Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 149

Having chased away the uninvited guests, Sejun made sure no monsters heading to the Magic Tower could enter the farm. This way, the rabbits and mushroom ants could work in peace.

It wasn’t anything grand.

Warning! Dangerous Farm. Do Not Enter.

He simply put up signs warning monsters not to enter out of curiosity, as they had done before.

Iona and the Black Minotaur had already warned them not to disturb the farm’s inhabitants. Some monsters had also seen what happened to Jashu earlier. So, the signs should be enough.

With the signs up, Sejun started making a new stone bed for Kkuengi.

“Raise Land!”

Rumble.

The ground rumbled deeply. Dust flew up as the earth moved. Slowly, a new stone bed began to rise from the ground, taking shape where the old one had been broken. He remembered how he made the first bed and made this one perfectly for Kkuengi’s size.

“Kkuengi, lie down.”

Kkuengi!

“[New bed!]”

Kkuengi cheered at the new bed Sejun made and immediately plopped down.

And then,

Kkuengi!

“[Feels good!]”

He rolled around on the bed, happy.

Just then,

Grumble.

A loud noise came from Kkuengi’s stomach. He must have gotten hungry after using his strength earlier.

Kkuengi!

“[Hungry!]”

Kkuengi, who had been rolling around on the bed, jumped up.

“Alright. Let’s eat.”

It was early for dinner, but they decided to eat a little earlier today.

“Meow meow meow! Grilled fish, meow!”

Kkuengi! Kkuengi!

Theo and Kkuengi started humming when Sejun said they would eat.

And then,

Bat bat.

Hearing the song, the Golden Bat also appeared and joined in.

While the animals were singing,

“What should we eat today?”

‘Theo wants grilled fish, Kkuengi eats everything well, and the Golden Bat is happy with a few cherry tomatoes…’

“Alright.”

Sejun decided on the dinner menu and started cooking.

“First, grill the fish and corn.”

The delicious smell of grilling fish and sweet corn filled the air. While grilling the fish and corn on skewers made from thin branches,

Splat-! Splat-!

He squeezed cherry tomato juice into an empty pot to make juice. While making the juice, he used his Skill: Fire Mastery to adjust the fire so the grill wouldn’t burn.

“Kuh. My fire control is an art.”

Sejun admired his own fire control skills and diligently finished the grilled fish. A little later, the grilled fish, grilled corn, and cherry tomato juice with honey were ready.

“Everyone, let’s eat!”

Sejun called the rabbits for dinner.

Just then,

Squeak!

Pyaa!

The rabbits cheered.

“What is it?”

As Sejun wondered,

Kkuengi!

“[Smells like Little Brother!]”

Kkuengi happily ran outside.

“Little Brother, you mean the Black Rabbit?”

“Let’s go see the Black Rabbit quickly, meow!”

Theo confirmed Sejun’s thoughts and urged him to go outside.

“Okay.”

Sejun hurried after Kkuengi.

Pyak!

Ppyu ppyu!

The Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu were happily talking with the other rabbits. They had brought 300 more rabbits to Sejun’s farm after being invited to Iona’s celebration party.

Kkuengi!

Pyak!

Ppyu ppyu!

The Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu greeted Kkuengi as he approached, and also Sejun and Theo, who were following behind.

“Welcome. Let’s go inside and have dinner.”

Sejun led the rabbits to the cafeteria. The cafeteria had handled 1000 rabbits during the Harvest Festival before, so it was big enough for all the rabbits to enter.

There wasn’t quite enough food for all the rabbits, but that was easily solved by taking carrots out of the storage.

After dinner, the Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu gave Sejun a small box.

“What’s this?”

Pyak!

“[Open it and see!]”

Ppyu ppyu!

“[You’ll know when you open it!]”

They urged him to open the box.

“Alright.”

Click.

Sejun opened the box.

“Huh? It’s cold?”

A chill came from the box. In the center of the box was a single walnut, carefully placed, giving off coldness.

“Is this for me to eat?”

Pyak!

“[No!]”

Ppyu ppyu!

“[It’s the last walnut left in the Red Ribbon Kingdom!]”

The Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu shook their heads quickly at Sejun’s words.

“It’s not? Then why did you give it to me?”

Pyak!

“[Uncle, please, please plant this walnut! You have to grow it for us!]”

