Chapter 216 – I Have No Use for It

“The restrictions are released?”

Se-jun took off the straw hat to examine it in detail. Since there was no change in its appearance, he checked the straw hat’s options immediately.

[Straw Hat of Patrick, the God of the Earth]

[It is a divine artifact that Patrick, the God of the Earth, who felt pity for those starving on the earth, brought when he descended to the earth to act as a saint.]

[While wearing the straw hat, Talent: Beloved of the Earth is awakened.]

[Bestowing the mercy of the earth increases its abilities.]

Usage Restrictions: One with a farming-related job, Stamina 300 or higher

Creator: Patrick, the God of the Earth

Grade: ★

“Huh?! The name?”

The item’s name had changed. Furthermore, the straw hat, which had been a relic, was upgraded to a divine artifact. Patrick, the Saint of the Earth, was the God of the Earth himself.

“The talent is awakened only while wearing it? How fascinating.”

Se-jun said as he read the item description. It was his first time seeing such an item.

Se-jun, who was continuing to read the next line.

“Mercy of the Earth?”

As soon as he read it, several thoughts popped into his head.

“First, I will test this later…”

Se-jun, who was continuing to read the item description again like that.

“Stamina 300 or higher?”

He was slightly taken aback by the usage restriction requiring Stamina to be 300 or higher.

However, having created a new variety just a moment ago, all of his stats had increased by 10 due to his job characteristics, and thanks to that, Se-jun’s Stamina was 307, so fortunately there was no problem with wearing the straw hat.

“But what is this grade?”

Se-jun, who had read to the last line, spoke while looking at the ★ next to the grade. It was a grade he was seeing for the first time. He did not think a star would be lower than SSS-grade.

“Then it must be the grade after SSS-grade.”

Thud.

Se-jun, having finished the verification, put the straw hat back on.

[You have equipped the Straw Hat of Patrick, the God of the Earth.]

[Talent: Beloved of the Earth is awakened.]

Se-jun, who had confirmed the message that the talent was awakened, checked the talent window of the status window to check the talent.

Talent: Extraordinary Ordinary Person, Friend of Nature, Ten-Thousand-bag Grain Owner, Overflowing Mana Circuit, Friend of Fire, Sturdiness, Tough Vitality, Good Medicine is Bitter, (Beloved of the Earth)

Talent: Beloved of the Earth was displayed in parentheses, perhaps because the talent was opened only when wearing the Straw Hat of Patrick, the God of the Earth.

[Talent: Beloved of the Earth]

-It is a talent that receives the love of the earth, with the highest affinity with the earth.

-The earth moves favorably toward you.

“Moves favorably… Haaahm.”

Se-jun yawned while reading the description. It was not that his body was tired, but he had mental fatigue. Moreover, since it was usually the time he would be sleeping, his habit-accustomed body sent signals that it was time to sleep.

“I should sleep.”

“Meow… Let’s sleep quickly, meow…”

Theo, who was dozing off while clinging to Se-jun’s lap, urged him to sleep quickly.

“Alright.”

Se-jun hurriedly went to the washing area, took a shower while washing his clothes, and quickly dried his clothes with fire created by snapping his fingers.

Plop.

“Ah. Good!”

Having taken a refreshing shower and lying on the bed wearing crisp, dry clothes, Se-jun smiled weakly at the feeling of his bare skin rubbing against the blanket.

‘What happened to Patrick?’

Before falling asleep, Se-jun became curious about what had happened to Patrick, the God of the Earth. The back-story of the god who descended to the earth for the starving people… however, Se-jun’s thoughts could not continue.

Zzz.

It was because he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

Zzz.

Purr.

The snoring sounds of Se-jun and Theo piled up layer by layer in the bedroom.

***

The next morning.

Heave-ho!

Se-jun, who woke up after sleeping soundly, sat up.

And,

Purr.

Kkyururung.

The two snoring sounds that could be heard.

“Iona is here?”

Iona, who had arrived at dawn, was sleeping with her body wrapped tightly in Theo’s tail.

“Meow…”

Se-jun lifted Theo’s body, placed him on his lap, and marked the date on the wall. The morning of the 338th day began.

“First, I should check the radishes harvested yesterday.”

Because he just slept yesterday, he could not check the options of the new radish variety.

“Is it this one?”

