Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 203

As Sejun had predicted, Theo and Kkuengi began competing as soon as they entered the lake.

“Puhuhu. Kkuengi can’t beat me. I’m not afraid of water, nya!”

Splash. Splash.

Theo made a path with no water. He ran on this path and quickly caught fish. It was a strange way to use his water power, not like water at all!

“Theo, you’re amazing…”

Kona was sitting next to Sejun, cleaning fish. She admired Theo’s swimming skills. It looked like Theo was swimming through the water with incredible skill.

And then,

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi will catch more than big bro!]

Wham!

Theo caught fish quickly. Kkuengi wanted to do better. So, Kkuengi hit the water hard.

Plop.

The shockwave stunned the fish, and they floated to the surface.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Kkuengi wins!]

Kkuengi eagerly began catching the stunned fish.

“Peng…”

Some penguins were stunned by Kkuengi’s shockwave.

“Kkuengi, warning number one. You’ve stunned the penguins. Two warnings and you’re out.”

Sejun gave Kkuengi a stern warning. Catching fish like that would hurt the penguins and quickly lead to the fish disappearing from the lake.

Kkueng?!

[Catching them like this is a warning?!]

Because of Sejun’s warning, Kkuengi also started swimming and catching fish like Theo. Kkuengi’s swimming skills were also excellent, so there wasn’t much difference in how fast they caught fish.

After the two of them were catching fish for about an hour,

“Stop catching catfish now!”

Sejun checked the fish they caught. He was worried that some species might disappear, and he stopped them from catching too many of one kind.

“Should I tell them to stop now?”

Sejun looked at the pile of fish beside him. It looked like there were more than 1,000.

“Okay, you two…”

Just as Sejun was about to call them,

Booaaang!

A giant turtle’s head rose from the lake.

And then,

[A middle manager quest has occurred.]

[Middle Manager Quest: The Lake Turtle lays eggs once every 1,000 years. It has woken up 100 years early. Calm the Lake Turtle and put it back to sleep within 5 days.]

The Lake Turtle is the only one of its kind in the Black Tower.

If the Lake Turtle dies or fails to lay eggs, it will disappear forever.

If the Lake Turtle disappears, the Black Tower will become less important.

Lake Turtles to be put to sleep: 0/1

Reward: 100,000 experience, 10,000 Tower Coins, the Lake Turtle will thrive in 100 years

A middle manager quest message appeared after a long time.

“Huh? Put the turtle to sleep?”

The Lake Turtle is an endangered animal. But how do I put it to sleep?

“Do we have to put that turtle to sleep, nya?”

Kkueng?

[Do we just put the turtle to sleep, is what you’re saying?]

Theo and Kkuengi had woken up the Lake Turtle. Now, they were standing beside Sejun, asking questions.

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi can put it to sleep!]

Kkuengi said confidently, clenching his fist.

“No. Dad will take care of it, Kkuengi.”

Sejun quickly stopped Kkuengi. If Kkuengi put the Lake Turtle to sleep with his fist, there might not be any more Lake Turtles in the Black Tower.

“Okay, let’s go.”

Step. Step.

Sejun put Theo and Kkuengi on his knees to protect himself. Then, he walked toward the Lake Turtle’s head.

Booaa… Booaa…

The Lake Turtle was breathing heavily.

“What’s wrong?”

Sejun felt something was wrong and quickly went to the Lake Turtle.

Booaaang!

[Don’t come closer, boo!]

The Lake Turtle warned Sejun. It spoke in a cute way for its size.

“Hello. I’m the middle manager of the Black Tower. What’s wrong?

Sejun stood still so the Lake Turtle wouldn’t be scared. He showed the tattoo on his right hand and introduced himself.

Booang? Booang.

[Are you the middle manager, boo? I’m too hot, boo.]

“Hot?”

Sejun thought that the Lake Turtle woke up because it was hot, not because of Theo and Kkuengi.

“I’ll make some ice for you to cool down. Ice Cube.”

Sejun made ice around the Lake Turtle to help it cool down.

Crunch. Crunch.

The Lake Turtle eagerly started eating the ice Sejun made, which was floating on the water.

And then,

Booang. Booang.

[Thank you, boo. I feel a little cooler now, boo.]

After eating about 50 ice cubes, it went back into the water, looking happy. But the quest was not completed.

At that moment,

Grumble.

Kkueng!

[Dad, Kkuengi is hungry!]

Sejun heard Kkuengi’s voice. Kkuengi was about to become very angry.

“Okay. Wait a minute.”

Sejun quickly grilled the fish that Kona had prepared.

A moment later,

Kkwehehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. It’s all for Kkuengi!]

Kkuengi was happy to see hundreds of grilled fish in front of him. The penguins helped grill the fish, so they finished quickly.

“Puhuhu! These grilled fish are perfect, nya! Cooked at exactly 183 degrees, front and back for only ten minutes! Kona, you are amazing!”

“Thank you, Theo!”

Kona blushed, a wide smile spreading across her face. She was so happy he liked the fish she had grilled just for him. She had been careful to cook each one perfectly.

“Let’s eat now.”

“I will enjoy the meal, nya!”

Kkueng!

