Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 77

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77
Am-wol flew through the Manager’s corridor without hesitation.
Because she had visited the Abandoned Dungeon twice with Woo-jin, she could reach it at considerable speed.
Whoosh.
Roughly midway through the dungeon.
Entering through the burrow Woo-jin had dug, Am-wol unfurled her senses to pinpoint the intruder’s location.
‘There.’
At the dungeon’s entrance.
She sensed the presence of Dark Mana.
Whoosh.
She flew closer to look.
And found what she was seeking.
A witch stood at the entrance.
Seeing the multiple layers of magic circles drawn there, she nearly laughed at the pathetic sight.
— Annihilation.
Crash!
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Crash!
As a sound like shattering glass rang out, every high-level magic circle laid across the floor vanished without a trace.
The sudden turn of events.
Eldora’s eyes flew wide as she scanned her surroundings.
Her gaze caught an intruder.
It was not a person.
“……A shovel?”
A small seedling shovel, at that.
By appearance alone it was utterly insignificant, yet she did not let her guard down.
The fact that her magic circles had been shattered to pieces filled her with profound dread.
Eldora realized there was an absurdly vast gap in strength between herself and that seedling shovel. Moreover, she could sense the same aura flowing from the shovel as from herself—Dark Mana.
‘Impossible! A Calamity?’
Thud.
“I am Eldora, a witch of the Calamity Cult, and I bow before you, Calamity!”
But the answer that came was not what she expected.
It was not a Calamity.
— You insignificant creature, serving some mere Calamity.
— Look upon me with your own eyes and know who I am.
Eldora slowly raised her head.
Her eyes widened to the size of lanterns.
An eye suddenly appeared on the handle of the seedling shovel.
“Surely you… are you…?”
The Dark Sword Am-wol.
The pinnacle of all evil.
A being that both Apostles and Calamities fear—evil incarnate itself.
Boom.
Eldora struck her forehead against the ground so forcefully that she collapsed in a full prostration.
“I am terribly sorry for my disrespect! Your Excellency Am-wol!”
The Dark Sword Am-wol—a predecessor of the Calamities, one who nearly brought the world to ruin before the Calamity Cult even came into being.
She had never imagined she would stand face-to-face with such a legendary being, known only in myths and ancient tales.
— Hehehehe. You are fortunate, indeed.
— By my nature, I would have erased your existence entirely, but my master has commanded me merely to drive you away without killing you.
Hearing Am-wol’s words, Eldora’s mind went blank.
The reason was simple.
‘My master?’
Am-wol is the very pinnacle of evil itself.
Who could possibly claim such a being as their own?
Even the Calamities, which have brought ruin to the continent.
Even the Apostles, who are said to command and govern the Calamities.
Before Am-wol, all of them would be nothing but mere ‘things’.
Her mind churning with confusion, Eldora could only tremble with cold sweat, unable to lift her forehead from the ground.
Gulp.
‘I must learn the truth—who this master is.’
Gathering myself, I carefully steady my voice.
“Forgive me, but might I ask you something?”
– What is it?
“I’m curious—who exactly is this ‘master’ you speak of?”
– Ha, who else could it be?
– I came to this dungeon myself.
– If I went to such trouble to come here and drive you out, who else would own this dungeon?
“……!!!”
There was only one person who could own the dungeon.
The system message I’d confirmed before.
[The ownership of the Abandoned Dungeon has been changed as follows.]
– Previous owner: Eldora
– New owner: Lee Woo-jin
An Adventurer named Lee Woo-jin.
Eldora added a word more.
“……Is the master’s name perhaps Lee Woo-jin?”
– You know well enough.
– Now stop bothering me and get out.
“Yes, understood!”
Eldora bowed hurriedly and left the dungeon.
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After finishing the work of pruning the cherry tomato side shoots.
I was stretching, straightening my back for a moment.
[The still-young World Tree bestows Blessing upon the entire potato field.]
A Blessing!
Since the last time I bestowed Blessing on the sweet potato field.
There had been no additional Blessings, but now it was granting one to the potato field.
And that wasn’t all.
[The still-young World Tree bestows Blessing upon the entire lettuce field.]
“Whoa! Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”
– I’m… fi… ne… …….
The World Tree, having grown a bit, was using Blessing twice now.
Moreover, it was applying Blessing to the entire field, not just a portion.
Before, whenever it used Blessing, drowsiness would pour over me and I’d fall asleep right then, but this time it seemed fine.
“Rainfall!”
I water the World Tree for its hard work.
– Ah…….
– Fe… els… nice… …….
I gave a thumbs-up.
Now let me try harvesting the crops that received the Blessing.
[You have harvested Tower’s Blessed Resistance Potato.]
[Harvesting Lv. 6 proficiency increases.]
[Your experience increases from cultivating Tower’s Blessed Resistance Potato.]
[Tower’s Blessed Resistance Potato]
– Rank: C+
– Effects:
– Upon consumption, all resistance permanently increases by +0.01 (+0.01)
– Description: A Tower potato cultivated by someone. When eaten, it raises various resistances. Blessed, its taste and effects are doubled.
