Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 290

In front of the Black Tower, in the city where Sejun’s family lived.

“What about the kimchi?!”

“Confirmed! 500 containers, each with 1kg including the container!”

“What about the side dishes?!”

“We have prepared 10 kinds of side dishes that Sejun usually enjoys, such as stir-fried anchovies, stir-fried sausage and vegetables, and braised beef in soy sauce. Each dish is packed in 1kg containers, with 50 containers per dish, totaling 500 containers!”

“Good. And finally, the recipes?!”

“We have recorded all of Kim Mi-ran’s recipes for kimchi, kimchi stew, and side dishes!”

The Awakened Association employees answered Kim Dong-shik’s questions. These employees were like helpers, ensuring everything was ready.

Kim Dong-shik, having finished the confirmation, gave Han Tae-jun the final report.

“Good! Then, we move to the tower!” Han Tae-jun said.

“Yes!”

With Han Tae-jun’s words, 1000 members of the Earth Defense Force, an organization that helps protect important people, each holding a container of kimchi or side dishes, entered the Black Tower.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

Han Tae-jun and Kim Dong-shik, each holding a recipe book, entered the Black Tower last.

With the food ready, they went up to the Black Tower, heading for Floor 75 where something exciting was about to happen.

Floor 75 of the Tower.

Scritch. Scritch.

Peep!

“[Please line up properly!]”

Piyot flitted about busily, shouting at the approximately 300 people lined up to buy invitations. The line was filled with powerful figures, influential people from each floor, or wealthy individuals.

The price of one party invitation was 1 billion Tower Coins, the tower’s money. Was that a lot of money? Was it a funny, made-up number?

‘I am Theo’s next right forepaw! I’m not scared!’

Piyot controlled them without being intimidated.

‘Hee hee hee. If I do a good job, Theo will acknowledge me!’

With the thought of receiving Theo’s praise, Piyot diligently looked around.

Those in line also knew better than to cause a disturbance and risk falling out of Theo’s favor, so they willingly followed Piyot’s instructions.

However…

Pat.

“Hey. Long time no see.”

A hyena beastman acted friendly, putting his arm around the merchant’s shoulder.

“Huh? Who…”

Just as the merchant was about to ask who he was, not paying attention to what was happening,

Squeeze.

“Ugh!”

“My dad is Keruza, the boss of the 88th floor… Let’s switch places.”

He forcefully pressed down on the merchant’s shoulder, threatening him with his strength and status. Hachar cut in line because he thought he was better than everyone else because of his dad.

Whoosh!

He pulled the merchant back and naturally stood in his place. It was a cut in line.

Peep! Peep!

“[Don’t cut in line! Please line up properly!]”

Of course, Piyot, who was watching with a hawk’s eye, caught him immediately.

However,

“What?! Why are you treating a customer like this?!”

Hachar, the son of Keruza, the boss of the 88th floor, took issue with Piyot’s attitude, even though he was the one who cut in line.

Usually, people would back down when he said that, but

Peep! Peep!

“[You’re not the only customer here! Everyone else is a customer too, so please line up properly!]”

Piyot was not a pushover.

‘Tsk! Being on the 88th floor doesn’t even make you a mouthful!’

Hachar, who had always lived as he pleased, relying on his father’s power on the 88th floor, was very annoyed by the current situation.

Still, this wasn’t his territory, the 88th floor, so Hachar was trying to hold back from using violence as much as possible.

“Tsk! How old are you?!”

Peep!

“[I’ve lived long enough!]”

“So how old are you?!”

Peep!

“[I’m 47 days old!]”

“What?!”

Someone who hasn’t even had the blood dry on their head!!!

Crack.

Hachar lost his temper at Piyot’s answer.

Crack.

Hachar transformed into his combat form, growing in size. His fur changed color, and his eyes looked different.

“Grrrr. I’m going to kill you!”

Hachar, who had grown to a massive 3 meters in size, opened his mouth and tried to pounce on Piyot.

“…!”

Piyot’s body froze from the murderous aura.

Just as Piyot was about to be torn to shreds by Hachar’s sharp teeth,

“Shield.”

Bang!

A blue, opaque wall appeared in front of Piyot, blocking Hachar’s attack.

“Grrrr. Who is it?!”

Hachar looked for the one who had blocked him.

And

“Kyu-kyu-Piyot, are you okay?”

Peep! Peep!

“[Yes! Thank you!]”

A small, snow-white hamster was talking to Piyot, catching Hachar’s eye. He was glowing and fluffy.

He had heard stories about Iona, but

‘Who is it?’

Hachar couldn’t remember.

