The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 159



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Episode 159

80. Established a new farm – 1

It was understandable that there would be a lot of people in Hwarien Territory, the commercial center of the Elf Kingdom, but this was excessive.

As we barely made our way through the crowds of people on the street and arrived at the Hwarien family’s mansion, we could see quite a few carriages gathered in front of the mansion.

“Why are there so many people?”

“Yeah. Did you promise to come?”

There are so many carriages parked in front of the mansion that there is no proper place to park the cart.

While Lee Han was wondering what to do, an elf who appeared to be a knight of the mansion approached him.

“Huh?! Aren’t you Lee Han?”

“Nice to meet you. It’s been a while. How have you been?”

A sailor’s subordinate who traveled with Lee Han before.

The subordinate who had been quite indebted to him let out a small sigh as he watched Lee Han looking for a place to put the cart.

“I will make sure the cart is parked.”

“I have to drag it to the blood well… … Just tell me the location.”

He was embarrassed and motioned to his men. After a while, a magnificent carriage pulled out and made room.

“Isn’t that the sailor’s carriage?”

“Haha. I don’t think the Count would be this angry.”

“Then I will use it with gratitude.”

After parking the cart in Sailor’s place, Lee Han and his party entered the mansion.

There were quite a few people in the lobby of the mansion.

“Why are there so many people here?”

“Ah. It’s because of the food.”

“Food? But I think the Marquis of Whinang City sold food.”

“That alone is not enough. That is why I came from another territory to purchase food from the Count, who has a lot of food.”

It seems that he thought that Sailor would be easier to deal with than Marquis Caloitz.

Lee Han looked around at those waiting.

Everyone seemed anxious, as if they were worried that they would not be able to buy food.

“Your Majesty, you are selling food at a reasonable price.”

A merchant would have to leave a message in such a situation, but it was different for a sailor.

Food is being sold at the same price it was sold at last year.

Unlike those who play around with food prices, he is working to stabilize food prices within the kingdom.

“This is why I respect you, Count.”

As her subordinate spoke confidently, a shout was heard from above.

Is it that the deal didn’t go well?

When Lee Han and his party looked in that direction, an elf who could be considered fat came out walking with a rough gait.

“Hey!! You don’t see the flow of time! You made some money trading pottery, but you don’t see anything!!”

As he came down roughly, with a large water tribe escort at his side, several people hurriedly bowed their heads to him.

“I am Count Lotor, who belongs to the Marquis of Caloitz. He is of a high rank comparable to Count Sailor.”

The knight who had told him about the sailor’s coming to tell him to raise the price of food and sell it frowned as he approached.

He seemed quite angry, frowning as he walked away roughly, and several elves ground their teeth in disappointment.

“Count Lotter is raising the price of food. He has been hoarding food since last year, as if he had expected this to happen.”

Because of that, he was getting the disapproval of other elves.

But when Count Lotor, who had been acting as if he had no interest in such things, left the mansion, Hongryeon snorted in disapproval.

“Ah. Would you like to meet Count Sailor first?”

“Aren’t you busy right now? It looks like there are quite a few people waiting.”

“Mr. Lee Han asked me to welcome him first when he arrives.”

He smiled broadly and asked for the other elves’ understanding, then took Ihan and his group upstairs.

As I opened the old-looking door, I saw Sailor sitting at a desk piled high with documents, looking through them with a blank expression.

“Randol. Our next guest is… … .”

“Mr. Lee Han has arrived.”

“uh?”

The cold and intellectual merchant that had appeared just a moment ago disappeared.

Sailor, who had taken off the glasses she was wearing, smiled brightly and got up from her seat as soon as she saw the group.

“Welcome! Lee Han! Whoa~! Treedo is here! Hongryeon, please explain!”

“Nice to meet you. How have you been?”

“Hoo hoo hoo. Yes! Tree! Let’s hug once~!”

Sailor, who hugged Tree tightly and stroked her head, winked at Randol.

As he smiled brightly and politely greeted them and left, Sailor guided the group to the sofa.

“I’m sorry. I have to go pick you up myself.”

“You looked busy.”

“Hmm. Yeah. There are a lot of customers because of the food problem.”

“Have you been gathering food since before?”

“Yes. I saw that the Marquis of Calois was secretly gathering food. So I sold the pottery and used the remaining money to gather as much food as possible.”

Thanks to Lee Han, I was able to make quite a bit of money, and I wanted to use it to move in a way that would help Lee Han.

“Marquis Caloitz and Ihan aren’t on good terms, right? I thought there must be a reason why he suddenly started collecting food, so I steadily collected it.”

“I see. I guess you must have had a hard time because of me.”

“Well, I benefit from it too.”

Simply selling food at a reasonable price can help you build good relations with other nobles, and using that to your advantage can be a great help in running your business.

“Then does that mean we don’t have to farm here?”

“That’s not true. The food we’ve stored up is almost gone.”

Not only many nobles from the Elf Kingdom, but also people from each village came here to buy food.

Although the Marquis of Whinangsi was relieved that food was being sold at a reasonable price, there were still many people who wanted to buy food.

