Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 560

The Land of Trials.

The Trial Statue asked, “Candidate of the Creation Tree, are you ready for the second trial?”

Blaze replied with excitement, “[Yes!] I hope I get sealed again!”

The Trial Statue said, “Good. Then, let’s begin the second trial. Grow 1000 World Trees.”

Blaze asked, “[…Huh?! There’s no sealing this time? I think I’d do better if I were sealed.]”

The Trial Statue replied firmly, “No.”

Just as Blaze was getting disappointed, the Trial Statue gave it hope, saying, “Instead, I will seal your abilities during the third trial.”

Blaze said, “[Hehet. Really?! Okay! I’ll quickly grow 1000 World Trees and come back!]” Blaze hurriedly moved its roots, setting out to find trees to grow into World Trees. The giant mana stream continued to absorb Blaze’s mana and grow.

Dracenia

Sejun looked at the green snake tied up in a spider web, unable to move, and asked, “Is this the Leviathan that’s been keeping Rooty awake and making him work too hard?”

Rooty nodded eagerly, looking at Sejun with hopeful eyes. “[That’s right! Punish him!]”

Sejun thought, ‘Punish him, you say? Alright.’ Sejun agreed to Rooty’s request.

Sejun scolded Leviathan loudly, “Hey you?! Do you know what you’ve done?!”

Rooty’s pent-up feelings disappeared, and his eyes became watery.

Leviathan glared at Sejun and retorted, “(What are you looking at?! Lower your eyes!)”

The “Blackie Family” is a group where the youngest member is traditionally taught about Sejun by the previous youngest. However, Rooty, wanting Leviathan to be scolded more, didn’t tell him anything about Sejun.

Blackie, enraged, chewed on Leviathan. “[Hey! Are you glaring at our butler right now?! You haven’t been scolded enough!]”

Leviathan screamed, “(Great Blackie, I’m sorry!)”

A little later, Blackie finished the ‘tough education’ – which involved a lot of growling and a few painful bites – and asked Sejun to name Leviathan, opening the Sejun Naming Center. “[Hehe. Butler! Give him a name!]”

Sejun said, “Alright. Let’s hear about the special features first?”

Leviathan said, “(Yes. I’m a water snake, I can summon tsunamis, and I recently shed my skin…)”

Sejun thought, “Hmm. Water snake, tsunami, shedding, green snake…”

Sejun wondered, ‘Should I put a number in again? It wasn’t intentional with Mubalchil and Rooty, but if I put ‘Nine’ at the end, the order would be correct.’

Sejun started naming him. “Then…”

The Blackie Family looked at Sejun with sparkling eyes, their expectations high.

Mubalchil and Rooty were especially eager. Mubalchil wanted to avoid the worst name, and Rooty didn’t want to be outdone by Leviathan.

Sejun pondered the name, feeling the weight of everyone’s expectations. He thought, ‘Because it’s a green snake, GreenyNine. Because it’s a snake that summons tsunamis, TsunamiSnakeNine. Because it’s a green snake that makes a ‘Bebe’ sound, BebeGreenNine. This isn’t the feeling…’

Since no name appealed to him, Sejun’s worries deepened. He wanted to give Leviathan, who had tormented Rooty for so long, a name that would make him reflect on his actions and feel guilty. ‘Was I too obsessed with the ‘Nine’?’

Unable to think of a good name, Sejun tried to forget about the ‘Nine’ and start fresh. At that moment…

“Oh?!”

The Chinese character for Water (水) popped into Sejun’s head, giving him a brilliant idea.

Sejun thought, ‘Because it’s a water (水) attribute snake that makes a ‘Bebe’ sound…’

Sejun said, “Besugu.”

Sejun got goosebumps as he said the name. It was the perfect name, destined to bring tears every time it was heard.

Sejun thought, ‘Hehehe. I’m such a genius.’

Just as Sejun was pleased with the name, a magical message appeared: “[Talent: Naming effect is activated.] [A special effect dwells in the name Besugu.] [All stats increase by 999.] [>Authority: Nine Harmful Water Streams> has been granted.]” The naming effect activated, giving the name ‘Besugu’ stats and authority. The ‘Authority: Nine Harmful Water Streams’ grants the power to control dangerous water currents.

