Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 86

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86
The forty-ninth day since arriving at the tower.
“One, two. One, two.”
The morning in the Dragon Lair began with National Calisthenics for health.
— Snap! (One, two!)
“Oh, even the Dungeon Rat’s gotten good at this?”
Moving his body in time with Lee Woo-jin’s cadence.
The Doppelganger moved flawlessly, needless to say.
Kkamangi had grown so accustomed to the routine that she’d begun anticipating the next move and executing it immediately.
Once the National Calisthenics were finished.
He prepared Sweet Potato Candy for breakfast.
He pulled sweet potatoes from his Subspace Backpack, rinsed them in the lake water to shake off the dirt, then cut them into bite-sized pieces with his knife.
Slice!
He spread olive oil and sugar in a stone pan to create a sugar syrup coating, then tossed the cut sweet potatoes into it and heated them over the campfire until done.
The sugar syrup had coated the sweet potatoes perfectly.
[You have made Sweet Potato Candy through Cooking.]
[Cooking Lv. 7’s Proficiency rises slightly.]
[Sweet Potato Candy]
– Grade: C
– Effects
– Taste Bonus +30%
– Permanently grants Strength +0.2 upon consumption
– Grants Strength +3 for 60 minutes upon consumption
– Description: Sweet Potato Candy made from the blessed butternut squash of the tower. Eating it makes you feel like strength will surge through you.
“Let’s eat!”
Having exercised, it was only right to enjoy a hearty breakfast.
He handed out a Wooden Fork to each of them.
“It’s still hot, so eat slowly and let it cool first.”
Pop.
He pierced a single Sweet Potato Candy with his fork and popped it into his mouth.
That distinctive sugary coating flavor of Sweet Potato Candy.
The transparent sugar syrup dripped like honey flowing down drop by drop.
“Mm, delicious.”
The soft sweet potato.
A texture that could have been bland melted smoothly on his tongue as the sugar syrup’s sweetness caused saliva to burst forth, dissolving it effortlessly.
— Pop. (This really is delicious, you know.)
(……) Nod, nod.
Having replenished his carbohydrates and sugar, Lee Woo-jin set the remaining Sweet Potato Candy on a wooden plate on the ground rather than storing it in his Subspace Backpack.
It would taste even better once it cooled.
Then.
“I’m going to shower. Anyone want to join?”
There was only Lee Woo-jin to count as people, but still.
Anyway.
(……) Hand raised.
The Doppelganger raised its hand.
The Dungeon Rat also approached. It meant she wanted to bathe.
Kkamangi seemed to hesitate.
“Just come along with us.”
“I… I wash up every day, you know.”
She was referring to licking her paw pad and washing her face with it.
It was called grooming, and cats’ saliva contained an enzyme called lysozyme that acted as a disinfectant, which was how they actually maintained their cleanliness.
But that was that.
A shower was a shower.
Lee Woo-jin headed toward the lakeside.
Since the water itself was extremely cold, he decided to mix it with appropriately warm water.
He prepared a large rubber tub, the sort commonly seen in rural areas.
Except it wasn’t actually made of rubber—it was a tub carved from “Stone of Unknown Origin.”
He mixed warm water and lake water in it to achieve a pleasantly lukewarm, cool temperature.
After scooping water with a Wooden Ladle.
Splash!
“Ahh, that’s refreshing.”
He poured water over his head.
His hair soaked through, and Lee Woo-jin swept it back with his hand.
“All right, let me rinse you all off too.”
The Doppelganger.
Splash.
Kkamangi.
Splash.
The Dungeon Rat.
Splash.
Lee Woo-jin squeezed Body Wash onto the bodies and paws of the Doppelganger, Kkamangi, and the Dungeon Rat.
Having already tried bathing and visited jjimjilbangs before, the creatures were accustomed to washing with Body Wash and began lathering themselves on their own.
Squeaky-clean.
Scrub-scrub!
In the meantime, Lee Woo-jin squeezed Shampoo into his hair and washed it.
He gave himself a thorough scalp massage the way stylists did after a haircut, working it in carefully, and plenty of lather came up.
He scooped water in the Wooden Ladle and rinsed his head several times.
“You all finished washing?”
“All done, meow. Splash us off, meow.”
“Got it, close your eyes.”
Just in case the detergent stung their eyes, he told them to shut them before scooping water in the Wooden Ladle and pouring it over their bodies.
Splash.
The Body Wash suds on their bodies rinsed clean.
The Doppelganger, being shadowlike and hairless, didn’t seem to notice much difference, but Kkamangi and the Dungeon Rat were soaking wet, their bodies looking gaunt and thin.
“What’s wrong, meow?”
“What?”
“You’re smiling, meow.”
“It’s nothing.”
– Click. (Kkamangi’s completely a furball when wet.)
“Phfft!”
The Dungeon Rat spoke aloud what Lee Woo-jin had been thinking.
“The Rat’s also a furball, meow! In the first place, there’s no animal that isn’t a furball, meow.”
“Come over here. I’ll dry you off with a Towel.”
“Meow.”
He pulled a Towel from his Subspace Backpack and patted their bodies dry.
“Next up, Dungeon Rat.”
– Click. (Dry me gently.)
The creatures dried themselves in the natural breeze flowing in from the cave ceiling above.
In the Doppelganger’s case, one wipe with the Towel and all the moisture vanished completely.
Lee Woo-jin washed his face with Cleansing Foam.
