The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 153
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Episode 153
77. Cured crop diseases – 1
“A holy relic?”
“Um… … I don’t know the details either. I just heard that it was treated as a very precious thing by the Gaia Church. I heard that only the Pope had one.”
I didn’t get any detailed information about what kind of relic this was.
Lee Han smiled bitterly as Shredder shook his head, licking his lips.
“Maybe Mr. Jones might know?”
“Well? Jones is a scholar who is more interested in spirits than the Gaia Church, so he probably doesn’t know. Should I ask him?”
Anyway, if you use the fairy path, it won’t be difficult to get to Jones’ house.
Shredder approached Luna straight away, perhaps not expecting permission.
As the world tree’s transformation ended, Luna, who was eating the cookies on the table as if she had no more interest, opened the path to the fairies at Shredder’s request.
“I’ll be back!”
Nothing special has happened since he left.
Hongryeon went to do the dishes with Red and Willem, and Leehan wore a straw hat.
“Let’s go do some work.”
I went to the greenhouse to tend to the magic grass and cleared the weeds in the herb garden.
After that, I went to the field and finished other work and when I came back, Shredder was there.
Judging from the look on his face, it seemed like Jones didn’t know anything about this either.
“Jones said I should do some research too. He said there are quite a few books related to the Gaia Cult, so he’ll look into it.”
“Isn’t it in the witch’s library?”
“Hmm. That’s true. Then I guess I’ll have to go and see.”
“Should I go with you?”
“Okay. I’ll go by myself. Bring me something to eat when I go. And I’ll bring some alcohol too.”
“You took a bunch of cookies earlier.”
“I ate it all with Jones.”
He responded to Hongryeon’s words with a haughty tone and turned his eyes to the table.
I almost ate all the cookies I baked this morning.
Shredder chuckled as Luna took up even the few remaining ones.
“Lee Han. Please~!”
“Yeah. Okay.”
Baking cookies isn’t even a job.
Lee Han said casually and looked at the statue of the goddess.
“Let’s put this in a good place for now.”
“A good place? Where are you talking about?”
“Of course it’s a field.”
That way the harvest will be better.
It’s been a month since I got my new Gaia Goddess Statue.
As expected, the condition of the crops improved significantly after the statue of the goddess Gaia was placed.
But everyone thought that this relic’s power was not all there was to it.
So Shredder and Jones investigated the statue more intently, but were unable to find out more.
But Lee Han wasn’t too disappointed.
Anyway, a statue of a goddess is a statue of a goddess.
It was because I was satisfied with just improving the condition of the crop.
“Explanation. Can you please pick up the scissors?”
“It’s here.”
Lee Han cut the ripe eggplants and put them in a basket.
I think I should make some jisamseon for dinner tonight.
Red and Willem, who had gone into the forest while putting fresh branches that were shining purple into a basket, were returning with Walter carrying the basket.
“Mr. Lee Han. I picked mushrooms.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“It’s nothing. But Walter said that Leon was coming today.”
“Yes. You said you were coming to get food.”
I said I would bring it to you, so I didn’t stop you even though you insisted on coming.
Lee Han, who said that he would probably arrive around dinner time, asked Red, who looked somehow happy.
“Ah. I would like to request a duel with Leon.”
“Leon is strong.”
Leon, who was already strong, became even stronger after taking the doll-like ginseng cultivated by Lee Han.
It is true that Red has become stronger after training a lot since coming to Daesurim, but he is still far behind Leon.
The explanation mentioned it, but Red just smiled.
“I think it would be harder to find someone weaker than me in the Great Forest… … but if I were to spar with someone strong, I would grow more.”
“Oh~. That’s cool.”
“Haha. Thank you.”
Red put down the basket of mushrooms with a grin and glanced at Leehan.
Either way, Lee Han was busy harvesting vegetables.
In the evening, a guest arrived.
It was Leon and his party who brought several wagons.
He approached Lee Han with a face full of apology and bowed his head slightly.
“Thank you very much.”
“It’s just a transaction.”
“Compared to the price of the food you promised, what I can give you is not enough.”
“Are food prices that high now??”
“Yes. It’s almost tripled. I think it’ll go up even more over time.”
They were trying to prevent the spread of the disease by cutting and burning the diseased wheat as much as possible, but the more they did, the higher the price of food became.
There, the prices of not only wheat but also other food items are skyrocketing.
“Did something like that happen to the fields of the nobles of the Marquisate of Caloitz?”
“Well… … There is a story that some, if not all, of the fields were affected by the disease. Thanks to this, the solidarity of the Marquis of Caloitz’s faction has become much stronger.”
The Marquis of Calois and his inner circle were gaining their trust by selling food at a lower price than the market price.
However, the fact remains that, although it is cheap, it is sold at a price close to 1.5 times, if not three times.
“I guess they have their own complaints too… … .”
“What can we do? The Marquis of Calois is holding the sword hilt.”
“Hmm… … .”
“Lee Han. What are you thinking about?”
“I thought it might be better to move slowly.”
Lee Han, who spoke casually, looked around at everyone.
“I should go to the Huinangsi Writer’s House.”
After sharing food with Leon and receiving dairy products such as wool and cheese, Lee Han worked harder than usual the next day.
Because I had to go somewhere else during the farming and maybe spend more time there.
“At this point, food shouldn’t be a problem.”
The harvested crops were being loaded into the warehouse.
Lee Han, who thought that he would have enough to eat for the time being, took a few bags of wheat to use as seeds.
“Are you only going to grow wheat?”
