Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 161

Sejun questioned Kellion sternly, “I trusted you, Kellion! How could you do this?”

Kellion stammered, “No… that is…”

Kaiser, who had returned after being away, chuckled. “Kahaha! Serves you right. Theo, well done.”

Theo, his fur bristling with pride, began to excitedly exaggerate his role in catching Kellion. “That’s right, nya! I am amazing, nya! Listen well, Kaiser-nim, nya! I felt a tremendous aura of evil while I was sleeping, nya! So, feeling something was amiss, I opened my eyes, nya! And then…”

Kellion began to explain about his grandson, Ajax. “I’m sorry. Actually…”

Sejun listened to Kellion’s story. “So, your grandson became a tower farmer in the White Tower, but he can’t grow crops because his magic is too strong?”

Kellion replied, “Yes. But when I saw the Elixir-grade cherry tomatoes, I couldn’t help but feel greedy…”

Sejun sighed, “Then you should have just said so.”

If Kellion had been honest from the start, Sejun would have given him the seeds, asking for 10-20% of the harvest as payment.

Sejun was a little disappointed with this deal. But he couldn’t plant the seeds himself, so he would have been happy with even a small share of the harvest.

However, now that Kellion had been caught stealing, Sejun had a reason to make a very favorable contract. Sejun thought, ‘I must have been very lucky in my past life to get this chance!’

Sejun smiled as he watched Theo excitedly tell Kaiser about his heroic deeds, then looked back at Kellion. “Let’s do this.”

Kellion asked, “Do what?”

Sejun answered, “I’ll give you 100 Elixir: Cherry Tomato Seeds Containing Immense Magic Power.”

These were all the seeds Sejun had, except for the cherry tomatoes he had stored in the Golden Box of Abundance.

Kellion was surprised. “Really?!” He didn’t expect Sejun to hand over the seeds so willingly after he had tried to steal them. But Sejun had his own plans.

Sejun stated, “But there are two conditions.”

Kellion asked, “Two conditions?”

Sejun explained, “Yes. First, for the next 100 years, you must give me 90% of the harvest, and after 100 years, 20% of the harvest.”

Kellion agreed, “Good.”

9:1 was a disadvantage, but 100 years wasn’t that long for dragons, so he could endure it. And there was no risk even if he failed. If he failed, there would be no harvest, so there would be nothing to hand over.

Sejun continued, “Alright. What is the second condition?”

Sejun demanded, “Give me 100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers.”

Kellion exclaimed, “What?! 100? Can’t I just give you money?”

100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers could be exchanged for 100,000 bottles of regular makgeolli. It would be easier to settle with money.

Sejun refused firmly. “No. Give them to me as Dragon Tooth Soldiers.”

He needed Dragon Tooth Soldiers more than money. He was planning to arm the wolf tribe, the rabbit kingdom on the 55th floor of the tower, the banana farm on the 77th floor, and the animals of the chestnut farm on the 83rd floor so they could protect the farm well.

Sejun called, “Vice President Theo.”

Theo, who had already finished talking with Kaiser, quickly presented the contract. “President Park, the contract is here, nya!”

Sejun quickly wrote down the contract details and stamped it with his fingerprint.

Theo handed the contract to Kellion. “Kellion-nim, stamp here, nya!”

With the contract completed, Sejun and Kellion exchanged 100 Elixir-grade cherry tomato seeds and 100 Dragon Tooth Soldiers.

Sejun warned, “Just in case, I’m telling you that Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes Containing Immense Magic Power are crops for which I have exclusive cultivation rights in the tower. In other words, you can’t plant them without my permission.”

This was a warning not to smuggle out the crops.

Kellion asked, “Exclusive cultivation rights? There’s such a thing?”

Sejun confirmed, “Yes. It’s a right given only to tower farmers who harvest new varieties. So, don’t think about hiding the harvest and planting them behind my back.”

Kellion replied, “I see. Understood.”

With Kellion’s reply, the white dragon statue disappeared, hurrying to give the seeds to his grandson. Kellion had suffered a lot because of his grandson.