However,

“It’s Iona in Rage Stage 2! That’s really bad!”

“Hurry and run away!”

“Ah! Theo is here!”

“That’s right! Let’s quickly tell Theo!”

Those who knew Iona’s identity panicked and quickly called for Theo.

“Iona, you’ve come, nya?”

Tap tap tap.

Theo came running at the mention of Iona.

“Kyuk kyuk kyuk. Theo!”

The anger in Iona disappeared like snow melting as soon as he saw Theo.

Whoosh.

Plop.

Iona quickly flew to Theo and buried himself in his tail.

“Iona, but why were you angry, nya?”

“Kyuk kyuk kyuk. That guy dared to try and kill Piyot, who is Theo’s next right forepaw!”

“Piyot, nya?!”

At Iona’s words, Theo looked at Hachar.

‘What is this?’

Hachar realized too late that the atmosphere was flowing strangely.

“Put your stamp here, nya!”

Theo held out a contract to Hachar.

The contract stated that he would work as a slave until he paid back 10 billion Tower Coins for Piyot’s life. It seemed like a very big punishment. Maybe it was a funny, made-up number.

“10 billion Tower Coins?! What nonsense… There’s no way that bird’s life is worth that much!”

Hachar denied the contents of the contract.

However,

“Puhu! It is, nya! Piyot’s life is very valuable, nya! Because he is the next right forepaw of the Vice Chairman Theo, nya! So quickly put your paw print on it, nya!”

If Theo said so, then that was how it was.

Thanks to this, rumors about Piyot, the subordinate of the Golden Cat Theo Park, began to spread.

Furthermore, those who recognized the Cobb Kingdom diplomat badge on Piyot’s chest spread rumors that the Cobb Kingdom, along with the Red Ribbon Kingdom, had come under the protection of the dragon.

However, what was important to Piyot was not that.

Peep! Peep!

“[Slave! Hurry up and stamp it!]”

Tap. Tap.

Piyot, who had become arrogant after stamping his paw print on the contract, pecked at Hachar’s head with his beak, urging him on. Hee hee hee. I’m the official subordinate number 1 of the Pirrrrr Yacht!

Stomp.

And so, Hachar, who had lost his temper once, became Piyot’s official subordinate number 1.

Floor 99 of the Tower.

Tap. Tap.

[You have obtained a corn seed.]

[Your job experience has slightly increased.]

[The proficiency of Seed Harvesting Lv. 8 has slightly increased.]

[You need to use the Seed Harvesting skill 910,023 more times to complete the job quest.]

While all this exciting trouble was happening on Floor 75, on Floor 99, Sejun was quietly working on his farm, not knowing anything about the chaos below.

While Sejun was diligently removing corn kernels to complete his job quest,

Thud. Thud.

The Ox King and the Black Minotaurs came to Sejun’s farm from afar.

“Ox King, you’re here early?”

Sejun came because he thought Theo invited him. He looked at the Ox King and said,

“Moo!”

[I thought you’d be busy preparing for the party, so I came to help!]

“Oh, Sejun! You came to help? That’s great! Actually, yes, we are preparing! Could you do me a favor and go to the 98th floor to get some melons?”

Moo! Moo!

[Yes! Let’s go, everyone!]

Thud. Thud.

At Sejun’s words, the Ox King led all the Black Minotaurs down.

“Only one person needed to go… why?”

Sejun was unaware that news of the party had spread throughout the Black Tower.

Sejun looked questioningly at the Ox King’s back as he took all the Black Minotaurs with him.

Sejun imagined a few friends chatting quietly. The Ox King pictured a huge feast with music and dancing, inviting everyone in the tower!

The amount of ‘a few’ that each of them had in mind was vastly different.

“I’m a little hungry.”

Nom.

Sejun, watching the departing Black Minotaurs, ate the meat Eileen had given him.

[You have consumed a piece of Eileen’s Healthier Fist Meat.]

[The effect will only be activated if you eat all the food.]

[455 pieces remaining.]

He felt full after eating it. It was perfect for when he didn’t feel like cooking, and the meat tasted good too, like a warm hug for his stomach.

Having filled his stomach, he continued.

Tap. Tap.

Sejun was engrossed in seed harvesting, unaware of the passing time.

“Huh?! It’s already evening, why isn’t Kkuengi here? Earth Dragon!”

Sejun, finding that Kkuengi hadn’t returned even though it was past evening, jumped onto Earth Dragon’s back and rode quickly towards the dark western forest to find him.

However,

“Kkuengi! Where are you?!”

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Sejun arrived at the western forest and called for Kkuengi, but Kkuengi did not appear.

