Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 247

“Wow. Delicious,” Sejun said, his eyes closing in happiness.

A wide, happy smile spread across Sejun’s face as he ate the carrot cake. It was sweet bread, soft and moist, with little pieces of carrot inside. Thick, smooth cream cheese, a little bit tangy, was layered on top.

The sweet bread and the creamy cheese mixed perfectly in his mouth, making a wonderful taste.

Crunch, crunch.

Every now and then, he bit into a piece of carrot that was still crisp, adding a fun texture to the soft cake.

“If only I had some coffee with this…” Sejun said with a regretful tone, wishing he had coffee to enjoy with the cake.

“I’ll take 1000 slices of carrot cake!” Sejun ordered, wanting to have some for later.

Since he had a special magic space where he could store things without them spoiling, it was not a problem, and at 0.3 Topcoins per slice, it was quite affordable for Sejun.

“Are you sure you want to order 1000 slices of carrot cake?!” The vendor was surprised by Sejun’s large order and asked again to make sure he heard correctly.

Just then, Kkueng exclaimed, “This is delicious!”

Sejun saw Kkueng devouring carrot cake at lightning speed behind the vendor, a happy smile on his face.

‘No. 1000 slices won’t last even a day,’ Sejun thought.

Because of Kkueng, Sejun changed his mind.

“No. I’ll buy all the remaining carrot cake!” He decided to buy all of it, knowing Kkueng would want more, so no matter how much he bought, it wouldn’t be enough.

“There are 10,010 slices left. Are you really going to buy them all?”

“Yes. How much is it?”

“I won’t charge you for the 10 slices. Just give me 3000 Topcoins.”

“Okay.” Just as Sejun was about to pay, Theo stared up at Sejun with shining eyes, making him feel pressured.

“Theo, Vice President, what’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Hehe. I’m looking forward to seeing how well Chairman Park can bargain!”

“What?!” Theo’s innocent words made Sejun nervous.

Theo was watching Sejun’s every move, eager to learn all of his negotiation skills, like a baby bird watching its mother.

Tap. Tap.

“Chairman Park, don’t mind me!” Theo said, tapping Sejun’s leg.

However, Sejun felt big pressure as he saw Theo looking at him with very excited eyes.

It was as if he had to show Theo a great performance no matter what. What should he do?

“Ahem… It’s a large purchase, so please give me a discount,” Sejun started negotiating, using the large purchase as an excuse.

“I’m sorry, but I’ve already discounted the price of 10 slices of carrot cake,” the vendor refused to give a discount. He was very firm.

“If you can’t sell it today, the carrot cake will spoil anyway. So, please give me a discount.” This time he mentioned the expiration date, but…

“Do you really think we’ll let it spoil?” The vendor said, looking at the pigs carrying the food. “Don’t worry, we can handle it all before it spoils. Therefore, there will be no discount.”

‘Hmm…’ Sejun felt a little embarrassed because his tricks didn’t work.

Our Chairman Park is amazing! He’ll definitely show us something incredible! Theo continued to send Sejun strong, trusting glances.

‘Get a grip! Park Sejun! Theo is watching!’ Sejun knew he had to do well for Theo, so he focused again.

“Then let’s do this,” Sejun started negotiating again.

A little while later, Sejun said, opening the magic space where he could store things, “Please put the cake in here.”

“Yes,” the vendor replied.

While the vendors were putting the carrot cake into the subspace warehouse, Sejun began to brag to Theo, “Hehehe. Theo, Vice President, did you see my negotiation skills?”

“Hehe. I saw it! How did you come up with such an idea?! You bought something but ended up making money instead! Chairman Park is amazing as expected!” Theo looked at Sejun with admiring eyes and praised him.

While Sejun and Theo were talking, the vendor, who had finished the job, came over and asked, “We’ve moved all 10,010 slices of carrot cake. But are you really sure you won’t regret this?”

“Of course. We even signed a contract. You should prepare the money to give me later.”

