Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 226

“Uhaaam!” Sejun woke up in the morning, went outside, stretched his arms wide, and yawned deeply.

“Nyaaang!”

“Kkueng!”

Theo and Kkueng, following Sejun, also stretched their arms wide and yawned on either side of him.

“Ugh… I’m hungry.” Sejun had eaten so much crab stew yesterday that he was very full. But this morning, he was hungry again!

“Alright, let’s get breakfast, you two.”

“Okay, Nyaang!”

“Kkueng!”

[Good idea!]”

At Sejun’s words, Theo and Kkueng clung to his legs.

Shwaaa.

He put rice flour in the leftover crab stew broth from yesterday and boiled it to make crab stew porridge. It wasn’t because he was lazy… it was because wasting food was a shame. Absolutely not because he wanted to make things easier for himself.

“Is it good, you guys?”

“Kkueng!”

“Peep!”

“Ookki!”

The animals nodded their heads enthusiastically in response to Sejun’s question.

“I should eat too.”

The animals loved the porridge! So, Sejun started eating his breakfast seriously.

“Hoo. Hoo.” He blew on the hot porridge to cool it down and put it in his mouth.

“Mmm….” The flavor of the sea filled his mouth.

Gulp.

“Ah. Good!.” The hot porridge went into his stomach, and warmth from within spread to the parts that had not yet woken up, rousing them.

Scrape, scrape. He scraped off even the bits stuck to the crab shell and ate them cleanly.

“Ice Cube.”

While Sejun was making a cool iced Americano and drinking his morning coffee,

Whirr!

[Hello, Sejun!]

A Poison Honeybee flew to Sejun, landed on his shoulder, greeted him, and then,

Rub rub.

Rubbed its body against Sejun’s face.

“Yeah, what’s up?”

Whirr!

[Our Queen wants to see you, Sejun!]

“The Queen?”

Since Sejun had visited the Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive before, there had been exchanges between Sejun’s Poison Honeybees and the wild Poison Honeybees, but the Poison Honeybee Queen had never sought Sejun out directly, so he asked, puzzled.

Whirr! Whirr!

[Yes! The Queen said she has something to give you!]

“Really?”

Sejun, who had been planning to tame a Poison Honeybee Queen since his beekeeping level had recently increased.

“Let’s go, you two.”

Sejun woke up Theo and Kkueng, who were sleeping next to him, and headed towards the Eastern Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive.

Kaiser and Kellion emerged from the Silver Dragon’s Lair.

Flap. Flap.

“Since we met, should we have a drink there before we go?”

“Shall we?”

The two, who were flying back to their lair, landed on a moderately sized floating island in the middle and polymorphed.

Usually, they just touched their glasses as statues. But drinking face to face like this was much better.

Clink.

“Kheu. Good! You have no idea how long I’ve been holding back from saying that Sejun made this.”

“Khehehehe. I almost blurted it out too.”

The two clinked their golden cups filled with Samyang Brew and began to drink. The simple shape of the gold cups suited the clear Samyang Brew inside.

“Khahaha. Roasted sweet potatoes baked by Sejun are the best snack for alcohol.”

Kaiser, who had downed a glass of cold alcohol, took a bite of a steaming roasted sweet potato.

Kaiser had received thousands of roasted sweet potatoes from Sejun before and had personally cast preservation magic on each one, so the roasted sweet potatoes were constantly maintained in the best, freshly baked condition.

“Alright. Let’s keep drinking Samyang Brew just between us from now on. Cheers!”

“Yeah. Cheers!”

As the two emptied a few bottles, thinking about how they would be the only ones drinking Samyang Brew from now on, and clinked their glasses,

“What are you two talking about? And where did you get all that Samyang Brew?!”

Lamter, the Red Dragon, who was worried about Kaiser and had followed him, asked, looking at the dozens of bottles scattered around them.

Gulp.

The strong smell of Samyang Brew was everywhere. Lamter smelled it and started to drool without even trying to!

“Huh?! Lamter?! Ah. This isn’t Samyang Brew.”

“That’s right! It’s Soju!”

The two, startled by Lamter’s appearance, were taken aback and made excuses, but

“Don’t lie. The smell of Samyang Brew is all over the place.”

Lamter didn’t believe them at all.

Sniff.

“I knew it.”

Lamter put his nose to the mouth of an empty bottle rolling on the ground and smelled it, completely convinced. These guys know the source of the Samyang Brew!

