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Chapter 10 – Buying Seeds
“Seed Shop?”
A shop was a place that sold things. For Se-jun, who had lived in a capitalist society, it was an all-too-familiar place. Excitement arose in his heart.
Se-jun hurriedly examined the skill.
[Job Skill – Seed Shop Lv. 1]
– Upon use, the skill is activated, allowing you to purchase products from the Seed Shop once every 30 days.
Purchasing something.
Even though it was once every 30 days, Se-jun was simply happy to be able to shop. On the 95th day of distress, he was finally able to shop.
“Seed Shop.”
Se-jun used the Seed Shop skill.
[Seed Shop Lv. 1 is activated.]
[Inquiring customer Se-jun Park’s transaction history in the Seed Shop.]
“Transaction history?”
[Customer Se-jun Park has no transaction history in the Seed Shop.]
“Of course there isn’t.”
Since he had never traded before.
[Providing Newbie grade service to customer Se-jun Park.]
[Congratulations on reaching the Newbie grade for the first time; the Seed Shop sponsors 1 Tower Coin.]
“Oh! Tower Coin?!”
Tower Coins were the currency used inside the tower. The market price for one Tower Coin was roughly 1 million won on the outside.
Giving such a Tower Coin for free! Se-jun’s heart thumped loudly.
[1 Tower Coin is deposited into Se-jun Park’s Seed Bank account.]
It seemed there was also a Seed Bank.
[The Seed Shop opens.]
[At the Newbie grade, 3 types of seeds are shown at random.]
“Eh?”
It was somehow different from a general shop.
[3 types of seeds to be sold today are shown at random.]
[At the current grade, seeds can only be purchased once.]
And the seeds that appeared.
[1,000 cabbage seeds – 0.1 Tower Coin]
[1,000 chili pepper seeds – 0.1 Tower Coin]
[1,000 carrot seeds – 0.1 Tower Coin]
Compared to the market price outside, roughly 100,000 won for 1,000 seeds. The price was a complete rip-off.
But since there was no other place to obtain them, there was no choice.
“If it’s unfair, I should leave.”
Se-jun muttered and examined which seeds to buy. Because he could not buy again for 30 days if he purchased this time, Se-jun’s gaze was cautious.
“Pass on the cabbage.”
There was nothing he could do with just cabbage.
“Hmm… Chili peppers are also ambiguous.”
He did want to eat something spicy. However, he felt that the flavor wouldn’t come out with just chili peppers.
“Then is it carrots?”
At least carrots had a sweet taste, so they could be eaten raw or roasted.
At that moment,
Squeak?!
Squeee?!
Pyah?!
Pyang?!
At the word “carrot,” the rabbits’ gazes focused on Se-jun.
“Huh? Why? Do you want to eat carrots?”
Squeak!
Squeee!
Pyak!
Pyak!
The rabbits reacted violently to Se-jun’s words.
‘This is fun.’
Watching them stare with wide eyes was cute.
“Car…”
The rabbits’ eyes widened, and they began to watch Se-jun’s mouth closely.
“rot.”
Squeak!
Squeee!
Pyak!
Pyah!
The rabbits got excited again.
‘What is this? This magic word?’
If they had heard the carrot alarm ringing outside, the rabbits might have died of excitement.
“Carrot.”
“Carrot.”
Thump!
Se-jun did it a few more times but eventually stopped after getting a dropkick from the angry husband rabbit. And to quickly appease the rabbits’ anger, he hurriedly purchased the carrot seeds.
[You have purchased 1,000 carrot seeds.]
[0.1 Tower Coin is withdrawn from Se-jun Park’s Seed Bank account.]
[1 Seed Shop Mileage point is accumulated.]
[Seed Shop Mileage can be used to raise customer Se-jun Park’s grade.]
[The mileage required for the next grade increase is 100 points.]
[Thank you for using the Seed Shop.]
[You can use Seed Shop Lv. 1 again after 30 days.]
[The tower administrator is satisfied with your purchase.]
“Why are you the one who is satisfied?!”
Sure enough, there was a reason she gave him a decent skill.
In front of the flaring-up Se-jun, a small pouch made of leather containing the carrot seeds appeared. The pouch was extremely luxurious.
