When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 127



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127. Eyes on Promising Players

CLANG!

Oh Hyun-seong opened the car door and got out of the car that had stopped in the forest.

He stepped on the rustling leaves and looked around.

“It’s still peaceful around here.”

The situation on the northern front of the Korean peninsula was noisy for one reason or another, but there was no sign of monster corpses or artillery fire around where he was standing.

It is not a place with a lot of traffic, not a place where people would build a village and live, and not a place that monsters would prefer to make their nests.

It’s the perfect place to hide something.

“Mults.”

Kugu palace!

A heavy golem appeared from the ground in front of him.

When Oh Hyun-seong nodded, the guy nodded and put both arms into the ground.

Then the ground I was standing on began to shake slightly.

The ground shook once, and a long staircase appeared between the cracks in the ground.

It was the terrain that Melts had created for him, and Oh Hyeon-seong rode down it.

When the passage and stairs made of dirt on all sides ended, the interior of the facility, which seemed to have been touched by human hands, appeared.

‘It’s been quite a while since I’ve been here.’

North Korea’s secret seed vault known only to him.

It was a place where an uncountable amount of ‘original seeds’ were stored, and their value was astronomical.

Of course, the size of the facility is also considerable.

Oh Hyun-seong took his time and carefully looked through the interior, and fortunately, there were no signs of intrusion or damage to the exterior walls.

No matter how securely it was built in a safe location, it could not be considered safe as fierce fighting was taking place throughout North Korea.

At any time, parts of the facility could be damaged by shelling or invaded by monsters or humans.

However, before this incident broke out, Oh Hyun-seong had already used Melts’ power to bury the entire facility deep underground in order to ensure security.

Thanks to this, there was no need to get involved in any serious battles, and it was virtually impossible for outside invasions to occur.

The only risk was the problem of root proliferation and turbidity, as is the case now.

Suddenly.

‘… I don’t see any damage to the seeds, so I was worried that there might have been some indirect effect from the turbid air, but there haven’t been any signs yet.’

Oh Hyeon-seong went into each storage room and checked everything.

There was no problem with the facility or equipment itself.

The power plant also had its own generator, as befitting a secret vault, and a system was built to be able to run on its own for decades.

Even if it was a story that would have been impossible in the past, it is now possible with the power of artifacts.

‘There is only one thing that causes immediate anxiety.’

The only variable that could threaten this facility at present is the roots.

When I checked from outside, it turned out that it was quite far from the root closest to this place.

It has not yet entered the contamination range of the takgi.

But it won’t take as long as it looks to the naked eye.

It was a time when the roots had just begun to grow.

The area of ​​erosion will continue to expand and it will not be long before it reaches this point.

Once the pollution of the takgi started, it spread quickly.

‘So… I should do what I can before it’s too late.’

Clank!

Oh Hyun-seong left the facility and came up to the ground.

Then he called Melts again and locked the door.

The passage that led deep into the ground has completely disappeared.

“Let’s go, now.”

bruise!

Melts, who had transformed from a heavy earth golem to a puppy, got into the passenger seat.

A guy who likes to drive with his head out the car window, then and now.

Oh Hyun-seong, who was holding the steering wheel with a smirk, muttered as he looked outside.

“By the way, I hope you’re training well.”

Oh Hyun-seong could see the status window.

It was a chance encounter in Noya’s warehouse, but thanks to it, he was able to put his new ability to good use.

This status window allows you to view information about relics and crops.

Thanks to this, it has become possible to see the existence and grade of special crops while farming.

In addition, he could also see the character’s information.

It was possible to access various information that could not be obtained even with expensive measuring equipment, such as the concentration of turbidity in the person’s body and the rate of physical activation.

Additionally, among the details there was also an item called ‘growth potential’.

Of course, even if he showed potential, he had never used it before.

Because all that was around him were monsters that had already fully grown.

There was no way to confirm whether the numbers shown in the potential section were accurate or what level each grade meant.

but.

[Growth Potential – SS Rank]

“Hmm.”

