Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 111

As Sejun ran eastward, he spotted a group of Poisonous Honeybees in the distance.

“How many are there?”

Thirty thousand Poisonous Honeybees were quickly approaching Sejun’s farm from the east.

From the opposite direction, Sejun’s ten thousand Poisonous Honeybees made threatening sounds, warning the others to stay away.

It was a dangerous situation.

“It’ll be hard to capture them…”

There were too many eastern Poisonous Honeybees. If he tried to capture them, his own bees might be destroyed first. It was a shame, but he had no choice.

“Kkueng-ie, blow them away.”

Kkueng!

At Sejun’s words, Kkueng-ie grew in size and put magic into the branch he carried.

Crack.

The branch grew enormous.

Kku…!

Just as Kkueng-ie was about to swing the 20-meter-long branch with all his might,

-Stop!

Flap. Flap.

A black dragon statue flew over.

-Park Sejun! Why are you trying to destroy these useful creatures?! Don’t you want to help Aileen get better?!

Kaiser scolded Sejun. The more Poisonous Honeybees there were, the more Honey Jelly could be made, which would help Aileen get better faster.

“I’d like to, but if I try to catch them one by one, my bees will die first.”

-Hmph! Just watch me.

At Sejun’s reply, Kaiser shouted and flew toward the eastern Poisonous Honeybees.

Whirr! Whirr!

The eastern Poisonous Honeybees tried to attack Kaiser as he entered their territory.

At that moment,

-Obey.

With just one word from Kaiser, the eastern Poisonous Honeybees completely changed their behavior.

Whirr. Whirr.

The eastern Poisonous Honeybees suddenly began to escort Kaiser.

Flap. Flap.

Kaiser easily brought the eastern Poisonous Honeybees to Sejun.

-Are you satisfied now?

Kaiser looked proud, as if to say, ‘This was easy for me.’

“Thank you, Kaiser.”

-Hmph! I’m helping because of my granddaughter! Roasted sweet potatoes have nothing to do with it!

Kaiser mentioned roasted sweet potatoes in response to Sejun’s thanks. He was hinting that he wanted more soon. Kaiser said it rudely and then flew off to the fountain alone.

Sejun stood alone among 40,000 Poisonous Honeybees.

‘I should feed them honey and tell them not to eat meat in the future.’

Clank.

Sejun opened his subspace warehouse and took out a glass jar filled with honey.

Click.

As he opened the lid,

Kkueng!

Kkueng-ie ran to Sejun, thinking he was going to get some.

Plop.

Before Sejun could stop him, Kkueng-ie stuck his hand into the glass jar and scooped out a lot of honey.

Lick. Lick.

Whirr?

As Kkueng-ie ate the honey, the eastern Poisonous Honeybees began to show interest in it.

“You guys try some too.”

Sejun took out several plates and poured honey on them so everyone could eat. Sejun’s bees and the new bees sat together at the plates and began to eat honey peacefully.

At that moment,

[The wild Poisonous Honeybee Queen has decided to follow you.]

[11,931 Poisonous Honeybees led by the wild Poisonous Honeybee Queen have decided to follow their Queen.]

[You have acquired the wild Poisonous Honeybee Queen’s hive.]

“Huh?! There was a queen too?”

There were so many Poisonous Honeybees that she was hidden among them and couldn’t be seen.

[The number of Poisonous Honeybees has exceeded 20,000.]

[The proficiency of Beekeeping Lv. 5 has greatly increased.]

[The proficiency of Beekeeping Lv. 5 has been filled, and the level has increased.]

It hadn’t even been a few days since the level increased when the number of Poisonous Honeybees reached 10,000, but the Beekeeping level rose again. But it wasn’t over.

[The wild Poisonous Honeybee Queen has decided to follow you.]

As Sejun’s Beekeeping level increased and the number of hives he could acquire increased, another Poisonous Honeybee Queen decided to follow Sejun. This time, it was a queen with 17,000 Poisonous Honeybees.