“What is this?”
It seemed like the pouch would be more expensive than the seeds.
Even though the evening was late, the rabbits, who always strictly kept to their bedtime, worked overnight to plant the carrots. The rabbits’ desire for carrots was extraordinary.
Se-jun had to work overnight as well. Since planting carrots was Se-jun’s job. Still, thanks to planting 1,000 carrot seeds, the level of his Sowing skill rose, making it a rewarding day.
***
The 102nd day of distress. Today was another day passing peacefully.
Pyah?
Pyah…
Once their work was finished, the baby rabbits frequently went to the wide carrot field to watch if carrot sprouts were growing, full of anticipation, and repeated getting disappointed after confirming that no sprouts had grown yet.
“Cute fellows.”
Se-jun sat in his designated seat and smiled while watching those little ones.
Just then, a buzzing sound was heard from above his head.
“Huh? A bee?!”
Around the hole in the cave ceiling, a bee about the size of a fist was hovering.
The plump appearance of the bee was cute.
However,
[Poison Honeybee]
it was a monster. The name also looked quite dangerous.
Squeak!
Squeee!
Discovering the bee, the rabbit couple hurriedly sent the babies inside the burrow and blocked the entrance.
“…Guys, what about me?”
Closing the entrance to save only themselves. Although he knew he could not enter the burrow, Se-jun was extremely disappointed.
Se-jun, who had no place to hide, unlike the rabbits.
Stealthily.
Se-jun, backing away carefully to avoid irritating the bee, picked up the torch by the pond.
After a moment,
Buzz, buzz.
The bee, having looked around and finding nothing threatening it, entered the hole. Then, it buried its snout in a cherry tomato flower and began to suck nectar.
‘Whew. Thank goodness.’
Se-jun felt relieved that the bee did not attack him.
‘Please just eat the honey and go!’
Se-jun earnestly prayed that the bee would just return.
Having sucked nectar from hundreds of flowers like that, the poison honeybee suddenly flew toward Se-jun.
Buzz, buzz.
‘Why are you coming?!’
Se-jun backed away as he watched the approaching bee. However, this place was a cave closed on all sides.
Thud.
His back soon hit the wall.
Buzz, buzz.
The bee approached Se-jun, who had no place left to retreat. The distance between Se-jun and the bee narrowed. Now it was a distance of almost 2 meters. Se-jun could not even breathe properly out of tension.
‘I can’t die like this!’
Se-jun measured the timing to swing the torch.
At that moment,
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
The bee moved up and down three times in front of Se-jun and then flew away quickly through the hole in the ceiling.
“Huh?! Whew.”
Flop.
As the tension released, Se-jun’s legs lost strength and he slumped down.
How many minutes had passed?
Squeak?
The husband rabbit quietly opened the hole and looked around.
And,
Squeak!!
discovering Se-jun collapsed with his eyes closed, he rushed over.
At that moment,
“Wah!”
Se-jun opened his eyes and shouted, startling the husband rabbit.
Squeak!!!
The husband rabbit screamed in surprise.
“Hehehe. It’s the punishment for abandoning me.”
Squeee…
The husband rabbit made a sorry expression at Se-jun’s words.
“I know, dude. A patriarch has to protect his family.”
Se-jun stroked the husband rabbit’s head.
And then,
Smack!
he lightly smacked the back of the husband rabbit’s head.
Squeak!
The husband rabbit was puzzled, rubbing the back of his head.
Didn’t he just forgive him?
“But what’s insolent is insolent.”
Se-jun was too narrow-minded to just forgive him.
Like that, the poison honeybee incident ended.
***
The poison honeybee had been very happy lately.
Until recently, eating had been something the poison honeybee had to do out of necessity to survive.
Usually, poison honeybees went hunting with their comrades, hunting monsters with their poison stingers and tearing off their flesh to eat.
While other poison honeybees tore off and ate the flesh with relish, this meal was truly an ordeal for the poison honeybee.
‘It’s tasteless.’
Although she had no appetite, she ate truly just to not die.
