Chapter 46 – Harvesting Potatoes

Once the treatment of the wolves was decided, Se-jun and the rabbits went down to the cave and prepared breakfast.

And

“Follow me-nyan!”

Theo led the wolves around and introduced Se-jun’s farm as if it were his own.

“This is the green onion field-nyan! And this is…”

However, Theo’s explanation was soon blocked. It was because the green sprouts all looked similar.

When Theo’s explanation was blocked,

Kkueng!

Kkueng stepped forward and let him know. ‘Peanuts are planted there!’

Since he played near the fields every day, Kkueng knew well what was planted where.

“This is the peanut field-nyan!”

While Theo was explaining the fields to the wolves like that, receiving Kkueng’s support,

“Let’s eat breakfast.”

Se-jun, who had prepared breakfast, called everyone.

The breakfast menu was originally green onions and cherry tomatoes… but Se-jun, who heard from the black rabbit yesterday that there were other corpses besides the Giant Electric Eel, insisted that they eat piranhas and crayfish for the wolves.

Actually, Se-jun’s own desire to eat something substantial was great. Still, as he brought the eel flesh yesterday, he gained the know-how to bring the corpses more comfortably.

The black rabbit went down with several ropes and tied up the dead piranhas, crayfish, or chunks of eel flesh, so Se-jun only had to pull up the ropes as if fishing.

Thanks to the low water temperature, the corpses were hardly decayed, so they could eat them deliciously. Of course, they had to eat the green onion of detoxification.

Having finished a hearty meal like that from the morning, Se-jun and the rabbits began the morning farming.

And

“President Theo, pack the green onion leaves into your bundle.”

He had Theo pack the green onion leaves into his bundle. There was a place to go carrying the green onion leaves.

“Understood-nyan! Wolf employees, follow me-nyan!”

“Yes. President Theo.”

The wolves, who ate their fill for the first time in a long time, moved actively at Theo’s words. Having received Se-jun’s instructions, Theo took the wolves and filled the bundle with green onion leaves like that.

In the meantime,

Slice. Slice.

Se-jun quickly harvested cherry tomatoes.

At that time,

[You have harvested 9 well-ripened Magical Cherry Tomatoes at the same time.]

[Job experience points increase slightly.]

[Job experience points are full.]

[The grade of Tower Farmer (D) rises.]

[You have become a Tower Farmer (C).]

His job grade rose.

“Good.”

Se-jun rejoiced, now being able to harvest even more delicious C-grade crops.

[As the job grade rises, the job traits are strengthened.]

[Through the job trait, you become closer to nature, and a hidden talent: Friend of Nature awakens.]

“Huh? A talent awakens?!”

Se-jun was greatly surprised by the message that a talent awakened. He had never heard of a case where another talent awakened besides the talent from the initial awakening.

Of course, it was not that there were no hunters whose new talents awakened like Se-jun. It was just that hunters hid it, so Se-jun, who was an ordinary person, could not access it.

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases slightly.]

[Due to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv. 1, the proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases by an additional 5%.]

[You have acquired 208 experience points.]

Just as Se-jun was about to check the new talent hastily,

[Artifact: The Earth Saint Patrick’s Straw Hat confirms the increase in the wearer’s job grade.]

[Confirmed Tower Farmer (C).]

[The grade of the artifact: Earth Saint Patrick’s Straw Hat rises to C.]

[C-grade restrictions are unlocked.]

[The restriction on the skill – Blessing of the Earth Lv. 4 is unlocked.]

[The restriction on the skill – Farmer’s Body Lv. 3 is unlocked.]

[The restriction on the skill – Blessing of Good Harvest Lv. 2 is unlocked.]

[The skill – Growth Promotion Lv. 1 is opened.]

A lot changed just by his job grade rising by one.

Se-jun checked the new talent again.

[Talent: Friend of Nature]

-A talent with a fairly high affinity with nature.

-When in contact with animals or plants whose languages do not communicate, communication becomes smooth.

“If I make contact, communication becomes smooth?”

