When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 120



Only Krnovel

120. Things that are good for the body are good to use.

‘Hey, what is this?’

Oh Hyun-seong’s mouth opened wide.

He had expected something to be found when Melts led him into a cave, but what he found easily exceeded his expectations.

Woohoo.

A vast underground valley stretched out before him.

Above, rays of light streamed down from the high ceiling, and a deep valley with crystal-clear water flowing was spread out.

The cave interior was a perfect environment for life to grow, and the lush greenery everywhere was proof of this.

A structure that is almost impossible to achieve naturally.

Even for Oh Hyeon-seong, who had traveled to all corners of the world in the past, it was an unrealistic sight he had never seen before.

In fact, this place was originally a small and ordinary cave, but one day, Melts came in and liked it so much that he personally took care of it and changed it.

Thud thud.

“This… doesn’t look like ordinary grass.”

Oh Hyun-seong, who was walking away, stopped and knelt on one knee.

There was a peculiar looking plant among the bushes, and as I looked at it, information about it came to mind.

It was the first time he had heard of the name.

But judging from the contents written, it seemed to be used as a fairly valuable medicinal herb.

‘Is this it… or that it?’

Oh Hyeon-seong, walking through the valley, continued to discover plants.

Even things that were thought to be weeds actually had their own uses, and the entire valley looked like a giant herb garden.

However, that does not mean that only those things can be used as medicinal herbs.

‘I know quite a few of those guys.’

Oh Hyeon-seong often had to procure food himself during operations.

At that time, after the Gate incident had become full-blown, the world was facing an unprecedented logistics crisis, and the supply of materials to various regions was also poor.

I also know quite a bit about the plants that can be used as food there.

But even if that weren’t the case, things that Koreans are quite familiar with, like mugwort, ming, godeulppaegi, and dallae, were seen here and there.

In addition, various medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and wild greens were growing naturally here.

It was full of different kinds of harvested produce from what he had grown in the field so far.

At this rate, I feel like we might find 650-year-old ginseng.

“Well, is it edible?”

Oh Hyeon-seong nodded as he picked a fresh-looking vegetable and ate it.

This place was also a land greatly influenced by the upper spirit, Multz, and as it was grown in a place where the turbid energy was completely excluded, it retained its original flavor.

Moreover, just as there are glowing fish in a reservoir, there were glowing plants inside the cave.

For example, when I approached the glowing mugwort, I found that it was a rare special crop with a strong detoxifying effect.

There were quite a few of them, and light was streaming out from all over the valley.

‘It’s so vast that it’s impossible to understand it all today.’

Oh Hyun-seong, who let out a hollow laugh, emerged from between the bushes.

Woohoo!

At that moment, Golem Dentsu appeared in front of him.

A guy who was preparing for battle for a moment, but put his fist down after seeing Oh Hyeon-seong and Melts.

He had been so friendly to me all along at Seoul Station that I didn’t notice it, but looking at him like this, he looked quite threatening.

“Are you acting as a watchman here?”

At his words, Dentsu nodded his head with a hum.

It wasn’t a place that anyone would come to anyway, nor was it an easy space to find, but it was reassuring to have that guy there.

In reality, it is a golem created with the abilities of his comrade, An Ji-hoon, even though it is not a spirit but cannot be compared to the original superior spirit, Multz.

Even if it wasn’t a boss, it was a guy who could easily tear apart the regular monsters in S-class gates.

Even if a team of hunters were to storm into this place, they would be wiped out without being able to do anything.

Woohoo!

“No, I wasted too much time sightseeing, I should go back now.”

Oh Hyun-seong checked his watch and spoke to the guy.

I would have liked to see everything here today, but I couldn’t leave for too long.

I had to go back to the group who were eagerly admiring the cherry blossoms.

But just as he was about to turn his back and leave the valley.

Oh Hyun-seong discovered another ray of light among the bushes.

‘… What is it? The light beam looks a bit strong?’

Whatever other special crops there were, Oh Hyeon-seong planned to turn back without paying attention.

Anyway, the special crops, whether rare or unique, weren’t going to run away anywhere, so I could just come back and check them out when I had time.

But the beam of light I saw now was not ordinary.

Oh Hyeon-seong instinctively headed there and was able to find a mushroom growing under a tree among the bushes.

‘hmm?’

It’s a mushroom whose name I’m hearing for the first time.

But when I read the phrases that came to mind, the effect was extraordinary.

A mushroom that brings about a temporary increase in stamina for about half a day.

But the grade of this mushroom was epic.

“This… This is a bit…”

Oh Hyun-seong flinched back for a moment.

What kind of horrible things will happen if I eat this?

With great difficulty, he overcame that strange curiosity and got up from his seat.

*

“Hey, bro?”

Yoo Seung-soo said, seeming surprised.

Oh Hyeon-seong suddenly appeared in front of him without saying anything while he was busy working on his smart farm.

“What brings you here all of a sudden? You’re not even at home, but at a farm. Oh, did you come here to see the cherry blossoms?”

“no.”

Oh Hyun-seong chuckled.

We kept talking on the way back that day, and we talked about it the last time we talked on the phone, so it seemed like it was good.

But that wasn’t why I came.

