Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 32

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32
Woo Jin’s household was not well-off, so to economize on groceries, his mother Kim Mi Sook—like housewives everywhere—waited patiently for sales and made careful efforts to stretch every won, much like she had done countless times before.
Especially in these times of soaring prices, organic vegetables cost as much as gold.
So when word came that her son Woo Jin had taken up farming in the Tower and brought back freshly harvested vegetables himself, it was welcome news for the thrifty Kim Mi Sook.
“My goodness, look at these potatoes—so fresh. And the sweet potatoes are packed solid too.”
“Heh heh. Just say the word if you need more. I’ve got plenty.”
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, cherry tomatoes.
He’d expanded each to thirty pyeong, and when harvested, the yield would be substantial.
Even ten pyeong had been enough for self-sufficiency; thirty would leave him with far more than he could use.
And for some reason, crops in the Dragon Lair grew rapidly within days and were ready to harvest.
“Farming in the Tower, though—these really are strange times we live in.”
“Yeah. So don’t worry about anything.”
Woo Jin washed the soil from the vegetables with Kim Mi Sook, carefully stored them in the refrigerator, then got ready to leave.
“Always take care of yourself.”
“I will. And give my regards to Father and Yun-a.”
* * *
Woo Jin headed straight to his rental room.
His rental in Shillim-dong, not far from the Family Home, had relatively cheap monthly rent.
Click.
“Ugh, look at this dust.”
It had been twenty-one days since Woo Jin entered the Tower.
In that time, dust had accumulated thickly throughout the room.
Creak.
After opening the window and airing the place out.
He decided to at least do some basic cleaning first.
“I wish I could ask the Doppelgänger to help with this.”
Woo Jin wet a dry towel, shaking his head regretfully. It was common knowledge that powers obtained in the Tower couldn’t be used outside.
That was when.
“Doppelgänger Summon! Not that it’ll do anything if I just shout it out…….”
[Doppelgänger summons.]
Whoosh.
A black shadow rippled into existence near Woo Jin.
The shadow, matching Woo Jin’s exact build, raised one hand and waved.
(…….) Greeting!
“What?! Doppelgänger, how are you here?”
(…….) Tilt.
“What do you mean ’tilt’? I didn’t summon you, did I?”
Well, technically he had.
But it wasn’t supposed to work—skills didn’t function outside the Tower. That was common knowledge.
Regular Adventurers couldn’t do it, and even those legendary Rankers became ordinary people the moment they left the Tower.
“Wait… does that mean Stealth works too?”
It did.
Woo Jin vanished from the rental room.
Woo Jin deactivated Stealth and smiled.
This actually works!
He wasn’t sure why, but this was an excellent development for him.
If he had to guess at the cause.
Adventurers with Mythology Difficulty could use their skills on Earth even after returning to reality.
Or.
‘I never cleared the Tower and left normally, did I?’
When an Adventurer entered the Tower and reached the exit, they had to achieve the objective. Then a message would appear asking whether to proceed to the next level or return to reality.
If returning to reality triggered a temporary seal on one’s powers, then since Woo Jin hadn’t returned through the normal route, that restriction wouldn’t apply to him.
‘That actually makes sense.’
Either way, this was a favorable situation.
“Heh heh heh. This is excellent.”
Woo Jin wrung out the wet towel.
After that, he started cleaning the room with the Doppelgänger.
Sweep, wipe, repeat.
Since it was a small studio, they finished quickly.
Woo Jin gave the Doppelgänger a thumbs up in praise, and the Doppelgänger was pleased.
“You’ve done good work. I’ll see you at the Tower later.”
(…….) Nod!
The house was noticeably cleaner now.
It was far tidier than when he’d lived here before.
Woo Jin immediately found his smartphone.
Naturally, it was dead.
He plugged in the charger and opened his notebook to organize what he needed to do.
“There’s a lot I need to buy first.”
The first thing that came to mind was, of course, Yukgaejang Cup Ramen.
He’d planned to eat it this morning, but with only one left, he’d reluctantly given up.
“Wait. Are you going to eat cup ramen forever? Woo Jin, you can eat bag ramen now too.”
Ramen—the essential food of any rental-room student.
Woo Jin’s rental room naturally had ramen in it.
He kept two types of ramen stocked at all times; the first was, of course, Yukgaejang Cup Ramen.
The second was Shin Ramyeon in bag form.
“Hehe. Come here, my lovelies.”
He swept all the ramen from the cupboard into his arms.
Though when he said “all,” it was only three Yukgaejang Cup Ramen and two Shin Ramyeon.
“This won’t be enough.”
He’d have to go shopping, naturally.
There was a lot to buy.
The God of Order had said he’d get one day off a week, but he needed enough supplies to get by comfortably in the meantime.
“I’ll get ramen and Carrot Seeds. Also chopsticks, spoons, new scissors, a kitchen knife, tongs, and so on. And hmm…….”
Ah, never mind!
Let’s just go!
* * *
Daiso.
A one-stop shop for broke rental-room students.
Food, miscellaneous goods, automotive supplies, gardening tools, stationery, and more.
Daiso, which sold so many items that it practically had everything, had helped Woo Jin tremendously over the years.
And it would do so again today.
“Lalalala.”
Woo Jin pushed a large cart through the spacious Daiso, shopping.
