Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 126

The Golden Bat flapped his wings quickly.

He was in a hurry to return to the tower, his mind racing with the thought of saving Sejun. The items he had grabbed from Earth now seemed unimportant.

I have to grab something!

The Golden Bat grabbed the first thing he saw and returned to the tower.

Back on the 77th floor, the Golden Bat looked around in a hurry.

Huh?! Where is Sejun?!

Sejun, who had been dragged away by the monkeys, was nowhere to be seen.

Deep inside the eastern part of the mana stone mine on the 77th floor of the tower, Iona arrived at the excavation site with Gonova, the Vice Tower Lord, as her guide.

“Are we there?” Iona asked.

“Yes, Iona,” Gonova replied. “But finding the Holy Stone from here won’t be easy.”

“Is that so?”

Iona closed her eyes and used mana detection to find the exact location of the Holy Stone to help with the excavation. However, because this was a mana stone mine, the overlapping waves of mana made it difficult and time-consuming to find the Holy Stone.

As Iona focused, analyzing each mana wave to find the Holy Stone’s signature, Gonova thought,

‘Then, farewell.’

Thump.

Gonova smirked at Iona, carefully placed a fist-sized blue orb on the ground, and left.

A moment later,

Boom! Bang!

Thud!

A massive explosion shook the mine, destroying the area where Iona stood.

“Now, I am the Tower Lord of the Gravity Tower, Gonova! Hahaha!” Gonova laughed as he watched the eastern mine collapse. Iona had joined the Gravity Tower after him but had become the Tower Lord, even though Gonova had been the previous Tower Lord’s best student.

He hated Iona. Compared to her talent, his own was like a firefly compared to the sun. He didn’t dare to compete with her.

After becoming the Tower Lord, she became famous for her work outside the tower, earning the nickname ‘The Great Destruction Magician.’ She even became the Chairman of the Mages Association, making her position even stronger.

Gonova was about to give up on becoming the Tower Lord when the Tower Lords of the other seven great towers—the Flame Tower, the Destruction Tower, and the Meteorite Tower—secretly contacted him.

They told him that if he killed Iona, they would help him become the Tower Lord and the Chairman of the Mages Association.

This gave Gonova new hope, and he chose the mana stone mine he managed as the place to get rid of Iona.

The place Gonova took Iona was full of unstable mana stones. Even a small magical explosion could cause the mana stones to explode, so work had been stopped there.

“Heh heh heh. Now, I should go back and get ready.” Gonova chuckled and returned to the tower to prepare for Iona’s funeral. He had already thought of what to write on her grave:

-Died using magic in a place where unstable mana stones were buried. Foolishly.

Bang!

Rumble.

Even after Gonova returned to the Gravity Tower, explosions continued in the deep eastern part of the mine, causing the ground to shake. There was no Holy Stone there to begin with.

“What is it, nya?!” Theo stopped at the entrance to the 77th floor, looking confused. He had been running towards the 99th floor.

“Why do I feel Chairman Park’s knee here, nya?” He felt Sejun’s knee nearby. Theo was confused because Sejun’s knee should have been on the 99th floor.

However,

“I’m going to the 77th floor, nya!”

Now was not the time to wait. He decided to trust his feelings.

“Park Sejun’s knee is in danger, nya!” The feeling that Sejun’s knee was in danger was getting stronger.

After entering the 77th floor and walking for about 10 minutes,

“Nya?” Theo looked confused again.

“Now, Chairman Park’s knee is not in danger, nya!” Suddenly, Sejun’s knee was safe.

“I’m so happy, nya!” Theo was happy that his knee was safe and hurried towards Sejun.

Flap. Flap.

Sejun!

The Golden Bat looked for Sejun.

Sejun!

He found Sejun locked in a wooden cage in the middle of a village with hundreds of huts made of branches and grass.

Ooki…

The monkey guarding him was dozing off.

“Golden Bat, you’ve come,” Sejun said quietly, happy to see him.

“Hurry up and unlock this!” Sejun didn’t want to marry a gorilla. He had to escape because they said he would be leaving for the gorilla village tomorrow morning.

Yes. Please take this.

The Golden Bat handed Sejun what he had brought from Earth.

