Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 158

“Excellent,” Kellion murmured to himself, pleased with the news he had just heard about the stone tablets – fragments from Artemis, Brachio, and even the Creator God! He hurried back towards his home, his mind already planning. Reaching his dwelling, he focused his thoughts, reconnecting his spirit to the white dragon statue.

*Flap. Flap.* The sound of wings echoed as the white dragon statue flew towards Kaiser.

“Took you long enough,” Kaiser grumbled, watching the white statue land. His voice was low and rumbling, like distant thunder, and he crossed his arms, looking away. “You’re late, as usual.”

“Kaiser,” Kellion said, tilting his head. “Are you still upset about the rice wine?”

“Upset? *Upset*?!” Kaiser roared, turning to face the white dragon statue, his eyes flashing. “Do I *look* upset to you? You… you rice wine thief! You drank it all again!”

Kaiser flared up at Kellion’s words.

“‘Rice wine thief?!’ I brought it for you to drink!”

“When did I say to drink it all?!”

“Drink it all? I left some!”

“Leaving only a tiny sip counts as leaving some?!”

If they were really angry, they would have fought badly. But they only argued with words, not with their bodies. If the statue were destroyed in a fight, it would become difficult to get the crops and dishes Sejun made.

And what if Sejun got hurt or died because of their fight? That would be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. They were being careful in their own way.

While the two dragons were fighting,

“Kaiser, Kellion, please help me!”

Sejun, who had made wonderful claws for Kkuengi, ran up and asked for help as soon as he saw the two dragons.

Sejun even used Pink Fur and asked the Ox King for help to grow the special cherry tomato seed. But it did not work. Sejun was asking the two dragons for help as a last resort.

*Flap. Flap.*

“Sejun. You don’t need Kellion’s help! What do you need me to do?”

Kaiser quickly flew to Sejun’s side and shouted.

And

“-More importantly, when will the rice wine be ready?”

He cast a barrier so Kellion couldn’t hear and quietly asked when the rice wine would be ready.

“It will take about 4-5 days for aging.”

“-Hehehe. Is that so? Let’s go! I’ll solve everything for you.”

That’s how Kaiser tried to solve everything alone.

But

[You have planted Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic.]

[The environment is not magically strong enough for Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic to take root.]

[Planting Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic fails.]

Ssss.

With the message, the seed turned to dust and disappeared.

“Um… Kaiser, it seems like it’s difficult for you alone.”

“-Ahem! It’s because the output of the magic stone is insufficient…”

Kaiser said with a frustrated voice. If he could use his main body’s magic, he could use 100 times the current magic, but the capacity of the magic stone installed in the black dragon statue was insufficient.

“-Ahem. I should step in.”

Kellion, who had been watching from behind, cleared his throat and spoke. Normally, he would have enjoyed watching Kaiser’s failure a little longer, but he couldn’t do that today.

The reason was because of the Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic that Sejun had taken out. Cherry tomatoes that only grow in places with strong magic. This cherry tomato seemed perfect for his grandson, Ajax.

‘This is an opportunity. If I have this crop, Ajax can also farm!’

So, Kellion didn’t enjoy watching Kaiser struggle and hurriedly helped Sejun.

He wanted to quickly check if the Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic could really withstand Ajax’s magic.

Woo-oong.

That’s how Kellion poured all his magic into the land where Kaiser’s magic resided. It was a little more than the magic Ajax usually used. If it could withstand this much magic, it could grow enough even in the White Tower.

“-Now, plant it.”

“Yes.”

Sejun planted the Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic once again in the land where Kaiser and Kellion’s magic resided.

And

[You have planted Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic.]

[Planting Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic is successful.]

[Due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 6, the growth rate of crops is accelerated for 24 hours.]

He succeeded in planting the Elixir-grade cherry tomato.

“It worked!”

Sejun cheered as he finally succeeded in planting the Elixir-grade cherry tomato.

At that moment,

[The magic of the land where Elixir: Cherry Tomato with Mighty Magic was planted is disappearing.]

[The growth rate acceleration effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 6 is reduced to 20 hours.]

[If the magic of the land falls below a certain level, Elixir: Cherry Tomato with Mighty Magic will die.]

As the magic poured into the land disappeared, a message appeared asking to add more magic. The amount of magic poured into the land by the two dragon statues had to be kept up all the time.

“Huh?!”

The two dragons had used up all their magic, so Sejun poured in magic for the time being, but

[The magic of the land has fallen below a certain level, and Elixir: Cherry Tomato with Mighty Magic has died.]

It was impossible with Sejun’s magic. The Elixir: Cherry Tomato with Mighty Magic died for nothing.

“It’s difficult…”

Sejun was disappointed.

And

‘Hehehe.’

Kellion smiled.

A crop that needs a lot of strong magic all the time.

‘This is a crop for Ajax!’

It was perfect.

“-Good!”

Kellion’s real feelings came out without him knowing it.

“What?! What did you just say?!”

Sejun, who was annoyed because the Elixir-grade cherry tomato had died, raised his voice and asked Kellion without thinking. He was already in a bad mood because the crop had died, and then he said ‘Good!’

“-Ah… no. I said not good…”

Kellion quickly made excuses and began to think of ways to steal the seeds. If he had the Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seed with Mighty Magic, Ajax could also farm.

‘Just wait a little, grandson!’

Kellion encouraged himself, thinking of his grandson working hard.

And

‘Something’s fishy…’

Kaiser suspiciously watched Kellion.

Meanwhile, far away in the White Tower…

“Ugh! You guys! The break time is already 3 seconds over, and you’re still sitting?! Aren’t you going to work?! Are you very comfortable these days? Huh?! Should I show you hell once?! Huh?!”