[The number of Poisonous Honeybees has exceeded 30,000.]

[The proficiency of Beekeeping Lv. 6 has greatly increased.]

[The number of Poisonous Honeybees has exceeded 40,000.]

[The proficiency of Beekeeping Lv. 6 has drastically increased.]

[The proficiency of Beekeeping Lv. 6 has been filled, and the level has increased.]

“Wow. Two levels went up.”

[The wild Poisonous Honeybee Queen has decided to follow you.]

Then, another Poisonous Honeybee Queen decided to join him, this one leading about 3,000 bees.

Whirr. Whirr.

The three Poisonous Honeybee Queens flew towards Sejun and rubbed their abdomens against his body, showing they liked him.

“You came all this way… why did you leave your homes?”

Sejun asked the Poisonous Honeybee Queens what he was curious about.

Whirr.

[We were attacked by enemies and had to run away from our hive.]

Whirr.

[Me too.]

Whirr.

[Hehe. I ran away with them because they were running away.]

The smallest and youngest Queen Poisonous Honeybee answered shyly.

“Enemies?”

Sejun, who knew that the eastern forest was full of Poisonous Honeybees, asked, confused.

Whirr.

[We were attacked by hot, red things.]

Whirr.

[The fire is a problem, but the red shells are also a problem.]

Whirr! Whirr.

[That’s right! Unless we sting them just right, the poison doesn’t work well.]

Sejun listened to the Honeybee Queens and an idea came to him.

“Don’t tell me you guys were attacked by these guys?”

Sejun took out the body of a Fire Ant worker from his subspace warehouse and asked. The Fire Ant worker breathed hot fire and had a strong red shell.

Whirr. Whirr.

The Poisonous Honeybees became upset when they saw the Fire Ant’s body. It seemed he was right.

“What happened?”

They were definitely the ones that appeared in the west. But they appeared in the east.

“Is it the south?”

Since he was in the middle, the Fire Ants could only have come from the south.

“Let’s go to where the hive is first.”

Sejun took Kkueng-ie and the Poisonous Honeybees and moved east to get the Poisonous Honeybee Queens’ hives back.

“Pfft!”

One of the Black Wolf Squad members laughed at Theo’s words. The Earth Defense Force? It reminded him of the superhero shows he watched as a child.

“Who dared to laugh at the founding of the Earth Defense Force?!”

Earth Defense Force Vice Commander Theo said as seriously as he could.

“I… I’m sorry!”

“Be careful! The Earth Defense Force is not a joke!”

“Yes!”

“Then you guys should pick codenames too!”

“Huh?!”

“Isn’t it obvious? Everyone here is part of the Earth Defense Force!”

Han Taejun had one request left on his contract. The Black Wolf Squad had to work under Theo until they paid off their debt. Kim Dongshik was also under contract with Sejun, so Theo forced them to join the Earth Defense Force.

‘What is this, some kind of game? The Earth Defense Force?!’

The Wizard Guild’s Guild Master, Lucilia’s face turned red with anger at Theo’s silly words. This was not right.

Just as Lucilia was about to get angry,

“Theo, the Earth Defense Force? Tell me more about it.”

Han Taejun asked in a serious voice.

“The Earth will be destroyed. So our Earth Defense Force must protect the Earth!”

“…!”

Silence fell at Theo’s words.

“Destruction? What destruction?”

“I can’t tell you everything! Chairman Park said I shouldn’t tell you everything!”

If too much information was released, it could cause chaos.

Especially if people knew that the Tower was accepting survivors before the destruction, like Noah’s Ark, everyone would leave Earth and chaos would break out as they tried to enter the Tower.

“You’re asking us to believe you without telling us anything?”

Lucilia, who had been unhappy from the start, asked. There was no information to make them believe Theo.

“You don’t have to believe me.”

“What?!”

“Just do what you’re told!”

