Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 168

Theo felt great after Sejun washed him. Sejun was careful and Theo stayed dry! His fur was fluffy, even after his bath. “Nya nya nya!” Theo hummed happily, holding onto Sejun’s leg. He wouldn’t have to show Chairman Park his fur all wet!

“I wonder where Kkuengi is?” Sejun said, still carrying Theo. He walked from the fountain towards the snack area to find Kkuengi.

Kkuengi must have rolled in rice cake. Sejun wanted to wash him before it got hard.

Sejun arrived where the young animals were eating. But something felt wrong. The air felt tense.

Moo…

Five big, black baby minotaurs were lying down. They looked scared.

Kkuengi!

Kkuengi stood in front of them, his small fists raised. He was growling loudly!

Bbaa…

Ehm meng…

Behind Kkuengi, baby rabbits were frozen still. And a tiny black minotaur was crying. Tears ran down his furry face.

‘Could Kkuengi be bullying them?’ Sejun thought quickly. He imagined Kkuengi being mean to the others. Had he spoiled Kkuengi too much? But Sejun remembered Kkuengi was always kind. ‘No way! Our Kkuengi wouldn’t do that!’

Just as Sejun thought this,

Kkuengi!

Kkuengi snatched a steamed corn from a fallen minotaur’s hand.

“Huh?! Is he stealing snacks?” Sejun started to doubt Kkuengi for a moment. His belief became weak.

Just then,

Kkuengi!

Kkuengi gave the corn to the crying baby minotaur behind him.

“Ah!”

Now Sejun understood. The older minotaurs were taking food from their little brother! Kkuengi stopped them!

“Hehe. Our Kkuengi is so cool.” Sejun smiled, feeling proud. “I’m so proud of Kkuengi!” he thought.

Moo!

The baby minotaur looked at Kkuengi with respect. Kkuengi then went to the fallen minotaurs.

Kkuengi!

Kkuengi gently helped them up. He opened his snack pouch and gave the big minotaurs corn and rice cakes. They ate happily, their earlier anger gone.

Kkuengi!

Moo!

Like in stories, they became friends after a fight. Kkuengi and the minotaurs were quickly friends. It was a happy ending, like in a cartoon!

“Hehe. He’s well-raised, no matter who raised him.” Sejun watched Kkuengi, pleased.

Just then,

Kkuengi!

Kkuengi saw Sejun and ran to him.

And then,

Kkuengi! Kkuengi!

[Kkuengi’s snack pouch is empty! I’ll fill it from Daddy’s warehouse!]

Kkuengi asked to take food from Sejun’s storage. Hmm… Kkuengi was kind, but Sejun still felt like Kkuengi started the fight somehow.

Clang.

Sejun opened the storage, feeling confused. Did happy scenes need lots of snacks to happen? he wondered.

As Kkuengi was filling his snack pouch from the storage,

“Vice Chairman Theo, please heal the children.”

Today was everyone’s birthday. Wishing for everyone to be happy, Sejun asked Theo to heal the young black minotaurs. Their bodies were black, so it wasn’t visible, but if they were hit by Kkuengi, they would definitely have bruises.

“Alright, nya! Come here, you lot, nya.”

Pat. Pat.

Theo healed the young black minotaurs.

“Know that it’s an honor to be healed by Vice Chairman Theo himself, nya! But I like you guys because you seem like you can carry heavy loads well, nya! Do you have any thoughts of becoming my subordinates, nya?”

While healing them, Theo still showed off. He asked them to be his helpers to sell farm crops. He was acting like Vice Chairman Theo!

Kkuengi!

[All filled, yo!]

Kkuengi came out with his snack pouch filled. Kkuengi’s snack pouch had a space expansion function added by Iona, and it currently had a capacity that could fill about the size of a small room.

“Let’s go take a bath, Kkuengi.”

Kkuengi!

[Okay, yo!]

Since he liked taking baths, Kkuengi didn’t refuse and followed Sejun to the fountain. Theo, who had waterproof abilities, went into the water while clinging to Sejun’s knee.

After the bath,

Flap flap flap.

Kkuengi shook his body, shaking off the water. Sejun stayed far away because the water Kkuengi shook off hurt quite a bit.

Kkuengi!

[All done, yo!]

As Kkuengi shook off almost all the water,

Wipe wipe.

Sejun wiped off the remaining water with a towel.

Kkuengi. Kkuengi…

[Kkuengi is sleepy, yo. Kkuengi is going to sleep a bit, yo…]

As Sejun patted the belly of the sleeping Kkuengi,

[The Tower Farmer Ajax Mambouv of the White Tower has harvested 1 Elixir: Cherry Tomato with Mighty Magic.]

[5000 Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes with Mighty Magic are stored in the temporary storage of the White Tower.]

[The temporary storage of the White Tower is full.]

[Harvesting, which was instructed to the Tower Farmer Ajax Mambouv of the White Tower, is terminated because crops cannot be placed in the temporary storage.]

“Huh?!”

Sejun had been trying to fill the maximum weight of 100kg when moving from the White Tower to the Black Tower because it cost 1 million Tower Coins to move. However, there was a limit to the storage capacity of the temporary storage.

“I didn’t know only 5000 could be stored… I can’t help it. I’ll move all the crops in the temporary storage over here.”

Sejun moved the crops to the Black Tower.

[Paid 1 million Tower Coins, which is the basic transportation fee between towers.]

[Transporting 5000 Elixir: Cherry Tomatoes with Mighty Magic (50kg) to the Black Tower.]

“Ajax, start harvesting again.”

