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Chapter 17 – Let’s Start Planting the Peach!
Yunseol and the others left first, claiming to have urgent matters to attend to.
As for us…
“Let’s eat!”
After finishing the grueling labor, we prepared to eat.
“Today was exhausting!”
“That’s for sure.”
Today was eventful.
First, we discovered the lake, then the heavenly peach seeds.
On top of that, there was the sudden appearance of a patient and the creation of a new recipe.
“It’s truly a mountain of work.”
It’s no wonder I was exhausted.
That’s why I decided.
“Nureongi, let’s have beef today.”
“Beef? Is that all right?”
“It’s fine. Besides, it’s the beef we received.”
Park Haneul gave me a beef set when she left last time.
I had carefully stored that beef set in my inventory.
Time stops for food inside the inventory.
“Ah, I’ll go pick some lettuce right away!”
“You don’t have to wrap beef in lettuce, you know?”
“I wrap lettuce in lettuce, too!”
“How much do you love lettuce?”
“I’ll be right back!”
I smiled warmly as I watched Nureongi run off.
“Nureongi has really become quite the person.”
We’ve grilled a lot of meat together.
Naturally, he grew fond of lettuce, too. That’s how Nureongi became utterly addicted to lettuce. Even the gods can’t resist it.
“Well, then. I suppose I’ll get to work.”
I skillfully pulled out the gas burner.
I placed the frying pan on top and began preheating it.
Meanwhile, I prepared plates and rice and set them on the table.
At that moment, Nureongi came running over.
“Young master! I got it all!”
“Oh, then give it to me…”
“Here you go!”
Nureongi handed me the lettuce.
Usually, lettuce should be washed.
But I didn’t bother.
“Huu!”
I focused and drew out the clear qi.
It’s painful every time I use it, but I need to do it often.
That’s how the qi grows stronger.
[The qi affects the surrounding environment.]
The lettuce is purified by the qi.
This is sterilized lettuce.
Since all the dirt was gone, it was safe to eat.
“All right, where should we grill it?”
I placed the meat in the well-preheated pan.
Then, Nureongi asked me,
“Young Master, should the beef be flipped often?”
“I’m not really sure about that either.”
It was the debate that always erupted whenever we ate meat.
The question was: Should meat be flipped frequently?
Of course, I flipped both the pork belly and the beef frequently.
“Beef seems to cook more evenly if you flip it often.”
“Is that so? In my humble opinion, flipping it less often works better.”
“Hehe! I don’t even want to argue with you. Let’s just eat.”
“Right! Beef tastes good no matter how you grill it!”
Just like that, the beef was fully cooked.
I immediately placed the meat on a lettuce leaf and spread garlic and ssamjang sauce on top.
[T/N: A Korean spicy dipping sauce.]
Then, I handed the wrapped meat to Nureongi.
“I shouldn’t eat before you, young master.”
“Oh, enough with that. Just eat already!”
“I’ll gladly eat it!”
Nureongi ate the wrap, and his eyes lit up.
“Wow, the flavor is amazing!”
“It’s top-grade hanwoo beef, after all.”
[T/N: Hanwoo is a breed of cattle native to Korea.]
“This is the most delicious beef I’ve ever had!”
“…Isn’t this your first time eating beef?”
“Yes! Haha!”
Well, since I gave some to Nureongi, it’s my turn.
I quickly wrapped a leaf and popped it into my mouth.
At that moment,
“Whoa! This is amazing!”
I marveled at the taste of the hanwoo beef as well.
It had been ages since I had Hanwoo of this caliber.
As expected, a B-rank healer is different.
To present such delicious beef to me as a gift!
And that’s not all.
“The lettuce is so fresh and tasty!”
It was none other than the special lettuce I grew myself.
Its flavor was incomparable to ordinary lettuce.
Moreover, the lettuce’s power didn’t stop there.
[You have consumed special lettuce.]
Your stamina will increase for the next hour.