“Hehe. That will never happen,” the vendor smiled and left.

“But where did they get the ingredients like flour and dairy products?” Sejun suddenly wondered where they had gotten the ingredients for the carrot cake.

Just then, Crunch…

“I give up… Ugh!!” The last participant, who was struggling to eat the carrot cake, gave up.

“Now there are 63 participants left. Now, we will prepare the fifth and final appetizer!” The host had the next appetizer brought out. A transparent glass bowl containing a giant orange lump began to be placed in front of the participants.

Steam rose from the orange lump.

But it wasn’t steam rising from heat, but from cold.

“That’s?!” Sejun recognized the fifth appetizer and hurriedly prepared to order.

“Participants, please taste the final appetizer! From now on, the audience can also order the carrot ice cream that the participants are eating!” The host’s words marked the start of the carrot ice cream sales.

While Sejun was enjoying the food, far away in another place, something strange was happening…

In the Black Tower Administrator Zone, Eileen stomped on the heart of the God of Darkness, Dark, dozens of times.

The slightly humbled heart requested a conversation, “Please, let’s talk…”

“Swear that you will obey our Sejun,” Eileen demanded.

“Huh?! Who is Sejun?” The heart retorted, and that was not the answer Eileen wanted.

Eileen began to stomp on the heart again.

“Obey Sejun!”

“I’m asking who Sejun is?! At least let me meet him!”

“Obey first!”

The heart, being stomped on without knowing why, cried out in frustration, but Eileen could not allow the heart of the God of Darkness, Dark, to meet Sejun.

‘That’s too dangerous for Sejun,’ Eileen thought.

The Sacred Stone was dangerous, but this heart was hundreds of times more dangerous.

If it were to meet Sejun, the heart of the God of Darkness, Dark, would likely kill Sejun or take over his body. The only way was to stomp on it until the heart learned its lesson.

So, Eileen was planning to grind the heart until it gave the answer she wanted.

While Eileen was taming the heart, Kaiser arrived to find her.

“Eileen, Grandpa’s here! But what are you doing… Oh no. Who is this?!” Kaiser recognized the heart that Eileen was stomping on.

“Grandpa, do you know this?”

“Of course! Hahaha. Where did you find this one?”

“Theo picked it up.”

“Theo? He’s a mysterious fellow as expected. Hahaha. Dark, nice to see you!” Unlike his laughing voice, Kaiser’s black dragon statue’s forefoot gripped the heart so hard it was about to break. It was definitely not a friendly sentiment.

“Huh?! I’m not the God of Darkness, Dark, but the heart of the God of Darkness, Dark?!”

“Humph! What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think I’ll forgive you if you say that?!” Kaiser glared at the heart as if he wanted to kill it.

Kaiser began to tell an old story.

Back when Eileen was just born 200 years ago, Kaiser sought out the God of Darkness, Dark, to save Eileen and made a proposal.

“What? Our Eileen’s Dragon Heart isn’t moving?!”

“So, you’re asking me to go into your granddaughter’s Dragon Heart and move the magic in her stead?”

“That’s right! You understand well.”

The magic of the God of Darkness, Dark, was similar to the magic of the Black Dragon, so there would be no major side effects even if it resided in the Dragon Heart.

“Without any compensation?”

“The compensation is your life.”

“Would you do it if you were me?” With those words, the God of Darkness, Dark, ran away.

“Stop!” Kaiser chased after Dark.

“But while chasing Dark, I had to return because I heard that Eileen’s condition was critical, and I missed Dark.”

The Dark, whom he had missed 200 years ago, had suddenly appeared here with only his heart remaining.

“Hahaha. Dark, you rascal! I’ll make you pay the price for running away back then!” Kaiser was reminded of his resentment back then. The black dragon statue was about to swallow the heart. He was planning to destroy it as he had said 200 years ago.

Just then, Eileen stopped Kaiser, “Grandpa, no! I’m going to give that to Sejun!”

