Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 195

“Slash-and-burn farming?” Sejun checked his new skill.

[Job Skill – Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1] -You can burn grass and trees a little better. -If you plant crops in a slash-and-burn field, you can obtain stronger crops.

“Obtain stronger crops, you say?” The explanation was vague.

“Well, that’s not what’s important right now.” Even if they became stronger, all he had to do was burn them. Sejun began scattering kudzu berries again to complete his job quest.

[Planted 76 kudzu in the slash-and-burn field.] [Job experience slightly increased.] [Proficiency of Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1 slightly increased.] [Proficiency of Mana Seed Sowing Lv. 6 slightly increased.] [Due to the effect of Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1, the kudzu grows stronger.] [Due to the effect of Mana Seed Sowing Lv. 6, the probability of kudzu taking root increases.] [The kudzu is listening to the farmer’s footsteps, increasing its growth rate.] [6,901,354 more times remaining until job quest completion.]

Meanwhile, as Sejun scattered kudzu berries,

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi will see Kkuengi Grandma!]

Kkuengi settled on the floor and infused mana into the Bronze Mirror of Yearning.

“Is it Mom’s cooking time?” Sejun said, watching Kkuengi staring intently at the bronze mirror. Kkuengi had a ghostly sense for these things. It was definitely Mom’s dinner time.

But,

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Daddy is strange! Kkuengi Grandma is not cooking yet!]

“Really?” Thinking, ‘Could Kkuengi’s intuition be wrong sometimes?’ Sejun looked into the mirror.

Sejun leaned closer to the mirror, surprised. “Huh? Taejun?” He hadn’t expected to see his family, let alone Han Taejun, in the mirror right now.

“Recently, we found some dangerous people were planning something bad here, so we stopped them.” Han Taejun, sitting at the table, spoke to Sejun’s family in a serious voice. They had all been stopped because they resisted.

For this operation, Han Taejun, along with Korean hunters from special forces, raided the hideout.

After the suppression, they were shocked to discover not only pistols but also military rifles and grenades.

Luckily, they were stopped before they could do anything bad. It could have been very dangerous in Korea, where guns are not allowed.

‘We would have been in big trouble without the information from the United States.’ By now, the Firm Blade Leek, which the United States had requested as compensation for the information, would be handed over.

“I guess we should move.” Sejun’s father, Park Chunho, said, lost in thought. He had been advised to move by Han Taejun several times in the past, but he had refused, saying that nothing major would happen because of the crops.

“Yes. Sejun has already prepared a safe house in a safe area.”

“A safe area?!”

“Yes. It’s a place where many famous people live, so it’s very secure.”

“Oh?! Is there anyone famous living nearby?” Sedol asked with an excited voice at Han Taejun’s words that celebrities lived there.

“Well, who was it… Dongshik, why don’t you say something? You live next door.” Han Taejun, unable to remember, looked at his youngest disciple, Kim Dongshik, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room.

“The chairmen of big companies live nearby.”

“I see…” Sedol looked disappointed at Kim Dongshik’s answer.

“Do you perhaps like girl groups?” Kim Dongshik asked Sedol. His lips were twitching, as if he had something to brag about.

“Girl groups? Of course, I like them!”

“Oh! Really? Then do you know Moonlight Fairy?”

“Of course, I know them! If you don’t know Moonlight Fairy in Korea, you must be a spy?!”

“Really? Actually, there’s one neighbor I haven’t told you about…”

“Who is it?” Just as Kim Dongshik was about to whisper in Sedol’s ear as if he were about to tell a great secret,

“That guy Dongshik’s daughter is Sera, a member of Moonlight Fairy. Do you want to brag about your daughter that much?” Han Taejun said, looking at Kim Dongshik with a pathetic expression.

“Oh, come on! I wanted to make it a surprise!” Kim Dongshik, whose hobby was bragging that he was the father of Moonlight Fairy’s Sera, said with a disappointed voice.

