Chapter 60

 

“Produce.”

 

As soon as the starter was mentioned, the purified water containing horsepower boiled over, and the ingredients inside came out and the color began to change. The scent flowing out with the subtle light made Yeon Seung-yeon look ecstatic.

 

“Ho, Ho-hyun nim. This is amazing! I just smelled the scent and it feels like I’m already healing!”

 

“You’re exaggerating.”

 

“I’m telling you, is it because it smells good…”

 

I laughed it off, but Yeon Seung-yeon was right. The potions made with the <Golden Cauldron> would randomly have additional abilities that only I could check that could not be identified even with emotion skills. Perhaps the additional ability of these potions is fatigue recovery.

 

Finally, the cauldron began to shine and a notification window appeared to announce the success of the production. At the same time, mana drained out of my body.

 

“Cough.”

 

“Ho, Ho-hyun nim!”

 

When I fell down on my knees, Yeon Seung-yeon ran towards him in surprise.

 

“Ho-hyun nim, are you okay?”

 

“…ugh. It’s okay. I miscalculated.”

 

“Hurry up and eat this.”

 

Yeon Seung-yeon opened his inventory and took out a mana potion. I shook my head, but as Yeon Seung-yeon held me from behind and held the potion bottle close to my mouth, I ended up taking the potion that flowed helplessly.

 

Fortunately, as my mana tank was small, I was able to quickly shake off the mana and get up.

 

“…I almost got it. Thank you, Seung-yeon.”

 

“I was really, really surprised…”

 

“It’s all right now. You made the potion, didn’t you? It works well.”

 

“……Thank you!”

 

There has never been a lack of mana while producing. I forgot that this was Joo Ho-hyun’s body on the workbench I was working with for the first time in a long time.

 

The stubborn expression of courtesy hung over Yeon Seung-yeon’s face.

 

“Oh, I will prevent you from overdoing it like this as Ho-hyun’s assistant from now on…!”

 

“I get it. I get it.”

 

I looked at the back of Yeon Seung-yeon, who was diligently dispensing potions, and then lowered my gaze. Yeon Seung-yeon excitedly brought me the first potion, which I held in my hand. The product-like sales label was awkward.

 

“Feel.”

 

<Delicious Low-Level Recovery Potion>

 

A healing potion crafted with great skill.

 

Heals injured wounds.

 

The name of the person who manufactured it was not registered. As I looked satisfactorily at the pretty good result, I flipped over the information window, and a window that only I could see came to view.

 

Additional capabilities

 

–Randomly cancels status abnormalities.

 

–50% reduction in skill delay due to increased vitality

 

It came out pretty well for random abilities. These weren’t options that were worthy of a low-level potions.

 

“Ah, what a shame…”

 

In my heart, I wanted to produce ten times the amount of regular potions. However, since it is a new workshop, most of the main customers are hunters who cannot go to high-end workshops. I accepted Yeon Seung-yeon’s advice that if it was too expensive, it would not sell at all, so I doubled the price.

 

‘I want to make a lot of money.’

 

I approached Yeon Seung-yeon, who was organizing the potion, leaving behind the regret. When we put the potion in a box together and went up to the top to help display it on the shelf, our potion store was officially born.

 

“Ho-hyun, I’ll put the registration card on the inside wall of the counter.”

 

“Okay. I’ll put the sign.”

 

I went out of the store and walked through the barren garden, which had not yet been planted. I put a sign indicating that this was a Sixth Grade workshop in the groove dug outside the arch gate of the garden and shook my hands.

 

“Ready, done.”

 

***

 

Today was the opening day of the Potion Shop -No Name-. A sign sent by the brokerage firm owner arrived early in the morning.

 

“Ah, I still don’t understand. Why make a sign if you’re not even going to put the name of the store? What does this mean?”

 

“The name is the name; the sign is the sign. It’s a bit empty.”

 

“…let’s not talk. I’m old. I’m old. I told you at the sign house. If you decide within a year, you’ll get your name on it for free. If possible, change your mind within a year and call me!”

 

“Okay. Thank you.”

 

Something big came down from the truck carrying the sign. It was a wreath.

 

“What is it?”

 

“How can I come empty-handed when today is the first opening? I shouldn’t have come at all…. If it doesn’t change, I’ll send you a wreath and tell them that I took good care of you.”

 

The wreath was marked with a congratulatory message for the opening of the business. When the owner of the brokerage firm left, Yeon Seung-yeon set the wreath by the door of the store.

 

And an hour, two hours…

 

Not even a small ant was seen on the street in front of the store.

 

We did not know what to do on the first day of business, so we sat in the lobby, looked at the door that no one had come through, and opened our mouths at the same time.

 

“Ho-hyun nim, I…..”

 

“Seung-yeon, we….”

 

“Yes, go ahead!”

 

I looked at Seung-yeon, who was waving his hands at me.

 

I was going to say that it would be better to stop waiting like this and do what we have to do. It was at this moment that I heard commotion in front of the store.

 

“Someone’s here!”

 

Yeon Seung-yeon jumped up and ran out. Another wreath was lowered from a truck that had stopped in front of the store. It was a wreath sent by the owners of the wholesale store we pierced. 

 

And before the truck left, Baek Da-in and Baek Da-hye came to the store with a small flower pot in their arms.

 

“Noona!”

 

“Ho-hyun and Seung-yeon. Congratulations on opening your business.”

 

Baek Da-in smiled and held out the flowerpot in his arms.

 

“It’s a small but celebratory gift. I chose it with Da-hye.”

 

“It’s really small. Thank you. Come in and have a coffee. Juice for the kid.”

 

Pointing at the store, the little one puffed up her cheeks.

 

“I’m not a kid. Why is no one here, ahjussi? Did you fail your business?”

