The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 163



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Episode 163

82. Grow sacred crops – 1

Lee Han looked at the newly grown sacred moonlight tomatoes.

It is said to contain divine power, but I couldn’t tell any particular differences.

“What’s the difference between a moonlight tomato with divine power and a regular moonlight tomato?”

“Well, it literally means that it contains divine power. They say that when it contains divine power, it becomes much stronger than normal crops.”

“hmm…….”

“It is said that a long time ago, the farmers of the Gaia Church grew a special crop. And they said that if you ate food cooked with that special crop, you would be cured of illness.”

“Oh. That’s a bit strange. Have you ever tried it?”

“What do you want from the undead?”

“ha ha ha…….”

Well, no matter how gentle Walter is, he is an undead.

To the undead, the power of the Holy Spirit would be the most offensive of all, so it would be strange to ask him about this matter.

“If I make moonlight tomato juice with this, would you be able to drink it?”

“Um… … Well. I’m not sure about that. Could you make it for me?”

I think I can withstand any amount of divine power.

As Walter spoke with confidence, Lee Han nodded and harvested the sacred moonlight tomatoes.

As I returned to the cabin with a basket of moonlight tomatoes, the people who had just woken up were coming out.

“Ugh… … My stomach hurts… … .”

“So, drink less alcohol.”

“Oh my, I’m dying… … Huh? Walter. What’s going on so early in the morning? Didn’t you go home early yesterday?”

Shredder and Explanation, Hongryeon tilted her head at Walter who was with Lee Han.

He usually comes around breakfast time.

It would be natural to be curious about him being with Lee Han since dawn.

“Ah. That’s it. I came here because I suddenly felt a strong divine power.”

While everyone tilted their heads, not understanding what he was saying, Lee Han showed off his new tool.

Everyone who saw Gaia’s watering can approached it in amazement.

“It can store water infinitely. That’s amazing.”

“You can make holy water with this? As far as I know, making holy water isn’t an easy task.”

“Don’t you know how to make it?”

“It takes strong-willed priests to pour in a lot of divine power to create a single bottle of holy water. A proper bottle of holy water is better than any talisman. It is especially effective against undead enemies, and can also be somewhat effective against monsters.”

As a scholar, Schroeder knew a lot about the Holy Spirit.

While he was briefly explaining about the Holy Water, Lee Han made juice with the Holy Moonlight Tomatoes and handed it to Walter.

“Hmm… … .”

Walter stared blankly at the juice filled with divine power, then closed his eyes tightly and took a sip.

Then, looking puzzled, he drank the moonlight tomato juice again.

“Are you okay?”

“… … Amazing. Isn’t this much tastier than regular moonlight tomato juice?”

Even though it contained divine power, which was an attribute opposing its own, rather than accumulating damage, it only increased the taste.

Walter looked puzzled and took a bite of the divine moonlight tomato.

“Kwaaah!”

“Hey, are you okay?!”

Walter screamed as he was hit by the divine power.

Walter, who had suffered only pain and was out of breath, looked at Lee Han, as if the damage had not been that great.

“What on earth did you do?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I couldn’t figure out what it was either. If I had to be specific, I would say that he processed it through cooking.

But what does that have to do with this?

He looked at the explanation and the shredder, but they also couldn’t come up with a proper answer.

After breakfast, while we were enjoying a light tea time, the dragon arrived.

I thought it was a good opportunity, so I told her what had happened that morning.

She told me to wait a moment to see if something occurred to her, then went back to her quarters and came back with a book.

“What is this?”

“It’s a record from a very long time ago. There’s something similar here.”

This book contains stories that unfold in the form of fables about events that happened in the past.

She quickly unfolded it and then stopped in one place.

“… … Then one day, the priest prayed to the gods for the sick and starving. The gods accepted his earnest prayer and gave him crops that could overcome the disease and grow, and the priests worked hard to grow those crops.”

In a sick world, the priests farmed the seeds given by the gods and produced many crops.

Crops imbued with divine power grew, overcoming even the diseases that ravaged the world, and the priests gave the crops to the hungry and the sick.

Then, those who could not die approached.

We are also hungry and sick. Can you share your grace with us?

The priest distributed the crops without any regrets, but none of them were able to eat the crops.

The priest, looking at their pitiful appearance, prayed to the god again, and the god commanded him to show mercy to them as well.

After that, the priest cooked the crops he had grown and gave them to them, and with the god’s grace, they were able to escape hunger and disease.

“Those who cannot die here can be called undead.”

“Walter. Do you know this story?”

“Well, this is the first time I’ve heard of it. But there might be some among the other undead who know about it. It must be because it has been passed down as a story and has become the original source.”

“It’s not that urgent or important.”

“Haha. Is that so? We have a meeting of vampires later. Let’s see if anyone knows about this story then.”

“Is there such a meeting?”

“We only meet once every hundred years. We were supposed to meet this winter.”

“Where are we meeting?”

“We decided to gather in my territory in the Great Forest.”

There’s a meeting of vampires in the forest.

Shredder muttered briefly and then narrowed his eyes and looked at Walter.

“But why?”

“I trust you and Jones, but I’m worried that the other guys might be bothered. Vampires are kind of like that, aren’t they?”

Shredder thought back to the vampires he had met.

They were ridiculously arrogant, calling themselves nobles.

I wondered if such people would come to Daesurim and just be quiet.

“Hahaha. There aren’t any guys who go out of their way to do that… … .”

He was smiling leisurely, then fell silent for a moment.