My lettuce boosted stamina. At this level, not even a thug could hurt me! Of course, I’m not going to get hit while I’m eating.
“The lettuce is great, the beef is great. Thanks, Ms. Haneul.”
I’ve received a lot from Park Haneul, too.
From protective amulets to beef.
Thinking about it, I definitely felt that I should give her something in return.
“I’ll pack her some vegetables later.”
What if I gave her vegetables that I grew myself instead of troll-grown ones?
They wouldn’t boost stats anyway.
To Park Haneul, they’d just be tasty vegetables.
“Young Master! I am happy to be with you!”
“Hehe! Me too.”
“So please continue to take good care of me, Young Master!”
“Yeah, I’ll definitely take good care of you, too. Nurse Nu.”
And so, I spent a pleasant evening with Nureongi.
* * *
The next day arrived.
“I’ve gotten used to waking up at dawn now.”
Waking up at dawn used to be a painful experience. After all, back-alley doctors usually worked at night. But humans are creatures of habit.
Now, I’ve become a full-fledged early bird myself.
“Young master! Are you awake?”
“Ah, Nureongi. You’re working hard again this morning.”
“This is my job, after all!”
Thanks to Nureongi, managing the fields is much easier.
And that’s not all.
“Don’t plant it there, troll.”
“Understood, troll.”
Our trolls worked hard, too.
Was it because their rheumatoid arthritis symptoms had eased?
They worked with such enthusiasm!
Their sight was so lovely that I often grilled meat for them as well.
“How peaceful.”
This peace felt so good.
This is healing. This is farm life.
But there’s no time to get lost in sentimentality.
Today, I have something important to do.
“Let’s try planting the heavenly peach.”
Plant the heavenly peach!
It’s the highest-grade seed I have.
A whopping legendary grade!
Normally, my field can only grow up to rare-grade herbs.
Because of that, I only bought a few regeneration herbs from the Awakened Marketplace and planted them.
“But now I have Yakseon’s flowerpot.”
Yakseon’s flowerpot can grow herbs without any grade restrictions.
“Oh, young master! Are you planning to plant that?”
“Yeah, wanna join me?”
“Of course! It’s for the young master’s health!”
I set down the pot and dug into the soil a little.
Then, I placed the heavenly peach seed inside.
[Planting seed in the Yakseon flowerpot.]
[Seed planted: Heavenly Peach Seed.]
[Grade: Legendary]
[The planted seed’s grade is exceptionally high.]
[Growth speed will be adjusted.]
This information was also written on the Yakseon flowerpot.
You can plant herbs of any grade, but they grow slowly.
Legendary ones seem especially slow.
But that’s fine.
“Watching them grow is part of the fun.”
There’s no point in getting impatient.
Enjoying the leisurely growth is part of the fun.
Meanwhile, Nureongi groaned as if frustrated.
“Young Master! The tree isn’t growing!”
“That’s to be expected. Besides, it’d be hard for it to grow here anyway.”
I only plan to grow it to the sapling stage here.
If it grows to that size, I should be able to plant legendary-grade herbs by then.
“All right, now that I’ve planted the heavenly peach seed…”
Next is the branch I received from Yunseol.
[Artifact Info]
▶Name: ???’s Branch
▶Grade: ???
▶Effect 1: ???
▶Effect 2: ???
▶Effect 3: ???
▶Effect 4: ???
This is the reward I received after treating Lapis yesterday.
On the surface, it looks like an ordinary tree.
But Yunseol emphasized it repeatedly.
“This branch is an incredibly special artifact,” she said.
Of course, I think so too.
Unless it’s special, its name and effect wouldn’t be hidden.
Besides, the fact that it has four effects alone is unusual.
“Nureongi, what should we do with this?”
“Turn it into a whip to scold the trolls!”
“That’s a good idea. Do you want to try it first, Nureongi?”
“I-I don’t want to!”
I laughed and teased Nureongi a bit too much.
