Ch.186186. Naru Village Design

Kim Sol-i savored the vast expanse of nature to her heart’s content.

“I can’t believe a world like this exists…”

Her purpose was singular.

To leave beautiful works behind in the world.

Of course, realistically, she was an artist who pursued money, but even in such an artist’s heart, there exists a purpose for creating art.

Normally, it’s natural to want to leave behind something related to one’s profession, but rather than wanting to create something as a space designer, Sol-i was more deeply impressed by her design memories from Farming World. If she ever had the means, she wanted to create works inspired by Farming World.

Well, that future where she could dig out her own best map and create it would only come when she had financial and time flexibility.

But now, an opportunity to achieve that had arrived.

There was even someone who would handle the tedious work she disliked.

The only downside was that this map wasn’t entirely hers, but she was given the opportunity to decorate it into her own world through collaboration.

This wasn’t a game—it was reality.

A complete world that wouldn’t terminate or disappear according to a game company’s whims.

Whether this was a dungeon or another dimension as she’d been told didn’t matter much.

“Boss, let’s live together forever. I’ll put my life into decorating this place. You can’t abandon me, okay? I’ll even be your concubine if necessary.”

“…What are you suddenly talking about?”

“I just feel like living here forever. It’s perfect. It’s exactly my taste.”

“You don’t need to be my concubine. I’ll let you design here for life, so just do a good job.”

“Don’t get any bad ideas. If you think you’ll have problems with women, come to me. I’ll solve them for you.”

“What would you solve? Why are you suddenly being so intense?”

“I’m saying this is the most amazing place I’ve ever seen in my space design career.”

“That’s true. As soon as I saw this map, I thought of you.”

“Suhyun… I’m getting a little excited. Please refrain from such flirting.”

“Geez.”

As she watched him walk away, clicking his tongue and wondering how a normal person had become so weird, Sol-i recalled her first meeting with Kim Suhyun.

If she hadn’t responded positively to that note, would she be here now?

If she hadn’t believed him when they met, would she have lost this opportunity?

Even now, she hadn’t fully secured the opportunity.

From what she could tell, Kim Suhyun was someone without particular design ambitions.

If you asked designers who their ideal client would be, she would definitely say:

Someone who completely hands over the decision-making power.

Someone without specific desires or requirements, who just wants things made beautifully.

In reality, that’s usually the most difficult requirement.

Beauty is subjective—even if 99 people find something beautiful, if the one client doesn’t, then it’s not considered beautiful.

But in this case, despite having many experienced professionals available, Kim Suhyun had recruited her, paying 10 billion won because he liked her designs.

All Sol-i had to do was continue designing as she always had.

Could there be a more perfect proposal?

She sincerely felt that if possible, she would even become Kim Suhyun’s slave and serve him for life just to live here.

That’s how charming this world was.

Even though it was still an empty plain with nothing done to it.

“Do you like it that much, unnie? There’s nothing here… I find it too empty to walk around at night.”

“Sujeong, that’s exactly what’s exciting. You know that feeling of filling a blank canvas?”

“Ah, I see. I guess this is heaven for you.”

“Plus, I have a pretty younger sister who cooks delicious food, and Jihyun who recommends things to see. I’m so happy. You wouldn’t mind if I devoured your brother, right?”

“I’ll take care of my niece or nephew.”

“Hehehe.”

“But it might be tough? You’re pretty, but there’s too much competition.”

“Don’t worry. I’m the only one who’s actually here with him.”

“Hmm, I don’t think so? Jihyun unnie seems to have some feelings too.”

“Ah, that’s a bit challenging.”

Lee Jihyun’s speech was as straightforward as her personality.

She wasn’t exactly carefree, but once you got close to her, she treated you comfortably.

Anyway, having quickly adapted, Sol-i looked at the Naru tribe’s Purification Forest—which Kim Suhyun had left… well, not exactly left, but was in a chaotic state—and thought she should start applying ink to this dimensional rift’s canvas from here.

