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Chapter 34 – Increasing Soil Fertility
Kkueng!
Today also started with the baby bear’s cry. The only difference was that the baby rabbits inside the rabbit couple’s burrow cried together in surround sound.
Slide.
Se-jun started the morning of the 185th day of being stranded by adding a stroke to the cave wall.
Today was the day the Seed Shop opened.
“Please let good seeds come out.”
While Se-jun made a wish at the pond with a reverent heart and washed his face,
Squeak!
Pyaang!
Pyap!
Pyaat!
the rabbit couple came out with the babies,
Pyaa!
Pyak!
and the offspring rabbits also came out of their burrow. And they prepared breakfast together. The breakfast menu was simple: dried roasted sweet potatoes and carrots.
Crunch. Crunch.
While the adult rabbits were quietly eating breakfast,
Pyaang!
Pyap!
Pyaat!
the baby rabbits stood in a line orderly in front of Uncle Se-jun.
Munch, munch.
While chewing on the dried roasted sweet potato, Se-jun sliced carrots into French fry sizes with his dagger and gave two to each of the baby rabbits.
Crunch. Crunch.
The baby rabbits held a carrot stick in each hand, eating diligently by alternately chewing on each side’s carrot once.
Se-jun also sliced the remaining carrots and put them into the two leather pouches he had received when buying seeds in the past. The pouches weren’t large, so about five carrot sticks went in.
Then he made straps out of green onion leaves and tied them to the leather pouches to complete the bags.
“Now, you guys are in charge of supplies.”
Se-jun hung the leather pouch bags diagonally across the bodies of two baby rabbits that were relatively larger among the five.
Pyaang!!!
The baby rabbits carrying the leather pouch bags cried out proudly. I am the strongest now. Because I can take out and eat carrots whenever I’m hungry!
Like that, Se-jun and the rabbits ate breakfast and started working.
Slash. Slash.
Se-jun quickly cut down green onion leaves. Although the wife rabbit had returned, Se-jun’s speed was faster, so the wife rabbit took charge of simple tasks she could do while looking after the baby rabbits.
Today, Se-jun’s morning tasks were cutting green onion leaves, and harvesting cherry tomatoes and corn. Since the corn had been harvested once more yesterday, leaving only the underripe ones, there wasn’t a large amount to harvest.
Slash.
When Se-jun brought the harvested cherry tomato branches to the wife rabbit,
Pyaang!
Pyap!
Pyaat!
the baby rabbits were seen picking cherry tomatoes along with their mother. Still lacking strength, they were picking cherry tomatoes in groups of two or three, and the way they whimpered while trying to pick cherry tomatoes was incredibly cute.
Se-jun blankly watched those baby rabbits before snapping out of it, going to the cornfield, and harvesting the remaining corn.
Snap.
[You harvested a well-ripened Corn of Stamina.]
[Your job experience increased slightly.]
[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increased slightly.]
[Due to the effect of Proficiency Boost Lv. 1, the proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increased by an additional 5%.]
[You obtained 24 experience points.]
While + grade had not appeared for D-grade crops until now, he finally harvested a D+ grade crop. The expiration date was as long as 90 days, which was 1.5 times that of D-grade.
“It seems a lot of job experience has accumulated.”
From Se-jun’s experience, the condition for harvesting + grade crops was when his job experience was about half full.
“Good.”
Riding the momentum, Se-jun harvested the corn.
And,
[You leveled up.]
[You obtained 1 bonus stat.]
Se-jun’s level rose and became Level 16. He increased Agility as the bonus stat to speed up his work.
“There is time left.”
Whether because today’s workload was lighter than usual, there was still plenty of time left even after finishing the corn harvest. Se-jun decided to harvest corn seeds before preparing lunch.
Se-jun pulled out 20 corns from the storage. Among the harvested corn, he had set aside only those with pretty and large corn kernels for seed harvesting.
Pop. Pop.
Fearing that the seeds inside the corn kernels might get damaged if he scraped them with a spoon, Se-jun carefully plucked the corn kernels one by one by hand and put them in a plastic container.
[You obtained corn seeds.]
[Your job experience increased slightly.]
