Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 330

The phone on Han Tae-joon’s desk at the Korean Awakened Association Headquarters rang loudly, cutting through the morning quiet. He picked it up quickly.

“Black Locusts in Russia?” Han Tae-joon said, surprised. “That can’t be right…”

He had just returned from intense training with Kim Dong-shik on the 44th floor of the Tower, and now this shocking news. His subordinate stood nervously in front of his desk, holding a tablet.

“Yes, sir,” the subordinate said, his voice a little shaky. “Black Locusts. Even stronger than the Purple Locusts we know.”

Han Tae-joon frowned, thinking hard. ‘This means there are even more Locusts now…’ They had planted strong Blade Leeks and Detoxification Leeks to stop them. How could this happen?

“Where did they come from?” Han Tae-joon asked, his voice serious.

“We don’t know exactly, sir. They just appeared suddenly, over Vladivostok…” The subordinate pointed to the tablet screen, showing a map with red dots spreading quickly.

“This crow is commanding the Black Locusts?! So, what’s the situation?” Han Tae-joon asked.

“Currently, the Black Locusts are devastating Vladivostok and rapidly moving north.”

“North? What about the defense line?”

To stop the Locusts, they must have planted the sturdy Blade Leek and Detoxification Leek…

“Their bodies are too hard and they are immune to poison, so Se-joon’s sturdy Blade Leek and Detoxification Leek are ineffective.”

“Hmm…”

Han Tae-joon hummed at the subordinate’s report.

“They are heading straight for the Black Tower in Harbin.”

“Harbin, huh…”

“Currently, China is also aware of the seriousness of the situation and has hunters on standby in Harbin.”

“I understand. You may leave.”

After the subordinate left, Han Tae-joon took out his phone and called someone.

“Yes, Tae-joon.”

“Luciola, deploy the Earth Defense Force to Harbin.”

“Understood.”

Han Tae-joon instructed Luciola, the Guild Master of the Wizard Guild, to summon the Earth Defense Force.

[Stored 10% of life force while sleeping.]

[Life Bead is 1.65% complete.]

[0.1 Mana has accumulated for 24 hours.]

[Mana increases by 0.1.]

“Good…”

Se-joon, waking up, read the messages and grinned.

And

Guh-rong.

Ah-rong.

Kee-rong.

He stayed in bed a little longer, enjoying the sounds of Theo, Ajax, and Blackie snoring.

He wiggled his toes while lying down, chuckling to himself.

After enjoying his rest,

“Eujajaja!”

Se-joon stretched greatly and got out of bed.

“Nya?”

“Hyung… are you awake?”

Whine…

‘So noisy…’

The three woke up thanks to him.

Se-joon gently grabbed Theo by the neck and put him on his leg. He picked up Fenrir’s body and put him in his pocket.

He hugged Ajax in his arms and went outside.

And

Thud. Thud.

He walked around the farm once.

Guh-rong.

Ah-rong.

Kee-rong.

Before he knew it, the three had fallen asleep again.

As Se-joon walked around his farm,

[The Five-Colored Beans thank the farmer’s footsteps and lend their strength.]

[Strength stat potential increases from 1193 to 1194.]

Se-joon’s strength potential increased.

“There were Five-Colored Beans here too?”

Se-joon noticed a new field of Five-Colored Beans, made by the mushroom ants.

“Should I eat bean noodles for lunch?”

Seeing the beans, Se-joon suddenly thought of bean noodles.

Plop. Plop.

[Harvested 5 Five-Colored Beans.]

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[Harvesting Lv. 8 proficiency slightly increases.]

[Acquired 350 experience.]

He started harvesting the beans, picking the pods.

A moment later.

Kkweang?!

[Where is Daddy?!]

Kkweang’s voice was heard from afar, looking for Se-joon, who wasn’t home.

“Kkweang, I’m here!”

Se-joon announced his location and hurried back home with the harvested beans, then soaked the beans and made breakfast.

The breakfast menu was simple: pancakes.

Kkuhehehe!

“Euhihit!”

“Delicious!”

Kkweang, Ajax, and Veronica enjoyed eating the pancakes with honey.

Slurp.

Se-joon also ate pancakes with coffee.

As sugar entered his brain,

“Ah, that’s right!”

Se-joon remembered what he had forgotten. He was too distracted yesterday…

Clang.

Se-joon opened the subspace warehouse,

“Eileen, this is a gift.”

He took out the Deep Darkness Cherries and sent them to Eileen.

“Khee hee hee. Is it pancakes today?”

Eileen smacked her lips, looking at the stack of pancakes on the plate Se-joon had sent.

