Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 170

Sejun woke up frowning. He had stayed up very late, thinking hard about how to save the planet.

“President Park, your face is all scrunched up again, meow!” Theo, who had woken up early to admire Sejun’s face, began pressing his paws on Sejun’s face as he frowned.

“No, it’s······”

“No need to thank me, meow!” Theo was being kind, even though Sejun didn’t ask for it.

‘Fine. Do as you please.’

Sejun let Theo press on his face and went back to thinking about his plans from the morning.

The conclusion Sejun had reached after thinking until dawn was that his crops were still effective against the Locusts.

‘So, I’ll push forward with the original plan.’

Instead, he planned to make his farm much bigger this time. He would create a new, large farm.

[Land Document for the Persimmon Farm on the 49th Floor of the Tower]

Sejun was planning to use the land document to create a large Razor Scallion farm on the 49th floor of the Tower. This would increase the amount of Razor Scallions for Earth and reduce how far they needed to be transported.

Sejun thought about who would work on the farm. It depended on what he found on the 49th floor. If he couldn’t find workers there, he would ask the rabbits from the Rabbit Kingdom on the 55th floor for help.

Just then,

Kkueng!

[Daddy, Kkuengi wants to eat breakfast!]

Kkuengi, awakened by hunger, came to find Sejun.

“Alright.”

Sejun hurriedly prepared breakfast.

“I’m going down the Tower······”

While eating breakfast, he told the animals his plan. He also told the dragons.

-Alright. Go and come back.

-Be careful.

The dragons looked disappointed because they couldn’t eat makgeolli and food without Sejun, but they didn’t say anything.

As Sejun was talking to the dragons,

“President Park, I’m all ready, meow!

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi is ready too!]

Theo, who had packed his bags, and Kkuengi, who had a huge lunch bag on his back, were ready to go down the Tower with Sejun.

(I’m all done too!) The Golden Bat also sat on top of Kkuengi’s bag with a small bundle.

Clang.

“Go into the subspace warehouse.”

Sejun put the animals into the subspace warehouse and said,

“Aileen, I’ll be back.”

[The Tower’s administrator says they will be watching you, so do everything you want to do.]

Aileen, now with increased abilities, could use the Tower’s functions, including seeing what was happening on other floors with a crystal ball.

“Okay. I feel better knowing Aileen is watching.”

Swish.

Sejun smiled and unfolded the land document.

[The summoning function for imprinting the first owner of the land document for the Persimmon Farm on the 49th floor of the Tower is activated.]

Sejun disappeared as he moved to the 49th floor of the Tower.

The first floor of the Black Tower.

There was a commotion near the exit.

“What’s going on?”

“Why can’t I get out?!”

Some of the hunters trying to go back to Earth through the Tower’s exit couldn’t move, as if blocked by a wall. These hunters had all entered through the Black Tower in Brasilia.

They were hurrying back to Earth after hearing that Brasilia had been attacked by Locusts.

Just then,

It was like a death sentence when a message appeared in front of them.

[The Black Tower you used to enter has been destroyed.]

[The exit has disappeared, and you cannot leave.]

More than 30,000 hunters who had entered the Tower through the Black Tower in Brasilia panicked. Their way back had disappeared.

Because of this, other hunters learned that if the Tower they entered disappeared, they would never be able to leave the Tower. The hunters quickly told their countries about this.

And each country made its screening stricter to prevent even one Locust from getting through. The level of hunters in the Tower was a large part of each country’s military and economic power.

So, the disappearance of a Tower was a big loss for the country. Also, the value of the Tower had increased even more because of the mysterious crops that had recently started to come from the Tower.

“What should we do?” A member of the Earth Defense Force asked Luciola. Among the hunters who couldn’t leave the exit were 10 members of the Earth Defense Force who had entered the Black Tower in Brasilia to escape the Locusts.

“First, let’s tell Taejun what’s happening and ask for help.”

“Understood.”

At Luciola’s answer, they hurried to the 40th floor of the Tower.

