Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 644

Herre’s Pawnshop.

A quest reward that raises your divine status.

“Ehehehe.”

Herre checked the quest again, grinning widely.

Raising divine status meant increasing one’s rank as a god, which in turn meant greater power. Was it like being a boss? Was it about magic power? It meant greater power.

Herre thought, “Just you wait, Theo. You dared to try and impeach me? When I’m a god, I’ll get back at Bakteo! I’ll make Bakteo sorry!” Herre saw this as an opportunity to repay the humiliation.

And then there’s the 5% stake in the Seed Delivery Network. This was like a magic post office for gods.

This was 100%. No, 10,000% guaranteed to work.

Because it was the Seed Delivery Network operated by Mutta-Bak. The non-combat gods would use it extensively.

And if this went as he imagined, he could receive 5% of the usage fee every time other gods used the Seed Delivery Network without doing anything himself.

Of course, all of this was the result of Herre thinking positive thoughts.

The System SJC was helping Sejun. It would never hurt Sejun or Theo. This system was made for Sejun Company.

On the contrary, it was raising Herre’s divine status to increase Theo’s impeachment rights.

The more merchants that were born when Herre became the god of merchants, the more merchants Theo could have as subordinates.

And the 5% usage fee of the Seed Delivery Network would not be paid unless Sejun, who owned 95% of the shares, allowed it.

In other words, there was nothing bad for Herre, but there were a lot of good rewards for Sejun and Theo.

For that, Herre had to work hard to complete the quest.

In short, [System SJC] was running the merchant god Herre.

“Ehehehe. When I become the god of merchants, you’re the first to be taken down, Bakteo.”

Herre, unaware of all this, harbored hope today as well.

“Here is the dragon fruit…” He was going to speak informally to Theo, but he was a little intimidated.

[20 Sejun Company Welfare Points have been used to use the Seed Delivery Network.]

[A special seed, the Dragon Fruit Seed, has been sent to Sejun Company Vice President Park Theo.]

[The merchant god Herre has received 5 Welfare Points as a quest completion reward.]

After sending a dragon fruit to Theo like that,

“I’ll speak informally when I become the god of merchants. Ehehehe.”

Herre was just making empty threats.

Black Tower, 99th floor.

“Puhu-hut. President Park, it’s here, meow!” Theo proudly held up a big, red fruit. It was a dragon fruit, and it smelled sweet and a little bit like flowers.

Theo took the dragon fruit he received from Herre out of his bundle, washed all the party members, and handed it to Sejun, who was the last to wash.

“Oh. You actually got a dragon fruit?! Vice President Te, you’re really capable!”

“Puhu-hut. That’s right, meow! I, Vice President Te, am capable, meow!” Theo was very proud of Sejun’s words.

Hehehe. Vice President Te, you’re going to get it too.

“Aigu. Our Vice President Te, your face is rotting?”

Press. Press.

Sejun rubbed Theo’s face with his feet. It was revenge for rubbing his face with his feet, saying his face was rotting.

Then

“Meow?! What are you doing, meow?!” Theo’s eyes went wide. He cried, jumping back. “President Park! What are you doing?!”

Theo ran away from Sejun’s feet with a disgusted expression and ran to Sejun’s lap.

“Why? You rub my face with your feet when you say my face is rotting, right?”

“That’s completely different, meow! My paws are clean paws that I manage with my tongue, meow! Can President Park lick them with his tongue too, meow?!”

Sejun was speechless at Theo’s words, who was demonstrating by licking his paws with his tongue.

Sejun did wrong.

“No. Sorry.”

Sejun readily admitted his mistake to Theo’s words.

A little later.

“Wake up. Sejun No. 2!”

Sejun planted the dragon fruit and germinated it.

And

“Huh?!”

The skills that Sejun No. 2 copied this time were cooking and fermentation.

Sejun planted the seed, and a new Sejun clone appeared! This one was special. He could cook and brew drinks, like Sejun No. 1 and Sejun No. 2 combined. Sejun decided to call him Sejun No. 12.

“Welcome. Sejun No. 12.”

Hehehe. I’m going to be really comfortable for a month.

Sejun hugged Sejun No. 12 and welcomed him.

“Sejun No. 12, go make dinner. What do you want to eat today, Kkueng?”

Kkueng!

“Kkueng wants banana milk! And pizza! Pizza is the best!” Kkueng squealed with delight.

