Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 139

“Something must have happened to our youngest, nyaa!”

Kkueng!

[We must find the Golden Bat, yo!]

As an hour passed without the Golden Bat’s return, Theo and Kkueng grew more anxious. Sejun felt the same.

“Kaiser-nim! Kellion-nim!”

Sejun urgently sought out Kaiser and Kellion, the eldest and wisest of them all.

-What is it?

-What’s wrong?

“Well….”

Sejun explained the situation from an hour ago, before the Golden Bat disappeared.

-Hmm… simple enough. The lad’s talent has grown. That’s why his time on Earth has increased. There were probably signs of it before.

“Signs? Ah….”

At Kaiser’s words, Sejun recalled the Golden Bat’s inability to return to Earth even after a week had passed.

-Indeed. Such talents related to movement become quite unstable before growth, preventing the ability from activating.

Kellion elaborated on Kaiser’s explanation.

‘So that’s why he couldn’t go to Earth?’

With the two dragons’ explanation, Sejun understood why the Golden Bat couldn’t return to Earth.

“That’s a relief. When will the Golden Bat return?”

-That, we do not know.

“Pardon?!”

-Indeed. Depending on the talent he possesses, it could be a day or a month.

In the end, the only information gained was that the Golden Bat would return someday, though they didn’t know when.

“Theo, go down quickly and ask Taejun-nim to find the Golden Bat.”

Finding the Golden Bat somewhere in Korea was like finding a needle in a haystack. But he had to do something. The thought of the Golden Bat hiding and trembling somewhere….

“Understood, nyaa! I’ll be back soon, nyaa!”

Theo hurriedly packed his things and went downstairs.

(What do I do?!! I can’t go back!)

Flap. Flap.

The panicked Golden Bat flew busily around. He was so flustered because he had never stayed on Earth this long.

But after an hour, the Golden Bat gradually adapted to the situation. He realized that no one here could harm him.

Frankly, it was a bit rude to Sejun, but Sejun was no match for him in terms of combat power, not to mention the ordinary humans here.

And now he could read any kind of writing, having mastered the Korean alphabet.

(Bat bat. Now that things have turned out this way, I should find out where this is and let Sejun know!)

With courage fueled by the thought of obtaining information that would help Sejun, the Golden Bat began exploring the surroundings. He carried two Choco Pies in his paws, just in case, not wanting to leave behind Sejun’s favorite things, not knowing when he would return.

And then,

“Found him! The Golden Ghost.”

Bae Jeong-ho, the assistant PD of ‘What on Earth Can Happen,’ was watching the Golden Bat in real-time through the installed camera.

Unable to shake off his worries about the Golden Bat, Sejun focused on farming. There was nothing he could do in the current situation. Worrying wouldn’t solve the problem.

In times like these, it was better to move his body and sweat without thinking.

“Move the earth!”

Sejun used Miller’s hoe to plant sweet potato shoots in the harvested sweet potato field.

Thwack.

As Sejun swung the hoe into the ground,

Thud.

[Planted 20 sweet potato shoots.]

[Job experience slightly increased.]

[Due to the effect of Seed Sowing Lv. 6, the probability of sweet potato shoots taking root increases.]

[Proficiency of Seed Sowing Lv. 6 slightly increased.]

The earth moved, and the sweet potato shoots that the rabbits had scattered at regular intervals in the field were planted. From harvesting to planting, the use of the Earth Movement skill was truly endless.

“Great! 20 successful!”

Sejun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said. It required a great deal of concentration, so he was already dripping with sweat after using the skill a few times.

As Sejun was diligently planting sweet potato shoots,

Munch munch.

Kkueng!

[Delicious, yo!]

Kkueng was enjoying watching Sejun while dipping white rice cake in honey and eating it deliciously.

The rabbits, to comfort Sejun who was in despair, had pooled their money to make white rice cakes with rice flour obtained by putting Top Coins into the Relic: Rice Dough that Swallows Wealth.