Sejun said, “Vice President Theo, let’s go to sleep.”

Theo was disappointed that Sejun was going to sleep without any ceremony after he had caught a thief. Theo was meticulous about these things. “President Park, aren’t you going to praise me, nya?”

Sejun relented, “Alright. Vice President Theo, one month extension.”

Theo wanted more. “Something’s missing, nya! I wish there was a chant like last time, nya!”

Sejun shook his body and raised his tension.

Sejun started rapping with rhythm, “Who is the cat with the ability to catch thieves at night?!” He brought the hand microphone to Theo.

Theo responded, “I am Theo Park, nya!”

Sejun continued, “Then who is the courageous cat who boldly shouts ‘thief’ in front of a dragon?”

Theo answered, “I am Theo Park, nya!”

Sejun asked, “Then who is the wonderful cat who confidently presents a contract to a dragon?”

Theo replied, “I am Theo Park, nya!”

Sejun chanted, “You say Theo, I say Park.”

Theo shouted, “Theo, nya!”

Sejun responded, “Park!”

Sejun asked, “Shall we sleep now?”

Theo insisted, “Not yet, nya! Theo, nya!”

Sejun sighed, “Park…”

Theo, who was fully excited, went on a rampage.

After about an hour of ceremony, Theo was finally satisfied. “Nyaa… President Park, I’m sleepy now, nya. Let’s sleep, nya.”

Sejun, who had barely satisfied Theo, agreed, “Okay…” The really long day was finally over.

Ajax, who had hastily smeared dirt on his body at Kellion’s call, appeared grumbling. “Why are you calling me again, Grandpa?! Don’t you know I’m working hard on the farm?!”

Kellion handed Ajax 100 Elixir-grade cherry tomato seeds. “Quiet and go plant this.”

Ajax asked, “What is this?”

Kellion explained, “I got it from the tower farmer of the Black Tower.”

Ajax was surprised. “What?! The Black Tower?!” He knew how much his grandfather usually hated the Black Tower. He didn’t think he had brought it in a good way.

Ajax said indifferently, “Okay, I’ll plant it for now,” and moved back to the 99th floor of the tower.

He threw 100 Elixir-grade cherry tomatoes into the field where other seeds had been planted. It was more annoying to call the monsters and tell them to plant it.

Ajax yawned, “Well, it’ll plant itself. Haaah. I should go to sleep.”

As Ajax was about to return to his residence after planting the seeds, he felt the magic around him being sucked into one place at an incredible speed. It was right where he had just planted the seeds.

The seeds were growing at a terrifying speed. Using enough magic, the Elixir-grade cherry tomatoes quickly grew and began to bear fruit in an instant.

Ajax cheered, “Puhahaha! I did it!” Finally, crops were growing in the place where he had planted the seeds.

Ajax picked and ate a cherry tomato that had just been formed. “Oh! Delicious!” The sour taste made his eyes light up.

So Ajax ate cherry tomatoes until he was full and thought, “I have to plant more.”

He began to plant the seeds of the cherry tomatoes back into the ground.

A message appeared in front of Ajax. [You have planted the crops of Black Tower’s tower farmer Park Sejun, who has exclusive cultivation rights, without permission.] [According to the laws of the tower······.]

Ajax exclaimed, “What?! Without permission?”

It was Kellion’s mistake. Kellion didn’t know that the Elixir-grade cherry tomatoes would grow this quickly, so he was going to inform Ajax about the contract details and the exclusive cultivation rights later when he confirmed that the cherry tomatoes were growing.

Ajax scoffed, “How dare you! Impose the laws of the tower on me, the great White Dragon?!” Of course, even if he had been informed of the contract details, Ajax was the type of person who would have ignored it and planted them anyway.

Sejun opened his eyes the next morning.

Theo was boasting to Kkuengi about his heroic deeds from last night. “I caught a thief who tried to steal President Park’s things yesterday, nya!”

Kkuengi chirped, “Big brother is amazing!”

