Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 113

Sejun groaned. “Ugh… Where am I?”

He tried to sit up, but he couldn’t move. Ropes! He was tied up like a bug in a net! He looked up at the wooden ceiling above his bed. It was plain, but he knew it well.

‘Oh, right. I fainted!’ Sejun remembered the terrible pain before he passed out. He shivered. He never wanted to feel that again. “Ugh…”

(Sejun! You’re awake?!)

Flap. Flap.

The golden bat, who had been watching over Sejun from the ceiling, flew down as soon as Sejun opened his eyes, landing gently beside Sejun’s face.

(I’m so glad you’re awake!)

Squeak squeak.

Making happy noises, the golden bat rubbed its face against Sejun’s cheek.

“Thank you for your concern.”

Sejun tried to move his arm to stroke the golden bat when—

“Huh?”

His arm wouldn’t move. In fact, he couldn’t move his entire body.

“What’s going on?”

Could this be a side effect of receiving such a high-level talent?! A sudden fear washed over him.

“Ugh.”

Sejun strained to lift his head and look down at his body.

“What is this?!”

Sejun was shocked to see himself bound tightly like a caterpillar with ropes. It was Kkueng’s handiwork, designed to prevent Sejun from going outside and collapsing again.

“Ugh! Ugh! Haa!”

Sejun struggled to break free from the ropes, but they were made by weaving multiple layers of ivy, making it impossible for Sejun to overcome with his strength alone.

“Golden Bat, please untie me.”

Having given up on freeing himself, Sejun asked the golden bat for help.

However,

(Uh?! Kkueng told me never to untie you!)

The golden bat looked troubled by Sejun’s words. Given Kkueng’s threats, it was understandable. Kkueng’s fists were big and close.

‘Who should the golden bat listen to more? Me or Kkueng?’ He could have troubled the golden bat with such a childish question, but he stopped himself.

‘I am an adult, after all.’

It’s not that he was afraid of Kkueng, no, not at all!

“I should buy some seeds.”

Sejun gave up on untying himself and checked the seed shop window that had appeared while he was unconscious.

[200 Radish Seeds – 3 Top Coins]

[100 Cabbage Seeds – 1 Top Coin]

[100 Cheongyang Chili Seeds – 0.7 Top Coins]

[100 Cucumber Seeds – 0.5 Top Coins]

“That’s 5.2 in total.”

It slightly exceeded the purchase limit of 5 Top Coins.

“I’ll skip the Cheongyang chili.”

He had already harvested Cheongyang chilies and replanted the seeds. Since each chili contained about 200 seeds, he wasn’t too disappointed.

Sejun bought all the remaining seeds, excluding the Cheongyang chili.

[You have purchased 200 Radish Seeds.]

[You have purchased 100 Cabbage Seeds.]

[You have purchased 100 Cucumber Seeds.]

[A total of 4.5 Top Coins has been deducted from Seed Bank Park Sejun’s account.]

[You have earned 45 Seed Shop Mileage points.]

[You have accumulated a total of 151 Seed Shop Mileage points.]

Clink.

Three small leather pouches filled with seeds landed on Sejun’s bound hands.

[Thank you for using the Seed Shop.]

[You can use Seed Shop Lv. 2 again in 30 days.]

“But what time is it now?”

(It’s dawn.)

“Really? Should I sleep more then?”

Sejun closed his eyes to go back to sleep.

However,

Squeak squeak.

The golden bat, lying on Sejun’s chest, was gazing at Sejun’s face with a pleased expression. The intense gaze made it impossible for Sejun to fall asleep.

‘I should check my talent.’

Sejun looked at the ceiling, avoiding the golden bat’s gaze, and checked the talent that had knocked him unconscious: Magic Circuit.

[Talent: Magic Circuit]

-This talent establishes a circuit throughout the body that allows magic power to circulate, enabling efficient use of magic.

-Increases Magic Power stat by +5%

-Increases Magic Power recovery rate by +100%

-Increases the effect of Magic Power enhancing items by +50%

“Woooow…”

Sejun’s mouth hung open at the sheer awesomeness of the talent.