But when Sejun didn’t eat, saying he had no appetite, Kkueng was monopolizing the white rice cakes.

“Can you really eat rice cakes when the Golden Bat hasn’t returned to Earth?”

He was so worried just a moment ago… now he looked peaceful. His adaptability was too fast, wasn’t it?

However,

Kkueng!

[Now that I think about it, the Golden Bat went to Earth, yo! And Dad is a weak Earthling living on Earth, yo! Therefore, the Golden Bat is safe, yo!]

Kkueng had realized that there was no need to worry about the Golden Bat and had become peaceful.

The Golden Bat went to Earth.

And Sejun is a weak Earthling living on Earth.

Therefore, the Earth where weak Earthlings live is safe for the Golden Bat.

Kkueng’s answer utilized Aristotle’s three-stage deduction, which he hadn’t even learned. Moreover… he was smart? Our Kkueng was definitely a genius. And Sejun realized that he had made another mistake.

‘Who am I worried about right now?!’

There was nothing more useless than worrying about others on the 99th floor of the Tower….

It was a situation where he should be worried about whether the Golden Bat would harm people. Well, his personality was gentle, so that wouldn’t happen… In the end, only Theo, who had gone down to the lower floors, became pitiful.

“He can suffer a little.”

He had become too arrogant lately, not lifting a finger since becoming the vice president.

At that moment,

Grumble.

A sound echoed from Sejun’s stomach. As his worries about the Golden Bat’s safety disappeared, he became hungry.

“Kkueng, give me one of those white rice cakes.”

Halt.

Kkueng’s mouth, which had been diligently chewing on the white rice cake, stopped at Sejun’s words.

And then,

Kkueng…

[I ate all the white rice cakes….]

Kkueng said, watching Sejun’s expression. It seemed the one he just ate was the last one.

“It’s okay. We can make more. It’s quick to make.”

White rice cake was simply made by adding water and sugar to rice flour, mixing it evenly, and then steaming it.

Kkueng!

[Then Kkueng wants to eat white rice cake again, yo!]

“Alright.”

As Sejun and Kkueng were heading to the kitchen to make new white rice cakes,

Squeak!

Daddy Rabbit approached Sejun, holding an onion the size of his fist.

“Oh?! An onion? Was it already time to harvest?”

Squeak!

Daddy Rabbit nodded at Sejun’s words and handed him the onion. Sejun examined the onion he received. He was curious about what options would be attached.

[The Onion of Discharge]

It is delicious because it has absorbed enough nutrients as an onion grown inside the Tower.

The sweetness of the onion has been enhanced by cultivation by a farmer familiar with farming.

Consuming it will slightly discharge waste products from the body.

If taken for a long time, the waste discharge effect will increase, and the mana circulation enhancement effect can be seen.

Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Expiration date: 90 days

Grade: C

“The Onion of Discharge? It has a waste discharge effect?”

Moreover, if taken for a long time, it would increase the waste discharge effect and even enhance mana circulation. It seemed like it would be good to supply it in large quantities to the wizards later.

He would earn money by selling onions, and the wizards could have a delicious meal with onions instead of that terribly bitter potion, so it was a win-win for everyone.

‘If they say they won’t buy it, I’ll have to force it on Iona.’

Squeak?

Daddy Rabbit asked Sejun, who was determined to sell the onions no matter what, what he was going to do with the onions.

Now that the onions had grown enough and it was time to harvest, he was asking Sejun’s opinion on whether to harvest them as they were or to let them flower and collect seeds.

“Of course, we have to get the seeds and plant more onions. Let’s harvest a few for now.”

Onions were one of the vegetables that were indispensable in most Korean dishes. So Sejun was always disappointed that he couldn’t eat squid and onions together whenever he ate stir-fried squid.

“Today is stir-fried squid!”

Thus, the menu was abruptly changed from white rice cake to stir-fried squid.

(It was awkward at first. But…)

“Where is this sound coming from?”

The owner of the coin karaoke began to focus on the song being sung in a clear, beautiful voice. It was a singing ability that could be mistaken for a singer.

