Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 294

Seed Shop Headquarters buzzed with a nervous energy. Dust motes danced in the faint light filtering through cracks in the ceiling.

A harried god rushed to Chaos, his voice trembling with excitement. “Lord Chaos! It’s Park Se-jun! The Rare-grade member! He’s visited the Seed Shop for the tenth time!”

Chaos, who had been slumped on his throne looking bored, shot upright. “Really?!” His eyes widened. “Quickly! Show the special congratulatory message! And make absolutely sure the best elixirs are displayed in the Rare Elixir Shop! This is important!” A rare smile stretched across Chaos’s face. This visit could be very good for business.

The gods could only earn Tower Coins (the currency in this world) in one way: by selling elixirs they made in the Elixir Shop.

So, the gods eagerly crafted elixirs, hoping their items would sell. They needed Tower Coins to restore their lost divinity.

Unlike the regular Elixir Shop, the Rare Elixir Shop was only for Rare-grade members (those with special status). It allowed them to sell much more expensive elixirs.

Because of this, the gods at the Seed Shop Headquarters were busier than they had been in a long time.

A moment later,

“Yes!”

“Alright!”

Three gods cheered as their elixirs appeared in the Elixir Shop’s random selection.

“Please, please buy my elixir! I really need the coins!”

“Mine is much better quality, you should choose mine!”

The gods prayed for their elixirs to be sold.

As Se-jun looked at the shop window, which shimmered with a faint, magical light, showing rows of seeds in small, neat packets,

[Congratulations on Park Se-jun’s 10th visit to the Seed Shop!^0^!]

Instead of the products for sale, he saw this strange message.

“Has it already been 10 times?”

Se-jun said with a calm face.

Click.

As he pressed the message,

[The Elixir Shop for 10th-time customers is now open.]

[The Rare Elixir Shop, tailored to Park Se-jun’s Rare grade, is now open.]

[Three types of elixirs for sale will be displayed randomly.]

[There is no purchase limit for the Elixir Shop.]

Additional messages appeared.

“Elixir Shop?”

As Se-jun wondered,

[Elixir of Enhancement (3 drops) – 150 billion Tower Coins]

[Elixir of Mutation (1 drop) – 300 billion Tower Coins]

[Elixir of Harvest (10 drops) – 700 billion Tower Coins]

The elixirs appeared before Se-jun’s eyes. Each one was incredibly expensive.

“Why are they so expensive? Still, it’s a relief I have enough money to buy one.”

Fortunately, Se-jun was relieved that he had enough money to buy either the Elixir of Enhancement or the Elixir of Mutation.

Se-jun’s current net worth was 300 billion Tower Coins. It was the money he earned from selling six black beans to the dragons twice.

Se-jun originally intended to buy an Authority with this money, but Eileen told him not to.

It was because he had recently acquired the powerful Authority, >Authority: Extra Life>.

Giving him a new Authority when he was so fragile was too dangerous for Se-jun.

“It would be nice if I could see the details…”

Se-jun hesitated to buy the elixirs because of the high price.

Just then,

“Huh?!”

As if someone was listening, descriptions of the elixirs suddenly appeared.

“That’s a relief.”

Relieved that he could see the descriptions of the elixirs before spending his money, Se-jun began to carefully examine them.

[Elixir of Enhancement]

Sprinkling the Elixir of Enhancement on crop seeds allows you to obtain seeds that enhance one of the crop’s properties.

Can be used up to 2 times.

Remaining quantity: 3 drops

Usage restriction: Top Farmer

Creator: Hamer, God of Farming

Grade: SS+

[Elixir of Mutation]

Sprinkling the Elixir of Mutation on crops causes them to mutate, allowing you to obtain new varieties.

It can be dangerous, so it is recommended to use it in a safe place.

Remaining quantity: 1 drop

Usage restriction: Top Farmer

Creator: Chaos, God of Chaos

Grade: SS+

[Elixir of Harvest]

Sprinkling one drop of the Elixir of Harvest on seeds or crops causes them to grow to a harvestable state within a few hours.