[Arrived at the 49th floor of the Tower.]

[Moved from the top floor, the 99th floor of the Tower, to the 49th floor.]

[Descended 50 floors.]

[Due to the effect of >Title: Retrogressor>, all stats increase by 50.]

“Oh!”

The effect of >Title: Retrogressor> was very good. It was as if it was telling the weak to become stronger, as the stats increased more as he went down.

“Ah! This is not the time for this!”

Clang.

Sejun quickly opened the subspace warehouse and summoned Theo, Kkuengi, and the Golden Bat. He didn’t know where the danger might be. He had learned it the hard way on the 77th and 83rd floors of the Tower, so Sejun never let his guard down.

He quickly looked around. About a hundred persimmon trees stood there, their branches bare and reaching like sad fingers towards the sky. No fruit hung from them, and the wood looked dry and unhealthy. It was clear these trees were not doing well.

Just then,

“Earth Defense Force! It’s time to mobilize, meow!” Theo’s cry was heard from inside the subspace warehouse.

Flap. Flap.

(Speed Gold appears!) The Golden Bat, wearing a bone helmet, quickly came out of the subspace warehouse and flew into the sky.

Kkueng!

[Power Honey appears!] Similarly, Kkuengi, wearing a bone helmet, rolled forward from the subspace warehouse.

“Puhuhut. Lucky Yellow appears, meow!” Finally, Theo, wearing a bone helmet, came out, stretched out his left leg, and extended his front paws forward, striking a pose.

Roll. Roll.

Kkuengi rolled next to Theo and stood in a pose symmetrical to Theo.

Flap. Flap.

The Golden Bat, who had flown into the sky, landed between the two and spread its wings as wide as possible.

“······What in the world are you three up to now?” Sejun asked with a chuckle.

“You have to do this to protect the Earth, meow! President Park doesn’t even know that, meow?!”

Kkueng!

[That’s right! Daddy needs to come quickly and stand in the middle!]

‘The middle was my spot?’ Sejun thought.

“What are you talking about? Who said that?”

(I saw it on Earth! The Earth Defense Force needs to have a good formation. I did well, right?)

The Golden Bat said proudly. The Golden Bat had gone down to the 83rd floor of the Tower and moved to Earth. Han Taejun had bought it in Sejun’s name and was supposed to fill it with things, but there were still quite a few offices left to contract.

While wandering around the office,

(Huh?!)

The Golden Bat saw an employee watching something.

[Earth Defense Force Power Force]

The man watched carefully because he needed to study videos that children liked so he could play with them later. Because of this, the Golden Bat was also able to study the Earth Defense Force from behind.

(Names and poses are important for the Earth Defense Force!)

So, the three of them practiced the Earth Defense Force pose in the subspace warehouse for Sejun, who was worrying about preventing the destruction of the Earth.

“Pfft.”

Sejun, realizing what the kids were thinking, laughed.

“Okay. Yongahbyeong-Helmet Summon.” Sejun said the words to summon his helmet. He knelt down and struck a pose in the middle of Theo and Kkuengi.

“President Park appears!”

“Puhuhut. Now we can protect the Earth, meow!”

Sejun didn’t understand why, but Theo sounded so sure, it made him feel better.

(No! Big Brother, we still need one more! The Earth Defense Force always has to be five!)

“What, meow?! Where are we going to find one more here, meow?!”

Kkueng!

[This is a disaster!]

While the animals were worrying about where to find one more member,

“But are there no monsters here?” Sejun said, looking around. It was so noisy, but no one appeared. But there was another reason for this.

-Brothers, have you forgotten about me?! Earth Defense Force Black Earth Dragon appears!

The Earth Dragon appeared, raising its head from the ground, filling the fifth member. Since the Earth Dragon was a pair with the Tower Farmer, it could follow Sejun wherever he moved.

He could also understand why the surroundings were quiet.

