Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 112

Sejun was resting at home. He was very tired because he had used up all his mana.

Kkueng, the large black wolf, bounded into the cave. He was hunting the small, shimmering fish that Bulkkot, the giant fire ant, brought from the Sea of Dimensions. Bulkkot brought these fish to the tree roots twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, for Kkueng to eat.

“Kkueng! Kkueng!” Kkueng barked loudly, greeting Sejun.

Then, Kkueng barked again, his voice full of worry, “Dad is not well! He collapsed because he used too much mana!”

“What?! Master collapsed?!” Bulkkot’s leaves rustled anxiously as she asked, her voice trembling slightly.

Kkueng thumped his chest, “Kkueng! Kkueng! Kku-Kkueng! He collapsed after using lightning! Dad is weak! I’m very worried that Dad might die because of this!”

Kkueng whimpered with worry as he told Bulkkot about his fears while hunting fish with a single punch.

Kkueng knew Sejun was as weak as a sunfish, but he didn’t realize Sejun always got himself into dangerous situations. Even now, the Golden Bat was guarding Sejun just in case.

“This won’t do. I need to come up with a solution.”

“Kkueng! Kkueng!”

“That’s right! We need a solution!”

Bulkkot and Kkueng looked for a way to make Sejun stronger. But even after thinking for a long time, they couldn’t find a good idea.

Meanwhile, far away in the tower…

On Floor 55 of the Tower,

“Oh ice, heed my call, shroud this place in mist. Ice Fog!”

To buy time for the group to escape, Iona created a thick, white fog of ice. It swirled around them, making it hard to see and chilling the air.

The group, who had easily defeated Grid and were trying to save Zeras, faced unexpected enemies inside the barrier. They were the White Knights guarding Grid’s mansion: Dragon Tooth Soldiers made of dragon bones.

There were 100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers. They were not very strong or fast, but they were very dangerous because you could not destroy them, and they never got tired. The group, chased by them, became more and more tired.

They thought about breaking the barrier to escape, but they couldn’t break it from the inside like when they entered. So, they kept fighting and running from the Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

As the group grew more tired,

Ppyu-Ppyu!

Ppyu-Ppyu squeaked excitedly, pointing with his paw, suggesting that the Red Ribbon royal family’s secret passage might still be there, and they should go there. They dodged the Dragon Tooth Soldiers and followed Ppyu-Ppyu to the secret passage entrance.

Creak.

Ppyu-Ppyu pushed the bottom of the rock.

Rattle Rattle.

The rock moved, showing the entrance to the hidden secret passage. The Red Ribbon palace had fallen apart, but luckily, Grid had not touched the underground area, so the secret passage was still there.

“Hurry!”

“Hurry!”

Elka and Hegel led the wolves into the secret passage.

And

Ppyu-Ppyu!

Once even the black rabbit had entered the secret passage, Ppyu-Ppyu quickly called his master.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu- I understand. Oh ice, grant the enemy the bitterest snow and wind! Blizzard.”

Iona felt a rush of fear as the Dragon Tooth Soldiers chased them. She knew she had to protect her friends. She cast the spell and quickly went into the closing secret passage.

Thud.

Whooosh.

As the secret passage closed, Iona cast Blizzard. A freezing wind howled as Iona cast Blizzard. Snow and ice flew everywhere, covering the ground and making it impossible to see.

And

Crack.

The Dragon Tooth Soldiers chasing the animals froze in the blizzard, stopping their chase. The strong wind erased any sign of the secret passage moving.

“Ugh…”

Sejun, who had been lying down all day yesterday, woke up. He still didn’t feel well from being so tired from using mana. He felt weak and didn’t want to do anything.

“But I have to do what I have to do.”

Scritch.

Even though his body felt heavy, Sejun knew he had to keep going. He had to take care of his farm. Sejun barely made a mark on the wall of his bedroom, starting the morning of his 275th day of being alone.

After marking the date, Sejun went outside.

Kkueng!

Kkueng, who was making Sejun’s breakfast, saw Sejun and ran over. The Golden Bat, who had been watching Sejun all night, was sleeping on the ceiling of Sejun’s bedroom.