Reusing the Elixir of Harvest on the same crop within 10 days will deplete the crop’s vitality and kill it. (However, it is okay to use it on crops that do not bear fruit until they do.)

Remaining quantity: 10 drops

Usage restriction: Top Farmer

Creator: Rhea, God of Abundance

Grade: S+

“They’re worth the price.”

Se-jun had to try the elixir’s performance to know for sure, but the fact that it was made by a god made the expensive price somewhat acceptable.

[You have purchased 3 drops of the Elixir of Enhancement.]

[A total of 150 billion Tower Coins has been withdrawn from Seed Bank Park Se-jun’s account.]

Se-jun, who had been contemplating, bought the Elixir of Enhancement.

He wasn’t that drawn to the Elixir of Mutation.

He already had one new variety secured, and he thought new varieties would eventually come out as he harvested.

“The Elixir of Harvest is the most needed, which is a shame…”

Se-jun looked wistfully at the Elixir of Harvest in the shop window.

The sticky corn he planted a few days ago, the fading light seeds Theo gave him a little while ago…

And if he used the Elixir of Harvest on the seeds he obtained from the soon-to-be-harvested Daebong persimmon, he could quickly secure many seeds.

‘And I can raise our Firefly, too.’

[Hehet.]

As Se-jun watched Firefly happily basking in the sun and felt regret,

“Puhuhu. Puhu.”

Theo started laughing as he watched Se-jun. It was time for this body to step up, nya!

“What is it? Why is Vice Chairman Theo laughing?”

Se-jun felt slightly annoyed by Theo’s laughter.

Just then,

“Puhuhu. President Park, do you need money, nya?! I have money, nya!”

Rumble.

Theo poured out money pouches from his bundle.

“Huh?! How much is all this? Vice Chairman Theo, did you rob a bank or something?”

Se-jun counted the money Theo took out and asked in astonishment.

The amount in the money pouch was nearly 1 trillion Tower Coins. It was an amount that couldn’t be explained unless he robbed a bank.

“No, nya! I earned it, nya!”

To be exact, it was the money he earned by selling Se-jun’s party invitations.

“Vice Chairman Theo earned all this?”

“Puhuhu. That’s right, nya! So President Park, trust only me from now on, nya!”

Theo became arrogant again, but

“Okay. I’ll trust only Vice Chairman Theo from now on.”

Se-jun agreed easily this time, not arguing.

“Vice Chairman Theo, this lap is yours for a month.”

‘Puhuhu. Really, nya?!’

“Yeah.”

“President Park, I’m so touched, nya!”

Hug.

Theo, who was finally able to monopolize Se-jun’s lap at Se-jun’s words, hugged Se-jun’s lap tightly and was moved.

And

“Hehehe. Purchase.”

[You have purchased 1 drop of the Elixir of Mutation.]

[A total of 300 billion Tower Coins has been withdrawn from Seed Bank Park Se-jun’s account.]

[You have purchased 10 drops of the Elixir of Harvest.]

[A total of 700 billion Tower Coins has been withdrawn from Seed Bank Park Se-jun’s account.]

Floor 66 of the Tower.

“This is an invitation to participate in the Great Black Dragon’s party?”

“Yes. So I made a lot so that all of our kind can participate.”

The subordinate ‘Handy’, answered the question of ‘Great Fang’, the ruler of the Red Orcs, and showed the enormous amount of forged invitations he had created.

The black dragon tattoo was intricately drawn, just like Theo’s paw print. It was so identical that no one could doubt it.

“Perfect.”

Great Fang compared the original invitation with the forged invitation and said with a satisfied expression.

“Chahaha. With this, all of our clan can participate in the Great Black Dragon’s party.”

“Yes. That’s right. Ah. That’s right, Handy.”

Great Fang, who suddenly had a good idea, said while looking at Handy.

“Yes. Great Fang.”

“Make more forged invitations.”

‘Yes?! I’ve already made all the invitations for the Red Orcs to use?’

“I know. It’s not for us to use.”

“Then?”

