After the great disaster, I tried to help with clearing the rubble.
However, before I could even finish carrying the first log, the principal and vice-principal stopped me.
"Your presence here causes all sorts of problems!"
"Go back to the garbage dump right now! Shoo, shoo!"
Chased away like a stray dog, I decided it was fine and returned to my own house.
I remembered what I had originally planned to do, so the next morning I immediately used the leftover Gisu wood to make planters.
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Gisu Planter
Quantity: 4
Quality Level: 25 (Material Level 12 + Dexterity Bonus 3 + Job Bonus 10)
A planter made by combining high-quality Gisu wood.
Thanks to the various bonuses, it has fire resistance and promotes better plant growth compared to ordinary planters.
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I set the planters in the garden and took out the "Large Boar Leather Waterskin" from my coat pocket.
I poured in the water I had drawn from the pond and placed the roots of the green onions inside.
"All right, grow back strong and healthy."
As I spoke to the roots, I noticed that my body was enveloped in light.
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Leopin
Job: Carpenter → Mana Farmer
LV: 10 → 11
HP: 1810
MP: 1810
Status
Vitality: 181
Stamina: 181
Toughness: 181
Spirit: 181
Resistance: 181
Agility: 181
Focus: 181
Strength: 181
Magic Power: 181
Divine Power: 181
Intelligence: 181
Culture: 181
Five Senses: 181
Sixth Sense: 181
Charm: 1
Luck: 2
Dexterity: 380 → 480
Jobs Available for Change
Production
Woodcutter
Appraiser
Carpenter
Stonemason
Leatherworker
Woodworker
NEW! Mana Farmer
Exploration
Ranger
Treasure Hunter
Combat
Axe Battler
Ninja
Martial Artist
Trapper
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The new job gained from leveling up was "Mana Farmer."
It was a production job for growing crops, just like the regular "Farmer."
However, the major difference with Mana Farmer was that it used magic during the cultivation process.
In short, it was a magic user specialized in farming work and could also be considered a type of magic job.
Since few people with magical talent wanted to work with soil, it was quite a rare job.
In any case, it was the perfect job for me right now.
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Leopin
Job: Carpenter → Mana Farmer
Job Skills
Open-Field Cultivation
Knowledge and techniques for growing crops in outdoor fields
Wind Tilling
Uses the power of wind spirits to expand the area that can be tilled
Breath of Light
Uses the power of light spirits to promote crop growth
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At that moment I had been making planters in the garden…
The instant I changed jobs, my vision took on new colors.
It was as if a thin film that had been covering my eyeballs had peeled away, and everything I saw became crystal clear.
Strictly speaking, the weeds growing in the garden turned into vibrant, lively greens and began to shine as if saying "Look at me!"
I naturally found myself muttering the names of the garden weeds.
"Chickweed, plantain, triple clover…"
Things that had simply been "weeds" until now could now be recognized as distinct living beings.
"So that's it. With the Open-Field Cultivation skill, I can now tell the different types of grass…!"
I suddenly noticed a vine creeping along the garden fence.
"That's…!" I was drawn to it, approached, crouched down, and dug into the ground.
When I pulled the vine, the earth split open with a pop, and a small red root resembling a bird's egg popped out.
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Sweet Potato
Quantity: 1
Quality Level: -9 (Material Penalty 9)
A wild sweet potato.
It has strong reproductive power but is small and poor-tasting, making it unsuitable for eating.
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"Just as I thought, it's a wild sweet potato…!
To think there was such a familiar vegetable buried so close by…!"
I had thought I had become quite capable of self-sufficient living, but I realized I still had a long way to go.
"But now I have the perfect vegetable to start farming with."
I cut the vine away from the sweet potato growing in the garden.
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Sweet Potato Cutting
Quantity: 1
Quality Level: -9 (Material Penalty 9)
A cutting from a wild sweet potato.
It has strong reproductive power and is not picky about soil, but the cultivable variety is of poor quality.
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I wanted to start farming right away using this cutting, but there was still some preparation left.
"Working the fields with my bare hands would be tough."
Muttering to myself, I hurried over to the cart beside the house.
I took some Gisu timber from the cart and pulled out the "Large Boar Knife" from my pocket.
Using the Woodworker skill, I quickly made the tool.
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Gisu Hoe
Quantity: 1
Quality Level: 25 (Material Level 12 + Dexterity Bonus 3 + Job Bonus 10)
A hoe made by combining high-quality Gisu wood.
Thanks to the various bonuses, it is sturdier and lighter than an ordinary wooden hoe.
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"Now the preparations are complete! …All right, where should I make the field?"
I looked around at the surrounding forest.
When I first arrived here, the area had been covered in Gisu trees.
But I had cut them down for lumber, so the view was now quite open.
If I removed the remaining stumps, it would make a nice clearing, so I decided to create the field right next to the house.
First, I used the "Forest Stone Shovel" I had made earlier to dig out the stumps.
Of course I did not throw them away.
I split them with the "Forest Stone Axe" and turned them into firewood.
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Gisu Firewood
Quantity: 60
Quality Level: 16 (Material Level 2 + Dexterity Bonus 4 + Job Bonus 10)
Firewood made by splitting Gisu stumps.
Thanks to the various bonuses, the fire lasts longer than with ordinary firewood.
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"You can never have too much firewood!"
And finally, the long-awaited first farming work.
I gripped the "Gisu Hoe" tightly and shouted toward the sky.
"Enchant Wind!"
I activated the Mana Farmer's "Wind Tilling" magic.
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Leopin
Job: Mana Farmer
LV: 11
HP: 1810
MP: 1810 → 1800
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Leaves appeared from nowhere and wrapped around my body like a whirlwind.
I felt a mysterious power dwell in my arms and could not help but let out an "Ooh…!"
"Come to think of it, this is my first time using magic.
I wonder what its effect is like…!? Here goes!"
I swung the hoe down toward the ground.
With a satisfying "Zaku!" sound, the blade sank in, and then…
…Shuwawawa!
The soil in a one-meter square area loosened up as if it were bubbling.
"Wow! One swing tills all that soil at once! This is easy!"
The feel of the soil through the hoe and the sensation of tilling the earth felt very fresh and enjoyable to me.
"I should have done this sooner! And this is proper crafting too!"
Like a child given a new toy, I became absorbed in digging up the soil.
A strong earthy scent rose as if dormant life was awakening.
At first I planned to make a ten-meter-square field and try growing sweet potatoes.
But tilling the soil was so much fun that before I knew it, the field had become twenty meters square.
I stood in the center of the field, wiped off a good sweat, and looked around.
"This should be more than enough. Now let's plant the cuttings."
I pushed the base of the "Sweet Potato Cutting" I had kept in my pocket into the soft ground.
Then I spread both arms wide and shouted toward the sun.
"Light…! Become the power that sprouts new life in this land…!"
I activated the Mana Farmer skill "Breath of Light."
My body was wrapped in a warm light, and that light spread from the soles of my shoes across the entire field.
The next instant…
…Zomomomomomomom——————————————!!
The thirty-centimeter cutting I had planted in the ground began to grow at a speed like the earth itself was splitting open.
The sight looked as if time itself had begun to flow faster, and I almost jumped in surprise.
"It grew this much in an instant…!?"
That was only natural.
When I checked my status, my MP had been completely drained.
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Leopin
Job: Mana Farmer
LV: 11
HP: 1810
MP: 1800 → 0
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"I see. This magic keeps its effect going as long as I don't stop it…
Using 1800 MP would make it grow this big…"
Before I knew it, the sweet potato leaves had burst out of the field and were encroaching into the surrounding forest.