Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 194

“Aargh! You wretched human! Why do I have to scatter these?!!!”

Ajax moved to the Green Tower. He grumbled as he carefully scattered kudzu berries on the 78th floor. It was a contract, so he couldn’t slack off.

This only made him more annoyed. His magic, fueled by his emotions, burst out in all directions.

His magic, fueled by his anger, burst out in all directions. Monsters nearby were hit by this strong magic and fainted. The Bombardment Dragon, Ajax, unknowingly helped Sejun get his revenge.

“Blast it! Why do I have to do this…”

Ajax opened the Green Tower land document and scattered kudzu berries on the 56th floor. He grumbled until the very end before returning to the White Tower.

After Ajax disappeared,

Wiggle. Wiggle.

The kudzu berries absorbed the magic Ajax emitted. They took root in the ground and began to grow quickly.

“Flame, are you doing well?” Sejun asked.

“[Yes, Master! I’m so ready to help!]” Flame replied eagerly.

Sejun checked that Ajax had scattered 100 million kudzu berries on the Green Tower. Then, he went down into the cave to see Flame. He needed Flame’s special fire power, the “Flame of Affinity,” to burn the kudzu field on the 85th floor.

Sejun planned to burn the kudzu field and then plant kudzu berries again. This was like “slash-and-burn farming.” The whole 85th floor was kudzu anyway, so it wouldn’t spread where it shouldn’t. And Sejun had lots of kudzu berries ready to plant.

Kudzu was strong and grew easily, even if you just threw the berries on the ground. This was perfect for finishing his job quest!

“[Hehe! Just a second, Master! Get ready!]” Flame giggled.

Excited to help Sejun, Flame shouted. One of his four leaves turned bright yellow. A warm, yellow flame flowed into Sejun’s body. It felt stronger than before, like a comforting fire spreading through his veins.

[The enhanced Flame of Affinity permeates the body for 3 hours.]

[The enhanced Flame of Affinity greatly assists the user’s ability to control fire.]

“Huh? Enhanced Flame of Affinity?”

“[Hehe. I worked hard for Master!]”

“Oh! Flame, thank you so much.”

Sejun carefully stroked Flame’s leaves, thankful for Flame thinking of him.

[The Warm Touch of a Farmer Lv. 4 is activated.]

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

At that moment,

Pop!

Another leaf sprouted from Flame’s branch. It was the fifth leaf.

“[Oh! Master, I’ve grown!]”

“Oh! Congratulations!”

“[Hee hee. It’s all thanks to Master!]”

“No… well… Heh heh heh. I’ll stroke you more.”

Embarrassed by Flame’s praise, Sejun tried to stroke Flame’s leaves even more.

However,

“[No, you can stroke me later. The Flame buff time is decreasing. Please hurry.]”

Flame stopped Sejun.

“Okay. I understand. Then I’ll come and stroke you next time.”

Sejun appreciated Flame’s consideration and quickly got up. As Flame said, the time to use the enhanced Flame of Affinity buff was running out.

After Sejun hurried to the 85th floor of the tower to use the enhanced Flame of Affinity buff,

“[Heh heh. I almost got caught.]”

Flame began to grow quickly.

Rumble.

The entire 99th floor of the tower shook. A tree root appeared in the sky above the 98th floor.

[Arrived at the 85th floor of the tower.]

Clang.

“Kids, come out.”

Sejun arrived at the 85th floor using the waypoint. He opened the subspace warehouse and called Theo and Kkueng.

Tap tap tap!

“Nyaang!”

Kkueng!

Theo and Kkueng came out of the subspace warehouse when Sejun called. They jumped towards Sejun’s knees.

Thwack.

With the two of them holding onto his legs, Sejun walked towards the farm.

“Sejun! You’re here! *Woof woof!* Did you bring treats?”

Elka smelled Sejun near the farm and rushed out to greet him.

Wag. Wag.

Elka’s tail wagged quickly from side to side, showing how happy he was.

“Yeah. Nothing happened, right?”

Sejun stroked Elka’s head as he asked.

“No! Nothing happened.”

