The Return of the Genius Farmer - Chapter 164



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Episode 164

82. Grow sacred crops – 2

First, we need to contact the witch.

After finishing contact with Sailor, Lee Han immediately contacted the witch.

-The representative of Daesurim… … .

The witch muttered briefly after hearing the circumstances from Lee Han.

Is there something you’re thinking about?

He had expectations, and the witch instantly destroyed those expectations.

-There is no one in particular who can be designated as a representative.

“Can’t you just leave it to Lee Han?”

-That’s convenient for me too, but as you know, aren’t the people of Daesurim a bit like that?

“Why the Great Forest Water People?”

“You’re close with other water people, but in fact, water people’s pride is incredibly strong.”

The water people in the Great Forest have an incredibly strong sense of pride in their race.

That’s why when the time comes to take on this representative position, they make a fuss to take it.

Of course, being a witch would earn them respect, but as long as she was not in the Great Forest, the water people of the Great Forest would clearly want to become their representative.

“So the Suin tribe… … why can’t we just say that Lee Han is the representative and welcome the elves?”

“If that gets known, you and Suin, who is your representative, will become mortal enemies.”

Ultimately, it comes down to having to talk to other people.

The witch beyond the crystal ball also agreed with Shredder’s opinion.

-First of all, the representatives of the eastern, western, southern, and northern regions of the Great Forest have been decided, so how about talking to them? The representative of the western region of the Great Forest is a tiger man named Tailung. He may be aggressive, but he is a man who can communicate… … .

“If it’s Tai Lung, isn’t it him?”

When I went to meet the mermaid, the name of the tiger I met in the west came up.

As the explanation came to mind, Lee Han nodded.

“Since we’re friends, we’ll be able to communicate well.”

-Is that so? When did we become friends again? If so, the story will be faster. The representative of the East is a man named Seolhwa.

Lee Han looked at Walter.

Walter’s territory was in the eastern part of the Great Forest.

He smiled bitterly as he looked at the place, thinking that he would know who Seolhwa was.

“This is going to be a headache.”

“Why are you like that?”

“Sulhwa is a very proud person. She is strong enough to be respected even by the undead. If something like this happens, she might say that she must be the representative.”

“What kind of person is it?”

“They are dog people.”

Lee Han shrugged his shoulders as he thought about what Seolhwa would like.

‘I guess I should prepare some honey sweet potatoes first.’

Anyone who is a member of the Suin tribe loves honey potatoes.

So, in addition to treating them to sweet potatoes, let’s find something else they might like.

-The North is represented by an owl named White. He is a wise guy who is friendly with me, so I think we can communicate well.

The witch’s house is in the north.

That’s why the witch who was friendly with White didn’t worry too much.

As if he knew what I was talking about, he patted Lee Han’s arm and reassured him.

-There must be a chieftain in the South. I don’t know who the current chieftain is. When I was in the Great Forest, there was a guy named Fire who was the chieftain.

“Are we talking about a few years ago? The current chieftain of the South is Raoul.”

I remembered the lion man I met when I went to the south.

I know him well since he killed the previous chieftain and became the new chieftain, so it shouldn’t be a particular problem.

-I have a tool in my house that can summon them. If you tell me where it is, I’ll tell you where it is.

“I know.”

“If I write that, will they come here?”

“If they respect witches, they will come.”

If that’s the case, then that’s fine.

The rest is left to do what they have to do.

“thank you.”

-Haha. Are you trying to convince them to become your representative?

“Well, if I can do it, I will, if not, I won’t.”

-Haha. Okay, I see. I’ll try my best.

“By the way, who is the representative of the central region?”

Hongryeon, who was listening from behind, asked, and the witch looked embarrassed.

This was because there was no one in the central region who could be called a representative.

“Why doesn’t the central region have a representative?”

“It used to be like that, but it hasn’t been decided since he died. Well, we can decide that from now on, so don’t worry too much about it.”

“Are we going to have a go at it?! Show the power of our cabin family?!”

Letish laughed awkwardly as Shredder clenched his fist and shouted.

The power of the cabin family.

Well, if the cabin family joins forces, what kind of water people would they be afraid of?

But I didn’t think that Lee Han would be able to subdue them with force.

So, Leticia looked at Leehan, and he, who had been thinking with his arms crossed, denied Shredder’s words with a grin.

“Fighting is something to choose later. Isn’t this a problem that can be easily solved through dialogue?”

“Ugh. That’s too bad.”

“How do you plan on solving this through dialogue?”

“Just watch for now.”

The next day, Lee Han called Bargentus and Jilpungi.

When they came to the cabin, he told them his plan.

“Are you saying you want to be the representative of the central region?”

“Yeah. Wouldn’t that work?”

“You are our friend. We will only help you if you want to be our friend.”

“Me too. I’ll tell my tribe. And there are tribes that are allied with us, so I’ll talk to them too.”

If the tribes allied with the two tribes supported him, Lee Han could easily become the representative of the central region.

Well then, the story is easy.

Lee Han was satisfied with their story and pointed to one side.

