Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 225

Black Tower, Administrator Zone.

[I didn’t mean to hide it from you, Aileen. I just wanted to look cute to Master…]

“Really?”

[Of course! I can swear on my leaves!]

“Alright. I’ll believe you.”

Touched by Firestone’s sincere oath, Aileen decided to believe it.

“But how did you end up taking root on Earth?”

[Hearing that Master’s family was in danger, I desperately stretched out my roots, wanting to protect them, and they reached Earth.]

“Is that so? Have you taken root anywhere else besides Earth?”

[Yes, but I don’t know exactly where.]

“Tell me anything you see or hear from there. I might know something.”

[Yes. Thank you.]

As Aileen spoke with Firestone, she listened carefully to its descriptions of the places where its roots had spread. She hoped to recognize something.

The Silver Dragon’s Territory

Thud. Thud.

The ground trembled with each heavy *thud* as dragons landed in the Silver Dragon’s icy territory. Scales shimmered like a thousand moons as they gathered for the meeting. The matter was so important that they flew in as soon as they heard, arriving almost at the same time.

Nearly a month had passed since the meeting in the Golden Dragon’s territory. The dragons didn’t bother asking about each other’s well-being.

That amount of time was a very short moment for the dragons. It was like humans not asking someone they saw a few minutes ago how they were doing.

A short while later,

“I, Chrisella of the Hisron family, Silver Dragon, welcome everyone to my territory. Now that everyone is here, let’s start the meeting immediately,” Chrisella announced.

“As everyone knows, the Tenth Tower has appeared. Does anyone know anything about it? If you do, please tell me.”

Chrisella asked the other dragons if they had any information about the Tenth Tower that had appeared beneath the Calamity. Even a small piece of information was precious.

However,

“I know nothing.”

“Neither do I.”

No dragon knew anything about the Tenth Tower.

“I see. Then, we will form an investigation team of ten dragons from each clan to investigate the Tenth Tower,” Chrisella stated.

Since the investigation team was being formed according to the customs of the dragons, no one objected.

“The investigation team will gather here in five days and depart. Return and send your dragons,” Chrisella said, ending the meeting.

It was decided to send a total of ninety dragons to the Tenth Tower as an investigation team.

As the dragons who had finished the meeting were about to leave, Lamter, the Red Dragon, shifted his massive weight, his voice rumbling like distant thunder. “Anyone else get a taste of that… Samyangju?”

A ripple of surprise went through the gathered dragons.

“Lamter? You too?” boomed a Green Dragon, scales flashing emerald in the dim light.

“Aye,” rumbled a Bronze Dragon. “Drank some myself.”

“Me as well,” added a smaller, blue dragon, looking around in astonishment. They had each thought they were the only ones gifted with the mysterious drink.

“But who made the Samyangju and gave it to us?” one dragon wondered.

“I want to drink it again….”

“It clears my head so well, and I can’t forget the scent.”

“The scent is good, but I like the clean finish.”

The dragons began to talk about the taste of Samyangju, wondering who had made it.

“It’s probably a gift from our creator, who cherishes us. Only our dragon race can fight against the Calamity,” Tier Paten, the Violet Dragon, said confidently.

Twitch twitch.

“Kellion, don’t make it so obvious,” Kaiser hissed.

Kaiser restrained Kellion, who was twitching his lips, desperate to speak. Kaiser wanted to boast that Sejun, the farmer from their Black Tower, had made Samyangju and saved them.

But he knew that would be foolish. If the other dragons knew that Samyangju was made in the Black Tower, they would pressure them to share it. Kaiser wouldn’t be able to withstand the pressure, and they would have to share Sejun’s Samyangju, meaning they would have less for themselves. So, he held back.

At that moment, Tier grinned, a flash of sharp teeth in his dragon snout. He loved to tease Kaiser.

“Hey Kaiser, Kellion, why are you so quiet? Didn’t you get any Samyangju? Should I give you some? Heh heh.”

“What?! Of course, we got it too! We knew about Samyangju before you did!” Kellion retorted before Kaiser could stop him.

“Knew about it first?!”

“Kellion, what does that mean?” The other dragons began to take interest in Kellion’s answer. If they knew about Samyangju before them, they might know more about it.

“Uh?! That’s….”

Kellion realized his mistake and became flustered.

“We’re leaving now! Kellion, let’s go!” Kaiser said hurriedly.

“Oh! Yes, let’s go.”

Kaiser quickly grabbed Kellion and left the Silver Dragon’s territory.

“Those guys are suspicious….”

The remaining dragons watched Kaiser and Kellion leave in a hurry, their suspicions growing.

“What’s suspicious about it! It’s definitely a lie. That’s why they left in such a hurry,” Tier said, belittling them.

“I’ll be going now.”

“Okay. Me too.”

Uncomfortable with the situation, the dragons began to leave for their own territories one by one.

Lamter, who had received help from Kaiser, still had some Samyangju left. “Is Kaiser okay? Is it true that he didn’t receive Samyangju?” He flew after the two dragons, just in case they needed help.

Sejun finished grafting the grapes. *Heh heh heh.* What kind of grapes will come out?

“Hum hum hum.”

Sejun hummed, excited about the grapes that would grow later. He injected magic power into the holes in the field and put in carrot seeds.

Swish.

As Sejun covered the hole with soil, messages appeared.

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

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[The agility carrot seeds are listening to the farmer’s footsteps, so the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8 is enhanced.]

[Due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8, the growth rate of agility carrot seeds is doubled for 24 hours.]