She never considered herself idle even when not working.

To change the area around the cabin as she wanted, she needed materials to arrive, which depended entirely on Kim Suhyun’s capabilities, so she couldn’t touch that hastily. But the Naru tribe area, which could be decorated with a nature-focused concept, seemed like it could be quickly landscaped.

After the base teleportation portal was installed, she occasionally stopped passing Naru tribespeople to interview them and gather information about the Naru tribe.

“A race mixed half human, half elf. They’re human but were living in the forest as if being chased, then almost died in the swamp treetops before the master… boss rescued them. Due to elven blood, minimum C-cup, and the men… I guess the elven genes are stronger there.”

Seeing how pure they were, how they loved nature, and how they planted various trees and resources to restore the Purification Forest, she quickly formulated a plan for decorating the Naru village.

That’s when construction began.

“Purified trees, grass, and rocks. When placed, they give a slight sparkling effect, so I’ll use these… Why are there so few resources?”

The purified resources matched perfectly with the concept of a once-corrupted forest now purified where the Naru tribe had resettled.

Originally, the warehouse had been full, but Kim Suhyun had used most of it to extract purification stones, so not much remained.

Still, it didn’t matter.

Decorating one village didn’t require that much.

“Wow… are these resources really D-grade?”

This was unimaginable in Farming World.

Resources that emitted a soft glow.

At night, they gave off not a bright light but a gentle white glow like fireflies, creating an incredibly sacred atmosphere.

And it wasn’t just one item glowing—the entire landscape had to be decorated with purified resources to create that subtle illumination, which made it even better.

She demolished all the roughly made log houses of the Naru tribe and redesigned them, inspired by the purified forest trees, making homes that looked like they were built inside tree stumps.

Even just doing that created a feeling of harmony with the forest.

She rearranged the houses that had been placed in a rigid rectangular grid like ice cubes in a tray, spacing them more naturally.

She planted grass throughout to create a strong natural feeling.

The Naru tribe, having lived in the forest, had no aversion to floors covered with soil and grass.

In the central temporary base 10P, she gathered purified stones to create a small cave where people could rest.

A cave with air conditioning.

Using transparent glass materials to make it like a glass wall, the inside was visible from outside like a real cave. She divided it into first and second floors, maintaining the leisure facilities Kim Suhyun had wanted for the Naru tribe.

She didn’t touch the trees and resources planted here and there.

The Naru tribe knew much better than Sol-i about those aspects.

All she did was arrange everything to blend with the surrounding landscape.

Finally, she planted trees on both sides of the teleportation portal and wove grass to create something like a natural gate, giving the impression of entering through a doorway when teleporting.

All this design work was accomplished in just half a day.

By dusk, Sol-i stood at a distance, satisfied as she observed the gently glowing Naru village in the middle of the dark Purification Forest.

“This is it. This is what I wanted.”

She had almost forgotten the feeling of designing in Farming World due to her recent busy schedule.

In the end, she was happiest when creating these fantasy-like designs from Farming World.

Though she had temporarily turned away from it to earn money in reality, taking her first step toward realizing her grand vision in this world of rare resources made her incredibly happy.

Even in her appreciation, she didn’t forget to give herself cold feedback.

“Need to set up some nature-themed street lamps.”

Unfortunately, that recipe wasn’t available yet, so she just made a note of it.

“Ah, that’s exactly what would complete it. I wish Suhyun would come quickly and give me building abilities.”

She had already arranged with Kim Suhyun to receive building abilities after this main quest ended.

That was the first thing she had requested after learning that transferring abilities was possible. Actually, rather than asking for abilities, it was more like asking to buy building recipes from NPCs as was common in Farming World, to which he had replied, “Then I’ll give you building abilities so you can buy what you need.”

Whatever the case, she looked forward to it since it was also for Kim Suhyun’s benefit.

She needed to finish quickly and show off her work.

With a bright smile, Sol-i returned home, thinking about which area to decorate next.