Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 489

“Hmm.”

Sejun, who had been connected to the Ice Cube, opened his eyes after fainting. The surroundings were dark, as if quite some time had passed. The twelve stars Sejun had lit twinkled in the sky.

Kkirorong.

Umrorong.

Kkirurung.

The Blackie family’s snoring filled the air, creating a surprisingly peaceful sound, like a gentle lullaby.

“Nice. But it would be even better without this…”

[You have acquired 1 Achievement of Valor as a reward for your brave act of attempting to connect with the stars for trying something too dangerous too soon.]

Sejun read the message and muttered, “Is Beb messing with me?!” His affection for Beb decreased even further.

Sejun recalled the moment he was briefly connected to the Ice Cube before fainting. Suddenly, his mind was filled with images, like falling into the deep ocean. He saw strange shapes and colors, and it felt like his head was being crushed by water pressure.

Just as he felt like his head was about to explode, [Forcibly increasing the brain’s information processing capacity with mental strength.] A new message appeared.

An energy he had never felt before flowed into Sejun’s mind, helping him process the information. Of course, it was not enough.

“And then I fainted.”

He would have died if the Ice Cube hadn’t forcibly disconnected. “I should decide not to use Star Link for now,” Sejun said, putting Star Link aside for the time being.

But it’s a bit of a shame not being able to use the Ice Cube. It was really convenient for freezing ice…

‘Still, I gained a lot this time.’

He achieved three Great Achievements, enhanced one title, gained a new title and authority, and his stay cost was reduced by an additional 2%, bringing the total Earth stay cost reduction to 23.5%.

Hehehe. Maybe I can go on a date with Eileen on Earth later?

As Sejun imagined reducing the stay cost to 100% in the future, allowing him to stay on Earth with Eileen without any burden,

[It has been confirmed that the Silver Tower’s Tower Farmer, Kwin Beretta, is planting a large quantity of magical cherry tomatoes without permission.]

[Due to the nature of his job as a Tower Farmer, Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun will oversee the Silver Tower’s Tower Farmer Kwin Beretta for the next 100 years.]

[Despite being informed of the Tower’s Law, the Silver Tower’s Tower Farmer Kwin Beretta is planting a large quantity of magical cherry tomatoes.]

[A heavier penalty is imposed on the Silver Tower’s Tower Farmer Kwin Beretta.]

[Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun will oversee the Silver Tower’s Tower Farmer Kwin Beretta for the duration of his life.]

[Due to the nature of his job, 0.5% of the Silver Tower’s Tower Farmer Kwin Beretta’s stats are borrowed.]

[Strength 37, Stamina 30, Agility 30, Magic 26 are increased.]

Messages appeared before Sejun.

“What is this?” Sejun wondered. Wasn’t Kwin being monitored by Uma King?

“Puhu! We’re making this guy Park CEO’s permanent employee, nya!”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Big brother understands!]

Under Theo’s leadership, Kkueng was using telekinesis to move the unconscious Kwin, scattering handfuls of magical cherry tomato seeds. Originally, the punishment for stealing Sejun’s reward was a 10-year temporary position, but

“He attacked the great Hybrid Park CEO, nya! Park CEO’s life is very valuable, nya!” Because he attacked Sejun, Theo made Kwin a permanent employee.

“Now, do I just need to gather Udonmon, the Red Tower’s Tower Farmer, to collect them all?” Sejun thought about collecting all the Tower Farmers, like completing a collection of special people.

Later, when I summon all the Tower Farmers…

Hehehe. Good.

He imagined the scene of all the Tower Farmers gathered and had pleasant thoughts.

Brrrr.

“What is it?” It shouldn’t be cold?

Tower Farmer Udon, who was diligently planting flame beans in the hot environment of the Red Tower, felt an unknown chill.

Grumble. I’m hungry.

The sound from his stomach made Sejun head to the cafeteria to make dinner.

“Park CEO, you’re awake, nya?!”

Kkueng?!

[Daddy’s awake?!]

Theo and Kkueng, who had finished hiring a permanent employee and were returning, discovered Sejun and ran towards him.

“Yeah. But where have you guys been?”

“Puhu! We made Park CEO’s permanent employee, nya!”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[That’s right! Kkueng did it like this!]

At Sejun’s question, Theo wore a proud expression, and Kkueng diligently expressed what he had done, moving his front paws.

It was you guys?

“Hehehe. Good job. Are you hungry? Let’s go eat.”

Sejun carried the two of them, hanging from his knees and waist, and headed to the cafeteria. As they entered the cafeteria,

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Today, Kkueng is the Jajangmyeon chef! Daddy stays still!]