Thump.

Kkueng grew to 3m tall, grabbed Sejun’s shoulders, and took him back to the bedroom.

“Kkueng, what’s wrong? I can move now.”

Sejun tried to go out, but

Plop.

Kkueng lightly pressed Sejun’s chest with his paw as Sejun tried to get up. That alone completely stopped Sejun.

“Kkueng! Kkueng!”

“No! Dad needs to eat a lot and rest!”

Sejun had to eat soup in bed because Kkueng made him.

A little later, Kkueng, who was watching Sejun to keep him from leaving, lay down next to Sejun and fell asleep, making the bedroom quiet.

And

Kkulorong.

Baerorong.

Only Kkueng and the Golden Bat’s snores could be heard. They were both tired from worrying so much about Sejun.

“You guys.”

Sejun felt warm inside thinking about how much they cared for him, and he stroked Kkueng’s belly. It was fluffy.

Then, he suddenly remembered Kkueng stopping him earlier.

“Receive my punishment. Pffft.”

Sejun got revenge by farting on Kkueng’s belly.

Kkuhehehe.

Kkueng laughed in his sleep because Sejun’s fart tickled him. After playing around like that, Sejun carefully got up and went outside. He felt too stuffy being at home.

“Hoo.”

Sejun, who came outside, took a deep breath.

“The seed shop will open soon. A good seed has to come out, so…”

Clang.

Sejun mumbled to himself, opened the subspace warehouse, took out a strawberry, and came out.

And

Slurp.

He took a bite of the strawberry.

“Mmm.”

The strawberry’s freshness seemed to give him energy.

[You have consumed a Lucky Strawberry.]

[Luck will increase for 1 hour.]

“I hope the seed shop opens late. Then I can eat one more strawberry.”

As Sejun was thinking useless thoughts,

Whirr. Whirr.

The young Poison Honeybee Queen, who had decided to follow Sejun yesterday, flew over with something and landed on Sejun’s shoulder.

It looked like honey jelly, but it shimmered with gold dust inside. It was so bright and golden, it looked like it was made of sunlight.

“Seventh, did you sleep well?”

Sejun asked the young Poison Honeybee Queen. Sejun named the queens in the order they arrived, as there were many queens.

Whirr. Whirr.

[I slept well. And this is my sincerity. Hee hee hee.]

Plop.

The Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen put the honey jelly she had brought in Sejun’s hand and rubbed her forepaws like a fly. She was already offering bribes; she had a talent for being a sycophant.

“Thank you.”

Sejun thanked the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen and then looked at the honey jelly.

[Golden Royal Jelly]

[The Poison Honeybee Queen has refined various types of honey jelly for a long time using her vision.]

[The taste and nutrition of honey jelly have been enhanced through refinement.]

[Forcibly unlocks latent magical talents upon consumption.]

[Expiration date: 100 years]

[Grade: A+]

“Forcibly unlocks magical talents?!”

Sejun’s face lit up as he read the description of the Golden Royal Jelly.

This is totally mine! It was just what Sejun needed, who was suffering from mana exhaustion. If he gained magical talent, he could get effects like more mana or faster mana recovery.

Also, if magical talent was unlocked, he could make the talent even better with honey jelly.

“Jackpot! Thank you so much, Seventh!”

Whi… Whirr.

[Hehe. I’m so glad my bribe… gift pleased Master.]

‘Was it really a bribe?’

“But did you make this?”

Whirr. Whirr.

[No. My Queen’s Queen’s Queen’s… ]

The Seventh Queen Poison Honeybee stopped after saying ‘Queen’ 10 times. According to the Seventh Queen Poison Honeybee, it had been stored since then. It seemed that it could no longer be made because the flowers had disappeared.

“Can’t you make it?”

Whirr. Whirr.

[Well. I tasted honey for the first time yesterday… but I will work hard!]

“Okay.”

Sejun liked that the Seventh Queen Poison Honeybee was eager to help. And he quickly swallowed the Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen’s bribe.

Now was the best time to eat the Golden Royal Jelly, with his luck increased after eating the Lucky Strawberry.

Plop.

