Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 455

I recently recovered my memories.

My original name, when I was known as the Farming King, was Saint Ludwig Schrueun Argon Walter XVIII.

I was the Great Saint of Ogan, a world now destroyed.

‘And I was that person…’

[Why did you eliminate my seeds!]

‘Why am I being treated like this here?’

The Farming King, caught in the thick roots of Podori, the giant plant monster, was shaken violently and lost in thought.

Of course, he admitted some fault of his own. But still…

“It’s unfair! Please, hear my story! It’s all because of that wine I drank…”

The Farming King began to tell his woeful tale.

Long before he became a Great Saint, when he was just an ordinary priest, the Farming King was in charge of the wine cellar.

However, the previous wine cellar manager, a senior monk, said he would hand over the duties starting tomorrow, but then he fled in the night.

“What?! They’re all empty!”

He realized too late that most of the wine barrels in the cellar were empty.

Senior priests who had managed the wine cellar for almost ten years had been gradually siphoning off the wine, until one day, it was all gone.

It was like getting a bomb right before it exploded. The fuse was almost gone, just 1mm left.

“Ah. I’m doomed.”

As he fell into despair, spending his days in misery,

“What?! They’re doing a stock check in a month?!”

To make things even worse, a letter came from the central temple announcing a large-scale count of supplies.

I’m really doomed!

If the difference between the recorded and actual amount of wine was discovered, he would probably be dragged to a religious trial, and then face terrible torture…

“Why is this trial happening to me… God, help me!”

So, he prayed hard to Rhea, the Goddess of Abundance, in the wine cellar. But Rhea was very popular then, too busy to hear the prayers of normal people like him.

“Bah! Filthy world!”

The Farming King, finding that praying for a whole day was useless,

“Since there’s not much left anyway, I’ll just drink it and die!”

In a fit of anger, the Farming King drank all the wine left in the cellar.

And then,

“Huh?!”

When he came to his senses, he was lying on the ground, and he saw grapevines laden with grapes he had never seen before.

In his drunken stupor, he had developed a divine magic that created seedless grapes.

From then on, the Farming King’s future was paved with success.

Because he could produce as many grapes, the ingredient for holy water, as he wanted.

“That’s how I became a high priest.”

[So, you’re saying you mass-produced seedless grapes and lived happily ever after?]

This grape slaughterer! I will avenge the grapes that couldn’t be born because of you!

“Huh?!”

That’s not it. He had clearly explained his unavoidable situation…

The Farming King was taken aback by Podori’s reaction.

Plop.

“I was wrong! Please, spare me!”

He quickly realized what he had to do and began to beg for mercy.

[Hmph!]

Podori didn’t want to kill Sejun’s subordinate, so he decided to let go of his anger.

If he made too big of a deal, his actions of stopping Rhea might be revealed.

Just as the situation was settling down,

“Podori, calm down. You have seeds now, and the Farming King is gone.”

[Oh! That’s right!]

Sejun approached and soothed the angry Podori.

“…?!”

Thanks to that, the Farming King suffered an inexplicable defeat. Something felt unfair.

Even if Sejun is here, I can’t…

The words he wanted to say welled up from his heart, not his head.

But no! I must endure!

If he provoked Sejun, he would face even harsher treatment than he was currently experiencing, so the Farming King suppressed the words he wanted to say.

At that moment,

“Farming King, is there something you want to say?”

Sejun asked the Farming King, who seemed to have something to say.

And then,

“Sejun, you are…”

Just as the words the Farming King had been barely suppressing were about to burst out,

[It’s been a while, Park Sejun, the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower.]

Fortunately, Rhea descended as the Farming King’s eyes turned golden.

“Lady Rhea?”

[Indeed. I have come a long way to deliver the special gift from a god you have been waiting for.]

Rhea took credit for the long journey, even though it was the Farming King who had traveled.

[Now, receive my divine artifact.]

Poof.

With Rhea’s words, a brown, tattered pouch appeared on Sejun’s hand.

[Pouch of Abundance]

This is a divine artifact?

Sejun looked at Rhea with suspicious eyes.

[Ahem! Don’t judge it by how it looks! Just open it and see!]

Feeling a bit guilty, Rhea subtly avoided Sejun’s gaze as she spoke, her voice louder than necessary.

“Yes.”

Right, appearances aren’t everything.

Sejun acknowledged Rhea’s words and checked the options of the tattered pouch.

[Pouch of Abundance]

A special gift from a god containing the power of Rhea, the ancient Goddess of Abundance.

It became tattered because it was not made all at once, but several times whenever divine power was available.

Because it’s made of many pieces of cloth sewn together, its power is not always the same.

If you put 1 grain or fruit in it and wait a day, it will randomly increase to 1-10.

Usage Restriction: Park Sejun, the Black Tower Farmer of the Tower, who has been recognized by Rhea, the Goddess of Abundance.

Creator: Rhea, the Goddess of Abundance

Grade: ★

“This is also random…”

Moreover, there was a chance that 1 would not increase from 1.

Today, things with random effects kept appearing, as if trying to test his luck.

However,

“He he he. I already know the strategy.”

Sejun had learned a lesson after wasting 6 Seed Shop Random Period Reduction Tickets a while ago.

‘I’ll only open it when Theo is on my lap!’

Or should I just tell Theo to carry the pouch around?

‘Then there will be guys who look down on Theo for carrying a tattered pouch…’

Then he becomes a slave. He he he.

As Sejun imagined Theo wearing the tattered pouch and luring slaves,

‘Huh?! What’s wrong? Park Sejun is smiling.’

Honestly, Rhea was feeling very guilty because the divine artifact’s ability was lacking.

Ahem! As expected, my divine artifact wouldn’t disappoint Park Sejun!

