Farming Life in Another World

In the Big Tree Village, there was a cash grab box.

Before implementing it in the Village Five, we experimented with the sizes of the big, medium, and small boxes in our village.

At first, some angels rejected the cash grab as vulgar, but it seems they found it enjoyable when they tried it.

They even suggested narrowing the hole of the box so not too much could be taken out.

It’s a thoughtful suggestion, but in the Village Five, we wish to give out more.

So, the hole should be wider.

We might as well remove the ceiling of the box.

The children were interested, but the mothers did not look pleased with the cash grab, so we prepared a candy grab instead.

Wrapping each candy was a hassle, but it was worth it seeing how happy the children are.

She shared them with everyone, so no complaints there.

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In the Big Tree Village, the fall harvest began.

Even those who were training for the martial arts tournament stopped their training to focus on harvesting.

Ah, I’ll leave the radishes to Doraim so please start with the carrots and onions.

It seems the harvest in Village One, Village Two, and Village Three is finished, and they have come to help us here.

Thank goodness.

Village four has not finished harvesting yet.

Kuzuden sent us an apology.

Well, Village Four expanded its farmland in the floating gardens which I plowed with the “AFT”.

The harvest has increased dramatically, so they must be very busy.

It seems like they’ve even mobilized the crew of the almighty ship.

I told them to harvest carefully and don’t make haste. As long as they complete it before the martial arts tournament begins, I’m fine with it.

Oh, spiderlings.

You know which field you are harvesting today, right?

It’s where the civil servant girls have put up a sign.

Hahaha, I’ll leave the potatoes and sweet potatoes to you.

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The lamias from the south dungeon and the titans from the north dungeon have come to help.

Both races are skilled at harvesting so work progresses swiftly.

You’re a lifesaver.

By the way, I wonder how the Grocks from the east dungeon are doing.

It’s been a while since I learned of the Grock’s existence, but I have yet to meet them.

Something always gets in the way.

Is it fate?

No, well, it’s probably not something so grand, it’s just bad luck.

I’m sure we’ll meet someday, so I’ll wait patiently.

For now, the harvesting takes priority.

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The mountain elves are also harvesting by hand, but next to them is a golem.

The golem looks like a big humanoid creature with hands shaped like hoes, digging up the soil along with the crops to assist in the harvest.

It seems possible to exchange its arms for sickles?

However, it can’t hold down the crops, so it’s not suitable for harvesting.

It’s for mowing.

I see.

And the one controlling the golems is the intelligence box 4051.

It’s not that I can distinguish the boxes, but it’s written in large letters on the side of the golem.

That’s very self-explanatory.

No, the box is being carried or rather, embedded in the back of the golem.

Without the writing, I don’t think anyone would notice it was there.

I guess that’s it’s only choice.

If possible, I wish someone with better handwriting could write it… Eh?

Tormane wrote it?

Isn’t Tormane only about two years old?

She’s Corone’s daughter so she must be.

If she wrote this at two, my daughter might be a genius.

And the more I look at it, the more I can see how… wonderful it is.

I want to display that golem.

I know.

Harvesting takes priority.

However, we can’t let that get dirty.

Next time, I’ll ask Tormane to write on a solid piece of paper.

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Rice, wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, and other grains are being harvested one after another.

It’s quite a bountiful harvest.

After all, the AFT is amazing.

Once the harvest is over, I’ll make sure to take good care of it.

Well, I do take care of it whenever I find the time.

「Village chief, is it okay to harvest the new ones over here?」

One of the high elves runs over to me.

By new ones, she means a new crop which is rye.

Honestly, I had forgotten about the existence of rye.

But when I saw the ingredients used in bakeries, I remembered and decided to plow while thinking about it.

This will be the first harvest.

So even if you ask me, I don’t know when is the proper time to harvest it.

Sorry.

We’re at the stage of harvesting little by little and accumulating knowledge.

「Understood. Then, let’s harvest a small amount… Oh, the dwarves are harvesting it all at once?」

Eh?

