Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 84

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84
After eating popcorn and cleaning up.
The first thing Lee Woo-jin did was sprawl across the couch.
There was plenty of time before dinner anyway, and with nothing particular to do, he logged into the Awakener community to pass the time scrolling through posts.
That was when a particular thread caught his eye.
– So Kang Min-woo is really challenging Hard Difficulty Floor 16 today, right?
Two days ago, on Hard Difficulty Floor 15.
Kang Min-woo had completed the stage on Snowy Mountain where he defeated fifteen Ice Golems, and now it seemed he was heading straight to Floor 16.
[You have requested a chat with Kang Min-woo.]
[Kang Min-woo has accepted your chat request.]
– Me: Guild Master.
– Me: I saw on the community that you’re challenging Floor 16. Is that right?
– Kang Min-woo: Yes, that’s correct! I’m about to enter now!
– Me: Would it be all right if I came to watch?
Using the Transfer Scroll on Floor 50, one could move to a different floor once per hour.
As long as it was Myth Difficulty Floor 50 or below, you could travel to any other floor regardless of Difficulty.
Since he had time to spare and nothing else to do, he decided to pay a visit—a bit of a stroll would do him good.
– Kang Min-woo: I don’t mind at all. Actually, just knowing you’re on the same floor would give me more confidence.
– Me: Good to hear. I’ll head over then.
After finishing the conversation.
Lee Woo-jin told Kkamangi and his doppelgänger that he was stepping out for a bit.
“I’m going to Hard Difficulty Floor 16 for a while.”
“I’ll stay here and guard the house, meow.”
“Heh heh. All right, keep watch over things.”
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Flash!
The moment he used the Transfer Scroll, light blazed across his vision.
The surrounding landscape transformed entirely.
A dark forest.
An eerie presence and Dark Mana rippled through the air around him.
[Floor 16 Objective]
– Defeat Dark Ghouls. (0/15)
[Error!]
[Inappropriate Entry!]
[You cannot proceed with this stage.]
[You cannot obtain rewards.]
[Forced return will occur in 0 hours 59 minutes 50 seconds.]
No one was visible nearby.
Then came a guttural shriek, and three Dark Ghouls appeared ahead of him.
The Dark Ghouls that spotted Lee Woo-jin matched the appearance from zombie movies perfectly, and their stumbling gait with both arms stretched out in front was an exact replica.
[Absolute Stealth]
Since he had no intention of engaging them, he activated Concealment, and the Dark Ghouls’ movements froze. Confused, they looked about before shuffling off toward other prey.
Then a man appeared nearby.
A familiar face.
It was Kang Min-woo.
Lee Woo-jin deactivated Absolute Stealth and approached him.
“Guild Master!”
“Oh! Lee Woo-jin. It’s nice to meet you here so soon.”
– W-welcome!
“And hello to you too, Khalon.”
“It’s really remarkable, isn’t it? Being able to meet like this in the Tower.”
A warm, friendly atmosphere in the dark, ominous forest.
Then three Dark Ghouls appeared again. The same ones from before.
“I can’t help you with this. It’s against the rules, you see.”
“That’s fine. With this blade you gave me, I should be able to handle those creatures easily.”
He drew a sword that radiated an unmistakably “superior” quality.
[Holy Knight Commander’s Sword]
– Rank: S
– Effects
– Attack Power +110
– Strength +30
– Health +50
– Attack Power +50% against targets using Dark Mana
– Description: A sword wielded by the Holy Knight Commander. It manifests even greater power against demons and grants its wielder unwavering vitality.
Fifty percent increase in attack power against targets using Dark Mana.
In other words, it was fair to call it fifty percent additional damage against Demon Beasts.
And that wasn’t all.
Kang Min-woo still had the buff package (?) Lee Woo-jin had given him last time.
Quick doping with Carrot Juice and Sikhye.
The Sikhye alone granted a buff that increased all stats by twenty-five percent.
Flash!
One swing of the Holy Knight Commander’s Sword and the Dark Ghoul burst apart on the spot.
Soon enough, the remaining two as well.
Flash, flash!
They exploded after two more sword strikes.
The S-grade weapon’s performance was excellent, and Kang Min-woo’s combat sense was equally sharp.
“Then I’ll leave you to the hunting. I’ll just wander around and take a look.”
“Are you certain you’ll be all right?”
“If it gets dangerous, I can always run.”
Not entirely sure what Lee Woo-jin had in mind, but figuring he must have his reasons, Kang Min-woo nodded.
“If things turn dangerous, please call immediately. I’ll come running.”
“Got it.”
Lee Woo-jin drew Amwol from his Subspace Backpack.
A place saturated with Dark Mana—surely she’d like that.
And his guess proved right.
– Quite a few Demon Beasts here. Kekeke.
– Pathetic creatures, the lot of them, but if I draw together Dark Mana, I can gather a decent amount.
Whoosh!
Squelch!
Amwol’s shovel form.
Lee Woo-jin walked across the ground, driving Amwol down into the soil with a thud here, a thud there.
[Soil Leveling Lv. 7’s proficiency rises slightly.]
[Purification Lv. 4’s proficiency rises slightly…….]
[The Dark Mana lingering in the soil disappears, and the soil fertility of that section rises by one stage.]