“We… We’re sorry!”

At the white-haired boy’s command, the monsters trembled in fear and hurried to pick up the seed sacks and began to sow carefully.

The seeds that the monsters were sowing were seeds brought from each floor of the White Tower.

‘If you can’t handle my magic, I’ll compete with quantity!’

Ajax was trying a method of spreading out the magic by planting a lot of seeds because the seeds couldn’t handle his magic and died.

“The line isn’t straight there!”

Unlike Kellion’s worries, Ajax’s hands, who was only giving instructions to the monsters, were very clean without a speck of dirt.

Kkueng! Kkueng?

[I’m showing off my claws! Aren’t my claws cool?]

Kkuengi showed off to Theo about his claws that Sejun had made wonderfully. Each of Kkuengi’s claws had drawings of important and great people on them.

And

“I envy you, meow…”

Theo looked sadly at Kkuengi’s claws. He was demoted from vice president to president, and even Kkuengi had cool claws. Theo’s ears drooped from the two sad events.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Cheer up, big brother! Someday, you will also have cool claws!]

Kkuengi comforted Theo.

The situation had changed like this 3 hours ago.

‘It’s difficult. It’s difficult.’

Sejun was worried about how to make Kkuengi’s claws cool while eating. But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t think of anything good.

While he was thinking hard,

‘Ah! Will this work?!’

A good idea came to mind.

“Kkuengi, try to grow bigger.”

Sejun told Kkuengi, who had finished eating and was dozing off again with his butt touching Sejun’s butt, to grow bigger.

Kkueng…

[Okay….]

Kkuengi, who was not fully awake, grew bigger at Sejun’s words.

And

“President Theo, take out your claws.”

Sejun said, grabbing Theo’s forepaw.

“Why am I President Theo, meow?!”

“You got demoted.”

“Nyaang… I understand, meow….”

Pop!

When Theo sadly pulled out his dragon claws,

Scritch scritch.

Sejun began to draw on Kkuengi’s claws using Theo’s dragon claws. Sejun was thinking of nail art.

Kkulorong.

While Kkuengi was sitting and dozing off again, Sejun picked up Theo and wrote ‘Kkuengi Park’ on Kkuengi’s right thumb using Theo’s dragon claws.

Now, Sejun just thought of Kkuengi as his own child. So, he also wrote his last name.

After writing his name on his right thumb, Sejun carefully began to draw pictures on the other nine claws.

2 hours later

“Kkuengi, wake up.”

Sejun finished his work and woke up Kkuengi.

Kkueng?

[Is it all done?]

Kkuengi quickly checked his claws.

“I wrote Kkuengi’s name on the right thumb. Kkuengi Park. How is it?”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[It’s good! My name is now Kkuengi Park!]

Kkuengi was happy looking at his thumb. He hadn’t said it, but he wanted Theo’s name, Theo Park.

Kkueng?

[But what is this?]

Kkuengi asked, looking at the nine drawings on his claws that he didn’t know.

“I’m also curious, meow!”

“Huh?!”

‘Why can’t they know what they are?’

Sejun had drawn Sejun, Theo, Fire, Black Rabbit, Kkuengi, Golden Bat, Ppyu Ppyu, Iona, Hegel, and Elka on Kkuengi’s claws.

To be honest, he knew that Hegel and Elka looked like a two-headed dog with only one body because he was lazy and drew them together on one claw. But the others had to be easy to see.

But looking at their faces, it seemed like it would be bad if he told the truth.

“These are the Ten Heavenly Gods.”

So, he made it up quickly.

“Why are there only 9 drawings when they are the Ten Heavenly Gods, meow?!”

Theo asked quickly. It was a mistake that came out of speaking fast.

But

“That’s because I haven’t seen the last one of the Ten Heavenly Gods. I’ll draw the last one for you when I see them later.”

Sejun calmly answered and got out of the problem.

At that moment,

Kkueng?

[But Daddy, what are the Ten Heavenly Gods?]

Another problem came.

“Um… the Ten Heavenly Gods are the 10 strongest people in the world. But not dragons.”

Sejun thought, ‘The more I lie, the better I get at it.’ He felt like he was becoming a master of making things up.

Still, he felt a little bad, so he didn’t include the dragons. Dragons were very different.

Of course, Kkuengi might be able to fight even the dragons later…

Kkueng!

[The Ten Heavenly Gods are amazing!]

Kkuengi liked the drawings on his claws.

And

“President Park! Draw on mine too, meow!”

Theo begged him to draw the Ten Heavenly Gods on his claws too.

When someone liked his work,

“Okay.”

Sejun, excited, grabbed Theo’s right forepaw and began to draw on one of the claws on his left forepaw.

However

Creak. Creak.

“It won’t work…”

The dragon claws were too hard to draw on.

“Nyaang… I envy you, meow!”

Theo was jealous of Kkuengi’s claws even though he had the amazing dragon claws.

While Theo was sadly looking at Kkuengi’s claws,

“What are you doing?”

“Meow?!”

Thud.

Sejun, who had failed to plant the Elixir-grade cherry tomato, grabbed Theo’s side and put him on his lap.

And

Kkueng…

Kkuengi, who couldn’t get on Sejun’s lap because he was too big, looked sadly at Theo.

‘Puhuhu! That’s right, meow! I have President Park’s lap, meow!’

“President Park! Give me Churu, meow!”

Theo, who was happy because of that, asked Sejun for Churu.

And

Chomp chomp…

Groll.

Theo, who had a hard day and was tired, fell asleep while eating Churu.

Kkuhehehe.

Kkuengi, who was eating honey and sucking on his toes next to him, took the Churu that Theo had left over into his mouth.

Day 313 of being stranded. 4 days left until the birthday party.