As soon as Sejun woke up, Kkuengi started whining that he was hungry. “Dad woke up! Dad, Kkuengi is hungry!”

Sejun replied, “Wait a moment,” and headed to the kitchen with the animals.

While Sejun was preparing breakfast, Kkuengi boasted about Theo’s achievements to the rabbits and monkeys. “Our big brother caught a thief yesterday!”

Theo was looking at Kkuengi with a proud smile. “Our fourth one is doing well, nya!”

Kkuengi, who was enthusiastically boasting about his big brother, suddenly stopped talking. “So big brother… uh? What was next?”

Theo stepped in and spoke where Kkuengi was stuck. “At that time, I said this to the evil dragon, nya! Stealing now…”

Kkuengi chirped, “That’s right! Big brother said that! So big brother….”

Sejun announced, “Everyone, let’s eat.”

After eating breakfast, Sejun was talking to Iona about the fireworks to use at the finale of the birthday party. “Let’s have various colored flowers burst behind the dragon. And at the end, make a firework where everyone appears.”

Iona squeaked, “Yes!”

He should have finished talking about it yesterday, but the schedule was delayed because he woke up Toryongi in the northern region. Now there were only two days left until the birthday party. He had to quickly decide on the shape of the fireworks today so that Iona and her subordinate wizards could complete the fireworks in time.

Iona squeaked, “Then I’ll go to the magic tower to work on the fireworks.”

Sejun thanked her, “Okay. Thanks for your hard work.”

Theo, who had told Kkuengi and the animals about his heroic deeds, clung to Sejun’s lap and said, “President Park, if you have nothing to do now, let’s sleep, nya!”

Sejun replied, “No. I’m going to make rice cakes from now on.”

He was planning to stack honey sirutteok like bricks to make a large rice cake cake to use at the birthday party.

Kkuengi got excited at the sound of Sejun making rice cakes. “Rice cake! It’s delicious to dip rice cake in honey!”

Sejun said, “No. Kkuengi can’t eat the rice cakes I’m making today.”

Kkuengi asked, “Then is Dad going to eat it all alone?”

Sejun stroked Kkuengi’s head and said, “No. If Dad is going to eat it, I’ll eat it with our Kkuengi. The rice cakes I’m making today are for our birthday party. So, can Kkuengi not eat it and be patient?”

Kkuengi asked, “Can I eat it at the birthday party?”

Sejun confirmed, “Yes. You can eat it after we sing together. Instead, let’s eat this today. Crop Gigantification.”

Sejun appeased Kkuengi and gave him a 3m giant sweet potato that he had gigantified using his skill.

Kkuengi made a firm resolution. “Okay! Kkuengi will be patient!” He climbed onto the giant sweet potato, diligently dug into the sweet potato, and quickly disappeared inside.

As soon as Sejun gave something only to Kkuengi, Theo immediately appealed to be taken care of as well. “President Park, don’t I get anything, nya?”

Sejun asked, “Do you want Churu?”

Theo rejected, “That’s boring, nya!”

Sejun was taken aback by Theo’s rejection of Churu. “Huh?!”

Sejun asked, “Then two Churus?”

Theo agreed, “Good, nya!”

Sejun quickly started making rice cakes and gave Theo two Churus with tuna and chicken flavors at the same time.

Theo was happy as he alternately licked the Churus. “Delicious, nya!”

While Sejun was spacing out watching Theo eat Churu, a message appeared in front of Sejun. [It has been confirmed that White Tower’s tower farmer Ajax Mamv has planted Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes Containing Immense Magic Power without permission.] There were always beings who did what they were told not to do.

While Sejun was thinking about what he could get out of this, another message appeared. [According to the laws of the tower, a tower farmer who plants crops with exclusive cultivation rights without permission must work under the person with exclusive cultivation rights for 100 years.] [According to the laws of the tower, Black Tower’s tower farmer Park Sejun will command White Tower’s tower farmer Ajax Mamv for the next 100 years.]

Sejun was surprised. “Huh?”

A hundred-year slave was born.