“Where did Kkuengi go? Eileen, find Kkuengi for me.”

So, Sejun asked Eileen for help, and

[The Tower’s Administrator says Kkuengi is on the 88th floor of the Tower.]

“Huh? The 88th floor of the Tower? Why would Kkuengi be there…?”

Sejun learned that Kkuengi was on the 88th floor of the Tower.

The 88th floor of the Tower.

(Kkuengi, are you sure there are herbs here?)

The Golden Bat, looking around from the sky, asked Kkuengi.

Because all around was barren land with only gray rocks. There were no plants to be seen.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[That’s right! Trust me!]

Wham!

Kkuengi, who was flying next to him, answered with a confident voice and increased his speed.

Flap. Flap.

(Let’s go together!)

The Golden Bat diligently moved its wings and chased after Kkuengi.

A moment later,

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. It’s here!]

He said, looking at the giant red rock standing alone in the middle of the wasteland.

Bat?

At Kkuengi’s words, the Golden Bat tilted its head.

At that moment,

Bang!

Kkuengi threw a rock at the red rock with telekinesis, and

Screech!

The flower bud, which had been camouflaged as a rock, opened wide and let out a loud, horrible scream that made the Golden Bat feel dizzy.

And

Wriggle. Wriggle.

Hundreds of tentacles inside the flower bud thrashed through the air, trying to ensnare their prey. The tentacles were long and slimy, and they smelled like rotten meat.

They thought the rock Kkuengi threw was food and were trying to devour it.

At the same time, the name appeared above the monster’s head.

[Red Rock Corpse Flower]

It was a monster that could even hide its name with camouflage.

Kkueng!

[It’s coming up!]

Kkuengi, having confirmed the target, used telekinesis to lift the Red Rock Corpse Flower’s body into the sky.

Then,

Rumble.

The ground vibrated as the roots of the Red Rock Corpse Flower began to be pulled out.

Screech! Screech!

The Red Rock Corpse Flower, panicked by having its roots pulled out, continued to shriek.

Once the roots were completely pulled out,

Squeeze.

Kkuengi stretched out his front paws in the air and squeezed tightly, and

Crunch.

Kkuengi started squeezing the juice out of the Red Rock Corpse Flower’s roots.

Kkueng!

[Don’t miss a single drop!]

(Yes!)

The Golden Bat held a glass bottle underneath and diligently received the Red Rock Corpse Flower’s juice.

A moment later,

Thud.

The Red Rock Corpse Flower, squeezed by Kkuengi, was replanted in the ground.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[I’ll ask you again next time for Dad’s longevity! Golden Bat, let’s go!]

Kkuengi told the Red Rock Corpse Flower that he would come again next time and flew towards the 99th floor of the Tower.

Screech…

The Red Rock Corpse Flower hurriedly ran away to another place.

While Theo was making Hacharr a subordinate of Bbyot’s,

Woof.

Whimper…

[I’m hungry…]

Fenrir, who had been sleeping on Theo’s pack, opened his eyes due to hunger.

Whimper…

[They’re not here…]

Fenrir, having confirmed that Theo and Bbyot were not there,

Toddle.

Took a step to hurriedly run away when

Grumble.

His stomach clock rang loudly.

Whimper… Whimper…

[I’m hungry… those cruel guys didn’t even give me food…]

Fenrir was supposed to be a powerful wolf, the ‘Apostle of Destruction,’ a wolf who could hunt gods! But right now, his pride was completely ruined.

Sniff. Sniff.

Whimper…

[I smell something delicious over there…]

Toddle. Toddle.

Fenrir hurried his steps and rushed towards the source of the smell, but

Bump! Bump!

It was so crowded here! People bumped into him from all sides.

Whimper! Whimper!

He was bumped around by passersby dozens of times.

Whimper…

[I’m here…]

Gulp.

Fenrir, who barely arrived following the smell, swallowed hard as he looked at the item held in a merchant’s hand.

And

Whimper!

[I’ll enjoy this!]

Boing.

He jumped towards the item in the merchant’s hand.

However,

Boing. Boing.

No matter how much he jumped, his body wouldn’t leave the ground.

Whimper… Whimper…

[I’m too tired now… I wish that thing would just fall…]

Exhausted, Fenrir collapsed to the ground, wishing the item the merchant was holding would fall when

“Oh, look! A puppy!” the merchant thought. “He looks so small and lost. Maybe he’s hungry.”

‘Yes! He is bowing down to me! He knows I am the boss!’

Fenrir pushed his belly out further.

And

Swish.

As the merchant sat down completely,

Snatch.

Fenrir grabbed the item the merchant was holding in his mouth and ran away.