Magic Power stat +5%. If he had 100 Magic Power, it meant an additional 5 would be added.

And the options of a 100% increase in Magic Power recovery rate and a 50% increase in the effect of Magic Power enhancing items were all incredible.

“Hehe. This is my talent? Am I really getting stronger now?”

Confirming his talent filled him with confidence.

‘With this…’

While he was thinking about how to use his newly acquired talent,

Zzzzzz.

Sejun fell asleep.

Squeak.

The golden bat followed suit.

Meanwhile, far away from Sejun’s room…

“The secret passage is in excellent condition.”

Iona said, using light magic to examine the secret passage.

“But where does the secret passage lead to?”

Elka asked Ppyu Ppyu.

Ppyu Ppyu. (This secret passage is connected to the Red Ribbon Kingdom’s treasure vault.)

Squeak?! (Treasure vault?!)

The black rabbit asked with an excited expression at Ppyu Ppyu’s words.

However,

Ppyu Ppyu. (There are no treasures in the treasure vault. They were all moved a long time ago.)

Ppyu Ppyu said, shaking its head. It was before Ppyu Ppyu was even born, so Ppyu Ppyu didn’t know where the treasures had gone.

“If it’s connected to the treasure vault, we can go straight to the basement of Grid’s mansion. We’ll go up from there.”

At Iona’s words, the animals moved along the secret passage. There were traps along the way, but

“Oh, power of the wind! Rush forth at my command! Wind Blow!”

Iona’s magic activated all the traps.

They arrived in a large room. Stone walls surrounded them, and a giant white dragon statue stood in the center. It felt cold and empty.

“Who are you?! How dare you raise your heads in my presence?!”

The white dragon statue in the center of the treasure vault roared at them.

“What’s wrong? My right forepaw suddenly aches.”

Kaiser said, stroking the long scar on his right arm that reached up to his elbow. It was a glorious wound he had received 8,000 years ago while fighting the white dragon, Kellion.

He had broken his arm bones in a great injury while punching Kellion’s snout with a powerful punch, but Kellion had all his front teeth knocked out. It was a one-punch, twenty-tooth knockout.

“Hehehe. That guy has been eating only soft things for the rest of his life.”

Kaiser smiled contentedly, thinking about what happened back then. He later heard that Kellion, regretting his lost teeth, had used them to create dragon tooth soldiers.

“When my scar throbs like this, strong liquor and sweet snacks are the best. Hehehe. I should ask Sejun for some roasted sweet potatoes.”

Kaiser took out a bottle of fire carrot liquor and moved the black dragon statue to find Sejun.

Squeak!

The golden bat, who had been sleeping on Sejun’s chest, hurriedly woke up. It heard someone approaching.

‘It’s Kkueng.’

Flap. Flap.

The golden bat hurriedly hung from the ceiling as Kkueng entered.

(Everything’s okay! I watched him good!)

The golden bat saluted with its right wing.

Kkueng.

Kkueng nodded and checked on Sejun. Fortunately, he wasn’t caught slacking off.

“Kkueng! Untie me quickly!”

Sejun, who had woken up due to the commotion, said to Kkueng. He needed to go to the bathroom.

Kkueng!

Snap.

With a little force from Kkueng, the ropes snapped easily.

Tap tap tap.

Sejun hurriedly went to take care of his business, and when he returned,

Kkueng!

[My tummy is empty! Food time!]

Kkueng patted its belly and rubbed its face against Sejun’s chest.

“Kkueng, don’t tie Daddy up like this next time, okay? It’s bad.”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[I didn’t know it was bad! I won’t tie you up next time!]

Kkueng nodded and replied to Sejun’s words.

“Let’s eat.”

Sejun washed the empty pot and made a new soup. The cafeteria pots were all empty, as he had taken a day off yesterday.

“Who’s going to cut this?”

Sejun said, taking out the frozen Purple Locust meat. Theo had gone down to trade, and there were no animals to thinly slice the meat.

As Sejun was pondering,

(I’ll help you!)

The golden bat offered to help.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

(Just leave it to me!)

At first, he was worried about the golden bat’s feeble appearance, but

Slice.