– Kekeke. Excellent, excellent.
The ground where Lee Woo-jin and Amwol passed transformed from a cursed black stained with Dark Mana
to the rich brown of healthy, fertile earth.
Flash!
Flash!
As he continued infusing Dark Mana and purifying the land, a thought suddenly struck him.
“Wait—this is less a Dark Blade and more a Holy Blade, isn’t it?”
– Hmm?
“Look behind us. The path we’ve walked is completely clean now. And the soil fertility rose by a whole stage, you said.”
– That’s true.
“You’re using Purification to eliminate Dark Mana, enriching the soil—that’s no Dark Blade. That’s a Holy Blade.”
– W-what?! How dare you, even as my master, call this body a Holy Blade of all things! Refrain from such speech at once!
– I am the terror of the continent, the incarnation of darkness that nearly led the world to ruin—the Dark Blade Amwol!
For all she said,
even Amwol found herself bewildered, watching the path they’d cut through as she absorbed Dark Mana—it really did look like the work of a Holy Blade.
Not that she couldn’t release Dark Mana and taint all living things here with it, driving them to destruction, but she simply wasn’t doing that, was she?
Screech.
Four Ghouls emerged ahead.
She activated Absolute Stealth and simply passed by them.
Or rather, she’d thought about passing by, then decided to hunt them while keeping Absolute Stealth active.
With Absolute Stealth on, she wouldn’t take any damage anyway.
But she could still attack.
Lee Woo-jin made use of Absolute Stealth’s advantage, rapping each of the Dark Ghouls on the head once.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
[Purification Lv. 4’s proficiency rises marginally.]
[Purification Lv. 4’s proficiency…….]
[Error!]
[Inappropriate approach!]
[Cannot proceed with the stage!]
[Cannot acquire rewards!]
[Forced return will occur in 0 hours, 37 minutes, 15 seconds.]
Of course, even if he defeated Dark Ghouls, they wouldn’t count toward his quota.
There was no point in exhausting himself for nothing.
At least he’d gained some proficiency in the Purification skill and obtained Dark Mana, so it wasn’t a complete waste.
That was when it happened.
“Huh?!”
– What is it, master?
Lee Woo-jin spotted something that looked like a pepper not far away. Given its red color, it appeared to be a red pepper?
He hurried over and confirmed it was indeed a red pepper.
A wild specimen growing in the Tower!
[Tower Red Pepper]
– Grade: F
– Effect: None
– Description: A wild green pepper that grows in the Tower. It has ripened into a red pepper.
“To think I’d find peppers here!”
The wild peppers had grown sporadically throughout the surrounding area, extending to the very spot where Lee Woo-jin now stood.
Their condition was poor.
Many were withered and burst open, their seeds scattering and falling away.
But what did that matter?
He could simply carry them back, plant them, and cultivate them.
Lee Woo-jin chuckled softly as he began harvesting the peppers.
“Harvest, harvest!”
[Harvesting Lv. 7’s proficiency rises marginally.]
[Harvesting Lv. 7’s proficiency…….]
Then.
[Through the effect of Harvesting Lv. 7, a Tower Red Pepper with elevated quality has been harvested.]
[Harvesting Lv. 7’s proficiency…….]
So every now and then, the quality-enhancement effect would trigger.
The peppers with elevated quality were now in pristine condition.
The drawback was that, unlike other vegetables, they didn’t come with an ‘effect’ attached.
He’d need to test whether the same held true after planting them.
After harvesting all the red peppers,
he decided to move quickly through the area to check if there were any elsewhere.
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“……What on earth is that sound?”
Crash!
Clang!
Kang Min-woo, having achieved his target of defeating fifteen Dark Ghouls, turned toward the direction of the heavy striking sounds.
There he saw Lee Woo-jin.
The young man was holding what looked like a large shovel, using it to strike a Dark Ghoul across the head with a resounding blow.
“Lee Woo-jin!”
“Ah, Guild Master.”
“What, what in the world is that……?”
Kang Min-woo pointed at the shovel.
Lee Woo-jin shrugged casually, as if it were nothing.
Then he bent down and picked up something near his feet.
“Ah! There’s another one here.”
Rustle, rustle.
Something red on the ground…….
“Red pepper?”
“Wild red peppers grow here. Heh. So I’ve been harvesting them as I explore!”
“…….”
He’d suspected something was unusual, but he hadn’t imagined it would come to this.
A tower.
On Hard Difficulty Floor 16, no less—a place so treacherous that Lee Woo-jin was probably the only adventurer in existence who would spend time harvesting wild peppers there.
“By the way, you’ve cleared out all the Dark Ghouls?”
“Yes, thanks to you, I was able to clear this floor smoothly once again. I offer my gratitude once more.”
“Not at all. You’re simply an excellent guild master!”
Kang Min-woo smiled thinly.
To anyone’s eyes, it was clearly the equipment doing the heavy lifting, not skill.
[Forced return will occur in 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 57 seconds.]
“Well, I think I’ve explored most of the floor. I should head out now. What about you, guild master?”
“I should return as well.”
“Understood. Please be careful on your way back!”
Pop!
Lee Woo-jin’s form vanished.
A Player Farming in Dragon Rare (Serialized)
Author │ Gaebyeok S
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