When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 86



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86. Abandoned City

Oh Hyeon-seong faced the field.

Then, three shiny potatoes appeared among the fields.

Three potatoes, each with a special effect.

It was indeed worthwhile to embed the relic.

Originally, Albert would come down once in a while to water the entire field and then return, and the remaining tasks requiring water were done by the lower spirits.

But now, instead of Albert having to take care of it every day, he just supplied it with enough water whenever it was needed.

Because it was continuously exposed to the water of Alvern, a higher spirit rather than a lower spirit, it created a significant difference in the results.

Moreover, this was not a mere coincidence.

On the second day, special crops appeared in succession.

Three potatoes emitting a soft light appeared again.

This was only true in the potato fields, and it was a stark difference when compared to the many other fields where special crops had not yet appeared.

It’s not a question of yield or exact expected value, but simply comparing the area shows a huge difference in probability.

“Six in two days, that’s great.”

Oh Hyun-seong, who returned home, placed today’s canned potatoes next to yesterday’s potatoes.

Six potatoes standing side by side on a table.

It looks like it has the same soft glow.

“They all have effects that increase magic power. I thought they were random, but it seems like each crop has its own characteristics.”

A total of six, no, seven potatoes, including the one I first discovered, all had the effect of increasing magic power.

Considering that corn and strawberries had different effects, it seemed like there were trends for each crop.

In any case, there is no reason not to welcome the effect of increasing magic power.

This might not be a very welcome effect for pure martial arts hunters, but it was a win-win for Oh Hyeon-seong.

In other words, the plan was to eat it all up without leaving a trace.

Thud!

Oh Hyun-seong headed to the kitchen and started cooking.

Today’s main menu is stewed potatoes.

The peeled potatoes still had a soft sheen, and I made a seasoning with homemade soy sauce, corn syrup, etc., and added a generous amount of red pepper, green onion, sesame seeds, and garlic.

As long as you endure a little inconvenience, you don’t have to skimp on ingredients or processes because you know the taste will come back.

It was obvious that he had been cooking for himself for a long time, and he was able to do it quite skillfully.

Thanks to that, the stew already had a delicious smell.

‘I guess I have talent.’

Oh Hyun-seong, slightly self-intoxicated.

I know it’s a quick fix, but at this moment, I feel like the world’s best chef.

At least, there is no denying that the output is the best in the world today.

Oh Hyun-seong, who finished cooking, set the table.

Freshly cooked white rice, glossy stewed potatoes, and a few side dishes including kimchi were set out.

A Korean meal that may not look like much on the outside, but is far beyond delicious.

Oh Hyun-seong was very satisfied and had a happy meal.

‘It tastes good, but every time I eat a potato, I feel my magic power increasing little by little.’

Of course, the increase in magic power was not significant enough for Oh Hyeon-seong.

Compared to the vast amount of magical power he had accumulated over time, the magical power he gained from eating a few potatoes was extremely small.

However, considering that it was cumulative, it was by no means negligible, and even more so by the standards of a typical hunter.

It was worthwhile to plant the relic in the field.

I haven’t tried to feel it, but the artifact that was hit in the potato field would be a tier 2 relic by today’s standards.

What crazy person would use a second-class artifact that would fetch a huge amount of money on the market to grow potatoes?

There is probably only one person like that in the whole world.

‘But compared to the big picture I’ve drawn, it’s still woefully inadequate.’

Oh Hyun-seong nodded.

All the special crops that appeared this time were only ‘rare’ grade.

There must be a reason why information is divided into grades, and there must certainly be grades higher than that.

Perhaps further improvements to the environment would increase the chances of obtaining a higher grade.

Quantity was also an issue.

The area is barely the size of a potato field, with only one relic providing water.

To reach the level he desired, he needed to place a much larger quantity of relics.

However, despite such ambitions, it was difficult to know exactly where to start.

The area of ​​the entire field was so large that it was almost comical that it was like a single potato field that was now filled.

Since he has never studied smart farms properly, he has no idea what equipment he should install when he tries to install relics.

“Brother!”

At that moment, voices appeared, pulling him out of his thoughts after finishing his meal.

It was none other than the Yu siblings living next door.

“What’s going on all of a sudden?”

“What’s going on? You came to play.”

Eunha Yoo said with an innocent smile.

Yoo Seung-soo also smiled happily as he lifted the gift.

The order not to visit the house for a while for the stability of Yoon Seol-ha, who had been living there for a while, ended when she found a house in the village and became independent.

After that, it was the siblings’ first time visiting his house in person.

“Oh, welcome. Come on in.”

“Then excuse me.”

“Oh, you already ate?”

“I ate. Should I serve you some?”

“No, we eat lunch at an odd time.”

They sat around the living room and talked.

I hadn’t been visiting his house for a while, but I had seen him a few times in the village, so we didn’t have much to talk about, but the conversation flowed smoothly.

Then the story about Yun Seol-ha came up.

“The neighbor who came a while ago, is said to be an acquaintance of your brother?”

“Seol-ha, right? Right, have you met her in person?”

“Okay. We have to meet the new face in our town, who is also in his 20s. He said he came with my older brother’s introduction and prepared a lot of things for me.”

“Thank you. Please take good care of me so that I can adapt easily.”