“Excellent.”
Each potato I eat raises my resistance by 0.02.
[You have harvested Tower’s Blessed Sleep Lettuce.]
[Harvesting Lv. 6 proficiency increases.]
[You have acquired Harvesting Lv. 7.]
[Your experience increases from cultivating Tower’s Blessed Sleep Lettuce.]
[Your level has increased to 17.]
[Tower’s Blessed Sleep Lettuce]
– Rank: C+
– Effects: Upon consumption, promotes sound sleep. (During sound sleep, ‘Stamina’ and Mana recovery speed increase by 40 percent)
– Description: Tower’s Blessed Sleep Lettuce, cultivated by someone. Eating it seems to improve the quality of sleep. Blessed by the tower, its taste and effect have both heightened.
“Hm.”
Normally, eating Sleep Lettuce would increase mana recovery speed during sound sleep, but thanks to the blessing’s influence, ‘stamina’ had been added as well.
I was in the middle of harvesting with the Doppelganger when it happened.
Am-wol came whooshing through the Manager’s passage.
– Master, I’ve finished the task.
“Well done. So it really was a witch who came to the dungeon?”
– Indeed. A witch named Eldora. She had drawn multiple magic circles at the dungeon entrance.
– It seemed she was planning to activate them all at once when you arrived.
If you’d gone, things could have gotten bad.
I was glad I’d sent Am-wol.
After finishing the harvest of potatoes and lettuce.
My gaze naturally drifted toward the field where I’d planted corn.
The corn seeds I’d sown on day forty-three.
Only two days had passed, yet they had grown considerably.
Thick stalks had sprouted up in places.
Unlike other crops with their thin, delicate shoots, thick stalks stretched straight upward.
Several leaves had already unfurled.
Long, broad leaves were visible.
I crouched down to inspect one of the plants.
At this rate, the roots must have taken hold to some degree as well.
Just as it said in the beginner’s gardening book, since corn was a Fertilizer-Demanding Crop, all the generous compost I’d added seemed worthwhile—the growth rate was noticeably rapid.
“Hmm.”
I opened the book again and compared it with the photographs.
Compared to the photos of complete harvest, the corn in my field still appeared to be in the midst of active growth.
The male flowers beginning to bloom at the top of the stalks stood upright with their pollen-laden tassels.
I could see corn silk as well, though it wasn’t brown like in the photos—it was still white. I thought I might be able to harvest it by tomorrow.
Gulp.
‘Steamed corn really is delicious.’
Especially at festivals and events.
I recalled seeing ajummas park food trucks on the sides of streets and steam corn in large pots—the smell had been incredible.
“Grow well, grow well. Heh heh.”
I smiled at the thought of eating steamed corn.
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Meanwhile, Eldora returned to the Calamity Cult.
Knock knock.
– Come in, squeak.
She opened the door and entered the office.
Rabbit, the leader of the Calamity Cult, sprang from his chair and bounded toward Eldora.
“Why do you look so pale, squeak? Come in and sit down, squeak. I’ll make you some delicious carrot leaf tea, squeak.”
[Tower’s Carrot Leaf]
– Grade: F
– Effect: None
– Description: The leaf of wild carrots that grow in the tower.
Rabbit boiled water with magic.
He pulled out fresh green carrot leaves and dropped them into the boiling water.
As the leaves steeped with a soft bubbling sound, pale green carrot leaf tea was ready.
Rabbit set the tea on the table in front of the sofa.
“Drink it, squeak. You look drained, so I’m sharing this specially, squeak!”
Slurp.
Eldora drank the carrot leaf tea.
Honestly, it had no taste.
Still, the warmth seemed to soothe her stomach a little.
“Now tell me, squeak. Why do you look so discouraged, squeak?”
“It’s… I’m not sure where to begin.”
Eldora decided to start from the beginning.
She had abandoned one of the dungeons she managed.
She had lost ownership of the Abandoned Dungeon to some Adventurer.
Ashamed, she had instructed dungeon rats to install thirty traps to reclaim ownership, but every last one of those traps had been dismantled.
It seemed the Adventurer must have contracted with the dungeon rats she had originally abandoned there.
“……So that’s why I went to the dungeon today to draw a magical circle and was waiting at the entrance, intending to deal with the Adventurer directly.”
Rabbit took a sip of carrot leaf tea.
“Of course you eliminated the Adventurer and recovered the trap too, right?”
“No. I wasn’t able to recover the trap—I was driven out of the dungeon entirely.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Am-wol suddenly appeared in the dungeon.”
“What?! Am-wol appeared?!”
Rabbit jumped to his feet.
“Am-wol called Lee Woo-jin—the Adventurer who took ownership of the Abandoned Dungeon—her master. The reason Am-wol appeared in the dungeon was that Lee Woo-jin had ordered her to drive me out.”
Crash!
The teacup Rabbit had been holding fell to the floor.
What in the world was happening in the Tower?!
Dragon Lair Farmer (Serial)
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