Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 240

“Squeak?! Squeak!”

“[Why are you doing this, Uncle? Kkueng, let go of me!]”

Wriggle wriggle!

The Black Rabbit struggled with all its might to break free, but

“Kkueng! Kkueng!”

“[No can do! Little bro has to eat good stuff!]”

Kkueng held on tightly, refusing to let go. They had to trick him. He would never eat something bitter by himself.

Just then,

Snuck.

“Black Rabbit, this is for your own good. So chew it thoroughly,” Sejun said, as he quickly pushed a white arrowroot into the Black Rabbit’s mouth.

“Squeak?”

Crunch. Crunch.

The Black Rabbit automatically chewed when something entered its mouth.

“That’s right. Good. It’s very bitter, isn’t it? But bear with it, it’s good for your body. We went through a lot of trouble to dig this up for you. It’s definitely not that we want to see you suffer, Black Rabbit. Heh heh heh.”

“Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!”

“[Hehehe. That’s right!]”

Sejun and Kkueng smiled as they carefully watched the Black Rabbit’s face, their faces full of anticipation.

However,

Crunch. Crunch.

Crunch. Crunch.

The Black Rabbit simply chewed the arrowroot without any reaction.

Gulp.

It even chewed and swallowed the arrowroot completely.

“Huh?! It’s not bitter?”

“Squeak? Squeak!”

“[It’s edible? Give me another one!]”

The Black Rabbit opened its mouth, asking for more arrowroot.

“What?! You’re saying it’s edible?!”

“Kkueng?!”

“[You can eat that?!]”

Sejun and Kkueng were shocked.

“Here.”

Sejun gave the Black Rabbit another white arrowroot.

Crunch. Crunch.

Crunch. Crunch.

The Black Rabbit ate it comfortably.

“Squeak! Squeak!”

“[Kkueng, let me go! So I can eat properly!]”

“Kkueng! Kkueng!”

“[Okay! Little bro is amazing!]”

Kkueng, without a shred of doubt, released the Black Rabbit.

However,

Hop.

The Black Rabbit quickly moved away from them.

And then,

“Ptooey! Ptooey!”

“Squeak!”

“[You’re all dead!]”

“Huh?!”

“Kkueng?”

After spitting to get rid of the bitter taste, the Black Rabbit grabbed its weapon, the Squeak Hammer. The Black Rabbit had learned to hide its feelings while living in the royal palace.

“Kkueng!”

“[Dad, little bro is angry!]”

Kkueng, sensing the Black Rabbit’s anger, quickly hid behind Sejun’s legs and shouted. I know… but shouldn’t you be protecting me, Kkueng?

“Nephew, how about we try to talk about this?”

Sejun, forced to the front thanks to Kkueng, looked at the Black Rabbit, but

“Squeak! Squeak?!”

“[No way! Do you know how bitter that was?!]”

The Black Rabbit would not forgive them for forcibly feeding it arrowroot.

Rumble.

The bitter taste still lingered.

Squeak. Squeak. Squeak.

The Black Rabbit tapped its head with the Squeak Hammer and slowly approached Sejun.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut. The two rabbits shall not fight each other….”

Iona practiced her wedding speech as she went to the 55th floor, rolling Theoball with her paws.

Just then,

Roll roll.

“Ah!”

While Iona practiced, Theoball rolled forward quickly. The road sloped downward.

“Ggyut ggyut ggyut.”

Iona felt like she was playing ball and chased after Theoball. After running for about 10 minutes, she saw a fork in the road.

“Ggyut? Was there a fork here?”

Iona hesitated. The fork was new.

“Ggyut? I feel strange magic here.”

Iona felt magic coming from the right path.

Roll roll.

Theoball rolled onto the right path.

And then,

Thud.

The right path snapped shut, like a hungry mouth. It had mistaken Theoball for food.

“Ggyut?!”

-Huh?! Was there a companion?

Iona and a piece of Jormungandr’s eyes met.

-Hmph! Just be lucky.

Rumble.

The piece of Jormungandr opened its mouth again, but it pulled its head away, finding Iona bothersome to eat. It tried to settle elsewhere.

