I Got Potato Seeds
[You have used the Tool Crafting skill.]
[You crafted a hand hoe using Low-Rank Iron Ore.]
[Tool Crafting skill experience has increased slightly.]
[You have obtained the title, ‘Novice Tool Crafter.’]
[Novice Tool Crafter]
Grade: E (Multiple)
Acquisition Condition: Craft a tool.
Options: Crafted Tool Durability + 10%
Crafted Tool Options + 5%
Description: Making things is always fun!
“Hmm…….”
Yeong-ung tried using the Tool Crafting skill.
Naturally, he borrowed the materials from Hote.
Hote had said he had plenty of materials and did not mind if Yeong-ung used some, so he gave it a try.
“Inspect!”
[Crude Hand Hoe]
Grade: F
Description: A somewhat crudely made hand hoe.
It was made to handle various kinds of farm work.
Usage Requirement: Level 1 or higher.
Durability: 330/330
Options: Strength + 1
Work Speed + 2%
“Hmm…….”
Its durability was worse than the Beginner Hand Hoe he had received from a quest, and its options were not as good either.
Since it was his first attempt, it looked crude enough that anyone could tell at a glance.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Yeong-ung turned his head.
Hote was there, stripped to the waist and hammering diligently at the anvil.
He was only making things like hand hoes, shovels, and hoes, but he was completely serious about it.
“Squee…… It’s hot, squee…….”
“You stay outside.”
“Squee…… Okay!”
The heat from the furnace filled the forge, making the temperature inside extremely high.
The heat was intense.
An ordinary person would not have been able to endure it for even a second, yet Hote stood there unfazed, swinging his hammer.
DING!
[You are watching the work of a great artisan.]
[Simply watching the work of a great blacksmith can grant tremendous insight to the observer.]
[Tool Crafting skill experience has increased slightly.]
“Wow…… Nice.”
That was exactly why Yeong-ung stayed despite the heat.
Just watching Hote work increased his skill experience.
‘I’m only making bad stuff because my skill level is low. Once the skill level rises, I should be able to make much better things than I can now.’
Free experience was impossible to resist.
DING!
[You have been exposed to intense heat for a prolonged period.]
[The skill, Heat Resistance LV. 1, has been created.]
[Heat Resistance LV. 1]
Grade: E
Classification: Passive
Experience: 0.00%
Description: Allows you to endure heat for longer.
You do not feel hot as easily.
Effects: Heat Resistance + 5%
Fire Resistance + 1%
He had gained a new skill.
Was it because of the skill’s effect?
The oppressive heat that had bothered him moments ago now felt much more comfortable.
CLANG! CLANG!
The craftsman’s hammering rang powerfully in a steady rhythm, reverberating through his ears.
It was almost like listening to music.
‘Nice.’
Yeong-ung enjoyed the sound.
[Tool Crafting skill experience has increased slightly.]
[Heat Resistance skill experience has increased slightly.]
A truly beautiful sound rang in his ears.
‘Free skill experience is way too sweet.’
It felt sweet enough to rot his teeth.
***
Hote continued working for two hours.
During that time,
[Skill Level Up!]
[Tool Crafting LV. 1 -> Tool Crafting LV. 2]
[Heat Resistance LV. 1 -> Heat Resistance LV. 2]
Both skills gained one level.
“Phew. This should be enough, right?”
As Yeong-ung had requested, Hote made hand hoes, hoes, shovels, logging axes, knives, and scissors.
He even made a frying pan and a pot.
Yeong-ung inspected one of the hand hoes.
“Inspect!”
[Hote’s Perfect Hand Hoe]
Grade: B
Description: A hand hoe meticulously crafted by an outstanding artisan.
However, it has been slightly downgraded to suit the user’s level.
Usage Requirements: Level 25 or higher, Farmer.
Durability: 10,000/10,000
Options: Strength + 5
Agility + 5
Work Speed + 20%
Stamina Consumption While Working – 20%
Farming Skill Level + 1
“……Wow.”
Yeong-ung was shocked when he saw the options.
Its quality was on a completely different level from the hand hoe he had made.
The other tools had similarly impressive options.
“Well? Do you like it?”
“Of course.”
“Wahahaha! Naturally! Of course you do! Look who made it!”
Hote smiled with satisfaction.
“Thanks to you, I even got to work in such a magnificent forge! I truly appreciate it!”
“It was nothing.”
“But is this the one you made?”
Hote examined the hand hoe Yeong-ung had made.
“Crude.”
“It was my first time.”
“Still, this is not bad for a first attempt. Hmm…….”
Hote thought for a moment, then suddenly made Yeong-ung an unexpected offer.
“What do you think? Would you like to become my apprentice?”
DING!
[You have accomplished an astonishing achievement.]
[Hote of the Dwarf Clan has offered to take you as his apprentice.]
[If you accept the offer, you can change to the Special Class, ‘Legendary Blacksmith.’]
[However, if you accept the offer, your current Class and Class Skills will be deleted.]
“Your skill is still severely lacking, but I think I can see some potential…… What do you say?”
This was another opportunity.
If Yeong-ung accepted Hote’s offer here, he could change his Class to ‘Legendary Blacksmith.’
Legendary Blacksmith.
It was a very special Class, the only one among all Classes capable of crafting ‘Sacred Swords’ and ‘Demon Swords.’
It could also craft a special kind of item called an ‘Ego Sword.’
If it had been any other player, they would have accepted his offer without a second thought.
But.
“No.”
“What?”
“No. I don’t really intend to become a blacksmith.”
“Why not? This is an opportunity! A human…… a Revelator, no less, has the chance to learn craftsmanship from a dwarf blessed with the hands of a god!”
