Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 75

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75
She’d even received a proper massage from Kkamangi.
With his stamina fully restored after eating the Apple from the World Tree, Lee Woo-jin decided to make tofu right away.
He didn’t have a recipe for tofu-making saved anywhere.
But years ago, during a company workshop, Lee Woo-jin had attended a tofu-making experience in Gangneung.
He planned to make tofu by recalling what he’d learned back then.
Of course, if he failed, there wasn’t much he could do about it.
Next time he went out, he’d have to study a proper recipe.
‘First, I need to grind the beans.’
During the tofu-making experience, they’d used a blender, but Lee Woo-jin had a grinding stone instead.
[Grinding Stone of Unknown Rock]
– Grade: C
– Effects
– Grain Processing success rate +15%
– Loss prevention compensation during Grain Processing
– Description: A grinding stone crafted by carving the mysterious stone that comprises Dragon Rare. It can process grains by applying consistent pressure.
He’d been using it to squeeze carrot juice and bottle it like a stamina potion, and it proved useful when hulling rice as well.
A versatile tool in many ways.
He placed the soaked beans into the grinding stone.
The moisture-laden Tower’s Skill Beans were set into the grooves.
Gripping the handle, he began to turn it.
Grinding-sound!
The beans crushed between the millstones mingled with water
as a pale, thick soy liquid began to flow downward.
Fine particles of beans dissolved into a rich soy milk-like liquid, accumulating layer by layer in the wooden basin.
A faint, savory aroma rose gently into the air.
[Grain Processing success rate +15% is applied.]
Lee Woo-jin continued turning the stone, adding a bit more water intermittently.
He didn’t want the beans to become too clumpy and dry.
Grinding-sound……
The soy liquid accumulated in the stone basin below.
“How did I do this again?”
He paused to search his memory.
That’s right.
He’d wrapped the soy liquid in cloth and wrung it out.
He recalled straining out the solids and separating just the liquid.
‘A handkerchief.’
He pulled out the handkerchief he’d used when wringing out malt extract before.
But it was too small to use comfortably, and though he considered using a towel, he shook his head.
It had too tight a weave and was too thick to serve as a cloth substitute. A cheap towel would have worked better—it would’ve been thin enough.
That’s when a white short-sleeved shirt caught his eye.
An unworn shirt, fresh from the wash.
“……Tsk.”
It was a shame, but this was all he had.
Lee Woo-jin cut the shirt with scissors and unfolded it wide.
After roughly cutting away the sleeves and neckline, he’d fashioned himself a fine cloth.
“Heh. You’re cloth now.”
He poured the soy liquid and soy pulp from the stone basin into the cloth, then strained it into the Black Mithril Pot.
Splash!
He wrung out the precious soy liquid from the cloth repeatedly.
After repeating this several times, the Black Mithril Pot held enough clean, soy milk-colored liquid to slosh around—all the pulp strained out.
[The God of Fate watches you work and remarks, as always, that your craftsmanship is truly excellent.]
[The God of Order chuckles as he watches and says that time really does fly when you’re absorbed like this.]
It made him oddly self-conscious.
Lee Woo-jin scratched his cheek and continued with the next step.
Whoosh!
He began to heat the soy liquid.
But you couldn’t just boil it—you had to add something called a coagulant, which was salt water.
[Magic Seasoning Basket]
– Grade: B
– Effect: A basket containing basic seasonings that can be used infinitely.
– Description: Contains salt, sugar, pepper, and olive oil.
Whoosh.
I pulled out the salt container.
Salt to enjoy without limit!
I sprinkled it generously over the clean rainwater.
And so the coagulant was complete.
I poured the coagulant bit by bit into the simmering soy liquid, stirring gently with a wooden spatula.
The protein and water separating before my eyes.
The soy curds thickened, looking just like silken tofu.
But when I stirred too vigorously with the wooden spatula, all the curdled soy liquid dissolved back into liquid.
‘That wasn’t it. Should I stir more gently?’
I poured the coagulant in small amounts again, this time stirring slowly with the spatula, and finally the soy liquid began to clump together like silken tofu.
Yes. That’s it.
“Heh heh heh.”
Now I removed the heat and let it sit for a moment.
In the meantime, I decided to make a wooden mold for the tofu.
I’d considered using the soybean paste brick mold from before, but I decided to make a new one from scratch.
Swoosh!
Anmwol Short Sword stance.
Crunch crunch crunch!
[Your proficiency in Sculpture Lv. 5 has increased slightly.]
[Your proficiency in Sculpture Lv. 5 has…….]
The tofu mold was complete.
I lined it with handkerchiefs one by one, packed the silken tofu inside, then pressed down with heavy stones one by one.
I continued the process.
Press.
Press.
Press.
.
.
.
I removed the cloth covering the large bowl.
Inside the cloth lay tofu—pure white, soft to the touch, yet holding its shape firm and solid.
Soaking the beans, grinding them on a stone, boiling, adding coagulant, curdling the soy liquid—this was the result of it all.
“Heh heh. It’s done!”
[You have completed Tower’s Tofu.]
