Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 148

At that moment,

Eileen stepped forward to take Sejun’s side.

[The tower administrator admits that while the Black Tower’s farmer, Park Sejun, is indeed weak enough to die at any moment without surprise, he praises him as the best farmer.]

“Eileen…”

Eileen called me the ‘best farmer,’ but she also said I was weak and could die easily! I wish she only said the good part.

Just as Sejun’s self-esteem began to plummet,

[The tower administrator declares that the magic tower will be named Parke Magic Tower.]

Sejun knew it as soon as he heard it. He knew Eileen’s naming style.

‘It’s a combination of ‘Park’ from Park Sejun and ‘E’ from Eileen.’

However,

“Kkyutt? Parke Magic Tower?”

Iona tilted her head. ‘Parke Magic Tower?’ she thought. It sounded like ‘helping people.’ Would other creatures think this tower is friendly and gives things away?

[The tower administrator says that they will allow the modifier ‘Black’ to be used for the magic tower instead.]

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut! Thank you, Great Black Dragon Eileen!”

At Eileen’s words, Iona accepted Eileen’s proposal without a second thought.

Using the word ‘Black’ with the Black Tower was very important. Because only those permitted by the Black Dragon could use the word ‘Black.’

Of course, one could use it secretly, but the aftermath was something one could not handle alone.

Dragons never forgave any race that used the modifier ‘Black’ without their permission. Not only the individual but the entire race had to pay the price.

And that price was extinction. Being able to use such a weighty modifier for the name of the magic tower was an immense honor.

[The tower administrator declares that from now on, the magic tower built on the 99th floor of the tower will be called the Black Parke Magic Tower.]

Thus, the name of the magic tower was decided.

Black Parke Magic Tower.

Later, because of the name ‘Parke,’ some hunters made a mistake. They thought it was a kind tower that helped people. But they were very wrong. The tower was actually dangerous and scary. It became known as a place of terror.

“What are you going to do when we arrive in Amsterdam?”

Jonathan asked his colleague on the deck of a grain carrier that had departed from Lagos, Nigeria.

“What else? Go straight to the bar and…”

As his colleague answered with an excited voice,

Boom!

Suddenly, a faint vibration and sound came from the grain-filled tank.

“What was that?!”

“I don’t know… It sounds like it’s coming from the tank with the cocoa?”

“Don’t tell me something’s rotting inside?”

It was rare, but sometimes the grain stored in the tank would rot, causing the tank to expand due to the gas produced.

“Ah… Something must have been wrong when we left Lagos in such a hurry this time.”

When millions of locusts appeared in Lagos, Nigeria, attacking people and animals alike, their employer demanded that they quickly load the grain and set sail.

And so, they hurriedly loaded the grain and set off.

“Then shouldn’t we clean the tank as soon as we arrive?!”

“That’s right… Damn it! Instead of going to the bar, we’ll just end up cleaning and going back…”

As the two were grumbling,

Wham!

The tank lid was forcibly opened with a massive explosion.

And then,

Flap. Flap.

Locusts began to pour out.

“Huh?! Locusts?!”

“Run away!”

Jonathan shouted hastily, but this was the open sea. There was nowhere to run.

The locusts swarmed over the people on the ship as if they were hunting. The bodies of these locusts had turned completely yellow.

The Earth Defense Force thought they had stopped the locusts in Lagos. But they were wrong. Locusts were already on many ships filled with grain.

And they had rapidly increased their numbers by eating the grain without any interference, completing their evolution into Yellow Locusts.

This was happening simultaneously in grain carriers heading to various ports around the world, and the number of ships that had lost contact was rapidly increasing.

Day 305 of being stranded.

Sejun took out a mystical item from the Golden Box of Abundance: a cherry tomato imbued with immense magic. The maximum capacity of the Golden Box of Abundance was 2. So, when it increased to 2, he had to take one out for it to increase to 2 again.

[You have obtained 30 seeds of the mystical item: cherry tomato imbued with immense magic.]

