The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 131



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Episode 131

66. Revived the flower – 1

“That’s ridiculous. That magic. Wasn’t it magic created in cooperation with the witch? There’s no way that magic can be pierced.”

The explanation denied her words as if it was unbelievable.

But isn’t reality already telling us this?

After hearing Seol-hee’s loud cries, Lee Han grabbed Seol-hee, hugged her, and stroked her.

Thanks to that touch, Lee Han calmed down a little and looked at the queen.

Her expression looked sad.

“What. It’s not like the witch’s magic never breaks, right?”

There was a time when a witch’s magic was shaken by a spirit while she was in the forest.

If you think about it, Lee Han thought that this incident might not be impossible if there was intervention from a similar being.

“So are you saying that spirits were involved in this matter?”

Hongryeon, who had heard about the events that Lee Han and his group had experienced in the south when they were at the cabin before, muttered briefly.

When I thought about it like Lee Han said, what happened in the fairyland wasn’t all that strange.

“Fairies are often resented for their playfulness. Could it be that the spirit got angry because of the fairy’s playfulness and caused this?”

What kind of prank would I have to play to make the spirit so angry?

Lee Han looked at Hongryeon in bewilderment, but she seemed to have no intention of changing her words.

“We fairies never hold a grudge against anyone, because malice does not exist among us.”

“What the heck are you talking about… … .”

The queen got up from her seat, pretending not to hear Hongryeon’s incredulous words.

As she went outside, saying that the party was probably ready by now, Hongryeon thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“Could this be the work of the forces of chaos?”

“Do they have the power to break the witch and the fairy’s magic?”

“As far as I know, it doesn’t have that much power, but who knows? How about asking a witch? She’s also fighting against the forces of chaos, so she might know.”

Lee Han agreed to Hongryeon’s suggestion and immediately poured his magical power into the crystal ball.

And a moment later, a low sound was heard from the crystal ball, followed by a familiar voice.

-It’s been a while. Is something wrong?

“Hello, witch. How have you been?”

-I’m always there. Judging from the magical waves coming from the crystal ball, I think I’m in the Fairy Kingdom. Why did you go to the Fairy Kingdom?

“Ah. That’s… … .”

Lee Han told me what happened in the fairyland.

The witch, who had been listening to his story for a while, was silent for a moment and then spoke in an embarrassed voice.

-As far as I know, none of them have that level of magical ability… … . Don’t worry too much, I’ll go to the Fairy Kingdom and check it out myself later.

“Okay, but where are you now?”

-They’re still in the Hwinangsi territory. By the way, you guys. Did you destroy the slave market in Troy?

The witch said that a group of people came to her and told her what had happened in Troy.

When Lee Han nodded, the witch burst into loud laughter as if she thought that would happen.

-I’m busy too.

“Hahaha. That’s right. Is your work going well, Witch? Come to think of it, something happened in Dwarven City too.”

The witch was silent for a moment after hearing about what the forces of chaos had done in Dwarven City.

It seemed quite irritating to her that the forces of chaos were active not only in the Elven kingdom but also in the Dwarven city.

-I hope the forces of chaos don’t enter the Great Forest. They’re quite a pain to deal with.

“Don’t worry, Grandma. There’s this Hongryeon.”

-I’m not so much grateful as scared that you’re offering to help me. I wonder what kind of accident will happen.

“Huh? What kind of reaction is this?”

Hongryeon snorted at the witch’s words, which she thought would make her grateful.

As Lee Han tried to comfort her, the witch let out a low cough.

-Ahem. While you guys were busy moving around, I was also doing some work. Do you know what happened in the Caloitz Marquisate?

“Is something wrong?”

-Marquis Caloitz has begun to expand his power in earnest. He is absorbing neighboring territories to expand the size of his territory.

“Marquis Caloitz was originally an elf who enjoyed expanding his territory. There is nothing strange about that… … .”

-That’s right. The problem is that there were no elves leaving the absorbed territory.

When a territory is absorbed through a territory war, there are definitely those living in that territory who refuse to accept the new owner’s rule and go elsewhere.

But this time, the battle for the territory of the Marquis of Calois was different.

Not a single person escaped from the territory.

“Is it preventing movement?”

-I can’t say that’s impossible. Do you know Leticia?

“Yes. We met in Troy.”

-They say something similar happened in his territory. When the territory was taken away by the Marquis of Caloitz, the people of the territory accepted his rule as if they were possessed by something.

“What about the elves who came to save Leticia?”

-They say that they were those who operated outside the territory. They say that even the knights who swore loyalty to Leticia’s father at the time followed Marquis Caloitz…

Does the Marquis of Calois have some kind of power?

Lee Han nodded while listening to the witch’s explanation.

I felt like I needed to figure out the issue by discussing it with other people.

-Ah. And some elves, including Leticia, said they were going to the Great Forest. Is that okay?

“It’s not difficult to feed them.”

-Okay. Then do that. Let’s talk again next time.

When the story ended and the light from the crystal ball disappeared, Lee Han put the crystal ball he was holding into his bosom.

No one said anything, as if everyone was thinking about something.

“The party is ready. Would you all like to attend?”

The silence was broken by the words of the attendant fairy who opened the door and came in. Hearing those words, Lee Han immediately stood up from his seat.

“It’s okay to think about it later, so let’s just attend the party and have fun.”

As he spoke with a smile, as if trying to change the heavy atmosphere, everyone smiled.

