Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 239

Okay, everyone is here. Let’s go,” Stella Histron said. She was from the Silver Dragons and was speaking for them. All the dragons from different groups had come to look into the 10th Tower.

Chrisella Histron, the Silver Dragon leader, had suggested this mission. So, the Silver Dragons were in charge. Stella looked around at all the dragons, her silver scales gleaming in the sun. She seemed serious and ready.

Thud. Thud. The ground shook as the huge dragons pushed off with their strong legs. With a whoosh of powerful wings, they rose into the sky.

Alright, everyone, let’s move out! Stella called, her voice strong and clear. Black Dragons and White Dragons, take the lead! Golden and Blue Dragons, left side! Brown and Red Dragons, right!

Stella told the dragons where to go, making a special shape in the sky. She thought about how the dragons got along. Dragons who liked each other were put together. Dragons who didn’t like each other were kept apart. This made a diamond shape in the sky.

‘Will this be alright?’

Stella glanced at the Green Dragons at the back. There weren’t any dragons that got along with the Violet Dragons, who used poison.

The Green Dragons were just there because they didn’t have as many problems with the Violet Dragons.

Flap. Flap.

The dragons flew toward the 10th Tower.

Just then,

Kee-gee-geek.

A big red mist was near the Ruin. It made a strange noise and slowly moved toward them.

It’s the Dust of Ruin! Get ready! Miles shouted a warning. He was a brave Black Dragon.

The Dust of Ruin was like waste from the Ruin. The dragons called it the Dust of Ruin.

The red mist was dangerous. If it got too big, it would make its own shape and attack the Tower.

Then, it would take over 100 dragons to beat it. So, the dragons always got rid of the Dust of Ruin.

Dragons, use your breath! Stella commanded.

Understood!

Kroooooh.

Ninety dragons roared together, and streams of fire, ice, and light shot from their mouths. The air crackled as their breaths combined, hitting the red mist like a wave.

Kwah-gwang!!

The red mist exploded and disappeared.

Just then,

Clink.

Coins fell where the Dust of Ruin had been. Tower Coins. About 100 million Tower Coins.

But,

Keep going.

The dragons didn’t care about Tower Coins, so they ignored them. But,

Collect.

Collect.

The Black Dragons and White Dragons quietly picked up the Tower Coins. Kaiser and Kellion had told them they could buy Samyang brew with them.

The other dragons didn’t want the Tower Coins, so the Black Dragons and White Dragons got all the coins from the Dust of Ruin.

Why are they picking those up?

The other dragons looked at them strangely.

We’re here.

After flying for hours, they saw the 10th Tower.

You have arrived at the farm on the 55th floor of the Black Tower.

You have moved from the top floor, the 99th floor, to the 55th floor.

You have gone down 44 floors.

Because of your Retrogressor title, all your stats go up by 44.

Oh!

Sejun looked at the trees and was amazed. The sweet smell of the peaches was wonderful.

The peaches looked happy to be ripe, and their skins were a deep pink, like a sunset.

Peaches!

Sejun cheered when he saw the trees full of peaches.

I didn’t know there were peaches here. I should have come sooner…

Sejun said, enjoying the smell and sight of the peaches.

If he came sooner, he would have worried about when the peaches would be ready. So, maybe it was good he came now.

Just then,

Slurp. Slurp.

Sejun, these are incredibly delicious! The Golden Bat said. It had been sleeping on Sejun’s back, but the peach smell woke it up. It was already sucking on the peach juice. Luckily, the peaches were soft, so the Golden Bat could eat them easily.

Clang.

Kkueng-ah, come out! There’s something delicious here! Sejun opened the door to his special storage space and called out to Kkuengyi.

Tap tap tap.

Kkueng!

Understood!

Kkuengyi quickly ran out.

And then,

Sniff sniff.

Kkueng!

Wow! This smells SO delicious! Kkuengyi said with a happy face, sniffing the air.

Hop.

It jumped about 2 meters and picked a big peach from the top of the tree.

Thud.

