Player Farming in the Dragon’s Lair - Chapter 91

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After finishing his business in Korea, Lee Woo-jin returned to the tower.
“Meow-meow-meow!”
The Doppelganger shook a Cat Toy he’d bought at Daiso.
It looked like a Fishing Rod, except a mouse doll dangled from the end.
Dangle.
Kkamangi threw rapid-fire paw jabs at the mouse doll, trying to catch it.
Meanwhile, Lee Woo-jin sorted through the items he’d brought back from Korea.
Soon it was time for dinner, and he portioned out side dishes from Lock & Lock Containers.
[The God of Adventure says he’d been waiting for just this moment and reaches for the bowl.]
Right away.
Braised Short Ribs, Kim Mi-suk style, straight from home!
Ever since that breakfast when he’d eaten a generous portion of braised short ribs—
Lee Woo-jin had gone to the butcher shop, bought more short rib meat, and asked Kim Mi-suk to prepare an additional batch.
He’d told her that his friends at the tower were looking forward to it.
Hearing this, Kim Mi-suk had rolled up her sleeves and—
“If your friends want to eat braised short ribs, of course I’ll make them.”
She’d prepared an enormous portion—enough for ten servings.
He’d been about to unpack the other side dishes he’d brought from home, but the gods said they wanted to eat the same thing Lee Woo-jin had eaten that morning, and suggested saving the rest for tomorrow.
And so the dinner menu was decided:
Rice.
Braised Short Ribs.
Kimchi.
That was all.
“Mmm, it tastes just as good at dinner.”
Even though he’d eaten braised short ribs for breakfast and again for dinner, it was delicious.
If anything, it tasted even better than it had this morning.
(…) Thumbs up!
The Doppelganger seemed satisfied as well.
As for the gods—
[The God of Adventure takes a bite of the meat and exclaims how wonderfully the meat and seasoning complement each other, calling it absolutely fantastic.]
[The God of Fate praises the matriarch’s cooking as always splendid and devours the braised short ribs, rice, and kimchi with gusto.]
Everyone was satisfied.
If he’d only brought a single piece as a sample, what would he have done?
Lee Woo-jin silently thanked Kim Mi-suk and continued with his dinner.
* * *
The next day.
His fifty-first day at the tower.
As always, the dragon-rank boarders started their morning with calisthenics.
Gulp, gulp.
After exercising, they each had a refreshing glass of corn silk tea.
[Consuming corn silk tea increases Cold Resistance by 10% for 60 minutes.]
[Increases Agility by 1 for 60 minutes.]
“Ahhh, so fragrant.”
(…) Nod!
Today, he decided to plant the Red Bean Seeds he’d bought at Daiso.
The field, as always, was about a thousand square feet.
It was more than wide enough for self-sufficiency.
Besides, it wasn’t burdensome to farm.
Whoosh.
He pulled the Red Bean Seeds from his Subspace Backpack.
The fifty-gram package of Red Bean Seeds he’d bought at Daiso for two thousand won had arrived intact.
Whoosh.
He retrieved the book “You Can Do It: Your First Step Into Home Gardening.”
It contained information about red beans as well.
【Red beans grow best in fields with good sunlight and excellent drainage. Rather than planting the seeds too densely, it’s better to space them out and plant a few seeds at a time—this makes them easier to manage once they’ve sprouted.】
【Place the seeds deep enough in the soil, cover them lightly, and water thoroughly. While the seeds are sprouting, it’s important to keep the soil from drying out completely.】
【As red bean plants grow stems and produce pods, the beans inside harden as the pods dry. When harvesting, pick the pods that have darkened in color and dried crisp.】
The book also contained photographs showing the growth process of red beans.
Lee Woo-jin read through the book with the Doppelganger at his side.
He read through it once, then again, before setting the book aside and rising from his seat.
Lee Woo-jin tore open the packet of Red Bean Seeds and poured a handful into his palm.
He decided to plant the red beans next to the pepper field from before.
He left a spacing of about one meter between them.
“This spot should work.”
Whoosh!
Amwol transformed into the shape of a spade.
“Soil Leveling!”
Thump!
Crunch!
With each pass of the spade blade, soil and small stones turned over.
Lee Woo-jin claimed about ten pyeong of space and quickly tilled the earth.
The Doppelganger followed right alongside him.
(……) Soil Leveling.
Crack!
On one side, large clumps of soil split apart; on the other, he used the Hoe to pick out stones and dry roots. Working in tandem, the field took shape in moments.
[Soil Leveling Lv. 8 proficiency increases slightly.]
[Soil Leveling Lv. 8 proficiency…….]
The Doppelganger brought a Compost Bundle to the smoothed earth.
Thud-thud.
Compost scattered evenly across the entire field.
[Using Compost Bundle, soil fertility increases by 20 percent.]
[Using Compost Bundle, crop grade elevation probability increases by 20 percent.]
Lee Woo-jin mixed the soil and compost with the spade, then divided the field lengthwise as if creating ridges and furrows.
Following the instructions in the farming book, he planted the seeds at appropriate intervals.
He picked up the Red Bean Seeds from his palm and planted two or three at a time along the shallow grooves he’d made with the Hoe.
[Seed Planting Lv. 8 proficiency increases slightly.]
[Seed Planting Lv. 8 proficiency…….]
After placing all the seeds, Lee Woo-jin drew nearby soil over them, covering them with only the thinnest layer of earth.
Finally, he pressed down gently with his palm to set them in place.