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[Proficiency in Seed Harvesting Lv. 6 slightly increases.]

Sejun didn’t eat the mystical cherry tomatoes he obtained but extracted the seeds inside. After all, eating one or two would only get him ignored by the powerful beings around him.

Of course, one of the reasons was that he kept failing to sow the seeds and was consuming them.

“This time it has to work. Are you ready?”

Sejun said, looking at Theo and Kkueng-i in front of a flowerpot filled with soil.

“Ready, meow!”

“Kkueng!”

[Ready, yo!]

Theo and Kkueng-i said, infusing magic into the flowerpot.

Sejun kept failing to plant the mystical cherry tomato seeds imbued with immense magic. This was because of their characteristic of not growing unless in a place with strong magic.

So, Sejun was trying to plant the mystical cherry tomatoes with the help of Theo and Kkueng-i to create an environment with strong magic on purpose.

However,

[You have planted the mystical item: cherry tomato seed imbued with immense magic.]

[The environment is not magical enough for the mystical item: cherry tomato seed imbued with immense magic to take root.]

[Seed planting fails.]

Sssss.

Along with the message, the seed turned to ash. It was another failure.

“How much magic do you need?!”

Even Theo and Kkueng-i’s magic wasn’t enough… Sejun thought he would have to bring Iona next time.

After failing to plant the mystical cherry tomatoes,

“I’m bored…”

Sejun said in a bored voice, as there was nothing he could do indoors. Sejun hadn’t been able to step outside since yesterday.

The reason was the completion celebration party for the Black Parke Magic Tower. The influential figures from each floor who had received invitations to the party were coming up to the 99th floor of the tower to attend.

And they had no choice but to pass through Sejun’s farm in the middle to get to the magic tower, and Theo and Kkueng-i, worried about Sejun, were protecting him from going outside.

“President Park, let’s just sleep at home, meow!”

Theo said, comforting Sejun, and lay down on Sejun’s lap, rubbing his back diligently against Sejun’s knees.

“Kkueng!”

[Big brother is right, yo! Outside is dangerous, yo!]

Kkueng-i also agreed with Theo’s opinion and sat down on Sejun’s butt, sticking his butt to Sejun’s butt, and diligently dipped the honey he had taken out of the subspace warehouse and ate it.

Theo wanted to be with Sejun. Kkueng-i wanted honey. They both wanted to stay inside.

‘Should I just go out?’

Sejun could go out whenever he wanted. He was the owner of this place, and the animals protecting him were all strong. Besides, Eileen was on his side too.

However,

Thud. Thud.

Seeing the endless procession of monsters outside the window, he automatically thought there was no need to go outside. There was no need to deliberately loiter in a place with so many strong guys.

“Home is the best after all.”

Sejun lay on the soft, new mushroom bed, looking up at the ceiling. He hadn’t stayed home all day in a long time.

He thought, ‘On Earth, I used to sleep in late on my days off and just relax in bed until evening…’

It felt strange to be restless at home.

As he lay there, lost in thought,

‘Seed Shop is now open.’

Then, a message popped up: ‘Seed Shop is now open. Checking Seed Shop skill level… Level 3 confirmed. Your rank has increased from Ordinary to Extraordinary!’

As a reward for completing the level 50 job quest, all skills had increased by one level, and as the Seed Shop’s level rose, his rank followed suit.

As an Extraordinary rank player, you can now choose one seed from the Seed Shop each day and buy it for up to 10 Tower Coins. If you choose a seed, it won’t be available for others to buy that day. If you want to change your chosen seed later, you’ll have to pay a small fee.

‘Which crop would you like to select?’

‘There’s a fee too.’

[Carrot Seeds]

[Strawberry Seeds]

[Onion Seeds]

[Cheongyang Chili Seeds]

While Sejun was thinking, the crops he had bought so far appeared.

“I’ll choose later.”

Since there were no crops he urgently needed to grow, Sejun decided to choose slowly.