It didn’t matter whether the hunters believed him or not. Theo’s only goal was to complete the tasks Sejun gave him and be praised.

“And sell these to make money for our activities!”

Theo took out 2,000 heads of Detox Green Onions and gave 100 to each hunter. If he had known that Strength Sweet Potatoes sold for a high price, he would have taken those, but it was Theo’s mistake.

Lucilia’s unhappiness lessened a lot with the 100 Detox Green Onions Theo gave her. If they went out and sold them, it would be nearly 15 billion won. There were many benefits to be gained just by selling these.

“Then I’ll give you a mission! Buy as much land as possible and…”

Theo said, taking out a strong Blade Green Onion from his bundle.

“Plant these!”

“What is this? Ack!”

A hunter carefully touched the blade-like leaf and cut his hand.

“Be careful! They’re very sharp!”

“But can planting these stop the Earth from being destroyed?”

Han Taejun asked.

“Yes! If you plant a lot of these on Earth, the Earth will not be destroyed!”

Theo said confidently because Sejun’s words were always right.

“Okay. Let’s try it for now.”

All they had to do was sell the Detox Green Onions they were given, buy land with the money, and plant the green onions. Also, it was a favor, so Han Taejun had nothing to lose.

And the Earth Defense Force… there was something about it that made his heart feel good.

With that, they decided to meet again next time, and the Earth Defense Force members left.

At that moment,

“Theo.”

Han Taejun approached.

“What is it?”

“I want to enroll my students in the Earth Defense Force too.”

Han Taejun already trusted Theo’s words. And he thought that protecting the Earth was also protecting Korea.

That’s why he was trying to enroll his students in the Earth Defense Force as well.

So, the Earth Defense Force was expected to gain 10 more members soon.

“Okay! Bring them next time, and I’ll write up the contracts!”

“Thank you! And…”

Han Taejun said carefully.

“What is it?”

“I want my codename to be Captain K.”

Han Taejun had always liked Captain A in Marvel movies.

Sejun followed the Poisonous Honeybees’ directions and moved to where the hive was.

“Wow, so this is what it looks like.”

He had only gone to the entrance last time, so he didn’t know it well, but the landscape to the east was harsh and rocky, with jagged stones scattered across the dry earth. Dust devils danced in the distance under the hot sun.

After moving for about an hour, he saw the hive of the youngest queen who had run away last.

“Kkueng-ie, take it.”

Kkueng!

Kkueng-ie lifted the hive. And they moved again to find the other hive.

30 minutes later.

Crack. Crack.

Fire Ant workers were seen biting and moving a huge hive with their teeth. There were about 1,000 of them.

Whirr! Whirr!

The Poisonous Honeybee Queen and Poisonous Honeybees, who were the original owners of the hive, took a fighting stance.

“Wait a minute. Make Dark Clouds.”

Sejun decided to use his improved Thunder skill. The sky darkened with dark clouds, but the Fire Ant workers didn’t care.

“Rainfall.”

Sejun sprayed water so that the electricity could spread well.

“Throw Thunder!”

With Sejun’s shout,

KABOOM!

A blinding flash of blue lightning ripped through the dark clouds, followed by a deafening KABOOM! as it slammed into the hive, the air crackling with ozone.

Bang!

Bzzzzzz.

[You have defeated a Fire Ant worker.]

[You have gained 1000 experience.]

The 500 Fire Ants inside the hive and the 300 Fire Ants around the hive were instantly electrocuted and died. The Fire Ants’ metal armor was actually a weakness against electric attacks.

“Oh! I’m so strong… huh?!”

Plop.

Sejun collapsed. It was because he had unknowingly used up all his magic power. He had run out of magic power.

Kkueng!

[As expected, Daddy is too weak!]

Kkueng-ie shook his head and lifted Sejun.

“Thank you…”

Sejun, who didn’t have the strength to get up, arrived home on Kkueng-ie’s back.