Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 209

The Black Dragon’s Lair.

Flap. Flap.

The massive black dragon descended to the ground.

“Father, I have delivered the essence of fire.”

The black dragon changed shape and spoke to Kaiser. It was Anton, returning from the Red Dragon’s Lair on an errand for Kaiser.

“How was it?”

“As you said, Father, the red dragons were not creating the essence of fire.”

“Indeed…”

Kaiser’s expression turned grave at Anton’s words. Usually, the red, blue, white, and brown dragons, who control the four main elements (fire, water, earth, and air), create magical energy by gathering their power from around the world.

If they don’t, this energy could appear in the wrong places and cause problems.

“They say it has been over 100 years since they last created the fire magic. I spoke with Ramter, the leader of the red dragons, but I’m not sure if it will help,” Anton said.

“What to do…” Kaiser wondered.

Kaiser couldn’t think of a good solution. If the red dragons didn’t make the fire magic, the other dragons could still do their jobs, but the balance of power would be off, causing even bigger problems.

For now, the only thing they could do was visit the red dragons regularly and remind them to make the fire magic.

[You have planted rice seeds in magic-infused soil.]

[Your farming skill has slightly increased.]

[The rice seeds are listening to the farmer’s footsteps, making the magic planting effect even better.]

[Because of the magic planting effect, the rice seeds will grow twice as fast for the next 24 hours.]

[Your magic planting skill has slightly improved.]

“Heh heh heh. Grow quickly, my little ones,” Sejun said.

As soon as Sejun got the rice seeds, he carefully planted each one in the field. His magic planting skill got better as he worked, which made him feel proud.

Once all the rice was planted, Sejun thought, “I need to make a place to grow the rice.”

Sejun decided to make a paddy field, a special area for growing rice in water. He would move the rice he had planted to this field once it was big enough.

“Earth Dragon!” Sejun called.

Sejun went to a piece of land where he wasn’t growing anything and called for the Black Earth Dragon.

-Master, did you call me?

“Yes. Earth Dragon, make a paddy field here,” Sejun said.

-Yes! I understand!

Because Earth Dragon helped the Top Farmer, he knew a lot about farming and understood Sejun’s instructions right away.

Rumble!

As Earth Dragon moved underground, the land quickly sank, creating a very large paddy field that could hold a lot of water.

-It’s done.

“Good job. Pink Fur, please fill it with water,” Sejun said.

After Earth Dragon made the paddy field, Sejun asked Pink Fur to fill it with water.

It would have been nice to have the Black Minotaurs, but they were still searching each floor of the tower for any members of the Three-Headed Society. They had just arrived on the 92nd floor.

Koo-urr-ong!

Pink Fur started filling the paddy field by scooping water from the waterway with a big pot.

Kkueng!

[Kkuengi helps too!]

Kkuengi also grew bigger and helped Pink Fur by filling the large pot with water.

“Our Kkuengi has grown so much,” Sejun said with a smile.

Sejun smiled proudly as he looked at Kkuengi, who was now taller than Pink Fur. It was worth feeding him so much.

About an hour later,

Kkueng!

[Daddy, it’s done!]

Kkuengi walked up to Sejun, who was grilling barnacles, looking very proud. He seemed to be saying that he deserved a snack for doing his job!

“Our Kkuengi worked hard, so let’s have a snack. Pink Fur, you worked hard too. Eat this,” Sejun said.

Sejun gave Kkuengi and Pink Fur grilled barnacles as a snack for helping him. He also called the rabbits, monkeys, and mushroom ants who were working to eat with them.

And slyly,

Plop.

The animals began to place the red beads that came out while eating the barnacles around Sejun, who was grilling the barnacles.

Kkueng!

[This is for Daddy!]

Of course, Kkuengi did too. It was the barnacle’s core.

“Thank you,” Sejun said.

Sejun’s face was brighter than before as he thanked them. Now he could use his special power, Friend of Fire, to absorb the fire energy without eating the cores. He didn’t have to taste the bitterness anymore.

Thump.

Sejun put his hand on one of the barnacle cores, ready to absorb its energy.

But,

[Your power, Friend of Fire, cannot absorb strongly compressed fire energy.]

“Huh?!” Sejun exclaimed.

A message appeared saying that Sejun’s power couldn’t absorb the core’s energy. Sejun was still stuck with the bitter taste. He had no choice but to taste it again.

[You have eaten the Scorching Barnacle Core.]

[Your Strength might increase by 10.]

[Your fire power is slightly enhanced.]

“Kuh-eup…”

After eating five cores, Sejun quickly ate some honey jelly to get rid of the bitter taste in his mouth.

And,

[You have eaten Poison Honeybee Honey Jelly.]

[The energy in your body makes the honey jelly even stronger.]

[Your magic power is greatly enhanced.]

[Your magic talent, Enhanced Magic Circuit, has evolved into Overflowing Magic Circuit.]

The energy from the barnacle cores made the honey jelly even better, causing his magic talent to evolve.

“Things are going well today,” Sejun said.

He became the 1,000,000th customer of the seed shop and got rice seeds, his harvesting skill improved, and his talent even evolved. It was a great day, probably thanks to the Lucky Strawberry.

“But is it okay for me to be this lucky?” Sejun wondered.

Things were going too smoothly, so Sejun felt a little worried and checked his evolved talent.

[Talent: Overflowing Magic Circuit]

-A powerful circuit that lets magic flow easily, making it easier to use magic.

