Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 10

“A seed shop?”

A shop was a place that sold things. To Sejun, who had lived in a capitalist society, it was a very familiar place. Excitement stirred within him.

Sejun quickly checked his skill.

[Job Skill – Seed Shop Lv. 1]

-Using it activates the skill, allowing you to purchase goods from the seed shop once every 30 days.

Buying something.

It was only once every 30 days, but Sejun was still happy. He could finally shop! It was day 95 of being stranded, and this was exciting news.

“Seed Shop.”

Sejun used the Seed Shop skill.

[Seed Shop Lv. 1 has been activated.]

[Checking if Park Sejun has used the Seed Shop before…]

“Transaction history?”

[This is Park Sejun’s first time using the Seed Shop.]

“Of course, I don’t.”

I’ve never made a transaction before.

[Providing new recruit level service to Park Sejun.]

[Congratulations on becoming a new recruit, and 1 Top Coin is provided from the Seed Shop.]

“Oh! Top Coin?!”

Top Coin was the currency used inside the Tower. It was very valuable, worth a lot of money outside.

To just give away such Top Coins! Sejun’s heart thumped.

[1 Top Coin has been deposited into Seed Bank Park Sejun’s account.]

It seemed there was a Seed Bank as well.

[The Seed Shop is now open.]

[At the new recruit level, 3 types of seeds are randomly displayed.]

“Huh?”

It was somewhat different from a regular shop.

[3 types of seeds for sale today are randomly displayed.]

[At the current level, you can only purchase seeds once.]

And the seeds that appeared.

[1000 Cabbage Seeds – 0.1 Top Coin]

[1000 Chili Seeds – 0.1 Top Coin]

[1000 Carrot Seeds – 0.1 Top Coin]

Based on the outside market price, 1000 seeds were roughly worth a lot of money. The price was a complete rip-off.

But there was no other way since he couldn’t get them anywhere else.

“If I’m so upset, I should just leave.”

Sejun muttered, looking at which seeds to buy. Since he couldn’t buy again for 30 days after this purchase, Sejun’s eyes were cautious.

“Cabbage is a pass.”

There was nothing he could do with just cabbage.

“Hmm… chili is ambiguous too.”

He did want to eat something spicy. But it didn’t seem like he could get the flavor he wanted with just chili.

“Then is it carrots?”

At least carrots had sweetness, so he could eat them raw or grilled.

Then,

Squeak?!

Squeeee?!

Squeaaa?!

Squeak?!

At the word ‘carrot,’ the rabbits’ gazes focused on Sejun.

“Huh? Why? Do you want carrots?”

Squeak!

Squeeee!

Squeaaa!

Squeak!

The rabbits reacted intensely to Sejun’s words.

‘This is fun.’

It was cute how they stared with wide eyes.

“Car…”

The rabbits’ eyes widened as they began to watch Sejun’s mouth.

“Rot.”

Squeak!

Squeeee!

Squeaaa!

Squeak!

The rabbits got excited again.

‘What is it? This magic word?’

If the rabbits outside heard the carrot alarm, they might die from excitement.

“Carrot.”

“Carrot.”

Thwack!

Sejun did it a few more times before finally being hit with a flying side kick by the angry husband rabbit and stopped. And to quickly appease the rabbits’ anger, he hurriedly bought carrot seeds.

[You have purchased 1000 carrot seeds.]

[0.1 Top Coin has been deducted from Seed Bank Park Sejun’s account.]

[Seed Shop mileage points have been earned.] These points, the message explained, could be used to level up the Seed Shop skill in the future.

[The mileage needed to reach the next level is 100 points.]

[Thank you for using the Seed Shop.]

[You can use Seed Shop Lv. 1 again in 30 days.]

[The administrator of the Tower is satisfied with your purchase.]

“Why are you satisfied?!”

There was a reason why he was given such a good skill.

As Sejun bristled, a small leather pouch containing carrot seeds appeared before him. The pouch looked very luxurious.

“What is this?”

The pouch seemed more expensive than the seeds.