And then,

“Father, please accept my bow!” Sedol bowed to Kim Dongshik, expressing his gratitude to Sejun in his heart. Sedol was also a fan of Sera.

“Who is that person, and why are they suddenly bowing?” Sejun wondered, not knowing the situation.

“That human is Kim Dongshik, nya!” Theo informed Sejun. Sejun had a contract with Dongshik, but he had never seen his actual face.

“Ah, that person is Dongshik. But why is Sedol bowing to Dongshik?”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkuengi knows! Little Uncle is trying to get New Year’s money!]

Kkuengi answered, pretending to be smart. Kkuengi knows everything!

“Pfft. I see. I guess Uncle is broke.” Sejun laughed at Kkuengi’s silly answer.

‘Cute!’ Sejun smiled and stroked Kkuengi’s head. Of course, he also diligently stroked Theo’s head so that Theo wouldn’t be jealous. Sejun was increasingly confused about who was taking care of whom.

He stroked Theo and Kkuengi while watching his family a little longer, but there was nothing special. Soon, Han Taejun and Kim Dongshik left.

And then,

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi Grandma is starting to cook!]

Finally, Kim Miran’s cooking show that Kkuengi had been waiting for began.

“Here, watch this while eating.” Sejun used his skill to give Kkuengi a giant sweet potato, who would be hungry watching the cooking show, and

Whoosh! Whoosh!

He began planting kudzu berries again.

Sejun smiled, happy to see his family doing well. ‘Okay, back to work,’ he thought, turning back to the pile of kudzu berries.

About 3 hours after planting the kudzu,

[All the kudzu that had infested the farm has been removed.] [Quest completed.] [As a quest completion reward, you have been recognized as the rightful owner of the land deed.] [As a quest completion reward, you have acquired a tangerine tree.] [Land Deed Skill: Farmland Information Lv. Max is activated.]

Along with the quest completion message, a small tree popped into existence in the middle of the cleared land. It was a tangerine tree, with shiny green leaves and tiny orange fruits already starting to grow.

“Huh?!” Sejun was taken aback, because he had been diligently planting kudzu on the farm.

“What is it? Is what I planted okay?” There was no other way to explain it. Sejun picked up the kudzu berries he had scattered near the tangerine tree and scattered them elsewhere.

“Shall we eat soon?” He had fed Kkuengi a giant sweet potato earlier, but it was almost time for Kkuengi to be hungry again.

“Raise Land.” Sejun used Miler’s hoe to create a cooking area.

And while he was taking out the cooking utensils from his subspace,

“Nya?!” Waving. Waving.

Theo suddenly moved his front paws back and forth.

“Vice Chairman Theo, what’s wrong?”

“The feeling that something special was nearby is gone, nya!”

“Huh? It disappeared?” Sejun said with a disappointed voice at Theo’s words. He wanted to get one more piece of equipment that would help with farming, like the ‘Farmer’s Footstep Shoes’ when he went up this time… It seemed like he had wasted too much time planting kudzu berries.

“President Park, cheer up, nya! I’ll find you something good again, nya!” Tap. Tap.

Theo patted Sejun’s head to comfort him.

At that moment,

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi found something to make Daddy strong!]

Kkuengi, who had been playing alone, brought a small kudzu root. For some reason, he was 100% sure that it would taste bitter. Because Kkuengi puts it in his mouth first if it’s delicious.

“Thank you, Kkuengi.” Sejun praised Kkuengi and received the kudzu root. What was special was that the root had a golden glow.

Sejun looked at the kudzu root with curiosity.

[Golden Kudzu Root of Life] This is the kudzu root of a kudzu that has grown by absorbing all the nutrients from other kudzu around it due to its obsession with survival. Consuming it will increase your health by 50 or your health potential by 25. Consuming it can unlock the talent: Tenacious Vitality. It has a bitter and terribly sour taste. Usage Restriction: Lv. 50 or higher, Health stat 100 or higher Grade: A+

“Huh?!” He expected it to be bitter, but sour? And terribly sour?

Gulp.