“What?! This?!”

“Yes!”

“Hmm. It’s too dangerous for Sejun…,” Kaiser said with a worried voice.

The God of Darkness, Dark, had appeared with only his heart remaining, though he didn’t know what had happened in the meantime.

He didn’t know why this guy was claiming to be Dark’s heart, but the fact that he possessed the divinity of the God of Darkness, Dark, remained unchanged.

“Sejun might die from enduring the divinity. It’s better to just destroy it…,” Kaiser said, gripping the heart.

“Should I do that?” Eileen, who had thought it would be fine if it just swore allegiance, was gradually being persuaded by Kaiser’s words.

“Please save me! I, the heart of the God of Darkness, Dark, swear allegiance to Sejun! And I will seal my divinity so that I do not harm Sejun.” If it was dragged away from here, it would die! The heart of the God of Darkness, Dark, felt that this was a turning point for survival and hurriedly swore allegiance to Sejun.

The heart, having sworn allegiance, hurriedly sealed its divinity, leaving only about 10%.

“Are you crazy?!” Kaiser exclaimed in anger.

“Ah. I’m sorry. I underestimated Sejun too much… Are you going to kill our Sejun?! Huh?! Reduce it to 1/100th of that!”

1/100th of that would be 0.1%? If it was sealed to this extent, it would be at a level where it couldn’t even speak.

“Do as I say! Do it!”

“Yes…” The heart of the God of Darkness, Dark, sealed its divinity up to 99.99% due to Kaiser’s coercion.

‘I swore allegiance to a being of this level?’ A sense of disillusionment came over him belatedly.

“Wow! Delicious! I have to buy this too,” Sejun, having tasted the carrot ice cream, decided to buy all the remaining carrot ice cream as well.

“There are 37 participants remaining!” 26 people were eliminated in the final appetizer, carrot ice cream.

“Participants, thank you for waiting! Now, we will bring out the main course!” With the host’s shout, pigs carried out dishes covered with giant lids and placed them one by one in front of the participants.

“Now, we will reveal today’s menu! Helpers, please open the lids!”

At the host’s words, the pigs grew to 5m in size and opened the lids. It seemed the pigs could also shrink and grow their bodies.

Inside, 100 steamed fish-carrot dishes, each with a thigh-sized carrot filled with fish, were neatly arranged in a 10×10 grid.

“Wow. Looks delicious,” Sejun said, admiring the food.

The pigs that had opened the lids left.

‘Seeing the pigs grow like that, Yuren probably isn’t originally that size either, huh?’ Sejun thought of Yuren as he watched the pigs leave.

‘This is a bit unsettling?’ Sejun wore an uneasy expression. If this was the case, he wouldn’t be able to get back the 30,000 Topcoins he had paid as a deposit when signing the contract.

The negotiation Sejun had with the vendor was that he would put up 30,000 Topcoins, 10 times the price of the carrot cake, as a deposit.

If Yuren won, the vendor would take the deposit, and if Kkueng won, he would receive twice the deposit.

Of course, it wasn’t that Sejun was worried about losing 30,000 Topcoins.

“Hehe. Chairman Park is a genius!” It was because of Theo, who was looking up to him. He didn’t want to disappoint Theo, who strongly believed in him.

Just then, the host announced, “Then participants, please eat the main course! The main course will be refilled infinitely until only 1 person remains!”

The 37 remaining participants began to eat the main course, steamed fish-carrot dish.

“Kkueng, fighting!” Sejun cheered on Kkueng, who was eating the food. “Everything depends on you, Kkueng!”

Kkueng exclaimed, “Daddy is cheering for Kkueng! Kkueng will win!”

Kkueng’s body, receiving Sejun’s enthusiastic support, began to glow red.

Kkueng activated his talent, Gluttony, which he had been sealing, to 100%. “This is an all-you-can-eat! So, you don’t have to hold back!”