Sejun gave remote instructions so that Ajax wouldn’t be idle.

A little later

A bright pillar of light appeared in front of Sejun. When the light disappeared, he saw 5000 white cherry tomatoes that Ajax had harvested.

“Oh!”

Sejun’s eyes widened as he stared at the 5000 Elixir: Powerful Magic-Infused Cherry Tomatoes. They glowed softly, like tiny white pearls, piled high in front of him. Eating all of them would raise his magic power by 50,000. But since things rarely go as planned, he set a goal of eating 10,000, thinking it was not too much.

‘First, I need to taste one.’

He had been so focused on getting seeds that he hadn’t had a chance to try an elixir-grade cherry tomato. So, tasting one was a first for him. Excitedly, Sejun picked up a cherry tomato.

Sejun put a cherry tomato in his mouth and chewed.

Splat!

‘······?!’

The skin of the cherry tomato burst, and a cool, minty sensation exploded in his mouth with the tangy juice.

Gulp.

It went down his throat easily, like it was meant to be eaten. As he swallowed it, the cool feeling spread from his stomach, like a refreshing wave washing through his body.

His body wanted him to eat another one quickly. So, Sejun began to devour the magic cherry tomatoes.

How many did he eat?

[You have consumed Elixir: Powerful Magic-Infused Cherry Tomato.]

[Magic potential has reached its limit.]

[You can no longer absorb magic.]

[Magic is being expelled.]

“What?! No way!”

Along with the message, Sejun remembered the description of >Authority: Strong Magic<: ‘Increases magic power by 50 regardless of the body's potential.’ He knew about stat potential, but he didn't think he would reach his limit so fast… “Is my potential that low?!” Sejun's potential was low. ‘So, what is my magic stat potential?’ Just as Sejun was about to check his magic power, Gurgle. “Ugh!” Suddenly, his stomach hurt. It seemed the magic was being expelled downwards. “Theo… Vice President Theo! Guard this place! I need to use the restroom!” “Understood, Meow!” Sejun quickly gave the magic tomatoes to Theo and ran to the bathroom inside the house. While Sejun was away. Moo! Squawk! Like a Blue Moon, the monsters nearby went crazy and rushed towards the white cherry tomatoes. The pile of 5000 magic cherry tomatoes, though not as strong as a Blue Moon, had an effect on the monsters. “Meow?! No, Meow! Don’t eat them, Meow!” Theo quickly stood in front of the monsters. “Whew. That was close.” Luckily, Sejun had safely arrived in the plain, white-tiled bathroom. He relaxed and checked his magic stat. The bathroom was soundproof, so it was quiet and good for thinking. Magic Power (157.94) “How sad….” Sejun said with a sad look after checking his magic stat. Before eating the magic cherry tomatoes, Sejun's magic stat was 112. He had stopped after eating only 5 cherry tomatoes. He couldn't even eat 50, let alone his small goal of 10,000. What was worse, no matter how many of the remaining 4000+ cherry tomatoes he ate, they wouldn't be absorbed and would just be wasted. “But my magic stat potential was 99.” Sejun calculated the remaining stats from the magic stat, taking away the +6% bonus from the Talent: Enhanced Magic Circuit and the 50 magic power from >Authority: Strong Magic<. He would check later, but he felt that the potential of his other stats was also 99. Maybe 99 was the limit of human potential. Yes, that must be it. It was a human thing. So, Sejun decided that his characteristic was a normal human trait. “Then I must have the highest magic stat on Earth.” Even with talents or items, there was a limit to raising stats beyond the potential of 99. “Hehehe.” Thinking about Earth instead of just his small room, Sejun felt very important and grand. Feeling grand, Sejun came outside. “Huh?! Where did they all go?!” The pile of white cherry tomatoes was gone. Just then, “President Park, over here, Meow.” Theo's voice came from under his feet. “Huh?” Sejun looked down and saw Theo hiding under the stairs of the house. “Theo, why are you under the stairs?” Sejun asked, kneeling down. “I was protecting President Park’s cherry tomatoes, Meow!” Theo looked around and came out from under the stairs, holding onto Sejun's knee. “Protecting the cherry tomatoes?” “That’s right, Meow! After President Park went to the restroom…” Theo explained what had happened after Sejun went to the restroom. “So, the animals suddenly got excited and rushed in?” “Yes, Meow! So, I put the remaining cherry tomatoes in a bundle and hid, Meow… But I couldn’t protect them all, Meow….” Theo's ears drooped and his voice was small and sad. "Because they rushed in so fast," he mumbled, "the animals ate about 3000 of them." “It’s okay. Get the contract out, Vice President Theo. Let’s get to work.” “Hehehe. Understood, Meow!” Theo, cheered up by Sejun's words, grinned slyly and took out a stack of blank contracts. Now, they will all become my subordinates, Meow! And then, “Kkueng-ah, wake up.” Sejun woke up Kkuengi, who was sleeping soundly even amidst the commotion, to catch the animals who ate the tomatoes. Kkueng? [Why are you waking me up?] Nom. Sejun put a magic cherry tomato in Kkuengi's mouth, who was still sleepy. Kkueng! Kkueng! [Delicious! I feel amazing!] Kkuengi jumped up after eating the cherry tomato. “Kkuengi, find the animals that smell like what you just ate.” Kkueng! [Understood!] Sniff. Sniff. Kkueng! [Found them!] “Oh! Already?!” Kkueng! Kkueng?! [Daddy smells even stronger! You ate a lot, didn't you?!] “Huh?! No, not me….” Sejun, who was trying to catch the animals who ate the cherry tomatoes, was caught first.