Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 657

The first floor of the Silver Colossus.

Theo chuckled softly. “Boss Park, it’s all done!”

Sejun smiled and gently stroked Theo’s head. Theo purred loudly, rubbing his head against Sejun’s hand. “Good job,” Sejun said, pleased.

Theo had just come out of the vault in the Bling Bling Silver & Cash CEO’s office. The vault was now completely empty. They had taken everything.

Meanwhile,

Kkueng was happily munching on snacks in the Great Merchant Over’s office. He was trying all sorts of treats, his cheeks full.

Blackie, feeling proud, bounced around in front of Over. “Heh heh,” Blackie barked playfully. “This human is *mine*! So, if you cause trouble for the great Blackie, you’ll be sorry!”

Blackie wagged his tail, looking pleased with himself.

While Sejun and his friends were taking all the money and valuables from Bling Bling Silver & Cash, a message appeared on the Great Merchant Network:

[Great Merchant Black Money Over from the Silver Colossus has joined the Great Merchant Network.]

[Great Merchant Big Wing Kadan from the Silver Colossus]: “Well, well, look who it is! So, all the Silver Colossus Great Merchants are finally here.”

[Great Merchant Tomboy Byurin from the Silver Colossus]: “Ho ho ho! Over! I thought Sejun would catch you eventually, but this was fast!”

[Great Merchant Gambler Charly from the Silver Colossus]: “Sejun bringing justice to the Silver Colossus!”

The other Great Merchants on the network were chatting and teasing Over as he joined them.

“No time to waste, let’s hurry,” Sejun said.

Over chuckled. “Got it! Don’t worry, I’ll run Sejun’s shop perfectly! You all just focus on your adventure!”

“Yes,” the others replied.

With that, Sejun and his friends left the shop, now a branch of Sejun Company, in Over’s care. They went to a shimmering silver doorway. In the center of the doorway was a small, round silver hole.

*Thuck.*

Sejun placed his hand on the silver hole. Suddenly, words appeared in the air:

[There are currently three places you can go:]

[Please select a destination.]

>Sillin (Lv. 3)

>Kavas (Lv. 8)

>Dren (Lv. 5)

Sejun’s eyes widened. “Huh?!”

He saw a name he knew well. “Dren? The new world is Dren?!”

Dren was one of the worlds where Torongi had said treasure was hidden. “Perfect!” Sejun thought. “This is a great chance to find treasure!”

“I’ll go to Dren,” Sejun said happily, choosing the name. The cost to travel to Dren appeared before him.

Shortly after,

[Moving to >Dren>.]

Sejun and his companions stepped through the silver doorway and traveled to Dren.

Meanwhile, back at the Black Colossus Administrator Zone, Aileen spoke to the Great Red Dragon Ochir. “Ochir, please hold out your arm.”

“Hurry and take the blood,” Ochir grumbled good-naturedly.

Ochir made a small cut on his arm and showed it to Aileen. Aileen’s magic wasn’t strong enough to pierce a dragon’s skin, so Ochir had to cut himself first. She could have just taken dragon blood that was already collected, but the dragons were so eager to give blood for Choco Pies! Aileen had decided she would only give the tasty treats for blood she took herself, to keep things fair.

“Extract,” Aileen said, and magic flowed from her hands, drawing blood from Ochir’s wound.

Ace, standing nearby, asked Ochir with a cheerful giggle, “Ochir, would you like seaweed soup or a Choco Pie after donating blood?”

“Choco Pie, of course!” Ochir replied immediately.

“Here you go!” Ace handed him a Choco Pie.

“Thank you!” Ochir said, grabbing the Choco Pie quickly. “Yes! That’s 100 Choco Pies now!”

Ochir had been donating blood for a month, all to collect Choco Pies. He was like many dragons who felt a little weak after giving blood, but the Choco Pies were worth it! Ochir was saving up his Choco Pies to make a special Choco Pie cake.