“If you don’t tell me where you got the Samyang Brew, I’ll tell all the other dragons what I saw and heard here.” Lamter threatened them.

“Hmph. Fine. But swear you’ll never tell the other dragons.”

Kaiser, thinking it would be difficult to hide, demanded an oath from Lamter for the secret of the Samyang Brew. Sharing the Samyang Brew with three was a better choice than sharing it with nine.

“Alright. I, the great Red Dragon Lamter Zahir, swear in my name that I will never tell the other dragons about what I heard in this place. Okay? Now tell me quickly where you got the Samyang Brew.”

Lamter, eager to know the source of the Samyang Brew, quickly made an oath and looked at Kaiser. He had realized that Kaiser was the one leading the conversation and the real power behind it.

“Alright. Actually, our Black Tower’s…”

Kaiser told Lamter that the one who made the Samyang Brew was the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer.

“What?! The Black Tower’s Tower Farmer made this?!”

“Yeah.”

“Unbelievable… I owe a great debt to your Black Tower’s Tower Farmer. Right! You have the Essence of Fire, don’t you?! Give it to me.”

Lamter decided to give a gift to the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer, to whom he owed a debt. Of course, he also intended to make a good first impression in order to receive Samyang Brew in the future.

“Lamter, there’s something you need to keep in mind. Our Black Tower’s Tower Farmer is incredibly weak, so if you think about it normally, something big will happen! Got it?”

Knowing that Sejun had almost died several times, Kaiser repeatedly warned Lamter.

“Really? If you say so, he must be incredibly weak? Alright.”

Lamter took the Essence of Fire. He planned to make it as strong as Udon’s, the Red Tower Farmer. But then he remembered Sejun was weak. So, he made it only half as strong as Udon’s. He thought his own Tower Farmer was incredibly weak too.

‘This should be enough, right?’

Lamter greatly reduced the power of the Essence of Fire and handed it to Kaiser.

“What is this?! Lamter, you bastard, are you trying to assassinate our Sejun while pretending to give a gift?!” Kaiser was furious after receiving the gift. The Black Tower’s Tower Farmer was much weaker than Lamter had thought.

“No… how was I supposed to know your Tower Farmer was that weak?”

“What are you doing?! Reduce it to one-tenth here!”

“Alright….” Lamter was only getting scolded for trying to give a gift.

Arriving in front of the massive mountain where the Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive was located, Sejun saw the crops he had planted before growing and bearing fruit.

Whirr. Whirr. The sound of Poison Honeybees sucking nectar from the flowers blooming on the crops could be heard from all directions.

“I’ll harvest some of this before we go in.”

Whirr.

[Yes!]

Sejun loved ripe crops. He couldn’t walk past them without wanting to harvest them. The cherry tomatoes were bright red and bursting with juice. The corn stalks stood tall and green, their golden tassels swaying in the gentle breeze. The air smelled sweet and earthy from the ripe vegetables.

Scritch.

Sejun, with the Scythe of Freshness in hand, harvested cherry tomatoes, snipping the branches.

[You have harvested 6 Magic Cherry Tomatoes.]

[Your job experience has slightly increased.]

[Proficiency in Harvesting Lv. 7 has slightly increased.]

[The Scythe of Freshness makes things cold. This cold keeps the crops fresh for 5 extra days.]

[You have gained 300 experience.]

After harvesting cherry tomatoes, corn, carrots, and other crops, Sejun entered the cave and arrived at the enormous chamber where the Poison Honeybee Queen resided.

Buzz! Buzz! [Welcome, Sejun! It’s been a while!]

The Poison Honeybee Queen greeted Sejun from her honey throne in the center of the huge cave room. Crystals sparkled on the walls, and the air hummed with the buzzing of bees.

“Yes, it has been a while. Have you been well too?”

Buzz! Buzz! [Of course! I’m so happy these days because I can eat delicious honey!]

The Poison Honeybee Queen replied, drawing a heart. She seemed genuinely pleased.

“But didn’t you say you had something to give me?”

Buzz! Buzz! [Oh my, look at my forgetfulness! Just a moment!]

At Sejun’s words, the Poison Honeybee Queen hurriedly retrieved something from a small hole.

Buzz! Buzz! [I made it for the first time! It’s still lacking, you know. I couldn’t find enough moonpetal flowers this time. They make the jelly extra sparkly. But I want to give it to you, Sejun!]

