Chapter 118

Kkwek?

At Sejun’s command to stop, the mushroom ants that had been picking mushrooms stopped.

“I’ll pick the mushrooms, so don’t.”

Kkwek!

The mushroom ants began to line up towards Sejun.

“Not now, but in a little while. I need to eat breakfast.”

Kkwek...

The mushroom ants looked disappointed at Sejun’s words.

“But what do you guys eat?”

Kkwek?

In response to Sejun’s question, one of the mushroom ants repeatedly pointed to a pile of cherry tomato branches next to the field and then at its mouth.

“Oh, you eat those?”

Kkwek!

At Sejun’s words, the mushroom ant nodded with its antennae.

“Then you can eat them. Eat them all.”

The cherry tomato branches had been too numerous to deal with after the rabbits pruned the tomatoes to prevent nutrients from going elsewhere, so it was great that the ants would eat them.

Kkwek! Kkwek!

Excited by Sejun’s words, the mushroom ants excitedly rushed towards the cherry tomato branches. It was fortunate that the mushroom ants had something they liked.

“Then let’s quickly eat breakfast and start harvesting!”

As Sejun approached the kitchen to eat suyuk (boiled pork),

“Wow! It smells amazing.”

The scent of wine boiled with meat filled the air outside the kitchen. Just by smelling it, one could tell that the suyuk was cooked perfectly.

At that moment,

Kreong!

Cuengi, who had been guarding the entrance of the kitchen waiting for Sejun, called him. It seemed that the dish was almost done!

“Got it.”

As Sejun entered the kitchen, he found the rabbits gathered around the pot of suyuk, their hands clasped together, reciting a chant-like spell, and staring only at the pot.

Kreong!

Cuengi grabbed Sejun’s pants, leading him to the front of the pot. Everyone was focusing their entire attention on the suyuk.

Except for the two dragons, who couldn’t smell it.

Click.

-It’s my turn now. Give it to me.

The two dragon statues were alternately drinking one drop at a time from the bottle that contained the fire carrot wine, shaking it. Who knew what they were doing, with such a powerful magic?

“Is it ready?”

When Sejun opened the lid of the pot, steam so thick he could not see in front of him rose up. Then, as the steam cleared, the lustrous, milky meat that was half-submerged in the water came into view.

The wine carrot had completely melted, nowhere to be seen.

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Just as Sejun was about to scoop out the suyuk,

[You have achieved the feat of making Greedy and Hot Wild Boar Suyuk for the first time in the tower.]

[The recipe for Greedy and Hot Wild Boar Suyuk will be registered at Cooking Lv. 4.]

[Your proficiency in Cooking Lv. 4 greatly increases.]

[Your proficiency in Cooking Lv. 4 is filled, and your level increases.]

A message appeared, indicating that the dish was complete.

“Let’s see.”

Sejun checked the options of the suyuk .

[Greedy and Hot Wild Boar Suyuk]

→ Expertly cooked with wild boar meat, detoxifying green onions, and fire carrot wine, it’s moist and tender.

→ All the fiery energy of the fire carrot wine is concentrated in the wild boar meat.

→ The remaining greed in the wild boar meat minimizes the loss of nutrients.

→ When consumed, it greatly increases your affinity with the fire attribute and burns bodily impurities.

→ The detoxifying green onions halve the side effects of the fire carrot wine.

→ If your magic power is below 50, the side effect will cause your body to burn with the fiery energy.

→ Chef: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

→ Expiration Date: 100 days

→ Grade: B+

“Oh!”

The side effects were halved while keeping the effects of the fire carrot wine. It was good news.

Swooosh.

Sejun hurriedly took out a chunk of meat and cut a piece with his dagger. The tender meat was sliced smoothly without resistance.

Slurp.

He put the cut meat into his mouth.

Swallow.

Gulp.

“Oh!”

Words were unnecessary. The meat just melted in his mouth without even needing to chew. He regretted not having lettuce wraps, kimchi, and salted shrimp to eat with the suyuk.

Kreong?

Behind him, Cuengi and the rabbits were drooling, curious about the taste.