Doo doo······

The moles, frightened by the Earth Dragon, couldn’t come close. Only their heads were peeking out, and their heads were about the size of a soccer ball.

“Hey kids, come here.” Sejun spoke to the moles. He needed workers anyway, and it was a good start to find them so easily.

Doo doo!

The moles pretended not to hear Sejun. They didn’t trust the weakest one in the group to speak.

“Come when I tell you nicely!” Sejun got angry, but

Doo doo!

The moles didn’t move.

Just then,

-You guys! How dare you disobey the master’s orders!

As the Earth Dragon stepped forward in anger,

Doo doo doo!

The moles ran away in a hurry.

At the same time,

[You have been recognized as the rightful owner of the land document for the Persimmon Farm on the 49th floor of the Tower.]

[The land document skill: Farmland Information Lv. Max is activated.]

He was recognized as the owner of the land. It seemed he was recognized for chasing away the moles.

[Land Document for the Persimmon Farm on the 49th floor of the Tower]

This is a land document proving ownership of the Persimmon Farm on the 49th floor of the Tower.

Owner: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Grade: C+

Skill: [Farmland Information Lv. Max]

“Farmland Information.”

[Farmland Information Lv. Max]

Size: 3000 Pyeong

Crops: 104 Persimmon Trees

Workers: 1 (Land Owner)

Special Notes: The moles are gnawing at the roots of the persimmon trees, so the condition of the persimmon trees is not good. There are 2012 moles that can be used as workers.

The moles were gnawing at the roots. That was why the persimmon trees were so bare.

“Earth Dragon, turn over the soil for now.”

If the Earth Dragon turned over the soil, Sejun could later use Miller’s hoe to create furrows and ridges with the Soil Manipulation skill, and he could quickly make a field.

-Yes! Leave it to me, Master!

Sejun gave instructions to the Earth Dragon and touched the persimmon tree with only bare branches.

[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 4 is activated.]

[The roots of the persimmon tree are slightly healed while being touched.]

It was as he had seen before. Looking closely at the ground around the persimmon tree, he could see the soil bulging up around it. It was obvious without even looking.

‘It’s the moles’ doing.’

Sejun continued to heal the persimmon trees one by one, and

“Power Force! Go fight!······”

The Golden Bat sang while healing the trees. For some reason, the plants were listening to the Golden Bat’s song, which had no related skills, and their condition was improving and their growth was accelerating.

When Sejun had completely healed the roots of five persimmon trees,

“President Park, Lucky Yellow wants to eat Churu, meow!”

Kkueng!

[Power Honey is hungry too!]

Theo and Kkuengi said, clutching their stomachs.

“Okay. Just a moment.”

Snap!

Sejun quickly made a fire with a finger snap, lit the dry persimmon tree branches that had fallen on the ground, and quickly prepared a meal.

Scritch. Scritch.

First, he put out raw sweet potatoes and cherry tomatoes for lunch.

“Vice President Theo, claws.”

“Understood, meow!”

Theo took out his claws and thinly sliced the frozen Locust meat. He was planning to make soup for dinner in advance.

Scritch. Scritch.

While Theo was slicing the Locust meat with his claws,

Suddenly, Sejun noticed movement in the soil. Little mounds of earth were shifting, and then, heads popped out. Moles. Hundreds, no, thousands of them! Their tiny eyes, like black beads, were all fixed on the Locust meat Theo was slicing, and their noses twitched with hunger.

“Do you want to eat this?”

Doo doo! Doo doo!

The moles nodded vigorously at Sejun’s question.

“Hehehe. Then come and eat.” Sejun smiled slyly and handed the cut Locust meat to the moles.

Doo doo!

While the moles were enjoying the meat,

“But you have to pay. This isn’t free.”

Doo doo?!

The moles were taken aback by Sejun’s words.

“Vice President Theo.”

“Puhuhut. Stamp the moles, meow!”

Theo received stamps from the moles who were eating the meat, and thanks to this, Sejun was able to easily find workers to work on the 49th floor farm of the Tower.