“Khee hee hee. Se-joon’s food is always delicious!”

While Eileen was dipping the pancakes in honey and eating them deliciously,

[Black Tower Farmer Park Se-joon has sent Deep Darkness Cherries.]

“Khing?”

A dark red fruit appeared in front of Eileen.

“Oh, wow! What are these beautiful cherries?”

Eileen checked the cherry’s options.

Nom.

She immediately ate the cherry.

Then,

[Consumed Deep Darkness Cherry.]

[Darkness power slightly accumulates in the body.]

[First Black Dragon to recover darkness power.]

[As a special perk, darkness power accumulates twice as much when consuming something containing darkness power.]

The message appeared.

At that moment.

Twitch.

Eileen’s shadow flickered for a moment. Eileen had unknowingly moved her shadow.

Moving shadows was one of the many ways to use the power of darkness.

“Khee hee hee. Our Se-joon is the best!”

Eileen ate the Deep Darkness Cherries, which had twice the effect thanks to the perk, and increased her darkness power.

Of course, she kept the cherry seeds separately to give to Se-joon.

[The Tower Administrator says they are touched by your gift.]

[The Tower Administrator says they are very, very grateful.]

“Hee hee hee. I’m glad Eileen likes it.”

Se-joon was happy with Eileen’s gratitude and got up to go to the garlic field.

Se-joon wanted to become faster. He planned to eat Agility Six-Clove Garlic. This would help him get ready to eat the heart of the Demon King of Despair, Mordor.

Se-joon arrived at the garlic field. In the garlic field, 1000 garlics were planted at even intervals.

“Good.”

Pluck. Pluck.

[Harvested Agility Six-Clove Garlic (6 cloves).]

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[Harvesting Lv. 8 proficiency slightly increases.]

[Acquired 420 experience.]

The morning sun warmed Sejun’s back as he worked in the garden. He gently tugged on the green garlic stalks, feeling the resistance of the earth before each bulb released with a soft ‘pluck’ sound. One by one, he harvested the garlic, the rich smell of the soil rising around him. As he pulled the last one from the ground, a message suddenly appeared in front of him:

[Acquired Six-Clove Garlic of Mental Power (6 cloves).]

“Huh?”

Sejun had harvested a new kind of garlic.

[Achieved the feat of creating a new variety in the Tower.]

[All stats increase by 10 due to job characteristics.]

“What is this?”

Sejun looked at the Six-Clove Garlic of Mental Power and felt a strange feeling he didn’t like.

He peeled the Six-Clove Garlic of Mental Power and picked up a clove to examine it.

[Six-Clove Garlic of Mental Power]

A plant that grows naturally inside the Tower, it is a six-clove garlic.

It has the ability to ward off the impure, but it is quickly contaminated by the surrounding energy, so it should be consumed as soon as possible.

Consuming it increases Mental Power by 1.

Eating all 6 cloves from the whole garlic will increase all stats by 10.

It has a strong, acrid taste (which does not disappear even when cooked).

Expiration date: 90 days

Grade: A

“So that’s why,” Sejun said, reading that the acrid taste does not disappear even when cooked.

It was as if only those who could handle the strong, unpleasant taste were worthy of increasing their Mental Power.

“Well… I don’t need to eat it now.”

Sejun immediately planted the 6 cloves of the Six-Clove Garlic of Mental Power in the ground, then peeled 3 of the Six-Clove Garlic of Agility and grilled them with butter. The sizzling butter filled the air with a rich, savory smell.

“Heh heh heh. This is garlic butter.”

A smile naturally formed as the incredible aroma reminded him of happy times.

“Ah. I should make garlic butter popcorn too.”

Sejun took out another pot and heated the exploding Stamina Corn.

A little later…

[Consumed Six-Clove Garlic of Agility.]

[Agility increases by 1.]

[Consumed all 6 cloves from the whole garlic.]

[All stats increase by 1.]

Sejun began to eat the grilled garlic.

And when Sejun finally achieved 1000 Agility…

[All stats exceed 1000.]

[Your tier increases.]

[The potential of all stats increases by 100.]

[Resistance to other energies increases by 10%.]

A new effect appeared as all stats reached 1000.

“Nyang?! Pu-huhut. Chairman Park’s knee energy has become stronger, nyang!”

As Sejun’s tier rose and the energy of his knees strengthened, Theo rubbed his face diligently against Sejun’s knees, purring. “Mine, nyang!”

“Oh. There was something like this.”

Sejun read the message with an intrigued expression and ate the remaining garlic.