Hyunseong Oh, tilting your chin obliquely.

He stared at the status window of ‘Jang Seo-jun’ that he had happened to see a few hours ago.

*

‘quiet.’

Jang Seo-jun, standing in the middle of the forest, was silent.

A space where not a single wind blows and where even the chirping of insects seems to have stopped.

It was a very alien experience, as if only the sound of my own breathing remained.

Since the big and small noises and sensations that should normally be heard are not felt, cognitive dissonance is bound to occur.

But rather, because of that, my whole body’s senses seemed to be on edge as I adapted to this unfamiliar environment.

Tinkle!

An unidentified dripping sound heard periodically.

But Jang Seo-jun had been looking for something else all along.

grasp!

Something translucent passes through the trees.

Jang Seo-jun reacted quickly and threw the dagger he was holding.

But his dagger missed its target, only sticking into a hollow tree.

“Too late. At your current speed, you need to predict the path before it gets close to you in order to hit it, not react after it’s already close.”

“Yes, I’ll try again.”

Jang Seo-jun nodded at Baek Ji-soo’s words.

Then he scattered his magic again and looked around.

It’s to find the target you just missed.

‘Let’s focus.’

The basic principle that applies to most detection hunters is to spread magical energy around and obtain information about creatures or objects that react to it.

It was similar to how modern radar equipment emits radio waves and detects the reflected waves to obtain information.

However, the difference is that while radar simply bounces off the surface of an object to transmit information, the magical power scattered by the detection system hunter sweeps through the subject’s body and magical organs.

Thanks to this, the detection ability can obtain much more accurate and detailed results than what hunters can usually determine through intuition alone.

And Jang Seo-jun’s special constitution is ‘magic power expansion’.

When dispersing magical power for detection, it amplifies the waves of magical power, allowing you to obtain the same information with a much smaller amount of input.

The detective hunters, due to their unique method, inevitably have to continuously consume a lot of magic power, but this makes up for it.

On the other hand, the detection ability was a field with a high barrier to entry, so much so that it would be impossible to function meaningfully as a detection hunter without this special constitution.

‘Damn, I’m definitely within range… but I can’t figure it out.’

Sweat broke out on Jang Seo-jun’s forehead.

The discovery was not as easy as I thought.

The unidentifiable, translucent target created by Baek Ji-soo not only moved like a living creature, but it was also difficult to estimate its location at all.

Even his innate senses, which were capable of detecting hidden thorns and underground spirits, were unable to detect it.

As this was his first time experiencing this, he felt extremely embarrassed.

It was as if something wriggling was twisting his perception.

‘This won’t do. Focus more.’

Jang Seo-jun shook his head and shut his eyes tightly.

It was to focus a little more on the magical power that stretched out around for detection.

But Baek Ji-soo opened her mouth when she saw him like that.

“Don’t close your eyes.”

“… yes?”

“Don’t close your eyes, it’s the worst habit for supernatural hunters.”

She spoke firmly, leaning forward.

“Why do you close your eyes when you’re not a blind hunter?”

“That, that.”

“Because you’re so focused on controlling your magic right now, you unconsciously give up your sight. Open your eyes wide and use all your senses to see, hear, feel, and if that doesn’t work, at least smell.”

At the stage where you can freely control both your senses and magical powers, it doesn’t matter if you close your eyes to give it a little more weight.

But beginners just close their eyes and watch without any plan.

Because they are inexperienced in handling magical power, they ignore other things and focus on using magical power.

In the past, within the special forces, this was considered an absurd act that had to be completely corrected during the training camp stage, but it was a mistake that even some high-ranking hunters with bad habits could easily make, whether in the past or present.

“There are monsters that can freely draw on the magic power of nature while keeping both eyes wide open, so do you think it’s right to close your eyes because you can’t even properly control your own magic power? Using magic power is a basic thing that you have to do even while sleeping.”

The story of Han Su-yeon, who has a special constitution called ‘magic sensitivity’.