[Hote makes the offer to you once again.]
[Will you accept the offer?]
“Still no.”
[You have refused.]
“Why…….”
“Because I like farming.”
“…….”
“Crafting items looks fun and interesting too.”
“Then!”
“But I still like farming. This is fun too.”
Yeong-ung loved farming.
He enjoyed it.
Clearing the land and sowing seeds.
Slowly building things up one step at a time, enduring the long wait, and then finally harvesting the results.
The thrill, satisfaction, and sense of accomplishment were more enjoyable than anything else.
“I’m a born farmer. If it isn’t farming, it doesn’t mean anything to me.”
He had once failed at moving to the countryside to farm in real life, but although Yeong-ung had been discouraged, he had never given up.
People told him it was a dream no one else could understand.
Some even mocked him, asking what a young man was doing trying to become a farmer, but Yeong-ung did not care.
‘If I gave up something I love just because people laughed at me, then that would be all my dream was ever worth.’
If a dream could be abandoned after a single setback and a little ridicule, then it had never amounted to much in the first place.
Yeong-ung would not yield to something like that.
“I see…… Hmm…… Very well! If that is your will, then so be it.”
[Hote’s Favorability has greatly increased.]
“This is my gift to you.”
DING!
[You have obtained 100 Potato Seeds.]
[You have obtained a Dwarf Seal.]
“This is…….”
“For a farmer like you, would this not be a better gift than anything else?”
“Of course.”
Potato Seeds.
He had already wanted to try growing something new, so the timing was perfect.
“And this…… Inspect!”
[Dwarf Seal]
Grade: C
Description: A special seal gifted by a dwarf to someone they have acknowledged.
As long as you possess this, dwarves will not regard you as an enemy.
Usage Requirement: One acknowledged by a dwarf.
Option: Dwarf Clan Favorability + 30%
“As long as you have that, we dwarves will consider you a friend and lend you our aid.”
“Is it really okay for me to take something like this?”
“Wahaha! Of course! You and I are already friends!! This much is only natural!”
Hote laughed heartily.
Thirty-one days had passed in real time since Yeong-ung started Overlord.
He had obtained Potato Seeds and made a new friend.
***
“I never imagined…… I would actually find Refri Herb here.”
“Is this what you came here to get?”
“Yes. It works very well for arthritis and similar ailments. But to think you are cultivating it…….”
Hote was impressed.
No cultivation method for Refri Herb was known yet.
Even those pointy-eared bastards had failed to cultivate Refri Herb and had to gather it directly from the wild, which said everything.
‘And yet he succeeded in cultivating an herb like that…….’
“Does that mean he’s a special kind of farmer……? But…….”
Sniff, sniff.
“It smells stronger than the Refri Herb I know.”
“Ah…… I think that’s because I grew it.”
“Hoh…….”
“Inspect!”
[Spirit Refri Herb]
Grade: E
Description: An herb grown under the attentive care of a Spirit Farmer.
It possesses outstanding pain-relieving effects.
It contains Spirit Power.
Usage Requirement: Level 20 or higher.
Cultivator: Yeong-ung.
Options: Pain Relief.
Enhanced Pain Relief.
Health Recovery.
Status Ailment Recovery Acceleration.
It was definitely different from what he had seen at first.
‘It must be the difference between something growing wild and something I cultivated myself.’
There was bound to be a qualitative difference between herbs growing in the wild and herbs cultivated by a Spirit Farmer.
Yeong-ung could clearly feel the abilities of the EX-grade Special Class, ‘Spirit Farmer.’
“It should work better too.”
“I think so. It smells excellent as well.”
“Squeee! It smells good, squee!”
“Hahaha. And is it really all right for me to take this much?”
Yeong-ung had given Hote 200 sweet potatoes and 300 tomatoes as gifts.
“It’s fine. You helped me.”
Yeong-ung had received far more than that in return.
Hote had given him the hoes, shovels, hand hoes, and other things he needed, so naturally he should repay him for them.
“You settle accounts properly.”
“I’m a farmer.”
“Wahaha! True. A farmer has to be meticulous about such things too!”
[Hote’s Favorability has increased.]
[Hote will tell those he meets in the future about meeting you.]
[Your fame has become slightly known throughout the Spirit Realm.]
[Other races have also come to know a little about you.]
“Then I shall be going now. I will come visit again later.”
“Squee!”
“Yes, adorable Low-Rank Water Spirit. I will see you again later as well.”
“Squee!”
And so, Hote left the farm.
***
After Hote left,
Yeong-ung put the tools Hote had made into his bag and cleaned up the forge.
Then he came out in front of the temple.
“Now I need to sow these Potato Seeds…….”
Yeong-ung looked around.
The space in front of the temple was already packed with just the sweet potato and tomato garden plots.
If he added potatoes too, there would be so little room left that moving around would become inconvenient.
“Guess I don’t have a choice.”
Yeong-ung picked up a logging axe.
“Inspect!”
[Hote’s Logging Axe]
Grade: B
Description: A logging axe meticulously crafted by an outstanding artisan.
However, it has been slightly downgraded to suit the user’s level.
Usage Requirements: Level 25 or higher, Strength 30 or higher, Stamina 30 or higher.
Durability: 50,000/50,000
Options: Strength + 10
Logging Adjustment.
Logging Speed + 20%
Stamina Consumption While Logging – 10%
Accuracy + 10%
Logging Skill Level + 1
As expected of an axe made by a dwarf blessed with the craftsmanship of a god, its options were no joke.
Giving away the sweet potatoes had not been a waste at all.
“All right~ Then.”
“Squee!”
“Shall we get to work?”
“Squee!!”
Yeong-ung and Pepper set off.
There was still plenty of work left to do.