The Gardener in a Hunter World - Chapter 6

Visitors (2)
“Oh, this is good.”

As much as 32% cold resistance was attached to the potion made by Yoo Ji-Ha.

When the alchemy skill level rose to 2, the word ‘concentrated’ suddenly appeared and the number went up.

But where did the 32% figure come from?

‘Assuming that the original 20%, the great success is 1.2x, the blessing attribute is 1.2x, this concentrated option will be 1.1x.’

As a result of the calculations, this figure was reasonable.

Just in case, another winter strawberry was purified and made into a potion, but a potion with a concentrated effect did not come out.

‘I see its by chance. Anyway, five potions.’

 

[Concentrated special potion LV1: Increases cold resistance by for 48 minutes.]

 

“Whoah.”

It couldn’t be a greater potion.

If you have this potion, you will be able to fight if you enter any polar dungeon.

Yoo Ji-Ha placed five bottles of potions on the table and prepared for business.

The general store’s opening time is 8 am, but it didn’t mean much.

He didn’t want to be lazy, so he just opened it early in the morning.

‘After going to that forest and cleaning things up, it’s 7:30, so the time is right.’

He opened the door to the store, went to the front, and stretched out.

If there is one thing that has improved with the appearance of dungeons and monsters, it is the quality of the air.

The concentration of fine dust has decreased considerably since the news that dungeons had been opened in many factories in China years ago.

It’s not as good as the air in the forest, but it was refreshing to breathe the morning air.

He came out with a broom and cleaned the front.

The time is 7:40.

As it is the district 7 with the most fluctuating population in Korea, it was crowded with people from the morning.

Since the price of Oil has long exceeded 10,000 won per liter, most people use public transportation.

The road seemed empty because the people who use it were already working hard.

There were many places that were completely damaged because there was no budget for repairs.

Yoo Ji-Ha, after watching people, found someone.

“Hyung.”

A big size man broke through the people and appeared in front of Yoo Ji-Ha.

“Oh. I’ve been diligent since morning, too. Do you have any guests these days?”

“It’s just right.”

“You just can’t do that… If you succeed quickly, I will be at peace.”

“I’m fine with this.”

The man called Hyung let out a small sigh when he saw the shabby signboard and shop.

Then, he draped his strong arm over Yoo Ji-Ha shoulder and dragged him into the store.

“Come on, I brought you some good information? Do you want to hear it?”

This man’s name is Park SeongHo. As a hunter who had awakened from the knight class, he was marked about 100th in the rankings.

He formed a small guild called Happy Hunters, and he was tempting him to join after getting to know Yoo Ji-Ha for some reason.

He said he won’t let him starve.

Even now, he politely declined saying that he was not starving, but he was still aiming for Yoo Ji-Ha.

‘He’s a good older brother.’

That was the goal of the guild itself, to be happy hunters.

SeongHo entered the store, sat down on a simple chair of the shop, and took out his smartphone.

“Can you see this?”

“It’s a polar dungeon.”

What he saw on the phone was the Hunter.net app.

It was full of information such as: ‘An easy and fun polar dungeon appears!’

A dungeon with a minimum temperature of -70 degrees Celsius, could not be easy and fun.

“Uh. Category 1 Polar Dungeon is now open. Do you have plenty of time? This will allow you to get inside too.”

What SeongHo took out was a small potion bottle.

‘I see it again.’

 

[Cold resistance potion: Increases cold resistance by 10% for 15 minutes.]

 

He thought he could only see the ones he made, but he can even see the options for the dropped potions.

It was a small figure compared to the potion he made, but it was obvious that SeongHo was trying to save this potion, so Yoo Ji-Ha didn’t say anything.

“Isn’t this potion looks good?”

SeongHo smiled and shook the bottle, and the blue liquid fluttered.

“This is a cold resistance potion. You know sometimes it comes out of the box. If it’s blue, they usually say it’s cold resistance. Thunderbolt buffs are very rare, but I don’t think it will come out in Category 2 dungeon, but it has a slightly different color. “

“Yes, I know.”

There are quite a few places in the dungeon with artifacts such as ruins and villages.

If you clear such place, you will have to kill the boss monster and get a treasure chest.