“Because that’s the easiest. Why? Wouldn’t it be better to build something else?”
“Isn’t farming something you decide to do?”
“Haha. How sad of you to say such a thing. This guy.”
“Meow meow meow~!”
Lee Han, who had been patting the explanation’s back, got up from his seat when he saw that the warehouse was filling up.
It’s time to get moving.
“I’m going to the Huinangsi Writer’s House this time. Is there anyone who wants to go with me?”
“I think it would be okay if just me and this guy went together?”
“We’d better stay here.”
Shredder and Hongryeon participated.
If it was Daesurim, the forces of Yihan would be strong and there would be dragons, so the forces of chaos might not be able to attack recklessly.
But if you are the writer of Whinangsi, it is a different story.
It was better to be as prepared as possible, in case they decided to attack.
“Don’t worry about this place.”
Sitting at the table, drinking affogato, Yong spoke leisurely.
Lee Han was quite grateful for the promise to prevent the risk of burglary.
“Let’s not talk about gratitude between us.”
How much have I received from Lee Han?
The dragon lifted his coffee cup slightly and smiled leisurely.
“Thank you. Then let’s go as soon as we’re ready.”
Packing didn’t take too long.
Since the trip would take at most a week, there was no need to pack a lot of luggage.
“I put some food in the fridge, so don’t starve and eat well. Don’t just eat the sweet potatoes.”
“okay.”
Lee Han, who was stroking the tree that spoke confidently, glanced at Walter.
He nodded slightly as he played chess with the dragon.
It was a signal that he would come often and take care of the tree.
“Then let’s go… … Huh? Lee Han. Why are you taking that statue of the goddess?”
“I heard there’s a library in the Hwinangsi district. I’ll look it up there. And who knows? There might be someone there who knows about this statue of the goddess.”
“Well, that might be true. Is there anything else I should take care of?”
“Um… … Nothing, I guess.”
As Hongryeon, Seolpyeong, and Leehan got on the cart, Shredder grabbed the cart.
With Luna’s power, fog begins to form.
If you use the Fairy Path, you can go straight to the Huinangsi Marquis.
“I wish there was a witch.”
“What can I do?”
The witch left the Marquis of Whinangsi a long time ago.
It’s a shame she wasn’t there to help.
With that in mind, Lee Han, who had passed through the Fairy Kingdom and arrived at the Marquis’ territory of Whinang City, headed straight to the Marquis’ mansion.
“Oh… … look at the atmosphere.”
Shredder, who was pulling the cart, muttered and whistled softly.
The atmosphere of the Marquis’s territory, once thought to be affluent and leisurely, was quite heavy.
There were no smiles on the faces of people walking along the street.
This must be because the danger of food shortages has spread throughout the territory.
“Let’s go to the mansion. I’m curious to know what happened and how.”
At Hongryeon’s words, Shredder pulled the cart even faster.
The mansion I had visited before was still boasting its size.
However, the faces of the soldiers who always looked confident did not look so good.
“Who are you…? Huh? Aren’t you Lee Han?!”
The soldier who was trying to stop the cart pulled by Shredder was startled and quickly got into position.
How can you not know a human with a white cat?
After greeting Lee Han, he quickly ran to the mansion, and after a while, a middle-aged elf with a familiar face ran towards him.
“Haha. Aren’t you Lee Han?”
Pyron Whinancy.
The owner of the Huinangsi estate came out to greet us in person.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. How have you been?”
“I didn’t have any problems… … but I don’t think that’s the case for you, Marquis.”
I noticed the shadow cast across Pyron’s smiling face.
He smiled bitterly at Lee Han’s words.
I tried to cover it up as much as possible, but it was a shame that I couldn’t avoid his discerning eyes.
“Please come inside first.”
He took the others and entered the mansion.
The mansion didn’t look much different than the last time I saw it, but the expressions on the mansion’s servants’ faces didn’t look all that good either.
“Where is Tea?”
“I’m studying now. I’m sure you’ll be very happy to know that Mr. Explanation is here.”
“But why do all the people have such expressions? Is it because of the food?”
“Um. Yes. That’s right. Food prices have skyrocketed, and there are problems with crops growing on the land blessed by Gaia… … .”
The problem that arose here was the same as the problem that occurred in Dwarven City.
The story was that although they had removed as much diseased wheat as possible, the wheat was starting to get diseased again.
“If things continue like this, we might have nothing to eat starting this winter.”
Lee Han saw him let out a heavy sigh, clicked his tongue briefly, and got up from his seat.
It would be better to go to the field first.
“Let’s go together.”
Pyron personally escorted him and headed to the field.
Wheat fields are empty here and there.
Meanwhile, Pyron’s expression gradually darkened as he saw a new place with a sick person, perhaps because his heart ached.
“Can I go and check it out?”
“Yes, of course.”
With this explanation, Lee Han entered the field.
The wheat fields were gradually turning red and dying.
It was while Lee Han was checking the sick wheat among them.
“huh?”
Lee Han’s wrist.
The Pope’s bracelet, obtained by helping the ghosts in the northern part of the Great Forest, was glowing.
“Why are you like this?”
“well?”
He stared blankly at his hands.
The moment he raised his hand, the light began to grow stronger.
-Wooooooooo!!!
There was a huge vibration and the light that was in Lee Han’s hand shot into the sky.
The light quickly expanded and filled the wheat field.
“Hey, hey!! Look at that!!”
The wheat, which had been dyed in red and enveloped in that light, gradually began to change back to its original color.