Although it was late, the rabbits, who always strictly kept their bedtime, even worked through the night planting carrots. The rabbits’ desire for carrots was great.

Sejun also had to stay up all night. Planting the carrots was Sejun’s job. Still, thanks to planting 1000 carrot seeds, the level of his Seed Sowing skill increased, making it a rewarding day.

Day 102 of being stranded. Today was passing peacefully as well.

Squeaaa?

Sque…

The baby rabbits, after finishing their tasks, would go to the wide carrot field and constantly check if the carrot sprouts were growing, full of anticipation, only to be disappointed when they confirmed that they hadn’t sprouted yet.

“Cute little guys.”

Sejun sat in his designated seat, smiling as he watched the little ones.

Just then, he heard a whirring sound above his head.

“Huh? A bee?!”

A buzzing sound filled the cave, louder than any fly Sejun had heard before. Then he saw it – a bee, but huge, almost the size of his fist, hovering near a hole in the cave roof. Dust drifted down as it moved its wings.

The plump bee’s appearance was cute.

But,

[Poison Honeybee]

It was a monster. Even the name sounded quite dangerous.

Squeak!

Squeeee!

The rabbit couple discovered the bee and hurriedly brought the babies inside the burrow, blocking the entrance.

“…What about me, guys?”

Closing the entrance as if only they were going to live. Sejun knew he couldn’t enter the burrow, but he was very disappointed.

Unlike the rabbits, Sejun had nowhere to hide.

Stealthily.

Sejun carefully retreated, trying not to provoke the bee, and picked up a torch by the pond.

A moment later,

Whirr.

The bee, after looking around and finding nothing to threaten it, entered the hole. And it began to suck honey, sticking its proboscis into the cherry tomato flowers.

‘Whew. That’s a relief.’

Sejun felt relieved the bee was not attacking.

‘Please just eat honey and leave!’

Sejun desperately prayed that the bee would just go back.

The Poison Honeybee, after sucking honey from hundreds of flowers, suddenly flew towards Sejun.

Whirr.

‘Why is it coming?!’

Sejun retreated as he watched the bee approach. But this was a cave with all sides blocked.

Thud.

His back soon touched the wall.

Whirr.

The bee approached Sejun, who had nowhere else to retreat. The distance between Sejun and the bee narrowed. Now almost 2m away. Sejun couldn’t even breathe properly from the tension.

‘I can’t die like this!’

Sejun timed when to swing the torch.

Then,

Whirr. Whirr. Whirr.

The bee moved up and down three times in front of Sejun and then quickly flew out through the hole in the ceiling.

“Huh?! Whew.”

Plop.

Sejun, his tension released and his legs giving way, collapsed.

How many minutes had passed?

Squeak?

The husband rabbit cautiously opened the hole and looked around.

And

Squeak!!

He discovered Sejun collapsed with his eyes closed and hurriedly ran over.

Then,

“Ugh!”

Sejun opened his eyes and shouted, startling the husband rabbit.

Squeak!!!

The husband rabbit screamed in surprise.

“Hehe. It’s the bee that abandoned me.”

Squeeee…

The husband rabbit looked apologetic at Sejun’s words.

“I know. You rascal. A husband has to protect his family.”

Sejun stroked the husband rabbit’s head.

And

Thwack!

He lightly hit the back of the husband rabbit’s head.

Squeak!

The husband rabbit touched the back of his head, looking bewildered.

Didn’t you just forgive me?

“But being resentful is being resentful.”

Sejun was too annoyed to just forgive him.

And so, the Poison Honeybee incident ended.

The Poison Honeybee was very happy these days.

Until recently, meals for the Poison Honeybee were something it had to eat to survive.

Poison Honeybees usually went hunting with their companions, using their stingers to hunt monsters and tear off pieces of flesh to eat.

Other Poison Honeybees tore off pieces of flesh and ate them really deliciously, but this meal was truly a chore for the Poison Honeybee.

‘It’s not tasty.’

It had no appetite, but it ate to avoid dying.