Sejun swallowed, unknowingly drooling.

Kkueng!

[Daddy, eat it with strength!]

Kkuengi cheered for Sejun from the side.

‘It’s good for the body, so let’s eat it!’ Sejun closed his eyes tightly, put the kudzu root in his mouth, and chewed.

Crunch. Crunch.

“Keuh!” Having both bitter and sour tastes was truly the worst. Sejun desperately resisted the urge to spit it out and swallowed the kudzu root.

Gulp.

[You have consumed the Golden Kudzu Root of Life.] [Health potential increased by 25.] [Unlocking talent: Tenacious Vitality.]

After checking the messages, Sejun quickly drank water and rinsed his mouth.

And he checked the reward for his suffering.

[Talent: Tenacious Vitality] -Health increases as your obsession with life grows stronger. -Health increases by up to 10. -Maximum health increases each time you overcome a life-threatening crisis. -Current health increase: 10

“What is this?” It was too insignificant for a talent. And why is my health increase only 10?!

“Was I this obsessed with life?” He thought about the tower, the dangers he’d faced, and how hard he’d fought to survive. Maybe he was more tenacious than he realized.

Sejun’s obsession with life, even recognized by the kudzu. Sejun was unaware, but if he hadn’t had a strong obsession with survival on the 99th floor of the tower, he might not have survived until now.

Having learned about his condition, Sejun made lunch, ate with the animals, and began scattering kudzu berries again.

And about 2 hours later,

[Planted 72 kudzu in the slash-and-burn field.] [Job experience slightly increased.] [Proficiency of Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1 slightly increased.] [The proficiency of Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1 has been filled, and the level increases.] [Proficiency of Mana Seed Sowing Lv. 6 slightly increased.] [Due to the effect of Slash-and-Burn Farming Lv. 1, the kudzu grows stronger.] [Due to the effect of Mana Seed Sowing Lv. 6, the probability of kudzu taking root increases.] [The kudzu is listening to the farmer’s footsteps, increasing its growth rate.] [5,996,357 more times remaining until job quest completion.]

The proficiency of the Slash-and-Burn Farming skill accumulated, and the level increased. Sejun checked if there were any changes to the skill, but there were no major changes.

At that moment,

Sniff. Sniff.

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi smells Little Hyung!]

Kkuengi, who was hanging on Sejun’s back and playing with the Golden Bat, sniffed.

“Black Rabbit?”

(I’ll go see!)

The Golden Bat flew into the sky and looked around.

And then,

(It’s true! Second Hyung is coming!)

The Golden Bat pointed in the direction the Black Rabbit was coming from.

A moment later,

“Ack!” Kyaaaak!

Sejun surprised the Black Rabbit, who was trying to surprise him from behind, and could hear the Black Rabbit’s scream. Heh heh heh. This is revenge for last time!

Pyak! Pyak!

[I wasn’t surprised! I just screamed!]

The Black Rabbit made excuses to hide that he was surprised, but

“Yes, yes, that’s what you say.” Sejun teased the Black Rabbit even more. He was truly a hateful uncle.

Pyak!

Eventually, only when the enraged Black Rabbit took out his squeaky hammer,

“Sorry, I won’t do it again.” Sejun stopped teasing.

At that moment,

[You have overcome a life-threatening crisis.] [The maximum health of Talent: Tenacious Vitality increases to 11.]

A message appeared that he had overcome a life-threatening crisis.

“Huh?” My heart almost stopped! That Black Rabbit is scary even when he’s joking!

“But why did you come here? You must be busy preparing for the opening ceremony and the wedding?” Sejun quickly changed the subject and asked the Black Rabbit. It was the time when he was busy preparing for the wedding.

Pyak!

[I came to give this to Uncle!] At Sejun’s question, the Black Rabbit opened his treasure vault with a sullen voice and took out a document. It was the land deed for the 55th floor of the tower, which he had obtained with difficulty by ordering his subordinates. He was a kind Black Rabbit who took care of his hateful uncle too.