“Then why?”

Yoo Seung-soo unconsciously patted his own waist and said.

Oh Hyeon-seong stared at his actions intently.

“You said your back hurt, right?”

“Oh, I hurt my back while serving in the military, but it’s not bad enough to interfere with my daily life.”

“You’ll go crazy like that. If you keep doing farm work, your back will continue to suffer.”

“I’m trying to manage it as best as I can. Honestly, I haven’t had time to worry about that until now.”

Yoo Seung-soo said with a bitter smile.

Since his parents got sick, he hasn’t had time to worry about his back health.

The situation was the same after he came down to Changyeong-ri. He had been focusing on his business and had been pushing himself too hard, and as a result, his back health was now much worse than before.

Things had gotten better since Oh Hyun-seong’s parents’ problem was solved, but if I worked for too long, pain would inevitably follow.

“Then it’s difficult.”

“Huh? What is this?”

“It’s good for your health, so eat it.”

Oh Hyun-seong handed him a tall cup.

It contained an unidentified green liquid, and the smell was also unusual.

A strong, sticky scent that makes you frown.

“Ugh, what is this…”

Yoo Seung-soo was startled and took a step back.

But Oh Hyun-seong immediately followed him and thrust a cup at him.

“This is juice I made myself from things I dug up in the mountains. It’s good for your waist, so try it.”

“Hey, you want me to eat this?”

Oh Hyun-seong nodded resolutely.

Although Seungsu Yoo wanted to deny reality, he had no choice but to give in to his persistent, forceful attitude.

It’s come to this, so I can’t ignore the favor I received not long ago.

But the green juice taken that way was truly destructive.

“Ugh…!”

“Hold on, hold on.”

Seungsoo Yoo suddenly became sad.

Since I was little, I’ve been able to eat most things well and have a good stomach, but the taste is so strong that even that isn’t easy.

The food that Oh Hyun-seong had recently shared was so delicious that it was almost ecstatic, so when he said that he would make juice from the canned goods himself, I expected a surprise in taste that was different from the smell.

But those expectations were miserably dashed.

“What’s good for the body tastes bitter to the mouth.”

“Poohak!”

Seungsoo Yoo, who had just finished his drink, leaned on his knees and gasped for breath.

I feel like I’ve seen the extreme of green healthy tastelessness.

But when he calmed down to some extent and lifted his head from where he had been bowing, his eyes widened.

“Huh…? My waist…”

Yoo Seung-soo grabbed her waist.

The back pain I had been feeling from managing the facility and doing farm work just now completely disappeared.

After finishing my work for the day, I had to lie down for a while to rest because of my back pain, but I just drank a little juice and the pain completely disappeared.

It was to the point where I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

“Still, it would be better to take good care of it and not overdo it for a while.”

“Oh, thanks, bro.”

“Okay, let’s finish up the work.”

Oh Hyeon-seong strode inside and helped Yoo Seung-su finish the farm work.

Although it was the Yoo siblings’ smart farm that was fully equipped with the latest equipment, Oh Hyeon-seong was able to do his share because he had learned a lot about smart farms from them the last time.

They finished their work in a warm atmosphere, saying it was a friendly feeling among neighbors, and sat down to eat the fruit they had just picked.

It may not be great, but it is definitely made with good equipment, and the quality is incomparable to factory-made synthetic fruits.

At least not to the point where I would put down the fruit I took a bite of with mixed feelings.

Apart from the fact that it doesn’t taste good, it’s safe to say that it’s a top 1% crop of this era just because it doesn’t cause a strong aversion to it.

However, this is a story that came out while we were sitting there talking.

“Do you think I should vacate the seat?”

“Yeah, it won’t take long. It’ll only take a little while. But I was wondering if you could take care of the field while I’m away.”

“It won’t be difficult. If you need to leave your seat, just let us know and we’ll take care of it. Oh, by the way, where are you planning to go?”

“I can’t say exactly where, but towards North Korea.”

“uh…?”

For a moment, Seungsoo Yoo, who was talking, became speechless.

Beyond the current border, the northern part of the Korean peninsula has become an uninhabited no-man’s land after a massive monster wave caused by the Chinese gate.

A magical realm filled only with monsters, with a high turbidity detection rate.

“Why in a place like that?”

“That’s because I left some things behind.”

*

Oh Hyeon-seong drove his car and headed north alone.

He was trying to cross the border by land, and of course it was obvious that he was going to North Korea.

‘I hope the seed vault is still safe?’

The secret seed vault within North Korea that he had secured.

I was planning to go and secure some of the other seeds that I had only been able to bring with me at the time, just to make sure there were no intrusions from the outside, but because it was too far away, I kept putting it off day after day and ended up here.

‘If everything had gone according to plan, I should have gone a long time ago, but I’ve become really lazy. If it were me in the past, I would have fainted in shock.’

Oh Hyun-seong shook his head.

Beyond his gaze, a checkpoint at the border began to appear.

But the checkpoint seen from a distance looked different than the one he had seen the last time.

Squeak.

“… hmm?”

Oh Hyeon-seong stopped his vehicle in front of the barrier.

But no one approached him as he waited quietly, and no one was visible around him.

“There’s… no one here?”