โTo dig a hot spring, I need 3000 DP. (Current DP: 400)
Iโm shortโฆ Completely short on DPโฆ
I tried to go ahead with digging a hot spring, but the reality of DP is blocking my way.
The hot spring facility is quite useful for recovering energy, which allows characters living in the dungeon to move efficiently.
Ultimately, in this game, the comfort level of the dungeon inhabitants greatly affects DP efficiency.
Having a single hot spring in the dungeon brings considerable benefits. Itโs a phenomenal facility, but itโs not something I can build easily.
Still, the DP required for a hot spring is so high compared to farmland that it feels discouraging.
Of course, if farmlands required more DP, Iโd risk losing everything just trying to maintain them. So I suppose this is a reasonable balance.
Nothing I can do but wait patiently until my DP accumulates.
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For a while, I continued my hot spring-less lifestyle.
When you think about it, not being able to bathe can really be stressful. But the monsters donโt seem to care about such things.
โHey-ho, hey-ho!โ
The monsters chant while working the fields. Despite sweating so much, they donโt bathe.
This feels like a form of torture.
Bathing is surely a basic part of a healthy, civilized life.
Anywayโฆ I also have tasks to complete. I need to make something in preparation for the Harvest Festival.
The quarry. There, I swing my pickaxe and chip away at stones.
I really needed stone as a crafting materialโfor a furnace. With that, Iโd be able to roast various things.
To make a furnace, I need a decent amount of stone.
โAlrightโฆโ
After some mining, I took a break. This should be enough.
I carried the stones and crafted a furnace, setting it up in my crafting room. This should work.
Iโll try crafting bread and baking it in the furnace.
I put bread and some fuel in the furnace. For fuel, I tossed in some dried leaves, hoping theyโd burn easily, then lit the fire.
After a while, the bread transformed into toast. A fragrant smell filled the air, making me hungry just from the scent.
What was supposed to be a simple experiment turned into an irresistible urgeโI couldnโt help but eat this bread as my hunger flared.
I took a big bite of the toast. The surface was crispy, and inside, it was soft and fluffy.
Crisp, fluffy, chewyโฆ This bread had a variety of textures that made eating unbaked bread seem impossible from now on.
โSo goodโฆ What is this bread? Itโs amazingโฆ so good!โ
Murmuring to myself, I kept eating the bread.
Heating the bread had brought out its natural sweetness.
Toast is truly a marvel of civilization. It made the stone mining worth it.
Iโll let the monsters eat this toast at the Harvest Festival. If they enjoy good food, my DP should skyrocket.
That would bring me closer to a hot springโฆ although, honestly, after all the work in the quarry, Iโd love to soak in one right nowโฆ
โTo dig a hot spring, I need 3000 DP. (Current DP: 512)โ
DP has increased slightly, but itโs still not nearly enough. I want a hot spring alreadyโฆ
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Then, the long-awaited day of the Harvest Festival arrived. The monsters were busy harvesting one crop after another.
I took the harvested items and crafted them into food.
Humans like Geat were also invited as guests for the Harvest Festival. Since theyโre in the dungeon, they count as residents.
Being counted as residents means I gain DP from their meals.
Geat and the others have been companions for a long time here in the dungeon. I want to enjoy the festival together, regardless of DP.
โLord Evilham! The wheat has arrived!โ
Littleham brought me the harvested wheat.
โThanks, Littleham. Letโs start crafting.โ
I began crafting bread in batches, then Littleham tossed them into the furnace to turn them into toast.
โAh, it looks deliciousโฆโ
โYou can have a taste if you like.โ
โWhat, really!? Thank you, Lord Evilham!โ
Littlehamโs face lit up with a smile. As my loyal assistant, he definitely deserved to eat some.
Taking a piece of the freshly made toast, Littleham ate it. The crispy sound even reached my ears.
โItโsโฆ itโs too good! Lord Evilham!โ
โHey, Littleham, donโt forget the jam.โ
โWhat, this toast can get even better?!โ
With sparkling eyes, Littleham spread blueberry jam on the toast and took a bite.
โOhโฆ This is dangerous. Itโs so good itโs making my mind go blank.โ
โReally, that much?โ
Apparently, it was a mind-blowingly good taste for the monsters.
โTake the other toasts to everyone once theyโre ready.โ
โYes!โ
Littleham carried the crafted items, bringing them to everyone, and then came back with more harvests for me to craft. We repeated this cycle over and over.
I was getting tired, and Littleham looked a bit exhausted, too. But he seemed to be savoring the joy of working with a refreshed smile.
After completing all the crafting, I headed to the Harvest Festival site.
โLook, Lord Evilham is here!โ
โYay!โ
The monsters cheered at my arrival. Alright, letโs do this as the dungeon boss.
โEveryone, todayโs the long-awaited Harvest Festival. Thank you for harvesting the crops. Enjoy the fruits of your labor to the fullest.โ
โYeahhhh!โ
The monsters excitedly dug into the toasts laid out before them.
โDeliciousโฆ What is this! Itโs amazing!โ
โI didnโt know something this tasty existed.โ
As always, the monstersโ over-the-top reactions added to the festive atmosphere.
On the other hand, Geat and the humansโฆ
โItโs so good! Iโve never tasted bread like this.โ
โI wish my late mother could have tasted this.โ
โIโm definitely taking this back for my son.โ
They were eating with tears streaming down their faces. For humans, it seemed like eating this bread stirred up various emotions.
โAnd todayโs not just about bread. We also harvested potatoes, so I roasted some. Try the warm baked potatoes.โ
โBaked potatoes?!โ
The monsters showed interest, and Littleham began distributing the baked potatoes to them.
The monsters took bites of the baked potatoes.
โWow! Itโs fluffy and delicious! Itโs so filling!โ
โI love this slight stickiness; itโs amazing!โ
With full bellies, the monsters looked quite content.
โLord Evilham even knows about such tasty things. Iโll follow you forever!โ
Feeding them delicious food like this on a regular basis is becoming a habit.
The monstersโ happiness makes it all worth the effort.โ