Then one day, as it was hunting with its companions as usual and tearing off pieces of a tasteless monster, a sweet scent wafted from somewhere.

‘What is this smell?’

‘I want to eat it.’

The smell made its mouth water for the first time in its life.

Whirr.

The Poison Honeybee flew towards the scent, which led to a hole in the ground. Below the hole were yellow flowers, from which the sweet smell was coming.

But there were beings guarding that place. The Poison Honeybee was disheartened that there was an owner and was about to return when the owner of the cave gave up his seat.

‘Thank you.’

Thanks to the cave owner’s consideration, the Poison Honeybee had its first delicious meal.

And it showed its gratitude to the owner who gave it the delicious meal and returned home.

And the next day,

Whirr.

‘I’m here again!’

The Poison Honeybee came back to eat honey.

Day 102 of being stranded, a new family member had joined.

Day 113 of being stranded. Carrot sprouts had begun to appear one by one since yesterday.

Squeak!!!

Squeaaa!!!

Yesterday, the rabbits were so excited that they kept looking at the carrot sprouts, so Sejun had to work alone.

Around lunchtime,

Whirr.

The Poison Honeybee arrived inside the cave.

Plop.

“Welcome.”

Nuzzle nuzzle.

The Poison Honeybee sat on Sejun’s shoulder and rubbed its body against Sejun’s cheek, showing its friendliness. It was the Poison Honeybee’s attendance stamp.

At first, Sejun was a bit scared of the Poison Honeybee, but the more he looked at it, the cuter it became, and it was surprisingly affectionate.

Whirr.

The Poison Honeybee stamped its attendance on Sejun and then flew to the cherry tomato flowers to suck honey.

There was a good thing about the Poison Honeybee coming and going from the cave. That was that there was no need to pollinate the cherry tomato flowers separately.

In other words,

Squeak squeak!

Squeaaa!

Only the baby rabbits in charge of pollinating the cherry tomato flowers were excited. These days, the baby rabbits ran around and played everywhere in the cave. Sejun looked at those baby rabbits enviously.

“Isn’t there anyone to do my work for me?”

These days, Sejun’s work was gradually increasing, unlike the baby rabbits. This was because Sejun had to harvest and sow seeds himself to increase his skill proficiency.

Yesterday, he picked seeds from 50 magical cherry tomatoes and planted them back in the ground. The number of cherry tomato seeds planted was roughly 1200.

He said it as if complaining, but in fact, Sejun’s heart was proud. The field was getting wider and wider, and the food was getting more and more plentiful.

On top of that, one more food item had been added.

Whirr.

The Poison Honeybee, after sucking honey from the flowers for a long time, sat back on Sejun’s shoulder.

“Here.”

Sejun placed a water bottle in front of the Poison Honeybee, and

Glug glug.

It spat out a little honey.

The Poison Honeybee had started spitting out honey two days ago. Sejun had been eating grilled green onions when the Poison Honeybee spat out a thick liquid on them, and Sejun was terrified, thinking it was poison.

But

Sniff sniff.

The rabbits buried their noses in the liquid that had fallen from Sejun’s green onions and sniffed diligently, and Sejun also smelled it out of curiosity.

And he took a bite.

“…!”

The unique rich flavor of honey and the sweetness that filled his mouth. Sejun realized it was honey. That day, a new menu was born: Honey Green Onions.

The administrator of the Tower, who had been watching, immediately told him to offer the Honey Green Onions, but the quest was naturally put on hold.

But this time it wasn’t intentional. There really wasn’t any honey. Even if the Poison Honeybee sucked honey diligently all day, the amount it ate and spat out was only about 10ml.

There weren’t enough flowers. So yesterday, he hurriedly planted 1200 cherry tomatoes. To get honey.

“Hehe. In a few months, I’ll be able to eat honey without being jealous of Winnie the Pooh.”

While Sejun was imagining the flower garden that would grow in the future,

Whirr.

The Poison Honeybee, after spitting out honey, went back to sucking honey.

Such a diligent fellow. Very commendable.

Day 113 of being stranded, a sweet day with honey filling up.