-Magic stat +30

-Magic recovery speed +250%

-Magic use -5%

As Sejun was checking his talent,

Koo-urr-ong!

Pink Fur, having eaten his fill, got up to patrol the area.

Squeak!

Ook!

Kke-ek!

The other animals, having eaten their fill of barnacles, also went to do their jobs.

And,

Kkueng…

[Sleepy…]

Kkuengi, feeling sleepy after eating his fill, clung to Sejun’s leg like a koala and started to sleep.

Clang.

Sejun, with Theo and Kkuengi attached to his legs, put the barnacle shells that the animals had eaten into his magic warehouse. He planned to give them to the penguins later to make equipment.

“That’s all done. Now I need to go to the carrot field,” Sejun said.

Sejun headed to the carrot field. A little while ago, while they were eating snacks, the rabbits had asked for his help, saying that there were many carrots to harvest that day.

Squeak!

When Sejun arrived at the carrot field, Papa Rabbit stopped the rabbits from harvesting the carrots and gathered them outside the field.

“Okay, everyone, leave it to me now! Earth Power!” Sejun shouted to the rabbits.

Thump.

Sejun struck the ground with Miller’s hoe. Since there was no one in the field, he could focus on making the skill as strong as possible without worrying about anyone getting hurt.

Rumble!

The ground moved, and the carrots popped out.

[You have harvested 1000 Agility Carrots.]

[Your farming skill has slightly increased.]

[Your harvesting skill has slightly improved.]

[You have gained 50,000 experience.]

Thanks to this, 1000 carrots were harvested in an instant.

“Earth Power!” Sejun shouted again.

As Sejun moved to another spot and harvested carrots again,

Squeak!

Papa Rabbit sent the rabbits to the field that Sejun had just harvested to pick up the carrots.

As Sejun was harvesting carrots with the rabbits,

[You have harvested 999 Agility Carrots.]

[You have harvested a Toughness Carrot!]

[Your farming skill has slightly increased.]

[Your harvesting skill has slightly improved.]

[You have gained 50,000 experience.]

“Huh?! A Toughness Carrot?” Sejun wondered.

He had never seen a carrot with that name before. As Sejun looked at the carrots he had just harvested, he saw a long, club-shaped carrot that looked different from the others.

And,

[You have created a new type of plant in the Tower!]

[The Tower recognizes that you are the only one who can grow this new plant.]

[No one can grow the Toughness Carrot without your permission.]

[Your farming skill has greatly increased!]

[As a special farming bonus, all your stats increase by 10!]

A message appeared saying that he had created a new type of plant.

“Heh heh heh. I’m a lucky guy!” Sejun said.

Sejun decided not to worry about his luck anymore. Today was a very special day.

At that moment,

[You have created 7 new types of plants in the Tower!]

[As a reward for the Great Farmer’s achievement, the Black Tower is becoming more famous!]

[When the Tower’s fame reaches a certain level, another entrance to the Black Tower will be created!]

[Because the number of Black Towers is increasing from 99 to 100, the missing 57th entrance will reappear in the safest place!]

A message appeared saying that he had created 7 new types of plants and that the missing 57th entrance would reappear. It seemed to be talking about the tower that had disappeared in Brasilia.

“Heh heh heh. But have I really created 7 new types of plants already?” Sejun wondered.

Sejun felt proud as he looked at the message, then snapped out of it and checked the Toughness Carrot.

[Toughness Carrot]

A carrot grown inside the Tower that has absorbed a lot of nutrients. It’s a special carrot that has put all its energy into becoming strong.

Very tough.

No effect when eaten.

Grower: Top Farmer Park Sejun

Expires in: 120 days

Grade: B

“But can I even eat this?” Sejun wondered.

Sejun tried to bite the carrot, but it was as hard as a rock.

Thump.

Sejun decided to plant the Toughness Carrot again to get seeds and think about how to use it. Then, he harvested the rest of the carrots.

A little later,

Kkueng!

Squeak!

Pyaa!

Kkuengi and the rabbits worked hard to move the 100,000 carrots that Sejun had harvested.

Slurp.

“Kuh-euh. Good,” Sejun said.

As Sejun was taking a coffee break and watching the animals,

[The Tower Manager thanks you for bringing back the 57th entrance of the Black Tower!]

“Really? Then where did it appear?” Sejun asked.

[The Tower Manager says they are not sure, but it appeared near the 100th entrance.]

“The 100th entrance? Where is that? Ah! This is not the time for this!” Sejun exclaimed.

Sejun was lost in thought for a moment, then quickly got up. It was lunchtime.

“Aileen, what do you want to eat?” Sejun asked.

[The Tower Manager says that any food you make is delicious!]

“Really? Then let’s have barnacle porridge,” Sejun said.

Sejun went into the kitchen and started to make food with care.

Hannam-dong, Korea.

“Look over there!” someone shouted.

People were looking at or taking pictures of the Black Tower, which had suddenly appeared and was 990 meters tall.

And,

“Uhaa… Huh?!”

Sejun’s younger brother, Sedol, woke up late and stretched as he looked out the window. He was shocked to see the towering Black Tower standing only about 10 meters away from the window.

“Why is the Black Tower here?” Sedol wondered.

Everyone on Earth wondered the same thing.

But,

Rustle. Rustle.

The reason for all this, Sparky, was busy taking root and claiming the area around it.

The safest place on Earth was near the house where Sejun’s family lived. Sparky was taking root deep underground to protect Sejun’s family. Only Sparky knew why the Black Tower had appeared there.

For the first time, two towers appeared in one country.