‘Is there such a talented person in our karaoke?’

The owner was curious about the face of the talented singer. So he began checking the rooms with customers to see who was singing.

And when there were only a few rooms left to check,

“Hyung-nim! Don’t go!”

Bae Jeong-ho hurriedly came in and stopped the owner.

“Ah! You startled me! Bae Jeong-ho! What’s wrong all of a sudden? Don’t go where?”

As a PD of ‘What on Earth Can Happen,’ he had maxed out his sociability. Bae Jeong-ho was already on a hyung-nim-dongsaeng (close brother) relationship with the coin karaoke owner.

“Hyung-nim, don’t go and look at this.”

Bae Jeong-ho showed his laptop screen.

“Oh?! What is that?!”

On the screen, a golden bat was holding a microphone and singing diligently. It was even putting money into the machine. It was the cash that Sejun had given the Golden Bat in case of an emergency.

“Hyung-nim, this is a huge scoop!”

Bae Jeong-ho, who had been watching the Golden Bat coming down from the 7th floor to the coin karaoke on the 5th floor, said with a bright smile.

[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 4 is activated.]

[The growth of the apple tree is slightly accelerated while the touch lasts.]

While waiting for Kkueng, who had gone into the water to catch squid, Sejun stroked the leaves of Fire Flower.

[Hehe. Master! I’m growing!]

“Yes. Let’s grow quickly, our Fire Flower.”

[Yes!]

Sejun, unaware of the enormous size of Fire Flower beneath the ground, used his skills generously, telling it to grow quickly.

‘Master! I’ll catch the best squid for you!’

Looking at Sejun stroking him, Fire Flower diligently moved its huge roots, which stretched into the sea of dimensions, to catch the best squid.

Kkueng!

Splash splash.

Kkueng was playing in the water until Fire Flower caught the squid.

At that moment, a giant squid passed through Fire Flower’s roots.

Snap.

Fire Flower’s roots tightly grabbed the squid and began dragging it to where Kkueng was waiting.

Thud! Thud!

The squid desperately moved its legs to attack Fire Flower’s roots so it wouldn’t be dragged away, but it couldn’t shake off Fire Flower’s roots.

And then,

Wham!

Kkueng finished off the squid, which was exhausted from being dragged along.

Kkueng!

[Dad caught a squid, yo!]

Kkueng proudly walked out of the pond, grabbing the 50m-sized giant squid by the collar.

“There was something like that in the water?!”

Sejun asked with a surprised expression as he looked at the giant squid. The water seemed incredibly dangerous than he thought.

Day 292 of being stranded. It wasn’t that there was a shortage of squid, but there was a shortage of seasoning, so he couldn’t make enough stir-fried squid.

Tower 40th floor.

“Our youngest is in danger, nyaa!”

Theo, still worried about the Golden Bat, arrived at the camp where the hunters were gathered, hoping to meet the Earth Defense Force.

However,

“Nya?!”

The hunters’ camp was devastated.

And then,

“We have occupied this place. Get lost.”

The Giant Black Oaks, who should have been on the 49th floor of the Tower, were occupying the hunters’ camp. Even at a glance, it was a huge force of over 10,000.

It was a butterfly effect caused by the monsters moving in response to the southward movement of the Black Minotaur, with the monsters on the 60th floor moving down to the 50s, and the monsters on the 50th floor moving down to the 40s.

“What did you do to the humans here, nyaa?!”

“Isn’t it obvious? According to the law of the jungle, we will capture them, use them as slaves, and then eat them.”

“That won’t do, nyaa! I, the subordinate of the great Black Dragon, the deadly Yellow Cat Theo Park, will stop you, nyaa!”

Scratch!

Theo shouted, drawing his claws. He couldn’t let his customers become slaves.

‘Then who will buy Chairman Park’s crops, nyaa?’

The disappearance of his customers was a serious problem for Theo, who had to sell the crops and receive Sejun’s affection.