Kkueng stuck out his front paws, preventing Sejun from cooking.

“Nya?! That won’t do, nya! If Park CEO doesn’t cook, then how will I get my grilled fish, nya?!”

Kkueng!

[Big brother can eat Churu today!]

“Nya! I understand, nya! Park CEO, I will eat Churu today, nya!”

“Okay.”

Chomp chomp chomp.

While Sejun was feeding Churu to Theo,

Kkuhehehe.

Kkueng made Sejun No. 1 step aside and, with a delighted expression, tore open the box with his front paws.

Rip.

He tore open dozens of packages of Jajangmyeon at once with telekinesis. And then,

Float. Float.

He floated the noodles into the pot with telekinesis and tore open the packets containing the dried soup mix, neatly pouring the contents into the pot.

Telekinesis is totally cheating!

As Sejun watched Kkueng cooking with telekinesis and envied him,

Kkuhehehe.

Tap. Tap.

Kkueng waited for the noodles to cook, cracking Egg Fruits to make fried eggs. A little later,

Kkueng!

[Daddy, it’s all done!]

Kkueng placed 10 fried eggs on top of a bowl containing 30 servings of Jajangmyeon and brought it to Sejun. Although it was a large amount, 30 servings of ramen were only slightly burdensome for Sejun, who had been trained to survive on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

“I’ll enjoy it.”

Slurp.

Sejun picked up the noodles with his chopsticks and slurped them to taste. Oh! Delicious. A flawless taste. It perfectly reproduced the original taste of Jajangmyeon.

Just as the saying goes, ‘If a dog stays in a school for three years, it will recite poetry,’ Kkueng, who had spent 300 days with Sejun, was able to perfectly cook Jajangmyeon. Frankly, Kkueng’s cooking skills were much better than Eileen’s.

Click.

As Sejun gave a thumbs up,

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Daddy said it’s delicious!]

Slurp.

Kkueng, who had received Sejun’s recognition, also ate the Jajangmyeon he made with a happy expression. At that moment,

Squeak?! Squeak?!

[Hey! What are you eating by yourself?! Is that something delicious?!]

Blackie, who had woken up from the delicious smell, started barking for Jajangmyeon.

“Here.”

Sejun put Jajangmyeon in Blackie’s exclusive bowl and also gave a few strands of Jajangmyeon to Blackie’s subordinates in small sauce dishes.

Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.

“Hehe… delicious,” Sejun murmured, savoring the last bite of his noodles.

Nearby, Blackie, the small black creature with eyes like shiny beads, watched Kkuengyi. Kkuengyi, with surprising skill for a creature of his size, was expertly tossing black bean noodles in a wok. Blackie’s eyes gleamed with an idea. *’I want to make him my butler,’* he thought.

But then, Blackie remembered the intense, powerful gaze Kkuengyi had shown before. *’No,’* Blackie thought, shrinking back a little. He couldn’t ask the mighty Beast of the Apocalypse to be his butler. It was too scary.

Just as Blackie sighed, giving up on his butler plan, Sejun stood up. “Well,” Sejun said, a smile spreading across his face, “since Kkuengyi cooked, it’s my turn!” He strode to the stove and turned the heat up high.

The heat rose quickly.

Whoosh!

He turned up the flames and quickly stir-fried the onions and thinly sliced meat before adding water. As soon as the water started to boil, he added the noodles and sauce, quickly finishing the black bean noodles.

And then,

Scritch. Scritch.

He thinly sliced white truffle over the hot black bean noodles with a dagger.

Instantly,

Whoosh!

A rich, savory smell of black bean sauce filled the kitchen, but then Sejun shaved the white truffle. Suddenly, a powerful, earthy aroma exploded into the air, mixing with the noodles. It was a smell that made your mouth water instantly.

“Here. Try what your dad made.”

“Hehe. That’s how good your dad is.”

Sejun carefully placed the white truffle pork black bean noodles in front of Kkuengyi.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

“[Wow, Dad! You’re the best cook ever! So yummy!]”

Slurp.

Kkuengyi devoured Sejun’s cooking with enjoyment.

Squeak! Squeak!

“[You’re the only butler for me! Give me some too!]”

Blackie, also excited, leaped onto Sejun’s leg, tiny claws gently scratching.

And so, Sejun and his companions had their second dinner with Sejun’s cooking.

Kkirorong.

Eomrorong.

…

..

. The well-fed Blackie family quickly fell asleep, and

“Ah. It’s nice looking at the stars. Can Aileen see them too?”