“Even if you don’t say that to me, my brother will take good care of me. He must have been so happy when a beautiful woman came to the neighborhood.”

“You, what the hell are you talking about?”

Yoo Seung-soo’s face turned red and he got angry.

I thought his sister might have exaggerated a lot, but I decided to chime in just in case.

“It’s true that our Seol-ha is pretty, but she already has a husband, so don’t do anything useless.”

“No, bro, it was a misunderstanding.”

Eun-ha and Seung-soo Yoo looked at him, laughing heartily.

Anyway, it was good news that they had already met.

Kwon Kyung-min was already helping her as her next-door neighbor, but if he also helped his siblings, there would be no problem in settling down.

Above all, maybe we could become good friends.

Although the worlds we lived in were very different, we were neighbors of similar age within the village.

Even Eun-ha Yoo, who was almost a semi-professional and interested in the hunter world, had no way of knowing about Seol-ha Yoon’s past activities.

‘… for a moment.’

But at that moment, Oh Hyeon-seong flinched and looked at the two siblings alternately.

Then Yoo Seung-soo asked.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“I was just thinking about a problem. And the expert happened to be here.”

“Expert? What expert?”

“You’re an expert on smart farms. A first-class expert who even has a supplier in a department store.”

“This, first class…”

At Oh Hyun-seong’s words, Yoo Seung-su seemed to be in a good mood as the corners of his mouth twitched.

Is there anything more satisfying than being recognized in an area where you put your heart and soul into it?

But before he could say anything, Eunha Yoo suddenly interrupted and said.

“Huh, are you planning to start a smart farm too?”

“It’s still in the planning stage. It hasn’t even started properly.”

Oh Hyun-seong said, waving his hand.

Then, Eun-ha Yoo and Seung-soo Yoo looked at each other and exchanged strange glances.

Then he suddenly got up from his seat and grabbed Oh Hyeon-seong.

“What, what is it?”

“We’ll tell you properly!”

*

Oh Hyun-seong, who was dragged out of the house, arrived at none other than the siblings’ farm.

I was brought here for the purpose of a field trip.

It was a rather sudden visit, but as I had seen before, it was a professional smart farm, not a typical small-scale farm.

But when I looked at it with the siblings’ explanations, rather than with the eyes of an outsider, I realized that it was more sophisticated and professional than I had expected.

“What is this?”

“It’s called a nutrient solution machine, and it automatically supplies the nutrient solution that plants need to grow. Next to it is a controller, and in order to properly use other devices, various sensors for temperature, humidity, soil, etc. must be functioning properly.”

“This is a heating and cooling system. It creates the optimal temperature for plant growth by flowing cold and hot water around the roots of the crops. Instead of heating and cooling the entire facility, it reduces energy consumption and increases the growth rate of crops by heating and cooling the root zone.”

“Oh.”

Oh Hyun-seong nodded several times.

Even the ceiling opening mechanism, which I thought was simply a hole in the roof, had various functions, and things I didn’t understand when I just saw it, but after hearing an explanation, I understood them.

Of course, not all of the information was usable.

Since I wasn’t really trying to do a smart farm business, I took what I needed and filtered out what I didn’t because of the differences in methods.

However, as the overall picture of how smart farm farming is actually done began to be drawn, my eyes were gradually opening to how to utilize it.

I guess you could say I have a feel for how to utilize artifacts.

“Thank you. I think it got resolved thanks to you.”

“If you have any questions along the way, feel free to ask, especially if it’s a field trip. You’re always more than welcome to ask.”

Oh Hyeon-seong, who returned from the siblings’ farm, began to draw up a plan, one after another, outlining the ideas in his head.

Repeat erasing like that several times.

A fairly usable plan has been completed.

‘The problem is that if we do this, we’ll probably need a lot of corpses from higher-level monsters…’

Oh Hyun-seong was lost in thought.

There was also a way to collect monster corpses from the gate and make them into artifacts in the same way as last time.

But for what he needed right now, just going through the regular gates would take up a lot of time.

At that moment, a useful scene came to his mind.

*

Recently, there was an incident where a large nest appeared within a restricted area in the metropolitan area.

An incident that began without any warning, unleashing a huge number of monsters and covering the already eroded land.

The management directly intervened and the nest was completely destroyed, but the problem was the enormous number of monsters that had already poured out of the nest.

The threat level is much lower than that of the nest raid, but they are enemies that are so numerous over a wide area that it is not easy to eliminate them with a small number of elite troops.

That is why the government dispatched a large number of hunters from other agencies, as well as those from the Management Bureau, to the scene and began to wipe out the remnants.

However, the level of the remnants was not ordinary, so many famous hunters were also deployed.

The most representative of these were the high-ranking hunters belonging to Aegis.

“Wow, that’s scary.”

“If you were around, you wouldn’t even be able to pick out a bone.”

The hunters standing on the rooftop looked down at the street below and spoke.

The spaces left charred black by the giant pillar of fire that rose up a while ago.

These were traces of Han Su-yeon’s battles, as she swallowed countless monsters and changed the terrain around her.

“Everyone, be quiet and get ready.”

When Joo Ji-hye spoke, the hunters nodded and quietly packed their weapons.

Then, she crunched on a fresh strawberry and entered an abandoned city full of filthy air.

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