Sejun had told the dragons about Choco Pie cakes as a way to encourage them to donate more blood (and maybe sell more Choco Pies too!). But Ochir had a different plan. “Today,” he thought excitedly, “I’m going to confess my feelings to Yuli!”

Later that day, Ochir presented Yuli with a tall cake made of 100 stacked Choco Pies. Yuli was so touched!

“Yes!” Yuli cried happily. “Thank you, Sejun!”

And just like that, a new dragon couple was formed, all thanks to Choco Pies. If Sejun had known Choco Pie cakes would become such a powerful way to confess love, he might have kept the idea to himself! But now, among the dragons at least, Sejun was known as a true expert in romance.

[You have arrived at >Dren>.]

As soon as Sejun and his friends arrived in Dren, they heard heavy footsteps.

*Thud! Thump! Thud! Thump!*

A large group of ogres, maybe fifty or more, were charging towards them.

“Run! Ogres!”

“Help us! Get away!”

The people of Dren were running in terror, trying to escape the ogres. Sejun turned and saw the frightened villagers fleeing.

“Alright, guys, let’s do this!” Sejun said, pulling off his gloves. He felt a surge of energy from Pago.

“Heh heh!” Theo chuckled, ready for action.

“Kkyut kkyut!” Kkueng squeaked excitedly.

Blackie barked and jumped down from Sejun’s shoulder.

At Sejun’s words, his companions dashed past him, spreading out to the left and right to surround the ogres.

*Thud! Thump!*

A huge ogre, taller than Sejun, lumbered towards him.

*Krooooh!* The ogre roared, swinging its massive fist at Sejun.

“Ha!” Sejun yelled, meeting the ogre’s attack with his own fist.

*Wham!*

Their fists collided with a loud crash. Normally, an ogre’s punch would send Sejun flying. But today, something was different. Pago’s blessing flowed through Sejun, making him incredibly strong.

“Heh heh,” Sejun said, feeling the power. “Does that hurt?”

The ogre screamed in pain, clutching its right arm. Sejun stared in surprise as the ogre’s hand simply vanished, leaving a raw stump. Pago’s blessing had made his fist like a weapon.

“I’m coming again!” Sejun shouted, ready to attack. But the ogre was not stupid.

*Whoosh!*

Huh? The ogre dodged Sejun’s next punch! It had seen how dangerous Sejun’s fist was and moved quickly.

*Thwack!*

“Keuh!” Sejun gasped as the ogre’s left fist slammed into his side.

*Whoosh.* Sejun was thrown backwards, stumbling. Luckily, his dragon scale armor protected him, and he only felt a sharp pain, not serious injury.

*Bang!* The ogre leaped into the air, trying to stomp on Sejun with its heavy foot. It spun around in the air to bring its heel crashing down.

“Heh heh! Let me handle this!” Blackie barked, leaping onto the ogre’s back. He bit hard on the ogre’s neck.

*Thud!*

The ogre roared, then suddenly went limp and crashed to the ground, unconscious.

Sejun caught his breath. “Whew, that was close. Thanks, Blackie.”

Sejun landed safely, relieved, and checked on the Blackie Family, who were holding onto the ogre.

“Come here.”

Sejun took the Aura from the ogre and defeated it.

[You have defeated the sixth disaster of destruction, the Ogre.]

[You have gained 500 billion experience points.]

[You have gained 1 bonus stat.]

[Strength has increased by 30.]

[Strength potential has increased by 1%.]

He leveled up to level 174. He was surprised at how quickly he was gaining levels.

While Sejun dealt with the ogre, Theo called out,

“Hehe. President Park, I’ve knocked them all out, meow! Come quickly and get the experience points, meow!”

Kkueng also called,

“Kkyuk kkyuk kkyuk. Sejun, it’s over here too!”

Sejun responded,

“Everyone, come here.”

Sejun took the Aura from the ogres and defeated them, reaching level 180.

[A job quest has been generated.]

[Job Quest: You must master the Mana Seed Sowing skill.]

