I Grow Crops with a System

”That Gorathun told me there was a Butter Tree there.”

”Oh, a Butter Tree, I heard that species of tree was nearly extinct... I didn’t expect there to still be any.” Walter sighed with emotion.

”Yeah,” Ethan replied.

”That Gorathun has lived in this forest for a very long time, it used to be the leader of the Gorathuns, next time you encounter it, you can give it some Honey Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Beets, it might just tell you the locations of other good things,” Walter suggested.

”I understand, thank you.”

Ethan nodded, he had plenty of Honey Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Beets, so he could give them to the Gorathun anytime.

He picked up a spatula, preparing to make Omurice.

At that moment, a familiar voice drifted over.

”Good morning!”

”You’re here too.”

Ethan looked back and saw Zharok.

He had also brought a piece of meat today, seeing Walter, he smiled. ”Didn’t you say you’d only visit occasionally? Why are you here again?”

”Once a day counts as occasionally, doesn’t it? What about you? What are you doing here?” Walter retorted.

”I came to eat breakfast, hey, Ethan, what delicious food are you making today?”

”We’re having Omurice today.”

”Omurice?” Zharok and Pearl asked in unison.

”It’s an egg dish, let me see...”

Ethan said as he began prepping the ingredients, the ketchup was already made — next, he just needed to make the Omurice.

He cracked all the remaining eggs into a bowl and whisked them evenly, then started frying them in a buttered pan.

”Ooh...” Zharok and Pearl watched with sparkling eyes.

”It looks so delicious, meow~” Pearl praised.

”It’s incredibly tempting!” Zharok couldn’t help but add.

”Now, drizzle on the Moonlight Tomato ketchup...”

As Ethan spoke, he drizzled the prepared Moonlight Tomato ketchup over the golden Omurice.

[Exceptionally Delicious Moonlight Omurice]

[A dish made with fresh eggs and Moonlight Tomato ketchup, due to the use of the Cauldron of Blessing, its quality has increased.]

[Exceptionally Delicious Effect: Upon the first consumption, all skill levels increase by one level.]

[Exceptionally Delicious Effect: Upon the first consumption, all attribute values increase by 1 point.]

[Exceptionally Delicious Effect: Upon consumption, all attribute values increase for three days.]

[Crafting Difficulty: ★★★★]

It was Ethan’s first time making a dish of this grade, and he was quite surprised.

Zharok and Pearl had already impatiently picked up their spoons and started eating.

”Whoa?!”

”I-It’s too delicious?! This taste is completely different from what we had yesterday?!” Zharok exclaimed.

”Ah, that’s because I used the Cauldron of Blessing to make the ketchup,” Ethan explained.

”Mhm! This sweet and sour ketchup is a perfect match for the Omurice, furthermore, the Omurice itself is delicious, to think such a scrumptious dish could be made just using eggs?!” Zharok praised endlessly.

”Perhaps it’s because of the butter,” Ethan guessed.

”It’s too delicious, meow, make another portion, meow~” Pearl shouted.

A single portion was nowhere near enough for them, besides, Walter hadn’t even eaten yet.

Ethan made another round of Omurice before they were finally full.

”Ah... so good,” Zharok said contentedly.

”I’m so full, meow~” Pearl said, rubbing its belly.

”Aside from blood, I have never eaten such delicious food, thank you so much,” Walter said sincerely.

”You’re welcome, oh right, Zharok — I’m out of eggs.”

”Oh, I’ll bring some more next time I come,” Zharok readily agreed.

This way, he could continue making egg dishes, Ethan nodded in satisfaction.

Pearl walked up to him and said, ”It’s time to practice magic, meow!”

”Yeah.” They didn’t have time to rest, because in a few days the wheat would be ready for harvest.

In order to harvest and process the wheat in time, Ethan had to master the Shatter spell as quickly as possible.

”Do you find controlling mana difficult?” Walter asked.

”Well, I just started practicing, so I’m not very proficient yet, are there any shortcuts?”

”According to my Blood Clan’s methods, you can try attacking yourself with mana,” Walter suggested.

”Uh... will it hurt?”

”It shouldn’t, I will control the force.”

’Then let’s give it a try.’

Ethan stood up, Walter walked up to him and placed a hand on his chest.

”Haa!”

Bang!!

Walter let out a low shout, and a surge of mana struck Ethan’s chest, a cool sensation spread across his skin, but he didn’t feel any pain.

Walter looked a bit puzzled. ”How do you feel?”

”I’m fine, you can use a bit more force.”

”Then... Haa!!”

Walter struck him a few times in succession.

Ethan raised his hand. ”I got i, I’ve found the feeling.”

”Oh? Really? Give it a try.” Walter sounded surprised.

Ethan raised his hand, closed his eyes, and felt the mana within his body, when struck earlier, the mana inside him had instinctively put up resistance, now, he tried to control that power.

The mana began to flow, gathering into a ball of light at his fingertips.

”Very good, you can already control your mana, next, you can start learning magic,” Walter said, gratified.

”What should I do next?”

”The Shatter spell is pure mana manipulation, for my Blood Clan, it is the most basic of magic, you should be able to learn it easily,” Walter explained.

...

A few days later.

Ethan had been practicing magic every day, then going to work in the fields, today, when he arrived at the field and saw the sight before him, he was completely stunned.

[The Green Thumb skill level has increased.]

The Green Thumb skill, which had been stuck at Level 1, had finally leveled up, but that wasn’t what surprised him.

”Meow? What’s wrong... meow meow meow?!”

Pearl also saw it and cried out in surprise.

Golden waves of wheat rolled across the field, magnificent and vast.

”Meow-ah... It’s too spectacular, meow...” Pearl marveled.

The vast wheat field was dyed a brilliant golden yellow.

[Blessed Wheat]

[Wheat grown using the Green Thumb skill, it is sweeter and more delicious than average wheat.]

[Upon consumption, all attribute values increase by 1 point for a day.]

The heavy ears of wheat bent the stalks, Ethan peeled back a husk and pinched a grain.

”This couldn’t be more perfect for making bread.”

”Meow? Is there such a saying about wheat, meow?” Pearl asked.

”Yeah, depending on the hardness of the grain, you can judge its gluten content... well, anyway, that’s how it is.”

Ethan recalled the knowledge he had learned in the past and shook his head, now was not the time to talk about this.

”Phew...”

He grabbed a handful of grains and rubbed them in his hands, the husks fell off one by one, revealing the golden grains inside.

Ethan looked at the grains in his hand, mobilized his mana, and said, ”Shatter.”

As his voice fell, a blade of wind flashed, the wheat grains in his hand were instantly turned into a fine powder.

”Flour, it’s done!”