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Title: How to Farm Well…jpg

Hello, Gallums!

As a farming master, I’m here to share how to farm not just any way, but the ‘right’ way!

1. Fertile Land

(Image of dark, expansive fields)

(Image of frequent rain)

It might seem obvious, but find that fertile land!

If you live in a barren area?

Well, you could say you’re pretty much screwed, but don’t worry, there’s a second tip!

2. Buy fertilizer from Head of the Gallery

(Image of spreading chemical fertilizer)

Easy, right?

Surprisingly, that’s all there is to it!

This fertilizer is made with the great magic of the Head of the Gallery, and just spreading it takes care of 50%, no, 70% of the work!

Do you have either 1 or 2? Then all you need is some rain!

But what if you live in a barren place with no rain?

(Image of a frog laughing and punching)

What are you gonna do about it?

No rain, no way out, haha!

And that’s all the tips I have for you!

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– You idiot!

– This is just a rain dance joke!

Yup, got it now.

– Author) You’ve opened your eyes, come to Edelrin.

– Sweet tips, where’s the source?

– Those kinds of fools really should control the market fertilizer, right?

– The main manager’s black stone shady maps are a total joke.

Outside Kellierhton city, in the Edelrin region.

Back in the Kelton Kingdom days, this land was famous for its fertility.

After the Great War, the kingdom fell to ruin and this place vanished completely.

But with the rise of Kellierhton, a village has popped up again.

“Crops can multiply.”

Not only was the land already yielding well, but modern super-fertilizer took it to a whole new level.

Any seed you plant will yield a harvest.

It’s like hitting a crop duplication glitch from 2014 Bitcoin!

But where there’s a rise, there’s bound to be a fall.

A sudden drought started creeping in.

– Huh, suddenly no rain.

– Wow, legendary, 5 days without rain!

– Totally, I need to capture this as a meme.

– Ah, the poor land-farming rain dancers!

But the people of Edelrin took it easy.

They even found it fascinating that it wasn’t raining and just casually browsed the gallery.

With clouds filling the sky, they figured it would rain eventually.

But that concern shifted as it hit the two-week mark.

Title: Hey, Shit, Rain Already!

(Image raising a stop hand towards the clouds)

Why are those clouds just hanging around for two weeks? Ugh!

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– (Why would you do that…? Elf Con)

– Author) Cute friend, how about bringing some rain?

– (Why would I? Snickers at Elf)

– Author) This jerk!

It wasn’t raining.

Even as the clouds grew heavy, they just passed by.

If only you stepped outside Edelrin, it would pour!

– Don’t panic, people of Edelrin!

– What’s that jerk saying, it’s not like it’s not gonna rain.

– It’s just a drought, rain is bound to come!

“Well, that’s true, isn’t it?”

The rainfall just greatly reduced, but it still did rain.

But Edelrin hadn’t seen rain for months.

So, that was a totally valid point.

– Ah haha, I didn’t know that.

– You said it would definitely rain, huh?

– A little too sudden for that, wouldn’t you think?

“Hmmm… this is kinda weird?”

It wasn’t a clear day, and not a single drop was falling? This wasn’t normal weather.

That only left one culprit.

Excellent Doc: The great employer discovers the hidden assholes everywhere.

“I got the culprit!”

It was the Rift.

The strange cold that hit Fron also came from the Rift.

Some rifts even tried to terraform the surrounding area before the next wave!

More proof was on the way.

ZL Storm Magician: Head of the Magic Tower, I looked into the Edelrin skies you spoke of.

Head of the Gallery: Why are you calling me the Head of the Magic Tower?

ZL Storm Magician: I noticed similar mana that often appeared in the Rift hanging over the sky.

ZL Storm Magician: To release it, we might need a weather magician of the same level.

Head of the Gallery: Okay, okay, thanks.

ZL Storm Magician: So, when will our tower have that, haha…

[‘Head of the Gallery’ has left the room]

ZL Storm Magician: Damn,

It was clear magic was cast in the sky.

It was preventing the rain from falling in Edelrin specifically.

No need to question the reason.

“To cut off food supplies.”

The Rift may seem dim-witted, but if you look closer, it’s strategic.

At first, it attempted to attack major cities of various races.

When that failed, it also tried to wipe out the outer breadbasket or non-mainstream species completely.

I figured they were after something similar this time.

“There’s no way I’ll breach the market.”

But the monsters can’t invade the Gallery.

So far, only Penny succeeded.

Or they could at least peek into the gallery of the dying Gallum, but nothing more was allowed.

In other words, they couldn’t stop me from bringing food to the Gallery.

So, it seemed like they were trying to stamp out self-sufficiency.

“Terraforming? Not a chance.”

Head of the Gallery: Proceed with it!

Excellent Doc: Terraforming attempts by the Rift? They vanished like the monster’s mother.