He decided to buy seeds by type, picking whichever ones caught his eye.
Carrot, Green Onion, Cucumber, Onion.
He’d skip lettuce and sesame leaves—he had those already.
But there weren’t as many seed varieties as he’d expected.
It seemed Daiso didn’t sell things like corn or rice seeds.
“Can’t be helped.”
He’d just buy Carrot Seeds, Green Onion Seeds, Cucumber Seeds, and Onion Seeds.
At the miscellaneous tableware section, he purchased spoons and chopsticks, plates and bowls, and also bought pots, frying pans, tongs, scissors, and a kitchen knife.
‘Oh. Churu.’
That was when he spotted the Churu that cats went wild for.
Woo Jin naturally thought of Kkamangi and bought a pack of twelve Churu.
His next destination was the Hypermarket.
“Here it is.”
Yukgaejang Cup Ramen box.
Woo Jin placed one box of Yukgaejang Cup Ramen in his cart, then added a box of Shin Ramyeon as well.
Then he added a 20-kilogram bag of rice.
And ten kilograms of Pork Belly.
“Hehe. This should be plenty.”
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.
.
By the time he finished his errands, it was five in the afternoon.
Back at his rental room, Woo Jin checked his Subspace Backpack.
[Subspace Backpack]
– Yukgaejang Cup Ramen Box ×1
– Shin Ramyeon Box ×1
– Carrot Seeds ×1
– Green Onion Seeds×1
– Cucumber Seeds×1
– Onion Seeds×1
– Churu×12
– Rice 20Kg
– Pork Belly 10Kg
– …….
The result of five hours of leisurely shopping.
A smile spread naturally across Woo Jin’s lips.
Rumble~
His stomach was starting to feel empty.
He’d skipped lunch and just kept wandering around the whole time, after all.
The God of Order had granted him a Vacation lasting one day.
In other words, twenty-four hours—so he still had plenty of time left to spend in Korea.
But.
“…Right. They’re probably all waiting for me.”
He could summon his Doppelgänger here anyway, so that was fine.
But Kkamangi, the Dragon Lord, the God of Adventure, and the God of Order were all waiting without even having eaten lunch.
Of course, if they wanted to eat, Kkamangi could probably have Administrator Feed, and the gods could likely find food wherever they wanted, he supposed.
“Ah, screw it. Let’s head home. Wait—it’s not home, is it.”
For a moment his words slipped out wrong.
[Returning to the Tower.]
* * *
Crackle!
A dimensional gate opened in the Dragon Lair.
What emerged from it was Woo Jin.
“I’m back!”
Kkamangi’s ears, which had been perked up while he lay in a cardboard box in a bread-baking position, shot up at attention. The moment he spotted Woo Jin, he came bounding over.
“You’re back already, even though there’s still time left?!”
“I got everything done. So I came back early.”
Kkamangi’s tail swayed happily.
[The God of Adventure speaks in a welcoming voice, telling you to come in.]
[The God of Order asks if you’re not disappointed that you’ve returned before your time was up.]
“We’re going to have dinner together. Hehe.”
[The God of Adventure rejoices greatly and claps his hands.]
(…….) Joy!
Tonight’s dinner was, of course, ramyeon.
He’d meant to eat it for breakfast, but there’d only been one package, so he couldn’t.
Woo Jin set a large pot he’d bought from Daiso on top of the gas burner.
He filled it with an appropriate amount of lake water, then pulled out six packages of Shin Ramyeon.
“It’s not Yukgaejang Cup Ramen?”
“No. Let’s try this one today.”
“I’m looking forward to it!”
The water began to boil, and he poured in all the seasoning packets.
The distinctive spicy and salty aroma of Shin Ramyeon wafted throughout the Dragon Lair.
He added the noodles and covered the pot with a lid.
Bubble-bubble!
Three minutes passed in an instant.
When he lifted the pot lid, a cloud of pure white steam billowed up.
The ramyeon had cooked beautifully.
Woo Jin carefully scooped the noodles into a new bowl he’d just bought, then ladled the broth over them. The result was a bowl of ramyeon with visuals worthy of a television commercial.
But that wasn’t the end.
He placed Kim Mi Sook’s Kimjang Kimchi on a side plate.
“Shin Ramyeon and kimchi set—complete!”
[The God of Adventure says, “I shall eat well!” and accepts the ramyeon and kimchi.]
Woo Jin lifted a large bundle of noodles with his chopsticks.
He blew on it gently—hoo, hoo—to cool it a little, then slurped! He took a bite.
“Ahhh. Now that’s the taste.”
So different from cup ramyeon.
And when paired with a piece of Kimjang Kimchi.
Crunch.
Perfect timing!
Shin Ramyeon was something he’d tired of eating in his rental room, but sharing it with everyone here in the tower felt incomparably better.
“This is seriously delicious! Even better than cup ramen!”
[The God of Order takes a spoonful of ramyeon and gasps.]
[The God of Adventure exclaims, “Wow! Why is this so delicious?!”]
Woo Jin pulled out the leftover rice from the last time he’d made Pork Belly and Kimchi Fried Rice, retrieving it from his Subspace Backpack.
“Once you finish the ramyeon, we can mix in the rice and eat it together.”
The twenty-first evening since arriving in the tower.
Cooking ramyeon and eating together.
A Player Farming in the Dragon Lair (Serialized)
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