Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 125

Kweeeeeng! Kkuengi, the baby Crimson Giant Bear, wailed loudly. His cries went on and on.

“Kuoong?” Pink Fur, his mother, rumbled, a sound of concern. She felt something was wrong. She hurried over to Kkuengi. It was unusual for him to cry like this. Usually, Sejun would calm him down quickly, and Kkuengi would stop.

“Kuoong!” Pink Fur reached Kkuengi and saw what was making him cry.

“Kweeeeeng!” Sejun was gone! Kkuengi was screaming as loud as he could.

“Squeak! Kkeak!” Nearby rabbits and mushroom ants wanted to comfort Kkuengi. But they couldn’t get too close. Kkuengi was crying and moving around too much.

“Kuoong?” Pink Fur gently stroked Kkuengi to try and stop his tears. “What’s wrong, little one?” she rumbled softly.

“Kwe…eeeeng! Kkeak!”

“[Dad… went to the 77th floor alone! Dad might be getting hurt by bad guys!]” Kkuengi answered, crying even more sorrowfully and intensely as Pink Fur hugged him.

“Kuoong?!” Pink Fur was shocked by Kkuengi’s words. The situation was serious.

Just then,

“-What?! Where did Sejun go?!” Kaiser asked, sounding shocked. He had been happy just moments ago, enjoying a big thank you meal of sweet potatoes. He’d eaten roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato soup, and even sweet potato rice cakes because he helped with the fire ants.

“Kwe… Kkueng!” Kkuengi explained the whole story of Sejun’s disappearance to Kaiser. He was scared of Grandpa Dragon, so he held back his tears and explained as clearly as possible.

“-He disappeared when he unfolded the land document? That idiot just unfolded the land document?!” Kaiser shouted in an angry voice, as if he was bursting with frustration at Kkuengi’s explanation.

“Kkueng…”

“[Maybe it unfolded on its own when Dad grabbed it…]” Kkuengi said in a timid voice to defend his dad.

But it was nonsense. The land document item, if unowned, had a summoning function to recognize the first person to unfold it as the owner, so it was locked to prevent it from activating at any time.

The land document would not open unless force was deliberately applied. Sejun had unfolded the land document without reading the explanation.

“-Ahem… then what about my sweet potato soup…?” Kellion said sadly. “Does this mean no more sweet potato soup?” He loved that soup.

“-Is soup the problem now?!” Kaiser snapped at Kellion for worrying about the soup. He really had no sense. It wasn’t the soup that was the problem now, but the roasted sweet pota… no. It was Aileen who was the problem.

“-Grandpa! Find Sejun now!” Aileen said quickly. She was clearly worried and pushed Kaiser to act as soon as she heard Sejun was gone.

“-Aileen, wait a moment. This guy suddenly disappeared… Everyone under me, assemble!” Kaiser hurriedly summoned all the monsters on the farm to rescue Sejun, who had been summoned to the 77th floor.

The sudden disappearance of Sejun put the 99th floor in a complete state of emergency.

“[Arrived at the farm on the 77th floor.]”

“This is the farm?” Sejun looked around. All he could see were trees. Hundreds of them. But they were all dead or dying. Their branches were bare and twisted, reaching up like bony fingers. The air felt dry and still.

“There aren’t any monsters, are there?” This was the first time Sejun was on another floor without his animal friends. Being alone in this strange, empty place made him feel uneasy. He looked around nervously. Fortunately, there were no monsters in sight.

He felt a strange silence around him. Too silent. Then, he heard rustling in the dead trees.

Just then,

Thud.

Something touched Sejun’s back.

“Ugh!” Too surprised, Sejun ran as fast as he could without looking back and hid behind a withered tree nearby.

And

‘What is it?’ While he was looking for the thing that had touched his back,

(Sejun, where is this?)

A voice came from Sejun’s back.

“Golden Bat?”

(Yes! It’s me!)

Flap. Flap.

The Golden Bat flew forward from Sejun’s back.