[Due to the effect of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8, the probability of acquiring a new species increases 5 times.]

[Proficiency of Magic Seed Sowing Lv. 8 slightly increases.]

One message stood out among the others. It was a new ability that appeared when Magic Seed Sowing reached level 8. Sejun was enduring the annoyance and planting the seeds directly by hand because it increased the probability of acquiring a new species five times.

At that time, Theo, helping Sejun, stabbed the ground with his dragon claws in front to make holes for Sejun to plant carrot seeds.

“President Park! Am I doing well, meow?!” Theo asked.

Thump. Thump.

Sejun knew Theo was just looking for praise.

“Yes. Vice President Theo, you’re doing well,” Sejun said.

“Puhuhut. I know that too, meow!” Theo said, pleased.

“Hum hum hum.”

“President Park! Am I doing well, meow?”

“Yes, you are.”

“Puhuhut. I know that too, meow!” Theo said, happily.

Theo worked, appealing to Sejun from time to time that he was being helpful.

Kooeng?

[Daddy, is Kooeng doing well too?]

Kooeng, who was planting various seeds following Sejun in the field next to him, also asked Sejun to check if he was doing well.

“You planted them well. You’re doing great,” Sejun said after checking the seeds that Kooeng had planted.

Koohehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. Kooeng will grow herbs and make Daddy strong!]

Motivated by Sejun’s praise, Kooeng clenched his two front paws and said.

“Okay. I’m counting on you.”

Beans come out where beans are planted, and red beans come out where red beans are planted, but Sejun didn’t say anything. He stroked Kooeng’s head before returning to his seat and planting carrots.

While working until late in the afternoon, Sejun unknowingly blurted out what he was craving. “Ah. I want to eat spicy crab stew.”

“Puhuhut. President Park, you want to eat crab, meow?! I, Vice President Theo, will catch it for you, meow!” Theo exclaimed.

Tap tap tap tap.

Before Sejun could stop him, Theo quickly ran to the lake in the cave.

Kooeng! Kooeng!

[Big brother Kooeng is going to catch crabs too! Daddy, wait a little bit!]

Tap tap tap tap.

Following Theo, Kooeng also ran to the lake.

“I should wait while playing with Firestone,” Sejun thought.

Sejun went down to the cave, thinking of waiting for them with Firestone.

“Firestone, how have you been?” Sejun asked.

[Master! Hello!] Firestone shook its five leaves and greeted Sejun enthusiastically.

Flap. Flap.

Plop.

As Sejun sat next to Firestone,

[First, receive this. Iyap!]

Firestone used the ability of its fourth leaf.

Firestone’s fourth leaf turned red, and red flames surrounded Sejun’s body.

[Flames of growth permeate for 3 hours.]

[While the flames of growth are with you, they increase your potential that has reached its limit.]

“Thank you. But what is the ability of the fifth leaf?” Sejun asked.

[The fifth leaf is the flame of gold, an ability that increases the luck of bringing wealth.]

“Is that so? Then I should use it on Vice President Theo later.”

[Hehe! That would be fun!]

Sejun and Firestone had a cozy conversation just the two of them for the first time in a long time.

A short while later, Theo and Kooeng appeared, creating a huge splash. They each held a huge crab, about 50m including their legs, on their heads. The two crabs were of similar size.

Splash.

“Puhuhut. President Park, eat the crab I caught, meow!” Theo said, recommending the crab he caught to Sejun.

Kooeng! Kooeng!

[No! Daddy has to eat the crab that Kooeng caught!]

Kooeng hurriedly held out the crab he caught to Sejun.

“Calm down, you two. We can eat them all,” Sejun said, calming them down.

He tried to dismantle the crabs but changed his mind. “Ah. The visuals are important too.”

“Kooeng, please open this up,” Sejun requested.

Kooeng!

[Okay!]

Kooeng grew in size.

Thump. Thump.

He easily separated the shells of the two crabs.

“Kooeng, please wash that.”

Sejun had Kooeng wash the crab shells.

“Vice President Theo, claws.”

“Here you go, meow!” Theo replied.

Ppatting!

Scratch. Scratch.

He cut off all the crab legs with Theo’s claws, cut the body into appropriate sizes, and cleaned it thoroughly.

When the preparation of the ingredients was finished, Sejun came up to the ground. “Move the earth.”

He made a huge brazier with two earthen fireplaces, filled it with firewood, and lit a fire.

Crack.

Kooeng

[Daddy, I washed all the crab shells!]

“Kooeng, put the crab shells here.”

Sejun had two huge crab shells placed on top of the two fireplaces. He was planning to use the crab shells as pots.

In the space between the fireplaces, Sejun started cooking. He poured water into the crab shells on the left and right.

Chwaaaaa.

Tap tap tap tap.

First, he sliced radish, green onions, and onions and put them in to make broth.

Bubble bubble.

When the water started to boil, he put in the prepared crab legs and body and seasoned it with green chili peppers and salted shrimp.

Plop. Plop.

A short while later, Sejun tasted the stew.

Slurp.

“Hmm. Good,” Sejun said, satisfied. There were no other seasonings, so it was a clear spicy crab stew, but it tasted good.

“Everyone, let’s eat!” Sejun called the animals who had been watching the brazier and drooling. They all enjoyed the spicy crab stew.

On the 348th day of being stranded, it was another rewarding day for Sejun and the animals, who worked hard and ate their fill. The delicious smell of spicy crab stew filled the air, making everyone’s mouths water.