Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 142

Jerome started losing his hair when he was only twenty-five years old. He really thought that even though Earth didn’t have a cure, the Tower might have a special way to fix his baldness.

So, Jerome climbed the Tower for seven years, hoping to find something to help his hair. He became a strong Ranker, number 87 in the world, but he still couldn’t find a cure.

‘Am I going to have to give up?’

Just when Jerome was about to lose all hope of finding a way to get his hair back, a cat merchant showed up on the 40th floor of the Tower, selling magical crops.

Jerome heard rumors about Theo and his crops that could melt fat, cure cancer, and fix eyesight. So, feeling a little hopeful, Jerome went to find him.

And then…

‘I’ve found it!’

His hope came true. He finally found what he was looking for: a cure for baldness, something people had wanted for a very long time! It wasn’t a potion, but a crop.

‘I’ve been waiting for this day! Get out of here, bald guys! This is mine!’

“2000 Tower Coins!”

Jerome shouted, becoming frantic.

But…

“2300 Tower Coins!”

“2500 Tower Coins!”

Jerome wasn’t the only bald hunter who lost control of himself. Many others, seeing the exploding stamina corn that Theo had, also went crazy.

“3000 Tower Coins!”

“3200 Tower Coins!”

“3500 Tower Coins!”

The price went up very quickly.

Then…

“5000 Tower Coins!”

Ethan, the Guild Master of the Royal Knights, yelled.

“Ethan, why are you buying that?!”

The bald hunters were angry. Ethan had a good-looking face and lots of golden hair.

Ethan walked towards Theo, ignoring the angry looks from the bald hunters.

“Here are 5000 Tower Coins.”

Five billion for a cure for baldness. It was a lot of money, but Ethan was happy to pay it. To him, the cure was worth more than five billion.

“Take it, nyaa!”

Theo took the money and gave Ethan the exploding stamina corn.

And then…

Ethan took the exploding stamina corn, reached up, grabbed his hair, and pulled.

Rip. A wig came off, a surprisingly realistic-looking piece of golden hair, revealing bare skin underneath. Ethan was also bald. Ethan, a man more popular than any actor or sports star on Earth.

If people found out he was bald, he could lose his popularity, have to pay back money for advertisements, and more.

“Ethan, you too?!”

“It must have been hard.”

The bald hunters were touched by Ethan’s sudden reveal.

Crunch. Crunch.

Ethan quietly ate the raw corn. He couldn’t even taste it. He was only thinking about whether hair would grow on his head.

About a minute after he finished eating the corn…

Twitch.

Ethan felt a ticklish feeling on his head. Even though the auction was still going on, the bald hunters were all watching Ethan.

By the time Theo had sold all the crops he had brought…

“It’s growing!”

“Hair is growing!”

Everyone stared as tiny, blond hairs sprouted on Ethan’s scalp, like golden threads pushing through the skin. Ethan touched his head, a surprised look on his face as he felt the prickly new growth. The bald hunters, who had been holding their breath and watching Ethan, were excited to see Ethan’s head covered in short, blond hair. They were seeing the moment when something impossible became possible.

While the hunters watched Ethan’s hair grow…

“I want to meet Han Tae-joon, nyaa!”

Theo met with a member of the Earth Defense Force to find Han Tae-joon.

But…

“Tae-joon is on a plane right now, so he won’t be in the Tower for about 10 hours.”

Unfortunately, Tae-joon was on a plane from Africa to Korea.

“Okay, nyaa! Then I’ll come back in 10 hours, nyaa!”

Theo finished talking with the Earth Defense Force member and went to Ethan. Ethan’s hair was already back to being thick and blond, just like before he took off his wig.

“Did you all see the hair growing, nyaa?!”

Theo asked the hunters who were watching Ethan.

“Yes! Theo, will you bring exploding stamina corn next time too?”

The hunters, who had seen a miracle, excitedly asked if he could bring more corn next time.

“What are you talking about, nyaa? There are still 99 left, nyaa!”

Theo said, taking out a red ear of corn from his bundle. The hunters were so excited that Theo had waited to tell them he had more.

“Huh?!”

“3000 Tower Coins!”

“3300 Tower Coins!”