Then, after applying Body Wash to a shower towel and scrubbing his body from corner to corner until it squeaked clean, he rinsed with water.
Splash.
He toweled himself dry with quick, brisk motions.
The sort of towel-drying movement you commonly see older men doing in bathhouses.
“Ahh, that’s nice.”
Finally, he applied All-in-One Skin Lotion to his face and body, moisturizing his skin thoroughly, and he was done.
That was when it happened.
– M… as… ter…….
Plop.
“Hm?”
– W… ould… you… like… to… try… this……?
Something fell into Lee Woo-jin’s hand.
When he looked to see what it was, it was yellow……
“A banana?!”
[World Tree’s Tough Banana]
– Grade: A
– Effect: Upon consumption, Strength increases by +50 for 60 minutes.
– Description: An apple born from the still-young World Tree. Eating it should make you stronger.
“Huh!”
He clapped his hand over his mouth.
Raising strength by fifty points—that’s quite something.
Looking at the World Tree, Lee Woo-jin spotted several bunches of bananas hanging from the branches.
There had been apples before, but now bananas too!
Lee Woo-jin peeled back the skin of one.
Along the natural ridges it tore open smoothly, revealing the pale flesh within.
He took a bite. The taste was sweet and creamy, exactly as bananas should be.
[You have consumed a World Tree’s Tough Banana. Your strength increases by 50 for 60 minutes.]
“This is actually delicious.”
– H-hey…
“Could you give out more?”
– Y-yes!
The World Tree gave one banana each to Kkamangi, the Doppelganger, and the Dungeon Rat. The God of Adventure waited patiently, and when the World Tree plucked bananas one by one to match the count, the entire bunch vanished.
[The God of Adventure chuckles with delight, saying it’s been quite some time since eating World Tree bananas.]
“You’ve had them before?”
[The God of Adventure nods and mentions that before the Calamity touched the World Tree, they used to get one now and then.]
“I see.”
Lee Woo-jin handed the World Tree a bundle of compost and used the Rainfall skill to water it.
– Th… ank… you…
* * *
Lee Woo-jin arrived at the Administrator’s Corridor, just before Layer 50, by riding the Teleportation Ring.
He wasn’t planning to move to any other layer today.
Today he wanted to try expanding the Administrator’s Corridor.
Kkamangi arrived behind him, also riding the Teleportation Ring.
“Huh?”
A faint yellow light shimmered in the distance.
He’d never seen the Administrator’s Corridor glow brightly like a lamp before.
“There’s light coming from that direction. What is that?”
“I’m not sure either, meow. Never seen anything like it before, meow.”
They decided to investigate.
But first, a little Carrot Juice boost.
[You have consumed Carrot Juice. Your maximum stamina has permanently increased by 0.02.]
[For 30 minutes, your stamina recovery speed increases by 20%.]
“Soil Leveling!”
Thunk!
Scrape!
Scrape-scrape!
[The proficiency of Soil Leveling Lv. 8 has increased slightly.]
[The proficiency of Soil Leveling Lv. 8 has…….]
With his strength boosted fifty points from the World Tree’s Tough Banana, the digging felt remarkably easier today than usual.
Thunk-thunk!
The Administrator’s Corridor, just wide and tall enough for Kkamangi to pass through, was being mercilessly(?) expanded by Lee Woo-jin’s shovel work, transforming into a comfortably spacious passage.
The pace was impressively fast.
And gradually, the light drew closer.
Soon enough.
He found a door radiating light.
Layer 48.
A warm golden glow seeped through the Manager’s door.
“What could be in Layer 48 to shine like that?”
“Wait a moment, meow. Let me check, meow.”
Poof.
A manual appeared before Kkamangi.
They quickly scrolled to the section explaining Layer 48.
[Layer 48 Objective]
– Treasure Goblin!
“Treasure Goblin?”
[Layer 48 Information]
– Immortal Lich.
– There was a mage of dark sorcery who pursued evil black magic.
– He was originally the royal court’s chief magical researcher, a talented individual who discovered various spells and contributed to the kingdom’s advancement…but.
‘But what exactly changed?’
The objective for Layer 48 mentioned a Treasure Goblin, but the information contained strange wording. As he was reading through it, a red line suddenly struck through the text.
Instead, a new message appeared below.
– Super Lucky!
– You have discovered the legendary caravan of the Treasure Goblin, a Traveling Merchant!
– The Treasure Goblin is a legendary merchant dealing in all manner of rare treasures. Instead of clearing Layer 48, you have earned the right to purchase items from the Treasure Goblin’s stock.
– However, you’ll need an enormous amount of Coins!
– Tell me… you didn’t happen to spend all your remaining Coins, did you?
Reading the message, Lee Woo-jin recalled something Kkamangi had said before.
– I’ve never seen one myself, but there are Traveling Merchants in the Tower, meow.
– Traveling Merchants?
– That’s right, meow. Goblin merchants who wander about with all sorts of treasures, meow. From what I hear, they supposedly carry S-Rank items without breaking a sweat, meow.
“Kkamangi, is this that thing you were talking about?”
“It really is, meow! I’m seeing this for the first time too, meow. So this is how it appears, meow?”
“Let’s go in and take a look.”
Click.
[Using the Administrator’s Key to open the Layer 48 Administrator’s Door.]
As the door swung open, a single goblin came into view.
It stood beside a cart overflowing with dazzling golden treasures.
A Player Farming in the Dragon Lair (Ongoing Serialization)
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