Ppyu ppyu! Ppyu ppyu!

“[You’re the only one who can grow this! Please take care of it!]”

We believe in you! The Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu looked at Sejun with eyes full of trust. They wanted him to grow the walnut tree and produce many walnuts.

“Ahem…”

‘Suddenly, I feel pressured?’

It felt awkward to be expected by someone, but it felt good.

“Hehehe. Don’t worry! Trust Uncle.”

Sejun said loudly. He wasn’t sure about fighting, but he was confident in farming.

‘But I can plant this.’

Sejun looked at the walnut with wonder. He had seen walnuts on Earth, but he had never thought of them as seeds.

The Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu might have taken the walnut back if they had known that.

‘Let’s take a look first.’

Sejun picked up the walnut in the box and looked at it closely.

[Walnut of Training]

A walnut harvested from a walnut tree grown inside the tower. It is delicious because it has absorbed enough nutrients.

Each time you crack the hard shell of the walnut, Strength increases by 0.1.

Eating the walnut inside will make you feel full for longer than usual.

Grade: C

“Walnut of Training?”

It was strange that Strength increased by cracking the walnut shell, not by eating the walnut.

“But why is there only one?”

Sejun asked, as the description mentioned a walnut tree.

Ppyu ppyu!

“[They were all destroyed when the Red Ribbon Kingdom fell!]”

“Ah.”

It seemed they had been eaten by locusts.

Pyak! Pyak!

“[This Walnut of Training was found by luck. One of the rabbits…]”

According to the Black Rabbit, one of the rabbits who took care of the Walnut of Training tree barely managed to save one Walnut of Training when the Red Ribbon Kingdom fell.

The Black Rabbit got the Walnut of Training some time ago. But, no rabbits in the Red Ribbon Kingdom knew how to grow walnut trees anymore.

Pyak!

“[I’ll take this to Uncle!]”

That’s why the Black Rabbit brought it to Sejun.

Pyak!

“[Uncle, the Walnut of Training is important to quickly increase the Black Rabbit tribe’s fighting power!]”

The Black Rabbit wanted to use the Walnut of Training to make the Black Rabbit tribe stronger, as they were in charge of the Red Ribbon Kingdom’s military.

“Alright. Leave it to me!”

‘I need it too.’

Since this wasn’t something to eat, he could get stronger without losing anything. With that, the Black Rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu left for the Magic Tower first. The rabbits on the farm went with them.

The next morning.

“Ugh!”

As Sejun woke up,

“Chairman Park, you’re awake, meow?”

Theo, for some reason, was already awake and grooming himself carefully.

“Vice Chairman Theo, what’s the occasion? Waking up so early?”

“Of course, meow! Today is the party, so I have to groom myself, meow!”

“Huh?! Grooming?”

“That’s right, meow! Grooming is important for a party, meow!”

Sejun was surprised by Theo’s words. He realized he was the only one who didn’t have clothes to wear to the party! The others all had fur, so it didn’t matter, but he didn’t.

Sejun had only thought about going to the party to see the Magic Tower and eat delicious food, but he hadn’t thought about what to wear.

“Lucky you. Everything’s covered by your fur…”

Sejun looked at Theo and then at his own clothes. The clothes Sejun was wearing were the ones he had worn during the shipwreck, patched up whenever they tore. He looked like a beggar.

Sejun looked at Theo, so well-groomed, and then down at his own torn clothes. A wave of sadness washed over him. He really did look like a beggar compared to everyone else.

He felt gloomy from the morning. But what was comforting was that Kkuengi was there. Kkuengi wasn’t the type to care about such things.

Clang.

Feeling a little better, Sejun opened his subspace warehouse and took out the Golden Box of Abundance.

He took out the two Elixir-grade cherry tomatoes that had increased to two and put the Walnut of Training into the Golden Box of Abundance. He planned to increase the number of walnuts first.

A little later,

Kkuengi!

“[Daddy, I’m hungry!]”

Kkuengi came looking for him.

However,

“Huh?! Kkuengi, you?!”

Sejun was surprised. Kkuengi had also dressed up. He looked very splendid. He had pomade hair made with pine resin… and he even sprinkled glitter on his body.

‘Glitter is cheating!’

He already had fur, and now he was adding glitter on top of that!

