Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 185

“A Herald of Destruction even made it into the pond…”

Sejun’s smile disappeared. His eyebrows furrowed, and he looked very serious, sinking into deep thought.

He hadn’t seen Teo and Kkueng come out of the pond yet, but he wasn’t really worried. Teo and Kkueng were strong now; they could hunt those Heralds of Destruction. And Iona, the powerful black dragon, was still asleep on Teo’s tail. Sejun knew if things got *really* bad, Iona would wake up and help. So, he wasn’t too concerned, just a little thoughtful.

Just then,

A message appeared in front of Sejun’s eyes. It was from Eileen. *Are you alright?* she asked.

“Me? I’m fine. Teo and Kkueng took care of it.”

Sejun reassured Eileen, thinking she was worried about the Herald of Destruction.

Eileen replied, saying she was relieved. She had been worried because a Herald of Destruction had suddenly entered the 99th floor of the Tower.

Heralds of Destruction came into the Tower through the Sea of Dimensions. They did not hide their power. The Tower system saw them right away. Eileen knew a Herald of Destruction had come in.

If Teo and Kkueng had been just a little slower, Eileen would have helped deal with the Herald of Destruction herself.

Because of this, he knew that Eileen would be the first to know if a Herald of Destruction came in through the Sea of Dimensions.

‘That’s a relief.’

Sejun breathed a little easier when Eileen said that. ‘Good,’ he thought, ‘At least Eileen is watching out.’

If the Herald of Destruction that came through the tunnel had come out of the pond, the fragile Fire would have been the first to see it. By the time Sejun realized it, it would have been too late.

After finishing his conversation with Eileen and working in the field for about an hour,

As Sejun walked through the cornfield, the Stamina Corn seemed to give him energy, as if thanking him for his care.

His Stamina got a little bit stronger. It went up from 100 to 101.

“Alright!”

Sejun, looking happy, went back to working in the field.

Just then,

*Splash*.

“Chairman Park, we’re back, meow!”

Kkueng!

[Kkueng caught a tuna, you know!]

Teo and Kkueng burst out of the pond. Teo’s paws were empty, but Kkueng proudly held up a huge tuna in each of his front paws. It was easy to see that Kkueng had won.

“Kkueng won?”

“No, meow! I caught tuna too, meow!”

Teo, annoyed by Sejun’s words, started pulling huge tuna from his bundle. Two of them, exactly like Kkueng’s. They were about the same size, too.

Fire had sent four tuna of the same size into the pond so they wouldn’t fight.

“And I got coins here too, meow!”

Teo handed Sejun four green coins and five gray coins.

“So many?!”

Sejun was surprised as he took the nine coins.

Kkueng!

[Kkueng has one more coin, you know! So Kkueng won, you know!]

Kkueng said he won because he had one more gray coin.

“No, meow! I have this, meow! Victory belongs to me, Vice Chairman Teo, meow!”

Teo pulled out a long, thin thing from his bundle, about the size of Sejun’s body.

Kkueng?

[Isn’t that just a rock, you know?]

Kkueng tilted his head, looking at the rock Teo had brought. Why did Big Bro bring a rock that he couldn’t even eat, you know?

“Heh heh heh. This isn’t just any rock, meow! My front paws really wanted it, meow!”

Teo said confidently. His front paws were drawn to it, and Chairman Park seemed pretty happy, around 8-9 points.

“This is?!”

Just like Teo thought, Sejun was excited as soon as he saw the rock Teo had brought.

[Giant Rock Oyster of the Deep Sea]

It wasn’t a rock, but an oyster.

“Vice Chairman Teo, take out your claws.”

Sejun said, grabbing Teo’s front paws.

“Heh heh heh. Understood, meow!”

Ppatting!

Seeing Sejun’s reaction, Teo knew he had brought something amazing. He puffed up with pride and took out his dragon claws.

Scritch. Scritch.

As Sejun carefully cut the oyster shell, water started to flow out.

Scritch. Scritch.

Sejun kept cutting the oyster.

