When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 94



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94. Came to the garden

Joo Ji-hye, who had collapsed, fell into a deep sleep.

The spirits who had been watching from the side came over and looked at her with curiosity, and some of them even poked her, but she fell asleep without moving an inch.

Boom boom!

There are spirits that climb on top of her and play.

Although Joo Ji-hye had become a slide for the spirits, I decided to leave her alone for the time being since the weather had cleared up a bit and it didn’t seem like her mouth would become crooked.

He and Han Su-yeon sat on the floor and had a conversation.

“It was a special crop… so that’s why he ate the porridge and his wounds healed.”

Han Soo-yeon muttered while looking at Joo Ji-hye.

I lifted his clothes slightly and untied the bandage on his side. Although he had been stabbed deeply enough to have lost a lot of blood, he was completely healed, with no sign of a wound or even a wound healed.

Even for a hunter, this level of recovery speed is impossible.

This is the effect of high-grade rice, not regular rice.

It also has the effect of helping you recover from injuries and getting your condition back to its best.

Oh Hyun-seong, who did not suffer any significant injuries at the previous site, also saw his fatigue level decrease and his physical condition improve by eating rice cooked with this rice.

Then, this time, we properly confirmed the effect of recovery on Joo Ji-hye’s condition.

“That’s why the corn I ate last time was like that… Really unimaginable things were happening.”

Farming with spirits.

It is far beyond common sense to think that crops that taste normal, like in the past, can grow free from pollution.

A difficult problem for mankind that showed no sign of being solved despite the world’s capital and technological capabilities being invested.

But it wasn’t enough that a single hunter had overcome it, now crops with special effects have even begun to appear.

“I didn’t develop some kind of ability without knowing it, did I?”

“How could one body have two unique constitutions? And it wasn’t me, it was the spirits’ ability. I also had the elder’s help.”

Oh Hyun-seong said, brushing away her hand that was dangling back and forth in front of his eyes.

“I had to ask my senior… but I didn’t know that even the greatest person in humanity would be able to create a national treasure-level artifact.”

The ability to create relics using the corpses of monsters.

This in itself was a surprising and surprising feat that broke common sense, but the fact that it was possible to produce a national treasure-level artifact was a fact that could have truly enormous ramifications.

Of course, Oh Hyeon-seong knew that it was possible to produce a national treasure-level relic because he had the previously produced Rudra Ring, but he had heard that it was not something that could be easily completed even with the best materials, so luck was on his side overall.

If you weren’t lucky, the materials you put in could have been useless and you could have ended up with a non-functional failure.

No matter how much you say it, a national treasure-level artifact is a powerful and heterogeneous object that greatly goes against the rules of this world.

“I’m telling you in advance, but don’t try to find the elder for no reason.”

“I know that much even without you saying it. Don’t you think of me as a guy who is too reckless?”

“If it was a guy who had just gotten a job, I wouldn’t have even brought it up in the first place… But it’s something I’m curious about anyway.”

Oh Hyun-seong shrugged his shoulders and said.

Noya’s very existence was something the government could not help but covet.

The only being in the world who can artificially create relics.

In a time when high-grade artifacts are treated as a country’s strategic weapon, his existence is more valuable than any other resource.

In fact, Noya had been to several countries during his travels, and in the process, he had also discovered that there were places where he could create relics.

But the information was not leaked to the outside world at all because they had kept their mouths shut, and it was clear that they were not just trying to avoid increasing competition.

From the standpoint of each country, he was someone they had to secure even at the cost of extreme measures, and even at this very moment, countries like India and France, who knew of his existence, were searching with burning eyes.

“If we drag the corpses of the named monsters in the storage and hand them over, we could probably produce a huge amount of national treasure-level relics. From the government’s perspective, there’s nothing more desirable than this. There’s no other country with as many high-level monster corpses as Korea.”

“That’s true, but you don’t have to worry about that. It’s impossible anyway.”

“Impossible, why?”

“… for a moment.”

Tsk tsk tsk!

Han Su-yeon raised one hand and spread her magical power.

The blue light of magic spread out around, swept through the space, and soon disappeared without any noticeable effects.

It was to make sure there were no eyes or ears, like a wiretapping device.

“What are you trying to say that goes that far?”

“As a rule, it is confidential information that should never be leaked to outsiders.”

“I’m also an outsider.”

“There’s no point in hiding it from my senior. I’ve felt it even more recently. However, I didn’t tell him because it’s an issue that hasn’t been resolved yet.”

“What’s the story?”

“The bodies in the vault are gone. Every single one of them.”

“What…? What do you mean?”

A shocking story I heard from Han Su-yeon.

He heard the story that had happened.

“No… does that make sense?”

“I couldn’t believe it either, but it’s true.”

Oh Hyun-seong touched his forehead with a bewildered expression.

A secret government facility completely evaded the government’s attention and smuggled all of its assets somewhere.

It was so perfect that there was no trace of whether it had been disposed of or taken away, or even where it had gone.

Because he knew the director of the management office very well, this news, which came without warning, was even more shocking.

Moreover, the fact that they were able to carry out this work to this extent while deceiving the government meant that not only the director of the management office, but also all the other employees within the office cooperated.