Glitter sparkled all over Kkuengi’s pink fur, catching the sunlight.

“Kkuengi, who did this for you?!”

Kkuengi! Kkuengi?

“[Mommy did it for me! Am I cool?]”

“Yeah! You’re cool! Our Kkuengi is totally cool!”

Sejun gave Kkuengi two thumbs up and praised him. It was sad that only he had to go to the party looking like a beggar, but Kkuengi was really cute. Who knew pink fur had such a sense of style!

Kkuhehehe.

Kkuengi, who had been praised by Sejun, smiled happily, picked Sejun up, and went to the cafeteria.

Sejun didn’t plan to eat breakfast so he could eat a lot at the party, but

Kkuengi!

“[If you want to eat a lot, you have to eat a lot for breakfast too!]”

Kkuengi’s thoughts were very different.

After eating breakfast, Sejun took the animals and set off towards the Magic Tower in the Black Pumpkin.

Kkuengi!

“[Let’s go eat delicious food!]”

The giant Kkuengi carried Sejun and the animals on his back and ran out powerfully.

“Wow!”

Sejun admired the round Magic Tower reaching high into the sky in the distance. The area looked very big, like a large field or park.

The Magic Tower was amazing. It was tall and round, reaching high into the blue sky. It looked like it was made of smooth, grey stone and seemed to glow with a faint light.

“They built this in just a few days?”

‘If I started a construction company on Earth with Iona, I’d make a lot of money!’

If Theo was in charge of sales and Kkuengi was in charge of demolition, they could quickly become the best construction company in the world!

Sejun’s thoughts were too small for someone with members who could rule the world.

While Sejun was thinking about the construction company,

“Ugh…”

His body was getting heavier. Sejun was being pressed down by the strong energy around him. The animals around him couldn’t help with this.

“I’ll have to use it now. Dragon Tooth Soldier – Helmet Summon.”

Sejun wore the Dragon Tooth Soldier helmet that he was going to wear before entering the party. It contained Kellion’s magic power, which protected him from the energy around him.

‘Transform into full body armor.’

Sejun transformed the helmet back into full body armor. Since he didn’t have any clothes, he planned to cover himself with armor.

“Meow?! What is it, meow?!”

Theo was annoyed as the bone armor covered Sejun’s knees.

“Just bear with it until we go home.”

“Alright, meow! But you have to stroke my belly when we go back, meow!”

“Okay.”

Having calmed Theo and solved the party outfit problem with the bone armor, which also blocked the energy, Sejun entered the party hall of the Magic Tower.

Just then,

“Oh! Nice to meet you! Are you Theo Park, the newly crowned Top Wandering Merchant?”

A red panda came up to Theo, who was clinging to Sejun’s knee, and greeted him.

“That’s right, meow! But how do you know me, meow?”

“I’m Dori, an experienced merchant. I was next to you when you went to the Merchant Association office to get the Top Wandering Merchant award.”

“Was that so, meow?”

“Yes! If you don’t mind, could you tell me and the other experienced merchants the secrets to becoming a Top Wandering Merchant?”

“Right now, meow?!”

At Dori’s request, Theo looked at Sejun and Dori, unsure what to do. He wanted to go and boast, but he also had to protect Sejun.

“It’s okay. Go ahead.”

Kkuengi and the Golden Bat were also there, and he didn’t think anyone would be brave enough to start a fight in Iona’s Magic Tower.

“Meow meow meow! Then I’ll go tell the other wandering merchants about my business skills and come back soon, meow!”

Theo excitedly followed Dori.

Sejun entered the party hall. The party hall was decorated with colorful banners and streamers. Tables were laden with various foods, from grilled meats to colorful salads. The air was filled with music and chatter.

And then,

“Let’s see what there is to eat?”

Kkuengi!

“[There’s a lot of delicious food!]”

(Bat bat! There are a lot of fruits too!)

While Sejun and the animals were looking at the food,

“Hey! I am Koto, a skeleton from a lower level of the tower! Give me your bones now!”

Someone was brave enough to start a fight, contrary to Sejun’s expectations. A 3m tall skeleton with thick bones demanded bones from Sejun.

“You’ve picked the wrong guy. Guys.”

Sejun said with a smirk, looking around.

However,

“Huh?!”

Kkuengi and the Golden Bat were nowhere to be seen.