Se-jun picked up a thick radish that resembled the shape of a calf.

[Radish of Strong Lower Body]

It is a radish grown inside the tower, having absorbed sufficient nutrients and tasting delicious.

Upon consumption, the muscles of the lower body are activated, promoting lower body muscle growth.

Upon consumption, the ability of species reproduction increases.

Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Shelf Life: 120 days

Grade: B

True to the name of a strong lower body, it literally had the effect of creating a strong lower body. It seemed people who disliked lower body workouts would love it.

“But what is this?”

Se-jun frowned as he looked at the second ability obtained upon consumption. Strangely, he felt angry.

“But why am I getting angry?”

While Se-jun was lost in thought,

Squeak!

Ppyaang!

The Father Rabbit and the male rabbits approached, saying they wanted to reserve the next Radishes of Strong Lower Body to be harvested.

‘So this was it!’

Se-jun realized the reason why he was angry. ‘I have no use for it!’

“No way! Absolutely not!”

Playing a prank on the rabbits for no good reason, Se-jun replanted the Radish of Strong Lower Body into the ground. To harvest seeds, he had to wait until the radish bloomed.

Having planted the radish like that, Se-jun went to the kitchen and prepared breakfast. The menu was potato soup made with locust meat and potatoes.

“Guys, let’s eat breakfast!”

When the potato soup was completed, Se-jun called the animals and ate together.

After eating breakfast,

Kkueng!

[Cuengi will go take care of the medicinal herbs-da-yo!]

“Yeah. Have a safe trip.”

Cuengi, who was completely absorbed in taking care of medicinal herbs lately, carrying the snack pouch Se-jun had filled for him, ran toward the west forest.

“I should work too.”

Se-jun, who saw Cuengi off, went to an empty field. It was to find out how to bestow the mercy of the earth.

“This must be the mercy of the earth, right? Shifting Earth!”

Thud.

Thinking that planting seeds was the mercy bestowed by the earth, Se-jun struck the field with Myler’s hoe to plant corn seeds.

[The earth moves favorably toward you.]

[The mana consumption for shifting the earth is cut in half.]

[You have planted 500 Corns of Stamina.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

[Because the Corns of Stamina are listening to the farmer’s footsteps, the effect of Mana Sowing Lv. 7 is strengthened.]

[Due to the effect of Mana Sowing Lv. 7, the growth speed of the Corn of Stamina becomes twice as fast for 24 hours.]

[The proficiency of Mana Sowing Lv. 7 increases slightly.]

The message that he had bestowed the mercy of the earth did not appear. Instead, the earth moved favorably, reducing the amount of mana consumed when Se-jun used Shifting Earth by half.

“Nice.”

After that, planting 1,000 seeds at a time, Se-jun was able to quickly plant 100,000 corn seeds.

Having planted the corn like that, Se-jun tried various things to find out how to bestow the mercy of the earth, but all failed.

“What on earth is the mercy of the earth?!”

By the time Se-jun was growing exhausted from continuous failures,

Kkueng!

[Dad, Cuengi is back-da-yo! Cuengi brought something good-da-yo!]

Cuengi ran over holding a kudzu root.

Kkueng!

[Eat it right away-da-yo!]

Cuengi offered the kudzu root, urging him to eat quickly.

“Yeah. Thank you.”

Crunch. Crunch.

As soon as he received the kudzu root, Se-jun chewed it thoroughly.

“Keuh…”

Gulp.

Although it was bitter, since Cuengi, who had grown and brought the kudzu root for him, was looking at him with sparkling eyes, Se-jun held back the bitterness and swallowed.

[You have consumed a Tough Kudzu Root of Life.]

[Your Stamina potential increases by 20.]

[You have consumed a bitter-tasting medicine.]

[Talent: Good Medicine for Stamina is Bitter is activated.]

[Your Stamina increases by 3.]

‘No wonder it was bitter…’

Se-jun watched his Stamina increase by 3, and quickly opened the subspace warehouse and pulled out honey jelly.

“Two for Dad, two handfuls for Cuengi.”

Se-jun put two honey jellies in his mouth and gave Cuengi a handful of honey jelly twice.

And,

“This time, shall I try giving fertilizer to the ground?”

