Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 219

“Move the earth.”

Thump.

Sejun spread cherry tomato seeds on the ground. Then, he used his skill and struck the earth with Miler’s pickaxe.

Rumble!

The ground trembled with a low rumble, like a sleeping giant waking up. The soil opened up, eager to swallow the tiny cherry tomato seeds, burying them at regular intervals.

[The earth moves favorably for you.]

[Magic consumption for moving the earth is reduced by half.]

[You have planted 1005 magic cherry tomato seeds.]

[A warm feeling of accomplishment washes over you as your farming skills grow stronger!]

[The magic cherry tomato seeds are listening to the farmer’s footsteps, enhancing the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 7.]

[Due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 7, the growth rate of the magic cherry tomato seeds is doubled for 24 hours.]

[Proficiency of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 7 slightly increases.]

A message appeared indicating that the cherry tomatoes had been planted. His magic had increased by 1, slightly increasing the number of crops he could plant.

“Hoo. I can plant so many, but the storage is still full!”

Sejun, who had sent Theo on an errand to get jars in the morning, grumbled as he looked at the crops still filling the subspace late in the afternoon, after planting crops without rest. The storage was overflowing with crops because he had harvested everything, even crops that didn’t need to be harvested yet, in order to harvest the new varieties. It wasn’t a number that could be eliminated by eating.

So, Sejun was replanting crops, except for those that could be stored for a long time like dried sweet potatoes.

At that moment,

Grumble!

Sejun’s stomach growled loudly, a deep, rumbling complaint.

“Has it already gotten this late? I am hungry…”

Sejun sighed, feeling his energy drain away. He dragged his feet towards the cafeteria, the thought of food his only guide. Normally, Kkuengi would have come and demanded food before Sejun’s stomach clock went off, but today, for some reason, Kkuengi, who had gone to the western forest to look for herbs, had not yet returned.

As Sejun was heading to the cafeteria,

“Oh! It’s grown a lot.”

He discovered that the rice planted in the golden pot of abundance had sprouted bright green shoots in just three days and grown about 10cm. He had heard that the growth rate was 10 times faster, and it certainly was fast.

“Grow quickly.”

[The Farm Manager’s Warm Touch Lv. 4 is activated]

[The growth of the rice accelerates while the touch lasts]

Sejun lovingly stroked the rice sprouts with adoring eyes.

He he he, I’ll be able to eat shiny white rice soon!

“Kuh… delicious…. Slurp.”

Sejun, imagining taking a large spoonful of white rice and placing a piece of salty grilled fish on top, hurriedly wiped the drool from his mouth.

“I can’t stand it.”

Imagining eating made his hunger surge strongly.

As Sejun hurriedly got up to head to the cafeteria to make dinner,

Tap tap tap.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Daddy, Kkuengi is hungry! Kkuengi brought Daddy something to eat!]

Kkuengi, covered in dark mud, ran towards him with four kudzu roots in his front paws.

“Okay! Thank you! Haa…”

After answering with a vigorous wave towards the approaching Kkuengi, a quiet sigh escaped on its own.

‘Kudzu roots again? Not exactly a feast…’

‘Kkuengi brought four kudzu roots…’

He brought a lot. As Kkuengi said, it seemed like they would have to make do with kudzu roots for dinner tonight.

Kkueng!

[Eat quickly!]

Kkuengi, who had arrived in front of Sejun, handed over the kudzu roots and looked at Sejun with sparkling eyes.

“Just a moment.”

Sejun examined the kudzu roots that Kkuengi had brought in detail because they seemed thicker than usual, or maybe it was just his imagination.

[Tough Life’s Thick Kudzu Root]

The root of kudzu that has grown by absorbing life force from a living host. It has absorbed the host’s life force to almost the maximum, making it good for medicinal purposes. Consuming it will increase your health by 30 or your health potential by 15. It has a strong bitter taste. Cultivator: Top Farmer Park Sejun. Expiration date: 180 days. Grade: B+

“It wasn’t just my imagination.”