“I also helped Eric with farming.”

“Oh my? Is that so?”

“Yes. If you move there too, it will reduce the burden. Oh. Of course, I plan to farm here too.”

“I feel like I owe you a debt of gratitude, Mr. Lee Han.”

“It’s not a bad thing for me either. Well. Let’s stop talking and go to a place to farm.”

“Yes. I will guide you personally.”

“Aren’t you busy?”

Hongryeon, who was chewing on the snacks on the table, thought of those who were down there earlier.

I have a lot of work to do, so is there really a need for a sailor to come?

Lee Han had similar thoughts, so he told her to do what she had to do.

“Um… … Then I’ll ask Randol.”

“All right.”

As soon as he left the mansion, Lee Han was guided by Randol.

There were quite a few workers, as if they had already been contacted and were preparing.

After arriving at the plains with them and turning it into a wheat field, Lee Han stopped by the land that had received Gaia’s grace on his way back and even healed the crops there.

By the time I finished everything, the sun was setting, and when I returned to the mansion, it seemed much more relaxed than before.

“We have to party! Party!”

I finished work at an overflowing pace, enjoying the tree and the party.

Sailor, who was honest about her desires, spoke with sparkling eyes, but Tree shook her head.

“I have to go back and work.”

“Eeeeeeeee… … How could that be… … .”

“That could be possible.”

Sailor’s eyes welled up with tears at Tree’s cold answer.

But what can we do?

While she was just hugging the tree tightly with regret and looking gloomy, Lee Han thought for a moment and then asked.

“There is an auction house here.”

“Yes. Is there anything you need?”

“Could you please get me some books on the divine power of the Gaia Church?”

“That’s not difficult… … But why is that?”

Lee Han showed me his bracelet and told me what had happened.

Sailor couldn’t help but be quite surprised when she heard that he had become the Pope of the Gaia Church.

“Oh my goodness. So you’re saying that you can cure the diseases that arose in the land that received Gaia’s grace?”

“Yes. I tried it at the Huinangsi Writer’s House.”

“That’s amazing… … If possible, could you please help us with our territory as well?”

“I already did it on my way here.”

“Thank you. I am always indebted to you, Mr. Lee Han.”

“I need something too. Anyway, please give me those.”

“Is there anything else you need?”

“hmm…….”

Lee Han, who had been thinking deeply, shrugged his shoulders.

“doesn’t exist.”

After finishing all their work, Lee Han and his party returned to the cabin without any regrets.

Sailor had hoped to rest for a few days, but there was still work to be done in the forest.

“Are you going to make beer when you get back?”

“Yes. If the harvest is done, then we should make it right away.”

“This is exciting!”

Hongryeon hummed a song while lying on the cart.

Tree, who was sitting next to her and playing with the doll Sailor had given her as a gift and the toys Sur and Aisin had given her, turned her gaze to Ihan.

“But will this alone stabilize food prices?”

“What… will it work?”

If it doesn’t work, you can just farm a few more times.

Lee Han responded nonchalantly and moved the cart into the fog.

As we passed through the fog and the fairyland and arrived at the cabin, we saw the cabin crew working.

“Huh? You’re here already?”

“Are you guys finished yet?”

“The harvest is done. We’re just processing. Hey, Lee Han. Do we have to process all of this?”

“No. When making beer, you have to make it with malt, so just polish it to the amount we can drink.”

“Then I guess this much should be enough.”

Walter, who was in charge of the milling work, reached out his hand toward the barley piled on one side.

The husk of barley is removed by his crushing magic.

Lee Han, who was watching, picked up the barley that had just been threshed and touched it.

The larger the seeds, the better the farming seems to be.

“How is beer made?”

“Well, first we need to sprout this and dry it.”

Lee Han spread out a mat.

He spread barley on it, sprinkled some water on it, and then lightly reached out his hand.

“Growth acceleration.”

Lee Han, who had grown them to the point where they could just sprout barley using a very short growth acceleration, collected them separately.

While he continued to work like that, the dwarves who had finished their work were happy to see Lee Han and discovered him working.

“Oh! Are you going to make beer?”

“So that’s how it’s done.”

“It’s true that Lee Han is amazing.”

“They make beer like this in Dwarven City?”

“Hmm. Right. I’ve seen beer being made, and it’s quite a hassle. From sprouting the barley to drying it.”

It is not an easy task.

But, since it makes for such delicious beer, we can’t help but look forward to it.

While the dwarves were drooling, Yihan sprouted all the barley sprouts.

“Drying must be a job too.”

Because there are so many sheep.

Since most of the barley grown this time was used for making beer, the amount of barley that needed to be dried was not small.

“Shall we use magic? Willem. Can you do it?”

“I’m sorry. My specialties are telekinesis and earth magic… … .”

“How about asking the Master? When I was drying the materials for alchemy, the Master did it… … .”

“But isn’t the dragon busy?”

He was wondering if he should look for a wizard among the other water people, but Lee Han shook his head.

It was because I knew someone who would do well.

“Let me ask Phoenix.”