When they left the room and arrived at the party venue, quite a few fairies were waiting for them.

“Oh! Warrior! Oh!”

“Wow! That’s awesome! A human who disappeared from the world has returned as a hero!”

“Hey, hey. Isn’t this the beginning of a legend?”

As they entered the party hall, hearing the fairies’ chattering, the servants guided Lee Han and his party to the center of the party hall.

The queen, who was sipping something there, approached Lee Han with a bright smile.

“Welcome. Is this your first time at a fairy party? Hehe. It’s a party that other races can enjoy comfortably, so don’t be too nervous.”

“It doesn’t seem much different from the elf party.”

Lee Han, who remembered the party he had once had at Higgs Estate, glanced around.

There were many fairies who wanted to say something to the group of warriors who saved the fairy kingdom.

So that they could hear, the queen spread her wings, rose into the air, and shouted in a loud voice.

“Today’s party is for the heroes who saved the Fairy Kingdom. Let’s not enjoy the party the way the fairies do, but enjoy a party tailored to the heroes!”

“Why are you telling us not to have a party the way the fairies do?”

“It’s obvious. Isn’t it fun to enjoy in some strange way?”

“You can rest assured, the Queen has told you to be cautious.”

“If you bother me, I won’t forgive you.”

Lee Han, who smiled bitterly at Hongryeon who said she would not let her guard down even for a moment, turned his gaze to the queen who had come down as the music began to resonate.

The queen noticed his gaze, smiled kindly, and stepped back, and Lee Han moved towards the cooking.

“Eric, Sur, and Aisin look familiar.”

Seol-i was slightly impressed by their skillful response to the fairies who approached them.

Perhaps they are thinking of this as an opportunity to develop their territory.

Anyway, the magic that fairies use is amazing.

But for Lee Han, who didn’t really want anything from them, he could only show interest in cooking.

“Wow. This is delicious.”

The food prepared by the fairies was different from what I had eaten in the elven lands or the dwarven cities.

Most of the dishes were made with fruits and vegetables, so they were refreshing and sweet.

“Do you think you can make this?”

“Hmm… … . I don’t think it will be difficult.”

After taking a bite of the sweet and sour dish that tasted like cherries soaked in honey, Lee Han nodded and reached for another dish.

The dish, which had flower petals sprinkled on top of halved apples, had a rich aroma of apple and flower scent that blended well when I took a bite.

‘I can’t make this either.’

There were quite a few dishes that I had no idea how they were made.

Lee Han, who was trying various things while thinking that he would ask about it later, tilted his head.

“hmm…….”

“Is there anything you don’t like about the dish?”

The queen, who had come before anyone knew it, offered a glass to Lee Han.

It was a sweet drink that seemed to be made from fruit.

After taking a sip of it, Lee Han looked at the food at the party and said.

“Everything is delicious… … but it seems there is no dish made with fairy honey.”

The queen’s expression darkened at Lee Han’s comment.

The queen looked at Lee Han for a moment, wondering if there was a problem, and then gently grabbed his arm.

“Fairy honey can only be collected from fairy flowers.”

“okay.”

“However… … It is not easy to obtain fairy honey in the fairy kingdom these days.”

“Is something wrong?”

“Umm. Would you like to see it for yourself?”

The queen dragged the arm she was holding and walked out of the party hall with Lee Han.

After following her obediently outside and walking for a while, Lee Han could see a wide flower field.

“Fairy flowers are magical flowers. Unlike regular flowers, they possess magical powers.”

“okay?”

As the explanation given by the explanation officer, who saw a flower garden that didn’t look particularly special, was given, Lee Han crouched down to examine the flowers.

Most of the flowers didn’t look very good.

“These flowers are fairy flowers. They grow by receiving the magic of the earth, but recently the condition of the fairy flowers has been bad, so it has been difficult to collect fairy honey.”

Hearing the Queen’s words, which were filled with regret, Lee Han gently stroked a flower.

The flower, swaying under his touch, weakly dropped a petal.

“Intellect enhancement.”

Is it because my intelligence is weak?

Lee Han tried to strengthen his intelligence by looking at the flower garden, but that alone seemed to be insufficient.

“Right now… … . What are you doing?”

The queen’s eyes widened when she saw Lee Han’s talent.

While she hesitated in confusion, Lee Han tried strengthening his intellect once more and watched Seol-i stare intently at the flower garden.

“As I said before, fairy flowers require not only nutrients from the earth, but also magical power. So it seems like strengthening your intellect alone won’t be enough to solve the problem.”

“Hmm. I see. Then, explanation. Could you please bring that from your room?”

“Are you okay?”

“I just need one.”

At Lee Han’s words, Seol-i ran straight to her room.

The queen, who had been blankly watching what Lee Han and Seol-i were doing, was about to say something when Seol-i returned in an instant and handed him the pouch she had been holding in her mouth.

“That… … . What is it?”

When the queen asked with a trembling voice, Lee Han took out a fruit from his pocket and showed it to her.

“It’s the fruit of the earth tree. If you use this… … .”

Lee Han, who ground the earth tree fruit into a powder and sprinkled the powder on the flower garden, once again strengthened his intelligence.

And at that moment.

“Ah… … . Aaaah… … .”

The queen was speechless at the sight before her eyes.

This was because the fairy flowers that had been withering just a moment ago were beginning to bloom beautifully.