Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 256

Sejun pointed at Immortal and asked, “Who is Aileen?” Immortal looked confused.

Suddenly, Immortal’s vision blurred, and a tremendous force began to crush him.

“Is it you?” a voice filled with fury echoed. “The one who dared to defy our Sejun?!”

“Huh?!” Immortal raised his head. “Oh?! A… A Dragon?!”

He was horrified to see a colossal being looking down at him. He thought the strongest being on the Titan Continent, a Dragon, had suddenly appeared before his eyes.

“What? A dragon?” Immortal said. He thought Aileen looked like a dragon, but he knew wyverns were very different from real Dragons.

Aileen became even angrier when Immortal called her a dragon.

Immortal made Aileen very angry twice. First, he defied Sejun. Second, he called her a dragon. Aileen was so angry she stomped on him with her left foot. She was still learning to control her power, and her stomp was too strong. Immortal’s long life ended quickly.

Tremble, tremble.

-Absolute obedience to Lady Aileen! Absolute obedience to Master Sejun!

The Holy Stone Ice Cube, evolving under Aileen’s right foot just moments before, cried out in terror.

Not long after Immortal disappeared,

[The Tower Administrator, the Great Black Dragon Aileen Fritani, has annihilated the Immortal King Immortal.]

[The Intermediate Administrator Quest has been completed.]

A message appeared, showing the quest was complete. Aileen must have dealt with Immortal as soon as she took him away.

“Hehe. You should have listened to me,” Sejun said, mourning Immortal’s passing as he waited for the quest reward message.

Aileen spoke to Sejun, her voice echoing slightly, “The Tower Administrator is pleased. We finished this quest together.”

“That’s right,” Sejun replied, smiling. “We did it together.” The word ‘together’ made him feel warm and happy.

Aileen continued, “The Tower Administrator hopes we can solve more quests together in the future.”

“Okay,” Sejun agreed. “Let’s do that.”

As Sejun was talking with Aileen,

[As a reward for completing the quest, the Black Skeletons are redeemed.]

The quest completion reward that Sejun had been waiting for began.

However,

[The experience points and Tower Coins, which are quest completion rewards, will be distributed according to the quest contribution rate of the Black Dragon Aileen Fritani and the Tower’s Intermediate Administrator, Tower Farmer Park Sejun.]

[Evaluating the quest contribution rate.]

[Great Black Dragon Aileen Fritani – 99%]

[Tower Farmer Park Sejun – 1%]

The rewards were divided between the two who completed the quest.

“I’m 1%…?” Sejun said, feeling unfairly treated after seeing the message.

If we did it together, shouldn’t it be divided 50/50?! Why is my contribution rate 1%?! We worked so hard!

Without the help of the animals, Immortal could never have been caught, so Sejun didn’t honestly say he did it alone.

And then,

[You have acquired 1 million experience points, which is 1% of the quest completion reward.]

[You have acquired 1.5 million Tower Coins, which is 1% of the quest completion reward.]

Sejun felt a little unfairly treated, but the rewards were given out anyway.

Just then,

“President Park! Your face is rotting again, meow!” Theo said. He always noticed when Sejun’s bad feelings started to show on his face. Theo quickly climbed onto Sejun’s shoulder and started pressing his paws on Sejun’s face.

Press. Press.

“Don’t worry, meow! I’ll quickly make your face un-rotted, meow!”

“No. Ptooey! My face isn’t rotting…” Sejun spat out Theo’s fur and denied it, but,

Thwack. Thwack.

“Meow?! President Park, stay still, meow! Your face is rotting even more, meow!”

Press. Press.

Theo scolded Sejun’s face and massaged it.

“Sigh… Alright. Do as you please.”

“Puhu! Just wait a little bit, meow!”

Press. Press.

While receiving Theo’s massage,

[The Tower Administrator says she is sorry for taking all the rewards.]

Aileen, who had swallowed 99% of the quest rewards, apologized to Sejun.

“It’s okay. It’s not Aileen’s fault…” Seeing Aileen’s attitude, Sejun stopped feeling small-minded and selfish.

Honestly, neither experience points nor Tower Coins were a big reward for Sejun. They were things he could live with or without. It was just the number 1% that bothered him.

Sejun stopped feeling small-minded and selfish.

“Puhu! Vice President Theo has fixed President Park’s face, meow! President Park’s face isn’t rotting anymore, meow!”

Pat.

Theo wiped his forehead with his paw and, with a proud expression, clung to Sejun’s leg again.

And then,

[The Tower Administrator says this came out when she killed Immortal and will give it to you.]

Aileen handed Sejun an item she had obtained after killing Immortal.

Thud.

A black cross appeared on Sejun’s palm.

“Thank you, Aileen. And sorry for being narrow-minded,” Sejun said.

[The Tower Administrator says she is fine as long as you are.]

As they were chatting again,

[A new Intermediate Administrator Quest is triggered.]

[Intermediate Administrator Quest: Plant the Cross of Death in the ground to declare a domain of death where the Black Skeletons can thrive again, and protect them until 1000 Black Skeletons gather.]

Reward: 10 million experience points, 10 million Tower Coins

Failure: You cannot return to the original location until the quest is completed.

A new quest appeared.

Sejun realized he should have gone back to his floor already. He guessed he was still here because of this new quest.

“Do I just plant this and wait? This quest is easy,” Sejun said, examining the black cross he was holding.