The auction started again. It wasn’t as wild as the first time, but the exploding stamina corn sold for about 3500 Tower Coins each. It was the start of a new crop that would amaze the world.

“Then I’ll be going, nyaa!”

Theo had a chance to take pictures with the hunters and left the camp.

And then…

“Puhu-hut. Wait for me, nyaa!”

Theo ran to the 41st floor. While he waited for Han Tae-joon, Theo planned to visit Urchi, the king of the Black Oaks on the 41st floor of the Tower.

‘I have to show him this, nyaa!’

He wanted to show off his mark to Urchi, who had ignored him because he didn’t have proof that he was working for the Black Dragon.

Thud. Sejun was back on his peaceful farm. The sun was warm, and the air smelled of fresh earth and growing corn. He picked up a handful of corn kernels and threw them onto the cornfield where he had finished harvesting yesterday.

And then…

“Move the earth!”

Sejun struck the ground with Miler’s hoe.

Boom.

The small plot of land moved, and the corn scattered on the field was planted.

Sejun could use the skill over and over without using much mana because he didn’t move the ground very far, and something in the ground helped him plant the corn.

Sejun planted all 100,000 corn kernels in one day.

“Ah, good!”

Kkueng!

[I feel good too!]

(It seems like it’s love~)

While Sejun was resting, lying on Kkuengi’s belly and listening to the latest Korean pop songs from the karaoke booth where you pay with Tower Coins called by the Golden Bat…

Flutter. Flutter.

Kellion flew over.

And then…

-Sejun, how could you do this?!

Kellion suddenly started arguing with Sejun.

“Huh? What did I do?”

-Why only trade with Kaiser for scales?! If you needed scales, you should have come to me! Trade with my scales too!

Kellion had heard from Kaiser that he had traded 100 bottles of makgeolli and one scale with Sejun, so he came to Sejun to argue.

“Kellion, I’m sorry, but I don’t need scales anymore.”

There was no good reason to have a white dragon tattoo in the Black Tower.

-Then how about my Dragon Tooth Soldiers?

When Sejun refused, Kellion offered to give him Dragon Tooth Soldiers made from his teeth. He just made them for fun because he felt bad about his fallen teeth. He wouldn’t be too sad to trade them for makgeolli.

“Dragon Tooth Soldiers?”

-Yes. Dragon Tooth Soldiers. Arise!

Clatter.

With Kellion’s call, a magic circle appeared on the floor, and a Dragon Tooth Soldier rose from it. It was huge, made of bone-white teeth, standing three meters tall, like a skeleton warrior.

-These guys don’t sleep or rest. How about 1000 bottles of makgeolli for one Dragon Tooth Soldier?

Kellion suggested the condition first. He could make 10 Dragon Tooth Soldiers with one tooth. Also, scales would grow back in 100 years even if they were pulled out, but teeth would take 10,000 years to grow back. It was a pretty fair deal.

However…

“I don’t think they’ll be very useful?”

Sejun wasn’t impressed with the Dragon Tooth Soldiers. They were too big to help harvest crops, and Kkuengi or the Black Minotaur could plow the fields or do heavy lifting.

Besides, there was no work that needed to be done 24 hours a day without rest. So, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers were useless.

Then…

-Wait! These guys can turn into armor!

Kellion shouted quickly when Sejun didn’t seem interested.

“Armor?!”

If the trade was for armor, that was different. Sejun really needed armor because he was always in danger of getting hurt. And if it was made of dragon’s teeth, it would be strong.

-Yes. Dragon Tooth Soldier Transformation.

Clatter.

At Kellion’s command, the Dragon Tooth Soldier changed into a bone helmet shaped like a dragon’s skull, with sharp teeth forming a fierce grin.

-How is it?

“Let me see it first.”

Sejun looked at the bone helmet.

[Dragon Tooth Soldier (龍牙兵) – Helmet]

This is a Dragon Tooth Soldier made from the teeth of the great White Dragon, Kellion Mambub.

It’s not as good as armor made of dragon bones, but it has the magic of the great White Dragon, Kellion Mambub, and it can fix itself even if it breaks.

Can turn into a helmet. (Changes size to fit the person wearing it)

When it’s a helmet, it can turn into full body armor if the person wearing it wants.