Still, I couldn’t figure out what this branch was for.
“It doesn’t seem like it was meant for beating monsters, though.”
I couldn’t even begin to guess where to use this thing.
“Maybe you plant it in the ground?”
“Sounds like some old tale about a monk who planted his staff in the ground, and it grew into a tree.”
But that couldn’t be it.
Besides, I couldn’t even plant it.
This thing was at least heroic-grade or higher.
For now, my land could only accept rare grade.
Then what the hell was I supposed to do with it?
Just as I was thinking that,
[Would you like to use ???’s Branch?]
That message popped up.
“What happened? A message about using it popped up out of nowhere?”
“Use it immediately!”
“All right.”
I pressed Accept right away.
But…
[Insufficient number of branches.]
[Number of branches required: 1/4]
[The use has been canceled.]
That attempt ended in failure.
“It needs three more branches?”
“Hoo! So it’s not just an ordinary branch after all!”
“This just makes me even more curious.”
What would happen if I gathered four branches?
“Could these be branches from the World Tree?”
“Ooh! That’s a brilliant idea!”
“Or maybe something else special will happen.”
I’m not entirely sure what will happen.
But one thing was certain.
“I need to collect these branches.”
Gathering these branches would surely lead to something fun.
For that reason, I resolved to collect branches from then on. If I kept an eye on the Awakened Marketplace, items would appear.
“Then, until I gather them all, I’ll keep them safely stored.”
So, I placed the branches into my subspace.
“Young Master, what shall we do now?”
“I’m going to start ‘mass production’ soon.”
“What are you mass producing?”
“Well, the medicines in my notebook, of course.”
There’s something I’ve always felt.
If there were more cheap, effective medicines, wouldn’t more people recover faster?
That’s my thought.
Plus, remember that back pain medicine I used on the village chief?
It’s bound to be a hit!
“Let’s mass-produce it whenever we have time.”
“I’ll help, too!”
“Right. There must be people who need my medicine even now.”
However, medicine alone can’t solve everything.
What’s important is treatment and improving lifestyle habits.
That’s why I didn’t expect my patient numbers to drop significantly.
“All right, then. Let’s start mass production right away.”
The moment I said that,
[The Yakseon’s dimensional gate is connected to another dimension.]
That message popped up.
“A-a guest!”
“Yeah, let’s go right away!”
Nureongi and I immediately dashed toward the gate.
There, standing before us, was a man with a large scar on his face.
He wore clothing similar to the white coat I wore.
Numerous pouches that looked like medicine bags hung around his waist. Lastly, every one of his fingers was tightly wrapped in bandages.
[A patient from the Martial Dimension is visiting.]
[Dang Cheon-bi, affiliated with the Martial World, has arrived.]
The man who appeared greeted me.
“Are you the divine doctor?”
“…Yes.”
When I nodded, his eyes widened in surprise.
He then looked around in astonishment.
“So it was true. Who would’ve thought such a space was hidden inside the waterfall?”
Saying this, he approached me.
He introduced himself.
“My name is Dang… No, just call me Nak-yong.”
I was slightly taken aback by his introduction.
Needless to say,
“That’s different from the name that popped up in the system.”
His name was clearly Dang Cheon-bi.
But why was he introducing himself as Nak-yong?
That made me sense that there was a story behind it. Then—
Nak-yong grabbed my wrist without warning.
He closed his eyes and began muttering to himself.
How long had it been?
“Indeed, Yeong-do was right.”
Nak-yong muttered.
His words made me realize something.
“Are you an acquaintance of Mr. Pung Yeong-do?”
“Yes, he asked me. He asked me to check on your condition.”
My heart raced at those words.
I never imagined he would send a physician this quickly.
Pung Yeong-do was truly…
…a man of honor.
“Then, Mr. Nak-yong, how would you assess my condition?”
Nak-yong answered immediately when I asked that.
“A corpse.”
That’s what he said. Just a word.
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