“Huh? This is a banana?” Sejun took the banana from the Golden Bat.

Is that what it’s called? It smelled sweet, so I brought it from Earth.

Scritch.

The Golden Bat cut the wood of the wooden cage.

Sejun carefully placed the cut wood on the ground and was about to leave the cage when,

Ooki?

“Huh?!”

The monkey woke up because of the sweet smell and looked at Sejun.

Ooki!

Ookikki!

The other monkeys hurried out of their huts when they heard the guard’s shout.

Sejun was quickly surrounded by monkeys.

“Golden Bat, make a path for me as soon as I attack.”

Yes!

As Sejun was planning his escape with the Golden Bat,

Ooka!

An old monkey with a staff walked out from among the monkeys and suddenly bowed to Sejun.

“Huh?!”

Then,

Ooki!

Ooki!

The monkeys followed the old monkey and bowed to Sejun.

“Why are they suddenly doing this?” Sejun was confused.

I don’t know.

The Golden Bat was just as confused.

“Is it because of this?” Sejun waved the banana from side to side.

Then,

Ooki!

The monkeys became excited.

Theo’s feelings were right. This was the moment Theo felt Sejun’s knee was safe.

At that moment,

[The monkeys who are living on the farm without permission are now obeying you.]

“Obeying?”

[You have made a friendly agreement with the monkeys.]

[The quest is complete.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, you are now known as the owner of the land.]

[Land Deed Skill: Farmland Information Lv. Max is now working.]

“Farmland Information?” Sejun checked the land deed again.

[Tower 77th Floor Farmland Deed]

This land deed proves you own the farm on the 77th floor of the tower.

You will be known as the owner of the land after the engraving process.

The land deed information was last updated over 100 years ago.

**Owner:** Top Farmer Park Sejun

**Grade:** A

**Skill:** [Farm Information Lv. Max] – Sejun could see the skill information.

**[Farm Information Lv. Max]**

**Size:** A large farm (20,000 Pyeong)

**Crops:** 5381 Banana Trees

**Workers:** Just Sejun (the owner)

**Special Notes:** The banana trees are dying from a disease. (They will only live for 30 more days.) There are 749 monkeys who could help as workers.

“Wait, that tree I saw yesterday… it was a banana tree?!”

Sejun remembered the tall tree from his first day on the 77th floor. He couldn’t believe it was a banana tree! He loved bananas more than almost anything. “I have to save them!” he thought. “I need to taste those sweet bananas!” He felt determined to help the trees, no matter what it took.

Then, he saw them.

Ooki…

Ookiki…

The monkeys were still lying down on the ground, looking weak. Sejun slowly walked towards them.

“Moo-mer!” roared the minotaurs.

“Kooeng!” shouted Kooeng happily.

Kooeng and the black minotaurs appeared on the 77th floor.

“Kooeng!”

[This way!] Kooeng pointed with his paw at the compass Kaiser had given him. The arrow showed the direction.

“Moo-mer! Moo-mer!” The black minotaurs lined up, ready to charge. Then, with a mighty roar, they ran in the direction Kooeng pointed.

*Wham!* *Crash!* *Screech!*

Monsters on the 77th floor, surprised by the sudden attack, were crushed under the heavy hooves of the charging minotaurs.

Then, Kooeng stopped. “Kooeng?”

He looked closely at the compass. “Wait… two needles?” There was a white needle and a black needle. Kooeng had told the minotaurs to follow the white needle.

But… Kaiser, the Black Dragon, made this compass. Kooeng thought, “Maybe the black needle is the right way to find Daddy?” He wasn’t sure.

“Kooeng! Minotaurs, come back!” he shouted, realizing they might be going the wrong way. But they were already too far ahead, charging loudly. “Kooeng! Kooeng!”

[I have to go find Daddy myself!] Kooeng decided. He grabbed his bag tightly, ready to run towards the black needle direction.

*Grumble…*

Kooeng’s stomach made a loud noise. “Oh…” He suddenly felt very hungry.

“Kooeng!” [Just one lunch box first! Then I’ll go!] Kooeng opened his bag and took out a tuna lunch box.

*Crunch, crunch.* Kooeng ate the tuna.