 

“Da-hye! I’m so sorry.”

 

“Why apologize. Drink water, kiddo.”

 

“Shut up!”

 

The two entered the store following Yeon Seung-yeon, who rushed out late and greeted them. I also tried to follow him, but I stopped my feet and looked around the street in front of the store.

 

“There’s really no one around. Why has everyone gone?”

 

I muttered while holding the flower pot with both hands. As I was about to go back in, a large car pulled into the alley in the distance.

 

‘Are they perhaps a customer?’

 

Just as I was looking forward to it for a moment, my expression crumpled when I saw the status window that appeared before my eyes, showing that the owner was nearby.

 

The large car stopped in front of the store. The door opened and, as expected, it was Lee Cho who got out first.

 

“Nice to meet you, Ho-hyun nim!”

 

“…I can’t say the same to you.”

 

The opposite door opened and Seong San-ha got out. Today, I don’t think I was trying to hide my expression, but I frowned immediately when I faced a particularly bright face. I can’t get used to that ridiculous face.

 

“What’s going on here?”

 

“Is there any reason why I can’t come to the workshop I’m sponsoring?”

 

“Not sponsoring… investing.”

 

“You got a notarization that you can’t buy with money, but you’re greedy. My puppy is.”

 

Every time he called a puppy, my body started to tremble as if he was calling me ‘Kang Eui-jin.’

 

Seong San-ha naturally stepped into the garden. I didn’t like the expression on his face as he looked around.

 

“As expected. You’re on the verge of failing without betraying my expectations.”

 

“If you came here to start a fight, get lost. Don’t bring bad luck from the first day of business.”

 

“It may be safe, but… tears fill my eyes when I think about the sight of my puppy sitting there like a beggar.”

 

I was going to tell him to get lost right away, but I paused when I saw a fruit basket that Lee Cho took out of the trunk.

 

“Well, you’ve come this far, so you can come in for a while.”

 

“Congratulations on opening your businessl. Ho-hyun nim.”

 

Lee Cho entered with a bow. On the other hand, Seong San-ha stood tall and did not move.

 

“What?”

 

When I raised my eyebrows, Seong San-ha chinned the flowerpot I was holding with both hands.

 

“What’s that?”

 

“It’s a gift for opening a business. It’s different from coming empty-handed like certain someone.”

 

I said to Seong San-ha, looking at his empty white gloves. Lee Cho was holding the fruit basket, so Seong San-ha was empty-handed.

 

Seong San-ha raised his hand after smirking. He seemed to have open an inventory as he looked through the air.

 

“There just happens to be something suitable.”

 

Seong San-ha, who was searching, took something out. What he held in his hand was a seed as big as a ping-pong ball. Seong San-ha, who threw it into the yard on the left, said to me.

 

“Give me water.”

 

“Water? Seung-yeon ah, water.”

 

When I called for Yeon Seung-yeon, who was watching with an anxious look at the doorstep, he rushed inside and came out with a water bottle.

 

“Here you are, Ho-hyun.”

 

All the water was poured over the seed that was placed on the desolate ground. As soon as the water touched, the surface of the seed split in half, and the perennial green shoots rose.

 

‘Is it an item?’

 

I frowned at the quick reaction speed. The ground under my feet began to tremble and I lifted my head in wonder, but an arm, stretched out from behind, immediately grabbed my body and pulled me backwards.

 

The moment I realized it was Seong San-ha, I angrily waved my arm away. A shadow fell over Seong San-ha and my face. Looking back, I saw that a tree had grown in the place of the seed, so thick and large that I couldn’t even huge it with both arms.

 

“How…..how did it get so big?”

 

That wasn’t the end. Energy spread from where the tree was, turning the sparse grass into green, and ivy climbing the hard exterior wall of the building.

 

In an instant, a bleak house, which looked like an entry-level factory, was transformed into something beautiful.

 

I approached a tree that looked unusual at first glance and touched it.

 

“Feel.”

 

<Green Elf Tree>

 

A rare creature.

 

It is very hard and has a purifying function. Its lifeforce is durable.

 

“What on earth did you give me?”

 

“It is a tree that specializes in protecting its territory. “We can prepare for any unexpected danger.”

 

Seong San-ha’s gaze reached my ankles where there could be Cloud. The green elf tree was the first name I heard. It seemed like a pretty precious plant, but whatever it was, the traces of Seong San-ha in my precious front yard was unbearably annoying.

 

“Who needs something like this? I have Cloud. Cut it down and sell it to the furniture store…”

 

“Wow! It’s so pretty!”

 

My threatening words were blocked by a young voice from behind.

 

Before I knew it, Baek Da-hye, who had come out of the store, jumped up and down and stretched her hand to reach the leaves on the stretched tree.

 

“When did you appear? Come here!”

 

I was trying to tell her not to like it too much because it would disappear again, but people who I hadn’t even seen before were passing by stopped and said,

 

“Your house is so pretty. Is it a new workshop?”

 

“Yes, yes! That’s right! It’s a potion shop.”

 

“I’m looking forward to the potions sold in such a nice house. I’ll stop by next time!”

 

“Thank you!”

 

Yeon Seung-yeon, who rushed to answer, looked back at me with joy.

 

“Ho, Ho-hyun nim!”

 

“I told you to trust me. Everyone comes to find this place on their own.”

 

When I answered with my arms folded, I heard the laughter of Seong San-ha from behind.

 

“You’re quick to change your posture.”

 

“Well, trees are innocent. Big, magnificent things fit me perfectly.”

 

“Pfft…. Yeah. It suits you.”

 

“Let’s have a cup of tea over there.”

 

I turned my back first. I felt the presence of Seong San-ha following me.