Pat.
Now that the seeds were planted, it was time to water them.
“Rainfall!”
Whoosh.
A gentle drizzle poured evenly over the newly planted field.
* * *
A dark Temple.
Before a stone statue bearing dozens of massive tentacles stood a single creature.
His name was Paimon.
He was the Ninth-ranked Apostle.
“Kehehehe. At last, at last the time has come!”
He raised both arms toward the statue as if giving a salute to the heavens.
The moment of the Great Calamity Kraken’s birth had arrived—the oceanic calamity that would drench the world in destruction!
【Second Calamity, Great Calamity Kraken】
How long he had waited for this very moment.
When the Great Calamity Kraken revealed itself, the creatures of the sea would become sacrifices for the Kraken’s great march of annihilation.
“Of course, it will take time for the Kraken to recover its full power, but there’s no help for it.”
He had offered an enormous quantity of Dark Magic Stones to awaken the Great Calamity Kraken. Considerable Coins had been spent, and much time and effort invested.
There was good reason for all of this.
A Calamity remembers the Apostle who birthed it and guided it to prosperity.
When the Kraken later recovered its formidable Dark Magic power and the strength of its prime, all the credit would return to him.
Grumble…….
The ceremony had begun.
An altar prepared before the statue.
Upon the altar lay a Dark Magic Stone.
Concentrated and compressed Dark Magic power.
A catalyst capable of awakening the sealed Calamity.
In other words, the Dark Magic Stone served as the medium.
Flash!
[The Second Calamity, Great Calamity Kraken awakens from its seal!]
A stone statue carved in the shape of the Kraken began absorbing the power of the Dark Magic Stone on the altar. The stone gradually softened and melted, transforming into black smoke that coiled around the Kraken statue like a living thing.
Crack-crack-crack-crack!
Boom-boom-boom!
A violent tremor shook the Temple as if an earthquake had struck in the gathering darkness.
Flash!
Flash!
Crash-crash-crash-crash-crash!
The compressed force detonated with a thunderous boom from the statue and altar, and in that same instant, the noise vanished as if it had never been.
And then.
Rumble-rumble-rumble!
The statue began to move.
The stone statue carved in the Kraken’s form was no longer gray—it had transformed into a massive sea creature with black skin.
“Kre-kre-kre-khahaha!”
The Great Calamity Kraken had manifested.
Even now it was impossibly vast, yet still not at full strength.
This was far smaller than it had been in its heyday.
Now came the stage where it would grow by directly absorbing living creatures.
Paimon opened his mouth.
“Go. And show the world exactly who you are!”
The Kraken’s massive tentacles writhed and undulated.
Then it surged toward the Continental Sea.
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.
.
Pop.
Crunch!
[Your Mana has permanently increased by 0.02 from consuming Tower Cherry Tomato.]
[Your Mana has increased from consuming Tower Cherry Tomato…….]
“Status window.”
Name: Lee Woo-jin
Title: Tower’s Novice Farmer
Level: 21
Attributes
– Strength: 6.08
– Agility: 5.58
– Stamina: 6.84
– Mana: 22.86
– Resistance: 1.04
– Remaining Points: 0
Skills: Soil Leveling Lv. 8, Seed Planting Lv. 8, Harvesting Lv. 7, Cold Resistance Lv. 5, Cooking Lv. 8, Fire Resistance Lv. 4, Dark Adaptation Lv. 2, Doppelganger Summon, Tree Felling Lv. 4, Craftsmanship Lv. 5, Compost Making Lv. 3, Sculpture Lv. 5, Rainfall Lv. 4, Purification Lv. 4, Fishing Lv. 3
Authority: Appraisal, Absolute Concealment
Coin: 0
Difficulty: Mythology
Floor: 99
“Hm-m-m.”
His Mana had reached twenty-two!
The result of consistently eating those Cherry Tomatoes.
And whether it was his imagination or not, his skin seemed to have become a touch softer and smoother as well.
‘What should I eat tonight, anyway?’
Just then, a fish farm suddenly came into Woo-jin’s field of view.
More precisely, it was the Continental Sea connected via the Teleportation Ring.
In any case.
“How about some grilled fish?”
“Grilled fish! That sounds great, nya!”
Kkamangi approached with her tail raised, pressing her face against his knee.
Woo-jin let out a soft laugh and pulled a Fishing Rod from his Subspace Backpack, settling down in front of the fish farm.
After baiting the hook.
Whoosh!
Splash!
He cast the line down into the Continental Sea below.
“Oh! We’ve got a bite!”
“Impressive, meow!”
The fishing line pulled taut.
It demanded far more strength than usual.
And the water’s color seemed to grow murkier by the moment.
“Why is the seawater turning like this?”
I activated the Purification skill at once.
[Purification Lv. 4 proficiency has increased.]
[Purification Lv. 5 has been acquired.]
The fishing rod lurched violently in response.
The seawater seemed slightly clearer now.
So I continued using Purification to cleanse the seawater while straining against the line, reeling the rod upward with all my might——
Suddenly the line shot upward with a snap.
“Oh! An octopus!”
A small baby octopus had come up along the line.
【You have defeated the Second Calamity, Great Calamity Kraken.】
Crack!
The baby octopus’s body transformed into a black jewel.
[Calamity Stone]
– Description: A remnant of the Second Calamity, Great Calamity Kraken.
【The Prophecy of the End has been updated.】
Farming in a Dragon’s Lair (Ongoing Serialization)
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