The land document recognized the Golden Bat, who had been dozing off on Sejun’s back, as part of Sejun and moved him along. Thanks to the Golden Bat’s small size. It was fortunate.

“Oh! That’s really a relief! This is the 77th floor. It seems like only we were moved.”

Sejun looked at the Golden Bat and felt relieved. He wasn’t alone.

(Bat bat! Since the brothers aren’t here, I’ll protect you, Sejun!) The Golden Bat shouted loudly and circled around Sejun.

Thanks to that, Sejun, feeling more at ease, looked at the land document in his hand. Since the land document had moved him here, he thought there would be a way to return in the land document as well.

[Land Document of the Farm on the 77th Floor] This is a land document that proves you are the owner of the farm on the 77th floor. You can be recognized as the owner of the land document after going through the imprinting process. It has been over 100 years since the land document’s information was last updated. Owner: None Grade: A

“What?! Where’s the way back?!” There was no way back in sight. Moreover, there was no explanation of the imprinting process at all.

“What am I supposed to do?!” As Sejun frowned at the unhelpful information,

[The land document of the farm on the 77th floor is updating the farm’s information.]

“Update?” A new message appeared.

And

Ookkie! Ookkie-kie!

100 monkeys surrounded and approached. The monkeys were holding crude wooden spears and wooden shields, surrounding Sejun.

“Hmph. I can handle this much. Dark Cloud…” Sejun, gaining confidence from the monkeys’ poor equipment, created a dark cloud and prepared to fight the monkeys,

Ookkie!

The monkeys, who had climbed onto the trees at some point, threw nets at Sejun from above.

(Sejun! Dodge it!) The Golden Bat tried to pull Sejun away from the net, but Sejun was too heavy for the Golden Bat.

Thanks to that, the two of them were caught in the net together. If he had run away alone, he could have avoided it, but the Golden Bat, who was taking care of Sejun, was caught together.

And

Ookkie!

Sejun and the Golden Bat, who were instantly surrounded by monkeys, were tied up like roast chickens with long wooden sticks and began to be transported somewhere.

Just then,

[The monkeys are currently illegally occupying the farm.] [A quest has occurred.] [Quest: Defeat or negotiate with the monkeys who illegally occupy the farm and reclaim the rights to the land.] Reward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the land document

The quest appeared belatedly.

“You’re telling me this now.” Sejun read the message while dangling from the stick and sighed.

(Sejun! Don’t worry! I can go to Earth soon!)

“Really?” Come to think of it, it had been almost a week since the Golden Bat had gone to Earth. When he returned from Earth, the rope tying the Golden Bat would naturally be released.

And if the Golden Bat, who had returned to the tower, untied Sejun’s rope, he could escape. He was flustered by the net just now, but this time he was going to show them what he was made of.

“Okay. Be careful.”

(Then I’ll be back.)

The Golden Bat had vanished.

The monkey holding the stick noticed the Golden Bat was gone and quickly told his boss.

The boss monkey looked at the ropes tying up Sejun’s arms.

“It’s alright. He’s the one we need,” the boss monkey said.

The monkey helping the boss checked the ropes on Sejun’s legs.

“But will the gorillas accept him?” the helper monkey asked.

“They will. He’s… hairy enough, like us, I suppose,” the boss monkey replied.

‘Similar? Similar to *monkeys*?!’ Sejun’s heart pounded. He tugged at the ropes, his fingers numb with fear. “Golden Bat, please come back,” he whispered, his voice shaking.

“It would be nice if he lasts a while. Over a hundred males have married the gorilla tribe leader’s daughter and died,” one monkey said.

‘What?! I’m going to marry a gorilla?! Golden Bat, hurry and save me!’

Marrying a gorilla? That simply wouldn’t do. Sejun desperately wished for the Golden Bat to return quickly.

“No time! Let’s move quickly!” the boss monkey urged, and they moved fast.

Meanwhile, far away in the tower…

“What is it, nya?” Theo asked, arriving on the 38th floor of the tower and sensing something was wrong.