Putting aside her personal feelings for her, Han Soo-yeon’s magical power control ability as a hunter was unparalleled anywhere in the world.

For hunters of the supernatural world, it is like a living, breathing textbook.

“Let’s try again.”

Jang Seo-jun swallowed hard and nodded.

And then I took each of her previous teachings and engraved them in my head again.

Rather than relying solely on your detection abilities, you will use all of your body’s senses.

Rather than just believing the information that magic brings directly, you should feel the subtle changes in wavelength that occur as the scattered magic sweeps through the surroundings.

Training began again and several failures followed.

Contrary to his desperate determination, his dagger misses the mark every time.

But it wasn’t like there was no harvest at all.

“Still, the reaction itself has become quite fast.”

“Does…does it look promising?”

“I think it’s talented enough to be able to react, but it’ll take too long if you do it this way.”

She looked at Jang Seo-jun, who was out of breath, and thought for a moment.

Since she had a full-time job, she couldn’t keep looking after him, and there was a deadline of 10 days.

After a while, she made a decision.

“Honestly, no one has ever endured this training method… But since it’s someone my senior personally selected, I guess it’s worth a try.”

Baek Ji-soo walked towards him step by step.

At that moment, I was looking at it with a puzzled look on my face, wondering what to do.

Before he could even get close, Jang Seo-jun’s vision suddenly became distorted.

Hwaaaaak!

A pitch-black darkness descended.

I looked around hurriedly, but there was only pitch-black darkness.

But there’s more to it than meets the eye.

There is no sound or smell.

I couldn’t feel the ground under my feet or even my own breathing.

He panicked at the feeling of being dropped into an alien world completely separate from reality.

‘What, what is this…’

The sight of cold sweat running down,

But he himself wasn’t even aware of that fact.

It’s different from a simple hallucination.

He had seen a few Hunters using the illusionary ability within the military, but it was nothing like the cheap tricks they used.

It is not simply a matter of depth or level of ability, but something entirely different.

“Don’t panic. It’s just a simple ability that utilizes my special constitution.”

At that moment, a voice was heard from beside him.

It was Baek Ji-soo’s.

Jang Seo-jun tried to answer, but his mouth just opened and closed and no sound came out.

“Just listen for now.”

Baek Ji-soo’s voice came one step closer.

And then a whisper in my ear followed.

“The training I’m going to do from now on is the same as the way I trained myself in the past to sharpen my senses. I’m going to continue like that, so you’d better get used to it quickly. Or else, you’ll give up quickly. If you hold on half-heartedly… you’ll break down.”

*

Time passed after Jang Seo-jun began full-scale ‘training’.

I don’t know exactly how much time had passed, but it was definitely much shorter than it felt.

It was as if 10 minutes felt like a day.

But no matter how long a moment may feel, there will always be an end.

Hwaaaaak!

The wind that had stopped blowing again causes the tree branches to sway.

I could hear the sound of crickets in my ears, and I could feel the hard ground behind me.

“Ugh… Ugh…!”

Jang Seo-jun, who emerged from the darkness, gasped for breath.

My whole body was drenched in sweat.

I could not be happier to be alive and breathing, standing on the ground.

But I was in such a state of extreme exhaustion that I couldn’t even move a finger to fully enjoy the reality that I had returned to.

“…”

Meanwhile, Baek Ji-soo stared at him intently.

There was surprise in her gaze as she stood there blankly.

‘Senior, what on earth did you pick up?’

Oh Hyun-seong’s eye for detail is special.

She knows this even better, as she was in charge of the National Security Agency, an organization that was responsible for discovering and managing talented people.

But this time, I thought that the character he personally picked had clear limitations.

As a simple detection hunter, aside from the fact that his senses were unusually excellent, all other specs, including his special constitution, were extremely ordinary.

If detection capabilities were only as precise as possible, there were plenty of alternatives.

It is inevitable that questions will be raised about whether these people are capable of stepping forward and nurturing talent themselves.

However, she had to change her mind.

‘This guy’s special constitution… It wasn’t something like magical power expansion.’