The Seed Shop showed 5 kinds of seeds for sale today, chosen randomly.

Because of his new rank, Sejun could now buy as many seeds as he wanted, up to a total cost of 50 Tower Coins.

[50 Butternut Squash Seeds – 6 Tower Coins]

[1000 Peanut Seeds – 9 Tower Coins]

[1 Flame Bean Seed – 10 Tower Coins]

[10 Watermelon Seeds – 12 Tower Coins]

[10 Blueberry Seeds – 20 Tower Coins]

‘The prices went up again.’

The prices of the seeds had increased by almost 50% compared to when he last saw them.

“Butternut squash, peanuts, flame beans, blueberries.”

Sejun remembered he had lots of watermelons already, from the monkeys on the 77th floor. So, he decided to buy the other seeds, but not watermelon seeds.

The Seed Shop message appeared again: ’45 Tower Coins taken from your account. You earned 450 Seed Shop points. Total points: 601.’

With a ‘clink,’ four small leather pouches of seeds dropped into Sejun’s hand.

The message finished: ‘Thank you for using the Seed Shop. You can use Seed Shop Level 3 again in 30 days.’

“I should plant the flame bean in a pot first.”

As Sejun was about to plant the flame bean seed in a pot,

Peep!

Scree!

Squawk!

Sejun heard the rabbits and mushroom ants outside. They sounded worried.

And then,

“How dare such insignificant creatures block my path! Do you even know who I am? I am Jashu, son of Leopard, ruler of the 95th floor. I am going to be the next ruler of the 95th floor! Step aside or you will die!”

Sejun thought, ‘There are always guys like this. They think they are the best and don’t realize there’s always someone stronger.’ It sounded like someone had come to the farm who wasn’t invited.

“I have to go see what’s happening,” Sejun said. He had tried to stay calm, but he couldn’t ignore someone bothering his family.

“There are always those kinds of guys, meow!”

Kkueng!

[I’m going to punish them!]

Enraged at the being who had made him move, Teo and Kkueng also got up, following Sejun.

“You should wear these,” Sejun said. *Thunk.* He placed dragon soldier helmets on Teo and Kkueng. ‘Meow?’ ‘Kkueng?’ they asked, confused. Sejun wanted them to be safe. He could have worn a helmet himself, but he felt silly wearing one alone.

And so, Sejun, Teo, and Kkueng went outside.

Peep…

Squawk…

The rabbits and mushroom ants were scared by Jashu’s loud threats. But they stood their ground. This was Sejun’s farm, their home. He had helped them when they needed it. They would protect it, even if it was dangerous.

“These things!” Jashu yelled, getting angrier. He saw they weren’t going to move. He was insulted that they would even try to fight him.

“I didn’t want to fight on the 99th floor, but fine! Kill them!”

“Yes!”

Jashu knew the rules of the invitation said not to hurt anyone on the farm. The guards at the entrance, black minotaurs, had also warned him to leave the farm alone.

But Jashu thought the rules didn’t count for small creatures like rabbits and mushroom ants living on the farm.

At that moment,

“Meow!”

Kkueng!

Suddenly, Teo and Kkueng appeared, wearing white bone helmets. They stopped the panthers from attacking the rabbits and mushroom ants.

“Kkueng is here, meow!”

Actually, Teo was dodging the panthers and leading them towards Kkueng. *Kkueng! Whack!* Kkueng hit them hard with his club.

“Hey! Who are you?” *Wham!* Jashu was furious and slammed his fist on the ground.

‘You’re dead.’ Sejun smirked, looking at Jashu.

The place Jashu hit was Kkueng’s favorite napping spot – a rock Sejun had made for him using a special tool.

Kkueng… Kkueng! [Daddy broke Kkueng’s bed! Kkueng is angry!]

Sejun knew what would happen. Kkueng looked at the broken rock, his eyes sad, then swung his club at Jashu with all his strength.

Bang!

“Home is sure dangerous,” Sejun said, watching Jashu fly far away.