However,

“Ggyu-ggyu-ggyu-ggyu- My Theoball… give it back… power of the meteor….”

Iona was angry that Theoball had been swallowed and began to chant a spell. She would not let the piece of Jormungandr go.

-Hmph! You don’t know how to be grateful… making strange noises.

Strange noises?! If it knew about Iona’s angry Ggyu, it would never have said that. Especially the angry Ggyu at level 4…

Crack.

The piece of Jormungandr opened its mouth to swallow Iona, who was glaring at it.

“Fall upon the enemy. Meteor.”

Iona finished her magic. Since it wasn’t inside the tower, she used more destructive magic.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, a black hole opened above Jormungandr’s head, and

Boom!

A giant meteor came from the black hole quickly.

The meteor fell and hit the piece of Jormungandr’s head,

Wham!

It collided. The piece of Jormungandr’s head and part of its body disappeared.

Sizzle.

The piece of Jormungandr turned to ash,

Clink.

White coins fell.

“Power of the wind. By my command, lift what I desire. Levitation.”

Iona used magic to collect the coins.

“Ggyu-ggyu-ggyu- I’m suddenly tired.”

Iona was still angry. She was tired because she had used strong magic, and because she didn’t have Theoball.

“Ggyu-ggyu-ggyu- I need to curl up on Vice Chairman Teo’s tail and sleep on Sejun’s lap. Power of the wind. Show me your path. The flow of the wind.”

Iona quickly moved to the 55th floor, following the wind.

“[I’ll forgive you if you share with Uncle and Kkueng!]”

The Black Rabbit said he would forgive Sejun and Kkueng if they shared the kudzu root.

“What?!”

Sejun was surprised. “Me, eat that kudzu root?” he thought, reacting to the Black Rabbit’s words.

But Kkueng was different.

He smacked his lips, not understanding what was happening. “Kkueng, it’s not that,” Sejun thought.

Sejun thought about telling Kkueng that the kudzu root might not taste good.

But then, Kkueng spoke!

“[Kkueng will eat Dad’s share too!]”

Kkueng declared that he would eat Sejun’s share as well.

“Yes! Thanks, Kkueng!” Suddenly, Kkueng seemed like an angel to Sejun. *I won’t forget your sacrifice,* he thought.

“Kkueng, close your eyes. Daddy will put it in your mouth.”

Sejun told Kkueng to close his eyes, fearing he wouldn’t eat it if he knew it was kudzu root.

“Kkueng!”

“[Okay!]”

Kkueng opened his mouth and closed his eyes tightly at Sejun’s words.

“Here it comes.”

“Kkueng!”

Plop.

Plop.

Sejun put two white, thick kudzu roots into Kkueng’s mouth quickly.

Kkueng, that little troublemaker, didn’t want to eat the bitter root, but he ate it anyway. *It’s his own fault,* Sejun thought, chuckling.

Sejun was thrilled that he didn’t have to eat the kudzu root.

Crunch. Crunch.

Kkueng chewed on the kudzu root, unaware of the situation.

However,

Kkueng?!

Cr…unch…

The bitter taste of the kudzu root started to spread. Kkueng chewed slower and slower.

Gulp.

He swallowed the two kudzu roots in one go.

And then,

Kkueng! Kkueng…

“[Daddy tricked Kkueng! Kkueng is angry…]”

Plop.

Sejun quickly put a handful of golden, glistening honey jellies into Kkueng’s mouth. Kkueng was still very angry.

“Here. Black Rabbit, you eat too.”

He gave the Black Rabbit a Platinum Royal Jelly. It wasn’t a complete one, but it was special. Sejun got it from the Queen of the Poisonous Honeybees. It would raise all stats by 30 and awaken a talent.

Nom. Nom.

“Kkueng!”

“[Delicious!]”

Peep!

“[Sweet!]”

Thanks to the honey jellies melting in their mouths, their anger disappeared.

*If I had fed the Black Rabbit honey jelly earlier, this wouldn’t have happened…*

“But what talent did the Black Rabbit get?”