「This is wheat, isn’t it? It’s definitely the right time to harvest now.」

The dwarves seem to know about rye.

That’s a relief.

「It’s completely different from the black wheat grown in other regions.」

Oi.

「Hahaha. The black wheat here in the fields is thicker and heavier than the black wheat I know. It must be delicious when made into alcohol.」

I hope so.

Don’t turn it all into alcohol.

「I know. I’ll make sure to leave enough for bread.」

The dwarf says this and runs off to where an oni maid is a short distance away.

He’s probably checking the storage location for the bread portion.

Ah, they’re arguing about how much to leave.

I can tell from the hand gestures, maybe…

The oni maid wants to secure both the regular ground rye flour and the coarsely ground rye flour.

In other words, she wants twice as much.

The dwarf is resisting… but he lost.

Don’t look at me, I can’t overturn it.

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During the harvest, the kuros are busy as well.

They are diligently on guard against demon beasts and monsters that may come for the harvested crops.

And as the harvest draws to a close, they will work hard at hunting to stockpile meat for the winter.

In the past, they would go hunting at the same time we were harvesting, but since processing the hunted meat also requires manpower, they have shifted the timing a bit. řＡΝοβΕŚ

It’s a very helpful consideration.

By the way, while the meat and magic stones of the hunted demon beasts and monsters are being properly consumed, the consumption of their skins and bones has not progressed much.

By consumption, I mean not eating, but selling outside the village.

At first, everything was plowed using the AFT but since it was discovered that they could be sold outside the village, they have been stored.

However, while they can be sold, we were unable to sell everything.

We would probably be able to sell them all if we lower the price but Michael-san and Randan stopped me, saying that would be troublesome.

Loo and Tier also agreed with Michael-san and Randan, so we stopped lowering the prices.

If the price of the highest quality goods drops, the price of lower quality goods will also drop.

If that happens, it would trouble adventurers who make a living by hunting demon beasts and monsters.

Understood.

But then, shouldn’t we just plow them all with the AFT?

We’ve been storing them because Loo cried and said it would be too wasteful to plow them all……

But the warehouses of the great tree village and the Village Five are overflowing with skins and bones already.

I think we need to clear them out somewhere…

Well, let’s think about it after the harvest is over.

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One day during the harvest.

The Demon King came.

「You shouldn’t try to grab it with just your hands. Bend your wrist and lift it by sandwiching it between your arm and hand. This method is possible because the hole of the box is wide.」

The Demon King was explaining the knack of cash grabbing to the children.

…

Did you do it too?

In the Village Five?

How did you get a ticket?

You caught one?

Okay?

And used it to pay tax?

Third place?

Should the Demon King be in the ranking for cash grab tax payments in the Village Five?

Since the Demon King doesn’t seem to care, I decided not to care either.

Ah, children.

I’m sorry to dampen your enthusiasm, but didn’t we decide that candy grabbing is only once every thirty days?

Complain to your past selves for eating too much candy to the point you can’t eat your meals.

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That night.

I laughed when Youko told me that a technique called “Demon King’s Hand” had become a buzz word in the Village Five.

If someone who doesn’t know hears it, they might think it’s a terrifying technique.

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Tax Collector Chased by the Demon King: I can’t believe I was caught.

Tax Collector Colleague: No, if you had escaped, you would have been in all sorts of trouble.

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Human Kingdom King: What is that Demon King’s hand? What is that? What kind of technique is it!

Human Kingdom Minister: Unknown. However, in some cities, everyone is working hard to learn that technique…

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Michael: The price of luxury goods drops. The price of general goods also drops.

Randan: Adventurers’ livelihoods will become unsustainable.

Michael: The number of adventurers decreases, and the ability to deal with demon beasts and monsters decreases.

Randan: The nation becomes unstable…

Village chief: Wouldn’t life improve because luxury goods are circulating?

Loo: There are few people who can handle luxury goods…

Tier: That’s the reason why we can’t sell a lot.

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