Depending on the difficulty of the dungeon, the number of boxes and the quality of the treasures vary.

He had no experience of getting boxes, but he knew the detail.

“It was hard to get this… Your noona worked especially hard, so thank her later.”

The person called noona here refers to Hwang SeonYoung of the Happy Hunters Guild.

She was three years older than Yoo Ji-Ha, and her hobby was collecting old books and scrolls and so was his, so they sometimes go to the wholesale center together.

She had the nickname, a book ghost, but she was just a book reader.

“But I don’t think I need this.”

It means he doesn’t need to go into the dungeon.

SeongHo patted his shoulder.

“Let’s go in together this time. It’s really not dangerous there. You never know, if you keep entering the dungeon, you can acquire skills and characteristic.”

“I’ve been there a few times so far, and it’s never like that.”

As Yoo Ji-Ha smiled awkwardly, SeongHo sighed.

“Still, keep going. There is nothing to lose. You’re not saying you can’t leave because you can’t leave the store empty right?”

“As you can see, there are not many customers.”

“Haha, it would get better.”

Yoo Ji-Ha was grateful for the Hyung in front of him.

Come to think of it, he would often go to SeongHo Hyung’s house and get a meal.

His wife, Lee Jumi, also welcomed him warmly and treat him more than a brother.

If you think about it, it’s like entering a dungeon.

“All right. I will go.”

“Hey, it looks like we’re asking for a favor, but it’s fine as long as you’re going. You know the witch’s cauldron, tomorrow at 10am, come out there.”

“Who are we going with?”

“Me and Jumi, and SeonYoung. The other two were dispatched, so the four of us can go in.”

Yoo Ji-Ha suddenly remembered the solar apple.

It would be nice to make a potion, but he wanted for his close friends to taste it one by one.

“Hey Hyung, would you like an apple? I’m in the dungeon…”

“Uh, I don’t know what it is, but we’ll eat it later. I’m going.”

He thought about serving a solar apple, but SeongHo rushed out of the store as if he had work.

Shortly after he disappeared, a large sedan stopped in front of the store.

“Who is it?”

 

Eventually, the person who got out of the car was a man in his 30s wearing a cloak.

The option attached to the cloak is rare class were great.

He’s sure, it’s over 10 billion won.

Seeing that he had a driver in a large sedan, there was a high possibility that he was a senior hunter.

‘Oh, that’s him, the alchemist of the Eternal Flame Guild.’

Among Hunters, he is considered the first to be considered an alchemist.

He doesn’t have separate skills or characteristics, but he put a lot of effort into it and it have paid off.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that 30% of his effort went into the formulation of the recipes for various potions.

But why did he come here?

CheolHeon looked around and found Yoo Ji-Ha that came out of the store and bowed slightly.

“Excuse me, are you the owner of this place?”

“Ah, that’s right.”

“I came here just to buy something. May I take a look?”

“Yeah, what…”

It didn’t seem like it was the real intention of a senior alchemist to look at such a shabby shop, but he still move away from the door.

CheolHeon went inside and looked around slowly.

Potion bottles were nicely displayed on the display stand, and on the table in the middle were old books and scrolls in jars.

‘It’s old, but it’s well organized.’

But that alone would not attract HyeJin’s attention.

There is definitely something she needs here.

‘Or there was…’

Cheol-heon, who was looking around the shelves, noticed a yellow fruit and widened his eyes.

Why is that fruit here?

“Maybe that fruit… May I ask where you got it?”

“Ah, that’s… I got it from a Category 0 dungeon. When I add it to the potion, they said it had a surprisingly good effect.”

“Which is?”

“I’m sorry, I can’t tell.”

It is forbidden to inform other people of the transaction with the customer.

CheolHeon looked at the yellow fruit with a curious expression because it was the first time, he had seen the yellow fruit up close.

‘It’s quite fragrant.’

It turned out so delicious that he almost stretched out his hand without knowing it.

He barely restrained himself and smiled at Yoo Ji-Ha,

The whole of the situation was fortunate enough to monopolize a Category 0 dungeon, obtain the fruit, make a potion, and sell it to HyeJin. He probably won’t have a chance to make such a potion again.