Blackie cheered, “[Hehe. You see!? This is my butler’s naming skill! If you mess with the Great Blackie, I’ll have the butler name you!]” Blackie meant that Sejun would give a silly or embarrassing name.

The Blackie Family was in a festive mood, celebrating the hilarious name Sejun had given.

Leviathan asked, “[My name is Besugu…?]”

Blackie congratulated Mubalchil and Rooty for escaping the worst name. “[Hehe. Balchil, Rooty, congratulations.]”

Kkueng drooled, looking at the planet-destroying turtles lying on their backs with their bellies exposed. “[Hehehe. I wonder what they taste like!]”

The planet-destroying turtles trembled in fear, feeling the aura of the Beast of the End from Kkueng. They couldn’t even think of attacking with red beams. They were scared not only because Kkueng was drooling, but also because they remembered their duty as Kkueng’s subordinates.

The turtles were originally called the Turtles of Destruction of the End, meant to help the Beast of the End bring about the world’s end. They knew they had disobeyed the order to wait until the end and had succumbed to the power of destruction.

So, the Turtles of Destruction of the End trembled, waiting for their master’s judgment.

One turtle, desperate to live, shrunk its size and struggled to turn over. Clumsily, the mini turtle crawled towards Kkueng, rubbing its face against Kkueng’s leg and showing its loyalty. “(Beast of the End! Please spare me in consideration of my loyalty!)”

“[I want to live!]”

The other turtles, scared, tried to become small.

“Kkueng?! Kkueng?!”

“[What is this?! Why are they getting smaller?!]”

Kkuengyi was briefly flustered by the turtles shrinking.

“Kkueng!”

“[Eat lots!]”

He began to feed the ten mini-turtles.

“They can’t eat if they’re small!”

He thought he could raise them and have food later.

Unaware of this,

“Bukk buk?! Bukk buk!”

“[We are safe! I helped!]”

Meanwhile, in another part of the tower…

“Good. Everyone to your positions!”

As Eileen gave instructions while looking at the crystal ball,

“Kke-aack!”

“Whirr!”

“Kroooh!”

“Moo!”

The Mushroom Ants, Poison Honeybees, Pink Fur, Uma King, and Black Minotaur took their places.

Today was the Blue Moon, a night when special energy made crops grow bigger and stronger.

Eileen had called everyone to harvest the crops imbued with the Blue Moon’s energy.

A short while later.

As the Blue Moon rose and time passed, blue crops sprouted in the middle of the farm.

“Good. Harvest them!”

At Eileen’s command, the farm family began harvesting.

“Khee hee hee. I should harvest them well and give them to our Sejun.”

Eileen checked the harvested crops, imagining Sejun’s delighted face when he saw the crops she had given him. Eileen wanted to give Sejun the best Blue Moon crops as a gift.

At that moment,

“Phee hee hee.”

Eileen saw Ace stealing Sejun’s crops.

And then,

“Was our little brother hungry? You should have said something if you were hungry.”

Eileen had a huge misunderstanding.

Sejun had told Eileen, “Please don’t give *your* cooking to anyone else, I will eat it all!”

“I can’t let my brother go hungry. Sejun will understand.”

Of course, Sejun understood and was very grateful.

Of course, he wasn’t the one who had to eat Eileen’s food.

Thus, the seal on Eileen’s food, which had been sealed for Sejun’s in-laws, was broken, and Eileen’s food appeared before Ace.

“Sister! No! I’m sorry! I won’t take Brother-in-law’s crops!”

Ace immediately begged for forgiveness.

However,

[The Tower Administrator says that Sejun has a lot to give, so don’t worry and eat quickly.]

Eileen’s misunderstanding deepened.

“No! Sister! Please! I’m sorry!”

It was a night of Ace’s wails echoing through the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

Far away in Draconia…

Sejun was in Draconia, the land of dragons. He was there to help the dragons get back their lost elemental powers, a quest he had taken on.

‘It must be the Blue Moon by now.’

Sejun thought as he lay down, looking at the night sky of Draconia.

It had been three days since he came to Draconia.