[The proficiency of Seed Harvesting Lv. 1 increased slightly.]
Although there were approximately 200 corn kernels per corn, as he got more used to the task, Se-jun’s hands became faster, and the seed harvesting of the 20 corns ended quickly.
And,
[The proficiency of Seed Harvesting Lv. 1 is full, and its level rises.]
Having harvested exactly 3,987 corn seeds from the 20 corns, the level of Se-jun’s Seed Harvesting skill rose.
“I’m all done.”
As Se-jun was about to stand up after finishing the seed harvesting,
[The Seed Shop opens.]
[Three types of seeds to be sold today are displayed at random.]
[At the current grade, you can only purchase seeds once.]
The Seed Shop opened, and the seeds available for purchase today appeared.
[100 Radish Seeds – 0.1 Tower Coin]
[100 Cucumber Seeds – 0.2 Tower Coin]
[1000 Peanut Seeds – 5 Tower Coins]
“Hmm… They are all fine, but…”
Se-jun contemplated while looking at the seeds. Although radishes were delicious eaten raw, since there was a lack of ingredients or seasoning to eat them with, he postponed it for later. He skipped cucumbers for similar reasons.
“Today, it’s peanuts.”
Se-jun decided to buy peanuts. If you roasted and ate peanuts, that unique savory aroma and taste were exquisite.
Moreover, in Se-jun’s shallow agricultural knowledge, he remembered reading that beans were good for increasing soil fertility.
“Since peanuts are also beans.”
Peanuts, because they were beans that grew in the ground.
Peanuts were a crop that could restore the soil fertility of the fields on the surface.
Se-jun purchased the peanuts.
[You purchased 1000 peanut seeds.]
[5 Tower Coins are withdrawn from Seed Bank member Park Se-jun’s account.]
[50 Seed Shop mileage points are accumulated.]
[A total of 106 Seed Shop mileage points have been accumulated.]
[100 Seed Shop mileage points are deducted for the next grade upgrade.]
“Deducted?”
[Member Park Se-jun’s grade rises from Rookie to Common.]
[At the Common grade, 4 types of seeds are randomly displayed.]
[At the Common grade, you can purchase as many seeds as you want within the amount of 5 Tower Coins.]
[The level of Seed Shop Lv. 1 rises.]
As the Seed Shop’s grade rose, the level of the Seed Shop skill also rose.
[Thank you for using the Seed Shop.]
[You can use Seed Shop Lv. 2 again in 30 days.]
Clatter.
A leather pouch containing 1000 peanut seeds appeared in Se-jun’s hand.
“I must plant peanuts in the afternoon.”
Since the baby bear and the rabbits had diligently prepared the fields over two days, the field to plant the 1000 peanuts was already completed, so it was a situation where he just had to plant them.
Se-jun looked at the ground to pick up the plastic container holding the harvested corn seeds.
At that moment,
Slide.
An adorable paw unhesitatingly reached into the plastic container and grabbed a handful of corn kernels. It was the front paw of a baby rabbit with fluffy white fur.
“Gotcha, you rascal.”
Se-jun grabbed the scruff of the baby rabbit’s neck in a stern voice. The corn kernel thief was apprehended at the scene.
Pyaat!
The baby rabbit struggled briefly to escape from Se-jun’s hand, but perhaps it was surprisingly comfortable, because with its neck held, it comfortably put the corn kernels from its front paw into its mouth and began chewing munch-munch.
Pop. Pop.
Every time it chewed, the sound of corn kernels popping was heard.
It was cute, but he must not be deceived. As an uncle, he could not overlook his nephew’s misbehavior. While Se-jun was pondering how to punish his nephew,
Pop. Pop. Pop.
“Huh?”
The sound of something popping was heard from behind as well.
“What is that?”
When Se-jun turned his head to look behind, the baby rabbits were diligently eating the raw corn kernels he had harvested.
Boldly, the baby rabbits carrying the leather pouch bags had filled their leather pouches full of corn kernels. He thought it was a solo crime, but it turned out to be a corn kernel looting ring.
“Who told you to take this like this?! Huh?!”