Only people Kellion Mambub trusts can use it.

Made by: Kellion Mambub

Grade: Cannot be measured

“Hmm…”

It sounded good. But he wasn’t sure if it could save his life.

“Kkuengi, hit it.”

Sejun said, giving the helmet to Kkuengi. He wanted to wear the helmet and test it himself, but if he was unlucky, the helmet would be fine, but other parts of his body could break and he could die.

Kkueng?

[Is it okay to break this?]

Kkuengi asked, worried about what would happen if the helmet broke after he hit it.

-Haha. Try to break it.

Kellion said confidently, as if it was impossible. It wasn’t easy to scratch the dragon’s bones, even if it was a monster on the 99th floor of the Tower.

Kkueng!

[Then I’ll hit it!]

Kkuengi raised both hands to hit the helmet.

“Ah! Wait! Let’s go somewhere else to do it.”

If Kkuengi hit the helmet with full power here, the farm could be destroyed.

-No need. I’ll block it.

Kellion created a barrier around them.

“Kellion, thank you. Kkuengi, hit it.”

Kkueeng!

At Sejun’s words, Kkuengi nodded, raised both hands, made a cute roar, and hit the helmet.

Kwaaaang!

Even though the roar was cute, the power was not cute at all. A huge shockwave came out.

“Ugh!”

Even Sejun had trouble withstanding the shockwave. If Kellion’s barrier hadn’t been there, there would have been a deeper hole in the farm than the cave where Fire was.

After the shockwave passed…

“Oh!”

Sejun exclaimed as he checked the helmet. It was made of dragon bones, so the helmet was still in perfect condition.

-Haha. What did I tell you?!

Kellion said, laughing loudly. At the same time, he quickly used mana to fix a tiny crack of about 1mm on the helmet.

‘That bear! How much good stuff did he find near Sejun?!’

Kellion’s pride was hurt that Kkuengi could scratch his bones, even if they were 10,000 years old.

While Kellion was cursing Kkuengi…

Swish.

“Kkuengi, how is Daddy?”

Sejun asked Kkuengi, who was wearing the bone helmet.

Kkueng!

[Good!]

Kkuengi didn’t care about the design, but he thought it was very strong after seeing the helmet withstand his attack.

And then…

Kkueng!

[Daddy, Kkuengi wants a helmet too!]

Kkuengi also wanted a helmet. He thought it would be fun to use it with Sejun.

“Kkuengi wants one too?”

Kkueng!

[I want to use it with Daddy!]

“Kellion, I’ll buy this. But give me 5 Dragon Tooth Soldiers first, and I’ll pay you over 10 months.”

Since the size could be changed, he ordered one for Theo, Black Rabbit, Kkuengi, and Golden Bat.

-Pay over time?

“Yes, I will pay the price for the Dragon Tooth Soldiers a little bit each month for 10 months.”

Sejun didn’t bargain with the dragons. He didn’t want to upset them and risk his life. Instead, like he did with Kaiser, he just said that he would get the goods first and pay later.

-Okay, that’s 500 bottles of makgeolli every month, good!

That’s how the deal for the Dragon Tooth Soldiers was made with Kellion.

Tower 41st floor.

“Urchi, where are you, nyaa?!”

Theo walked around, calling out the name of Urchi, the king of the Black Oak tribe, in a playful way. Urchi heard from his helper that there was a cat calling his name in a silly way, so he came to find him.

“Cat merchant, why are you here?”

Urchi asked, looking at Theo’s tail. Luckily, Iona, the Great Destruction Magician, wasn’t there.

“Look at this, nyaa! I got a mark, nyaa! This shows that I am working for the great Black Dragon, nyaa!”

Theo raised his left back paw and showed Urchi the black dragon tattoo on the bottom of his foot.

“Th- That?! The mark of the great Black Dragon?!”

Urchi could tell right away. He could feel the strong energy from the tattoo on Theo’s foot. The energy was definitely from a dragon.

“Puhu-hut. Jealous, nyaa? Bet you wish you had a cool dragon mark like this, huh, Urchi?!” Theo purred, waving his paw in Urchi’s face.