Sejun also picked a peach from a nearby tree.

Huh?! This one’s hard?

The peach Sejun picked was hard.

What? That’s strange.

Sejun picked a hard peach even though the Golden Bat was eating a soft peach from the same tree.

There are both.

Sejun touched the other peaches and found both soft and hard ones.

Hard and soft peaches were growing on the same tree.

Nice.

Sejun was happy he could eat both kinds of peaches. He was about to eat the hard peach first when,

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

Hehehe. I’ll give this to Daddy! Kkuengyi said.

Kkuengyi carefully gave Sejun the peach, holding it with both hands.

You’re giving this to me?

Invigorating Soft Peach

The peach Kkuengyi gave him had a name.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

Yes! Kkuengyi picked the peach that smelled the most delicious! Kkuengyi said, nodding.

What’s this?

Sejun was surprised by Kkuengyi’s kindness. ‘Did that person from ‘My Child Has Changed’ visit?’

‘I hope it’s not bitter.’

Sejun looked at the peach closely.

Invigorating Soft Peach A peach full of energy that grows in the tower. It is very rare.

It tastes sweet and delicious.

The peach is soft and can get bruised easily.

If you eat it, you will learn the Vitality skill.

You must be level 10 or higher and have all stats at 10 or higher to eat it.

Luckily, it wasn’t bitter.

Vitality skill?

Sejun was looking at the peach when,

Kkueng!

Daddy, eat it quickly! Kkuengyi said, drooling. It really wanted to eat it.

Okay. I’ll enjoy it. Sejun quickly bit into the peach to thank Kkuengyi.

Squish.

The peach smell filled his mouth, and the juice burst out.

Slurp.

Sejun quickly sucked in the juice.

Squish.

He bit into the peach again.

Munch. Munch.

Sejun ate all the peaches quickly.

You have eaten the Invigorating Soft Peach.

A message appeared, indicating that a skill had been learned.

[Skill: Vitality Lv. 1]

-This skill helps you use food in your stomach for energy.

-Strength, Stamina, Agility, and Mana increase by 1%.

-The more food you have eaten, the longer it lasts.

Kooeng!

“Daddy can eat a lot and become strong like Kooeng now!”

Kooeng looked at Sejun with pride, now that he had acquired the Vitality skill. “Now we can eat a lot together, Daddy!”

Koohehehe.

As Kooeng rejoiced at Sejun’s newfound ability to eat more,

Beep beep!

A white rabbit spotted Sejun and Kooeng from afar and called its comrades. “Thieves! Peach thieves! They stole our peaches!”

Tap tap tap!

The white rabbit cried out. Sejun heard rustling all around. Then, he saw them. White rabbits, hundreds, maybe thousands, popped out from behind the trees and bushes. Their eyes were angry, and they all looked at Sejun.

Just then,

Ppyai!

The leader of the white rabbits recognized Sejun and rushed into his arms. It was the brother of the black rabbit born on the 99th floor of the Tower.

“How have you been?”

Ppyai?!

“‘Uncle! Where have you been? We’ve been waiting for ages!'”

Thanks to him, the misunderstanding was resolved as quickly as it had arisen.

Suddenly, Sejun understood everything about the peach farm. He knew who owned it and what it was for.

Ppyai! Ppyai!

“‘Let’s go to the kingdom quickly! Black Rabbit will be waiting!'”

The white rabbit urged Sejun on, eager to guide him to the Red Ribbon Royal Castle.

“Just a moment.”

Sejun stopped the white rabbit.

“Let’s pick some peaches before we go.”

Sejun felt a pang of guilt. Poor Kooeng hadn’t even tasted a peach yet, he was so busy helping Daddy.

“Kooeng, wait just a moment. Daddy will pick some peaches for you.”

Sejun reassured Kooeng, whose pupils were shaking violently at the thought of leaving without eating peaches.

Kooeng!

“Okay! Kooeng will wait patiently!”

Kooeng answered with a bright smile at Sejun’s words.

Sejun began picking peaches for Kooeng, who hadn’t eaten a single one yet because he was busy picking his own.