As Se-jun went up to the surface and approached Kkueng, who was playing alone,

Kkueng?

Kkueng tilted his head, wondering what was going on, and looked at Se-jun. ‘What is it?’

Clasp.

Se-jun grabbed Kkueng’s front paw.

Kkueng?

[Dad, are you going to play with me?]

Kkueng’s cry began to be translated and heard.

“Oh, amazing!”

Se-jun, who was marveling at the new talent, paused. But dad? To someone who is not even married yet?! No, isn’t that the problem? You and I are of different species!

He decided to take his time and explain to Kkueng slowly. While Se-jun explained that he was not Kkueng’s dad, if the shocked Kkueng struck him saying, ‘I hate Dad!’, he would die.

And people originally think of pets as their children. Se-jun thought that he also just had a slightly very large pet bear cub. He was absolutely not rationalizing his thoughts to survive. Surely not.

Having confirmed his new talent like that, Se-jun checked the skills of the Earth Saint Patrick’s Straw Hat.

Blessing of the Earth changed from slightly faster intellect recovery to slightly much faster recovery, Farmer’s Body increased all stats by 5 instead of 3, and Blessing of Good Harvest expanded the maximum harvest area from 100 pyeong to 300 pyeong.

And the new skill, Growth Promotion.

[Growth Promotion Lv. 1]

Active Skill

Promotes the growth of 10 crops by one week without side effects.

Cooldown: 10 days

To think he could promote the growth of crops by a week! Se-jun thought of the potato field, which did not have much time left until harvest. What if he used the skill on the potato field?

Today’s lunch menu is steamed potatoes!

Se-jun hurriedly went to the potato field.

And

“Is this how I use it? Growth Promotion.”

Se-jun, who was using an active skill for the first time, awkwardly reached out his hand and used the skill on the potato field.

[You have used Growth Promotion Lv. 1.]

[Promotes the growth of 10 potatoes by one week.]

A light shone on the 10 potato stems close to Se-jun.

Although the outside did not change much,

Thud.

The sound of potatoes growing in the ground was heard.

Se-jun waited a moment, then pulled the nearest potato stem to harvest the potatoes.

Thud, thud.

Along the potato stem, fist-sized potatoes came out in clusters.

[You have harvested 20 well-ripened Potatoes of Strength at the same time.]

[Job experience points increase slightly.]

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases slightly.]

[Due to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv. 1, the proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 4 increases by an additional 5%.]

[You have acquired 600 experience points.]

Fortunately, the potatoes grew well.

“Potato of Strength?”

Se-jun checked the harvested potato’s options.

[Potato of Strength]

It is a potato grown in the tower that absorbed enough nutrients and is delicious.

Cultivated by a farmer familiar with farming, its taste and efficiency have improved.

Upon consumption, it dissolves 30g of fat in the body and increases strength by 0.5 for 10 minutes.

The effects accumulate up to a maximum of 10 potatoes within an hour.

Upon consumption by a non-awakened person, it dissolves 30g of fat and activates stomach functions.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration Date: 90 days

Grade: C

Perhaps because Se-jun’s job grade rose to C-grade, a line saying ‘Cultivated by a farmer familiar with farming, its taste and efficiency have improved.’ was added to the options.

And as the efficiency improved, the stat gained from dissolving 30g of fat increased from 0.3 to 0.5.

“At this level, hunters with low levels might be interested?”

Up to D-grade crops, eating 10 only gave a stat increase of 2, but now it increased by a whopping 5. That would be enough to create stats that allow equipping level 5 items at level 1. However, that was not what was important right now.

“We don’t even have enough food for ourselves.”

Thinking that he should sell potatoes to hunters later when the potato yield increased, Se-jun quickly harvested the remaining potatoes.

The option of activating stomach functions was not of great interest to Se-jun, who digested well, so it was quickly forgotten.

The total potatoes harvested like that was 197.

“Hehehe.”

Se-jun washed the potatoes, humming. Then, laying green onion leaves at the bottom of three pots, he filled them with potatoes and began to steam them. The remaining potatoes were wrapped in green onion leaves and made into roasted potatoes to eat faster.