As expected, Kkueng knows how to eat.

“Did you hear that? Please make banana milk and pizza.”

Nod.

At Sejun’s words, Sejun No. 12 nodded and went into the kitchen.

Thanks to this, Sejun, who had nothing to do, spent his time harvesting peanuts from the peanut field in front of his house.

Crack!

[You have harvested 30 pods of magical peanuts.]

…

..

. While waiting for dinner and harvesting peanuts diligently without thinking

[You have harvested 37 pods of magical peanuts.]

[You have harvested 1 pod of freezing peanuts.]

…

..

. “Huh? Freezing peanuts?”

Sejun found one with a different name in the middle. It was pale blue and felt cold even to touch through his gloves.

And

[You have achieved the achievement of creating a new variety in the tower.]

[You have obtained exclusive cultivation rights for the new variety in the tower.]

[No one can cultivate freezing peanuts without your permission.]

[Your job experience has greatly increased.]

[All stats have increased by 20 due to job characteristics.]

Sejun’s 29th new variety was born.

“Hehehe. What a windfall.”

Sejun smiled contentedly and checked the options for the new variety he had stumbled upon while waiting for food.

[Freezing Peanuts] Peanuts grown in the Black Tower with the power of strong cold. Very cold. When consumed, magic power increases by 10, and there is a high probability of awakening the talent: Cold Resistance. (If you have cold resistance or cold-related talents, the talent is strengthened.) Cultivator: Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun Expiration date: 180 days Grade: S

“Oh.”

If you eat it, you can awaken the talent: Cold Resistance?

Sejun wanted to eat it right away, but he put it in the Pouch of Plenty, which he made with divine sincerity, to increase the number first.

At that time

Clang. Clang. Clang.

Sejun No. 12 hitting the frying pan with a ladle.

It was a signal that the food was ready.

“Guys, let’s go.”

Sejun and his party hurriedly entered the kitchen.

The place where everyone disappeared.

[..;..] There was a small sprout that shyly came up on the ground, but no one could watch that moment.

No.

“My baby is doing well!” Rea, the goddess of abundance, who had been waiting for the Seed of Plenty to germinate, cheered for the sprout enthusiastically.

The Seed of Plenty, encouraged by Rea, grew vigorously with an ‘Oosh!’

[..;..] There was no big change, though.

“Hehehe. Delicious.”

“Puhu-hut, President Park’s Churu is delicious, meow!”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

“Banana milk and pizza are also delicious!”

Kee hee hee! Squeak!

[Hee hee! Sweet potato dried slices are the best!]

The cafeteria was filled with the delicious smells of dinner.

Everyone enjoyed their meals.

Flap. Flap.

Suddenly, Grave Renma, the leader of the great brown dragon, flew into the cafeteria carrying a brown dragon statue.

“Sejun, I got it for you,” Grave Renma said, handing Sejun a land document for the first floor of the Brown Tower. “But I think we need to go right now.”

“Is it really that bad?” Sejun asked.

Grave Renma nodded seriously. “There are only 10 towers left. And get this – Sek was only connected to our world a week ago!”

That meant 90 towers had disappeared in just one week. It could disappear any day now.

“Okay. Everyone, get ready. Let’s leave right away,” Sejun said.

Theo hurried to Sejun’s bed to get Iona and quickly returned. A moment later…

[You have arrived at the first floor of the Brown Tower.]

The brown hole shimmered, and Sejun found himself in a dusty room. Stone walls surrounded him, and the air smelled old and a little damp.

Suddenly, words appeared in his vision:

[You have been recognized as the rightful owner of the Brown Tower 1st floor store.]

Sejun blinked in surprise. Usually, arriving at a new place was much more complicated. “This is… easy?” he thought. “Nothing attacking me? No puzzles?”

Just then, a familiar, unsettling laugh echoed from the shadows. “Kekeke! Sejun! I have made sure everything is… *tidy* for you!”

Oric stepped out of the darkness, a sly grin on his face. He gestured around the room, which was surprisingly clean. “I took care of those… *unwanted guests* who were here before. All gone now!”

“Oh,” Sejun said, a little nervously. “Thank you, Oric.”

When Sejun spoke to Oric,

“Kekeke. Grave told me to help you, Sejun, so you are not uncomfortable. Let’s go,” Oric said, taking the lead.

Sejun sighed quietly. Just being near Oric and hearing that ‘Kekeke’ laugh made his shoulders tense.