[I will enjoy the meal!]

At Sejun’s words, Theo and Kkuengi began to eat. And so, the intense day passed.

Korea Awakened Association Cyber Security Team.

Tap tap tap.

The workers were nervously watching the monitor and typing codes.

“Ahem… Is it not done yet?”

Han Taejun was a large man. He stood with his arms crossed behind the workers. Han Taejun had given Theo’s hunter phone to the security team. He told them to get the data from it.

“It’s… almost done.”

“Is that so? Don’t feel pressured. Take your time.”

The workers wanted him to leave! Han Taejun being there was a lot of pressure.

“Yes, sir!”

No one was brave enough to tell Han Taejun what they really thought. He was the Association President and an S-class hunter.

Tap tap tap tap.

The workers wanted to finish quickly. They typed codes fast, like they would break the keyboard.

After about an hour,

“It’s done! We’ve got the data!”

Finally, they got the data from the hunter phone.

“Is that so? Good work. Send the data to my email. And I’ll buy dinner tonight because you all haven’t eaten yet. Who’s the youngest here?”

“It’s me.”

The workers were quiet. One of the security team members raised his hand.

“Ehehehe! So you’re the youngest. Tell me what you want to eat.”

The workers signaled with their eyes to say the fastest thing they could eat.

“Association President, I want to eat ramen.”

The youngest worker understood the situation well.

“Oh! You know what’s good. Beef ramen is amazing.”

Han Taejun had already decided what to eat. The Cyber Security Team had dinner and everyone got indigestion.

After dinner, Han Taejun went to his office. He started looking at the data from the hunter phone.

And then,

“Huh?!”

Han Taejun found a photo of a business card with GPS coordinates. He saw that other hunter phones also had photos of business cards with the same GPS coordinates, but the designs were different.

Tap tap tap.

Han Taejun opened a web browser and typed in the GPS coordinates. A point was marked.

“This is?!”

A small island in the Pacific Ocean called Niue was marked on the map.

The next morning.

“Ice Cube.”

After breakfast, Sejun went to the ice island and started freezing it again.

While Sejun was freezing the island,

“Sejun, this…”

A penguin carefully came up to him and gave him something it was hiding.

“Huh?! Oh… a scythe? Are you giving it to me?”

“Yes.”

Sejun was surprised to see the penguin give him a scythe. He carefully took it and looked at it. The handle was smooth and easy to hold. It had a sharp, curved blade.

[Scythe of Freshness]

A scythe made by the Blue-Backed Penguin tribe using their ice skills.

The blade is sharp, making it easier to cut.

The scythe has cold air, keeping crops fresh for 5 extra days.

Must be level 10 or higher and have 10 Magic Power to use.

Made by: Blacksmith Kobi (Blue-Backed Penguin Tribe)

Grade: C+

“Nice.”

Sejun liked that the scythe kept crops fresh for 5 extra days.

“Thank you, Kobi.”

“Yes~!”

Kobi ran away, embarrassed by Sejun’s thanks.

And then,

“Ice Cube.”

Thud. Thud.

Behind Sejun, equipment started to pile up. At least Kobi wasn’t as shy as the other penguins.

The other penguins were hiding and throwing equipment like swords and shields at Sejun. They wanted to see Sejun take the equipment, so they hid with only their heads sticking out.

“Cute. I’ll use them well.”

Sejun thanked them and took the equipment.

Scamper.

The penguins quickly disappeared, embarrassed.

“But why are they giving me equipment?”

“It’s our custom to give equipment to someone we owe a favor to.”

Kona had stayed with Sejun. She answered his question.

“But why is the equipment not very good, nya?! I don’t see any A-grade equipment, nya!”

Theo had sold the equipment for Kona. He looked at the equipment Sejun had gotten. Most of it was C or C+ grade.

“There’s no sincerity, nya! Get better equipment for Chairman Park, nya!”

“We don’t have the materials to make A-grade equipment…”

Kona was sad at Theo’s words.

“Materials?”

“Yes. We used all the good materials to make money.”

Kona answered Sejun.

“This is good enough.”

Sejun patted Kona’s head. She was feeling down. Sejun didn’t need the equipment. He already had good armor and tools.

He was thankful for the gifts, but he didn’t really need them.

“Don’t worry, nya! I will find the materials to make Chairman Park’s equipment, nya!”

Theo shouted and raised his paw. He wanted to get Sejun new A-grade equipment.

“Is there something you want to find?”

“Not really, nya! But if I really want something, I will feel it, nya!”

At that moment,

Booaaang!

[I’m hot, boo!]

The Lake Turtle was hot and tired. It came out of the lake again.

And then,

Booaaang!

[Middle Manager, I want to eat ice, boo!]

It saw Sejun and asked for ice.

“Here you go. Ice Cube.”

Sejun made ice for the Lake Turtle.

Crunch. Crunch.

The Lake Turtle happily ate the ice.

“Puhuhu. I found a good material, nya! Kona, can we mine that?”

Theo looked at the Lake Turtle’s shell. It was slightly above the water. He asked Kona if they could mine it. The Lake Turtle was eating ice and didn’t notice.

“I think so?”

Kona held up a pickaxe.