Translator: ChubbyCheeks

PR: MattForgenti

He wriggled on top of his blanket.

Its dangerous outside the blanket!

Boy, youre the one who looks more dangerous!

Chew?!

Minhyuk looked at him strangely as he continued to eat his sweet potatoes. He also tried to eat it with a well-ripened kimchi.

Hehe, life is like sweet potatoes! Eating the dry sweet potato with the spicy and sweet kimchi is the best!

Oh, theres something like that?

This was the first time that Bran saw kimchi in his life. Because of that, he sat in front of Minhyuk with rapt attention.

Can I have a bite of that one too?

Are you sure that its just one bite?

Yeah.

The guardian of this dungeon was Bran. Minhyuk realized that if he did not give him even one sweet potato then his favorability could potentially fall.

Then, Bran took a sweet potato from Minhyuk. He peeled the skin off and placed kimchi on top of it before taking a big bite.

This is how you eat it, right?

Thats correct!

Chomp.

Bran easily chomped on the kimchi and the sweet potato. His eyes suddenly widened in surprise.

My, my word!

He could hear a heavenly harmony in his ears. His mouth was filled with the sweet flavor of the sweet potato and the spicy and sweet taste of the kimchi.

Crunch, crunch

The ripe kimchi made a crunching sound that made it more enjoyable to eat.

Wow Its really delicious.

Is it the best?

Yeah. Its the best. Chew, chew!

After he finished eating the sweet potato and kimchi, Bran could finally see the black sweet potatoes piled up on one side.

One, two, three, four, five Heok?! Seventeen?!

He already dug up this much black sweet potatoes?

It was unbelievable. Black sweet potatoes never came out easily. They only appear once the appropriate amount of sweet potatoes that was harvested.

If the amount of black sweet potatoes harvested were proportional to a set amount of the sweet potatoes then it meant that Minhyuk has already eaten at least thirty sweet potatoes.

How did this happen?

In truth, it was really difficult for the other users to dig up one or two pieces in an hour.

Bran was not aware that compared to others in his level, Minhyuk was one of the users with the highest DEX. This was one of the reasons why even if he did not acquire the skill yet he still could work faster than the others.

It was only natural that his abilities would increase especially if he continuously dug without taking a rest.

Minhyuks proficiency in his farming skill was almost more than 90%.

Huh?

Bran found something strange again.

Why are there no sweet potatoes?

Hmm.

Minhyuk tilted his head as if he didnt know while Bran looked around.

There should be around thirty sweet potatoes. Even if he had eaten a few there still should be around thirty of them lying around.

So where did all of it go?

Bran looked around some more. When his line of sight intersected with Minhyuk

D, dont tell me you

You ate all of it?!

Eyy, how can one person eat all of that?

Minhyuk slowly wriggled inside the blanket and hid from him. However, there was no way that Bran wasnt aware of where he was

How can you eat all 30 of those sweet potatoes!

You said that I can eat it. A man should not take back whatever he said, right? And the sweet potatoes that Bran-nim raised were all ve~ry delicious that I finished them all without realizing it.

Minhyuk, who was wriggling inside the blanket to hide, smiled at him.

Then, Bran thought

Theres nothing I can do since he dug it himself

That was the rewards of the dungeon after all. However, it was not a welcomed reward for the other users. It did not matter to them if they could get as much as they have dug in this dungeon. But Bran still looked at him with a sad expression.

My farm

The little favorability that has increased has now dropped again.

Minhyuk thought that he could do that so he could increase his favorability.

Then lets do it like this. I will make you something delicious with sweet potatoes later.

Bran turned around without answering him.

Dont tell me that hes still going to continue to eat? Eyyy, theres no way a person can eat all of the sweet potatoes in here.

However, it was just his earnest wish.

When he arrived back in his hut, Bran looked at the distant mountain with a sigh. His expression was as if he finally understood what life meant.

After eating all of the sweet potatoes he previously harvested, Minhyuk began to diligently dig up sweet potatoes again.

Minhyuk checked the notifications about his little successes.

I can dig as many sweet potatoes as I could then.

He would eat all of the sweet potatoes in the field.

If that wasnt his goal before, then it would be his goal now.

Then

Thwap!

Thwap!

Another black sweet potato came out of the field. It was the final black sweet potato. Minhyuk placed all of the black sweet potatoes he harvested and headed towards Brans hut.

Bran-nim, I finished gathering 20 black sweet potatoes.

Thats really fast!

Bran might have detested Minhyuk for eating all of his sweet potatoes but it was still an undeniable fact that he surprised him.

In fact, he was not confident that he would be able to dig up 20 black sweet potatoes within 24 hours.

Huh?!

Minhyuk was very happy. It was a secret quest, after all. Bran smiled a little at him.

To be honest, I actually wanted to ask you a favor with farming but you know

He smiled bitterly.

Who would want to come here and dig up sweet potatoes, and to top it all off, they could only dig up one to two in an hour. Who else would be so interested in farming sweet potatoes? No one would even feel rewarded by digging up sweet potatoes.

This secret quest was very, very, difficult. And just like Bran said, who would even earnestly do this quest without being lazy?