“Are you all still with me?”

Teo asked, looking at the rabbits following him.

Beep!

Ppyap!

The rabbits answered Teo’s question. It meant they were following well, so he should lead the way quickly.

“Okay, nyaang!”

Teo started walking ahead again.

“Nyaang?! The path split again. One way looked dark and shadowy, the other was bright with sunlight!”

A split path appeared before Teo.

“I won’t be fooled this time, nyaang!”

Teo examined the path closely, determined not to be fooled a third time.

“What, nyaang?!”

This time, both paths looked equally natural.

“Puhuhoot. It’s the right one, nyaang!”

Since he had always been deceived by overthinking, Teo decided to trust his intuition this time.

“This way, nyaang! Follow me, nyaang!”

Beep?

“[What?]”

Ppyap?

“[Did we just wander around?]”

Teo’s ears drooped. He felt his face get hot. “Ah… no, nyaang! We just… uh… we were checking if the path was safe, nyaang! Yes, that’s it! Safety first, nyaang!”

Teo, flustered by the rabbits’ sharp suspicion, quickly made excuses and entered the right path with the rabbits.

Pyaa?

“[Did I just hear a scream from the left?]”

One of the white rabbits, following from the back, tilted its ear towards the left path and quickly followed the group.

Thud.

The path Teo almost took suddenly disappeared, as if the ground had swallowed it. Then, a huge, scaly head with cold eyes rose from where the path had been. It was a snake, bigger than any Teo had ever seen.

-Tch. A failure.

A fragment of Jormungandr pulled its head out of the merchant’s passage and looked for other prey.

Teo had chosen correctly this time.

Sejun walked towards the Red Ribbon Kingdom’s royal castle, following the white rabbit, and

Crunch. Crunch.

Kooeng happily munched on a juicy, golden peach. Sweet juice dripped down his chin.

“That’s the castle where the black rabbit is.”

Sejun said, looking at the huge white castle, shining in the sunlight like it was made of snow. It was the White Castle, newly built after destroying Grid’s mansion.

After walking towards the castle for about 30 minutes,

“Chairman Park~!”

Teo, who had safely escorted the rabbits to the castle and came out to find Sejun, discovered Sejun and ran excitedly towards him.

Ppyak! Ppyak!

“[Uncle! Kooenga!]”

The black rabbit ran after Teo.

“Oh! He came to find us on his own… Kooenga, get ready.”

Kooeng!

“[Okay!]”

Munch. Munch.

Gulp.

Kooeng answered, quickly eating the peach he was holding and freeing his two front paws.

“Chairman Park~!”

Teo, who had grown close to Sejun in the meantime, threw himself towards Sejun again.

Whoosh.

Thump.

Sejun reached out to grab Teo, but failed to catch him this time as well.

“Chairman Park, I missed you, nyaang!”

Teo rubbed his body against Sejun’s face, whining.

“Ptooey. You came early.”

“Nyaang.”

Sejun said, grabbing Teo by the scruff of his neck. It seemed like this guy’s fur reset no matter how much he brushed it.

Ppyak! Ppyak!

“‘Uncle, welcome! Everyone, welcome!'”

The black rabbit greeted Sejun, Kooeng, and the Golden Bat, who had come to his wedding.

“Black Rabbit! It’s so good to see you again! How have you been? Wedding preparations keeping you busy?”

Ppyak! Ppyak….

“[Yes! It’s very tou…]”

As the black rabbit answered,

“Kooenga, grab him!”

Ppyak?

Thump.

Kooeng, who had slipped behind the black rabbit, put his front paws between the black rabbit’s armpits, immobilizing the black rabbit’s front paws.

“Black Rabbit, this is all for your own good. Hehehe.”

Sejun chuckled, a mischievous glint in his eyes. ‘Hehehe.’ Kooeng joined in, ‘Kooeng! Hehehe! That’s right, Daddy!’

“Just bear with it a little longer.”

Sejun took out the white kudzu roots he had collected in his subspace warehouse.