Then one day, when she was hunting with her comrades as usual and tearing at the tasteless monster’s flesh, a sweet fragrance drifted from somewhere.
‘What is this smell?’
‘I want to eat it.’
Smelling the scent, her appetite returned for the first time in her life.
Buzz, buzz.
The place the poison honeybee flew to following the scent was a hole in the ground. Below the hole was a yellow flower, from which a sweet smell was wafting out.
However, there were entities guarding that place. Just as the poison honeybee was feeling disappointed that it had an owner and was about to return, the owner of the cave stepped aside.
‘Thank you.’
The poison honeybee had a delicious meal for the first time thanks to the cave owner’s consideration.
And after expressing gratitude to the owner who gave her the delicious meal, she returned home.
And the next day,
Buzz, buzz.
‘I’m here again!’
The poison honeybee visited again to eat nectar.
On the 102nd day of distress, the family gained one more member.
***
The 113th day of distress. Since yesterday, carrot sprouts began to appear one by one.
Squeak!!!
Pyang!!!
Yesterday, because the rabbits were excited and kept watching the carrot sprouts, Se-jun worked alone.
Around lunchtime,
Buzz, buzz.
the poison honeybee arrived inside the cave.
Tap.
“Welcome.”
Rub, rub.
Perching on Se-jun’s shoulder, the poison honeybee rubbed her body against Se-jun’s cheek, showing friendliness. It was the poison honeybee’s clock-in stamp.
At first, Se-jun also found the poison honeybee a bit scary, but the more he looked at her, the cuter she became, and she was surprisingly affectionate.
Buzz, buzz.
The poison honeybee stamped her clock-in on Se-jun and then flew to the cherry tomato flowers and began to suck nectar.
A good thing happened as the poison honeybee frequented the cave. That was the fact that they no longer needed to pollinate the cherry tomato flowers separately.
In other words,
Pyapyap!
Pyah!
it meant only the baby rabbits, who had been in charge of pollinating the cherry tomato flowers, were excited. These days, the baby rabbits ran around here and there in the cave, playing. Se-jun watched those baby rabbits enviously.
“Isn’t there anyone who will do my work instead?”
Unlike the baby rabbits, Se-jun’s workload was getting larger lately. This was because Se-jun had to personally do harvesting and sowing to increase skill proficiency.
Yesterday, he picked out seeds from fifty magical cherry tomatoes and planted them in the ground again. The cherry tomato seeds planted in that manner totaled roughly 1,200.
Although he spoke as if complaining, in truth, Se-jun’s heart was full. The fields were getting wider, and food was becoming more abundant.
On top of that, one more food option increased.
Buzz, buzz.
Having sucked nectar from the flowers for a long time, the poison honeybee perched back on Se-jun’s shoulder.
“Here.”
When Se-jun placed a plastic water bottle in front of the poison honeybee,
Gurgle, gurgle.
though it was a small amount, she regurgitated honey.
The poison honeybee had begun to spit honey two days ago. The poison honeybee spit a thick liquid onto the roasted green onion Se-jun was eating, and at that time, thinking it was poison, Se-jun was terrified.
However,
Sniff, sniff.
seeing the rabbits burying their noses in the liquid that fell from Se-jun’s green onion and sniffing diligently, Se-jun also sniffed it out of curiosity.
And then he dabbed and ate it.
…!
The rich flavor unique to honey and the sweetness filling his mouth. Se-jun realized that it was honey. That day, a new menu item was born: Honey Green Onion.
The tower administrator, who had been watching, demanded that he offer the Honey Green Onion right away, but the quest was naturally put on hold.
But this time, it was not intentional. There was truly no honey. Even if the poison honeybee sucked nectar diligently all day, the amount she ate and regurgitated was only about 10 ml.
There were far too few flowers. That was why he hastily planted 1,200 cherry tomatoes yesterday. To obtain honey.
“Hehehe. In a few months, I will be able to eat honey without envying Winnie the Pooh.”
While Se-jun was imagining the flower bed that would grow in the future,
Buzz, buzz.
the poison honeybee, who had regurgitated the honey, went back to suck nectar.
A diligent fellow. Very commendable.
The 113th day of distress, it was a sweet day filled with rising honey.