Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 271

Floor 43 of the Tower was chaos.

Oink!

Burning boars, usually found much higher up, were running wild. These boars were once the bosses of Floor 53, known as the Burning Wild Boars.

But everything changed when big, scary monsters called Black Minotaurs pushed them down from their home on Floor 53. The Black Minotaurs were searching for Sejun because of the Floor 77 land deed.

Terrified, the monsters from the upper floors followed, and the Burning Wild Boars were swept down to Floor 43.

And…

“Master! Master, where are you?!”

Kim Dong-shik, who was being specially trained by Han Tae-jun, was running from the boars. He had arrived at the agreed location, but Han Tae-jun was nowhere to be seen.

Tap tap tap!

The Burning Wild Boars were fast, quickly getting closer to Kim Dong-shik.

And…

Whoosh.

A fireball, as big as a man’s head, flew past Kim Dong-shik’s ear.

Boom!

The fireball hit a rock, causing a big explosion.

“Gasp! Master, where are you?!”

Kim Dong-shik shouted for Han Tae-jun again.

“Dong-shik, get out of the way! Magic Missile!”

Kaboosh!

Suddenly, hundreds of Magic Missiles rained down on the spot where Kim Dong-shik had been standing.

When the attack stopped…

Oink…

Half of the Burning Wild Boars were dead. The others were badly injured, unable to fight.

“Dong-shik, finish them off.”

“Huff huff. Master, can’t I rest for a moment? I think I’m going to die!”

Kim Dong-shik was lying on the ground, exhausted.

However…

“Oh, really? If you want to rest comfortably… I suppose you could just rest… forever…”

“Ah… No! Die! You pigs!”

Han Tae-jun’s words made Kim Dong-shik jump up and finish off the Burning Wild Boars with his sword.

Once the Burning Wild Boars were gone…

“Dong-shik, you’ve rested enough, so go and come back.”

“What?! When did I ever rest…”

He had gained some energy from leveling up as he defeated the monsters, but he was still tired. And he was also mentally exhausted.

However…

“You just rested.”

To his master, that was rest.

“Yes…”

Kim Dong-shik knew that arguing would only bring more pain, so he gave up and ran off to lure more monsters.

Floor 99 of the Tower.

Rumble.

“Hum hum hum.”

Sejun rode on Earthworm towards the eastern region where the Poison Honeybee Queen lived.

“Heh heh heh. I wonder what she wants to give me?”

Sejun was excited.

30 minutes ago.

Whirr! Whirr!

[Hello, Sejun! The Queen wants you to drop by for a moment; she has something to give you!]

Sejun was eating lunch and taking care of the fields when a Poison Honeybee flew over with the Queen’s message.

“Really?!”

Sejun quickly jumped on Earthworm and left.

“Earthworm, let’s go a little faster.”

-Yes! Master!

Sejun urged Earthworm on and arrived at the huge mountain where the Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive was.

“Wait here.”

-Yes.

Sejun left Earthworm to wait.

Rustle.

“They’ve ripened quite a bit.”

Sejun looked at the ripe crops and took out the Scythe of Freshness.

And…

Scritch.

[You have harvested 6 Magic Cherry Tomatoes.]

[Your job experience has slightly increased.]

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

[The expiration date of the harvested crops has been extended by 5 days due to the cold effect added to the Scythe of Freshness.]

[You have gained 420 experience points.]

He harvested the crops and moved towards the Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive.

As he was harvesting the crops planted in front of the hive…

“Huh?! This one looks a little different.”

Sejun found a small, bright red Cheongyang chili pepper.

“What is this?”

Scritch.

Sejun harvested the chili pepper, looking puzzled.

[You have harvested a Chili Pepper of Pain.]

[Your job experience has slightly increased.]

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

[The expiration date of the harvested crops has been extended by 5 days due to the cold effect added to the Scythe of Freshness.]

[You have gained 70 experience points.]

The message showed a Cheongyang chili pepper with a name he had never seen before.

“Chili Pepper of Pain?”

The name alone didn’t sound good to eat.

[You have achieved the amazing thing of creating a new species in the Tower.]

[Only you are allowed to grow this new species in the Tower.]

[The Chili Pepper of Pain cannot be grown without your permission.]

[Your job experience has greatly increased.]

[All stats have increased by 10 because of your job.]

Still, it was a new species, so he was happy.

[5 more new species are needed to complete the third trial of the 10th Tower.]

This meant he now needed 5 new species instead of 6 for the third trial.

“Where should I look?”

Sejun picked up the Chili Pepper of Pain and looked at it.

[Chili Pepper of Pain]

This Cheongyang chili pepper was grown inside the Tower. It has absorbed lots of nutrients, but its flavor has become a painful spiciness that hurts the body.

It tastes better and works better when grown by a farming expert.

Eating it causes terrible pain on the tongue and damages your health.

The effect gets weaker if you eat too much. (It returns to normal after a while.)

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Sejun

Expiration Date: 155 days

Grade: A

“This is for torture.”

Sejun promised himself never to eat it, even by accident, and carefully put the Chili Pepper of Pain into his inventory.

And…

Scritch. Scritch.

He continued harvesting the crops and arrived at the entrance of the Poison Honeybee Queen’s hive.

Whirr. Whirr.

