Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 145

Buy the building at this address in our Chairman Park’s name, nyaa!

Theo descended to the 40th floor and, upon meeting Han Tae-joon, immediately asked him to buy the building, just as Han Tae-joon had anticipated.

“Here?!”

“That’s right, nyaa!”

“Vice Chairman Theo, do you know how expensive this building is?”

Han Tae-joon deliberately acted as if he was doing Theo a favor, so Theo would use one of his requests.

“I don’t know, nyaa! Is it very expensive, nyaa?”

“It’s 200 billion. 200,000 Top Coins. It’s a big burden even for me, so let’s consider this one request used.”

“Alright, nyaa!”

“Here!”

As soon as Theo used his request, Tae-joon immediately handed over the building contract, which was already drawn up in Se-joon’s name.

“Nyaa! Excellent, nyaa! Chairman Park will be very pleased, nyaa!”

Theo quickly snatched up the contract. Se-joon had acquired a 200 billion building in Gangnam for free in the blink of an eye, all thanks to a well-placed cat.

“Is there anything else?”

“There’s still more, nyaa! I’ll use another request, nyaa!”

“Really?!”

“Fill the building with food for!ever!, nyaa!”

Now that he had the building, he needed to fill it.

“Alright. It can’t be that much. I’ll fill it to the brim for you.”

Theo’s word ‘forever’ bothered him, but Han Tae-joon’s face brightened at Theo’s offer to use another request.

Compared to the building’s value, the cost of filling it with goods wasn’t that significant. And how much could they possibly eat?

Han Tae-joon would later realize how wrong he was. He didn’t know that Se-joon had Maeng-shu and other gluttonous creatures around him who never seemed to be satisfied, no matter how much they ate. It was a very rash decision.

“Thank you, nyaa! Then please fill it with goods right away, nyaa!”

“Alright. And I need more sturdy Blade Welsh Onions.”

There was a possibility that the Locusts might invade other places, so he wanted to prepare for any eventuality.

“Understood, nyaa! I’ll tell the interns, nyaa!”

Having finished talking with Han Tae-joon, Theo headed up to the Top 99th floor.

“Kheu. Good.”

Kaiser took a drink of rice wine, savoring the aftertaste with a satisfied smile.

And just as he bit into a roasted sweet potato,

“Father! The Black Moon is opening!” Anton shouted as he rushed in.

“What?! Black Moon?!”

At Anton’s words, Kaiser’s complexion hardened, and he hurried outside. In the distance, the sky bled into a terrifying red haze. At its heart, a dark hole, thin and sharp like a tear in reality, was visible. It pulsed with a dark energy. This was unmistakably the Black Moon.

And the Black Moon was opening, not by emitting light, but by absorbing it, growing its presence.

“Wake all the Black Dragons and tell them to stand by!”

“Yes!”

Kaiser, his demeanor completely changed from his usual lax self, commanded Anton.

It would take almost ten years for the Black Moon to fully open, but in the dragons’ sense of time, ten years wasn’t a long period.

Especially when waking dragons who had been in slumber for hundreds of years. They needed to be awakened now to be in top condition to fight in ten years.

“Release.”

Boom!

Kaiser dispelled the Polymorph magic, transforming into a massive dragon and soaring into the sky.

Ascending into the sky, he could see at a glance the red world, growing by absorbing the energy of worlds destroyed by calamitous beings through thick, vein-like conduits that pulsed like living tentacles, drawing in the life force of dying worlds.

The name of that red world was Ruin. Ruin was always shrouded in ominous red clouds, without sun, moon, or stars.

And surrounding that Ruin were eight towers, including the Black Tower. Above those towers floated massive landmasses. These were the dragons’ home and the front-line base for preparing for the fight against Ruin.

“For that to appear now…”

Kaiser looked at the Black Moon with a grave expression. The appearance of the Black Moon meant…

“They’ll be returning as well.”

The Black Moon had appeared like that only once before, when the towers were first created.