“Give the invitations to everyone who wants to participate in the Great Black Dragon’s party and let the Black Tower know about our Red Orcs’ generosity. Chahaha.”

“Oh! What a great idea!”

The Red Orcs had no concept that what they were doing was a crime.

In this way, the forged invitation with Theo’s paw print was spread throughout the Black Tower.

Thanks to this, the number of participants coming to the 99th floor of the Tower with invitations bearing Theo’s paw print suddenly increased explosively.

And

Moo?

[Did Vice Chairman Theo invite this many people to the party?]

Moo. Moo.

[That’s strange. Let’s report to King Ox.]

It was too late when Woochilbaek and Woopalbaek sensed something was wrong.

Thud! Thud!

Moo! Moo!

[You fools! What is going on when you’re supposed to be guarding the entrance?!]

King Ox, seeing the crowded 99th floor of the Tower, rushed over.

Tap.

As Se-jun harvested the Daebong persimmon after finishing the Seed Shop transaction,

[You have harvested the Persimmon of Accuracy.]

[Job experience slightly increases.]

[Harvesting Lv. 8 proficiency slightly increases.]

[You have acquired 70 experience.]

[You have achieved the achievement of creating a new variety in the Tower.]

[All stats increase by 10 due to job characteristics.]

Messages appeared one after another.

“Hehehe. Shall we see the effect?”

Se-jun smiled and looked at the Persimmon of Accuracy.

[Persimmon of Accuracy]

It is a persimmon grown inside the Tower, so it is nutritious, soft, and sweet.

When consumed, the hit rate when attacking enemies greatly increases for 5 minutes.

Over time, the outside gradually becomes softer.

Cultivator: Top Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration date: 150 days

Grade: A

“Oh! It increases hit rate?”

Se-jun read the description and put the Persimmon of Accuracy in his subspace warehouse.

He was planning to return to the farm later and use the Elixir of Harvest with the other seeds.

Just then,

Kooeng!

[Daddy, I picked all the persimmons!]

Kooengi put all the persimmons in the subspace warehouse and came over to say.

“Okay. Good job.”

Se-jun quickly hugged Kooengi in his arms, worried that he might fight with Theo if he clung to his legs.

And

“Toryongi.”

He called Toryongi and returned to the waypoint with the animals again.

The next place to go was the tangerine tree farm on the 85th floor of the Tower.

He skipped the peach farm on the 55th floor of the Tower and the banana farm on the 77th floor of the Tower because the rabbits and monkeys would bring them.

Floor 4 of the Tower.

Clatter. Clatter.

As one of the Black Skeletons crouched down and shyly brought his hand close to the newly grown grape sprout,

Whoosh.

Snap.

A green light flashed, and the grape sprout grew rapidly, instantly becoming a grape tree.

“He’s indeed the Farming King!”

The hunters who were working part-time whispered while watching the Black Skeleton.

The hunters called the Black Skeleton, who instantly grew grape sprouts into grape trees, the Farming King.

Plop.

The Farming King, who had used his ability, suddenly knelt down and took a praying posture.

If he prayed in this state for several days, he would regain the power to grow another grape sprout into a grape tree.

The Farming King didn’t know what his name was, how he could grow crops, or why he had to pray to regain his strength.

He was simply acting according to the memories engraved in his soul.

-Oh God···

As he called out to the god whose name he couldn’t even remember and worked hard to pray and replenish his strength,

-My child. Can you hear my voice?

A voice spoke to the Farming King’s soul.

‘Yes. I can hear you. But who is speaking to me?’

-I am the one who governs abundance. Rhea, the God of Abundance.

‘Ah… Rhea…’

The Farming King remembered the name of the god he had been praying to.

And

-You must help a man named Park Se-jun earn a lot of Tower Coins in every way. Do you understand?

‘Yes!’

He received the oracle of Rhea, the God of Abundance.

‘What should I do to earn a lot of Tower Coins?’

The Farming King pondered after receiving the oracle.

Thud.

He put up a sign at the entrance of the grape farm.

[Grapes for sale at a high price.]