[Welcome, Sejun. I will take you to the Queen.]

A Poison Honeybee, who was waiting for Sejun, led him to the Queen.

Flap! Flap!

Tweet!

[I’m going too!]

Piyo, the young bird, sat on the back of Louis, King of the Birds, and flapped his wings to keep up with Theo.

But Louis was getting farther and farther away. Piyo’s small wings were no match for Louis’s big, strong ones.

Piyo…

[Theo…]

Piyo watched Theo get smaller and smaller, feeling sad.

Piyo?

Suddenly, Theo started getting bigger again.

“Piyo, hurry and hop on, meow!”

Theo had told Louis to turn around and came to Piyo, holding out his paw.

Tweet!

[Yes!]

Piyo was very happy that Theo was taking care of him…

Flap! Flap!

…he flapped his wings as hard as he could and landed on Theo’s paw.

A short time later…

“Here it is.”

Louis had flown for ten minutes and arrived at a huge, ancient tree. It was over 100 meters tall and about 50 meters wide. This was the Mother Tree.

But the Mother Tree looked weak and lifeless, with only bare branches. Dozens of Egg Fruits hung from the branches, which looked like they could break at any moment. It seemed like the Mother Tree was dying.

“Louis, don’t forget our promise, meow!”

“Yes. If you can heal the Mother Tree, I will give you anything.”

“Heh heh heh. Good, meow!”

Theo had talked about the reward for healing the Mother Tree with Louis during their trip. He made Louis promise again and confidently stepped forward.

And…

Press. Press.

He put his paws against the Mother Tree and used his healing magic.

Press. Press. Press. Press.

Theo carefully healed the Mother Tree.

Tweet! Tweet!

Piyo picked the Egg Fruits from the Mother Tree and put them in his bag.

1 hour later.

Poof.

A small, green leaf sprouted on a branch of the Mother Tree where Theo had used his healing magic.

“This can’t be…”

Louis was about to suggest they leave, but he stared in surprise at the new leaf. He hadn’t really expected Theo to be able to do anything.

Many birds had brought healers to the Mother Tree, but none of them had been able to help.

Also, Piyo was just a young bird who didn’t know much.

The Tree Maiden had chosen him as a messenger bird, so he had to send him out, but Louis thought Piyo would be lucky to return safely.

But Piyo had remembered his mission to find someone to heal the Mother Tree and had come back with someone.

‘How impressive.’

Louis was touched by Piyo’s efforts and personally took Theo to the Mother Tree.

He had planned to leave Piyo behind so he wouldn’t be disappointed. But…

“Piyo, you’ve done a great job!”

Chirp.

Louis looked proudly at Piyo, who was sleeping in Theo’s bundle.

At that moment…

“Meow… I can’t do it anymore, meow!”

Theo, who had been healing the Mother Tree, collapsed on the ground. He had used a lot of mana to heal the Mother Tree for an hour and was exhausted.

“Theo, are you alright? If there’s anything you need, please tell me. I will get you anything you want so you can recover quickly.”

Because Theo had healed the Mother Tree, he was now treated like a VIP in the Cove Kingdom.

However…

“Piyo, wake up, meow! Let’s go, meow!”

Tweet!

[Yes!]

Theo woke Piyo and got ready to leave. Sejun wasn’t here.

I need President Park’s lap, meow! Theo wanted to go back to Floor 99 of the Tower and rest on Sejun’s lap.

“What?! Where are you going?!”

Louis asked quickly. He had finally found someone who could heal the Mother Tree…

“Heh heh heh. Louis, don’t worry, meow! This isn’t my area, meow! I’ll bring the expert, President Park, meow!”

Theo told Louis that he would bring Sejun. He realized that Sejun was better at this than he was.

“Oh! Is there someone even more of an expert than you, Theo?”

“Heh heh heh. That’s right, meow! So give me the Floor 77 land deed, meow!”

“What?! The land deed here?”

“That’s right, meow! That’s what’s needed for President Park to come here, meow!”

“Yes… It’s not hard to give it to you… but that area is the territory of monsters called Mantises.”

Louis sounded unsure.

Mantises looked like praying mantises. When there were too many of them, they would attack the Cove Kingdom and eat the birds.

So, in the past, they had gotten rid of the Mantises every year to keep their numbers down. But recently, fewer birds were being born, and they didn’t have enough soldiers to get rid of the Mantises.

The last time they got rid of the Mantises was five years ago.

In those five years, the Mantises had grown in numbers and taken over more land. Now, the farm on the land deed was their territory.

“Heh heh heh. That’s a good thing, meow! Hurry and give me the land deed, meow!”

Theo was excited about Sejun leveling up. He held out his paw and asked Louis for the land deed.

“If you really want it… here it is. Then please bring the expert, President Park. Get on. Piyo, you get on too.”

“I understand, meow!”

Tweet!

[Yes!]

Louis carried Theo and Piyo on his back and dropped them off in front of the merchant passage.

“I need President Park’s lap charge, meow!”

Theo quickly ran towards Floor 99 of the Tower.

And…

Gently.

Piyo couldn’t keep up with Theo, so he carefully sat on Theo’s bundle as he ran and traveled comfortably to Floor 99. Heh heh. How nice.

He had a small badge on his chest that showed he was a special messenger from the Cove Kingdom.