The kudzu roots were indeed thick.

Crunch. Crunch.

Since he was going to eat it anyway, Sejun boldly devoured the kudzu roots.

Gulp.

[You have consumed a tough life’s thick kudzu root!]

[Health increases by 30.]

[You have consumed a bitter medicine.]

[Talent: Good medicine for health is bitter is activated.]

[Health increases by 3.]

Sejun ate four kudzu roots in a row. When he ate the first thick kudzu root, his health increased by 3 due to the effect of ‘Good medicine for health is bitter,’ but then it decreased to 2, 2, 1 as Sejun’s tongue adapted to the bitter taste, gradually reducing the effect.

As he watched Sejun eat the kudzu roots, Kkuengi’s eyes became more and more sparkling!

Kkuhehehe. Honey jelly is coming out now!

However,

“I need to prepare dinner now.”

Unlike Kkuengi’s expectations, Sejun, who had completely adapted to the bitter taste, did not rinse his mouth.

Kkueng! Kkueng?!

[Daddy, where are you going! Don’t you have something you forgot?!]

Shocked by Sejun’s reaction, Kkuengi hurriedly stopped Sejun, who was about to go to the cafeteria.

“Huh? Something I forgot?”

At Kkuengi’s words, Sejun put his hands behind his back and wore a clueless expression.

Kkueng….

Kkuengi was disappointed at Sejun’s words. If this is the case, there’s no choice! I’ll take out my secret herb! Kkuengi put his front paw in his snack pouch and tried to take out a powerful herb that Sejun would have no choice but to rinse his mouth with.

At that moment,

“Ta-da! Of course, I didn’t forget! Daddy was just playing a trick. Here, I’ll give you honey today.”

Sejun handed Kkuengi a glass jar full of honey that he had been hiding behind his back. Sejun knew that Kkuengi had high expectations for the snacks they ate together after giving him kudzu roots these days.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. It’s honey!]

Kkuengi quickly took his front paw out of the snack pouch, where he had put it to take out the herb, and received the honey. Thanks to that, Sejun was able to avoid the crisis of fainting from the bitter taste without even knowing it.

“Then, Kkuengi, wait while eating honey.”

Sejun left Kkuengi eating honey and went to the cafeteria to start cooking.

Green Tower Management Area.

“Tch! Another dud.”

Brachio frowned as he watched the boar monster that had crossed over from the Black Tower to the Green Tower through the land deed. Sejun, who was supposed to be caught, wasn’t.

“Go and collect it.”

Brachio ordered his subordinate to collect the land deed.

“Not easy…”

Brachio wanted Sejun to agree to his plans by offering him land. He was not happy that it wasn’t working and asked:

“By the way, where did that liquor come from?”

Brachio remembered the Samyangju that had appeared a few days ago.

“It was so delicious…”

Just thinking about Samyangju’s sweet smell and clean taste made Brachio smile.

Besides the taste, Samyangju had an amazing effect.

When he drank Samyangju, it felt like the fog in his mind disappeared. The other Green Dragons who had some felt the same way.

With clearer minds, they noticed something strange about the other Green Dragons.

“Why aren’t they sleeping?”

The Green Dragons that should have been asleep were not. They had forgotten they needed to sleep during their time to rest.

Even though Dragons were strong, they needed a long sleep to refresh their minds.

So, Brachio and the other Green Dragons who drank Samyangju quickly used strong magic to force the Green Dragons who should have been sleeping into a deep sleep.

“I need more liquor… Where can I get it?”

Brachio wondered how to get more Samyangju.

[The giant antlered deer on the 78th floor of the Tower is facing extinction.]

[The red-striped meerkats on the 56th floor of the Tower are facing extinction.]

The kudzu that Sejun had Ajak spread in the Green Tower began to work.