“Okay. Then take this. Tell him that it’s a gift to show my gratitude for his help. And tell him that I hope we can become closer through this deal.”

What he pointed to was a cart filled with bags of crops that the Suin people loved, such as sweet potatoes and sweet radishes.

The two of them, who had been staring blankly at the large cart, opened their mouths.

“There were already guys asking me to introduce you to Lee Han.”

“There were many guys who envied the sweet potatoes, honey, and other things we received while doing business with you.”

By becoming friends with Lee Han and interacting with him, the Sosuin Village and the Gaesuin Village have gained a lot.

Not only did it give you valuable crops like sweet potatoes, but it also helped expand the village’s facilities and give you better equipment.

It was natural that other water people were jealous.

“You can just come to the cabin and relax.”

“It would be difficult for them to approach you easily. Jilpung and I have been friends since you had nothing.”

“But now it’s different. You have a lot of things. If I were to approach you now, you might think I’m trying to befriend you by coveting your crops. That would be uncomfortable for the proud Suin tribe.”

Jilpung said nonchalantly, crunching on the cookies that Lee Han had made for him.

He glanced at Shredder, who nodded in understanding.

“It’s complicated.”

“This is what they call cultural differences.”

“Then wouldn’t it be hurting their pride if I asked them to be my friend first?”

“Not really. No one is stupid enough to feel hurt by giving a gift to the have-nots in order to befriend them.”

“I don’t think you’ll misunderstand my intentions. On the contrary, I’ll welcome it. Because it’s an opportunity to become close with you.”

‘Hmm… … I guess I see introverts getting picked on by extroverts.’

Is it that feeling where you can’t approach someone first, but you want someone to choose you?

“What a bunch of shy guys.”

“He’s a big cat, but he’s still a kid.”

“Hehehe. Well anyway. Leave it to me to become the representative of the central region.”

Bargentus and Jilpungi lightly lifted the cart that Lee Han had prepared.

Just looking at the cart full of pockets seemed to enrich my heart.

A few days after Vargentus and the Windwalker left, several beastmen came to the cabin.

It was to repay the crops that Lee Han had given.

“You can just come comfortably.”

“We want to be your friends, not subordinate to you and be tamed.”

The weasel man, who had introduced himself as Lystra, smiled and put down the skin they had brought.

Rist flashed his claws, proudly pointing to the sturdy hides of beasts and demons.

“We weasels are master hunters. Contact us anytime if you need meat or leather.”

“Okay. Thank you. I’ll use it well.”

After the list, other people came to Lee Han’s cabin.

Although the number of guests visiting the cabin gradually increased, Lee Han did not feel particularly burdened.

“There are more mouths to eat.”

“Isn’t it a good thing that the materials have increased that much?”

Carmen, who was now starting her lessons in earnest, looked around the materials piled up around the blacksmith shop.

They were all gifts brought by the people of the central region.

“There are a lot of good things.”

“By the way, I didn’t know that it would use monster materials. I thought it just used metal.”

“To learn advanced blacksmithing techniques, you also need to create new metals. In that case, you need materials from demons. Now, take a look.”

Carmen added some ingredients to the molten pure iron.

Just by that, the light emanating from the iron began to intensify.

“Advanced blacksmithing is learning how to handle these materials. There are dozens of combination methods, and excellent blacksmiths even have special secrets for each.”

“It’s difficult.”

“Did you think it would be easy?”

Carmen, who was smiling, continued to teach Lee Han the technique.

Like a sponge absorbing water, Lee Han eagerly absorbed his skills.

When he had acquired some level of knowledge of the technology, the explanation from the witch’s house handed Lee Han a small device.

“Is this it?”

“That’s right. It’s a signal flare that brings together representatives from all over the East, West, South, and North of Daesurim.”

The explanation that he could use it right away if he injected magic power looked at Lee Han. Lee Han shook his head at the explanation’s gaze asking if he should call it now.

“I guess I should get ready.”

* * *

A dog that has been domesticated by humans.

This has been a point that the dog people have been criticized for by other dog people since the past.

Of course, there were some dog people who were proud of being friendly with humans.

But at least the story was different.

Because he was an arrogant and free dog.

Because it was a dangerous beast that ran through the fields, caught wild animals, and quenched its thirst with their blood.

That’s why when the other water people were in an uproar after hearing the story that humans had appeared in the Great Forest, Seolhwa didn’t care.

It’s someone else’s problem anyway.

All we have to do is not interact.

I thought so.

“Captain. What are you going to do?”

“… …I guess I should go.”

The witch’s call.

The magic bullets used by the witch, the master of the Great Forest, to summon representatives from each region decorated the air.

The location is none other than the central part of the continent.

It was near a human settlement that had settled in the forest several years ago.

“I found out that it was a gathering of humans to select a representative for the Great Forest.”

“……joy.”

Seolhwa clenched her fists.

Representative of the Great Forest?

I will not hand over that representative position to a human being.

Never.

No matter what happens.

It will not be tamed by humans.

With that thought in mind, Seolhwa headed towards the center.