A newly born red world and the Black Moon created in the middle of that red world. Not long after the Black Moon was completed, twelve beings with immense power, known as the Apostles of Ruin, emerged from within.

They attacked the dragons as soon as they appeared, and the ensuing battle between the twelve Apostles of Ruin and ten thousand dragons was won by the dragons, who overwhelmed them with sheer numbers.

However, the Apostles of Ruin turned to ash and vanished, leaving behind the words that they would return when the Black Moon rose again. Considering that a thousand dragons died to defeat the twelve Apostles of Ruin, it was a victory that left only scars.

“Hoo. I hope the damage won’t be too great this time.”

Just as Kaiser was worrying about the future,

“Kaiser, is this the first time we’ve seen each other in almost 3,000 years?” Kellion asked, having transformed into his true form, approached.

“Indeed. We haven’t had a reason to meet since the last Black Moon…”

“The other patriarchs are waiting. Let’s go quickly.”

“Alright.”

Kaiser and Kellion flew towards the conference hall to discuss countermeasures against the Black Moon with the other patriarchs.

As Kaiser and Kellion departed,

Twitch.

The roots extending from the Black Tower began to move busily.

Stranded, Day 299.

“Take this! Pffft!” Se-joon blew air into Kkueng-i’s bulging belly.

Giggle!

Kkueng!

[That tickles!]

As they were playing,

Snore.

Rumble.

Se-joon and Kkueng-i fell asleep.

At that moment,

“Hmph. They’re enjoying a nap, are they?” Iona, who had returned after finishing the construction of the Magic Tower, discovered the two.

Hop.

As if she couldn’t miss this opportunity, Iona settled down on Se-joon’s lap and closed her eyes.

“Kyu-hmph! Kyu-hmph!” Iona was having a nightmare filled with both anger and joy.

A short while later,

“Huh?! Iona’s here?”

Kkueng?

[Sister Iona, when did you get here?]

Se-joon and Kkueng-i, who had woken up from their nap, greeted Iona.

“Hmph-About ten minutes ago.”

Iona replied with a slightly irritated voice, still a bit grumpy from her short nap.

“But what’s the matter? I thought you were busy with the Magic Tower construction these days?”

“Hmph. The Magic Tower construction is finished today!”

“What?! You’ve already finished it?!”

Se-joon was surprised at Iona’s words. From what he had heard, the Magic Tower was a high-rise building over 500 meters tall.

“Hmph. The power of magic is great, you know.”

Iona said, enjoying Se-joon’s reaction.

“Can I go see the Magic Tower?”

“Of course! I was planning to invite you to the Magic Tower completion celebration party later anyway!”

“Oh! You’re having a celebration party too?!”

A party?! Se-joon’s voice was filled with excitement.

Kkueng!

[It’s a party!]

Kkueng-i, who knew that parties were days when he could eat more than usual, was also filled with excitement.

“Yes! It’s scheduled for a week from now. So, I have a favor to ask of Se-joon!”

“What is it?”

“I’d like to use Se-joon’s crops for the food at the party!”

“Go ahead and use as much as you want.”

Except for some crops, the storage was overflowing.

“Thank you! I’ll pay you handsomely!”

Iona thanked Se-joon for his permission and left, saying that the cooks would come to get the crops.

And then,

“Greetings!”

The cooks who came to get the crops took a tremendous amount of food from Se-joon’s storage. It seemed that the scale of this celebration party was quite large.

Thanks to this, Se-joon’s Seed Bank balance, combined with the money Theo had earned, reached exactly 100 million Top Coins. It seemed that magicians really did have a lot of money. They paid whatever price he asked without haggling.

As soon as Se-joon had 100 million Top Coins,

“Aileen, can you give me another Authority?” He asked if he could receive a new Authority.

[The Tower Administrator asks you to wait a moment.]

Shortly after,

[Grantable Authorities]

>Authority: Strong Power>, >Authority: Strong Stamina>, >Authority: Strong Agility>

Aileen checked the Top Coins Se-joon had and showed him the grantable Authorities.