[Cross of Death]

Originally, it was a divine artifact of Death, the God of Death, but Immortal, who was a priest serving the God of Death long ago, absorbed the divine power contained in the artifact into his body, so there is no divine power left in it now.

Planting the Cross of Death in the ground will immediately declare a domain of death within a 1km radius centered on the Cross of Death.

The Cross of Death absorbs souls within the domain of death and resurrects them as Black Skeletons.

Currently, 10 souls are waiting to be resurrected inside the Cross of Death.

Usage Restriction: 300 or more magic power

Creator: Death, the God of Death

Rank: A+

Plop.

Since there was nothing special in the description, Sejun immediately planted the Cross of Death.

Then,

[The Cross of Death has been planted in the ground.]

[A domain of death is declared within a 1km radius centered on the Cross of Death.]

[Souls wandering around feel the power of death and approach the domain of death.]

[The Cross of Death absorbs the souls within the domain of death.]

The domain of death was declared along with the messages. If there hadn’t been messages, he wouldn’t have noticed any changes.

Just then,

[The Cross of Death resurrects the 10 souls it was storing as Black Skeletons.]

[10 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

Clatter. Clatter.

Along with the messages, 10 naked Black Skeletons without any armor resurrected from the ground.

And then,

Clatter. Clatter.

“Thank you for saving us from Immortal, Master Sejun!” The Black Skeletons knelt before Sejun and paid their respects. They were the 10 souls, including Philip and Onyx, who had not been freed until Immortal’s death.

A little later,

Clatter. Clatter.

[The Cross of Death resurrects 2 souls it absorbed as Black Skeletons.]

…

..

.

[15 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

As time passed, the Cross of Death absorbed souls and began to resurrect Black Skeletons one by one.

While the Black Skeletons were resurrecting,

“······.”

“······.”

Sejun and the Black Skeletons, having nothing to do, just stood there staring blankly at each other.

“Boring, isn’t it?” Sejun had to keep waiting until 1000 Black Skeletons gathered. He felt restless just standing still.

Moreover, seeing the wide land, he felt the urge to plant seeds. Maybe it was just what farmers like him naturally wanted to do?

“Let’s make a field while we wait,” Sejun said. So, Sejun decided to plant the grape seeds he had collected from eating grapes in this place until 1000 Black Skeletons gathered, creating a small(?) vineyard.

“But have you guys ever farmed before?” Of course, the Black Skeletons were included. No other reason, just because they looked bored?

“Huh?! Farming?” The Black Skeletons were surprised.

“Ah. You haven’t? Don’t worry. I’ll teach you step by step from the beginning. It’s super easy. Let’s start with making a field,” Sejun said, beginning to teach the Black Skeletons how to farm.

“He hasn’t left already, has he?” Kim Dong-shik, having arrived on the 4th floor of the Tower, hurried to the place where Lecton had seen Theo and Kkueng-i to meet Sejun, and quietly began searching the vicinity.

Skeletons were monsters who hated the living. If the voice of a living person was heard, all the skeletons nearby would flock to it, so he was careful not to make any noise.

Kim Dong-shik was searching the area for Theo.

“Black Skeletons.” Kim Dong-shik saw hundreds of Black Skeletons gathered in the distance. He had reached the border of the Black Graveyard.

Swoosh.

Black Skeletons were known to be much stronger than regular skeletons, so Kim Dong-shik drew his sword, ready to fight at any moment.

And then,

Creak. Creak.

He quietly moved towards the Black Skeletons.

However,

The closer he got, the more an immense pressure weighed down on Kim Dong-shik. It felt like the air itself was becoming thick and heavy, pressing on his chest and making it hard to breathe.

[The Cross of Death resurrects the souls it absorbed as Black Skeletons.]

[700 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

As one Black Skeleton rose,

“Welcome! Newbie! I am Philip, the first hoe. From now on, I will teach you the basics of farming: making fields and planting,” Philip said, calling out to the new Black Skeleton and began teaching him how to farm.

After teaching the Black Skeletons how to make fields and plant seeds, Sejun had the Black Skeletons who understood his words the best teach the newbies.

The ten Black Skeleton knights, now called ‘hoes’ one through ten, taught the new skeletons how to plant. They sent them to work in the fields.

[You have planted fragrant grape seeds full of life in the magic-infused soil.]

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[The probability of acquiring a new variety increases 5 times due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8.]

[Proficiency of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8 slightly increases.]

Sejun was engrossed in farming.

Just then,

“Meow?! Dong-shik is nearby, meow!”

[Someone is coming!]

Theo and Kkueng-i sensed Dong-shik’s presence approaching.

“Dong-shik? Vice President Theo, who is Dong-shik?” Sejun asked, stopping his work.

“That Dong-shik who made a contract with President Park, meow!”

“Oh?! If it’s Dong-shik who made a contract with me… Mr. Kim Dong-shik?! Vice President Theo, is Mr. Dong-shik nearby?”

“That’s right, meow! He’s over there, meow!” Theo pointed.

“Really?!” Sejun hurried in the direction Theo was pointing. It was almost a year since he had met a human. He felt emotional.

“Oh?! Is that Mr. Dong-shik?” Kim Dong-shik began to appear in Sejun’s eyes as he ran with a touched heart.

And then,

“Mr. Dong-shik!” Sejun called Kim Dong-shik’s name happily and tried to run faster.

“Don’t come closer!!!” Kim Dong-shik desperately shouted at Sejun, making an X with both hands.

Whooooosh.

It was Kkueng-i’s aura, which was familiar to Sejun, but too much for Kim Dong-shik to handle.