A farmer?

It was one of the lowest among the non-combat classes. No, in all honesty, it would be extremely difficult to find anyone with the farmer job class. It even had a lower percentage compared to the chefs.

Nevertheless, Minhyuk truly did his best. Of course he still wouldnt forget how he ate all of his sweet potatoes.

However, he still ate the sweet potatoes that he farmed and raised more deliciously than anyone.

It was an act of sincerity.

And he was fully satisfied with him.

Thank you. I will cook a delicious meal made out of sweet potatoes for you later. Youll probably be surprised!

Minhyuk was genuinely happy with what he received.

There was only one reason

My DEX acquisition rate has increased in this dungeon!

Together with the effect of Ellies Sword, it has given him a total of x6 increase. If others could gain 1 point in 6 hours, then Minhyuk could gain 6 points in 1 hour!

Minhyuk also looked at his leveled up Beginners Farming skill.

Ooooooooh!

Minhyuk was very moved.

My god, this is!

There might be a possibility that he could get a more delicious ingredient!

Boy, I would like to ask an additional favor from you. Starting from now, Sweet Potato Men will appear in the fields.

Sweet Potato Men?

Yeah. Theyre the ones who suck up the nutrients from the black sweet potatoes to soak themselves up. But because you dug up all those black sweet potatoes then they might pop out of the ground and attack you. However, you dont need to worry since their numbers will definitely be little. You only need to bring me ten sweet potato men and one sweet potato warrior.

Ah, the sweet potato warrior has a special ability of recovering its strength just by eating the sweet potatoes around him so be careful. That guy is over Lv30 so it might be a bit hard on you. Dont strain yourself.

Yes. I understand. Ill accept the quest.

Despite Brans concern, Minhyuk still readily accepted the quest.

This quest has extremely good rewards and there would be a total of ten sweet potato men that will appear.

One sweet potato man would give a drop of 1 million gold so a total of ten would give him 10 million gold in drops alone. In addition, Minhyuk saw that there were unknown seeds that would drop too.

Bran continued to speak.

And if you hunt a sweet potato warrior, youll definitely find something that youll like. Hohoho.

D, dont tell me

Bran nodded his head.

Oooooooooooh!

Minhyuks body was suddenly filled with strength.

He had a hunch. It was definitely obvious that something delicious would come out.

And Im telling you that there is a relationship between the seeds that will drop and the sweet potato warriors.

Yes!

Swoooosh!

Minhyuk once again moved towards the field to dig up sweet potatoes. He was like a whirlwind with how fast he was working. The speed and tenacity with which he used to dig up the sweet potatoes had increased. He was truly concentrating on this quest.

He quickly heard a notification not long after he started.

Thud, thud, thud!

While Minhyuk diligently dug up the sweet potatoes

Gumaguma!

A monster suddenly popped out of the ground.

It looked like a peeled sweet potato and was as tall as an 8-year-old child. It looked adorable with the tiny sickle on its hands.

Gumaguma!

The sweet potato man quickly narrowed the distance between them. Minhyuk, who was digging out sweet potatoes, swung his fists.

Skrrrt!

Squiish!

Guma, kueeck!

The sweet potato man quickly flew towards the barrier.

It was just one move.

A green seed dropped along with the gold. Minhyuk picked the drops quickly.

Then he continued his fast pace of digging up sweet potatoes again.

Theres definitely something delicious that will drop from the sweet potato warrior in the end!

His appetite gave him infinite concentration.

Then he heard a notification.

Huh?

The sound broke Minhyuks concentration. Minhyuk checked the detailed explanation about Will.

Oh!

This was a superb stat.

This kind of stats would usually be obtained when the user was over Lv50 and had met the conditions. However, it wasnt easy to meet the conditions needed. Of all the users who have played Athenae, only 3% knew about these special stats.

After checking the stat, Minhyuk continued to dig sweet potatoes again.

Minhyuks hand began to get faster and faster. And along with his speed, his DEX continued to rise which gave him confidence.

He could now dig 4 sweet potatoes in an hour.

Guma! Aaack!

Minhyuk once again punched the noisy monster who kept on shouting guma.

Then

Baaaaaaang!

An earth-shattering sound was heard along with the explosion on the ground.

Minhyuk, who was still digging the sweet potatoes, stopped what he was doing when he heard the notification.

Finally, the guy that Ive been waiting for has come out.

The sweet potato warrior belonged to a larger variety of the sweet potato men. Its hand was now holding a spear.

Huh?

On the other hand, Minhyuk was surprised.

How come?

The sweet potato warrior was a monster. And it wasnt like Minhyuk did not see the sweet potato men from before. However, there was something special in this sweet potato warrior.

It was the color of the light surrounding it.

Its glowing with a black light?

It wasnt a food ingredient but the monster was surrounded by a glowing light.

This was the first time that he had seen a black light.

TLs corner!!!

Surprisingly enough, we have no foot notes in the chapter. Lol. Well, well. What could the black light mean? What stat will it increase if he ate it? Or was it something else???

PRs corner!

Its the black light of death, because hes threatening Minhyuks food and is going to perish.