While Sejun was talking with Aileen,

“Puhuut.”

Kkuhehehe.

Theo and Kkuengyi spent a peaceful time by Sejun’s side, resting.

A little later.

Kuaaaah!

Pink Fur called for Kkuengyi,

Kkueng!

“[Good night, Dad!]”

Kkuengyi went to sleep with Pink Fur, and

“Vice President Theo, let’s go to sleep too.”

“Sounds good, meow!”

Sejun went home with Theo and,

Kuaaah.

Grolong.

fell asleep as soon as they lay down.

The night sky above the Black Tower was a deep, velvety black. Twelve stars, like tiny diamonds scattered on dark cloth, sparkled with an unnatural light. They seemed to whisper secrets to each other across the vast emptiness.

-Even if he made us shine, I’m against following Park Sejun, who is just a human. I will follow Milky, the God of Starlight!

-That’s right. How can we trust and follow Park Sejun, who almost died trying to connect with Ice Cube? I will also follow Milky!

-We are stars, so of course, we must follow Milky, the God of Starlight!

-You ungrateful lot! Of course, our master is Sejun! I will follow Sejun!

-That’s right! Are you going to forget the grace of Sejun, who raised us to the sky?!

-And Sejun also has divinity! Don’t underestimate him!

The stars were arguing about who they would serve in the future.

And then,

-You’re dead. It really hurts when Aileen steps on you.

-I know, right? So why betray him?

Ice Cube and Piercing quietly smiled as they listened to their words.

-Are there five stars daring to betray Sejun: Blind, Power Up, Iron Skin, Speed, and Blink?

-They’ll turn to 0 soon. Their thoughts will change drastically after being stepped on by Aileen a bit.

Ice Cube and Piercing, the two stars, were making a list of stars who supported Sejun. They wanted to tell Aileen, who seemed to be important to them.

-Blind called Sejun a mere human.

-Power Up said he couldn’t trust Sejun.

Of course, they also recorded and reported the content of the conversation. So that the ungrateful stars would be stepped on even harder.

-Betrayal is death!

-That’s right! How dare they betray Sejun?!

Ice Cube and Piercing were unable to recall their own past thoughts.

“Ugh-cha!”

Sejun woke up feeling refreshed.

“Meow…”

Squeak…

He took care of Theo and Blackie, who were still sleeping, and went outside to stroll around the farm.

After walking for about 30 minutes,

[The Strength Sweet Potato expresses its gratitude to the farmer’s footsteps and adds strength.]

[The Master’s Boon of Crops is activated, increasing the potential of the Stamina stat from 6197 to 6207.]

A message appeared.

Hehehe. It’s increasing a lot.

Sejun smiled contentedly as he watched the potential increase by 10 thanks to the Excellent Farmer’s Golden Boots.

Just then,

Moo.

Uma King came to find Sejun with Kwin on his shoulder.

“Uma King, what’s wrong?”

Moo.

“[Sejun, this one has awakened.]”

Uma King answered, putting Kwin down.

And then,

“I greet Sejun!”

As soon as Kwin saw Sejun, he hurriedly bowed down.

Kwin had never seen Sejun before, but he had spotted Blackie, eyes wide open (to avoid falling asleep), inside the sling bag Sejun was wearing.

Even though Blackie was small, Kwin recognized his eyes. They were the same eyes as the powerful being Kwin had seen in his mind.

And

“So, is this the great Blackie’s butler, Sejun?”

Sejun looked like a butler to anyone.

First floor of the Black Tower.

“Shall we go hunting hard today?”

Kyungchul, having rested enough on Earth, slung the Infinite Arrow Longbow Sejun had given him over his shoulder and headed towards the waypoint with a light step.

Just then,

“Are you Oh Kyungchul?”

The Kkuengyi faction black bears surrounded Kyungchul.

“Yes?! That’s right… Why are you doing this?”

“Eat this!”

One of the black bears handed Kyungchul 100 seedless grapes for beginners, saying,

“Huh?!”

“This is Sejun’s order! Eat it! You must eat it!”

Sejun had told the black bears to *give* the grapes to Kyungchul. But the black bears got confused. They thought Sejun wanted them to *make* Kyungchul eat the grapes. So the order changed in their minds.

And

“Sejun did?”

Nom.

Kyungchul, without a doubt, ate the grapes at the word of Sejun.

“Ugh!”

Sejun, what did I ever do to you?

Kyungchul, eating the terribly astringent grapes, wondered if he had done anything wrong to Sejun.