While the potatoes were cooking deliciously like that, Se-jun hastily untied and pulled one rope that was tied to a tree branch stuck in the ground in front of the pond.

It was to make grilled eel for the mother Crimson Giant Bear to eat.

After a moment, chunks of eel flesh came up along the rope. They were what the black rabbit had sliced and tied in advance.

Pyak!

As Se-jun pulled the rope, the black rabbit, who was patrolling outside the pond holding the Giant Electric Eel’s Core, came out of the pond. He came out to help, knowing Se-jun was preparing lunch.

Se-jun grilled the eel with the black rabbit.

At that time,

Rattle, rattle.

Steam began to leak out, pushing the pot lids.

“Is it cooked well?”

Se-jun opened the pot lid and inserted a chopstick made by carving a tree branch into a potato.

Thud, slide.

The chopstick penetrated the potato without resistance. Steamed potatoes were completed.

And

Kuuung.

Just in time, the mother Crimson Giant Bear returned from finishing her patrol.

“Let’s eat lunch!”

At Se-jun’s shout, the animals gathered around the cave.

Se-jun first sent the grilled eel upward and gave it to the mother Crimson Giant Bear.

And Se-jun carried the steamed potatoes and roasted potatoes on green onion leaves, went up to the surface, and spread them in the middle of the animals sitting in a circle.

“It’s hot, so eat carefully.”

Puuuu.

The rabbits grabbed potatoes one by one and began to cool them.

However, the Crimson Giant Bear mother and cub and the two Black Minotaurs grabbed several hot potatoes at once and put them in their mouths.

Munch, munch.

Although smoke was rising from their mouths, they casually swallowed the potatoes, grabbed potatoes again, and put them in their mouths. Terrifying fellas…

Looking at them at times like this, monsters were monsters. While Se-jun watched the hot potato eating show of the monsters with such great appetites, the potatoes were disappearing rapidly.

“Uh?!”

Hastily regaining his senses, Se-jun took 2 steamed potatoes and 2 roasted potatoes to eat and placed them in front of himself.

And

“Hoo, hoo.”

Blowing on the steamed potato, he carefully peeled it. Having peeled about half of the potato skin like that,

Chomp.

Se-jun took a bite of the potato.

“Huuua. It’s hot.”

Although it was hot, he did not spit it out. Instead, he chewed while cooling the potato inside his mouth.

“Ugh. It’s so delicious!”

Se-jun was deeply touched by the fluffy texture of the potato. Having finished one steamed potato in the blink of an eye like that, Se-jun peeled another steamed potato and this time dipped it in salt.

Se-jun, who originally liked dipping steamed potatoes in sugar, felt it was a pity there was no sugar, but

“Mmm. It’s delicious.”

Dipping it in salt was also not bad.

After the lunch break, warm like a potato, ended,

“President Theo, what about the green onion leaves?”

“I packed them full-nyan!”

At Se-jun’s question, Theo replied while saluting, having learned it from somewhere.

“Then shall we go a bit far to digest? Woo Chun-sam, guide us to the Bull Demon King.”

Se-jun to receive the price for eating and running from the Bull Demon King, decided to go to a place far away from the cave for the first time.

When Theo conveyed Se-jun’s words to Woo Chun-sam,

Moo-moo?!

At the mention of the Bull Demon King, Woo Chun-sam remembered the Bull Demon King’s instructions late and was flustered.

“I just want to bring some green onion leaves and have a talk.”

For now, he did not inform Woo Chun-sam of the Bull Demon King’s eating and running. There was no reason to give up that leverage when he could use it to gain the upper hand in negotiations.

Moo!

Woo Chun-sam rejoiced greatly at Se-jun’s words. Bringing Se-jun would consequently result in executing the Bull Demon King’s command.

Moo!

Woo Chun-sam decided to guide Se-jun to the Bull Demon King with a joyful heart.

The 208th day of being stranded. Se-jun finally left the cave and set off to conquer the boss of the 99th floor of the tower.