When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 10



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10. Signs

A few days after Han Su-yeon left.

Oh Hyun-seong spent his time leisurely as he always did.

Of course, I didn’t completely empty my mind, but I did manage to reclaim the same amount of farmland as I had planned.

I felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment after completing it while moving my body appropriately.

I thought, this is the fun of having your own land.

“Okay, everyone, let’s go.”

Oh Hyeon-seong went on a picnic with the spirits.

Hundreds of spirits followed him, chattering songs, and when he spread a mat on the empty green ground, the spirits rolled over it.

“I haven’t installed everything yet!”

I spread out a mat and swept away the noisy spirits here and there.

I brought the biggest mat I could find, but there were so many spirits that the place was packed with nowhere to put my feet.

But soon the place became empty thanks to the kids who couldn’t stand it any longer and went out to run around and play.

Let’s lie down comfortably on the mat, and the spirits will climb on top of him or come next to him and lie down together.

There were a few crazy guys running around near my head, but I caught them, laid them down next to me, and looked up at the sky with them.

“How is it, are you feeling any better?”

Boom boom!

The quiet countryside sky was clear without a single cloud.

A peaceful situation where everything that needed to be done was done and no one was bothering you.

Although Oh Hyeon-seong had only recently left the city, he seemed to have already adapted quite well to this life.

Oh Hyun-seong, who was enjoying his leisurely time, took out the potato lunch box he had bought.

‘Where should we go to eat?’

Oh Hyun-seong, who had been whetting his appetite, picked up a potato.

He had been eating only potatoes for several days, but he didn’t feel tired at all.

Is there a more perfect food than this? It’s delicious, easy to eat, and you won’t get tired of it.

However, the spirits are gathered together and staring intently at him as he eats.

Is it really that amazing to see someone eating food so deliciously?

He playfully broke off a small piece of potato and held it out to the guys who were staring at him so intently that it almost felt embarrassing.

“Would you like one too?”

Snap!

“…uh?”

At that moment, the spirit swallowed the piece of potato he had offered.

The guy who had been moving his mouth a few times swallowed the potato in one gulp.

Oh Hyeon-seong froze in place for a moment at the unexpected event.

“What, are you okay?”

This was the first time the spirit had consumed any kind of food.

Rather, they have been vehemently rejecting Earth’s foods for quite some time.

Even if you gave him something like a chocolate bar, he would either wave his arms around with an arrogant expression or run away without saying anything.

The spirits perceived it as torture when they asked to eat together instead of eating alone.

But this time, I just offered it to him as a joke, and he actually ate it.

Boom boom!

The water spirit that ate the potato jumps around.

Then he started jumping around and talking to the other spirits surrounding him.

When the spirits heard those words, they exclaimed in admiration.

“…What are you guys doing?”

Squeak squeak!

The spirits gather and scream.

They just got those potatoes too.

“Huh. Why are they acting like this all of a sudden?”

Oh Hyun-seong felt bewildered by the guys’ sudden change in appearance.

But when I thought about it carefully, I thought I could tell the difference.

Humans ate food to live.

This is not a matter of choice, it is a matter of survival.

No matter how tasteless it was, I had to put something in my mouth to survive, so I willingly ate and adapted to even tasteless food.

But the spirits had no need for such material necessities.

That’s why there’s no need to get used to food that doesn’t taste good.

‘In short, I didn’t eat it before because it was so tasteless, but now I eat it because it’s delicious.’

Oh Hyun-seong cut the potatoes into pieces and handed them out to the spirits one by one.

The spirits, each of whom was given a potato, visibly enjoyed it and savored the taste.

These guys are genuinely delighted with the taste, making the misunderstanding that they dislike food seem meaningless.

“When did the number increase so much…?”

Even the kids who were playing around and the spirits who were sleeping soundly in the grass heard the noise and came over.

As the guys started eating them one by one, the potatoes he had brought were quickly gone.

‘I didn’t know they were such greedy guys…’

Oh Hyeon-seong diligently distributed potatoes and gave them to the spirits.

It made him happy to see the guys so happy.

Now, we can share delicious food together.

But those who had tasted it began to look up at it with longing eyes, as if this was not enough and they were asking if there was more.

“I ate everything you brought. I’ll give you more when I get home.”

Oh Hyeon-seong appeased the spirits and sent them away.

However, there weren’t many potatoes left since we had been eating them steadily since we had planted and harvested them in the garden.

The potato seedlings were already used up after the second planting.

‘If you like it this much, you should feed it more. But in return, you have to put in some effort.’

Oh Hyun-seong let out a sinister laugh inside.

Afterwards, he woke up and enjoyed some leisurely time with the spirits.

I packed my mat and luggage and headed home.

But in the process, he tripped on a rock hidden among the weeds.

Thud!

‘crazy…!’

I regained my balance as my body tilted over, and quickly stepped onto the other foot.

But at that moment, Oh Hyun-seong felt dizzy.

I instinctively realized that the foot I had stepped on was the one on my injured left leg.