Sejun arrived at the farm while talking to Elka.

“Hey guys, we’re here!”

Sejun greeted the hedgehogs and poison honeybees who were working hard on the farm on the 85th floor of the tower.

Squeak! Squeak!

When Sejun arrived, Godori showed him the kudzu berries they had harvested, bragging about their hard work. About 30 million kudzu berries were piled up where Godori pointed.

Whirr! Whirr!

The poison honeybee queen didn’t want to be outdone by the hedgehogs. She showed Sejun the honey they had harvested. The 10 glass bottles Sejun had left were filled with kudzu honey, which was a deep amber color, much darker than regular honey. It had a strong, sweet smell with a hint of something wild.

“Good job, everyone.”

Squeak! Squeak!

Whirr! Whirr!

The hedgehogs and poison honeybees were happy with Sejun’s praise and went back to work.

And then,

“I wonder what kudzu honey tastes like?”

Sejun picked up a glass bottle filled with kudzu honey.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[It’s honey I’ve never seen before! Kkueng wants to eat it!]

Kkueng exclaimed, looking excited about the kudzu honey.

‘I wonder if this will be bitter?’

Sejun prepared honey jelly first.

Spoon.

He scooped up some kudzu honey with a spoon and put it in Kkueng’s mouth.

Kkueng?!

Kkueng made a strange face at first, but then he looked happy.

“Looks like it’s okay.”

Seeing Kkueng’s expression, Sejun put in honey jelly and dipped his little finger into the kudzu honey to taste it.

“Wow!”

When the kudzu honey touched his tongue, a slightly bitter taste was followed by a smooth sweetness. The unique scent of kudzu filled his mouth from beginning to end, blending the overall flavor perfectly.

While Sejun was amazed by the kudzu honey,

Lick. Lick.

Kkueng carefully licked the spoon, not wanting to miss a single drop of honey.

At that moment,

Kkueng!

[Daddy! Daddy! Kudzu honey! And… rice cake! Yes! Rice cake with honey! Delicious!]

Kkueng quickly had a great idea and shouted. This is definitely delicious!

“Rice cake? That sounds good!”

The bittersweet taste of kudzu honey seemed to go well with rice cake. Sejun quickly packed kudzu berries and kudzu honey into his subspace. He was about to take out the Relic: Rice Dough that Swallows Wealth.

However,

“Ah…”

He remembered that he had left the relic at the brewery on the 99th floor of the tower to brew alcohol.

“Come to think of it, this isn’t the time for this.”

Sejun also remembered why he came down to the 85th floor. The buff time Flame had given him was still running out.

“Kkueng, let’s eat rice cake later.”

Kkueng? Kkueng!

[Why eat it later? Kkueng wants to eat it now!]

Kkueng protested at Sejun’s words. Sejun explained why they couldn’t eat rice cake now.

“Kkueng can understand, right?”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkueng understands Daddy! Kkueng will help Daddy!]

Kkueng nodded and replied to Sejun’s explanation. Daddy needs to quickly finish the quest and get a job combat skill to become stronger!

“Thank you.”

Stroke. Stroke.

Sejun stroked Kkueng’s head.

“Hey! Chairman Park! Don’t forget about *me*, nyaang! I’m here too, you know!”

Theo pointed to his head with his front paw in a pitiful voice. He saw that only Kkueng was being stroked.

“Yes. Thank you too, Vice Chairman Theo.”

“Hmph, nyaang! That’s right, nyaang! Chairman Park should always be grateful to me, nyaang!”

Theo quickly became arrogant as soon as Sejun stroked him. I should just…!

After stroking the two of them,

“Everyone, work behind me.”

Sejun moved the hedgehogs and poison honeybees behind him to keep them safe from the fire.

Snap!

As everyone moved behind him, Sejun snapped his fingers to create a flame.

Whoosh.

The enhanced Flame of Affinity buff made the flame grow from the size of a small coin to the size of his palm.

Crackle.

Sejun lit the dried kudzu roots that Kkueng had squeezed the juice from yesterday.

Whoosh.

The fire quickly burned the dry kudzu roots and spread, burning the kudzu around it.