[Reward: Level 181 unlocked, 500 billion Top Coins, all stats +1200]

Sejun received the job quest and thought, “Mana Seed Sowing? I already know that skill!”

[Mana Seed Sowing (Master) is already mastered.]

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a quest completion reward, level 181 has been unlocked.]

[As a quest completion reward, 500 billion Top Coins…]

[As a quest completion reward, all stats are 1200…]

The quest completed instantly. “Wow, that was quick!” Sejun thought.

“Hehe. Free pass.”

Sejun was pleased the job quest completed so easily. He gained the ogre’s experience points and reached level 188.

While Sejun was leveling up, Theo started recruiting residents.

“Hehe. If you get a stamp and join Sejun Company, you can receive our protection, meow!”

Kkueng added,

“Kkuhehehe. Kkueng! Kkueng! [If you join Sejun Company, you can also eat Dad’s cooking! Dad’s cooking is super delicious!]”

Blackie also tried to help.

“Kkihihit. Kking! Kking! [Hehe. If you join the butler’s company, you’ll get a chance to play with the great Blackie! It’s really fun to play with the great Blackie!]”

The residents of Dren desperately needed safety and food because of the disaster.

“I will join!”

“Me too!”

“Please pick me!”

“Hehe. Don’t fight, meow! I’ll stamp everyone, meow!” Theo said.

Theo stamped the residents enthusiastically. One resident was surprised.

“Huh?! I got the stamp twice!”

“Twice? Then do I get food for two years?!”

“Oh! That’s right! Lucky you,” Theo replied, a little flustered.

The other residents were envious and started lining up again to get more stamps.

While about 10,000 residents got stamps, Sejun treated the new employees to a meal. After the meal, Sejun talked to the residents about the treasure.

The disaster that invaded Dren was the ogres he had defeated. He learned the treasure was on Butir Mountain, 100km north. He left with his party to find it.

After an hour, they saw a huge mountain. The air was crisp and the mountain was covered with trees and rocks.

Theo raised his paw.

“President Park, I feel a pull, meow!”

It seemed the treasure was easy to find.

“Theo, take a break and be the referee.”

“Meow?! I understand, meow! Vice President Theo will be the referee, meow!”

Sejun wanted to make the treasure hunt more fun. “Okay. The time limit is one hour! Let’s start!”

The treasure hunt began.

“This place is suspicious?” Sejun wondered.

Sejun destroyed a rock and looked for the treasure.

“Kkyuk kkyuk kkyuk. The power of magic…” Iona said.

Iona used magic to search.

Kkueng started digging.

Kkihihit. Kking! [Hehe. The great Blackie will find it with his excellent sense of smell!]

Blackie sniffed around.

Everyone searched, and an hour passed.

“Hehe. An hour has passed, meow!” Theo announced.

No one found the treasure. Kkueng looked disappointed.

“Hehe. Kkueng dug somewhere else, meow! You had to dig here, meow!”

Theo dug into a wall near Kkueng’s hole, and a huge iron door appeared. Soil had piled up over time, burying the door.

“Hehe. Good. Shall we see what’s inside?”

Sejun opened the door.

Rumble.

-Only those who are allowed can enter this place. Death awaits those who are not allowed.

A giant golem rose up, looking scary and making a loud noise. It attacked Sejun.

“Yap.”

Sejun touched it, and it disappeared easily.

“Oh!”

An enormous treasure was revealed, with gold coins, jewels, and weapons sparkling.

“Everyone, let’s pack it up!”

Sejun opened the subspace warehouse.

“Huh?!”

Kkirorong. Eolleorong. Kkirurung.

The Blackie Family was sprawled out, asleep. The warehouse was dimly lit, and there were sweet potato peels everywhere.

They had been secretly eating roasted sweet potato slices. Blackie’s belly was bigger than before.

“Hey! Park Blackie!” Sejun shouted, pretending to be angry but also amused.

Blackie smiled in his sleep. He was having a good dream.