Plop.

The Poison Honeybee Queen handed Sejun five transparent, shimmering honey jellies.

“Thank you.”

Sejun carefully examined the honey jellies he received.

[Incomplete Platinum Royal Jelly]

The Poison Honeybee Queen knows how to make special honey jelly. Her family has taught her the secret recipe for many years.

The Royal Jelly is incomplete because she didn’t have enough flowers.

The honey jelly has been made to taste better and be healthier.

It increases all stats by 30.

It can also make a hidden talent appear.

Expiration Date: 100 years

Rank: A+

“Oh! Amazing?!”

Even though it was called ‘Incomplete,’ it could still make a talent appear and increase all stats by 30.

“Here, you guys eat too.”

Sejun divided them among Theo, Kkueng, and the Golden Bat, one each.

Gulp.

Sejun put the Incomplete Platinum Royal Jelly in his mouth.

Whoosh.

As soon as the Royal Jelly touched his tongue, it burst with flavor. Sweetness filled his mouth, and suddenly, he felt like he was lying in a field of flowers. He could smell roses, lilies, and lavender all around him. The scent was so strong and beautiful, it made him feel dizzy for a moment.

While Sejun was intoxicated by the floral scent,

Gulp.

[You have consumed Incomplete Platinum Royal Jelly.]

[All stats have increased by 30.]

[A latent talent is forcibly awakened.]

A faint light began to emanate from Sejun’s body. Sejun held his breath, wondering what amazing power he would get.

And

[Talent: Insignificant Presence is awakened.]

One of Sejun’s latent talents was awakened.

“······.”

Sejun was annoyed when he saw the talent’s name. ‘Insignificant Presence?’ he thought. ‘Seriously? That’s my talent?’

Sejun checked the talent for now, holding onto a sliver of hope.

However,

[Talent: Insignificant Presence]

-A talent only those with low presence can possess.

-You are the last to be noticed when with other beings.

-Enemies underestimate you.

The content of the talent was not much different from Sejun’s expectations.

At that moment,

Hee hee hee. Kkueng!

[Hee hee hee. Delicious!]

(Delicious!)

Sejun saw Kkueng and the Golden Bat swallowing the Royal Jelly.

“What talents did you guys get?”

Sejun hurriedly asked them, praying, ‘Let something worse than mine come out!’

However,

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Kkueng got the talent of Gluttony! A talent that makes you stronger the more you eat!]

(Squeak squeak. I got the talent of ‘Never Letting Go.’ A talent that makes it easy to hold onto things I grab with my feet.)

Both of them awakened talents far better than Sejun’s.

“Vice President Theo, what about you?”

Sejun asked Theo, who was his last hope. The result was obvious, but the human heart still wanted to confirm.

“Meow?! I couldn’t awaken a talent, meow…”

“What?! You couldn’t awaken a talent?”

“That’s right, meow…”

Theo answered Sejun’s question in a gloomy voice.

“Is that so? It’s okay. Talents might not always awaken. Cheer up! Vice President Theo, do you want some Churu?”

Sejun took out a Churu to comfort Theo.

Then,

“I want it, meow! Pet my belly too, meow!”

Theo immediately flopped onto Sejun’s lap.

Chomp chomp chomp.

While Theo was enjoying the Churu and Sejun’s petting,

Sniff sniff.

Kkueng!

[I smell the delicious thing we just ate here!]

As Kkueng brought his head to Theo’s bundle and began to sniff diligently,

“······.”

Theo’s body stiffened.

And

Kkueng!

[I found it!]

Kkueng took out the Royal Jelly from Theo’s bundle.

“What? You didn’t eat it?”

Sejun looked at Theo, questioning him. ‘You little rascal! You deceived me?!’

“I’m sowwy, meow… It looked yucky, meow…”

Theo said, watching Sejun’s reaction. Theo, who only ate grilled fish and Churu, hid the Royal Jelly in his bundle because he didn’t want to eat it.

“Eat it now.”

“Okay, meow!”

Gulp.

Theo sniffed the jelly. It smelled sweet, but also a bit strange. He usually only liked fish and Churu. He looked at Sejun with big eyes, unsure. Then, Theo forcibly swallowed the Royal Jelly in front of Sejun.

And

Flash!

Golden light exploded from Theo’s body.

‘Did I force-feed him for nothing?’

Sejun belatedly regretted forcing Theo to eat the Royal Jelly.