I Ate Roasted Sweet Potatoes
| [Land Clearing skill…….]<br>[Land Clearing Skill EXP has increased slightly…….]<br>[Skill Level Up!]<br>[Land Clearing LV. 1 -> Land Clearing LV. 2] |
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“Whew…… that was exhausting.”
“Yip!!”
“You worked hard too.”
“Hehe…….”
After finishing the sweet potato harvest,
Yeong-ung and Pepper gathered the sweet potato vines to one side and cleared the land while smoothing out the soil.
“Should we pile the sweet potato vines over there for now? Let’s move them.”
“Yip!”
Together, Yeong-ung and Pepper piled the sweet potato vines off to one side.
“All right, then let’s sow the seeds.”
“Yip!”
“Should we make some holes in the furrows?”
“I can do it, yip!”
“How?”
“Like this, yip!”
Pepper dashed forward, jumped onto a furrow, and jabbed a paw deep into the soil—THUMP!—making a hole for a seed.
The size and depth were just right.
“Good. You make the holes. I’ll put the seeds in.”
“Yip!”
SWISH, SWISH.
Apparently delighted to be helping Yeong-ung, Pepper eagerly made hole after hole.
Yeong-ung followed behind, placing seeds into them as they slowly moved forward.
| [Sowing skill used.]<br>[Sowing Skill EXP has increased slightly.] |
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“This should be enough.”
Since he only had fifty-three seeds, it did not take long to sow them all.
“Pepper.”
“Yip!”
“Watering!”
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SPLASH!
“Spread it evenly.”
“Yip!”
At Yeong-ung’s instruction, Pepper sprinkled water evenly all the way to the corners of the garden plot.
| [Spirit Power has permeated the garden plot.]<br>[Earth Sweet Potato Growth Speed has increased.]<br>[Earth Sweet Potato Germination Rate has increased.]<br>[Watering Skill EXP has increased slightly.] |
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“I watered everything, yip!”
“Good work. This is convenient.”
Before Pepper came along, Yeong-ung had to struggle to haul water from the well whenever he wanted to water the crops.
Pepper had made things much easier.
‘As expected, things go much faster with two of us than when I’m alone.’
“Then should we roast some sweet potatoes?”
“Yip?”
“Pepper, can you gather some branches?”
“Yes!”
At Yeong-ung’s request, Pepper ran off and began gathering fallen branches nearby.
Yeong-ung did the same.
Pepper collected branches while Yeong-ung gathered fallen leaves into one place.
“Then…… should I try using this?”
“Yip!”
Yeong-ung activated the lighter.
FWOOSH!!!
“Whoa!”
“Yip!?”
Yeong-ung and Pepper both jumped in surprise.
The moment he turned on the lighter, a massive pillar of flame shot high into the sky.
Incredible firepower!!
True to the name Ancient Magic Lighter, its power was beyond imagination.
“Damn it! This won’t start a fire, it’ll burn everything down!! What the hell…….”
Yeong-ung hurriedly extinguished the flame and examined the lighter.
Then his face twisted.
“If you’re going to give me something, at least give it to me properly. Why would you hand it over with the flame set to maximum?”
“Yip!”
Yeong-ung lowered the flame intensity and tried again.
FWISH.
This time, a flame perfect for starting a fire appeared.
Yeong-ung lit the leaves and pushed them between the branches he had gathered together.
FWOOSH!
The fire spread to the branches and rapidly grew in size.
“Pepper. Let’s put them in now.”
“Yes!”
The two pushed about four sweet potatoes into the fire, enough for them to eat.
Aluminum foil would have been nice, but there was no way to get any here.
CRACKLE…… CRACKLE…….
Yeong-ung and Pepper quietly waited for the sweet potatoes to cook.
The soft sound of branches burning filled his ears as Yeong-ung stared blankly into the flames.
He had kept a suitable distance, so it was not too hot.
‘Waiting like this isn’t bad either.’
As he watched the fire, he could feel stray thoughts fading from his mind.
The flames burned fiercely.
It almost felt as though they were feeding on Yeong-ung’s worries and concerns as fuel.
His mind seemed to settle.
‘So this is why people go camping, light a fire, and just zone out while staring at it.’
“Fire-gazing really is the best.”