So, Sejun moved towards the special passage with Oric.

“Kekeke. Sejun, I too…”

“No. It’s okay. It’s totally fine,” Sejun said quickly, cutting Oric off.

Sejun left Oric, who was trying to follow, and put his hand on the brown hole.

[There are currently two places you can go.]

[Please select a destination.]

>Inos (Lv. 3)>

>Sek (Lv. 9)>

Then a message appeared.

“Sek,” Sejun said.

With Sejun’s answer, the stay cost was quickly calculated, and Sejun and his party disappeared.

[>You have arrived at Sek>.]

Boom!

As soon as they arrived, they heard a tremendous noise, like rocks crashing together.

Squeak!

[Papa, I’m covering your ears!]

Kkuengi folded his ears and quickly clung to the back of Sejun’s head, covering Sejun’s ears with his front paws.

The rest of the group also folded their ears to block out the loud noise.

Thanks to this, Sejun was able to watch the surrounding chaos in a very quiet state, as if he were wearing noise-canceling headphones.

Ogres roared and swung heavy clubs. The residents of Sek, who wore armor that looked like rough, grey stones glued to their skin, threw stones back, creating cracks in the ground.

“Meow!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut.”

Squeak!

Blocked by Theo, Iona, and Kkuengi, Sejun and the Blackie family were very peaceful.

Zzzzzing.

Then the planet-destroying turtles appeared.

Squeak!

[Sister-in-law Iona, I’ll block the sound for you!]

As soon as the planet-destroying turtles appeared, Kkuengi immediately entrusted Sejun to Iona and flew towards the turtles.

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Yes. Young Master Kkuengi!” Iona, who heard the word sister-in-law, was so happy that her ears were about to touch her mouth. She used magic to protect Sejun.

“Oh mighty power of gravity! Drop the stones floating in space onto the enemy! Meteor Shower!”

Attack was the best defense.

Wham!

Hundreds of meteorites poured down on the ogres.

“Wh-what is that?!”

“It’s the legendary rock magic, Meteor Strike!”

The residents of Sek, rock magicians who could handle rocks from birth, were moved and watched Iona’s magic.

A moment later.

Squeak!

[Kkuengi brought the turtles!]

When Kkuengi brought five shrunken planet-destroying turtles,

Bow! Bow!

[We will be loyal!]

Bow! Bow!

[We will never do anything else!]

The turtles hurriedly bowed to Sejun, turning over their turtle friends to show their bellies.

A turtle showing its belly, unable to turn itself over, meant it was completely loyal.

This was because Kkuengi told them to make a good impression on Sejun while coming.

“Pfft.”

Stamp. Stamp.

Theo stamped the turtles’ bellies.

As the situation was somewhat settled,

“Okay, everyone, I’ll help you. Let’s go,” Sejun said, taking the fighting spirit from the ogres’ bodies.

“Meow!”

Squeak!

Theo and Kkuengi took care of the rest.

[Once again, without lifting a finger, you have easily received half of the experience points from the 100 ogres defeated by the lucky Black Theo, the Dark Tower’s luckiest, and Park Kkuengi, the superior herbalist. You are truly amazing.]

[You have acquired a total of 2.5 trillion experience points.]

“I did lift a finger this time!” Sejun shouted excitedly. He was more angry at the system’s sarcasm than at the experience points flying away.

At that moment,

“Thank you for saving us!” Dolius, the king of Sek, carefully approached and bowed to Sejun, expressing his gratitude. Dolius was the weakest among Sejun’s group, but he recognized that Sejun was the leader based on the atmosphere.

Sejun felt a little better thanks to this.

“It’s nothing. We’re all helping each other,” Sejun said, pretending to be cool and accepting the king’s gratitude.

At the same time, he subtly shook his leg and gave a sign to Theo, who was clinging to his knee.

“Pfft. If you’re grateful, show some sincerity, meow!” Theo said, not betraying Sejun’s expectations and saying what Sejun wanted to say instead.

“Of course! Wait a moment, and I will show my sincerity!” Dolius hurriedly ran to the castle with his subordinates.

“President Park, did I do well, meow?” Theo looked at Sejun with expectant eyes.

Sejun nodded. “As expected of my right-hand man.”

Sejun stroked Theo’s head.

“Pfft,” Theo smiled, satisfied with Sejun’s praise.