Sejun thought he could finish the quest quickly, but the dragons were recovering their elemental powers slower than he had anticipated.

The dragons had been losing their powers for a long time, and Sejun’s cooking was helping them recover.

Of course, it was only a matter of time before they could recover their elemental powers by eating Sejun’s cooking.

The real problem was,

“Koooh… Cough! Cough!”

Many dragons coughed and wheezed, unable to breathe fire properly. They had forgotten how.

Currently, about half of the dragons had recovered their powers, so the quest progress rate should have been close to 50%, but

[Quest Progress Rate: 1.3%]

The current quest progress rate was far too low.

This was because the quest progress rate would only increase if they could breathe.

So, other dragons were teaching them how to breathe, but

Evan had told him that if they didn’t learn how to breathe when they were young, it would be difficult to breathe even when they grew up.

This was something Sejun couldn’t help with.

‘How do I breathe?’

As Sejun pondered late into the night,

“President Park, go to sleep quickly, meow!”

Theo, who was tired of waiting for Sejun, urged him.

“Okay.”

“Kuh-aah.”

As soon as Sejun answered, he fell asleep.

“Goro long.”

Theo also fell asleep right away.

The next morning.

“Oof!”

Sejun, who had jumped up, prepared breakfast for his party and the dragons. The smell of grilled meat and roasted vegetables filled the air, making the dragons’ mouths water.

Originally, he only cooked for the dragons who were recovering their elemental powers, but soon, other dragons drooled over Sejun’s cooking.

“Come and eat together.”

Sejun shared the food so that everyone could eat.

Then,

[The quest has been updated.]

The quest content changed, and content was added to strengthen the powers of other dragons. The system noticed that Sejun was helping *all* the dragons, not just the ones who had lost their powers. So, the quest changed to include helping all dragons become stronger.

The balance of the world was breaking, and other dragons were gradually losing their powers.

If more time had passed, all the dragons would have eventually lost their powers.

“Poo-hoo-hoot. If you want to eat food that makes you stronger, come and get a stamp, meow!”

Thanks to this, Theo picked up the stamp again and stamped the tops of the other dragons’ feet, and Sejun strengthened his fighting spirit by returning his stats.

This time, he had quite a strong muscle ache.

“Kkueng!”

He overcame the crisis with Kkuengyi’s massage, and thanks to this, the stage of muscle strengthening technique rose again by one stage, increasing all stat potential by 7000.

“Kki-hit. Kking!”

[Hehe. Incompetent butler! The great Blackie will help you!]

Blackie solved the mental power that rose with the dragons’ praise, raising Sejun’s mental power limit.

That’s how a somewhat fierce breakfast ended.

“Kkueng!”

“Kkuengyi, thank you.”

Slurp.

“Kuh-euh. My son is the best!”

“Kkuhehehe.”

When Sejun was drinking the coffee that Kkuengyi had made and praising Kkuengyi,

[Due to the effect of >Title: Top Tower Farmer>, Ajax Mamv, the Top Tower Farmer of the White Tower, acquires 1% of the job experience and Harvesting skill proficiency he has acquired.]

…

..

Messages appeared in a row, indicating that the Tower Farmers had started working.

And then,

“Ah.”

Sejun thought hard. Who could teach dragons how to breathe fire? He remembered Ajax, the Great White Dragon farmer from the White Tower. Dragons know how to breathe fire, right?

‘If it’s Ajax, he’ll be able to teach them how to breathe well, right?’

Sejun found the right person to teach the dragons how to breathe.

In his current state, he was strong enough to summon Ajax without fainting.

Sejun was going to use the Great White Dragon as the dragons’ breath teacher.

“Ajax, summon.”

As Sejun summoned Ajax,

[Summoning Ajax Mamv, the Top Tower Farmer of the White Tower.]

A message appeared.

However,

[Summoning to the outside world of the tower.]

[Calculating the cost of stay considering the stats and class of the Great White Dragon.]

Since this was not the tower, there was a cost of stay.

And then,

Many messages popped up, listing the cost of summoning a powerful dragon like Ajax outside the tower. The price was very high, over a million Tower Coins per hour!

“Ah. Ajax was a dragon.”

It was only now that Sejun realized that Ajax was a dragon.