“Gazing, yip?”
“Fire-gazing. You just stare at the fire and let your mind go blank. Like this…….”
As Yeong-ung relaxed his expression while staring at the fire, Pepper, who had been watching him carefully, nodded as well.
“Yip…….”
Pepper copied Yeong-ung and stared blankly into the flames.
But apparently growing bored before long, Pepper licked Yeong-ung’s palm.
Fire-gazing did not seem to mean much to a spirit.
“Still, I think they should be ready by now.”
Using the shovel he had with him, Yeong-ung carefully pulled the sweet potatoes out.
‘They’re a little burnt.’
The skins were slightly charred, but not enough to matter.
“Let’s see…… Hot!”
“Yip!?”
“It’s fine. It’s just a little hot. Hoo…… hoo…….”
Yeong-ung blew on the sweet potato to cool it as much as possible.
Then he carefully held it by the tips of his fingers and peeled off the skin.
“Oh! I think it cooked perfectly.”
“Yip!”
The sweet potato had cooked better than he expected.
Its yellow flesh shyly revealed itself, and at the same time, a sweet fragrance spread through the air.
“Whew…… that smell.”
The aroma was so sweet it seemed capable of dyeing even the surrounding air with sweetness, making his mouth water naturally.
“Looks delicious, right?”
“Yip!”
“Let’s see…….”
Yeong-ung took a huge bite of the roasted sweet potato.
“Mmm! Delicious!”
The moment it entered his mouth, the sweet potato melted softly with rich sweetness.
Its warm texture and sweetness filled his entire mouth.
It was a little hot, but not enough to make it difficult to eat.
MUNCH, MUNCH!
The outside was slightly crisp while the inside was moist.
The rich flavor of the sweet potato spread throughout his mouth, giving him an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
“This is great.”
It was sweeter, nuttier, and more delicious than any sweet potato he had ever eaten in reality.
Ding!
| [You are the first Revelator to complete a delicious dish using a crop imbued with Spirit Power.]<br>[Delicious Roasted Earth Sweet Potato completed.]<br>[Skill, Cooking LV. 1, generated.] |
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| [Cooking LV. 1]<br>Grade: E<br>Classification: Passive<br>EXP: 0.00%<br>Description: Allows you to cook more skillfully.<br>Special effects are granted to completed dishes.<br>Effects: Cooking Bonus.<br>Completed Dish Effects +10% |
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‘It’s a Cooking skill?’
He had never imagined he would obtain a skill this way.
Yeong-ung checked the roasted sweet potato.
| [Roasted Earth Sweet Potato]<br>Grade: E<br>Description: A roasted sweet potato personally cooked by a still-inexperienced cook.<br>It is exceptionally sweet and nutty.<br>Eating it provides a strong sense of fullness.<br>It is imbued with Spirit Power.<br>Upon consumption, the options remain active for 60 minutes.<br>Grower: Yeong-ung.<br>Options: Stamina +11<br>Defense +5%<br>HP +5%<br>HP Recovery +1,500<br>Fire Resistance +10%<br>Satiety +40% |
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“It gained another option?”
Fire Resistance was exactly what it sounded like: an option that granted resistance to fire.
“Yip!!”
“Hm? Oh, you can eat too.”
Only after Yeong-ung gave permission did Pepper begin chomping on a sweet potato.
“It’s so delicious, yip!”
“Right? It’s hot, so eat slowly.”
“Yip!!”
It must have been incredibly delicious because Pepper devoured the roasted sweet potato in a frenzy, wagging its tail like mad.
“Master! I’ve never eaten anything this delicious before, yip! I love it so much, yip!!!”
“Come on…….”
“Yip?”
“How can you eat with your face covered like that?”
Pepper’s mouth was smeared with sweet potato and soot.
With no other choice, Yeong-ung brought over some sweet potato vines and wiped Pepper’s face clean, then used Watering to get some water and wash it properly.
“Yip!”
“There. Clean again.”
Yeong-ung and Pepper finished the remaining roasted sweet potatoes and filled their stomachs.
‘It tastes great, and the options are good too.’
Yeong-ung organized his thoughts as he chewed on the roasted sweet potato.
His goal was to create his own farm, then sell what he grew and make it successful.