CheolHeon bought some potions as a courtesy and asked Yoo Ji-Ha to calculate it.

‘Looking at the color or concentration of the potion, it’s not that he doesn’t have skills.’

However, there are many alchemists of this level under his command.

After finishing the calculations, CheolHeon went straight back.

And reported to Cha HwaYeon, the head of the guild.

 

—There was nothing special. He was a lucky man.

—Why exactly?

—I think he got the yellow fruit from a Category 0 dungeon, added it to a potion, and sold it to HyeJin.

—Yellow fruit? Not sure exactly what the effect is?

—It is most likely related to ether consumption.

—He’s a lucky guy. Would he have gotten ten million won?

—Probably. It was the driving force behind catching the man stalker.

—How about person?

—Well… He was a good-looking young man. Lines are a bit soft… Maybe it’s the guild leader’s taste.

—It’s annoying. Anyway, next time you find that yellow fruit, you need to secure it first.

—What about it, how many times have we found it? It’s so far away.

—So, we must unite. It’s difficult because we’re so focused on firepower… Who is the fastest hunter?

—I’ll find out.

 

The conversation between the guild leader and the chief alchemist almost always ends like this.

CheolHeon smiled bitterly, took off his cloak, put it on his chair, and went straight to work.

However, the yellow fruit is of little concern.

‘Why didn’t I bought one and to eat?’

But he didn’t want to eat a fruit worth 10 million won.

Cheol-heon thought about that and wondered why the young man had left the fruits in a pile on the shelf.

‘It’s so precious… Something’s strange.’

Did he bring a lot at once?

Still, if he had noticed the effect of the potion in his conversation with HyeJin, he wouldn’t treat it like that.

‘It’s somewhat inappropriate to show the fruit openly…’

If it was CheolHeon, it would have all been made into potions or hidden.

His troubles deepened.

 

‘Animal friendly… Plant friendly…’

Hunternet is where information about dungeons and hunters is posted, frequently.

Yoo Ji-Ha is also a hunter, so he is registered here.

He put two words into the search bar and searched, but nothing came up.

When he added alchemy and blessings, only irrelevant ones were listed.

‘Certainly, this is the first skill I got.’

It is the only one in the world.

What does this mean?

‘Maybe someone entrusted me with a mission.’

But no one spoke to him.

It may have been shown through the environment rather than words.

Like a forest in his dream.

‘Anyway, it means that the forest should be well cared for.’

If you do what you can do without being greedy, the rewards will follow.

After organizing his thoughts, he got up from his chair and closed the shop door.

‘I have to go in.’

These days, he enjoyed entering the forest of his dreams.

Because if you do little good deeds, the rewards will follow.

Putting the dimensional pouch in the backpack, tying a few pieces of wood together and placing a glow stone in the center made a plausible torch.

‘Now put this in my backpack.’

The torch was securely fastened to the backpack.

The lights were turned off and the surroundings were clear.

He was satisfied with the performance of the glow stone.

‘I think it would be better to process the ignition stone and make it like flint.’

He decided to do it later, ate dinner in a hurry, lay in bed, and closed his eyes.

As soon as he felt the familiar forest air, he looked around.

‘As expected.’

The small solar apples have fully matured.

It was fuller than the first time.

‘If I take half, it’s more than 10.’

The winter strawberries haven’t opened yet, so he decided to wait a little bit.

‘There’s nothing else that is different.’

At that moment, he saw something wriggling at his feet, and he almost stepped on it.

“What is it?”

A Theradrone was biting something, put it down at his feet and ran away.

Is there such an absurd thing such as insects giving gifts?

Is it giving this because he helped dug a hole before?

 

[The Seed of Hummingbell]

 

“I don’t know what a hummingbell is but thank you.”

It’s not an ordinary forest, so he thought it would grow well on its own. He dug a hole in the ground and planted the seeds.

Then he scooped up water in the stream, put it in a bottle, and carefully went into the cave.

Fortunately, there was nothing threatening.

“It’s not that deep…”

Relying on the glow of the glow stone, he was able to get out within a few minutes of walking.

“Oh my gosh.”

His eyes widened.

An open white sandy beach, and an emerald sea appeared.