Meanwhile, far away in his tower, Sejun was having a much more playful evening.

“Chairman Park! I’m back, nyaang!”

Theo jumped at Sejun, who was sitting and resting after dinner.

“Yeah. Vice Chairman Theo, welcome back.”

Sejun greeted Theo and tried to catch him. He didn’t want to taste Theo’s fur.

“Heh heh heh. No way, nyaang!”

Theo moved quickly to dodge Sejun’s arm, then ran up Sejun’s arm and jumped onto Sejun’s face.

Using his paws, he hugged Sejun’s face tightly. Theo’s greasy fur, with its strong smell of old fish, went right into Sejun’s mouth.

“Hey! Get off!”

“Nyaang?!”

“Ptooey! Ptooey!”

Sejun grabbed Theo, pulled him away from his face, and spat out the fur.

“Ptooey! Ptooey! Vice Chairman Theo, did you get the jars?”

Sejun spat out fur a few more times and asked Theo if he had done what he asked.

“Heh heh heh. Of course, nyaang! Who do you think I am, nyaang?! I’m Chairman Park’s right-hand man, Vice Chairman Theo! I got all 3,000 jars, nyaang!”

Theo put his paws on his waist and spoke proudly.

“Okay. Good job. Let’s put the jars in the brewery for now.”

“Okay, nyaang! Let’s go, nyaang!”

Theo clung to Sejun’s knee and shouted.

Sejun went to the brewery and took the jars from Theo’s bundle with the monkeys and washed them. He would let them dry tonight and start making the drink tomorrow morning.

Later that evening,

“Nyaaawn…. Chairman Park, are we not done yet, nyaang?”

Theo yawned and asked Sejun.

“It’s all done now. Let’s go to sleep.”

Sejun, having washed the last jar, went home with Theo and finished the night of the 339th day of being stranded.

The next morning.

Poke. Poke.

“Chairman Park, wake up, nyaang!”

Theo woke up early and massaged Sejun’s face to wake him up.

“Ugh… what is it?”

Sejun opened his eyes.

“Heh heh heh. Chairman Park, look at this, nyaang! I brought something good, nyaang!”

Theo held out a golden orb that he had brought from the special warehouse that seemed to appear and disappear.

“Oh?! This is?!”

As soon as he saw the golden orb, Sejun remembered the giant electric eel’s core that he had eaten before. It tasted like orange soda.

Sejun swallowed and quickly checked the core.

[Core of the Deep Sea Giant Electric Eel]

This is the core of a giant electric eel that has lived for 2000 years in the deep sea between worlds.

It shines with a golden light because of the electricity inside.

If you eat it, you can gain the Talent: Zzzap.

To use this item, you need to have at least 100 magic points.

Rank: A

“Oh! I can eat it!”

Sejun didn’t even read the other details and swallowed the core as soon as he had enough magic points.

The core of the deep-sea giant electric eel turned into water and gave Sejun a refreshing feeling with a sweet orange taste.

“Kroooooh…..!”

While Sejun enjoyed the electrifying feeling,

[You have consumed the core of the deep-sea giant electric eel.]

[You have awakened the Talent: Zzzap.]

A message appeared that he had gained a talent.

“Zzzap?”

Sejun checked his talent.

[Talent: Zzzap]

-This talent lets you use electricity better.

-You can make a small electric charge by rubbing your hands together.

“Electricity?”

Scritch scritch.

Sejun rubbed his palms together to make electricity.

Static electricity started to appear in Sejun’s palms.

“It works!”

Scritch scritch scritch

Sejun rubbed his palms faster. He could feel a faint tingle, and tiny blue sparks jumped between his fingers. It felt like real magic!

At that moment,

“Kooeng?”

[Big brother, did Daddy do something wrong to big brother?]

Kooeng, who had come to call him for breakfast, looked at Sejun and asked as if he knew it would happen.

Sejun felt wronged from the morning.