Excellent Doc: (Image of the Rift being demolished)

Excellent Doc: (Image of toxic gas being released over the Rift)

Now there was a way to counter it.

– With a bang!

As the Gallery doctors wearing gas masks unleashed toxic gas, the Rift shriveled up like dried persimmons.

Just nearby, a dozen rifts were found.

It didn’t even take a day to turn them all into dried fruit.

“Do we really need to dispel the magic?”

Magicians are precious.

Weather magicians, especially those specialized in it, are even rarer.

Why respond to a spell like that when you can just destroy the source?

“It should be resolved now, right?”

With half pride and half anticipation, I logged in to check the Gallery’s reaction.

Title: Water, water… I need water…

(Image of a person with mouth open and hands raised)

I can see Valhalla…!!!1!

The Head of the Gallery is watching us!

Title: Oh damn, my crops…

(Image of a dead undead stuck between crops)

Did it die from being sunbaked?

Or did the plants suck up all the moisture and kill it?

But wait, can I still grow crops to eat?

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– Evolution really did happen, huh?

– Head of the Gallery*) Plants vs Zombies, whoops!

– What the heck!

– Author) Oh, please, Head of the Gallery… Bring some water to the market…

– Head of the Gallery saw me!!!

“Huh.”

It wasn’t raining, and now my crops were drying up and dying.

“Just clearing the rift doesn’t solve everything.”

The drought was still ongoing.

Thinking back, the Affectionate Konik mentioned sensing mana all over the sky.

Just because the rifts disappeared didn’t mean the mana would vanish as well.

“Well, I have no choice but to solve this myself…”

What kind of weather magician could erase that amount of mana?

They simply didn’t grow such beings during the time of the Great Ruin.

“Then I have to make it rain myself.”

Human born to control the weather. Making artificial rain.

Using cloud seeds to artificially make it rain.

It was a method that wasn’t particularly welcomed in modern times but…

It would surely be better than being terraformed by the mana from the rift.

“The hurdle is the price…”

There was no need to worry about the cost of transport for aircraft or rockets for the cloud seeds.

Just using the Gallery delivery service will work.

But the price was the issue.

As far as I know, it would take at least tens of thousands of points.

Thinking about the points I’ve saved up, it was definitely doable, yet it was still a bit nerve-wracking.

“First, let me see the price.”

[Cloud Seed 4,000㎡] – 5,000p

The core material for artificial rain.

It wasn’t a widely recognized technology, but

Since the crisis broke out, the usage has risen due to frequent climate anomalies.

“Huh, why is this so cheap?”

The units were a little confusing, but it was per acre.

It’s said that an ox can plow that area in a day.

And most importantly, the price was low.

It seemed like prices in the modern age weren’t like that when I checked the Gallery.

“What do they mean by crisis?”

The explanation was a bit vague, but I decided not to worry too much about it.

In the end, both the price and delivery worries weren’t problems.

“Then let’s do it!”

[Please enter the delivery address.]

I bought around 10 for 50,000 points.

It was a significant hit, but compared to before, it wasn’t enough to make me tremble.

[Notice: Edelrin IP under scrutiny]

(Image of a frog raising a glass)

Look at the sky!

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– Please, attach a subject!

– Now we just spam and call it a day, huh?

– What’s changed while watching this?

– Oh?

– Oh my goodness!!!!!

– ?

– Damn, let’s keep ourselves informed!

– Snap the curious pic, jerk!

I typed up a notice and picked up a soda can.

And through the screen viewed by the Gallery doctor…

Excellent Doc: (Image of rain pouring from the sky)

Excellent Doc: How did this happen? I’m really stunned.

“This is it.”

The lovely sound of raindrops started to fill the cracked, dried earth.

*

It had already been two whole months.

Not only had it not rained, but not even a single drop had fallen for two months straight.

What initially seemed amusing had now turned into an unavoidable disaster.

“Despite all the prayers, it didn’t help…”

Days turned into nights, praying to every deity in town, trying all sorts of nonsense.

But it was all in vain.

If it wasn’t for the Gallery, the village might have already fallen to despair or dried up.

Yet, not even a few days after the Head of the Gallery learned of this crisis, it was resolved.

– Bang!

Rain began pouring from the sky.

The villagers came out as if enchanted, reaching out to touch the raindrops.

As he watched the scene, the man felt the rain running down him and softly muttered.

“Just an ordinary human, huh…”

He’d seen kings and emperors calling themselves gods, but a human addressing himself as the Head of the Gallery, controlling the weather, was a first.

At that moment, amidst the rising tide of worship in the man’s heart…

– Kiieeek!

A horrifying, anguished scream rang out.

As the dazed man turned towards the source of the shriek coming from the ground, he saw monsters struggling up from the soaked earth.

 

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