headed straight for Floor 97.
To carve plates and bowls from wood, he needed quality timber.
What he’d brought before was deadwood for kindling, so he decided to gather fresh wood.
“Ah.”
He spotted a suitable tree nearby.
There were many dead trees in the area, but a few healthy ones remained.
Ujin drew his Hand Axe and got to work immediately.
“Wood Chopping, Wood Chopping!”
Thwack!
Thwack, thwack!
[Wood Chopping Lv. 3 proficiency increases.]
[Wood Chopping Lv. 3 proficiency increases…….]
– What exactly are you, anyway?
Amwol, the Demonic Sword, spoke up suddenly.
Ujin paused his axe work and glanced toward where Amwol rested.
He hadn’t planned to respond, but seeing her sit alone like that stirred a sense of pity. So while chopping wood, he decided to keep her company with conversation.
“Me? I’m an Adventurer.”
– Anyone can see that at a glance. What I’m asking is how someone as obviously weak as you managed to reach this place.
Amwol understood exactly where she was.
This was the deepest part of a remote, abandoned mountain valley in the borderlands of the Northern Continent—a place no one visited.
It wasn’t even properly marked on maps.
Moreover, it was the space that comprised Floor 97 of the tower—an impossible difficulty called “Mythology.”
Adventurers had existed for hundreds of years.
She knew of their existence.
The “Doors” that had appeared across the continent were gateways to spaces connected to the tower.
Ordinary people could reach here, certainly.
Someone traveling across lands or searching for wild ginseng might wander into such remote places by chance.
But Adventurers were different.
For an Adventurer to reach this place, they would need to be an incredibly powerful being—one who had cleared the Mythology Difficulty Floor 96.
The problem was, she had never heard of any Adventurer who had cleared Mythology Difficulty Floor 96, nor had she ever heard of anyone conquering even the Hell Difficulty tower at all.
Yet here one stood before her.
Weak, seemingly harmless, chopping wood with a hand axe.
An impossible existence.
If something like that had happened, it would have spread far and wide across the continent.
He would have been celebrated as a hero who saved the land.
For an Adventurer to visit this place meant only someone with tremendous power could manage it.
But.
Looking at him, he seemed remarkably weak.
How could he possibly be here?
Amwol posed the question, and Ujin answered.
“Somehow or other?”
– Sigh.
– Really, there’s no getting through to this one.
“Tsk. I thought he looked bored, so I was trying to keep him company, but it doesn’t seem to be working.”
– !!!
– Wait, that’s not what I meant! You’ve got it all wrong!
“Wood Chopping, Wood Chopping!”
[You have acquired Wood Chopping Lv. 4.]
Crack!
Since it wasn’t a particularly large tree, it didn’t take long to chop it down. Before placing the fallen log into his Spatial Backpack, he cut the trunk portion into sections at one-meter intervals.
[A log is being stored in your Spatial Backpack.]
[A log is being stored in your Spatial Backpack.…….]
“Alright. Well, let’s just get along going forward.”
– Do you mean you’re willing to make a Contract with me?
– Kahahaha! Well thought! Now, about the contract terms…….
“What are you talking about? I never said I’d make a contract with you. I just said let’s get along.”
Ujin shook his head in disbelief and walked toward the door.
He was finished with his business on Floor 97.
That was when Amwol called out urgently.
– Wait… didn’t you say we’d get along going forward?
Ujin scratched the back of his head and shrugged.
“That’s just because I plan to come here occasionally to chop wood, so I meant we should exchange greetings and see each other around. Like neighbors saying hello.”
– …….
“I’m leaving.”
– S, stoooooop!
– Wait! Let me make you a good offer!
“A good offer?”
– Yes! Normally, those who make a Contract with me surrender their souls and relinquish control of their bodies, but I will specially not take your soul.
– What do you think? A very good prop…….
Click.
Ujin opened the door and stepped into the Administrator Passage.
At that stubborn retreating figure, Amwol grew even more desperate, words tumbling out like arrows.
– B, body control too—I’ll let you keep it! All I ask is your left arm…….
Thud.
The door closed.
– ……Did he really just leave?
Left alone, Amwol muttered in disbelief.
* * *
Back at the Dragon Rare, Ujin sat cross-legged on the floor with his arms crossed, thinking for a moment.
‘So far I know I need three: myself, Kkamangi, and the Doppelganger. If the Dragon Lord and the God of Adventure keep asking, I’ll need at least five.’
Assuming he didn’t wash dishes right away, ten would be ideal—double that number.
Ujin pulled out one log.
He also took out the Common Knife he’d bought at the Auction System for thirty Coin.
[Common Knife]
– Grade: E
– Effect: Attack Power +2
– Description: A versatile knife that’s good for general use.
Kkamangi and the Doppelganger watched with interest.
There wasn’t much to do inside the tower.
Kkamangi, who spent most of his time napping or lounging about, showed interest.
“What are you doing?”
“Making a plate.”
Ujin fixed the log firmly on his lap, then put strength into his hand gripping the knife.
He set the blade upright and began shaving away the outer bark bit by bit, revealing bright wood beneath the rough surface.
Whether it was the Sculpting skill or the Dexterity skill doing the work, he couldn’t say.
Either way, the knife glided along the grain with a smooth, natural motion.
First, he roughed out the outer shape of the plate.
The size of a standard household dish would suffice.
Scrape, scrape…….
With each stroke of the knife blade across the wood, the circular outline grew sharper and more defined.
Once the log had taken on a rough, round form, he began hollowing out the center—carving the interior slightly lower than the rim to give it the proper shape of a dish.
[Sculpting Lv. 1 proficiency has increased.]
[You have acquired Sculpting Lv. 2.]
[You have completed a Wooden Plate.]
[Dexterity Lv. 2 proficiency has increased.]
[Wooden Plate]
– Rank: E
– Effect: Food freshness retention +10%
– Description: A plate carved from wood. Looks quite serviceable.
“Oh.”
The plate’s rank had risen one tier.
A smile spread across Ujin’s face.
“Heh heh. This is fun.”
That was when it happened.
[The God of Order looks at you with an expression of utter bewilderment.]
Some new deity had arrived.
“Uh… hello?”
[The God of Adventure sees the God of Order and waves with a broad grin, welcoming him.]
[The God of Order looks between the God of Adventure and the God of Dominion in turn, then asks what on earth is going on here.]
[The God of Dominion explains that a level-one Adventurer suddenly entered his lair and has been living like this ever since.]
[The God of Adventure says that if there’s nothing else to do anyway, they should sit and watch together.]
[The God of Order frowns and demands to know why there would be nothing to do, insisting that work should be starting now, not later.]
[The God of Order glances around and asks whether the other deities aren’t coming.]
[The God of Adventure shrugs, saying they probably had no interest in the first place.]
Ujin wasn’t sure what they were discussing, but it sounded like a conversation between adults(?).
He simply continued with his work.
[You have completed a Wooden Plate.]
[You have completed a Wooden Plate…….]
[Dexterity Lv. 2 proficiency has increased.]
[You have acquired Dexterity Lv. 3.]
Wooden plates stacked up one after another.
He’d planned to make ten, but created twelve just to be safe.
“Phew. That’s done.”
[The God of Order remarks that surely not a single Adventurer has cleared even Hell Difficulty until now.]
[The God of Adventure answers that it seems that way.]
[The God of Order clicks his tongue and says there’s not a single one worth having faith in.]
[The God of Adventure replies that there is one right here, isn’t there?]
[The God of Order glares at the God of Adventure, who then laughs cheerfully and darts away.]
A Farmer in the Dragon Rare (Serial)
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