“Kooeng…” [I’m eating alone.] He felt a little sad.

Usually, when he ate, Daddy would say, “Good job, Kooeng! You’re eating so well!” And Theo hyung would always complain, “Don’t eat all the grilled fish, Kooeng! Leave some for me!” He missed them both.

*Gulp.* Even though he was lonely, the tuna was still delicious.

“Kooeng!” [I need to find Daddy fast!] Just as Kooeng decided he had to hurry, he heard a noise.

“Kroooooh! Hey, stop!” a deep voice growled.

“Kroo! Stop eating!” another voice said.

Two huge gorillas stepped out from behind some rocks. They were enormous, each one as tall as a tree, with thick fur and big, hungry eyes. They had been hiding from the minotaurs, planning to sneak in and steal Kooeng’s lunch. But Kooeng was eating so quickly, they got impatient.

But Kooeng was not scared. “Kooeng?” [Are you trying to take my food?]

The gorillas had made a big mistake. They were trying to steal from Kooeng when he was eating!

“Kooeng!” [I will not let you steal my food!] He was the fiercest baby Maengshu when it came to his meals.

Kooeng quickly grabbed each gorilla by the back of their necks with his strong paws. Sejun had told him not to tie them up, so he just held them gently… but firmly.

“Kooeng?” [Are you going to try to steal my food again?] Kooeng shook them a little.

“Kroooh! No! No!” cried one gorilla, shaking his head wildly.

“Kroo! Never again!” said the other, terrified. They remembered Kooeng’s powerful punches. They had almost been seriously hurt before!

“Kooeng?!” [Wait! Have you seen my Daddy?] Kooeng suddenly remembered why he was in a hurry.

“Kroo?” (Kooeng-nim’s father?) one gorilla asked, confused.

“Kroo! Oh!” (What does he look like?) the other replied.

“Kooeng.” [He doesn’t have much hair on his head and looks very weak.] Kooeng described Sejun.

The gorillas looked at each other, imagining a giant, skinny Kooeng with a bald head. “We’ll tell you if we see him later!” they promised quickly, wanting to escape.

“Kooeng! [Okay!]” Kooeng let them go. They ran away fast. Kooeng happily went back to eating his tuna.

And then, “Kooeng!”

[Time to find Daddy!]

*Wham!* Kooeng finished his lunch and ran quickly towards the direction of the black compass needle, ready to rescue Sejun.

At the same time, as Kooeng ran, Theo was already close to the monkey village. “I can feel Chairman Park’s energy nearby, nyaa!” he purred. Theo had a special ability to sense Sejun’s presence, especially his knees for some reason.

Sneaking quietly, Theo climbed onto a rooftop. “Where is Chairman Park, nyaa?” he whispered, looking around carefully.

“I’m hungry, is there anything to eat?” Sejun’s voice!

“I found him, nyaa!” Theo jumped down and ran towards the sound, spotting Sejun surrounded by monkeys.

But suddenly, “Ooki! Ookiki!” The monkeys rushed forward, trying to block Theo. They thought he was attacking their god, Sejun!

The monkeys were now worshiping Sejun. They believed he was a god because he had appeared with the magical banana brought by the Golden Bat. Their legends said that anyone who came with bananas would be their savior.

“Wait, stop!” Sejun quickly told the monkeys to stop attacking Theo. “He’s okay! This is Theo, my friend, my subordinate.”

“Ooki…” The monkeys stopped and looked at Theo with new respect. If Sejun said so, it must be true. They bowed to Theo. A subordinate of a god must be a very important messenger!

“Puhu! That’s right, nyaa! I am President Theo, Park Sejun’s important subordinate, nyaa!” Theo puffed out his chest, enjoying the attention. He walked proudly and jumped onto Sejun’s lap.

“Give me a Churu, nyaa!” Theo took out a tasty cat treat, a Churu stick, from his bag and gave it to Sejun to open for him.

*Chomp, chomp, chomp.* Theo happily ate the Churu.

‘Ah, this is the best taste, nyaa!’ he thought. Eating a Churu on Chairman Park’s lap was the most wonderful thing in the world.

*Purrrr.* Theo stretched out comfortably and fell asleep on Sejun’s lap, his tiring day of searching finally over.