Se-jun raised his voice and scolded the baby rabbits. He thought he had to correct the baby rabbits’ bad habits.
However,
Pyaang…
Pyap…
Pyaat…
the baby rabbits began to cry, feeling wronged. We didn’t do anything wrong…
There was a misunderstanding between Se-jun and the baby rabbits. Since Se-jun had always plucked the kernels and given them when giving corn, the baby rabbits thought the ones in the plastic container were also theirs.
“Alright, alright. Uncle is sorry.”
Se-jun, who suddenly became the sinner, diligently coaxed the baby rabbits and plucked kernels from the steamed corn left over from yesterday to give to them.
And at lunch. Se-jun handed over the baby rabbits, who fell asleep after eating corn, to the rabbit couple and prepared lunch.
At that moment,
Kuuuong!
For some reason, the mother Crimson Giant Bear returned early after finishing her patrol. It felt as if she arrived just in time for lunch. Surely she didn’t come to taste the steamed corn fed to the baby bear yesterday?
“Well, there is no reason for me to give her corn.”
Contrary to his words, Se-jun quickly put corn full in the pot and began steaming. It was definitely not because he was scared. Because the customer is king?
While Se-jun was steaming the corn like that, the rabbits also prepared the meal by skewering piranhas and packing carrots.
And,
“Pull!”
when Se-jun, hanging on the rope, shouted,
Ziiip.
the rope rose quickly today, almost like riding a high-speed elevator.
“Uh?!”
In an instant, Se-jun’s eye level left the surface, rose up to 5 meters, and then came down to the ground. Today, instead of the baby bear, the mother Crimson Giant Bear pulled the rope.
Kkueng! Kkueng!
As Se-jun came up, the baby bear hurriedly sat in his spot. I am waiting quietly! Give me food!
“Let’s eat.”
When Se-jun distributed the food, the mother Crimson Giant Bear also subtly took a spot behind the baby bear.
And she looked at Se-jun with eyes wanting something. As expected, if he hadn’t prepared the steamed corn, a big trouble might have occurred.
As Se-jun handed 20 steamed corns to the mother Crimson Giant Bear, thinking that he did well to make steamed corn,
Kuuung.
the mother Crimson Giant Bear devoured the 20 steamed corns in one mouthful, as if she had been waiting.
Crunch, crunch.
Kkueng?
The baby bear looked at his mother with a joyful expression and asked. Mom, it’s delicious, right?
However,
Kkueng?
the baby bear’s expression gradually darkened. Mom, did you seriously eat it all by yourself?
Kuuuong…
The mother Crimson Giant Bear looked at Se-jun with earnest eyes, and in the end, Se-jun had to go down to the cave to steam corn again.
When Se-jun made the steamed corn and came up to the surface,
Pyaaak!
Kkueeeeng!
the Black Rabbit and the baby bear were playing by rolling down, as if riding a slide, along the arm of the mother Crimson Giant Bear who was lying down resting.
“Is he not scared of her?”
To play by riding on the mother Crimson Giant Bear’s body so casually, the Black Rabbit was indeed fearless, perhaps because he was a warrior.
Se-jun brought the steamed corn to the baby bear and finished his meal.
Slurp.
Still, thanks to the mother Crimson Giant Bear’s presence, Se-jun could comfortably sip coffee and have a quiet break.
Kuuuong.
The mother Crimson Giant Bear stood up after resting moderately and went out on patrol again, and the rabbits also started their afternoon farming.
And,
Stab.
Se-jun remained on the surface, digging the ground with his dagger and planting peanuts.
[You planted peanut seeds.]
[Due to the effect of Sowing Lv. 3, the probability of the peanut seeds germinating increases.]
[Your job experience increased very slightly.]
[The proficiency of Sowing Lv. 3 increased very slightly.]
[Due to the effect of Proficiency Boost Lv. 1, the proficiency of Sowing Lv. 3 increased by an additional 5%.]
And when a little over an hour had passed,
[You created a 250-pyeong peanut field.]
[You obtained 500 experience points.]
Se-jun finished planting all 1000 peanuts.
The 185th day of being stranded. Peanuts, which would increase the soil fertility, began to grow in the fields on the surface.