As soon as it entered his mouth, the golden jelly became soft like dough. At the same time, a soft but strong sweetness filled his mouth. It was so sweet that it made his head hurt, but strangely, it didn’t hurt.

Because of that, Sejun could enjoy the sweetness.

And

Gulp.

The soft Golden Royal Jelly went down easily.

“Wow.”

No sweetness stayed in his mouth, making it clean until the end.

[You have consumed Golden Royal Jelly.]

[Forcibly unlocks latent magical talents.]

Blue orbs swirled around Sejun’s body.

Then

[Forcibly unlocks magical talents higher than latent talents.]

Even larger blue orbs appeared with the message.

“Oh! It’s really working!”

Sejun was happy that eating the Lucky Strawberry was worth it,

Swoosh.

One of the blue orbs went into Sejun’s body.

[Talent: The mana circuit is preparing to bloom.]

“Mana circuit?”

As Sejun tried to figure out what kind of ability it was with the new talent,

[Talent: The body is not strong enough to bloom the mana circuit.]

[Talent: Forcibly blooms the mana circuit.]

“Kuh-ugh!”

With the message that the talent was being forcibly bloomed, a strong energy spread throughout Sejun’s body from his stomach, and he felt a sharp, burning pain shot through Sejun’s body, like every part of him was being stretched and pulled.

“What is this…”

Sejun couldn’t handle the pain and passed out.

Whirr.

The Seventh Poison Honeybee Queen quickly asked for help. Of course, she didn’t say that he collapsed after eating what she gave him. If she made a mistake, Sejun might die before waking up.

A little later,

Kkueng!

Kkueng, who was sleeping inside, ran out, dragged Sejun, and went back into the bedroom. As expected, Dad is weak!

Kkueng thought that weak Sejun had fainted from being outside. It was unfair to Sejun.

And

[What?! Master collapsed again?! Those bad fire ants!]

When Bulkkot heard that Sejun had collapsed, she decided to punish the fire ants who had caused Sejun to faint.

Rumble.

Bulkkot began to spread its roots to the south.

“Puhu-hut. Things ended faster than I thought, meow!”

Theo, who had finished the deal and creating the Earth Defense Force, was happy and was about to go back up to the 99th floor of the tower with the interns when

“Something’s not right, meow!”

“Huh?!”

Theo’s smile disappeared. Bill and Jeff became nervous because they always had to run when Theo looked serious.

“Park Sejun’s knees have weakened, meow! Run quickly, meow!”

Theo started running fast.

As he was about to enter the merchant passage connecting the 70th to 80th floors of the tower,

“Hey, you! Merchant! What are you selling?”

Theo stopped when he heard the voice.

“Why did you call me, meow?!”

Theo asked the wandering merchant who had put his goods on the stall.

“Huh?!”

The wandering merchant was surprised by Theo’s words. He had called out to another wandering merchant passing by, but Theo thought he was calling him. The only wonderful wandering merchant is me, meow!

“Ah! I called you to see some items that suit the wonderful cat, meow!”

The wandering merchant quickly changed his words.

“Is that so, meow?”

Theo looked at the items on the stall.

“Meow…”

There were many big and flashy carvings. But Theo didn’t look at them and focused on what his paws felt.

Then

“Meow?”

Tingle.

Theo felt something pulling on his paw.

“Give me that, meow!”

“Huh?! This one?”

The wandering merchant smiled when Theo pointed to the statue. It was a strange statue about the size of a small golf ball, and he didn’t know what it was made of.

“Really?”

“That’s right, meow!”

‘I just put up something I found on the street, and there’s a merchant who wants to buy it.’

“Ahem. It’s cheap, so just give me 3 Tower Coins.”

The wandering merchant said it like he was giving it away, but even the most expensive statues he was selling didn’t cost 3 Tower Coins.

But

“Cut the price, meow!”

He had met the wrong person. No matter how much he wanted to buy it, Theo couldn’t just buy it.

“Then… just 2 Tower Coins…”

“Cut the price, meow!”

Theo bought the strange statue for 0.5 Tower Coins after cutting the price 3 times and ran back to Sejun.

‘Puhu-hut. President Park, wait, meow! I’m bringing something good, meow!’