Sejun asked the Black Rabbit, regretting it. He had a glimmer of hope.

However,

Peep! Peep!

“[I awakened the talent of Fighting King! I get stronger every time I win a fight!]”

The world was unfair as always.

“Fighting King?!”

Wow. Cool… It sounded impressive just from the name.

Sejun was a little jealous of the Black Rabbit’s talent.

“Phoo-hoo-hoot. If the Black Rabbit is the Fighting King, then I, Vice President Theo, am the Knee King, nya!”

Theo declared himself a king too. Phoo-hoo-hoot. Chairman Park’s knees are mine, nya!

Then,

Kkueng… Kkueng?

“[Then what kind of king is Kkueng… Daddy Kkueng?]”

Kkueng, who wanted to be a king like his brothers, thought for a moment and asked Sejun for help.

“Kkueng? Kkueng is the Gluttony King.”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

“[Hehehe. Brothers, Kkueng is the Gluttony King!]”

Kkueng, who received his royal title from Sejun, approached his brothers and boasted that he was a king too.

(Bat bat. Sejun, what about me?)

The Golden Bat, who was clinging to Sejun’s back, asked cautiously.

“Golden Bat is… the Singing King.”

Sejun said whatever came to mind.

(Bat bat! Thank you! Brothers! I am the Singing King!)

The Golden Bat also went to where his brothers were gathered and boasted about his royal title.

“Should I be a king too?”

Sejun wanted to join in the king game, watching the animals.

“I should be the King of Kings.”

Sejun thought about his royal title. The king of kings. The king who commands the kings. Ooh. Sounds cool?

“Guys, I am the King…”

Just as Sejun was about to say his royal title,

“Cheer up, Chairman Park, nya! I’ll make you a king later, nya! Trust me, nya!”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

“[Kkueng will help too! Kkueng will make Daddy a king!]”

(Bat bat. I’ll help too. Cheer up.)

The animals said they would make Sejun a king. Sejun’s priority was to become a king first.

Meanwhile, on Floor 99 of the Tower…

“Uwahahaha! The great Red Dragon Lamter Zahir has arrived! Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, come out and greet me!”

The red full-body armor gleamed in the light, making a loud clanking sound as it moved. It was controlled by the Red Dragon Lamter, who shouted with laughter.

“What’s with all the noise… You’re here?”

Kaiser came out after hearing the noise.

“But you didn’t make the statue?”

“There were circumstances. But where is the Tower Farmer? How dare he be so arrogant when the great Red Dragon Lamter Zahir calls for him…”

“You should have come sooner. Sejun isn’t here right now.”

When Lamter looked for Sejun, Kaiser told him that Sejun wasn’t there.

“What?! Where did he go?!”

Lamter, who was about to buy Samyang brew, asked urgently.

“Floor 55 of the Tower. He’ll be back in a few days, so wait. Oh, and the means of transaction has changed.”

“To what?”

“That… I can’t just tell you for free. Give me Tower Coins and I’ll tell you.”

Kaiser, who had run out of Tower Coins buying Samyang brew and grape wine, was after Lamter’s money.

“Tower Coins? Why do you need this useless thing? Here. Take it.”

Lamter was easily tricked. Lamter didn’t have much use for Tower Coins, so he took out the Tower Coins from his storage and gave them all to Kaiser.

Lamter was tricked out of 500 million Tower Coins without realizing it.

“Heh heh heh. It’s Tower Coins.”

Kaiser said to Lamter with a smile.

“What?”

“The means of transaction is Tower Coins.”

“You…!”

Lamter finally understood that Kaiser had tricked him. Because of that, Lamter had to go outside the Red Dragon’s territory to earn Tower Coins himself.

Deep underground, in the warm, damp earth, Fire was moving his roots to create space for Podori to extend his roots, feeding him nutrients, and giving him everything generously.

[I’ll let you extend your roots here.]

[Thank you, Fire!]

[Eat this too.]

[Yes. Thank you.]

[Podori, become the World Tree quickly!]

[Yes! I will grow hard!]

To Fire.