After cutting about half of the oyster shell,

“Kkueng, can you open this up a bit?”

Kkueng!

[Understood, you know!]

Kkueng knew that what Teo had brought was something to eat, so he helped.

Crack.

Kkueng lightly opened the oyster, and the oyster’s milky white flesh appeared. It was a huge piece of flesh.

Scritch.

Sejun cut off a small piece of the milky white oyster and put it in his mouth. The fresh, salty taste of the sea filled his mouth. It was like a cool ocean wave washing over his tongue.

“Wow.”

He couldn’t help but say it.

While Sejun was enjoying the taste of the sea,

Thud! Thud!

Kkueng!

[Daddy, Kkueng wants to try it too, you know!]

Kkueng stomped his feet, asking for some because Sejun wasn’t giving him any.

“Alright. Here you go.”

Sejun cut the rock oyster into a large piece about the size of his palm and put it in Kkueng’s mouth.

Munch. Munch.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[I can see the blue sea, you know! It’s delicious, you know!]

Kkueng knew his flavors well and immediately recognized the taste of the sea.

“Vice Chairman Teo, do you want to eat some?”

“No, meow!”

Teo refused. He really loved fish.

Kkueng!

[Kkueng will eat it, you know!]

Kkueng had already swallowed the oyster in his mouth and quickly opened his mouth like a baby bird.

“Okay. One bite for me, one bite for Kkueng.”

Sejun cut the giant rock oyster into a regular oyster size for his mouth and a palm-sized piece for Kkueng’s mouth.

Sejun and Kkueng were happily eating one bite each and had eaten about half of the oyster when,

Kkueng!

[Daddy, you have to eat this, you know!]

Kkueng took out an ivory-colored bead the size of a walnut from the flesh of the giant rock oyster and handed it to Sejun.

“What is it? A pearl?”

Sejun picked up the bead Kkueng handed him and looked at it.

[Inner Core of the Deep Sea Rock Oyster]

This is the inner core of a rock oyster that has lived for over 3000 years in the deep sea of the Sea of Dimensions.

If you eat it, your Strength increases by 50, and you can get the Talent: Hardness.

It has a very bitter taste.

You must be at least level 50 and have 50 Stamina to use it.

Grade: A

“Oh!”

Sejun was impressed by what the inner core could do. Strength increased by 50, and he could even get a talent. And he understood why Kkueng had given the inner core to Sejun.

“It has a very bitter taste?”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkueng doesn’t like bitter tastes, you know! Daddy, who likes bitter tastes, should eat it and get stronger, you know!]

Kkueng gave a thumbs up and cheered for Sejun. Kkueng thought Sejun liked bitter tastes because he saw him drinking bitter coffee.

‘Alright. If it’s to get stronger!’

I will escape being the weakest!

“Keueung.”

Sejun made up his mind and put the inner core of the giant rock oyster of the deep sea into his mouth.

Squish.

As soon as it entered his mouth, the inner core turned mushy.

“Eueup!!!”

At the same time, a bitter taste spread throughout his mouth, like swallowing battery acid. It made his eyes water.

Sejun wished he hadn’t swallowed the inner core and tried to spit it out, but

Gulp.

The inner core went down Sejun’s throat on its own.

[You have eaten the inner core of the giant rock oyster of the deep sea.]

[Strength increases by 50.]

[Talent: Hardness has been awakened.]

“Euhwaaaaa!”

Sejun screamed and quickly put the cherry tomatoes from the field into his mouth to get rid of the bitter taste.

“Euh… that was terrible.”

Sejun, who had eaten about 20 cherry tomatoes, shuddered as he remembered the bitter taste. Then, he checked what he had gained.

[Strength 85]

[Talent: Hardness]

-Your body becomes harder, so you can ignore some attacks.

-The more Stamina you have, the more damage you can ignore.

“Hehehe.”

He was happy with the results. It wasn’t a wind talent, but Sejun had still gotten a talent.

“Then we’ll be going.”

[Yes! Master! Enjoy your dinner!]

Fire waved its leaves at Sejun, who was going to make dinner.