I had to endure the pain just trying to walk without limping, so of course a shock of this magnitude would cause terrible pain.

‘Huh? It doesn’t hurt?’

But Oh Hyun-seong looked down at his ankles in bewilderment.

Contrary to my initial fear, I didn’t actually feel any pain.

‘what?’

At first, Oh Hyeon-seong felt relieved, but soon questions began to arise.

This is a leg that, while undergoing rehabilitation at the hospital, once hit a machine and it made me feel the pain of death.

I wondered how it was possible not to feel pain despite this level of shock.

‘Now that I think about it… I’ve been feeling lighter overall for the past few days. My legs hurt less too.’

After undergoing treatment and rehabilitation training, his body improved greatly.

But even so, the wounds sustained from fighting the queen were deep.

Even the best doctors in the country can attest to the fact that it leaves aftereffects that cannot be cured for the rest of one’s life.

In reality, no matter how hard I tried, my physical condition did not improve at all beyond a certain level.

But strangely enough, after coming down to the countryside, I felt like my physical condition had improved for some reason.

At first I thought it was just my mood, but I started to feel something was wrong because it kept on happening even though it was a difference in condition.

‘Could it be that my damaged body is recovering belatedly? If so… perhaps?’

Oh Hyun-seong, his eyes sparkling, stood up straight on both legs.

Then he moved his legs one step at a time, gradually increasing his speed.

A cool breeze was felt, and a smile spread across his lips.

Kkudangtang!

“Ugh…!”

Oh Hyun-seong lost his balance and rolled on the floor.

It seems like running was too much.

“Damn, I messed with you for nothing.”

He shook his head, clutching his aching leg, and staggered his way home.

***

“The time has finally come.”

Oh Hyun-seong, standing in the warehouse, spoke with a pretended solemn expression.

A pile of boxes in front of him.

With the last of the packages just delivered and brought inside, all the seeds and seedlings I purchased for full-scale farming have arrived.

‘At this level, even if war breaks out, I won’t have to starve to death. I’m secure.’

From representative grains such as rice, barley, and wheat.

Relief crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, and corn.

And many other grains, vegetables, fruits, etc.

All kinds of seeds for cultivation fill this large warehouse.

‘I worked so hard to get this.’

Unlike the last time when I bought seed potatoes carelessly online, this time I brought them one by one with great care.

To obtain good quality seeds or seedlings.

An action taken under the hypothesis that if excellent seeds meet the environment of this place, which is embraced by spirits, they will produce even better results.

To that end, he sought tips and sources of income from the Yu siblings, who were farmers, and even the villagers.

In particular, the advice from my siblings, who are very knowledgeable in this area, was very helpful.

‘But the money is a lot more broken than I thought. It’s not yet a financial burden, but it’s not a negligible expense.’

Oh Hyun-seong had money saved up while living as a hunter.

However, it was nothing compared to the income of hunters who boasted enormous salaries in the huge market like today.

Nowadays, the price of hunters is skyrocketing, and to prevent the brain drain, government-affiliated hunters are paid huge salaries at a separate table, but at that time, there was no such concept.

Of course, even back then, I was not paid a small amount of money.

Even though they were government officials, they were given special treatment and received extra benefits.

However, even if you add retirement pay to your salary, it is not enough to become an asset owner with several billion won.

‘I think we’ll need to build additional facilities like warehouses. If we plan on continuing to farm in the future, we’ll need to find a way to bring in money.’

Even if you are retired, you can’t continue to live while increasing your expenses.

Of course, now was not the time to think about such things.

Because immediate farming takes priority.

Oh Hyeon-seong, carrying a bundle on his back, shouted at the gathered spirits.

“Let’s go, guys!”

***

Tiring!

“Haa, why does it keep doing this?”

Seungsoo Yoo frowned as he picked up his cell phone.

This is because the management app once again notified us that there was a problem with the smart farm facility.

“You did it last time too, and this is already the fourth time.”

They say that problems are bound to arise when a facility is in operation, but compared to usual, the frequency has become ridiculously frequent.

What’s even more troubling is that all four of the problems that occurred occurred on different devices.

Independent parts, from the temperature controller to the nutrient solution supply and unmanned sprayer, were causing problems.

“It’s almost harvest time for the main crops, and this is driving me crazy.”

Yoo Seung-soo put aside what he was doing and headed to the facility.

As we entered the large, full-scale facility reminiscent of a factory at the foot of a hillside, an interior appeared where countless crops were growing in layers.

He took out his cell phone, muttering, and headed to the location where the problem was.

“Let’s see, what the hell is wrong with you?”

Yoo Seung-soo approached the cultivation machine, tilted his head, and checked below.

But as soon as he looked underneath, he was shocked.

Beneath the planter, there was a large hole that looked as if the floor had melted.

“What, what is this?!”

Yoo Seung-soo stepped back with a loud noise.

The image of ‘erosion’ with its ominous, black aura writhing was clearly visible.

His face turned pale.

“Rain… It’s an emergency.”

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