[The Tower Administrator says that you can choose one of the three Authorities.]

“I’ve decided. I’ll take Strong Stamina.”

There was no need to hesitate. If he thought about what he needed to do to survive, the answer came quickly.

[The Tower Administrator says that they will grant >Authority: Strong Stamina>.]

“Okay.”

[100 million Top Coins deposited in the Seed Bank will be charged.]

[The Tower Administrator grants >Authority: Strong Stamina> to the Intermediate Administrator’s Mark of the Tower.]

[You can enhance >Authority: Strong Stamina> later using Contribution Points or Top Coins.]

[Stamina increases by 50 due to the effect of >Authority: Strong Stamina>.]

With his Stamina stat increasing by 50, it instantly became 74.

“Hehehe.”

With his increased Stamina, Se-joon felt a surge of confidence, as if he could do anything.

At that moment,

Kkueng! Kkueng!

Kkueng-i approached Se-joon, humming a tune.

‘Ah. One must always be humble.’

As soon as he saw Kkueng-i, the grand feeling in Se-joon’s chest disappeared, and a sense of humility arose as a conditioned reflex.

Kkueng? Kkueng!

[Daddy, why do you suddenly look so weak? When you’re feeling down, you need to eat something delicious!]

Kkueng-i comforted Se-joon and dragged him to the kitchen.

And then,

Kkueng!

[Kkueng-i wants to eat rice cakes!]

Kkueng-i confidently stated what he wanted to eat.

However,

“I don’t have any money to buy rice flour right now?” Se-joon said with a troubled expression. He had used all his money to grant the Authority just now, so he didn’t have any money to put into the Relic: Rice Dough that Swallows Wealth.

Kkueng…?

[Then are we poor…?]

Kkueng-i made a sad face at Se-joon’s answer.

“P-Poor? We’re not poor! We’re just temporarily impoverished! Instead of rice cakes today, I’ll make you honey jelly.”

Se-joon retorted to Kkueng-i’s words and suggested an alternative.

Kkueng?!

[Daddy can make honey jelly too?!]

Kkueng-i, who thought that only Poison Honeybees could make honey jelly, was excited at Se-joon’s words.

“Of course, I can make honey jelly.”

Se-joon said with a confident expression. Making honey jelly was incredibly simple.

“Okay. Put honey in a bowl. Ice cube.”

He froze the bowl filled with honey solid.

“Alright! That’s it!”

Kkueng?

[That’s it?]

Kkueng-i looked disappointed. He had already eaten honey-filled ice cubes before.

“This is different from what you ate last time.”

Last time it was half water and half honey, but this time it was 100% honey.

Thwack!

Se-joon chopped the ice cube in half with a hand axe.

And then,

“Here. Look.”

When Se-joon took the honey out of the bowl, it moved like a bouncy jelly.

Kkueng!

[Daddy is amazing!]

“Yeah. Daddy is amazing, isn’t he? Hehehe. Ice cube.”

Se-joon, puffed up with pride at Kkueng-i’s praise, began making honey jelly again. Kkueng-i’s praise made Se-joon dance with joy.

Theo was heading up to the Top 99th floor.

“Nyaa! I need to stop by one place, nyaa!” Theo, suddenly remembering something he needed to take care of, entered the 75th floor.

And the place Theo headed to was where he had obtained the item that had made him vice chairman: the Lost and Found Warehouse of the Wandering Merchant Association.

“What is it? Why are you here again?!” Taru, who was guarding the Lost and Found Warehouse, said as he looked at Theo.

“How much for one draw, nyaa?”

“What?! This isn’t that kind of place. Go away!”

“I don’t want to, nyaa! I want to do a draw, nyaa!”

There were items in here that would ensure his long-term position as vice chairman. The path to becoming the best wandering merchant in the Tower was long and far. But he wanted to remain vice chairman even during that time.

‘To do that, I need the item in there, nyaa! No one can stop me, nyaa!’

“I’m going to do a draw!!!” Theo said, staring at Taru with intense eyes.