“Ice Cube.”

Feeling the heat of the fire, Sejun placed ice cubes to stop it from spreading behind him.

As time passed, the flames burned all the kudzu around them and grew bigger.

“Kkueng, let’s go Kkuenghu!”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Okay! Kkueng is going Kkuenghu!]

Kkueng took a deep breath and climbed onto the ice cube. Then,

Kkuengaaaaa!

He shouted loudly at the fire. This was one of Kkueng’s special moves, created after the Kkueng Storm Blast. The strong wind from Kkueng’s shout pushed the flames, making the fire spread quickly.

“Kkueng, one more time!”

Kkuengaaaaa!

After using Kkuenghu about 10 times, the fire had spread 100km away.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Daddy, Kkueng can’t do it anymore! Kkueng is hungry!]

I’ve heard of getting dizzy from blowing too much wind, but this was the first time I’d heard of getting hungry. But it’s possible with our Kkueng.

“Kkueng, just a moment. Crop Gigantification.”

Sejun quickly took out a sweet potato and made it gigantic.

And then,

“Vice Chairman Theo, flatten the ground.”

Sejun fed Kkueng and then pointed to the ground where all the kudzu had burned. He threw Theo into the sky.

Whoosh.

“Okay, nyaang!”

Pow!

Theo easily kept his balance in the air and pulled out his dragon claws.

“Nyanya Nyaang! Nyanya Nyaang!”

Theo used the Nyaang Nyaang Storm Blast in the air, cutting through the ash-covered ground with sharp blades of magic.

This would flatten the kudzu roots inside, making the land good for planting kudzu berries for a few days. Also, the gaps in the ground would let the heat escape, cooling the ground faster.

But that was later.

“Pfft!”

Sejun laughed as he watched Theo. Theo waving his front paws in the air was too funny.

Strong blades of magic were coming out of Theo’s cute front paws, but Sejun couldn’t see them. He only saw Theo flailing around.

“Chairman Park! I’m falling, nyaang!”

Theo called Sejun when he was done. Hurry up and catch me, nyaang!

“Okay.”

Gently.

Sejun stretched out his arms and caught Theo safely, putting him back on his knees.

At that moment,

Grab.

“Huh?”

Kkueng!

[Kkueng wants to try too!]

Kkueng grabbed Sejun’s leg.

“Okay. But Kkueng can’t use Kkueng Storm Blast up there. Got it?”

Sejun warned Kkueng. He put his hands under Kkueng’s armpits and hugged him, since the Kkueng Storm Blast could cause a lot of damage.

And then,

Whoosh.

He threw Kkueng high into the sky. Kkueng couldn’t keep his balance in the air like Theo, so he started falling headfirst.

“Oof!”

Sejun carefully caught Kkueng.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Hehehe. It’s fun! Kkueng wants to do it one more time!]

Kkueng smiled and struck a pose on Sejun’s arm, asking to be thrown again.

“Then I’ll throw you! Oof!”

Sejun played with Kkueng near the fire until the Flame of Affinity buff ended.

And then,

[89 kudzu plants have been planted.]

[Job experience has slightly increased.]

[Skill level of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 6 has slightly increased.]

[The probability of kudzu taking root is increased due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 6.]

[The kudzu is listening to the farmer’s footsteps, so the growth rate of the kudzu is accelerated.]

[6,974,573 more times until job quest completion.]

He began to plant kudzu in the ground where the heat had cooled.

Whoosh. Whoosh.

The growth rate was slower than usual because he didn’t put magic into the ground. But the kudzu was so strong that about half of the kudzu berries sprouted when he grabbed a handful and threw them on the ground. It was truly amazing.

While Sejun was planting kudzu and increasing his job quest progress,

[Achieved the achievement of burning 1 million acres of land with harmful plants that interfere with farming.]

[Learned the job skill: Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1 as a reward for the Great Farmer’s achievement.]

The fire burned even the kudzu far away, earning him a new job skill. Kudzu was helping in many ways.

On day 329 of being stranded, Sejun got his 7th job skill, Slash-and-Burn Farming.