Seeing Sejun smile at her divine artifact, smugness began to fill her face.

Of course, Sejun couldn’t see Rhea’s smug expression because the Farming King was a skeleton and couldn’t make facial expressions.

“Thank you, Lady Rhea. I’ll make good use of the divine artifact.”

[Ahem. You know it well after reading the description, but it became tattered because the divine power was lacking.]

“Yes. I’m sorry for misunderstanding.”

[It’s alright. More than that, if you want to change the appearance of the Pouch of Abundance… ]

Rhea was about to ask him to build a monument to her achievements,

However,

“Ah. The appearance is fine. I like this better.”

Sejun refused.

[Oh… ]

Rhea momentarily lost her reason for asking him to build a monument and was speechless.

And then,

[Well… then I shall return.]

Hmph. I failed.

The descent time ended, and she returned without any results.

Back in her own realm, Rhea stormed into the Seed Shop Headquarters, furious.

“Aargh! Rhea, you idiot! How could you be speechless there! I failed! I failed!”

Rhea, who didn’t receive a monument from Sejun, swung her pillow in the air with a voice full of despair, as if the sky was falling.

“My monument…”

I boasted so much to Her and Luna that I would receive a monument too, what should I do?

“If I don’t go out for about 3 days, the kids will notice on their own, right?”

As Rhea decided to go into hiding away for 3 days,

[Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun has rebuilt the temple in a new location, large and tall, for you.]

[Divinity increases by 200.]

[The amount of divinity you receive has doubled because the temple’s location is next to the Creation God’s monument, receiving the Creation God’s blessing.]

[The third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, witnesses your temple.]

[Divinity increases by 5.]

[The first subordinate of the third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, Umdol, witnesses your temple.]

[Divinity increases by 1.]

[The second subordinate of the third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, Kkomi, witnesses your temple.]

[Divinity increases by 1.]

Messages appearing.

“Hooong! I Believed in You, Park Sejun!!!”

As expected, trusting Park is always right!

“Kids!”

Rhea hurriedly went to find Her and Luna to brag about her monument.

[Rhea’s Monument]

-Rhea, the Goddess of Abundance, who will enrich our pockets with the Elixir of Harvest. She was a good goddess.

-Recognized as 1st place in the level 100 job quest.

-Descended upon the Farming King and personally delivered the divine artifact, the Pouch of Abundance.

“Good. This should satisfy Lady Rhea, right?”

Sejun said after completing the 10m tall monument in the center of the newly built 10-pyeong Rhea’s temple near the Creation God’s monument.

He received a good divine artifact that could increase both seeds and slaves at the same time, so the reward was natural.

Sejun created Rhea’s monument like that.

“Farming King, I heard you regained your memories? What’s your name?

He asked the Farming King’s name.

“It’s Saint Ludwig Schrueun Argon Walter XVIII.”

“···I’ll just call you Farming King.”

“Yes···”

“Farming King, you’ve worked hard to get here, so take a rest.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Sejun let the Farming King rest and

“Podori, squeeze this.”

He handed Podori the sugarcane.

[This?]

“Yeah.”

I don’t want to…

Podori naturally didn’t want to, but if I refuse what Sejun told me to do, and that gets into Fire’s ears, I’m dead, right?

[Yes!]

Imagining the enraged Fire raising flames and shouting, ‘I’ll burn you down!’, he trembled his roots and quickly took the sugarcane.

And then,

Crack.

Using his roots, he squeezed the sugarcane with all his might.

Gush gush gush.

The sugarcane juice was extracted and flowed into the glass bottle Sejun had prepared on the floor with a refreshing sound.

‘Oh. Something feels cool in my chest?’

At the same time, Podori felt that the anger accumulated in his chest was slightly relieved as he squeezed the sugarcane.

[Sejun, don’t you have more of this?]

“There’s a lot over there.”

Podori voluntarily became in charge of sugarcane extraction.

“Good. Now, let’s start planting sugarcane in earnest.”

Sejun began to harvest sugarcane in earnest.

Green Tower, 1st floor.

“Puhu hut. Slaves, tell me the results of your work, meow!”

Theo summoned Turbo and Shark, the merchant slaves of the Green Tower, to receive a report on their business performance.

“Vice President Theo, I have obtained 5 land deeds!”

At Theo’s words, Turbo hurriedly took out 5 land deeds; 3 Green Tower land deeds and 1 Black Tower and White Tower land deed.

I can’t lose the ‘Seven Towers Land Deed Detector,’ a magical item that helped merchants find valuable land deals.

Theo was a devilish merchant who could steal other merchants’ items.

Let’s do well before I get robbed.

So, Turbo worked really hard on what Theo told him to do.

And then,

“I led the slave army and searched the tower to obtain 1 Green Life Orb that Vice President Theo mentioned!”

Shark, who had become a good example for Turbo, took out the green orb.

What?! A Green Life Orb?!

Turbo was shocked to see the orb.

Brachio had brought this orb without any difficulty, but obtaining a Green Life Orb from the tower was not an easy task.

Strong monsters were always gathering around the orb where life force was strongly concentrated, and the strength of the monster that had fought those strong monsters and became the owner of the orb was enormous.

“Puhu hut. Good, meow! Bring more next time, meow!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

Theo received reports from his subordinates like that.

“Ophelia, it’s time for special training, meow!”

“Okay. I know. Just let me eat this first.”

He started special training with Ophelia, who was eating sausage skewers next to him.

A few hours later.

“President Park, I’m back, meow!”

Theo, who had absorbed a lot of energy through special training with Ophelia, announced his return with a powerful voice.

And then,

Rattle rattle.

The Golden Cart, which had finally delivered all 10 million Magic Cherry Tomatoes written on the order form, also quietly returned.