“Suddenly, Park Sejun’s knees are getting closer, nya!” the knee detector signaled danger.

‘Something must have happened to Chairman Park, nya!’ Theo thought.

“I must quickly finish the transaction and return, nya!” Theo hurried back to the camp.

“Humans! Gather round, quickly nya!” Theo called out, his voice echoing across the dusty 40th floor. Hunters, weary from their battles but eager for new supplies, began to gather around him, their eyes bright with anticipation.

However, the camp was empty. With the Detox Daepa’s effects working well, most hunters were on the 40th floor.

“Theo, wait a moment. Everyone is hunting on the 40th floor.”

“Then I shall go to the 40th floor, nya!” Anxious, Theo decided to go to the 40th floor himself.

A short while later, Theo gathered the hunters and started the auction on the 40th floor.

“The first item is the Strength Sweet Potato, nya! I’m selling 10,000 in groups of 1,000, nya!” Theo said, wanting to finish quickly.

“200,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

“250,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

“280,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

The bids went up fast. Starting at 200 Top Coins each, the price was already high.

“Sold, nya!” The 10,000 Strength Sweet Potatoes sold for about 290 Top Coins each.

“Next, 10,000 Detox Daepa, nya!” Theo quickly started the next auction. There were many crops to sell.

“80,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

“100,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

The Detox Daepa had been expensive before because there weren’t many, but this time the price was lower.

“Sold, nya!” The average price dropped by about 30%, selling for 105 Top Coins each. Still, it didn’t matter. Today, a new crop was being sold.

‘The final item today is the Strength Potato, nya!’ Theo thought, showing the potatoes to the hunters.

“Oh! This helps the stomach!”

“Then this will cure stomach cancer!”

“What?! Cure stomach cancer?!”

The hunters were excited about the new cancer-curing crop. Those with family suffering from stomach cancer quickly borrowed money from others.

“Then, let’s begin, nya!”

“130,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

The starting price was higher than the Detox Daepa. Even though it was the same type of cancer, stomach cancer and liver cancer were different. More people had stomach cancer than liver cancer.

More cancer patients wanted the Strength Potato than the Detox Daepa. So, the Strength Potato sold for more.

“180,000 Top Coins for 1,000!”

Also, because it was the first crop to cure stomach cancer, it was extra valuable.

“Completely sold out, nya!” Thus, each Strength Potato sold for about 197 Top Coins. Total sales were 4.92 million Top Coins. He had doubled the previous sales, but Theo couldn’t be happy.

The knee radar showed Sejun was in danger.

“Theo, let’s take a picture.”

As the auction ended, hunters wanted to take pictures with Theo.

“There is no photo time today, nya!” Theo refused, ignoring the Churu treats the hunters offered.

“See you next time, nya!” Theo quickly left to find Sejun.

Did you pack snacks?

Pink Fur checked Kkuenge’s bag one last time.

“Packed them!” Kkuenge tapped the honey-filled snack pouch.

What about meals?

“Fire Sister grilled a big fish for me!” Kkuenge showed the large bag on his back. Pink Fur opened it and saw a huge tuna cut into three pieces.

Eat sparingly and come back safely.

“I’ll definitely find Daddy!”

Pink Fur licked Kkuenge in farewell. Because Kkuenge really wanted to find his father, he joined the Black Minotaurs’ Sejun rescue team.

As Pink Fur said goodbye to Kkuenge,

-Are you ready?

“Ready!” Kkuenge answered Kaiser.

-If you have this, you will know which direction Sejun is in.

Kaiser gave Kkuenge a compass that could find Sejun using the Intermediate Manager’s mark.

“Then I’ll be off!” Kkuenge, carrying a bag bigger than himself, said goodbye with a determined look and joined the Black Minotaurs.

The 500 Black Minotaurs roared, signaling they were leaving.

“I’ll punish all the bad guys who are bothering Daddy!” Kkuenge also roared, starting his long journey to find his father.