Se-jun was lost in thought again to find out what the mercy of the earth was.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Cuengi figured it out-da-yo! If I give Dad bitterer things, more honey jelly comes out-da-yo!]

Thanks to that, Se-jun could not know that Cuengi had started to have a strange misunderstanding.

***

Ukki!

Ukki!

After eating lunch, the monkeys called Se-jun. It was to announce the completion of the triple-brewed liquor.

“The triple-brewed liquor is completed?”

Ukki!

At Se-jun’s question, the monkeys nodded their heads diligently and guided Se-jun to the brewery.

As he arrived at the brewery,

“Wow.”

A fresh scent like flower fragrance and a deep aroma filled the brewery. And on the table, about 100 bottles of triple-brewed liquor already poured into alcohol bottles were visible. Probably, the scent of the triple-brewed liquor had spread while transferring it.

Gulp.

He had only smelled the scent, but Se-jun unknowingly imagined the taste and swallowed his saliva.

“Hehehe. I should hold a tasting session with Lord Kaiser and Lord Kellion, shouldn’t I?”

Se-jun headed toward the fountain where the two dragons were, imagining what he would receive in return for the triple-brewed liquor.

***

-Kya… Good!

-As expected, the alcohol Se-jun made is the best.

On the fountain, Kaiser and Kellion drank the soju Se-jun had made, praising it highly and enjoying themselves.

At that moment,

-Kya…

When Kellion suddenly drank the soju in one shot and filled his cup again,

-Wait! Kellion, what are you doing right now?!

Kaiser stopped Kellion.

-What?! Of course, the last cup is mine! This is my alcohol!

-What do you mean?! One bottle of this gives exactly 8 cups! Naturally, we should drink 4 cups each fairly! For your information, I drank 3 cups.

-Where is such a rule?!

-Are you going to be this petty?!

Since it was the last remaining alcohol, both became extremely sensitive, and they began to emit their energy without even realizing it.

Crack.

Because of that, the tower supporting the fountain shook, and

“Ugh!”

Se-jun, who was climbing up to the fountain, fell from the tower.

-Uh?!

-This sound?!

As the two dragons hurriedly looked toward the source of the sound,

Heave-ho!

Thump.

Se-jun was seen landing safely on the ground with a superhero landing. As his Stamina had increased, this much was no longer dangerous for Se-jun.

“Safe.”

Se-jun was satisfied that he was not hurt.

But

“Puhuhut. It is a very lacking landing, meow! Still far from my level, meow!”

“It was because I fell suddenly! I could originally do much better!”

Se-jun, who got huffy at Theo’s harsh evaluation, was diligently making excuses that this was not his true skill when

-Se-jun, you have become much sturdier!

-Indeed. I thought you would have been hurt.

Kaiser and Kellion flew down and marveled at the unharmed Se-jun. Since he was such a sunfish, Se-jun could surprise the dragons with even this kind of incident.

-By the way, what did you climb up here for?

Kaiser asked Se-jun.

“A new alcohol was completed, so I came to ask you to have a taste.”

-What?! A new alcohol?!

-Let’s go quickly!

At the mention of a new alcohol, the two dragons got excited. Even without that, they had been feeling regretful because the alcohol had run out.

The brewery they moved to like that.

“Here. First, please have a cup each.”

Se-jun politely poured the triple-brewed liquor into the two dragons’ cups.

And,

The two dragon statues swallowed the cups, sending the cups containing the triple-brewed liquor to their main bodies.

‘Hehehe. What will they give me in return?’

Se-jun grinned, anticipating the dragons’ reaction.

***

The lair of the Black Dragons.

“What is this scent?!”

Kaiser, who held the cup containing the triple-brewed liquor.

Gulp!

As soon as he smelled the scent of the triple-brewed liquor, Kaiser swallowed the alcohol without even having time to think.

And,

“Huh?!”

Kaiser felt his head becoming very clear. It felt as if things that had been obscured by fog were disappearing.

‘It disappeared!’

At the same time, Kaiser realized that something had truly disappeared. Kaiser had been consuming immense mental power lately to resist the force trying to block the thought of ‘We must fight destruction and protect the world.’ That force had disappeared.

“To think Se-jun’s alcohol has this kind of effect… Kuhahaha! It cannot be helped. I must keep drinking!”

Kaiser, who now had a justification to drink alcohol, laughed heartily and smacked his lips.