And then he scratched his cheek with an awkward expression.

“… … I can’t say that there aren’t any. But don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.”

“Hmm… … I’ll believe you.”

“When we’re done talking, you come and drink this too.”

Schrader, who had been talking to Walter, quickly looked away.

Before I knew it, Lee Han was making honey water.

Hongryeon’s face looked much more relaxed, as if she had already drunk it.

“Oh my… … I’m going to die… … .”

“I’m thirsty… … .”

“You drank too much. Oh, really… … If you drink beer like that, you’ll get drunk.”

“You didn’t just drink beer… … .”

“It’s hard to even move the magic… … .”

Dwarves and elves who were hungover were walking out like zombies.

Lee Han, who had also prepared honey water for them, went to the table with difficulty and smirked at the people who were lying face down.

Today was another day passing by like any other.

“That sounds good.”

“That’s right.”

Seol-i Lee, who was sitting on Han’s shoulder, looked at the water sprayer he was holding and admired it.

I transformed it from a watering can to a water sprayer and watered the crops, which was much more convenient than watering them normally.

“Did you use that on Earth?”

“huh.”

“It’s true that these types of farm tools are good because technology has advanced on Earth.”

“That’s definitely the case.”

“It would be better to ask the dwarves to make farming tools.”

“Hmm. I’ll think about that too.”

I was thinking of making various equipment using magic engineering anyway.

If we can make a rice transplanter that can be used for transplanting rice seedlings, it will be of great help for next year’s rice farming.

‘How does a rice transplanter work… … .’

I thought of a rice transplanter, a machine that plants rice seedlings while on Earth.

Lee Han, who had watered all the wheat fields, came out leisurely, recalling the memory of the village chief dismantling the rice transplanter to fix it himself when it broke.

“Hoooo… … .”

It’s nice to see the wheat soaked in water swaying gently.

At this rate, we can say that this year’s wheat harvest will be bountiful.

‘I guess I’ll have to cut down on wheat farming next year.’

We need to put that much effort into rice farming.

You should also consider growing a vineyard there.

As I returned to the cabin with all my thoughts wandering around, those who had finished their work were back in the cabin.

“Phaaaah! This is the end!”

“After all, the beer you drink after sweating is the best!”

I told Schrader and Hongryeon that I would be building a vineyard next year.

Why would shareholders object to growing grapes and making wine from them?

The two of them have been clearing the forest for the past few days, saying they will make a vineyard.

“Ah! Lee Han! You’re here?”

The two of them laughed as they raised their glasses of beer.

As Lee Han sat down, waving lightly at them, Tree, Leticia, and Black Blood Dragon were returning from the forest.

In their hands they held jars of honey.

“Lee Han. I think we need to increase the number of beehives.”

“Really? I guess I’ll have to make that tomorrow.”

There’s more work to do.

Lee Han wrote down what he had to do tomorrow in a notepad, and Hongryeon, who was looking at it, approached him.

“I stopped by the herb garden a little while ago, and there were a lot of weeds there. I think I’ll have to weed tomorrow.”

“Is that so? Hmm. I guess I’ll have to do that tomorrow.”

“Hey. I saw a colony of wasps while I was cutting trees. I managed to catch them, but I think I need to go around and check them all out.”

“That’s so horrible… … I need to investigate this as quickly as possible.”

It is no exaggeration to say that they are now completely farming people.

They knew what they had to do, even though they couldn’t actually grow crops.

“That’s not like the kids who just wait for instructions at first. You’re great.”

“Hehehe. I’ve lived here for several years, I should be able to do this much.”

“By the way, have you seen the grape seeds?”

“No, not yet. I don’t know what good seeds are. If you ask the seed bank, they’ll recommend some.”

I plan to borrow the power of the seed vault.

There, you can easily obtain seeds suitable for wine production.

“Why does work keep piling up?”

“Haha. What can I do?”

“They say an expedition from the Elf Kingdom will be coming this winter. Shouldn’t we prepare to respond?”

“That’s true, but I think things are going a bit strangely.”

The influence of the Marquis of Calois has been greatly diminished by the food crisis that has occurred this year.

I heard from Sailor that because of that, many people who wanted to join the expedition team cancelled.

“They say the royal family will send someone to Daesurim as an envoy. It will probably be sometime this fall.”

“This fall? Didn’t the expedition say it would come this winter?”

“The expedition seems to be a bit late. The number of people has decreased, so the risk has increased. And since the royal family is said to be making moves, they must be trying to see how we can do it.”

It was when Lee Han was talking that he thought he would send an expedition once the people sent by the royal family returned safely.

-Wooooow… … !!

The crystal ball rang with a low vibration. There was no one to contact, so who could it be? Lee Han tilted his head and gave magic to the crystal ball.

– Mr. Lee Han! It’s me!

“Ah. It’s been a while. How have you been?”

It was a sailor.

It hasn’t been long since I brought you the pottery, so why are you contacting me?

-You heard that the royal family is sending a delegation to the Great Forest, right? It has been decided who will be included in the delegation!

“Who are you?”

-The princess has decided to go as the representative of the delegation!

“Is Seria coming?”

-I heard that you want to meet and talk with the representative of Daesurim in preparation for that time. Mr. Lee Han, do you happen to know who the representative of Daesurim is?

If you were to name a representative of Daesurim, it would be a witch.

But the witch is not there now.

Who will replace her?

Lee Han thought for a moment and then nodded.

“I need to meet with representatives from each region.”