Although the facility was small and closed off for security reasons, it was quite unusual for everyone to agree to and carry out such a large-scale incident.

“There was no confirmation of external intervention?”

“We also suspected at first that there was an outside intervention. However, there was absolutely no trace of mental manipulation. It was a completely clean case.”

“Then what is the purpose?”

“We’re also looking into it, but no one has spoken up yet. It doesn’t seem like they’ll open up easily, and we can’t just throw them in a cell like that. We have to continue the investigation.”

“Ha… Then, is it related to this incident?”

“Perhaps, Chattergil, who had died at the hands of his senior, has returned. Coincidentally, the corpse in the storage has also disappeared. I don’t think it’s a coincidence.”

Oh Hyun-seong was speechless for a moment.

The corpses of countless named monsters have disappeared, and dead monsters have returned to life and once again threaten humanity.

But right now, there is only one thing that concerns him, not other issues.

The Queen’s body was missing.

It may also be related to the fact that Bartola, one of the Queen’s children who was killed by Baek Ji-soo, appeared not long ago.

“Worst case scenario, the Queen may have returned alive.”

“But the Queen entity is different from Chattergil’s case. After cutting off the guy’s breath… didn’t you eat his soul yourself?”

Han Soo-yeon looked at him and said.

Oh Hyun-seong had a special constitution that allowed him to absorb the souls of monsters and accumulate them into his own magical power, and monsters whose souls were eaten in this way met an irreversible and complete end.

In this case, there were no exceptions, no matter what ability one had.

Oh Hyeon-seong, who had absorbed the soul of the real queen, had obtained a large amount of magical power, and was contributing significantly to his extra-normal magical power.

The situation at the time was clearly different from Chattergil’s case, where Oh Hyeon-seong was unable to absorb the soul after being dealt with.

“Wherever the Queen’s body went, there is virtually no chance of her returning alive.”

“…”

Oh Hyun-seong’s thoughts were also like that.

He has clearly devoured the Queen’s soul, and he knows his abilities better than anyone else.

But I never thought that the missing body would have disappeared without any purpose.

‘At least it is true that the ghosts of the past are raising their heads.’

The number of gates generated, which had been decreasing since the monster wave from China, has been increasing since two years ago.

Governments around the world are trying to reassure people that this is a temporary phenomenon and the media isn’t reporting on it, but if you look at the actual monthly statistics, you’ll see that this is not the case at all.

The increase has been continuously increasing, and has shown a double-digit growth rate especially since the past three months.

Because of this, small countries lacking in hunter power were already struggling in the midst of the pouring gates.

This was also the reason why hunters in Korea were frequently dispatched overseas.

Of course, Korea has not had any problems sending hunters here and there overseas, and has even earned a huge amount of foreign currency.

Even with a generous rotation, there is still more than enough to handle the amount of gates generated domestically.

But if it increases to the same level as in the past, it will be a different story.

“senior.”

“… hmm?”

When he came to his senses, Han Soo-yeon was there staring at him.

“Of course, it’s true that there are many areas of concern, and it’s true that we have to deal with all variables to prevent past incidents from happening again, but… at least it’s not something you need to worry about, senior.”

Her gaze was filled with concern for him, but at the same time, she had a determined look in her eyes.

I knew it.

That he is not such an incompetent junior that he should worry about the work he has left behind.

The moment he was about to open his mouth to say something.

“Ugh…”

Joo Ji-hye, who was lying on the floor, tossed and turned.

He looks uncomfortable with his mouth twitching.

He shrugged his shoulders and quickly lifted Joo Ji-hye into the room.

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“omg…”

Joo Ji-hye woke up and looked around.

Sunlight streaming in through the window.

Fortunately, it wasn’t night again, and she jumped up from her seat and headed to the living room.

Boom boom!

“Oh, you’re awake?”

Oh Hyun-seong was sitting in front of the TV in the living room, and there was also a water spirit sitting on the table watching alongside him.

“What time is it now?”

“It’s barely 1 o’clock. How are you feeling?”

“Ah, my body condition…”

Joo Ji-hye touched her side.

My body felt light from the moment I woke up, and I felt no pain even when I touched it with my hands.

But not only that, the bandage that had been covering the wound was also gone.

“Ugh… What did you do while I was sleeping…”

“Be quiet, come and eat some more meat.”

“Huh? That again?”

Joo Ji-hye was terrified, but Oh Hyeon-seong paid her no attention and stared at her.

Her physical condition has completely returned to normal.

There were no aftereffects of the injury, and the concentration of turbidity in the body was the same as before.

However, Oh Hyun-seong’s eyes showed that her mental contamination level had not yet completely decreased.

If it weren’t for him, who could see information about his opponent through relics, it would have been impossible to notice.

As she had mental aftereffects, it seemed better to lower the level at least to what it was before the injury.

“I… I don’t like that….”

“senior.”

Han Soo-yeon appeared from the floor and stuck her face out.

When both of their eyes were drawn to her sudden appearance, she hesitated for a moment and then spoke to Oh Hyeon-seong.

“There’s something strange growing in the garden?”

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