“Here you go.”

Sejun quickly cut the pork into sizes suitable for the animals to eat and gave it to them.

Kreong!

Squeak!

“It’s uncomfortable, meow!”

Theo, who didn’t need to go into the water, grumbled as he vigorously shook off the water. He had been dunked along with Sejun since he was clinging to Sejun’s knee.

“Pfft. President Theo, you’re a complete mess. Really pathetic.”

Sejun laughed at the bedraggled Theo without noticing his irritation.

“Meow...I’m not pathetic, meow...”

Theo’s spirit was immediately dampened by Sejun’s words.

“Sorry. I was just joking. Our President Theo is so cool.”

As Sejun lifted Theo and manually shook the water off his fur,

“Pffft. I know, meow! I’m the coolest cat in the world, meow!”

Theo’s confidence was quickly restored, and he boasted loudly. He really had the confidence of a reed.

Then

(Sejun, I’ll dry your hair for you!)

The golden bat flew around Sejun’s head, flapping its wings hard to create a breeze.

Flap. Flap.

The wind was weak, so it wasn’t much help, but

(Pant-pant. How is it?)

“Oh! It’s cool.”

Sejun made a white lie for the golden bat, who was flapping its wings to the point of breathlessness for him. His heart warmed instead.

“Let’s get to work now!”

Sejun, after drying Theo’s fur, massaged the tired golden bat’s shoulders and went to look for mushroom ants.

[You have harvested a Oyster Mushroom.]

[You have 42,871 times left to complete the job quest.]

[Your job experience has increased slightly.]

[Your proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 5 has increased slightly.]

[You have gained 1 experience point.]

“Okay, next.”

Kkwek.

At Sejun’s words, the harvested ant left, and another ant behind it showed its back for Sejun to harvest more easily. Sejun just stayed still, and it was easy to harvest because the mushroom ants moved themselves.

Kkwek.

Kkwek.

On top of that, Sejun’s harvested mushrooms were sorted by the mushroom ants according to their type and condition.

Shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, yeongji mushrooms – there were many types of mushrooms growing on the backs of the mushroom ants.

Although it was a bit disappointing that the mushrooms had no item effects, Sejun was satisfied since he could use the harvesting skill and eat the mushrooms.

“Nice.”

Thanks to that, Sejun only focused on harvesting.

As he was doing so, lunchtime approached.

“Cuengi, bring me some dry straw and branches.”

Kreong!

At Sejun’s command, Cuengi, who had been lying on the ground gazing at the sky, quickly jumped up.

Asking for dry straw and branches meant starting a fire, and that meant cooking.

Kreong!

Cuengi hurriedly ran off, and

(Brother Cuengi, I’ll help too!)

The golden bat followed Cuengi, flying after him.

A moment later

Kreong!

Rumble, rumble.

The Giant Cuengi laid down a huge amount of dry straw and branches. Here they are!

(I brought some too!)

Flap. Flap.

The golden bat also brought a thin branch, following Cuengi.

“Good job.”

Sejun stacked the branches well and placed dry straw between them to catch fire easily.

And then

Snap.

Whoosh.

Sejun snapped his fingers to create a small flame the size of a 50-won coin (diameter 21.60 mm). This was thanks to his newly acquired Talent: Fire Mastery.

[Talent: Fire Mastery]

– A talent that allows you to use fire more skillfully.

– You can create a flame by snapping your fingers.

Although not powerful enough for battle, being able to create flames was a great help in daily life.

Sejun used the flame on his finger to light the thin branch that the golden bat brought, and put it in the pile of firewood.

Whoosh.

The fire caught on the firewood strongly.

And then

Thump.

Sejun took out the back of a fire ant from void storage. Today’s lunch menu was grilled mushrooms. The back of the fire ant was flat and perfect for a grill.

Sizzle.

As the mushrooms grilled, spreading their aroma, the rabbits found their way there on their own.

Squeak!

Kkwek!

At first, the rabbits and mushroom ants were wary of each other, but workers recognize workers. The rabbits and mushroom ants quickly became friends.