There was no need to eat it now, but there was no reason to give up the option of increasing all stats by 1, which he would get from eating all 6 cloves of the whole garlic.

Thus, Sejun finally prepared to consume the heart of Mordor, the Demon King of Despair.

Nom.

He immediately put the yellow orb in his mouth.

Melt.

The yellow orb disappeared like smoke as soon as it was put in his mouth.

“Huh?!”

Where did it go?! As Sejun panicked…

[Consumed the heart of Mordor, the Demon King of Despair.]

[Magic Power increases by 300.]

[Talent: Awakens the One Who Brings Despair.]

Fortunately, a message appeared, indicating that it hadn’t disappeared.

“Heh heh heh. Then I should check the talent.”

What kind of talent is it? Sejun checked the talent with an excited heart. He had high expectations because the name of the talent seemed quite impressive.

[Talent: The One Who Brings Despair]

A talent that only those who have eaten the heart of Mordor, the Demon King of Despair, can possess.

Inflicts despair on enemies, lowering their abilities.

The higher your tier is compared to the enemy, the greater the effect (if the difference is large, the enemy will self-destruct).

You cannot inflict despair if the enemy’s tier is high.

“It’s not clear,” Sejun said after checking the talent. It seemed strong, but also didn’t seem that way. He wasn’t sure if he liked the idea of inflicting despair.

At that moment…

Kooeng!

[Dad, Kooengie brought back arrowroot!]

Kooengie, who had gone to the herb field after breakfast, returned.

“Hyung! I watered everything!”

Ajax, who had finished watering the field, too. Before they knew it, it was lunchtime.

“Wait a moment while eating this.”

Sejun gave them garlic butter popcorn and hurriedly put soaked five-colored beans and peanuts together in a pot and boiled them over high heat. The reason for adding peanuts was to enhance the nutty flavor.

Slice. Slice. Slice.

Sejun then used a rolling pin to roll out the knife-cut noodle dough he had made while making pancakes earlier, spreading it out wide, folding it into several layers…

Slice. Slice. Slice.

He cut it into noodles of uniform width.

Plop.

“Now to boil the noodles.”

Sejun put the noodles in boiling water.

“Ajax, please grind this finely and make it like water.”

Sejun held out the pot with the five-colored beans and peanuts he had boiled together.

“Okay! Hyung! Leave it to me! Wind Cutter!”

Ajax created dozens of Wind Cutters.

Whirr!

He ground the five-colored beans and peanuts.

Scritch. Scritch.

In the meantime, Sejun cut cucumbers and cherry tomatoes to prepare toppings to put on the cold bean soup noodles. The fresh colors of the vegetables popped against the cutting board.

A little later…

“Sejun hyung, I’m done!”

“Okay. Good job.”

Sejun replied, putting the boiled knife-cut noodles in ice water to cool them down.

Squeeze.

After squeezing out the water, he arranged them nicely on a plate.

Plop. Plop.

He topped it with cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and halved boiled Egg Fruits.

Pour. Pour. Pour.

Ajax poured the ground bean soup water into the bowl, completing the cold bean soup noodles.

“Alright, let’s eat.”

At Sejun’s words, Kooengie and Ajax began to eat the cold bean soup noodles according to their preferences.

Kooengie poured honey on his cold bean soup noodles as well.

Sprinkle. Sprinkle.

Ajax sprinkled salt on his cold bean soup noodles and ate them.

“They’re eating well.”

Sejun watched Kooengie and Ajax eat.

Slurp.

He took a bite of the cold bean soup noodles without adding anything. The creamy texture of the bean soup and the cool noodles were refreshing.

“Heh heh heh. It’s savory.”

And when Sejun was about to take out a kimchi container from his subspace warehouse to eat kimchi and cold bean soup noodles…

-Sejun! I brought the dragon blood here!

Kaiser quickly flew in with 9 glass bottles. He had quickly completed the containers to hold the dragon blood in order to talk to Aileen.

However, Sejun’s gaze towards Kaiser was not good.

“What is it? You could have done it in a day?!” Sejun’s face looked scary.

However…

Press. Press.

“Oh no, Chairman Park! Your face looks all scary and wrinkly, nyang! Are you okay?”

This time, he wasn’t in sync with Theo.

Press. Press.

Theo, unable to bear Sejun’s scary face, hurriedly massaged Sejun’s face.

Thanks to that, Sejun failed to embrace his dark side as his emotional immersion was broken.

At that moment…

[Cleared the final trial of the 10th Tower.]

[Acquired >Key to the 10th Tower> as a reward.]

Along with the message, a golden key appeared in Sejun’s hand.