[Due to the effect of Craftsmanship Lv. 4, Tower’s Tofu draws out an even richer, nuttier flavor.]
[Tower’s Tofu]
– Grade: B
– Effect
– Taste Bonus +60%
– Upon consumption: Attack skill damage +30% for 60 minutes
– Description: Homemade tofu made using Tower’s Skill Beans. It promises a soft, nutty flavor.
An effect I hadn’t anticipated had appeared.
A smile naturally spread across my face.
There was something uniquely satisfying about making various dishes and seeing what effects emerged.
And more importantly than that.
“Now I can make stew and eat it with tofu!”
When living in the Tower, the most important thing was.
Not level, not stats, not skills, not items—but food.
Stamina is national power.
If the food tastes good, you eat more.
If you eat more, your stamina builds up.
So really, my consuming delicious food and building stamina was the true national strength of South Korea.
……Or maybe not!
In any case, tonight’s dinner for me was tofu.
You could call it plain, but I planned to add a secret weapon alongside it.
Boiled pork and kimchi!
Boiled pork made from pork belly.
Tofu.
Kimchi.
Wrap all three together in one bite?
That’s pure bliss.
Woo-jin promptly retrieved three chunks of pork belly.
By weight, three kilograms.
[The God of Adventure grins widely and asks if you’re having pork belly this evening?]
“That’s right, but I won’t be grilling it—I’m going to boil it.”
[The God of Adventure says he’s not quite sure, but he’s very much looking forward to it.]
He placed the three chunks of pork belly into the Black Mithril Pot.
He filled it to the brim with water, retrieved firewood, and lit it.
He switched on the gas burner, burned some dried rice straw first.
Then he stacked wooden logs on top to build a proper fire.
The Black Mithril Pot went over the flames.
The key to making Boiled Pork is removing the gamey smell from the meat.
If you simply boil it without preparation, the pork’s distinctive off-flavor rises and can make it unpleasant to eat.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
[Tower’s Detoxifying Garlic]
[Tower’s Reinforced Leek]
[Tower’s Vitality Onion]
He added the garlic, leek, and onion together.
These pungent vegetables would thoroughly neutralize any gaminess from the pork belly.
In the meantime, he also prepared rice.
The Doppelgänger placed washed rice into the Black Mithril Pot, poured water up to the back of his hand, then lit the fire underneath.
Crackle and whoosh!
Everything clicked into perfect rhythm.
Whether it was because the Doppelgänger was Woo-jin’s alter ego or simply had excellent instincts, the sense of coordination felt flawless.
“Nice work, Doppelgänger.”
(……) How embarrassing!
Woo-jin chuckled and brought out the Tower’s Tofu.
Today’s main dish wasn’t the Boiled Pork—it was the tofu.
If he’d only planned to eat pork belly and kimchi, he would have grilled it instead of boiling it.
He placed a pristine, snowy white block of tofu on a wooden cutting board.
With a kitchen knife, he began slicing the tofu into bite-sized pieces.
Tap-tap!
He arranged them neatly and beautifully on a wooden plate.
Beside them, he added homemade kimchi, also cut into bite-sized portions.
The last empty space was for the Boiled Pork.
Swish.
He removed the perfectly cooked pork belly from the Black Mithril Pot.
Once the cooked pork belly was sliced into bite-sized pieces and arranged on the wooden plate,
“The Triple Combination is complete!”
[The God of Adventure swallows hard, mouth watering.]
Woo-jin scooped rice into a bowl
and handed the wooden plate holding the Triple Combination to the God of Adventure.
[The God of Fate urges you to please be careful not to trip—come running slowly!]
Click.
Woo-jin’s group was ready to eat as well.
Woo-jin demonstrated how to eat the Triple Combination first.
“Now, there’s a proper way to eat this.”
He placed a piece of pork belly on the wooden plate with chopsticks.
On top of it, he laid the tofu.
Finally, he placed the homemade kimchi on top.
Then he pinched all three together with his chopsticks
and popped them into his mouth in one go—ahhhhh!
On the first chew, the umami depth of the pork belly came through.
On the second chew, the nutty, delicate sweetness of the tofu unfolded.
On the third chew, the sharp, piquant spice of the homemade kimchi sparked across his tongue.
With each bite, the three flavors harmonized in perfect balance.
“This is really delicious!”
Lee Woo-jin clapped his hands together in approval.
[You have consumed Tower’s Tofu. For the next 60 minutes, damage from attack skills increases by 30 percent.]
Kkamangi and Doppelgänger followed his lead, sampling the Triple Combination themselves.
(……) What a delightful surprise!
(……) Absolutely delicious!
“W-Woo-jin! This is incredibly tasty, meow!”
[The God of Authority picks up his chopsticks eagerly and places pork belly, tofu, and kimchi all together in one bite.]
[The God of Order takes a bite of the Triple Combination and his eyes widen as he declares: This place is paradise itself!]
[The God of Fate points out to the God of Adventure: What are you doing picking up two pieces of tofu at once!]
[The God of Dominion tells you: This is truly delicious cooking.]
Day forty-four in the Tower. Evening.
Making tofu and tasting the results.
A Player Farming in Dragon Lair (Serialized)
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