Earth Sweet Potatoes were perfect for selling.
There was only one problem.
“But how do I sell these?”
Yeong-ung opened the Auction House.
Ding!
| [You cannot use the Auction House.]<br>[You must reach Level 20 to use the Auction House.] |
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His level was too low.
More importantly—
“I still need to get an Auction House Access Permit…….”
Reaching Level 20 alone did not automatically grant access to the Auction House. He also needed an Auction House Access Permit.
If this were Planz Village, that would be easy to solve.
But this was the Spirit Realm.
Would he even be able to obtain an Auction House Access Permit here?
“Hmm…… I’ll worry about that after I reach Level 20.”
“Yip…… Master…… I’m full, yip…….”
“Me too.”
The sweet potatoes Yeong-ung grew were as thick as his forearm, so just two were enough to leave him completely full.
Pepper’s belly was round and swollen.
“Yaaaaawn…….”
“Yiiip…….”
A little while later, the two yawned at the same time.
They had eaten something delicious, and their stomachs were full.
On top of that, the fire had not gone out yet, so the warm heat around them felt cozy.
“Ugh…….”
His eyes began to close.
His eyelids felt so heavy, as though they weighed hundreds of kilograms.
Yeong-ung desperately fought against the drowsiness, but—
“Yip…… yip…….”
Pepper was already asleep beside him.
As the saying went, even someone who could total 500 kilograms on the big three could not lift drooping eyelids.
“Ugh…….”
Further resistance was pointless.
Yeong-ung gave up, lay down, and closed his eyes.
‘Damn it…… post-meal drowsiness…….’
That day, Yeong-ung ate delicious sweet potatoes and passed out from post-meal drowsiness.
***
Several days passed after that.
Yeong-ung spent his time leisurely in Overlord while scouting the surrounding area.
‘I need to figure out what’s nearby, at least.’
There was no information whatsoever about the Spirit Realm.
If he remained defenseless in a place like this, there was no telling what might happen.
He needed to know something before he could respond to anything.
“Pepper. Do you know anything about this forest?”
“Yip…… I don’t really know either, yip. It’s different from where I used to live, yip.”
“Hmm…….”
Pepper was a Low-Rank Spirit.
Because of that, Pepper had mostly remained close to the place where it lived and apparently did not know much about other regions.
‘At least there don’t seem to be any monsters near the temple…….’
As Yeong-ung walked, he left marks on the trees with his shovel.
They indicated that he had already checked this far.
“I guess that’s fortunate. It means this area is safe.”
The Spirit Realm was an undiscovered region.
There was no information about it, and he did not even know the levels of its monsters.
Yeong-ung was only Level 4.
If a powerful monster appeared, he would obviously die before he had any chance to respond, so he needed to be careful.
‘Dying would cost me.’
“Yip! Master! Yip!”
“Hm? What is it?”
“Look at this, yip!”
At that moment,
Pepper caught the scent of something.
“What is it?”
“Over there, yip!!”
Pepper pointed with a front paw toward a hole in the middle of a tree ahead.
“There’s a strange smell coming from there, yip!”
“A strange smell? What kind?”
“Just a moment, yip!”
Pepper dashed up the tree, then reached into the hole and knocked something loose with a paw.
It fell to the ground.
And it was—
“This is a seed.”
A seed.
Ding!
| [You have discovered a seed hidden in the forest.]<br>[This seed was hidden long ago by a squirrel.]<br>[Squirrels living in the forest have a habit of hiding various seeds in various places.]<br>[Tomato Seed acquired.]<br>[Luck +5]<br>[Title, ‘Finders Keepers!’ acquired.] |
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| [Finders Keepers!]<br>Grade: C (Unique)<br>Acquisition Condition: Be the first Revelator to discover a seed hidden by a squirrel in the Spirit Realm.<br>Options: Spirit Power +5<br>Search Range +10%<br>Search Chance +10%<br>Active Skill, ‘Search LV. 1,’ available.<br>Description: This seed is mine now. |
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“So…….”
Yeong-ung muttered as he looked at the seed lying on the ground.
“This is a seed a squirrel hid, right?”
That day, for the first time since starting Overlord, Yeong-ung robbed a squirrel’s house.