Inside the cave where only Fire was left,

[Hoo. Next time, I need to find something nutritious and delicious!]

Fire started thinking about what could make Sejun stronger and also taste good.

The next morning.

“Eucha!”

As soon as Sejun woke up,

Munch.

[You have eaten a piece of Eileen’s Healthy Fist Meat.]

[The effect will only work if you eat all the food.]

[78 pieces remain.]

He started by eating Eileen’s fist meat pieces. He hadn’t been eating them lately because of the napa cabbage soup. Eating it early in the morning let him eat up to 2 pieces a day. Soon, the meat filled his stomach, and he felt full.

Swipe.

Sejun finished his meal, marked the date on the bedroom wall, and started the morning of his 327th day of being stranded.

As soon as he came out of the house,

Kkeaek!

A mushroom ant called out to Sejun from far away. It was calling him to take the elixir.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

Sejun quietly pointed to the back of the house to the mushroom ant.

And then,

Kkeaek!

They met behind the house.

[Acquired Superior Elixir: Pine Mushroom.]

[Job experience slightly increased.]

[Harvesting skill level 7 slightly increased.]

[Acquired 250 experience.]

As soon as he harvested it, the scent of pine mushrooms spread out.

‘I should give up on this.’

He couldn’t eat it because he was full, and the scent was so strong that Kkueng would find out even if he hid it. If he hid it and got caught, he would lose his dignity as a father. Sejun decided to give the whole pine mushroom to Kkueng.

“Thank you. Please do it again next time.”

Sejun praised the mushroom ant and sent it away.

Kkueng? Kkueng!

[Where is Daddy, you know? Kkueng is hungry, you know!]

Kkueng’s cries were heard from far away.

“Daddy is here!”

Sejun answered.

Tap tap tap.

Kkueng came running with light footsteps, following Sejun’s voice.

Kkueng!

[It’s Daddy, you know!]

Hop!

Kkueng jumped towards Sejun.

Softly.

Sejun lightly caught Kkueng. Because his strength had increased, Kkueng felt as light as a feather now. Of course, Kkueng was also trying hard.

Sniff sniff.

Kkueng! Kkueng?!

[Daddy smells delicious, you know! Did Daddy eat something delicious alone, you know?!]

Kkueng smelled a delicious scent from Sejun’s body and thought Sejun had eaten something without him. Kkueng was starting to get angry.

But,

Kkueng?

Surprisingly, there was no smell from his mouth.

“Tada! Daddy didn’t eat it because he was going to give it to Kkueng. Here, eat this and wait.”

Sejun took out the pine mushroom he had hidden and gave it to Kkueng.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Daddy is the best, you know! Kkueng will wait well, you know!]

Munch munch.

Kkueng, who was held in Sejun’s arms, answered happily and began to eat the pine mushroom.

He went to the kitchen to heat up the tuna porridge he had made yesterday, gave breakfast to the animals, and then Sejun came outside.

And then,

Step. Step.

He picked up Meyer’s hoe like yesterday and planted crops in the field.

[Planted 500 Magic Cherry Tomato seeds in the land with magic.]

[The Magic Cherry Tomato seeds are listening to the farmer’s footsteps, so the effect of Magic Seed Sowing level 6 is stronger.]

[Because of Magic Seed Sowing level 6, the Magic Cherry Tomato seeds will grow twice as fast for 24 hours.]

[7,554,673 more times until the job quest is done.]

The only difference was that yesterday it was carrots, and today it was cherry tomatoes.

While he was planting cherry tomatoes,

(Sejun! I think I’m going to Earth soon!)

The Golden Bat, hanging on Sejun’s back, shouted.

“Oh! Really?”

(Yes! What should I bring?)

“Ramen! Definitely bring lots of ramen!”

Sejun shouted as if he really wanted ramen. Ever since Kkueng took it last time and he only got to taste the broth, he had been dreaming about it.

It would have been better if he hadn’t tasted it, but because he did, Sejun wanted it even more.

(Yes! Trust me!)

The Golden Bat answered confidently and went to Earth.