Seeing the meat being cut as easily as cutting Marching Pudding with the golden bat’s wings, Sejun once again realized that there was nothing more useless than worrying about others in this place.

‘That’s right. I just need to do well…’

“From now on, the golden bat will be the cooking assistant.”

Sejun assigned the golden bat to be the cooking assistant. The reason was that it was more hygienic as it didn’t shed fur like Theo.

(Thank you!)

Squeak squeak.

The golden bat was so happy, it was like a family honor. And so, the golden bat got the job of assistant cook.

Just then,

“I’m back, meow!”

Theo, who had just lost a job while away, returned.

And

Smack.

As soon as he returned, Theo clung to Sejun’s lap, his usual spot, and began rubbing his head vigorously. All other scents must be banished, meow!

While Theo was diligently marking his territory on Sejun’s lap,

“Good job.”

Sejun said, stroking Theo’s head.

“This is a present, meow! I bought it with my own money, meow!”

A moment later, Theo, having finished marking his scent, presented Sejun with a statue he had bought from a wandering street vendor, holding it out with his soft paws.

“What kind of statue is this?”

“I don’t know, meow! My hand was just drawn to it, meow!”

Theo said proudly to Sejun’s question. He didn’t know what it was, but since he had chosen it, it was bound to be amazing.

Swish.

Sejun took the small statue from Theo and examined it from side to side.

“Ah?! This is a rabbit statue.”

It was heavily worn, but upon closer inspection, the faint outline of a rabbit shape remained. Having identified the statue, Sejun checked its options.

[Statue]

???

Creator: Unknown

Grade: F

“Aileen, appraise this for me.”

[The Tower Administrator says to leave it to them.]

The rabbit statue in Sejun’s hand disappeared.

And then,

[The Tower Administrator says it’s a high-grade item.]

[The Tower Administrator boasts that their aunt made it.]

“Aunt?”

Aileen, having finished the appraisal, sent the rabbit statue back to Sejun. With the seal lifted, the statue regained its original cute rabbit appearance.

“It’s not dangerous, is it?”

Since a dragon had made it, suspicion arose first.

[The Tower Administrator says it’s not dangerous at all.]

“Really?”

[The Tower Administrator says to trust them.]

Sejun checked the rabbit statue’s options again.

[Treasure Vault Guardian Rabbit Statue]

This statue was commissioned by the great black dragon, Tara Fritani, from the dwarves when she was the guardian dragon of the Red Ribbon Kingdom, and was gifted to the royal family after being enchanted.

It controls the entry and exit of the royal palace’s treasure vault, allowing items to be freely added and removed.

Creator: Black Dragon Tara

Grade: S

Skills: [Store Lv. Max], [Retrieve Lv. Max]

“The Red Ribbon Kingdom’s treasure vault?”

The kingdom’s treasure vault?

“Shall we just take a peek at what’s inside?”

Sejun gave the animals a sly smile. Since they could put it back, there wouldn’t be any trace left.

“Sounds good, meow! Let’s raid the treasure vault, meow!”

Kkueng!

[I hope there’s food!]

(I want to see the treasures!)

The animals’ intentions differed, but they all agreed to take items from the treasure vault.

“Alright. Retrieve!”

As Sejun said, holding up the statue,

[Current list of items available for retrieval from the Red Ribbon Kingdom’s treasure vault (Total: 1)]

Unregistered Statue X 1

A list of items that could be taken from the treasure vault appeared.

“Eh. Only one item?”

It seemed someone had already looted everything, leaving only the heavy statue behind.

“I should retrieve this anyway.”

Sejun selected the unregistered statue.

[Retrieving 1 unregistered statue from the Red Ribbon Kingdom’s treasure vault.]

Thud.

A portal opened in the sky, and a white dragon statue fell out.

A scary feeling came from the statue.

“You said this wasn’t dangerous?”

[The Tower Administrator claims that only the items they appraised are not dangerous.]

Just then,

“You white rascal! How dare you loiter around here!”

Kaiser, who had been excitedly flying over with the thought of making Sejun make his roasted sweet potatoes, his favorite snack, roared at the sight of the white dragon statue.